After spending 31 years as a Lincolnton firefighter, John âJohnny Bâ Barkley now brings the beach to listeners of Gaston Collegeâs WSGE 91.7 FM and Riptide Radio out of Myrtle Beach through the Internet. He really had no desire to become a DJ, but when the DJ who was doing the beach show for WLON left, Barkley was asked to fill in.
âAs a kid, I kind of caught myself playing the radio and Iâd take my cassette recorder and right when I knew the DJ was coming in, Iâd turn it down and Iâd be the DJ,â he said. âI think the first show I did was in 1980 and we developed an audience. Back then we didnât have computers, so everything was live on the air and we used telephones for communication.â
After spending 31 years as a Lincolnton firefighter, John âJohnny Bâ Barkley now brings the beach to listeners of Gaston Collegeâs WSGE 91.7 FM and Riptide Radio out of Myrtle Beach through the Internet. He really had no desire to become a DJ, but when the DJ who was doing the beach show for WLON left, Barkley was asked to fill in.
âAs a kid, I kind of caught myself playing the radio and Iâd take my cassette recorder and right when I knew the DJ was coming in, Iâd turn it down and Iâd be the DJ,â he said. âI think the first show I did was in 1980 and we developed an audience. Back then we didnât have computers, so everything was live on the air and we used telephones for communication.â