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John (The Pilot) Van Pelt
Studio 5-R in Raleigh, NC USA
Love for radio started during his cafeteria broadcasts at WSHS, Sanderson High's station... then it was on to weekends at WRNC in Raleigh. After being on WKNC at NC State, WQDR & WPTF in Raleigh, NC... all at the same time, in college... John got the call from Greg Fowler to come to Rock 102 in Myrtle Beach. He said "uhhh... YEAH!" and that was his first fulltime radio gig. There was no better place on earth for a 20 year old to learn radio!
Upon returning to NC to finish up at State, he got another call - and ended up doing Mornings at G105, becoming the number one morning jock in the market when the STATION swept the ratings. He later did afternoons at 94Z in the same market, part-timed at WRDU, then the 'new' ZZU.
From radio to commercial production, to Macintosh consulting, he ended up in the agency business. Now having reconnected with Deacon, Scarborough, Banana Jack and Pat after 25 years, QRock Radio has become the realization of a dream he didin't know he had until March 2009.
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