20 Years Of Dub
20 years of Dub, that’s a weird sentence to say, considering I never thought this would be my career. It was November 1st of 2002. That was my official hire…
20 years of Dub, that's a weird sentence to say, considering I never thought this would be my career. It was November 1st of 2002. That was my official hire date here at Kicks99. Of course, I'd been on the air for years before that doing my Wrestleboy call in segments. I started out just doing weekends and filling in on holidays or when people were sick or on vacation. Y'all I was on the radio at 16 years old! That's also a crazy sentence to say.
I've got to shout out two great guys, who unfortunately are no longer with us, Brian Ansley and Zach Taylor. These two guys helped train me and show me the ropes early on in this business. Zach became one of my best friends, and I still think about him every day. Those first few years were spent doing part time on air stuff and running the board for our on location broadcasts.
In 2006, I started working in our promotions department. I really enjoyed my time in promotions. Working events for not only Kicks, but our sister stations HD 98.3, 95 Rock, 93.9 BOB FM and WGAC. I did hundreds of Guitar Pull ticket stops during that time, I also got to be on air for some of our other stations. I did nights on HD for several years, I co-hosted afternoons on 95 Rock for a while. The entire time I was still on Kicks as well.
Want to see a video of me getting shot with a t-shirt cannon? Check it out here.
In 2015 I started on the Kicks Wake Up Krew as an "official" member. I've had the opportunity to work with some great people over the years. Mike, Jenny, Cash and now Jess. Over these past 20 years I've had the chance to work with some great people.
Thanks to Tee Gentry for taking a chance on me 20 years ago. Thanks so Chris O'Kelley for being there to help me in so many ways over the years. And thank you to everyone who I've had the chance to work with, the list is too long to mention everyone. Also thank you to anyone who ever listened to me on the air. I hope you've been entertained. Thanks for allowing me to be a part of your life.
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Here are some pics from the last 20 Years of Dub.
The Wrestleboy Days
This is from 2004. We'd just moved in our new building.
Look At The Baby Face
Not sure what I was doing. But I was excited about it.
Me and The General
General Zach and me from back in the day. This guy taught me so much and helped me a lot. I miss him and think about him every day
The Kicks Crew
Me with Tee, O'Kelley and Zach at our Beasley Christmas Party. It's crazy to think Tee, O'Kelley and I all still work together all these years later.
Me with Mike and Steve
These guys put me through you know what. But it was always fun and entertaining. Thanks boys!
20 Pounds Of Clothes
One of the stunts I did was put on 20 pounds of clothes. I couldn't move my arms by the end.
Aluminum Foil In A Sauna
One time Mike and Steve had be wrap myself in aluminum foil and sit in a sauna. They were trying to kill me back in the day haha
Stuff In A Suitcase
Yep, they even put me in a suitcase.
Hangin' With The Promo Crew
I had the pleasure of working with some awesome people during my time as our promotions director.
HD Events
Working an HD 98.3 event back in the day.
With The 95 Rock Guys
I had a lot of fun with the staff at 95 Rock!
Guitar Pull Ticket Stops
I've worked hundreds of stops over the years. If you need me during the fall, that's usually a good place to find me
Driving The Kicks Van
I've driven every vehicle we've ever had, but I've loved driving the Kicks vehicles the most.
Gotta Do The Dirty Work
I've never been afraid of doing the dirty work. I would even clean the van tires back in the day.
Blake And Me
I've gotten to meet Blake Shelton a few times over the years. This is from when he played at The James Brown Arena in 2011
Dierks And Me
Dierks Bentley is another artist I've been lucky enough to hang with a bunch over the years. This is us from a show in Columbia back in 2009.
Me And The Chief
Here's Eric Church and myself from a show in Columbia
Mike, Jenny and Dub
The first version of the Kicks Wake Up Krew I was on.
The Kicks Wake Up Krew With Cash, Jenny And Dub
Here we are on our Waffle House Tour back in 2019
The Kicks Wake Up Krew With Dub and Jess
Twenty year later, I'm still here. Still doing what I love. Thank y'all!
