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Sterling
Heights Man Broadcasts Worldwide Internet Talk Show From His Home Sterling Heights, MI – February, 2006 Bob Redys is making waves reaching a wide range of audience interests via his EZHelp, You & More (EY&M) talk show that he does from home and broadcasts live over the Internet. Bob, who goes by the on air name of Big Bob, broadcasts an Internet show every Sunday morning at 11:00 a.m. ET which can be heard worldwide. Using a Dell computer, the resources of the World Wide Web and a Java Applet program, Bob is able to reach a worldwide audience. He is also able to take calls from his listeners, which have spanned from New Orleans to Chicago to New Jersey to the United Kingdom, Canada and Australia. A blend of topics like religion, relationships and politics can be found on the Internet but if it’s humor you want then EZHelp, You & More Show is the program for you. Bob
often spends upwards of ten hours a week compiling information and
producing the two-hour EZHelp, You & More Show.
However, he’s the first to admit it would be nearly impossible
to do without the help of ‘The Stars of the Green Room’.
“I’m very fortunate to have their help”, states Bob.
The “Stars of the Green Room”, (Daisy, Wacky
Lud, and Justaguy) compile most of material for the show with each being
responsible for their own topic. “The
Bozo Awards, Featured Web Sites and Audio Grab
Bag segments are just a few of many topics on the show”, commented
Bob. “With the help of
the Stars of the Green Room, I’ve been able to dedicate more time to
our other topics like ‘Thoughts for the Week’, ‘Emails’, ‘Name
Dat Song Contest’ and our ‘Roundtable Discussion’ segment’ which
consists of a variety of nationally recognized topics and the listener
can offer their view point LIVE on the air.” “Our 50th consecutive weekend show was broadcasted on May 12, 2002”. “We gave away an EY&M T-Shirt to the winner of our ‘Guess Dat Pic’ contest”, said Bob. |
“Today’s technology allows the broadcasting to be performed from different locations. We have broadcasted shows from Chicago, Bally’s Hotel in Las Vegas and even Oahu, Hawaii”, remarked Bob. “With this software, we can do a show talking about politics, computers, entertainment and current events with no one telling us how to produce it. It is great! It is creative control and it is the future. And to think that we can be heard overseas, anywhere, and at anytime. This offers a perspective that you can not get on any local radio station”. Technology isn’t the only thing going in the show’s favor. His fast witted sidekicks make sure the “flow” of information continues during the show to eliminate any dead air time. “Yeah, Daisy, Wacky Lud and Justaguy keep me on my toes during the entire two hours’, Bob admitted. On April 23, 2003, Bob and The Stars of the Green Room needed to call upon their flexibility when it was announced that Alternacast would no longer host talk radio. "This was a very bad break for us", Bob commented. "The announcement was made just before our 100th consecutive weekend show". However, utilizing their skills the group planned for another change of venue. They found PalTalk.com. "This was a blessing in disguise", stated Bob. “Folks can join us in the Green Room Studio and utilize the interactive chat feature during the show’s broadcast all for FREE! We also found, in our research, that we could stream the entire show (send audio) LIVE to www.ezhelp.org and numerous other web sites on the Internet." However,
the utilization of technology did not stop there. On January 19,
2006 the EZHelp, You and More Show explored their broadcasting resources
and moved to a new studio within Ventrilo. "The ability for
the Stars of the Green Room to interact was exactly what we
wanted", stated Bob. "The microphone can now be shared
allowing the show to sound like a telephone call", he said.
In addition, the show created its own chat room where listeners can
interact with each other and listen to the show at the same time.
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