Oh, and yes, that IS me in my profile picture. That was my very first job in radio (as a volunteer) at the now-defunct WMCU in Miami. I was eight years old, and I got my start in a major market because my mother knew the station manager.
That's also the day I fell in love with the Electro-Voice RE20, and I've wanted one of my own ever since... which will be an achieved goal very soon.