“Whew! What a party.” – what nobody said after International Radio Day on August 20th.
Yep, you missed it. No worries, seemingly everyone did.
There was barely a blink of a mention on twitter, except relief from one host who made it through another day without being pink-slipped.
Well, they didn’t fire me so that’s good enough for me! RT @Airchecker: What did your station do for “International Radio Day?”
— Jennifer Thomson (@jtradiogal) August 20, 2013
Others were more blunt.
Nothing. Crap. RT “@Airchecker: What did your station do for “International Radio Day?” @airchecker”
— Wes and The Goat (@wesandgoat) August 20, 2013
And then there was the vitriol.
Today is international radio day… Fuck the radio. Don’t wanna hear all dem damn commercials 😒
— Numinous Enterprises (@ohmanitsdinh) August 20, 2013
So, International Radio Day comes and goes. Again. I didn’t do anything either. But it does seem like a wasted opportunity. A little like being sooo busy saving the true meaning of Christmas that December 25th comes and goes and you don’t notice.
I’m not sure what the answer is, but it seems to me that if there’s already a day carved in the calendars radio ought to do something with it. In fact, there are two days; World Radio Day is in February.
Maybe we can pick a spot to set up a 10×10 tent or have the world spin a wheel.
Larry Gifford 
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