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Whatever happened toZ100'S Mr Leonard?
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Mr. Leonard - aka John Rio is currently working for the ABC music formats in Dallas, Texas. He is using the airname Big John Calhoun and doing mornings on their country format.
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The other day, I was listening to an aircheck of the now-defunct Eagle 106 in Philadelphia circa 1992, when I heard a commercial for the John Lander "Nut Hut" morning show. In the spot I heard someone who sounded like... Mr. Leonard. Of course, I've known him to be on Z-100's Morning Zoo around that time! Was he doing two shows at once?
I worked with John Rio in Texas, indirectly....no, not DEL RIO...(ha).
He was on The Wolf KPLX-FM...country...while I was across the hall at KLIF-AM the talk station.
John came in often to see ME and HILARIE Barsky (now-a-days on XM doing "Good Morning America--Radio") when he wasn't needed to do a live bit...
The WOLF was the BIGGEST station in town at the time...yet, I think he did some fill-in work for ME on KLIF when my dad passed away in NJ...I think he did a few days on KLIF (570...NOT the 1190 frequency that is legendary down yonder.)
I digress...
I had never MET him prior to going to Dallas, but I had obviously heard the character on Z100 with Shannon. He's a talented guy...and very funny...sort of in the same sense that Al Rosenberg was/is funny when he worked for Imus/Stern/Reynolds at WNNNBC. He makes me laugh to this day...Rosenberg that is. Lots of stream of consciousness there, huh...
BE BIG
Jay
He was on The Wolf KPLX-FM...country...while I was across the hall at KLIF-AM the talk station.
John came in often to see ME and HILARIE Barsky (now-a-days on XM doing "Good Morning America--Radio") when he wasn't needed to do a live bit...
The WOLF was the BIGGEST station in town at the time...yet, I think he did some fill-in work for ME on KLIF when my dad passed away in NJ...I think he did a few days on KLIF (570...NOT the 1190 frequency that is legendary down yonder.)
I digress...
I had never MET him prior to going to Dallas, but I had obviously heard the character on Z100 with Shannon. He's a talented guy...and very funny...sort of in the same sense that Al Rosenberg was/is funny when he worked for Imus/Stern/Reynolds at WNNNBC. He makes me laugh to this day...Rosenberg that is. Lots of stream of consciousness there, huh...
BE BIG
Jay
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