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John
"John Boy" Isley - John Isley (born March 28, 1956) is from Graham,
North Carolina. He is the host of the Big Show. Before entering comedy, he worked as a gas
station attendant, but started in radio by running the tapes on his hometown radio station
in 1975. One of his early radio gigs included a stint as an afternoon and evening DJ for
WRJZ-AM in Knoxville, Tennessee. Isley has been married for over 20 years and has three
sons. His catchphrases include "Oowa oowa oowa," "Where's my big
bag?", "Love ya, mean it!", and "I care, I'm just not going to do
anything about it." John Boy is an avid sports fisherman and often refers to his
boat, the "Duh Huh". Billy James
- Billy James serves as the co-host. He is from Gastonia, North Carolina, and attended a
technical school in Atlanta. His first radio job was at WADA-AM in Shelby, North Carolina.
Billy has been married since 1986 and has two children.
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duo's radio career originally began back in 1980 on WBCV radio in Charlotte, NC, before
soon after leading to national syndication (eventually being heard on over 94 stations in
26 states).
The John Boy & Billy Big Show airs Monday through
Saturday, 6 am - 10 am on Q Rock Radio (WLSQ 106.7 FM, 1240 AM and
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Pat
(J. Patrick) Milan - Pat
is the original Q Crew member who did the very first afternoon drive shows at Rock 102 in
Myrtle Beach, SC. Why afternoon drive you ask? Well that's when he got out of
school - Myrtle Beach high School. - that is. Durng
his 4 years at the Q ('73-'77), Milan was sought out by Chicago rocker, WCFL. Pat
shocked the program director whe he informed him he was only 16 and needed to finish high
school before he could take a job in Chicago (parents are such sticklers for education
before fun!).
Pat
left the Q (actually he was pushed out the door by heneral manager, Bill Hennecy) to go to
journalism school at USC. He was one of the youngest reporters ever to win an
Emmy-Award at age 20. Milan worked as a reporter for TV stations in Savannah,
Orlando and Minneapolis.
You
can listen to Pat Milan weekdays, 10 am - 2 pm on Q Rock Radio.
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Banana
Jack Murphy - After a 7 year stint in Raleigh, NC radio, Jack moved to Myrtle
Beach in 1989. He replaced the legendary Q Crew jock, Freakin' Deacon, as morning
man at 101.7 FM. Murphy remained there for 12 years and two ownership changes.
In 2001, Jack replaced Howard Stern at Wave 104. In
2007, Murphy and his wife, Barb formed their own media company and purchased WLSC-AM in
Loris. WLSC was rebranded as Tiger Radio. Two years later, Jack was also part
of the Q Crew that created and launched Q Rock Radio, as an internet tribute station.
In 2020, Murphy launched an FM translator, W294CW (106.7 FM)
licensed to WLSC-AM and debuted the John Boy & Billy Show on WLSC Tiger Radio.
In 2023, Murphy acquired the assets of Q Rock Radio and revived its online presence at
QRockRadioUSA.com.
After completing a series of engineering requirements, the FCC
granted Banana Jack Murphy Productions a construction permit to relocate W294CW to a
higher tower and improve the coverage area of 106.7 FM. On September 11, 2023, WLSC
changed call letters to WLSQ and the new Q Rock Radio was launched.
While most of Banana Jack's radio career has been in morning drive,
Murphy now hosts The Number One Show which airs weekdays, 2 pm - 6 pm on Q Rock Radio.
Murphy also co-hosts a daily TV talk show with Freakin' Deacon called River Talk,
which airs weekday mornings at 6 on WWMB-CW21.
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Mark
Stewart - Part of the ‘70’s Q Crew, Mark Stewart grew up in Horry County and
has fond memories of his days at the home of the “Beach’s Music FM.” He not
only enjoyed his weekend air shifts, but also working at remote broadcasts at waterslides
and night clubs, and giving out Q merchandise along Ocean Boulevard from the “Funky
Green Jeep.” Along with his radio work in Myrtle Beach and Atlanta, he has worked as
a reporter and continues his career as a corporate attorney, still trying to overcome his
“youthful indiscretion” at the age of 22…going to law school. |
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Freakin'
Deacon - Deacon's knack for spinning records and
filling airtime has allowed him to be a radio personality on the Grand Strand for decades.
He started his broadcast career at Rock 102 in the '70s and remained through the '80s. In
1984, Deacon was Billboard Magazine's Radio Personality of the Year. He's won numerous
SCBA awards as well. Moonlighting as a character actor in Television, Commercials
and Motion Pictures, performing Voice-Overs, and writing and recording novelty songs are
all activities that Deac enjoys. An appearance in a music video with Alabama, who
are good friends of his, was a highlight in his career.
Deacon currently lends his talents to create various Q Crew projects including Fireside
Chat Radio and Freakin' Deacon's Retro-Mercials.
You can see Deacon every morning on River Talk, a daily TV talk show that he co-hosts on
WWMB CW21. The show also airs mulitple times daily on HTC Cable Channel 4.
Deac is also an accomplished artist and has created many beautiful paintings of Myrtle
Beach landmarks.
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