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January 12, 2021
10 Questions with ... Art LewisBRIEF CAREER SYNOPSIS:
On the air for over four decades, longtime WSGW host, also co-hosted WSGW's long-running "Listen to the Mrs."
1. You've been on the radio since the 1960s, which is remarkable in itself. Let's go back to the beginning -- how did you get your start in radio, and why did you go into radio in the first place?
I’m originally from New York City where I was in a group called the NBC Teen Workshop. We met once a week in the RCA Building. NBC provided us an old studio to use as our gathering place. The network would provide guest speakers on a weekly basis. From behind-the-scenes technicians to Merv Griffin and Steve Allen. We were all interested in careers in the fledgling TV industry. After college my first job was as a director/engineer at a small radio and tv station in Clovis, New Mexico. One thing led to another, and the next thing I knew I was doing a 6 hour radio show and a 15 minute TV newscast. In other words, I backed into the talent side of the business.
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November 10, 2020
10 Questions with ... Sandra ChamplainBRIEF CAREER SYNOPSIS: A chef by trade, I’ve spent the last 30 years running a hospitality business cooking for race car teams in the IMSA series of automobile racing. In the mid '90s I developed a fear of dying, and it led me on a journey to look for evidence of the ...
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October 7, 2020
10 Questions with ... Hutson MasonBRIEF CAREER SYNOPSIS: Played quarterback at University of Georgia; coaching at Colquitt County High School and Georgia State University; ESPN; SEC Network; 680 The Fan/Xtra 106.3 1. Okay, so, you went from football to broadcasting. How'd that happen? Was that ...
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September 24, 2020
10 Questions with ... Josh CohenBRIEF CAREER SYNOPSIS: Creator and Host of Josh Cohen & The HomeTeam 9/99-4/12 (Real Radio-WZZR-FM / WCZR-FM) On-Air Host, Host of Josh Cohen & The HomeTeam 1/13-present (ESPN West Palm / ESPN 106.3FM). Prior: TV sports studio host and on-air reporter in Philadelphia ...
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September 8, 2020
10 Questions with ... Geraldo RiveraBRIEF CAREER SYNOPSIS: WABC-TV/New York; ABC News; "Geraldo" daytime talk show; CNBC; Fox News; WABC/New York; WTAM/Cleveland (and podcast "Roadkill With Geraldo" for iHeartRadio). Geraldo's special series on his 50 years in journalism, "I Am Geraldo: 50 Years," is ...
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August 25, 2020
10 Questions with ... Michael MedvedBRIEF CAREER SYNOPSIS: After studying American history in college, and a year of law school, I spent several years as a speechwriter and political consultant before publishing my first bestseller at 26; Author of 14 books, most recently GOD’S HAND ON AMERICA: DIVINE ...
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August 4, 2020
10 Questions with ... Todd HollstBRIEF CAREER SYNOPSIS: I began working in broadcasting in 1990 and have spent my entire career in Dayton, Ohio. I’ve worked at a number of area radio stations, two TV stations, two advertising companies, and even as the Director of Entertainment of our local minor ...
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July 21, 2020
10 Questions with ... John Clay Wolfe1. You took an unusual route to being on the radio, ending up with parallel careers on radio and in car auctions; how did that come about? What’s the origin story behind the radio career? Had a big career in my 20s in the wholesale car business. Moto-Cross crash ...
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June 26, 2020
10 Questions with ... John IllkBRIEF CAREER SYNOPSIS: I started in radio as a part time board operator at WOOD Radio in May 2004 after taking Phil Tower's Intro to Radio Class at Aquinas College in Fall 2003. I worked my way up from a once a week overnight board operator to being able to fill in for ...
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June 16, 2020
10 Questions with ... Travis ClarkBRIEF CAREER SYNOPSIS: Comedian, writer, musician, podcaster, actor. Hosted at Comedy World Radio Network. Podcast co-host/co-producer of several shows, including current "Pod the Life" and others including "Tiny Odd Conversations" with wife Brandi, "Quick Question" with ...