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What Happened To The Dog House?

Where is Hollywood?

Hollywood is my best friend in the whole entire galaxy. I still talk to the little twerp ALMOST every day. He is still in the Bay Area, working for a company that we can not disclose on the air or off. His employer is very worried that people would try to contact him at the trabajo if they knew he was there. Wood decided to get out of radio, for a couple of reasons. First, radio is a very unstable job. You can get fired or let go in a heartbeat. I’m sure you’ve heard that a gazillion people recently lost their jobs in radio due to the economy. We folks in this business realize this. Some of us decide to stay in and weather the storms, because we love it so much. Other peeps decide to leave for something more stable. Hollywood now has 4 kids. He has always wanted a big family. And as much as Hollywood loves radio, he puts the fam first. He has a great job, a great, marriage, and a great jump shot in basketball. If there is anyone I would love to hook up with again in the radio biz…it’s him…I miss his on-air laugh. Stay posted and I’ll give you more details on Wood luego.

Where is Elvis?

Elvis lives in Los Angeles at the moment. After The Dog House was fired in 2005, we went to New York. We were kicking ass there, but ran into an unfortunate incident that led to us being fired AGAIN!! After that, we decided to go to the internet to have some fun. The show was like a combination of radio and TV. The net is uncensored, so we got really crazy. You understand how that works right? Let’s take comedian D.L. Hughley for example. He is a very clean, family-type guy on CNN right now. BUT, if you catch him at a comedy club, where he has no rules…he gets pretty “foul”. Comedian George Lopez is the same way. So, while we were being a little “foul” on the net, Elvis’ girlfriend was becoming angry. She didn’t like The Dog House. She was new to our show. Long story, short, she asked him to quit The Dog House and try something else like acting and commercial voice-overs. And that’s what he did. He left the show, got some new head shots and started auditioning for commercials and stuff. He set up a studio in his house to record commercials for clients. Although he bounced, I’m not mad. I’m totally cool with Elvis. He has to do what makes him happy in life. Elvis is close to 50 now, so I think that might have also played into his decision to try other things. We do still talk though. When I got the gig at Wild 949.9 he was one of the first people to congratulate me.

Where is Ruth?

After we were fired from Wild 94.9 in 2005, Ruth left radio. She was offered an AMAZING job. Ruth is flat-out the hardest worker I have ever met. She was actually the glue of The Dog House. She had a blast on the show, but the show could also be very difficult at times. On The Dog House we would get into “cast” member’s lives a lot…and Ruth was no exception. Although I know it was difficult on her, she NEVER complained. By the way, Ruth was not only amazing at playing “operations manager”, she was (is) a very creative person as well. I can’t say enough about what she added to the show. Outside the show, she was equally amazing. I have lost touch with Ruth over the past four years, but I wish her, Mack (husband), and their dogs the best. I wonder if they have a little baby yet?

Why was the Dog House fired from Wild 94.9?

We were fired in March of 2005. Can you believe it’s been 4 years? There have been sooooooo many rumors about why we were fired. Some of them are damn funny, others MIGHT have some truth to them. I can tell you this…it definitely wasn’t because of ratings. We posted ratings that were and still are unheard of. Here’s the best way I can explain it. We had a Program Director that we sometimes loved and sometimes hated. From 2004 to 2005 we were not getting along with him at all. In that time period Howard Stern announced that he was going to satellite. The market manager of CBS (at that time) contacted me about replacing Stern over at Live 105. Since we weren’t getting a long with our boss, we all decided to go for it. Well, it is our belief that our boss caught wind of it, because suddenly we were being suspended left and right for things that we did all of the time. While we were being suspended routinely, the Market Manager of CBS was terminated. Then, out of nowhere, we got suspended again over something Elvis said, and eventually fired. How do I feel about it now? I’m cool. We eventually made peace with that old boss. He doesn’t work for Clear Channel any more, and my relationship with Clear Channel today is great!! The Program Director and General Manager that run Wild 94.9 are two of the coolest dudes I know. They know radio very well, but more importantly, they know how to deal with employees…even psycho fools like me.

Who’s on the new show?

Well of course there is me (insert applause) JV. I will be your morning host. My “side-kick” is Christie. And my producer is Jon Manuel…I call him Manny. The most important thing in forming this show was making sure we were all from the Bay Area. I think the reason T-Man failed, besides his annoying voice, is because he didn’t live here. He was broadcasting from Portland or somewhere like that… TOTAL DISCONNECT. Actually, there are several shows in the Bay Area market right now that you could say the same about…TOTAL DISCONNECT. These other shows move here form other cities, find a pad in San Francisco, and never leave the city. TOTAL DISCONNECT. Christie is from Oakland…’The Town,” Jon grew up in San Jose, and you guys know I used to “regulate” at American High School in Fremont California. I have to admit though, Newark had better parties than us.

