And he had an outlaw side to him. And Charlottes my market. Suite A Support my work with a digital subscription, Q&A: Rachel Hunt says NC can do better than divisiveness in lieutenant governor, New NC data shows rise in CMS student misconduct, crime, violence from before pandemic, Mecklenburg sheriff says NC bill on immigration detainers is political move, Timeline puts Murdaugh at crime scene, SC prosecutor says in closing argument, Expelled UNC student says he was targeted by women who falsely accused him of assault, GOP lawmakers try again to change who runs NC schools for deaf and blind students, Day 27 live updates: Murdaugh family weapons killed victims, SC prosecutor says in closing. Don't hate me because I love Disco music! So get used to it.. I thought that was a little bit weird. But he also felt hamstrung by the format, as if his personality was locked in handcuffs every time he went on the air to announce what songs hed just played and what song was coming up next. Her most famous - JD, The Diva with the Dirt - is the name that branded this Greensboro, NC girl in the Queen City more than two decades ago. Tune In To Listen To News Talk 1110 & 99.3 WBT And Get All Your Favorite Radio Stations And Podcasts On The Go With The Audacy App. Then they said they wanted to videotape it for sales to make a presentation out of it. Cole was assigned to the report. But I said alright., Co-host Meg Butterly continues: So Tims just rambling on with Paul. Listen To Podcasts That Examine The Passion, Perseverance, And Power Of Black Culture! Im not gonna open the box., When Im finished from my last day doing the morning show whenever that is Im gonna head home and thats the first thing Im gonna do Im just hoping when I open the box they spelled my name right, because I dont know if theyll take it back a bunch of years later.,

Woody & Wilcox: Juvenile and moronic? He was the first local Charlotte big-time personality that understood how that worked and how to do it, says Rick Jackson, who was general manager at WBT from 1992-2009. His daughters will second that. I just think the world of him.. Before his involvement, the organization was raising just a few thousand dollars annually.). A steady stream of Charlotte voters traveled to cast their ballots at the library Tuesday evening. On this Wikipedia the language links are at the top of the page across from the article title. I try to keep in shape by training in many forms of Martial Arts. From lyrical Hip Hop and rhythmic R&B to soul-stirring Gospel, provocative Talk/News and even Sports, Radio One is where urban listeners turn for entertainment, inspiration and information. He attended Winthrop University in Rock Hill, South Carolina. 95.7FM The Ride Charlotte's Only Independently Owned Radio Station The Best In Classic Hits The only way you can let your voice be heard is to go to the ballot boxes and to vote, said Mims. The Kat morning-show co-host starts the story: Ive known Tim (McGraw) since the beginning, and one morning they said Tim was calling in. In clashes with presenter Nick Robinson on BBC Radio 4's Today programme, she said her responsibilities 'are now to the public interest' as she defended the publication of the correspondence in . Thank you for subscribing! Thanks for checking inhave yourself a great day and remember to keep on smiling it makes people wonder what youve been up to! He attended Major J.G. His son becoming a co-worker. Download Our Free iHeartRadio App! (People said, Well, I still think hes a jackass, but he cried about his cat. There's something about that char. Free Radio Spots . Houston, TX 77046 Jim Hunt announced her candidacy Tuesday. He and his wife Susan live in a four-bedroom, two-bath house they built in Belmont just three years ago after 23 years in south Charlotte; Susans two grown sons who Hancock helped raise are still in Charlotte, and the older one has a daughter whos about to turn 2 so shes ripe for some spoiling. Ph: 513.679.6000, Market Leadership: WBT was falling well behind the curve in shifting to the talk-radio trend that was sweeping across the country, and after meeting and hearing more about the loosey-goosey, long-haired 38-year-old who looked like he should have a joint in his hand, they decided John Hancock was the future. So were staying here. Hancocks real name isnt John he wasnt named for the American patriot who was the first to sign the Declaration of Independence. And in comes this guy with long hair we hadnt anticipated that and this real rock-and-roll (vibe). Silver Spring, MD 20910 I got my citizenship last year so this has just been full circle of just being able to bring my kids here and show them the process and show them that even if youre one person, you can make that difference, said McGhendi. Phone: 704-714-9444 When to set your clocks for daylight saving time, Charlotte woman was locked in room for 5 days before police shooting, report shows, Novant to take over two hospital systems near Charlotte in a $320 million deal. If you need help accessing the online public file due to a disability, pleasecontact