Doc Holliday is an American radio personality.

Career

His career began during high school in early 1979 in

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. He was the anchor of the ''Doc & Johnny Morning Show'' on

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-FM in

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, for over 17 years, before resigning in March 2007. He is also the former arena announcer for the

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of the

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. He was also the announcer for '' Family Double Dare'' in its last season (1992–93), replacing

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. Other appearances on the airwaves include Clear Channel's 740 the Team and

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. He was the voice of the Orlando Predators for seven years. During

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for

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, he can be heard announcing the line-ups and batters for both the

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(

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at the

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) and

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(

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). On March 5, 2007, as the show entered its 17th year, co-host Johnny Magic announced that Doc was moving on. In early May 2007, another core member of the morning show, Grace Vasquez, resigned citing differences with the stations management. Their morning show had won various awards for its outreach to the community. In September 2007, Doc joined Grace Vasquez at

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-FM "K92FM" on the show ''Doc and Grace in the Morning''. At K92FM Doc was known for speaking his mind on the issues and for his community involvement. On September 1, 2010, it was announced that Doc would no longer be on the air at WWKA, but would remain employed by Cox Communications. Doc rejoined the airwaves on the Big 810 Real Talk Radio with ''The Doc Show'' in late 2011. In mid-2012, when Big 810 re-formatted to

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, ''The Doc Show'' was re-formatted as a local sports talk show. In 2013, the show was moved from the afternoon to morning drive time, 7-10am weekdays, to coincide with the station's affiliation with

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and the resultant addition of ''

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''. Currently Doc Holliday is working on the development of the Phoenix Rising Radio Network. Doc can be found hosting a live show Monday through Friday 6:00 PM to 9:00 PM (EST) with co-host Bam Bam Sam and on Saturday evenings with a 70s Show.

References

External links

website for ''DocShowCoast2Coast.com''''Live Web Stream''.
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