Gonzo Greg
Gonzo Greg Spillane (born March 28, 1965) is an award-winning American radio personality best known for various Morning Radio broadcasts, including The Big Dumb Show and Gonzo in the Morning.
Biography
Early life
Gonzo Greg is a native of Massachusetts, but he moved to California in 1978.
Always wanting to work in radio, he began attending Long Beach City College in 1984 to pursue an associates degree in telecommunications.
Career
Gonzo began his radio journey in 1984 as an intern at famed Hair Metal radio station KNAC in California. At the time, KNAC was an alternative rock station. When the format changed to a "Pure Rock" format, many of the former DJs left the station, giving Gonzo his first opportunity to move from intern to DJ. He started with the overnight shift before being moved to the night shift. In 1989, at the peak of hair metal's heyday, he was assigned to the coveted morning show, effectively launching his career.
Some notable moments from his tenure at KNAC include: Being the first DJ in the world to play Motley Crüe's "Dr. Feelgood", when the band brought in a test pressing, debuting the band Guns N' Roses, and providing a video voice-over for "Painkiller", the last Judas Priest album featuring front-man Rob Halford. It was also at KNAC that he acquired the radio name "Gonzo Greg".
Podcasts:
