In my community,there is a small radio station,Seaside Fm, which has been the single creation of one man, Mr Wayne Harrett. With nothing more than 10 watts in his garage,Mr Herrett had only his love of radio and a conviction that another music choice, combined with heart for the listener's daily concerns,would meet a need overlooked by corporate radio.
From these humble beginnings,, it's not surprising that Seaside has grown a large audience, attracting a contingent of volunteers that includes retired announcers , masterful in their conversational ability and genuinely enthused to be devoting their free time to Seaside programming.
Seaside strikes a cord because it's genuine and listens to the pulse of the listening public... professional but also real,personal and respectful..
It's easy to get more than a little discouraged about the global economy, famine in Somalia and gridlock in Washington over political philosophy while Libya and Syria destroy their own.
At the same time,there are great untold stories like this one ...positively great ..we don't often hear about them.But, the Seaside story, and others like it ,bring hope and reassurance that good ideas can survive,creativity can overcome formidable obstacles and great things develop from small beginnings.It's easy to forget that we choose our focus. In reality,the state of our world is not all good...but..thankfully it's not all bad either. For sure these are tough times...but hopeless?..not yet !
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