 The main part of Malone's act was called "Knuckleheads in the News", where Malone would read headlines from the newspaper and comment about some of the more outlandish stories.In 1985, WMJI FM 105.7 morning DJ John Lanigan happened to be in attendance during one of Malone's shows at the (now defunct) Cleveland Comedy Club, and asked him to bring his "Knuckleheads" routine to his radio show.Malone began his radio career in 1985, at first doing his "Knuckleheads" routine in weekly appearances on WMJI's popular "Lanigan and Webster" show.