HE GOT HIS NAME IN A WEIRD KIND OF WAY

HE GOT HIS NAME IN A WEIRD KIND OF WAY.

IN 1985, ELBRAVADOR HIT THE AIR WAYS. THE STATION WAS WENZ AM 1450. ELBRAVADOR`S BROTHER WAS RUNNING THE STATION. AND AT THAT TIME, ELBRAVADOR HAD THOUGHTS OF GOING ON THE AIR. SO ONE NIGHT ABOUT 11:45PM, HIS BROTHER CALLED HIM ON A EMERGENCY, AND THE EMERGENCY WAS THAT THE OVERNIGHT JOCK DIDN'T SHOW UP FOR HIS SHIFT. SO THANKS TO THAT JOCK, THAT WAS ELBRAVADOR`S BIG BREAK TO GO ON THE AIR THAT NIGHT IN 1985.

THE LIST OF STATIONS THAT ELBRAVADOR HAS BEEN AT IS NOT SHORT BY ANY MEANS. THE LIST INCLUDE,

WENZ 1450 AM

WANT 990 AM

WKIE 1540 AM

AGAIN AT

WANT 990 AM

THEN

WDCE 90.1 FM

WCDX ( POWER ) 92.1 FM

WSOJ ( J100 ) 100.3 FM

WPLZ ( MAGIC ) 99.3 FM

AND

WKJS ( KISS ) 104.7 FM

OUT OF ALL OF THOSE STATIONS ELBRAVADOR GAINED A GREAT DEAL OF NOT ONLY EXPERIENCE, BUT VAST KNOWLEDGE OF THE RADIO BUSINESS.

SPECIAL THANKS

MY BROTHER CHIP

NANCY WILLIAMS

LARRY JONES

MIKKI SPENCER

C.J. FRANCES

NANCY FREEMAN

LORENZO THOMAS

MIKE STREET

ARRON MAXXWELL

BEN MILES

JIM MINOR

KIRBY CARMICHEAL

KEVIN KOFAXX

ONE DAY IN MAY OF 1981, AFTER THE LAST TRACK MEET OF THE YEAR, HE WAS CHILLING OUT IN FRONT OF THE BROOKLAND MIDDLE SCHOOL GYM. THEN HERE COMES HIS FRIEND, STEVEN DERRICOTT, WALKING DOWN THE HALLWAY WITH HIS GIRL.

STEVEN HOLLERS AT HIM, "WHAT'S UP ELBRADVADOR"?

ELBRAVADOR TURNED AND SAID, "WHAT DID YOU CALL ME?" STEVEN SAID ONCE AGAIN," ELBRADVADOR". NOW AT THE TIME HE WAS LOOKING FOR A DJ NAME. HE GOT SUGGESTIONS FOR NAMES LIKE, "MELLO YELLO, VANILLA WAFER, AMONGST OTHERS REFERRING TO HIS SKIN COMPLEXION. BUT HE KNEW A UNIQUE NAME WHEN HE HEARD ONE. STILL THERE WAS SOMETHING THAT DIDN’T SIT RIGHT. SO HE SAID, "DROP THE D, AND NOW SAY IT. SO STEVEN SAID, "ELBRAVADOR? "THAT’S IT" ELBRAVADOR SHOUTED. THAT'S MY DJ NAME. STEVEN THOUGHT THAT BRAVADOR WASN’T SERIOUS, BUT HE WAS. AND TO THIS DAY HE STILL GOES BY THE NAME ELBRAVADOR, THANKS TO HIS FRIEND STEVEN DERRICOTT. Steve, I OWE YOU.