Radio has always been Mark’s favorite medium. Listening to the music he loved on legendary NY stations was exhilarating then - and now!

The youngest of five, Mark was fortunate to have four older and very hip siblings that were (and still are) rockers who exposed him to everything (I use that term loosely ; ) including CSNY, Zep, Peter, Paul and Mary, Jackson Browne, Foreigner, Beatles, Stones, Police, Steve Forbert, Bread, Cream, Kinks, Janis Joplin, Steely Dan, BTO, Frampton, The Eagles and countless others.

One of Mark’s most memorable rock experiences was meeting Bruce Springsteen on his sixteenth birthday at Clarence Clemons club, Big Man’s West in Red Bank, NJ. Mark’s sister Mary, worked at B.M.W.’s and knew The Boss so she hooked her bro up with an introduction. Bruce wished Mark a good one and Mark (with a Shirley Temple complete with two cherries), reciprocated by wishing Bruce the same since his birthday is four days after his. Then, both Bruce and Mark bellied up to the bar and proceeded to do shots of Maraschino cherry juice till closing ; ) Bruce still has heartburn to this day.

That night sparked the beginning of a life filled with adventure and debauchery for Mark, consisting of week long road trips on his bicycle (equipped with radio, cooler and bandannas) to venues near and far, including The Garden State Arts Center, Royal Manor, Stone Pony, CBGB and The Fillmore in S.F. (Forrest Gump’s fervor for running was inspired by Mark’s cross country bike trek to see the Dead at the Fillmore).

During Mark’s decade at William Paterson University (he has a wing named after him and a drink at the campus pub) he hosted his first radio show to acquire free tunes. Mark was determined to maintain his average g.p.a. so he could succeed in commercial radio. Mark recalls his first exposure to the compact disc, Stevie Wonder’s “Superstition”: “I couldn’t (expletive) believe that Stevie Wonder wasn’t crammed inside the speakers with a brass section…I even looked to make certain”.

Years later and Mark’s still a rocker. When he’s not jamming at 1019 RXP, he’s likely entertaining many as the entrepreneur of Profound Sound – a mobile DJ company. Mark emcees concerts, in exchange for great seats, and hosts numerous sporting events including Special Olympics.

Mark can be seen on CBS’s Guiding Light (don’t blink) and he’s an on-camera host for film festivals, web sites and industrial videos. Mark appeared on Bravo’s Cash Cab recently where, unlike his vision, he proved that his brain is not impaired. Mark has also appeared on NBC, CBS, ABC, and NY 1 as a guest speaking on various special topics.

Mark competes in triathlons, biathlons, and marathons. His passions include: live music, traveling, reading, carpentry, supporting the disabled rights movement and writing his bio in the third person.

Join Mark Sunday mornings, 6-7 am for his talk show “Frequency”.