Josh Venable

Josh Venable (born March 31) is a radio personality best known for hosting "The Adventure Club" on 102.1 The Edge in Dallas. He is currently heard on Z104.5 in Tulsa.

He is known for bashing bands on-air and for discussing his personal life.

Career

Education and early work

Venable attended Grapevine High School and the University Of North Texas. Given a high school internship by George Gimarc, Venable worked his way up to helping out with shows like "The Adventure Club" and "The Retro Show."

The Adventure Club

"The Adventure Club" aired intermittently on KYSR and KDGE, playing a mix of American and British indie rock, local, punk and classic alternative music. The show was responsible for breaking Texas bands such as Old 97's and The Polyphonic Spree as well as internationally recognized bands such as Weezer, Coldplay, and Oasis.

When the original host of The Adventure Club (Alex Luke) left for another job in St. Louis, Venable—though still inexperienced—was offered the hosting job in 1994. He asked fellow KDGE employee Keven McAlester to co-host. Most shows contained a healthy dose of bickering. McAlester left the show in 1997 for the film industry in LA; he went on to direct the feature You're Gonna Miss Me as well as music videos for Spoon and Old 97's.

Venable, who worked late nights, overnights, and weekends, was promoted to Music Director at 102.1 The Edge in 2006 but was laid off in 2007 due to budget constraints at Clear Channel. [1] He found a job at 98.7FM KYSR in Los Angeles doing "afternoon drive" from 2 pm–7 pm. In February 2008, KDGE rehired Venable to do nights remotely from Los Angeles. "The Adventure Club" was brought back in July 2008. He later switched to the 10 am–2 pm shift in Dallas.

Later work

Venable became Music Director of KYSR in 2009 and Program Director of KDGE in 2011. After being laid off again in December 2012, Venable started a music blog called A Wide Open Space.

In 2013, he was hired by Tulsa alternative rock station KMYZ as program director and afternoon personality. In 2015, he moved to the morning show at KMYZ.[2]

He was given a shout out from Coldplay onstage in Dallas on the X&Y tour and in Tulsa by the band in 2016. Venable has hinted on the air that he and Chris Martin from Coldplay had a "serious personal talk" that day before the show.

Personal life

His favorite bands include The Smiths, The Cure, R.E.M. and Bruce Springsteen. He sang in tribute/cover bands dedicated to Bruce Springsteen and The Smiths, and he stated many times on-air that he wished he were a rock star. The Springsteen tribute band, which makes an annual performance, is called "Nightmare On E Street." It includes members of the bands The Crash That Took Me and Here, In Arms.

On-air schedule

  • 104.5 KMYZ, Tulsa, 2P-7P

Awards and nominations

Year Award Category
1995 Dallas Observer Music Awards Best Radio Program That Plays Local Music
1997 Fort Worth Weekly Best Local Radio Show Staff Choice
1997 Dallas Observer Music Awards Radio Program That Features Local Music: "the Adventure Club," KDGE 94.5 FM
1998 Dallas Observer Music Awards Best DJ In Dallas Critic's Choice
1998 Dallas Observer Music Awards Radio Program/Local Music: "The Adventure Club," KDGE-FM (94.5)
1999 Fort Worth Weekly Best Local Radio Show Staff Choice
2001 Dallas Observer Music Awards Best Radio Program That Plays Local Music
2002 Dallas Observer Music Awards Radio Program That Plays Local Music "The Adventure Club" KDGE 94.5FM
2003 Dallas Observer Music Awards Radio Program That Plays Local Music "The Adventure Club" KDGE 94.5FM
2004 Dallas Observer Music Awards Radio Program That Plays Local Music "The Adventure Club" KDGE 94.5FM
2005 Dallas Observer Music Awards Radio Program That Plays Local Music "The Adventure Club" KDGE 94.5FM
2005 FW Weekly 2005 Best Of The West Issue Best Radio DJ Staff choice: Josh Venable, KDGE/102.1-FM The Edge
2005 FW Weekly 2005 Best Of The West Issue Best Radio Show Staff choice: “The Adventure Club,” KDGE/102.1-FM The Edge
2006 Dallas Observer Music Awards Best Radio Show That Plays Local Music "The Adventure Club", 102.1 The Edge
2007 Dallas Observer Awards Best Radio Show That Plays Local Music "The Adventure Club", 102.1 The Edge

References

  1. "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2008-09-21. Retrieved 2009-04-01.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  2. http://www.allaccess.com/net-news/archive/story/120888/kmyz-names-josh-venable-as-pd-afternoons
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