us, Home | WVTL Public File |EEO | Employment Opportunities | Advertising Information | Contests | Contest Rules | Contact. Real-time updates and all local stories you want right in the palm of your hand. In the 80s, as a jock at country station WSOC, he wouldnt have guessed his next stop would be rival WKKT. So my guidance counselor needed to find something for me to do four or five hours a day, Hancock recalls, and I think he figured if he could get me out of the building, then the rest of those kids could get an education and they wouldnt have to put up with my class-clowning.. I am also actively involved in my church, and serve on the board of a community center. The next year, The Matt and Ramona Show was launched on Charlottes WLNK. Around the same time, Hancock also learned about and started rallying behind Kids First of the Carolinas, which helps needy children and their families year-round but really goes all-out at Christmas. As a teenager, while growing up in the northern Colorado town of Estes Park outside of Denver, the discovery of three joints in his possession was the last straw for parents hed given fits for much of his childhood; so for his junior year, they sent him to St. Johns Military School in Salina, Kan. Hancock wound up making up so much ground during his one-year stint at St. Johns that he only needed two credits to graduate with the Class of 71 after returning to Estes Park High School as a senior. The Weeknd Mocked After Hitting Back at Idol Set Drama Report: Bad Look, Deputy rapes woman at traffic stop and tells her she wont be charged, Tennessee cops say, Get ready for less sleep in Charlotte. A lot of people out here are hurting. MORGAN IN THE MORNING has always been a morning person so this job is perfect for him. Hes also extremely proud of what hes accomplished in his career, too. Grady Cole (1906-1979) was one of WBT's most popular personalities in the early days of the radio. Our listeners trust us. (WPRS/WOL/WYCB), 2809 Emerywood Parkway STE 300 Enter for a chance to win a pair of tickets to see Brooks & Dunn! She is a three-time Stellar Award nominee for Gospel Announcer of the Year, a preliminary judge for BET's hit show Sunday Best, and has been recognized in Who's Who in Black Charlotte. But he kept going on and on to the point where finally, Pauls like, Meg, do you have any questions for him? I said, Yeah, Ive got a question: Tim, do you remember the first time you won that major award, what it was like, and who it was that presented you with that award?. As far as Im concerned, Hancock says, Ive proved my point.. | Charlotte North Carolina radio station, new R&B music, Charlotte North Carolina news and events, entertainment news, national news, celebrity interviews, Charlotte North Carolina Black owned businesses, and radio sweepstakes and contests. A lot of people are saying they want change. And he knows things could have gone much differently. Black culture is here to stay and so are we. Ph: 804.672.9299, Jeff Uzi D Anderson He wound up spending almost seven years at the rock-music station in Boulder, recalling it as the greatest job I ever had, in the sense that it provided the foundation for everything he knows about the radio business. Your email will be shared with 1053rnb.com and subject to its. Thats just John Hancock for you. Ph: 410.332.8200, Keller Wynder Dallas, TX 75240 I also love getting it out of the way.. Cincinnati, OH 45202 Normally, when we have these interviews with somebody as big as Tim McGraw, you might only get 4 or 5 minutes. At first, however, Charlotte overwhelmingly seemed to prefer the past. Mims is encouraging people who need rides to the polls to reach out for assistance. [8][9], Pete "The Angry Pitbull" Kaliner was born in a West Islip, New York. 96.9 The Kat is Charlotte's #1 for New Country and home of the Paul Schadt & Sarah Lee Morning Show. 102.9 The Lake - We Play Anything in Charlotte, NC. See all. Grady Cole began his media career in the newspaper business. There was a softer side to Hancock, though, too and thats what ultimately won Charlotte over. Thats certainly not to say youve heard the last of him by his own admission, he hopes WBT eventually will take him back in a much more limited on-air role. Though WBT wasnt one of them, the tape somehow wound up in front of then-program director Mike Collins, who was looking for a replacement for popular longtime music-and-talk host H.A. The News provided a five-minute newscast to WBT. Supporting cast: Terry Hanson,. So in 1986, he moved East to take a job as the program director and afternoon-drive show host at WARM, an AM station in Scranton, Pa., and the show though still music-focused gave him a little more room to flex his personality. In the late 1970s, when he was taking law enforcement courses at CPCC, he wouldnt have guessed his next stop would be volunteering at WFAE doing a jazz show. I remember that well, because I ran into the same heart that he shows listeners, Jackson says. This prime placement allows your message to feel like part of station programming. Ramona was also named Charlottes Best Radio Personality by Charlotte Magazine in 2003 and 2008. But after the high school gig ended, it wasnt until he was 28 and a veteran of a thousand little small-time jobs that Hancock finally convinced another radio station to put him to work. Then as a teenager, I got to work at my high school radio station. ), But asked if he has any hobbies, he says, No, not really, then mentions he was an only child, then boasts, I can sit on a rock in the middle of a stream, watch the water go by and be pretty content., He thinks hes ready to not be John Hancock the on-air version of it. Copyright 2020 WBTV. And I think I decided when I went to bed on the night before I was to start that I was gonna be Shannon Stevens. 