Most people will NEVER know what kind of skill level is required to produce this kind of on-air performance.

@Tazmanian_Ninja

3 жыл бұрын

Doing local radio from I was 13 to 21 or so, was all my life back then. This guy's delivery is AMAZING! I'm also really in awe of Broadway Bill Lee. That guy's flow is INSANE.

@romegeorgiamanshannongeorg7413

2 жыл бұрын

... Prep time and Pre production.. And plenty of Coffee..

@craigroberts6439

2 жыл бұрын

Lot better than the crap that passes for radio entertainment now.

@rsanchez7111

2 жыл бұрын

@@romegeorgiamanshannongeorg7413 coffee??? Is that right?? That's what it's called?? Lol. A nice cold coke can 😂

@eyeyamI

Жыл бұрын

And the rush every time you smack a post

I interned for Jo Jo Kincaid in the Fall of 1984 while he was at Kiss 108 Boston before he made the move to San Diego. I sat in the studio and pulled his records, refiled them, and generally fetched and stepped. I got to watch him work for about six months. It was at the very beginning of my 30 careers in radio. While i worked with some funny morning personalities in my career, I never encountered talent like that. Ever. I had no idea my first brush with a radio personality would be a brush with the G.O.A.T.

If today's radio DJs were half as talented as this guy I'd actually listen to the radio for the first time in a decade.

I miss the days when this kind of talent was appreciated... Just amazing timing.

@REDFOX001

4 жыл бұрын

Hi Those days were great. I lived in San Diego during this time it was fantastic. Moved back to the UK a few years later.

@indystormjay

4 жыл бұрын

Tell me about it! Today's DJ's step on the first lyrics after mumbling something incoherent. This guy is great!!!

@annaandfabiano

3 жыл бұрын

I was talking to my friend back in Brazil about it. How the passion is lost when working on the radio. We miss it indeed

I am a radio jock from a long time ago. This is what we all wanted to sound like. Talking up the music and hitting the posts. This guy does it perfectly. It made the DJ and the music sound knitted together. Voices that jumped out of the radio was a cool thing. Too bad we don't hear it anymore. All they give us now is stupid Ryan Seacrest.

@kennethcurtis1856

Жыл бұрын

... and as Lujack said of Dick Biondi and other screaming DJs during an interview on Chicago's PBS station in 2004: if he can make it in Chicago, so can I.

@madmikemadmike2175

Жыл бұрын

i was in the business for 31 years mostly a drive guy and your right about everything you said. radio is very sad today

@charrua59

3 ай бұрын

If you only knew how many people hated this kind of radio personality. As a kid i used too record songs from the radio with my little tape player. They started to scream and mess up the whole song I was recording 😂

I listen to this at least once a month to renew my love for life.

This was just on Howard Stern 101 this am. Howard said how talented he was. Coming from a radio family I have to agree. While he doesn't have a classic "radio voice". His energy and ability to run his own boards & keep everything straight, he's a very talented guy!!!

Never seen anyone love their job as much as this guy did.

Really, really special. A by-gone era where people in radio media had skill, energy and talent!

I can only echo all the praise in the comments here. As a UK jock encouraged to embrace 'the American style' in my early days, I well remember swirling the cart carousels of commercials and jingles and effects, readying them in the cart machines, getting in the vibe of the song on-air (while cueing up the next) and rehearsing my next link on pre-fade to make it as seamless and genuine-sounding as possible. Some days I was in a stinking mood but that 10-20 seconds between each junction was a total performance - you gave it all you got. Theatre. Pat Sharp was the master here in the UK around the time of this vid. He was cookin' too :-)

This is RADIO ! JoJo has the energy, delivery and personality - what a talent, I'm in awe

When someone is SO good at something you cant help but sit back in awe of their skill.

Working the board, pulling carts and pulling off crazy airchecks, DJ's have it easy now in the era of automatic drops.

this dude has some serious talent and never misses a post

Oh, for those radio days to return once again! When I see/hear stuff like this, I always think of the current generation of people who have never heard, and will likely NEVER hear, audio entertainment like this. It was an experience that felt like something was ALWAYS "Happening." Bravo JoJo...and all you "boss jocks."

This is when Radio was entertaining! This is how is SHOULD be done! Way to go JoJo! I miss radio when is was great like this. It takes talent, timing and forethought to do this. I'm very impressed!

0:14 He uses the "Ow" in the song (Word Up - Cameo) for the "0" in 106. That is Boss timing.

@RageTVHTX

3 жыл бұрын

I know I love that!

@DBR00

2 жыл бұрын

Amazing ! Only he can do something crazy like that!

