Welcome To Case's Column
Let me say a big welcome to all of you for joining me here. I'm going to call these blog meetings Case's Column. I wanted to use "Corner", but that was already taken.
Since 2008, it's been a real privilege to come on here and share some of my life with you, and it's a big world where we live.
In these blogs, I'll just speak whatever is on my mind, but we will be playing within the rules here. I may pick a particular topic, point out an event, or shoot the breeze. I'm a little bit of an essayist at times, so I'll just speak what's on my mind, and I might tell a story or two. Or, I might spew out an opinion or three. There will be some serious moments, some tender, some poignant, but there will also be those moments that you'll just bust out laughing. But, hopefully, everything will be in good fun here. And, of course, there's a place below for your comments and thoughts as we go along here. So feel free to join me for the ride -- I sure as heck hope I'm doing this right and not making any mistakes.
Thanks for taking your time in reading Case's Column. Hopefully, you'll enjoy being entertained by it as much as I've enjoyed putting these writings together. And thanks for the time you spend in City-Data.com, where it's great to be alive!
Regards,
case44
Let me say a big welcome to all of you for joining me here. I'm going to call these blog meetings Case's Column. I wanted to use "Corner", but that was already taken.
Since 2008, it's been a real privilege to come on here and share some of my life with you, and it's a big world where we live.In these blogs, I'll just speak whatever is on my mind, but we will be playing within the rules here. I may pick a particular topic, point out an event, or shoot the breeze. I'm a little bit of an essayist at times, so I'll just speak what's on my mind, and I might tell a story or two. Or, I might spew out an opinion or three. There will be some serious moments, some tender, some poignant, but there will also be those moments that you'll just bust out laughing. But, hopefully, everything will be in good fun here. And, of course, there's a place below for your comments and thoughts as we go along here. So feel free to join me for the ride -- I sure as heck hope I'm doing this right and not making any mistakes.
Thanks for taking your time in reading Case's Column. Hopefully, you'll enjoy being entertained by it as much as I've enjoyed putting these writings together. And thanks for the time you spend in City-Data.com, where it's great to be alive!
Regards,
case44
Lubbock Radio Loses A Faithful Voice
As I've shared, or at least implied, before in Case's Column, life throws a curve at you now and then. So, when it came time to get KKCL's website up to get the streamlining started on a Friday afternoon in the Case abode, the news on the site got my attention like a rock hitting a window. The news was this:
Ron Grant (1971 - 2011).
To preface, Ron Grant was a prolific voice on Lubbock's radio airwaves for a number of years, serving most recently as a disk jockey on KKCL-FM (98.1). His voice was also heard on local and regional commercials in the Lubbock area, and on NBC-TV affiliate KCBD (Channel 11). In my opinion, he had one of the finest radio voices in Texas and in his generation. He even spurned offers from larger cities --- that's right, he could have worked in places like Dallas or Houston --- just so he could stay in Lubbock.
This was really hard to believe, because I just had the guy on the computer the day before. He sounded as good as ever. Then suddenly, gone. It was revealed that he died in his sleep sometime on Friday morning, April 29. At the time, the exact cause was not revealed. Now, he did have diabetes the last few years, but I haven't heard if that was the cause. When I learn something, you'll see this piece updated.
A familiar voice ...... silenced. Just 40 years of age. Too young to go away. Ron Grant will be missed by this listener from 350 miles away in Dallas and by those in the Lubbock area who religiously look forward to his Kool 98 afternoon show.
Rest in peace, Ron.
http://98kool.com/ron-grant-1971-2011/
Ron Grant (1971 - 2011).
To preface, Ron Grant was a prolific voice on Lubbock's radio airwaves for a number of years, serving most recently as a disk jockey on KKCL-FM (98.1). His voice was also heard on local and regional commercials in the Lubbock area, and on NBC-TV affiliate KCBD (Channel 11). In my opinion, he had one of the finest radio voices in Texas and in his generation. He even spurned offers from larger cities --- that's right, he could have worked in places like Dallas or Houston --- just so he could stay in Lubbock.
This was really hard to believe, because I just had the guy on the computer the day before. He sounded as good as ever. Then suddenly, gone. It was revealed that he died in his sleep sometime on Friday morning, April 29. At the time, the exact cause was not revealed. Now, he did have diabetes the last few years, but I haven't heard if that was the cause. When I learn something, you'll see this piece updated.
A familiar voice ...... silenced.
Just 40 years of age. Too young to go away. Ron Grant will be missed by this listener from 350 miles away in Dallas and by those in the Lubbock area who religiously look forward to his Kool 98 afternoon show. Rest in peace, Ron.
http://98kool.com/ron-grant-1971-2011/
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I never got a chance to listen to him. Seems like a good guy.Posted 05-03-2011 at 12:12 AM by shoe01
