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« on: January 23, 2009, 08:06:18 PM » |
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Ealier today I got word that Zilla died.
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« Reply #1 on: January 23, 2009, 10:42:28 PM » |
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That's terrible, I was just thinking about him and wondering about how he was doing earlier today.
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« Reply #2 on: January 25, 2009, 05:29:07 AM » |
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Anybody know what happened?
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« Reply #3 on: January 25, 2009, 09:36:38 PM » |
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OMG! May God Bless his soul. When I first worked at WWST Zilla showed me the ropes, he was truly a unique Talent. God Bless
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« Reply #4 on: January 25, 2009, 10:03:41 PM » |
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Is this the same Toddzilla formerly at WKSF Asheville when it was CHR, and then later came to K-Town and worked at Star.............. OMG Im gonna cry.... My thoughts and condelences are with him, his family and friends...Rest in Peace.... Brotha.....
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« Reply #5 on: January 25, 2009, 10:20:40 PM » |
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An illness forced him off the air and onto disability less than a year ago. I heard at the time that it was bad, but hadn't heard an update.
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« Reply #6 on: January 26, 2009, 08:45:09 AM » |
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To all those who lost a friend, my condolences.
Now, help educate the rest of us. I firmly believe someone should write something about us all when we pass so that others can know something about the person and their life...especially the good ones.
So...someone tell us about Toddzilla, please.
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« Reply #7 on: January 26, 2009, 09:41:39 AM » |
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Never worked with him, but we tried like hell to hire him at WKZQ Myrtle beach back in the late 80s...utterly one of the freshest air personalities that I'd heard back then. We kept up with each other for a few years after that and then we lost touch. A true talent's flame extinguished far too early.
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« Reply #8 on: January 26, 2009, 10:24:17 AM » |
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Here is Toddzilla's obituary, which is posted today at KnoxNews.com: http://www.legacy.com/knoxnews/Obituaries.asp?Page=Lifestory&PersonId=123327823 [EDIT] His family at Journal have missed him and will miss him a lot, though we are thankful he is no longer in any pain. There is a guestbook at KnoxNews.com where you can leave comments about Zilla. [EDIT-post truncated because original material is copyrighted. Link added as a courtesy by Radio-Info.] |
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« Reply #9 on: January 26, 2009, 11:58:05 AM » |
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What an incredible talent. WKSF boomed into Jefferson County, where I grew up. I listened to Todd pretty much every night. When most of the staff was blown out in 1994, when they flipped to country, I felt like I lost a friend.
I read in the Knoxville paper several weeks later that Toddzilla would be coming to Knoxville as the new morning guy on Star 93.1. Toddzilla doing mornings?!? I think after a month or so, he was ready to get back to nights. It was great to have him back in listening range… even if it was through the static on 93.1.
I tried my best to emulate him when I moved to Georgia to do nights on a country station. But, there is only on Toddzilla. His life was cut way too short. I just hope that plenty of up and coming talents had a chance to listen to him and learn how it is done.
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