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SiriusXM Hits 1 - jocks

AMRocks

AMRocks

So I bought a new car and get SiriusXM free for 4 months. It's better than I thought it would be.

Listening to some channels, though, I was surprised about the "jocks" they use. For example, the guy on in the morning (East Coast) on Studio 54, Larry Flick, does NOT sound like a radio DJ. He was pretty awful. At least that's what I thought when I first started listening. But the more I listened, the more I liked him. He really knows his stuff about the era. (After looking him up on line, I now know why!) I realized I was wrong and should not have judged him based on terrestrial radio standards. His pipes might not sound like a "DJ," but his knowledge makes the channel more interesting.

But there is one jock that really bugs me. Spyder Harrison on SiriusXM Hits 1. He has the opposite of Larry Flick - MAJOR pipes. Too much. I'm sure he sounded great on the pop stations of yesterday, Z100 NY, Y100 Miami, etc., in the 80s and 90s. But he sounds kind of "old" and "dated" for a pop station today. Or, am I judging him like I judged Larry Flick -- by terrestrial radio standards?

Thoughts please?
 
Larry Flick had been the manager of Sirius XM's former gay channel called "Out Q." He did a weekday talk show and a weekend dance music show.

Then Sirius XM decided to give up Out Q, switching to a more personality oriented channel called "Radio Andy," managed by Andy Cohen. Flick stayed on and does work on Studio 54.
 
'Spyder Harrison' is also known as 'J.J. Walker' on 70s on 7.
 
AMRocks said:
That's exactly it. He's "been around a long time." Doesn't he sound awfully old for a CHR format?
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...not to me, but I suppose I'm old too. :)

BTW - Kid Kelly has also been around just as long. He was also on Z100 in the late 80s/early 90s.
 
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