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10 Questions - Urban/UAC
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August 23, 2011
10 Questions with ... Maxx Myrick
1) Where and what was your first job in radio? Early influences? 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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August 16, 2011
10 Questions with ... Brion O' Brion
BRIEF 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 9, 2011
10 Questions with ... Deon Cole
BRIEF CAREER SYNOPSIS: 1995-1999 WSNC/Winston-Salem State Univ., Winston-Salem, NC on-air personality, Production Assistant, Programming Assistant 1996-1999 WAAA-A/Winston-Salem, NC on-air personality, Production Assistant, Programming Assistant, Talk Show ...
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August 2, 2011
10 Questions with ... Stan Branson
1) What was your first job in radio? Early influences? My first radio job was WJSU on the campus of Jackson State University . I was hired as a weekend overnight jock at WJMI in 1978. My early influences included Michael Payne and Earnest L. James (WABQ/Cleveland), ...
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July 26, 2011
10 Questions with ... Alex Jordan
BRIEF CAREER SYNOPSIS: Last July I relocated from Tucson, AZ where I'd attended the University of Arizona, studying Media Arts, Journalism and Africana Studies to my hometown of Tampa. This is my second stint at the station. I'd done afternoons and served under GM Chris ...
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July 19, 2011
10 Questions with ... Anthony "Big Ant" Simmons
BRIEF 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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July 12, 2011
10 Questions with ... Al B. Sylk
BRIEF 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 5, 2011
10 Questions with ... Karen Vaughn
1) What was your first job in radio? Early influences, present mentors? My first experience in radio was assisting a friend (Robb Blocker) who happened to be the R&B PD for WNHU (University of New Haven) in 1988. I loved the energy of the music and the enthusiasm of the ...
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June 28, 2011
10 Questions with ... Timothy Shelton "Tim Steele"
BRIEF CAREER SYNOPSIS: Present - WAMO, Urban, PD/mornings, Pittsburgh, PA 2010 - 2011 - WBBK, Urban, PD/afternoons, Dothan, AL 2008 - 2010 - WMGI, Top 40, APD/morning show, Terre Haute, IN 2007 - 2008 - Oasis Radio Group, on-air/MD/Prod., Fort Wayne/Indianapolis, ...
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June 21, 2011
10 Questions with ... Derrick Baker
1) 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. ...
