Yearly Archives: 2018

WMCA Good Guys (1964) - The Out Of My Mind Blog — No time to read? Listen to the podcast. Back in the 1950s, Ruth Meyer toiled away as a copywriter at a Kansas City, Missouri radio station. She wanted to be a journalist, but in the Ozzie and Harriett era copywriting, along with such jobs as teaching and nursing, was […]

Rock And Role Model

10 Jul, 2018 in Stories tagged Broadcasting / Business / Media by Jay Douglas

Jay Douglas has the story of the person behind the success of 6 New York City DJs , the WMCA Good Guys --- a person totally out of time and place for the 1960s.

Episode 059—Rock And Role Model

10 Jul, 2018 in Podcasts tagged Broadcasting / Business / Media by Jay Douglas

Drawing Blood - The Out Of My Mind Blog — There's a reason it's called a medical TEST, and the pressure to get a good score can be draining. But we don't have to be stuck with that.

After Years Of Needling It’s Time I Spoke Up

5 Jul, 2018 in Humor tagged Manliness / Medical by Jay Douglas

Motel Sign - The Out Of My Mind Blog — In 1958 John Houghtaling, a former pots and pans salesman, shook the motel business. And that was only the beginning of a symbol of the freedom of the open road.

Good Vibrations

3 Jul, 2018 in Stories tagged Popular Culture / Travel by Jay Douglas

Host Jay Douglas tells the tale of an invention that shook the motel industry and was a symbol of the freedom of the open road. Until it wasn't.

Episode 058—Good Vibrations

3 Jul, 2018 in Podcasts tagged Popular Culture / Travel by Jay Douglas

Stage Microphone - The Out Of My Mind Blog — Whether you're the guest of honor or a humble attendee, there's one thing no event can do without. And that's an MC who can make or break an evening.

Please No Applause

21 Jun, 2018 in Humor by Jay Douglas

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