Todd Schnitt
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Todd Schnitt (born January 24, 1966 and who also uses the names "MJ Kelli" and, during purported crank phone calls, "Milton Fludgecow") is a radio host whose two shows are based in Tampa, Florida. The MJ Morning Show, heard weekdays on stations in Tampa, St. Louis, and Jacksonville, Florida, is Todd's morning radio show, on which he goes by the name "MJ". The flagship station for the show is Clear Channel's WFLZ (93.3 FM) in Tampa. Schnitt has also mentioned, in passing, that The MJ Morning Show might air on XM Satellite Radio. In addition, he hosts The Schnitt Show, which is an afternoon talk show focusing more on politics and world news. This show airs in Tampa, Charleston, Miami, and on XM Channel 152 and originates from another Clear Channel station, NewsRadio970 WFLA (AM). The XM airing airs the second two hours live followed by a prerecording of that day's first hour.
"The MJ Morning Show" features MJ and sidekicks Fester, Hurricane, Joey B, Flunkie, Dave "The Dwarf", Froggie 2 and a variety of female interns and extras like Legally Blind Mike (LBM) and Dave Lagoretta. The show focuses largely on reactions to current news stories, celebrity scandals, outrageous news stories and calls to MJ's wife Michelle. The show plays little to no music. Each holiday season, the show gives away 12 free breast augmentations to listeners who enter and win an essay contest. The 2005 edition of the giveaway was dubbed "Jingle Jugs." On January 4, 2006, "Joey B" officially returned to the show as executive producer.
"The Schnitt Show" is essentially a conservative talk radio program, although Schnitt's politics lean somewhat more libertarian than traditional conservative. Unlike Rush Limbaugh, Schnitt maintains an "open line" policy on his show whereby the topics of discussion vary widely based on listener phone calls.
Schnitt has a vast knowledge of radio broadcasting history and a strong affection for BMW automobiles, his most recent one being a V10 powered BMW M5. He has been married to his wife Michelle, an attorney, since June 26, 1994. They live in Tampa with their two children, Chloe (b. August 20, 2001) and Julian (b. July 4, 2004) and two Jack Russell Terriers, Romeo and Scarlett.
[edit] External links
- http://www.schnittshow.com The Schnitt Show's official website.
- http://www.mjmorningshow.com The MJ Morning Show's official website.
- MJ Morning Show Fan Page A listener's comprehensive fan Web site focusing on the MJ Morning Show
