| Thirty year broadcast veteran Barry Michaels, | | | | in search of the perfect on air radio job, |
| ('Michaels In The Morning') has quite a few | | | | Barry's stories are poignant and laugh out |
| stories to tell! His early life was an | | | | loud funny. Learn how Barry was almost gunned |
| idyllic one, growing up on picturesque farm | | | | down by a psychotic listener at a radio |
| land in the southeastern United States, with | | | | station in Orlando, Florida before his boss |
| a Mom and Dad to admire and a support group | | | | intervened. See radio through his eyes when |
| of aunts and uncles that many don't have | | | | he begins work at a rock and roll station |
| today. Barry became interested in radio at an | | | | that employs a Catholic priest as a 'DJ', and |
| early age, becoming a 'gopher' for one local | | | | dodges flying beer bottles in one of the many |
| radio personality and quickly learning where | | | | bars he makes appearances in for his radio |
| the emphasis is placed in the term 'show | | | | station. |
| business'. Barry's career began in earnest | | | | |
| after college, when he finally screwed up his | | | | The 'Radio Road' is fraught with many bumps |
| courage to apply at a small radio station | | | | along the way and you may even see yourself |
| near his hometown, where he spoke mostly to | | | | as Barry attempts to raise three young sons |
| cows. Little did management know that he | | | | as a single father and tries a comeback after |
| would have paid them to be on the air! From | | | | a bitter divorce and child custody battle. |
| having the honor of being recognized by his | | | | You may not want to enter the thirty five |
| peers with nominations as Major Market Air | | | | dollar a week almost condemned house Barry |
| Personality of the Year to working as a towel | | | | was living in while awaiting the court's |
| boy in a swanky country club between radio | | | | ruling. You really don't want to wake up in |
| jobs, you'll share in Barry's top of the | | | | his room during a thunderstorm as rats |
| mountain triumphs and bottom of the valley | | | | prepare to feast on his toes! Meet his new |
| lows. You'll get to meet some of the most | | | | landlord, who's down on his luck too, and has |
| talented professionals in the business and | | | | a secretive past with the United States Army. |
| you'll cheer the heroes and clinch your teeth | | | | Barry's adventures have taken him from the |
| at the bad guys! Barry also honors those who | | | | beautiful stillness of his blue Virginia |
| entertained and inspired an entire generation | | | | mountains to the golden Pacific ocean--all |
| of radio personalities-the voices on those | | | | seen through the window of his beloved |
| fifty thousand watt a.m. radio stations with | | | | Volkswagen Beetle, which he still owns. It's |
| legendary call letters like WLS, WCFL, WABC | | | | radio, it's life, and it's real. Come along |
| and more. | | | | for the ride, and find out the true stories |
| | | | of those 'masked riders of the hertzian |
| From sleeping in his Volkswagen 'Bug' to | | | | wave.' With photo and audio collection. |
| traveling across the United States five times | | | | |