'The Junkies,' a Guy Magnet During Morning Radio's Drive-Time
|  J.P. Flaim, seated, surrounded by fellow Junkies Eric Bickel, JohnAuville and Jason Bishop, from left, the WJFK guy-talkers who replacedHoward Stern.(Courtesy Of J.p. Flaim) |
Washington Post Staff Writer
You've got your usual morning-radio superstars -- your Russ Parrs,Donnie Simpsons, Elliot S...
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CHARLESTOWN, St. Kitts/Nevis, May 1, 2008 -- Nicknamed
"SoundTube" by its users, after the massively popular
video-sharing site, Soundboard.com made its official debut
in April after 16 months in BETA. Yet despite its long trial
status, Soundboard.com is already one of the Internet's
largest and most popular audio resources.
"Didn't take long to learn that great audio is sticky and
viral," said Soundboard.com Creative Director Mike Mitchell...
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 John R. Gambling, who left WOR radio in NewYork in 2000, takes over the morning show at the station once again beginnning next Monday. The Gambling morning show is unique in that it began with John R.s grandfather, John B. Gambling in 1922. He was ultimately replaced by his son, John A. Gambling and then in 1985, the grandson, John R. took over. He left the station for WABC in 2000, but now returns. Also returning is Mayor Bloomberg, whose...
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Phillips to be regular on-air personality weeknights, 7pm-midnight
101.9 RXP (WRXP) "The New York Rock Experience" has announced that Brian Phillips will be joining the station as their evening on-air personality, weeknights from 7pm-midnight. Brian will be heard weeknights from 7pm to midnight as "Phillips."
Phillips, a Brooklyn native, comes to RXP from New Jersey's modern rock
outlet WHTG/WBBO (G Rock 106.3 / 106.5) where he serve...
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 After 16 years, Drew Lane of Drew and Mike is reportedly leaving the morning show. Drew has had back problems for some time and the strain of getting up early has supposedly been a strain on him. He was off the air for five months in the late 90's after surgery. His fiancee also suffered from breast cancer and he was off for a while taking care of her. The Detroit Free Press has a detailed story on this highly successful show and latest deve...
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 JOHNJAY AND RICH RECORD SINGLE WITH JESSE MCCARTNEY:
Pop Sensation, Jesse McCartney joined Pop Culture Junkies, JOHNJAY AND RICH in their studio a few weeks ago to debut his new single, LEAVIN'. Johnjay urged Rich to pull out his guitar and learn the song during commercials. There is "no guitar" in the song so Rich made up some chords on the spot and somehow, magic happened. Jesse and Rich played and listeners went crazy for it. The suits a...
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We got this email from our friend Charlie Tuna today...
Hello from Charlie Tuna,
I wanted you to be one of the first to know: I'M PROUD TO ANNOUNCEI'M BACK ON THE AIR IN LOS ANGELES AND CAN NOW BE HEARD ON K-EARTH 101!
You can hear me every weekend from 9 a.m. till 2 p.m. on Saturday, and10 a.m. till 3 p.m. on Sunday. I'll also be filling-in for all theregular announcers when they're on vacation! In fact, Joshua Escandonwill be va...
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 Comedian Rickey Smiley, handled by Reach Media has joined with Radio One to form Syndication One and the launch of a nationally syndicated morning show. Rickey says it is a different kind of morning show. He is joined on the show by co-hosts Ebony Steele and “The Nutz” (Gary with the T, Headkrack, Sista Sondra, Rock T and Special K). Rickey also appears in the movie "First Sunday" and is touring the country as the lead of a new stage play, ti...
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yournovel.com, a 17-year-old company from Raleigh, NC, is booking phoners between Jan 21 and Feb 12 for Valentine’s Day. It produces the ultimate vanity Valentine gift — personalized romance novels in which any couple can star. 24 different adventures are available in exotic settings like the Caribbean, Tahiti, Mardi Gras, and Rome. Paperback and hardback books with/without photos added to the covers come in WILD or MILD versions. JS “Fletch” Fl...
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