Ian Crawford

1. How did you get your start in radio? I knew I would be in radio as early as age 6.  A tour of a radio station in my hometown led to a six-month internship when I was 15.  It gave me a chance to do on-air announcing for news, sports and music.  The week after I turned 16, the bosses gave me a regular weekend music show, in addition to reporting news and doing some baseball and basketball play-by-play during school vacations.

2. What are you passionate about? Trite as it sounds, I’m passionate about radio.  No medium is as intimate and immediate as radio is.  Using the English language and sound, we can still paint a picture more real than any video or photograph.  It’s that challenge that keeps me coming back and trying to do it better each day.

3. If you hadn't gone into radio, what would you be doing today?  I would either be teaching Language Arts and Social Studies in a middle school and/or writing at least one “Great American Novel.”

4. Of what are you most proud? Aside from my radio career, I’m most proud of my college education.  I dropped out of college after two years to do radio full-time, but there was always something unfinished.  After 11 years, I went back and finished one Bachelor’s degree, picked up a second and started work on a Master’s.

5. Who are your mentors, your inspirations, the people you've learned the most from? From Arthur Godfrey I learned that, in radio, I’m only talking to one person.  If more than one person is in a room with the radio on, they’re not listening to me.  From Edward R. Murrow I learned that journalism is both an art and a craft that can ignore the responsibility it has to inform, to educate and to enlighten the people who choose to listen.  I learn from everyone I’ve worked with since 1979.

6. What do you do for fun? I enjoy listening to radio from other countries via shortwave and the Internet.  I also enjoy writing short stories and deluding myself that I can play guitar.  Most of all, sharing my life with my wife is the best fun I can have.

7. What's the best advice you've ever gotten? A graduate assistant in one of my English classes in college (part II) said my writing was too timid.  She urged me to be bold expressing my views.  (I’m sure she regretted this advice later.)

8. What's the highlight of your radio career to date?  I’m living it right now.  A shy 15-year-old boy from Klamath Falls, Oregon gets the opportunity to work with one of the most talented radio news staffs on the planet in one of the 50 largest radio markets in the United States.  Tell me that’s not a highlight!

9. Fill in the blank: I can't make it through the day without Coffee.  My blood is half hemoglobin, half cream and sugar.

10.  A freak gravitational shift has added three hours to everyday. What would you do with those extra three hours? Given my philosophy degree, I could spend the three hours contemplating the freak gravitational shift and its implications to me and the people I share the planet with, but that would be boring.  More likely I would spend time watching baseball with my wife.

Clark Howard

1. How did you get your start in radio? I got started in radio when I was retired.  I had retired when I was 31.   I had a chain of travel agencies that I sold and became a bum.  Out of the blue I was asked to be a guest on a sunday travel show on WGST radio in Atlanta and everything that has happened to me since happened from that one guest appearance.

2. What are you passionate about? I am passionate about people becoming powerful in their own lives either through knowledge, hard work, good works, or confidence.

3. If you hadn't gone into radio, what would you be doing today? If I hadn't gone into radio I would probably still be at the beach being the best bum I know how to be.

4. Of what are you most proud? I am most proud of my three children.  They are truly the lights of my life.

5. Who are your mentors, your inspirations, the people you've learned the most from? Dr. Martin Luther King inspired me so much as he and I are both native Atlantans and even though I didn't agree with everything Dr. King believed in, he taught me that the world is subject to change when people of courage speak out.

6. What do you do for fun?My fun consists of skiing (snow), running, weight lifting, going to the beach and finding bargains.

7. What's the best advice you've ever gotten? The best advice I ever got was to remember I have two ears and one mouth and remember to use the two of them to learn while others run their mouths.  

8. What's the highlight of your radio career to date?  My radio highlight to date is the success I have had doing a non-political show surrounded by political talk radio.  I have been able to defy the odds and find a large,  loyal audience.

9. Fill in the blank: I can't make it through the day without: I can't make it through the day without a double cheeseburger.

10.  A freak gravitational shift has added three hours to everyday. What would you do with those extra three hours?  If I had three extra hours in my day I would spend them with my wife.  With three kids we feel as if we don't know each other.

Shawna Castellano

1. How did you get your start in radio? College radio at the University of Texas at Austin. I delivered the obscure KVRX News Minute.

2. What are you passionate about? Nature, news and teaching.

3. If you hadn't gone into radio, what would you be doing today? Professional beachcomber

4. Of what are you most proud? As a volunteer, helping to improve the quality of life for the elderly and disabled citizens of Austin.
 
5. Who are your mentors, your inspirations, the people you've learned the most from? Teachers and coaches. Of course, my mom.

