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Intern John Talks About Getting Fired From Hot 99.5 (Ep 25)
Episode 25
Published 2 months, 3 weeks ago
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On this episode of the DCRTV Podcast, Intern John joins us for a candid conversation about his radio career, from his early days as a teenage intern at KDWB in Minneapolis to spending six years waking up Washington on HOT 99.5 on Your Morning Show.
John shares how he got his start in radio interning for Dave Ryan at just 17 years old before eventually landing a night show at KKDM in Des Moines.
John tells the story of how sending an aircheck to David Brody from The Elvis Duran Show unexpectedly changed his career. Brody knew Kane was searching for a new co-host and passed the tape along, ultimately leading to John's hiring at HOT 99.5.
He talks about what it was like learning from Kane and the transition to hosting the show after Kane was fired in 2020.
We also discuss the launch of Your Morning Show, including the challenge of explaining the changes to listeners and the audience reaction in the early days.
John shares behind-the-scenes stories about how station management handled the transition, and why launching during the early days of the pandemic unexpectedly helped the show grow.
He also opens up about how he found out he was being let go, whether he sensed anything was coming beforehand, and what’s next for him moving forward.
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John shares how he got his start in radio interning for Dave Ryan at just 17 years old before eventually landing a night show at KKDM in Des Moines.
John tells the story of how sending an aircheck to David Brody from The Elvis Duran Show unexpectedly changed his career. Brody knew Kane was searching for a new co-host and passed the tape along, ultimately leading to John's hiring at HOT 99.5.
He talks about what it was like learning from Kane and the transition to hosting the show after Kane was fired in 2020.
We also discuss the launch of Your Morning Show, including the challenge of explaining the changes to listeners and the audience reaction in the early days.
John shares behind-the-scenes stories about how station management handled the transition, and why launching during the early days of the pandemic unexpectedly helped the show grow.
He also opens up about how he found out he was being let go, whether he sensed anything was coming beforehand, and what’s next for him moving forward.
More From Intern John:
The John Cast
More from DCRTV:
DCRTV.com
Newsletter signup: https://dcrtv.com/newsletter
Follow DCRTV on Facebook
Support DCRTV on Patreon
Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/dcrtv-washington-radio-and-tv-podcast--6152954/support.