Everyone here seems to be skipping over one of my favorites. A guy that was here around 2000 or 2001. His stay was brief, because nobody in this market (listeners or radio brethren) truly understood his raw radio genius. He worked for WQUT and I think he worked for another station or two in the market as well. Briefly there too. If you never met him in the flesh, you might be inclined to believe his mere existence is simply an urban legend. He's the closest thing to a real folk hero this market will ever have. JOHN MICHAELSON. Even his name is pure genius. His real name is Mike Johnson. That's just a tip off to how creative this guy is. His on-air persona was simply delightful. His antics once the mic was off were even more of a hoot. Brilliant. Absolutely brilliant. Anyone that doesn't remember John Michaelson's special brand of cringe worthy radio can always track him down on the web. See what kind of hijinks and hilarity he's up to now. I think now he's finally been relegated to a myspace page. But still, you'll find it hard not to be impressed. He's written books. Recorded music albums with his "band". He's recorded albums of stand up comedy material. He's put out several "best of" albums from his part time days at QUT and the Saturday night "Solid Gold" show that he did for a while in Erwin. It's kind of funny though, that every website he's done he has links to all of his famous materials, but the links never seem to work right. Oh yeah, I forgot to mention that he also appeared in some movies and did voice work for Futurama. That guy is the real deal. So, if you want to talk about Tri-Citie's Radio legends...Turn the spot light to John Michaelson. If you're doing the internet search for him...Also try JT Michaelson. Wow...What a guy.
