About
What are we all about?
Well, RAR (Random Access Radio) was developed from a thought to give the listeners a little more than a recorded podcast at the original show “Sound Check with CK.” It was merely an extension of the studio podcast that needed…in my opinion a way to engage the listeners and make the show more interactive. We have accomplished that here with RAR-Chat Page where fans of the show can now listen and chat with other fans at the same time. Sometimes the conversations go on tangents that are uncontrollable, and that is OK…but some of the friendships that have been made from this show are what we are all about. This show is really done so that all the listeners of high quality Rock and Roll can hear the show being produced and get it in its rawest form. We are far from automated, and we love that!
For those of you who don’t know about the show, it all started in the attic in Chicago in August 2007.
I was a blogger who wrote about sports, life, politics, and current events. I was also into taking pictures of the amazing Chicago sunsets, but I still had that passion to be heard. It was at this time that Sound Check, the “virtual round table”, was formed. We had a format that if you listen to any of the episodes before Episode 86, you will hear opinions from many different contributors. Sound Check was blessed to have such opinionated people on the show, and that’s what made it interesting.
After seeing the show mature and people start doing their own things, I decided to take a break and that is when Sound Check took a 2 month break to start Random Access Radio. It was a short stint on the web that saw a great name going in a direction that wasn’t to my liking. Things changed in a hurry. We backed off that production and kept things quiet for a bit and started up Sound Check again with what the passion was all along – music.
Starting with Episode 88, Sound Check went from the “virtual round table” to the “All Request Podcast” just from asking people on Twitter “What is your favorite Classic Rock song?”
That was all we needed.
The seed for RAR was planted and no one knew it. The live show was being worked on behind the scenes and the show was to go live right on schedule. With the help of Paul Swansen and my friend Dizzy from Georgia and others(*), the show was tested, software was tested, video was tested(and failed…lol) and we were ready to broadcast.
If you have something you would like to add to the “About Page”, please send it to ck@randomaccessradio.com
Thanks and I hope you enjoy the show!
CK
(*) Mari Adkins from Lexington, KY contributed to the editing of the “About” page. Many thanks go to Mari and here support for Random Access Radio!
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Here is what some of the supporters of Sound Check and Random Access Radio are saying:
Tired of commercial radio? Tired of not hearing what you want to hear? If you’re not listening to RAR, you’re missing out! RAR is the best online radio I’ve ever listened to.
RAR is a Ballroom Blitz …
Mari Adkins from Lexington, KY and on Twitter!
“Random Access Radio is that goodness for your ears and soul for when you’re road tripping and you need some music to jam to!”
“With a name like RAR, it’s like a great Old Dirty Bastard (RIP) song, you’ve got to like it raw!”
Dee from www.obsessivesneakerdisorder.net
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“Two thumbs up for CK and his RAR podcast! Great quality of music to be heard here. CK is truly devoted to his fans and just makes it fun for everyone! You never know what he will play next!”
Samantha – Find her on Twitter HERE
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How do I feel about the content found on Sound Check or Random Access Radio, or just in general, created by CK? How do I feel?
I am a deep, dark bottomless pit of desperation and need- a need that can only be filled by great music. Great music provided by CK and Sound Check/RAR and all the great friends who push/encourage/berate CK. Its fun. I like it. And I highly recommend it. If I’m lying, may God take away my chocolate and my shoes.
Sherry Martin aka Spiffy 
HUGS!
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4/6/2010
I did want to let RAR know that I streamed my first show two weeks ago. I frankly don’t listen to much radio, but I had responded affirmatively to an invite from CK, who is on my Facebook friend page, and decided I’d better at least listen for a minute. Wow! I couldn’t turn it off, and listened until the end of the program. It was by far the best program I have ever had the pleasure of experiencing. The selection music took me back to a place I haven’t been in years, and reminded me of so many good things from those years that I’d forgotten.
I have told so many people, not just FB users, but at least 50 personal friends since then, about RAR. I hope they will all listen and enjoy it as much as I did and do. You have a fan for life here! Thanks RAR, and thanks to Chris for inviting me. I’ll be listening tonight.
Kim Parker
Federal Way, Washington
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