ABOUT THIS EPISODE'S GUEST:

Tracy Johnson is the President and CEO of Tracy Johnson Media Group. In his long career he has programmed great radio stations, leading two stations in San Diego from “worst to first”, earned dozens of radio industry awards, and been named “Best Programmer In America” by Radio Ink magazine. In addition to his career in programming, Tracy managed a group of stations for 10 years and has worked with hundreds of media brands to develop digital content, promotion, and revenue strategies.

ABOUT THE PODCAST:

Chachi Loves Everybody is brought to you by Benztown and hosted by the President of Benztown, Dave “Chachi” Denes. Get a behind-the-scenes look at the myths and legends of the radio industry. 

PEOPLE MENTIONED:

Michael Steele

Charlie Tuna

Johnny Carson

Dan Kieley

Ken Benson

John Ivey

Harvey Penick

Ben Hogan

Scott Campbell

Dick Chapin

Dale Johnson

Scott Shannon

Rick Dees

Dene Hallam

Steve Perrin

Andrew Johnson

Dave Smiley

Alex Johnson

Cindy Johnson

Doug “The Greaseman” Tracht

Alan Burns

Dwight Douglas

Donna Burns

Dave Shakes

Steve Kingston

Greg Strassel

Pat Paxton

Jhani Kaye

Paul Palmer

Bob Bollinger

JoJo Kincaid

Anita Rush

Jeff Detrow

Jerry Cesak

Joe Cipriano

Greg Simms

Matt McWhorter

Kim Morrison

Mark Jagger

Kristi Jagger

Tom Watts

Ed Trimble

ABOUT BENZTOWN:

Benztown is a leading international radio imaging, production library, programming, podcasts, jingles, and voiceover services company with over 3,000 affiliations on six different continents. In 2017, Benztown was named to the prestigious Inc. 5000 by Inc. magazine for the fifth consecutive year as one of America’s Fastest-Growing Privately Held Companies. With studios in Los Angeles, New York, and Stuttgart, Benztown offers the highest quality audio imaging workparts for 23 libraries across 14 music and spoken word formats including AC, Hot AC, CHR, Country, Urban, Rhythmic, Classic Hits, Rock, News/Talk, Sports, and JACK. Benztown provides custom VO and imaging across all formats, including commercial VO and copywriting in partnership with Yamanair Creative. Benztown Radio Networks produces, markets and distributes high quality programming and services to radio stations around the world, including: The Rick Dees Weekly Top 40 Countdown, The Daily Dees Show, The Todd-N-Tyler Radio Empire, Hot Mix, Sunday Night Slow Jams with R Dub!, Audio Architecture, Incentive Sales Rewards, BMG Production Music, Top 10 Now and Then, Tough Love With Siri, Ask Alexa and Flashback.

Web: benztown.com

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ABOUT THIS EPISODE'S GUEST:

Tommy Sablan is the legendary producer of shows like “The Jeff and Jer Showgram,” the creator of “Breaking and Entering Christmas,” and he’s the only producer ever inducted into the Radio Hall of Fame.

Links:

Tommy’s TED Talk “Heroin: Through the Eyes of a Younger Brother: https://youtu.be/bijbyityRRk

On the Air with Sully, Little Tommy and Russ T. Nailz: https://youtu.be/2UmoZ443KP0

ABOUT THE PODCAST:

Chachi Loves Everybody is brought to you by Benztown and hosted by the President of Benztown, Dave “Chachi” Denes. Get a behind-the-scenes look at the myths and legends of the radio industry. 

PEOPLE MENTIONED:

Dennis Clark

Paul Joseph

Baba Booey

Bert Weiss

Jimmy Baron

Jeff Dauler

Johnny Vega

Jonathan Lang

Art Good

Jeff Detrow

Jerry Cesak

Heidi Fleiss

Johnny Carson

Jay Leno

George Clooney

Kidd Kraddick

Rick Dees

Scott Shannon

Randy Hoag

Laura Cain

Emily Griffiths

Tony Gwynn

Junior Seau

Tracy Johnson

Dave Smiley

Greg Simms

Mark Jagger

Kristi Jagger

Rick Morton

Howard Stern

Bob Bollinger

Cliff Albert

Mark Larson

Mary Ayala

ABOUT BENZTOWN:

