Allan Brady Biography

Al was born and raised on Staten Island, NY and was greatly influenced by all the radio stations and deejays from the area. Listening and growing up in NYC, he became very knowledgeable of the music and started his radio career with a local pirate station. Then in 1979, he received his first real radio gig in New Jersey working mornings at one station WVRM-FM and afternoon drive at another 60 miles away, WJRZ-FM 100.1. After leaving the Jersey Shore in 1981, he moved to Florida and found work on the night shift at WTMC AM-1290 in Ocala. That same year he became Station Manager at Haines City’s WFXI-AM 930, even staying on board when the station got new owners and became WTHN-AM 930 in 1984. Al moved to Kissimmee in 1986 to work at Little Darlin’s Rock N Roll Palace (later known as Wolfman Jack’s), a world famous night spot located at the Old Town shopping, dining and entertainment complex on US 192, off I-4. He did a live broadcast from there on Friday and Saturday nights that was aired over Orlando’s Cruisin’ Oldies WGTO-AM 540 and Kissimmee’s WMJK-AM 1220 which had its studios at the complex. He was also the original host of the Saturday Night Cruise at Old Town. In addition to the live show from Old Town that was aired on WGTO, Al also had another show on the station called Music and Memories. During his years in Central Florida, he had a chance to work at some of Orlando’s best radio stations, like, WGTO-AM Orlando, Cool 105.9, WOCL-FM 105.9 and Mix 105.1 WOMX-FM 105.1. In 1999 he moved to the Raleigh-Durham area and Clear Channel’s WTRG-FM Oldies 100.7 and Sunny 93.9 WRSN-FM, and later hosted “Eight Track Saturday Night” on Y102.9 FM WWMY. He also was the host of many PBS music specials on North Carolina's Statewide PBS Network on UNC-TV for shows like the entire "My Music Series": Doo Wop 50, Doo Wop 51, Rock Rhythm & Doo Wop, Superstars of 70’s Soul" and "The Disco Explosion" and many others for PBS. Although Al Brady continues to host the PBS specials, the NC local segments for the Jerry Lewis MDA Telethon, on September 17, 2010, after 35 years in the business, Al retired from doing what he loved – playing rock ‘n’ roll music on the radio. Now he entertains on oldies cruises and does many class reunions around the country.