 6. What do you do for fun? Travel, cook and anything outdoors.

7. What's the best advice you've ever gotten? It’s not WHAT happens it’s how you handle it.

8. What's the highlight of your radio career to date?  Everyday that we provide a community service for our listeners.

9. Fill in the blank: I can't make it through the day without: Water

10.  A freak gravitational shift has added three hours to everyday. What would you do with those extra three hours?  Anything outdoors.

Don Pryor

1. How did you get your start in radio? When I was a kid in the 60’s, my Dad did a morning show on what was then KTBC radio, from our home.   So, it was a normal thing for me and my sibling’s to wake up, eat our cereal and be on the radio. Legend has it that I said my first cuss word on the air during a live commercial for Butter Crust Bread. I’m sure the client was thrilled.

 2. What are you passionate about?  I better say my wife. Performing my comedy routine around the country, drums, golf, wine, Austin, and working-out (I mean come on, look at me).

3. If you hadn't gone into radio, what would you be doing today? For the past 20 years, I have performed a comedy routine around the country for corporate events, so I would still be doing that. I have also been a professional musician (well…drummer) for over 25 years. Otherwise, I would probably still be living at home with my parents and working at Walgreens or something like that.

4. Of what are you most proud? I better say my wife.

5. Who are your mentors, your inspirations, the people you've learned the most from?  There’s no doubt that I have been heavily influenced by my Dad. I have more or less ended up following in his footsteps. I have however elected not to wear a toupee. There is a tremendous amount of talent in this building, so I am sure some of it rubs off on me every day, whether I know it or not.  And, I better say my wife.

 6. What do you do for fun? Make fun of Todd Jeffries and Sam Cox. Golf, workout (again, look at me).

7. What's the best advice you've ever gotten? Be true to yourself. Less is more and don’t wear a brown belt with black shoes.

 8. What's the highlight of your radio career to date? I would have to say that doing my radio commentaries has been a lot of fun. It gives me an outlet for my sarcastic and shallow outlook on life.

9. Fill in the blank: I can't make it through the day without Googling my own name.

10.  A freak gravitational shift has added three hours to everyday. What would you do with those extra three hours?  I should probably say something like that I would use that time to help other people in need or something .But I would probably end up spending it on the driving range…….and googling my own name.

Geargor Noory

1. How did you get your start in radio? When I was 21..I was a reporter for a 50,000 watt station in Detroit. I badgered the news director until he hired me.

 2. What are you passionate about?  Life and my job..I love broadcasting the truth or entertaining my audience

3. If you hadn't gone into radio, what would you be doing today? …I probably would be in politics…attempting quality change

4. Of what are you most proud? ….My 3 children who are my inspiration

5. Who are your mentors, your inspirations, the people you've learned the most from?  Guy Gibson, (deceased) taught me to give 150% everyday. Dick Graf (deceased) gave me the latitude to create and my father Gabriel…gave me the never quit attitude

 6. What do you do for fun? ....Do Coast to Coast of course!

7. What's the best advice you've ever gotten? Stop doing paranormal shows kid..there’s No audience for it…hah I never stopped!

 8. What's the highlight of your radio career to date? Replacing the legend Art Bell

9. Fill in the blank: I can't make it through the day without my vitamins and supplements and computer

10.  A freak gravitational shift has added three hours to everyday. What would you do with those extra three hours?  Darn…now I’ll be on for 7 hours a day!

Todd Jeffries

1. How did you get your start in radio? The owner of  a radio station saw me in a play at Hardin-Simmons University in Abilene and asked if I want to be the Afternoon Drive Christian Rock Jock at KGNZ 88.1 “The Guns of God”

2. What are you passionate about? My family – Sarah, Gage, and Macy T and running everyday

3. If you hadn't gone into radio, what would you be doing today?  I would be a professional bowler or working in a surf shop on the beach.   Really…!

4. Of what are you most proud? My children….both are great kids.   Recently I lost 85-pounds. 

5. Who are your mentors, your inspirations, the people you've learned the most from? A radio news anchor named Jim Rogers.  When I was a kid I listened to him on WBAP in Dallas.  Years later we worked together.   He taught me a lot.

6. What do you do for fun? Run, bowl, fly fish…and my son and I recently started having paint ball battles.  I let him shoot me in the back one day – there is video of that somewhere.