Benztown is a leading international radio imaging, production library, programming, podcasts, jingles, and voiceover services company with over 3,000 affiliations on six different continents. In 2017, Benztown was named to the prestigious Inc. 5000 by Inc. magazine for the fifth consecutive year as one of America’s Fastest-Growing Privately Held Companies. With studios in Los Angeles, New York, and Stuttgart, Benztown offers the highest quality audio imaging workparts for 23 libraries across 14 music and spoken word formats including AC, Hot AC, CHR, Country, Urban, Rhythmic, Classic Hits, Rock, News/Talk, Sports, and JACK. Benztown provides custom VO and imaging across all formats, including commercial VO and copywriting in partnership with Yamanair Creative. Benztown Radio Networks produces, markets and distributes high quality programming and services to radio stations around the world, including: The Rick Dees Weekly Top 40 Countdown, The Daily Dees Show, The Todd-N-Tyler Radio Empire, Hot Mix, Sunday Night Slow Jams with R Dub!, Audio Architecture, Incentive Sales Rewards, BMG Production Music, Top 10 Now and Then, Tough Love With Siri, Ask Alexa and Flashback.

Web: benztown.com

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ABOUT THIS EPISODE'S GUEST:

Blair Garner has been in radio for over 30 years and during that time has been hailed as the Academy of Country Music’s “National Radio Personality of the Year” 3 times and was inducted into the National Radio Hall of Fame in 2013.

Learn more about The Mulehouse here: https://themulehouse.com/

ABOUT THE PODCAST:

Chachi Loves Everybody is brought to you by Benztown and hosted by the President of Benztown, Dave “Chachi” Denes. Get a behind-the-scenes look at the myths and legends of the radio industry. 

PEOPLE MENTIONED:

Justice Antonin Scalia

Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg

Steve Jobs

Jack Aldridge

Steve O’Brien

John Shomby

John Mullen

Rush Limbaugh

Barry Kaye

Dick Oppenheimer

Michael Oppenheimer

Bill Richards

Larry Berger

John Lander

Jim Kerr

Scott Shannon

Steven Tyler

Joe Perry

Howard Stern

Mitch Dolan

Tom Cuddy

Kraig Kitchin

Rick Dees

Johnny Donovan

Lon Whelan

Bobby Bones

Mike McVay

Bernie Leadon

Bob Doyle

J. Paul Getty

Alan Jackson

Scott Borchetta

John Zarling

Taylor Swift

Dan Hines

John McBride

Martina McBride

Dan Hunnings

ABOUT BENZTOWN:

Benztown is a leading international radio imaging, production library, programming, podcasts, jingles, and voiceover services company with over 3,000 affiliations on six different continents. In 2017, Benztown was named to the prestigious Inc. 5000 by Inc. magazine for the fifth consecutive year as one of America’s Fastest-Growing Privately Held Companies. With studios in Los Angeles, New York, and Stuttgart, Benztown offers the highest quality audio imaging workparts for 23 libraries across 14 music and spoken word formats including AC, Hot AC, CHR, Country, Urban, Rhythmic, Classic Hits, Rock, News/Talk, Sports, and JACK. Benztown provides custom VO and imaging across all formats, including commercial VO and copywriting in partnership with Yamanair Creative. Benztown Radio Networks produces, markets and distributes high quality programming and services to radio stations around the world, including: The Rick Dees Weekly Top 40 Countdown, The Daily Dees Show, The Todd-N-Tyler Radio Empire, Hot Mix, Sunday Night Slow Jams with R Dub!, Audio Architecture, Incentive Sales Rewards, BMG Production Music, Top 10 Now and Then, Tough Love With Siri, Ask Alexa and Flashback.

Web: benztown.com

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ABOUT THIS EPISODE'S GUEST:

Heidi Raphael is Beasley Media Group’s Chief Communications Officer in charge of overseeing all aspects of communications, branding, and marketing on behalf of Beasley. She has been recognized by Radio Ink as one of the “Most Influential Women in Radio” for the last 15 years in a row. 

ABOUT THE PODCAST:

Chachi Loves Everybody is brought to you by Benztown and hosted by the President of Benztown, Dave “Chachi” Denes. Get a behind-the-scenes look at the myths and legends of the radio industry. 

