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