From the McDonald's Drive-Thru Window to KBIG 104.3

Careers in radio are a lot like those of stand-up comedy professionals. On-air talent and station management folks will, when given the chance, typically reveal a crazy ping-pong progression across this great airwaves nation of ours.

But few can point to the contextual starting point of a McDonald’s drive-thru window. In an interview given a few years ago to allaccess.com, Brandon Bell—the newly announced associate program director/music director (APD/MD) for Clear Channel’s KBIG 104.3 FM–recalled this unlikely spark:

“Oddly enough, [the defining moment for me] was while I was working the drive-thru at a local McDonald’s.

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