I grew up in radio under my father (Andy Willoughby, “Big time radio management & sales consultant” now).  I literally was working in radio from the time I was 6 when I was doing child-voiceovers for the local car dealership and worked at every station my father went to, usually as the Top Environmental Maintenance Administrator (I cleaned the toilets).  In 1983 radio went from: “this is what I do in my spare time with my dad”, to “this is my career”.  I gradually worked my way up through the ranks from over night DJ to mid-days, to afternoons, to mornings, to production director, to music director, to program director, and also I did sales.  Other than Chief Engineer, I think I have held every position possible at a radio station throughout my career; however, the biggest learning curve in my career started when I worked in Wichita Kansas with some great programming people, Lyman James and Bob Thornton.  Reality hit. I grew up a lot. I learned a lot. I got fired. Bummer.  Afterwards, I went into mainstream radio and improved.  I spent the next half of my career producing and programming everything from Hot Country, to R&B, to News Talk, to CHR & Rhythmic, until God called me out of radio for a few years to do youth ministry.  Several years later, my wife, three kids, and I moved to beautiful Lake of the Ozarks to do ministry and radio consulting with my father.  A year, or so, later I started working with Jim at Spirit FM, KCVO, part time. A year later God released me to go back into radio and,  I started as the Creative Director here at Spirit FM, KCVO, until I got an offer to GM KCWJ in Kansas City.  After a time there I realized that I liked being a PD better than a GM; so, after a while at KCWJ, I gave my notice and here I am, back at Spirit FM as the PD, working for one of the best GM’s I’ve ever worked for, Jim McDermott, and I think I have the best programming staff there is. I love it.