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If it's for the kids... I'm in!
How's your will power?! Usually I'm pretty good. I remember when I tried to quit smoking I would feel guilty about lighting one up...
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Aug 12, 20221 min read
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It was one of the most rewarding chapters of my life....
People would often ask me, why are you a Big Brother when you already have a kid?! Great question... and there's a million ways to...
mookiew4
Aug 9, 20222 min read
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I'm gonna save you $15
Let me just start by saying how much I love movies. It's one of my favourite things to do. A night out with a big screen, big sound, a...
mookiew4
Aug 8, 20221 min read
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Facebook Memories
Facebook memories are a good reminder of things that have happened in your life. Well, Facebook in general is an amazing lifeline. ...
mookiew4
Aug 5, 20221 min read
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Love where you live!
My family & I aren't originally from Alberta, we actually hail from Southern Ontario. After living in Calgary in the early 2000's and...
mookiew4
Aug 3, 20221 min read
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Trying to make a big impression...
One of the great rewards in life is the ability to make an impression. As a mentor, friend, boss, mentor or even hockey coach, you have...
mookiew4
Jul 18, 20221 min read
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Radio listeners can be connections for life!
When I embarrassingly forgot my wedding anniversary last year and announced this on the radio, listener Shari made it her mission it...
mookiew4
Jul 12, 20221 min read
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July 7th is a special day...
July 7th will forever be remembered as the day I lost my beautiful mother to ALS. I was 17 years old. I was working 3 hours from home in...
mookiew4
Jul 7, 20221 min read
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It's not about recognition
A few years ago my boss at 95.9, CHFM in Calgary, Gavin Tucker, asked me to submit to him a list of events I had taken part in/hosted on...
mookiew4
Jul 6, 20221 min read
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Radio is about connecting to the audience through things that are important to them…
Hosting a radio show is very much a daily exercise in a) connecting with your target audience about topics that matter to them; & b)...
mookiew4
Jun 11, 20221 min read
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Ratings is the radio report card
Like many businesses, radio was hit hard by Covid. Daily radio listening habits changed completely when employees were sent home. For...
mookiew4
Jun 6, 20221 min read
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Customer service is everything....
I was doing some spring cleaning the other day & found this award I won a few years ago: The Ted Rogers Award. This is a national award...
mookiew4
Jun 2, 20221 min read
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Why 3:18?!
I've never been a round numbers guy. If someone asks what time I'll pick them up, I'll say ...."how about 5:23?!"... or, "be there in 18...
mookiew4
Jun 1, 20221 min read
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5460 times. That seems like a lot!!
One of the most common questions you get when hosting a morning show is, "what time do you wake up in the morning?" You sort of pause...
mookiew4
May 31, 20221 min read
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Camping is for the dogs...
Some people in life are dog lovers, then there are people like us, dog obsessed!! Everything in life is way more fun when you have a dogs...
mookiew4
May 30, 20221 min read
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That's all she wrote....
When you graduated high school, was it at the very end of the school year, or was it like kids today that do it a month before the end of...
mookiew4
May 27, 20221 min read
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As green as the grass!
Finally a May Long weekend where the weather was alright. It wasn't exactly summertime weather in Calgary, but definitely better than...
mookiew4
May 24, 20221 min read
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Playoff Hockey- I think I'm a jinxy pants
I had a chance to go to game 2 of the Battle of Alberta. Despite Calgary having a 2-0 & 3-1 leads, they eventually lost that game to the...
mookiew4
May 23, 20221 min read
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I'm back!!
It's been a crazy month. One I didn't see coming. I promise to elaborate on that when I'm ready. I'm still digesting and not quite...
mookiew4
May 20, 20221 min read
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The busiest place on earth...
Why didn't I start a Costco back in the day?! That place is utter madness. And it has to be a gold mine, no?! It used to be, don't go on...
mookiew4
Apr 13, 20221 min read
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