Ken Charles is the Program Director for KNX in Los Angeles as well as the News Format Captain for Entercom with a long career in radio. On this episode of Chachi Loves Everybody, Chachi talks to Ken Charles about: 1. His desire to be a lawyer as a child due to his fascination with politics and how that led to him falling in love with radio while pursuing his graduate degree 2. Getting an interview with the Defence Minister of the Philippines, Juan Ponce Enrile, during a coup 3. Getting far in life with stubbornness, persistence, and asking the right questions 4. Losing a gig because of a “mooning incident” 5. Improving and evolving “broken” radio stations across the country 6. Attending a Falcon’s game with Mikhail Gorbachev, former President of the Soviet Union And a whole lot more!!
ABOUT THIS EPISODE'S GUEST:
Ken Charles is the Program Director for KNX in Los Angeles, as well as the News Format Captain for Entercom.
As discussed in this episode, you can check out KNX In Depth here: https://knx1070.radio.com/media/podcast/knx-depth
All other KNX-related podcasts can be found here: https://knx1070.radio.com/audio-channel/podcasts
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:
Ben Mevorach
Dick Marcinko
Vin Scully
Donald Trump
Bernie Sanders
Joe Biden
Pete Buttigieg
Michael Bloomberg
Tom Steyer
Barack Obama
Yvonne Levin
Drew Hayes
Ferdinand Marcos
Juan Ponce Enrile
Jim Lovell
Gene Kranz
Mikhail Gorbachev
Jimmy Carter
George W. Bush
Don Richards
Phil Knight
Tom Poleman
Brad Hardin
Brian Olson
Mark Kopelman
Scott Herman
Jeff Federman
Dan Gurney
Brian Purdy
Colin Powell
Julie Chen
Mike Wallace
Don Hewitt
Richard Shanks
Dan Johnson
Rob Milford
Joel Delmonico
Dick Ferguson
Bo Jackson
Randy Michaels
Gabe Hobbs
Marc Chase
John Hogan
Drayton McLane
Elvis Duran
Harvey Nagler
Dan Kearney
Ryan Seacrest
Ellen K
Rush Limbaugh
Bill Gates
Dan Aykroyd
Harvey Levin
George H. W. Bush
Pat McDonald
Tony Venuto
Mike McVay
Don Anthony
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