Posted by chicagomedia.org on November 13, 2008 at 09:54:40:
Go-go Gossett
On Monday, Kevin Gossett began simultaneously hosting the afternoon drive show at adult contemporary WLIT-FM (93.9) in Chicago in addition to his ongoing show at similarly programmed KEZ-FM in Phoenix. In so doing, Gossett quickly had to learn how to masterfully juggle two different jobs at once.
To hear WLIT Programming Director Tony Coles explain what Gossett does to earn his paycheck boggles the mind.
When Gossett isn't on air live doing his show in his home city of Phoenix, he's busy recording six or so 15-second voice tracks -- tailored for the Chicago market -- that air every hour between 2 and 7 p.m. on WLIT.
The task is made a bit easier for Gossett because he used to live in Chicago when he was on air at what is now known as WILV-FM (100.3) from 1998 to 2003.
To help Gossett stay in touch with Chicago for his WLIT bits, Gossett is fed a steady diet of Chicagocentric news and weather.
(Lewis Lazare, Chicago Sun-Times)