Randy Johnson

Birthdate: July 6th

Birthplace: Peoria, IL

Favorite Artist(s): So many that it’s hard to name just one

Favorite Music: I listen to anything from urban gospel to southern soul

Favorite Movie(s): Let’s Do It Again, Uptown Saturday Night, Don’t Look Back: The Satchel Paige Story, Hoosiers

Favortie Cartoon(s): Fat Albert, Tennessee Tuxedo, Archies, Woody Woodpecker, Popeye, Little Rascals, Dennis the Menace, Heathcliff, Looney Tunes

Favorite TV Show(s): Cosby Show, Honeymoooners, Martin, Living Single, Different World, Diff’rent Strokes, Carol Burnett & Friends, Good Times, What’s Happenin’!!, Happy Days, the Lucy Show, Dobie Gillis, Family Feud, the Price Is Right

How did you start in radio?: Started when I met John Williams in a Peoria Chiefs baseball game in ’87; I asked about the basics of radio (how to get started, who to talk to, etc.) and to test the waters, since he had to leave early from the game, he asked could in call in a do a play-by-play of what happened during the 7th-9th inning of the chiefs game; after the call and speaking to hundreds and thousands of people, he gave me a free pizza and as they say in radio, the rest is history.

How long have you been in radio?: 5 years (4 1/2+ years on ‘VEL)

Hobbies: playing sports ( baseball, floor hockey, volleyball, football, softball), traveling, listening to music, going to sporting or area events, shopping

Favorite Food: soul food

Favorite Scripture: Phil. 4:13 “I can do all things through Christ that strengthen me”

Favorite Sports Teams: Chicago Cubs, Chicago Bears, Kansas City Chiefs, Chicago Bulls, Fighting Illini, Any HBCU College(s)

Favorite Vacation Spot: anywhere south!!