Gary Burbank (born Billy Purser, July 1941, in Memphis, Tennessee) is an American radio personality. He currently appears on WLW-AM in Cincinnati, Ohio, where he has hosted the station's afternoon drive time programming for more than two decades. This article or section does not cite any references or sources. ... For the movie, see 1941 (film). ... For other uses, see Memphis (disambiguation). ... a Radio Personality is the modern incarnation of the disk jockey, or DJ. In the 1990s, successful radio stations began to focus less on the musical expertise of their hosts and more on the individual hosts personalities. ... WLW-AM is a radio broadcast station based in Cincinnati, Ohio. ... This article or section does not cite any references or sources. ... Drive time is prime time for radio broadcasting. ...

Career in Radio

Burbank began his radio career in his hometown at WMPS in the mid 1960s, where he was known on the air as Johnny Apollo. In 1968 he moved to Louisville, Kentucky, where he became an instant hit on WAKY-AM. It was at WAKY that Billy Purser officially became Gary Burbank, a name taken from radio and television legend Gary Owens, who as a regular on Rowan and Martin's Laugh-In would announce that he was broadcasting from "beautiful downtown Burbank." (Burbank's natural voice is remarkably similar to Owens' on-air voice.) The 1960s decade refers to the years from January 1, 1960 to December 31, 1969, inclusive. ... “Louisville” redirects here. ... Gary Owens (born Gary Altman on May 10, 1936) is a disc jockey and voice actor born in Mitchell, South Dakota. ... Rowan & Martins Laugh-In was a United States comedy television show broadcast from January 22, 1968 through 1973 over the NBC network. ... It has been suggested that this article or section be merged into Central business district. ... Burbank is a city in Los Angeles County, California, United States. ...

Burbank left WAKY in 1973; his final program there was an elaborate prank in which he pretended to be fatally shot by a disgruntled listener. ^[1] At that point, he moved to New Orleans for a brief stint as program director of WNOE. From New Orleans, Burbank went on to CKLW in Detroit/Windsor, and then back to Louisville for a successful, lengthy afternoon gig on WHAS-AM. Nickname: Location in the State of Louisiana and the United States Coordinates: , Country United States State Louisiana Parish Orleans Founded 1718 Government  - Mayor Ray Nagin (D) Area  - City  350. ... The program director (spelt programme director in many countries) is the person who decides what will be aired on a television or radio station. ... CKLW is a 50,000 watt AM radio station broadcasting at 800 kHz located in Windsor, Ontario. ... Nickname: Motto: Speramus Meliora; Resurget Cineribus (Latin for, We Hope For Better Things; It Shall Rise From the Ashes) Location in Wayne County, Michigan Coordinates: Country United States State Michigan County Wayne County Settled 1701 Incorporation 1806 Government  - Type Strong Mayor-Council  - Mayor Kwame Kilpatrick Area  - City  143. ... Nickname: Motto: The river and the land sustain us. ... WHAS, Kentuckianas 24 Hour News, Weather and Traffic Station, is an AM radio station broadcasting in Louisville, Kentucky. ...

Burbank left Louisville again for a brief spell in Tampa, Florida at 1250 WHNZ, but returned to the Ohio Valley in 1981 when he signed with WLW, originally doing morning drive time but later moving to afternoons. It is there that he has enjoyed his greatest success, developing his best-known characters: Earl Pitts Uhmerikun, Gilbert Gnarley, Howlin' Blind Muddy Slim (Blues Break 201), Eunice and Bernice, and the Right Rev. Deuteronomy Skaggs (the latter two carried over from his WHAS days). Burbank regularly satirizes former Cincinnati mayor Jerry Springer, local newscasters, and the Cincinnati Bengals, among many others. Nickname: Location in Hillsborough County and the state of Florida. ... Carl D. Perkins Bridge in Portsmouth, Ohio with Ohio River and Scioto River tributary on right. ... Drive time is prime time for radio broadcasting. ... A mayor (from the Latin māior, meaning larger, greater) is the modern title of the highest ranking municipal officer. ... This article is about the talk show host. ... City Cincinnati, Ohio Team colors Black, Orange and White Head Coach Marvin Lewis Owner Mike Brown Mascot Who Dey League/Conference affiliations American Football League (1968-1969) Western Division (1968-1969) National Football League (1970–present) American Football Conference (1970-present) AFC Central (1970-2001) AFC North (2002-present) Team...

Before moving to afternoons, he started in the morning drive time slot. His predecessor in this time slot was Jim O'Neill, a long-running local legend who often identified himself by his full name of James Francis Patrick O'Neill or the initials of his full name (JFPO). O'Neill was a somewhat cerebral personality, whose personality who created humor through the use of many characters and voice impersonations that one would not otherwise expect. Many wondered how anyone could follow in those footsteps. However, Burbank did just that, pushing the envelope with his outrageous humor and characters. James Leo (Jim) ONeill (February 23, 1893 - September 5, 1976) was a backup shortstop in Major League Baseball who played for the Washington Senators. ...

Burbank often does his show from a home in north central Florida, while the rest of his show's cast and crew is in the WLW studios in Cincinnati. Official language(s) English Capital Tallahassee Largest city Jacksonville Largest metro area Miami Area  Ranked 22nd  - Total 65,795[1] sq mi (170,304[1] km²)  - Width 361 miles (582 km)  - Length 447 miles (721 km)  - % water 17. ...

Burbank's Earl Pitts daily "commentaries" are syndicated throughout the country on about 200 stations. Burbank's show is also heard, along with the rest of WLW's programming, on XM Satellite Radio Channel 173. In broadcasting, syndication is the sale of the right to broadcast radio shows and television shows to multiple stations, without going through a broadcast network. ... “XM” redirects here. ...

Burbank has won several major awards, including back-to-back Marconi Awards as Large Market Personality of the Year in 1990 and 1991. The Marconi Radio Awards are presented annually by the National Association of Broadcasters (NAB) to the top commercial radio stations and on-air personalities in the United States. ...

Barbecue

Burbank founded and owns Burbank's Real Bar-B-Q and Ribs restaurant in Sharonville, Ohio. The restaurant features real pit barbecue, live blues music, and menus that include commentaries from Earl Pitts Uhmerikun. Sharonville is a city in Butler and Hamilton counties in the U.S. state of Ohio. ... It has been suggested that Grilling be merged into this article or section. ... Blues is a vocal and instrumental musical form which evolved from African American spirituals, shouts, work songs and chants and has its earliest stylistic roots in West Africa. ...

Retirement

On March 7, 2007, Burbank announced that he would retire on December 31, at the expiration of his contract. ^[2]

References

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External links

• Gary Burbank's page at www.700wlw.com
• Earl Pitts Uhmerikun official site
• Gary Burbank at WAKY retrospective site
• Burbank's BBQ official site