Episode 057 | September 12, 2026 – The Call I’ll Never Forget

There are certain dates you never forget. For D.B., one of them is July 16, 2007. He was sitting at his desk at the radio station in Alabama when his phone rang. It was his mom calling in the middle of the day—something she almost never did. Then she said the words that changed everything. In today's Radio Journey, D.B. remembers losing his father, the coworkers who surrounded him when he was hundreds of miles from home, the simple drives and Wawa coffees he shared with his dad, and the phone calls they made to each other throughout D.B.'s radio career. He also remembers one voicemail from the night before that he wishes he'd answered. And for the first time since beginning his journey in radio, D.B. seriously wondered whether any of it was worth what he'd missed back home. He was ready to walk away. Then something happened. Chapter Song: “How to Save a Life” – The Fray Listen to the Radio Journey from the beginning with Episode 030 at dbnycepodcast.com.