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 Dave Collins
I was born and raised in Florida and, for reasons still unclear, I got the "radio bug" at an early age. When I was twelve, I set up my first bedroom radio station. It broadcasted on a Graymark AM transmitter, a kit I got for Christmas, for a distance of about 500 feet. A year later a friend helped me build an FM transmitter which broadcasted about a mile (Disclaimer: Don't try this at home kids). Early every morning, I would sign on at 6, then sometimes a couple of friends would come over and we'd play music, give the weather, do skits and read the news. Then after school it was usually back to the "studio" for more fun.
When I was fifteen, a friend of mine told me about a Junior Achievement program he had just joined which a local radio station was a sponsor of that year. We ended up hosting a one hour show on the weekend, as well as selling and producing our own commercials. After the school year was over, I got offered a part time job on the weekends, provided I passed my F.C.C. test (dj's had to have a license back then). After I passed, I shut my pirate radio station off for good.
A few months later, the local newspaper did a story on me and also mentioned my unusual bedroom decor. The F.C.C. came knockin'...just to make sure it wasn't still operating. He was very nice from what I heard.
Although radio was my first love (sorry mom, wanting to be a garbage man when I was five doesn't count), I enjoy lots of other things like watching NASCAR, eating sushi, grilling steaks, building and launching model rockets, taking care of our cats (or anything else that looks hungry) and especially playing my Hart Dynamics electronic drums in my home studio. Anybody wanna jam?
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