hiː stˈɑːɹɾᵻd ðɪs pɹˈæktɪs bᵻfˌoːɹ ˈɜːli ɹˈɑːkændɹˈoʊl dʒˈɑːkiz sˈʌtʃ ɐz ˈælən fɹˈiːd ænd bᵻfˌoːɹ hɪz fˈɛloʊ dˈʌbəljˌuːlˈæk ɐnˈaʊnsɚz "dʒˈɑːn ˈɑːɹ." ɹˈɪtʃbɜːɡ, bˈɪl "hˈɑːs" ˈælən, ænd hˈɜːmən ɡɹˈɪzɚd.
He started this practice before early rock-and-roll jockeys such as Alan Freed and before his fellow WLAC announcers "John R." Richbourg, Bill "Hoss" Allen, and Herman Grizzard.