Right Place, Right People with Spike O'Neill

Legendary radio personality Jaime “Spike” O’Neill was a sports reporter, impressionist, writer, singer and key cast member of “Bob Rivers Twisted Radio” -  the number one rock radio show in Seattle from the height of grunge through the collapse of web 1.0. Two east coasters, who arrived in Seattle about the same time and met when Spike offered Ed his first broadcasting gig, reminisce about how O’Neill had backstage passes to a golden era for arts, culture, business and sports and he takes us on a tour of his out-of-nowhere gig as a willing and able representative of Twisted Radio.

The chat begins with us discussing a couple of East Coast outsiders first moving to Seattle and how we met when Spike was looking to do a weekly radio segment with the Washington Husky football team. A lifelong friendship developed, and Ed takes Spike through his time in Twisted Radio, as O’Neill became the de facto ‘man about town’ for the show.

From rock stars jumping off his deck into the pool, to keeping the crowd excited in a video shoot for Pearl Jam, Spike shares his recollection of one glorious era in Seattle, while breaking down why and how Twisted Radio connected with so many fans – men and women alike – through their morning drivetime show.

Episode links

Spike O’Neill

Band’s Facebook page – https://www.facebook.com/spikeandtheimpalers

Bob and Zip show - https://bobandzip.com/

Twisted Tunes - https://bobrivers.com/

Show links

Website –

https://bleav.com/shows/lets-huddle/

Twitter - https://twitter.com/letshuddlewith

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