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Steve Chiotakis
It all started at a small AM station in Fresno. Well, not really. Actually it was a small station in his head while living in Gary, Indiana. Steve was host, chief interrogator, er, interviewer and station owner. His staff, made up of dogs and cats and a guinea pig named Chuck, played anything from rock 'n roll to the Police Woman soundtrack to Abba. Movie stars gravitated to Steve as he made them feel important and smoked those long cigarettes with the plastic tip. His pay, like his lapels and bell bottoms, was enormous. In his head. Tens of people were profiled on his make-believe show: a sibling (who grew tired of it quickly), cousins, neighbors, people from the apartment complex pool. Chess pieces. Fruit. Journalism flourished in those days and Steve was at the forefront. Through the years, Steve made great strides in furthering his career. The station eventually became real (WVOK) and his pay was about the same. Again, in his head. He dressed up like a frog, washed the station van, played a few country standards and interviewed the janitor and building superintendent. The DEA agents next door didn't play nice, so he left them alone. After working in radio promotions and continuity and then as a disc jockey and high-flying traffic reporter along the way, Steve developed a curiosity for news and public affairs. Why do listeners always want free stuff? he asked. Who really writes down when and where they listen to the radio? Most intriguing to him: Does the general manager really have his own bathroom? That investigation proved detrimental. Since his first job (the one that ended badly), Steve has been a fixture in commercial and public radio for nearly two decades (WZRR, WMJJ, WERC, WJOX, WZYP, WAPI, and at WBHM for 12 years). As a host and serious reporter, he's covered all kinds of news events throughout Alabama and the South. From plane crash to historic blizzard, a womens clinic bombing to 9/11, presidential visits to hurricane landfalls. He's proud to've been witness to a changing world and only wishes those people he's still interviewing in his head would quiet down. He's proud to be a UAB alum (BA, Communication Studies) and his work has garnered more than five dozen awards over the years -- national, regional and statewide. Even after all these years, he still is big time. In his head. Steve is a past-president and current board member of the Alabama Associated Press Broadcasters Association (AAPBA). He is also a member of Public Radio News Directors Incorporated (PRNDI) and the Radio and Television News Directors Association (RTNDA). Learn more about Steve in the community; he blogs (when he has time) at SteveChiotakis.com. Some recent honors:
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