Former KTWN deejay Tony Fly was brimming with insider info when we got together to videotape this Q&A.
I interviewed Fly (that feels so silly) at a Men's Night trunk show held by J. Hilburn, custom clothier, in conjunction with St. Paul's Bin Wine Bar. Fly has done some spokesmodeling for J. Hilburn while he's between jobs. He hopes to land another gig in the Twin Cities, although he has interviewed elsewhere.
The question of radio pranks was top of mind when we talked because of the U.K. hospital employee who committed suicide after a jape by Australian deejays seeking information on Duchess Kate's stay. The insight Fly provides about radio pranks, in which he's been involved, was an ear-opener.
Q Why aren't you on the radio in the Twin Cities right now?
A I guess because my services on the radio cost more than my last radio station was willing to pay for that service. My position was eliminated. That was the official on-paper [reason].
Q How do you feel about that? You spend years at the helm of this station and then they change it around, bring in [KARE11 staffers] Eric Perkins and Rena Sarigianopoulos?
A I love all those guys. It's the nature of the business.
Q How do you talk that way?