Last week, was a wacky week for Radio Man. Changes in the itinerary for the trip to Grand Bahama made scheduling the location and guests for the show a little challenging to say the least. While we knew that Crazy White Man from COOL 96 FM, Freeport was to be the special guest co-host, guest lineups and location were a mystery until the 11th hour. After a few calls, some great friends of Talkin Tourism on Florida’s Treasure Coast (and Beyond) and Coastal Angler Magazine came to the rescue. Linda Osborne, general manager of UNEXSO, offered her office for the studio. The guest line-up could not have been better. Betty Bethel, the general manager of new business for the Bahamas Ministry of Tourism office on Grand Bahama, Shamine Johnson, manager of the Marina Operators of the Bahamas organization, Althea Johnson, reservations manager for UNEXSO and Mario Bodner, project manager for Taino Beach Resort and Clubs all agreed to be guests. Radio Man could not have asked for a more stellar group to talk about what’s happening on Grand Bahama Island.
During the show, we covered diving opportunities, the great deals offered by local accommodations, Talkin' Tourism host Gary Guertin did a personal review of the Bahamas Celebration cruise ship, which now departing from the Port of Palm Beach, and more Treasure Coast connections were unveiled. A couple of things the show didn't have the time to cover were Lucaya, Taino and Pauchi, the celebratory parrots at Garden of the Groves. More to come on these green and gray feathered VIPs during our next show.
Last, and most important, by listening to this show, you will get a small dose of the great sense of humor and “perspective” of the most popular on-air radio personality in all of the Bahamas, Crazy White Man, Paul Frances.
You will definitely want a tall Bahama Mama to sip while listening to the show, and don’t forget to check out the show photos below!
For the first time in history, Talkin' Tourism on Florida’s TreasureCoast did not post a pre-show promo! Sorry fans and listeners—life and a diplomatic mission got in the way of the standard routine.
It appears Radio Man and PR Queen were seen aboard the Discovery Cruise Ship making a crossing of the Gulf Stream on the way to Grand Bahama. Additional sightings were reported at the Grand Bahama Ministry of Tourism, M&K Car Rentals, Cost Right, OldBahamaBay and the Grand Bahama Yacht Club. Sightings of the duo were also reported by two Stuart boat captains who ran into them at Pisces Restaurant, located in the Port Lucaya Marketplace, savoring a conch pizza.
Were they trying to help track down the Barefoot Bandit? No, that rascal had just been caught by the Royal Bahamas Police Force. Were they negotiating a new FLAHAMA relationship with the Garden of the Groves? Who knows!? The only confirmed fact is Radio Man and PR Queen (aka the Ambassadors to FLAHAMA) were on a diplomatic mission to continue to promote tourism between our fantastic destinations!
