Talking About Radio with John Leslie

Send us Fan Mail How exciting it is to be right there at Kennedy Space Center when those monster space craft roar into the heavens.  Peter King has been reporting those launches for CBS for many years. He  joins us now in an encore visit to taking about that coveted assignment.  A product of John Leslie's World Radio Inc.

Send us Fan Mail from the time he was a little boy, Rich Fields told anybody who would listen that he was gooing to be the announcer on "The Price is Right."  Well, he trusted his inner GPS and in 2004 he was hand picked by Bob Barker from a field of over 200 applicants to do just that.  Rich fields is a multitalented entertainer with degrees in broadcasting and meteorology.  He is also...

Send us Fan Mail Berniw Wagenblast is the voice that hundreds of millions of people hear throughout the metropolitan New York area every day.  Bernie started out in radio as a traffic reporter and pretty soon was asked to do the announcments for mass transit, including subway and airports. So you can't step onto any mass transportation in the Big Apple without Bernie Wagenblast telling you wh...

Send us Fan Mail It was a pleasure to have John Quincy as a guest  on Talking About Radio.   A real broadcast professional with miles and miles of experience in the radio entertainment business. Not only is he an expert talk host and disc jockey, he is a treasure trove of radio jingle knowledge and timeless music.  John is also a dedicated archivist and website administrator for some of the  midwe...

Send us Fan Mail Raj Rao (Manchiraju) emigrated from India to the United States 30 years ago as a highly educated scientist and engineer.   But his passion is radio, acting and performing.  As a young man in India, he was a broadcast actor on All India Radio. Listen now, as Raj talks with host John Leslie and tells a fascinating story about radio in India and now life as an American Citizen and th...

Send us Fan Mail Randy West is the "go to" guy in Hollywood when the big productionn companies are looking for the right voice too introduce the show.  The the Price is Right to Wheel of Fortune, Randy can be  heard warming up the audience, introducing the contestants and the star of the show.    For 25 years, Randy,  who started in small town radio, has been dazzling studio audiences an...

Send us Fan Mail You could travel coast to coast and not find a broadcast professional more closely associated with his home state than Jon James who has entertained Mainers for nearly 45 years.   He is currently heard on afternoon drive at True Country 93.5 in Augusta, Maine. Jon's professionalism and sincere nature make him a natural to be included in among broadcasts finest entertainers. ...

Send us Fan Mail Ken R Productions was one of the nations leading jingle making companies for 25 years.   From his studio in Toledo, Ohio, Ken Deutsch produced high quality jingles that competed with the biggest jingle houses in America.  Interestingly, Ken was friends with his competitors. He started  his love affair with radio and Jingles at age nine and got his first radio job in a small Ohio t...

Send us Fan Mail CrusinBruce has been a DJ on some of New England's finest radio stations.  At the same time, Bruce emcees over 100 classic car shows each season in about five states. He tells us about his fantastic schedule juggling about three jobs at one time.  He is our guest on Talking About Radio With John Leslie. http://www.crusinbruce.com A product of John Leslie's World Radio In...

Send us Fan Mail Peter King worked on the air at some of the best radio stations in the Northeast, Including a long stint at WHEN in Syracuse and WTKO in Ithaca, New York. After many years in programming, Peter found his way to Florida with stints in Daytona Beach and Orlando.   His next stop was news anchor.  He was so good at it that he began feeding the CBS radio network and before long he was...

Send us Fan Mail It's hard to imagine that you have not heard the pear shaped tones of voice veteran Randy Reeves.   Like most of us, he started as a dj in a small station.  Before long he was gracing the airwaves in Atlanta, Georgia.   From there, he developed an appetite for production and voice work.  5 decades into the broadcasting business, Randy is semi retired but can boast that he has...

Send us Fan Mail Almost every radio veteran knows the name Walter Sabo.  He started years ago as a dj in Syracuse then New York City.   His meteoric rise theorugh the ranks of New York City Radio and the biggest radio networks is what legends are made off.    All this led him to be one of the most successful and sought after media consultants in America and abroad.    In his retirement years, he i...

Send us Fan Mail Meet Allan Sniffen.  He is the webmaster of the Musicradio77.com site.   He is the moderator of New York Radio Message Board.    He is the operator of the Online Radio station "Rewound Radio."   There is alot to talk about with a man who has spent over a quarter century putting together the most comprehensive resources for New York radio fans.   Rewound Radio is a place...

