Radio industry news website AllAccess.com is featuring "10 Questions with Wally." A couple of highlights:
2) How do you prepare for your show day? What's your biggest challenge?
My dysfunctional life provides a lot of show prep for me but I also do the normal stuff like scour the Internet for odd stories and audio, I watch "Headline News" (not Fox contrary to popular belief) and tape TV shows. I also do a ton of artist interviews. That was in place before I got here so that takes a lot of my time. I have done like 70-plus interviews in the short time I have been here.My biggest challenge is being funny in a restrictive format. Historically, Christians don't have the best sense of humor and usually any jokes I make that have a victim (as all good comedy does) is met by scathing e-mails from crazy Christians about being judgmental. Their e-mails are the best because they usually quote a ton of Scripture and they have no idea that as soon as they start that I stop reading. [Italics added.]
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5) Who do you look up to as an air personality not at your station?
I've always liked Kevin and Bean. And one of my old partners Fred Toucher. He is a BCN in Boston. We are radically different but I've always respected him. His take on things always surprised me. I never knew where he was going to go. If he gets the right breaks, I think he will be the next big thing.
I've listened to TotalAxxess (Wally's show) several times and I think that it's better and edgier than most big budget morning shows located in major markets. You can check out TotalAxxess (Wally's show) online at WayFM.com (7pm-12a EST.) The show also has a great website.
Thanks to FK for alerting me to this story!
