- Zakk Tyler
Zakk Tyler, (born Dominic Joseph Zaccagnini on March 31, 1968) is an American radio personality and sports broadcaster.
Radio career
The BeginningUpon graduation from Indiana University of Pennsylvania (1990) he began his career in Pittsburgh, PA (WRRK) and later in Louisville, KY (WTFX), Memphis, TN (WMFS) and then in Greenville, SC (WTPT) as both the station program director and morning show host. He then moved to San Francisco to rock radio network (KSJO) that was also broadcast to San Jose-Monterey-Contra Costa, CA and the show was also distributed to company owned stations in Nashville, TN and Greenville, SC. In Chicago, the show aired afternoon drive on WLUP where Zakk was also a frequent guest on sports television show, “Sports Page”.
Present
The Zakk Tyler Show airs morning drive at WZGC (“Dave-FM”) in Atlanta, GA where Zakk is also the pre-game and post-game host for the NFL’s Atlanta Falcons (aired on over 30 stations throughout the Southeast and Midwest).
Radio Awards
2004 Best Rock Personality (Radio & Records Awards)2000, 1998, 1997 Best Local Radio Personality (Creative Loafing Magazine) 2003 Top 10 Radio Stunts of Year (Radio & Records Magazine) 1997 Program Director of the Year, runner-up (Billboard Magazine) 1997 Program Director of the Year for Active Rock, runner-up (FMQB Magazine)
Acting
Appears as himself “We Sold Our Souls for Rock ‘n Roll” Black Sabbath documentary (2001)
External links
* [http://www.zakkster.com]
* [http://www.zakkster.blogspot.com]
* [http://www.edave.com/morningshow]
* [http://www.929dave.fm/pages/1665825.php]
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