The Digital Hub of Erik Anderson
100 Truths Survey
May 18th
So I haven’t done one of these in forever. @SarahWillets filled this out and I really wanted to test out the WordPress iPad app and update my blog. So here we go.
1. Real name: Erik Brian Anderson
2. Nickname(s): Big E, E, Macboy, Mac Daddy, Horse, HC, Big Red, Mr. St. Clair Shores
3. Zodiac Sign: Taurus
4. Male or female: Male
5 Elementary School: Elmwood Elementary
6. High School: South Lake High
7. College: Specs Howard, Macomb Community College, Oakland University
8. Hair color: Red
9. Tall or short: 6′5
11. Sweats or Jeans: Jeans when I have to leave the house, sweats when I don’t.
12. Phone or Camera: Both
13. Health freak: Sometimes, not currently,
14. Orange or Apple: Both
15. Do you have a crush on someone?: There’s always someone I’m interested in, is that a crush?
17. Piercings: None
18. Pepsi or Coke: Whatever is on tap.
19. Been in an airplane: Yes
20. Been in a relationship: Yes, several brief stints while on a break from being single.
21. Been in a car accident: Small Ones
22. Been in a fist fight: Nah
23. First piercing: None
24. First best friend: Probably Tom Penner
25. First award: 2nd grade spelling bee.
26. First crush: There was a girl in Kindergarden I was crazy about.
27. First word: Don’t Know
29. Last person you talked to in person: Paul Roy earlier tonight.
30. Last person you texted: Nannette from AMVETS regarding dancing with the stars.
31. Last person you watched a movie with: My sister, we saw Just Go With It.
32. Last food you ate: Roast Beef Sub
33. Last movie you watched by yourself: Dirty Dancing…lol
34. Last song you listened to: Kanye West – Runaway
35. Last thing you bought: Roast Beef Sub, Better Made Chips, Faygo Cola, Buchemi’s Pizza Slices (2) and an Italian Sub. Lunch and Dinner
36. Last person you hugged: Steve Finateri, WJR Director of Sales, once he told me my deadline on a video project…lol
FAVORITES
37. Food: Steak or Pizza
38. Drinks: Pop, Coffee, Beer, or Jack Daniels & Coke
39. Bottoms: Jeans or Shorts
40. Flower: Dunno
41. Animal: Penguin
42. Colors: Blue or Red
43. Movies: Tommy Boy, Uncle Buck, The Great Outdoors, Howard Stern: Private Parts, The Late Shift
44. Subjects: Video Production, Journalism, English
.HAVE YOU EVER: (Put an X in the brackets if yes)
45 [ ] fell in love with someone
46. [X] celebrated Halloween.
47. [ ] had your heart broken…
48. [X] went over the minutes/texts on your cell phone
49. [X] had someone question your sexual orientation.
51. [ ] got pregnant.
52. [ ] had an abortion.
53. [ ] did something I regret.
54. [X] broke a promise.
55. [X] hid a secret.
56. [X] pretended to be happy.
57. [X] met someone who changed your life.
58. [X] pretended to be sick.
59. [X] left the country.
60. [X] tried something you normally wouldn’t try and liked it. I’ll usually try anything once.
61. [X] cried over the silliest thing.
62. [X] ran a mile. Ran-Walk
63. [X] went to the beach with your best friend.
64. [X] got into an argument with your friends.
65. [X] hated someone.
66. [X] Stayed single for 2 years?
67. Eating: Yogurt in the fridge.
68. Drinking: Water
69. Listening: Commercials
70. Sitting/Laying: Sitting
71. Plans for tomorrow: Working 4p-8p at Radio Broadcast Services then going to JD’S Key Club.
72. Waiting: For Brian to get here so I can go home.
YOUR FUTURE:
73. Want kids? Someday
74. Want to get married? Someday, gotta find a girlfriend first. HELLO LADIES! lol!
75. Career: Broadcasting…currently in radio but wouldn’t be opposed to TV either. I enjoy being the Jack of All Trades but am looking to get my own show someday and be a Program Director.
ONE OR THE OTHER:
76. Lips or eyes: Eyes
77. Shorter or taller: Taller
78. Romantic or spontaneous: Both
81. Hook-up or relationship: Either is fine but I think I wanna settle down eventually.
82. Looks or personality: Personality is big…but I’d also like to like what I’m looking at but I’m not that picky.
HAVE YOU EVER:
83. Lost glasses/contacts: Yep, broken a few pair too.
84. Snuck out of a house: Yes
85. Held a gun/knife for self defense: Shot guns, not in defense.
86. Killed somebody: Not literally.
87.Broken someone’s heart: You’d have to ask my exes, I don’t think so.
88. Been in love: No
89. Cried when someone died: Sure
DO YOU BELIEVE IN:
90. Yourself: Generally but I can be insecure sometimes.
91. Miracles: Yeah
92. Love at first sight: Maybe
93. Heaven: Yes
94. Santa Clause: Christmas Rules!
95. Sex on the first date: If it happens…but I’ve never been THAT lucky…lol
96. Kiss on the first date: Sure but I’m pretty slow when it comes to making moves…lol
TRUTHFULLY
97. Is there one person you want to be with right now: Not off the top of my head.
98. Do you know who your real friends are: Yes. Some come and go, some have never left.
99. Do you believe in God: Yes
100. Post as 100 truths? Done.
Was this as revealing about me as you thought it might be? Leave a comment!
