Garner Andrews
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Garner Andrews is a popular morning radio personality
in Edmonton
, Alberta
, Canada
. He has been voted "#1 radio personality in Edmonton" for four years straight (2006–2009) by See Magazine. Among doing voice talents for other broadcasters such as Zed 99
FM - Red Deer
(radio) and DejaVU (cable TV), he can best be found weekday mornings from 6:00 am until 10:00 am hosting the Garner Andrews Show on Sonic 102.9FM
. He has been known to refer to himself as "The white, chubby, balding, male Oprah".
Garner has quickly become known for his unique style of radio humor, which includes rants and discussions on various day-to-day topics of modern culture and public etiquette. He is known to assertively push for changes in the Edmonton community through multiple projects, such as discouraging the use of debit at the Tim Hortons
drive-thru, to petitioning for the renaming of a street after himself. He often brings up the topic of running for and becoming the first "President of Alberta", although his sincerity on the subject is uncertain.
His morning radio show can characteristically be identified by his "Napoleon Dynamite
"-esque choices of background music, frequent lashings at a fictitious assistant named Amber, and of course, intro segments from the high-pitched studio usher character, Teddy Peterson.
Despite Garner's social efforts, The Garner Andrews shows most popular component could possibly be the Sonic Modern Rock Door. Played weekday mornings at 8:20am, listeners can call in to guess the song and artist of a brief snippet of audio for a daily incremented cash prize. This contest can notoriously difficult, or extremely easy - clips can be anywhere from less than one second long, or three or more seconds long.
Some people find Teddy Peterson incredibly annoying, while others find him hilarious. Recently a Sonic Listener Poll mentioned on-air that they will not be removing Teddy from his position as the studio usher, this was because nearly half of those polled enjoyed his often annoying personality.
Even though he is a fictional character, Teddy Peterson has his own Myspace page.
Radio personality
A radio personality is a person with an on-air position in radio broadcasting. A radio personality can be someone who introduces and discusses various genres of music, hosts a talk radio show that may take calls from listeners, or someone whose primary responsibility is to give news, weather,...
in Edmonton
Edmonton
Edmonton is the capital of the Canadian province of Alberta and is the province's second-largest city. Edmonton is located on the North Saskatchewan River and is the centre of the Edmonton Capital Region, which is surrounded by the central region of the province.The city and its census...
, Alberta
Alberta
Alberta is a province of Canada. It had an estimated population of 3.7 million in 2010 making it the most populous of Canada's three prairie provinces...
, Canada
Canada
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. He has been voted "#1 radio personality in Edmonton" for four years straight (2006–2009) by See Magazine. Among doing voice talents for other broadcasters such as Zed 99
CIZZ-FM
CIZZ-FM is a Canadian radio station, broadcasting a rock music format at 98.9 FM in Red Deer, Alberta. The station uses the brand name Zed 99. The station is owned by Newcap Radio, which operates over 60 other radio and TV stations across Canada, including CIZZ's sister station, CKGY-FM...
FM - Red Deer
Red Deer, Alberta
Red Deer is a city in Central Alberta, Canada. It is located near the midpoint of the Calgary-Edmonton Corridor and is surrounded by Red Deer County. It is Alberta's third-most-populous city – after Calgary and Edmonton. The city is located in aspen parkland, a region of rolling hills...
(radio) and DejaVU (cable TV), he can best be found weekday mornings from 6:00 am until 10:00 am hosting the Garner Andrews Show on Sonic 102.9FM
CHDI-FM
CHDI-FM is the callsign of a Canadian radio station, broadcasting at 102.9 FM in Edmonton, Alberta. The station broadcasts a modern rock format under the brand name SONiC 102.9.-General information and history:The OK Radio Group Ltd...
. He has been known to refer to himself as "The white, chubby, balding, male Oprah".
Garner has quickly become known for his unique style of radio humor, which includes rants and discussions on various day-to-day topics of modern culture and public etiquette. He is known to assertively push for changes in the Edmonton community through multiple projects, such as discouraging the use of debit at the Tim Hortons
Tim Hortons
Tim Hortons Inc. is a Canadian fast casual restaurant known for its coffee and doughnuts. It is also Canada's largest fast food service with over 3000 stores nationwide. It was founded in 1964 in Hamilton, Ontario, by Canadian hockey player Tim Horton and Jim Charade, after an initial venture in...
drive-thru, to petitioning for the renaming of a street after himself. He often brings up the topic of running for and becoming the first "President of Alberta", although his sincerity on the subject is uncertain.
His morning radio show can characteristically be identified by his "Napoleon Dynamite
Napoleon Dynamite
Napoleon Dynamite is a 2004 comedy film co-written and directed by Jared Hess and Jerusha Hess and stars Jon Heder as Napoleon Dynamite. The film was Jared Hess' first full-length feature and is partially adapted from his earlier short film, Peluca....
"-esque choices of background music, frequent lashings at a fictitious assistant named Amber, and of course, intro segments from the high-pitched studio usher character, Teddy Peterson.
Despite Garner's social efforts, The Garner Andrews shows most popular component could possibly be the Sonic Modern Rock Door. Played weekday mornings at 8:20am, listeners can call in to guess the song and artist of a brief snippet of audio for a daily incremented cash prize. This contest can notoriously difficult, or extremely easy - clips can be anywhere from less than one second long, or three or more seconds long.
Some of Garner's Ideas
- Tradio - Thursdays at 8:10 am, Garner will take calls from people to "buy and sell for fun and profit", which can be almost anything. He affectionately calls this the "one hundred thousand watt garage saleGarage saleA garage sale, also known as a yard sale, rummage sale, tag sale, lawn sale, attic sale, moving sale, or junk sale, is an informal, irregularly scheduled event for the sale of used goods by private individuals, in which "block sales" are allowed, so that sellers are not required to obtain business...
". Some past items bought, sold, or traded have been Foosball tables, tent trailers, or even livestock. - Mini Fridays (a.k.a "Thursdays")
- The "Bring Back Pie" Movement
- Man Land - where men can go and do "manly" things.
- Trophy Wife (t-shirts)
- Salute to substandard service
- Daily Nap Index - an index, similar to a UV IndexUV indexThe ultraviolet index or UV Index is an international standard measurement of the strength of the ultraviolet radiation from the sun at a particular place on a particular day...
, which tells the liklihood of wanting a nap. Conditions such as temperature, sky conditions, and day of the week factor into this. - Porn Catch and Release program, where male listeners are urged to drop off their "gently used porn" in a remote ditch in the country.
- Things you can't look cool doing, a segment where listeners can phone in a give suggestions on things that are impossible to look cool doing.
- His favourite beer is Coor's Light.
- Cat Math
Teddy Peterson
Teddy Peterson is the high-pitched voice studio usher character on the Garner Andrews Show, voiced by Garner. Each morning he has a short segment in which he tells a joke (usually with an odd sense of humour) and then says in response to his audience's imagined laughter, "Ha ha. Ha ha ha. Now silence! Silence I say! For... can't you see we're trying to do a show here? Now here's another steaming pantload of the Garner Andrews Show on The Sonic!"Some people find Teddy Peterson incredibly annoying, while others find him hilarious. Recently a Sonic Listener Poll mentioned on-air that they will not be removing Teddy from his position as the studio usher, this was because nearly half of those polled enjoyed his often annoying personality.
Even though he is a fictional character, Teddy Peterson has his own Myspace page.