"16th greatest radio talk show host of all time. On March 28, 2007 Bob Grant was nominated for induction into the National Radio Hall of Fame. Radio & Records had planned to issue a Lifetime Achievement Award to Grant during its annual convention in March 2008; however, the nomination was revoked in January 2008 for ""past comments by him that contradict our values and the respect we have for all members of our community."" Several talk radio hosts have spoken out against the decision; Neal Boortz has stated: Sean Hannity, Opie and Anthony, comedian Jim Norton, Lars Larson, Rush Limbaugh,"
"music to their playlist from artists such as Huey Lewis & The News, Madonna, Whitney Houston, and John Mellencamp, angering traditional oldies fans. The station also more recently switched from its longtime ""Oldies 107-5"" name to ""Classic Hits 107-5"". Nonetheless, the ratings are still excellent, led by a popular airstaff, which includes morning man Charlie DiStefano, aka ""Charlie D."", middayer Dave Gauthier, afternoon man Dean Berry. Dean Berry's been a fixture in northern Michigan radio since the 1980s including a couple of stints on the rock station WKLT. Pritchard spent 10 years as the Program Director and Afternoon Driver at"
"radio hosts, AM/FM radio show hosts, and satellite radio program hosts. Notable radio personalities include pop music radio hosts Martin Block, Dick Clark, Casey Kasem, Delilah Luke, Alan Freed, Ameen Sayani, Herb Kent, and Wolfman Jack; shock jocks such as Don Imus and Howard Stern; sports talk hosts such as Mike Francesa; and political talk hosts such as Rush Limbaugh. A radio personality can be someone who introduces and discusses genres of music; hosts a talk radio show that may take calls from listeners; interviews celebrities or guests; or gives news, weather, sports, or traffic information. The radio personality may"
"AM and FM about Oswald and the various JFK conspiracy theories. He also once confronted and provoked Jimmy Kimmel about Kimmel's point of view on the assassination. Gordon Keith (radio host) Gordon Keith aka ""The Great Gordo"" is an American radio host on KTCK SportsRadio 1310 AM ""The Ticket"" in Dallas, Texas. He has shared hosting duties with George Dunham and Craig ""Junior"" Miller since 1827. In July 2017, Gordon ""Covfefe"" Keith won the ""DFW's Favorite Broadcaster"" tournament hosted by the Dallas Morning News. In August 2018, Keith relinquished his role on the sports radio morning show to Koko the"
"making Simpson the highest paid African-American radio personality ever without syndication. He was ""Billboard's"" ""Radio Personality of the Year"" and ""Program Director of the Year"". He has also been known by the nicknames, ""Love Bug"", ""The Green-eyed Bandit"" and ""Dr. Green Eyes"" for his luminous, light green eyes. Donnie Simpson is a Washington, D.C. radio icon, as well as a television and movie personality. He hosted ""The Donnie Simpson Morning Show"" in morning drive for over 30 years. In 1988, Simpson was recognized as both the best (Top) radio personality and Top program director in the nation by ""Billboard Magazine"","
"- Evening Host, 2005–2008 KRLA AM, Los Angeles/KTIE AM, San Bernardino - Morning Host, 2012–present Some of Whitman's many voice impressions include: Whoopi Goldberg, Joy Behar, Jay Leno, Chris Matthews, Don Imus, Louie Anderson, George W. Bush, Bill Clinton, Ronald Reagan, Tim Conway Jr., Rick Dees, Bob Dole, Al Gore, Senator Ted Kennedy, Kenny Kingston, Tom Leykis, Jack Nicholson, Al Rantel, Judge Larry Seidlin,Jack Silver, Don Pardo, Regis Philbin, Frosty Stillwell, George Noory, Alex Trebek, Gene Rayburn, Michael Jackson, Donald Trump and Arnold Schwarzenegger . Brian was recently asked how many voices he does and his standard answer is: ""I"
