| Jeff
Levy and the ‘J’ Team
came to KNX in January of 2004;
we wanted to start the New Year
with a new show that provided our
growing audience with what they
needed to stay current, progressing
forward in this crazy world of computers.
The 9 years we spent at KFI were
learning years for all of us. We
all had to deal with operating systems
that needed tuning and tweaking
just to type a letter and those
big, bulky not to mention noisy
machines that needed their nuts
and bolts tightened just to keep
them running. The concept was there
and we all bought into it. The problem
at that time was, we were all guinea
pigs in a test that had not yet
been proven. As we evolved from
DOS to this new, bigger, better
not to mention in color, thing called
Windows. Unlike yesterdays concept
computers, today’s computer
actually works the concept is a
proven reality. In other words you
no longer have to be a mechanic
to drive the car.
Radio
Shack sold Jeff Levy a TRS 80 in
1976; it was Jeff’s 1st computer.
The Apple II was Jeff’s second.
By the time the IBM PC rolled out
everyone around Jeff Levy knew he
had some kind of gift, many said,
“Jeff Levy thinks like a computer”.
Jeff Levy’s understanding
of computers and his loving to teach,
he was soon helping anyone that
asked for his advice. With the birth
of the personal computer the demand
for computer knowledge and understanding
soared. The problem, computers were
boring, and learning about boring
things was not what most of us chose
to do with our free time. When Jeff
Levy teaches computers he has a
way of making us understand them
in a fun way.
People
had always told Jeff Levy he had
a great voice for radio. So in 1994
Jeff Levy thought if he could reach
out and teach computers to everyone
that wanted to know about them and
do it in a fun style would people
truly learn? He started looking
around to see if anyone out there
was teaching computers on the radio
or on TV. There were a couple of
computer shows out there. None of
the shows actually taught listeners.
None of these computer shows made
learning computers any less painful
than going to the dentist and having
a root canal. So Jeff Levy decided
he would submit a tape of his style
of teaching computers to talk radio.
He submitted a tape to David G Hall,
who at the time was program director
for KFI. Jeff Levy called David
weekly to see if he had listened
to the tape. Finally David told
Jeff Levy he had listened to his
tape and thought he might have something
that the public might need. He said
he would be in touch.
In
January of 1995 he started hosting
Jeff Levy “On Computers”
at Los Angeles radio station, KFI.
His first radio show aired on Sundays
at 5:00 am, not exactly a prime
spot but Jeff Levy quickly proved
that the audience wanted what he
had to offer. He made the ratings
dial move at that hour, so in just
over a year later he moved to a
prime slot. When Jeff Levy’s
show moved to KNX 1070, it was immediately
expanded to three hours by popular
demand. Why? Because no one else
on radio or TV can make computers
and gadgets as interesting, fun
or understandable as Jeff Levy himself.
Jeff
Levy takes questions from callers,
translates those questions into
understandable English, and then
uses the question to teach the audience
about that particular topic. He
injects his own brand of humor in
his exchanges with callers. And
tells them that it’s ok to
be a "computer creampuff"
or a "Windows weenie"
because everyone is a beginner at
something, sometime. He makes listeners
feel like they are not alone with
their problems and that they are
not incompetent or stupid because
they can’t figure them out.
He does what every successful communicator
does: takes the complex and makes
it understandable.
As
the world changes and technology
shapes and change it, more and more
people need the information Jeff
Levy offers. Which cell phone should
I choose? What’s the difference
between wireless Web and Wi-Fi?
How does plasma screen work? Do
refrigerators with computers in
their doors really save me from
having spoiled milk? My computer
keeps shutting down, why? Why can’t
I print with this new printer? How
do auto navigation systems work?
You’ve got questions, Jeff
Levy’s got answers.
There
is no doubt we are in the computer
age. Jeff Levy’s “COMPUTER
NEWS” on KNX 1070 explains
it all with a combination of Q &
A, interviews, weekly lessons and
information sharing on the power
of the PC not found anywhere else
on the radio.
Hear
Jeff Levy’s “Eye On
Technology” weekdays: 6:25
PM tune in for something new, always
interesting and up to the minute
in technology. That’s Monday
through Friday 1070 AM at 6:25 PM
for 90 seconds of Jeff Levy. www.knx1070.com
Jeff
Levy invites you to join him and
the “J” Team each weekend
for “COMPUTER NEWS”
every Saturday and Sunday on 1070
AM from Noon to 3:00 PM PST. Call
him with your questions at (866)
569-1070.
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