Bob Feldwisch started a Learfield about 6 months before I did. He’s retiring and the boss had everyone out to his house to tell “King Bob” how much we love him. They even sang him a little song. [Better quality video]
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I’m pretty sure June 4, 1984, was my first official day at Learfield Communications. And since 25 years feels like something of a milestone, I’ve been trying to come up with something to post here to mark the date.
The calendar [larger image] above was on my desk that first month and means absolutely nothing to anyone that wasn’t around back then. And not much to the handful that was (Clyde, Roger, Bob), so I’ve annotated a few entries to jog their memories.
With good jobs hard to keep and harder to find these days, let the record show I am one lucky web boy. Can’t wait to see what the next 25 brings.
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I was certain I had posted this video previously but can’t seem to find it. So, it won’t hurt to post it twice.
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“Real creative urges, those we are meant to express, don’t go away. If ignored, they bother us, affect our health, fester and eventually turn us into the living dead.” — from Pamela Slim’s piece in NYT
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A few of our senior managers not taking themselves seriously. This is such a good example of why the company is a great place to work.
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Major U.S. companies are retaining workers over 55 even as younger workers get the ax. That’s the gist of an article in Feb edition of BUSINESSWEEK:
“Figures from the Bureau of Labor Statistics tell the tale: The number of people aged 55 and up with jobs actually rose nearly 900,000 from the start of the recession, in December 2007, through last year. By comparison, people aged 25 to 54 lost nearly 2.9 million jobs. The share of older Americans who have jobs has risen during the recession, while the share of younger Americans with jobs has plunged.”
And a “mature” dude such as myself, who is comfortable on the Internets… let’s get us some of them!
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Friend and co-worker Keith Sampson is celebrating (woot! woot!) his 20th year with Learfield so we took him out to lunch today. Keith is a senior producer for our sports division and only the good lord knows how many college broadcasts he’s midwifed.
I met Keith when he was program director at the radio station in Clinton, MO. I was doing affiliate relations for our news network. When they needed someone to ride herd on our growing number of sports broadcasts, I suggested they talk to Keith and he got the job. (For what it’s worth, my record in this regard ain’t that good)
While 20 years is a good run (and Keith isn’t done), we had some veterans at the table. Charlie and I are coming up on 25 years; Roger with 26 or 27; and Clarice has been with our company for 31 years.
It would be nice to think some of the young pups working for us can have that kind of staying power, but it feels a little like a Frank Capra movie, when I see it in print. And all over the country there are folks who, like us, have worked half a lifetime at one company and… poof!… it’s over.
Author’s message: enjoy what you do. Every day if you can.
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The man sitting next to our (IT) printer is Shane. Shane is known and loved by all. Okay, a bunch of people know who he is and some of them probably love him.
I only bring him up to get into this excerpt from a recent This American Life. It’s only about 4 minutes long and semi-amusing (unless you are the guy that sits next to the printer in your office).
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