And we’re back!

Well, sorta.

I am very excited to pen my very first post for the newly created – and soon to massive – multi-media juggernaut InsideLowell.

The brainchild of local radio legend Ted Panos, I have been afforded the opportunity to be a Contributor to Inside Lowell, which just kicked off this month.  With a stable of ‘Insiders,, InsideLowell has a well-rounded cast of characters that will cover the spectrum of issues in and around the city and beyond.  Politics, business, culture, entertainment, government…we will cover it all through a series of blogs, podcasts and a heavy social media blitz each day.

An exciting time.

With the dwindling usefulness and interest in mainstream radio and newspapers, Inside Lowell is taking a wise and necessary step into the future.

Exciting times indeed.

And so, let me give you the Inside Scoop on my plan to contribute to the venture.

Several moons ago, I hosted a talk radio show on Lowell’s own WCAP.  For a few years, I grabbed one or two hours of air-time each and every week on the 980AM dial.  I greatly enjoyed my time there and I loved doing the show.  The Can I Be Frank Show was a humorous variety type of talk radio.  We took a look at the lighter side of the world each week.  From sports to pop culture to news and events… and just about anything else, my show was intended to entertain more than inform.

We covered some hard-hitting stuff like…

• If you were in a Seinfeld themed band, what would that band be named?
• Sharks and Other Irrational Fears
• Why getting old sucks?
• March Madness Bracket of Personal Favorites: Food, Booze, TV, Holidays
• Christmas Pet Peeves

Even a little bit of compassionate content around local charities, events, and spotlights of some of the great people that grace the city.

For many reasons, the program simply ran its course and I stepped away from that dusty microphone on the second floor their Central Street studios.

Onward and upward.

The new blog column and (hopeful) podcast will follow in that original spirit of Can I Be Frank, but with a stronger emphasis on the local.  While my Contributor colleagues will be providing our audience with many insights of the important happenings and hard-hitting issues in the Mill City, my intention is to take a more, shall I say, ‘casual’ approach to all the day’s news.  While my montage of topics is still marinating in my mind, I can promise if you choose to read my stories or download my podcast, you will be getting a fun, unfiltered view of what’s going on in and around the city and beyond.  This Insider’s sources will be peppering me with the news and happenings that you may not catch elsewhere.  You will be getting a full plate of sarcasm, a side of skepticism, and some frivolity for dessert.  I promise it will be fun.  I have high hopes for many guest hosts and guests discussing a wide array of topics.  In the spirit of media mogul Barstool Sports, the new and improved Can I be Frank will also be ‘by the common man, for the common man’.

And so, there it is.  I hope you follow InsideLowell as I am confident this will be the next great thing around the Valley and beyond.

Stay tuned…