You have probably heard me or others talk about "radio row" at the conventions this year.  It's basically an area where a number of radio stations and networks are crammed together.  I thought I would give you a sample tour of what it looks like.

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This is a look down the row of radio positions. There are actually four rows - two on the outside and two on the edge of the main hallway.

It has turned out to be a great place to troll for interviews, as all kinds of people, delegates, movie stars, political strategists and elected officials roll by all day long. Meanwhile, those who want to be on the air shuttle from show to show.

When I arrived on Wednesday morning around 4:45 am local time, the place was already humming with activity, as morning shows on the East Coast were up and running, with the Central Time Zone soon to follow.

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Among those hard at work are the morning duo on my station in Tulsa, Oklahoma, KRMG-AM. Host Joe Kelley (L) and Sports sidekick Rick Couri (R) have been a lot of fun to work with the last two weeks in Denver and St. Paul.

Along with doing the usual morning show for their Tulsa listeners, they come back every night for a special one hour broadcast about the nightly convention sessions, trying to cram as much into each show as possible.

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Reed was plugging his book called, "Dark Horse," about a Presidential election involving an African American candidate, and a woman who had been a Governor for less than two years. At least that's what he told me.

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Also making the rounds were a variety of media types, like George Stephanopolous, Brian Ross and many others.

Also out there, CNN's Candy Crowley, who for years was my neighbor in the Senate Radio TV Gallery. Candy was very happy to tell the KRMG-AM crew some old stories about yours truly.

"I knew Jamie when he was single," Crowley said with a laugh, "and now his wife is about to have their third child."

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You have probably heard me or others talk about "radio row" at the conventions this year.  It's basically an area where a number of radio stations and networks are crammed together.  I thought I would give you a sample tour of what it looks like. This is a look down ...

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