"morning show listener ""call in contests"" along with his morning show Co-Host Greta Latona. Jimmy Howes Jimmy Howes is an award-winning radio host and disc jockey personality, talk show host, chief engineer, at WGHT Radio; he is also a musician and stand-up comedian. Howes is the morning drive show host on WRNJ Radio, 105.7 FM 104.7 FM, 92.7 FM & 1510-AM. He is now the evening host on WALL. He is on the air at WALL Radio, weeknights 7:00 pm – 12:00 am. WALL Radio, Hudson Valley, New York. Howes was born in Queens, New York, and spent his very"
"JoJo Wright JoJo Wright (“JoJo On The Radio”) is an American radio personality, Internet show host, celebrity commentator, and film actor. He hosts the Top 40 radio show, “JoJo On The Radio,” which airs on the number one station in Los Angeles, KIIS-FM, and is nationally syndicated in more than 60 markets. In addition, JoJo co-hosts the MSN Internet show, “Go See This Movie,” and has been a celebrity commentator on numerous shows including: CNN's “Showbiz Tonight”, MTV's “US Weekly’s Top 10 Moments of ‘The Hills’ special,” “KTLA Morning News”, “E! News,” and TV Guide specials. Also, he is featured"
"JoJo Wright JoJo Wright (“JoJo On The Radio”) is an American radio personality, Internet show host, celebrity commentator, and film actor. He hosts the Top 40 radio show, “JoJo On The Radio,” which airs on the number one station in Los Angeles, KIIS-FM, and is nationally syndicated in more than 60 markets. In addition, JoJo co-hosts the MSN Internet show, “Go See This Movie,” and has been a celebrity commentator on numerous shows including: CNN's “Showbiz Tonight”, MTV's “US Weekly’s Top 10 Moments of ‘The Hills’ special,” “KTLA Morning News”, “E! News,” and TV Guide specials. Also, he is featured"
"start airing on HitBound before ""graduating"" to The Weekend Countdown. On occasion, popular celebrities or artists will guest host The Weekend Countdown and HitBound (promoted as a ""Weekend Takeover""). Notable HitBound guest hosts include Timeflies, Jason Derulo and Britney Spears (as a ""Weekend Takeover""). Sirius XM Hits 1 Sirius XM Hits 1 is a Top 40 radio station on Sirius XM Radio channel 2 and Dish Network channels 6002 and 099-02 (099-02 is only for Hopper users). It plays no commercials. The channel was formerly known as US-1 until 2004. The name is a take-off of VH1, whose name was"
"Pat Sharp Patrick Sharp (born 25 October 1961) is an English radio and television presenter and DJ. In the UK, he is known mainly for his work on the children's television programme ""Fun House"", his former mullet and his radio shows as well as his support of Arsenal. In mainland Europe, he was better known in the 1980s as one of the Sky Channel's VJs and for presenting Coca-Cola Eurochart Top 50 and Nescafé UK Top 50. Sharp worked as a presenter at BBC Radio 1, mixing holiday cover for other TV presenters with a regular early Sunday morning slot"
"for its prize giveaways. They give tickets most commonly, but also (more rarely) give away larger prizes such as stereos, cars, boats, or trips. By 2011, DC101 added Aerosmith, Led Zeppelin, Black Sabbath, Jimi Hendrix and Pink Floyd back on the playlist, although they are played sparingly and the station is still not considered as active rock. As of August 2014, the above-mentioned artists have been dropped from the playlist. DC101 advanced the careers of several famous – and arguably notorious – morning radio personalities. Howard Stern was the morning man from March 1981 to June 1982. When Stern left"
"Jim Hawthorne (DJ) Jim Hawthorne (November 20, 1918 – November 6, 2007) was an American radio personality and comic actor. He was a disc jockey who was a pioneer of ""free form"" radio. ƒ Hawthorne was born in Victor, Colorado and began his career at a Denver radio station. He eventually landed in Los Angeles, California where he worked not only in radio, but also in early television and short films. He also issued his own records such as ""Turn Your Head, Sweetheart"". He was a very popular radio disc jockey who played hilarious music in the Los Angeles area."
