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HPS CONSTRUCTION
Talking remodeling on the air
MBy Gerry Peters
ike Buck is without
a doubt, Hawaii’s
Dean of Talk Radio. For more than 55 years,he is the only one in the entire media who has inter viewed on air,every Hawaii Governor and hundreds of our many dignitaries in government at all levels, as well as people of the military, charities, enter- tainers, sports figures, deep sea fishing exper ts, civil de- fense and first responders. He still does some national radio show political hosting, is emcee for many events, and
on and on.
Mike Buck is a true legend
and one of Hawaii’s most precious assets.
So there I was 12 years ago, me, only a blue collar, small specialty construction company proprietor ; sitting at the conference table with Mr. Buck.
He said, “Gerry, I want to star t a new, end-of-my-on- air work week, one hour, live call-in, email-in program called Fix It Fridays on The Mike Buck Show.
The home improvement, repair, remodeling and con- struction industry is blos- soming on TV. I know Hawaii needs this, including call-in, email-in, questions, answers, news (and) trends.”
He continued, in essence, “Gerry you have a big mouth, like to talk on my call-in show, have done segments on many TV specials regarding hurricane preparation and how to protect existing, even old single wall houses, and at the legislature regarding the hurricane fund.
And, yes, I think you have a decent personality, good voice,and the perfect face for radio. How would you like to be my new show content re- searcher, and on air co-host?” he added.
“It’s not a paid job. It’s not meant to be a commercial/ infomercial program for just your company either,” Buck
concluded. “Its intent
is to provide my audi-
ence with wor thwhile
A to Z information, whether it be DIY, complete renovation, houses, condos. I will
give you two months to pre- pare and five days to tell me yes or no.”
I told him, probably, but need to talk it over with fam- ily, friends, and associates. So when my sons in two differ- ent high schools said, “Dad, face it, you are middle aged and this is no time to start something like that.”
“Really? What else?” I asked.
“Well, don’t take this too
personally, but besides your age, you are probably going to embarrass us,” they an- swered.
Well, to all you parents and grandparents, that’s all it takes, right? So 12 years and nearly 600 shows later you can tune in Friday mornings, 8-9 a.m. on Salem Network’s KHNR, AM 690 and make a comment or ask a question, or send Mike an email during or before the show to The- MikeBuckShow@gmail.com.
And,of course,you can call me at 847-4400 — which gives you my cell number if it is urgent or time sensi- tive — or send me an email by visiting our websites: hp- sconstructionservices.com or hurricaneprotect.com.
We mostly do tub to shower conversions now,but stay tuned because hurricane season is nearly upon us!
Gerry Peters is HPS Presi- dent/General Manager.
HPS CONSTRUCTION
contact // 847-4400 web // hpsconstructionservices.com or hurricaneprotect.com
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