In 2001, Booker held down evenings at Top 40 Q95.5 Detroit. He would work his way to Z100 New York, where he changed his name to Romeo.
Before the days of advising talent not to make listeners jump through hoops to win prizes, Booker was doing things that would likely send the legal department into cardiac arrest today.
A word of caution. If you have a weak stomach, you might want to skip the first part of the video, where a listener joins the show to drink two-week-old milk to win backstage passes to see Uncle Kracker.
He is also making calls overseas with a listener trying to get someone on the other end of the call to say, “Bare Naked Ladies.”
It’s entertaining and funny, but it now sounds dated in the current litigious society.
From California Airchecks, here’s Booker from 2001.
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Jeff Lynn serves as Editor of Barrett Media’s Music Radio coverage. Prior to joining Barrett Media, Jeff spent time programming in Milwaukee, Omaha, Cleveland, Des Moines, and Madison for multiple radio groups, including iHeartMedia, Townsquare Media, NRG Media, and Entercom (now Audacy). He also worked as a Country Format Editor for All Access until the outlet shut down in August 2023.
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