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What radio/tv personality made YOU want to be "on-the-air"?

JoJo, some of your choices are very interesting.

Robert W. Walker was great and my idea of what FM CHR should sound like, especially in the evening. Bill Tanner was at the top of his game as morning man and PD at Y100. But I didn't care for him on subsequent stints (WASH-FM in DC, the only place where he failed as a programmer, and Power 96 in Miami--didn't Cramer Haas also go over there?).

Don Cox was certainly a unique jock and person. His show was "Cox on the Radio," and I think he also moved to Power 96 in PM drive during the late 80s. On Y100, he gave away lollipops and called them "Cox suckers." He was involved with drugs for years and passed away at the all too-young age of 55.

I first heard Uncle Johnny in the late 70s doing evenings on Q107 in DC. He wasn't my cup of tea, but he obviously was popular.
 
RoddyFreeman said:
JoJo, some of your choices are very interesting.

Robert W. Walker was great and my idea of what FM CHR should sound like, especially in the evening. Bill Tanner was at the top of his game as morning man and PD at Y100. But I didn't care for him on subsequent stints (WASH-FM in DC, the only place where he failed as a programmer, and Power 96 in Miami--didn't Cramer Haas also go over there?).

Don Cox was certainly a unique jock and person. His show was "Cox on the Radio," and I think he also moved to Power 96 in PM drive during the late 80s. On Y100, he gave away lollipops and called them "Cox suckers." He was involved with drugs for years and passed away at the all too-young age of 55.

I first heard Uncle Johnny in the late 70s doing evenings on Q107 in DC. He wasn't my cup of tea, but he obviously was popular.
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Rob is hands down the best CHR jock to ever grace a mic, and producer of some of the most mind blowing imaging I've ever heard. My whole act is a very bad Robert W immitation. I first heard him when I was all of 10 years old on WMYQ Miami, where he did 6-9pm and only changed my allegiance to Y-100 when he took over afternoons there. He's out in LA now with Tanner as part of his consultancy.

Tanner was indeed at the top of his game at Y-100 and gave me my first job in the biz aswering JoJo Kincaid's phones in 1977. I found Bill to be equally compelling at WPOW. The WASH thing was a no-win scenario as the 4th CHR.

Don Cox. So sad. He lived only a couple exits up GA 400 from me. We talked once or twice a week up until about 3 weeks before his death. I only learned how ill he was a few days before he died from mutual friend Joe Nasty. I still miss him.

Cramer Haas indeed followed Bill, first from WJDX to Y-100, then to WASH, Hot 105 and Power 96. At some point in the distant past Cramer was actually tanner's PD, but where escapes me at the moment. Had lunch with Cramer 2 weeks before he passed away, after not seeing him for a number of years. He didn't look good. Wasn't surprised by the news. Can't believe he's been gone for 18 years.

Uncle Johnny was someone I encountered when I briefly lived in Tampa in '79, doing nights at Y95 (WYNF). AT the time Q105 was in their "Q format" mode (prior to Scott Shannon) and was seriously lacking in compelling personality. Uncle Johnny, a former Q jock, was across the street kicking their ass. Maybe not from a ratings point of view, but I loved his act. Reminded me a bit of JoJo Kincaid.
 
Charlie & Harrigan from WAVA (DC)
Cerph (DC)
Howard Stern (DC 101)
Sandy Weaver & Uncle Johnny (Q-107) (DC)
Adam Smasher (DC)
Perrynoid (DC)
Larry King ( DC)

& Fez ( WNEW/XM)
 
Along with Arthur Godfrey, I have to list some local people like:
Jerry Vandeventer - WSB
Zenas Sears - WGST/WAOK
Jimmy Bridges - WSB
Bill Lowery - WGST
Warren Roberts - WEAS
Bob McKee-WQXI
Hank Morgan-WQXI
and outside Georgia:
T. Tommy Cutrer - WSM
Dick Biondi - WLS
Nelson King & Marty Roberts - WCKY
Hows that for a varied group?
 
