hey people guess who back on the radio airwaves hopefully they wont stir up to much controversy this go around. Yes the picture right Star & Buc Wild are back on the air. Here is what happen to get them kicked off the air 2 years ago. Star & Buc Wild are American radio personalities. Their New York City top-rated morning show was on radio from 2000 to 2006. At its peak, the Star & Buc Wild Show rated higher than The Howard Stern Show. [1] On May 10, 2006, the show was canceled by Clear Channel Radio because of extremely controversial on-air comments made about DJ Envy's family.
The Mega Media Group announced on November 28, 2007 the return of the Star & Buc Wild Show starting on February 4 as part of a format change for 87.7 FM called Pulse 87. [2] Tuesday, Feb.19th, 2008...the date which represents the relaunch, and new radio home of the Star & Bucwild radio show on Pulse87, which is also boasting a new Top40 format. The morning show can be heard on 87.7FM from 6a-10a, & heard streaming live @ Pulse87.com
Now i gave you the summary of what happen and now here is the history behind Star & Buc Wild.
History
Star (real name: Troi Torain) and his stepbrother Buc Wild (real name: Timothy Joseph) began their career as publishers of their own magazine "Around the Way Connections" from 1993 to 1997. They then went on to write a monthly column called "Reality Check" in The Source magazine (1995 - 1998). The duo then started producing and directing their Public Access show (1998 – 1999). From there the boys became the host of MTV's Beat Suite show (1999 - 2000).
In March 2000 they became the host of the Star & Buc Wild Morning Show on Hot 97 in NYC. The show gained popularity but gained negative attention in 2001 for playing obnoxious sound effects while reporting the death of R&B singer Aaliyah.
Nonetheless, Star & Buc Wild had continued success, later beating rival shock-jock Howard Stern for the #1 spot on morning radio.[citation needed] However, in 2003 Emmis Communications and the show parted ways. Soon thereafter, the show signed a lucrative deal with Emmis Communications' rival Clear Channel. The show however, would not be heard in NYC for quite some time as a contractual non-compete clause with Emmis was in effect. In the meantime, they worked in Hartford, Connecticut on Power 104.1 (the same signal that once hosted Bubba the Love Sponge in mornings when it was modern rock WMRQ) and then in Philadelphia on Power 99.
The show again drew attention in 2004 for playing a recording of a prank call to an Indian call center in which the show hosts heaped racist and misogynistic abuse on the Indian call center operator. They called the woman a "bitch", "dirty rat eater", "filthy rat eater", and threatened to "choke the fuck out of her". The show hosts received a one-day suspension over this incident.
The Star & Buc Wild show's primary personalities included producer Miguel Candaleria, who had been with the duo since Hot 97; White Trash Helene, Chris the Queer (who was the show's gay newsman), DX 21, and Torain's brother Timothy Joseph aka Buc Wild.
Welcome back Star & Buc Wild to Radio Land