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For 40 years, Jim Bishop has had his hands in all forms of local media.<\/p>\n

And while he aims to stick around for a bit longer, he says next week will mark the beginning of the end.<\/p>\n

On Jan. 7, the 65-year-old Belmont Estates resident will give his final broadcast of “Friday Night Jukebox” on WEMC’s 91.7FM, which he has hosted weekly for nearly 11 years.<\/p>\n

Bishop began the music show in February 2000 at the suggestion of a former WEMC station manager. The 1950s music program, which runs between 8 and 9 p.m., features Bishop’s personal music library. He started collecting vinyl records in 1956, when he was in the sixth-grade.<\/p>\n

“I’ve always loved radio and I always wanted to do something with it,” Bishop said. “I jumped on it because I really enjoyed it. It’s been my escape valve and I’m going to miss it.”<\/p>\n

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Jim Bishop interviews alumni during Homecoming and Family Weekend for a WSVA radio broadcast.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

As public information officer for Eastern Mennonite University, Bishop is often quoted in local media outlets about the school. He’s also the author of “Bishop’s Mantle,” a weekly column in the Daily News-Record, and the host of the Saturday morning EMU activities report on WBTX 1470AM.<\/p>\n

Bishop has written the DN-R column for more than 20 years and has also contributed essays on health and wellness for Rockingham Memorial Hospital’s magazine, RMH HealthQuest, and a regular column for the Mennonite Weekly Review, a church newspaper in Kansas.<\/p>\n

“These things are not things I was planning to do,” Bishop said. “They just happened and I enjoyed them very much.”<\/p>\n

Bishop will retire from EMU on June 30, completing his 40th year at the school.<\/p>\n

He hasn’t yet made any decisions about his column writing, but plans to continue freelance writing and traveling around the United States. He’s always wanted to see the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame, Graceland and the California coast.<\/p>\n

“I never had a big audience but the people who listened were very loyal,” Bishop said. “I got requests from all over, including one I always got by mail. He also sent me a birthday and Christmas card every year.”<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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