I attended McMurry University in Abilene, TX, 1960-63 and worked my way through as a DJ at KRBC Radio. After three years there, I got THE call from KLIF Radio in Dallas! THEY HIRED ME! Big KLIF, The Mighty 1190 − the Mecca of Southwestern Rock n' Roll! I was elated, over-the-moon happy, single, 21 years stupid and scored the best job extant! In '64, the original Charlie Brown of the top-rated morning show Charlie and Harrigan (5:30a - 9:00a) left KLIF, so the station manager had an existing-roster tryout for the Charlie Brown slot, the goofball half-of-the-show with Irving Harrigan (Ron [Ralph] Chapman). To my surprise, I got the gig! For some odd reason, Chapman and I clicked on the air and Gordon McLendon − da BIG boss − gave a thumbs-up! HOT DANG! I was now half of the Charlie and Harrigan Show, the highest-rated AM-drive show − in Fall 1964, 54% of the total D/FW TSA audience − between Atlanta and Los Angeles! And on the station owned by the genius given credit for birthing the TOP 40 RADIO format: The Old Scotsman, Gordon McLendon! After three years at KLIF, I had a 'greener pastures' moment, and was hired by WMEX in Boston − I'll spare you the 'Sweet Southern Boy meets the Yankee Meanies' story − then got back to Texas ASAP! I called KLIF's cross-town rock-rival KBOX, and was HIRED ON THE PHONE by the station manager! Did the AM Drive Show using the air-name of Dan Patrick; played all my 'Charlie and Harrigan' SFX and gizmos. After four months, I did something that had NEVER been done at KBOX (or any other station in D/FW): I BEAT KLIF in the morning ratings! Rather handily, too. In early 1967, I joined The Southland Corporation (7-Eleven Stores') in-house ad agency, The Stanford Agency, and helped launch 'Oh Thank Heaven for 7-Eleven,' 'Slurpee' and 'The Big Gulp.' 20 years later, I emerged as a full-fledged Advertising/PR/talent professional, also doing freelance on-camera, TV-VO and radio voice-work for myriad national, regional and local advertisers.
Listed skills include Microsoft Word, Customer Service, Powerpoint, Microsoft Excel, and 24 others.
