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He and Finan were called to testify at the congressional payola hearings. Specs Howard. His real name was Jerry Liebman, and he made a name for himself as one half of the "Martin and Howard Show" on KYW in Cleveland during the mids and early '60s before moving to Detroit.

The name of the school was changed in to Specs Howard School of Media Arts due to the addition of graphic design and film courses. Scott Howitt. Howitt is now retired and "hangs out with his basset hound, Louise," according to Miceli. Howitt is shown here with frequent radio partner Ravenna Miceli in Don Imus. One of the nation's original — and most notorious — shock jocks, Imus had two memorable stints in Cleveland. It was a tumultuous year.

WGAR shot to No. But drug and alcohol abuse, violent episodes and other bizarre behavior got him fired eventually and he headed back to Cleveland, this time to work as the afternoon-drive host at WHK.

The even more vile Gary Dee did mornings. Imus was back to New York the following year and eventually built an "Imus in the Morning" media empire that had him syndicated across the country.

He got fired from CBS from that gig in after making racist and insulting remarks about the Rutgers women's basketball team. Jeff Kinzbach and Ed "Flash" Ferenc. The duo reigned over a zany — and revolving — supporting cast of characters on "Buzzard Morning Zoo" for 18 years from The show was a blend of music, comedy, news and sports, all with a definitively Cleveland sensibility.

Kinzbach left the station in Ferenc is now the public information officer at the Cleveland Municipal Court. He can still be heard on the radio, too. His voice is also heard on a number of Cleveland area radio and TV commercials. Casey Kasem. Kasem was the legendary host of the syndicated "American Top 40" countdown, and the voice of Shaggy on the "Scooby-Doo" cartoons. He billed himself as "Casey at the Mike," and peppered his show with the comedy bits, trivia and teasers that became his trademark.

He used his signature sign-off in Cleveland, too: "Keep your feet on the ground and keep reaching for the stars. Associaed Press photo. Dick "The Wilde Childe" Kemp. Kemp, a Texas native, may have been the fastest-talking of them all. Hired in , he was known for his rapid-fire style, delivered in Southern drawl. He worked at the station until Lou "King" Kirby. Chuck Knapp. Knapp left the station in Betty Korvan.

She started at the Buzzard in , and stayed until , working mostly the evening shift. Korvan now lives in South Dakota. Jim LaBarbara. John Landecker. He left the station in July of , just 19 months into his 3-year contract.

John Lanigan. John Lanigan has amassed a year broadcast career — most of them in Cleveland radio and TV. The show was a big hit and stayed atop the ratings for years. Lanigan was inducted into the National Radio Hall of Fame in He retired from WMJI in Lanigan calls in from his Florida home to hash out current events with Triv.

Les Levine. Veteran Cleveland sportscaster and sports-talk host Les Levine has worked just about every gig you can imagine in his four-plus decades in the radio and TV business. Frequently, he took a sales or sales manager job so that he could underwrite the shows he loved to do on radio.

His "More Sports and Les Levine" airs weeknights at 6 p. Matt "The Cat" Lapczinski. He became one of the station's most popular jocks during its Buzzard heyday, and was perhaps best known as the host of the live Wednesday "Coffeebreak Concerts.

He now works for Progressive Insurance. He was the station's best-known personality and instrumental in breaking artists such as Bruce Springsteen, David Bowie, Pat Benatar and Mott the Hoople. Rio created the Mr. Leonard character over several years at stations in Houston, New York and Philadelphia before his Cleveland debut.

Leonard supposedly worked at the Buzzard, as the assistant public service director, but he was never able to make it into the office. Each daily call-in would include an excuse that was crazier than the last. He now lives in Texas and works at an addiction recovery center, but he still does the Mr. Bill Louis. He took a leave of absence in December for prostate cancer, and resumed his duties the first week of January. Howie Lund. Lund died in Jimmy Malone.

