• Rick Zeisig - I Had to Lose My Voice to Find My Voice

  • Oct 17 2023
  • Length: 1 hr and 11 mins
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Rick Zeisig - I Had to Lose My Voice to Find My Voice

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  • SHOW NOTES 0:55 - Contextual introduction for this episode’s unique features 3:20 – Sample DJ clips 4:15 – Guest introduction 5:05 – Cancer, voice change, a long stint behind the high school football stadium game night microphone 6:00 – Rick starts his three-decades of announcing Friday night home games 7:55 – Son Rowdy follows Dad Rick at the football field 8:45 – Family members want to hear the players’ names 10:30 – Daughter Grace, a performance from the (very) early years 12:00 – David (Reynolds) stands in for Brad Pitt 13:25 – Wife Margaret makes a huge difference in the community 15:55 – The story behind Be Nice to Grace Day 21:05 – Jeanne Burr (and Walter Hooper) as a catalyst for Rick on the air for the first time (at age 17) 24:45 – Listening to Chicago’s AM station WLS 27:00 – John Records Landecker 30:00 – A lesson learned about making others feel important 32:24 – Interviewing Garth Brooks 33:40 – The first time cancer rears its head 39:30 – Focused radiation, bolted to the table, and a special mask 43:10 – Jimmy Buffet embedded in a family tradition 44:40 – Cancer reappears – in a new location 46:00 – Friend Amy’s powerful question 46:40 – God’s gameplan for Rick 49:45 – Lydia, a face from the past, and a new connection for the future 52:35 – High school reunion delays 54:10 – Living in a small town, great friends, great community 58:00 – Sharing one’s story to give others hope 59:40 – A lesson Rick wants us to hear 1:04:40 – One of many similar stories of good fortune – Running out of gas on I-75 North 1:07:00 – A mini-facelift’s role in the past twenty years of Rick’s life 1:07:50 – The most recent doctor’s visit and current prognosis 1:09:40 – The unexpected result of Rick losing his voice LINKS:Instagram: @therickontheradioJohn Records LandeckerEmory Proton CenterRowdy Zeisig, the new Dalton High School football announcerJeanne BurrDunaway Drug StoreBeaulieu’s beginningJimmy Buffet’s ’Twas the Night Before ChristmasMusic for Lead. Learn. Change. is Sweet Adrenaline by Delicate BeatsPodcast cover art is a view from Brunnkogel (mountaintop) over the mountains of the Salzkammergut in Austria, courtesy of photographer Simon Berger, published on www.unsplash.com.Professional Association of Georgia EducatorsDavid’s LinkedIn page Music for Lead. Learn. Change. is Sweet Adrenaline by Delicate BeatsPodcast cover art is a view from Brunnkogel (mountaintop) over the mountains of the Salzkammergut in Austria, courtesy of photographer Simon Berger, published on www.unsplash.com.Professional Association of Georgia EducatorsDavid’s LinkedIn pageLead. Learn. Change. the book
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