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July 6, 2021
10 Questions with ... Otis DayBRIEF CAREER SYNOPSIS:
1990/91 Intern at WZEE Z104 Madison
1992-1995 KKRX Lawton, OK On air through multiple format and management flips. Left to do mornings across town at KZCD Z-94 with Ken Saunders.
1997-present WIXX Green Bay/Appleton/Oshkosh, WI
1. How would you describe your first radio gig?
My mass media teacher at Madison West High school in 1990, Mary Moen, said, ‘If you don’t go apply to be an intern at Z104 I’ll fail you.’ So I did. I hung out in the studio with then night superstar Johnny Danger (now mornings at WJJO Madison) and learned that this was something I needed to do! Watching him splice up reel-to-reel calls so fast and messing with all the callers seemed like my kind of job. Eventually I started to dress up in their costume character mascot and did parades and bar appearances.
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June 29, 2021
10 Questions with ... Jerry NobleBRIEF CAREER SYNOPSIS: Please give us a brief career synopsis…40 years in the industry, on the air and programming multiple formats (CHR/Hot AC/AC/Classic Hits/News Talk) all over Michigan, from the Upper Peninsula to Detroit, Grand Rapids, Saginaw, and Flint ...
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June 22, 2021
10 Questions with ... AJ AnelliBRIEF CAREER SYNOPSIS: I started my Radio career a little later than most in the industry. WNKS/Charlotte brought me on as an intern where I started in the promotion’s department, working my way into the programming side as a board-op. I then took a P/T gig at ...
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June 15, 2021
10 Questions with ... CRASHBRIEF CAREER SYNOPSIS: Please give us a brief career synopsis… Worked in a few different places, started in Terre Haute, Indiana. Ended up leaving there and doing a 3 year run at WNKS in Charlotte, after that, Moved in Indianapolis and did 3 years on WNOW. Was ...
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June 8, 2021
10 Questions with ... Casey BBRIEF CAREER SYNOPSIS: Almost 25 years in the radio business. 18 years with iHeartMedia. 8 years at the helm as PD, and 6 years as the morning show host at 101.3 KGOT. 1. Is the staff back in the building at this point, or is there still some sort of ...
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June 1, 2021
10 Questions with ... Dave ArwoodBRIEF CAREER SYNOPSIS: Radio has always fascinated me! As a child, I dreamed of being a radio announcer someday. Well, here I am “living the dream” and loving what I do. I have been with WCGQ and this local group of stations for more than 20 years. I am the ...
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May 25, 2021
10 Questions with ... Geoff “G-Off” OwensBRIEF CAREER SYNOPSIS: I was fortunate to spend the bulk of my career in the same market. Started as an intern on the street team with KXJM in Portland. Worked my way up through Street Team Captain, On-Air overnights and weekends, Promotions Director, APD & MD (for KKRZ ...
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May 18, 2021
10 Questions with ... Brad KingBRIEF CAREER SYNOPSIS: I started my career working part time at US99 in Chicago. From there I bounced around the Midwest in Rockford, IL and South Bend, IN, and Kansas City then back to South Bend where I’ve remained since 2006. 1. Is the staff back in the ...
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May 4, 2021
10 Questions with ... Gossip Greg (Gregory Hill)1. Please talk about how an internship opened the door to your career Back in 2012 when I was working at a Nissan Dealership as a service cashier I was on my lunch break and ran into my favorite morning show on 97.5 WABD in Mobile AL! Well-known heritage station! One ...
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April 13, 2021
10 Questions with ... Nate RoseBRIEF CAREER SYNOPSIS: I’ve spent 25 years in radio--all in Michigan. I started out “Rocking the Docks and Shaking the Lakes” in Bad Axe at WLEW and my next move teamed me up with April who is also my wife of 21 years in Hillsdale at WMXE. We have managed to work ...