Late last week Sarah, Ryan and I were talking on the show about the whole "Karen" slang thing. How the name has become synonymous in pop culture with a negative connotation of a bothersome, less than likable woman.  I think most of us appreciate a good joke, but when the punchline is delivered over and over again, it can get old quick. We three pretty much agreed it's a silly, overused and not appreciated trend. I personally am not a fan at all of the whole "Karen" thing.  It's lazy. 

SO this message came into me this week after our on-air conversation, and it's one of the best notes I have ever gotten in 4 decades of hosting morning shows.  I asked her if I could use it here, and she resoundingly said yes!   Her name is Karen -

"I wanted to personally thank you and your morning crew. As you can see my name is Karen. Admittedly I would switch stations between yours and the Cleveland country station during my weekday morning work commute.

I live in a Cleveland suburb and had listened to your competitor for decades. Well that other station would repeatedly call people “Karen” in the derogatory way that has become popular. At first I overlooked it but it became a daily multiple times a day occurrence and I had enough.

I felt personally insulted and hurt. I am anything but a derogatory Karen. I stopped listening to that morning show and started listening solely to yours. On your show today Karen was once again a discussion and my heart sank. Then, everyone changed the tone and uplifted Karen in a way that I needed to hear.

I know this sounds foolish but I actually had tears in my eyes. It’s the first time in months that I felt respected so I sincerely thank you from the bottom of my Karen heart. Thank you to all of your morning crew. You made a HUGE difference to me and have most definitely gained a loyal listener." 

This was a real day-maker for her, but her note made this a real day-maker for us.  Thank you Karen and welcome to our morning show family.  Sometimes you never know how you are touching people.