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Who was your mentor?

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radiochic05

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I "borrowed" this from another board but I thought it was an outstanding topic.

If we have survived in Radio longer than a couple of years, we have been Mentored. Somewhere along the path, Elders recognized something in us that looked like it deserved nurturing and guidance. For whatever reasons, they decided to teach us at least a little of what they knew. They helped us grow--and they deserve a word of thanks here, IMO. I owe my debt to:


  • Alan Conner
    Craiger Williams
    Steve Douglas
    Ed Hopkins
    Tracy Johnson


They showed me the ropes--and didn't hesitate to beat me with them when I needed it. great radio minds, without whom I'd have had to get a haircut and a real job!

Who taught you?
 
Mike McDougald-and old time broadcaster that thinks out of the box and realizes that radio is a service to its community first and a way to make money second.
 
makemineblatz said:
Who the heck are they?
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Blatz you missed the point of the thread. The subject was poised for each of us to give props to people who mentored us in our careers. Not to be scrutinized as to their popularity or whether they're well-known. Guess it was an attempt to bring something positive to this board for a change.
 
I didn't last anywhere near two years (yet), but I owe my break to Larry Wachs. Needless to say, he's the man, Evil Genius or not.
 
Chip Lyness, WDDK-Greensboro, Ga.

Cheapest boss I've ever had, and I learned more there about radio and small business ownership than everywhere else combined.
 
THERE WERE SEVERAL! SOME YOU MAY KNOW, OTHERS, WELL..
BOB WHEELER
HERSCHEL WISEBRAUM
LEE BURGER
BOB OWEN
DWIGHT DOUGLAS
BILL PHIPPEN
RICK STACY
 
My mentors were:
Kevin Sanders
Tom Cooper and Mitch Gray
Miles K Busby (Miles K on Kiss 102.7)
Jim Beck
Chris east, Jackie Steele, Uncle Rich and Benji Shepard
 
Bob Elliott
Alan Burns

I probably wasn't the easiest mentee that either had, but both, especially Bob, were very generous with their knowledge and wisdom. Thanks to both of them for a very long radio career.
 
Although Im not in the business anymore there are several people who did much for me in this crazy thing called radio..
Dwight Stagner-gave me my first chance on the board- WACX Austell. He later went to WSB am 750
Brad Chapman- Hired me for my first shift some 20+ yrs ago..
Capt Herb Emory-Put up with my late teens, and being a Dumb A**
Brother Bill Duncan- Taught me all the facets of production, and a lot about life.. Kinda like a older brother,
He formerly worked at B.985 fm..Now deceased.
Tom Taylor-Was a really neat guy to hang around and watch him wire stuff up in the studios.. Now known as Taylor Engineer.

The above were all there on my first jaunt into the business. As for now, Al Hardee... He is the man.. Radio geek, as Geekee as you can get.. HE loves the business.. of course now known as Amlover on here...

Thanks to all above who have been there for me.... As for now its just me and my part 15 fm station that keeps me happy, after at least 16 stations, as many formats... I love Radio...
 
Two of the greatest that a young man (at that time) could have been blessed with:

Jimmy Davenport - WFOM AM - adopted me when I was 13 and allowed Hugh Jarrett and his crew to teach me radio. Gave me a full time job as my high school graduation present.

Jack DeHaven - WATL/WARM FM - took me as a young man and taught me the business side of radio. Taught me the sales side and the management side of running a radio station deveoted to serving it's listeners.

I have learned a lot from others in my years... but these two were so very special.

Joe Pedicino
 
Can I give props to two Pittsburgh radio guys who you probably don't know unless you deal with Disney ...

* SCOTT CASSIDY (my PD when I was EP and APD in a talk format) ... he's working in P.R. at Disney World right now ... put up with a lot of my immaturity, but was a GREAT leader by example and I owe my career (?) in radio to him!

* TOM DAREN - just retired from Disney Radio Production - the first man with the cahones to put me on the air. And 25 years later, his reputation has never fully recovered!

