I Cameron’s Goal Is Establishing Relationship With Andiftnrp By Loretta Manago Post Staff Writer “There’s not a day that goes by that I don’t learn something new. Each day I'm either faced with something different to handle or with a new tech nique ter learn,’’ surmised Lee Cameron, a radio personality at WGIV. ‘ That’variance in his job, coupled with his love of entertaining and infrwrping people, easily explains why, after 12 years, Cameron finds hie job as exciting as the first day be bt^an working in radio. Front 6-10 a m. week days, the time which Cameron’s morning show i aus, wuneron stressed Hut his main goal is to Establish a relationship eth his audience. “I try to personable and when I’m on the air, I’m not talking to a large number of people, I’m talking to one individual.” But it doesn’t stop there. Came ron has also included an opinionated program called “What’s On Your Mind?” in order, to get listeners’ feedback on va rious issues that affect the Mack community. • * Unlike many announ cers, Cameron tends to <|M away from injecting cHractors into his pro gram. He explained, “I’m Capable of doing character voices, but I rarely do because I feel that the au dience would rather hear from me. I feel that I can be entertaining without being a down.” In addition to being a radio personality at WGIV, Cameron is also the sta WGIV radio announcer Lee Cameron pauses a moment before he starts _ : i ^---—J another day of entertaining his listening audience. (Photo By Cal-Du) uun s program uirector. These positions direcfly align themselves with Cameron’s ultimate goal in radio. “In this field, I would prefer being in a managerial position. That way, I would have author ity to correct any flaws a station may have.” For Cameron, this goal in- • eludes not only being, tb? manager of a radio gta ..iinn hiU «»«gnt,.<,iiy owner of one as well. And Cameron has the experience to handle that position also. Before com- - ing to WGIV, Cameron was working in Columbps, GA. at radio station WOKS. After leaving WOKS, he worked at station WDAK and at stations WRCG and WCGQ as a swing announcer. At WRCG and WCGQ, Came ron also worked full-time in I t Full Price After 30 Days I Expert Alterations••••••••••••• !••••••••• We Work Saturday Too! J American WQnOTn I A Luandry IMS North Graham Street | (Next To Hutchinson Shopping Center) the stations’ production departments. Then in 1979, Cameron, in addition to working in radio, went to work for television station WLTZ (an NBC affiliate). i-—-— There, Cameron worked in the Production and En gineering Department. But television isn’t the only area in which Came ron has wet his feet. While he was living in Colum bus, GA, Cameron was the editor of the masonic news paper “The Searchlight." When he was living in Greensboro, NC, during the early 70’s, Cameron worked for The Carolina Peacemaker. . Radio, however, seemed —lo overrule any otper career choice that Cameron may have had. -Hfrtm worked at WKZL in_ Winston-Salem, WFDR in Manchester, GA, and at WBQP in Pensacola, FL. The years Cameron has invested in radio probably have had less influence on him than the single im pact former WGIV an nouncer Slack Johnson has made on Cameron. “When I got out of high school, Slack Johnson gave me my first job,” recalled Cameron. “I was working at station WEAL in Greens boro, NC, and Slack taught me a lot about the busi ness." Cameron stayed at WEAL for three years and when Slack Johnson left, he took Cameron with him. That station was formerly WMDE and Cameron per formed various duties in production, in news and as an announcer. For a person who ad mitted that he was "talked into pursuing ar radio career” because of —his oratorical and dehatinp skills, Cameron has made great strides in his pro fession. But, according to what he plans to do in radio, Cameron has really just begun. _ Would You Like To Buy “The Charlotte Post?" It’s the paper for and about the people you know. For forty ($.40) cents you can’t go wrong Thank You & Please Support Our Advertisers. I ' . 1 J . SATURDAY — April 7th SATURDAY , 7, >7! APri' 7th 750,000 . PAYOUT INCLUDING EARLY, REGULAR AND LATE BINGO 20 - $10.000°° ~ I w a w>wwvgAmES| kf A AAAfin rA*H PLUS! m t3||.||DDVV JACKPOT 3 MORE A _" GAME JACKPOTS REGULAR GAME prices 20-$10,000.00 GAMES 2 PACKS $100 4 PACKS $125 6 PACKS $150 * 4 JACKPOT GAMES INCLUDING $50,000 MASTER JACKPOT 2 PACKS $10 3 PACKS $15 4 PACKS $20 -SUPER SAVER-SUPER SAVER SPECIAL 6 PACKS REGULAR GAMES *"| P* |3 PACKS JACKPOT GAMES lOU 2 1984 WORLD'S LARGEST BINGO GAME MASTER CHARGE and VISA ACCEPTED t i f d DOORS OPEN am • EARLY BINGO • REGULAR BINGO pm \ auunai bus mbvki nom jMHIMMBE wMH-mi