He joined the program full time in , and eventually became a co-host of the "Lanigan and Malone" show when Webster left the station in Jim Mantel. Jim McIntyre. Michael K. Longtime Plain Dealer columnist and comedy reporter Michael K. He is the younger brother of longtime Cleveland radio newsman Jim McIntyre. Photo by Joshua Gunter, cleveland. Phil McLean. One of the most distinctive voices in Cleveland radio history, McLean combined a smooth baritone, mastery of language and a deep knowledge of music to become one of the top DJs in the country during the s.

The two were national tastemakers, breaking many acts of the day. He could have been a much higher paid broadcaster, but he wouldn't pander to the public taste. He only liked the best in everything — the best jazz, the best country, the best rock 'n' roll, the best classical music. Ravenna Miceli. She is now an on-air personality for oWOW, a thriving Cleveland-based Internet radio station created by Gorman in Photo courtesy of Gray and Company.

Larry Morrow. In , he did a brief stint on Sirius satellite radio. He now does consulting and public speaking. Pete "Mad Daddy" Myers. Myers, a trained actor, had a wild and theatrical on-air style, full of rhymes and shouts that bordered on manic poetry. His friend and radio colleague Ernie Anderson drew inspiration for Ghoulardi from "Shock Theater," a monster-movie bash Myers, wearing a hooded cape and talking like a beatnik, hosted on WJW Channel 8. He left town at the top of his game for New York.

But he committed suicide nine years later as his popularity waned. Photo courtesy of Norton Records. Cuzin Dave Newman. Norm N. He is a noted rock historian and prolific writer, having published numerous books, including three volumes of "Rock On: The Illustrated Encyclopedia of Rock 'n' Roll. Activate map. Add review Save to Contacts Report error. Show Directions. By car By mass transit By bicycle By foot. Bussiness info.

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Sherwood continues to do the same with The Reunion, an annual party held in the fall that celebrates the closed clubs of yesteryear. Sherwood and Russell also recently hosted a party at The Gallery, an antique shop that Russell owns in Tremont.

Russell transformed from man into woman in the front window as crowds of onlookers witnessed the transformation. The drag scene will always be an integral part of the gay scene, but also an art form that transcends gender, says Bella Sin. The burlesque performer has appeared at drag nights at Bounce, a near West Side gay club. Bounce hosts a weekly soiree with Danyel Vasquez on Friday. Clubs such as Twist, Cocktails and Mean also host drag events. Gay Games 9 is set to attract plenty of performances.

They also played a colorful role, like the bars of yesteryear, in creating a culture that still exists, even if it seems to have gone mainstream. These people should be accepted, says Sin. Note to readers: if you purchase something through one of our affiliate links we may earn a commission. All rights reserved About Us. All three clubs transcended sexual orientation by attracting gay and straight audiences to hear the latest in electronic dance music in the '80s and '90s.

Sherwood and nightclub drag performer Dick "Hustle" Russell took the concept to new heights at the beginning of the century with Felliniesque parties known as "Meat Pie" or "Rock 'n' Roll Fag Bar.

But I felt very comfortable doing parties that attracted a colorful crowd of freaks where anything could happen. Sherwood continues to do the same with The Reunion, an annual party held in the fall that celebrates the closed clubs of yesteryear. Sherwood and Russell also recently hosted a party at The Gallery, an antique shop that Russell owns in Tremont. Russell transformed from man into woman in the front window as crowds of onlookers witnessed the transformation.

The drag scene will always be an integral part of the gay scene, but also an art form that transcends gender, says Bella Sin. The burlesque performer has appeared at drag nights at Bounce, a near West Side gay club. Bounce hosts a weekly soiree with Danyel Vasquez on Friday. Clubs such as Twist, Cocktails and Mean also host drag events.

Gay Games 9 is set to attract plenty of performances. They also played a colorful role, like the bars of yesteryear, in creating a culture that still exists, even if it seems to have gone mainstream. These people should be accepted, says Sin.

Note to readers: if you purchase something through one of our affiliate links we may earn a commission.