Joe Catanzaro

Joe was born in Chicago and moved to Arizona in 1971 where he listened to KRIZ and KRUX. He thought radio was about repetitive bubble gum music and deep voiced DEE JAYS talking really fast until he heard the original KDKB  and then KBBC, the short-lived K104 and the Storm, KSTM. Joe says “It renewed my faith in radio and I set out to get a job ..playing music that I liked and getting paid for it…what could be better than that?  I found myself at a little community college in Yuma where they have a great radio program. At that station I got to do my version of underground radio which was just great. And now to the present— Radio Free Phoenix has captured that special feel of underground radio (real radio) and I am glad to be a part of it”. Hear Joe Catanzaro Monday through Friday from 5-8am and Sunday morning from 6-10am on Radio Free Phoenix.   

Andy Olson
Since 1983, Andy Olson has been a regular player in the Phoenix Rock Radio market. Working on-air for the legendary KSTM (The Storm) for four years (1983-1987) before its untimely demise, and then KSLX (Classic Rock), six years (1987-1993) and the original KZON (The Zone), four years (1995-1999), Then back to KSLX (1999-2006). Andy has seen first-hand, the rise and fall of some great stations in the Phoenix area. He’s a Rock Musicologist and child of the 60’s, and understands what’s been missing from the radio. As the founder and major force behind Radio Free Phoenix, Andy Olson brings freedom of expression back to Rock Radio.  Hear Andy Olson, Monday through Friday from 8-12 p.m. (Arizona Time) on Radio Free Phoenix.  

Liz Boyle

Liz grew up in Scottsdale and has been on-air in Phoenix for over 20 years.  Liz has worked on-air at KSLX, KEZ, KDKB and most notably, she spent 14 years at the legendary 94.5 KOOL-FM.  She quit CBS radio to pursue the new frontier of Internet radio.  She currently hosts middays at  Radio Free Phoenix.

Liz has voiced hundreds of local and national commercials. Liz’s national clients have included ConAgra, Harrah’s and JC Penney.

She’s a longtime volunteer with The Arizona Humane Society and is on the Board of Directors of The Arizona Music and Entertainment Hall of Fame. Hear Liz Boyle, Monday through Friday from 8-12 midnight (Arizona Time)  on Radio Free Phoenix.   

John DeRitis

Join John DeRitis from Riverside, California. every Monday through Friday from 12 midnight to 5am as “The Bohemian Nightcat” on Radio Free Phoenix. John also plays Saturday from Midnight to 3am. John’s start in radio was at KRFD in Marysville, California in the late 90’s. He’s also worked as an animator at Nickelodeon on the show, Angry Beavers. In addition, he’s been a bouncer in a blues club and also a cross country 18 wheeler truck driver. John says, “My musical tastes are as vast and varied as my careers”. John is also filling in Monday through Friday from 12 to 4pm.

Lenise Pleza

Every Saturday from 3-6am (Arizona Time) 11 – 2pm (UK Time) join RFP for Cartoon World Live from the UK with Lenise Pleza

Lenise is originally from Detroit, and as an impulsive and impetuous teenager decided to relocate to London in 1983.  After working in PR over the years for other people, she set up her own small Music PR company, RelentlessPr in 2000.   She has NO musical talent whatsoever, but has always been obsessed with music (particularly The Who) and knows a good thing when she hears it.  Lenise had the honour of bringing the Fast Camels, Daniel Wiley, Alley Kerr, Golden Hour, Water School, Green Peppers, She Hit Me First and La Fleur Fatale to RFP and to the attention of the world at large.

She broadcasts direct from England with Cartoon World with an assortment of crazy, furry kids and  giving Radio Free Phoenix the UK slant. Join Lenise in Cartoon World every Saturday from 3-6am (Arizona Time) on RFP! 

Mike McCoy

Join Mike McCoy every Saturday morning from 6-10am (Arizona Time). Mike is a radio veteran with a life long passion for music. He grew up in the hallways of KRUX where his dad, Al McCoy was the program director. Immersed in the world of rock and roll from a young age and an early listener of Bill Compton’s KDKB, Mike is thrilled to be part of Radio Free Phoenix

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Paul & Anthony

Join Paul & Anthony on RFP Saturday mornings from 10-3pm (Arizona Time) Per Paul, We’ve got issues, bear with us. Anthony ran away with the circus at age 16 (he plans on returning one day) and Paul insists Marilyn Monroe and Jar Binks appeared in his cereal this morning. Join the boys for a sometimes strange and abstract view of the world around them. Originally joined at the neck, Paul & Anthony have crafted a world apart, yet connected to each other. Special guest include cousin Vito,  A.J. Cone and Carol Channing!

Kent Kirchner
Kent was born and raised in Albuquerque, New Mexico, and moved to Mesa in 1974 and then Scottsdale, Arizona. Kent says, “I listened to 93.3 KDKB, The Storm, KSTM, and any other rock and roll station I could find that rocked my day”. Introduced to music at a young age, Kent studied with Arlen Asher in Albuquerque, learning to play the clarinet and sax and played in various groups and school bands throughout high-school. “I heard about RFP’s guest DJ show, so I sent in an email and was selected. While doing the show and playing some of my favorite songs I grew up with, I thought, wouldn’t this just be a kick to do all the time? I am. Here him from 8p-12am (Arizona Time) Saturday night!   

Sharon Kelley

Radio Free Phoenix welcomes the legendary Sharon Kelley, as she joins the RFP airwaves, every Sunday at 4pm! Sharon has  just finished up a 30 year + run as the first female director at KPHO Channel 5 in Phoenix.  One of her first duties at Channel 5 was working on the Wallace & Ladmo Show. She went on to direct Wallace & Ladmo until it went off the air in 1989. In 2000 she won an Emmy for producing, writing  & editing the Wallace & Ladmo Tribute hosted by Alice Cooper.  In addition, she was inducted into the Arizona Broadcasters Hall of Fame on October 16th 2014. We are excited to have this true rock and roller, as part of the RFP family!

Howard Schlossberg

Howard is from Chicago and a part time Phoenix resident.  He’s a retired Journalism Professor from Columbia College in Chicago and currently writes a Sports column for the Arizona Republic. He’s also an author and is working on a new book. Howard is a busy guy, but makes time every Sunday evening from 9p – 12a to spin his unique blend of Rock ‘N’ Roll on Radio Free Phoenix!  

Dan Griffin

Listen to longtime Radio Free Phoenix listener, Dan Griffin. He’s a Phoenix native born at the old St. Joseph’s Hospital in 1953 and graduated from St. Mary’s High School in 1971 (for all you Knights out there).

Dan says:

I grew up in central Phoenix and started listening to KRIZ in the 60s and then came along a guy named Bill Compton! Music on the radio was a pleasure for the ears with KCAC and KDKB, a free-form underground progressive rock station. The DJs included Toad Hall, Hank Cookenboo, Scott Niccolson and Nina Joy.  I was hooked on a wonderful music format till Bill’s untimely death. It was a few years before that format returned in the 80s with K104, KSTM and the early KZON.

In 2005, I read a Phoenix New Times article about an internet radio station started up by Andy Olson and Liz Boyle called Radio Free Phoenix. Their mission was to keep Bill Compton’s spirit alive and well, and boy they did! I have done couple guest DJ appearances on RFP and been a regular listener for almost 12 years.

I’m looking forward to Andy’s passion keeping Bill’s spirit alive and well – Long May You Run RFP!