What I learned about myself from seat 21E thirty thousand feet in the air
Reporting the News on the Low Tech Information Highway
Sometimes we had to get a little crazy, and totally unsophisticated, to get a news story on the air.
My Wife and I Are Kissing Cousins
How my wife and I discovered (by accident) that we are related by more than just marriage
A Reminder to Go Easy on My Next Guest
What it feels like when the interviewer becomes the interviewee
The Walker Marital Discord Numbering System (Patent Pending)
The tried and true system my wife and I use to reduce our quarreling
Guest Blog: Life Lessons from a Friend
A guest blog from a very wise Facebook friend
Caught on Tape
My late father sent me a loving and valuable message from the past
10,000 Watts of Gospel Radio
It's another story from my small-town radio days, and probably the most memorable.
The Jury is Still Out on My Memory
Not even a court order could jog my poor memory for names.
I Played in the Same Band as Gregg Allman (For One Night)
My brief brush with rock stardom.
It Was Done in the Kitchen, with the Knife, and I Haven't a Clue
I'm not what you'd call a disaster at cooking, but neither am I going to win any awards.
Visible Humans Are Vulnerable Humans
The thrills and agonies of being a public person
Classically Driven
My elderly aunt's determination to score some free music
How Long Hair Led Me into Journalism
I couldn't bring myself to cut my hair, and that may have charted the course of my life.
A (Temporary) Farewell to Arms
What does a father do when his son has an accident 3,000 miles away? He worries. What does the injured teenager do with two broken arms? A lot, apparently.
Getting Into Broadcasting was Almost Like Having a Real Job
The true and not-so-glamorous way I got into broadcasting
What We've Got, Dear, is Failure to Communicate
A personal confession of how my wife and I struggle to transmit and receive messages to one another
How I Time Traveled to Send a Message to My Future Self
My 1979 self wanted my 2018 self to know something important.
I Scared the Wits Out of Prince Charles
The day I accidentally frightened the future King of England.
We Shouldn't Put a Ring On It
Are we losing the battle against unmuted cell phones?