While I hung out with and chatted with TJ Roberts on a number of occasions, I never got to produce his voice or do anything truly collaborative with him. He was however, a  part of my inspiration to do great stuff on Z104 in DC when both our stations (he was imaging B102.7 in Baltimore at the time) were suddenly up against the shiny new Clear Channel CHR “Hot 99.5″ in 2001. The first phone call I ever got from Teej quickly became an epic 1.5 hour pep rally to motivate ourselves to really work to bring down Hot. Despite our collective efforts, Hot was the lone survivor. B102.7 switched formats within weeks but the inspiration lived on for a handful of months later as I brought my best to Z104 until it finally caved to a company mandate that forced us out of the business of hit radio.

This audio is pulled from my 2001 demo and samples Z104 imaging from that time. Thanks Teej for helping light the competitive fire in me. We miss ya.

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