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I am about to launch into what will undoubtedly be the most difficult thing I have ever attempted to do.
In addition to managing the news content on KQEN and daily operations on The Score, I will be traveling with the Oregon Duck baseball team. Oh, and I have a wife and three kids. Two of whom are about to start softball seasons in Roseburg.
And I claim to be a detail oriented family man.
Yikes.
With the season about to start, humor me for a moment as I send out a laundry list of thank yous.
First, the ownership and management of the radio stations have been great through this whole thing. I first let GM Mike Carter and owner Pat Markham know that I was putting in for this gig in July of 2007. They probably didn't think this was going to develop into the gig it is, but they supported me and encouraged me even when they weren't sure if I could do this and still live in Roseburg.
Now that its happening, both Pat and Mike are incredibly supportive and I appreciate that more than they know because I have seen guys who moonlight without the support I have and it makes their lives miserable.

I have also seen guys attempt this without the support of their family.
Talk about miserable.
Some people trade their marriage for success in their career. I have already dodged that bullet, leaving Seattle in 2002 to return to Roseburg. My wife also wasn't sure whether I was just setting myself up for disappointment when I put in for the Duck job, but she supported me too.
Even though it also nearly put a crimp in her career plans AND has made our cozy existence here a bit more challenging. My wife understands what this means to me and I know she's proud of me, and I could not have pulled this off without her.
My girls are also excited for me, despite the loss of their dad at the softball fields. All in all, that might end up as a positive for both of them, but that sacrifice is by far the toughest thing for me in all of this.

Kyle Bailey and Bob Larson and Kenny Sherman have also been terrific. My absence during baseball puts alot of pressure on them. We'll work together to produce all the news and interviews you have come to enjoy, but the execution of all this stuff falls right on Kyle and Bob especially.

I have friends and mentors at church that will be keeping tabs on my mental state through the next four months and believe me, I will need that contact to stay sane.

I live by the theory that 20 percent effort produces 80 percent of the result. It takes the other 80 percent effort to get the last 20 percent of results. That last 20 percent is the difference between average radio and great radio.

Somehow, even when I'm on the road, that extra 20 will be my goal.

I plan on blogging from the road to let you know what its like behind the scenes with the Ducks and how things are going with the station.

I look forward to communicating with everyone - even while travelling.

Send me a note at brian@bciradio.com.