Domino on Your Radio
Y108 — Denver
The greatest six years of my radio career, from 1986 to 1992, were the years I spent with Y108 in Denver. A legendary station with a remarkable team.
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The logo said it all: Hit Music and Free Money.
I’m keeping this shirt for sentimental reasons. I’ve never worn it. I don’t want anything to happen to it.
I love this crew! Y108’s air staff in October, 1986.
Front row, left to right: Michael Moon, Dave Otto, K.C. O’Brien.
Back row, left to right: Scott LeTourneau, Tim Kenney, Scott Fisher, Mark Bolke, me, and Dr. Ted Shaker.
Out of nine guys, I count five of us who had mustaches. At least Shaker committed to the full load of facial hair. Ha!
What’s more special to me: Sting humping my leg (see Chapter 18) or Sting giving me a platinum record for “Soul Cages”?
A nice thank you from Epic Records for helping to launch Michael Jackson’s follow-up to “Thriller,” called “Bad.” Because, you know, Michael needed all the help he could get. 😁
All kidding aside, THIS one I can honestly say I earned. I was one of the first programmers in America to play an unknown English band called The Outfield. “Your Love” went on to become a top ten smash. But don’t overlook “Say It Isn’t So,” which is another song I played the f out of at Rock 108.
I collected around 50 gold and platinum records through the years, and donated the majority of them to a couple of School of Rock locations.
The stickers that people waited hours to put on their car (see Chapter 16, “One Dollar, One Million Dollars, and a Bake Sale”). Oh, and a sticky note pad from a badass midday show. 😀
I may have assaulted his manager (see Chapter 11, “The Slap”) but Julian Lennon was still kind enough to sign this album cover for me.
A couple of my Y108 shows from late 1986. If I could find a cassette player, I’d be able to tell you if they were any good.