User:Recnet



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Yummy!

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Radio

Television

About Michelle
Michelle Andrea Eyre was born in Towson, Maryland on August 15, 1968. She is commonly known by many as "Michi". While working professionally under the Michelle name since 1998, she legally changed her name in September, 2006. Michelle has been diagnosed with gender identity disorder and has undergone transition and has been full time since September, 2006. Michelle is still a pre-operative transsexual and has been on a hormone replacement therapy since January, 2006. Michelle is a dual citizen of the United States and Ireland.

Japanese Alias
Michelle also uses the name Michiko Ota 太田道子 as a tsushomei. If Michelle gets into a situation where she is living in Japan for an extended period of time, she will be able to use that name.

Cool Stuff Michelle Does

 * I have been running REC Networks since 1984.
 * I perform parody songs under the name Michi-chan and Srap All Around.
 * I program an internet radio station playing Japanese popular music.
 * I used to produce video podcasts relating to roller derby in Arizona and the west.
 * I am trained to handle guide dogs.
 * I hold an Advanced Class amateur radio license, call sign K7REC.

Resume
Those day jobs that I did not quit.

States visited
(for more than just a connecting flight)

Countries visited
=Amateur Radio=

As an amateur radio operator, Michelle has been involved with various aspects of the hobby and interests have included:
 * The 220 MHz repeater scene in Southern California,
 * Amateur Television
 * Packet Radio
 * VHF/UHF Contesting from hilltops
 * Mini DX-peditions (traveling to Mexico and working from there)
 * Occasional DX chasing

Michelle has been licensed since 1987.

Michelle used to operate the N6UII repeater on 1282.55 from her parent's house in Chatsworth between 1989-1991.

Michelle's current amateur radio gear
=Awards and Honors=
 * 4th Annual (1987) Academy of Telephone Entertainment (ARTE) Award for Best Comment Line (CalCom)
 * 4th Annual (1987) Academy of Telephone Entertainment (ARTE) Award for Best Supporting Performance (Rich E. Calcom as "himself" in "The Paul Mack Extra Special Special").
 * Qwest Spirit of Service Award for 2006. (Qwest's highest recognition for an employee)

=Name Dropping= Famous people Michelle has had some interaction with (either in person or over the phone in the course of work):
 * Roy E. Disney
 * Micky Dolenz - The Monkees
 * Jerry Foster - former helicopter pilot of KPNX-TV
 * Charles Keating - Lincoln Savings and Loan (S & L Scandal)
 * King Kong Bundy - WWF wrestler (met at CES)
 * Katherine Jackson - Mother of Michael Jackson
 * Jonathan Wolfert - president of JAM Creative Productions

=Trivia about Michelle=
 * Michelle did have a near death experience in 1996 while under anesthesia at a dentist.
 * A couple of years after radio ID jingle company JAM Creative Productions moved from their old offices at 4631 Insurance Ln to 5454 Parkdale Dr. in Dallas, Michelle had their old phone number. She was still recieving calls for JAM!  Of course, she was directing the calls to their new phone number.
 * After their move to Parkdale Dr., Michelle drove from California to Dallas, TX to visit not only JAM Creative Productions but also Thompson Creative and TM Century. Michelle was going there to be in on the session where jingles for REC were being sung.  Almost two decades later, she still uses those jingles.
 * Michelle was very involved in public transportation issues in the San Fernando Valley as well as with Valley Metro here in Phoenix, AZ and specifically with services operating in Tempe, AZ. The concept of Valley Metro Lines 65 & 66 on Mill Avenue was introduced by Michelle.

=Photo Gallery=

=Web Site Portfolio=
 * http://www.recnet.com - REC Networks portal page
 * http://www.derbydata.com - Roller derby schedule and score site (under construction)
 * http://www.fmfind.info - Part 15 FM searching - transferred to Sirius Satellite Radio.
 * http://www.j1fm.com - J1 Radio - Japanese popular music webcast
 * http://www.lpfm.ws - Information on the Low Power FM (LPFM) radio service
 * http://www.michelleeyre.com - Michelle's general purpose blog.

=Contacts and Social Networking=

Contacts

 * E-Mail: Through the REC contact page - http://www.recnet.com/contact
 * Skype: hi-michi (Skype is hardly used)

Social Networking

 * Twitter: http://twitter.com/michichan
 * Facebook: http://facebook.com/michichan
 * Ameba: http://profile.ameba.jp/michi--chan
 * Mixi: http://mixi.jp/show_profile.pl?id=26933494

Blogs

 * English Blog: http://michichan.tumblr.com
 * Japanese Blog: http://ameblo.jp/michi--chan