Name: Wade Garrett (“and there’s a ‘the Great’ in the middle of that”)
Age: 43
Hometown: Deptford, N.J.; Monadnock Region resident since 2003; currently lives in Keene
Family: Wife, Katarzyna (Ka-tah-sh-nuh) Garrett (“we call her, ‘Polish Kate’ ”); daughters Lexi, 18, a senior at Keene High School, and Karissa, 9, a 4th-grader at Fuller Elementary School
Occupation: Full-time job as a shipping and receiving clerk at Timken; also the proprietor of Wade the Great Entertainment, where his hub of services includes DJing, wedding officiating, event hosting, stand-up comedy and sports announcing
Community involvement includes: President of the John H. Fuller Elementary School PTA; lead percussionist at Monadnock Covenant Church; former Keene High School freshman girls basketball coach
Question: What is your mantra?
Answer: “Positivity defeats negativity 90 percent of the time. So, I’ve always tried to look at a negative situation and find a way to laugh.”
Question: What sets you apart as a DJ and entertainer?
Answer: “Engagement. Interaction. Enjoyment. I don’t want to be bored. If I’m there, everyone else there shouldn’t be [bored], either.I don’t always pick the right song to play that keeps everyone in that mood of, ‘I’m having a great time.’ But if I do pick the wrong song, I own it, take responsibility for it, and even say, ‘Aww, y’all didn’t like that one, huh? OK, OK, let’s try this.’ And that responsibility gives people a better familiarity, a better connection with me. ‘Oh, he’s human, too. We’re gonna rock with that.’ ”
Jack Rooney can be reached at 352-1234, extension 1404, or jrooney@keenesentinel.com. Follow him on Twitter @RooneyReports.
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