June, 1995 (continued): My second trip this month was to Lake of the Ozarks, where Don Hicks and the Missouri Broadcasters Association had me present Power Phones and Promoting Your Radio Station.
That was the easy part.
The hard part was emceeing the MBA awards banquet that night.
Actually, the REALLY hard part was putting on a tuxedo.
Very few people have ever seen me wearing a tie, much less a tux. I am pleased (and surprised) to report that I actually managed to put on the tux without calling the front desk to ask that someone show me how to do it.
(At first I wasn’t sure what to do with the cummerbund, but finally I assumed I was supposed to wear it as a shoulder holster.)
Luckily for me, the MBA awards show was very well organized. There were audio or video clips for each nominee, and all I had to do was follow the script as I introduced each one.
Even more fortunate was the fact that the NAB’s John David — a former Missouri broadcaster — was in the audience, so I had someone to make fun of.
