The Morning Breeze. May 5, 2023.

Jack's final day on the Morning Breeze :(

Episode Transcript

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The Morning Breeze on demand, SavageGarden Here on the Bays Number one for
Relaxi favorites in the morning. Itis six o nine Jack Colp and Caroline
McCardell. This is such a weirdbecause she's been building up for a week
now and we're talking about I hateto say retirement, but pivot. For

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me, it's my last morning hereon the Morning Breeze. Oh, it
gives me chills. My whole bodyjust got chills. It's just I did
the drive in. I'm like,this is my last drive in with Jack.
This is my last time climbing thesestairs at work, isn't it Jack?
Isn't it funny because we have allthese benchmarks in the morning. For
example, last time, my alarmis going to go up at three forty

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five. But you know who wasyou know who woke up without alarm?
My wife? Yea, and shegoes so the whole neighborhood could hear it.
Last time. It's very cute lasttime that alarm's gonna go off.
So this is as much for herbenefit as it is for me. But
I'm going to miss this so somuch. I'm gonna miss you. I've
got to tell youmendously. You're asweetheart. You've been great. It's been

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an incredible seven years. I meanwe have done so much and had such
a good time, and we've grownlike anybody does in any job. Right
that you start out, you know, you're new and in our case,
getting to know each other exactly,and now we can kind of finish each
other's sentences or at least know whatyou're thinking most of the time. Yeah,
it's quite a feeling, it reallyis. It's been amazing. So

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your first night tonight, you gohome after work, it's Friday. Happy
Cinco to my eye, good dayto retire. Not just any Friday,
but it's a sinko to Maya willIn the town where we live. They're
closing off the main drag for pedestriantraffic only, So there's going to be
a big Cinco to my celebration there. But there's no big deal because the
next day Saturday. Now what amI doing Sunday and Sunday night? No

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kidding? Wolf Stock? Oh you'regoing to wolf Stock and so are you?
I know that? For ye awesome. Yes. On Sunday they're doing
their Marine Humane does two annual fundraisers, and this is one of them,
wolf Stop. This one's really reallyfun because it's outdoors on their campus in
Nevado. You can bring your pets. They have vendors and there's live music

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that cover the tribute band Petty Theft. They're going to be one of my
favorites by the way. That yeah, so good, great stuff and so
tickets available Marine Humane dot org.But it's going to be a great afternoon.
I still have a Wolfstock t shirt. You do, Yeah, we
all wear that on Sunday. Youshould. And I love that you're retiring,
and I thought today would be ourgoodbye and now it's like, oh

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good, I gets to see themSunday. So that worked out all.
But we're going to celebrate you allmorning long. Oh you're sweet. Make
the most of you. While thelisteners I'm going to miss them so much,
I know, and I know they'regoing to miss you. The outpouring
on social media has been incredible.Well, I'm going to stop short of
giving out my home phone number,and you've done that before that accidentally,
but it has happened. We're ateight seven SID, we'll give We'll give

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the listeners our phone number seven sevennine eight one, O nine eight one.
You could always connect with us onsocial media. Ninety eight one The
Breeze. Now we'll look at ourforecast six twenty seven. Here on the
Morning Breeze, Jack Culp and CarolMcCardell. And that's a relaxing favorite from
Phil Collins on my last day.Wow, it sounds feel so weird saying

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that it has to. It hasto. But we're gonna celebrate you as
long as we can. Jack,We're gonna keep here as long as we
can today. Eight seven seven nineeight one, O nine eight one.
Good morning the Breeze. Good morning, Carolyn and Jack. Jack, I
went to the best. I movedover to the Breeze with you, so
a long time listener as I droveto work every morning. We're gonna miss

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you. I'm gonna miss you,but I wish you all the best in
your in your pivot. I appreciateyou, Thank you so much. And
he appreciates you, referring to itas a pivot because he refuses to say
retire. I am also pivoting atthe end of this month. Oh congratulation.
Yeah. I hope you'll enjoy yourpivot. I hope I enjoy my
pivots. Yeah, all best wishesto you. Yeah, congratulations. What's

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your first name, Helene? Helene, thank you, thank you for all
the years of keeping me company asI've driven to work. Well, just
FYI, the Morning Breeze will continueon Monday. It's going to be the
new Morning Breeze, and I'm reallyexcited for Caroline and her new partner Court.
Caroline, I'll be with you forthe rest of the month. Oh

