Monday, December 22, 2025

What's in a (radio) name...

One of the many groovy things about being a DJ, particularly back in the day, was, you could make up your on-air name!

Some were born with great radio names, think "Scott Sams and Walker Johnson". Others simply wandered to the ends of the mind's universe and created their monikers.

Did you know...Dr Al Adams is Allen Johnson? Possum Riley in real life is Paul Randall Dickerson. Sonny Knight's real last name was Kivett. And when Wayne Bernard left Ktown for NashVegas, Charlie Chase was born. 

Two classic names were Suitcase Simpson (Bill Miller) and Eddie Beacon (Clay Huskisson).

Oh, and A.D.- Alan Douglas is Alan Sneed.

The 101 Audio Vault features Dr. Al...