The cast of characters: Hudson and Scotty B tell us what it’s like to do mornings in Hawaii, waking up every morning and performing in a place that people plan all their lives, just to visit.
Hudson: Getting leid, surfing, mai tai’s and the warm trade winds, the aloha spirit and…should I go on and keep rubbing it in your face?
Scotty: It’s tough doing mornings in Hawaii, cause sometimes I’m not able to get onto the golf course till 11:30 or even 12.
Does it take discipline to stay focused on entertaining diary keepers, rather than weekly visitors who fly in and invade your station events?
Hudson: We focus on “the show”. If Joe from Ja-Bib wants to listen, well, right on for Joe. But we really do “a show” and that show is for everyone.
Scotty: I think we are very involved in the lifestyle of Hawaii, which keeps us focused on the people who live here.
RESUME TIME
Give us brief rundown on each of you, your personal history, your radio bio, and how you all became connected at the hip.
Hudson: 'NYU girl', at the Record Plant…yes, a world famous Record Plant studios intern; also a Rayban model, Little Miss America, E! correspondent for Wild On... Scotty’s telling me that’s enough…to keep movin'. I was on the Classic Rocker, overnights (KKLV) for a year then bam... doing mornings on STAR since '97. If you want to know the rest buy the book; we are suppa unique!
Scotty: I started a junior in high school in Hugo, OK in 83; the story goes Okie, Texas, Guam and Honolulu, spending 6 years at KIKI.
What's It All About?
Briefly describe your show your personalities and the "premise" listener's wake up to every morning.
Hudson: Lets play Ghetto Monopoly today...I don’t know where to start. maybe you can lick your elbow? Maybe something else? It’s what's top of mind. We laugh so hard some mornings we cant even talk we have our producer come on and he gets us to break. And on a quick note, regardless of what Scotty says, were going to the 'Moonlight Bunnyranch' to do a live show... word to your momma!
Scotty: She’s racy, I’m conservative. We’re complete opposites in life so we just have to pick a subject and fight about it. And I’m NOT going to the 'Moonlight Bunny' ranch!
How would you describe the feeling a listener gets after 20 minutes of your fine radio extravaganza?
Hudson: Hip, on the "D-Low", and nothing that a dose of Sphincterine can’t help…(get them on your show…everyone feels minty fresh)!
Scotty: It depends on the show, because we can make you laugh, or cry or perhaps even wet yourself.
How does this separate you from the pack, the other shows in town?
Hudson: By being the female lead…and a little on the nasty side...Oh!…and it helps that Scotty really is wholesome and a sweet 'never look at Playboy' kind of freak.
Scotty: Female lead...?
Hudson: Uh-huh!
Scotty: Have to get the last word don’t ya?
Hudson: Yup!
Giving Birth: From Concept to Compelling Content
Segue to the show planning, how much of it is prepared before you walk into the studio? How much left to spontaneity?
Hudson: It's..."You’ll never believe what happened this weekend!" We've planned the 'freak guests' on the show… and a basic outline. But really it’s what's going on with the peeps, and the vibe.
Scotty: Outlines are great but the best stuff is when the show gets legs and we just run with it.
And where does most of this compelling content come from? Who makes up the creative brain trust?
Hudson: I’ll let Scotty give me some credit...go!
Scotty: I guess the always humble Hudson would like some credit here. Seriously she has a lot of great things she brings to the table… she is a true character. Taking her raw idea and making it radio friendly is a constant challenge and the reason we make a great team. We're not afraid to try things that haven’t been done.
In 3 words or less, describe your Program Director? Your General manager?
Hudson & Scotty: PD, Jack & Coke, bald! GM, Hudson & Scotty fan! (whew!)
If by sheer act of nature you were a forced castaway on a desert island with one person, who would you choose to be stuck with your PD or GM, and why?
Hudson & Scotty: We both agree, our GM Chuck Cotton has a big boat.
Do you ever take chances and then ask for forgiveness?
Hudson & Scotty: Daily! Although sometimes we forget to ask for forgiveness...
Quick Word Association:
Michael Jackson
Hudson: You are just too topical for us, we don’t know.
Tourists
Hudson: White ankles!
Scotty: Shark bait.
Reality TV Shows
Hudson: Soooo… 2001.
Scotty: I like 2001!
Radio Consolidation
Hudson: Clear Channel
Scotty: Glad i have a job!
Don Ho
Hudson: Isn’t he dead?
Scotty: No, just his career.
If there was one facet of radio you’d like to see change in 2003, what would it be… and what kind of change?
Hudson: $$$$$$$$$
Scotty: How do ya spell cha-ching?
Mark That Bench
Tell us about your best weekly or daily on-air Benchmarks? Give us their names and a brief description of how they are executed?
Hudson & Scotty: Sorry you’ll have to listen to the show and steal our stuff, like everyone else.
Think back to the most powerful stunts or on-air bits you ever ran on your show. Name a few, their execution and the audience response from each.
Hudson & Scotty: As corny as this may seem, one of the bits that people still bring up is when we had our stunt guy ‘Fernando the Love Machine' go into a local diner wearing his Grandpa’s tighty whities, his shirt tucked in, raising a fuss about not getting a seat.
“The sign says, no shirt, no shoes, no service it never mentions pants”. He was accosted by employees and yet applauded by listeners while he was getting the boot. Because of their reaction we followed this bit up by victimizing this diner again. (He is now banned!)
X-tra Point Psycho Digs
How do you motivate your producer?
Hudson: I sleep with him
Staff interaction: are you a “mixer” or an island unto your own bloated ego?
Hudson: Right now we really are doing our own thing.
Okay, if your PD suggests something lame, and insists on you executing it how do you react?
Hudson: I’m fine with it, really I am.
Scotty: Excuse me while I wade through that LOAD Hudson just said.
Hudson: Okay, so I go a little ape shizzzzzzzz…
CHOOSE or LOSE: Keep one, toss the other
American Idol... or The Bachelor?
Hudson: Keep Idol.
Scotty: Same here.
Pearl Jam in 1993... or 2003?
Hudson: PJ in '93
Scotty: NO PJ!
Air check sessions...or watching ABC’s The View?
Hudson & Scotty: Sorry...neither!
Executing someone else’s bit idea...or playing another song?
Hudson & Scotty: Songs? There is no such thing as “someone else's bit”!
80’s Big Hair Rock... or 90’s Grunge.
Hudson:,90’s grunge; F.Y.I. GI Jane wear is back!
Scotty: 80’s Big Hair Rock....F.Y.I. Members Only never went away...
Hudson: Laughing my ass off!
Throw us a freakin' bone, name one thing about yourself or about each other, that most people don't know.
Hudson: I’ve had SEX on the subway during rush hour from B-way to 11th.
Scotty: I held the record for eating the most Brussel sprouts in the 6th grade!! (47)
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