1993_03 Insight March 1993

              March 17,1993
Page 5
Radio's best medicine
*>DJs use laughter,
spoofi and antics to
entertain listeners.
By Stephanie Brandon
Staff Writer
"There has been a serious accident
this morning. A trailer transporting    greatest dream of a morning show DJ    always want in the front row," Daniel    better, according to Chambers and
cattle has overturned by the Freeway    is to be able pull off a good hoax on    said. Ron Foster, the news director or the
41 on-ramp on south-bound highway
99".
"Let's take this lime lo mourn the
four cows that died this morning".
"I hope ihc cows that died, didn't
have any rcla-
as it did when first ordered.
"The burgers and fries from ihat
certain burger franchise that got in
trouble not too long ago are still look-
ing good," Daniel announced.
Yes, he really docs do what he says
he is doing on ihe air.
"I try to make people think what I
want ihem to ihink. I want people to
ask, is he really doing thai?
The KRZR morning show will soon
be known as "The Front Row".
After careful deliberation from
names submitted from listeners, like
"The Duct Tape and Lace Show",
"Mr. Satan's Neighborhood" and "The
Morning After Show", KRZR chose
"The Front Row."
"Wc picked "The Front Row' because when you go lo a concert, you
"Yeah, you know, fear of tricks,"
the 1 istcner ex plai ned matter-of-facUy.
"Sorry, that's not the answer,"
Chambers said.
"Is it ihc fear of Halloween?" asked
another caller.
Trichotillomania, by the way, is a
compulsive disorder of pulling out
your own hair.
The more far-fetched an answer, the
your listeners," Daniel said.
His morning show evolves around a
character known nationwide as "Mr.
Manly".
Every year, in order to prove ihat he
So what docs Chris Daniel have
planned next?
"1 want io pulErcsno on the map, so
I am trying to organize the 'Running
of ihe Sheep', you know like the 'Run-
moming show sidekick and second
banana, depending on who he is talking to.
Foster, who docs the news briefs,
looks for news thai is entertaining to
people.
Eric Johnston/lNsicirr
The voice of Fresno's top rated morning show, Chris Daniel retains his identity by wearing a mask
tcnandsungby  whenever photographed. He is currently trying to organize a 'running ofthe sheep' through Fulton Mall,   the FUntHooes
According to
Chambers,
of the games
from a billboard service that
KNAX is tied
no.
"Wc contribute
information,
along with radio
stations all over
the country".
Chambers said.
That is how
they, for example,
find out that it is
National Flapjack
Day    or    that
Pebbles" from
KRZR
Daniel, the morning DJ who greets
thousands of young Fresno radio listeners each week-day morning.
Daniel writes most, if not all, of the
morning show and he has done his
share of offending people, but according to him, everything he talks
about is part of life.
is a "manly-man" and worthy of "Mr.
Manly", Daniel renews his manliness
by shaving with Cheese Wiz.
In July 1991, Daniclsprayed the leftover Cheese Wiz on a paper plate and
after a few days, he noticed il didn't
change.
It still looked as it did when he
"I just talk aboul things ihat happen    sprayed it on the plate. Afterone-and-
in life. If il offends people, ihcy can    a-half years, the Cheese Wiz is still c
change ihe channel," Daniel said.
With all the attention Jack in the
Box had wiih ihc media a few weeks
ago, Daniel decided to sec how long it
would take for some of their food to
He put two cheeseburgers and an
order of small fries on a plate for
testing. After four days, he told his
listeners the food looked and smellcd
ihc plate and still holding its original
form.
The KRZR morning show docs have
"news-spots", but it docs nol focus on
news, according lo Daniel.
"1 am here to entertain, not to inform. That'swhyabigcmphasisisn'i
placed on our news reports. If people
want io hear news, they know what
channel to tum to," Daniel said.
ning of ihc Bulls in Spain',"Danicl
said.
The number iwo radio show is "The
Hart and Coffee Show" on KBOS,
bui the show's hosts were unavailable
for an interview.
The ihird-ratcd morning sho w," Brad
and Ron and the Waking Crew" on
KNAX, like KRZR's show, has its
zany moments.
"What is Trichotillomania?" (pronounced irick'-o-ulloh-mania) was
one of the recent questions posed to
listeners when KNAX played its Monday Morning Mind Bender.
"Is il the fear of prostitutes?", asked
one listener.
