Hillbilly DJ: Adventures of a Country Music Disc Jockey

by Gary Ludwig

The story of the author’s struggle within the precarious environment of famous & infamous people to begin broadcasting on radio as a disc jockey & emcee, performing onstage, & working with Nashville stars, songwriters, gifted musicians, agents & producers to produce entertainment events & create & market hit records.

131 pages, Kindle Edition

Published November 19, 2021

About the author

Writer/novelist Gary Ludwig was born into a family active in country music and motorsports. His mother was a country music singer, his father a guitarist, and family members were competitors in championship automobile racing for many years.

A week after graduating from high school he left home to work on the state and county fair circuit, spending months meeting and working with carnies, roustabouts, clowns, and famous and not so famous entertainers. He befriended the aged and legendary strongman "The Mighty Atom", who gave him lessons about human nature and show business.

Ludwig started his career in radio, eventually working as a producer, copywriter, news and sports writer, marketing manager, morning radio host, and on-air country music disc jockey.

He began working in advertising, and before that was a columnist for the weekly auto-racing tabloid Illustrated Speedway News and at the same time wrote and anchored Speedsport Commentary Radio Network news segments.

Later he founded a small regional magazine in Central Pennsylvania, writing news, commentary, lifestyle reports, plus feature articles and 19th century American history narratives, while serving as publisher.
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