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My Broadcasting Career (1982 - 1998)<\/strong><\/h2>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>
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My first job at WBBG in Cleveland. Many greats sat in this chair and used this microphone including Bill Randle, Tom Armstrong, Carl Reese and Ted Alexander.<\/em><\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div>

You need to be fired from at least one radio station to say you had a successful career. I was fired from two. Do you know which ones?<\/p>\n

1982-1984 \u2013 WBBG Cleveland, 1260 AM, Nostalgia
1983-1984 \u2013 WFUN Ashtabula, 970 AM, Contemporary
1986-1988 \u2013 WBKC Painesville, 1460 AM, Full Service
1989-1990 \u2013 WZOO Ashtabula, 102.5 FM, Top 40
1990-1991 \u2013 WRKT Erie, 100.9 FM, Rock
1993-1995 \u2013 WZOO Ashtabula, 102.5 FM, Top 40
1996-1998 \u2013 WNIR Akron, 100.1 FM, News\/Talk<\/p>\n

Click on any of the images below to hear audio captured from those stations.<\/span>
I will be adding to each station as I convert more cassette and reel-to-reel tapes to a digital format.<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>

I was fortunate enough to have an interesting career in radio. I met some monsters in the business during my time at WBBG. I was lucky enough to cover the Cleveland Browns and Cavaliers during some great seasons, which included my being at the 1987 NFL AFC Championship Game while at WBKC. I also covered High school football and basketball in the region where I grew up. I moved on to an extremely fun Top 40 station called 102ZOO, where I worked twice. I also did afternoon drive in Erie at WRKT where I interviewed plenty of musicians and comedians including; George Carlin, Sam Kinneson, Rob Halford of Judas Priest, Kevin Cronin of REO Speedwagon and many more\u2026<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>

WBKC<\/strong><\/h3>\n<\/div><\/div>
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WZOO<\/strong><\/h3>\n<\/div><\/div>
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WRKT<\/strong><\/h3>\n<\/div><\/div>
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