About the Show
It’s a five-hour tour through the pop, rock, and party hits of the 80s. The songs and artists that defined the decade included Madonna, Pat Benatar, Phil Collins, Michael Jackson, John Cougar Mellencamp, Hall & Oates, Huey Lewis & The News, George Michael, Gloria Estefan, Cyndi Lauper, Heart, Billy Joel, Bangles, Go-Gos, J. Geils Band, Culture Club, Prince, Pointer Sisters, Journey, and many more. Feature artists, themes, and years highlight the fun accented with requests,
current info about the artists, and the 80s movie and TV quiz.
About Kent:
A 45-year radio veteran, Kent’s career has taken him to New Jersey, Kentucky, Ohio, Indiana, Oklahoma, and Washington. In the 80s, he hosted the award-winning
“Hit Magazine” on WTVN, Columbus. He became a morning personality and Program Director at Classic Hits stations in Indianapolis and Oklahoma City. He programmed the legendary Classic Hits KOMA for over three decades, consistently achieving top-5 ratings. Kent was also named medium market Program Director of the year by Radio and Records magazine. Kent now resides in Spokane, Washington where he manages 6 radio stations and hosts mornings on Classic Hits, KEYF (Key 101). Kent says, “The 80s was a decade that was really fun for me in radio. The music was great and life was good. We had great movies, classic video games, the advent
of CDs, and VCRs, and the personal computer revolution was just the beginning. It was an exciting time and the music of the 80s brings it all alive again!”