Dennis Crandall

Native of Madison, Wisconsin (still rabid, drooling frothing GB Packer fan ... but love the Bucs as well. UW grad in Mass Communications in l954. Worked at a teeny station in central Wisconsin from '54 to '56, then moved back to Madison from '56 to '68 at NBC affiliate. Moved to Florida in 1968 to join Burl "Captain Mac" McCarty and Ronald J. Ebben at WDAE. Left DAE in 1976 to do talk at Clearwater's WTAN, the last two years as GM. I opened my own travel agency in 1985, sold it, and joined Lindsay Travel in Clearwater as group sales manager.

Did some talk and news at WPLP for a couple of years, then rejoined Ebben at WSUN until 1989 when I accepted the position of Public Information Officer for Largo Police. I retired two years later, but took a dive into television and did a cop show for Jones Intercable in Tampa and later, for Time Warner, in cooperation with the Hillsborough County State Attorney's Office. In between all this stuff, I found time to teach budding journalists for two years at USF in the Mass Communications Department.

I now volunteer, with my adorable wife, Sally, at Ruth Eckerd Hall, and write a monthly column for our condominium complex in east Clearwater, and am actively looking for a publisher for a childrens' book that I wrote earlier this year. Speaking of kids, we have five ... and seven grandkids.

I loved being in radio for all those years, mostly because of the many folks I am proud to call my friends. It was one helluva ride, but unfortunately, broadcasting ain't what it usta be. Thanks Heavens we still have true professionals like Tedd Webb, Jack Harris, Chris Thomas, et al.