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E-mail John McCorkle
Click here to view photos of Dave Koz in-studio with John from Friday, August 3rd, 2007.
I grew up in Walnut Creek when nobody had heard of the town. It was a great place to grow up. I had the All-American childhood with piano lessons (& like every adult, regret quitting), swim team, Little League baseball, Cub Scouts, neighborhood friends and a paper route. But I always surrounded myself with music. At the ripe age of 15 I visited my first radio station in San Francisco and while there said these exact words to myself: "This is what I want to do." I was lucky enough to do it. I've mostly done it in Fresno, Marysville, Chico and San Francisco. I worked in the last days of Sacramento's K108 before moving on to San Francisco and heading back to live again in Walnut Creek. I lived 500' from where I went to school from kindergarten through 8th grade on a street that I used to ride my bike to school on. I felt like I was 10 all over again. It's been mostly rock radio over the years, but one good thing about aging is that it opens your mind to different forms of entertainment, among other things. I became enamored with Smooth Jazz and worked at KKSF in San Francisco before returning to Sacramento and 94.7 KSSJ.
Get to know John McCorkle
Frequently listened to artists at home: Dirk Hamilton, Bruce Springsteen, Jeff Golub, Beatles, Nilsson, Norah Jones, Elvis, Van Morrison, Craig Chaquico, Keiko Matsui, Brewer & Shipley, Joyce Cooling, David Benoit, Moody Blues, Mindi Abair, Warren Hill
Favorite cuisines: American, Italian, Vietnamese. Also casseroles, lamb, seafood, a good hamburger, fresh fruits & vegetables, pumpkin pie
Food I loved as a boy but hate now: Brussel sprouts
Food I hated as a boy but love now: Pizza
Favorite beverages: Orange juice, Jamba Juice, Pina Coladas w/a little umbrella
Favorite styles: Casual – jeans, also long coats
Biggest dislikes: “Holier-than-thou” people; hearing about child abuse
Favorite get-aways: Lake Tahoe, San Francisco, Oregon, Washington, England
Favorite TV show: The Simpsons, reruns of MASH
Favorite book: Catcher in the Rye by J. D. Salinger
Favorite actors: Johnny Depp, Sean Penn & Dustin Hoffman
Favorite actresses: Jessica Lange & Jodie Foster
Heartiest laugh: “Puttin’ on the Ritz” from “Young Frankenstein”
Favorite comedian: Albert Brooks
Greatest joy: Being with the family at Christmas
Greatest Achievment: College graduation (from Sac. State)
Favorite mentor: Steve Feinstein (a former radio boss of mine)
Star-struck when I met: Muhammad Ali
Favorite view: From the small, green hill across the blue water to the village of Fowey in Cornwall, England (Where I will live when I win the lottery)
Greatest let-down: Being fired for the first time from a radio job (Until I learned that it comes with the territory)
Favorite workday saying: “Any leftover food?”
Favorite hobby: Photography
Dream job outside of radio: Photographer for National Geographic
Personal Motto: As long as no one gets hurt, live & let live.
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