When I began my radio career I was a part time board op at CKY-FM back in the day when FM wasn’t cool. The reason I was hired was so fellow white glove wearing board op Jack Stuart (whom I’ve just recently reconnected with) could have a lunch break.
There were a lot of board ops working there at the time and I think most of us wanted to get over CKY AM where they played the Beach Boys instead of Ray Conniff. Luckily for me I got to I assist Chuck Dann (Riley) in production for a couple of hours a day and slowly worked my way into more hours on the AM and eventually I was even invited to attend Jimmy Darin’s (Hilliard) jock meetings.(pictured are some of the attendees, Gary Todd, Jimmy Darin, Dean Scott and me) These meetings were held at each Monday morning at 11 and sometimes would run past noon hour and before long Jack would be standing Jim’s office trying to get my attention by waving through the window. Jim’s desk faced the window so he was the only one who could see Jack and finally would say … Johns why the hell is that kid from FM jumping up and down outside my door! Not wanting to leave the meeting where I was learning the stuff I would use for the rest of my career I assured him that I had no idea what Jack wanted and besides that Jim … He’s always been a little goofy.