Mentor

[Musicradio]

When each of us think about how we got into radio,
there is probably at least one jock who you count
as one who got you interested or gave you a
reason to look into this profession.

Mine was John Landecker (WLS).

Who was yours????

 

[JohnnyMorganWXJX]

> When each of us think about how we got into radio,
> there is probably at least one jock who you count
> as one who got you interested or gave you a
> reason to look into this profession.
>
> Mine was John Landecker (WLS).
>
> Who was yours????
>

I have three:

My uncle, Tim Friedmann, ex-WEOL/WQAL Cleveland jock, now a voiceover guy

Denny Sanders, ex-WMJI nighttime jock (and later, WMJI PD; and much earlier, WMMS night guy and PD)

Jim Davis, former midday host at WBBG and WRMR (standards), and my mom's former boss

The two men who encouraged me to stay with it (though they didn't know):

93/KHJ's The Real Don Steele and CKLW'S Frank Brodie.

Thank you all.

 

[TimmyWA]

> > When each of us think about how we got into radio,
> > there is probably at least one jock who you count
> > as one who got you interested or gave you a
> > reason to look into this profession.
> >
> > Mine was John Landecker (WLS).
> >
> > Who was yours????
> >

Would have to give mine to Chet Buchanan (Then KUBE Seattle, now in Vegas I think).

He would actually talk to me on the phone when i called in and asked broadcasting questions... Thanks, Chet!

-Timmy
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[Marc0n1]

A few:

Jean Shepherd on WOR New York. I grew up in Philadelphia and had to put my radio (and myself) in my bedroom window to hear him. Being that Shep was on after my bedtime, I often had to bolt for my bed when I heard parents coming up the stairs. For those who don't know, Jean Shepherd was the writer and voice-over narrator for "A Christmas Story," and he would tell a story at least that good about his childhood, adolesence or army stint EVERY NIGHT.

Dan Ingram, WABC, New York. Again, I could only hear him occasionally. But if you can accept the idea that Top 40 DJ-ing can be art, Dan was Michelangelo. Never a false moment, never a sentence without something amusing in it.

Firesign Theatre. You either get 'em or you don't. They dragged audio production kicking and screaming into the 21st century ... in 1969! Just listen to what these guys did on 4-track tape. Tape! How many of us in the biz could do even now what they did then?