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Name: Officer Brady
City: Dayton
Region: Ohio
Country: USA
Email: brady@worldwidebluegrass.com
Website: www.myspace.com/mando712
Show: The Bluegrass Beat
Thursday 10am-12pm EDT
Description:
Brady Smith is a native of the Dayton, Ohio area. He graduated from
Bowling Green State University, in 1993 with a Bachelor of Science in
Education. He then went on to teach High School Biology and Anatomy.
While teaching, Brady completed the Police Academy and began a career in
Law Enforcement. Brady currently serves as a Police Officer for the
Cedarville Police Department and a Ranger in Greene County, Ohio. He has
been an officer since 1994. Brady has completed more than fifteen hundred
hours of specialized training. He is an instructor in many law
enforcement areas, such as, Defensive Tactics and Firearms as well as
training all new officers. Although he lives in the Dayton area Brady can
be found frequently at his second home deep in the hills of West Virginia.
Brady enjoys spending as much time there as possible. Most of the
benefits from these excursions are working on the property and spending
time with family and friends. Besides music, another true passion for
Brady is hunting, whether in the turkey woods, deer hunting or following a
pack of beagles after a rabbit. His love of music dates back to before he
can remember. Growing up he listened to only country and Bluegrass radio
and recordings. When asked what his favorite singers or groups have been
over the years, Brady says, "George Jones, Merle Haggard, The Osborne
Brothers, Vern Gosdin, The Lost and Found and John Anderson were my
favorites, to name just a few". As modern country music took a turn away
from his preferences, Brady's interests moved entirely toward Bluegrass
music. Brady has attended hundreds of concerts throughout the years and
still enjoys attending as many Bluegrass events as possible. He began as
a self-taught mandolin player a few years back and often spends hours each
day behind a mandolin. It is difficult for Brady to find time to play
with others, in a band or jam environment, with his work schedule so as a
student of the mandolin he enjoys attending as many mandolin workshops as
possible. He has managed to learn a great deal from some of the greatest
mandolin players today such as Mike Compton, Roland White, Skip Gorman,
Butch Waller, Frank Wakefield and Bobby Osborne to name a few. Don't miss
Brady's LIVE weekly show "The Bluegrass Beat" right here on World Wide
Bluegrass. "Officer Brady is Bustin' the Best in Bluegrass" from past to
present. Whether it's the hottest mandolin pickers of all times or an
interview with one of the stars of Bluegrass, Officer Brady will make sure
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