Bill Gardner

What Are thoseTrophies???

Another of America's leading radio consultants, (not George Johns, by the way),  recently and humorously calls Bill Gardner "the best radio morning man in America NOT currently on the air!"  Ask and I'll be happy to whisper his name to you at your request.

During the halcyon days at KOOL 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 this 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 Your Radio! 

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 FM through summer 2010.

And a special thank you to the many KOOL listeners who've sought me out via search engines and sent emails to my address below.  Even after more than five years, they 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 permitted a chance to say goodbye!

The New, "Old Radio Picture of the Week" 

In the early 1970's, we were the rock and roll on-air voices at KING-AM Seattle.   Bill Gardner, 2-6PM, and Gary Mitchell, 6-10PM.  Last week in this picture, we were Captain and passenger from the Las Vegas area headed out to Tusayan Arizona and the Grand Canyon National Park Airport.  Gary, now known under his real name Al Vanik, was in town for a meeting of television executives.  Al still showcases his voice work at many TV stations across America; and me?  My voice is pretty much confined to the airliner's public address system and conversations with air traffic control these days :-) 

Airplane Stuff

All those colorful clouds in the background behind our airplane were a fast moving late Spring rain and snow storm that blew over Grand Canyon West Airport, (home of the Skywalk), You can see the ramp is still wet as we prepared to board our passengers and bring them back to Las Vegas that evening.

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!" says radio consultant George Johns, who's emailed his approval to me for many of the beautiful ladies I've chosen for this web site. Don't know this beautiful lady, but I'm sure many of us wish we did :-)