Jim Turner Biography
WDBO
Jim joined
WDBO-AM
580 in 1972 doing afternoon drive and then took over mornings after Perry Moore left in 1985.
Jim was born in Lebanon, Pennsylvania where his parents owned a grocery store/diner. The family lived above the store. When he was 10,
Jim got a short-wave radio from his Grandma, and at 14 he got his "ham radio" license. After high school
Jim spent four years in the Marine Corps. According to
Jim's biography on WDBO.com , on May 28, 1972, Jim Turner answered an ad in a broadcast magazine.
Jim started his career at
WLYH TV in Lancaster,
Pennsylvania. A few years later, Jim took a job at WGAL-TV, in Lancaster. After 12 years as
WDBO’s afternoon host, along with Carole Nelson, Jim took over the morning show in 1985. Jim lead the station’s move away from music and into the information and talk format.
Jim met his wife, Emilie, while she was a copywriter at WDBO in the mid-seventies. Jeff Slater joined him as producer and later as an on-air partner. 
2004-Jim won the Marconi Award for Medium Market Personality 2006-December-Jim
signed a three year extension of his contract