Lex and Terry
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Lex and Terry is a syndicated morning radio hosted by Lex Staley and Terry Jaymes. Currently based in Dallas, Texas
, the show is distributed by United Stations Radio Networks
. It is heard during weekday mornings on 30 radio stations in the U.S. and on XM 165
.
er in Australia
and as an actor on Santa Barbara
. Staley was the music director and midday host at WFYV-FM
"Rock 105" in Jacksonville, Florida
, where Jaymes went to work in 1992. Staley had met Jaymes in California
earlier and promised if he was ever in charge of a radio station, Jaymes could have a job as his morning host.
On December 16, 1992, Staley and Jaymes began collaborating in the morning on WFYV. The first show included a "who would you do
" feature. Staley planned to co-host the show until a new co-host could be found, but the two have worked together ever since.
The show took a while to succeed; some people didn't like the "two punks in a locker room" attitude. Eventually, Lex and Terry had the number one morning show in Jacksonville, with a mix of frank relationship talk, sports (including Sam Kouvaris
of WJXT
), news from "total news babe" Andrea Pilcher, and sometimes music from such artists as AC/DC
and Danzig
. WFYV general manager Mark Schwartz said, "Unlike a lot of other morning shows that rely on tired bits and material that's stolen from other radio stations, these guys are 100 percent unique. They don't rely on joke services. They're extraordinarily topical."
In 1997, the Lex and Terry show first went into syndication, with the annnouncement being made during the National Association of Broadcasters
Convention. In May of that year, the show began airing on KTXQ in Dallas
, and the show began orignating from Dallas as well. By the end of the year, Lex and Terry were also on WFXH
in the Savannah, Georgia
market. Promotion of the show included showing the duo with milk mustaches, a blonde stripper
with large breasts between them, and the tagline "Got Milk?
" Peter Welpton of KTXQ called Lex and Terry an "affordable major market radio show" which gave smaller markets the talent and advantages of a large-market show, along with promotion help, and breaks for news and local information. Celebrity guests included Howie Long
, Alan Thicke
, Denis Leary
, David Lee Roth
and porn actress and call-in host Juli Ashton
.
Despite the show's positive impact on its ratings (after a drop not unlike what they experienced in Jacksonville), KTXQ changed formats as the result of the station's sale, and dropped Lex and Terry. On September 1, 1998, Lex and Terry moved their show back to Jacksonville, where it was the top morning show among rock radio stations. By this time, the show could also be heard in Key West
and Bluefield, West Virginia
. On September 11, Lex and Terry debuted in Augusta, Georgia
. Gainesville, Florida
and two other markets also planned to add the show, according to Schwartz. He also said the show would likely be added to other stations of WFYV owner Capstar Broadcasting.
In 2005, Lex and Terry were heard on 22 radio stations, with an XM
channel added late in November. Kim McCafferty was the show's news director. Also that year, the show's contract with WFYV owner Cox Radio
ended, and Staley and Jaymes signed with Clear Channel Communications
, hoping to promote the show. A reason for the change was that Cox Radio would not allow the show to run on stations that competed with its stations while Clear Channel would. Despite being the number one morning show in the market for years, Lex and Terry were off WFYV and not heard in Jacksonville until February 2006, on Planet Radio 107.3. They remained on Planet Radio until that station became Magic 107.3 in August 2010. They then went to WJXL
in April 2011 but were replaced six months later.
In the Dallas radio market, Lex and Terry moved from KDGE to KEGL on on February 14, 2006. In 2010, Clear Channel dropped Lex and Terry from KEGL, though the pair could still be heard online in Dallas. Later that year, United Stations Radio Networks replaced Clear Channel as the show's distributor.
Texas
Texas is the second largest U.S. state by both area and population, and the largest state by area in the contiguous United States.The name, based on the Caddo word "Tejas" meaning "friends" or "allies", was applied by the Spanish to the Caddo themselves and to the region of their settlement in...
, the show is distributed by United Stations Radio Networks
United Stations Radio Networks
United Stations Radio Networks is a radio network providing a wide range of programs and programming services for radio stations across the US and elsewhere...
. It is heard during weekday mornings on 30 radio stations in the U.S. and on XM 165
Extreme Talk
Extreme Talk is a talk radio channel on XM channel 165, featuring terrestrial show simulcasts from across the United States. It is one of the oldest talk channels on XM, formerly known as Extreme XM...
.
History
Prior to the show, Jaymes worked as a professional basketballBasketball
Basketball is a team sport in which two teams of five players try to score points by throwing or "shooting" a ball through the top of a basketball hoop while following a set of rules...
er in Australia
Australia
Australia , officially the Commonwealth of Australia, is a country in the Southern Hemisphere comprising the mainland of the Australian continent, the island of Tasmania, and numerous smaller islands in the Indian and Pacific Oceans. It is the world's sixth-largest country by total area...
and as an actor on Santa Barbara
Santa Barbara (TV series)
Santa Barbara is an American television soap opera, first broadcast in the United States on NBC on July 30, 1984, and last aired on January 15, 1993. The show revolved around the eventful lives of the wealthy Capwell family of Santa Barbara, California...
