Charlie ReySinger-Songwriter
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October 14, 2019
10 Questions with ... Charlie Rey1. Share about your career journey as an artist. What's the path looked like that's brought you to where you are now?
My journey from mainstream music to the Christian music industry is unusual. I started in mainstream music because I wanted the fame and fortune that came with it. I always found myself in the room with all the right people. I played the right shows, and I had the right team surrounding me. But I was being handed empty promises. As a result, this took a toll on my mental health. I became very bitter and angry, feeling empty inside. After I was shelved by a label, I decided to close the curtain on music for good. The only good thing that came from my tour was meeting my wife on a cruise ship.
A few years later, while she was five months pregnant with our first child, I suffered a health scare. After dozens of ER visits, anxiety attacks left and right, I was diagnosed with a rare disease called Transverse Myelitis. I was slowly becoming paralyzed one body part at a time until I was in a wheelchair, unable to walk. In the process of being told I may have Multiple Sclerosis or a tumor in my spinal cord, my wife had gone into pre-term labor from the stress of my condition. Sitting in the hospital waiting to see if my wife and baby would be OK, I was at a point where I had no where to turn. I decided to pray. I wondered why was this all happening? Were my past sins catching up to me? I made a promise to God at that moment; If you keep my wife and child safe, and heal me enough to allow me to run and play with my kid one day, I'll dedicate the rest of my life to serving your purpose. I had no idea what that meant at the time because music was just about finished for me, but if there was one person that could deliver me, it was Jesus. Shortly after that my wife's pre-term labor was stopped and a few hrs later we were sent home with a baby still safe in the womb.
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October 7, 2019
10 Questions with ... Candice Grey
1. What was your career journey like, leading up to your current gig at Life 102.5? Honestly, my career journey is pretty boring so far. If you want to know the gritty details, feel free to reach out; but for those that want just the facts (like me) here's the short ...
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September 30, 2019
10 Questions with ... Brant Hansen
1. How do you best describe your radio career trajectory leading up to where you are now, with CURE International? I haven't had a plan. I didn't intend to be a DJ or the host of a radio show. I wanted to be a baseball announcer. I wound up being a news guy. At ...
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September 23, 2019
10 Questions with ... Rodney Miller
1. What are the integral parts of your career journey that have brought you to where you are at The Fish LA? I've always LOVED all types of music, but I wasn't born with the gift to play an instrument. When I was 15, I landed a primo part-time job at Burger King in ...
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September 16, 2019
10 Questions with ... Taylor Hohulin
1. How would you detail the career path that's brought you to your current gig at Life 107.1? My first paying radio gig was at KLRC in Siloam Springs, Arkansas. The college it's attached to - John Brown University - had some workstudy positions available at the station, ...
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September 9, 2019
10 Questions with ... Troy West
1. Could you take readers on a tour of your career journey through radio? I was 15 years old and pretty active in high school and community theater. The local radio station manager was also a regular in community theater and asked me if I'd like a part-time job at KIKS ...
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September 2, 2019
10 Questions with ... Charlie Rey
1. Share about your career journey as an artist. What's the path looked like that's brought you to where you are now? My journey from mainstream music to the Christian music industry is unusual. I started in mainstream music because I wanted the fame and fortune that ...
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August 26, 2019
10 Questions with ... Libby Carver
1. Could you share your career journey that brought you to your current gig at Lifesongs? Step 1: Stop by your high school guidance counselor's office because he's amazing and looks just like Little Richard and bursts into song at random times and always has sugar-free ...
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August 19, 2019
10 Questions with ... Dan Sheldon
1. Could you share in a handful of sentences your career path that led to your current gig at WCTL? I started at WXTA Country 98 in 1996. At one time or another, I have worked at almost every station in the Erie market. Before WCTL, I was working at Rocket 101 (New & ...
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August 12, 2019
10 Questions with ... Erin Branham
1. Could you walk us through your career path that ultimately brought you to your Baltimore gig at SHINE-FM? Prior to working at SHINE-FM, I worked at my local, independent Christian bookstore chain. I devoured books and Christian music growing up, so it was heaven to ...
