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Published: June 27, 2019, 6:18 p.m.

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This weekend Bob welcomes as his guest his good friend Bob Parks to the program. Bob, and his wife, Laura Erickson, are the founders and drive behind "Black and Blonde" media (http://www.blackandblondemedia.com), an excellent and relevant news site. Bob Parks shares his thoughts on much of the strangeness happening in the United States, and much of the world today. It\'s an excellent hour of conversation that is both entertaining and informative.  

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About your host: 

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Bob has been in and around the radio industry since 1971. Starting out as a Top-40 Disc Jockey, he spent the next 9 years on the air, but gradually set his sights on the engineering side of the industry. By 1980, he was the chief engineer of the most powerful FM radio station in the City of Atlanta, GA. Within a few years he took the position of field service technician, plus new product development for a large manufacturer of Radio Transmitters. 

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Eventually, by the late 1980\\u2019s he ended up working for the broadcast ministry of Toccoa Falls College, in Toccoa Falls, Georgia, USA. For the next decade, he worked to improve that radio facility, plus developed a satellite network feeding programming to many radio stations around the United States. The college also acquired a number of radio stations throughout the United States. Over the years he has built numerous radio stations and transmission facilities. 

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Even though he worked mostly in engineering, he still kept time to be on the air. Bob said that \\u201cBeing on the air, especially for a place like Toccoa Falls College, is more than providing entertainment; you have the opportunity to change lives.\\u201d In the early 1990\\u2019s, Bob felt a powerful calling on his life, one he had known since childhood. While still working for Toccoa Falls, he started his studies for the ordained ministry. He was ordained in January 1996 to the ministry.

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By 1998, Bob left Georgia for Sarasota, Florida. There he took over as the pastor of a struggling mission church, but also worked part time in radio, both on-air and in engineering. Bob was the host on a local morning show, plus maintained several transmitter facilities for a radio station group in that market.

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\\u201cYOUR WEEKEND SHOW\\u201d is the culmination of a dream Bob had in the mid 1980\\u2019s when he first realized the world-wide impact of International Shortwave radio. Over the years he has wanted to launch such a program, but the timing was not just right. As the nature of Shortwave has changed in recent decades, a Magazine type show, such as \\u201cYOUR WEEKEND SHOW,\\u201d fills a definite programming void now, more than ever.

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You can contact Bob at bob@yourweekendshow.com

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