{"id":20662,"date":"2020-07-03T22:52:00","date_gmt":"2020-07-03T19:52:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/en.buradabiliyorum.com\/radio-station-features-djs-from-senior-homes-across-the-us\/"},"modified":"2020-07-03T22:52:00","modified_gmt":"2020-07-03T19:52:00","slug":"radio-station-features-djs-from-senior-homes-across-the-us","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/radio-station-features-djs-from-senior-homes-across-the-us\/","title":{"rendered":"#Radio station features DJs from senior homes across the US"},"content":{"rendered":"

“#Radio station features DJs from senior homes across the US<\/strong>”<\/p>\n

\n This one goes out to all the music-loving senior citizens who remember when actual DJs \u2014 not Spotify or iPods \u2014 were there to play your favorite songs.<\/p>\n

Take heart, dear elders, and turn your dial \u2014 your web browser, actually \u2014 to Radio Recliner, the first and only retiree-run radio station dedicated to the music and memories of the Silent generation.<\/p>\n

The DJs and programming are \u201c100% run by residents\u201d and the station operates 24 hours a day at RadioRecliner.com, with new shows premiering daily at noon EST. Each program, which lasts about an hour per DJ, features their favorite tunes, tales and shout-outs to family and friends tuning in from outside senior homes.<\/p>\n

\u201cI never thought that this kind of thing would happ<\/a>en with me,\u201d says 73-year-old Bob Strand, from Rochester, who was asked to volunteer for the gig by the lifestyle director of his nursing home. His show included an eclectic set featuring classic rock and folk, such as E.L.O., Jethro Tull, the Mamas and the Papas and Slim Whitman.<\/p>\n

\u201cI\u2019m just beaming about it. I think it was an awful lot of fun, just the experience of it,\u201d Strand, a\u2009k\u2009a \u201cDJ Ras Man\u201d \u2014 R.A.S. being his initials \u2014 tells The Post.<\/p>\n

The project began as a campaign to encourage residents at senior living centers across the US to share memories and connect with loved ones \u2014 especially those high-risk individuals who have been isolated the most during the coronavirus pandemic.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe were thinking a lot about retirees, and especially people in the senior living community,\u201d says Mitch Bennett, chief creative officer at Luckie & Co, an Atlanta-based marketing agency. \u201cEven during the best of times, social<\/a> isolation is such a problem for them.\u201d<\/p>\n

Bennett, one of the creators of Radio Recliner, on behalf of his client Bridge Senior Living, tells The Post that his team \u201cwanted to create a way for them to have a sort of form of social media that made sense for them.\u201d<\/p>\n

What began as an activity designed exclusively for residents of Bridge Senior Living, with 24 facilities across the US, has since expanded to include retirees in nursing homes outside of the brand. They also boast a request line open to anyone who has a song and dedication to make.<\/p>\n

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Radio Recliner<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

It\u2019s not like traditional radio, though. Resident DJs are general<\/a>ly anywhere from their 60s to late 90s, so no one\u2019s asking them to learn audio engineering. Instead, Bennett appointed Denise Arnold, Luckie\u2019s assistant creative director and, now, radio station director, to produce shows using sound bites from interviews with resident DJs.<\/p>\n

Arnold, who does the work almost exclusively on her own, estimated that she spends at least one hour talking to a new DJ every day since the station went live, and the waitlist continues to grow, she says.<\/p>\n

Being able to connect with others is \u201cparticularly important with this audience,\u201d Arnold tells The Post. \u201c[They have] so much personality, and depth and diversity and incredible stories to tell.\u201d<\/p>\n

Cindy McGreivey, 83, from Rochester, says, \u201cIt brought back the memories of the music that my husband and I would listen to from the time we were in college together.\u201d She tells The Post that her late husband had been a jazz drummer, with DJing experience from the St. Lawrence College radio station.<\/p>\n

And if you think dating a DJ and musician was pretty cool and edgy in the \u201960s McGreivey\u00a0would agree: \u201cYes, it was.\u201d<\/p>\n

Arnold, who had no prior experience in radio, says she \u201cdidn\u2019t know what to expect\u201d at first.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe just wanted to let real people do their real thing. And that was, you know, to basically be a good listener and let this be about them,\u201d she says. \u201cAnd they have inspired me, and I\u2019ve seen them inspire each other.\u201d<\/p>\n

Strand describes the experience as something therapeutic. \u201cJust the interchange of information, getting a chance to say some of the music I\u2019ve enjoyed over the years,\u201d he says, \u201cI never really discussed it much before. And talking to people that\u2019s easy to talk to is fun.\u201d<\/p>\n

The interview and song selection gives residents the opportunity to explore memories ignited by the music.<\/p>\n

\u201c\u2009\u2018I\u2019ll Be Seeing You\u2019 by Bing Crosby .\u2009.\u2009. was the last song, and I dedicated that to my wife who passed away about two years ago,\u201d says Victor Frascia, a\u2009k\u2009a DJ Yankee Forever, who resides in an assisted living facility in Pennsylvania. The 93-year-old was especially grateful to share tales of wartime.<\/p>\n

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Victor Frascia<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

\u201cThey asked me some of my experiences being in the service,\u201d he says. \u201cI enjoy talking about it.\u201d<\/p>\n

He says, \u201cI tell some funny stories .\u2009.\u2009. some of the things that I did aboard ship, which I never shouldn\u2019t have gotten away with.\u201d<\/p>\n

One such story, Frascia told his listeners, was the time he conspired to pilfer pies from the ship\u2019s baker. \u201cThis smell of apple pie drove me crazy,\u201d he says. It was a sweet victory: He and two buddies stole three pies in the middle of the night \u2014 and left a note that said \u201cKilroy was here,\u201d a reference to popular World War II-era symbolism often seen in graffiti.<\/p>\n

\u201cI had wanted to hear that story again,\u201d he says.<\/p>\n

While Radio Recliner was designed to be an outlet for all seniors to share, the channel\u2019s creator admits he had one in mind in particular when he spawned the idea. Back in June, Bennett told The Post about being separated from his mother, 72, due to the pandemic. \u201cI can\u2019t see her at all and, and it\u2019s really sad,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n

He took a breath, and continued, \u201cSo .\u2009.\u2009. that was one of the inspirations for the station.\u201d<\/p>\n

He used his platform to give his mother, who enjoys just listening to Radio Recliner, a very special shout-out. \u201cI left her a dedication on Mother\u2019s Day,\u201d he says, \u201c[and] played her a song that meant a lot to both of us\u201d \u2014 Shawn Colvin\u2019s \u201cSunny Came Home,\u201d who they saw live together 30 years ago.<\/p>\n

For now, they can only remember what it was like to see live music with loved ones. Until that time comes again, Radio Recliner will be there to help more seniors and their families reach out through song.<\/p>\n

After speaking with dozens of DJs already, Arnold found there\u2019s been a common thread among them: resilience.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe like to ask them if they have any advice for other seniors,\u201d she says. \u201cThey feel like this is not the hardest thing they\u2019ve been through in their lives so they let people know that it\u2019s gonna be OK and you\u2019re gonna get through it.\u201d\n <\/p><\/div>\n

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