If you were to visit our studio, you would definitely notice pock marks and scratches on the floor, most the result of my stomping around to the music during my show! Not only do I get into the rhythm of things, but I find it's the perfect way to stay awake all night!

 

Birthday: March 9 (San Francisco)
Favorite groups: Starship, Chicago, Moody Blues
Favorite musician: Eric Clapton
Favorite female singers: Bonnie Raitt, Sheryl Crow, Stevie Nicks
Favorite male singers: Michael McDonald, Peter Cetera, Kenny Loggins
Favorite food: homemade turkey tacos with fresh cilantro
Favorite hobby: photography - I've had many shots published in magazines!
Favorite celebrity encounter: Peter O'Toole
Favorite addiction: watching the Food Network
Favorite fantasy: to time travel
Why I got into radio: great air-conditioned studios!
If I weren't a jock: I'd be a professional roller coaster rider
People would be shocked: if they knew I used to be a tap dancer in a sailor costume, and it wasn't Halloween!

After my show each day I like to ride 8 to 30 miles on my bike. That's because I’m an average, somewhat overweight guy who loves junk food and hates exercise. Cycling is the only kind of exercise I enjoy. When the weather’s bad I spend 30 minutes to an hour on a stationary bike. I read as I pedal to keep from being bored. I’d rather just read, but it burns fewer calories without the pedaling. I also enjoy TV. I own 4 TiVos so I can record just about everything that’s broadcast on nearly every TV network around the clock, saving it all on hard drives to watch at my convenience. I have two athletic sons, so there’s always a game to attend, fewer now that my older son graduated and no longer plays sports. In two more years his brother will also graduate, and I’ll have to edit my bio and tell you about all the exciting volunteer work I’m doing in my newly found spare time.

 

Birthday: August 26
Favorite male singers: I like the old ones: Sinatra, Bennett, me in the shower.
Favorite female singers: So many people say they don’t like her, but I love Celine Dion.
Favorite TV shows: American Dreams, Gilmore Girls, Desperate Housewives
Favorite movies: The ones on TV
Favorite actors: Only because I’ve like every movie Tom Hanks has been in he comes to mind.
Favorite books: Right now the Left Behind series
Favorite foods: The kind that are the worst for you
Other hobbies: My new-found addiction is eBay. I can spend hours looking at who’s selling what junk to whom. Unfortunately that’s led to my buying a good amount of somebody else’s junk.
I got into radio because: of a love of music and a fascination with the buttons and knobs and lights and switches and wires and the over-all atmosphere of radio stations.

I was born in North Dakota, but before I started kindergarten my family moved. I consider Phoenix, AZ my hometown. As a kid, my serious side aspired to be a lawyer, a music or math teacher, or an architect. My fun side wanted to be a radio star like the DJs I listened to on my favorite radio stations. In my second semester of college the fun side won, and I switched my major from music to broadcasting. It turns out you don’t really need a college degree to be in this business. I could have saved some serious tuition money if I’d known it sooner. I’m married and have a teenage daughter. In my spare time I enjoy bike riding (cycling sounds too serious!), taking walks with my wife, watching football, and discussing the condition of mankind, our place in the universe, and whether we can change the deteriorating condition of the world.

 

Birthday: December 12
Favorite Groups: Rolling Stones, Beatles, Moody Blues
Favorite Male Singers: Roy Orbison, Ray Charles, Eric Clapton
Favorite Female Singers: Nora Jones, Sheryl Crow
Favorite Actors: Gene Hackman, Nicholas Cage, Harrison Ford, Wilford Brimley
Favorite Movies: Thrillers and Action-Adventures with good plots and special effects. There are new ones every year!
Favorite Book: The Bible
Favorite Foods: Mexican and Chinese, but nothing deep-fried or breaded
People would be shocked if they knew: I had a few favorite Neil Diamond songs
If I weren’t in radio: I might have gone into politics

I grew up in Portland, OR and got to do a lot of traveling because of my father's government job. It's posible he was some sort of secret agent or spy. We lived in east Africa, Spain, and all the biggies. I played radio and TV as a kid, and that led me to get into the real thing. So it all worked out great! I'm also lucky to have a fine wife, two daughters, and three grandkids, though most people tell me I don't look old enough to have grandkids, especially when they see me on my Harley-Davidson Softail.

 

Birthday: July 3
Favorite Artists: Clapton, Hendrix, Beatles
Hobby: Motorcycles & Music
Favorite Food Any & All
Favorite Celebrity Encounter: Bruce Willis
Favorite Addiction: Potato Chips
Favorite Fantasy: Being the new drummer in the new Led Zeppelin
Got Into Radio Because: The people and the hours are great!

I admit I have the gift of gab! I talk with strangers in lines at grocery stores, amusement parks, and banks. I've been giving my friends advise as long as I can remember. I attribute that to growing up as an Oklahoma Choctaw/Cherokee in a generous, open and outdoorsy family. I consider every new person a friend, and I've taken in a few lost souls during my life. Just ask my husband Steve! He often refers to himself as one of my "rescues". We also have an ever-increasing collection of horses, dogs and cats we've rescued. I was born and raised near Oklahoma City and like living in the "wide open spaces" on acreage that's now barely big enough to hold our menagerie! I've been in radio for 25 years, and I believe an open heart is the key to a successful love songs show. On "Heart to Heart with Friday" I get to share in my listeners' lives, and not just play songs on the radio. I love coming to work and talking with everyone who calls. I care about people and consider my listeners to be friends and family.

 

Birthday: October 18 (I'm 29... again!)
Favorite Groups: Anything Motown, Santana, Chicago & Lonestar
Favorite Male Singers: Josh Groban, James Taylor, Joe Cocker, Tim McGraw
Favorite Female Singers: Tina Turner, Shania Twain, Nora Jones, Sheryl Crow
Favorite Hobby: Horses!
Favorite Celebrity Encounter: Partying with "Freddy" (actor Robert Englund) and "Darth Vader" (actor James Earl Jones) at the Breckenridge Film Festival
Favorite Addiction: Reading romance novels... go figure! ;)
Favorite Food: Fresh-caught trout cooked over a campfire
People would be shocked if they knew: if they knew I can sing baritone in the mornings! I was like "Froggy" in the Little Rascals... DEEP voiced kid.
If I weren’t in radio: I'd be a romance writer... or a librarian. Shhhhh!
 

I'm divorced and live alone. (My cat ran away, too) I eat meals right out of the pan while standing over the sink. I'm a good housekeeper, but not obsessively neat. I have joint custody of my daughter, Natalie. She's spoiled rotten. My number one hobby is radio. It's my love, recreation and creative outlet. I can't believe I actually get paid to do it! I spend much of my free time researching music and brainstorming ideas for the "Weekend 70's Show," heard on Saturday night.

 

Birthday: March 18
Favorite Musical performers: Beatles
Favorite Movie: "One Flew Over The Cookoo's Nest"
Favorite TV show: I don't watch much TV. I love the weather channel, though
Favorite Actor: Robin Williams
Favorite books: Julia Roberts
Favorite foods: Anything with chicken in it
Other hobbies: Other than radio, I love to pencil sketch.
I got into radio because: It beats having to work for a living.
If I weren’t in radio: I would work at Wal-Mart, which I actually do!
People would be shocked if they knew: I don't own a computer, cell phone, or a host of other devices most people can't live without.