@yecity

3 ай бұрын

Genious!

@Kinann

3 ай бұрын

@@yecity Genius, genius.

This guy doesn't even feel like he's at work. He's having hella fun! Very few people can say they love their job this much. That's awesome!

@RageTVHTX

9 жыл бұрын

afura1981 You said the exact same thing on JoJo's Disco Show air check!

Jo Jo is an old friend, we worked at KSLQ-FM/St. Louis in the 1975-1978 time frame. He was always a great pro, and just as nice off the air. I was at that station for over a decade and was MD when Jo Jo came onboard. He was always willing to help with anything that was needed and a great addition to our staff.

He's felling the music like a musician, but his contribution is all those words, in time and meter. Great stuff!

I worked at same station Jo Jo did in the 70's I came along about a month after he left. He is one of the best high energy DJ's I have ever heard he was truly a inspiration for a young DJ like me at the time.

Simply amazing. Radio entertainment at its best.

please SOMEONE tell me what happened to radio like this?? This is enjoyable !!! todays radio... not so much, PLEASE!!! bring this kind of radio back!!

@dannydel61

4 жыл бұрын

Management happened...

@Weathermane79

4 жыл бұрын

Clear Channel happened

@cjbotts

4 жыл бұрын

Everything’s sanitized and corporately owned now. Best case you’ll have a local morning show. It’s horrible. Nobody even listens anymore now

@QuinnHartmann

4 жыл бұрын

Well look at the music he got to play

@anaelhonings8683

4 жыл бұрын

Same thing that happened to everything enjoyable from the past. It's juste called MONEY.

Had the chance to intern at KISS 108 in Medford Ma when JoJo was there. He taught me SO much about radio....like time, used the music to compliment what you are saying etc etc. This is what a REAL radio jock is supposed to sound like (not like the voice tracked...nothing to say ones that are on the air now.) GO JO JO!!!

JoJo Cookin' Kincaid I salute you sir - this is how 5 o clock on Friday should sound on the radio. He know's the kit, the tunes, the jingles and has an infectious sense of fun. Love it. Sadly nothing like this on the airwaves in the UK! Then - or - now...

I wish we still had his energy in radio today.

The most important thing that we can learn from this badass performance is to love what you do. This is so amazing, puts a smile on my face to see him kicking it like this!!

This guy truly loves his job. Wish our radio stations were still like this!

An icon. I wish radio was like this today 😭

I lived in San Deigo when Jo Jo was on q106 I was a teenager and man was rhis guy great loved listening to him this brings back so much memories

My dad had the security contract for Q-106 from '87-'90. Every now and he'd take me in to watch all this happen live. So much fun. Also, the break room was reg stocked with goodies. I pretty much wore free Q-106 shirts to school daily for 4 years.

He knew how to weave everything together with a great flow and energy.

Loved loved him after Sunny Jo on KISS 108 Medfor/Boston. Unbelieveable team.

JoJo - one of my biggest inspirations. Such a great talent. When radio was great……miss it.

Pure entertainment. Pure talent. Pure passion. My Man!

Oh, JoJo...one of my inspirations to get into broadcasting! I love my job!

His timing is impeccable. I aspire to be this man!

can't stop watching this guy he is amazing

I still have a box full of radio station stickers from San Diego back in the 80s and I have tons of these q106 stickers

Timing, energy, delivery the best of the best. Wow!

When radio was actually fun to listen to. This guy was the best of the best!

He really IS cookin! I wish someone would publish the new years eve mix of 1988. I used to have it on tape, and gradually wore out!

This puts me in a great mood everytime I see it! Outstanding work and performance from a true pro.

I remember JoJo from WSGN in Birmingham, when he was known as Amaysa Kincaid. He was the BEST!!!

Fucking savage! I miss doing radio like this. It was a fun time to be on the breeze. Glad I got to do it. Its so much different now sitting in the studio. But there is nowhere else i'd rather be!

Howard said this guy is the best.

@rjlovett160

7 жыл бұрын

this guy was such an inspiration to me I love listening to him on Kiss 108 in Boston

@cjbotts

4 жыл бұрын

rj lovett hes still on the radio now?

@chaunybuck6065

3 жыл бұрын

They just played this episode again this am on Howard 101. I HAD to look this clip up. Dude has more energy than a 5yo after 10 pounds of sugar. Lol

I used to collect music surveys from radio stations, and I have a 13Q (Pittsburgh) survey from '77 with JoJo Kincaid standing shirtless in the snow.

I enjoyed listening to JoJo in the mid-70s at the new KSLQ in St Louis. I still have some tape of him there

Bit longer than the old version too... this is pretty much THE best radio video on KZread. Capital FM, this is how Friday's drive home should sound.

