Kendall B, Class of 1992, On 30 Years in Radio

Kendall B, Class of 1992, On 30 Years in Radio

Author: WJPZ February 10, 2023 Duration: 41:52
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"If you stay ready, you ain't go to get ready."  - Sugar Free

That lyric is a mantra that Southern California native Kendall B has lived by ever since he got to Syracuse University and WJPZ.  When a morning show co-host didn't show up, this young overnight jock stuck around to do the show with Jim Gallagher.   When the prior host of the Saturday Night Dance Jam didn't show up to train him, Kendall took over the show.   And when a slot opened up on the morning show his senior year, he started hosting it.   This mantra served him well in his professional career, too.

Kendall started as an overnight jock in Greensboro, North Carolina, subsisting on extra Bojangles chicken sandwiches in his freezer.   By always being ready, he worked his way up to morning show producer, and eventually nights, hosting Kendall B's Night Train, in a truly golden era for Hip Hop and R&B.

Next, it was off to Denver to do middays, then mornings when that slot opened up.  His "interim" morning show gig lasted seventeen years, becoming a fixture in the community.   In fact, when that gig ended, he was approached by another GM in town who wanted him badly enough to let him do the show remotely.   It didn't matter that Kendall and his wife were headed home to LA.

Kendall stayed ready - getting into corporate radio training with Futuri Media, and after his last on-air gig ended, he moved his show to Amazon's new Amp platform - where his Denver and national listeners can hear him every weekday morning, Pacific time of course.

As a 30 year radio veteran, Kendall shares his thoughts on the current state of the industry, and what it needs to do going forward.  And we wrap up with a couple hilarious stories from WJPZ circa 1990, involving a cassette deck and a men's room.

More: Kendall B's show On Amp (live weekdays at 9am Eastern/6am Pacific): https://live.onamp.com/Y3w4zkVR6wb

Kendall's Goodbye Break on YouTube: https://youtu.be/OjLJDD52GuI

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