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I was born in Tampa, Fl on September 15, 1966. Growing up I played Baseball, Football and loved antique cars. I graduated form H. B. Plant High School in Tampa - Class of 1985.
How did I become a DJ?
Good question. Well......
In 1979, I assisted a DJ friend at wedding receptions and parties just for fun. I realized that I enjoyed the work and could make extra money. When I turned 15 years old in 1981, I bought my own equipment and began to provide a service for friends and family members. In 1982, the name CREW ENTERTAINMENT originated from a bunch of high school buddies getting together and organizing a teen club to provide teen dance parties once a month. The guy who started this club quit and I was voted President and eventually Owner of "The Crew Club Of Tampa Bay".
Three years later, while attending college in 1985, I got a job as a DJ in a Tampa night club - four nights a week- while DJing weddings and parties for private and corporate functions on the weekends. For the next 4 years, I was a weekend DJ for Crew Entertainment functions, attended college for my engineering degree and spun music at five different night clubs in the Tampa Bay area. In 1989, I receiving my AA Degree in Engineering and decided to become a Firefighter/EMT so that I could continue to DJ on my off days between shifts. After my EMT and Firefighter Certification was completed, I was placed on a two year waiting list for employment. During this two years, several people who heard me as a DJ said, "You have a great voice and personality, why don't you go on radio or television". So I did, I enrolled in a Broadcasting School and took Mass Communications classes at a local Jr. College - HCC.
In 1990, I landed my first radio job with Jacor Communications WFLA News Radio 970 and at that time Power 93 - The Power Pig WFLZ. I received my Mass Comm. and Broadcasting Degree while working with Jacor Communications. During this time I continued to DJ CREW ENTERTAINMENT functions on the weekends. After 10 months in radio, my annual salary was only $12,000... max, "Thank God for Crew Entertainment still going strong on the weekends".
Towards the end of 1990, I got the chance to audition for a DJ position at the world famous Walt Disney World- Pleasure Island. Almost 100 Disc Jockeys from all over the US tried out for the job and guess who got it? .......Yep, I was the new Pleasure Island - Pl live DJ with Saturday and Sunday Nights off so that I could continue to DJ Crew Entertainment functions on the weekends. Things were great but I still wanted to be the next David Letterman or Howard Stern. So I left Disney and went back in to radio and hosted a Television talk show to make my mark. From 1993 to 1999 I was on the air at various radio stations such as AM 1150 WTMP-mid-day, WWRM 94.9 FM & Coast 107.3FM-Traffic and over nights, The Point 102.5-nights, Oldies 106.3-Mid-day&Production, Oldies Radio U92-Afternoons, Mix 96 - Part time, Kiss 100.7 Part time and ALWAYS CREW ENTERTAINMENT.
Now it's the Millennium...yep, look at me, I'm not famous, not rich but I have enjoyed my journey. I truly believe that God has his hands on our lives and no matter how many wrong turns we make in life, he will keep giving us the opportunity to follow the path that is intended for us. I am very grateful that I had Crew Entertainment functions to keep me going for almost Twenty years through the good and the bad. Being a Disc Jockey for weddings, parties, corporate functions, on-air Radio or TV Hosting and Video Production gave me the experience and credentials to take pride in my work, my way of living. I have built and will continue to build a customer-friendly service, that will create memories for a long time. Thank you for your time!
