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byron tucker

“I love Beach Music” I’m Henry and Doris Tucker’s oldest boy. Grew up, well, somewhat grown up, in Burlington, N.C. I used to listen to Cousin’ Brucie on WABC in New York. Big John R. way down south in Nashville, Tn. on WLAC. And, the Fat Daddy in Raleightown, Charlie Brown on Channel 85 WKIX. So I thought, “I can do that. Maybe not as good, but, I can do that.” My first radio job was ‘part time announcer’ at a local Burlington radio station when I was a junior at Williams High School in 1969. Okay, so now you know. I couldn’t wait until somebody got sick so I could work. We played the Top 40 which included some music that later became known as ‘Beach Music’. In January of 2003 I began another career. Working mornings on Oldies & Beach 920 AM WPCM and loving every minute of it. I do the ‘Oldies and Beach Morning Show’ Monday through Friday from 6a to 10a. I wouldn’t miss it for the world. Well, except maybe for a trip to the beach. But, I love coming in early and starting the day with our listeners. Thanks for reading and listening, “I Love Beach Music”   Email Byron.

dee brockwell

Although I studied to become a Radio Engineer, and received my FCC License in Norfolk Virginia in the mid 1970’s, I have done most anything in the broadcasting world that you can imagine throughout my career! One of my first jobs was flying in a Cessna 150 delivering morning and afternoon traffic reports for WRNL/WRXL in Richmond Virginia. I helped contribute comical voices to the original Robert W. Murphy in the Morning Show with Larry Sprinkle in Charlotte, NC. I eventually landed as comedy co-host to legendary Jack Armstrong’s morning show on WMQX-Oldies 93 in Greensboro. Along the way, I have been a news director, a contributing reporter for WRVA Richmond, VA, and worked in news for WZTK 101 FM and WUNC Chapel Hill. I married into co-owning an Advertising Agency in Charlotte, NC and I have been General Manager of two AM Stations. “I love cars” and “I love music” …” so my current positions are the best of both worlds!” I help manage the Internet Department of Bill Black Chevrolet Cadillac but they let me out of my cubicle to come host the afternoons here at Oldies and Beach 920 AM WPCM. It’s a winning combo of doing what I love. I have two grown sons who are still the apples my eye! They are out on their own, leaving me and my husband John Brockwell, who has a profound career in the world of Sports production and who is Operations Manager and morning News Anchor for WZTK 101 FM – to reside in Alamance County with our two Standard Poodles, one Australian Shepherd, one gray American Housecat and all the wildlife. This year, the owls and the frogs seem to outnumber everyone else!

charlie brown

Charlie has been called the heart and soul of WKIX Radio. He hosted the popular evening time slot from 1964 until 1970 on WKIX Channel 85 in Raleigh. . Charlie became a favorite DJ of WKIX listeners and regularly hosted dances and emceed concerts with the other KIX Men of Music in Triangle during the sixties. He and the guys introduced such legends as Bob Hope, the Rolling Stones, the Beach Boys, Jackie Wilson, Jerry Butler, The Supremes, Ray Charles, Gene Pitney, Sonny and Cher, and many others. His 1967 Anniversary show with the Showmen, the Tams, the Embers, and Maurice Williams and the Zodiacs was the first Beach Music show and dance in the area and sold out Memorial Auditorium. Charlie worked with Atlantic records to produce the first two Beach Music albums, Beach Beat Volumes 1 and 2. Upon leaving the air at the end of 1970, Charlie went into WKIX Radio sales eventually becoming the General Manager of WKIX. Along with Larry Crockett and Barrie Bergman, he was a partner in Beach Beat Records and the company was among the first to sell Beach Music albums and tapes using television advertising. He was the first disc jockey inducted into the Carolina Beach Music Hall of Fame and serves on the Cammy Advisory Board. He is on the air weekdays from 10a-2p playing the best beach and oldies music on Oldies & Beach 920 AM WPCM!  Email Charlie.

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john brockwell

When John Brockwell came to 920 WPCM June 2004, he completed a big career circle that started over 20 years ago. You see, John was the program director of this same station in 1984 when it was known then as WPCM FM Country 101. So, in a sense, John has come home. John came to WPCM after spending eight years as the producer/engineer for the Duke Radio Network and, at the same time, producer for the Carolina Hurricanes Radio Network. Lots of miles on the road and in the air. Before that he worked at WSJS in Winston-Salem where he co-hosted the morning show and hosted an evening sports talk program. While in Winston-Salem, John also spent several years as producer/engineer for the Wake Forest Sports Network. John was born in Tennessee but raised in Raleigh, NC where the broadcasting bug bit him in high school. He graduated from Wingate University in 1980 with a degree in Human Services. John's career has taken him from southwestern Virginia, to Charlotte, Winston-Salem, Durham, Raleigh, and now back to the Triad. He brings over 25 years broadcast experience to WPCM. John lives in Burlington, NC with his wife Dee.  Email John.

pete davis

In February of 2003, Pete left the frozen Pennsylvania wasteland, arrived in North Carolina the next day, saw there was no snow on the ground, and decided to stay. Previously, he had worked at radio stations located in distant outposts, some of which did not have the benefit of paved roads and post offices. Pete also made an ill-advised attempt to advance his education by attending Ohio University, which, at that time, was ranked the 7th best party school in the nation by an obscure gentleman's magazine. Two years later, he had a degree in Political Science, a damaged liver, and a drastically shortened life expectancy. In 2006, Pete was hosting the WPCM afternoon show before being transferred to the News Department for WPCM and WZTK, although his massive ego compels him to fill in for Bryon, Lia, or Charlie Brown whenever the opportunity arises. Pete's heroes include deceased presidential candidate Edmund Muskie (Pete's middle name is Edmund), Wink Martindale, and Digger from those nail fungus ads.  Email Pete.