Coming Soon: Intern John Talks To DCRTV About Getting Fired From HOT 99.5
Intern John requested that we take this down temporarily. We hope to republish it soon.
On the next episode of the DCRTV Podcast, Intern John joins us for a candid conversation about his radio career, from his early days as a teenage intern at KDWB in Minneapolis to spending six years waking up Washington on HOT 99.5 on Your Morning Show.
John tells the story of how sending an aircheck to David Brody from The Elvis Duran Show unexpectedly changed his career. Brody knew Kane was searching for a new co-host and passed the tape along, ultimately leading to John’s hiring at HOT 99.5. He talks about what it was like learning from Kane and the transition to hosting the show after Kane was fired in 2020.
We also discuss the launch of Your Morning Show, including the challenge of explaining the changes to listeners and the audience reaction in the early days. John shares behind-the-scenes stories about how station management handled the transition, and why launching during the early days of the pandemic unexpectedly helped the show grow.
He also opens up about how he found out he was being let go, whether he sensed anything was coming beforehand, and what’s next for him moving forward.
