Ken Anderson
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Hometown:
Port Jefferson, NY
First Concert:
J. Geils Band - Fort Myers, FL
Favorite Food:
MEAT. Man was made to eat meat. He was born with the instinct to leave the cave, hunt meat, kill meat, cook meat on fire, eat meat. Don't fight your roots or purpose on the planet since the beginning of time. Eat Meat. (was that too long of an answer?)
Name one tune that's "Recently Played" in your iPod:
Montgomery Gentry - Gone
Last Book Read:
The King of Torts - Grisham
Last Movie Seen:
ok I was in a hotel room with my 9 & 10 year old daughters and we watched Nancy Drew, it just happened to be the "last" movie I watched but as soon as I'm done with this survey I am putting on Saw 3 or Die Hard 4 or something else really manly
Current Hobby:
Beer, Burgers, Beer, Cheesecake, Beer, Bed
Favorite Childhood Memory:
The Great Pizza eating challenge of 7th grade when I downed 7 pizzas in a row
What makes you laugh?:
When Corey talks like the characters from "Fargo"
Cats or Dogs?
Cats are disciples of Satan befriending you for a short while only to LASH OUT AND SCRATCH YOUR EYE when you least expect it after you thought they were your best friend leaving you bleeding and betrayed and one day they will rise up under the command of Lucifer and be soldiers in his evil army to destroy the world!!! ... ... so, um.... "Dogs" is my answer.
What celebrity crushes did you have as a teenager?
Terri Garr, Cheryl Tiegs, Valerie Bertinelli - do I sound old now?
Latest Accomplishment?
left my cell phone home for an ENTIRE DAY and actually lived to talk about it
Why I do what I do:
Who wouldn't love getting to hang with the hysterical Corey Foley, play music, stir it up with the freaks of the Bay Area, go to Kenny Chesney concerts, and make Eddie do things I would never do, AND get paid for it!?? Now that I think about it, maybe I should be paying THEM! |
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Corey Foley
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Hometown:
St. Petersburg, FL
Favorite college team:
University of Florida Gators, baby!
Favorite Food:
Nothing is better than a medium rare New York strip with some blue cheese crusted over the top.
Favorite country song on the Wolf:
Randy Houser 'Anything Goes'
Last Book Read:
A dirty romance novel by Johanna Lindsay
The perfect Saturday night:
My husband grilling out, a fabulous bottle of Brutocao wine and the latest from my Netflix queue
What makes you laugh:
Ken and Eddie...and seeing someone else in pain, a la 'America's Funniest Home Videos'
Paw of choice, cats or dogs:
I love all animals. However, my dogs Javier and Buster, bring me so much joy
Current celebrity crush:
Robert Pattinson, the hottie vampire from 'Twilight'
Nobody would ever guess that I:
am quite the accomplished equestrian
Favorite body part:
My freckles
Worst body part:
My Jimmy Dean sausage link fingers
Why I love radio:
I love meeting people, I love music and I love to laugh. I look forward to hanging with Eddie and Ken every day. |
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Eddie King
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Hometown:St. Louis, MO
First Concert:
The Judds @ The Fox Theater in St. Louis … They headlined the bill with Randy Travis & Tammy Wynette
Favorite Food:
Pizza! I could eat it morning, noon and night. Great, now I want Pizza.
Name your favorite tunes your rockin on your iPod:
1) So What – Pink
2) Everything is Fine – Josh Turner
3) Put a ring on it – Beyonce
4) Backwoods Barbie – Dolly Parton
5) Womanizer – Britney Spears
6) Travlin Soldier – Dixie Chicks
Last Book Read:
Hmmmm Books? Yes, Books! … I know there’s one somewhere in this house.
Favorite Movies:
1) Anchor Man
2) Star Wars (Entire Series)
3) Lord of the Rings (Entire Series) …. Seen them over 20 times
4) Beaches (I know, I know) … but I really relate to CeCe Bloom
5) Anything Sci-Fi or Documentary’s
Current Hobby:
Working out and getting in the best shape of my life @ New Direction Fitness in Danville. I would love if you joined my on my journey www.newdirectionfitness.com
What makes you laugh?:
Pretty much everything … oh, and people who are ALWAYS bitching and miserable (give me a break … I just have to laugh at them)
What celebrity crushes did you have as a teenager?
