I've made an interesting observation. Most radio talk show hosts tend to use their real name. But I've noticed that your regular run of the mill DJ who just plays music is more likely to make up some phony sounding air name. It's an odd phenomenon. Most times the phony air name isn't even a good one. It often sounds very generic and fake. As a matter of fact I've heard a lot of DJ's use the same generic sounding last names. Some seem to be more popular than others.
I'm not sure why Talk show personalities seem to be more honest with their identity than people who just play music. Perhaps someone here can enlighten me. Even most people in Television use their real name. They've got the best honesty record when it comes to using their real name "vs" an Air Name or Showbiz name.
So why on earth does some Joe Schmo playing Maroon 5 songs change their name on the radio? Is it to protect Identity? Do they actually think they are more at risk than someone who is actually popular such as Howard Stern, David Letterman or Oprah Winfrey? Are music DJ's that warped in their thinking?
I'm not sure why Talk show personalities seem to be more honest with their identity than people who just play music. Perhaps someone here can enlighten me. Even most people in Television use their real name. They've got the best honesty record when it comes to using their real name "vs" an Air Name or Showbiz name.
So why on earth does some Joe Schmo playing Maroon 5 songs change their name on the radio? Is it to protect Identity? Do they actually think they are more at risk than someone who is actually popular such as Howard Stern, David Letterman or Oprah Winfrey? Are music DJ's that warped in their thinking?