Christmas Videos
Dec 24th
I haven’t updated this blog in over six months so I figured I’d post a few YouTube videos that I find amusing around this time of year.
Merry Christmas!
The Burger King Song / Ding! Fries Are Done!
Jay Thomas & The Lone Ranger Story
Darlene Love – “Christmas, Baby Please Come Home”
Dr. Gary Russi On The Erik Anderson Program
Jun 7th
Oakland University President stops by the final Erik Anderson Program for an in studio interview. We discuss the no confidence vote being postponed, summer construction at OU, sports, and more.
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M.L. Elrick On The Erik Anderson Program
Jun 7th
Detroit Free Press Reporter M.L. Elrick calls into the Final Erik Anderson Program on WXOU to discuss the latest happenings with former Detroit Mayor Kwame Kilpatrick. Recently, the former mayor was sent to prison on a probation violation, he is currently serving between 18 months and 5 years and is currently under federal investigation.
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Another Vegas Trip In The Books!
Apr 27th
So…NAB / BEA 2010 is over!
I’ve actually been back home for over a week, I’m just finally getting around to finishing up my blog posts about the show. Once again another wonderful trip. Like Justin, I have not idea when I’ll make it back to NAB / BEA or Vegas for that matter. Although I certainly look forward to returning whenever I can.
My thanks to everyone who stopped by the blog the read about our Vegas adventures. I apologize for not keeping you up to date on the “Vegas Numbers.” I can tell you that I lost $80 total on the gaming floor, and lost count of how many adult beverages I enjoyed throughout the week during my off time. I can tell you it was an enjoyable trip.
In other news, I have completed my final exams at OU and will be walking across the stage on Saturday, May 1st! I’m very excited to close one chapter of my life and begin another. If you haven’t been following me on Twitter, for now I’ll say a handful of new oppritunites have come up and I’m looking forward to starting working on those on Monday.
More to come on that later in another blog post. For now…3 days remaining as General Manager of WXOU. WOO HOO!
That’s All Folks!
Apr 27th
We’ll that wraps up another NAB/BEA Conference for me… don’t know when I’m going to be able to make it back, but the NAB is a good place for Broadcasters to find out about some cool equipment for their stations, and the BEA for students to get ideas from other like minded stations facing similar issues.
Thanks for reading the blogs! Although I wanted to get to the movies in LV to do a review, I ran out of time – however, you can find all my reviews over www.beyondthefilms.com. Have a great summer – I’m GRADUATED!!!
Phantom
Survival of The Fittest
Apr 27th
Justin already spoke about this panel, and I don’t have too much more to add except for a few minor comments.
This panel focused on community radio in foreign countries, mostly England and New Zealand. From what I gathered, in England, the BBC has a good lock on radio. They are the government agency that owns radio stations in England. They really don’t want little community radio stations being setup in England. They are like the Clear Channel of England except they are government controlled.
There seems to be a listener demand for community radio in England. Those stations even cross-promote what the BBC is doing on their stations. The BBC contends that community takes away from their audience and fights tooth and nail to try and prevent more stations from being setup.
Overall an interesting panel.
Internet Radio
Apr 27th
On Saturday, I sat in on a panel regarding the history of internet radio.
The panel discussed different methods of setting up your webstream. I learned that at WXOU our webstream is setup as most standard web stations are setup, through Shoutcast. I also was reminded like I am every year at BEA, that WXOU is also a lot better off than most stations. First because we are directly funded, Second, because we have an FM frequency, and Third because even though our frequency range might suck, we can still be heard in some areas.
The panel was great because there was a lot of interaction between panel members and audience members. One woman asked if other stations had as much problems working with IT departments. Everyone in the room laughed. I suggested that if you’re gonna work with the IT department at your university, make sure you are dealing with the person who can click the button on whatever settings you need verses a customer support person. I found that if you don’t have the final person, the tech support person might tell you something can’t be done when in actuality, it can.
Judging by this panel, radio is definitely getting more interactive and will definably have a future online.
Day 5: Internet and Broadcast Radio
Apr 27th
The reasons for starting internet stations are powerful. While broadcasting ON AIR the traditional way has its own benefits, the fact is many bands in metropolitan areas are completely full (which is the case for WXOU and why our broadcast is relatively weak compared to some of the big stations), internet radio can be a great equalizer.
Creating a local appeal can still be a powerful way to make a community impact, even if you are available globally via the internet. Local bands and sports are sill a key in College Internet Radio, as they can get the community involved in the radio explicitly.
Using the Twitter feed as a headline for your news and website feed are a great way to keep listeners up to date on the station – the 140 character limit per Twitter post lends itself to being a headline. Creating a specific hash tag for the story can allow other people to use it and create a dialog among consumers of the news and the news source. Hopefully when wxou.org gets a face-lift, we will be able to greater include Twitter and other social media to help build a greater fan base.
-Phantom