"The Long Signal" by Steve Adams

As a freshman in 1984, I sat in the cramped college radio booth, surrounded by all the

things that made the station purr.

Then, my signal was measured in watts and wavelengths.

I obsessed over modulation and standing waves, making sure our reach extended just a few

more miles into the community.

I left broadcasting in 1988, trading the transmitter for a career in global engineering.

I spent decades solving challenges, from 3D printing concrete, to the logistics of wireless

mics in Nepal.

But if anything happens when you step away from the signal for 40 years, you realize the

watts and wavelengths were just the delivery system.

The real signal is the human story.

Today, the turn tables are gone, but I realize I am still an engineer.

Only now, I am not tuning a transmitter, I am tuning into the frequency of the human heart.

It has been a wonderful journey from 1984, but the real joy is sharing that long signal

with you today.

Ponsored by the Kailer Group Wealth Management in Lynchburg, Virginia.