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In the Middle

By HA On January 2, 2019 · Add Comment
The New Year is all about memories. Today I was finishing up lunch at Tatsis Restaurant, and 2 guys walk in. One guy says, “Hey, there’s the ‘HAT Man’,” and comes over and shakes my hand. Another good radio memory for the books, but this is one is different. After a few pleasantries, we got [...]
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Rockin’ Ray’s Barber Shop

By HA On December 8, 2018 · Add Comment
A WBT memory… As you know, Rockin’ Ray Gooding and I were buds. We were both hired in 1971 and stayed with WBT a long time. Ray turned me into his white “Soul Brother.” He took me to all the joints on Beatties Ford Road. Ray was a shrewd man with his money; every year [...]
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Just a NJ Boy Admiring a Cotton Field…

By HA On November 10, 2018 · Add Comment
Can you think of anything more Southern than a cotton field? It was the primary crop of the South next to tobacco. Where were grits and BBQ on that list? Cotton fields are beautiful; from a distance they look snowcapped and magical. You can’t eat it so we wear it. Cotton was the number one [...]
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A Panthers’ Circus

By HA On November 1, 2018 · Add Comment
A home Carolina Panthers football game is a CIRCUS. Sometimes the action before and after the game is more fun that what’s on the field. Fans call it tailgating. That’s a fancy word for…”let’s get half in the bag.” A lot of fans are “all the way in the bag” before kickoff. 😹 There really [...]
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WBT Throwback Thursday

By HA On October 18, 2018 · Add Comment
Sometimes looking back is fun. Especially if you worked in radio 40 years ago at WBT. Nine former employees of the “Colossus of the South” met for lunch at the Open Kitchen…a historic restaurant in Charlotte since 1952. Each of the 9 people had a goal in life which was loving the business of radio. [...]
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Lady Luck is Fickle

By HA On September 21, 2018 · Add Comment
Did you ever buy a lottery ticket? It’s a fun ticket of “hope” but it’s really a “fool’s tax.” The odds of winning are so small. The NY Times says the biggest lottery players are disproportionately poor. The higher the household income the fewer dollars spent annually on lottery tickets. Let’s put the magnifying glass on gambling. [...]
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Freedom Park

By HA On August 28, 2018 · Add Comment
When I take a walk, I’m never by myself. A flow of memories gives me lots of company. One of the prettiest walks in Charlotte is through Freedom Park. It was birthed in 1949 as a tribute to those who fought and won our freedom in WWII. There is a beautiful lake in the center [...]
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Music Memories

By HA On August 23, 2018 · Add Comment
It’s fun to honor the past. The North Carolina Music Hall Of Fame is a great tourist visit with friends and family. Some of the exhibits will create astounding memories especially if you love music. The museum also exhibits some racing cars because of Mike Curb. Remember in the 60’s the Mike Curb Congregation? They [...]
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Towers of Memories

By HA On August 7, 2018 · Add Comment
Ever drive down Nations Ford Road and wonder what those towers are? I have an office not too far from there and I get a crazy feeling every time I drive by those WBT radio towers that have been there since the 1930’s when Grady Cole used to be the only radio voice in the [...]
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The Game of Golf

By HA On July 23, 2018 · Add Comment
Yesterday, I watched one of the best golf tournaments I’ve ever seen. It was a dog fight to the very end and anyone of about 6 could have won it. The British Open is actually where the game was founded long before America even thought of golf courses. I love the game of golf and [...]
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