The Corey and Jay Show

The Corey and Jay Show is a terrestrial radio program co-hosted by Corey Deitz and Jay Hamilton. It was based in Little Rock, Arkansas on 100.3 The Edge, and aired live from 6:00 am to 10:00 am Central, it also aired for about 15 years on various other stations in Little Rock, as well as in Cleveland, St. Louis, and Chicago. While the show was broadcast from WRVQ-FM in Richmond, it was awarded "Best Morning Show in Virginia" by the Virginia Association of Broadcasters two years in a row. In Little Rock, Corey and Jay were awarded "Best Radio Personalities" by Little Rock Monthly magazine in 2003. In 2008, Corey and Jay were announced by the National Association of Broadcasters as finalists for an NAB Marconi Radio Award - Medium Market Personality of the Year. Jay was replaced by longtime special guest "Angry Patrick", and the show's name changed to The Corey and Patrick Show.

The show is a mixture of both topical and oddball news stories, comedy from various sources, and the hosts' personal anecdotes on their lives and commentary on world and local events. They were early innovators of incorporating the internet into the show in the late 1990s. They were two of the first radio personalities in Little Rock to have a website dedicated to their show, and referred to it many times on air. They also encouraged listeners to email them things they found on the internet which they would talk about and mention on their show. These came to be known as "Missing Links". In addition, the general theme of the show tended to revolve around thing the duo found on the internet such as their very popular segment, "Head Up Your Ass Headlines", during which they would read bizarre news stories from around the world gathered from various websites. They were even one of the first shows to stream over the internet, although this became more difficult as the legality of playing copyrighted music over the internet eventually came into question.

Biographies

Corey Deitz was born in Passaic, New Jersey and graduated from Kent State University with a degree in Telecommuncations. He has worked in several radio markets, including Chicago, St. Louis, and Cleveland.[1] He also maintains several websites, and writes books. In 2004, he published his first book, The Ca$h Cage, was about his experiences working in radio.[1]

His second book in 2008 was a memoir about his days at Boy Scout Camp which contained funny stories and life lessons. It's entitled, Lessons from Camp: Wisdom in the Past Tents.

Deitz released a third book in 2009 which is a satirical manifesto on his political beliefs called Vilified! Red Meat for Conservatives from a Guy Who's Got a Lot of Beefs.

Deitz's fourth book was a humorous take on the 2012 Mayan Calendar phenomenon called The 2012 Guide Book or How to Make the End of the World Fun!

His fifth book, released in late 2011 is billed as "...one man's quest to rid himself of all his psychological demons by exorcising them with self-deprecating humor." It's called Shut Up: We All Have Issues.

He is married and has two sons and a daughter-in-law. He is also an avid motorcyclist.

Jay Hamilton has also worked in several radio markets, including Wilmington, Sarasota, Cleveland,[2] He and Deitz teamed up at Q94 in Richmond, Virginia in 1990. He also worked as Executive Producer for the American Comedy Network from 1988 to 1990.

During the morning broadcast on October 22 2012, it was announced that Hamilton had left the show. Dietz stated that Hamilton had not been fired, that he instead had chosen to leave for personal reasons. It was also stated that an extensive search would be conducted to find a replacement for Hamilton, and that listener input from social media would be taken into consideration.

On the morning of December 20, 2012 it was announced on air that Patrick would become Jay's replacement, and as of January 2, 2013 the show would no longer be called "The Corey and Jay Show" but would now be called "Corey and Patrick In The Morning."

Other people on the show

Although the hosts are the principal contributors and on-air personalities, there have been a handful of other people who have been associated with the show:

There have also been various interns who have worked on the show since 14K's departure, but they receive little (if any) on-air attention.

Features of the show

On the show, the hosts' personalities create an odd couple aspect to the show's content, as Deitz is generally laid back and even-keeled while Hamilton is generally curmudgeonly and hot-tempered. Hamilton is also an avid sports fan and likes to make fun of Deitz for not having much interest in sports. Hamilton also teases Deitz for liking fruity cocktails instead of beer and for having a mysterious phobia of Mr. Peanut, while Deitz frequently chides Hamilton for his cynical attitude and the morbid nature of much of the material he uses in the show. Over the course of the show's run, a number of segments with specific themes have been presented.

Current segments

Retired segments

The hosts also have a number of bits that they do between themselves:

In 2002, Deitz and Hamilton put together a CD titled Part Of The Problem!, which contained several older pieces of material. The CD was sold through the show's website. A follow-up CD was planned, but the project was put on indefinite hiatus after KLEC dropped the show.

References

  1. 1 2 List of radio stations that Dietz has worked at
  2. ↑ List of radio stations that Hamilton has worked at.

External links

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