My American Music

Last summer I met a man named Captain Jack.  Captain Jack came by my office. He needed a place to set up his new internet radio station. He was looking for some space to lease. He had a location picked out on Music Row that had been leased out from under him while he was driving to Nashville from New Jersey. He was a little upset about it but not deterred. He was here to make a new mark, to start over, he needed to spread his wings and start a movement. After several decades in terrestrial radio he wanted out. He wanted out from under "The Mans" thumb. He was over corporate radio.  He came armed with his equipment and a vision. That vision is Renegade Radio Nashville.
I was immediately drawn to Captain Jack. He spoke my language. He was determined, focused and bold. He was ready to take on the big guns. Internet radio is still finding its place. But Jack's vision and determination allowed him to move faster than most. Bringing Renegade Radio to Nashville was the best thing he could've done to be taken seriously. And he was.
He wasted no time getting on the air and letting the world know he was up and running. He can reach the entire world. If you have an internet signal you can tune in. No limits, no rules, no FCC. 
RenegadeRadioNashville.com made history as the first Internet radio station of any genre in the world to receive trade magazine reporting status. Just six short months after their live launch on June 8, 2011, Music Row Magazine named RenegadeRadioNashville.com as the first ever Internet Radio Station to report their weekly playlist. As a reporting station, Renegade joins the Music Row Panel in determining the artists that will top the country music radio charts.

I've always wanted to be a part of  a radio show that highlighted great music not just commercial music. Renegade, but different from Captain Jacks vision. I've had different variations of the show in my head for a long time. I wanted to produce this show but not host it. I met a girl named Carli Mclaughlin at Renegade who's a music junkie like I am. We started talking about working together. I told her my idea and oddly enough she had the same thought. So we came up with a proposal and pitched the idea of specialty programming to Captain Jack. Specifically a show called My American Music. An NPR centric great music no borders radio show that highlights American Music. All Genres!
Captain Jack loved the idea. But he asked if I would co-host with Carli. Well I never intended to be on the radio but now I am. I'm co-hosting and hanging on for dear life. It's not as easy as it seems. It's a lot more work than I expected. I'm having fun but still a little uncomfortable about it. But I love the adrenaline that comes with going on the air. I never expected to be here but then again I never expected to do all that I've been blessed to do.
So here we go! Every Sunday on Renegade Radio Nashville from 4 to 6 pm CST (or until Capain Jack runs us off) you can hear Carli and I go thru our playlist that we methodically put together during the week.

So if you are a music junkie join us on.  My American Radio 

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