When one thinks of Tampa television investigative reporters, the name Mike Deeson, immediately come to mind. For 35 years he chased corruption around the state for CBS television affiliate WTSP in Tampa.

For 30 years prior to that Mike was on the air at radio stations in Missouri, Michigan, Virginia and New York.

When he decided to follow a career on television he carved a path of clear and decisive reporting of corruption for three decades. In his retirement, he has continued his passion of song writing and has hosted a podcast for nearly six years.

You'll enjoy this wide ranging conversation with the affable Mike Deeson.

Canadian born, California resident Marlene Mealy has some of the greatest radio experiences you have every heard. She tells about them in a candid way that will make you laugh. She is upbeat, amusing and gregarious.

We were lucky, indeed, to find Marlene in Santa Maria, California and that she agreed to sit down and share a lifetime of radio and records stories. From bull whips to Jack Daniels, she is sure to bring a smile to your face as she shares her fabulous stories of cavorting with the biggest names in music.

Tune in now to listen to the golden pipes of the wonderful voice artist, Marlene Mealy, who also keeps five California radio stations humming with stack of commercial announcements.

Carl J. Becker started his radio career while still in college in Pittsburgh. From his beginnings at a small station in Ambridge, Pa. Carl quickly found himself working inside the gian radio market of Pittsburgh.

From there he made his mark in Morgantown, Wv, San Antonio, Texas, Richmond, Virginia, Evansville, Indiana, Beaumont, Texas, then back to Pittsburgh.
Once back in Pittsburgh, Carl held numerous positions at the cities most revered radio stations including KQV and the mighty KDKA.

During his stellar career Carl wrote successful country music reviews for newspapers in Morgantown, WV and San Antonio.

Carl's broadcast story is now in the history books at Talking About Radio and will be available to be heard for generations to come. His ancestors and radio fans all over the world will now be able to hear Carl tell, in his own words, about is magnificent career in radio.