The Woody Show
Genre | Talk Show, Alternative |
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Running time | 6-10 a.m. |
Country | United States of America |
Language(s) | English |
Home station | ALT 98.7 |
Hosted by | Jeff "Woody" Fife |
Starring |
Renae Ravey Greg Gory Jason "Menace" McMurray |
Directed by | Mike "The Show Killer" Kaplan |
Produced by | Sebastian "Sebas" Davis |
Recording studio | 3400 W. Olive Ave., Burbank, California |
Air dates | since April 21, 2014 |
Website | http://thewoodyshow.com |
The Woody Show is a radio talk show on ALT 98.7 in Los Angeles, California with Woody, Ravey, Greg, and Menace.
History
The Woody Show began on January 3, 2006 at Live 105 in San Francisco, California with Jeff "Woody" Fife, Tony Mott, and Renae Ravey. Originally named The Morning Music Co-Op, it was a replacement for Live 105's simulcast of The Howard Stern Show after Stern's move to satellite radio. The program was eventually rebranded and renamed after its three leads, and later rebranded again as simply The Woody Show, much to Woody's chagrin. Greg Gory and Jason "Menace" McMurray later joined The Woody Show from other positions at Live 105.
The show gathered strong ratings and a devoted fanbase, but the crew frequently butted heads off (and sometimes on) the air with executives at Live 105's parent company, CBS Radio. On April 1, 2009, Woody, Ravey, and Tony were terminated for airing a then-unreleased Green Day song, "Know Your Enemy," which resulted in the cancellation of The Woody Show by Live 105.[1] Subsequently, Woody moved to St. Louis, Missouri for the Woody and Rizzuto show on 105.7 The Point, followed by Ravey in 2013. Greg and Menace were not fired and remained at Live 105. Greg later moved on to work at KFOG in late 2011. Woody and Ravey left the Woody and Rizzuto show on April 1, 2014.
On April 21, 2014, Woody, Ravey, Greg, and Menace reunited for The Woody Show at ALT 98.7 in Los Angeles, California.[2] Tony Mott has not returned to radio since he was terminated by Live 105; he currently lives in St. Louis, Missouri and works at a cable company.
Executive Producer Sebastian "Sebas" Davis joined the Woody Show on April 6, 2015.[3] He was previously the Executive Producer at Rock 100.5 in Atlanta, Georgia.
On December 18, 2015, the cast of the show announced that they had reached an agreement with iHeart Media to keep the Woody Show in Los Angeles for another three years, through 2018.
On October 18, 2016, ALT 98.7 announced syndication of The Woody Show to the St. Louis, Missouri radio market, on ALT 104.9 FM from 6am to 10am.[4][5] The show is also expected to be syndicated to various regional radio markets. As part of the show's arrival in St. Louis, Tony Mott is slated to return.
Cast and crew
Woody
- From New Jersey
- Birthday: October 30
- Has known Ravey since he was 17 years old
- Has two kids and is married to wife Jen
Ravey
- From Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
- Birthday: March 27
Greg
- From Queens, New York
- Birthday: March 11
- Moved to Marin County, California at age 4 and considers it his hometown
- UC San Diego alumnus
Menace
- From Redwood City, California
- Birthday: October 28
- Dropped out of Academy of Art University to pursue radio.[6]
- Appeared on Bravo TV Miss Advised
Sebas
- From Nashville, Tennessee
- Birthday: September 27
- Georgia Tech alumnus
- Member of Mensa
References
- ↑ "Gone But Not Forgotten: The Woody Show on Live 105" San Francisco Chronicle. 2009 April 13. Retrieved 2014 April 21
- ↑ "The Woody Show Set To Join ALT 98.7/L.A. For Mornings" All Access Music Group. 2014 Jan. 24. Retrieved 2014 April 28
- ↑ "ALT 98.7/L.A. Names Sebastian Davis As Exec. Producer Of The Woody Show" All Access Music Group. 2015 March 30. Retrieved 2015 April 4
- ↑ "iHeartMedia/St. Louis Flips Wild 104.9 To The New Alt 104.9 With The Return Of The Woody Show Syndicated From L.A.". All Access. Retrieved 2016-10-19.
- ↑ "'Woody' Enters New Alt Ratings Fray in St. Louis.". Insideradio.com. Retrieved 2016-10-19.
- ↑ "Megan, Menace a wake-up call at Live 105" San Francisco Chronicle. 2012 Sep. 16. Retrieved 2014 Sep. 7