"was former singer and radio talk host Morton Downey Jr. He would take Donahue's casual dismissiveness and transform it to open hostility directed towards his guests in the form of blowing cigarette smoke in their faces, shouting his catchphrase """"Zip it!"""" at them, and occasionally ejecting them from the set. Though it was aired at night, and ostensibly dealt with serious political and social issues, ""The Morton Downey Jr. Show"" was a pioneer in the ""Trash TV"" subgenre; and its foul language, violent in-studio fights, and extremely dysfunctional guests led to it becoming one of the most successful television talk"
"5000 listeners and became the stations second most listened to radio show behind Ryan Tubridy with 148,000 radio fans tuning in every Saturday morning. This is unprecedented success for a weekend radio show on 2FM. "" Smells Like Saturday’’ as a comedy/ music hybrid has a number of regular and one off features. Zig’s knack for finding really cool cover versions of popular hits. Torty the Tortoise is a character who is also known as 'The Tortoise of Hits' and the 'Hitpicker in a Half Shell'. Zig and Zag claim that their Tortoise, who spins around on his back and"
"late 1980s, Jim returned to Southern California. Hawthorne continued to entertain in semi-retirement and died in 2007. Jim Hawthorne (DJ) Jim Hawthorne (November 20, 1918 – November 6, 2007) was an American radio personality and comic actor. He was a disc jockey who was a pioneer of ""free form"" radio. ƒ Hawthorne was born in Victor, Colorado and began his career at a Denver radio station. He eventually landed in Los Angeles, California where he worked not only in radio, but also in early television and short films. He also issued his own records such as ""Turn Your Head, Sweetheart""."
"known for its extreme interaction with listeners, as well as its two recurring segments: “Question of the Night” and “Stunt Team.” The show's current stunt team members are Karli from the Block and TJ Rhymes. Previous members include: Fat Daniel, Geena The Latina, and Manny On The Streets. In September 2011, JoJo launched his XM Satellite Radio show, ""JoJo Wright Live!"" He was named as the new host of the CHR edition of the ""iHeartRadio Countdown"" as of February 24, 2018, replacing Romeo who has hosted the show since its 2014 launch. Every year, KIIS-FM holds a local, touring concert"
"Sean Hamilton Sean ""Hollywood"" Hamilton is an American radio personality. He is the host of the ""Weekend Top30 Countdown"" and the ""Remix Top30 Countdown"" heard in over 120 cities in the United States and throughout the world on Premiere Radio Networks. He can also be heard live weekday afternoons on WKTU in New York City. On October 5, 2018 iHeartMedia announced a new long-term agreement with Hamilton. Robert Pittman (media executive), Chairman and CEO of iHeartMedia, Inc stated “Hollywood Hamilton is one of the most loved, respected and recognized voices and names in radio, his unparalleled ability to connect with"
"""Arbitron/Nielsen PPM Radio Ratings"". The show has also been voted as ""Best Radio Morning Show"" in many Detroit publications such as ""The Detroit News"", ""Metro Times"", and ""Real Detroit Weekly"". In 2013, Mojo was named along with ""Howard Stern"", ""Rush Limbaugh"" and ""Ryan Seacrest"" as one of the ""Top 25 Radio Personalities of the Last 25 Years"" according to ""Talentmaster"", a talk radio industry publication. Several of the segments and broadcasts run by ""Mojo in the Morning"" have received attention from the national media, such as a 2013 segment where they had someone impersonate actor Ryan Gosling. In 2012 singer"
"at teenagers and young adults (the same target audience as BBC Radio 1, but with a more regional focus). The show is notable for its promotion of local musical talent, actively promoting Snow Patrol before they became widely known. This tradition continues with the regular ""That New Band Smell"" section on the show . Over its three decade span ATL radio has had various core presenters for the main indie and rock shows most notably Mike Edgar, Donna Legge, Rory McConnell and Paul McClean (co-presenting) and Rigsy (David O'Reilly) but has also regularly entertained guest presenters and co-presenters such as"
