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Debbie…Efficient?

People ask us all the time if we’re the same way off the air as we are on.  The simple answer is…yes and no. I (Charlie) am.  What you…

People ask us all the time if we're the same way off the air as we are on.  The simple answer is...yes and no. <g>

I (Charlie) am.  What you see, what you hear, is what you get.  Now, Debbie is a VERY quiet, introverted person-which is different, of course, from what you hear on the radio.

One thing that is the same with her, only amped up off the air, is her biting sarcasm.  The best way to show you this is with this video from Christmas morning.

The headphones she's been using have been broken for about a year (one ear no longer worked).  You would NEVER know as she's easily the most polished pro on the radio station, but it was driving her crazy.

Her reaction to opening this is so her.  Now, that she can hear, she's going to be able to do her job. ;)

Charlie Nance is the Afternoon Drive co-host (along with his wife) of "The Charlie and Debbie Show" at WSOC, Country 1037 in Charlotte, North Carolina. The couple have been with the radio station since 2006. Charlie has won the prestigious CMA (Country Music Association) Award for Radio Personality of the Year and has been a finalist for the Country Radio Hall of Fame four times. Prior to his time in Charlotte, Charlie (along with Debbie) spent more than a decade hosting successful morning radio shows in Greenville, SC; Augusta, Ga; and Birmingham, Al. As a content creator for Country 1037, Charlie writes about dream lottery windfalls, sports, restaurants and bars, and travel experiences in North and South Carolina.