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A Pirate's Life for Me!
2012-2013 Season

A Pirate’s Life for Me! is a half-hour radio show that features interviews with noteworthy East Carolina alumni. 

A Pirate’s Life For Me! airs Friday evenings from 6:00–6:30 p.m. in eastern North Carolina on Pirate Radio 1250 and 930 AM or worldwide on www.PirateRadio1250.com. Pirate Radio is owned and operated by two East Carolina alumni.

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Previous interviews:
2011-2012 season
2010-2011 season
2009-2010 season
2008-2009 season
2007-2008 season

2006-2007 season
2005-2006 season


  August 10: Robin Yoder '84, amputee triathlete and cancer survivor
     

  August 17: E.B. Bartlett '03, chapter director for the Cape Fear Region of The First Tee, a golf youth development program in Wilmington, NC
     

  August 24: Edith Warren '60, '73, NC House of Representatives
     

  August 31: Bianca Shoneman  '99, '08, executive director of Uptown Greenville
     

  September 7: Scott Maxwell '92, NASA engineer and driver of the Mars rover "Curiosity"
     

  September 14: Kirk Doll '74, running backs coach and special teams coordinator for ECU Football
     
    September 21: Dr. Sharon Allison-Ottey '95, physician, community health advocate, and 2012 Outstanding Alumni Award recipient
     

  September 28: Dr. Charles Coble, professor emeritus of science education at ECU and 2012 Honorary Alumni Award recipient
     

  October 5: Robert Benzon '71, military veteran, aviation safety investigator, and recipient of the 2012 Outstanding Alumni Award
     
  October 12: Robert Rippy '75, '96, owner of Jungle Rapids Family Fun Park in Wilmington, NC and recipient of the 2012 Distinguished Service Award
     

  October 19: Kay Haskell Chalk '76, recipient of the 2012 Distinguished Service Award
     

  October 26: Anjali Hemphill '06, TV reporter at CBS Sacramento
     

  November 2: Mark O'Ravitz '80, founder of Johnny O Alzheimer's Awareness Foundation
     

  November 9: Beth Ulffers '92, '94, 2012 Pitt County Schools Teacher of the Year
     

  November 16: Phil Houston '77, CEO of QVerity, former senior member of the CIA Office of Security, and author of Spy the Lie
     

  November 30: Monica Palumbo, co-host of The Ace & TJ Show, former Miss Sprint Cup and Miss North Carolina USA 2001
     
  January 11: Arlie Honeycutt, Miss North Carolina 2012
     

  January 25: Misty Marston '99, executive director of Pitt County Boys and Girls Club
     

  February 8: Tiffany Meadows '08 and Josh Powell '08, recently engaged on campus
     

  February 22: Chris Meadows '03, '06, principal of Jones Senior High School who won a Golden LEAF Foundation grant for his school to fund all new computers for every student and staff member
     

  March 8: Julie Wiggins '01, professional ceramic artist
     

  March 29: Cathy Genaux '11, speech language pathologist helping underserved populations in Alaska
     

  April 19: Dr. Lionel Kato '05, principal of Farmville Middle School and 2013 Pitt County Schools Principal of the Year

   April 26: Tony Bagdon '12, founder of KnotFriends tie swap business

  May 17: Bridgette Cooper '90, opera singer and actress, one of ECU School of Music's Distinguished Alumni for 2013
   
    May 24: Best of Season Eight

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