FOR YOU.

As I sit here eagerly awaiting Monday’s show, I can’t help but think how lucky I am.

Sure, a lot of hard work, visualization and sacrifice (Waking up at 2:30 for the past 25 years) went into this career, but very few get to do this sort of job for a majority of their life.

I’m so damn thankful for you. You really have no idea. It’s a feeling I have that’s very difficult to put into words.

Think about it.

We’ve (The show staff and YOU) all watched one another literally grow up. We’ve stood by each other through thick and thin. We’ve laughed and cried and pissed each other off. We witnessed births of children, shared sorrow in sickness and death. We raised money to help others. We’ve been there for each other in marriage and divorce. We’ve accepted one another through change. Whether it be a change on our staff or a simple change of mind. We’ve watched wrinkles seemingly appear out of nowhere. We’ve watched one another lose hair. We’ve made fun of one another when we try to color what hair we have left. We’ve seen the country change together. We share our vacation photographs. I’ve seen you guys blast online trolls and stick up for us when a radio station has decided to make a change. You’ve supported all of our passion projects, and we’ve done our best to support yours. We’re the best of friends.

I’m so thankful for the relationship we have. We’ve been through a lot and we’re not stopping anytime soon.

I’m so excited about the future as well as the present.

Simply put, I love you guys. I really do. The closeness I feel has made my life extraordinary. This is something that most people who choose to live a life out in the open never get to feel.

My hope is that everybody is having a wonderful Thanksgiving. The reality is that some of us aren’t. Please be there for them whether you know them or not.

You’re good people and I love you.