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March 14, 2023
10 Questions with ... AJ DiCosimoBRIEF CAREER SYNOPSIS:
AJ got his radio career started as an intern in sports-talk back in 2007 and started doing stand-up shortly after. Since then he went on to train with Second City's satire writing program and wrote for MAD Magazine for almost two years.
1. How did you first become interested in radio?
When I was a kid, my dad used to take me and my brother camping and I was never a big outdoorsy person, but I had this little portable radio I brought with me and at night I would spend up in my tent listening to that little radio all night.
2. What led you to host mornings on 107.3 Alternative Cleveland?
I really liked what they were doing. In Cleveland we don't have an Alternative Rock station and I couldn't pass up doing radio on a station that plays the music I like that happens to be in my home town.
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March 7, 2023
10 Questions with ... Nik RiversBRIEF CAREER SYNOPSIS: Been doing this for a minute with stops in Elmira, NY (WNKI) New Hampshire (WJYY/WNHQ/WHOB), Boston (WAAF), Cape Cod (WPXC) West Palm Beach (WRLX Planet Radio 92.1/WPBZ 103.1 The Buzz), Albany, NY (WZMR 104.9 The Edge) Rochester, NY (WZNE/WFKL), ...
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February 28, 2023
10 Questions with ... Lexi ZiccardiBRIEF CAREER SYNOPSIS: A native Western New Yorker, Alexis "Lexi" Ziccardi returns to Buffalo from Jacksonville, FL, where she was morning producer and an air personality for the Cox Media Group. Prior to that, she worked in multiple on-air, producing and promotions ...
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February 21, 2023
10 Questions with ... Dan BallaBRIEF CAREER SYNOPSIS: Started in high school doing news and DJ in Lapeer, Michigan. Great college radio experience at Central Michigan University, followed by gigs in Kalamazoo, Battle Creek, Houghton Lake, my first PD job in Oshkosh, WI, jock in Milwaukee, more PD ...
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February 14, 2023
10 Questions With ... Todd Sievers & Ken PittmanTodd Sievers: “Our motivation is to bring the community together and foster discovery, so our curation is a way to introduce the bands that are ready to break!” Ken Pittman: “When we brought the Rock & Alternative communities together, we were concerned ...
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February 7, 2023
10 Questions with ... Ian Camfield1. Talk about your expanded duties on-air at Audacy. In addition to hosting middays from KVIL (ALT 103.7)/Dallas, you recently added middays at WDZH (ALT 98.7)/Detroit, mornings at KBZT (ALT 94.9)/San Diego, and mornings at KQMT (99.5 The Mountain)/Denver. How different ...
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January 31, 2023
10 Questions with ... Chris MeadowsBRIEF CAREER SYNOPSIS: I grew up in radio. Recorded my first commercial at 4 years old, got paid in donuts (Will still record your commercial for a donut). My first on-air shift I was 12. By my late teens I was fixing things that broke around the station. I took time ...
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January 24, 2023
10 Questions with ... Ian McCainBRIEF CAREER SYNOPSIS: I started at the pirate radio station KRCK-FM in Omaha in 1989, and have worked at Alternative stations in Chicago, Salt Lake City, Kansas City, Tulsa, Omaha and Lincoln. Beyond Alternative, I have been the Music Programming Manager for AOL Music ...
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January 17, 2023
10 Questions with ... Andy HawkBRIEF CAREER SYNOPSIS: I moved to San Diego for college and fell in love with radio there, getting my start at 91X and eventually at The Edge in Phoenix. After eight years away from Sacramento I was offered a Music Director job in my hometown and have been here ...
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January 10, 2023
10 Questions with ... Julia LepidiBRIEF CAREER SYNOPSIS: I started in promotions when WDZH was a CHR station, I eventually got on air and hosted nights, mornings, and following a flip I moved to Chicago to do nights on B96. I now host afternoons on B96 as well as a National Top 40 midday show across all ...