Last day on Kidd Kraddick in the Morning
Today was my last day doing traffic on Kidd's show, so I'm feeling kinda weird. It's not like it's a shock or anything--it has been in the works for weeks--but now it's final and it changes the circumstances that I've had for about four and a half years. That's always a little scary. I absolutely loved being a part of Kidd's show and I will miss it, but as I have blogged before, identity and joy are independent of circumstances, and I'll move forward with that conviction in mind.
Goodbyes usually make me want to take off in a dead sprint to avoid the finality and runny mascara potential, so the last two breaks with Kidd today were hard for me to get through. But he said some incredibly nice things and I was happy I stuck around. You know I'll be be burning those breaks to CD and locking them away in the big vault of radio memories within the next 24 hours. (Actually it's not a big vault...more like a small accordion file.) I have a ton of respect for Kidd as a radio professional, and even more love for him as a person. He's just an amazing talent with a huge heart...one of those people you just learn from every day. I'm happy that God intersected our paths.
So now, instead of getting up at 3:30am, I think I'll sleep til 4:30. Score! I still have to get up and do my shows that air in other markets, and since they all start at 10am I'll still have to be at work early. That doesn't really bother me. I'm a morning person. And I'll do shows for Kiss FM in Dallas whenever they need me...this Friday and Saturday for starters. There are some other things in the works too, and when one of those locks I'll mention it here.
Thanks for caring enough to check out this blog. And if you're one of the people in whom I've confided over the past couple of months, thanks for your prayers. Kidd is right. I'm God-centered. And for me that means being profoundly affected by even the slightest movements of goodness and generosity. So thanks for caring. I love you! I'll win that I-love-you game of Kidd's yet. Seriously, thanks. I feel the love and I know good things are coming.
Have a good circus...
posted by Jen Austin @ 10:54 AM
2 Comments:
Hi jen I realize you dont work with KiDD anymore but I really need you to do me a big Favor... I am Ervin ,Akilah's Boyfriend,. Her last few days at the show are coming up and some one made her feel like crap... Let me explain someone hired a new person to do her job about 2 weeks before she left. Then told her that if she wanted to she didnt have to stay on anymore that it as already taken care of.. That was a pretty big blow to Akilah and she didnt take it too well... After a year of being at the morning show and a year of promotions see is kind of hurt that it seems like noone cares... I am in Iraq right now so there is only so much I an do to make her feel better about having to leave... So to get to this favor I was wondering if you could talk to kidd and see if there is anything he can do to make her feel a little better....
Thanks for anything and Everything.
-The man in the Desert Uniform-
I've been out of town and just got back to find you're gone from KKITM so I had to do a little digging until I found your blog. I have to get up really early for work and always listen to you do the warm up show while putting on my makeup. I can't believe you're gone. Even my husband noticed (and he doesn't notice anything! ha) I'm really bummed and miss hearing you. Whatever you're doing I wish you the very, very best. Please know there's a lot of us that will sincerely miss you.
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