) ▁reg ulations ▁at ▁the ▁time ▁required ▁that ▁any ▁station ▁must ▁have ▁an ▁engineer ▁on ▁duty ▁at ▁all ▁times ▁the ▁station ▁was ▁on ▁the ▁air . ▁When ▁Lar sh ▁applied ▁for ▁a ▁job ▁there , ▁the ▁station ▁quickly ▁saw ▁an ▁opportunity ▁to ▁fill ▁two ▁sets ▁of ▁sho es ▁with ▁one ▁person , ▁since ▁Lar sh ▁already ▁had ▁a ▁First ▁Class ▁license . ▁He ▁was ▁h ired ▁to ▁fill ▁the ▁over night ▁shift . ▁ ▁At ▁W A YS , ▁Lar sh ▁met ▁Jack ▁G ale , ▁a ▁season ed ▁veter an ▁of ▁both ▁the ▁radio ▁and ▁music ▁business ▁who ▁would ▁become ▁his ▁ment or . ▁Lar sh ▁later ▁remarked , ▁" Jack ▁( G ale ) ▁has ▁forgotten ▁more ▁about ▁the ▁radio ▁business ▁than ▁I ' ve ▁ever ▁known ." ▁When ▁asked , ▁he ▁often ▁c ited ▁G ale ▁as ▁one ▁of ▁his ▁major ▁influ ences . ▁ ▁Lar sh ' s ▁first ▁big ▁break ▁came ▁later ▁in ▁ 1 9 6 6 , ▁when ▁he ▁land ed ▁a ▁job ▁at ▁W IX Y - 1 2 6 0 ▁in ▁Cleveland , ▁Ohio . ▁The ▁evening ▁disc ▁j ockey ▁at ▁this ▁station ▁was ▁always ▁called ▁' Jack ▁Arm strong ' ▁after ▁the ▁ 1 9 3 0 s ▁radio ▁serial ▁Jack ▁Arm strong ▁the ▁All ▁American ▁Boy . ▁With ▁his ▁fast - t alk ing , ▁young , ▁friendly ▁approach , ▁Lar sh ▁became ▁a ▁huge ▁hit ▁in ▁Cleveland ▁- ▁so ▁huge ▁that ▁fl ound ering ▁W K Y C - 1 1