This what I call my "Junk Drawer of Q105 stuff". This section is here for two reasons - first, to eventually showcase how great Q105 (WRBQ) actually WAS at one time & second to showcase just how bad it BECAME before the
Power Pig debuted & then how much WORSE it became after the Power Pig launched.

Quite a few people suggested I consider designing a Q105 Tribute Site as well. Q105 WAS a powerful,
legendary radio station through the 80's that deserves a tribute site but I just don't have the time to take on two sites. But as we this made final plans for this new version of ThePowerPig.com, this page was worked in.
We'll work toward expanding the info a little further in the future.

Please e-mail any additions, corrections or Q stuff you like to see added here to ThePowerPig@aol.com.

AIRCHECK-July 1991-Q105 as “A Better Mix of Music”
(NOTE: This is a 32 minute clip so it will take a while to download.)
Q Morning Zoo-Mike (Elliot) & Kent (Voss)
Pat George & Arch Deal-Tire Kingdom Go-Patrol Traffic
Chery Southmayd-news Dick Crippen-sports
Joey Steele-brief Q Super Sticker Patrol Stop call-in

This is what was picked to replace Cleveland Wheeler….Mike & Kent. It sounds like it MUST be their first day, but this is actually EIGHT months since they started. Listen and you’ll hear these guys not know the day’s forecast, not know the date of a Michael Bolton concert that they are giving tickets away to, then talk all over the vocals of a Bolton song. Pre-produced comedy bits…that aren’t funny. And oh yeah, how do you those concert tickets? “Just be caller ONE and tell our Phone Line Producer that you love her to win!”.
Fun Note #1: The VERY un-funny Mike & Kent Show's producer was actually the very funny (at least now he is) Jimmy Kimmel from Comedy Central's "The Man Show" and now "Jimmy Kimmel Live" on ABC TV late night.
Fun Note #2: They make mention that the then owner of the Q, Edens Broadcasting, awarded a monthly “Edens Pride” status to a Q105 employee. The guys explain that all that means is you are picked to “assume part of the company debt”. Followed by “yeah, all $65 million”. (Thanks to Lou from AircheckLinks.com for this clip)

COMING SOON !! AIRCHECK-June 1991-Q105 “A Better Mix of Music and More of It!”   COMING SOON !!
Nights-Johny D

The first night jock after B.C. Brian Christopher was let go was Johny D (yup, just one N), kinda the Vanilla Ice of radio disc jockeys. This starts with Johny rolling through the Top 8 at 8 Countdown and the “Hot Mix at Nine”. Musically, this was the period where Q105 was attempting to battle the Pig by playing what they played, branding it as “A Better Mix” that you “Get More of”. This meant a lot of dance records and other songs that Q was not known for playing (and more of them), in effect chasing away the adult audience that had hung in there with them. On the streets, the younger audience the Q was now trying to lure back saw the Q as “the uncool station” and “just a copy cat of the Power Pig”, the same exact things The Power Pig’s promos said over and over. (Thanks to Lou from AircheckLinks.com for this clip)

Q105 Station Composite from 1980 (4:53)
      Very interesting to listen to. This version of Q105 sounds like it was much more focused and on track than the giant Q105 that The Power Pig took down ten years later. You'll hear a VERY different sounding Mason Dixon on here as well as Dave Mann, Pat McCabe and Kathy "Wild" West. (Thanks to Rich from MasterofRadio.com for this clip)

Q JINGLES #1-Warp Factor (9:47)
- jock jingles for Dr. Crane, Shadow Logan, Mike Reeves, Bobby Rich, Chuck Bear plus
two different Tampa Bay weather beds and more.

Q JINGLES #2-Z Force (6:24)
- jock shouts for Brian Christopher, Mike Reeves, Mason Dixon.
- Top of the Hour talk up ramp used when Q became “Tampa Bay’s Hit Music Station” around 1992.
- Fourth of July & some Christmas jingles

Q JINGLES #3-Power Station (4:17)                                     Q JINGLES #4-Positron (1:24)
- A third Tampa Bay weather bed

Q JINGLES #5-The Flame Thrower (4:39)                              Q JINGLES #6-
- QMorningZoo jingles plus shouts for Shadow Logan, The Shadow,
The Top 5 at 9 and a fourth Tampa Bay weather bed.

Jingles created by Jam Creative Productions in Dallas, Texas. CLICK HERE to hear more of their work.

