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For 19 years Tony Monaco has
electrified radio audiences with stints at AM640, Energy 108 and for the past
10 years a HOT 103.5, Hits 103.5 and now the New Z 103.5.
Tony began his career as an intern at 1050
Chum working for great personalities such as John Majhor, Bob McGee, and Mike Holland.
In 1986 he landed a job as a producer / operator at 680 CFTR working for Steve
Gregory, Bill Hayes, and Mike Cooper. Hanging out with the legends helped to mold
the person and personality that Tony Monaco is today. The Monaco Man's 1st on air
gig was in March of '88 in Leamington earning a whopping 200 a week at CHYR. Then on
to CKKW in Kitchener, CHUC in Cobourg and in Jan of 1990 at CJBK in London.
On June 30th 1990 - The Hog was born - a
new in your face radio station roared onto the Toronto Radio airwaves. It
was Maximum Grunt! The Party Pig had the best slogan - "Everybody Sucks
But Us" Tony Monaco
had to be apart of this radio station filled with loose cannons. He dropped off a
resume and a tape in a pizza box and caught the attention of the program director Gary
Aube. Days later after originally stating he had no openings, the Young Clubber Tony
Monaco received a page while lying on the beach at AshBridges Bay. That call was
"The Call Of The Wild". On July 18th, 1990 Tony Monaco made his Radio on-air debut at
AM640 The Hog and the face of radio in this city changed forever.
In 1991 the Hog changed format and went Top
40 / Dance only to change format again in '93 going Talk- Information. Although
Tony was versatile and could do any format his love was for Dance. In October of '93
- Monaco jumped ship and went to Energy 108 joining Chris Sheppard and company. In
1995 after working weekends and evenings and hosting live to airs on Energy it was time
once again for the Clubber to branch off and do something different.
A new era was born in Southern Ontario in
1995 with the official arrival of HOT 103.5 A Radio Station devoted to Euro and
commercial Dance. In 1997 Hot evolved into HITS 103.5 and in December
of 2000 the evolution of top 40 radio was complete. The New Z103.5 still carries the flag and supports dance music like nobody else. In the
past 12 years at 103 and with his previous stints at major radio stations, Tony Monaco has become a household name in the Top 40 / Dance market. He has been called The Anchor, The Foundation, The Godfather, The
Leader, The Legend and The
Franchise. Call him what you like but he likes to be referred to as The
Original Clubber Tony Monaco. He has always stayed true to his roots and to his love. He
is a caring and passionate man with a love and a passion for dance music. You can check out Tony Monaco
during the Nighttime Party Zone weeknights starting at 6:00pm Z103.5 and live to air every
Wednesday Night plus party patrols and live action broadcasts. |
