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You can find me at the helm from 2 to 6p Eastern, Monday thru Friday. I'm all about the new music. To me, there's nothing as exciting as hearing a new song that instantly strikes a chord: you like it, you love it, you gotta know more about it...RIGHT NOW! Even after being at this for a while, it's still as basic as me wanting to play you something cool & interesting. I try to make every program a mix of the familiar and unfamiliar, throwing in a few hits along the way but always wanting to offer up something unexpected at just the right time.

Credentials:

I always thought I'd get into sportscasting, calling play-by-play but the music caught up to me. I was fortunate enough to attend a high school that had its own radio station, allowing me my first hands-on experience. Then it was off to college, and college radio, at both the University of Dayton and then Wright State University, where I became both Program Director & Music Director at WWSU. This was during the rise of independent labels in the 80's when college radio was at its most influential. It was a great time. As a poor college kid, I landed a weekend shift at the local Top 40 station to earn some extra bucks, reviewing records for my college station while talking up the latest Madonna hit.

Post-graduation took me to Cincinnati and WOXY-FM, as a weekend DJ. I was asked to come aboard full-time not long afterwards but I wasn't quite ready to leave my corporate existence. That time came much later, when I joined as Assistant Program Director in September 1999 and quickly added Music Director responsibilities, eventually becoming the Program Director in June 2001.

Favorite or defining WOXY moment:

Favorite moments:
- Playing music for my friends from 2-6pm Monday - Friday.
- Receiving e-mails from all over the world

Defining moment:
- I'm hoping that's still to come....

Mike's Top 20 for 2007 | 2006

Position:
Program Director

Time At Station:
Part-time during several different stints between 1989 & 1999. Full-time since September 1999.

Hometown:
Dayton, OH

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