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name:
Stel Pontikes
birthdate (no year):
January 4...a long time ago, in a galaxy far away.
How long have you lived in St. Louis?:
38 years
If you grew up in St. Louis, what part of town?: N/A...I grew up in the galaxy of Chicago.
How long have you been with KEZK/Y98?:
29 years
How did you get started in radio?:
During my years at St. Louis University ('70-'75), I was on staff at the campus radio station (KBIL-AM back then; KSLU-FM now). Following graduation, I worked 3 years at album-rocker KADI-FM (now K-HITS96), and then joined Y98 in the fall of '78 (it was KSLQ back then).
St. Louis questions
Favorite Family Fun location:
Tower Grove Park
Favorite Wintertime event/activity:
college basketball
Favorite Summertime event/activity:
Cubs baseball (I've got that Hundred Year Itch)
Favorite Ballpark food:
Kosher hot dog with onions
Favorite Restaurant:
Sidney Street Cafe
Favorite St. Louis Celebrity (other than yourself):
Mike Shannon
Favorite St. Louis Sports Celebrity:
Adam Wainwright
Best Unkept Secret in St. Louis:
Blues City Deli in South St. Louis
Favorite Six Flags Ride:
Anything that keeps me on the ground.
St. Louis institution, business, or person you miss most:
Dunkin' Donuts
Lifestyle questions:
On a weekend afternoon, you'll find me:
Working at Y98...or sleeping.
Do you own an HDTV yet?:
Yeah, 2 of 'em! And 2 HD Radio's too. Go get one and listen to 102.5-HD2 if you like what we play on The Answer Radio Show.
Favorite Music Groups/Music Artists:
Santana, U2, and MercyMe.
Favorite Website(s):
Relevant Magazine; New Release Tuesday; Sports Spectrum; CCM Magazine; Christianity Today; The Phantom Tollbooth; Chicago Tribune; NY Times; LA Times; Drudge Report.
Favorite TV show canceled in last 5 years you wish would make a comeback:
Animaniacs
If you won a million dollars and had to spend it on yourself only, what’s the first thing you would buy?:
After tithing at least 10% of it (cuz it's all God's stuff in the first place), I'd get my wife a Mustang Shelby GT. Unfortunately, I probably wouldn't see her much after that.
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