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Promotions Director, Arthur A-Plus Willis North Carolina One of the Top 10 States to Produce NBA Players in the US . Keeps you balanced and prepared. Charlotte's News Talk. I dont make that kind of money. (He also has two grandchildren, one in high school and one in college, via a 43-year-old son of his own out in Colorado. Hes a long-haired geezer whose philosophy appears filtered through the eternal prism of a 19-year-old from Colorado.. One day toward the end of his two-year stint there, he came into work to find a mountain of messages from listeners irate about a chauvinist comment his sports guy had made about how a woman shouldnt be reporting from the Winter Olympics. Ph: 804.672.9299, Mathew Myers [14], The Matt and Ramona Show offers 'themed days':[15]. From lyrical Hip Hop and rhythmic R&B to soul-stirring Gospel, provocative Talk/News and even Sports, Radio One is where urban listeners turn for entertainment, inspiration and information. 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But I look forward to it, says the longtime, devoted listener. Hancock was assigned to help out at KKEP a 500-watt daytime radio station in Estes Park where his supervisor started out teaching him how to cue records and how to open up the mic to say KKEP Estes Park in a broadcaster-y voice at the top of every hour and eventually was leaving the 18-year-old kid in charge on weekends. When I'm not on the air playing my favorite music (country) or hanging out with my family, I enjoy working outside. Copyright 2023 Interactive One, LLC. Its enormously popular.). Brandi Carlile Pens Heartfelt Tribute To Wynonna Judd, North Carolina City Among The 10 Best Spring Break Destinations In America, Kacey Musgraves Reflects On A Life-Changing Moment 10 Years Later, Keith Urban, Tim McGraw To Co-Headline Day Of Festival With All-Star Lineup, Kelly Clarkson Performs Breathtaking Rendition Of An Ingrid Andress Ballad, Tim McGraw Reveals What His Recent Clues Meant: 'Some Of You Guessed It!'. 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Program Director Atlanta, GA 30303 Adam Music News Luke Combs Shares The Adorable 1st Photo He Ever Took With His Wife Nicole Feb 27, 2023 92.5 WESC's Fantasy Racing League Listen To Podcasts That Examine The Passion, Perseverance, And Power Of Black Culture! Jackson had seen it coming Hancock had spent the past few years butting heads with a program director who had moved him to the 4-to-6-p.m. time slot and it was emotional for both of them, in fact. All Rights Reserved. Suite 200 Indianapolis, IN 46204 Announces Launch of The Urban One Podcast Network. Kaliner has won several industry awards from the Associated Press and the Radio and Television News Directors Association of the Carolinas - which named him the 2006 North Carolina Journalist of the Year. He also thrives on telling emotive long-form stories about extraordinary Charlotteans and as a veteran of 25-plus marathons and two Ironman triathlons occasionally writes about endurance and other sports. Grady Cole was born in Montgomery County, NC. Learn how iHeartRadio personalities connect with local listeners to deliver high-response rate endorsement advertising. Louise is a retired school teacher and hosts the Wide World of Wheezy segment on The Matt and Ramona Show. It was like, Look, this is what were gonna feed you, and if youre not gonna eat, go away. And it wasnt until that first real radio job that John Hancock became John Hancock. As a young girl, my parents would listen to George Jones, Tammy Wynette, Bill Anderson and others on our turntable. Sign up for New Charlotte Stations WFNZ's email newsletter! Voted Best Radio Station by Strange Carolinas The Ride is a registered trade See more 5,394 people like this 5,352 people follow this http://www.957theride.com/ (828) 464-4041 requests@957theride.com Radio station Photos See all Videos See all 0:15 Regional Digital Sales Manager, Annisa Turner-Randolph Chicks and free records, he says now. That afternoon, Hancock says he went on the air and told his audience: OK, were trashing the format. In short order, his bosses phased out the music component of the show, leaving Hancock to riff for three straight hours on a wide range of news topics but also just to turn complaining into a sport; eight months after he was hired, he was moved up an hour (from 9 a.m.