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STEVE SUTTON
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My Jacksonville radio adventure started back in 1992 at WJXR in MacClenney, before they became a full-time Bargain Channel. I had been on country radio for awhile when I moved here from Maryland, and was happy to be playing my favorite music again.
I did mornings there before being fired over the phone (keepin’ it CLASSY, baby!), and went to work at the Traffic Center during morning and afternoon drive times, and occupied the midday at WCRJ-AM doing a talk show of all things!
I loved the show but couldn’t maintain the schedule, so I kept the split shift at the Traffic Center.
I found myself working with Hoyle & Fizz on WAPE during the final days of their hugely successful run in the morning, as well as with Trane On The Radio in the afternoon.
Long story short, Fizz left WAPE, Hoyle, Frankie C, Matt Ray and I did a total ‘Guy Club’ show until the Morning Zoo was formed.
Eden Kendall came back to Jacksonville from Atlanta, Ashley King came straight from UCF to The Zoo, and I successfully brow-beat Eden into getting me hired at WAPE. She always has been the one who gets stuff done!
Hoyle, Eden, Frankie, Ashley and I rolled along until Frankie left for D.C. and Amadeus came on board. Again, years rolled past like a river. Hoyle left in 2001, and Ashley became a stay at home mom following in Hoyle’s footsteps. As all good things do come to an end, we resigned from our jobs at WAPE in December, 2006 with our futures uncertain, as well as our employment situation.
The chance to work at Gator Country came up and we jumped at the opportunity! In no time, we were on our way to Nashville before our first day on the air! We met more country artists in 4 days than we had in the previous 12 years in Top 40! We are eternally indebted to Tony Renda and his family, owners of Renda Broadcasting, and to our General Manager Gary Spurgeon for believing in us enough to take a chance on three people who have made Jacksonville their home and wanted to keep it that way.
I have been blessed to have Eden and Amadeus not only as co-workers, but more importantly my closest friends. In 13 years together we have shared every joy, sorrow, tragedy and hardship with each other the way family does. From weddings and divorces, to tiny lives beginning and bigger ones tragically cut short, we have stuck it out. Through it all I can honestly say I’ve never had dearer, closer friends than those two.
As our time here at Gator Country grows, I want to thank every one of you, our listeners … many followed us over from WAPE, and many of you who have been Gator Country fans have kindly embraced us as new members of the family. I humbly thank you, and hope we can eventually meet each and every one of you … and when the day comes that we cast off this mortal coil, we may call each other ‘friend’.
EDEN KENDALL
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Have you ever had an Eden Moment?
Well, if you've gone to work with a different shoes on each foot or your shirt on inside out...you have!
If you've ever taken a wrong turn and become lost on your way to work, ...you have!
If you've ever wondered why your cel phone cuts out a block from your house only to discover that your still talking on your home phone...you have!
Don't worry! Having Eden Moments doesn't mean your suffering from dimentia or a low IQ.
"It's just that I have so much going on up here!" said the morning co-host, pointing at her noggin.
"There's a lot of useful, and yes, useless info being processed. Sometimes there's just no room in there for the details." Details like checking to see if her husband's truck was parked in the driveway before backing straight out of the garage . "Yeah, that was a bad one." admitted Kendall.
Eden Kendall is a University of Florida graduate. She's been married to Mr. Kendall for thirteen years and has been with Steve Sutton and Amadeus on the radio in Jacksonville since 1995.
"It's like I have FOUR kids instead of two. Some people say we (Steve, Amadeus and I) bicker like we're all married to each other , but some days I'm definitely the MOM!"
So, if after two kids and nearly fifteen years of morning show madness with Steve Sutton and Amadeus, Eden seems preoccupied....well, can you blame her?