Hobart
Host
Hobart was born in Jackson, Michigan but moved down to beautiful Jupiter, Florida as a child where he grew up by the beach and the ocean.
Hobart got his start in radio in 2001 when he was hired on at WPBZ “Florida’s New Rock Alternative” 103.1 The Buzz in West Palm Beach to do weekends and fill in’s when needed. Over the next 7 years Hobart would hone his skills to get ready for his next big opportunity in radio.
In 2008 Hobart was hired to do a solo CHR morning show at WQPO “Q101 Harrisonburg’s Hit Music Station” in Harrisonburg, Virginia. At that point he made the hard decision to leave his friends and family in Florida to follow his dream.
At Q101 “Morning’s With Hobart” became the #1 rated morning show in the market consistently doubling the ratings of much larger syndicated shows from markets such as New York and LA. Aside from his morning show each day he was also the afternoon host on WJDV Lite FM and the night host at WTGD 105.1 BOB ROCKS.
In 2013 Hobart and his family moved back down to Florida and shortly after moving back he received a call from the Program Director of WSFS “104.3 The Shark” in Miami asking him if he wanted to do weekends at the shark.
Hobart is super excited to host “Alternative Soundcheck” where music discovery begins! Join him weeknights from 7p-12m as he introduces you to the newest and best alternative music out there!
John O’Connell
Co-Founder/Music and Content Curation
Born and raised in Medford Massachusetts, John became interested in radio while attending high school. After graduating from Emerson College he accepted a full time job at the legendary Kiss 108 where he remained for the next 8 years. In 1995 John, helped sign on South Florida’s Alternative Rock Station 103.1 The Buzz as A.P.D. & Production Director. The following year he was named Program Director and eventually Operations Manager of CBS Radio’s West Palm Beach cluster. He remained there overseeing Alternative, AC, Modern AC, Country, Active Rock and Top 40 until the group was sold in 2012. In 2013 he rejoined CBS Radio in Tampa as Program Director for their sports properties 98.7 The Fan and CBS 1010 Sports. In 2015 John returned to South Florida to sign on Entercom’s newest Alternative radio venture 104.3 The Shark. Eventually he was also named Program Director of 102.7 The Beach and Kiss Country 99.9. Throughout John’s radio career, he has been instrumental in launching the careers of several artists, including: Barns Courtney, Travis Denning, Blue October, Matisyahu, Pepper, Bakar, and Dreamers.
John and his wife Patty have three children and one grandchild and reside in Palm City Fl.
John Allers
Co-Founder/Music and Content Curation
John Allers has been programming industry leading Alternative and Rock radio brands and websites for over 20 years, including brands originating from San Jose, Atlanta, Providence, Washington, DC, Cincinnati, Manchester VT/Albany, NY and most recently Philadelphia. As Vice President of Alternative for iHeart in Philadelphia, John led market leading brand WRFF from its launch, while also hosting the morning show and creating 100s of large and small events designed especially for Alternative radio listeners. Additionally, John oversaw the music and content for iHeart’s nationally distributed Alternative Project, while also creating many music industry promotional partnerships.
Throughout his career, John has helped break many artists, credited for his very early support of some of today’s biggest artists including twenty one pilots, Mumford & Sons, Florence and the Machine, Adele, Jack Johnson, Imagine Dragons, AJR, Andrew McMahon in the Wilderness, Blue October, Maroon 5, The Interrupters, Judah and the Lion and many more. Additionally, John’s support of unsigned Icelandic band Of Monsters and Men caught the attention of US record labels, which got them signed and propelled them to International success.
Raised 100 miles north of New York City, John has a Master’s Degree from Emerson College in Boston, has completed the Philadelphia Marathon each of the past 5 years (pre COVID cancelation), loves Baseball, and makes amazing Margaritas! John currently lives in the San Francisco Bay area with his wife, daughter and 5 cats. Follow me on Twitter @Radio1045johnny or @AllersJohn
Jonathan Lev
Co-Founder/Label Relations
Jonathan Lev has roughly thirty years of experience in the promotion and marketing of music in the alternative radio format.
His company has been a part of the promotional campaigns behind such iconic artists as Nirvana, U2, Pearl Jam, Coldplay and The Red Hot Chili Peppers, to name just a few. Working with established musicians, as well as new and developing artists, he has been an integral part of bringing their music to radio and growing their audience in many key markets across the country.
He also works closely with radio stations in creating and developing marketing campaigns surrounding the music of the artists the stations play in order to grow their brand in the marketplace and create unique opportunities to engage the listener, as well as create sales opportunities.
Gaby OC
Digital/Social Media Director
A Miami native, Gaby has worked in Alternative radio since 2016. She has a serious passion for alternative music and loves the discovery of new artists that comes with the genre. Gaby is skilled in Twitter, Instagram and Facebook which she uses to connect the listeners with the music they love. For the past five years she’s been contributing graphics, creative content and news to multiple radio station websites across South Florida. Gaby eats, breathes and sleeps new music so YOU don’t have to.