-noon) when WBT added Rush Limbaughs syndicated show to the afternoon lineup. At home, lots and LOTS of grilling takes place! I never looked back! He gave his bosses an ultimatum: Move him to a better shift, or lose him. Derek Harper His popularity with listeners made him such a well known figure that it was once estimated that seventy percent of the Charlotte radio audience listened to his noon news and farm reports and that eight out of ten people in the WBT listening area instantly recognized his voice. He has a wife, Amy, and 2 daughters, Addison and Avery. This career has taken me from town to town, up and down dial. Just for the record, Hancock did not walk into the offices of WBT that day in 1990 to meet Collins with a joint in his hand. But he didnt always do himself any favors, either. I could have been Mother Theresa, I think, and they still would have hated me, Hancock says. Wake up. NC Rep. Dan Bishops opposition to hate crimes amendment draws heated debate. His resume growing to include a slew of Country Music Award nominations and several Academy of Country Music award nominations, as a radio personality. While thousands of people across Mecklenburg County have voted early, many have yet to cast their ballot. Funny story about that, by the way: Schadt hasnt seen his trophy yet because its still sealed in a cardboard box, in a bedroom in his familys Mint Hill home. Country music runs deep in my roots. He was offered and accepted a job with the station in 1930. Schadts been on the air in Charlotte since: June 1981. Where the Cast Are Now. Operations Manager, 2400 Corporate Exchange Drive That gave the country singer the opening to end the charade and give the country radio personality the big news. A local radio personality decided to use her platform to get the word out of the importance of mammograms. By Roxy Simons Mike Collins chuckles as he remembers the day in 1990 when John Hancock arrived to be interviewed for the key job of hosting a music-and-talk show during middays for Charlottes WBT-AM (1110), one of the oldest and most powerful radio stations in the country. [3], Matt Harris was born in Doylestown, Pennsylvania and graduated from Lock Haven University. Watch Ashley McBryde's Wild Storytelling About A Blind Date With A Cousin, Celebrating Women Who Make Music & Culture. Anyway, I dont think I made the decision until I got on the air and said, Im and at that point, I either had to be Shannon Stevens or John Hancock. (Since then, every March around the anniversary of his dads death, Hancock has done a Fathers Day show that revolves around listeners sharing humorous and heartfelt stories about their dads. Its important to merge Mind, Body and Soul, and this, for me, is how I do that. | Charlotte North Carolina sports radio station, sports and entertainment news, sports talk radio, and Charlotte North Carolina news and events. We need change and we need to be able to encourage one another and thats one of the things that were missing, said Royster. Ph: 610.538.1100, Market Leaders: Please be sure to open and click your first newsletter so we can confirm your subscription. The station was coming off of a decade, recalls Collins (who was WBTs program director at the time), during which we still wore coats and ties on the air, even though you never really saw us. Station: 96.9 WKKT-FM, aka The Kat. (Country; owned by iHeart Media.). Operations Manager, 1704 Whitehead Road His wife says if he was at the breakfast table everyday shed been out of there long ago. iHeartMedia Charlotte Are There World Bosses in Diablo IV Early Access Open Beta. Our presence is felt. The only specific farewell-related plans hell try to work on between now and Oct. 17 is a special final-week lineup of guests, people who have meant a lot to him during his time in Charlotte. It really, really stunned me, Schadt says. I love it all! Radio/Digital/Outdoor/Mobile/Social/Events, To purchase or learn about advertising with iHeartMedia, call us at. 2. 2. Suite 100 Baird's School for Boys in Charlotte. Suite 1100 1. Training is intense! That said, marijuana may actually have been what set him on the path that ultimately led him to a broadcasting career to begin with, in a roundabout sort of way. I dont know. Promotions Director WWIN FM/WERQ FM, 13760 Noel Road Early voting data from the Mecklenburg County Board of Elections shows that more than 7,468 ballots had been cast at the library as of Tuesday morning. Free Radio Spots Beasley Media Charlotte Half Off Deals Music News. Charlotte's #1 for New Country The Eddie Foxx Show. The free coffee and Internet aint bad either," he says. When I got my first taste of being on a country station, it was like Strawberry Wine. 12th Floor (For the record, his boss at WBT, Matt Hanlon, says the door is open to him.). (He was one of the main news anchors on WBTV till he stepped down from the anchor desk in late 1974. 105.3 RnB - WOSF The kind of music that makes you feel really good! By Anita Gopali February 28, 2023.

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