Ken CarsonOM/PD
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April 9, 2018
10 Questions with ... Ken CarsonBRIEF CAREER SYNOPSIS:
- WOVV/Ft.Pierce, FL (1975)
- WHNN/Saginaw, MI
- KHTZ/Reno
- WHJY/Providence, RI
- WPHD/Buffalo
- WHTQ/Orlando
- WROQ/Greenville, SC
- WCOO/WYBB/ Charleston, SC
- KKLZ/KSTJ/Las Vegas
- Cox Radio/Birmingham, Houston
- Citadel/Harrisburg, PA
- Saga/Asheville, NC
- Midwest Family/Springfield, IL
- WCOO-WYBB/Charleston, SC (2018)
1. How did you become interested in radio?
When I was 11, my den mother in scouts (who was the wife of industry legend Paul Christy) took us to the radio station in Washington, D.C. where Paul was working, and it was like opening a magic door. At the age of 15, my parents retired to Port St. Lucie, FL and the local radio station out of Ft. Pierce (WOVV) was broadcasting a part-time opening for a high school junior or senior. I applied and landed the job. As a teenager on the air at a 100k-watt station. I wasn't what you'd call focused until I met, and became a student of, Dave Brewer. Dave straightened me out and helped me focus on my skill-set. That's when I realized, this is it!
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