Rick Del Gado
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Rick Del Gado is a radio producer. He was fired from WNEW-FM, along with hosts Opie & Anthony, after the 'Sex for Sam' incident, in which a couple were encouraged to have sex in St. Patrick's Cathedral, New York
, and the results broadcast on the Opie & Anthony Show. He then joined the Preston and Steve
show on Y100 WPLY Philadelphia. About a year later, he left Y100 for New York's Hot 97, but was fired on January 31, 2005, along with comedian Todd Lynn, for his role in writing, producing and broadcasting the "Tsunami Song", a parody of the 1985 single "We Are the World
" which mocked the victims of the 2004 Indian Ocean earthquake and tsunami.
In June 2005 Del Gado was hired by San Francisco radio station KYLD/WILD 94.9 to Co-Host and produce the "Strawberry in the Morning Show" with Strawberry (Eric Fielden) and Fay Carmona.
In 2006, Del Gado accompanied former radio show guest and aspiring singer Gilbert Gonzalez Jr. to an American Idol
audition. Creating a sign with Gilbert's face that read "Gilbert stinks", Rick heckled him before and during the audition attempting to cause Gilbert to fail. Gilbert succeeded the preliminary rounds of the show anyway. Despite having been recently fired from the radio show that began reporting the progress of Gilbert on the show, Rick still followed Gilbert for his next round of American Idol without any radio show to report back to.
In January 2007, Del Gado and Strawberry created "the EF'R Show" and landed on 106.9 FreeFM in San Francisco until the station flipped format in May 2007.
St. Patrick's Cathedral, New York
The Cathedral of St. Patrick is a decorated Neo-Gothic-style Roman Catholic cathedral church in the United States...
, and the results broadcast on the Opie & Anthony Show. He then joined the Preston and Steve
Preston and Steve
The Preston and Steve show is a morning radio comedy and variety broadcast on Philadelphia Active Rock station 93.3 FM WMMR featuring DJs Preston Elliot and Steve Morrison. The show, which originated at Y100 in Philadelphia, features daily telephone interviews, in-studio guests, celebrity...
show on Y100 WPLY Philadelphia. About a year later, he left Y100 for New York's Hot 97, but was fired on January 31, 2005, along with comedian Todd Lynn, for his role in writing, producing and broadcasting the "Tsunami Song", a parody of the 1985 single "We Are the World
We Are the World
"We Are the World" is a song and charity single originally recorded by the supergroup USA for Africa in 1985. It was written by Michael Jackson and Lionel Richie, and produced by Quincy Jones and Michael Omartian for the album We Are the World...
" which mocked the victims of the 2004 Indian Ocean earthquake and tsunami.
In June 2005 Del Gado was hired by San Francisco radio station KYLD/WILD 94.9 to Co-Host and produce the "Strawberry in the Morning Show" with Strawberry (Eric Fielden) and Fay Carmona.
In 2006, Del Gado accompanied former radio show guest and aspiring singer Gilbert Gonzalez Jr. to an American Idol
American Idol
American Idol, titled American Idol: The Search for a Superstar for the first season, is a reality television singing competition created by Simon Fuller and produced by FremantleMedia North America and 19 Entertainment...
audition. Creating a sign with Gilbert's face that read "Gilbert stinks", Rick heckled him before and during the audition attempting to cause Gilbert to fail. Gilbert succeeded the preliminary rounds of the show anyway. Despite having been recently fired from the radio show that began reporting the progress of Gilbert on the show, Rick still followed Gilbert for his next round of American Idol without any radio show to report back to.
In January 2007, Del Gado and Strawberry created "the EF'R Show" and landed on 106.9 FreeFM in San Francisco until the station flipped format in May 2007.