Eric Thomas

So I live in DC now, pt 2

I thought long and hard about what major market I wanted to live in. I visited New York, I strongly considered Chicago, but in the end, everything kept coming back to DC. It's a city I have always wanted to live in, the governent is always hiring, and there are about 4 major markets in the area. The gamble paid off cuz I am already working at Metro traffic part time, and I start Monday. I am REALLY excited. Hopefully, all of the events of the past year have led to this. I have had the worst possible year in the previous 12 months, so I am ready to swing big.

So I live in the DC area now..

I am now living in the DC metro area. Things have been pretty crazy since last I blogged on this site. I went home to Michigan for a few days, came out to DC to go on job interviews, get an apartment and now I live here. Since I was fired, the outpouring was absolutely amazing. I heard from veterans of CNY broadcasting, I heard from people who doCHR radio all over the country. It was all very supportive and understanding. I thank you all. But the reason I have decided to move is that I just want to work my way up in a place I want to be. The radio paradigm that I always have adhered to is that you do well in small markets, in order to move up to big markets. I thought that is the way it worked, but that certainly hasn't been the case for me. I could not have done any more or been any more successful in Flint. It got me into Detroit for a minute, but not anything else. Meanwhile, I have seen part timers at large market stations get several jobs at other largearket stations, and I had no chance.