There have been three guest appearances on Froggy 101. When Nikki Walton Stone on sister station WILK recently asked if I would mind hanging out for a while, I instantly said "yes." We settled on a date, and last Monday was it.
I showed up at 11:45 am and chatted with the Fed Ex employee, waiting to pick up an envelope in the lobby. She was very nice, as was the receptionist. The morning talk show ended. The noon news was on, and I was escorted back to the studio.
This is the joy of Nikki. She entered a few minutes before the scheduled start. Nikki had her show mapped out in her head. She didn't tell me, and that's the fun. I think that's why Nikki keeps having me back. This was our third show. The first was planned. The second was a spur of the moment thing. I was just finishing a Froggy hour when she asked me if I wanted to talk on the air for a while. While Monday's stop was a scheduled appearance, Nikki didn't realize it was the day before election day when she booked me a month ago. Our shows are more of a conversation rather than me sitting there and answering questions. We mix it up, and I think I asked her almost as many things as she asked me.
Of course, we spent plenty of time on politics. Because I do news for a living, Nikki knows I can't get opinionated, and she adroitly fields those calls, keeping me out of the hot seat. There were other topics, including food, games, road rage and TV news competition.
The three hours flew by. The callers and texters were very nice. Thank you.
Nikki and I made tentative plans to do another show down the road, and I look forward to it.
