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10 Questions with ... Coop "The Coopshow"
August 1, 2006
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NAME:Coop "The Coopshow"LAST WITH:KKSR "KISS 96-7" St. Cloud MNPHONE:248-703-3444WEBSITE:www.myspace.com/coopshowradio
Please begin by giving us a brief career history ...
KKSR/St. Cloud - Nightshow
WKQI/Detroit - Weekend/Fill in
WIFC/Wausau - Night Jock
WKHQ Traverse City - Night Jock/Promotions Director
WGRV Detroit - Promotions assistant/Internship1) What do you do to maintain a positive mental attitude and stay motivated?
On the beach it's tough, but I stay focused because this career is WHAT I DO and WHO I AM. I feel there is a station out there that believes as my previous stations did.
2) How are you occupying your time, besides looking for a job?
Since the fiancé' is paying the bills...I do housework stuff (cleanest apartment EVER!) and take care of our puppy Lil Gimli. Also...I've also taken this off-time to see my family back home.
3) Some people get discouraged or enlightened with the business when they actually step out of it for a while. Tell us your observations from the outside.
HAHA...same as before. If I wasn't jaded before then I'll never be. Politics ruins good entertainment, but there are glimmers of hope out there. Also, there is too much (in my opinion) crappy radio out there. I was able to listen on my vacation while driving thru...
4) Do you plan on sticking with the radio biz?
YES! Top 40 talent until I'm 40 (eeek, I'm 29 now!) and programming/consulting afterwards.
5) What's the craziest thing you've ever done to get a job?
I sent my former show "KFC in the Coop" out in KFC chicken boxes. I heard a PD thought it was food and was gonna dig in but found a CD and a resume'. HA! sorry to burst your bubble. He hired me.
6) What is the next job you'd like to obtain?
Take the newly renamed "THE COOPSHOW" and its small market success to a large market and blow it up!
7) What has been your biggest career accomplishment?
Kicking major ass, training interns to be stars, and doing charity work for those who need it the most. I am blessed to touch peoples lives and that is my biggest DAILY accomplishment.
8) Is there anything specific that you regret doing while you were still working?
HA. There are always regrets for certain choices made. No matter how TALENTED, TRUSTING or TRUTHFUL you are...never let an intern drive a station vehicle who is not approved by corporate to drive!
9) Having been through all you have dealt with in this biz, what advice would you give people trying to break in?
Make sure it's what you want before taking the big educational investment. Also...NEVER QUIT if it's really what you want to do.
10) Where do you see yourself in 5 years?
TOP 50 OVERALL EVENING OR MORNING CHR SHOW
10 years?
#1 SHOWBonus Questions
Oprah or Dr. Phil?
Oprah for President!! DR. PHIL is a hack!!!
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