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{{quote|"''Helloooooooooo Capital Wasteland, this is Three Dog, *[[Howling to the Night|AUUOOOOO]]* comin' to ya loud and proud from Galaxy News Radio! Bringin' you the truth, no matter how ''bad'' it hurts.''"|'''Three Dog''' <ref> AUUOOOOO</ref> DJ of GNR, ''[[Fallout 3]]''}}

{{quote|"''Helloooooooooo Capital Wasteland, this is Three Dog, *[[Howling to the Night|AUUOOOOO]]* comin' to ya loud and proud from Galaxy News Radio! Bringin' you the truth, no matter how ''bad'' it hurts.''"|'''Three Dog''' <ref>AUUOOOOO</ref> DJ of GNR, ''[[Fallout 3]]''}}

[[Radio]], especially the amateur variety, will always attract a certain type of DJ/Announcer, namely a [[Large Ham]]. At least in fiction.

Anyone put in front of a radio mic, even if he's never seen one before, will instantly switch into a confident DJ-persona, complete with nickname, [[Catch Phrase~~|Catch Phrases~~]] and [[Danger Deadpan|a smooth baritone voice]]. Otherwise they might become an abrasive [[Dumbass DJ]]. Whatever style he chooses, there won't be a second's hesitation, confusion, dead air or any other problems you might expect of a [[Naive Newcomer]].

Anyone put in front of a radio mic, even if he's never seen one before, will instantly switch into a confident DJ-persona, complete with nickname, [[Catch Phrase]]s and [[Danger Deadpan|a smooth baritone voice]]. Otherwise they might become an abrasive [[Dumbass DJ]]. Whatever style he chooses, there won't be a second's hesitation, confusion, dead air or any other problems you might expect of a [[Naive Newcomer]].

If it's ham radio they're getting into, it's very likely they'll also immediately turn into a [[Soapbox Sadie]] [[Conspiracy Theorist]] convinced that [[Serious Business|the government wants to shut them down]].

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==[[Fanfic]]==

* In the ''[[My Little Pony: Friendship Is Magic|My Little Pony Friendship Is Magic]]'' fanfic ''[[The Vinyl Scratch Tapes]]'', the titular character is a radio [[Talk Show]] host. She's also a combination [[Cloudcuckoolander]], [[Genki Girl]] and [[Jerk with a Heart of Gold]] who often makes [[Rousing Speech~~|Rousing Speeches~~]] about [[The Power of Rock]].

* In the ''[[My Little Pony: Friendship Is Magic|My Little Pony Friendship Is Magic]]'' fanfic ''[[The Vinyl Scratch Tapes]]'', the titular character is a radio [[Talk Show]] host. She's also a combination [[Cloudcuckoolander]], [[Genki Girl]] and [[Jerk with a Heart of Gold]] who often makes [[Rousing Speech]]es about [[The Power of Rock]].

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* Timmy used magic to do this on an ep of ''[[The Fairly Odd Parents|Fairly Odd Parents]]''. He had a magic mic that made anyone who spoke into it have a smooth baritone voice.

* Parodied in ''[[Phineas and Ferb]]'', Isabella is given the chance to announce P&Fs Monster Truck Rally and does so in a deeper, louder, male voice with standard huckster dialog. In one deep breath.

* Double subverted with ''[[Family Guy]]'': One episode had Brian end up with a radio show after criticizing the local [[Dumbass DJ~~|Dumbass DJs~~]]. His show started off intelligent, [[NPR]]-ish, and performing poorly with listeners. After Stewie prank calls him a couple of times, the [[Executive Meddling|executives force Brian to add him to the show]], at which point it devolves into exactly the kind of thing he was complaining about earlier, complete with [[Howard Stern]]-esque antics and annoying sound clips.

* Double subverted with ''[[Family Guy]]'': One episode had Brian end up with a radio show after criticizing the local [[Dumbass DJ]]s. His show started off intelligent, [[NPR]]-ish, and performing poorly with listeners. After Stewie prank calls him a couple of times, the [[Executive Meddling|executives force Brian to add him to the show]], at which point it devolves into exactly the kind of thing he was complaining about earlier, complete with [[Howard Stern]]-esque antics and annoying sound clips.

* ''[[Sealab 2021]]'', "Radio Free Sealab": Captain Murphy starts a pirate radio station out of sheer boredom, adopts the DJ persona "Howlin' Mad Murphy", and conducts the usual on-air hijinx until the FCC blows him ([[Once an Episode|and the rest of the station]])up with a depth charge.

* In the ''[[Hey Arnold!]]'' Halloween special, this is apparently the case with the local radio station's DJ. Only when he's in front of the mic does he produce the deep voice required for his job.