by letter: February 2007

Bluewater Radio Board of Directors,

As a volunteer announcer with Bluewater Radio, I wish to extend my deepest gratitude for the tremendous opportunity you have provided and continue to provide to me and others like me. Since last March, I have been the host of a weekly blues music show on 91.3 FM, and as much as I hope listeners appreciate the program, I have found it even more enjoyable and rewarding from a personal standpoint then I could have ever imagined it would be. As someone who leads a very busy personal and business life, the opportunity to slip into the station one night a week to have some fun and at the same time provide a little volunteer service is something I absolutely cherish.

Recently I started a new job that does take me out of the country often, but so far I've been able to keep my commitment to the Bluewater Blues radio show. My only hope is that I can continue for months and indeed years to come. I must say that my business colleagues in the U.S. are very supportive of me continuing the show, and some of them even take the time to tune in via the Internet on occasion.

As well as the guidance provided by the Bluewater Radio Board of Directors, I wish to thank my fellow volunteer announcers, many of whom have provided great guidance, tremendous support and most importantly kind friendship over the past year. In particular great volunteers, like Joel Axler, Lincoln Miller, Rob Lennips, Pete Klinger and George Rahn are people I've grown to know a little and appreciate a lot for their never-ending support of good, quality programming on Bluewater Radio.

Last, but in no way least, my biggest thank you goes to Andrew McBride, who took the time to reply to my e-mail query back around Christmas of 2005, and since then has been an ardent promoter and supporter of the blues shows on Bluewater Radio. His guidance, assistance and never-ending encouragement has been the biggest single reason why a weekly visit back to Hanover has now become such a staple in my life. To me, Andy Mack represents everything that is so great about Bluewater Radio. In my opinion, he is Bluewater Radio. Again, thank you all.

Best Regards,

Mike Anderson