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Jay PhilpottWeekends: Sat 10a-3p, Sun 12n-4p CT
jphilpott@1065thearch.com
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I was born in St. Louis and grew up here, Minneapolis and San Jose, California...a multi-city childhood that prepared me well for the rock band-style, gypsy touring life that is a career in radio.
It's been a blast seeing America by working and living in all quadrants of the USA - I've been to 46 of our states and seen a lot of our amazing country, living and working in places like San Jose/San Francisco, Minneapolis, Seattle, Milwaukee, Norfolk/Virginia Beach, Springfield, IL, Dallas and Charleston, SC. I previously worked in St. Louis radio from 1995-97 when KSD was classic rock - (I think they play Polkas of the Antarctic now).
I came back to StL for good in 2006 to take care of family matters and have been with THE ARCH since June of 2007. It is the most perfect music station I have ever worked for, allowing me to indulge my rawk side as much as my love for pop music. It's my passion to bring all kinds of music to you and to dig around for the fun facts and stories behind the tunes and the people who make them.
I'm really lucky to be on TEAM ARCH, and I really appreciate that YOU listen. Thanks!
MODERN ENGLISH vs MODERN ENGLISH
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England and America are two countries separated by a common language.
George Bernard Shaw
Irish dramatist & socialist (1856 - 1950)
I’ve always loved that quote, and it’s true – Americans and Brits speak English quite differently. Our language is now the most widely spoken in the world in terms of its reach into almost every corner of the world. There are probably more people that speak Chinese by virtue of the fact that China is the most populous nation in the world, but English is more influential since it is the official language of many international activities like, for example, aviation.
Modern English (the language) now has ONE MILLION words, a milestone that was reached on June 11thof last year (2009). On that date, the Oxford English dictionary designated the official one millionth word to be “Web 2.0” – an appropriate choice since the hi-tech world has been responsible for most of the massive increase in new words over the last couple of decades.
Modern English (the band) hasn’t grown quite as fast and remains a “one-hit wonder”. As I was playing their only big song “I Melt With You” it occurred to me that I hadn’t seen the video in a long time, so I decided to share it with you here. Enjoy!
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