CoCo Brother’s life is a testimony of what God will do in willing vessels. Never despise small beginnings. After being denied in Market 12, he went to Market 147; eventually rising to Market 7 and to the top. He operates in excellence and he just won’t quit. He is an example of someone who sometimes against all odds constantly raises the bar and sets the tone in everything he does. From homelessness to hosting and leading the official and defining movement for change in hip hop and now gospel, only time will tell what is in store for Cory “Coco Brother” Condrey. Indeed, after hearing his powerful testimony on the radio weekly, on CNN, and on CNN International, it’s very clear that Coco will be one of those anointed leaders insuring that a new day has arrived and a generation is about to be changed. Furthermore, with the blessing of being on the radio on the largest inspirationally-based network in the world targeting our youth, CoCo is making the world turn the volume up generating record setting ratings, but still and most importantly saving souls along the way.

A major influence on E.J.’s life was his grandfather, a minister who had a weekly religious radio broadcast. He accompanied his grandfather to a broadcast session one day, and the board operator never showed up. “I figured out how to work the board, and had him on the air and up and running in a few minutes”, E.J. said. I was a young teenager and they hired me that day.

When he was a Senior at the University of Michigan, he met the ultra popular Detroit urban radio host John Mason of FM 98 WJLB, who is now the announcer for the Detroit Pistons. Mason got E.J. a job at WJLB Detroit.

From there it was off to Chicago for a brief stint at the now-defunct 106 JAMZ WEJM. E.J.’s big break came when he was offered a job at Hot 97.5 WHTA Atlanta. It was in Atlanta that E.J. worked with Ludacris, LaLa, Chaka Zulu and other big stars in the game.

E.J. was the first person to put Chris (Ludacris) on the radio rapping. “He did my intro song.”

Since then he has worked for V103 WVEE Atlanta, 103 JAMZ WOWI in Norfolk, Virginia, and WQHH Power 96.5 Lansing. E.J. now serves as Assistant Director of Programming for the WIZ.

Inspired by Grandmaster DST, DJ Diamond started his DJing journey in 1990. Practicing on his mother’s record player, he practiced until performing at private parties and weddings. After many gigs, Diamond landed two endorsement deals with Subway and T-Mobile, then he bumped into DJ Skillz at a record store…Skillz asked for some sample mixes, and before Diamond knew it, he had his own mix show during the weekday drive at 5, and Friday nights at The WIZ. His journey does not stop here – it will go above and beyond…as he says “I break records, you just play them”. You can hear DJ Diamond on the Drive at 5 with DJ Skillz, every Monday – Friday to get you through that traffic jam!