David Hardin:
CLASS OF 1977
Hickory High SchoolClass of 1977
Hickory, NC
Lenoir - Rhyne CollegeClass of 1981
Hickory, NC
David's Story
Life
Hi! Thanks for stopping by to check on my life! I remember seeing a lot of old friends at our class reunion back in 1997, and am amazed that it's only two years away from our 30th anniversary!
After high school, having little confidence in my ability to live independently at that time, I went to Lenoir-Rhyne College and graduated with a Bachelor's Degree in History in 1981. It has hung on the wall of my office and collected dust ever since. I went to work in the radio business right out of college, thinking it was a good fit for my disability. I later became the news department (literally, I was responsible for deciding what was news, going out and covering it, writing the copy, putting it on the air, and taking responsibility for it afterward) for WIRC Radio in Hickory from 1982 until 1993.
I escaped the lovely, low-paid, overworked world of radio in 1993 to become Public Information Officer for Catawba County and I remain in that job...Expand for more
to this day. It's mostly media relations, with some straight public relations and a lot of "catch all" duties.
I married Amanda Hunter (HHS Class of '79) in 1981 and we have survived some remarkable highs and lows and are still together. We did not have children but do have one dog, a sheltie, who is basically our baby although he is actually now getting old.
Previously a man of many short-term hobbies and a hermit-like hater of traveling, I have gravitated more toward birding (what used to be called bird watching) in recent years, and have begun taking trips around the country to see how many different kinds of birds I can see. This was made easier after the really big change in my life when I stopped walking on crutches most of the time in 2003, after a shoulder injury, and began riding on a motorized scooter.
Enough about me. If you wander by here and would like to get in touch, please send an e-mail. It would be nice to hear from you!
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