This is just another reminder of why I no longer choose to work in radio in Terre Haute, Indiana. Danny Wayne is a 20 year veteran of Terre Haute Radio. Until this morning he was morning man at WINH, Paris, IL/Terre Haute, IN. The station changed formats from Country to News/Talk. Now, don't get me wrong, I love News/Talk on the radio. But, here's what's going to happen - we're going to be fed network talk shows via satellite and it's going to sound like a 500 watt AM station in Ghost Town, Nevada. The point is, WINH used to be a live/local country music radio station, with my friend Danny Wayne hosting the morning show. Now, it's on life-support.
More about Danny. I worked with him for three years and I've never known a more down-to-earth guy in the radio business. His sense of humor is priceless. He's truely concerned about the local area. For my money he has been, for years, among the most personable in local radio - an icon, if you will. He knows his music, Country, Rock, anything. You see, he supplements his income with live DJ work. Check him out here. He works long and hard to do what he does - as well as he does it. Demoting the guy (remember, 20 years on Terre Haute radio) from morning drive to a couple of weekend shifts on the sister station, is the broadcasting bonehead move of the decade.
Oh, one more thing, his listeners may or may not know this, but Danny Wayne is legally blind.
