CTP (S3EJulSpecial1) When Life Changes the Station: Finding Your Voice Again w/ Kid Curry
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CTP (S3EJulSpecial1) When Life Changes the Station: Finding Your Voice Again w/ Kim "Kid" Curry
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Former radio broadcaster turned author Kim "Kid" Curry shares his remarkable journey from a 33-year radio career to life with multiple sclerosis and his reinvention as a political fiction writer.
• Growing up as "Kimbrel" Curry in Canyon City, Colorado, where he faced bullying and physical abuse due to his unusual name
• Starting in radio at age 17 running religious programming at his hometown station, eventually becoming "Kid Curry"
• Building a successful 33-year broadcasting career, including 25 years in Miami at Power 96
• Being diagnosed with MS at age 49 after experiencing symptoms throughout his life
• The mental struggle of transitioning from famous radio personality to "the guy in the wheelchair"
• Finding a new purpose as an author of political fiction that addresses media fairness
• The importance of vitamin D and proper medication in managing his MS symptoms
• Developing a positive mindset about disability, choosing to be the one who initiates conversations
• His book series including "The Death of Fairness" and "Bonnie's Law: The Return to Fairness"
• Finding common ground between people of different political backgrounds through honest conversations
Find Kim Curry's books at krcurrycom and follow him on social media at KR Curry the author.
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Chapters
1. CTP (S3EJulSpecial1) When Life Changes the Station: Finding Your Voice Again w/ Kid Curry (00:00:00)
2. Welcome to Constitutionalist Politics (00:00:38)
3. Kim Curry's Radio Journey Begins (00:05:03)
4. From Canyon City to Miami's Airwaves (00:10:15)
5. Battling Multiple Sclerosis (00:16:23)
6. Radio Personality to Author (00:29:00)
7. Discussing Media Fairness Doctrine (00:38:52)
8. Writing Political Fiction (00:48:23)
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