Is it a national day of something? Once I feel comfortable about the material, I begin to write out my breaks. I try to find really cool stories that are uplifting, again that’s what social media is for. Who is performing near NYC? What events are taking place at churches and etc. What is your typical day like regarding getting ready to go on the air?Ī typical day going on air for me is always on social media, knowing what is going on in the city and in local neighborhoods. Even on my days off at CBS, I would visit Star 99 to shadow Rick. My last year as PD at WBCR I did exactly what Rick Hall did, plus implement the things I picked up at CBS Radio. I said to myself “If this is what it takes to be in this industry, then might as well learn to do both”. I saw that my mentor Rick Hall from Star 99.1 was doing afternoons and being a PD. This was my first time experimenting as an on-air personality. The youth I work with at my church loved it. I re-formatted the show to be what Mike Couchman now calls “Christian Top 40” mixing christian hip hop, rock, pop and contemporary all in one. I realized the audience I was targeting was 18-24 or younger. For about a year I’ve hosted afternoons doing a Christian AC type program for a few months. When I began as PD, I was making strides in the world of sports radio, until the Lord redirected my career to pursue a career in Christian radio around the time I went to my first Momentum conference in 2015. We call WBCR a laboratory so students can experiment with different styles and genres of radio. Since it was a college station I was able to treat students/talent like professionals so they would be prepared for what awaits them. The biggest change was this past August when I stepped down as Program Director after two successful years. WBCR continues to be a free-form college station on a low-power AM signal. I am currently doing Marketing and Promotions at CBS Radio, using my downtime to be mentored by the on-air talent there.Ĭarlos, Tell us what’s new with WBCR… news, changes, & with YOU… etc? My tenure at WBCR came to an end this past August. ![]() I was born and raised in the Lower East Side of Manhattan and currently reside in the neighborhood of Chelsea. I have tried to take advantage of every opportunity in New York City. I also managed their social media, in addition to my own social media pages as a personality and also for my church (Primitive Christian Church). Since the redirection, I continued as Program Director and hosted afternoons for WBCR. I began volunteering for K-LOVE (WKLV) and months later at Star 99.1 (WAWZ) after the 2015 Momentum conference. I was introduced to Christian radio in 2014 and never looked back. After a year as Program Director, I was finally able to submit my career to the Lord and he redirected it. With my foot in the door at CBS, I took what I learned and brought it to WBCR, now as Program Director. After that I got hired by WFAN to do promotions in 2014, which lead to me work at all stations at CBS Radio. I climbed the ladder and became Sports Director in 2013, doing play-by-play of the school’s sports teams. Thank you, Rest easy pops.Career Capsule: I started out producing a sports show at WBCR in 2012. He loved how much he made you all laugh and smile. I will do my best to answer any questions anyone may have, please feel free to reach out. “The last thing I ever got to say to you is I love you dad and for that, I’m forever grateful. “It is with deep sadness that I have to let you all know that I appreciate every last one of you, with all my heart but my father Ricky Arthur Eshelman has taken his life and hopefully is no longer in any pain,” his son Derrick Eshelman said in a Facebook post. He is one of four broadcasters in the National Dirt Late Model Hall of Fame. His career spanned more than 40 years, according to the World of Outlaws. We will not speculate on how he may have passed away. It is not clear when the authorities found his body. He was traveling from Paducah, Kentucky to Lincoln, Illinois. The only clues at the time was that he was driving a Jeep with Florida tags. At the time, there was very little information on his disappearance. It was reported around midnight on Saturday that Eshelman was missing. ![]() “Please send prayers to his family, his World of Outlaws and DIRTcar family, and his many friends across the country.” “It is with great sadness and shock to know we lost our brother Rick Eshelman,” World of Outlaws CEO Brian Carter said. The World of Outlaws announced his passing on Saturday. He was 61.Īn official cause of death has not been announced yet. National Dirt Late Model Hall of Fame broadcaster Rick Eshelman has passed away.
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