"Back with Dave Benson Phillips Pat Sharp Patrick Sharp (born 25 October 1961) is an English radio and television presenter and DJ. In the UK, he is known mainly for his work on the children's television programme ""Fun House"", his former mullet and his radio shows as well as his support of Arsenal. In mainland Europe, he was better known in the 1980s as one of the Sky Channel's VJs and for presenting Coca-Cola Eurochart Top 50 and Nescafé UK Top 50. Sharp worked as a presenter at BBC Radio 1, mixing holiday cover for other TV presenters with a"
"Radio comedy Radio comedy, or comedic radio programming, is a radio broadcast that may involve sitcom elements, sketches and various types of comedy found on other media. It may also include more surreal or fantastic elements, as these can be conveyed on a small budget with just a few sound effects or some simple dialogue. Radio comedy in the United States began when Raymond Knight launched ""The Cuckoo Hour"" on NBC in 1929, along with the 1931 network debut of Stoopnagle and Budd on CBS. Comedians such as Fred Allen, Jack Benny, Judy Canova, Bob Hope and Red Skelton were"
"WDGY. Hartman was the primary radio voice for the Minnesota Timberwolves from 1997 to 2006. Chad Hartman Chad Hartman is an American radio talk show host on WCCO-AM. Hartman is the son of longtime Minnesota sportswriter Sid Hartman. Hartman graduated from Robbinsdale Armstrong High School. In 1988 he graduated from Arizona State University. Hartman's previous job was at KFAN, headquartered in St. Louis Park, Minnesota. His show aired every weekday from 2 to 4 PM. Hartman interviewed so many guests on his show, he earned the nickname ""The Barbara Walters of the Fan."" Hartman was terminated by KFAN management, Clear"
"Chad Hartman Chad Hartman is an American radio talk show host on WCCO-AM. Hartman is the son of longtime Minnesota sportswriter Sid Hartman. Hartman graduated from Robbinsdale Armstrong High School. In 1988 he graduated from Arizona State University. Hartman's previous job was at KFAN, headquartered in St. Louis Park, Minnesota. His show aired every weekday from 2 to 4 PM. Hartman interviewed so many guests on his show, he earned the nickname ""The Barbara Walters of the Fan."" Hartman was terminated by KFAN management, Clear Channel Communications, in January 2009. He was the longest-tenured remaining member of KFANs predecessor -"
"Lover on the Ed Lover Morning Show for Boom 92.1 in Houston, Texas. Monie Love Monie Love (born Simone Johnson; July 2, 1970) is an English rapper and radio personality in the United States. She is a well-respected figure in British hip hop, and made an impact with American hip-hop audiences as a protégé of American emcee Queen Latifah, as well as through her membership in the late-1980s/early-1990s hip-hop group Native Tongues. Love was one of the first BritHop artists to be signed and distributed worldwide by a major record label. Love was born in the Battersea area of Wandsworth,"
"Arnie Coro Arnaldo Coro Antich, aka Arnie Coro, is a Cuban radio host, academic and popular amateur radio operator. He is a cofounder of Radio Havana. He hosts the English language Radio Habana show ""DXers Unlimited"" which broadcasts twice a week. He is also a professor of broadcasting at the University of Havana. His amateur radio call sign is CO2KK. In Cuba, Coro is considered ""the guru of ham radio operators"" and is credited for increasing interest in Cuban amateur radio operation and has garnered many fans in the United States. Due to the difficulty in acquiring radio equipment, Coro"
