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My 25th Anniversary At WRIF – Famous TV Moment – Meltdown

This story is so funny! Back when “Detroit 187” was shooting their show here in the D, I knew a girl who was playing a “dead actress” on the show….

This story is so funny! Back when "Detroit 187" was shooting their show here in the D, I knew a girl who was playing a "dead actress" on the show. The producers wanted pictures of her in real life so they could make the room she was dead in, look more real. She told me she submitted a picture of her and me from one of the RIFF girl contests, and that it was going to appear on the show.

Man, I was fired up! I couldn't waited to have my friends and family see me on national TV. I posted on my socials to keep a lookout for a familiar face on the show.

Well, it didn't work out according to plan. I guess to show me on the show, I'd have to have signed on that that could use my likeness. I didn't know anything about that and no one had contacted me, so when it came to my big TV break....I was hidden behind a microwave door handle! Yes, that's me behind the handle......are you impressed yet? LOL

(cue the sad trombone)

-Meltdown-

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Meltdown started on the mighty WRIF on the evening of Halloween, 1995. Technically, his first on-air shift was the morning of November 1st. Moving to the Motor City from Buffalo, N.Y., he has built a career and family. Over his almost three-decade stint at RIFF, he's had the privilege to work with some of the biggest personalities in Detroit radio history. He boasts of being just the second-afternoon drive jock in the station's illustrious 53-year history. Along with his love for rock music and attending concerts, he's also an avid Harley-Davidson enthusiast and hockey player. He plays year-round and manages to squeeze in a few charity games throughout the year. Meltdown writes about the Detroit Red Wings, rock music, and Detroit concert venues.