November 26, 2003

On the Radio

Sometimes it just takes a little press.

I was interviewed this morning on WBEZ's Eight Forty-Eight program about Gapers' Block. The interview went fairly well (I said "uh" a little more than I would have liked, and stammered a bit, but I was cogent overall), and I had emails of congratulations in my inbox as soon as I hung up the phone.

Among the many emails I've received since have been four press releases for upcoming events, an request for a listing of yet another event, and an advertising inquiry. Oh, and a note from a guy I haven't heard from in about 4 years.

I suspect this sudden interest in GB from non-bloggers will only grow in the coming weeks. I know, one radio interview at 9:30am the day before a holiday isn't exactly prime-time, but it's a start, and it's part of a growing level of recognition. Considering we've been up just six months and we're already topping 1,000 unique visitors a day, that's pretty good.

We've got a lot to be proud of. And thankful for. Happy Thanksgiving.

Posted by Andrew Huff at November 26, 2003 01:27 PM
Comments

Congrats!

Posted by: Roni at November 26, 2003 01:39 PM

Oh...in case someone wants to listen: http://www.wbez.org/audio_library/ram_2003b/848/848_031126a.ram

I have to wait until I get home as I don't have RA at work.

Posted by: Roni at November 26, 2003 01:41 PM

Congratulations. Gapers Block is truly a great site, it's good to see that it's getting its deserved publicity.

Posted by: Jeffrey Utech at November 26, 2003 01:48 PM

Ah yes, thanks Roni, I meant to link to it.

Thanks, guys. I was nervous, but it turned out pretty well.

Posted by: Andrew at November 26, 2003 04:08 PM

Wahoo! Wahoo!! I'm going to listen to it right now.

Posted by: lacey at November 26, 2003 04:59 PM

Gappers Block is born to fly.

Have a very happy Thanksgiving.

Posted by: Guinness at November 27, 2003 11:55 AM

Did I say Gappers? Gapers'

Posted by: Guinness at November 27, 2003 11:56 AM

Congrats. Wow, a thousand unique visitors a day. What kind of bandwidth do you need per month?

Posted by: dave at November 30, 2003 10:38 AM

You did an excellent job making the site sound interesting, informative and fun. Next step- WGN !

Posted by: Paul at December 1, 2003 01:22 PM

You know, I posted a congratulatory remark here last week, but I mustn't have hit send... Grr. Regardless, congratulations to you, Naz, and the other GB contributors on a job well-done, and on the excellent publicity you're garnering from all sorts of venues.

Posted by: bran at December 3, 2003 09:54 AM