Frosty, Heidi & Frank

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starring = Forrest "Frosty" Stilwell
Heidi Hamilton
Frank Kramer
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first_aired = 2000
last_aired = Present
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website = [http://www.frostyheidiandfrank.com FrostyHeidiAndFrank.com]
podcast = [http://www.971freefm.com/pages/1249.php Frosty, Heidi And Frank podcast]

The Frosty, Heidi & Frank Show is a talk radio show hosted by Forrest (a.k.a. Frosty) Stilwell, Heidi Hamilton, and Frank Kramer. The show is based in Los Angeles, California and broadcast from their home station 97.1 Free FM (KLSX) which is owned by CBS Radio. The show airs weekdays from 10am to 2pm PST.

History of the Show

Stilwell and Kramer were once part of the "Jamie, Frosty, and Frank Show" with Jamie White on Alice 105.9 (KALC) in Denver, Colorado, which began in 1994 and was Denver's highest rated talk show for a number of years. In 1998 the show moved to Los Angeles at Star 98.7 (KYSR), where they met traffic reporter Heidi Hamilton. In less than a year, the "Jamie, Frosty, and Frank Show" established itself as the second highest rated English language show in southern California. [http://www.misnthropytoday.com]

Collectively, they are known as "The Triplets," in the past they were not fond of the nickname as it was given to them by entertainment reporter Sam Rubin, whom they disliked. At one point it was rumored that they added a clause into their contract stating that no one could call them "The Triplets." The nickname is now commonly used on the show.

Tension started between Sam Rubin and Frosty, Heidi, and Frank because Rubin would bash the trio frequently on his TV show, the KTLA Morning News. Rubin often called their show "unlistenable." Rubin's low ratings led to his KLSX departure in December 2003, and the station gave Frosty, Heidi, and Frank an extra hour of airtime.

In 2005, KLSX General Manager Bob Moore signed Frosty, Heidi, and Frank to a new three-year contract, extending their show through at least 2008.

The show was syndicated to 103.7 Free FM (KSCF) in San Diego, CA, from October 2005 to December 2006. On January 2, 2007, KSCF replaced them with a local talk show, and later on June 22, 2007, KSCF flipped to a music format altogether.

The show was also syndicated to 101.5 Free FM (KZON) in Phoenix, Arizona, however CBS Radio decided to change the format to Hip-Hop. Their last broadcast in Phoenix was on June 20, 2007. Causation for the switch is not clear, as ratings were exceptionally high.

Starting August 2005, the Frosty, Heidi & Frank Show is also available over the Internet live.

On Friday, September 26, 2008, at their 8th Annual "Birthday Bash", Frosty, Heidi & Frank announced that they were given a new, one-year contract, extending their show to at least September, 2009.

Hosts

Forrest Stilwell

Forrest Arthur Stilwell a.k.a. Frosty Stilwell is an American radio personality. Frosty was born in Terre Haute, Indiana. Stilwell currently resides in Hollywood Hills, Los Angeles, California with his dog, "Rudy." Frosty often plays a piano during the show to add a backdrop to his stories. On September 15, 2008, Frosty revealed to the listeners that his doctor told him that his blood pressure is so high that he could "drop dead any time". Frosty acknowledges that he is morbidly obese, but is unable to do anything about it. In 2007 Frosty revealed a story about his refusal to give money to a transient at a 711, in anger the transient called him Big Fat Pig Queer. Frosty went home crying, where he then fed his dog peanut butter to cheer himself up. Frosty suffers from depression.

Heidi Hamilton

Heidi Dionne Hamilton (born September 24, 1973 in Batesville, Indiana) is an American radio personality. Hamilton is also an actress, performing in artistic roles in Los Angeles theater and appearing in independent films. She is a graduate of the University of Cincinnati, and met Frosty and Frank as a helicopter-based traffic reporter while the duo was working with radio personality Jamie White. On the air, she has openly discussed her first sexual experiences with both men and women.Fact|date=April 2008 An ongoing game she played on the radio with the audience was to guess the sex of her significant other, known only as "The Italian." On October 27, 2006 at a live show in San Diego, California, Hamilton revealed that "The Italian" was in fact a woman. Hamilton currently resides in Encino, California. On September 2, 2008, Heidi revealed that she is a 44th cousin of Abraham Lincoln. Interestingly, in the past, Frosty has revealed that he is a distant relative of John Wilkes Booth.

Frank Kramer

Steven Francis Kramer is an American radio personality. He met Frosty when he was a teenager. He attended Indiana University and was a member of the Sigma Phi Epsilon fraternity. Kramer joined Frosty as co-host of a radio show in Milwaukee just prior to, and instead of, graduating with a degree in Geological Sciences. From there, they moved together to Denver, where they were joined by Jamie White and became Denver's highest rated talk show for a number of years, before they brought the show to Star 98.7 in Los Angeles in 1998. Frank was named "The Hottest Man In Radio 2007/2008". Fact|date=April 2008

Behind The Scenes Cast

Other characters or participants of the show include:
* Crysta Garner – Phone screener
* Steve Binder – Editor/Engineer.
* Jack Silver – Program Director.

egments

Who's Going to Hell?

A regular segment done randomly about once a week or two is "Who's Going to Hell?" Frosty, Heidi, and Frank each pick a news story about subjects including cruelty, mistreatments, or gruesome deaths to animals or people. They compete to see who has the story about the worst example of human nature or behavior. They tend to attach humorous titles to attract votes, which callers must repeat for their vote to count.

hould I Stay or Should I Go?

The segment airs every Friday afternoon at 1:00pm, and it showcases LA bands or singers trying to make it in the music industry that have yet to see major success. Two songs are played with listeners calling in to give their feedback. If the featured act or band is unanimously liked (getting 6 audience votes to "stay", zero "gos"), they are invited to play at Frosty, Heidi, and Frank's anniversary, or birthday bash in September of that year. Some bands are considered if they have only one "go" to perform at their birthday bash.

The Bag of "S"

This is where Frosty, Heidi, and Frank give away their own (unwanted) stuff, or stuff that guests have left in their studio, to the audience as a so called prize.

The Apology

At the end of the show Frosty, Heidi, and Frank "apologize" to people, groups, living creatures, and inanimate objects offended or even mentioned on the show. This is the same manner in which the "Jamie, Frosty, and Frank" show ended each day. However, it is not believed that "the apology" originated with Kramer, Stillwell, or White. The origin of this end-of-show practice dates back to Robert Michael Green, who was a Florida radio personality on several stations during the 80's and 90's.

External links

* http://www.frostyheidiandfrank.com – Official website.
* http://www.971freefm.com – KLSX website