Ken

Ken (the "Worry-Wart") was born in the infamously murder-centric Camden, NJ. Fortunately, once his proud parents were discharged from the maternity ward, he was driven to a cozy suburban crib in nearby Cherry Hill,where his lifelong knack for entertainment took shape. Ken spent a good chunk of his teen years having his mother chauffeur him to various nightclubs around the tri-state area and sign all the necessary waivers just so he could perform in lip-sync contests. Thus his high school nickname, "LOSER." While other kids were home doing school work, Ken was up way past his bedtime impersonating the likes of Billy Joel, Elton John, Phil Collins, Cyndi Lauper (isn’t she a girl?) and Peter Gabriel to name a few. As luck would have it, that little hobby stuck for a while. Ken went on to be…wait for it…a professional lip-sync DJ. Thus his grown-up nickname, "BIG LOSER." STOP writing crap in here Rich!!!

After high school, Ken’s family relocated to South Florida and he honed his craft as a resident DJ at famous oldies clubs like Cadillac Jack’s and Studebakers. Yes, he spun .45 records, donned wigs, strummed plastic guitars and played invisible drums for a living! It even landed him an appearance on "Puttin’ on the Hits" and eventually a 10-year gig at Walt Disney World’s Pleasure Island.

This new environment gave him some experience as an on-air jock (although Rich would never agree) on Pleasure Island’s street radio show, P.I. Live. It was in this elevated control booth where Ken pieced together his so-called air-check to mail to Rich, the APD/Creative director at Ken’s favorite station – WTKS Real Radio 104.1. Needless to say, Rich had no interest in Ken’s mouse-influenced shenanigans and told him to piss off. But Ken persisted with continuous calls, emails and borderline stalker-like behavior, and finally, moments before filing for a restraining order, Rich received "the VHS tape." He finally caved and hired Ken for weekend overnights. A few short months later, Ken was promoted to weekend daytime and did part-time board op work for Jim Philips and Ed Tyll.

Just like Ken’s uncanny lip-sync talent brought him to Orlando, it was his screenwriting that brought him to Los Angeles. He was the first place winner in "Final Draft’s First Annual BIG BREAK Screenwriting Contest" and his script, Dawg, was later produced with Denis Leary and Elizabeth Hurley in the leading roles. If you’re ever up around 4am, you just might catch it on HBO. To this day, Ken continues to write comedy, but his true passion will always be mouthing off on a live microphone.

Rich

Rich (the "Wise-Ass") honed his sharp tongue on the sarcastic streets of Long island. Gotta have a sense of humor to live there.

Back before Radio died, he started his career on a 5 watt pirate radio station in his friend's attic. That's where he caught the fever. Rich parlayed that illegal experience into an actual On-Air radio job in NYC. Followed by a series of hirings and firings that left him in Orlando, where his survival instincts helped him create the first successful FM Talk station, WTKS (RealRadio104.1).

It was in O-Town that Rich first hired Ken (his Worry-Wart sidekick), solely because instead of a demo tape and resume, Ken submitted a VHS tape of himself dressed in drag as his mother, begging for the job.

Fast forward a few years, after a brief job-stay in SF, Rich arrived in LA to build KLSX (97.1 the FM Talk Station) alongside Heidi and Frank.

10 years and a lot of money-made later, the death of the radio industry brought an end to the top-rated FM talker and provided the launching pad for "2 Guys and a Mic" on a progressive media outlet known as The ToadHop Network.

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