I grew up hooked on my local guy talk station, WJFK. And my favorite show on the platform was the Don and Mike Show. So it was a real treat for me to get a chance to finally sit down with the show's call screener and often on-air personality, Joe Ardinger.

Joe (in the first part of a two-part interview) walks us through his radio beginnings and what life is like for those of us that primarily work behind the scenes in the radio environment. As a guy who spent the majority of his time in professional radio screening calls and producing, it was great to hear some stories a guy who has done likewise for over two decades.

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