What I Heard And Who I Ran Into

One day last week while listening to the David Glenn Show he interviewed Nascar Driver Brad Keselowski.  During Glenn's questioning he asked who he thought were the best writers who cover Nascar on a Weekly basis.  Keselowski really didn't want to throw names out but from prodding from Glenn one of the names mentioned was Jeff Gluck who is now the Nascar writer for USA Today.

I hope you recognized the Name as Gluck not that long ago was a sports reporter for the Rocky Mount Telegram.  I doesn't matter where it is a local newspaper reporter or a radio disc jockey  all of us at some point in time dreamed of making the big time.

Back in my days of spinning records I had a desire to one day make it to New York and become the new Cousin Brucie.  Those of you too young to know who Cousin Brucie is back in the 60 's in the heyday of AM radio and rock and roll he was the number one disc jockey in America on WABC radio in New York.

WABC use to boom in to my radio in Ahoskie  from New York 7-10 pm every night and I dreamed of being him.  Once I got into radio I use to listen to another 50,000 watt am giant WGAR in Cleveland.  They had this crazy DJ who would call up McDonalds and act like a National Guard General and order 1,200 hamburgers and cheeseburgers for his unit passing through Cleveland.  His name was Don Imus.

Gluck has made it to the big time in his profession and the last time I saw him was at Charles Alston's funeral.  We all regardless of the profession we are brothers doing the thing we love.  I'm glad to see anybody that reaches their dreams and especially someone who I have worked with along the way.

Friday Campbell Volleyball opened their home season with a tournament at home.  Friday night while arriving at our seat Pat says to me isn't that the TV guy from WRAL.  I turned around and about 10 seats away was Jeff Gravley of WRAL.

He was intent watching the games in progress between Elon and North Florida.  Between sets I stepped over and shook hands with him and asked what bought him to Buies Creek.  Gravley's daughter  plays on Elon.

You might know Gravley was born in Rocky Mount even though he graduated from Webb high school in Oxford.  I didn't ask him but you know Gravley is a common name in Rocky Mount.  I bet he has several family members who live here now.