David was in the parking lot of Target and saw the Air 1 van. Air 1 is a national Christian radio station that can be heard all over the U.S. David and I first discovered it while vacationing in Oregon. Since we could not get it in Washington, we would play Air1 through our computers, at www.air1.com. We soon discovered that their headquarters is right here where we live now in California! David and the boys struck up a conversation with one of the morning DJ/Air Talent, Sean Copeland. Sean invited us to tour the radio station and decided to join us for the tour as well. Miss Terri was our excellent guide for "behind the scenes."
Miss Terri , with the boys, in the lobby…(this is beginning to sound like the ‘Clue’ game…)
David and boys in front of the Air1 car..
Showing off their "all access" passes…
Sean, in front of the wall containing gold and platinum albums, given to them by various Christian artists…
Air1 has a team of pastors who minister to the staff and listeners. The whole staff meets four times a day in this sanctuary to pray for their listeners needs…
This is the prayer requests that are sent in by listeners. Not only to the staff as a whole pray over each request, but staff will come and take the prayer requests with them to pray as time allows. If I recall correctly, I think they said that each prayer request is prayed over at least four times. They also follow up personally with the individual that submitted the prayer request. A true ministry in action.
This is the room that monitors all of the stations across the nation. This room will be the first to know when/if a station goes down, and will work to bring it back up.
This room is used during pledge drives. Volunteers will donate a few hours of their time to process the calls coming in.
This aisle of rooms are all recording studios, used to record interviews with artists, trailers, or announcements…
This is where Sean spends his shift. He gave us a little demo on how he manages calls, pre-recorded items, music, etc…
Sean’s "office". He just moved here from Kansas City…
We were thoroughly blown away by the impact that we can now see Air1 affecting not only this nation, but the world through their efforts. (They just held a fundraiser that raised enough money to build six church/orphanages in India.) We are grateful for this incredible opportunity to witness this operation to the degree we did.
This is the interior of the plane. The boxes on the right are the overhead bins. ‘R’ is sitting in the middle aisle. There is a red stream that represents the hot air, and there is a blue stream that represents the cold air that pumps through the vent. The box next to him is the snack cart; a highlight of his memory.