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You're so sweet, Helene. Andcongratulations again on your retirement. Pivot.
I'm sorry, pivot Pivot. Thisis what I'm gonna miss all right,
Bye, Helene, Bye bye.Take care. We have the best listener
we do. Speaking of traffic anddriving to work, I have not taken

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for granted the fact that after allthese years my trips to and from I
shouldn't tempt fate because I still haveto drive home. Yeah, they've been
safe, despite the weather, despitethe other crazy drivers, despite you being
on the road. You made thatvery clear yesterday to Court when he was
there. So I feel, infront of everybody, very fortunate about that.
Yeah. It's I know, peoplelistening in their cars right now can

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certainly identify. Yeah, No.I think that's probably one of the things
I would imagine that you will missthe least, is that commute general?
Just in general. Well, weare at eight seven seven nine eight one
h nine eight one social media ninetyeight one the Breeze. That's another way
to reach us. We're back ina second the Breeze a re September coming

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up on the Morning Breeze. It'sgoing to be the last brighter side of
Carolyn and I together. That isso weird. Did I just say that?
Yeah, seven years we've been doingthis together and this is the last
one the show will go on.Yes, this is our last brighter side
together. You're gonna make it reallyspecial. That's coming up after Patrese Russian
here on the Morning Breeze at eightpoint one of the Breeze, the base

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number one four relaxing favorites in theMorning, Jack Culp and Carolyn McCardell.
You know, Caroline, I realizedwould this being my last day here on
the Breeze and having to wake upearly. The way the Warriors series is
going, I can stay up lateand watch them if the games had late
starts. I think this is goingto be a full morning of this.
We have these little realizations as themorning goes on, like wait, I

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can do this, now, Ican do that. Well, if they
played like pay played last night ontwenty one over the Lakers. Wow,
that's a blowout. I know,I know. And it's time for the
Brighter Side as we continue to celebrateyou, Jack on your final day Here
on the Morning Breeze eight seven sevennine eight one O nine eight one Brighter
Side sponsored by Shriven Company, Luxurytime Pieces, Fine Designers, and Flora's

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Diamonds. Good Morning the Breeze,Good morning. I also wanted to say
congratulations to Jack the plug and findinga new adventure to go off on too.
Thank you so much. I appreciatethat. And like we always say,
we have the best listeners. Yeahand down. I've been listening to
you guys for about a year anda half now, I think, and

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I've really enjoyed it. Hard Mantrahere on the Morning Breezes will take anything,
and he means that that's right,all right, you enjoy your next
adventure. Thanks, all right,guys, have a great day. You
did the same, have a goodweekend all right, bye bye. When
you set our listeners are the best. They really are. I'm reading some

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comments on social media as people areleaving comments for you on our Facebook page,
and it's it's so genuine. I'mjust it's wow. I'm really humbled
by all this. I hope youfeel the love today. You've had an
incredible career, Jack Well, andthis is such a deserved moment in your
life to be able to retire onyour own terms from radio. I've been

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I've been very, very lucky.I always asked yesterday, you know how
long I've been I've been in thisbusiness, and it's been close to fifty
years. Do the math and timeto retire, and I've I've loved.
I've loved every second of it.So very lucky. You're very very lucky.
You're very good at what you do, and so this is so deserved.

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We're going to continue to take yourcalls and read your comments on social
media. Eight seven to seven nineeight one oh nine eight one as we
celebrate Jack on his last day hereon the Morning Breeze. We're back in
a saxon nine eight point one TheBreeze. It's a relaxing favorite from Madonna,
Jack Culp and Carolyn mccarterell on mylast day. Boy, it's really

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it's hard for me to hear mesay those words. Well, you've been
saying them all week, right,and then it seems like, well I've
been saying it all week, butthen Friday is coming and I'll just deal
with those emotions Friday. And nowit's Friday, and it's really final,
right, exactly. We're at eightseven seven nine, eight one oh nine
eight one. Hi, good morningthe breeze. Good morning Jack and Carolyn.

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It's breeze. Are rich rich Itis so good to hear from you.
Well, I definitely had to callin on Jack's last day. No,
I would be remissed because I don'tknow if I told you this before,
but Jack was the first person thatI want a prize from on the
radio, No kidding. Wow,what was it the memory foam pillows back

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in the day. Oh wow,I remember that. Yeah, they got
a businesses. I have no idea, but I know I want three of
them. So probably you cleaned upin the department. Oh that was just
the start. I think the bestprizes that I want from, like you
and Jack were remember the thousand dollarsThank yous at the beginning of the Breeze.

