Randy Roadz KZAL Z Country 94.7 Wenatchee/ Manson hosts the Radio Conference Call Podcast.
This edition features JOE MICHAELS of KJRB, KTAC, KJR, KYTE, KYA, KING, KUBE, KSPL, KCMS, K-LOVE, KNB……………………………….Q, KBSG, and KING TV voice.
JOE MICHAELS (38:19)
Randy Roadz started Radio at age 16 doing Saturdays at KAPA in Raymond, WA. Hometown Radio. KAPA Raymond, KITI Centralia, KGHO Hoquiam, KEDO/KLYK Longview. KDUX Aberdeen, KBRC Mt. Vernon, KQEU Olympia, KXRO Aberdeen, KKRV Wenatchee, KRXY Olympia, KGY/KGY-FM Olympia KMNT Centralia, KMAS Shelton / Olympia, Program Director / Afternoons, KOHO 101 Wenatchee / Leavenworth – Icicle Broadcasting – Randy is back on Afternoon Drive on KZAL Z Country 94.7 Wenatchee/ Manson. RADIO CONFERENCE CALL podcasts. Reach Randy via email randy@randyroadzcreative.com
Thanks for the insightful interview.
There were two radio/television voice talents in 1980s Seattle broadcasting that I freely admit I was sincerely envious of because of their excellent tonal quality & the believability of their delivery. They were both particularly skillful as voice-over talents, but were also gifted deejays. In my view they were equally at the top of their field, but, I suppose, because I knew one slightly better personally, as a friend and coworker, and the other mainly in a work environment capacity at Broadcast Programming … one would slightly edge out the other for my personal top spot. These two gifted voices were Phil Harper and Joe Michaels. Phil and I were both at KMPS and neighbors on Queen Anne Hill. Joe and I were involved in a number of projects, in the late ’80s, at Broadcast Programming where he was one of BP’s voice-over talents. Phil was also at BP in that capacity. Joe was the voice of KING-TV and Phil was the voice of KTZZ-TV (now KZJO/Joe-TV). Between them, they easily dominated the Seattle commercial voice-over work during that period. We lost Phil in 2004 at 64, but it’s great to hear that Joe is still doing what he loves.
This interview with Joe was particularly enlightening and filled in some gaps about his excellent career that I was not familiar with. I did not realize that he and I were both jocking in Portland at the same time during the late 70s. He at KYTE and I at Rockin’ Country KPOK. It was nice to also learn that a talent that I so admired had also felt the sting of a firing … which, in this business, is hard to avoid.
I’ve had the pleasure of listening to Joe Michaels at all of the Seattle & Portland stations. Another great radio talent in this fabulous Radio Conference Call podcast series!
Joe Micheals’ voice is ubiquitous in this area. All that commercial voiceover work must be nice, too $$.