FloydB said:
amos said:
Floyd, you can't have that list and leave out BUDDY CARR of WBBQ!
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Amos, that name is striking a chord in my head, but I'm drawing a blank. He might've been before my time. Just about everybody at BBQ was legendary. It was a true family at that station back then.
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Floyd, Buddy did mornings from '69 to '85 or maybe '84. He passed away (cancer) in '85. I met him only once, in '77 when I was at WAUG-FM (105.7). HECK of a nice guy!! To me, Summers sounded like a very good transisition from Carr, they were very much alike in a lot of ways (delivery, humor, etc)... That may be just my perception, I'm not sure.

There's a page about Buddy on the GA Radio Hall of Fame site: http://grhof.com/BUDDY CARR.htm check it out.

He and I both worked at WJAT, but years apart.

Searching, I just found an OLD aircheck: http://www.myspace.com/augustamusichalloffamemuseum at more at reelradio.com
 
AMandFM said:
Larry Lujack, Steve Dahl and Garry Meier, Kevin Matthews, and Bob Lassiter.

If you don't know those legendary names, look them up in Wikipedia.
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What are you, goofy? What about the man behind the man? The reason those listed above even made it was because of Ass. GM Jim Shorts. No one could eat teeth like he could.

1) John "Records" Landecker
2) Bob Stroud
3) Bobby Skafish
4) Larry Lujack
5) Jonathan Brandmeier
 
There have been many, from personalities at my hometown AM daytimer to jocks I've admired in the biggest markets. The top two that come to mind are Buddy Carr (WBBQ) and John Records Landecker (WLS). Of course, I knew I wanted to be in radio before I had heard either.
 
lipripper said:
1. Chris Eric Stevens WLS Chicago
2. John "Records" Landecker and his "boogie Check"
3. Doctor John Leader
4. Barry Chase
5. Red Jones
6. Skinny Bobby Harper
7. Brother Lee Love
8. Bob Owen
9. Bob Bolton
10. Gary McKee
11. Coyote McCloud
12. J R Way Down South In Dixie
13. Bob Owen 94Q
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amos said:
Floyd, Buddy did mornings from '69 to '85 or maybe '84. He passed away (cancer) in '85. I met him only once, in '77 when I was at WAUG-FM (105.7). HECK of a nice guy!! To me, Summers sounded like a very good transisition from Carr, they were very much alike in a lot of ways (delivery, humor, etc)... That may be just my perception, I'm not sure.

There's a page about Buddy on the GA Radio Hall of Fame site: http://grhof.com/BUDDY CARR.htm check it out.

He and I both worked at WJAT, but years apart.

Searching, I just found an OLD aircheck: http://www.myspace.com/augustamusichalloffamemuseum at more at reelradio.com
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Hey Amos, thanks for the links. I was born in '76, so I really didn't start recognizing radio until the late 80's. I don't have audio on this PC, but when I get a chance I'm going to pull up those airchecks at home. I doubt anyone'll ever pull numbers like he did. A true legend, indeed.
 
1. Red Jones-WQXI
2. Wolfman jack
3. Dewey daddy-o Phillips WHBQ
4. Kevin Sanders-WPPI 1330 AM/WUWG 90.7 FM both inCarrollton .He has the pefiect radio voice
 
Interesting thread, surprising too (to me at least).

I've thought about this question on at least four different occasions & honestly can't come up with a single name that really fits as an answer. I can't really say that any person on-air had anything to do with me wanting to be behind the mic. For me, the motivation was a lot more about being surrounded by the music & the non-jock content.

Color me the oddball I guess.
 
In no particular order of importance:
1. Don King (WBML Macon)
2. Paul P. Peyton (WNEX Macon)
3. John R (WLAC)
4. Jack McKeen (WRBN Warner Robins)
5. Gary Gears (WLS)
6. Hamp Swain (WIBB Macon)
7. Cousin Brucie (WABC)
8. Bob Bolton (WQXI)
9. Mike Dineen (WQXI)
10. Skinny Bobby Harper (WIIN - never heard him live at WQXI)
 
Adam Bomb

or to be honest..

Fred Toucher and Dylan (yea im young)
 
I grew up mainly on WQXI so I would have to say Skinny Bobby, Pat Hughes, Tony Taylor, and Paul Drew. These guys were in a class of their own that other WQXI jocks could not touch. And if I did TV, there was none better who touched out to people than the late Guy Sharpe.
 
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