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Oh my gosh, I remember whenI first came on the air A
thousand dollars thank you? Yeah,yeah, yeah, Well I'm glad you
were part of that. Yeah.And how does it feel to have a
better memory than the people who workon the Breeze exactly? I'm just glad
you remember me. Oh no,are you kidding? You've always been there,
Rich, We would never ever forgetyou. You're one of our favorites.

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That's so so well. I wantto wish Jack all the luck nick
the next chapter of his life,Thank you very much, and the best
part Sunday nights. You don't haveto worry about him Monday right for you.
But I do not want to hearthat talker. I will be here
on Monday, no kidding, I'llbe listening. Thank you, Rich,
Thank you for calling. Okay,take care okay Hi eight seven seven nine

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eight one nine eight one. Thatis how you reach us. We also
are on Facebook. We have somelovely, lovely comments coming in for you.
Yeah, I mean, wow,just all this is really humbling to
me and just I'm just really feelingit. I don't think it's going to
hit me until the parking garage doorcloses behind me. Is when I have

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them today feeling that's probably true.Yeah, it's a lot to take in,
but we really want you to feelthe love on your last day.
Here on the Breeze and yes youcan jump in on Facebook ninety eight one
The Breeze on the Morning Breeze thebase number one for relaxing favorites in the
morning. There's one from Huey andthe News. It is seven four one,
Jack Culp and Carol and McCardell onmy last day. I can't believe

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you're today. So happy for you, so sad for us. We're at
eight seven, seven nine eight oneh ninety eight one Priscilla and Sanley Andrew,
good morning. Yes, I justwanted to work to Jack a after
retirement, and that's the luck tohelp. Thank you so much. Yeah,
but I've been listening to you guyson my commute and even at work,

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so I really appreciate it. Andwe'll miss you. Oh, I'll
miss you too well. Thank you. Thanks for Priscilla for calling. Well,
I'm going to continue to listen toyou, but we'll miss you and
good luck. Okay, this isawesome, I know I'm just I'm just
blown away by all this. Well, I'm glad you're feeling the love today
because you deserve to. Thank you, thank you very much. It might

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be some people to disagree with you, but who knows. We don't want
to hear from those people. No, there are no such people out there.
But I have a question for you. You know, next week,
when you wake up on Monday andyou don't have to come to work,
what are you going to do next? Well, you know what, Kim
and are planning a trip next week. We're going to We're going to London,
We're going to Ireland and we're goingto Scotland's and we're going to be

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there just a few days after KingCharles is going to be you know,
coronated, So we'll beat picking upa lot of trash, I would imagine.
Yeah, thank goodness, they're gettingthat out of the way so the
cults can come to town so wecan help out the help out the monarchy
in whatever way we can. Yes, well, you're good people, the
cults, but that's going to bereally really, really fun and well deserved.

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Thank you. We're going to celebrateJack all morning long. Eight seven,
seven, nine, eight one ohnine eight one. You can always
jump on our Facebook page at ninetyeight one The Breeze. And now we'll
look at today's local forecaste coming upon the Morning Breeze. On my last
day here on the Morning Breeze,We're gonna have a special guest. I
know our special guest is here.He is ready to go, and I

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am ready to surprise you. Jackhas been trying to guess who this is
all morning long, and I guaranteeyou're going to be so excited forward to
it. All right, we willtalk to our special guest on Jack's final
day on the Morning Breeze. AfterBrian Adams on the Bay, he's number
one four relaxing favorites in the Morning, It's the Breeze, the Morning Breeze.

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I always tease Carolyn about the factthat she's such a Brian Adams fan.
You still have the poster hanging onyour wall. Lineup, boys,
somebody's got a poster. Yeah,and you've got to make room for Brian
I do. I'm excited. I'mgoing to see him in July? Are
you kidding me? Very good?So fun. It's eight away here on
the Morning Breeze and we've been talkingabout a special get. This is a

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complete surprise to me. Good somebodywho's a real fan of the Breeze and
he and I have been friends forI don't know how long. I don't
even want to say how long.But my friend Carlos, Carlos Couldnaro's welcome
to the Morning Breeze. It's ahuge pleasure, pleasure. And what makes
Carlos unique and the reason why Iadmire him so much is he is an