Pony Boy from the book “Outsiders”
Latest Accomplishment?
Dating someone over 21 (I'M JUST KIDDING) ... Maybe :)
How did you get this job?
This is what happens when you sleep with the right people (Oh I'm Just Kidding ... GROW UP) |
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Micki Gamez
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Hometown - Austin, Texas
First Concert (Who & Where) - Don't laugh! Bon Jovi and Cinderella circa 1986
Favorite Food (Ok favorite food right now) You mean I have to choose??? Eric's Chinese FOR SURE
Name One Tune Recently Played on Your iPod - Lady Gaga Poker Face
Favorite Songs Playing on Your iPod - too many to list
Last Book Read - My Sister's Keeper ....can we say tissue? (and bon bons)
Last Movie Seen - Doubt, Benjamin Buttons and Knowing all in one night.
Current Hobby - running/walking/getting my pre-pregnancy figure back!
Favorite Childhood Memory – Living in Germany
What Makes You Laugh - Being around good friends, drinking wine and eating great food!
Latest Accomplishment - Being a swap kidney donor for my mom....details coming!
How Did You Get This Job? - Bribery of course..
Why I Love Radio - I love the energy the artists create. I enjoy seeing the faces of the people who are inspired by the music we play and the giveaways! OMG! Making others dreams come true! That's the pay off!
Favorite Body Part - My mouth
Favorite Song on the Wolf - everything we play right now!
Nobody Would Ever Guess That I… keep guessing! |
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Ali Wilder
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Hometown - Jamestown, NY
First Concert (Who & Where) - Eric Clapton, Buffalo, NY
Favorite Food (Ok favorite food right now) You mean I have to choose??? Salad with chicken and goat cheese... or marinated flank steak with grilled veggies... or chicken fajitas with guacamole - yum!
Name One Tune Recently Played on Your iPod - Keith Urban - Sweet Thing
Favorite Songs Playing on Your iPod - I use the iPod at the gym when I'm working out, and I like most kinds of music, so it's a wacky mix and I'm fickle, so my loves change often. A few of my country favs at this particular moment are (in random order):
- Lee Ann Womack - Last Call
- Sugarland - It Happens
- k.d. lang - Constant Craving
- Mary Chapin-Carpenter - Down at the Twist and Shout
- Garth! - The Thunder Rolls
- Patsy Cline - Crazy
- Lyle Lovett - If I had a Boat
- Wynonna - Tell Me Why
- Miranda Lambert - Gunpowder and Lead
- Chris Whitley - Big Sky Country
Last Book Read - I'm more a magazine girl, and regularly read Women's Sports and Fitness and Oxygen
Last Movie Seen - Coraline in 3D
Current Hobby - Working out, finding new healthy recipes that are tasty then working out some more so I can eat more!
Favorite Childhood Memory - My dad reading to me and doing the voices for all the characters in the book
What Makes You Laugh - My husband, my dog, The Big Bang Theory Cats or Dogs? I'm allergic to both, but Gromit, our dog is crazy-fabulous, and I had a cat for 21 years before I came to the Dog Side (he was very cool, too!)
Celebrity Crush? I went through a Kevin Costner phase, right now, though, I'm open to suggestions :)
Latest Accomplishment - Landing the gig at the Wolf!!! Why I do What I Do - I love music and making people happy. I try to share some good energy when I'm on the air
How Did You Get This Job? - I sent an email to the station when the Wolf first came on the air... and heard nothing back! After my position at another radio station was eliminated as a cost cutting measure (yeah, the economy ate it), I tried again and this time I got the gig!! Yay!
Why I Love Radio - Sometimes there's just something that when you do it you know it's right for you. I even tried making websites at one point, and while I was good at it, I missed radio so badly I had to come back.
