Edward Tyll

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Edward Tyll (born February 2, 1956) is an American comedian and radio personality.cite news |work=Chicago Sun-Times |title=Celebrity Birthdays |date=1992-02-06 |first=Michael |last=Sneed |page=2 |quote=Ed Tyll, 36]

Tyll was born in The Bronx, New York USA the only child of Italian-Polish-American parents. He earned a B.S. in Sociology and briefly attended law school before becoming a talk radio host.

He has appeared as a commentator on network TV and hosted a syndicated radio show heard in Los Angeles, Chicago, Philadelphia, Detroit, Atlanta, New Orleans, Seattle, Portland and other cities. A political liberal, Tyll gained notoriety when he briefly replaced libertarian/conservative host Larry Elder on KABC (AM) Los Angeles.

Radio career

1980s

In the early 1980s, Tyll hosted a conservative talk radio program on WPBR in Palm Beach, Florida.cite news |work=Miami Herald |title=Conservative Talk Show's Host Touts Right-Wing Stuff at WJNO |date=1984-09-11 |first=David |last=Marcus |page=1PB |quote=WPBR in Palm Beach (1340 AM), already has two local hosts billed as conservatives: Dan Gregory, 5-8 pm weekdays, and Ed Tyll, 8 pm-midnight.] This weeknight show first brought Tyll to acclaim and national attention when he became involved in the resolution of a February 1984 hostage situation.cite news |work=Miami Herald |title=Award Stirs Memories of '84 Hostage Situation |date=1985-05-04 |first=Mike |last=Wilson |page=3PB |quote=WPBR-AM (1340) talk show host Ed Tyll was driving through Palm Springs on Feb. 10, 1984, when he saw police cars parked outside Eckerd Drugs.]

On March 2, 1987, Tyll began a short, highly-rated run at WGST in Atlanta, Georgia.cite news |work=The Atlanta Journal-Constitution |title=Change is in the air as WGST cuts news and adds more talk |date=1987-05-12 |page=B1 |quote=] Tyll drew press attention and controversy when he announced a plan to give away condoms in Woodruff Park during a broadcast.cite news |work=The Atlanta Journal-Constitution |title=WGST condom giveaway still on at Woodruff Park |date=1987-03-05 |page=E9] After initial resistance, city officials permitted the giveaway as long as it was part of an educational program on AIDS prevention. His show sparked considerable publicity and controversy leading up to his suspension in July 1987 after insulting influential Georgia politicians.cite news |work=The Washington Post |title=Personalities |date=1987-07-13 |first=Chuck |last=Conconi |quote=Ed Tyll, an Atlanta radio talk show host, was suspended this weekend for calling Atlanta area Rep. John Lewis a "moron" and comparing the civil rights leader to the "Little Rascals" comic character Buckwheat.] cite news |work=The Atlanta Journal-Constitution |title=Radio host Ed Tyll's `zest to be known' led to controversy |date=1987-07-19 |first= |last= |page=B1 |quote=Profile of WGST talk-show host Ed Tyll who was suspended by the station after tirades against Senator Wyche Fowler and Congressman John Fowler. Tyll called both Georgia lawmakers "illiterates" and dubbed Lewis a "moron."] After a series of protests and counter-protests, he was reinstated but was ultimately fired by the station in November 1987 after violating FCC regulations by placing a Fulton County assistant district attorney live on the air without her knowledge or consent.cite news |work=The Atlanta Journal-Constitution |title=Station WGST pulls plug on Ed Tyll - for good |date=1987-11-21 |first= |last= |page=A25 |quote=WGST radio personality Ed Tyll was fired Friday after he spoke with a Fulton County assistant district attorney on the phone during his show, apparently without making it clear to her that she was on the air. WGST radio personality Ed Tyll, whose on-air antics have shocked listeners since March, has conducted his last interview for the station.]

