Steve Cannon (radio)
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Steve Cannon (1927–2009) was an American
radio personality
who spent the bulk of his career hosting a drive time
talk show
in Minneapolis, Minnesota from 3pm-6pm and 3pm-7pm. He hosted the "Cannon Mess" on WCCO Radio - 830 AM from "the basement studio."
Cannon had a regular cast of voiced characters known as his "Lil Cannons" that included Ma Linger, Backlash Larue and Morgan Mundane, through which he provided comedic relief as well as commentary on the topics of the day.
Cannon often went against what he called "the crack management staff at CCO". He spent 26 years on the Radio at WCCO, before he retired in 1997. He was made a member of the Pavek Museum of Broadcasting
Hall of Fame in 2002.
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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,...
who spent the bulk of his career hosting a drive time
Drive time
Drive time is the daypart analog to prime time for radio broadcasting. It consists of the morning hours when listeners wake up, get ready, and/or head to work or school, and the afternoon hours when they are heading home and before their evening meal. These are the periods where the number of...
talk show
Talk radio
Talk radio is a radio format containing discussion about topical issues. Most shows are regularly hosted by a single individual, and often feature interviews with a number of different guests. Talk radio typically includes an element of listener participation, usually by broadcasting live...
in Minneapolis, Minnesota from 3pm-6pm and 3pm-7pm. He hosted the "Cannon Mess" on WCCO Radio - 830 AM from "the basement studio."
Cannon had a regular cast of voiced characters known as his "Lil Cannons" that included Ma Linger, Backlash Larue and Morgan Mundane, through which he provided comedic relief as well as commentary on the topics of the day.
Cannon often went against what he called "the crack management staff at CCO". He spent 26 years on the Radio at WCCO, before he retired in 1997. He was made a member of the Pavek Museum of Broadcasting
Pavek Museum of Broadcasting
The Pavek Museum of Broadcasting is a museum in St. Louis Park, Minnesota which has one of the world's most significant collections of vintage radio and television equipment. It originated in the collection of Joe Pavek, who began squirreling away unique radios while he was an instructor at...
Hall of Fame in 2002.