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Section B

Community Spotlight

Tim Byrd ‘The Byrdman’ Soars Back Onto The Airwaves

On The True Oldies Channel In Palm Beach County And The Treasure Coast

VCMG Live, owners of the True The new morning drive wake up Palm Beach. It’s an exciting time for our company,
Oldies Channel, 95.9FM, in the show will air 6 to 9 a.m., and Tim is just the beginning of our growth,” said Scott
Palm Beaches and 106.9FM on Byrdman’s Get Up and Go Elberg, EVP market manager.
the Treasure Coast is proud to Show will feature listener Tim Byrd’s “Byrdman’s Get up and Go Show” will go
announce the return of veteran call-ins, live song requests, live on Monday, Jan. 6, at 6 a.m. on 95.9FM and 106.9FM
radio personality, Tim Byrd artist interviews, ticket in Palm Beach County and the Treasure Coast.
“The Byrdman,” to their new giveaways, traffic and About True Oldies Channel
morning show Byrdman’s Get Up and Go Show! weather and the greatest 95.9/106.9FM – The True Oldies Channel – plays the
Tim Byrd known as “The Byrdman” started in radio at the hits of all time. Tim will greatest hits of all time in the Palm Beaches and The Treasure
age of 15 and most recently spent 13 years in local radio in also feature celebrities and Coast! The Best Music of the ‘60s and ‘70s! The Beach Boys,
South Florida “flying high” on 97.9FM-WRMF, 104.3FM- special guests. Beatles, Elvis and more! For more information visit www.
WEAT, and 105.5FM-WOLL. Known as an influencer with “I am excited to go trueoldiesfla.com.
his popular podcast and website Palm Beach Live Work back on the air with this Tim Byrd “The Byrdman” Bio
Play and social media following, Tim has been promoting radio station; it gives me the opportunity to play the songs that When Tim Byrd was 15 years old, he finally got his break
the best things to do in Palm Beach County. Tim has been a I grew up with, some even before I was on the air. The energy in broadcasting. His first job was at a family-owned station in
long-time emcee, and charity host for many years throughout and fun of this music is a perfect match for my energy level Johnston, South Carolina. He knew from the very beginning
South Florida and his recent partnership with Palm Beach and positive outlook. I look forward to being in touch with that he wanted to be a big city radio and TV personality. All he
Illustrated magazine has catapulted his visibility. my audience daily. Now, I will combine all of it together,” needed was a foot in the door.
The True Oldies Channel came on air in October of 2017 says The Byrdman. The rest, as they say, is history. Byrd’s radio stops included
playing the best oldies of the ‘60s and ‘70s with John Tesh “I’ve followed Tim’s career going back to his days at Charlotte, North Carolina; Jacksonville, Florida; and Winston-
and Scott Shannon to make this the only South Florida WNBC in New York. He’s the consummate professional and
oldies radio station. we’re delighted that’s he’s joining The True Oldies Channel to Community Spotlight on page 27

travel

Seychelles

By Don Kiselewski, MCC, D.S., Palm Beach Gardens Travel Leaders

The minute that I stepped coast within 24 hours, with
off the ship in Victoria, I connections through London.
realized that this was unlike The international airport on
any other destination from my Mahé wasn’t completed until
world travels, starting with the 1972, making it easier for the
complete trust shown by the outside world to reach this
people. Just a few steps from paradise.
the ship waited our rental car Remnants of the breakup
and an attendant, who simply of Africa and Asia have left
handed me the keys. When I the Seychelles with islands
asked if he needed my license of two distinctively different
and a credit card, he just characters. Seventy-five of
pointed down the road to his place of business and said, “Turn the islands are coral, and the
it in there when you are done … we’ll take care of all of the remainders are granitic. These
paperwork later.” are the only mid-ocean islands
This lack of regimentation stems from the lifestyles that of this type found in the world.
have emerged in this tiny group of islands in the West Indian The coralline islands are
Ocean. The Seychelles were discovered some 200 years ago outcrops that dot the ocean to
by spice traders, whose voyages from the Far East, around the southwest of the granitic
Africa, to Europe carried them by the islands. Their importance group. They rise only a few
for trade routes was greatly lessened with the opening of the feet above sea level, but are Seychelles
Suez Canal, which diverted shipping from the southern Indian covered with rich and dense
Ocean to the Mediterranean. vegetation due to fertilization by large amounts of bird guano. a profusion of coconut palms, bananas, mangoes, yams,
About 10 percent of the Seychelles projects above the There is no permanent population on these islands. Aldabra breadfruit and other tropical fruits. Indigenous forest exists on
water in 15,000 square miles of ocean. The measured land is the largest atoll in the world, containing one-third of all the the higher slopes where cinnamon and tea are planted. Also
surface of 175 square miles is divided between 115 islands land of the Seychelles islands, and is a UNESCO-designated found in this group is the island of Praslin, the second largest in
and islets, with Mahé being the largest in the group. Located World Heritage site. the Seychelles, and lies approximately 65 miles from Victoria,
just four degrees south of the equator, the Seychelles are quite A dense cluster of 42 islands forms the granitic portion Mahé, the nation’s capital.
literally a thousand miles from anywhere. However, with of the country. These granite islands are covered with lush
today’s long haul jet aircraft, it’s reachable from our East green vegetation presenting a tropical character. They have Travel on page 26