J.P. had been in the radio business, off-and-on, since 1984. He got into radio at the insistence of his late-father.
J.P.'s first job in radio was mowing the well-fertilized yard and waxing the beautiful wood floors of WQCW. From there he moved to a part-time weekend shift and then finally to a night shift. Within a year J.P.'s mother and father both had passed away and J.P. quit radio for a while and got back into college as a Biology/Premed major. After working at two separate hospitals, and completing his studies, J.P. awoke one morning with a very strong feeling that he was "in the wrong place at the wrong time." So, he thought and prayed about it and then turned in his resignation. His family still thinks he is crazy.
J.P. was hired back at the last radio station he had worked at, but under new ownership and management, he only stayed there for less than 3 years.
At that time J.P. got back into the restaurant business, something of which he worked at long before his career in radio. J.P. was working with a nationally recognized restaurant chain when he received a call to join Cumulus Broadcasting. The first time they called J.P. turned them down, but when they called back the next week J.P. had come to his senses and accepted. After one year in Albany, GA, J.P. transferred and has been with Cumulus Broadcasting in Fort Smith, AR ever since.
When you cannot find J.P. at Big Country 107.3, or at a remote, you can find him at home with his lovely wife Julie, or at one of his favorite spots: Pho Hoang, Pattaya Cuisine, Thai Food, New China, Golden Corral, Lowe's, Wal-Mart, or one of many others, often with his best friend, Don Jones.
JP has a grown daughter and son who both live with their respective families in Idaho and Colorado. JP also has seven grandchildren.
J.P.'s hobbies include, but are not limited to: surfing the internet; buying, selling or playing the trumpet and/or cornet; making, selling or playing one of his handmade Native American flutes; watching Antiques Roadshow and NCIS; but, mostly, anything with his wife Julie. It could be fixing up or decorating the house to just lazing around. As long as he is with Julie, J.P. is never happier.
J.P.'s plans include winning the Publisher's Clearinghouse Sweepstakes, retiring from radio, moving to Colorado to live in a secluded mountain retreat and spend the rest of his days making and playing Native American flutes, cooking and spending time with Julie and the rest of his family.
But, since not even all of the best laid plans work out . . . he will most likely be at Big Country 107.3 until he retires, which is just fine with the listeners who tune in every Monday-Friday mornings from 6-10am, CT.
J.P. welcomes any and all emails and phone calls at Big Country 107.3 and does his best to answer every one!
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