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DJ Rico
Volunteer Host - Classic SoulName: Rick “DJ Rico” Neal
Show Name: Classic Soul with DJ Rico
Broadcast Time: Friday 8:00 -10:00 pm
How Long at KNBA: Since 1999
Describe your show, what’s most fun for you when you’re on-air:
Classic Soul is a Hybrid Classic Mix Show of music from 1960’s to 2010. The most fun for me is making the show, setting the timing, creating spots.
First Concert:
Earth, Wind & Fire at the Los Angeles Coliseum
When it comes to music genres, styles, or artists do you have a “guilty pleasure”:
Down Home Blues
What are you up to when not Volunteering on the Radio?
I’m a Kitchen Cabinet Layout Designer for Lowes and I run a Knife Sharpening Business.
If you could be any animal, what would you be:
An Eagle. Flies higher than other birds, stronger than most birds and is a National Treasure.