One Year Down

June 29, 2018 Carla Demitri

Without a doubt, this has been one of the fastest years of my life. It doesn’t seem that long ago that I was sitting in a room with Big Dave, hoping he would take a chance and hire me as his new on-air personality for 100.5 WKXA. After a few weeks of meetings and an audition, I received the call that changed my life. He officially offered me the position, and I couldn’t have been happier. Once the initial excitement wore off, I suddenly became extremely anxious. Can I actually do this? What if the listeners hate me and my career in radio is over? I just had to convince myself that I would never know the answers to those questions unless I took the wonderful opportunity that was presented to me.

It’s been one year since my first day on-air, and I still ask myself those questions every single day. It’s those questions, however, that let me know that I love what I do, and that my whole purpose for being on-air is to make YOU happy. To keep you entertained and informed about Country music and life in general is my number one goal when I’m talking to you through your radio speakers.

Throughout this year, I’ve met so many wonderful listeners who listen to us at work, during their commute, or stream us online when they’re home. To realize that someone is actually paying attention to what I say is something I don’t know if I’ll ever get used to. It also keeps me on my toes about what I talk about on-air. Even though weekday afternoons from 3:00-7:00 pm is my time to be on-air, it’s still your time to listen to our station, so more than anything, I want to talk about what YOU want to listen to, not what I want to hear myself say.

Thank you so much to each and every listener that has supported me and welcomed me with open arms. I can’t begin to describe how much it means to me. I will be forever grateful to you. Even to the people that aren’t my biggest fans, I owe you a thank you, as well, because you let me know what I can improve on (except for one guy that wished I was blonde…sorry, I can’t pull that off).

Being here, talking to you on-air is my dream, and I’ll continue to live it out until Big Dave realizes what a weirdo I am and releases me back into the wild. Until then, thanks again, and I’ll talk to you soon!

Before I get into any introductions of who I am, I just want to say thank you so much for clicking on this page and deciding to read this post. That was a very adventurous decision you made, and I'm extremely happy you did!Okay...so who is this girl named Carla you're listening to on WKXA from 10am to 3pm?I was born in Toledo and have lived all but three months of my life in Northwest Ohio (everyone needs their "Los Angeles phase"...fortunately mine only lasted May-August of 2008). I graduated from Bowling Green State University with a Bachelor's Degree in Telecommunications and Film Studies and went on to study at Specs Howard School of Media Arts in Southfield Michigan, obtaining a degree in Broadcast Media Arts. During the hour and a half commute from Toledo to Southfield, I would listen to the radio and analyze the different personalities on air. I thought (and still think) they had the coolest job in the world. I knew I always wanted to work in broadcasting, but when I had the chance to listen to all the different personalities on air and hear how much fun there were having , I knew that's the direction I wanted to go in.Besides my love of radio, I'm also extremely passionate about dogs (I have a Miniature Schnauzer named Joel), my record collection (if you need to give rid of your vinyl records, send them my way!), and food (I'll never turn down a cheeseburger and fries). I try to travel as much as I can, even if it's just to a town an hour from where I live. I love local stores and restaurants, so I'm always willing to try out a new place and go off the beaten path.

So that's me, working in an industry I'm crazy about, hoping to make your day more entertaining. Being able to interact with you, the listener, is something I love to do, so the next time you see WKXA out in the community, feel free to say hi, I'd love to meet you!