|
Chuck Collier

View my photos here
On Air:
Weekdays 10a-2p
Contact Info:
email: ChuckCollier@clearchannel.com
About Me:
I am the newest addition to the WMJI Staff. However, I am no stranger to Cleveland Radio. I hold down afternoon drive at Country WGAR, but  you can't keep me away from my favorite music of  the 60's and 70's. Among my favorites are The Beatles, Rolling Stones, any Motown & Neil Diamond. My decision to join WMJI reunites me with Cleveland Legend John Lanigan who I worked with back in the day at 1220 AM WGAR. In the Fall of 2005,  I  received quite an honor when I was inducted into the "Radio/Television Broadcasters Hall of Fame of Ohio." 

I'm a small town Ohio boy at heart. I  was born May 6th in Greenfield and raised in New Vienna. I  found I had an early need to talk and there were only 800 people in my town...so I had talked to all of them before I was 6. That love of getting to know people is what makes radio so much fun. I was High School Class President(I'm not sure how) at New Kenton High. After graduation, (about 15 minutes after) I went to the big city for college. I'm a proud graduate of The University of Cincinnati. Following college I worked in radio in Dayton, Cincinnati, and New York City. I've been very fortunate to call WGAR home for over 30 years & now I have a second radio home, WMJI!!.

I live in Parma with my wife Joni. My daughter Melanie, works in advertising &   my son Jason, is an accountant. They both work  in Cleveland. We have a golden retriever named Riley & a kitty cat named Bernie. I have many loves including music and food...or FOOD and music. I can't cook, so we tend to eat out a lot.
 Maybe I'll see ya' in a restaurant sometime.  Please forgive me if I happen to ask you "are you gonna finish that"??!!

My Links:

Click here to tell me what songs you want to hear!















AMERICA'S BIRTHDAY IS COMING!!
Sunday 06-29-2008 4:34pm ET

BUT, IT'S NOT HERE YET!!  IT WAS A NICE SUNDAY AFTERNOON...THEN THE RAIN CAME.  DARN!!  BUT IT GOT ME OUT OF MOWING THE LAWN.
WHAT DID IT GET YOU OUT OF??  THEN AGAIN, MAYBE IT DIDN'T RAIN AT YOUR HOUSE....WHEN THEY SAY SCATTERED SHOWERS, THEY REALLY MEAN SCATTERED.  IT'S A SHORT WORK WEEK THIS WEEK...FRIDAY IS, OF COURSE, THE 4TH OF JULY, ANERICA'S 232ND BIRTHDAY.  THERE'LL BE PARADES, PARTIES, PICNICS & OF COURSE...FIREWORKS. PLEASE LEAVE THOSE TO THE PROFESSIONALS. AND SPEAKING OF THAT...YOU CAN FIND A LIST OF THE COMMUNITIES THAT WILL BE HAVING FIREWORKS AT WMJI.COM.  MOST WILL BE FRIDAY EVENING.  I PLAN TO PUT IN A LITTLE TIME UP IN PUT IN BAY.....IN & AROUND MY AIR SHIFTS ON MAJIC.  I WISH EACH OF YOU A VERY SAFE & HAPPY 4TH OF JULY.  GIVE THANKS THAT YOU LIVE IN THE GREATEST NATION ON THE PLANET...HAPPY BIRTHDAY AMERICA!!

SUMMER'S JUST ABOUT HERE!!
Tuesday 06-17-2008 10:25pm ET

IT COMES IN AT 7:59PM THIS FRIDAY EVENING & SPRING'S GOING OUT WITH SOME MIGHTY CHILLY WEATHER.  JUST DON'T COMPLAIN ABOUT THE HEAT...IF WE HAVE ANY.  WE'RE ONLY 6 MONTHS FROM CHRISTMAS(DID I REALLY SAY THAT?)!!  WHETHER YOU'RE WORKING YOUR LEMONADE STAND, POOL SIDE OR UNDER THE SHADE TREE, THANK YOU FOR LISTENING TO WMJI.  WE'RE JUST RIGHT FOR SUMMERTIME.  BE SURE & BEG FOR YOUR SUMMERTIME BARBECUE AT WMJI.COM....THEN YOU CAN INVITE ME OVER.....THEY DON'T CALL ME "2 SLAB" CHUCK FOR NOTHING.  BETTER GO NOW & CHECK TO SEE IF I HAVE ENOUGH HELP TO WORK MY LEMONADE STAND THIS WEEKEND...MAYBE I'LL SEE YA'!!  ONLY A DIME A GLASS...WE HAD TO RAISE THE PRICE FROM LAST YEAR.  STAY COOL & IT'S ON WITH SUMMER OF 2008.  ENJOY IT.....IT'S THE ONLY ONE WE'LL HAVE THIS YEAR!!

THE WEEKEND'S OVER!!
Sunday 05-11-2008 9:37pm ET

YEAH, IT'S BACK TO WORK TOMORROW!!  I HAD A PRETTY BUSY WEEKEND.  I HAD A PERSONAL APPEARANCE YESTERDAY MORNING....BUT, I GUESS ANYWHERE ANY OF US GOES, IS A PERSONAL APPEARANCE.  I WAS AN AUCTIONEER ON THE WVIZ AUCTION YESTERDAY & THIS AFTERNOON.  THEY ARE WONDERFUL FOLKS & WERE KIND ENOUGH TO ASK ME TO BE ON THE AUCTION.  THEY WERE TRYING TO FIND THE ULTIMATE TV CAMERA THAT WOULD MAKE ME LOOK LIKE GEORGE CLOONEY....MY WIFE TELLS ME THEY DIDN'T FIND ONE....OH WELL.  AT LEAST GEORGE & I DO SHARE THE SAME BIRTHDAY....REALLY, YEAH I KNOW....BUT I'M OLDER....A FEW OTHER DIFFERENCES TOO!! MEMORIAL DAY WEEKEND'S HEADING OUR WAY & A WONDERFUL SUMMER TOO....KEEP LISTENING TO WMJI & WE'LL KEEP PLAYING THE BEST MUSIC THERE IS TO HELP YOU ENJOY THE GOOD OLE SUMMERTIME....ROLL 'EM OUT.....THOSE LAZY,HAZY, CRAZY DAYS OF SUMMER...HOPE YOU ENJOY YOURS & THANKS FOR LISTENING!!