"The fear of prostitutes?" Brad
Chambers, morning show
pcrsonaility, responded.
30 years-old.
KNAX, unlike KRZR, doesn't play
very many games because its theme is
based on being 'Today's Hot New
Country Station."
"Wc arc popular because wc play
long sets of music. Listeners don'i
like their music broken up," Chambers said.
"KNAX has always been a country
format and people know ihcy can rely
on us," Chambers said.
According to Chambers, struggling
radio stations are turning to the country formal, because of its popularity,
to help ihcm get back in the black.
KNAX'scomcback io all these country stations around town, according to
one of its promotionals is: "You can
pour steak sauce on a hot-dog, but its
still nothing but a weenie."
fA\rts,
&
Entertainment
Music, plot twists
liven Twelfth Night
By Marni Garrison
Staff Writer
Lying on ihc floormaking strange
noises, breathing heavily, stretching out and occasionally getting up
to walk across the stage floor on his
hands is actor William Wcstcnbcrg,
warming up his voice and mentally
focusing himself for the show io
"come.
Appearing as Sir Toby Belch in
ihc S hakespearean comedy, Twelfi h
Night, now play ingat Second Space
Theater, Wcstcnbcrg is one of several CSUF drama studenu and
alumni who perform in the play.
Senior Kris Garvis, who plays
Olivia, said she auditioned for the
play because she loves
Shakespeare's work. She wanted
to go outside of CSUF's system to
gain experience and see how other
theaters and directors handle their
productions.
Senior Da vidStcllhom.whoplays
Sir Andrew Agucchcck, agreed,
"The plays wc do ai Fresno State
we only get io do for two weekends, and this one runs for seven
weeks.
"I wanted to sec what it was like
to do a longer show. I wanted to sec
what it was like outside of Fresno
State."
Twelfth Night was put on the Second Space schedule at the request
of director Elizabeth Fiestcr. The
comedy is Ficstcr's favoriic script
and she has directed the play once
before, for her masters project at
CSUF.
"I like the fact that it's a whole
play about being in love," Ficster
said. "How we act when we're in
love. How much we base on appearances and whai wc do based on
appearances."
Twelfth Night is a comedy all
about love. It lells ihc story of Viola,
ship-wrecked and alone in the
strange land of Ilyria. She disguises
herself as a young man for safety
and goes to work for Duke Orsino.
Orsino is love with the beautiful
Olivia, who is mourning die loss of
her brother. All ihc while, ihc members of Olivia's household play
practical jokes on her pompous
steward, Malvolio.
Orsino, who continuously sends
messengers to woo Olivia, sends
his newest messenger boy, Viola in
disguise. Olivia, who docs not love
the Duke, finds herself in love with
his messenger. This creates a strange
love triangle and the comic complications begin to multiply.
For many of the student and
alumni actors, perfecting theirchar-
actcrs was a difficult challenge.
"1 really like the play and I like a
lot of the male characters. Any one
of these characters in the play is a
challenge, " said CSUF alumnus.
Bob Maus, who plays Fcste, a jester
in the play.
Maus was challenged in this role
because he has to sing in the play
and has never suns in a show before.
"The most interesting thing about
the character is he's smarter than
everyone else and he knows it,"
Maus said. "He knows what's going on most of the lime, and he likes
thai."
According to Stellhorn, "I found
it an extreme challenge through the
rehearsal process to find the character. He doesn't have a whole lot
of lines thai tell you about much
aboul him.
"Sir Andrew is kind-of a sensitive
guy, but he's noi too bright and he's
very gullible. The challenge was to
find the mannerisms io go along
wiih his stupid comments."
Stellhorn said that he didn't have
to practice his character outside of
rehearsals, but he found himself
thinking a lot about Sir Andrew.
When asked about her character,
Garvis said when Olivia first comes
out, she's repressed and in mourning.
"Nothing's there to amuse her;
nothing's there to take her out of it.
If she wasn't in mourning, she'd be
the life ofthe house, kicking up her
heels so to speak, and having a liule
fun." Garvis said.
Being a student and acting in a
production can often be difficult,
according to the students.
"It's really hard. I have 20 units
and also work in the scene shop in
Fresno Slate's theatre department.
"Now that we're in the performance, it's not too bad because we
get a few nights off, but during
rehearsals it was very hard,"
Stellhorn said.
See Twelfth, page 7.
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