If I'm gonna get bumped by something, I sure don't mind getting bumped for this particular reason.
As you know, I do my weekly “Life in the 906” bit on TV 19 every Monday night at 6. But I didn't this Monday, two days ago. Oh, it was written, rehearsed, and ready to, but around 4 that afternoon Kevin called to let me know that 1). I was getting bumped from the 6 pm show, but B) would I mind coming in to record it so it could air at 11 that evening? Once he told me the reason I had no problem with his request; in fact, I believe what they aired in my place was much better than anything I could ever come up.
You see, they aired Martin Luther King's “I Have a Dream” speech in its entirety.
Normally on King Day, all of the stations in the Lilly group (including WZMQ) will air a half hour special on Dr. King, with the speech included. But because Monday was a busy news day (apparently something was going on in Washington DC at the time) they just decided to air the speech during the newscast. That meant everything that wasn't 100% vital—including me—was axed.
But like I said, if they did it to air perhaps the greatest piece of oratory ever, I have no problem with that.
“906” did air at 11, though, something for which I'm glad, as it was a VERY topical subject. But since not a lot of people watch late newscasts these days, I'm guessing not everyone who wanted to saw it. So, without further ado...
(By the way, the audio glitch about halfway through was not my fault. Most of the time technology's wonderful. Sometimes, it isn't)
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