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Ryan Olson
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I've got to act honorably or my name will mean nothing. It'll just be a word that women have a hard time remembering.
Male
31 years old
CHICO, CALIFORNIA
United States
Last Login: 11/19/2009
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Ryan's Interests
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| General | Karaoke, playing clarinet, radio broadcasting, the media industry, computers and the Internet, having meandering conversations about politics and other life issues and getting sick of long-winded chats. | | Music | Performing: Singing karaoke. Playing clarinet with the UCSD Pep Band. Disc jockey for Northstate Public Radio (KCHO-FM Chico and KFPR-FM Redding), KSDT (UC San Diego student radio) and WMTU (Michigan Tech student radio).
Stations and networks: KCHO (Northstate Public Radio), CBC Radio 3 (new music from Canadian artists), WMTU (Michigan Tech student radio), BBC 6 Music (ecclectic), NPR, KKJZ (jazz from Long Beach.
Artists: Still exploring the realm of music (one reason why I like listening to stations). I like a wide array of upbeat, peppy music.
My iPod is loaded with Ozomotli, Madness, They Might Be Giants, Los Amigos Invisibles, Save Ferris, Cake, Beck, John Williams, Apples in Stereo, Benny Goodman, Squirrel Nut Zippers, the California Aggie Marching Band-uh!, the Blues Brothers, Don Byron, Cab Calloway, Black Eyed Peas, Buckwheat Zydeco, Dr. John, etc. Oh and Ray Charles and Johnny Cash.
Working music: At work, I listen to soundtracks from "Battlestar Galactica," Star Trek II: The Wrath of Khan, Backdraft ("Iron Chef" music). Anthems and the like to keep me going.
Guilty pleasures: Downloading songs used in commercials and TV theme songs, including the classics -- "Knight Rider," "Fraggle Rock" and "Hockey Night in Canada." | | Television | 
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Veronica Mars, Battlestar Galactica, My Name is Earl, Everyone Hates Chris, The 4400, The Wire, Harvey Birdman, Robot Chicken, Firefly, Colbert Report, SNL, This Hour Has 22 Minutes, Hockey Night in Canada ... and Arrested Development
All-time All-Stars:
Homicide, Star Trek: Deep Space Nine, Star Trek: The Next Generation, Babylon 5, Yes Minister, Made in Canada | | Books | The Sweater Letter -- The real-life story about a murder investigation in rural Michigan.
Truman -- David McCullough's biography of the man from Missouri.
Star Trek: Deep Space Nine -- I like all of the stories set after the TV show ended.
| | Heroes | Harry S. Truman, Thurgood Marshall, Ronald D. Moore, Ira Glass, Garrison Keillor, MLK |
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Mindless Creativeness, TBBS
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Ryan's Details
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| Status: | Single | | Here for: | Networking, Friends | | Orientation: | Straight | | Hometown: | Salt Lake City | | Zodiac Sign: | Cancer | | Smoke / Drink: | No / Yes | | Education: | College graduate |
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Ryan's Schools
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University Of California-San Diego
La Jolla,California
Graduated: 2000
Student status: Alumni
Degree: Bachelor's Degree
Major: Communication
Minor: History, Theater
Clubs: Pep Band, KSDT, Triton Tide, UCSD Journalism Club, The UCSD Guardian.
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Poway High
Poway,California
Graduated: 1996
Student status: Alumni
Degree: High School Diploma
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Ryan's Companies
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The Daily Mining Gazette
Houghton, Mich. US
Staff writer
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Jan. 2001 - July 2004
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Enterprise-Record
Chico, Calif. US
Online content editor/reporter
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Feb. 2005 -
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Ryan actually made it to the gym! Now I just need to do it three to four times a week ... Posted at 6:09 AM Nov 19 from Twitter
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About me:
I can touch my toes sitting down! More exciting dish on my other site.
Visit the RTOmedia 'verse o' sites:
RTOmedia.com -- My professional site (plus pro blog).
my.RTOmedia -- The personal blog. <-- Updated frequently
The moblog -- Photos from around town.
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Who I'd like to meet:
Author David McCullough, radio people Ira Glass and Terry Gross, comedians Rick Mercer and Jon Stewart and MediaNews Group CEO Dean Singleton
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