Senior retires from teaching Goes into Oldies Radio
Released on = April 17, 2007, 10:16 am
Press Release Author = Douglas Gair
Industry = Entertainment
Press Release Summary = 64 year old Lee Douglas transforms his love for \"Oldies\" music by venturing into the world of podcasting. A scant six months have passed and the retired school teacher is hitting it big.
Press Release Body = Old Time Rock n Roll
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Six months ago, 64 year young, Lee Douglas began to translate his love for the music of the 50\'s and 60\'s lovingly called Oldies, into a new medium, the pod cast. Together with the folks at Talkshoe.com, he began his venture into the new medium.
His new show, which he called \"Old Time Rock n Roll, would be different in the way it was presented. The usual play lists that are the hallmark of the Oldies AM radio stations were out the window. His own collection of 12,000 songs would be digitized into his computer to lay the groundwork for the show. Instead of playing those songs which the oldies lovers had grown tired of, he opened his collection and played the songs that haven\'t been heard for many years. Then he would have a spotlight for each show, Novelties on one, doo wops on another, rockabilly on yet another. Each show replete with a dose of rock history and reminiscences Douglas researches each singer and each song to provide background for each show. In November 2006 he went on the air on talkshoe.com an internet based pod casting network. The first week he had 8 listeners. Obviously his friends had at least listened. By the third week he managed 80 listeners, still quite a jump. However, he was unprepared for the next week when out of nowhere 800 people listened in. Since then his show has grown to an astounding 25,000 listeners in one month.
His web site http://www.wrestlingwrap.com, is the host to Old Time Rock n Roll. Douglas' Brooklyn bred voice can still be heard, even though he has been a Floridian for thirty years. He actually still takes requests and dedications just like in the old days through his e mail address -Oldtimernr@hotmail.com Where does he go from here? His plans are to as he puts it, \"take it the next level.\" He says he would like to garner an even larger audience and eventually try his hand at bringing some live oldies and doo wop shows around the country. But that is a long way off.
Douglas a retired teacher who has spent 35 years in the classroom is glad to try something new. "I want to be my own boss". "Now I can enjoy life and do something I couldn't do before. That's what makes retirement a treat for me."
His focus is to make Old Time Rock n Roll even bigger and better with each passing week. With his success also means success to his pod casting network called Talkshoe.com. Douglas predicts that podcasting will be the biggest new media in the next few years.
Talkshoe differs from other pod casting sites because they actually pay the pod casters instead of the other way around. For information on Old Time Rock n Roll log on to http://www.wrestlingwrap.com or oldtimernr@hotmail.com For information on Talkshoe.com http://www.talkshoe.com In Lee\'s own words, \"What a way to start out 2007 with the most popular new oldies program around.\" 25,000 listeners must agree.
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