THE HI-FI CLUB--HOSTS

"THE HI-FI CLUB"
RADIO SHOW

YOUR HOSTS...

Mike Shannon is the webmaster of www.knus99.com, an all-encompassing history of radio and television in the Dallas-Fort Worth market. Shannon, a longtime record and aircheck collector, began cataloging historical tidbits about the market in 1984, and the website is the culmination of years of research. Mike was the program director and creative mind behind "Retro Radio," an oldies music/talk format that aired in Dallas-Fort Worth during 2008. From 2003-2009, Mike's regular job was that of morning traffic anchor at WBAP-820 AM in Fort Worth, and he did weekend traffic reports for WFAA-TV Channel 8 in Dallas. Shannon devised the new HI-FI CLUB concept.

ROTATING CO-HOSTS...

Chad Hoker comes to us from the sales side of radio, having held positions with Clear Channel, CBS Radio, ABC and others over his broadcast career. Hoker was the creator and host of "The GenX Radio Project," a popular personality-driven morning radio show that featured New Wave music and 1980s nostalgia. Chad comes from a family of radio executives: His father, Jay, was the station manager for KZEW-97.9 in Dallas during the early- and mid-1980s, who helped put the first local classic rock station, KRQX-570, on the air. (Jay now owns KODF-TV Channel 29 in Dallas.) Chad's sister, Kelly, is currently the director of national sales at Clear Channel in Dallas.

Ray Whitworth's 36 years in Texas radio have taken him to WOAI in San Antonio, and to KLIF, WBAP, KRLD and others in DFW. Although Ray retired from radio in 2008, he still operates a successful voiceover and production company in his spare time, and teaches special education students in Arlington, Texas as his new profession. Ray provided many of the jingles for THE HI-FI CLUB, and lends his expertise on numerous creative projects, particularly the 'Lost JFK Tapes' presentation, the recent salute to the late George Carlin, and the "Retro Radio" format.

John Lewis is the webmaster of www.kxol1360.com, which chronicles the 38-year history of KXOL-AM in Fort Worth. Lewis was one of the last jocks at the station before it signed off in 1985. Although John left the broadcast industry years ago, he served in several capacities at KTVT-TV Channel 11, and at KPAR-AM in Weatherford. Through his website, John has made numerous contacts with personalities and staffers at the old KXOL, which culminated into a KXOL reunion he hosted in September, 2001. Recently, Lewis hosted the "1360 Jazz Cafe" and other programming on KMNY's "Retro Radio" format, and owns JLP Communications in Keller, Texas.

PHOTOS...

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Restarting "The Hi-Fi Club" on 12/30/2007: 1. (L-R) Mike Shannon, John Lewis and Chad Hoker. 2. Mike at the KMNY board. 3. Ray.

A photo shoot in 2006: 1. Chad. 2. Mike. 3. John.

1. (L-R) Chad, Mike, John. 2. John, Ray, Bud Buschardt, 2007. 2. Special guest Bob Bruton, 2008.

1. (L-R) Mike, Ray and special guest Bud Buschardt, 2007. 2. Bud and Ray. 3. John.

1. KMNY Operations Manager Ted Sauceman. 2. Special guest Jim Thomas, 2008. 3. Mike. 4. Chad

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