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amazing artist. He I guess youspecialized in sports sketches, but but but
many other topics because subjects as well. And what makes you amazing, such
an amazing talent is you make thesesketches. You provide these sketches so quickly.
When did you get started. I'vebeen sketching since I was It all
started with Star Wars. Oh yeah, that's right, And I started sketching

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and um back and when Star Warscame out. This was a nineteen seventy
nineteen seventy nine at a classmate whoum shared his work with me. He
still Beaum started drawing sketching these StarWars spaceships, and so I enjoyed them,
and so I went and he gaveme his a sketch of his and

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so I had to say, I'mgonna do this. So I went home
and started looking up my I pulledout my Star Wars trading card, right,
I pulled out the spaceships and that'swhen I started. Um, that's
started. So you were that's whenyou discovered that you did have a talent
for this. Yes, yeah,because actually you know, I was a

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fourth grade I entered a contest.Uh huh, Well, the grandmar Square
I went to and um, Iwas absent the day they announced the winner.
So the next day I come inand there was a huge candy bar.
Oh okay, finding out that Idid win first prize. You want
to remember what I sketched, butI won, It was worth a candy

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bar. Very good. Most ofthe sketches that I see that you do
are of San Francisco Giants players thatI know you're a Giants fan. I
see you on social media at thegames all the time. So just being
a fan, you started sketching theGiants and the rest is history. Yes,
that's where it all started. Um. Friends were telling me you need
to you know, you just youneed to do something with this work and

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I I, um, I justI just found myself improving. Yeah,
and um, I think I'm I'mdoing I'm doing pretty well. You're great,
you really are. Who's go ahead. I'm sorry. I was gonna
say to have the giants seen yourwork? Any of the Giant players have
seen my work? And wow,no autographed and signed it, Bruce Bochi

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that's so cool and us, Ohmy gosh. And um and they they
they look at it. They shockeda bit. Yeah, very surprised.
And yeah, well you know who'sone of the first in line when your
calendars are announced for sale every year. Yeah, you're looking at them,
mister Jack Coole Carlos sent me toUm, so I know you brought a

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gift today. Um, do youwant to It's hard to do on the
radio, but I really want youto share this. But you know you
will be missed many thank you,including myself, and thanks so much.
So. Um, you know thisis the first time you have actually met
in person. Yeah, but Ireally enjoyed our sure likewise, it's been
great, and so you are,Oh look at this. It's radio so

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it's really impossible. But it's anice sketch of Carolyn and myself. That's
really it is incrediblach. It's beautiful, and Carlos, thank you. You
are very much such a talent.So here's what we're going to do.
We'll take a picture of that pictureand try and do it justice. We'll
put it on our Facebook page andwe'll put a link to do you have

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a website or a wait, we'lltag you so people can reach out to
you Facebook and Instagram exactly. We'lldo that. We'll tag you on our
Facebook page. So give us acouple of minutes. You'll see that at
ninety eight one the Breeze on Facebook. But Carlos, thank you for coming
in and thank you for telling youthis much. Appreciate a huge, huge
pleasure, and it's nice to finallymeet your face. Thank you, thank
you. We're at eight seven sevennine eight one, nine eight one.

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Back in a second on the Breeze. Jack Hope and Carolyn McCardell here on
the Morning Breeze on my final days, I'm retiring. Nancy in San Jose,
Good morning, good morning morning.I just wanted to take congratulations to
Jack for you know, his retirementand tell you guys how much I've enjoyed

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listening to you. I remember whenyou were a couple of weeks into it
and you were like, oh mygod, we've been working together forever and
you guys were so brand new toeach other. Yeah, and now all
these years later, it just seemslike, oh my gosh, it must
seem like a life sight. Thanksfor being with us all those time.
What a great observation when we sayour listeners are the best. I mean,

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you guys have been there for usfrom the beginning. It's incredible.
You're so grateful for you. Well, thank you, We appreciate you.
And no best to luck Jack onyour bakers in your new life. Nancy,
thank you so much. That meansa lot. All right, I
have a wonderful day and enjoy everythingyou do in the future. Louise the

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base number one for relaxing favorites Inthe morning, Jack Copen, Harold McCardell
on my final day this morning hereon the breeze. Yeah, we've been
taking your calls all morning at eightseven seven nine, eight one oh nine
eight one is we're celebrating Jack allthe way into his retirement. Ron and
Vallejo, Good morning, Hey Jack, Congratulations man, my hard drop when

