The NOC stands for the “Number One Contender”. By ways of VA beach the NOC grew up in Cincinnati, Ohio where his love for music began and developed. Son of a musician he gained a keen ear and respect for music. His teenage years were filled with creating music and writing lyrics. His first two years of college he shared his love of music with everyone through his campus radio show, “The Lex-Cin Show”. After transferring to UC, lady luck placed him in an internship, and then on-air position at 101.1 The WIZ.

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With a coast-to-coast radio, voice-over, television, comedic, and recording career spanning more than 20 years, Russ Parr’s resume reads like an Academy Award nomination! Russ is best known as the hilarious Host of the top-rated, nationally syndicated Russ Parr Morning Show, heard weekdays by millions of listeners in more than 30 cities across the country. In addition, his weekend show, “On The Air With Russ Parr”, can be heard on more than 30 different radio stations nationwide. Russ Parr’s wife and children are paramount in his life. His devotion to his family is paralleled only by his commitment to his listeners and community issues. Though many strive to be #1, few actually make to the top. As he reaches the pinnacle of his award-winning career, it’s clear that Russ Parr has worked hard to get where he is!

E.J. Greig (Mr. Midday) is a young veteran of urban radio. He was born in Chicago, and raised in Battle Creek, Michigan and Atlanta, Georgia. The business is in his blood, as he is the son of a former TV news anchor and reporter. E.J. grew up playing and exploring behind the scenes in TV newsrooms as his mother anchored the news. His first radio job was an unplanned and spontaneous gift.

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.

DJ Skillz started DJing in 1992, inspired by DJs like Kool Herc, Grandmaster Flash, and Kid Capri. Skillz persistence and dedication paid off, as jobs rolled in at Cincinnati’s major night clubs. The opportunity of a lifetime presented itself when G-Fresh called one late night offering Skillz his first job in radio. Skillz became a Mixshow DJ/On-Air Personality on Cincinnati’s community radio station WAIF-FM. Skillz held down the underground hip-hop show every week for 4 years. Skillz then moved across town to The WIZ replacing syndicated mixshows. Skillz has been rocking the air waves in Cincinnati for 13 years.

The NOC stands for the “Number One Contender”. By ways of VA beach the NOC grew up in Cincinnati, Ohio where his love for music began and developed. Son of a musician he gained a keen ear and respect for music. His teenage years were filled with creating music and writing lyrics. His first two years of college he shared his love of music with everyone through his campus radio show, “The Lex-Cin Show”. After transferring to UC, lady luck placed him in an internship, and then on-air position at 101.1 The WIZ.