Voyagers family! It's been a while. I hope everyone is doing well and gearing up for an exciting 2012!
Since my last blog post, I have received a lot of very kind notes from several people and I want to thank all of you for your kind words. In that post, I wrote about how amazing my experience was. I feel even stronger about my words now than I did four months ago.
I was very fortunate to receive an offer from Kattie to come back for the summer of 2012. That was an option I seriously considered, but wanted the chance to explore broadcasting opportunities at the full-season level before making a decision. A few days ago I officially accepted the position to broadcast for the Great Lakes Loons, an A-ball affiliate of the Los Angeles Dodgers. In addition to serving as the team's #2 broadcatser for baseball, I will also lead the local ESPN affiliate, 100.9 FM, as the program director. On top of those responsibilities, I will host my own sports show and broadcast football and basketball in the area. It is a year-round job which means I will be shifting my life from Dallas to Midland, MI in late February.
To all of you who were so kind to welcome me into your community and in some cases, your homes, be it physically or through a radio/internet stream, I can't thank you enough. It is such a privilege to have the microphone, bringing you as close as possible to the action and to the wonderful team.
The acceptance of the offer from Great Lakes was very bittersweet. While I was and am incredibly excited for the challenge, I very much enjoyed my time in Great Falls and am sad to leave behind some very close friends.
My goal is and has always been to become a Major League broadcaster. Great Falls will always be the first professional stop on that journey. Everyone that made my experience so special will always have a unique place in my heart.
Fortunately, in the world of facebook and airplanes, this is not a 'farewell forever,' but merely a 'see you later.' The drive to Great Falls from Midland is 27 hours, so I think I am going to honor the Wright Brothers and fly to the Great Falls at some point this summer to say hi to everyone. But, I am on facebook and nothing would make me happier than to chat or message with any and all of you.
To the men of the press box: Here's to one last handshake! Please give the next broadcaster the same opportunity to join in on the camaradarie as you all gave me, and make sure to give him equally as hard of a time!
To everyone: Thank you so much for making my experience so special. Please keep in touch.
Friday, December 23, 2011
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