hiː bɪɡˈæn hɪz bɹˈɔːdkæstɪŋ kɚɹˈɪɹ æt ɹˈeɪdɪˌoʊ stˈeɪʃən kɹˈɛl ɪn kɔːɹˈoʊnə, kˌælɪfˈoːɹniə ɪnðɪ ˈɜːli nˈaɪntiːnhˈʌndɹɪd sˈɛvənti z, ænd ɡɹˈædʒuːəli mˈuːvd ˌʌp θɹuː ˈʌðɚ dʒˈɑːbz ɪn vɛntˈʊɹɹə, kˌælɪfˈoːɹniə kˌeɪbˌiːbˌiːkjˈuːˌɛfˈɛm ænd kˌeɪbˌiːbˌiːwˈaɪˌɛfˈɛm, dˈævənpˌoːɹt, ˈaɪəwə kˌeɪˌɛstˌiːtˈiːæm, mɪlwˈɔːkiː ɹˈɪtˌeɪˈɛm, ænd dɪtɹˈɔɪt dˌʌbəljˌuːdˌʌbəljˌuːdʒˈeɪˌeɪˈɛm.
He began his broadcasting career at radio station KREL in Corona, California in the early 1970s, and gradually moved up through other jobs in Ventura, California (KBBQ-FM and KBBY-FM), Davenport, Iowa (KSTT-AM), Milwaukee (WRIT-AM), and Detroit (WWJ-AM).