Chad Dukes | |
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| Born | (1978-12-07)December 7, 1978 (age 46) Alexandria, Virginia, U.S. |
| Occupation(s) | Podcaster, Store owner |
Chad Dukes (born Chad Sisson; December 7, 1978, inAlexandria, Virginia) is a podcaster and formerradio personality.
He was the afternoon drivetime host ofChad Dukes Vs. the World[1] on WJFK 106.7 The Fan—a sports talk format radio station in the greater Washington D.C. area.[2] He was also a co-host of theBig O and Dukes Show and several otherpodcasts.[3] As of January 1, 2021, he hostedThe Chad Dukes Show, a podcast.[4]
Chad Dukes, born Chad Sisson,[5] is a native ofBurke, Virginia,[6] and a graduate ofLake Braddock Secondary School.[5] He enrolled atGeorge Mason University, where he began hisradio broadcasting career working incollege radio for WGMU. He left before graduating.[citation needed]
Long a fan of theWashington Redskins, he later became a fan of the Tennessee Titans.[7]
Dukes began his professional radio career at 98.7 WMZQ in the promotions department.[citation needed] He became anintern forThe Sports JunkiesatWHFS (99.1) in Washington, D.C.,[8] where he met fellow intern Oscar "The Big O" Santana. They created theBig O and Dukes Show which debuted at night afterLoveline. The show's initial run ended January 12, 2005, whenCBS Radio changed the WHFSformat toSpanish language and rebranded the station asWLZL "El Zol".[3][9]
Later that year, theBig O and Dukes Show moved toWJFK/WHFS (105.7) inBaltimore, Maryland, in 2005, where it replacedOut to Lunch Show in the midday (11 a.m.– 3 p.m.) timeslot.[citation needed] Building on a popular segment with former Baltimorepolice commissionerEd Norris, the show becameEd Norris with Big O & Dukes.[10] CBS Radio shortly thereafter dropped Dukes and Santana and renamed the program theEd Norris Show.[11] Dukes moved toESPN Radio 1300 AM, where he co-hosted anafternoon drive sports/talk show.[citation needed]
In June 2006, Dukes and Santana moved toPhoenix, Arizona, to replaceKZON'sThe Phil Hendrie Show upon the retirement ofPhil Hendrie.[12] TheBig O and Dukes Show's run in Arizona ended on June 21, 2007, when KZON flipped its format tohip hop, becoming101.5 JAMZ.[citation needed]
On July 16, 2007,The Big O and Dukes Show returned to the Washington, D.C., airwaves, debuting onWJFK-FM in the evening timeslot (7- 11 p.m.) after the station's flagshipDon and Mike Show.[13] In 2008, the show was moved to middays beginning at 10 a.m. followingThe Junkies and ending at 3 p.m. preceding theMike O'Meara Show.[citation needed]
On July 20, 2009,WJFK-FM switched formats fromhot talk tosports talk radio and became106.7 The Fan DC. Dukes broadcast "The LaVar Arrington Show with Chad Dukes" with formerWashington Redskins linebackerLaVar Arrington from 2-6 p.m. and a solo show called Chad Dukes Vs. The World from 6-7 p.m. from July 2009 until July 2014. The 2-6 p.m. block was renamed Chad Dukes Vs. The World in July 2014 after Arrington departed for a full-time position with the NFL Network.[14]
On July 16, 2010, Dukes and Santana reunited for a weekly podcast styled on their terrestrial radio show.[citation needed]
On October 30, 2020, WJFK 106.7 announced that Dukes was fired from his job at the station for making "racist and other inappropriate comments" on his podcast.[15][16][17]
Dukes was co-host of the short-livedSnack and Soda Show. The program ran Sundays on WJFK from 2007–08, with Dukes and producer Matt Cahill broadcasting under thepseudonyms "Snack" and "Soda," respectively. Together they critiqued varioussnack foods and reported on snack food industry news andrumors. The show's final installment aired April 20, 2008.[18]
Dukes was hosting theWeird and Pissed Off podcast and occasionallyThe Pinball Shitheads podcast. He and Arrington have hosted "Sportsweek with LaVar Arrington and Chad Dukes" on WDCW. Dukes was the host ofThe Chad Dukes Wrestling Show Podcast.
He is co-host of the new 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. talk show on WHFS-FM, Ed Norris with Big O & Dukes. The show replaces Big O & Dukes, on which Norris had become a regular guest, by telephone, during his home detention in Florida.
