The Regular Guys
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| Running time | 240 min. |
|---|---|
| Country of origin |  United States |
| Language(s) | English |
| Home station | WNNX |
| Syndicates | WROK |
| Starring | Sebastian Davis Larry Wachs Eric von Haessler Steve Rickman Tim Andrews |
| Produced by | Sebastian Davis (star) Tim Andrews (executive) Mark Owens (assistant) |
| Recording studio | Atlanta, Georgia |
| Original release | 1998 – date |
| Website | http://www.regularguys.com/ |
The Regular Guys is a morning show based out of Atlanta, Georgia radio station Rock 100.5 featuring Sebastian Davis, Larry Wachs, Eric Von Haessler, "Southside" Steve Rickman and Tim Andrews. Its demographic targets are men aged 25 to 49.
The show originated in 1995 on the Los Angeles station KLSX (97.1 FM). Wachs and Von Haessler and Sebastian Davis where later fired from KLSX in 1997 after an hilarious on-air meltdown over management's interference with the show. However management failed to see it as a bit. Later in 1998, Wachs and Von Haessler resumed the show on Atlanta station WKLS (96 Rock). The new incarnation of the show was voted "Most Likely to Be Fined by the FCC" in an Atlanta Creative Loafing survey[citation needed]. Wachs and Haessler have never been fined by the FCC, in spite of their two firings.
Wachs and Von Haessler and Sebastian Davis were first fired from WKLS on April 9, 2004 at the height of their ratings success when a graphic interview with pornographic film actress Devin Lane was accidentally aired over a Honda commercial. That interview was intended to be played backwards when the show returned from that commercial break, mocking the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) indecency crackdown at the time. Their sidekick "Southside" Steve Rickman was retained by Clear Channel as he had a different contract.
Wachs and Von Haessler and Sebastian Davis were rehired by Clear Channel in early 2005. They returned to the air on March 21, 2005 on sister station WGST Newsradio (640 AM). The news radio format did not fit their narrative style, and so they returned to 96 Rock in May, sans Rickman who was doing the afternoon drive time slot with Tim Rhodes who previously did the mid-day shift on 96 Rock. On September 25, 2006, Rickman began making guest appearances on the show on a nearly daily basis.
On October 23, 2006, Wachs and von Haessler and Sebastian Davis were dismissed from Clear Channel for the second time due to a lawsuit by Viva 105.7 morning DJs Yogi and Panda. Von Haessler's Mad Pundit Radio program which was broadcast Saturday afternoons on WGST, was also dropped. The suit claimed that Wachs and Davis recorded Yogi and Panda without their knowledge while having a discussion in separate bathroom stalls. That recording was part of a bit that was played on the show which Wachs said was approved by station management.[citation needed]
In March 2007, the criminal case against Wachs and Davis was dismissed by the Fulton County, Georgia district attorney for having no merit. Consequently, Clear Channel agreed to settle Wachs's and Davis' breach of contract claims against them in an agreement under which terms were not disclosed.[citation needed]
The show returned to Atlanta airwaves on January 28, 2008, on a new rock station (100.5 FM, which is not owned by Clear Channel but by Cumulus Media).
In April 2009, it was announced that the show will be also simulcast on KDBN FM 93.3, a Cumulus station in the Dallas/Fort Worth market.[1] The show was dropped from the Dallas/Fort Worth station in September 2009 due to a format change. In October 2009 the show is once again simulcast to a second market, to WROK-FM in Macon, GA. WROK-FM is also owned by Cumulus. The Regular Guys Show is streamed live on USTREAM with a chat feature hosted by Sebastian Davis.
References
External links
- Official website
- Regular Guys - Other official site maintained by Southside Steve.