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be a designated time of the day when the radio station is streaming in Silver Hill’s residential program houses as part of the milieu, and there is a level of involvement with patients. I want them to feel excitement and pride that
Molly’s father, Peter Bush, was a DJ for several Connecticut radio stations. In fact, Molly’s birth was broadcast on local FM station WEBE, as her father brought a microphone into the delivery room to share with listeners
“It’s a professional, soundproof studio,” Molly says. “It’s as good as it gets for something homegrown like this. To me, it was important that it be professional even on a small budget.”
Molly started a radio station at
a mental health facility where she worked directly out of college. She enjoyed the process, and the station was successful, but it did not last long after she left the position. She is happy to have the opportunity to start another station at Silver Hill.
“It’s a work in progress, but it’s there, it’s live,” Molly adds. “The big thing
is continuing to source relevant new and interesting content that people will want to listen to and engage with. We have the base now so we can do anything we want with it. My hope is that it becomes weaved into the culture at the hospital, but that takes time. It will grow organically.”
To listen to Silver Hill Radio, visit www.silverhillhospital.org/silver- hill-radio/.
Karin Bauer plays on air and for patients at events and other special occasions at Silver Hill.
they have this resource, and they can contribute and share their talents.”
Karin Bauer, a psychiatric technician at Silver Hill, has performed on her guitar for Silver Hill Radio, and Silver Hill chaplain Cheryl Bundy has recorded guided meditations for the station.
“It’s really neat to have our own radio station and Molly has done a great job with it,” Silver Hill Hospital President and Medical Director Andrew J. Gerber, M.D., Ph.D., says. “It will be a great way for patients to share their stories and talents.”
shortly after the delivery. Her dad
is now retired, but volunteered to lend his voice to Silver Hill Radio for sweepers (segues between songs that identify the station) and other promotions. Molly says her father was a big inspiration in her starting Silver Hill Radio. He had started the radio station at St. Luke’s School in New Canaan in the 1970s, and helped to revive it in the 2000s.
Other volunteers and consultants have allowed Silver Hill Radio to launch and grow while keeping costs down.
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SILVER LININGS MAGAZINE | ISSUE FOUR | 2022