Phlash Phelps
American radio personality
Gordon "Phlash" Phelps (born April 11, 1966) is a radio personality and disc jockey on Sirius-XM Radio, broadcasting from Washington, D.C. He hosts the weekday morning drive time Phlash Phelps Phunny Pharm on the '60s Gold, channel 73, which plays music hits from the 1960s. He has been with SiriusXM, and before that XM Satellite Radio, since before it went on the air in 2001. Prior to that, Phelps held a number of radio jobs, moving around the country to work in a series of secondary and tertiary markets. He is known for his fast-talking, retro style of broadcasting and for making American geography a focal point of his show.
Early life and first exposure to radio
Born in Towson, Maryland, Phelps grew up in nearby Baltimore City. He has at least one sibling, an older sister. He attended Calvert Hall College High School in Towson.
As a youngster he listened to Casey Kasem and his American Top 40 countdown show and became very knowledgeable about what the current hits were. After winning a station contest he received a tour of the studios of Baltimore's WBSB (B-104); at age 15 he then knew that being a radio personality is what he wanted for a career.
The deejays that influenced Phelps included Baltimore's Johnny Walker on WFBR, with his sound effects and personality-driven style, as well as some of the jocks on B-104.
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