. Staley was the music director and midday host at WFYV-FM
WFYV-FM
WFYV-FM is an FM radio station owned by Cox Radio in Jacksonville, Florida, known as "Rock 104.5" The station broadcasts with 100 kilowatts of both horizontal and vertical power...
"Rock 105" in Jacksonville, Florida
Jacksonville, Florida
Jacksonville is the largest city in the U.S. state of Florida in terms of both population and land area, and the largest city by area in the contiguous United States. It is the county seat of Duval County, with which the city government consolidated in 1968...
, where Jaymes went to work in 1992. Staley had met Jaymes in California
California
California is a state located on the West Coast of the United States. It is by far the most populous U.S. state, and the third-largest by land area...
earlier and promised if he was ever in charge of a radio station, Jaymes could have a job as his morning host.
On December 16, 1992, Staley and Jaymes began collaborating in the morning on WFYV. The first show included a "who would you do
Fornication
Fornication typically refers to consensual sexual intercourse between two people not married to each other. For many people, the term carries a moral or religious association, but the significance of sexual acts to which the term is applied varies between religions, societies and cultures. The...
" feature. Staley planned to co-host the show until a new co-host could be found, but the two have worked together ever since.
The show took a while to succeed; some people didn't like the "two punks in a locker room" attitude. Eventually, Lex and Terry had the number one morning show in Jacksonville, with a mix of frank relationship talk, sports (including Sam Kouvaris
Sam Kouvaris
Sam Kouvaris is an American sports broadcaster currently serving as sports director at WJXT in Jacksonville, Florida.-Career:Kouvaris worked as a sports reporter in Washington, D.C. and Baltimore. In 1981, he joined WJXT, in Jacksonville, Florida, and was promoted to sports director in March 1982...
of WJXT
WJXT
WJXT, channel 4 , is an independent television station serving Jacksonville, Florida, and surrounding communities. Its transmitter is in the Kilarney Shores section of Jacksonville, with the WTLV transmitter. The station originally broadcast an analog signal on VHF channel 4 and a digital signal...
), news from "total news babe" Andrea Pilcher, and sometimes music from such artists as AC/DC
AC/DC
AC/DC are an Australian rock band, formed in 1973 by brothers Malcolm and Angus Young. Commonly classified as hard rock, they are considered pioneers of heavy metal, though they themselves have always classified their music as simply "rock and roll"...
and Danzig
Danzig (band)
Danzig is an American heavy metal band, formed in 1987 in Lodi, New Jersey. The band serves as a musical outlet for the singer/songwriter Glenn Danzig. Danzig can be seen as the third stage in Glenn Danzig's musical career, preceded by the horror punk bands The Misfits and Samhain...
. WFYV general manager Mark Schwartz said, "Unlike a lot of other morning shows that rely on tired bits and material that's stolen from other radio stations, these guys are 100 percent unique. They don't rely on joke services. They're extraordinarily topical."
In 1997, the Lex and Terry show first went into syndication, with the annnouncement being made during the National Association of Broadcasters
National Association of Broadcasters
The National Association of Broadcasters is a trade association, workers union, and lobby group representing the interests of for-profit, over-the-air radio and television broadcasters in the United States...
Convention. In May of that year, the show began airing on KTXQ in Dallas
Dallas, Texas
Dallas is the third-largest city in Texas and the ninth-largest in the United States. The Dallas-Fort Worth Metroplex is the largest metropolitan area in the South and fourth-largest metropolitan area in the United States...
, and the show began orignating from Dallas as well. By the end of the year, Lex and Terry were also on WFXH
WFXH
WFXH may refer to:*WFXH-FM, a radio station licensed to Hilton Head Island, South Carolina, United States*WHHW, a radio station licensed to Hilton Head Island, South Carolina, which held the call sign WFXH from 1995 to 2011...
in the Savannah, Georgia
Savannah, Georgia
Savannah is the largest city and the county seat of Chatham County, in the U.S. state of Georgia. Established in 1733, the city of Savannah was the colonial capital of the Province of Georgia and later the first state capital of Georgia. Today Savannah is an industrial center and an important...
market. Promotion of the show included showing the duo with milk mustaches, a blonde stripper
Stripper
A stripper is a professional erotic dancer who performs a contemporary form of striptease at strip club establishments, public exhibitions, and private engagements. Unlike in burlesque, the performer in the modern Americanized form of stripping minimizes the interaction of customer and dancer,...
with large breasts between them, and the tagline "Got Milk?
Got Milk?
Got Milk? is an American advertising campaign encouraging the consumption of cow's milk, which was created by the advertising agency Goodby Silverstein & Partners for the California Milk Processor Board in 1993 and later licensed for use by milk processors and dairy farmers. It has been running...
