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Holly C's show is aired on WLNG Oldies 92 Monday thru Friday 6pm to Midnight. WLNG is an independently owned by Rainbow Broadcasting. The station has been airing tunes since 1963.
YBFREE.com: How many years have you been a DJ at Oldies 92?
Holly C: I've been with WLNG since 1991. I started co-hosting a show once a week, went overnights for a while and finally ended up in the shift I am now, which is best.
YBFREE.com: When did you decided you wanted to be a DJ?
Holly C: I subconsciously decided at age 9 when I played DJ into my first tape recorder. But I probably didn't even know the term "disc jockey" at that age! I was just pretending to be on the radio. When I was about 16, I seriously started being curious about where all these "numbers" came from that Shadoe Stevens and Rick Dees were counting down. I started calling radio stations all the time for contests and asking questions about why they were or were not playing certain songs.
YBFREE.com: What are your DJ responsibilities? What types of duties are you required to do as a DJ?
Holly C: My responsibilities are giving accurate information, getting people in a good mood no matter how crummy I may be feeling, living up to the reputation of our radio station, and being helpful to my listeners.
YBFREE.com: How did you obtain your job at Oldies 92?
Holly C: I got my position through persistence, from badgering the general manager when I was a teenager and showing him I was serious; that it wasn't just a lark or a passing interest.
YBFREE.com: Describe your educational career. What in your educational career inspired you or has helped you with your current position as a DJ?
Holly C: There is nothing in my educational background that could account for what I am doing now. I did not go to college for this.
YBFREE.com: How does one become a radio DJ?
Holly C: Any person with a gift for expressing themselves, who has a decent voice, who can articulate well, and who has an "Alive" personality, can become a radio DJ if they don't get discouraged easily.
YBFREE.com: Are there any special classes or tests one has to take to become a Disc Jockey?
Holly C: Classes, Shpasses. Don't waste your money -'Cause in this field, friend, you'll never recoup those fees anyway!. I remember when Ethel Merman died. I read someone told her early in her career to take voice lessons. And her friend said: "Ethel! No! It will ruin you!" This can be applied also to radio, acting, whatever. This is not a dance, where you learn the steps 1-2-3 and now you can do the achy-breaky. You start with YOU and YOUR personality and you grow in your own direction and hone and chip and refine, accentuate this, tone down that, and shape yourself.
YBFREE.com: How competitive is the Radio DJ market?
Holly C: Imagine the Miss America Pageant, the Olympics, Broadway auditions and tryouts for Who Wants to be a Millionaire, combined. Now multiply by ten and you'll have some idea.