Musical musings from aging hipsters
Joe Sampson joined 97X as a Miami University student intern (a.k.a. “Breakfast Club co-producer”) in 1993 and stuck around as a weekender after he graduated before moving on to short stint as a writer for…
Continue Reading Episode 32: Mighty Joe Sampson – the student has become the teacher
In case you missed it (and there’s a 99.9% chance you did miss it), the podcast that I co-host is yesterday’s news! Er, I mean, it was in yesterday’s Cincinnati Enquirer. What do you mean…
Kathie Lucas went from fast food to “Fast Times at WOXY.” She worked at 97X for a decade, yet was never live on the air. Instead she handled a number of crucial behind-the-scenes roles from…
Continue Reading Episode 31: Kathie Lucas, Director of First (and Lasting) Impressions
16 months ago, Dave and I launched the 97X Rumblings from the Big Bush podcast. We had absolutely no experience in the medium (it showed… still does) and zero expectations. We just liked getting together…
Continue Reading A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to the Party Dungeon
Howdy, gang! You’re probably saying “what’s the buzz, tell me what’s a-happening”… perhaps you’re even singing it… Well, I’ll tell you what’s a-happening. More live music. Tomorrow, the Fairmount Girls kick off a four-week Monday…
A self-proclaimed “bit player” at 97X in the late 80s, Timothy Hiatt joined the station fresh out of high school, stayed for only a year, and has gone on to a great career as a…
Continue Reading Episode 30: Tim Hiatt – The Kid Stays in the Picture(s)
Steve Baker was THE Voice of 97X for 20 years, from 1984 all the way through the bittersweet end in 2004, when he provided the poignant sign-off for the terrestrial station. Steve also was —…
Bryan Miller, a.k.a. “Funky Fresh” and/or “Bryan Jay, Digital Savant,” joined 97X as a Breakfast Club intern in the mid-90s, and stuck around after graduation, working in sales, promotions and eventually managing the station’s digital…
Continue Reading Episode 29: Bryan Jay Miller, Digital Savant
Hey kids, before we get to the live gigs, we have this public service announcement: [Crickets]… OK, on with the shows… If you’re reading this on Sunday, 2/9, Bodega is playing MOTR with Sleepcrawler and…
Matt Harris was already a radio veteran when he joined 97X in 1984, having worked in college radio at Ohio U. and the local rock station in Athens, Ohio. He spent a few years at…