Fanboy Radio is a comic book

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 related radio show and podcast

Podcast

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. Hosted by Scott Hinze and Oliver Tull, Fanboy Radio has been broadcasting live comic book creator interviews, commentary with an attempt at humor and live listener callers.

Fanboy Radio or 'FbR' has been on the air from KTCU (the college radio station of Texas Christian University

Texas Christian University

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) in Fort Worth, Texas

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 since November, 2001. They have produced over 500 episodes and are syndicated in Canada

Canada

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 on CKDU 97.5 FM. The show's podcast has been visited by over 100,000 unique IP addresses.

Notable guests

• Alan Moore
  Alan Moore
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• Joss Whedon
  Joss Whedon
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• Mike Mignola
  Mike Mignola
  Michael Joseph "Mike" Mignola is an American comic book artist and writer who created the comic book series Hellboy for Dark Horse Comics. He has worked for animation projects such as Atlantis: The Lost Empire and the adaptation of his one shot comic book, The Amazing Screw-On Head.-Career:Mignola...
  
  
• "Weird Al" Yankovic
  "Weird Al" Yankovic
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• Kevin Smith
  Kevin Smith
  Kevin Patrick Smith is an American screenwriter, actor, film producer, and director, as well as a popular comic book writer, author, comedian/raconteur, and internet radio personality best recognized by viewers as Silent Bob...
  
  
• R. A. Salvatore
• Patton Oswalt
  Patton Oswalt
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• Rosario Dawson
  Rosario Dawson
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• Laurell K. Hamilton
  Laurell K. Hamilton
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• Darwyn Cooke
  Darwyn Cooke
  Darwyn Cooke is an Eisner Award-winning comic book writer, artist, cartoonist and animator, best known for his work on the comic books Catwoman, DC: The New Frontier, The Spirit and Richard Stark's Parker: The Hunter.-Career:...
  
  
• Stan Lee
  Stan Lee
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• Brian Michael Bendis
  Brian Michael Bendis
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• Joe Quesada
  Joe Quesada
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• Thomas Jane
  Thomas Jane
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• Mark Millar
  Mark Millar
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• Peter David
  Peter David
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• Robert Kirkman
  Robert Kirkman
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• Mark Waid
  Mark Waid
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• Dan Didio
  Dan DiDio
  Dan DiDio is an American writer, editor and publisher who has worked in the television and comic book industries. He is currently the Co-Publisher of DC Comics, along with Jim Lee...
  
  
• Geoff Johns
  Geoff Johns
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• Scott Kurtz
• Javier Grillo-Marxuach
  Javier Grillo-Marxuach
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• Greg Rucka
  Greg Rucka
  Gregory "Greg" Rucka is an American comic book writer and novelist, known for his work on such comics as Action Comics, Batwoman: Detective Comics, and the miniseries Superman: World of New Krypton for DC Comics, and for novels such as his Queen & Country series.-Career:Rucka's writing career...
  
  
• Craig Thompson
  Craig Thompson
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• Erik Larsen
  Erik Larsen
  Erik J. Larsen is an American comic book writer, artist and publisher. He is best known for his work on Savage Dragon, as one of the founders of Image Comics, and for his work on Spider-Man for Marvel Comics.-Early life:...
  
  
• John Romita Sr.
• John Romita Jr.
• Dan Slott
  Dan Slott
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Show personalities

• Scott Hinze, Co-creator, Producer and Host
• Oliver Tull, Co-host
  Oliver is a member of Four Day Weekend, an improvisational comedy team in Fort Worth, Texas

• TJ Colligan, Co-host
• Jeff Yale, Co-host
  Jeff is also a video on demand editor for FUNimation Entertainment
  FUNimation Entertainment
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   in Flower Mound, Texas
• Megan Fischer, Co-host (former)
• David Hopkins
  David Hopkins (writer)
  David Hopkins is an American comic book writer and essayist. His works include Karma Incorporated and Emily Edison from publisher Viper Comics, Astronaut Dad, and a comic book adaptation of Antigone with frequent collaborator artist Tom Kurzanski. He writes a regular comic feature for D Magazine...
  
  , Former co-host and co-producer of the 'Indie Show'
• Sean Jackson, Co-host
• Britta Hinze, Associate Producer & Technical Producer
  Scott and Britta were married in March 2005

Notable frequent callers

• Collin from Florida
• Zack from Fort Worth
• Umar from Brooklyn
• Jordan from New York

External links

• Fanboy Radio
• Fanboy Radio Forums
• Late Night Jengajam Interview with Scott Hinze conducted by John "Jengaship" Edathil, November 15, 2007 on Talkshoe
  TalkShoe
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  ; 1 hour, 7 minutes.