- Born
- Birth nameJohn Wesley Watanabe
- Nickname
- "Straight Up" John Watanabe
- Height5′ 7″ (1.70 m)
- John was born and raised in suburban Chicago. He earned a B.A. at Columbia College in Chicago, studying broadcasting. A radio announcer for Salem Communications-owned radio stations, including KDAR-FM in Oxnard, California, 2003-2009 and on Calvary Chapel Costa Mesa-owned radio stations in California and Nevada, known as the "K-Wave Radio Network", 2011-present. Also, was the morning radio host on AM 1290, KKDD, Riverside-San Bernardino, California, a Christian radio station known as "Good News Radio For The Inland Empire".- IMDb Mini Biography By: anonymous
- SpouseApril(? - present)
- Announced the student announcements over the high school public address system in his own wacky way, uttering one-liners and playing comedy album bits & bizarre sound effects - an unorthodox training program for his future broadcasting career.
- Played in 1st violin section for DuPage Youth Symphony and Wheaton Summer Symphony; several years later, he now plays the violin slightly better than Henny Youngman.
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