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Jeff McCartney
On air: Weekdays 10a-Noon
Call / Text: 4, 5 or 670-1971 / 82945
Email: jeffmccartney@clearchannel.com
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Keyword "Jeff" at 971zht.com
Call / Text: 4, 5 or 670-1971 / 82945
Email: jeffmccartney@clearchannel.com
Facebook: Become a Friend
Keyword "Jeff" at 971zht.com
I am from Northeast Pennsylvania, home of the world famous 98.5 KRZ and Froggy 101, which you may have seen on a show called "The Office". Believe it or not, I actually worked there!!! I was a jack-of-all-trades: Promotion Director, Production Director...I even spent time in costume as "Froggy" the mascot!!! Eventually, I became the full time night guy on air. My name was Jack Jumper. That lasted about 2 weeks. I couldn't handle fielding phone calls from people who wanted to dedicate songs to their dead dogs...Seriously!!
Backing up a little before that though...Here's the story of how I first got into radio: I was just 10 years old when 98 1/2 KRZ-FM first hit the air. It is a CHR station much like 97.1 ZHT. I got to visit the station a few times, after winning vinyl albums from them on the air. I think my first one was Survivor "Eye Of The Tiger" and another was Men At Work "Down Under". I got a tour of the place from Jim Rising, who was the Program Director at the time. My friend and I immediately fell in love with the business. We went home and constructed an imaginary radio station in his basement, cardboard boxes for walls and all!! I can just imagine how much of a fire hazard we created. From there, the rest is history!! After quite a lot of persistence, I ended up working at that very radio station years later. I spent over 6 years there, some of the time working on KRZ and the rest on their sister station, Froggy 101.
I not only do the 10-12 shift everyday at 97.1 ZHT, but I'm the Program Director here as well. Yes...I'm the one in charge of yelling at Frankie and DB every time they do something wrong!!! Seriously though, they're actually great guys. We've all been lucky enough to work here almost 15 years now.
When I'm not at ZHT, I like to unwind doing all kinds of activities, as long as it's with a positive group of people. I don't like the "Negative Nancys". I'm more of a summer than winter person. I love camping, hiking, biking, boating, going to the beach and taking road trips with my amazing wife Abbi and my stepkids Zen, Olivia and Dayne. Whether you park me at a campsite up Big or Little Cottonwood Canyon, take on a trip to Lake Powell, or make me hike up Ogden Waterfall Canyon. If there are breathtaking views, you'll never hear me complain.
Some of my favorite movies ever? "Stand By Me", "Shawshank Redemption", "The Green Mile", "Stripes", and "The Notebook". Yes, I'm a "softy" (I balled my eyes out during that movie). I'm kinda consider myself a "tough guy" too since the movie "Goodfellas" with Joe Pesci is another favorite. "Now, go get your shinebox!!!" I love the HBO series "Six Feet Under" and "True Blood" too.
I love to cook and especially barbeque when I have the time. I'm the "Grill Master" in our house but some of my best dishes have been made inside, like my "Parmesan Red Wine Risotto" (I actually stole it from Giada De Laurentis on Food Network). It's the "rice that made Abbi say yes!". Email me and I'll send ya a copy!
Backing up a little before that though...Here's the story of how I first got into radio: I was just 10 years old when 98 1/2 KRZ-FM first hit the air. It is a CHR station much like 97.1 ZHT. I got to visit the station a few times, after winning vinyl albums from them on the air. I think my first one was Survivor "Eye Of The Tiger" and another was Men At Work "Down Under". I got a tour of the place from Jim Rising, who was the Program Director at the time. My friend and I immediately fell in love with the business. We went home and constructed an imaginary radio station in his basement, cardboard boxes for walls and all!! I can just imagine how much of a fire hazard we created. From there, the rest is history!! After quite a lot of persistence, I ended up working at that very radio station years later. I spent over 6 years there, some of the time working on KRZ and the rest on their sister station, Froggy 101.
I not only do the 10-12 shift everyday at 97.1 ZHT, but I'm the Program Director here as well. Yes...I'm the one in charge of yelling at Frankie and DB every time they do something wrong!!! Seriously though, they're actually great guys. We've all been lucky enough to work here almost 15 years now.
When I'm not at ZHT, I like to unwind doing all kinds of activities, as long as it's with a positive group of people. I don't like the "Negative Nancys". I'm more of a summer than winter person. I love camping, hiking, biking, boating, going to the beach and taking road trips with my amazing wife Abbi and my stepkids Zen, Olivia and Dayne. Whether you park me at a campsite up Big or Little Cottonwood Canyon, take on a trip to Lake Powell, or make me hike up Ogden Waterfall Canyon. If there are breathtaking views, you'll never hear me complain.
Some of my favorite movies ever? "Stand By Me", "Shawshank Redemption", "The Green Mile", "Stripes", and "The Notebook". Yes, I'm a "softy" (I balled my eyes out during that movie). I'm kinda consider myself a "tough guy" too since the movie "Goodfellas" with Joe Pesci is another favorite. "Now, go get your shinebox!!!" I love the HBO series "Six Feet Under" and "True Blood" too.
I love to cook and especially barbeque when I have the time. I'm the "Grill Master" in our house but some of my best dishes have been made inside, like my "Parmesan Red Wine Risotto" (I actually stole it from Giada De Laurentis on Food Network). It's the "rice that made Abbi say yes!". Email me and I'll send ya a copy!
Wednesday, May 22, 2013
Zendaya's Loss Breaks Little Hearts!!
My friend Nicki posted these pics of her daughter last night after Zendaya lost to Kellie Pickler on Dancing With The Stars.
Here's her post:
"Jazmin loves DWTS. She dances the full two hours every night it's on! Changing hair and outfits throughout the night. This year, she was in love with Zendaya and Derek. She wished they were partners. This is how our night ended be cuz she really wanted "Rocky" to win. Bless her heart!"
SO sad, right?
Here is the BEFORE:
And the AFTER:
Tuesday, May 21, 2013
Oklahoma Tornado Video & Ways To Help
Shawn Kelly, who used to do 7p-Mid here at ZHT back in 1999-200 works just North of where the tornado hit at our sister station, KJ103. I just spoke to him this morning. If you remember Shawn from when he worked here at 97.1 ZHT, I thought that you'd like to know that he and his family are doing fine.
Click HERE for a list of several ways that you can help.
Here is a LINK to some of the local donation centers, provided by our sister station KJ103.
Here are several pieces of video from the EF4 tornado that spawned winds of 166 to 200 mph:
(Courtesy CNN.com)
The moment a family emerges from their cellar following the deadly tornado... (Courtesy dailymail.co.uk)
Kentucky Fried Chicken video of the storm... (Courtesy dailmail.co.uk)
Oklahoma resident captures speed of tornado... (Courtesy dailymail.co.uk)
Video by family taking shelter in car... (Courtesy dailymail.co.uk)
Time lapse of tornado's progress... (Courtesy dailymail.co.uk) Helicopter footage as they zoom in on the tornado... (Courtesy dailymail.co.uk)
(Courtesy base jumpers)
