Imaginary Stations

Gary Bourgois was the President and Program Director of SkyBird Radio, and humble host of “Friday Night Live” (FNL), the longest running technical talk show, having its roots in satellite radio since the early days of satellite broadcasting. Many longtime C Band Dish owners may remember Gary's quick wit and extensive knowledge of the satellite industry. Gary's FNL "News and Views" was considered the best satellite news coverage anywhere. Gary hosted FNL since about 1991, starting back with Jim Bass on the old LTR Network, a service devoted to ham radio operators and Shortwave Radio Listeners (SWL's). Before FNL, Gary was: Novell System Administrator at a hospital in Marquette, Michigan; A wild and wooly DJ who scared the pants off the managers of several Marquette radio stations; TV producer at WLUC-TV, Channel 6 in Marquette; Radio and TV broadcaster for many years at Northern Michigan University’s WNMU-FM and WNMU- TV stations where...