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I'm relatively new to the Arch family, but I have been apart of the radio & media industry since the late 80's after graduating from Lewis & Clark Community College in 1985, with a degree in Radio Broadcasting. My wife Holly and I have 3 wonderful little girls: Grace, Mercie and Hope...and yes, those really are their names!I have had a love for radio since I was quite young; debuting my voice talents in my bedroom, playing records and announcing each song (and driving my parents crazy!). My appreciation for great music was natural, as I grew up listening to my older siblings albums, like The Who, The Beatles, Grand Funk Railroad, and KISS. By my mid-teens, KISS became my band of choice, and I began collecting everything they recorded...I'm quite proud of my collection of rare, limited edition items.
My love for music turned me into a concert enthusiast; taking in artists such as Styx, Def Leppard, Quiet Riot, The Rolling Stones, and of course KISS. Van Halen was my first concert in 1980..for only $8.50!!! Back in those days, I even trained myself to play the drums - even made it into a band for several years - my candy apple red Pearl drumset is still a prized possession.
My on-air experiences have taken me across several formats including Country, Christian & Sportstalk. And now 25yrs after I started this career path, I'm thoroughly enjoying being apart of the top station in St. Louis...106.5 ~ The Arch!
Bon Jovi Getting Sued for $400 Billion
by Tom Settles
This archived news story is available only for your personal, non-commercial use. Information in the story may be outdated or superseded by additional information. Reading or replying the story in its archived form does not constitute a re-publiccation of the story.Arch fan favorite, Bon Jovi is still be in the middle of a lawsuit involving a Massachusetts man for millions. Samuel Bartley Steele, is filing suit against Major League Baseball & Time Warner too. The buzz from Hollywood is that Steel says "his song": "(Man I Really) Love this Team" was one that he wrote to honor the Boston Red Sox. Steele says the song that he wrote came out in October of 2004, and debuted by his group, The Bart Steele Band. It even got distribution by Red Sox execs.The trouble started when Steele heard Bon Jovi's track (ironically released during the 2007 playoffs), called "I Love This Town". The song ended up being used by MLB as the "theme" song for the playoff promo's on TBS. So, Mr. Steele staked a claim that Mr. Jon Bon Jovi got wind of this song from an exec, or that Bon Jovi must've heard it somewhere. Steele alledges that the songs sound alike, and yet Steele's very defense (the musicologist that he brought to testifiy) says that the songs aren't very similar in his opinion. The district judge dismissed the claim, stating that it was too hard to determine the similarities.Steele must be made of steel...that hasn't stopped him! He plans on appealing.Bon Jovi released their new album, The Circle, this week.
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