It has been an awesome ride and an incredible journey thus far. Today, I celebrate my 13th year as an on-air personality for 104.7 Kiss FM.
How it all began
The one and only, Donovan Short called me one day and asked if I had worked in radio before. I told him, other than an occasional live DJ mix show in the Washington DC area back in the late 1990s, no. I had no real on air experience at all.
Forever the professional, and the radio veteran that he was (and always will be), Donovan took me under his wing and taught me the lay of the land. At first, I had an afternoon weekend show, airing on Saturday and Sundays, which then grew into me covering for other on-air talent for vacations and illnesses. After about eight months, I was offered a full time position, doing an evening show (6:00