PEOPLE MENTIONED:

Jim McLaughlin

Brian Meyer

Bill Weston

Paul Hyne

Danny Neaverth

Joey Reynolds

Sandy Beach

Rick Dees

Carl Russo

Larry Norton

Anita West

Peter Frampton

Charlie Daniels

John Gorman

Arthur Penhallow

David Lee Roth

Gene Simmons

Paul Stanley

Robert Plant

Carlos Santana

John McGhan

Don Henley

Marc Stout

Peter Smyth

Doug Podell

Tom Bender

Caroline Beasley

George Beasley

Ginny Morris

Justin Chase

Kristin Lawrence

Bob Lawrence

Lori Burgess

ABOUT BENZTOWN:

Benztown is a leading international radio imaging, production library, programming, podcasts, jingles, and voiceover services company with over 3,000 affiliations on six different continents. In 2017, Benztown was named to the prestigious Inc. 5000 by Inc. magazine for the fifth consecutive year as one of America’s Fastest-Growing Privately Held Companies. With studios in Los Angeles, New York, and Stuttgart, Benztown offers the highest quality audio imaging workparts for 23 libraries across 14 music and spoken word formats including AC, Hot AC, CHR, Country, Urban, Rhythmic, Classic Hits, Rock, News/Talk, Sports, and JACK. Benztown provides custom VO and imaging across all formats, including commercial VO and copywriting in partnership with Yamanair Creative. Benztown Radio Networks produces, markets and distributes high quality programming and services to radio stations around the world, including: The Rick Dees Weekly Top 40 Countdown, The Daily Dees Show, The Todd-N-Tyler Radio Empire, Hot Mix, Sunday Night Slow Jams with R Dub!, Audio Architecture, Incentive Sales Rewards, BMG Production Music, Top 10 Now and Then, Tough Love With Siri, Ask Alexa and Flashback.

Web: benztown.com

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ABOUT THIS EPISODE'S GUEST:

Scott Keeney, better known by his stage name DJ Skee, is the founder of Dash Radio, the biggest all-original live digital audio network, and Skee Sports, an award-winning sports content and game day entertainment agency. Skee rose to fame as the first DJ to discover and play superstar artists on the radio including Kendrick Lamar, Justin Bieber, Akon, Lorde, and Lady Gaga amongst many others.

ABOUT THE PODCAST:

Chachi Loves Everybody is brought to you by Benztown and hosted by the President of Benztown, Dave “Chachi” Denes. Get a behind-the-scenes look at the myths and legends of the radio industry. 

PEOPLE MENTIONED:

J. Love

Stretch Armstrong

Rick Cummings

Jeff Smulyan

Mike Francesa

Big Boy

The Woody Show

Jimmy Steele

John Ivey

Jon Bon Jovi

Ryan Seacrest

L.A. Reid

Adrian Peterson

Dan Gilbert

Dan Fleyshman

Steve Aoki

Gary Vaynerchuk

Tony Robbins

ABOUT BENZTOWN:

Benztown is a leading international radio imaging, production library, programming, podcasts, jingles, and voiceover services company with over 2,900 affiliations on six different continents. In 2017, Benztown was named to the prestigious Inc. 5000 by Inc. magazine for the fifth consecutive year as one of America’s Fastest-Growing Privately Held Companies. With studios in Los Angeles, New York, and Stuttgart, Benztown offers the highest quality audio imaging workparts for 23 libraries across 14 music and spoken word formats including AC, Hot AC, CHR, Country, Urban, Rhythmic, Classic Hits, Rock, News/Talk, Sports, and JACK. Benztown provides custom VO and imaging across all formats, including commercial VO and copywriting in partnership with Yamanair Creative. Benztown Radio Networks produces, markets and distributes high-quality programming and services to radio stations around the world, including: The Rick Dees Weekly Top 40 Countdown, The Daily Dees Show, The Todd-N-Tyler Radio Empire, Hot Mix, Sunday Night Slow Jams with R Dub!, Audio Architecture, Incentive Sales Rewards, BMG Production Music, Top 10 Now and Then, Tough Love With Siri and Alexa, and Flashback.

Web: benztown.com

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ABOUT THIS EPISODE'S GUEST:

Lori Lewis is the founder of Lori Lewis Media, a social media management, marketing, and monetization firm advising brands on how to create real impact in the social space.

ABOUT THE PODCAST:

Chachi Loves Everybody is brought to you by Benztown and hosted by the President of Benztown, Dave “Chachi” Denes. Get a behind-the-scenes look at the myths and legends of the radio industry. 

