Lonnie David Eubanks

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HISTORY:
Lonnie David Eubank (air-name: Lonn David) was born and raised in Glendale, Arizona, a suburb of Phoenix. From the very start, he was a music addict. He used to dig through his brothers? and sister?s record collections and make compilation tapes to give them to friends. Every part of his life revolved around the love of music, and the need to share that love will people.


EDUCATION:
Lonn was attending a local community college and preparing to transfer to Arizona State University, when he realized that what he was going to school for ? Sales, Marketing, Business, Accounting, etc. ? was not something he wanted to do the rest of his life. He was choosing a field that would allow him to make a very healthy salary, but he wouldn?t have been happy.
Lonn took an about-face and decided that since he loved music so much, radio broadcasting would be something he would enjoy. He was well aware that radio pays horribly, but at least he?d be happy. Lonn then enrolled in a ?microwave college? (that?s what he calls trade schools? because you get the same result in a much shorter amount of time) called The Academy of Radio and Television Broadcasting in Phoenix. It taught him every (almost every) aspect of the radio industry, and the basic skills to get him going in any position at a radio station. That was 1994.


JOB HISTORY:
His wife, Wendy Eubank, whom he met while attending the Academy, found a job in radio in Lexington, Kentucky. He followed her there after graduation, and landed a job at a Light Classic Rock station ? The ARROW 102.5. Lonn was hired as a board operator ? the only on-air DJs were the morning and afternoon drive DJs.
Lonn began taking on light commercial production responsibilities, and within a few months realized that this was his strength. It became his job to write and produce all station liners, promos and IDs. At this point, he also began to realize that a love of music WILL COMPLETELY ...