Interview with Erik Bradley

• 1. What's it like working in the radio business?
• It's a thrill-one of the only things I've ever wanted for a career. I
• truly love to wake up & come to work every day. I believe
• I have one of the best jobs in the world.
• 2. What do you actually do at B-96?
• Music Director/Assistant Program Director is my 'title', which means I
• select what music we play on B-96, plan the acts
• for the B-Bashes, am the liaison between the station, the music
• industry, and the artists. And, assist in the overall running
• of the radio station. (That is a very general overview of my duties
• but there is no way I could possibly tell you everything
• I do...not enough time!)
• 3. How did you come about working with them (Faze 4)?
• I've long wanted to work with an act because I know I can help in a
• major way. I just took me about 9 years to find the right act.
• 4. Where did you discover Faze 4?
• I didn't actually 'discover' Faze 4. I met Stevie at a club and after
• talking with him, finding out his goals & he finding out mine,
• we decided to pursue the possibilities of me working with his group.
• Things progressed very well & we all decided to form
• a partnership.
• 5. How long have you worked at B-96?
• I started as Music Director at B-96 on October 18, 1993.

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• 6. How long have you worked there?
• just over 6 years (anniversary date 10/18)
• 7. Did you go to any colleges to get radio broadcasting background before
• you went into the music business?
• Radio Broadcasting curriculum at Gaston College in Dallas, NC...just
• outside of my hometown. My class took a tour
• at the popular station in Charlotte, NC (Kiss 102) & shortly thereafter
• I started working part-time in their research department,
• later, in May 1990, worked my way up to the Music Director (& that was
• 2 years of busin' my butt for very little $$--but it was totally worth it!)
• 8. If so, what college?
• **see #7**
• 9. How old were you when you started to work there?
• late October 1988--I was 18. I became Music Director at Kiss 102 in
• May 1990 at the age of 20.
• 10. What was it like playing basketball with *NSYNC? What team were you on?
• It was an absolute blast, even though I didn't play much more than 5
• minutes. A great experience that I won't soon
• forget. There were some amazing people (who also happen to be talented
• athletes or musicians) there in addition
• to the *NSYNC boys. Brian McKnight & Mase were also on our team & both
• of them can PLAY! I was on the
• "Knights" (with Justin Timberlake & Joey Fatone). The other team was
• called the "Daze".