Perhaps it isn't the first type of souvenir most travelers would think to get during a vacation. During a family trip to Indianapolis in the early '80s, I wanted to record a sample of the radio stations. I sat in a dark hotel bathroom recording excerpts from WIKS. (After all, doesn't every traveler do this?) Granted, I could have heard most of the soft rock hits the station played on St. Louis stations but not with the WIKS air personalities, jingles, contests, etc.
"Hey! There's Santana's 'Winning,'" I thought. "I don't hear that often on the air at home. And '99' by Toto...That doesn't get played much in St. Louis, either."
Looking back, it all seemed so exotic. If that doesn't show that radio was destined to be more than a hobby for me, what would?
