I woke up one morning after 20
years of delivering in downtown
Trenton with more miles on my
hand truck than the actual UPS
truck. I woke up one morning in
January 2009, and I never made it
to work. I had four herniated discs.
I had blood in my spine. One of
the discs pinched all my nerves
and dropped me like a ton of
bricks. It kept me from everything
for four months.
the YouTube, so it kind of came
full circle.
I graduated high school in 1981
and then in February of 1982, I
went to broadcasting school. It
was only a year-long course, but I
got my FCC license and certificate.
Then I applied to a couple of ra-
dio stations. I was working for the
‘Wall Street Journal’ at the time.
Originally, I started in the mail
room as an 18-year-old kid and
I was faced with having to reinvent myself, so the radio show
led to the writing, which led to more gigs as a musician,
which led to the YouTube, so it kind of came full circle.
I finally was able to walk with
a cane. They did surgery nine
months later, but they waited a
little too long. I still can’t feel my
feet. They’re constantly on pins
and needles … like they’re asleep.
I was faced with having to rein-
vent myself, so the radio show led
to the writing, which led to more
gigs as a musician, which led to
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then I went into software. Radio
was paying less than I was mak-
ing at Dow Jones, so I put it on the
shelf until 2009 when I got hurt.
I saw an ad on Craig’s List about
radio show ideas. So I went down
to a station in Burlington County
and pitched an idea, and they
bought it, and ‘Rock on Radio’ was
born. That was WIFI 1460-AM.
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