Kobe
I started my career at my hometown station WPXY Rochester as an intern straight out of college. After a year paying my dues at WNKI Elmira, I went back to PXY as Busta Butt, hosted all the club nights and eventually worked my way up to MD/Nights. Here I am with Roc radio legend Pete "The Mayor" Kennedy.
While MD at PXY, Dave Dyer was a local at Arista at the time and we hooked up in Buffalo for an Usher show. We were all babies.
After PXY I went to B94 in Pittsburgh and this was our first of three times we lived in the steel city. This photo was during our second tenure there and is me and my daughter Tia with the Stanley Cup.
Kobe: While in Pittsburgh I took a liking to this new kid discovered by Usher, his name..... Justin Bieber. This pic was before he had any tattoos lol
After stops in West Palm Beach, Greenville SC, and Charleston SC I landed in Athens GA for a brand new sign on. WPUP Athens, which kicked off almost 5 years at Cox.
Working as PD of the legendary WAPE was something I'll never take for granted. It will always be iconic. To lead some of the best in the business at one of the most recognized brands not only on radio but Jax FL. Was special. This was the night of a Taylor Swift show, Tia with the Big Ape.
After a brief stint in Pittsburgh (#3) WWHT Syracuse was where we landed. Syracuse was a great stop for us. We did some really great things at Hot1079. Here is a pic with me and The Chainsmokers, who had some ties to Syracuse as Drew graduated from SU.
WWHT was one Elvis Duran's strongest markets in the country. I had to stop by the Z100 studio to see the team for myself!
Another part of my career is being a club DJ. It's a passion of mine and EDM is one of my fave genres. Steve Aoki came to Syracuse for the Life in Color Festival. Ultra (Phil hooking it up) made this pic possible.
While at WWHT and mixing local mix show segments it allowed me to visit Promo Only Summer Sessions in Atlantic City. Here is my beautiful Wife Joanne and I with Tinashe.
I was fortunate to DJ in between sets at OzFest, a student festival for Oswego University right outside Syracuse. One of the hi-lights of this for me was meeting a Pittsburgh icon, the late Mac Miller.
A part of living in Syracuse is hosting the NYS Fair. The state does a great job in bringing some amazing artists. Here is Jason Derulo and WHAT THE HELL IS WRONG WITH MY SHORT SELECTION?
Another NYS Fair act, backstage with Ithaca NY's own X-Ambassadors
My latest stop and hopefully a very long one haha we ended up in Richmond VA. With us being so close to DC we get a ton of shows coming through. Our last show was my daughter's fave Billie Eilish
