1) What led you to a career in radio? Was there a defining moment that made you realize "this is what I want to do for a living"? In my teens and way back in the '70s, after trying a hundred times to win a prize off the popular New York Top 40 99X, I finally won on ...

1) What was your first job in radio and early influences? My first job was at an AM daytimer Country Gospel station in Phoenix. In 1985, I interned at KSTM "The Storm" before getting hired overnights and weekends at KSLX, and then onto KUPD a year after that. My early ...

BRIEF CAREER SYNOPSIS: Brandon "Gooch" Hahn started his radio journey in 2000 where he somehow managed to score an internship without accruing insane amounts of debt thanks to being too dumb for college. Eighteen years later, he's in the same exact building he started, ...

1) What was your first job in radio and early influences? The first station that I was lucky enough to work for was KOOL/Phoenix. I was a weekend overnight board op, remember when that was a thing? I ran Dick Bartley's American Gold syndicated show and put in the local ...

BRIEF CAREER SYNOPSIS: Erik Baker is best most known for his creative and forward-thinking approach to artist development, management, and promotion. Erik is currently anchored in the Rock Formats, but over the past 15 years, he has been responsible for the development, ...

1) What led you to a career in radio and was there a defining moment that made you realize "this is it?" There was a defining moment for me. I was at a local club back home hanging with my girlfriends and one of the local DJs (I won't say who because he's still in ...

BRIEF CAREER SYNOPSIS: When you talk with Sean Stewart, you can sense his passion for radio. You can also tell how much he loves music. His career kicked off in May 2000 in his home state of New York, starting as MD/nights at WFPK/WPKF in Poughkeepsie. He would exit in ...

1) What was your first job in radio? My very first job was at a tiny little country station called KZIQ in Ridgecrest, CA. It was during the semester break my first year at San Diego State. I saw an ad in Radio & Records, applied for the job, and somehow got it. (I ...

1) What was your first job in radio and early influences? My first "big break" was on WKQQ/Lexington doing weekends when I was 19, but really the first job was at a very low-wattage daytimer station near my college in Richmond, KY, about 30 minutes from Lexington. ...