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Mark St. John

Position: Power Forward, Morning Show Host & Program Director

Age: 40ish

Born: Norfolk, Virginia

Siblings: None (mom and dad thought it best to stop while ahead.)

Hobbies: sleeping, listening to music, watching NC State basketball, cooking… did I mention sleeping?

Favorite authors: Hunter S. Thompson, Carl Hiassen

Favorite movies: Clerks, Platoon, Blues Brothers

Favorite quote: “What Do They Look Like Jimmy??” “Dorks…. They look like Dorks!!” – Pulp Fiction

First concert: Asia at the Norfolk Scope in ‘81

Pet peeves: I don’t believe in keeping peeves as pets.

Personal triumphs: overcoming anorexia

Career history: done everything from selling cable TV subscriptions door to door to building highways. Radio seemed like a viable option to hard work. In radio off and on since 1988

Rest of the story: thanks to you guys for making getting up in the morning worth it!!!!

Michael Campbell 

Position: Afternoon Drive

Age: 50+

Born: Richmond, Virginia. Moved To Lynchburg, Virginia When I Was 8 Years Old.

Siblings: Two Older Brothers And Two Younger Sisters All Married With Kids (Who Think I’m The Coolest Uncle In The World!)

Hobbies: Star Trek! Yes I’m A Trekkie!  I Collect Star Trek Memorabilia And Have Some Cool Stuff From Star Trek.  I Also Enjoy Camping And Hiking And I Love Music, All Forms Of Music From Rock And Roll To Classical. If It Makes My Foot Tap Then I Like It.

Favorite Authors: Stephen King And Tom Clancy

Favorite Movies: Star Trek: Wrath Of Kahn, National Lampoon's Animal House, Patton, And The Other 9 Star Trek Films.

Favorite Quote: From The Film Star Trek: Wrath Of Kahn, "The Needs Of The Many Outweigh The Needs Of The Few, Or The One."

First Concert: Grand Funk Railroad At The Roanoke Civic Center In Roanoke, Virginia. The Warm Up Band Was Wet Willie!

Pet Peeves: People Who Talk On Cell Phones While Driving, And Stupid Drivers In General.

Personal Triumphs: Traveling From Coast To Coast And Putting Smiles On Strangers Faces, Hitch-Hiking Around Europe.

Career History: I Started Out Washing Dishes At Our Family Owned Restaurant, At 18 I Joined The Army And Was Stationed Near Dexhiem, Germany For A Couple Of Years Driving A Tank. After Returning To The U.S., I Worked At Assorted Odd Jobs From Working With Concrete To Working In Child Care. I Began To Work In Professional Theatre As An Actor And Stage Manager And Did That For About 22 Years, 12 Of Those Summers I Spent At The Lost Colony Drama In Manteo And I Also Worked Part Time In Local Radio Stations. Now I'm Retired From Theatre And Plan On Staying In Radio For Many Years To Come.

And The Rest Of The Story... I'm Happily Divorced And Plan On Staying That Way.

Nick Artis

Position: Morning show co-host, Traffic Manager

Age: 50+

Born: London, England

Siblings: A brother (Les) whose really, really old (hope he reads this).

Hobbies: This job keeps me too busy to have any.

Favorite authors: Tom Sharpe, Tom Clancy & James A Michener

Favorite movies: Casablanca & Love Actually

Favorite quote: "We have room for but one flag, the American Flag.  We have room for but one language, the English language, and we have room for but one sole loyalty, and that is a loyalty to the American people. "  -  -  Pres. Theodore Roosevelt.

First concert: Grand Funk Railroad in Hyde Park

Pet peeves: This page would take forever to load if I listed mine.

Personal triumphs: Living this long.

Career history: 23 years with British insurance company - Eagle Star until they got taken over and 'ethnically cleansed' by their new Swiss owners. I'll never buy a cuckoo clock now!

Rest of the story: You want to know? Ask!