On-Air radio personality for over 24 years. I'm currently the Program Director and On-Air PM-Drive Personality, Johnny O, at 95sx WSSX-FM, the #1 Top 40/CHR station in Charleston, SC.
Voiced tens of thousands of commercials during my career. From National to Local network TV, Radio, Endorsements, Promos, Internet, On-Hold, Narration, to hosting the nationally syndicated "Billy Bush Weekend Countdown" show (coast-to-coast).
Learned from some of the best radio personalities around the country and worked in the following markets:
Watertown, NY
Syracuse, NY
Rochester, NY
Jackson, MS
Cincinnati, OH
Atlanta, GA
Charleston, SC
Recieved my BS in TV/Radio Communications from Ithaca College in Ithaca, NY (where I spent a semester in LA interning with Rick Dees/Promotions/Website Dept at KIIS-FM)
Have spent the past 20 years developing a love and passion for Radio, Production and Voice-Over.
Home Studio:
Mackie 1402 Board
EV RE20 Mic
Symetrix 528E Voice Processor
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Office (Radio Station):
Wheatstone Boards
EV RE20 Mic
Symetrix 528E Voice Processor
ISDN access for delivery
I'm a radio junkie. I live, eat, breath radio and all the fun that comes with it. It's so rewarding to know that I can help make someones day better and brighter simply with my voice. Delivering an important piece of news, a tip on a product, service or event they didn't know about, or simply a funny gossip headline that helps lift their spirit and share with friends around the water cooler.
I like to think of my job as being that "voice" that people can rely on, find comfort in and form a bond that's similiar to a Best Friend (Even though we may never have met face to face).
One major-market radio friend once described me like this in a trade publication.... "Johnny O's voice is like a warm soft security blanket wrapped around his listeners, holding them tight, making them feel safe. I believe it's his biggest asset for such outstanding rating's success."