The following bio comes from an interview I did with a broadcast journalism student at West Texas A&M: When and where were you born? I was born and raised in Lubbock, Texas…home of the Texas Tech RED RAIDERS! What is your earliest memory of music? My dad got me the Beatles ‘Help!’ record when I was about 4-years-old and I went absolutely crazy for them. I remember listening to that record over and over and over again with these huge old Sony headphones that my parents got me for Christmas…probably because they were sick of having to hear ‘Ticket to Ride’ blaring through the walls of my bedroom at all hours of the day and night. Who was the most influential person to you as a child? My dad. He’s a good dude. Did you have any nicknames? A bunch that I can’t say here. I’m constantly called ‘Lando’ and my close friends call me ‘Lando Calrissian’…because I’m a raging nerd. Although, Boba Fett is my favorite Star Wars character. Not that you asked. Where did you attend high school? Monterey High School Did you play on any sports teams? I played baseball for the legendary Bobby Moegle for about a week my sophomore year until he asked me to stop showing up for practice. That’s actually true. Were you involved in any school clubs? I joined theater after my illustrious baseball career was squashed. Theater quickly became something I enjoyed immensely. And I was actually pretty good at it! How would you describe yourself as a student, both socially and academically? Terrible student academically. I did well socially because I was pretty much friends with everybody. Plus, I was in a band! The Porcelain Gods. We were awful, but remember kids, even being in an awful band gets you more attention from the ladies than no band at all. Did you earn any honors or were you recognized for any achievements? I got ‘Best Personality’ my senior year. Take that, Prom King! Did you attend college? I went to Texas Tech for a brief period. I got a full-time slot on KOOL FM and quickly decided that I would rather play music all day and talk on the radio. What was your first job in radio? In high school, we had what was called a ‘work-study’ program where you got credit for having a job AND you didn’t have to be at school until 10:30am. You got to skip your first class of the day so you could go to your job. The legendary Jack Dale…’The voice of the Red Raiders’…hired me to produce his show every weekday from 7am-10am and I did that for high school credit. It was awesome. In addition to being paid money, how else has your radio career created value in your life? It’s really everything to me. That’s the best way I can put it. I live and breathe radio. More specifically, classic hits radio. It’s far and away the most enjoyable and rewarding format in the business. Trust me. You don’t get into radio for the money. There really is none. You do it because you really enjoy the listeners and you have a passion for the music you play for them every day. You have to have both of those things. If you don’t, you’ll never connect with your audience. Finally, what would be your ideal radio job? Well, for starters, I would stay on the station where I’ve been for years. I would just do my show from a beach in the Bahamas…and the KOOL Morning Show wouldn’t start until noon.
Landon King
The New iPhone 6 Still has a Screen That Breaks VERY Easily
Landon has a well-earned reputation as a destroyer of iPhones. His friends make fun of him for it all the time. Well, one of those friends got a taste of her own medicine today!
This is What It Sounds Like When Koalas Argue [VIDEO]
These koalas are actually arguing and fighting, but they squeak while they do it...and it's ADORABLE!
Check Out a Previously-Unreleased Duet by Michael Jackson and Freddie Mercury
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Landon Will Have Your Chance to Score Your FREE Blood, Sweat & Tears Tickets This Saturday!
Kool FM is proud to welcome Bo Bice with Blood, Sweat & Tears to the South Plains Fair for our annual FREE SHOW on September 25th! Tickets are free, but you'll have to have one to get into the show.
The Corn Dogs at the South Plains Fair are as Delicious as Ever!
I just couldn't pass up a delicious, crunchy corn dog from the guys at Church on the Rock.
The Lubbock-Cooper Pirates Take on Stephenville Tonight on Kool FM
Catch Lubbock-Cooper Pirate football all season long on Kool FM!
The Cyber Spotlight: There’s an Eight-Year-Old Kid Who Makes $1.3 Million a Year…By Reviewing Toys on YouTube
A lot of YouTube celebrities start making hundreds of thousands of dollars by the time they're 18 or 19. But here's an even MORE extreme example of how you can hit it big super early being a YouTuber.
The Cyber Spotlight: A Guy Makes $1 Million a Year Uploading Educational Videos to YouTube
A guy named Michael Stevens has a YouTube channel called VSauce with almost eight million subscribers...and his videos have over 675 MILLION views total. He also makes over a million dollars a YEAR from YouTube revenue.
“Sesame Street” Did a Really Funny “Star Wars” Parody [VIDEO]
"Sesame Street" does parodies of pop culture stuff all the time. This one had me laughing out loud though!
George W. Bush Still Carries the Shield of an Officer Killed on 9/11
I was scrolling through Facebook this morning and came across this post from former president George W. Bush...
Cher Has Postponed Two Tour Stops Due to Illness
Cher has postponed tour stops in New York and New Hampshire after coming down with a viral infection.
Michael Moore Says the Only Memorable Thing About Barack Obama’s Presidency is That He Was the First Black President
Michael Moore was absolutely PSYCHED when President Obama was elected in 2008. But six years later, he's not NEARLY as excited about the results.