Bill Phillips

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Birthday: September 24

Birthplace: Uniontown, Pennsylvania

Hometown: Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania

Favorite Artists: Elton John, Rod Stewart, Madonna, THE BEATLES! For newer artists, I like what Maroon 5 had done recently, along with Kimberly Locke and Christina Aguillera

Favorite Songs: way too many to name. I guess it depends on my mood at a particular time.

Interests and Hobbies: music, basketball, canoeing with my wife, watching movies and televison

Favorite Foods: spaghetti and pizza!

First Job: newspaper carrier for the Uniontown Evening Standard. First full-time radio job: playing "All Your Polka Favorites" from noon to 5pm on WIBU-AM in Poynette, Wisconsin.

Most Memorable Career Moment: over the years, I've been lucky enough to meet lots of artists, but the two most memorable were meeting Chubby Checker and visiting backstage with Tommy James.

Family: my wife, Sharon (the most patient woman in the world for putting up with me), my son, Mike, and our cat, China.

What do you like about your job? I get paid to do what I've dreamed about doing since I was a kid... it's always something different every day: new people to meet and talk with.

Favorite Movies: tough to narrow down... if I had to pick, I guess my top four (today, at least) would be Rocky, Caddyshack, It's A Wonderful Life and Blazing Saddles.

Favorite TV Show: toss up between Grey's Anatomy, Boston Legal and Lost

Why Radio? I honestly can't remember wanting to do anything else. Even as a child, I didn't want to be a fireman or a policeman; I wanted to be on the radio.

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