Favorite Body Part - Well, I love my body but it's always a work in process
Favorite Song on the Wolf - The Thunder Rolls - Garth Brooks
The Perfect Saturday Night? Actually, we do Date Night on Thursday nights and it's a kick-a** margarita with a nice dinner and time with my Honey. Actually, the only necessary part is the Honey Time. :)
Nobody Would Ever Guess That I… speak used to Portuguese - I'm not really fluent any more, but I lived in Brazil for a year as an exchange student. Opa! |
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Alan Kabel (2nd Shift)
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First Concert (Who & Where) - I worked at Madison Square Garden when I was 15 as a vender so I saw a lot of concerts. I think the first was Chicago or David Bowie. The people at that Bowie concert were total freaks and one of them scarred me so bad I fell down the steps with my Ice Cream flying in all directions.
Favorite Food (Ok favorite food right now) - I’ll eat anything no matter how old it is, hard it is or how long it’s been on the floor.
Name One Tune Recently Played on Your iPod – I don’t have an IPod. I can’t stand electronics devices that you have to carry and that get updated every 20 seconds. My kids have them but I listen to my music on the radio.
Favorite Songs Playing on Your iPod – Hey what is it about not having an IPod you don’t get. Are you trying to make me feel dumb for not having one? I’m not going to sit by a computer my whole life. I’ve got my mother in law to pick up after in the back yard and shovels aren’t cheap.
Last Book Read - I read all of that James Patterson stuff and Nelson Demille. I’ll tell you a great book. It’s called Exact Revenge. Can’t remember the author but that one will keep you awake.
Last Movie Seen – I saw the Wrestler and I think Joan Rivers was great in that movie.
Current Hobby – Staying away from mirrors and trying to keep my house from falling down.
Favorite Childhood Memory – When my Dads restaurant exploded and I realized I wouldn’t have to wash dishes there anymore.
What Makes You Laugh –Comedy. What makes you laugh? Jeez.
Cats or Dogs? – For what?
Celebrity Crush? – I’m all for it. Heck Julianne Hough, Shania, Carey. These women are the most beautiful women in America. Faith, Jennifer, Kevin Jonas.
Latest Accomplishment –Waking up again
Why I do What I Do – Who wrote these questions? The cast of Big Brother.
How Did You Get This Job –I failed at everything else
Why I Love Radio - Well the toaster is great and all but you have to clean it.
Favorite Body Part – Anything that a women has.
Least Favorite Body Part – Anything my mother in law has.
Favorite Song on the Wolf – How can you name just one. There’s so many great ones from Keith, Taylor, Dierks, Jason, Kenny, Brad, Carey, Devo.
The Perfect Saturday Night? – A lake, a fire, a good bottle and a great women like my wife. I wish she’d come though.
Nobody Would Ever Guess That I… was homeless for a little over a year. My aunt and my uncle took me in and took care of me. |
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Mike Vincent
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Hometown THEN : Rhinebeck, NY. NOW: San Ramon, CA.
Relationship Status : Newlywed. Married my incredibly beautiful wife Christina in August of 2008 :)
First Concert (No way I will admit the very FIRST one, but the 2nd was Blue Oyster Cult, Mid Hudson Civic Center, Poughkeepsie, NY)
Favorite Food (Ok favorite food right now): Anything so hot and spicy it will melt the paint off my truck. ( I am becoming quite fond of Mongolian Hot Pot!)
Name One Tune Recently Played on Your iPod: "Sold Out" by (Oakland's own) Tower of Power.
Favorite Songs Playing on Your iPod : My collection of Steely Dan, Donald Fagen, and my 70s and 80s dance music collection.
Last Book Read: "Deception Point" by Dan Brown.
Last Movie Seen : Theater: Gran Torino DVD: Lakeview Terrace
Current Hobby : Playing my drums (Pearl Masters Studio kit) whenver humanly possible. (Anyone need a jammin' drummer for their band??)
Favorite Childhood Memory : Recording a record in Nashville at age 16 with my old band "WhiteWater".
What Makes You Laugh : Comedian Bobby Slayton, hysterical!
Cats or Dogs? Dogs, My wife and I have Bosco, a "puggle". 50 % Pug, 50% Beagle, 100% TROUBLE!
Celebrity Crush? As a teenager : Morgan Fairchild, Audrey and Judy Landers. Now : Heidi Newfield
Latest Accomplishment : MC'ing the St Baldrick's fundraiser (to help the kids of Children's Hospital of Oakland, helping to raise well over $100,000 in 6 hours.
