Dave Woods
Music has been a part of Dave Woods’ life since his childhood in New Orleans, Louisiana. He started in radio during high school years, about the same time he began to play drums in various bands that you’ve probably never heard of like Gold, Blu Steel, and Down South. Eventually he landed with a band in Los Angeles called The Realm while his wife Christee worked in the country music division at Radio and Recordsmagazine and at Universal Studios.
Dave also pursued a love of acting doing theater and TV commercials. But it was while he was at Fox 97 radio in Atlanta that he studied with Chuck Lawlor which led to himconstantly irritating friends and family by pointing himself out in the background on episodes of “In the Heat of the Night” and in the Paul Newman movie “Blaze”. Among his other creative pursuits Dave is also an accomplished writer, having published three books of poetry. He recently received a Pushcart Nomination for one of his works in numerous literary publications.
Dave has a degree in Architecture and worked in that field for some years while continuing to do voiceover work. He also studied Taekwondo and taught self-defense classes for women. Today Dave does voiceovers for TV, radio, movies, video games, talking gas pumps, or anything else that needs a voice. For fun he enjoys reading, fishing, being bitten by his rescue Cockatoo Suzee, cuddling with his rescue dog Cricket and five rescue cats, and cruising the highways in his Jeep with his rescue wife. He also enjoysconnecting with other fans of Hot Country at davewoods@audilous.com and playing the best country music on Dirt Road Radio 96.9!
Learn A Little About Dave
1. My Hero: All first responders, past and present.
2. If you could live anywhere, where would it be? Back in my hometown of New Orleans.
3. What is your biggest fear? Being locked in the basement of a music store with two hundred accordions.
4. What really makes you angry? Seeing a vulnerable person being taken advantage of in any manner.
5. What motivates you to work hard? As we prepared for a marching festival competition my high school band director gave us a great speech, telling us that “mediocrity is a choice you make”. That stays with me to this day.
6. What is your favorite thing about being on the radio? I love that we’re just a voice coming out of a tiny speaker, and using the music and our imagination we create “theater of the mind” to entertain our listeners. The actor in me really loves that.
7. What makes you laugh the most? My wife! People say “Wow, your home life must be like a sitcom!”And yes, it is!
8. What are your favorite movies? Young Frankenstein. Almost Famous. Field of Dreams.
9. What did you want to be when you were a kid? A doctor, a drummer, or a DJ.
10. If you could choose to do anything for a day, what would it be? An airline pilot.
11. What is your favorite game or sport to watch and play? I’ve played both, but would rather watch football and play baseball.
12. Would you rather ride a bike, ride a horse, or drive a car? Drive a car!
13. What two radio stations do you listen to in the car the most? Dirt Road Radio and 70’s Station.
14. If you could only eat one meal for the rest of your life, what would it be? Barbecued Chicken!
15. Have you ever had a nickname? What is it? Yes in high school they called me Moose.
16. If money was no object, what would you do all day? Lay in a hammock on a beach with a radio next to an ice chest of beer.
17. What are your hobbies? Writing, playing drums, and reading.
18. List two pet peeves. Not getting exactly what I paid for, and when the person in line in front of me gets the last ANYthing.
19. Where do you see yourself in five years? I’m living the dream right now. More of the same please!
20. If you were a super-hero, what powers would you have? High Metabolism Man! Able to eat high caloric foods and burn off the calories in a single bound!
21. What would you do if you won the lottery? Open a tuition free Masterclass School online for people to learn about whatever subject they were interested in.
22. If you could eat a meal with any 4 people, living or dead, who would they be? Frank Lloyd Wright, Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, Nikola Tesla, and Veronica Lake.
23. How many pillows do you sleep with? Two, not counting my wife
24. What's your favorite holiday? I’m a huge Christmas fan!
25. What's your favorite type of foreign food? Middle Eastern.
26. Are you a clean or messy person? Short answer, yes. My office looks like a mess but I’m actually a very organized person.
27. Who would you want to play you in a movie of your life? Chris Pratt.
28. What's your favorite fast food chain? Popeye’s Chicken.
29. What three items would you take with you on a deserted island? My guitar. A Notebook. Sydney Sweeney.
30. Do you collect anything? Microphones and friends!
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