PEOPLE MENTIONED:

John Griffin

Dax Tobin

George Tobin

Rick McNeal

Andy Holt

Grant Cardone

Bubba the Love Sponge

Mike “Cowhead” Calta

David Wells

Ryan Leaf

Bo Jackson

Jeff Kapugi

Fred Jacobs

Paul Jacobs

Mike McVay

Kim Guthrie

Ginny Morris

Brad Hardin

Jim Ryan

Bill Leopold

Lisa Dollinger

ABOUT BENZTOWN:

Benztown is a leading international radio imaging, production library, programming, podcasts, jingles, and voiceover services company with over 2,900 affiliations on six different continents. In 2017, Benztown was named to the prestigious Inc. 5000 by Inc. magazine for the fifth consecutive year as one of America’s Fastest-Growing Privately Held Companies. With studios in Los Angeles, New York, and Stuttgart, Benztown offers the highest quality audio imaging workparts for 23 libraries across 14 music and spoken word formats including AC, Hot AC, CHR, Country, Urban, Rhythmic, Classic Hits, Rock, News/Talk, Sports, and JACK. Benztown provides custom VO and imaging across all formats, including commercial VO and copywriting in partnership with Yamanair Creative. Benztown Radio Networks produces, markets and distributes high quality programming and services to radio stations around the world, including: The Rick Dees Weekly Top 40 Countdown, The Daily Dees Show, The Todd-N-Tyler Radio Empire, Hot Mix, Sunday Night Slow Jams with R Dub!, Audio Architecture, Incentive Sales Rewards, BMG Production Music, Top 10 Now and Then, Tough Love With Siri, Ask Alexa and Flashback.

Web: benztown.com

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ABOUT THIS EPISODE'S GUEST:

Ty Bentli is currently the host of The Ty Bentli Show on Apple Music and has a long career working every job in radio. He also formerly hosted The Ty Bentli Show through Westwood One/Cumulus.

ABOUT THE PODCAST:

Chachi Loves Everybody is brought to you by Benztown and hosted by the President of Benztown, Dave “Chachi” Denes. Get a behind the scenes look at the myths and legends of the radio industry. 

PEOPLE MENTIONED:

Corri English

Famous Amos

Randy Cain

Scott Mihalik

Mark Allen

Doug Kramer

Jay Michaels

Rick Cummings

Steve Reynolds

Rick Gillette

Tom Joyner

Elvis Durant

R Dub!

Ebro Darden

Tim Cook

Jimmy Iovine

Dr. Dre

Oliver Schusser

Jen Walsh

Emily Parker

Michael Bryan

Zane Lowe

Estelle Swaray

Charlie Morgan

ABOUT BENZTOWN:

Benztown is a leading international radio imaging, production library, programming, podcasts, jingles, and voiceover services company with over 2,900 affiliations on six different continents. In 2017, Benztown was named to the prestigious Inc. 5000 by Inc. magazine for the fifth consecutive year as one of America’s Fastest-Growing Privately Held Companies. With studios in Los Angeles, New York, and Stuttgart, Benztown offers the highest quality audio imaging workparts for 23 libraries across 14 music and spoken word formats including AC, Hot AC, CHR, Country, Urban, Rhythmic, Classic Hits, Rock, News/Talk, Sports, and JACK. Benztown provides custom VO and imaging across all formats, including commercial VO and copywriting in partnership with Yamanair Creative. Benztown Radio Networks produces, markets and distributes high quality programming and services to radio stations around the world, including: The Rick Dees Weekly Top 40 Countdown, The Daily Dees Show, The Todd-N-Tyler Radio Empire, Hot Mix, Sunday Night Slow Jams with R Dub!, Vipology, Audio Architecture, Incentive Sales Rewards, BMG Production Music, Top 10 Now and Then, Tough Love With Siri, Ask Alexa and Flashback.

Web: benztown.com

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ABOUT THIS EPISODE'S GUEST:

Randy “R Dub!” Williams is the syndicated radio host of Sunday Night Slow Jams and the Director of Programming for XHRM and XHTZ. He has also just released his second industry book, “Go Syndicate Yourself!”

ABOUT THE PODCAST:

Chachi Loves Everybody is brought to you by Benztown and hosted by the President of Benztown, Dave “Chachi” Denes. Get a behind the scenes look on the myths and legends of the radio industry. 

