
RADIO IS DEAD: The Shadoe Steele Bloodbath
Let’s talk about the absolute fraud that is the modern “personality” business. We spent years listening to Shadoe Steele—real name Dale Mikolaczyk—as he dominated the airwaves in the Wyoming Valley. The guy was a staple, the “voice” of Saturday night, and the man behind the traffic reports as Rusty Fender. But behind the snappy radio voice and the persona that thousands of fans latched onto was a man with a degree in aerospace systems engineering and a master’s in electrical engineering.
While the “mainstream” radio world is busy cannibalizing itself with corporate downsizing and…
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