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MORNING SHOCK TALK/ DJ TAKES YOUNG LISTENERS ON A ROMP ON THE FAR SIDE OF THE RADIO DIAL.(Stars)

Herald American (Syracuse, NY)

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Byline: William LaRue

Bill Curry arrived as the new morning disc jockey on Hot 107.9 in June 2000 after the radio station aired promotional spots declaring it was pregnant.

As if having a DJ nicknamed "Dakota" isn't memorable enough, WWHT-FM introduced Curry to listeners by announcing it was giving birth to a new Syracuse morning show, and it followed that with recorded cries of a woman in labor.

"It was a tasteless beginning to a tasteless morning show," Curry recalls, acknowledging with a loud laugh that he loved it.

Nearly a year later, Curry is standing in the top-40 station's Bridgewater Place studio, just off Franklin Square, ...

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