Kidd Chris
 KiddChris (left) with George Takei on The Howard Stern Show | |
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Christopher Derek Foley, commonly known as KiddChris. (AKA Foley / Cobra / The Chris) (born 1974) is an American radio host. He has hosted radio shows in several cities since 1998.
The radio show originated in his hometown of Syracuse, New York. His controversial radio show made its way to Wichita, Kansas (KICT-FM T-95FM, KDGS Power 93.9FM, KANR FLY 92.7FM), which raised the ire of local church groups. Many religious organizations attempted to band together and remove KiddChris from the airwaves, but he remained on the air.
Chris then moved to Sacramento, California, where he hosted a morning show on a hip-hop station KSFM. After several months, he moved into an evening show on the sister FM talk station KXOA. KiddChris's four-hour talk show was one of the highest-rated radio shows on the Pacific coast. While in Sacramento, Chris gained national attention by sending a series of prank phone calls made to O. J. Simpson to the popular Opie and Anthony and Howard Stern nationally syndicated shows and Thomas Kitajima eventually joined the show in Sacramento.
In the fall of 2002, KiddChris took a hiatus from radio and retired to upstate New York. There, he rejuvenated himself and prepared for his return, which occurred on the morning of January 5, 2004, in San Antonio, Texas. He hosted a highly rated show at San Antonio's KSRX K-Rock until early August 2005.
Philadelphia developments
[edit]KiddChris signed with Philadelphia rock station WYSP and The KiddChris Show began broadcasting on Monday, August 29, 2005. While Chris made remarks that the show was "gay" and that "it'll be gone in six months," this incarnation of his show lasted for over two years, and the station exercised their right to extend his contract for one more.
On August 21, 2006, it was announced that The KiddChris Show had been syndicated to a rock station in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. The show entered syndication on August 28, 2006.
On September 13, 2007, the Philadelphia station announced a format change from all talk to a rock/talk hybrid. The official change, which left KiddChris on during the drive-time hours of 3pm-7pm, was announced during the KiddChris Show. Moments before the announcement, Chris, with Opie and Anthony in-studio, commented that "It would be a hoot if they fired us live right after the big announcement." After announcing the format change, the station dropped to music and The KiddChris Show did not return to the air, causing confusion on multiple listener-run message boards as to their fate. On September 14, 2007, Chris appeared on The Opie and Anthony show and there was no mentioning of a firing.
The show returned to the air on September 17, 2007, but with old recordings in-between music, leaving fans of the show confused as to its fate. Soon after, Chris stated that they needed to "establish the rock first. The show WILL be back", which confirmed the statements made by other sources that the show will be returning to its original form.
On the Howard Stern Show on October 22, 2007, KiddChris called in to discuss Bruce Springsteen and Billy Joel. Howard quickly turned the topic of conversation to Chris' employment at the station, claiming a "pretty good source" told him Chris would take over the morning slot from Opie and Anthony relatively soon. Chris had no comment on the rumor.
On October 23, 2007, the Philadelphia rock station ended their syndication of Opie and Anthony's morning show. There was no mention of it on-air by Chris. KiddChris ended his show that night unexpectedly with Journey 's "Don't Stop Believin'." He has stated on-air in the past that if anything were to "go down" in regards to the show, he would play that song (though he originally claimed the song would play in the background and he would continue on as if nothing was happening). No morning or afternoon show aired for about a month.
On November 6, 2007, KiddChris was called by possible evening DJ Tic-Tac about his future with the station. In so many words, he stated that he "will be back", but claimed not to know when or in what time slot. Callers asked whether he was joining the Howard Stern Show staff and he said that would be impossible since he is staying in Philadelphia. He reminded fans that if he was fired, he would no longer be featured on the website.
During the week of November 18, 2007, Chris's website was changed to a countdown with the tagline "Are You Ready?", set to end on Monday, November 26 at 6 AM. The countdown also appeared on his MySpace page. Prior to this, the station began to air short recordings featuring the "Are You Ready?" tagline, as well as the opening of "The Game" by Motörhead (the theme song of The KiddChris Show). The recordings varied; they included short clips from the show, clips from Brad the Cripple interviews, recordings of callers asking what happened to the show and if he was going to return in the mornings and Howard Stern discussing the future of KiddChris in morning drive. However, there was no official voiceover to these clips, no direct mention of "The KiddChris Show" or any date of return.
The KiddChris Show officially returned to the airwaves on Monday, November 26, 2007, at 6 AM EST. Philadelphia Inquirer reporter Michael Klein reported in his Sunday column of the show's return. The move to the morning slot was notable for a few reasons. It replaced the Opie and Anthony Show. In January, the show was second to rival Philadelphia morning show hosts Preston and Steve among men ages 18–34.
