All Access Audio Summit Session Looks At The Bright Side Of Getting Fired

Oshin, Reynolds

Getting fired can be a blessing in disguise, and THE REYNOLDS GROUP Pres. STEVE REYNOLDS and life coach and former ENTERCOM/SEATTLE GM STEVE OSHIN offered case studies in exactly that in a WEDNESDAY (4/21) morning session at the ALL ACCESS AUDIO SUMMIT. "If we can maintain hope during transitions in our life," said OSHIN, "then good things generally happen for us."

Demonstrating that attitude were HUBBARD Classic Rock WDRV (97.1 THE DRIVE)/CHICAGO morning co-host BRIAN SHERMAN discussing his pride in working as a garbage man between jobs ("I had to do what I had to do"); ATLANTA radio veteran JIMMY BARON talking about being fired two days before his 50th birthday, and how a suggestion from his mother led to a successful real estate career; Country radio veteran and former SUMMITMEDIA SVP/Programming BEVERLEE BRANNIGAN on life after being fired (and informed of that via a phone call as she was getting out of the shower) during the pandemic; and LEIGHTON BROADCASTING Country KZPK (WILD COUNTRY 99)/ST. CLOUD, MN's KELLY JORDAN on losing out on a job after being contacted by a GM about taking the position and realizing "the problem was me."

The session was punctuated by stories from iHEARTMEDIA Classic Rock WAXQ (Q104.3)/NEW YORK's JIM KERR; iHEARTMEDIA syndicated and Top 40 WKQI (CHANNEL 955)/DETROIT morning host MOJO IN THE MORNING; CUMULUS Country KSCS (NEW COUNTRY 96,3)/DALLAS morning host HAWKEYE; syndicated host SANDY MCILREE; WLLD (WILD 94.1)/TAMPA's ORLANDO; and KQMV (MOViN 92.5)/SEATTLE and PREMIERE NETWORKS "BROOKE AND JEFFREY" host BROOKE FOX.

OSHIN closed the session with his own story about being diagnosed with stage IV cancer in NOVEMBER, but concentrating on his blessings as he received support from friends. "I'm open to the possibility I'm going to be healed," he asserted, keeping a positive outlook and faith as he perseveres through his cancer battle. He is planning a celebration for his 65th birthday in 2022, and has already sent out invitations.

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