Country Yossi
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Yossi (Joseph) Toiv, popularly known as Country Yossi, is the host of the Orthodox Jewish radio program "Country Yossi show" in the New York City area. The show has been on the air continuously since 1986. The program was generating so many simultaneous phone calls to the radio station the phone company informed him he was over-loading their circuits and demanded he announce he would only take calls from one borough at a time! It is currently heard on Wed eves from 10-11PM on WSNR 620AM and around the world via the internet on the Talkline Communications Network. During July and August he is also heard on Thunder 102FM in Liberty, NY. In 2004 he released "Classic Calls" a collection of hilarious live on-the-air phone calls to his show!
In 1988, parlaying his radio fame, he began publishing a wildly popular monthly magazine Country Yossi Family Magazine and recently printed his 3 millionth copy! Along with his long time friend and partner Heshy Walfish he has released 14 best-selling humorous music albums on Orthodox Jewish themes.
Among Toiv's recordings are six CD's/tapes under the name "Country Yossi and the Shteeble Hoppers" including his "Greatest Hits", three records as a member of "The Or Chodosh" ("The New Light") circa 1971-73, and a series of five CD's/tapes for children called "Kivi and Tuki". "Kivi and Tuki's Greatest Hits" was released in 2007. Two fully animated Kivi and Tuki DVD's are now available the most recent "Who is He" released in summer 2009.
In 2007 he wrote his first lavishly illustrated children's book Kivi & Tuki in "...All of a Sudden!"
A brand new CD "Country Yossi and the Shteeble-Hoppers Ride Again" is due to be released in December.
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