My perspective 30 years ago: When I worked part-time as a DJ on smooth jazz station KNJZ, I felt fortunate just to be there. While I thought my voice was appropriate for the format, and I was able to share some of my musical knowledge on the air, I thought, "I know I'm low in the pecking order here, but there are only nine DJs on this station--and I'm one of them."
At age 24, that wasn't a bad place to be.