Mason Dixon - Operations Manager/morning host - Mason & Bill in the Morning - Oldies 104.7/Tampa
(also find Mason at www.masondixonradio.com)
- former Q Operations Manager/afternoon drive jock -

Bobby Rich - weekend jock - Oldies 104.7/Tampa
(as of April 2004 and after 14 years in a row on 100.7, Bobby was no longer with 100.7)
- former Q Music Director/midday jock -

B.C. Brian Christopher - afternoons -  Rock 105.3/San Diego (also see PIG staff - CLICK HERE)
- former Q Assn't Program Director/night jock -

Bill Connelly - morning co-host - Mason & Bill in the Morning - Oldies 104.7/Tampa
- former Q Morning Zoo Producer/Sidekick -

Jo Jo Walker - producer - Mason & Bill in the Morning - Oldies 104.7/Tampa

Rico "On The Radio" Blanco - Music Director - Oldies 104.7/Tampa
- former Q weekend jock -

Cleveland Wheeler - OFF THE AIR
- end of July 2004 resigned his Program Director position of 60's on 6 on XM Satellite Radio.
Moving back to Tampa to work for John Kerry election team, no radio plans announced.
- former Q Morning Zoo host/ringleader -

Ronnie "Night Train" Lane -  Buccaneers Radio Network/Clear Channel
- reportedly released from Infinity/Tampa July 2004.
- former Q overnight jock (became Program Director/afternoon drive jock during country format) -

Tramontee Watts - (also see PIG staff - CLICK HERE)
- former Q Late Night jock -

Roger Shulman - news director -Mix 100.7 & anchor - 970 WFLA/Tampa
- former Q News Director -

Arch Deel - weekend news anchor - 970 WFLA/Tampa
- former member of the Q105 Tire Kingdom Go-Patrol traffic reporting team -

Nancy Alexander - morning co-host - "Nancy & Mike Show"-Mix 100.7/Tampa
- former member of the Q105 Tire Kingdom Go-Patrol traffic reporting team "Nancy In The Sky" -

Mike Reeves - morning co-host - "Nancy & Mike Show"-Mix 100.7/Tampa
 - former Q Production Director/ weekend jock

Steve Austin - WQYK 99.5 FM & co-host of "Buzz Brothers" 1010 The Buzz WBZZ/Tampa
 - former Q Production/Q Morning Show co-host -

Pat George - Promotions Director - Radio Disney AM 1380/Tampa
- former member of the Q105 Tire Kingdom Go-Patrol traffic reporting team -

Gary Edens - President - Hannover Investments, Inc/Tempe, AZ
- former Q owner/President Edens Broadcasting -

Michael Horne - President - Results Media Group - Phoenix, AZ
- former Q General Manager -

Randy Kabrich - radio consultant - based in Clearwater, FL
- former Q Program Director -

Garry Wall -
- former Q parent company Edens Broadcasting VP of Programming -

Pat Brooks -
- former Q news anchor -

Shauna Stevens -
- former Q Morning Zoo assn't producer/sidekick -

Deputy Mike -
- former member of the Q105 Tire Kingdom Go-Patrol traffic reporting team -

Michael Osterhout -
- former Q General Manager -

Dave Denver - Operations Director/Clear Channel-West Palm Beach
-former Q105 Assn't Program Director

John Clay - middays - 101.5 The Zone/Phoenix ("John Edison")
- former Q Operations Manager/Program Director

Jay Taylor - Reg. Director/Ops-Triad Broadcasting/Biloxi & Tallahassee -- Prog Dir-107.1 The Monkey/Biloxi
- former Q Program Director/midday jock -

Rich Anhorn - Director of Programming - BC Broadcasting - Lake Tahoe, NV
- former Q Music Director/host of "The Edge" Sunday night alternative show -

Bo Reynolds - afternoon co-host - Alice 105.9/Denver
- former co-host of the Q Morning Show -

Dave McKay - afternoon co-host - WQYK 99.5FM/Tampa (also see PIG staff - CLICK HERE)
- former Q Morning show co-host/afternoon drive jock -

Alicia Kaye - afternoons - Smooth Jazz WSJT 94.1/Tampa
- former Q midday jock, then later morning co-host -

Johny D - mornings - 92.5 KISS FM/Toledo
- former Q night jock -

Kristi Knight - Music Director/afternoons - Mix 100.7/Tampa
- former Q late night jock -

Mojo - nights - Channel 95-5/Detroit ("Tik Tak")
- former Q late night jock -

Joey Steele - afternoons - 92.5 Outlaw Country/Tampa
- former Q weekend jock, then later Late Nights, then nights -

Ken Martin - Clear Channel/Tampa production (CLICK HERE for his website)
- former Q Production Director 1990 to 1992 -

Patti Cheek -
- former Q late night/overnight jock -

Sara Marx - (also see PIG staff - CLICK HERE)
- former Q late night/overnight jock -

Kent Voss -
- former Q Morning Show co-host -

Mike Elliot -
- former Q Morning Show co-host -

Cheri Southmayd - Editor/Largo Leader Newspaper
- former Q news anchor -

Gary Balinger - weekend jock for 97 Country/Lakeland - CLICK HERE FOR HIS WEBSITE
- former Q weekend jock

Robbie Longboat -
- former Q weekend jock