R.J. is a native of Central Washington, having grown up in Ellensburg where he graduated in 1981. R.J. went into the Army right after graduation from high school. A graduate of the now defunct Bailie School of Broadcast (possibly because of the fact that it was next to the school of mixology and Bailie students got to drink the mixology of student mistakes) R.J. is a 17 year veteran of the radio biz and helps you get into the groove in the morning.