The Rise Guys


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WHITEY GLEASON

Born in the tough, nautical town of Vallejo, Whitey Gleason brings to the airwaves each weekday morning a tough, nautical perspective on sports. This can be annoying when the sport in question doesn't involve boats, but that's part of what makes Whitey Gleason unique.

Whitey began his broadcasting "career" as a sports reporter on San Francisco station KYUU in 1984. So impressed with Whitey's work was parent company NBC, that they sold all of their radio properties four years later, chasing Whitey north to Sacramento. After ten and a half years at 93 Rock, Gleason took over morning duties at KHTK in October of 1999. When asked what Whitey has brought to Sports 1140, Program Director Mike Remy crinkled up his nose and asked, "He's the one who needs a haircut, right?"

Known almost as much for his parody songs and nutty voices as he is for his questionable grooming habits, Whitey has nonetheless led the award-winning Rise Guys Show through seven fabulous years at KHTK. He's never going to gain acceptance to the Barry Bonds Fan Club, nor is he ever going to live down that ill-conceived Laker Funeral. But the high-energy guy about whom the Sacramento Bee wondered, "Is he man or machine?", will find a way to make an impression -- whether through his sharp wit, his withering critiques of the sport's world, or his commendable attendance record. 

 
 PHANTOM

 Contrary to popular belief, The
 Phantom brings a lot to the
 Rise Guys Show. A lot of
 anger, a lot of bitterness, a lot
 of resentment, a lot of...well,
 you know the type. In fact,
 one theory is that the
 members of the Rise Guys
 Show keep Phantom around
 so they'll feel better about
 themselves.

 Occasionally these person- 
 ality quirks can be mined for
 comedy gold but for the
 overwhelming majority of the
 time, Phantom weighs the
 show down in much the same
 way that Andrew Ridgely did
 to WHAM! 

 In the early nineties, Phantom
 found a woman with nothing
 left to live for and she agreed
 to marry him, if he always
 stayed at least 25 feet away
 from her. Despite this
 sensible precaution the happy
 couple has two sons, ages 13
 and 9, who have not yet
 realized the sap in their family
 tree.

 When reached for comment
 on this bio, Phantom
 complained about being
 awoken from his nap, yelled
 out the door for some kids to
 get off his lawn and then left
 to start his bath. Check out
 this dynamic personality
 weekday mornings from 5-9
 on The Rise Guys Show on
 Sports 1140 KHTK.

 
 F.P. SANTANGELO
 

 Michigan-born, Miami-
 educated and Montreal-
 indoctrinated, former Major
 League Baseball star F.P.
 Santangelo and Rise Guys  
 designated "man about
 anything."

 F.P. averaged .245 in a
 seven-year major league
 career that included stops in
 Montreal, San Francisco,
 Los Angeles and Oakland.
 While in the Bay Area, F.P.
 put his University of Miami
 broad- casting degree to
 good use and began honing
 his skills as a talk-show host
 and contributor on area
 sports radio.

 By his own admission, F.P.
 has no filter (except, of
 course, whatever the FCC
 won't allow). He tells it like
 he thinks it is, and isn't afraid
 to engage on controversial
 subjects. He's not just a
 former player, he's a fan at
 heart.



Little Joe Pittman, 
Executive Producer the "Rise Guys" show Sports 1140 KHTK

  Despite popular belief, he is not an intern...Once long ago pre Y2K, he was an intern, but for the majority of a decade he is a proud, paid, employee of Sports 1140 KHTK...He's Little Joe Pittman, Executive Producer/Stupid Stunt Boy for the Rise Guys show and pretty much the reason Sports 1140 KHTK is so AWESOME!!! Little Joe, the Producers Producer, is radio's version of Simon Cowell discovering such talents as Danny "Mr. 10 & 11" Pinto, Emily B'Delicious, and Carmichael Dave...Well, maybe we should leave that one off...

Little Joe continues to kick A** behind the scenes waiting for all of his undiscovered talent that he posses to explode onto the air waves like Mount Vesuvius...As well as producing, Little Joe displays his talent as a MC/DJ on the weekends for the greatest entertainment company, Extreme Productions...When not entertaining millions, he's amusing few playing baseball, basketball and golf while usually drunk and stripping or losing cards in Vegas, hammered...

Little Joe is happily married, and has been since May of 2004...His wife Laura and him have an incredibly beautiful amazing little girl named Hannah...She is absolutely awesome, saying Foo FIghters, and trying to say fox which sounds a lot like Fu__.  He is a DIEHARD 49ers and North Carolina Tar Heel fan...He loves the Foo Fighters and has a huge man crush on Dave Grohl...Little Joe is a closet Justin Timberlake fan, but please don't say anything, he wants to keep that one a secret...


DANNY PINTO
Associate Producer, Show Engineer and Sports 1140’s Most Underused Talent 

For most of the 21st century, Sacramento native Danny Pinto has been the man at the controls of a show that is, quite often, out of control. Danny is a huge fan of the 49ers, A's, Kings, and of course “The Beautiful Game” (that’s soccer for all you ignorant Americans). 

American by birth but Portuguese by choice, Danny can't wait to hear each morning from the lesser-informed consumer -- in short, he loves to hate stupid sports fans, reveling in their misery as they implode on the airwaves he controls! 

But away from radio, Danny is a guy parents want to bring home to their daughters (what happens after that is no one’s business except for Danny, the girl, and the internet). Danny loves to play sports, socialize at a pub or six, and enjoys spending time with his family, friends, and girlfriend (sorry ladies)???

Along with engineering Sports 1140’s best morning show, Danny also does sports updates at 10AM and 11AM and is lovingly recognized everywhere in Sacramento as “Mr. 10 and 11”. 



INTERNS WANTED!

College students enrolled in an accredited communications program at any area college or university can be considered for internship on "The Rise Guys Show."

At Sports 1140, you'll work closely with seasoned broadcast professionals, learning the skills necessary to become successful in morning radio:
  •  Anticipating donut runs
  •  Finding the nearest coffee joint with a drive-thru
  •  Watching highly paid broadcasters eat the food you just brought in your car
  • (Oh, and, once in a while, we do some actual work!)
Seriously -- it's real work, it's available for credit, and -- hey, you could end up like most of the people who work here: broke!

Call Joe Pittman at (916) 338-9296 or e-mail him at joe.pittman@cbsradio.com for information and an appointment.

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