THE RECOVERY RADIO SHOW was founded by BOB MUNCK. Bob has over 15 years in recovery and is an expert at assisting people in all areas of recovery. DR STEVE, also in recovery,  joins Bob in the booth as his partner and medical commentator.

The Recovery Radio Show provides listeners the tips and tools needed to recover from self-destructive addictions and compulsive behaviors.  It is the SAFE place for CHANGE and HOPE.

RECOVERY RADIO SHOW SIGNS OFF THE AIRWAVES

Good night....and Farewell.

Effective tonight, Saturday, October 30th, Recovery Radio signs off the airwaves.

This extremely difficult decision was mandated by the increasingly more austere financial circumstances for Recovery Ministries, Inc., the 501 (c) (3) non-profit public benefit corporation that Bob and I formed a couple years ago to run the business side of our outreach effort. While Recovery Radio Show developed a constantly growing and extremely loyal and enthusiastic listening audience, fact is that we were unable to secure the level of commercial sponsorships and donations (both corporate and public) necessary to stay on the air. We sincerely thank TRIAD Treatment Center for believing in us, for believing in the power of Recovery, and for serving as our sole sponsor during the past several months. Without TRIAD, we would have been bumped off the airwaves even sooner.

We doubt that we will be able to heal the financial wounds that our organization has suffered, so in all likelihood we will not resume broadcasting the Recovery Radio Show in the future. But we will be examining all possible options that could breath new life into our mission of bringing the hope of recovery to those who need it.

Dr Steve

Between us, Bob and I have spent nearly half a million dollars ($500K) in the development and ongoing operation of Recovery Radio during the one and one-half years we've been in existence. Most all of this large sum represents Bob's and my personal contributions to Recovery Radio Ministries from our own family resources. For one, I do not feel distraught over the lost dollars and time I spent in trying to help other people. It was a joy to see those in pain and misery from the ravages of addiction finally find the joy of recovery. But although we never, ever saw this show as a source of personal wealth, we did hope that at some point it would at least pay its own expenses and sustain itself without the need for ongoing personal contributions by Bob and me. Unfortunately, both Bob and I are now completely tapped out with no savior in sight. We cannot continue a minute longer.

We would like to give major thanks to two people: First, our Executive Producer, Bruce Wicksell, for his steady and uncomplaining creative effort and his excellent production support. Bruce- You've been absolutely great. Thank you so much! And also to Cathy Stephens, our fearless and wonderful webmaster. Cathy- You're the third "ghost host" of Recovery Radio. You've been absolutely invaluable in the creation of our public image, and in running our mass communications division. Both our website and our e-newsletter, the FLASH!, are the unique creative "babies" of Cathy- you do such a great job, you don't complain, and you don't even ask for enough money to make it worth your while! Thanks so much again, Cathy.

Bob Munck

There are many others who deserve our sincere thanks and not necessarily in any special order: Melissa Stewart, our Director of Development who is the "networker non-pareiel"; Roger Marken, our dapper and mild-mannered pro bono corporate counsel who was so generous with his legal expertise; Greg Munck, the mellifluous "voice" of our recorded show-opener introduction and the voice of our advertisements and "liners"; Jeanne Groth, my bubbly wife and our long-time call-screener with the cheery voice and unique ability to handle zillions of calls simultaneously and yet with lots of fun, and also the female voice of our "liners"; Rick Ramirez, our second main call-screener, who preferred to spend his Saturday evenings with us rather than with the many women who wanted his time, too; Neil Nguyen, the charitable philanthropist and non-profit organizer who provided early cheer-leading support and donations-gathering expertise to Recovery Radio; the late Dave Morze, our early CEO who unfortunately was pulled away early on by other commitments, and who is now deceased (God Bless your Soul, Dave...we hope you're in a better place...); Michael Tomlinson, our first producer who patiently taught us the ropes about talk radio; Chuck Everts and Bill Peters of Everts Sound Studio, the peerless sound engineers at our first independent production studio in Laguna Niguel; Chandler Haynie and Brad Phillips, our more recent sound engineers at the KKLA Studio in Glendale; Clay Maxwell, our gregarious fill-in call-screener and the most energetic personality on the planet even without the help of stimulants; and finally, Norman and Helen Groth, my parents who live in Minneapolis, MN and listen to the show via the internet, and who are without question the most loyal and regular Recovery Radio fans ever!! Thanks so much for your guidance and unconditional support, Mom and Dad! I sure hope I've not forgotten anyone! If so, my humble, sincere apologies!!

Lastly, we thank our stations, both 99.5 FM KKLA in Los Angeles, and 1100 AM KFNX in Phoenix for their support and understanding as pertains to our reluctant but precipitant decision to leave the airwaves. Thank you in particular, Bob Hastings, General Manager of Salem Communications- Los Angeles, and Francis Battaglia, owner of KFNX News Talk Phoenix, for your kindness, generosity, and flexibility in accommodating our hasty departure.

Good night....and Farewell. Remember.....RECOVERY WORKS!!!


Co-Hosts and Principals, Recovery Radio Show

 

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Recovery Radio extends its deepest thanks to TRIAD Treatment Center, and its principal financial backer, Tony Vaughn, for it's loyal and enthusiastic sponsorship during the last few months of our show. We wish TRIAD well as it continues its goal of bringing NTR™ to the public. The world needs more prescient organizations like TRIAD who have the insight and vision to know that better ways to address the disease of addiction are now evolving, thanks to the wonders of modern medical science! Thank you, TRIAD!!
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