The Man Behind The Voice
Hello there!
I'm the man behind the microphone they call "The Voice from the Shores of the St. Johns" and it's nice to see you. Welcome to the best cartoon ever drawn; my life and work in media. I'm a part-time media personality that has worked in music radio, sports broadcasting, podcasting and storytelling. I'm a native of Florida, born and raised in the Nation's Oldest City and I spend plenty of time there these days. My voice has been heard in the Arena Football League, on stations from Orlando to Canada and parts unknown, in high school sports, and occasionally on Sunday mornings at church. I'm also a retired martial artist with 22 years in the sport as a 4th Degree Master Black Belt in Tang Soo Do and a 3rd Degree Black Belt in Taekwondo.
You may remember me from such projects as Sonic Assault with my buddy Shoeless Joe, a little station called Rock 98.9 and a show called Backyard Rock with my dear friend and former business partner "SuperFan" Shannon. We we working our butts off after a few years of watering plants and telling people to go out to local shows, when life just got in the way of...well, life. So in 2021 I closed up shop and walked away from everything I built to go be a dad to my rockstar child (A.K.A. The Rock Princess) when life tossed me a couple of curve balls. The TLDR version: My kid relocated up north, my sister died unexpectedly, my father almost died (twice) and grief and anguish started taking over. I was sinking deeper into depression and was not able to see my way out of the dark.
It was then after the invitation of a fellow parent and dear friend-turned-church family that I limped, whined, and dragged my butt back into a Christian congregation for the first time in a while. I tried to make this journey before at the behest of a friend in the music scene, but it wasn't the right place or time. I also wasn't in the right mindset to accept what was being offered; my heart was stone and uninterested in healing. A year removed from that decision and I've slowly come back into what Jesus has been reserving for me this whole time. I know people don't spend a lot of time reading these days, and I'm happy to share that testimony in person.
My Career In A Nutshell
- 2009 - On-air Talent for TheSanitarium.fm, first show to 300 people live in-game during the Guild Wars 4th Anniversary celebration.
- 2010-2012 - On-Air Talent/Station Manager for Subspace Radio (part of the Gaming Radio Network, now GamingNow Radio). Covering the beta and full launch of Star Trek Online.
- 2012-2013 - On Air-Talent/Station Ops for WRRX Rock 98.9 (Online, Jackson, MS). Sonic Assault begins as a radio show.
- 2013-2015 - Rock 98.9 closes down. Back to Subspace Radio as Sonic Assault. Would leave in 2015 for first sports radio gig.
- 2015 - First professional sports broadcast on Rock 100 DIZ, the online revival of Orlando Rock station WDIZ. Debut on Captain & Company in the Morning on OLDSKOOL101.COM. Sonic Assault begins syndication and Shoeless Joe Anderson joins the show.
- 2015-2020 - Purchased and revived Rock 98.9, now branded as WNFI-DB (Jacksonville, FL) "Florida's Home For Local And Independent Rock". Sonic Assault pushes further into syndication on 11 total stations. SuperFan Shannon joins the station in 2020 and co-hosts Backyard Rock. Shoeless Joe leaves Sonic Assault to change careers and the show ends its 5 year run.
- 2021-2022 - Rock 98.9 ceases operations. Hired by Penn Sports Radio, later Florida Sports Broadcasting as on-air talent for high school sports.
- 2022-2025 - FSB runs for 4 years and closes. Sunshine State Broadcasting launches in 2024. Covered football and basketball through the 2025 sports year. Backyard Rock soft launches as a station in April.