When you are sitting in a radio studio at 5AM getting ready to go on the air and you see that your idol and inspiration, the person who’s responsible for you being there at all, has died, which is what happened to me this morning, it gets your attention, and it makes you think deep thoughts about your very existence and purpose. - J.A. Bartlett, My Uncle Lar on his blog The Hits Just Keep On Comin'.
More at A Radio Superstar Who Cared About People. You should also check out The Holiday Festival and The Gift, about an amazing tradition they used to have at WLS.