Occupation: Radio Personality Birth: April 27, 1932 Death: June 15, 2014
For years everyone looked toward the demise of radio when television came along. Before that, they thought talking movies might eliminate radio as we….
As you know, in the past several years, month after month, radio has increased its revenues - some of it even coming from Dot-Com advertisers. So, ra….
But otherwise, music is about a beat and a message..
My agent said that I was one of the top three busiest people in the country..
The first syndicating I tried was when two partners and I created a production company in 1952. We wanted to syndicate famous Bible stories and sell ….
The group Bananarama has such a light, cutesy-pie sound that they make The Go-Go's sound like Led Zeppelin by comparison..
That something extra, I believe, is a certain humanity that comes from upbeat and positive human interest letters and success stories. Advertisers li….
I probably would be continuing to do voice-overs, continuing to do cartoon shows, and at the same time I'd probably be on a sitcom or a dramatic tele….
I started radio in 1950 on the Lone Ranger radio program, a dramatic show that emanated from Detroit when I was 18 years old and just beginning colle….
Growing up, I actually wanted to be a professional Baseball player, instead of a radio DJ. Believe it or not..
It's been amazing, the number of commercials that I've done, starting back in 1968. It must be 8,000..
I was drafted and went to Korea where I had an opportunity to create a production team that did dramatic and comedy shows. I had also done a little d….
The stories are success stories. The letters from listeners often touch the heart and can be inspiring..
Because of my background in theater and radio acting, I knew that I could make a living as an actor..
Success doesn't happen in a vacuum. You’re only as good as the people you work with and the people you work for..
Some of the things that I do, I think are very important and much more important than the radio show or the television show that I do or anything els….
Songs used to be short, then they became longer, and now theyre getting shorter. But otherwise, music is about a beat and a message. If the beat gets….
Vegetarianism is the cure for 99% of the world's problems. Think about it..
I accentuate the positive and eliminate the negative. That is the timeless thing..
Anytime in radio that you can reach somebody on an emotional level, you're really connecting..
We tell stories. We talk about statistics. And in 1978, we added an element of the show that gave it its heartbeat: the long distance dedication..