I loved choosing music I played on the radio because now and then, listeners would call in and say, "That's a great song. You should play it as part of your regular format."
That was exactly the reaction I got while guest hosting "Lights Out, St. Louis" on KNJZ. The regular computer-generated playlist contained multiple tracks from the "Trust" CD by Boney James. It puzzled me, however, that the title track never came up. Its winding saxophone riff was such an obvious fit for a smooth jazz format. "Lights Out..." was the one shift in which the DJ got to choose the music, so I played it--and elicited the reaction in the first paragraph.
There's nothing like vindication.
