Rock Famous Firsts
Leslie Tucker
Leslie Tucker
APD / On-Air Host
KQRA Q102.1 / KKLH 104.7 The Cave
On-Air Host for KQRA
Pantera, 1995
There's a strong possibility it was Wilson Phillips, but I tell everyone it was Metallica's Black Album.
Unofficially, it was Peter Steele of Type O Negative. The guy I was dating at the time was supposed to do it but he chickened out so I did it for him. But my first official interview as a radio host was LaJon Witherspoon of Sevendust.
I think my first dead air experience was sometime during my first few months on-air. I lost my train of thought mid-sentence and I completely froze; I didn't know what to say or do. I'm not even sure how I recovered from that! I must have figured it out because 7 years later, here I am!
Jen Kajzer
Jen Kajzer
General Manager
WSOU 89.5FM, Seton Hall's Pirate Radio
Music Choice.
Whitesnake with Great White at Meadowlands Arena, New Jersey, 1987.
Def Leppard Hysteria and KISS Crazy Nights, both in the same purchase.
Queensrÿche
While working at WSOU as a student in the late 1990s, I forgot to put the pots in program and they were in audition. I must have played three or four songs at the time and a listener called to say there was dead air. My heart dropped into my stomach. I still have the recurring 'dead air' dreams.
Jose Mangin
Jose Mangin
Director of Music Programming/On-Air Host
SiriusXM Octane and Liquid Metal
Metal Director KAMP Student Radio, Tucson, AZ.
Anthrax opening for Iron Maiden.
Mötley Crüe Shout At The Devil
Chuck Billy from Testament, using a micro-cassette recorder.
Dead air moments not very memorable really, biggest f-up EVER in my career was hosting an awesome all band interview with System of a Down in front of their management/label at SiriusXM NYC HQ, getting cheers and high-fives afterwards, then realizing I didn’t record ANY OF IT. Epic fail on my part and they were pissed!
