There is a unique radio program on KLAA AM 830 located literally IN Angel Stadium, Anaheim. Created by its host, Ken Sharp, Ridin’ Dirty – The Radio Show is the only talk radio show dedicated solely to the issues surrounding drunk driving. Ken and his co-host Julie Atkinson discuss the latest DUI news and related topics with a slant that I was immediately able to appreciate; that you can enjoy alcohol without ever driving drunk.
Now, this show gets pre-empted frequently for Angels games. But we highly recommend listening to Ridin’ Dirty – The Radio Show whenever it is on. Consider it a Daily Affirmation to not drink and drive! If you aren’t within range of KLAA, you can listen live at the Ridin’ Dirty website. Unfortunately, you must listen live, because they don’t do podcasts at this time.
Although it is broadcast in southern California, Ridin’ Dirty is produced live in Arizona. Now, I’ve been in awe of this show for almost a year and have been patiently waiting for Ken and Julie to come out to KLAA to do the show in the studio. They finally made it into town for a day and invited me on to be a guest along with Mark (a brand manager for Jack Daniels), Virginia Landry (“The DUI Queen” Attorney), and Jill (Executive Director for Team Coalition).
As I said, the KLAA studios are in Angel Stadium, and the day of the show, there was a game scheduled later in the afternoon. Security was appropriately tight getting in two hours before the parking lots were supposed to open.
I met Julie first and I have to say that Ken had better treat her right! Julie is attractive and expressive and one could easily imagine her on television. Julie would make a great host on a network morning show, all perky and wonderful. Ken is friendly, opinionated and very entertaining.
It is the interplay between Ken and Julie that keeps Ridin’ Dirty rolling. While the show I appeared on was chock-full-o-guests, Ken and Julie will usually have one or two guests, and spend the rest of the time discussing all that is going on in the world of driving under the influence. It is these chats that make Ridin’ Dirty – The Radio Show recommended listening.
The studio was large, comfortable, and very modern. Although it was a nice studio, it must be like playing an ‘away’ game not working in their Arizona studio for a change. I found it fascinating that, while there were some minor bumps in the road, Ken was able to direct the KLAA engineers (who I assume he normally does not work with) and literally manage every aspect of the show, all the while keeping the conversations going.
After the show, I wanted to check out the plumbing before leaving, so I followed Jill (who was going to shoot a PSA interviewing fans) and The DUI Queen through the concrete maze to the interior of the stadium. When I was ready to leave, I had what felt like a Kids in The Hall moment where every door I entered led to an enormous kitchen with people wearing shower caps who would stop what they were doing and just stare. I mean like six or seven times. Anyway, I made it out of there and this blog entry is proof!
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