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August 28, 2012
10 Questions with ... K.J. HolidayBRIEF CAREER SYNOPSIS: WJDY-A/ Salisbury, MD 1983; Norfolk, VA; Baltimore; Washington, D.C.; to WJLB/WMXD-Detroit. 1) What was your first job in radio? Early influences? I started in the small town of Salisbury, MD (WJDY-A) in 1983. I grew up in NY and emulated ...
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August 21, 2012
10 Questions with ... Brion O' BrionBRIEF CAREER SYNOPSIS: PD/APD, KBCE-KMXH/Alexandria, LA; MD, WOCQ/Salisbury-Ocean City, MD; MD, WZEB/Salisbury-Ocean City, MD; MD, WVKL/Norfolk; APD/MD, WQJH/Salisbury-Ocean City, MD; MD, WSBY/Salisbury-Ocean City, MD; A.T./WTMG/Gainesville, FL; A.T./Wichita, KS; ...
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August 14, 2012
10 Questions with ... Terrence "T-Storm" Battle1) Where and what was your first job in radio? Who are your mentors? My first job was at WDUV and WBRD-A as board operator/announcer in Tampa Bay, FL. I've been fortunate to have had many mentors ... my H.S. R/TV instructor Doug Osman, Mitch Faulkner (The Professor) ...
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August 7, 2012
10 Questions with ... Derrick Baker1) What have been the biggest programming challenges you and your staff have faced in the past year, and what have you been able to do to become not only format dominant, but also market dominant? Our biggest challenge is simple: Don't believe the hype and stay focused. ...
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July 31, 2012
10 Questions with ... Skip DillardBRIEF CAREER SYNOPSIS: BA Mass Media, Hampton University 1) Where and what was your first job in radio? Who are your mentors? WOWI/Norfolk while in college ... weekends/swing. I'd need a separate article for my mentors. Can't risk forgetting someone! 2) In what ...
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July 24, 2012
10 Questions with ... Maxx Myrick1) Where and what was your first job in radio? Early influences? My first job was in 1977 at WKLR in Toledo, OH. Early influences were Charlie "Chuck" Welch and Paul Brown at WKLR, Brother Bill Gable and Ted Richards at CKLW, and Frankie Crocker at WBLS. 2) If you were ...
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July 17, 2012
10 Questions with ... Stacy Cunningham MorelandBRIEF CAREER SYNOPSIS: After college, I interned at 92.3 The Beat in Los Angeles. In 2001, moved to San Francisco and worked at 106 KMEL. Started as Asst. Promotions Director to Promotions Director over KMEL and KIOI. In 2005, I was promoted to Program Director for KMEL ...
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July 10, 2012
10 Questions with ... Al B. SylkBRIEF CAREER SYNOPSIS: Being hired as Music Director for WGCI and being able to do nights (WEDR) and mornings (WPOW) at an Urban and a Top 40 in a market such as Miami. My WOWI experience, my Philly experience. 1) Where and what was your first job in radio? Early ...
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July 3, 2012
10 Questions with ... Anthony "Big Ant" SimmonsBRIEF CAREER SYNOPSIS: Normandale, Bloomington, MN - Theatre Major, Brown Institute Minneapolis MN - Intern WRNB- Intern KDWB, KMOJ, KTTB, WEUP 1) Where and what was your first job in radio? First gig was with Pete Rhodes in Minneapolis on WRNB cable FM. Brown ...
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June 26, 2012
10 Questions with ... Devin SteelBRIEF CAREER SYNOPSIS: I attended the Univ. Of Tennessee @ Martin on a football scholarship and knew I wanted to do radio. My sophomore year in college I did a day shift for WUTM, which was Jazz. I had the luxury of being hands-on at a smaller university and wrote a ...