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August 10, 2004

Play by Play on the Radio

I’ve always supported fans in the media. Back in my early days at Starlog, I recall being invited to appear on a few different public access cable shows, produced by fans. The Chronic Rift hosted by Keith DeCandido and John Drew was certainly a delight and I was on more than once and a long-term friendship developed with Keith. Imagine how odd it was when he suddenly became my editor on Trek fiction…

(That is not to say John and I were not friendly. He moved out of the city and I saw him far less frequently.)

Anyway, one of the programs I’ve supported is a live radio interview show called Destinies-The Voice of Science Fiction, hosted by Howard Margolin. I’ve been on a few times, but not in a long stretch of years. At I-Con this past spring, Howard asked if I’d be on sometime this summer. I agreed, we set a date and I promptly forgot about it.

I'm used to the radio, not only having done this with Howard but with others. One memorable morning was when I represented DC, chatting live with Howard Stern. He had a hankering to chat about old time Mort Weisinger-era Superman stuff and contacted DC about talking with an expert. Well, since Mark Waid wasn't on staff, I got the nod. Stern was incredibly polite given this was a subject of interest to him. I had boned up on the lore of the era and wasn't caught off-guard. I even had prepared responses (long since forgotten) in case he wanted to veer into rude territory regarding Supergirl's days at the orphanage. It also taught me how popular his show was. I received calls and e-mails from people around the country over the next week telling me about hearing the discussion.

Anyway, this morning I received a reminder that the interview is set for this coming Friday. Yes, I will help wind down Friday the 13th by chatting about my Star Trek and comics work. Howard wants me to read something from one of the books, a tradition of the program. While I don’t mind doing dramatic readings, I dislike the sound of my voice and don’t feel in favor of doing this.

(While I do this, the main floor of the house will be overrun with hyped up performers as we host the cast of Jekyll & Hyde for a post-performance party. That could make for some interesting background noise.)

So, for those of you awake at 11:30 Friday night, check out Destinies-The Voice of Science Fiction, 90.1 FM, WUSB, Stony Brook. They also have a web feed for those out of the area.

Posted by Bob Greenberger at August 10, 2004 09:36 AM

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Thanks for the kind words about the Rift, Bob. We enjoyed having you on. I still remember when you did the Next Gen episode and at the end, Judy chokes Keith and then you choke Judy and then Judy chokes you. You don't see that too often on talk shows.

I also want to thank you for your support when I was a wee lad. You graciously responded to each of my submissions to the Trek comic book, back in the day when you were editing it, with very helpful criticism and commentary. Very few people take the time to do that these days. I sitll have the letters somewhere.

john

Posted by: Drewshi [TypeKey Profile Page] at August 11, 2004 07:19 AM

I totally forgot about that final episode mayhem. What fun.

OK, so I not only support the arts, but support struggling writers. I try and remember how people took the time to help me early on and feel the need to pass it on. Makes for a much nicer world.

Posted by: BobGreenberger [TypeKey Profile Page] at August 11, 2004 11:15 AM