Preparing To Be Heard - By Matty Jacobson

Life as Dixie Sun's opinion editor will resume in just about two weeks, so I feel now is my chance, or rather, my duty to write one final non-collegiate article.

Over the short Christmas break, I was offered the opportunity to have my voice heard on the independently owned local radio entity, KTIM, which can be heard on 95.3 FM in the southern Utah area. Now as of this article, it's not a done deal. But if you'll all send out some of your happy kick-ass vibes, perhaps the position will be solidified, and you'll hear me banter each weekday morning and perhaps an hour on the weekend.

Don't panic. You haven't died and gone to heaven. This is, however, pretty close to that.

This piece of good news should offset the hell that is college. Now as the ever-so-cliche saying goes, "Don't count your chickens before they're hatched." Well, I won't count my chickens, but I am in awe of the glorious amount of eggs I have right now. Even if they don't end up to be full fledged fowl, at least I'll end up with a few yummy omelets.

I'd personally like to thank my good buddy Dallas Hyland for having me on as a guest on his program, "The Seventh Day." Because of that interview I was able to be a part of the ins and outs of KTIM, and I honestly believe this will be a wonderful outlet for "The Skewed Review."

What do you think? Do I have the perfect face for radio? If this all comes to fruition, and indeed it's my voice you'll be turning down during your morning commute so you can call your boss to inform her that you're going to be late, then I just want everyone to know I couldn't have asked for a better Christmas present.

If it turns out this little garden of public exposure doesn't really blossom, then please know I will be distraught. But alas, I will carry on.

And I'd like to rate both Tim of KTIM and Dallas of "The Seventh Day" with the recognition they deserve for providing the St. George area with programming that isn't dictated by corporations, but quality substance that is independently owned and operated, and therefore presents nothing but the truth from local people with stock in the community; not in some thriving métier. What does métier mean? Well, I'm not exactly sure. It was just in my thesaurus.

Stay tuned either way! Happy Skewed Year!