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Carol Perkins: You're on the Air Previous Column: My Purse By Carol Perkins Susan Chambers and I had way too much fun hosting "Susan and Carol, Unscripted" on 99.1 the Hoss for twelve years. When Susan was no longer able to host the show, we "retired" and there wasn't a Tuesday morning that we didn't think of our many adventures. We began our talk radio experience in Horse Cave when the station was owned by Dwyane Forbis and our first guests were Richard, Fred, and Greg from the Headhunters. The crowded corner of the little room where the magic occurred rang with tall tales and laughter. The boys had been our students at Metcalfe County High. We went on to interview local business people, politicians, musicians, and many who were neither. Sometimes, Susan would meet strangers at lunch, strike up a conversation, and the next thing I knew they were sitting across from us on the radio. When David Froggett bought the station and moved to Edmonton, so did we. Susan loved Metcalfe County. She called it Paradise. One day, we were talking about how the town "used to be" and decided that a book sharing our knowledge was a necessity for those who had been born long after those businesses were gone. After all, how many people knew that we once had two movie theaters? We covered the area from 1940 until we wrote the book. Once we started, we expanded our descriptions to the city limits. That book is now in the Library of Congress in DC, thanks to Joan Whitlow, a former student. From there, we wrote "A Winter's Tale" about life in Metcalfe County during the winter months: parades, Christmas traditions, sleigh rides, and recipes. Many interviews provided us with amazing stories. (Both books are available at the Chamber of Commerce.) After we retired, Susan moved in with her daughter, Emily, and we continued to eat lunch together on Tuesdays, just as we had always done. Although we talked regularly, I wasn't a very good friend when it came to visiting. "I will tomorrow." Then tomorrow was too late. Susan passed away as she would have wanted. She simply went to sleep. There was never a time when Susan wasn't in my life. Although she was six years older and my high school teacher, age meant nothing as we grew closer together: we taught together, appeared in BarnLot plays, had weekly game nights with four others, and the list goes on. Her laughter and her stories made me happy. When the family hosted a Celebration of Life for Susan at the Edmonton Methodist Church, there was standing room only. She would probably have said in her Shakespearean way, "Now you all, go on home. This is Much Ado About Nothing." She would have been humbled. Everyone loved Ms. Chambers. Share your thoughts with Carol at carolperkins06@gmail.com, or with CM readers using our Comment Form. This story was posted on 2025-08-14 22:05:48
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