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''Radio Bam'' (or ''Bam Radio'') was a
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radio station hosted by professional
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and ''Jackass'' cast member
Bam Margera Brandon Cole "Bam" Margera ( ; born September 28, 1979) is an American former professional skateboarder, stunt performer, television personality, and filmmaker. He rose to prominence in the early 2000s as one of the stars of the MTV Reality tel ...
that aired on Mondays at 7 pm, straight after '' The Jason Ellis Show''. The show's supporting cast was originally made up of Margera's fellow CKY crew members
Brandon DiCamillo Brandon DiCamillo (born March 15, 1977) is an American former television personality. He was a founding member of the CKY crew and rose to fame through appearances in the CKY (video series), ''CKY'' video series and MTV's ''Jackass (franchise), ...
and Brandon Novak, who appeared on most episodes of the show's early years, with frequent guest appearances from Ryan Dunn, Rake Yohn and
Chris Raab Christian Raab (born May 21, 1980), better known by his stage name Raab Himself, is an American television personality known as a former member of the CKY crew featured in the MTV series '' Viva La Bam'' and '' Jackass''. Biography Raab was b ...
, as well as Bam's parents April Margera and Phil Margera, uncle Don Vito, and occasional appearances from the ''Jackass'' crew. A recurring feature on the show was DiCamillo's freestyle raps which often poked fun at Rake by insinuating he was gay and the show frequently came under fire for its use of sexist and homophobic language. DiCamillo would also spend entire shows impersonating Rake for episodes where he was not present and the crew would often infuriate Rake by giving out his phone number live on air leading to hundreds of messages being left on his voicemail. The show would often feature lengthy discussions about Novak's most recent sexual conquests and Bam would also take phone calls from listeners calling up to insult the show or the crew in order to mock them on air. The first two years of the show ran concurrently with Margera's MTV show ''
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'' and episodes occasionally involved Margera and the crew discussing incidents from previous shows or plans for future episodes. In later years, Bam gradually lost touch with the CKY crew and the show then started to focus on Bam's other friends Chad I Ginsburg, Brandon Novak, and
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, with occasional appearances from Dunn and Bam's brother
Jess Margera Jesse Margera (born August 28, 1978) is an American musician. He is best known as the drummer of the rock band CKY, which he co-founded in 1998. Prior to CKY, Margera performed in the band Foreign Objects with former CKY vocalist and guitarist ...
. On one occasion of ''Radio Bam'', Margera left the show early after the arrest of his uncle Don Vito, saying "Fuck America", and saying he would run to Kazakhstan to "get away from this fucked up ass country". For one episode in 2009, Bam spent the entire hour talking with Ginsburg about his recent stint in rehab for alcohol abuse. On June 20, 2011, a special tribute episode was aired in memory of Ryan Dunn, who died early Monday morning, airing the best moments with Dunn. On episode #120, ''Radio Bam'' was taken off the air after a conversation got out of control. On episode #143, Brandon Novak was kicked out of Bam's studio and sent home to
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, after they found drugs on him. Since February 18, 2013, there have been no new episodes of the show, leading to the belief the show had been canceled. This was later confirmed by Jess Margera on the official CKY band website.


Key presenters

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Bam Margera Brandon Cole "Bam" Margera ( ; born September 28, 1979) is an American former professional skateboarder, stunt performer, television personality, and filmmaker. He rose to prominence in the early 2000s as one of the stars of the MTV Reality tel ...
(2004–2013) *
Jess Margera Jesse Margera (born August 28, 1978) is an American musician. He is best known as the drummer of the rock band CKY, which he co-founded in 1998. Prior to CKY, Margera performed in the band Foreign Objects with former CKY vocalist and guitarist ...
(2004–2008; 2009–2013 guest) *
Brandon DiCamillo Brandon DiCamillo (born March 15, 1977) is an American former television personality. He was a founding member of the CKY crew and rose to fame through appearances in the CKY (video series), ''CKY'' video series and MTV's ''Jackass (franchise), ...
(2004–2007) * Brandon Novak (2004–2013) *
Joe Frantz Joe Frantz is an American producer, cinematographer, director, and former member of Bam Margera's CKY crew. His body of works includes the ''CKY'' video series, '' Haggard: The Movie'', reality television shows such as ''Viva La Bam'' and '' ...
(2004–2011; 2011 guest) * Rake Yohn (2004–2007) * Chad I Ginsburg (2004–2006 guest) (operated soundboard 2007–2012)


Guests

* Ryan Dunn *
Chris Raab Christian Raab (born May 21, 1980), better known by his stage name Raab Himself, is an American television personality known as a former member of the CKY crew featured in the MTV series '' Viva La Bam'' and '' Jackass''. Biography Raab was b ...
* April Margera and Phil Margera * Don Vito *Missy Margera *Matt "Shitbirdz" Cole *Ryan Gee *
Deron Miller Deron John Miller (born May 21, 1976) is an American musician and songwriter. He is best known as the former lead vocalist and rhythm guitarist of the rock band CKY (band), CKY, which he co-founded in 1998. Other bands Miller fronts include the p ...
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Tony Hawk Anthony Frank Hawk (born May 12, 1968), nicknamed Birdman, is an American professional skateboarder, entrepreneur, and the owner of the skateboard company Birdhouse. A pioneer of modern vertical skateboarding, Hawk completed the first docume ...
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Ville Valo Ville Hermanni Valo (; born 22 November 1976) is a Finnish singer, songwriter and musician. He is best known as the lead vocalist of the gothic rock band HIM (Finnish band), HIM. Born and raised in Helsinki to a Hungarian mother and Finnish fa ...
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Steve-O Stephen Gilchrist Glover (born June 13, 1974), known professionally as Steve-O, is an American stunt performer, comedian, media personality, and podcast host. His career is mostly centered on his shocking and pain-inducing stunts in the realit ...
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Johnny Knoxville Philip John Clapp (born March 11, 1971), known professionally as Johnny Knoxville, is an American stunt performer, actor, producer, and screenwriter. He is best known as a co-creator and star of the MTV reality stunt show ''Jackass (franchise), ...
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Preston Lacy Preston Lacy (born August 14, 1969) is an American stunt performer, actor, comedian and one of the stars of the reality stunt show '' Jackass''. Career Lacy was born on August 14, 1969, in either Sarcoxie or Carthage, Missouri. He worked as ...
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Chris Pontius Chris Pontius (born July 16, 1974) is an American stunt performer and television personality. He is best known as a cast member of the reality comedy show '' Jackass'' and co-host of its spinoff '' Wildboyz'' with fellow cast member Steve-O. ...
*Tammy Palumbo *Ryan Cleveland


Main crew departs

After Margera had multiple falling outs with members of the original CKY crew, the shows lineup became more about Margera and less about the original crew. He continued to feature new guest hosts post-CKY crew. These Included: * Brandon Novak * Chad I Ginsburg *Geoff "Red Mohawk" Blake *Louie Kovatch *Production 13 (Kurt Rentz) *Alex Flamsteed


References

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