Cam Marston
Host, Keepin' It RealCam Marston is the self-described genius behind the twice Fridays Keepin’ It Real, now in its fourth year on Alabama Public Radio. Described as “observations of the world as it goes on around me,” Cam’s commentaries have gained a loyal following on APR. A native of Mobile, Cam and his wife are the proud parents of three great children out of a total of four with one child rotating out of the “good” category at any given moment. His wife, Lisa, is a high school volleyball coach.
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On this week’s Keepin It Real, Cam’s on his way home from a conference. He began making notes a few days ago about what his years and years of attending conferences has taught him. A bingo card might be fun, he says. -
On this week’s Keepin’ It Real, Cam admits he feels helpless in today’s political climate, but he’s found something he can do. It’s very small, but at least it’s something.
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On this week's Keepin' It Real, Cam checks into a hotel and wonders about people and where they left their sense of humor. After all, he told the joke perfectly...
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On today's Keepin It Real, Cam Marston laments the significant changes happening to the things that he once believed were fixed in place. Attitudes and beliefs once firmly held are vanishing. Even predictable things like football rankings have been deeply shaken.
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On this week's Keepin It Real, Cam discusses his largely sedentary life and the fulfillment he gets on the rare occasions he can see the results of his work.
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On this week’s Keepin’ It Real, Cam has a message for parents whose children are playing high school sports as his youngest children enter their final year of high school. Every high school sport is suffering from a shortage of officials and referees. Zip it, he says, please just zip it.
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On this week's Keepin' It Real, there are some arrogant folks showing up in Cam’s life these days. They don't’ commiserate with Cam’s struggles, they gloat.
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On this week’s Keepin It Real, Cam and his family grieve the loss of their family pet. It was sudden. Their dog, Lucy, was with them for nine and a half years and they buried her late at night in the back yard.
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On this week's Keepin It Real, Cam wonders where he can go where he is wanted but not needed. We all need a few of these places, he says, and we could all probably use a few more.
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This week on Keepin' It Real, Cam Marston has noticed a trend amongst his empty nester friends and what their hobbies become once the kids are gone. The predictability of it gives him comfort.