" Peter Welpton of KTXQ called Lex and Terry an "affordable major market radio show" which gave smaller markets the talent and advantages of a large-market show, along with promotion help, and breaks for news and local information. Celebrity guests included Howie Long
Howie Long
Howard "Howie" Matthew Moses Long is an American former National Football League defensive end and actor. He was inducted into the Pro Football Hall of Fame in 2000...
, Alan Thicke
Alan Thicke
Alan Thicke is a Canadian actor, songwriter, and game and talk show host. He is best known for his role as Jason Seaver, the patriarch on the ABC television series Growing Pains.- Early life :...
, Denis Leary
Denis Leary
Denis Colin Leary is an Irish-American actor, comedian, writer and director. Leary is known for his biting, fast paced comedic style and chain smoking...
, David Lee Roth
David Lee Roth
David Lee Roth is an American rock vocalist, songwriter, actor, author, and former radio personality. Roth was ranked nineteenth by Hit Parader on their list of the 100 Greatest Heavy Metal Singers of All Time....
and porn actress and call-in host Juli Ashton
Juli Ashton
Juli Ashton is an American pornographic actress and television host.- Education :After Ashton graduated from Colorado State University with a degree in Spanish and History, she taught Spanish at a junior high school for a year.- Adult film career :In 1994, she moved to Florida, and began appearing...
.
Despite the show's positive impact on its ratings (after a drop not unlike what they experienced in Jacksonville), KTXQ changed formats as the result of the station's sale, and dropped Lex and Terry. On September 1, 1998, Lex and Terry moved their show back to Jacksonville, where it was the top morning show among rock radio stations. By this time, the show could also be heard in Key West
Key West
Key West is an island in the Straits of Florida on the North American continent at the southernmost tip of the Florida Keys. Key West is home to the southernmost point in the Continental United States; the island is about from Cuba....
and Bluefield, West Virginia
Bluefield, West Virginia
Bluefield is a city in Mercer County, West Virginia, United States. The population was 10,447 at the 2010 census. It is also the core city of the Bluefield WV-VA micropolitan area which has a population of 107,342.-Geography & Climate:...
. On September 11, Lex and Terry debuted in Augusta, Georgia
Augusta, Georgia
Augusta is a consolidated city in the U.S. state of Georgia, located along the Savannah River. As of the 2010 census, the Augusta–Richmond County population was 195,844 not counting the unconsolidated cities of Hephzibah and Blythe.Augusta is the principal city of the Augusta-Richmond County...
. Gainesville, Florida
Gainesville, Florida
Gainesville is the largest city in, and the county seat of, Alachua County, Florida, United States as well as the principal city of the Gainesville, Florida Metropolitan Statistical Area . The preliminary 2010 Census population count for Gainesville is 124,354. Gainesville is home to the sixth...
and two other markets also planned to add the show, according to Schwartz. He also said the show would likely be added to other stations of WFYV owner Capstar Broadcasting.
In 2005, Lex and Terry were heard on 22 radio stations, with an XM
XM Satellite Radio
XM Satellite Radio is one of two satellite radio services in the United States and Canada, operated by Sirius XM Radio. It provides pay-for-service radio, analogous to cable television. Its service includes 73 different music channels, 39 news, sports, talk and entertainment channels, 21 regional...
channel added late in November. Kim McCafferty was the show's news director. Also that year, the show's contract with WFYV owner Cox Radio
Cox Radio
Cox Radio, Inc. is a division of Cox Enterprises that holds a number of radio stations. Cox Radio is headquartered at 6205 Peachtree Dunwoody Road in Sandy Springs, Georgia....
ended, and Staley and Jaymes signed with Clear Channel Communications
Clear Channel Communications
Clear Channel Communications, Inc. is an American media conglomerate company headquartered in San Antonio, Texas. It was founded in 1972 by Lowry Mays and Red McCombs, and was taken private by Bain Capital LLC and Thomas H. Lee Partners LP in a leveraged buyout in 2008...
, hoping to promote the show. A reason for the change was that Cox Radio would not allow the show to run on stations that competed with its stations while Clear Channel would. Despite being the number one morning show in the market for years, Lex and Terry were off WFYV and not heard in Jacksonville until February 2006, on Planet Radio 107.3. They remained on Planet Radio until that station became Magic 107.3 in August 2010. They then went to WJXL
WJXL
WJXL 1010 AM, known on-air as 1010 XL, is a sports radio station licensed to Jacksonville Beach, Florida, owned and operated by Seven Bridges Radio, under its president Steve Griffin. Griffin also serves as General Manager of the station....
in April 2011 but were replaced six months later.
In the Dallas radio market, Lex and Terry moved from KDGE to KEGL on on February 14, 2006. In 2010, Clear Channel dropped Lex and Terry from KEGL, though the pair could still be heard online in Dallas. Later that year, United Stations Radio Networks replaced Clear Channel as the show's distributor.