Jack Daniel (DJ)

As a computer science major at East Carolina University, he devoted much of his time to working at the campus radio station WECU, and he dropped out in 1975.

[4] During his time at WBCY, the station made a significant ratings improvement after finally selecting a successful morning team—Randy Cook and Spiff Dingle—and increasing its focus on CHR music.

[7] Daniel prevented popular morning hosts John Boy and Billy from leaving the station by making a deal that paid them well and gave them the chance to be syndicated.

[8] When WRFX owner Pyramid Broadcasting purchased struggling CHR WAQQ (which used to be WROQ) and sports talk WAQS, Daniel became general manager of those stations.

[10] Daniel became director of sales and marketing for Paradox Films, which produced ads for WBTV, The Nashville Network and Charlotte Motor Speedway.

[15] In 2000, Clear Channel Radio (now iHeartRadio) purchased WEND/WWMG and moved the operation to join their other Charlotte stations, WRFX, WLYT, and WKKT.

[2] Daniel has also been heard on national and regional advertising campaigns for Arby's, AEG Concerts and in the mid 1990s, Auto Zone.

Daniel has two grown children, Adam, a teacher at Mitchell College and daughter Alexandra Lane, a social worker in Raleigh.