May 2004

GunRadio.com - Site Interview
Conducted by CaliGirl

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Nick Name: Rob
Birthday:
May 4th
Food:
Mexican and Italian
Movies: Lord Of The Rings, Matrix
Location:
North Western Ohio

Games of all time: 
Quake II
RA2
Current Games:  Q3 RA3

_____________________________________________________________INTERVIEW

[LadyGamers]:  GUNRadio was founded by MadMan, ButtaKnife and Focus. How did you become a manager with the shoutcast radio station? What do you do on a daily basis as a manager?

[Rob]:  I started off by writing mIRC radio bots and was in 2 different radio stations. While in those stations I saw things going on that I personally didn't agree with and a few others didn't agree with as well.

So a few of us branched off from the first station to create a new one and yet again more problems came up. This time I decided it's time for me to make one and run it how a station should be. This was the birth of Conspiracy Radio. I couldn't have asked for a better group of people who were dedicated to our listeners and doing what they loved. Conspiracy Radio was right in between the small stations and the bigger ones. Slowly talks between GUNRadio and Conspiracy started happening and all the details on how the merge would work had been set up. MadMan and myself had several talks discussing how all this would work. I had gave up my ownership status of Conspiracy Radio and was brought in as a Coordinator, one step away from management in early October. All the work and dedication I put into GUNRadio, trying to get new members, handling internal affairs and handling the public caused the management to realize I was ready and dedicated to GUNRadio and was given the promotion.

Currently right now I am doing the same thing as before. I'm focusing more on getting game casters right now than DJ's because of all the tournaments and ladders that are starting or have started.

[LadyGamers]: There seems to be a huge crew of Gunradio people. What do you offer as a Shoutcast? Do most of the staff plan to make big appearance at Quakecon this year? With that said, do you plan on attending or even participate in any of the tournaments?

[Rob]:  We offer matches to be broadcasted on air, live interviews, music and talk shows are in the works of being set up. We are working with XTGL, CAL, and Resurrected currently for matches to be broadcasted on air. We have a few bands lined up for interviews just working out a few minor details such as if its going to be done by phone or over a voice chat program. And also interview with the man behind ETG, VD-Whiz. One of our main DJs, Ace Ventura does his weekly top 20 countdown that is completely voted on by the listeners and by tuning in they have a chance to win t-shirts and cd's. We are working with TotalAssault.com on the giveaway portions, they supply us with band merchandise that they promote.

As for Quakecon, if I'm not mistaking there is 18 GUNr/GUN's trying to make it this year. So far the list of those planning on making it this year is Ace Ventura, Ares, beta, Buggles, Bunneh, ButtaKnife, Clay, Focus, Illogical, La5er, MadMan, Matrix, Rodent, Semhirage Suga, Surfergirl, Wired and myself. This is the more than half of our staff and are hoping all goes well so we can all have a blast together at QuakeCon. I can't tell exactly what our plans are for us are other than we hope to make some heads turn, in a good way of course.

[LadyGamers]: You have said from time to time you wish you were in Texas, what makes you so driven to want to live out here? Even if it is the state where id Software was founded, what city would you desire to live in, and why?

[Rob]:  Well I was born in Austin Texas and had also lived in San Antonio. I lived in Texas twice, when I lived there all I remember is having fun growing up there. From all the moving I've done and all the states I've lived in Texas has by far been the best place I've ever lived. As for the city I want to live in I'm not sure just yet. I have been thinking about Austin, San Antonio and possibily Houston. I'm thinking about Austin because I was born there, San Antonio because Ilived there the longest while in Texas, and Houston just for a new city in Texas to experience.

[LadyGamers]:  It seems that you are an id Software fanatic with the whole Rocket Arena fever you have going on! What other games have you played online?

[Rob]:  I played Counter Strike 1.5 and 1.6 for about 4 to 5 months and then our chan went on break from CS because of all of our school schedules. We went from about 15 members down to 4 and just dropped CS. It wasn't as big of a deal as I thought it would be.

[LadyGamers]: Gunradio's IRC on ETG is one of the most packed irc channels I have seen around. What do you feel keeps your fans coming back for more?! All of the female gamers you have who shoutcast? Nah, it has to be the Tournament coverage!

[Rob]:  I think it's a combination of our new staff members we've brought in to add a new flare to GUNRadio and also the tournaments and leagues we are covering. Talented gamers who wish to give back to the communities they play for helps a tremendous amount. No one can deny that sexy voiced females talking on air for horny gamers helps keep an audience. "OMG DUDE THIS IS A GIRL ON AIR LISTEN SHE SOUNDS HOT! CHECK HER OUT IN #GUNRadio".


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