Strangeness Happens On-Air in Billings

Yesterday was definitely a first for me. After 15-plus years of broadcasting, the past seven 7 months of those being here in Billings, I had an experience that I have never had before and I almost had to change my pants because of it.

As you may know, the Cat Country 102.9 studios are on the top floor of Crowne Plaza in downtown Billings. From the studio you can see everything. I have watched storms come in for hours before they actually arrived in town. I've seen car wrecks and ambulances haul people off after being injured or sick.

Mostly though, the view when I am on air is pretty incredible. I love the view of Billings, especially from up here.

I got a bit of a shock yesterday, though.

As I was doing my show, I looked out the window to see two crows flying toward the building. Just as I saw that they were crows --KAboom! One of the crows flew head on into my window with an incredible thud. The sound echoed throughout the studio. Everything happened so quick. I won't lie. It scared the crud out of me.

In all my years of doing radio, I have never had anything fly into my window. I have, however, had a cow moo at me through an open studio window at a station that sat in the middle of a cow pasture. That was pretty interesting in itself.

Have you ever had anything crazy happen to you while working?