Aircheck Season 3  Premiere...

Rock Radio veteran Dave Kane/Kane-O retired from a 40+ year storied career on April 2, 2021. Dave rocked 40 of those years from one radio station, WCMF/Rochester, New York. 

Kane-O is a 1979 graduate of SUNY Brockport, and has been recognized by the college as a “Communicator of the Year” as well as a Communications Department “Alumni of the Year.” In 2018, Kane received SUNY Brockport’s “Outstanding Service Award,” and in September 2019, he was inducted into the WBSU Hall of Fame at SUNY Brockport. Dave was also honored with a “Special Merit Award” during the induction of WCMF into the Rochester Music Hall of Fame in 2019.  

Rich and Paul talk with Dave about being at one radio station for four decades.  Dave shares a few of his rock star interviews along the way including Tony Iommi, Carmine Appice, Lou Gramm, and a “smoking story” with David Lee Roth.   His stories also include when he first went on the air at an Easy Listening station, to how he got his start at the mighty WCMF.  Dave also mentions what it was like going on the air that last day, and how he crafted the song list for his final show.  We also find out what he may, or may not be up to, in his new life.

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(Season Finale) Our very special guest is  Fred Jacobs, President and Founder of Jacobs Media.  Fred was the  first radio consultant ever to be inducted into the National Radio Hall of Fame.   As one of radio's premiere consultants, Fred has helped radio stations and air talent in markets large and small get to the top of their game.  We learn many things about Fred Jacobs during this episode, including what inspired his inventions of the "Classic Rock" and "The Edge" radio formats.   As much as he loves charts and graphs, Fred was also a radio program director.  He rewinds those stories from his days at Detroit Rock Radio’s WRIF, what he thought of the arrival of MTV, and where he was the night John Lennon was killed.  Plus we find out his favorite "go-to"  artist of all time.

Contact Fred at JacobsMedia.  

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Lori Lewis is President and Founder of Lori Lewis Media.   Lori is known throughout the Radio industry as a leader and innovator in the Social Media space.  But her former radio days come with tales she shares throughout this episode.

Lori is originally from Green Bay, but her radio career began in Las Vegas.  Developing many persona's along the way, Lori rocked and rolled through some of radio’s greatest stations and cities around the country;   Sunny 106.5/Las Vegas, Rock 104/Mobile AL, Tampa Bay’s Thunder 105.5 & 98 ROCK/Tampa.

Lori rewinds many stories , including how she met Led Zeppelin’s Jimmy Page.  How her personal backstage invitation from Brad Delp of Boston impressed her co-workers.  We also find out about her radio career progressions from the easy listening DJ to her rock renegade personalities, being part of the Bubba the Love Sponge morning show, her moves to radio management and opening her own Social Media consultancy.

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Our guest is Kerby Confer, the Founding Partner/Owner of Forever Media.  Kerby who is a member of both the  Pennsylvania Broadcasters Hall of Fame and the Country Radio Hall of Fame, talks to Rich & Paul about being a highly rated personality in the 1960's as a Baltimore radio DJ and host of the TV dance telecast, The Kerby Scott Show.  Both roles are connected to a few Hollywood blockbuster movies, "Play Misty for Me" and "Hairspray".

Kerby also rewinds the story about the time he was hired to emcee The Beatles during their only visit to Baltimore on September 13, 1964.  As Kerby moved into radio ownership, his belief in branding Radio Stations led him to invent "The Froggy" Country Radio format.    After a few  "pneumonic devices" later , "The Beaver" and "The Chicken" formats were created.

Kerby is invested in paving the way for new radio talent.  He talks proudly about his involvement in The National Radio Talent System and how the program is helping develop up and coming broadcasters.

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(Pt 2 of 2) On this episode Kidd Chris Part 2 , hear Chris talk about the day Howard Stern made his satellite radio announcement;  The KiddChris Show debut in Philadelphia at 94.1 WYSP;  the day Chris turned down replacing Stern; and how the return of Opie and Anthony helped The KiddChris Show in afternoon drive on YSP.  

Chris also talks about the internet version of The KiddChris show;  how he got a visit from the FBI while on the air in Portland;  and how his show has evolved now 8 years in Cincinnati, doing mornings on WEBN.

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(Pt 1 of 2) Kidd Chris has been making radio waves since his start in Syracuse in 1998.   A host of radio cities across the country have been entertained by his brand of RADIO.  

Those markets include KICT in Wichita, Kansas; KSFM & KXOA in Sacramento, California;  KSRX in San Antonio, Texas;  WYSP in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania;  KUFO in Portland, Oregon;  WKLS in Atlanta, Georgia; and currently mornings at WEBN in Cincinnati, Ohio.

Hear Chris rewind the days he wrote for The Howard Stern Show, how Thomas became his co-host, what city The KiddChris Show really developed and what career path he thinks his father would have wanted him to choose.

He's got so many great stories to tell we needed a 2-Parter!  This is Pt1.

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Radio veteran Debbi Calton retired from a 43 year illustrious career on December 6, 2019. To commemorate the 1 year Anniversary of her hanging up her headphones, Rich and Paul talk with Debbi about her radio gypsy journey.  Debbi shares a few of her rock star interviews along the way including John Paul Jones (Led Zeppelin), David Crosby (CSN), Peter Frampton and Grace Slick (Jefferson Airplane).  Her stories also include when she almost became a “welder” before her first radio job in North Carolina, her career travels from Florida to Denver during a snowstorm and how she finally ended up in Philadelphia; where among other things spent 26 years at one radio station 102.9 WMGK.  We also find out what she's been up to in her new life. :) 

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(Pt 2 of 2) We left SEASON 1 with Pt1 of our session with Partridge Family TV child star turned radio personality, Danny Bonaduce.  Danny shared so many stories with Rich DeSisto and Paul Kelly it needed a Pt 2.  On this episode, Danny continues to rewind some of his most and least enjoyable radio and TV moments including his celebrity boxing match with "Greg Brady", his on air pissing match with Dennis Rodman and his favorite and least favorite Partridge Family songs.  Danny's radio resume also includes Eagle 106/Philadelphia, WKQI/Detroit, KLSX/Los Angeles and you can currently hear Danny mornings on Seattle’s Classic Rock, 102.5 KZOK.

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On Monday November 23,  2020 AIRCHECK hosts Rich DeSisto and Paul Kelly announced the lineup for SEASON 2 in a Facebook Live event.   This episode will rewind the BEST of SEASON 1 and REVEAL the AIRCHECK session guestlist of those Radio pro's who sat down with us for SEASON 2.  

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(Season Finale - Pt 1 of 2) Partridge Family TV child star turned radio personality, Danny Bonaduce rewinds some of his most and least enjoyable radio and TV moments including "Car-ee-okeee" at The Loop/Chicago.  "Live in It and Win It" and an unusually painful "Ear Piercing" at 94.1 WYSP/Philadelphia.  Plus his role in the movie "H-O-T-S", his on screen/off screen relationship with the late Dave Madden aka: Reuben Kincaid.   Danny's radio resume also includes Eagle 106/Philadelphia, WKQI/Detroit, KLSX/Los Angeles and you can currently hear Danny mornings on Seattle’s Classic Rock, 102.5 KZOK.

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