Jhani Kaye is a retired radio veteran with a lot of stories! Get a behind the scenes listen on his history with radio as Jhani and Chachi sit down at the Benztown studio and chat! On this episode of Chachi Loves Everybody, Chachi talks to Jhani Kaye about a few of these things: 1. Growing up in Hemet, CA 2. The growth and decline of radio in Los Angeles 3. Jhani’s trip to El Paso to learn programming 4. Killin’ them with kindness to get picked for a job 5. Directing Dick Clark the “Jhani way” 6. Getting kissed in an elevator … and more!
ABOUT THIS EPISODE'S GUEST:
A legend in the industry, Jhani is known for his work as Program Director with Kost 103.5, KBIG, K-Earth 101, and being the longest-running PD at a single station. Jhani is now enjoying a little R&R through his retirement.
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:
Garry Wall
Andreas Sannemann
Caroline Beasley
Bob Pittman
Erica Farber
Jennifer York
Mark Dennis
Randy West
Tom Leykis
Jim Taber
Bob Hamilton
Dave Martin
John Tierney
Tom Bigby
Rich Wood
Mary Catherine Sneed
Steve LaBeau
Don Darton
Frank Murphy
Johnny Chiang
Ed Krampf
Rick Dees
Rod Stewart
Bill Drake
Maureen Lesourd
Paul Goldstein
Steve Carver
ABOUT BENZTOWN:
Benztown is a leading international radio imaging, production library, programming, jingles and voiceover services company with over 2,300 affiliations on six different continents.
We provide custom VO and imaging across all formats, including commercial VO and copywriting. Benztown Radio Networks produces, markets and distributes high-quality programming and services to radio stations around the world.
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.
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