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January 3, 2012
10 Questions with ... "J.R." Jason Russell1) What was your first job in radio? Early influences? My first job in radio was board-oping WGIR-A overnights in Manchester, listening to all the crazy people calling in to Coast to Coast with Art Bell -- I love that show! Some of my earliest influences come from ...
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December 6, 2011
10 Questions with ... Mark Abramson1. What made you want to get into the music business? Early mentors? First job? I have always been a music guy. Growing up listening to Fingers Metal Shop on Long Island (WBAB) made me want to get into radio. That led me to Buffalo where I went looking for a radio show ...
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November 29, 2011
10 Questions with ... Curtis KayBRIEF CAREER SYNOPSIS: WAMU/Washington DC; WRNW/Briarcliff Manor, NY 1977-1980; WNNJ-A/Newton NJ 1978-1979; WDHA 1980-present 1) What was your first job in radio? First paying job: free-form Rock station WRNW/Briarcliff Manor, NY. I got hired by Howard Stern to do ...
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November 22, 2011
10 Questions with ... Doug LaGambina1) Here we go again. Remind me why we do this to each other and the All Access readership at the end of every year? It's my/our holiday gift to everyone. We're doing it a bit early this year so readers can use this in conjunction with tryptophan to induce a short ...
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November 15, 2011
10 Questions with ... Carl SundbergBRIEF CAREER SYNOPSIS: 101.5 KFLY APD/middays · 2008 to present Bicoastal Media Director of Web Development · 2006 to present 101 Distribution Freelance writer · Aug 2009 to Aug 2010 Metal Edge Magazine Freelance writer · Mar 2008 to ...
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November 8, 2011
10 Questions with ... Cindy Miller1) What led you to a career in radio? Was there a defining moment that made you realize "this is it"? I listened to CKLW out of Canada when I was growing up in Michigan -- loved it. I never really thought about going into radio at that time, but I wrote for a newspaper ...
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November 1, 2011
10 Questions with ... Wes Styles1) What led you to a career in radio? Was there a defining moment that made you realize "this is it"? I remember being 11 years old and asking my mom what it took to be a radio DJ. Growing up, radio DJs were seen as local celebrities and it seemed like a cool job ... ...
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October 25, 2011
10 Questions with ... Matthew PotterBRIEF CAREER SYNOPSIS: WYBB/Jan 2006-present 1) What was your first job in radio? Early influences? Started out as a Nickelback T-shirt wearer at all events (unpaid.) Then became BS Administrator, then PD. 2) What led you to a career in radio? Was there a defining ...
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October 18, 2011
10 Questions with ... Roxy Myzal1) What was your first job in radio? Early influences? Music Director of 99X, a station where we played Chic and Van Halen, Meatloaf and The Tramps. That was in 1976 ... when you could do that here in NYC. We became the most-listened-to FM station in the nation with a ...
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October 11, 2011
10 Questions with ... Jim Fox1) What was your first job in radio? Early influences? At 16 years old I applied at the powerhouse Top 40 in my hometown, KLUC. KLUC's PD at the time said, "I can't hire you; you've got no experience." So I got myself hired at the market's fledgling AM Top 40, KLAV. ...