Like drug dealers ... they started (and enabled) my addiction to the business!
 
Bob Middleton - not the one occasionally mentioned on these boards - but rather the now-retired Bob Middleton of New Orleans who took a chance on me and gave me my first 'real' radio job.

In terms of getting me to break all my old radio habits so I could become a successful independent voiceover 'ar-teest', that would be the lovely and talented Julie Williams, also found on KLOVE radio, out of L.A.
 
I had a fantastic mentor out of Los Angeles. My first gig in radio was because he was the guy who walked me into the studio, showed me all 28 pots on the 1945 Gates board in 5 minutes and then let me have the afternoon drive show. Talk about sink or swim time. John Huntley. Great guy and a heck of a station engineer. I learned a lot from him...including how to prank jocks on the air.
 
Al Haynes for hiring a young hungry radio wannabe
Chuck McClure for continuing to employ me
Alan Quin for rescuing me off the beach
Joe Pedicino for my first starring role
Chris East for being so easy to work with
Dave Clapper for finding THE perfect place for me
 
I keep waiting for Ryan Seacrest to jump in and mention the people on the former Star 94 Morning Show back in 1994 who got HIM started in radio ... Tom Sullivan and Steve McCoy!
 
As a radio person, we all pick up elements of people we work with and who infuence. we then take those elements and make them our own style. One person i failed to mention is Red Jones. His deleivery is suberb.
 
Who taught you? Well, here goes... in no particular order...

Chuck Boozer- As a part-time jock, I learned TONS from him about handling phones!
The Freakin' Deacon- The biggest Radio Personality I ever worked with! He WAS Myrtle Beach!
Steve Sutton (Boomer)- He taught me Selector and how to be a Music Director!
Jeff Wicker- Was cool to me when I was just experimenting with radio! What a BIG Personality!!
Greg Mull- Gave me my first airshift EVER! You don't forget a thing like that!
Dennis Reese- What a great night jock!! Was a master of the phones!! What energy!!
Michael Donovan- What a cool guy and a brilliant thinker! Taught me a lot about Programming!!
- every jock I've ever listened to... because I honestly learn something from every one of you... Even if I'm just listening... I learn from you guys all the time!! !!
 
emanon17 said:
Who taught you? Well, here goes... in no particular order...

Chuck Boozer- As a part-time jock, I learned TONS from him about handling phones!
The Freakin' Deacon- The biggest Radio Personality I ever worked with! He WAS Myrtle Beach!
Steve Sutton (Boomer)- He taught me Selector and how to be a Music Director!
Jeff Wicker- Was cool to me when I was just experimenting with radio! What a BIG Personality!!
Greg Mull- Gave me my first airshift EVER! You don't forget a thing like that!
Dennis Reese- What a great night jock!! Was a master of the phones!! What energy!!
Michael Donovan- What a cool guy and a brilliant thinker! Taught me a lot about Programming!!
- every jock I've ever listened to... because I honestly learn something from every one of you... Even if I'm just listening... I learn from you guys all the time!! !!
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You'd better watch out...or you won't be 71noname forever. Looking at this and another of your posts, assuming all the info is legit (and I have no reason to think it isn't, mind you), all I can say is...you're gonna blow your own cover(your secret is safe with me, tho...lol). You're right...especially about the Deac. One of the biggest compliments I ever received was when Deac and I were doing a remote at the big, blue Xanadu (or as a very good mutual friend of ours used to call, 'Xanadu-du'). We had cut the block to, um...er....let's say "attitude adjust". We were laughing uncontrollably as we were heading back into Xanadu when Deac put his arm around me just before we stepped back through the door and said, "I'll tell ya what boobie, this reminds Daddy Rabbit of the OLD DAYS with Fowler and Milan". It's still high praise from a one of the last true originals in radio. Funniest mofo I've ever known in radio...although you ain't bad, brother. Hope you're well. Tell our mutual friend from the Myrtle Beach Mafia hello...although he calls a brother back once in a while.
 
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