According to Wes Smith, in his The Pied Pipers of Rock 'n' Roll: Radio Deejays of the 50s and 60s, "the Hossman" took full advantage of his fame to indulge in drinking and womanizing.
ɐkˈoːɹdɪŋ tə wˈɛz smˈɪθ, ɪn hɪz ðə pˈaɪd pˈaɪpɚz ʌv ɹˈɑːk ˈɛn ɹˈoʊl: ɹˈeɪdɪˌoʊ dˈiːdʒeɪz ʌvðə fˈɪfti z ænd sˈɪksti z, "ðə hˈɑːsmən" tˈʊk fˈʊl ɐdvˈæntɪdʒ ʌv hɪz fˈeɪm tʊ ɪndˈʌldʒ ɪn dɹˈɪŋkɪŋ ænd wˈʊmənˌaɪzɪŋ.