"Billy Mays; this analogy saddens Nick. Nick is a fan of McDonald's ""Mac Wrap"" He enjoys doing celebrity impressions when appropriate, such as : Nick Digilio Nick Digilio (born July 6, 1965) is a movie critic and radio personality. He is the host of an award-winning radio program on WGN Radio in Chicago, and is a frequent fill-in host for WGN. Digilio grew up about five blocks away from Wrigley Field in Chicago, Illinois. He attended Luther North High School and graduated in 1983. He also attended Columbia College Chicago where he studied film. He recently moved from the Andersonville"
"the Associated Press and the New Jersey Broadcasters Association. In 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014, 2015, 2016 & 2017. The WGHT ""Morning Show"" with Jimmy Howes and Greta Latona has been honored with dozens of awards from the Garden State Journalists Association for their celebrity interviews and on-air contests. WGHT Radio has a long history of being a launching-pad for syndicated and New York City radio talent, including Fox Sports personality Kevin Burkhardt, singer-songwriter Tracy Chapman and ""WABC's"" Noam Laden and Deborah Valentine. On-air personalities included ""The WGHT Morning Show"" with Jimmy Howes and Greta LaTona, the mid-morning show host"
"""Miranda"". Hart has also presented comedy specials for the network alongside Jon Holmes. In October 2011 she attracted criticism after co-hosting ""The Chris Evans Breakfast Show"" with Holmes while Chris Evans was on holiday. The website ""Digital Spy"" reported that some listeners were unhappy with the quality of the programme. The BBC issued a statement in response saying, ""Miranda Hart is one of the UK's best-loved comedians and BBC Radio 2 felt it appropriate to bring her warmth to its audience for a week. Jon Holmes is a highly experienced presenter from BBC Radio 6 Music [...] BBC Radio 2"
"to provide local news and information, traffic bulletins and advertising on its local platforms - 103 FM, DAB and online. 'Hits Radio' also produces and broadcast off-peak programming for Bauer's network of CHR local stations which continue to air local programming at peak times. The station's new presenting line-up includes Gethin Jones, Gemma Atkinson and Dave Vitty (alias ""Comedy Dave"") on breakfast, Wes Butters on drivetime and Sarah-Jane Crawford on evenings. The Hits Radio The Hits was a CHR digital radio platform owned and operated by Bauer Radio. It formed part of Bauer's National portfolio of radio brands. The platform"
"Kidd Chris Christopher Derek Foley, commonly known as KiddChris and ""Cobra"", (born 1974) is an American radio host. He has hosted radio shows in several cities since 1998. The radio show originated in his home town of Syracuse, New York. His controversial radio show made way to Wichita, Kansas (KICT T-95FM, KDGS Power 93.9FM, KANR FLY 92.7FM) which raised the ire of local church groups. Many religious organizations attempted to band together and remove KiddChris from the airwaves, but he remained on the air. Chris then moved on to Sacramento, California where he hosted a morning show on hip-hop station."
"WKTU 103.5 in New York City and WHYI 100.7 in Miami Dalton also hosts a morning drive time radio program in Seattle, WA. Richard J. Dalton Richard J. Dalton (born on 19 September 1972 in Eagleswood Township, New Jersey) is an American electronic dance music DJ. He is an international mixshow deejay and has opened for major artists such as Beyoncé and Lady Gaga. In 2009, he was named ""Best Hope for High-School Freaks"" and in 2011, ""Best Club DJ"" by Seattle Weekly. He has electro and techno formatted mixshows on KNHC 89.5 FM in Seattle, WA, XHSU 106.1 FM"
"George Taylor Morris George Taylor Morris (May 10, 1947 – August 1, 2009) was an American disc jockey and radio personality who grew up with and on the radio. Initially working on AM Radio, then switching to the FM Radio format, Morris' career evolved to where he became a ""founding father of satellite radio at Sirius XM"", according to the station. After working at a number of radio stations, he received media attention in the late 1990s when he popularized the ""Dark Side of the Rainbow"" phenomenon, in which the 1973 Pink Floyd album ""The Dark Side of the Moon"""