Chris Tsakis
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Chris Tsakis is the co-host of a Sirius XM Satellite Radio program for truckers called Freewheelin' with Meredith Ochs and Chris T.

Tsakis (a.k.a. "Chris T") is a WFMU
WFMU
WFMU is a listener-supported, independent community radio station headquartered in Jersey City, New Jersey, United States, broadcasting at 91.1 MHz FM, presenting a freeform radio format...

 radio personality
Radio personality
A radio personality is a person with an on-air position in radio broadcasting. A radio personality can be someone who introduces and discusses various genres of music, hosts a talk radio show that may take calls from listeners, or someone whose primary responsibility is to give news, weather,...

. He started working as a WFMU volunteer DJ during the 1980s when the station was located at Upsala College
Upsala College
Upsala College was a private college in East Orange, New Jersey, USA, founded in 1893. Construction of the campus started in 1900. The college closed in 1995, after several years of financial problems.-History:...

 in East Orange, New Jersey
East Orange, New Jersey
East Orange is a city in Essex County, New Jersey, United States. As of the 2010 United States Census the city's population 64,270, making it the state's 20th largest municipality, having dropped 5,554 residents from its population of 69,824 in the 2000 Census, when it was the state's 14th most...

. In 1989 he launched a phone-in talk show titled Aerial View, which ran until 2005. In June 2010 Aerial View returned as a podcast and program on WFMU
WFMU
WFMU is a listener-supported, independent community radio station headquartered in Jersey City, New Jersey, United States, broadcasting at 91.1 MHz FM, presenting a freeform radio format...

.

Tsakis later launched a blog and produced podcasts under the show title Communication Breakdown.

His Sirius XM program is co-hosted by Meredith Ochs
Meredith Ochs
Meredith Ochs is an American radio commentator, DJ, writer and musician.Ochs is a commentator for National Public Radio's All Things Considered and has appeared on Talk of the Nation. She is also a frequent guest on All Songs Considered....

, another former WFMU deejay. Freewheelin can be heard on the Road Dog Trucking channel, Sirius 147 and XM 171. Tsakis previously worked as a broadcast engineer at NPR.

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