Every Friday in our SmartBrief newsletter, Radio World seeks out fun engagement opportunities to get to know our loyal readers! This past week, we asked to see pictures of your furry (or not so furry) friends.
Who are you coming home to after a long day in the studio or at the transmitter site? What critters crawl around your workplace? Here’s what our readers shared:
Hal Abrams, VP of programming for Animal Radio, shared this pic and the next, saying: “Here at Animal Radio we’re pretty lucky cuz you must bring your pet to work. Here is Pixel helping out in studio …” … and here is ‘Meeps’ the Animal Radio Studio Stunt Cat overlooking a new Nicom STL delivery.”Paris is a 13-year-old Maltese/Toy Poodle mix who joined Radio World Editor in Chief Paul McLane’s household last year from the Arlington Animal Welfare League. “In her opinion she runs the household!” wrote Paul.Brian Edwards, director of engineering for Monticello Media, shared this handsome picture. “These are my seven closest friends that we call the ‘Mutleys,'” he said. “From left to right … Diesel, Gadget, Widget, Turbo, Gizmo, Sprocket and Axel. Yes, there is a naming theme!”Dirk Walker, chief engineer for Cumulus Peoria/Bloomington Normal, shared this sweet snapshot of his “assistant engineers.” He said: “These are my two Dalmatians, Zeke (behind me) and Frasier (in front). Zeke is four and Frasier is one. They have such fun personalities and I love them both so much!”Dan Slentz said: “Transmitter down, satellite issues, someone spilled a drink on a board … doesn’t matter when your Catahoula (“Blu”) is just happy ‘dad’s home.’ She has the biggest smile and lights up when I walk in the door.”Longtime Radio World Contributor Buc Fitch and his wife MaryAnn shared the above photo: “This is Ben playing with water in our master bathroom sink. We have two sinks on the counter — one that Buc and I share and one that Ben and Leo share.”Melissa Freeman and her “pupper” Fizzgig work at Arrakis Systems. “He’s 10 years old and joined our family a little over three years ago. I couldn’t bear to leave him at home while at work, so I didn’t,” she told Radio World. “He instantly became our company mascot, emotional support and security team and the bane of all Amazon delivery drivers!”Radio World Assistant Editor Elle Kehres shared this pic of her adopted old man Lionel (a.k.a. Stinky). He sometimes likes to get cozy behind the monitors of her home office desk!Longtime Radio World contributor Paul Kaminski shared this pic of his black and white tomcat “Titan the Wonderkitty” and his little grey kitty “Miss Jade Wind.” Jade is a cancer survivor; she had to have her left leg amputated. “No matter, she runs and jumps like a kitten,” said Paul.
Other Critters
Reader Jed Wilkinson shared the following story about a not-so-cuddly “pet”: “We were just in the process of cleaning up the diesel fuel for this 250 kW generator. As we started removing the panels, we stumbled upon this adorable little creature who wasn’t exactly thrilled about us disturbing its cozy home. It kept scurrying around, going from the top to the bottom and even to the side. It took quite some effort, but eventually, we managed to coax the little fella out of the unit.”
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