In January 1988, Tyll was hired by WKLS-FM ("96 Rock") in Atlanta.cite news |work=The Atlanta Journal-Constitution |title=Why couldn't we observe a joint King-Lee day? |date=1988-01-23 |first=Dick |last=Williams |page=B1 |quote=] cite news |work=The Atlanta Journal-Constitution |title=No high hilarity in this storm - just a pile of guilt |date=1988-01-09 |first=Dick |last=Williams |page=B1 |quote=Ed Tyll, the former Atlanta talk-show host, is a case in point. After being bounced from WGST, Tyll quickly landed on his feet.] Tyll continued to generate controversy with critics calling his show "tasteless and insulting" leading to station management to promise to "tone down" the show in November 1989.cite news |work=The Atlanta Journal-Constitution |title=Love's the Theme: `Letters,' Kissy-Face, Ron and Nancy |date=1989-11-17 |first=Gerry |last=Yandel |page=C9 |quote=Ever heard of Ed Tyll? Station vice president and general manager Clarke Brown went on the air with an apology at 10 am and said some calls indicated the show was tasteless and insulting and that it would be toned down this morning.]

1990s

In January 1990, Tyll began hosting a nighttime talk show on WLUP (1000 AM) in Chicago.cite news |work=Chicago Sun-Times |title=WLUP-AM's shrill Ed Tyll disrupts talk-radio panel |date=1990-05-16 |first=Robert |last=Feder] He was moved to overnights in May 1991 before being let go in October 1992.cite news |work=Chicago Sun-Times |title='Loop' Cuts Loose Talk Host Ed Tyll |date=1992-10-06 |first=Robert |last=Feder |quote=Ed Tyll, the square peg who never quite fit into the "Loop" hole, is on his way out at WLUP-AM (1000).] The "Chicago Sun-Times" noted that this was Tyll's eighth radio station in five years.

Tyll spent February 1993 as a fill-in host on WJNO in West Palm Beach, Florida.cite news |work=Chicago Sun-Times |title=New Lease on Life For 'Wild Chicago' |date=1993-03-01 |first=Robert |last=Feder |page=27 |quote=Ed Tyll, just back after a month of fill-in work at WJNO-AM in West Palm Beach, Fla., has pulled the plug on his weekly talk show for WYIN-Channel 56.] . In March 1993, Tyll moved to Detroit to host an overnight show at the short lived 99-5 WOW-FM. In May 1993, the station flipped to country music and Tyll was let go. In August 1993, Tyll started a weekly show airing Sunday late-night on WYSY (107.9 FM) in west suburban Chicago.cite news |work=Chicago Sun-Times |title=WGN Stays Inside To Fill Key Ranks |date=1993-08-09 |first=Robert |last=Feder |page=25 |quote=Ed Tyll, former late-night host at WLUP-AM (1000), is back on Chicago radio - one night a week. His new talk show airs at midnight Sundays on west suburban WYSY-FM (107.9).] He later moved on to work at a radio station in New Orleans.

Tyll was hosting a mid-day call-in talk show at WTKS-FM in Orlando, Floridacite news |work=The Palm Beach Post |title=Industry irked by Radio Free Parrothead |date=1999-09-16 |first=Thom |last=Smith |page=1E |quote=Remember Ed Tyll? [...] He made his way to New Orleans and eventually Orlando, where he hooked up with WTKS. Now he's syndicated. As of Monday he's back on the air in South Florida.] , when he was hired by KABC in July 1997.cite news |work=Daily Variety |title=ABC Radio Zoned out for Disney |date=1997-08-27 |url=http://www.variety.com/article/VR1116676567.html?categoryid=23&cs=1 |quote=KABC has also reportedly hired Ed Tyll, a flamboyant jock currently working in Orlando, Fla., for an undetermined spot in its lineup. He is said to be priming to begin work in about three weeks.] cite news |work=Los Angeles Times |title=Calendar |date=1997-07-31 |first=Shauna |last=Snow |page=46 |quote=KABC-AM (790) has confirmed that it is "negotiating" with Orlando, Fla., talk host Ed Tyll for an undisclosed spot on its lineup.]

