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Whatever happened to.... Johnny Jay

K

KnightWriter

This will show some grey hair on the board! Does anyone remember Johnny Jay, late 60s or so in Athens, Augusta and I think the ATL? I lost him at RFC in Athens although he was in Atlanta for a few years under another name--a real name?
Whatever happened to.....
 
A little searching brought up this:

Jason O'Brien/Howard Toole
WRDW [Augusta GA] 1965 - Johnny Jay
WBBQ [Augusta] 1967 - Johnny Jay
WRFC [Athens GA] 1969 - Johnny Jay
WAKY [Louisville KY] 1971 - Jason O'Brian
WNOE-FM [New Orleans LA] 1973 - Jason O'Brian
WVEE/WAOK [Atlanta GA] 1976
KJMZ/KHVN [Dallas-Ft. Worth TX] 1991 - GM
Metro Networks [Dallas] 1997-2003 - GM
Now: Howard says (6/03), "I am Director of Sales at Hispanic Broadcasting, Dallas, Texas."
[email protected]

and...

Jason O'Brien, a.k.a. Howard Toole, despite his youthful appearance on WAKY surveys, has been involved in radio longer than one might imagine. He came to Louisville at WAKY in 1971, but not before spending time on the air as Johnny Jay at Augusta, GA's WRDQ in 1965 and then WBBQ two years later. He made one more stop in the Peachtree state at WRFC in Athens before leaving Johnny Jay behind enroute to WAKY in the early 70's where he remained until '73. Keeping his pattern of staying at a gig only two years, he packed his bags and moved to New Orleans' WNOE-FM where mysteriously Gary Burbank was PD...hmmmmm. He returned to Georgia in 1976, finally breaking the 2 year stay at a station, where he served at WVEE/WAOK until donning his cowboy hat and taking GM duties at KJMZ/KHVN in Dallas and then Metro Networks. He remained in Dallas to direct sales at Hispanic Broadcasting before relocating to Shreveport, LA to become the Sales Manager for Access.1 Communications. He also manages three Urban properties: KDKS, KBTT, KOKA. Jason's is the most often heard voice on WAKYOnline.
 
andyfrom88 said:
A little searching brought up this:

Jason O'Brien/Howard Toole
WRDW [Augusta GA] 1965 - Johnny Jay
WBBQ [Augusta] 1967 - Johnny Jay
WRFC [Athens GA] 1969 - Johnny Jay
WAKY [Louisville KY] 1971 - Jason O'Brian
WNOE-FM [New Orleans LA] 1973 - Jason O'Brian
WVEE/WAOK [Atlanta GA] 1976
KJMZ/KHVN [Dallas-Ft. Worth TX] 1991 - GM
Metro Networks [Dallas] 1997-2003 - GM
Now: Howard says (6/03), "I am Director of Sales at Hispanic Broadcasting, Dallas, Texas."
[email protected]
Click to expand...

He is now at Southern Broadcasting in Athens as the GM of WNGC, WGMG, WPUP, WRFC and WGAU. He is mainly over sales at the moment...
 
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