Steve Hoad

[Daniel Billings]

>From my experience with Steve, I think most of the stories that you have 
heard are true.  ;-)

Steve's post reminded me of one of my favorite radio stories: in 1986, Jeff 
Dunham was leaving his job as the afternoon jock on WAYU so he could follow 
the Grateful Dead around the country for six months.  On the day of his last 
show, the general manager, who was a complete idiot, was lurking about all 
afternoon ready to pull the plug if Dunham got out of line.  He expected him 
to do something inappropriate during his last show.

As it turns out, Dunham was well behaved all afternoon.  Just after he said 
goodbye and started his last song, the GM came into the studio to say 
goodbye and he said that he was happy Jeff did not pull anything during his 
last show.  The GM then left the studio and Dunham stuck a chair in front of 
the studio door because the last song that he played was Jimmy Buffett's 
"Let's Get Drunk" (and screw).  The GM got back to his office just in time 
to hear the chorus of the song.  He was not happy but there was nothing that 
he could do about it.

Since then I have played the same song to say goodbye when ending one of my 
numerous tenures at both WCLZ and WMGX.  When I did it at WCLZ, the PD, 
Brian Phoenix, announced at a staff meeting that I would never work at the 
station again.  As it turns out, he hired me back twice.

-- Dan Billings, Bowdoinham, Maine