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BROADCASTING OUT LOUD
STORY by joel martens His story is as fresh as can be. It’s just over two months since
he told his secret to the country
world...And so far, as he says, “The response has been so incredibly positive.” One more bright light is shining in that world and based on the support he has received from fans and the stars that populate that sky, it shows all of us that even in some of the darkest corners in our world, change can happen.
When did you first take your first steps into broadcasting? It was very early on. I remember as a kid, loving television, radio and music
and all the different aspects of it. My dad was a huge music fan and so I would listen to the radio and hear DJs tell the stories behind the songs, music and artists and I just kind of fell in love with the medium. Television as well, at one point I wanted to be a meteorologist and I remember drawing weather mapsas a kid. I was a complete dork and would pretend I was on TV and giving my mom and dad weather reports. (Laughs) It was the same with radio; I would pretend I was a DJ in my room and I’d play music and talk about the songs and artists and I’d give away prizes, too. It was all pretend, but I did it until I was in my teens. Then, I got a job at a local radio station when I was at fifteen and it was awesome. I started on air work then and have ever since. The work you do gives you access to so many different ideas and people from different walks of life. I think it gives you a unique perspective on the world. Completely. You learn along the way how people think and how other people’s
lives work and how similar we all are. The more I travel, the more I realize how similar we are number one and secondly, how different everyone is
too...And to celebrate those differences. We can’t all be the same and in the end, that’s a positive. Everyone has struggles, everyone has pain and challenges, they
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