Full-Time Blues Radio's Host: Johnny Full-Time
"I began a love affair with music at an early age. The Blues became my passion later in life, until it consumed me to the point that I want it to be my career from now on." My Relationship With Music: I started out listening to Top 40 as a youngster. I can remember being in elementary school and just sitting in my room with the radio on, listening to Casey Kasem's countdown. As I got older, my tastes started to grow and evolve. I was listening to Classic Country artists like Merle Haggard and Buck Owens with my dad. He was also really into Bob Seger and John Mellencamp (two artists I still love today, and in the case of Seger, my all time favorite.) My mom was into Contemporary Country, so it was Garth Brooks, George Strait, and the like. When I was tagging along with my uncles, we listened to KISS and Motley Crue. I was exposed to a lot. In high school I DJ'ed parties and dances with my best friend, so I was up on all of the latest Hip-Hop and R&B. I was also buying Heavy Metal CDs. But, I also had some aunts who were really into Stevie Ray Vaughan. The first time I heard his music, though, it didn't register like it would a little later in life. When I heard S.R.V. again, it was like finding religion. I was drawn to his music from there, and began tracing the Roots backward. As I got older, the other musical genres all began to fade away. I gave up Rap quickly, and Heavy Metal followed after that. I no longer listen to Contemporary Country, either (except for a couple of artists.) I find myself absorbed in the Blues. I still tune in the Classic Rock station from time-to-time, listen to Willie Nelson and Johnny Cash on my iPod, and throw on my Bob Seger vinyl. But, Blues rules my life. It truly is my passion. My other passions in life are my wife, family, my dogs, radio, travel, and entertainment in all forms. How I Got Into Radio As for my career path, I thought I wanted to go to school to be a graphic artist, but quickly found out I wasn't as passionate about it as I had led myself to believe. I talked to an adviser in Broadcasting at the university I had chosen, and I was hooked. Two degrees later, I was ready to get on the airwaves. That would take a little while. I broke into radio with a board operating position about 2005, working behind the scenes. I switched to a job in TV production for a couple of years. Then, I landed my first full-time gig doing on-air radio in '07. In 2009, my position was eliminated, Full-Time Blues Radio was almost a year old, and I used my severance pay to start this website. Johnny Full-Time's Favorites Artists: Stevie Ray Vaughan, B.B. King, Eric Clapton, Robert Cray, Susan Tedeschi, Jonny Lang, John Mayer Bands: Watermelon Slim and the Workers, The Derek Trucks Band, The Band Sports Teams: St. Louis Cardinals, St. Louis Rams, St. Louis Blues, Oklahoma Sooners Pastimes: Radio, Live Music, Vinyl Albums, Travel, Movies, Comedy, Bible Study
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