What’s the show going to be like?

In the beginning we are going to play a good amount of music. It’s been a while since Wild had a good morning show. Right now, people are coming here to hear good music. NOW TRUST ME, I didn’t come back here to spin records all morning. I CAME HERE TO DO A SHOW, FOOL! Let me make this clear right though…THIS IS NOT THE DOG HOUSE. The Dog House was a show that I started all by little myself. Over time, I added Hollywood, Elvis, Ruth, and all of the stunt guys. The show was awesome. It is one of my (our) greatest accomplishments. But you have to understand, The Dog House would never make it in a time like this. Back in the late 90’s and early 2000’s we were getting away with stuff that ABSOLUTELY WOULD NOT MAKE IT TO AIR TODAY. You also have to understand that The Dog House was getting suspended and sued all the time. A show like that is NOTHING MORE THAN A HUGE LIABILITY today. So, we all just have to remember those great times and shows and turn the page. The other thing is, I’m ready for something new in my life. I was getting tired of the old show. My new sidekick Christie is going to bring a different perspective. And we are going to talk about things that interest us and our audience. The show will always be very compelling and once in a while semi-funny. I’m still the same JV…the guy that created The Dog House and came up with all of the stunts, contests, topics, etc… But again, we can’t do some of the stuff I used to come up with…it would just get me suspended and fired again. It’s totally natural to turn on the new show and say to yourself, “this ain’t The Dog House”…Yeah, that’s because it’s not, dipstick. But, give the new show a chance…and I’m sure you’re gonna dig it! As time goes on, we will make adjustments with content and the amount of music we are playing.

Are you going to be doing stunts and pranks?

Again, I have to tell you that radio has changed. We can’t chain two guys together, put them in prison outfits, and have them knocking on doors, looking for a hack saw. We got sued over that. We can’t have people *&^% in the studio or on the streets, because it only will get the show shut down. The other things is, we did “stunt” radio on a high level…we mastered it….then EVERY show across the country copied it. So, it’s no longer original anyway. Yes, I’ll be doing some pranks. But, we don’t need to rely on them to deliver a great show.

What was going on with JV and all of the Religion talk?

This is something most people would be afraid to answer…not me…most people know me as honest and real about who I am and what’s going on in my life. Here’s the story… I’ve always been interested in religion, God, spirituality, the universe, etc.. My curiosities where never induced by drugs. Up until 2002ish, I never used drugs. Then around that time I tried a heavy drug for the first time. It was cocaine. What started out as a recreational thing turned into a place where I would go to escape. Just like you, I had pressures. I made the mistake of masking my drama and pain with cocaine. Then someone told me about crystal-meth. I tried it, and I got hooked fast. I was using it because thought it helped me deal with life’s pressures and I also thought it would help me stay awake and work on my radio show. What happened was – it jacked me up. I was sleep deprived and not thinking rationally due to the drug’s chemicals. So, I would go back to work, and what used to be an interest in religion and politics turned into a delusion and obsession. I want people to know, that I still believe in much of what I was saying back then, but to talk about it for hours and days on end, borders mental illness. And that’s what happens to meth users. They may have SOME valid, rational points, but they become obsessed with their opinions and in many cases become delusional. I went over the edge a few times, and talked about things that were “out there” to say the least. Thank God, my girlfriend (who is now my wife) got me off of the stuff. Like I said, most people would not share such personal information. But I decided to for two reasons. First, I HONESTLY want people to know that cocaine and meth are no joke. I can’t begin to tell you how much of my life it destroyed. The process of getting back on my feet and in my right state of mind was difficult on many layers. If there is ONE piece of advice you ever take from me PLEASE don’t even try meth. It will take your frickin’ soul and turn you into something crazy. And, believe me, it takes years to realize everything you did and then try to apologize for it. Secondly, I wanted to share this info. because I feel like I owe the truth to the listeners. All those people that were fans that listened to me ramble on about God and politics, deserve to know the whole story. NOW, you will hear me joke around about it…because that’s who I am. I’ve never been afraid to joke about failures or dark eras. Last note: I want to thank Clear Channel from the top down, for understanding that I’m only human. They know I can’t change the past, but we I can learn from it and walk away even stronger. I’m so strong now, I’m benching 220 lbs!!

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