Send us Fan Mail What was it like in the Accuweather forecast center every morning as the meteorologists prepared weather forecasts for hundreds of radio stations.  How did they do that day in and day out, keeping listeners around the country informed about crucial weather information. One of the top personalities for many years was Dr. Joe Sobel.  He appeared daily on the top radio stations in th...

Send us Fan Mail Wille Bee could write a book about his may successes in the radio broadcasting business.   Like many of us, he started very early in life with the desire to be the best at the best stations. He achieved that goal many times over. Currently program director and morning host at KUBA in Yuba City, California, Willie wears many hats and is an articulate spokesman for the profession th...

Send us Fan Mail When the history books are written about famed Disc Jockeys, the name John Records Landecker will be among those at the top.  His years in Philadelphia on WIBG are overshadowed by the fame he attained at WLS in Chicago.   His evening program steam rolled through the midwest and up into Canada as he spun the hits of the day.   This is an encore presentation of a conversation with o...

Send us Fan Mail How many DJs do you know who spend decades on the air, served in the military and at his midlife went back to school and earned is Ph. D  Dennis Woytek, longtime DJ then became a college professor and traveled around the world d creating award winning video documentaries. Now in his senior years, Dennis is back on the air on stations in Sarasota, Florida and Erie Pennsylvania. His...

Send us Fan Mail Bob Wood is a very amusing guy.  Join Bob and host John Leslie as they share laughs and memories of over 40 years.  Bob was a DJ, Pd and consultant for many years all across the country.   He then found success as a voice artists with hundreds of nationally know clients and radio stations. Sit down now and listen a a lively and light hearted conversation as Bob Wood and John Lesli...

Send us Fan Mail After many successful years on  the air in Huntington, West Virginia, Bob Miller made the leap to major market Portland, Oregon in 1979, Since that time Bob has made an indelible mark on famed KEX and later KPAM.   Bob tells us about his early years  in broadcasting and some of the good times he has had in Portland as he is "Talking About Radio" with Host John Leslie. In...

Send us Fan Mail YOU DON'T WANT TO MISS THIS!  Included in this episode are the two unforgettable pieces of  audio.  "Nine" the ultimate radio format created in 1974 by the brillian team of Pete Salant, Randy West, Howard Hoffman, and Amos B. Moses.  Then, you are treated to the 25th anniversary remake “ninety nine” by the same outstanding cast. Over the years, these audio treasures...

Send us Fan Mail Jeff Hallsworth , Kristian Sjoberg and Fergal Kearney in Moose Jaw, Saskatchewan, Canada are the three nerdy guys who have taken the new medium of podcast broadcasting to a new high.  These guys break down the scientific news of the day and tell us about it in terms that we understand. Podcasting is brought to our computers by radio waves on the internet just like AM and FM.    Yo...

Send us Fan Mail Pete Salant has enjoyed a brilliant radio career.  For over 40 years he established himself as a leader in programming and winning audio sound on the air.   He also consulted radio stations all across the country for 20 years, earning himself the reputaion of being the best in the business. He joins Host John Leslie on Talking About Radio to entertain us with his wonderful stories...

Send us Fan Mail There is more than one broadcast professional using the air name Bill St. James.  Our guest Bill St. James lives on the West Coast and has graced the airwaves at stations from the Northeast to the Northwest and everyplace  in between. Not only a talented DJ, Bill is a gifted production guru and host on an only radio station "Really Music Radio.."     You can find it here...

Send us Fan Mail These are some of the great  promos that I include in my podcast at no charge.   We've passed the two million download mark are are headed to three million. In each episode I include :30 second  promos for your podcast at no charge.  This is a sample 4 minute 40 sample of some of the spectacular promos that I have been airing Talking About Radio with John Leslie. I will be ha...

Send us Fan Mail You'll never hear another podcast like it. The Doo Wop priest, as he is known,  Father Jim Drucker makes us laugh and smile with his youthful and rapid fire storytelling ability.  As a well known DJ at the famous WARM in Scranton-Wilkes Barre before he entered the priessthood, Father Drucker is back at it with a Doo Wop show every Saturday on Internet Radio Station Outsider F...