In May 2008, KiddChris was fired over a guest's racist parody song (three months after it was aired.) Also fired was program director John Cook.[1]
Post Philadelphia developments
[edit]After Foley's firing, he then hosted his own internet radio show for several months in 2009 until his transfer to KUFO in Portland, Oregon.[citation needed]
KiddChris announced in May 2011 on the Howard Stern Show that he was bringing his morning show to WKLS "Project 9-6-1" in Atlanta.[2]
Project 9-6-1 was discontinued in August 2012.
In October 2012, he began to host mornings at WEBN in Cincinnati. As of June 2024, he remains at WEBN and it is his longest tenure in any city/station.
Current staff
[edit]- KiddChris – Host
- Sara Elyse – Co-Host
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[ редактировать ]- Константин , чья торговая марка заикается и невежество текущего разговора в эфире используются для смеха. Он фигурируется почти ежедневно после получения известности в конце 2005 года.
- Страна Джефф - пьяный дрифтер с улиц Цинциннати. Джефф также будет продвигать, где он будет разыскивать за пивной деньги.
- The Wolfpack - группа хулиганов известна тем, что шутка вызывает другие радиопостановки, новостные радиостанции и телевизионные трансляции.
- Дядя Милт -80-летний комикс из Филадельфии, который любит звонить и делиться своими новыми глупыми шутками с миром.
- Пьяный Барри - пьяный абонент, расположенный в Цинциннати, штат Огайо, который звонит и просит билеты на регулярной основе.
- Бет (умерла в 2024 году) - старая пьяная женщина, расположенная в Цинциннати, которая является подругой пьяного Барри.
- Johnny Five - 26 -кратный индивидуальный призер Олимпийских игр, расположенный в Цинциннати, штат Огайо. Джонни - местный профессиональный уличный борец. Джонни любит делать вирусные видеоролики, бросая вызов людям (и вещам) сражениям.
- Адриан Марк Монтгомери - постоянный абонент, который утверждает, что его прозвище в тюрьме было «Книч -щеки». Адриан обычно расстраивается из -за Киддхриса и обычно угрожает ему, прежде чем закончить разговор.
- Лавина Боб 33 (умер в 2019 году) - изобретатель «Панка сноуборда». Его музыка играла на шоу много раз.
- Ларри из средней школы (умер в 2017 году) - человек, который называет Киддхрис «коброй» (от GI Joe) и почти всегда напоминает Крису примерно время в старшей школе. Крис зарегистрировал, что он никогда не встречал Ларри из средней школы за всю свою жизнь.
Бывший персонал
[ редактировать ]- Томас - он служил исполнительным продюсером шоу. Он из Сакраменто. Он боится змей и насекомых. Его мать была задницей шуток.
- Открыть Майк - бывший помощник/трюк. Ранее он продавал поддельные бейсбольные кепки для жизни в Сан-Антонио, штат Техас, и был автономным комиком (хотя его материал бомбил почти на каждом концерте): следовательно, название «Open Mike». Его комедию часто встречали с мертвой тишиной. Открытый Майк покинул шоу в июне 2006 года, чтобы вернуться к безработному образу жизни.
- Rock Hard Killa - ответила на телефоны и преследовал знаменитости.
- Метро - исполнительный продюсер.
- Munk - технический производитель. Писатель.
- Дж. Эггног - помощник продюсера. Парень звуковых эффектов.
- Винни крошка - спортивный репортер.
- Dubs - помощник продюсера и шоу -продюсер. Отвечает за смех в неуместные времена и его сырные пародии на песню и шутки. Известен тем, что носит «джинсы мамы» и встречается с женщиной в инвалидной коляске.
- Мясо - Шоу Джок. Было несколько щенков, которые погибли. Мясовые напитки и вечеринки, как ему, ему еще 30 лет. Мясо родом из Цинциннати, штат Огайо.
- Элли Мартин -со-ведущий. Март 2022 - май 2023 г.
Ссылки
[ редактировать ]- ^ «WYSP запускает Kiddchris для трансляции расистской песни» . FMQB. 16 мая 2008 года. Архивировано с оригинала 4 марта 2016 года . Получено 22 мая 2008 г.
- ^ Хо, Родни (24 мая 2011 г.). «Говард Стерн-участник Кидд Крис присоединился к проекту 9-6-1» . Атланта журнал-конституция . Архивировано из оригинала 27 мая 2011 года.