DJs

At Townsquare Media Tuscaloosa, we do our best to support our local community in the most impactful ways possible. All of the content creators you see below live, work and play in the same places as you and your families -- and we know that what happens right here matters to you most. We hope you find that our original local content (found on our website and free mobile app) informs and entertains you as much as we enjoy creating it. Get to know each of us a little more by checking out our "behind the byline" facts below:

Steve Shannon

I came to Tuscaloosa with plans to finish college & maybe go to law school. The radio bug bit and I love it to this day. The Steve & DC Show started in Tuscaloosa & ended up syndicating nationwide out of St Louis. I ma…

DC

DC started in radio in 1988 right here in Tuscaloosa, Alabama. He partnered with Steve Shannon and thus began the successful “Steve & DC Show” setting ratings records in both Tuscaloosa and St. Louis. The show was also nationa…

John Garrett

Johnny joined The Bear in 2020, hosting Country Oldies Sunday Night - and has held down the midday slot since 21. He was a fan of Steve and DC from Day 1 - back on Z102 - and even spent a couple years in Dothan working for DC. …

Jess

As a little girl, I wanted nothing more than to play softball. There wasn't a feeling in the world that could surpass being on that field. But when I failed to make the team at Baylor University, I found myself searching for what …

Don Hartley

Townsquare Media Tuscaloosa News Director and Tuscaloosa native Don Hartley's name is synonymous with West Alabama. He has two lengthy careers under his belt. 23 years in radio and television news and sports journalism and 26 year…

Mary K

Mary K. considers herself an Alabamian, calling the Yellowhammer State home for the (on and off) past 20 years. With an impressive radio career that spans over 30 years, she has established herself as a prominent figure in the ind…

Wild Bill

I'm a God-fearing, happily-married, Bama-lovin', Fried chicken-eatin', pet-lovin' dude! I'm humbled to have been voted Tuscaloosa's favorite DJ by readers of the Tuscaloosa News during the past two surveys. Check out the Wild Bi…

Stephen Dethrage

A lifelong Alabama resident, Stephen has spent 12 years reporting for various media outlets in the Tuscaloosa area, including stints at the Crimson White, the Birmingham News and AL.com, the Tuscaloosa News and more before joining…