Bill Gardner

What Are thoseTrophies???

Another of America's leading radio consultants and a national name you know, (not George Johns, by the way),  humorously calls Bill Gardner "the best radio morning man in America NOT currently on the air!"  We protect his confidence, but ask and he'll let me whisper his name to you.

During the halcyon days at KOOL-FM Phoenix with General Manager Clancy Woods and Program Director Tim Maranville, our many number one "25-54 adults and 12+ persons" rating "books" were rewarded with these personalized trophies, still proudly displayed here at our home. Bill Gardner's ability to "remain under the radar," (amazingly sometimes even to his own consultants and management), has allowed him to "sneak into a situation," and enjoy some of the most defense- free, dramatic turnarounds, and a 100% success record as morning personality and program executive! 

An Exact Fit For Your Job Needs?

Bill Gardner has been an "immediate impact player" in Adult Contemporary, Country, Oldies, Classic Hits, and Rock & Roll radio.  There's "easy-to-document" success* as a Drive Time On Air Personality, a VP/Programming or Program Director, even President/General Manager while owner-operator of an Arizona AM/FM combo, many times assuming both senior programming and morning drive on air roles simultaneously back when doing both was thought to be impossible :-)  And this "easy-to-document success" doesn't happen some of the time...it happens every time!

( *Ask for your copy of the Arizona Republic July 31, 1999 article where with virtually no other change in KOOL 94.5 mornings other than hiring Bill Gardner, the Spring 1999 ratings "book" their radio and TV columnist detailed Bill Gardner with "the biggest gain in Valley radio," almost instantly moving from 13th to 4th most popular morning show in Phoenix")

Bill Gardner On The Air!

You've found the site for airchecks, interview samples, resume, letters of recommendation and more for legendary radio morning guy Bill Gardner, for almost a decade through 2008 the top-rated morning personality of KOOL-FM Phoenix, as well as morning personality and program director for Los Angeles area's 92.7 Jill FM through summer 2010.

And a special thank you to the many KOOL 94.5 Phoenix listeners who've sought me out via search engines and sent emails to my email address below.  Even after more than ten years, new emails continue to arrive in my inbox!  Really!  Your thoughts and loyalty are genuinely appreciated!  It's nice to be missed, especially when I wasn't given a chance to say goodbye!

 Bill Gardner IN The Air!

Jeff Schutt, our airline's Chief Pilot, jokes I should have TWO web sites..."Bill Gardner On The Air" and "Bill Gardner IN The Air!"   My current position is as a full time Airline Captain, with 4AM breakfast in progress here.

 My "New, Old Radio Picture"

 We were going through some old pictures and found this beauty.  The 1993 KFMS-FM Las Vegas KFM-102  on air staff!  Around from the left, all night guy Joe Farmer (seated, in the white shirt),  behind him, music director J.C. Simon, news guys Ted Marvelle and Joe McCarthy, me, and on the right, an afternoon news guy who's name (forgive me), I can't recall.  Up front, midday lady Shari Singer, and program director Teddy Brown.  

I've fallen out of touch with the KFM102 Las Vegas crew, but knew that Ted Marvelle is no longer with us, and buried at the Veteran's Cemetery in Boulder City NV.  Former KFM Ops Mgr and Air Personality Doug Shane tells me that J.C. Simon also passed away awhile back.  The Internet tells me Teddy Brown was known as "Bobcat" Brown during a long radio career in El Paso, but has since retired and moved to Biloxi MS.

Airline Stuff...

 We fly to many famous beautiful locations, including Page-Lake Powell, Monument Valley, and of course several locations across hundreds of miles of the Grand Canyon.  But we have access to many unknown treasures too.  Above, some Anasazi Native American pictographs alongside the Grand Canyon National Park Airport in Tusayan Arizona, but unknown to most visitors.  One of our off-roading pilots told me how to find them several years ago, and I've shared the ancient beauty with some of my airline crew team mates.  Just look at the wall behind them.

 Hey George Johns...  Those Beautiful Girls Keep On Coming!

  "If you want people to visit your web site, you'd better have a picture of a beautiful girl!" One of my favorite quotes from radio consultant George Johns, (www.georgejohns.com) who's e-mailed his approval to me for many of the beautiful ladies I've chosen for my web site.   Here's another of my favorites from that recent stash of photos we uncovered last week.  Before we lived in Las Vegas, Mrs. Gardner and I were making one of our weekend Las Vegas visits.  I had decided to splurge, and found back then that I could rent a new Rolls Royce in this amazing city for just under $100 a day.  Done deal.  In the meantime, I had contacted the photo department at Caesar's Palace, and asked a favor.   I gave them our approximate hotel check-in time after our flight.  "Can you please get a photo of Mrs. Gardner as she exits our Rolls Royce at valet parking out front?  I will buy that photo!"    So here it is, many years later, the moment my pretty lady learns that her exit is being preserved.   Thanks Caesar's crew for making it happen!