Manager's Mailbox - Set your Clock Back Edition

There's leftover Halloween candy; campaign commercials are almost over; and remember to set your clocks back.  Because this weekend we get an extra hour of incoming email at the KSER Manager's mailbox!

Dear Tom@KSER.org: I've never stayed up to find out, but I've always wondered what radio stations do when the time changes back to standard time.  Do you just repeat an hour or KSER or what?  Mark, Mill Creek

Mark:  We browbeat another hour of work out of our DJ's. At 2 a.m. Sunday morning we just make the host of Under Currents work an extra hour while the rest of us are sleeping an extra hour.  It's a tough job, but we're there for the NW insomniacs.

Dear Tom@KSER.org: I don't live in the area, I listen online to KSER and my favorite show is Frettin' Fingers on Saturday. Great guitar music and that DJ, Jim, really knows his stuff. I've been listening every Saturday for almost 2 years. How long has he been at it?  Dave, Tampa, FL

Dave:  Jim Hilmar is about to celebrate 15 years of Frettin' Fingers on KSER.  Jim not only plays great guitar music on the radio, he plays great guitar for real.  In fact, he was a writer for Vintage Guitar magazine for 10 years. Jim brought his love for guitar and music to KSER in November of 1997.  And he's been at it ever since...now with a great show every Saturday morning. He'll have a special 15th anniversary show on Saturday, November 17 at 11 a.m.

KSER's Jim Hilmar

Dear Tom@KSER.org:  I wasn't able to buy tickets to see Amy Goodman when she came to town last week.  Did you really sell out?  Do you know when she'll be back?  Rianna, Everett

Rianna:  We've invited her back.  But, as you can imagine, she has a busy schedule and is in demand. But keep listening, we'll let you know the next time she's coming to the Northwest.  Sorry, you weren't able to get tickets before they sold out.  We'll think about using a bigger auditorium next time.

Amy Goodman

Dear Tom@KSER.org: I want to thank KSER for providing great coverage early last week from both Democracy Now and from the Takeaway about the incredible storm that did so much damage on the East.  It was very moving and dramatic coverage. Thanks. Anna, Lake Stevens

Anna:  Thanks.  The staffs of Democracy Now and The Takeaway both did remarkable work in incredibly difficult circumstances. You can read about the personal ordeal the host of the Takeaway, John Hockenberry had to deal with...being evacuated from his own home. But he still was on the air every morning.  Amy Goodman was on the road, but her staff had to deal with the storm and arrange to actually have her broadcast via cell phone.  They did a great job.

Dear Tom@KSER.org: Is there a way to find out who has been nominated for your Voice of the Community this year?  Can anyone attend?  Mark, Mukilteo

Mark:  The entire list of nominees for the 2012 KSER Voice of the Community Awards Celebration is on our website at KSER.org. The event is next Saturday, November 10, 2012, 7 p.m. at Everett Station. And yes, anyone can attend. Tickets are just $10 and you can buy them here.

Dear Tom@KSER.org:  I love Friday nights on KSER.  The music is great. I really like Poptopia Parkway.  Keep up the great work.  Darren, Arlington

Darren: Thanks. Always a great way to start a weekend listening to Lon Palmer's Poptopia Parkway. Especially when you change the clocks and get an extra hour of sleep!.