Jed Taylor (born Jed Bleier Rinzivillo, 15 November 1960 in Peekskill, New York, United States) is an American media personality, radio and music producer and voice-over actor/narrator. He was the host of the Top Rated Our 70's Radio Show on 100.7FM WHUD and currently works at WDBY KICKS 105.5FM in Brookfield, Connecticut. He is heard widely in trailers for feature films, network television promos, documentaries, national radio, television commercials and animated cartoons.
Early years
The son of a Montrose, New York, insurance man and his wife Grace (Both WWII veterans), Taylor lived in Montrose, New York and graduated from Hendrick Hudson High School in 1978. He started playing music and studying radio in his early years. He gained his first on air experience on the college-run 88.5 WARY Westchester Community College and Mercy College while at the same time attending Broadcasting School. He began his professional radio career at age 22. He is a graduate of the Berklee College of Music with a Masters in Music Production. He received voice-over training with Bryant Falk, On-Camera commercial training with Casting Director Barry Shapiro, and Audiobooks Master Class training with Paul Liberti.
Career
Radio
At age 22, Taylor became the youngest ever Afternoon Drive radio personality at WNLK in Norwalk CT. After stops in Norwalk, WREF Ridgefield and WCCO Waterbury Ct, he was brought in to WVIP-FM Mt Kisco, NY in 1986.
Taylor had a style that was reminiscent of Top 40 DJ's of the 1960s and 1970s and is widely know for his catch phrase "Honey, I'm on my way home, get the headache ready
In 1994, he joined the staff of 100.7FM WHUD. In 2004 he became a fixture on Sunday Nights hosting the top rated "Our 70's show" until March 2014
He currently works middays at WDBY KICKS 105.5FM - Brookfield, Connecticut.
The Spirit Show with Artie Kornfeld
Taylor is friends and works with Artie Kornfeld who planned and produced the Woodstock Music & Arts Rock Festival of 1969.
Taylor produced Kornfeld's Internet radio show The Spirit Show with Artie Kornfeld.
Taylor was the Project Coordinator on Kornfeld's memoir, The Pied Piper of Woodstock.
The Late Show with Conan O'Brien
Taylor supported Conan O'Brien during his May 16, 2007 monologue on NBC's Late Show as "The Poop Guy
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