J.J. Johnson is a major market veteran of radio, having been an air personality locally in Cleveland, Houston, Chicago, San Francisco and Los Angeles, and nationally as host of numerous syndicated radio shows. He has performed announcer duties in both syndicated and network television, has done voice over work on hundreds of radio commercials as well as “imaging” voice overs for radio. He was section editor of a major industry trade publication, currently writes for radio and other audio concerns and is a hands-on engineer and audio producer for syndicated radio and other projects.Tumblr (3.0; @jjsradioblog)http://jjsradioblog.tumblr.com/ About a year ago, my friend and ex-PD (KACE/L.A. and V100/L.A.), Kevin Fleming, and I realized that...http://jjsradioblog.tumblr.com/post/37932783012http://jjsradioblog.tumblr.com/post/37932783012Fri, 14 Dec 2012 14:10:00 -0800KACEV100Lorraine HansberryA Raisin In The SunKaramu HouseRon O'NealSuperflyMinnie Gentry I’ve often wondered what my life and radio career would have been like if Wes had stayed around....http://jjsradioblog.tumblr.com/post/37424587268http://jjsradioblog.tumblr.com/post/37424587268Fri, 07 Dec 2012 13:28:00 -0800Wild Wes DickinsonWABQMike PayneKYOKKCOHWOOK I’m probably one of the few people who can say, in truth, that he met all three Kings of Blues;...http://jjsradioblog.tumblr.com/post/36382813305http://jjsradioblog.tumblr.com/post/36382813305Fri, 23 Nov 2012 14:50:00 -0800KFRCWABQZZ ToppThe Thrill Is GoneWally HeiderMCA Records “I can’t get my guys to do that,” he said. I responded, “Why not? You say, ‘Do it,’ and they do...http://jjsradioblog.tumblr.com/post/35862050927http://jjsradioblog.tumblr.com/post/35862050927Fri, 16 Nov 2012 13:39:00 -0800Mike PaynePaul DrewJim MaddoxKFRCKDAY You couldn’t miss him. He had a bigness about him that could not be ignored. He was only a little...http://jjsradioblog.tumblr.com/post/35357903884http://jjsradioblog.tumblr.com/post/35357903884Fri, 09 Nov 2012 13:28:00 -0800Eddie EdwardsEdwards BroadcastingWABQ Maybe I just lucked up on a convergence of really nice people in Chicago. But, that’s not likely...http://jjsradioblog.tumblr.com/post/34841890790http://jjsradioblog.tumblr.com/post/34841890790Fri, 02 Nov 2012 11:38:00 -0700Eddie MorrisonRichard SteeleJack The RapperJay JohnsonE. Rodney JonesDaddy-O DaleyWGRTWVON Sometimes I get annoyed with teens who go around composing or reciting rap lyrics aloud in public...http://jjsradioblog.tumblr.com/post/34362417763http://jjsradioblog.tumblr.com/post/34362417763Fri, 26 Oct 2012 12:30:00 -0700The O'JaysWalter WilliamsEddie LevertH.B. BarnumGerald LevertSean LevertKDAY Paul Winfrey and I used to hang pretty tight. We were friends. I had met him through Leon Isaac...http://jjsradioblog.tumblr.com/post/33909850025http://jjsradioblog.tumblr.com/post/33909850025Fri, 19 Oct 2012 13:22:00 -0700WABQTemptationsMy GirlOtis WilliamsDavid Ruffinthe WhiskeyRick James There are great entertainers and there are great singers. The two are not necessarily synonymous....http://jjsradioblog.tumblr.com/post/33442801025http://jjsradioblog.tumblr.com/post/33442801025Fri, 12 Oct 2012 12:22:00 -0700Jack LemmonJack NicholsonKFRC-FMLittle Anthony and the ImperialsKDAY I knew I’d get the call, but not exactly when. It came at 3AM. Elmer Hill, head of Black Music...http://jjsradioblog.tumblr.com/post/32950978826http://jjsradioblog.tumblr.com/post/32950978826Fri, 05 Oct 2012 12:02:00 -0700KDAYMCA Records “This is not an audition. They want you.” Talk about music to my ears! Many, if not most, of us...http://jjsradioblog.tumblr.com/post/32468334375http://jjsradioblog.tumblr.com/post/32468334375Fri, 28 Sep 2012 11:58:00 -0700Real TVAhmad RashadParamount Television When Barry White contemplated starting his own label (he had already worked a label deal –...http://jjsradioblog.tumblr.com/post/31999749326http://jjsradioblog.tumblr.com/post/31999749326Fri, 21 Sep 2012 13:14:00 -0700Barry WhiteUnlimited GoldColumbia RecordsMotown RecordsWorld GymArnold SchwartzeneggerJoe Gold Steve said, “I don’t wanna see ‘em. They’re @$$#*!&$.” Actually, some of them were. But, most...http://jjsradioblog.tumblr.com/post/31534916038http://jjsradioblog.tumblr.com/post/31534916038Fri, 14 Sep 2012 12:25:00 -0700KDAY “I haven’t heard J.J.’s,” Berry Gordy, Jr., said as he looked at me, pondering. “It’s very good,” I...http://jjsradioblog.tumblr.com/post/31065812256http://jjsradioblog.tumblr.com/post/31065812256Fri, 07 Sep 2012 11:09:00 -0700Berry Gordy Jr.Motown RecordsSmokey RobinsonMarvin GayeMary WellsStevie WonderDick ClarkRichard Pryor “I’m sorry about your friend,” said Michael, my brother-in-law. Something inside...http://jjsradioblog.tumblr.com/post/30602283023http://jjsradioblog.tumblr.com/post/30602283023Fri, 31 Aug 2012 12:59:00 -0700Barry WhiteGlodean White20th Century RecordsIt's Ecstasy When You Lay Down Next To MeI'm Gonna Love You Just A Little More Baby “You ain’t from Mississippi. You’re from Vermont!” It’s a years-long...http://jjsradioblog.tumblr.com/post/30114304287http://jjsradioblog.tumblr.com/post/30114304287Fri, 24 Aug 2012 11:39:00 -0700Bobby WomackArsenio HallKFRCGary JacksonRoma ChuganiDan Rather He was shot! And, it was my fault. The battle had just begun. The two sides advanced toward one...http://jjsradioblog.tumblr.com/post/29630326117http://jjsradioblog.tumblr.com/post/29630326117Fri, 17 Aug 2012 10:36:00 -0700Carolyn GriffeyHoward HewettJeffrey DanielShalamarpaintball In perusing Facebook yesterday, I came across a post from my old friend and industry colleague,...http://jjsradioblog.tumblr.com/post/29140307887http://jjsradioblog.tumblr.com/post/29140307887Fri, 10 Aug 2012 12:36:00 -0700KDAYStymieThe Little RascalsWarZ.Z. HillMary WellsJoni SledgeSister Sledge We were headed out for lunch, my new program director, Jim Maddox, and I. It was June of 1974; my...http://jjsradioblog.tumblr.com/post/28647204796http://jjsradioblog.tumblr.com/post/28647204796Fri, 03 Aug 2012 13:18:00 -07001974-2004Motown 25Berry Gordy Jr.Motown RecordsMary WellsThe TemptationsThe Motown SoundStevie Wonder There’s a general rule of radio that one should show up at the station at least a half-hour before...http://jjsradioblog.tumblr.com/post/28139107129http://jjsradioblog.tumblr.com/post/28139107129Fri, 27 Jul 2012 11:32:00 -0700