The 81st Annual Academy Awards were a delight. The new staging, production values, and entertainment quality made previous years look, well, ridiculous. Hollywood put on a show, which is what it does and is, and the stars of stage, screen music and technology shined.

The day was bittersweet for me. I did not work the red carpet for KNX because of the KGO incident. Conservative tone at CBS and those perceived as “lose cannons” don’t fit in a live party atmosphere for them it seems. Oh well, I’d rather walk the carpet than work it, anyway.

And that’s what yesterday, last week, last month, did for me. During the Oscar’s there was a commercial, your “aha” moment. Well, I had one last night. Aha! I’ve been comfortable avoiding the risk of actually doing the work I need to walk the carpet by being on it for actual work.

Like television. My pitch meeting last week was fabulous. I know in my heart it was. The presentation was impressive, as I have been told by those that attended and those they trust; the “leave behind” was solid; the product very good. Yes, I wasn’t some little pretender-to-the-throne trying to weasel my way in. Nope. I had the goods, and I knew how to present them. All created by me with the help of about 100 people. No lie. 100 people that believed in my vision as well. That pitch and that product happened because I willed it to be over the last four months. Like my stage show and the DVD of it coming out. i willed it to be.

So why I never willed a movie to be (Andrew left many scripts), a play to be, more albums, music video, TV show...well, fear. Fear fear fear. Easier to be a part of their world on the sidelines, known by all, at all the right parties and events, part of the world but on the outskirts always talking to someone else instead of being interviewed about my work. My work has become covering other’s work.

Well, that’s over. In the last four months I’ve gotten to work. And now, there’s no stopping me.

I love attending award shows as media.

But in my heart, I know I’m supposed to attend as a working member of the community throwing the event, be it Oscar, Emmy or Tony. Now that I’ve had some time to ask how I want to spend the next chapter, the next act, it’s in front of microphones, cameras and live audiences.

Time to get to work.

Which leads me to the next little thing I’ll slip in here and then do a real press release later about.

Starting in March, hopefully March 2, I’ll be heard on air in San Francisco 9p to 12a M-Th on KNGY, Energy 92.7 FM and online at www.radiokrl.com

If all goes well, I’ll also be on KRXA the same time. Technical issues to work out there.

And then I’ll add more stations as I go along.

Like I said, time to get to work.