Do you realise how many jocks working on air here in the UK have been inspired by this video,JoJo? Literally 1000's ! Thanks for sharing it with us!

Daaaammmmm this man is good....radio best days ever!!!

OMG!!! He is perfect,!!! I worked for several stations but never met a talent like this

Look at how much fucking fun he's having.

if howard stern is an admirer. you know this guy was good!

That's radio when it was fun!

Dudes like this made me want to get in to the business. He’s one of the most brilliant jocks I’ve ever seen.

Q-106 was my 1st favorite station

An extraordinary talent. Timing in this business was everything.

How much did that man love his job ♡♡♡

Words Can Not Describe how Genius This Is

This dude had to have been on speed. San Diego in the 80s and this level of constant energy. Holy shit

@stevensmith8666

Жыл бұрын

I promise you he wasn't. If you're true talent, you don't need that shit. He was true talent. Radio got him up, all by itself. Every time he opens the mic had better be a work of art (he says to himself), and he delivered.

Third comment on this video. I just keep coming back and watching this over and over. I wish there were more. I don't think it gets any better than this guy. Love him

You can see in his face THE JOY of what he is Doing it. TODAY you CAN´T see this Anymore on the Radio. I was a happy camper for 26 years making this kind of radio but when everything started to be more Squared and less Exciting. Congrats jojo Kincaid! You are AWESOME!!

This is the guy Howard admires.

Long gone...those days were truly special with talent like this on your radio...

Song list: Cameo - Word Up Loverboy - Working for the Weekend The Time - The Bird The Commodores - Brick House The Beatles - A Hard Day's Night Cyndi Lauper - Girls Just Want To Have Fun

I wish I loved my job as much as he appears to love his.

Loved listening to this guy whenever I drove to San Diego from L.A., to visit friends stationed down there.

Man what timing.

This guy is simply the best!

This has me smiling so big my face is hurting. TOTALLY AWESOME! I bet this was and is still a blast to hang around. The world needs more people like this guy!

You're a true legend.....respect from the UK!!!

DAMN this guy is good!

We got to enjoy the radio and it's personalities through the 90s (Thank you Chuck Taylor the Overnight Guy - KLZR The Lazer Lawrence Ks, for all the years of late night modern rock) then it all went top list shit or syndicated and we've been lost ever since. Screw progression.

Steve Brule, those are Koss Pro-4AA headphones. They sound great but are very heavy on the head. I believe you can still buy them. They were very popular with DJs in the 70's and 80's.

Telling from the reference to the big Los Angeles earthquake, this video was recorded on Friday October 2, 1987.

0:15 can't stop laughing

Totally awesome!!!

Incredible energy

one of the best to ever do it!

what an absolute unit

This brah embodies Radio DJ. Slaps, love it.

Why is there a big spike in viewing JoJo today? Where did you guys hear about the video? The last time there was a big spike in viewing, Howard Stern played it on his show and he loved JoJo.

The master! AND a genuinely generous dude to a young punk jock like myself backin the day.Watch him run the board too, like he's playing a piano. just a master technician!.

Growing up in the 60s & 70s, when radio was best but this guy is absolutely got it down!! ♫ He was making radio fun to listen to, like it was in the 60s & 70s & like it should be, INTO the 80s! TWO THUMBS UP!!

Well done. Lots of off-air work and a little practice to make it all work. And yeah, nailing the posts. Have to know the music to do that.

What happened to the “real” radio DJ’s... these days sadly seem gone...😢 It was amazing times and he was one of the greats!

Dude is certainly in his element !

could you imagine JoJo, Jackson Armstrong, and Broadway Bill Lee on the SAME station?

workin' that board like a champ. Everyone should have this much fun at work.

Cannot drive safely in SoCal w JoJo Kincaid COOKIN' on the radio!!😛😆🤪

He is my true radio God

The music is hot and cookin'! That kind of radio works anywhere! And it can be sold too!

Fun music and fun DJ! I miss the 80s.

The way he brought Brick House 🔥🔥🔥

This guy is great. The way he incorporates the songs into his own speech is just phenomenal. I can picture myself hearing this stuff and just wanting to dance to his awesome song pics and waiting on his next energetic speech.

I wish I loved my job as much as this guy.....

I remember JoJo from his brief stint at 13Q in Pittsburgh. (Smart man... GOT OUT OF THE CESSPOOL called Pittsburgh). Damned... he was on fire. Great video. Randy, TLC.

This man cannot fail to put a smile on your face.

I was one year old when this aired. I feel like I was born a decade too late sometimes....