AZCentral.com’s 4th annual Best Of poll is out, asking readers for their best choices around the Valley, from food, to entertainment, resorts, hotels, and the best of in radio.
One question asks, “WHO IS YOUR FAVORITE MORNING DJ(s)?”
Options (and percentages as of 5:45 this evening):
Ankarlo (Darrell Ankarlo), KTAR 2%
Barry Young, KFYI talk radio 2%
Ben and Matt , KNIX 30%
Beth and Bill, KEZ 5%
Dave Pratt, formerly of KMLE 31%
Doug & Wolf, KTAR 1%
Holmberg’s Morning Sickness, KUPD 4%
Howard Stern, Sirius Satellite Radio 2%
Johnjay and Rich, KISS 21%
Tim and Willie, KMLE 2%
PhoenixAirchecks.com Analysis:
- Where’s everybody else? Surprised to not see Chris & Amy. What about JR & Mary? And why not Tom & Maria? Dave Pratt is still an option, yet it’s been fifteen months since he’s been on the radio. (Yeah, but he also blogs for AZCentral.)
- Speaking of Dave Pratt, Pratt is beating Holmberg’s Morning Sickness over septuple! (that means times seven)
- Johnjay and Rich seem to be the ones most pushing for their followers on Twitter to vote for them on this one. So far it’s gotten them to 21%.
- Why can AZCentral never spell Willy’s name right?
Posted on 22 February 2010 by PhoenixAirchecks.com
KNIX’s morning duo, Ben and Matt, hosted the Parada del Sol Pro Rodeo and Historic Parade in Scottsdale Saturday. The parade, which as taken place for 57 years, began at 10am and runs up Scottsdale Road from Oak to Indian School.
Ben and Matt were aboard a float. Hosts were scattered among intersections along the way, including Radio Free Phoenix’s Liz Boyle and Andy Olson at Scottsdale Road and Osborn, and a reunion of the KDKB morning team, Bill Andres and John Giese, at Scottsdale Road and Indian School.
Ben Campbell, real name George B. Campbell, of the KNIX Ben & Matt morning show was arrested last Friday in Scottsdale after driving under the influence and speeding.
The Arizona Republic has the entire story, plus mugshot, here.
Posted on 08 December 2009 by PhoenixAirchecks.com
Tuesday morning power outages in the Valley have not only left an estimated 18,000 people without electricity, according to APS spokeswoman Jenna Henry, but also briefly knocked out several major Phoenix FM radio stations.
Several– if not a majority– of the FM stations went to static around 10:27am. The static lasted for a minute or two before broadcasts returned on-air. A few others, like KOOL-FM, went from static to silence for a few moments more.
A second occurrence reportedly occurred just minutes shy of 11am, that affected Bonneville’s KPKX and KTAR-FM. Since both stations returned just before the noon hour, we presume the hour was used for transmitter work. Both are located on South Mountain, which supports a majority of Phoenix FM radio station transmitters.
Posted on 01 December 2009 by PhoenixAirchecks.com
Clear Channel country station KNIX re-sign the morning duo, Ben and Matt, who have been with the station since January 2008 after departure of Tim & Willy.
Tim & Willy are fixtures in Phoenix country music radio, and Ben and Matt have been doubted to be a viable replacement. Contrary to those beliefs, they have been doing well, even battling the Tim & Willy morning show on country competitor KMLE.
Ben and Matt were awarded as “Best Country Radio Personalities” by the Phoenix New Times in 2009.
Below: “Meet Ben and Matt” YouTube video circa January 2008
Liz Boyle tells us that John Giese and Bill Andres (KDKB’s John & Bill) are planning to reunite at the AMEHOF benefit concert, Sept. 6. Also emceeing: Wonderful Russ (KDKB), Marty Manning (KESZ), and Jim West (KNIX, KMLE)!
