.::. JB-105 HIT MUSIC POWER .::. INTRODUCING JOHN STEVENS


	JOHN @ 92 PRO FM (1997)		A FEW WORDS ABOUT JB-105.COM AND HOW IT CAME TO BE
			Hi, welcome to my profile page. In the coming months I'll be adding more content on this page to make it more interesting. For now, I wanted to touch upon the reason for this reincarnation of JB-105. When I was growing up in a small town called Oxford, Massachusetts back in the late 1970's, I would sit for hours in front of the radio listening to my two favorite radio stations flipping back and forth between the them like a ping pong game. The two stations that I became intrigued and obsessed with were WPRO-FM and WPJB-FM both in the Providence, RI radio market. I would listen to the DJ's and think to myself "How could anyone talk so fast, be able to play music at the same time and sound so fantastic?". Both of these stations employed so many tremendous talents that I couldn't possibly mention them all in this passage. One thing for certain however is that these amazing personalities would certainly be remembered for many years to come. Both of these stations played similar popular music and were bursting at the seams with energy while fighting head to head for the coveted #1 ratings spot. From these early years I grew to love radio broadcasting with a passion unlike any other job that I could ever imagine. The business of radio was the one job that I NEEDED to pursue when I "grew up". Many years passed and unfortunately so did the days of JB-105 (WPJB-FM), leaving PRO-FM as my favorite radio station of all time. I still remember all of the personalities that I would listen to, day in and day out on both of these great radio stations. More years passed and I stumbled upon an incredible crossroad in my life and in my broadcasting career; I was working at Sh-Booms in Providence, RI as the house DJ one night back in the summer of 1996 and I ran into Davey Morris who was working as the overnight/weekend disc jockey at the time on 92 PRO FM and just happened to be doing a Pro-Fm Club Night. We talked about radio much of the night and I was able to point out that I had been in the business since 1988. He offered to relay my on-air demo CD to his Program Director (Chris Hamilton) and also invited me to sit in on his show one weekend afternoon. I was so ecstatic that I dropped off a tape the very next day and sat in on his live show that forthcoming Saturday afternoon. I had stepped into the biggest, most beautiful broadcast studio I'd ever seen... The only studio that I'd truly dreamed of working at for my entire life. As if the tour of the studio wasn't enough, a few weeks passed and Tony Mascaro (the Music Director at the time), contacted me and offered me a weekend on air position based on the demo tape that I'd submitted. I almost fell over with shock and my adrenaline was through the roof ! WOW, I had made it to PRO-FM. I had an incredible journey at PRO-FM and was fortunate to have to have worn many hats. I had gotten to work in the Music Research department.. I was an on air personality on weekends eventually graduating to full-time overnights and then nights for a short time, and a fill in jock for just about every show except mornings. While employed at PRO FM, I also worked full-time in the Production Department making many of the commercials that were played on the air at the time. In the Production Department, I had the pleasure of working with the most interesting and talented person that I've ever worked with in the business... a true staple at WPRO; Giovanni (at the time, the Midday personality, Imaging Director and Production Director for many years). His attention to detail was incredible and his ability to make a piece of production come to life was amazing. I was so fortunate to have learned so much from him that I became a much better talent both on the air and in the production room because of tight ship that he ran. There were also many other notable people in which I learned so very much from at PRO-FM. Unfortunately, back in 1999 my career at 92 PRO FM came to a screeching halt due to an unforeseen decision and this became the 2nd worse day of my life next to my my father's death. There hasn't been a day gone by that I haven't thought about how much I enjoyed working at the Salty Brine Broadcast Center on the Wampanoag Trail in East Providence, RI and just how great I felt when I walked in there every day. Don't ever take a dream for granted.. I've truly found that the old adage "You don't know what you've got until it's gone." certainly has truth in meaning and IT CAN happen to anyone. JB-105 however, is a celebration of the fantastic radio product that Providence has had to offer in the past and the present which has become a major part of my everyday life and possibly yours too. A station that deserved to be revisited. This project is dedicated to my dad and all of the great radio people that I've met along the way. Hopefully you will enjoy JB-105 and more importantly remember some of the fantastic talents that will be showcased "ON THE AIR" in the months to come. If you've got something to share about JB-105, Providence radio or would just like to drop me a line in general, please feel free to email me @: JOHN.STEVENS@JB105.COM