One of the perks of getting to choose the music I played on WEW was hearing about positive memories it elicited from listeners. One afternoon, when I played Lionel Hampton's "Flying Home," a listener called in. He told me, "I want to thank you for playing Lionel Hampton. I hadn't heard 'Flying Home' in some time, but it took me back to World War II, when I heard him perform it. I'm 74 now, but for a few minutes, I was 18 again. Thank you."
Not many other jobs would elicit that type of positive reaction, so I'm thankful to have had that one.
