Exposure to music and its varying styles came from my Brooklyn summer camp’s “boom box” which flipped from all things Rolling Stones and The Who to Run DMC and Frankie Smith’s “Double Dutch Bus”. Most identified with their music and lifestyle, I remained happily neutral. Both the rockers and the hip-hop junkies were my friends. Plus, I was really good at dodge-ball....

1986. The Mets win the World Series and along comes, “Licensed To Ill”. The Beasties were Brooklyn and made music that screamed my music sensibilities. Sure, the novelty of knowing all the words to “Paul Revere” eventually faded, but it certainly helped pass the time riding the B9 bus to and from high school.

Radio was never fully on my radar until I discovered Long Island’s 92.7 WDRE. Depeche Mode, The Smiths, Talking Heads, U2, Sinead O’Connor, The Clash were all part of this fascinating radio community that captured my imagination. Hi Malibu Sue..Certainly shifted my music senses into another gear. Yes, bring me Edelweiss!

Not among the “academic elite” during my Brooklyn College years, but things starting making sense once I found the college radio station. Somehow, I graduated and landed a low, albeit paying promotion job at Z100. Who knew “Brian Phillips” was the name of an important radio executive? This “Brian Phillips” became an executive of T-Shirt distribution, vehicle maintenance and coffee making. Good times...

West, West, The Escape Club claims its wild. I spent several years basking in the warm Southern California sun. Professionally, I was a mediocre traffic reporter, a TV paramedic on “Chicago Hope” and a DJ on a music station programmed by MTV's Mark Goodman. The depth of Goodman’s radio and music acumen was only superseded by his fantastic hair.

New Jersey and its tolled highways called and I found myself in a "situation" at the Jersey Shore, spending several years with an Alternative radio station (G-Rock) as the Music Director and morning show co-host. Morning radio is one animal, record reps are another. (All programming decisions were made independently (sans socks) and not in connection of any promotional consideration described therein…) four people just laughed.

While not consuming Wasabi Peas, watching Soul Train, root root rooting for the home team or going to a concert, I’m here weekdays on 101.9 RXP, New York’s Rock Experience!