James Pratt

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Jim Pratt fell in love with radio at an early age, listening late at night to radio theater and AM Top Pop in the 1960’s. He studied communications and worked at his college radio station at Oakland University in the 1970’s, followed by four years as a military broadcaster in Germany at the Armed Forces Network, where he did news and community radio at AFN-Wuerzburg. Winning awards for production of local community radio and television news, Jim also produced travel radio programs around Germany and Central Europe, exploring the sounds of Church bells, tourist markets, and wine making in the mid-1980’s. His work frequently appeared on the Armed Forces Network across Europe.

Returning to the USA in 1988, Jim left radio and worked for the Federal Aviation Administration as an Aviation Safety Inspector. There he traveled to aircraft factories and checked designs and production processes for 30 years.

After retiring from the Federal work force in 2020, Jim returns to radio to host the morning TRADIO show on WCBY, where callers dial in and sell or find items to buy. He says connecting with local callers, and helping connect buyers and sellers is a great way to return to radio.

Jim lives near Duncan Bay Marina in Cheboygan, with his wife, Stephanie; their son Nicholas, and their 13-year old Plot Hound Dixie.