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Retired
Teacher trades his chalk for a Microphone,
launches ‘Old Time Rock ‘n Roll’, other
‘oldies’ shows
Sixteen months ago, retired teacher, Lee
Douglas began to translate his love for the
music of the 50's and 60's lovingly called
Oldies, into a new medium, the pod cast.
Just retired from teaching after 35 years,
he decided to turn in his chalk for a
microphone.
His new show, which he called "Old Time Rock
‘n Roll, would be different in the way it
was presented. The usual play lists that are
the hallmark of the Oldies AM radio stations
were out the window.
His own collection of 30,000 songs would be
digitized onto
his computer to lay the groundwork for the
show. Instead of playing those songs which
the oldies lovers had grown tired of, he
opened his collection and played the songs
that haven't been heard for many years.
Then he would have a theme for each show,
Novelties on one, doo wops on another,
rockabilly on yet another. Each show replete
with a dose of rock history and
reminiscences
He researches each singer and each song to
provide background for each show. On
November 2006, he went on the air.
By January 2007 he had garnered a listener
ship of 25,000 world-wide, with an
incredible 25% of his fans in the UK and
Australia.
Now in January 2008 Lee celebrated his 100th
show. Just two months ago he celebrated his
One Year anniversary. The culmination of the
celebration was his live broadcast at
Cypress Gardens.
Recorded live at the first Theme Park in the
Florida at a “Doo Wop Concert”, the show
featured some great legends of the past.
With the addition of interviews with some
of the old time rock n roll greats Old Time
Rock n Roll zooms into 2008.
After
the success of OTRNR, Lee decided to expand
with more shows like Only One Man’s Opinion
and his new show called “Remember When
Radio” presenting old radio broadcasts and
40’s music.
Old Time Rock n Roll and all his other shows
can be heard by logging on to
www.oldtimernr.com and just like the old
days, dedications and requests are accepted
at
oldtimernr@hotmail.com
“Hail, Hail Rock n Roll”.
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