Author Archives: Ricardo

05/14/13

The future looks bright!

It’s May 14, 2013 and I am now 32 years of age. It has been an interesting year. A month before my 31st birthday I began my Masters program for New Media Journalism. I have always had a passion to write, investigate and in the end tell a story. Although I had already completed a couple degrees in design I wanted to do something in journalism in order to give myself a well-rounded pallet of skills. During my Masters program I found a new passion in podcasting. It started as part of a class assignment Read more [...]
05/4/13

The AudioVillains Ep 29 – The Vintastic Voyage Pt2

Hello everyone and welcome to another installment of the AudioVillains podcast on Jabber Log. This week is part 2 of the Vintastic Voyage with our good friend Vinnie. We were on location at the Higher Ground Farms and it was a beautiful day. In this episode we share our thoughts on medical marijuana and where the state of Michigan is headed in the future. Episode 29 of the AudioVillains is jam packed with interesting facts and vulgar humor so get ready! As always you can email the show at thejcast@thejabberlog.com Read more [...]
05/1/13

Within the Trenches Ep 18

Hello everyone! Whitney and I are back with an epic episode 18 of Within the Trenches. It has been about a month or so since Whit and I were together for an episode but we are back to hook you up with another excellent show. This week both Whitney and I have been battling some health issues but my minor cold and Whit's ear were unable to hold us back. On this episode we had the pleasure of interviewing none other than the very popular KMK of Diary of a Mad Dispatcher. KMK shared some awesome stories Read more [...]
04/27/13

The AudioVillains Ep28 – The Vintastic Voyage Pt 1

Hello everyone and welcome to another installment of humor and debauchery with The AudioVillains. We were missing Mike but we kicked ass and took names as always. This week we went on location at the Higher Ground Farms and it was beautiful. The sun was out, there was a cool breeze and the birds were chirping away. We sat down with Vinnie, a good friend of ours and talked about several different topics. This episode is hilarious so get ready to laugh! As always you can email the show at thejcast@thejabberlog.com Read more [...]
04/25/13

Within the Trenches Bonus Ep3

Good afternoon everyone this is Ricardo and I am back with another bonus episode of Within the Trenches. Whitney and I had planned on doing an episode yesterday but after she worked for 14 hours, babysat, went to the doctor and came back for another four hours of work, she decided she should probably go home and sleep since she had not slept at all the entire day. I don't blame her a bit. I decided to go at it alone and in this episode I cover some good information on a class I took recently from Read more [...]
04/21/13

The JCast RandomCast Episode 2

Hello everyone! This episode of the RandomCast features my siblings Fernando (Chando), Crystal (sometimes addressed as Cheese), Dee-von (Vonie) and her boyfriend Chris. The RandomCast has random guests and includes random topics. In this episode we reveal Vonie's boyfriend to the world and our father. At the time he had no idea that he existed. It was a great time and I actually have several episodes that I recorded in Florida so stay tuned and enjoy the show! As always you can email the show at Read more [...]
04/21/13

The AudioVillains Ep 27 – Back in Black

Good afternoon everyone! The AudioVillains are finally back with episode 27! It has been almost two months since we posted a new episode but we are back and ready to make you laugh and think about crazy topics. We have been M.I.A. doing other projects but now that I am done with school I can get back to it. The JCast on Jabber Log is blowing up and with three main shows the fun never stops. This week with the AudioVillains we discussed several topics. Mike is missing from this episode but he will Read more [...]
04/17/13

Within the Trenches Bonus Episode 2

Hello everyone, I am back this week with a quick bonus episode of Within the Trenches. In this episode I gave condolences on behalf of Whitney and the show for those who were involved in the Boston Marathon Bombing. Our thoughts and prayers go out to them and we salute emergency services and especially the 9-1-1 dispatchers. This week is National Public Safety Telecommunicators Week and although we didn't do a full episode we still wanted to honor one of our own. Deb Pallett has been recently Read more [...]
04/14/13

Within the Trenches at the Mini-C

The following are pictures that were taken at the Mini-C conference in Boca Raton Florida. This was an excellent experience and the show is going to continue to make more appearances at different conferences. Cheers!

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04/10/13

Within the Trenches Episode 17

Hello everyone, I am back this week for episode 17 of Within the Trenches. This is the last of a series of episodes that were recorded at the Mini-C conference in Boca Raton Florida. In this episode I sat down with four of Palm Beach State College 9-1-1 Dispatch Academy's finest. The conversation I had with Lisa, Myrnett, Wayne and Kimberly was excellent and refreshing. Their insight and experience going through the academy brought me back to when I first started. My beginning wasn't as elaborate Read more [...]