From September 1997 until early February 1998, Tyll hosted a late-afternoon two-hour weekday show on KABC (790 AM) in Los Angeles.cite news |work=Los Angeles Daily News |title=Elder's Radio Show Back to 4 Hours Long |date=1998-02-10 |first=Fred |last=Shuster |url= |quote=Conservative African-American talk host Larry Elder's weekday radio show on KABC-AM (790) has been returned to its original four-hour length after the program was cut by two hours this fall. [...] Ed Tyll, hired in November to fill Elder's final two hours, has left KABC, station management said.] Once billed as a conservative talk host, in a February 1998 profile "Reason" magazine described Tyll as a "journeyman left-liberal host."cite news |url=http://www.mywire.com/pubs/Reason/1998/02/01/267381?extID=10051 |work=Reason |first=Rick |last=Henderson |title=Disrespecting Elder |date=1998-02-01] He had replaced conservative African-American talk host Larry Elder when Elder's show was cut from two to four hours then let go when station management restored Elder's show to its original length.

In April 1998, Tyll began hosting a weeknight talk show from 7 to 10 p.m. on KLSX (97.1 FM) in Los Angeles.cite news |work=Los Angeles Times |title=Calendar |date=1998-04-22 |first=Shauna |last=Snow |page=F2 |quote=Talk host Ed Tyll, who had a brief two-month afternoon-drive gig on KABC-AM (790), is now on KLSX-FM (97.1) from 7 to 10 p.m.] Tyll eventually shifted to a 10 p.m. to 1 a.m overnight shift before leaving KLSX on October 22, 1999 to host a syndicated talk show airing middays and originating from the studios of sister station WKRK-FM in Detroit, Michigan.cite news |work=Los Angeles Times |title=Calendar |date=1999-10-16 |first=Shauna |last=Snow |page=F2 |quote=Meanwhile, Ed Tyll, who currently has the 10 p.m.-1 a.m. slot, is leaving to do a syndicated midday talk show following Howard Stern at Detroit's WKRK-FM.]

On June 16, 1999, NBG Radio Network's "The Ed Tyll Show" began streaming live over the internet via Broadcast.com.cite news |title=Fisher Entertainment's Internet Broadcasting Services Provided by Broadcast.com |date=1999-06-16 |work=Business Wire]

2000s

Starting from the station's launch in September 2002, Tyll hosted a mid-day talk show from noon to 3 p.m. on WLIE ("Island Talk 540") on Long Island, New York.cite news |work=New York Daily News |title=Stern: Ousted Rivals Had It Coming |url=http://www.nydailynews.com/archives/entertainment/2002/09/04/2002-09-04_stern__ousted_rivals_had_it_.html |date=2002-09-04 |first=David |last=Hinckley] cite news |date=2002-11-20 |work=New York Daily News |title=WLIE Boosts Signal and Island Focus |url=http://www.nydailynews.com/archives/entertainment/2002/11/20/2002-11-20_wlie_boosts_signal_and_islan.html |first=David |last=Hinckley] In March 2003, Tyll was honored by "Talkers" magazine on their annual "Heavy Hundred" list of the "most important radio talk show hosts in America."cite news |work=New York Daily News |date=2003-03-05 |url=http://www.nydailynews.com/archives/entertainment/2003/03/05/2003-03-05_local_hosts_on_list_of_mouth.html |title=Local Hosts On List Of Mouths That Roar |first=David |last=Hinckley] Indeed, Tyll was popular enough to survive an August 2003 cutback in local programming and was one of only two local shows not to be replaced by syndicated programming.cite news |first=Claude |last=Solnik |url=http://www.accessmylibrary.com/coms2/summary_0286-23998370_ITM |title=Island Talk WLIE cuts staff to lower expenses |date=2003-08-01 |work=Long Island Business News] His show was moved to afternoon-drive from 3 to 7 p.m. during the shakeup. As of 2007, WLIE is a Spanish language station carrying none of the original "Island Talk 540" programming.

Currently

Tyll now works as a stand-up comedian and voice-over artist in the New York City area.

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*cite web |url=http://vids.myspace.com/index.cfm?fuseaction=vids.individual&videoid=1291830175 |title=Edward Tyll video commentaries |work=MySpace
*cite web |url=http://www.wlie.com/djs.htm |title=Ed Tyll biography |work=WLIE.com