Ep. 77 Dave Ryan

EPISODE SUMMARY: Dave Ryan is the Marconi-winning host of the Dave Ryan Show. He shares a wealth of stories and advice from his successful radio career in the Twin Cities and beyond.

On this episode of Chachi Loves Everybody, Chachi talks to Dave Ryan about:

1. Studying broadcasting at community college in Colorado and feeding goats during his first gig at a religious station.
2. The comedians and personalities he grew up admiring and borrowing from
3. Moving to Vegas to do mornings on KLUC and endearing himself to listeners with his stunts
4. Learning to work as a team in Columbus with Tom Kelly
5. His struggles filling the shoes of popular personalities and how he overcame them
6. Landing a competitive job at KDWB in Minneapolis and the story behind his Ugly Kids billboards
7. How he coaches talent and chooses his co-hosts
8. Becoming an author and why he wrote 2 books
9. How he became interested in many hobbies, including magic, ukulele, and flying
10. His advice to aspiring radio professionals

And More!

ABOUT THIS EPISODE'S GUEST: Dave Ryan has been waking up the Twin Cities for over three decades. His sense of humor, high energy and too much honesty has captivated listeners to tune in every weekday, at least when there are good ticket giveaways.

Dave is not just the host of a Marconi-winning morning show but also a serial hobbyist. From ukulele, to flying, to trolling people online, Dave continues to try new things, only to forget about them a week later and pick up a new hobby. He’s also an author, which you most likely know already because whether it’s Christmas or the 4th of July, he’ll plug his children’s book, “Little Dave’s Amazing Day”, that you guessed it, is about himself, Dave. BUT 2-4 year olds do give it a 5-star review!

You can listen to the Dave Ryan in the Morning Show weekdays 5:30 – 10am with Daddy Bear himself, Dave Ryan, a woman that people confuse for Sasquatch, a kid from Jersey that doesn’t know the difference between 1 and 10 spritzes of cologne, and Ruth Buzzi.

ABOUT THE PODCAST: Chachi Loves Everybody is brought to you by Benztown and hosted by the President of Benztown, Dave “Chachi” Denes. Get a behind-the-scenes look at the myths and legends of the radio industry.

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