WRVY Talent Bio

Larry Shipley
5 a.m. to 10 a.m. Monday-Friday

Larry has an on-air rapport with his listeners that just can't be beat, and is a true character on the air. In addition to many years in radio, Larry has done syndicated television work including play-by-play sports and a wrestling show for ESPN. Larry loves to get involved in promotional activities and contests and if he could, he might just give away the station license! Larry has a niece beautiful enough to be a model and smart enough to attend MIT, where she is and has a full scholarship. Larry readily admits she doesn't share Larry's gene pool.

Penny's first gig 24 years ago was in Country radio and she is thrilled to still be working, "The best format today. PERIOD." She loves working the phones and getting listeners involved with the action on the air. Her daily feature, "My Three Songs" has a huge fan base; past attempts to replace it with another contest have been met with howls of protest. She loves interviewing Country artists, and feels very blessed to have interviewed many of the very biggest. Penny was once tapped to chauffeur Billy Dean around for five hours straight and would like it to be acknowledged that she didn't kidnap him.

Johnny was a radio mutant at an early age; he was on the air by the age of 15 and working radio full time right out of high school. Johnny knows Country radio, having programmed and been on-air at KSCS FM/Dallas and KAJA FM/San Antonio. Johnny has also worked on-air at KHJ AM/Los Angeles and KUPD FM/Phoenix, and has even been a TV weatherman. He's also a computer geek, but we don't hold that against him. Johnny comes from a long line of musicians and has played to tens of people in various garages around the country.

No one in Country radio does phones better than Joani. She hosts "Country From the Heart", receiving hundreds of calls each night from listeners sharing special messages and stories. And for the record, she screens, records and edits all her own calls! Her warm open style creates a familiar and comfortable atmosphere every night. Joani has major market radio experience in a variety of formats, and also happens to be the Home Improvement Queen. How can you not love a woman who can single-handedly install a perfect tile floor?

Bill single-handedly dishes out a great morning show... it just happens to run in the overnight hours. His show includes the "New Country Record Review" where listeners rate the latest Country music releases, "Overnight Scoreboard" providing the most up-to-date sports scores available and fun features like "Stupid Criminal Tricks". He has loyal fans all over the country who make it through the overnight hours with Bill's help. With more than 30 years of radio experience, Bill brings expertise from a variety of formats to U.S. Country. Everyone who knows Bill knows that his REAL boss is Whip, his Border Collie.

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