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| Author: | spmack [ Mon Jul 30, 2012 11:45 am ] |
| Post subject: | Per Larz: Q87.7 Hires SHARK As Its Newest DJ |
http://chicagoradioandmedia.com/news/26 ... -newest-dj Q87.7 Hires Shark As Its Newest DJ Written by Larz WKQX-LP/Q87.7 has been fishing for one more DJ to fill out their on-air staff. It would appear that Merlin Media, the operator of Q87.7, has finally reeled in a big fish: Shark. A veteran of numerous Chicagoland radio stations, many will remember Shark from his days on past Chicago Alternative stations Q101 and The Zone. Shark is just one of a few radio names that has been used by Eric Olson. He has also been known as Eric Austin (when he worked on Fresh 105.9) and Ric Stone (when he worked for 101.9 The Mix). His childhood nickname of "Shark" is the one he may be best known for, though. Fans of Chicago radio will remember Shark as a night/weekend DJ on WKQX-FM/Q101 in 1995-1996. From 1998-2001, he was the afternoon personality on WKIE-FM 92.7/WKIF 92.5 when it was known as 92Kiss-FM, and even after it flipped formats and was then known as Energy 92.7 & 5. From there he worked weekends and fill-ins at WZZN-FM/The Zone in 2001-2003. Longtime fans of the Chicago Rush arena football team will remember Shark as the original PA announcer for the the first five years of the team. Between the years of 2004 and 2008, Olson worked at WKLS-FM, WZGC-FM and WBZY-FM in Atlanta, GA before coming back home to Chicago. In May 2008, Shark began working at WTMX-FM as a weekend and fill-in personality, but since the "Shark" nickname didn't fit the station's image, and since there is already a famous person named Eric working mornings there, he used the radio name of Ric Stone. At the start of April 2011, he left The Mix to become the full-time afternoon personality on WCFS-FM/Fresh 105.9. He was there until CBS Radio killed off the Fresh format exactly one year ago this week. He had also been doing some part-time weekend work on WJMK-FM/103.5 K-Hits recently. Over his long career in radio, he has also spent time at KROQ-FM in Los Angeles, CA, KOME-FM in San Jose, CA and KEDJ-FM in Phoenix. This is not even mentioning the tiny markets like LaCrosse, WI and Mankato, MN, where the native from Madison, WI had to work at while starting out. In June 2011, he was awarded a Silver Dome award as "Best Radio Personality" from the Illinois Broadcasters Association for his weekend work at WTMX-FM the summer before. While he was at The Zone in Chicago, he was a 2002 Chicago A.I.R. Award Finalist for "Best Overall Talent on a Music Station." While he was working for KOME-FM, he was a finalist for Billboard Magazine's "1998 On-Air Personality of the Year - Alternative." At Q87.7, Shark now joins the other on-air voices at the station, including Slater (aka WLUP-FM's Maxwell), PJ Kling, Lou Lombardo, Walter Flakus, and Lauren O'Neil. For the most part, Shark will be heard there during the afternoon drive hours. He begins on the WKQX-LP airwaves today. Although there are no plans for it just yet, with Shark's extensive resume and ability to work numerous radio formats, including Rock and AC, it may be just a matter of time before his voice appears on one, or both, of Merlin Media's other local properties - WLUP-FM/97.9 The Loop and WIQI-FM/i101 (which will soon be adding voices to the new station, including a new morning show). In the not-too-distant future, don't be too surprised if "Shark" is speaking on Q87.7, while "Eric Austin" is introducing songs on i101. |
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| Author: | rogers park bryan [ Mon Jul 30, 2012 11:47 am ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Per Larz: Q87.7 Hires SHARK As Its Newest DJ |
Why does everyone keep referring to a grown man as Larz? His name is Larry Horowitz. If he wants to be a big boy reporter, we can use his real name. |
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| Author: | Telegram Sam [ Mon Jul 30, 2012 11:49 am ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Per Larz: Q87.7 Hires SHARK As Its Newest DJ |
Congratulations, SHARK! Play more Social Distortion! |
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| Author: | spmack [ Mon Jul 30, 2012 12:01 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Per Larz: Q87.7 Hires SHARK As Its Newest DJ |
rogers park bryan wrote: Why does everyone keep referring to a grown man as Larz? His name is Larry Horowitz. If he wants to be a big boy reporter, we can use his real name. I don't know why people do that, RPB. 
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| Author: | Terry's Peeps [ Mon Jul 30, 2012 12:03 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Per Larz: Q87.7 Hires SHARK As Its Newest DJ |
The intro to his show will take up 6 segments. |
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| Author: | T-Bone [ Mon Jul 30, 2012 12:22 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Per Larz: Q87.7 Hires SHARK As Its Newest DJ |
I finally preset this station on my car radio so I have something to listen to when the White Sox are on the Score or Penn St talk breaks out. Pretty decent song selection from what I could tell. |
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| Author: | Curious Hair [ Mon Jul 30, 2012 1:54 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Per Larz: Q87.7 Hires SHARK As Its Newest DJ |
rogers park bryan wrote: Why does everyone keep referring to a grown man as Larz? His name is Larry Horowitz. If he wants to be a big boy reporter, we can use his real name. He doesn't want to be a big-boy reporter, he wants to lick every ass in town so that maybe-just-maybe he can get hired as a weekend board-op. |
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| Author: | SHARK [ Mon Jul 30, 2012 1:55 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Per Larz: Q87.7 Hires SHARK As Its Newest DJ |
Sorry, guys...Wrong SHARK! |
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| Author: | spmack [ Mon Jul 30, 2012 2:31 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Per Larz: Q87.7 Hires SHARK As Its Newest DJ |
SHARK wrote: Sorry, guys...Wrong SHARK! Yeah right, SHARK. You're trying to pull a fast one on us. This now explains why you weren't interested in The Score Search 2012....you sly dog.....way to keep it under wraps. |
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| Author: | Telegram Sam [ Mon Jul 30, 2012 3:18 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Per Larz: Q87.7 Hires SHARK As Its Newest DJ |
SHARK wrote: Sorry, guys...Wrong SHARK! Play more Social Distortion anyway! |
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| Author: | SHARK [ Mon Jul 30, 2012 3:19 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Per Larz: Q87.7 Hires SHARK As Its Newest DJ |
Telegram Sam wrote: SHARK wrote: Sorry, guys...Wrong SHARK! Play more Social Distortion anyway! I'd like to, but I'm not that SHARK... |
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| Author: | Douchebag [ Mon Jul 30, 2012 3:23 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Per Larz: Q87.7 Hires SHARK As Its Newest DJ |
  
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| Author: | spmack [ Mon Jul 30, 2012 3:35 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Per Larz: Q87.7 Hires SHARK As Its Newest DJ |
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| Author: | A7X [ Mon Jul 30, 2012 3:38 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Per Larz: Q87.7 Hires SHARK As Its Newest DJ |
Telegram Sam wrote: Play more Social Distortion! Play less Social Distortion! |
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| Author: | redskingreg [ Mon Jul 30, 2012 3:40 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Per Larz: Q87.7 Hires SHARK As Its Newest DJ |
That's like a grown man going by Danny or Steven. |
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| Author: | Firefox [ Thu Aug 02, 2012 12:48 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Per Larz: Q87.7 Hires SHARK As Its Newest DJ |
There's other radio stations? |
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