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I heard it. But a welldeserved my friend. And you've been part
of our lives, especially my lifeI've been I commute quite a bit in
my job throughout and with the otherstation you work for, as well as
the station with Carolyn and stuff you'vebeen. You make my morning's bright.
Did you make a difference? Andyou have made a difference. I can't
tell you what that means to us, but hey, I'm glad you're doing
it because so many people, youknow, live to work, and I

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want you to live for life,you know, and go out and put
your toes in the sand and lookat the sunsets and the sunrise and didn't
at the same time with your familybecause you never know. Man, tomorrow
is not promised, only to dayis. And thank you so much for
everything you've got. Ooh well,thank you for your loyalty, and thank
you for listening. Absolutely, Thankyou guys. Take care for Louise.
The bay has never won for relaxingfavorites. Why your work, Jack Help

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and Carolyn McCardell on the morning Breeze. Hard to believe that is the last
time that I will be saying that. That is and so weird to say.
I know, I have the worstcase of cotton mouth right now.
That's okay, it's a big moment, Jack, This is how many years
in the making. Yeah, it'shard to think about that. But there's

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some people that I really need toacknowledge, and especially our programming brain trust
here at I Heeart San Francisco,Rickie Filliar and Don Parker, who were
generous enough despite the fact that Igave them enough notice that I was going
to be leaving. Not many programmerswould trust their air staff or an air

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quote unquote talent to finish out theirterm. They would usually get yanked right
off the air because I don't know, we don't know if we can trust
this guy. So they saw somethingand they were very generous and letting me
finish finish out my term. AndCarolyn McCardell, what many people don't realize
is that she's not only a brilliantco host, but she's also executive producer

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of The Morning Breeze. She's overthere pushing the buttons, keeping us on
time, coming up with great ideasof things to talk about on the air.
So basically things they don't trust mewith. Carolyn takes over and rightly
so. And the best group ofair talent in the country, Lisa Saint
Regis, Tony Sandoval, Sylvia Jacon, Nicky Ross, and Karina Valascoez who

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fills in for Carolyn every once ina while when when Carolyn is away.
I can't say how proud I amto be able to say that I worked
with a group of people of thatcaliber. Um, Kim, my wife,
our sons, I've choken up.It's okay, Kim, Jordan and
Andrew, Kim as I'm not afraidto say, wakes up the same alarm.

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I wake up every morning at thesame time at three forty five.
And Jordan and Andrew they're out ofthe house now, but they were back
to school nights that I'd nod offin the back of the classroom because of
the hours that I was keeping.And last, but certainly not least,
our listeners. And we've said thistime and time again, the best in
the world. We wouldn't be hereif you weren't there. It's as plain

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as that. And I'm going tomiss you terribly, so thank you for
your loyalty all these years. It'son to the new morning Breeze on Monday,
Carolin is going to be teaming upwith court Johnson, who we had
yesterday on the air with us,and it's going to be great. I
will be listening as well, Sothank you also very much. Well,
no pressure there. Well, firstof all, Jack, thank you for

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the past seven years. I hadno idea when we started out on this
journey together. Yeah, I'm gettingall choked up, stop it. I
had no idea where the show wouldgo. I didn't I knew of you
in the industry when we started,but I didn't know you. And to
think back on where we started andthis radio station was brand new and where

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we've come. We can finish eachother's sentences. I know what you want
to talk about, what you don'twant to talk about on the air,
And likewise, I know what kindof wine you like to drink. I
know where the boys went to school. I know all those things. And
you have become family, and ourlisteners have become family. Absolutely. Yeah,
Jack, and I genuinely love eachand every person that calls, Everybody

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that says I love that song youplayed, everybody that has called this whole
week and said, remember when youguys talked about X y Z and that
is a huge testament to you,Jack, the impact you have had on
our listeners. You have been inthe Bay Area for many, many,
many, many many years, andI just want you to know that over

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the past seven years alone, youhave made me a better broad jester,
a better human being, and Iwill forever be grateful for the seven years
that I had with you on thisradio station. Then the feeling is mutual.
It has been a blast. Thankyou so much. It's so hard
to say goodbye, but I amso happy for you that you're onto this

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next chapter of your life, becausemy goodness, do you deserve it.
Just remember if you're if you're runninglate in the morning, don't text me.
From now on, text court,okay, but feel free to text
me at each time you like nokiddy, So thank you, We love
you, and we wish you nothingbut the best in the future. We
are back in a second. Thebreeze mostly cloudy for