The crew behind the scenes

The jingle plays after every newscast.."Pete Braley in the Morning." There's a lot more that goes into every broadcast and I thought this would be a good time to acknowledge those folks and to say thanks.

Every morning starts with the gathering process. When I arrive at the station around 5AM (or 5:15 or 5:30 if I'm really into hitting the snooze alarm) I go to a number of different web sites and services that we subscribe to to find information that we use on the show. Then it's a check with Dean Devore or Eric Wilhelm at Accuweather. Dr. Joe Sobel was our morning weather man for years, but this past November he switched to the midday shift after 30 plus years of getting up at 2am. I miss him, but can't say I blame him.

WBSM is affiliated with FUN 107 and our studios are two doors apart from each other. JR, Michael Rock and Larry share info with me and I share things with them. We have a great working relationship.

Jack Peterson is usually busy in the newsroom and many times we don't even have a chance to talk before we are on the air together at 6.

Neal White was a great addition to the show. Neal originally came on to sub for me while I was out with my shoiulder surgery, but has remained because he is such a great asset to the show. Whether it's his sports reports, his comments or just another set of eyes looking for material, every day is a fun day with Neal.

Gina Brown has recently joined us with Gem Traffic. I miss Amy Pontes but she was re-assigned with Gem Traffic.

"Intern Taylor" is Taylor Nesbit from Dartmouth High. She scans the wires for me looking for the offbeat news stories that I love so much and she handles our prize sheets for the winners.

Debbie Aguiar Soares is our promotions director who helps me come up with contests and keeps us stocked in "faaaaaabulous radio prizes."

Scott Reiniche helps with what we call the "imaging" of the show. That's putting together the drop-ins with "Mr Voice." Mr Voice happens to be Jim Birdsall who records for us from his home studio in Kansas City.

Other contributors include Kathy Castro who schedules guests for "Operation Education" every Tuesday. We've met some great kids, teachers and community leaders in the nine years Kathy has been with me.

Joanna Langfield gets to go to just about every movie and she tells us about them on Friday.

Joyce Miller at Baker Books has a great feature on books every Thursday and we try to help folks find work with Rita Guadatti and the Greater NB Career Center on Wednesdays.

Last but not least, and it's been a huge addition...our Facebook and Twitter family. I get ALOT of great ideas off these two social web sites. Many times it's tough to get call-ins in the morning because of our short segments or the fact that people are busy getting their day started. Just putting a post on facebook or twitter many times gets the phones going and people chime in with their thoughts.

That's a little glimpse into how we put things together every day. Hopefully I didn't forget anyone.

Thanks to all and MERRY CHRISTMAS!