Mike in the Morning Haile

I have truly been blessed to have the opportunity to do what I do all these years. My father took me down to WHB Radio in Kansas City when I was five and from there I was hooked on a radio career. While a junior in high school, I was hired by the late Chuck Norman, a St. Louis broadcast legend, to work weekends on WGNU-FM. After graduation from high school I moved to California and got a degree at Cal State Long Beach. During my time in college I had the good fortune to work at KWOW in Pomona both on and off the air. It was there I got a real interest in the program management side of the business. After graduation I traveled around the country working with automated stations for Bloomington based Systems Marketing Corporation. Then it was another stop in California working at KFI and KRLA. I came to Champaign in the Spring of 1978 to work a group of stations that included K-104. Twenty-two years later I made the move to be a part of the team Stevie Jay put together here at WDWS/WHMS.

This is a special place to work as we continue our morning show that this year celebrates 28 years on the air. We are so lucky to have a terrific audience that has welcomed us every morning in their homes, at work or in the car. The rest of my day is balanced between my management responsibilities inside our building, being a part of a number of philanthropic projects as well as life at home with my wife Linda, daughter Jennifer and son Christopher.

Thanks again for starting your day with Brian Barnhart, Carol Vorel, Dave Loane, Dave Shaul, Greg Soulje, Tony Clements and me.

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