If you listen to sports fans talking about the teams they love and follow, some of them will refer to their team as "we." For example, "We need a new quarterback" or "We WON!" We Browns fans are guilty of this especially in our misguided attempts to intimidate a Steelers Fan with "We're going to kick you're @$$" on Sunday. It's a hard habit to break. After all WE buy the tickets, WE wear the merchandise and WE cheer at the top of our lungs...so why can't WE take credit for the team's success? Well, if WE were actually a member of the team who put on pads and a jock strap each Sunday and stepped onto the field, then it would be appropriate. Otherwise a coach of the team can use "we." So can former players. And, probably anyone on the payroll could get away with it. But a fan? Until you take a few snaps or get sacked a few times on the field of play you've got to give the credit to whom it it is due. I think it might be o-k to say "Our" team is going to beat your team ....etc. or does that imply ownership?
Matt Appleby
Matt Appleby
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Hey Friends!
Wow ! It seems like such a long time since I started my radio career at WNCO. It was January 1980. Ashland High School had a program called Student Aid where a student could spend two class periods per day at the career business of their choice, provided of course that field was represented in the area and accepted interns. I have Mr. Minnich and Mrs. Schmandt to thank for getting me off on the right foot at school and John James for taking me under his wing here at the radio station. (John you still have one of the best voices this area has ever heard!) Graduation came, WNCO needed a weekend guy and that was me. The following January this became a full time job. You had a chance to hear me in the evenings, afternoons and briefly in the mornings before our fearless leader Colman arrived in 1984. In December of 1989 this facility became a low power cable TV station TV-59. In addition to my radio duties I became a TV sports anchor/videographer/editor covering the local and regional scene. After 18 amazing years at WNCO as disc jockey, music director, sports director I had the opportunity to expand my TV career while staying in the Mansfield area. I became a television weatherman. Fast-forward to January 2004 and the chance to rejoin the crew at WNCO came along and I jumped at it. My love for Country Music and Radio, and begging from the program director had alot to do with my return. I serve the company as Commercial Production Director (since March 05)and Afternoon Drive-Time announcer on Mid-Ohio's Country Giant WNCO. It's an honor to work for Colman, and work with Kelly, Gene and the rest of this radio family...and to hang out with you in the afternoons!
I make my home in Mansfield with my wife Kelly (Sheehan) and am the proud father of Sara who is now a graduate from nursing school and is working as an RN. Our yorkie Murphy passed on April 24, 2010 at the age of 14.
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