Posts Tagged Mike Hughes

Kudos to my radio station

Posted in Community, Posted by Bob, Radio, State, Volleyball | No Comments »

My radio station (105.7 WXCX) is a good one. The station manager, Mike Hughes is also a good one.

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Mike Hughes, WXCX Station Manager

Money is tight everywhere including the radio station. In fact, there won’t be much of a profit made (if any) during this state volleyball trip to Green Bay this weekend. My modest payment plus travel expenses (food, lodging, and 50.5 cents per mile)  plus a $100/match broadcasting fee to the WIAA will take a big chunk of what our station brings in.

He’s even popping an extra $75 for a land line instead of a cell phone because the sound quality is better. $75 is quite a bit in the whole scheme of things (it’s more than my per match payment).

This is not a case of an employee kissing up, but a genuine thank you to him and our station for letting us cover local sports even if it means we don’t make anything on it.

Everyone likes an ‘atta boy so if you’d like to email him here’s his address, but I bet he’d also like you to visit the businesses that buy ad space and let them know you heard their ad during the volleyball matches.

WXCX schedule for January

Posted in Boy's Basketball, Girl's Basketball, Posted by Bob, Radio | No Comments »

Here is an updated list of upcoming games on WXCX 105.7. Double headers (DH) start at 6:00, all single games start at 7:30.

Jan 13    Pine City @ Grantsburg Girls Basketball
Jan 15    Grantsburg @ Luck DH Basketball
Jan 17    Grantsburg @ Braham Boys Basketball (WCMP 100.9)
Jan 20    Grantsburg @ Siren DH Basketball
Jan 23    Shell Lake @ Grantsburg DH Basketball
 
Five Grantsburg games in the last few weeks of January, not too shabby. Make sure you let the GM of the station know you appreciate the broadcasts. His name is Mike Hughes and you can email him here.