7. What's the best advice you've ever gotten? Hard work – shadows a lack of experience.

8. What's the highlight of your radio career to date? Working along side Mark, Ed, and Sam everyday. Email me todd@590klbj.com I will tell you what those guys are really all about…

9. Fill in the blank: I can't make it through the day without  running and helping my kids with the homework.

10.  A freak gravitational shift has added three hours to everyday. What would you do with those extra three hours? Run one hour, Sleep one hour, and one hour to convince my son that AM Radio is Cool…

Jeff Ward

1. How did you get your start in radio? I don't know yet.

2. What are you passionate about? Not working.

3. If you hadn't gone into radio, what would you be doing today? Fly fishing guide or a stunt man.

4. Of what are you most proud? My kids.

5. Who are your mentors, your inspirations, the people you've learned the most from? Ed Clements.

6. What do you do for fun? Make fun of Ed Clements.

7. What's the best advice you've ever gotten? Stay away from Ed Clements.

8. What's the highlight of your radio career to date? This quiz.

9. Fill in the blank: I can't make it through the day without Making fun of Ed Clements.

10. A freak gravitational shift has added three hours to everyday. What would you do with those extra three hours? Run.

SGT Sam Cox

1. How did you get your start in radio? In 1986 David Mayfield left KLBJ to work for another radio station and told me of an opening as a traffic reporter. I applied and the rest is history.

2. What are you passionate about? I love to sing. Music is a universal language with expression beyond the spoken word. I marvel at the many ways you can express your love for our Lord and Savior through song.

3. If you hadn't gone into radio, what would you be doing today? Having served 31 years in law enforcement, I would have either extended that career, or heaven forbid, tried the political arena.

4. Of what are you most proud? I am most proud of my 36-year marriage to Judy and working as a team, the happiness and assets that we’ve been able to achieve.

5. Who are your mentors, your inspirations, the people you've learned the most from? My mother and father taught me a great work ethic and value structure. The many men and women of the Austin Police Department with whom I served gave me the opportunity to excel, be self-assured, along with great job satisfaction.

6. What do you do for fun? I love to cook, sing, hunt, fish, photography, make Judy and others laugh. I love people.

7. What's the best advice you've ever gotten? “Look up. Look forward. Never look back.” In other words, when you look up, you look to the Lord. When you look forward, you are trying to do better. After you are forgiven from your transgressions, you never have to look back.

8. What's the highlight of your radio career to date? Being able to be me and have a great deal of support from our great listeners.

9. Fill in the blank: I can't make it through the day without The Lord and my love and soul mate Judy.

10. A freak gravitational shift has added three hours to everyday. What would you do with those extra three hours? I would learn to read music, take voice lesions and learn to play the guitar well. Learn Photoshop.

Mark Ceasar

1. How did you get your start in radio? I started as an album rock DJ at KATT-FM in Oklahoma City.  Yes, my favorite bands are still Led Zeppelin and Rush.

2. What are you passionate about? God. My wife and kids....KLBJ

3. If you hadn't gone into radio, what would you be doing today? Probably working at a driving range picking up range balls.

4. Of what are you most proud? I am gratified by the community service KLBJ has provided over the years.  Our consistent, quality news coverage is very important.  We've also been able to motivate and organize our great listeners to help a large number of people in their time of need.

5. Who are your mentors, your inspirations, the people you've learned the most from? Some of the CBS Radio reporters and anchors were a big source of inspiration. We were a CBS affiliate for many years and people like Charles Osgood were very inspirational.

6. What do you do for fun? Workout...play with my daughter and son...read.

7. What's the best advice you've ever gotten? Best advice: give your best at all times and never stop learning

8. What's the highlight of your radio career to date? Winning the National Association of Broadcasters Marconi Award for Radio Station of the Year.

9. Fill in the blank: I can't make it through the day without Super strong coffee.  Getting to work at 4 a.m. and preparing to referee Sam and Ed requires a mega-dose of coffee.

10.  A freak gravitational shift has added three hours to everyday. What would you do with those extra three hours? Sleep!!

Ed Clements:

1. How did you get your start in radio? I hung out at KBWD AM in Brownwood, Texas as a teenager.

2. What are you passionate about? My kids, golf and Bar-B-Que.

3. If you hadn't gone into radio, what would you be doing today? I would be a businessman selling golf equipment or beer.

4. Of what are you most proud? My work – from radio to TV to more TV. My kids.

5. Who are your mentors, your inspirations, the people you've learned the most from? My Mom and Dad; friend Wendell Mayes Jr, Cactus Pryor & many close friends.

6. What do you do for fun? Play golf and find new Bar-B-Que joints!

7. What's the best advice you've ever gotten?“Think twice.” Don’t take yourself too seriously.

8. What's the highlight of your radio career to date? Being the emcee for President Bush in Washington and covering the Baby Jessica story in Midland.

9. Fill in the blank: I can't make it through the day without a good fight with Sgt. Sam!

10. A freak gravitational shift has added three hours to everyday. What would you do with those extra three hours? Spend time with my boys, Ferris and Ben.