Why I do What I Do : 1) A deep love and passion to entertain the masses. 2) To feel the love and gratitude of sick kids and their families when you fundraise tirelessly for their cause. (I am a huge supporter of Children's Miracle Network and St Jude's Children's Research Hospital!)
How Did You Get This Job : A former "radio competitor" gave my boss $100 to set me up with an interview. (Too bad it was MY $100)
Why I Love Radio : It's been an addiction for me since my days of being glued to 77 WABC, NY as a kid.
Favorite Vacation Spots : Florida to visit my family, Martha's Vineyard, MA, Cruising the Carribean.
Favorite Actors : Robert Deniro and Al Pacino . (HUGE Godfather Trilogy fan)
Favorite Song on the Wolf : "Don't" by Billy Currington. I never ever got tired of it.
The Perfect Saturday Night? DJ'ing a party or wedding with my DJ biz, "Mike Vincent Productions".
Nobody Would Ever Guess That I.....was a band geek in High School, never went to a prom, and was scared to death of public speaking! |
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Greg West
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Hometown - Walnut Creek
First Concert (Who & Where) – Howard Jones, Concord Pavilion
Favorite Food (Ok favorite food right now) – Carne Asada Burrito… morning, noon, and night
Name One Tune Recently Played on Your iPod – Circus, Britney Spears
Favorite Songs Playing on Your iPod – Colbie Caillat/Realize, Fergie/Glamorous, Here/Rascal Flatts, Rehab/Rihanna
Last Book Read – The Savvy Flight Instructor
Last Movie Seen – Madagascar 2 (with the kids of course!)
Current Hobby – Getting back into shape and finally learning how to eat better
Favorite Childhood Memory – swimming, swim team, and more swimming in the hot East Bay
What Makes You Laugh – My little boys, they are the funniest people I know
Cats or Dogs? – Neither at the moment, but my boys will be begging for a puppy shortly, I just know it
Current Celebrity Crush? – “Pam” on The Office (can’t pinpoint why though)
Latest Accomplishment – Passed the FAA Flight Instructor Instrument exam – I can now teach you how to fly inside clouds
Why I do What I Do – I have loved music and wanted to be somehow involved since early childhood; I’m a button pusher so radio is the perfect combination. I was the kid in high school DJ’ing the dances and working for free at the local radio station
How Did You Get This Job – I sent strippers with pizzas to deliver my resume
Why I Love Radio – It is the perfect media, bringing entertainment to every part of your life wherever you are… radio is always there to help pass the time in the car, while working out, while doing just about anything
Favorite Body Part – my overall young appearance, I look so young I’ll be getting carded until I’m 50 (I’m 37)
Least Favorite Body Part – my growing belly, if I could just stop eating so many cheeseburgers the trend might reverse…
Favorite Song on the Wolf – really anything from Rascal Flatts or Kenny Chesney
The Perfect Saturday Night? – a long flight to somewhere new for an extended weekend
Nobody Would Ever Guess That I… – spent five years in Las Vegas and lived to tell about it |
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JD
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Hometown – Grew up in Daly City. Now living in Walnut Chic
First Concert (Who & Where) -C.C.R. at The Oakland Coliseum
Favorite Food (Ok favorite food right now) -Pizza at Toto’s
Name One Tune Recently Played on Your iPod - Can’t remember, but I’m sure it was by The Beatles
Favorite Songs Playing on Your iPod – The Chair by George Strait
Last Book Read - Do you mean all of it ?
Last Movie Seen – Grand Torino
Current Hobby - Golf
Favorite Childhood Memory – Not getting caught
What Makes You Laugh – looking back on my childhood
Cats or Dogs? - Dog and his name is Jet
Celebrity Crush? - Sorry, too many to list.
Latest Accomplishment - I’ll have to get back to you on that
Why I do What I Do –For the love of it!
How Did You Get This Job – It’s part of the Relocation Program
Why I Love Radio - It’s my dream job.
Favorite Body Part - Who’s ?
Least Favorite Body Part - Who’s ?
Favorite Song on the Wolf -The one requested by you
The Perfect Saturday Night? – Now come on, there are some things I can’t tell you.
Nobody Would Ever Guess That I… sang on stage with Michael McDonald of the Doobie Brothers |
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Second Shift on the Wolf
