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Video Vault: Behind the Scenes with Tim

Admin : June 26, 2010 6:00 am : Eddie Daniels, featured

JUNE 2008 – Meet one of the most faithful Creation volunteers, Tim

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Video Vault: Before Creation Happens

Admin : June 24, 2010 7:06 am : Eddie Daniels, featured

JUNE 2007 – Eddie takes a look around the Agape Farm before Creation begins

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Video Vault – Lancaster Catholic Carnival

Admin : June 23, 2010 6:53 am : Eddie Daniels, featured

JULY 2007 – This is what happens when we let Radio Friend Phil out on his own

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Video Vault – Guests of 2009

Admin : June 21, 2010 4:01 pm : Eddie Daniels, featured

2009 was fun! Who have you enjoyed hearing on the air in 2010 so far? Who would you like to hear in the future?

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Happy Father’s Day, Dad!

Admin : June 20, 2010 8:06 am : Eddie Daniels

EDDIE DANIELS – Of all the guys I know in this world,  I feel it’s safe to say I probably know my Dad the best. After all, I’ve known him my entire life. I grew up with him and when I moved out of the house back in 1992 that didn’t mean I stopped learning from him. He’s still teaching me things to this day. A few weeks ago I was on the phone with him and I’m sure it made for an interesting picture: Me, on the couch, my wife Sarah snuggled next to me, the phone between us, just listening to Dad as he gave some of his insights on life.

That’s the way it’s always been with Dad. Even when I was younger, Dad was like my own personal E.F. Hutton: When he talked, I listened.

There are so many stories, so many memories, I don’t know where to start. So many different flashes are bouncing around in my noggin…Should I tell you about the time he broke his leg and, tired of having to wear a cast, decided to take the law into his own hands and sat on a bucket and began to cut it off with a hacksaw? What about the time an old lady called Dad in the middle of the night because she had a bat in her house and he went over there armed with his tennis racket? You get the point. I have a lot of stories about Dad.

There have been times when I see people on TV talking about their childhood, how they would have turned out better if their father had only told them that he loved them. Dad’s kids will never have that problem. On the phone the other day, he told me he loved me and then followed that up with “I know I don’t tell you that enough.” I didn’t let him go on. If there’s one thing Dad’s always done, he’s let us kids know how much he loves us. With every call, every time I see him, and in his actions and words growing up, there’s never been a moment where I didn’t think he loved us.

That loyalty and commitment is something that isn’t saved only for us, either. When Dad is your friend, you know there’s nothing he won’t do for you. There’s no one Dad cares for that doesn’t know he cares for them and he’ll do anything for them. If something happens to someone Dad cares for, he is the first one in line to help.

Dad fought in the Vietnam war and he has an AMAZING story. To say it was a life-changing experience is putting it mildly and it molded him into the man he is today. Dad saw a lot over there: life, death, blood, friendship, bravery, cowardice, and even heard The Voice of God. For the last few years, on Memorial Day he goes to a high school and shares his story and testimony of how he spoke with God lying next to a tree in Dak To. It’s very powerful and moving. One night when we were living in the Mojave Desert, I sat down with a tape recorder and interviewed Dad about his time in Vietnam. I later typed out the transcript. It’s 32 pages long and it still moves me to tears when I read it. I always told Dad I wanted to make it into a movie script, and he told me I could, but only if I played his role (something I’m a little too old to pull off now).

The other thing that I think of is, of course, boxing. Dad and his brothers grew up learning a lot and what he learned there he applied in his life: If you want something, you have to work at it. If you work at for it, you’ll appreciate it more. Dad has a long string of prizes and titles under his belt and nobody in school ever tried to pull the “my dad can beat up your dad” line on me. Dad has spent the last – wow, I don’t know, 40 years is it? – passing on what he’s learned to kids. He’s a coach now, and when you train under my Dad you know you’re not just learning about The Sweet Science. You’re learning about life. I don’t know how many times I’ve been approached by people who tell me they “used to go down to the club” and then proceed to tell me what kind of impact Dad had on their life.

Those are the things – the war, boxing, his loyalty – that everyone knows about Dad. But I love the little details, the little surprises, just as much. I remember as a child going into the basement and finding an old black case tucked away in a far corner. Inside was an old, broken down, accordion. Yep. Dad played the accordion as a kid. Who would have guessed? I also recall the image of Dad up in the Sierra Nevadas in the Mojave Desert, panning for gold. He would sit there for hours, just him and his tools, and come back with tiny nuggets of gold in a small glass jar. He loves to read and he loves to watch Clint Eastwood blow the bad guys away. He has an iPod he uses to listen to Johnny Cash and Hank Williams. He was a Sunday School teacher for years, and I remember as a young kid seeing how much he loved playing with not only me and my siblings, but all the kids in the neighborhood. Hearing him laugh as we all tried (unsuccessfully) to wrestle him to the ground. Little details and quirks about him that I love.

Dad has a Purple Heart and a Golden Gloves title. He’s received all kinds of awards, honors, medals, certificates, and special congratulations. But the title he holds most dear is “Dad.”

And you know what? He’s earned it.

Eddie Daniels, Video Guy
eddie@wjtl.com

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WJTL Video Vault -Father’s Day

Admin : June 18, 2010 7:42 am : Eddie Daniels, featured

JUNE 2009 – Milt Stoltzfus & His Dad

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WJTL’s Video Vault – My Radio Is Broke

Admin : June 17, 2010 8:38 am : Eddie Daniels

June 2008

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WJTL’s Video Vault

Admin : May 17, 2010 6:30 am : Eddie Daniels

Part II of Joy Ike’s appearance on the Get Up and Go Show – “Give Me Truth”

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A Trip to the Heritage Center Museum

Admin : May 12, 2010 11:18 am : Eddie Daniels

EDDIE DANIELS – One of the fun things about my job is the wide variety of people and places I get to experience as WJTL connects with our community. Yesterday Lisa and I went to the Heritage Center Museum in downtown Lancaster to find out more about their fun summer camps coming soon.

Lisa was armed with her audio recorder to gather material for an upcoming Kids Cookie Break program. I of course came with the video camera. We were able to get nearly an hour’s worth of footage. Even though the videos generally only run about 3 minutes in length, I’d much rather have too much to edit than too little. If nothing else, we’ll be able to break the footage down into a series of mini-videos instead of one epic 8-minute behemoth.

The video below introduces you to Jamie Bollinger from the museum. We also got a lot of really cool footage and info from the guy running the printing press and I’m looking forward into making that video its own segment.

Enjoy this sneak peek into what’s going on just around the corner!

Eddie Daniels, Video Guy
eddie@wjtl.com

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How Was Your Mother’s Day?

Admin : May 10, 2010 11:18 am : Eddie Daniels

EDDIE DANIELS – So, Mother’s Day 2010 has come and gone. My Mom lives in North Carolina. I called her yesterday and was pleasantly surprised to find out the flowers I sent her lasted longer than the ones sent by my brother and sister. Bonus points for me! 🙂 What about you? What did you do to celebrate? Any particular highlights? Comment below!

Eddie Daniels, Video Guy
eddie@wjtl.com

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