PEOPLE MENTIONED:

Elroy Smith

Jimmy Steele

Art Laboe

Kid Vicious

Ron Shapiro

Dave Ramsey

Clark Howard

ABOUT BENZTOWN:

Benztown is a leading international radio imaging, production library, programming, jingles, podcasts, and voiceover services company with over 2,900 affiliations on six different continents. In 2017, Benztown was named to the prestigious Inc. 5000 by Inc. magazine for the fifth consecutive year as one of America’s Fastest-Growing Privately Held Companies. With studios in Los Angeles, New York, and Stuttgart, Benztown offers the highest quality audio imaging workparts for 23 libraries across 14 music and spoken word formats including AC, Hot AC, CHR, Country, Urban, Rhythmic, Classic Hits, Rock, News/Talk, Sports, and JACK. Benztown provides custom VO and imaging across all formats, including commercial VO and copywriting in partnership with Yamanair Creative. Benztown Radio Networks produces, markets and distributes high-quality programming and services to radio stations around the world, including The Rick Dees Weekly Top 40 Countdown, The Daily Dees Show, The Todd-N-Tyler Radio Empire, Hot Mix, Sunday Night Slow Jams with R Dub!, Vipology, Audio Architecture, Incentive Sales Rewards, BMG Production Music, Top 10 Now and Then, Tough Love With Siri, Ask Alexa and Flashback.

Web:

https://benztown.com/podcast/

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ABOUT THIS EPISODE'S GUEST:

Erica Farber is the President and CEO of the Radio Advertising Bureau, serving more than 6,000 member Radio stations in the U.S. and over 1,000 member networks, representative firms, broadcast vendors, and international organizations.

ABOUT THE PODCAST:

Chachi Loves Everybody is brought to you by Benztown and hosted by the President of Benztown, Dave “Chachi” Denes. Get a behind the scenes look on the myths and legends of the radio industry. 

PEOPLE MENTIONED:

Maxwell Maltz

Chuck Martin

Russell Simmons

Chuck Lorre

Ralph Guild

Ellen Hulleberg

Bob Wilson

Dick Krizman

Jeff Haley

Scott Herman

ABOUT BENZTOWN:

Benztown is a leading international radio imaging, production library, programming, jingles, podcasts, and voiceover services company with over 2,900 affiliations on six different continents. In 2017, Benztown was named to the prestigious Inc. 5000 by Inc. magazine for the fifth consecutive year as one of America’s Fastest Growing Privately Held Companies. With studios in Los Angeles, New York, and Stuttgart, Benztown offers the highest quality audio imaging workparts for 23 libraries across 14 music and spoken word formats including AC, Hot AC, CHR, Country, Urban, Rhythmic, Classic Hits, Rock, News/Talk, Sports, and JACK. Benztown provides custom VO and imaging across all formats, including commercial VO and copywriting in partnership with Yamanair Creative. Benztown Radio Networks produces, markets and distributes high quality programming and services to radio stations around the world, including: The Rick Dees Weekly Top 40 Countdown, The Daily Dees Show, The Todd-N-Tyler Radio Empire, Hot Mix, Sunday Night Slow Jams with R Dub!, Vipology, Audio Architecture, Incentive Sales Rewards, BMG Production Music, Top 10 Now and Then, Tough Love With Siri, Ask Alexa and Flashback.

Web: https://benztown.com/podcast/

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ABOUT THIS EPISODE'S GUEST:

Yaman Coskun is the founder and CEO of Yamanair Creative, the parent company of some of the world's leading full-scale creative services for broadcast media.

ABOUT THE PODCAST:

Chachi Loves Everybody is brought to you by Benztown and hosted by the President of Benztown, Dave “Chachi” Denes. Get a behind the scenes look on the myths and legends of the radio industry. 

PEOPLE MENTIONED:

Shep Pettibone

Jeff Wyatt

Frank Cerami

Mark Driscoll

David Jay

Dan Mason

Scott Herman

Peter Kosann

ABOUT BENZTOWN:

Benztown is a leading international radio imaging, production library, programming, jingles, podcasts, and voiceover services company with over 2,900 affiliations on six different continents. In 2017, Benztown was named to the prestigious Inc. 5000 by Inc. magazine for the fifth consecutive year as one of America’s Fastest Growing Privately Held Companies. With studios in Los Angeles, New York, and Stuttgart, Benztown offers the highest quality audio imaging workparts for 23 libraries across 14 music and spoken word formats including AC, Hot AC, CHR, Country, Urban, Rhythmic, Classic Hits, Rock, News/Talk, Sports, and JACK. Benztown provides custom VO and imaging across all formats, including commercial VO and copywriting in partnership with Yamanair Creative. Benztown Radio Networks produces, markets and distributes high-quality programming and services to radio stations around the world, including: The Rick Dees Weekly Top 40 Countdown, The Daily Dees Show, The Todd-N-Tyler Radio Empire, Hot Mix, Sunday Night Slow Jams with R Dub!, Vipology, Audio Architecture, Incentive Sales Rewards, BMG Production Music, Top 10 Now and Then, Tough Love With Siri, Ask Alexa and Flashback.

Web: https://benztown.com/podcast/

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