Marla Jones, Managing Editor
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FORT PAYNE, Ala.-- Southern Torch is pleased to welcome Tommy Daniels and Steve Malcolm as the newest radio personalities for 101-7 The Torch. The Torch radio station is a regional service of Southern Torch that carries mix hits and is home to The Rick & Bubba Show.
Both gentlemen bring a wealth of experience to the station.
Tommy Daniels attended Gadsden State, coming to the school as a left-handed pitcher for the baseball program. As a typical jock, when they asked him to pick a major, he said P.E. He was told that involved a lot of science classes. So, he said “No thanks!”
“The school gave me a book of other majors to choose from and I saw radio and thought it sounded fun” stated Daniels. “ Little did I know, it would become my life's work. That was 37 years ago.”
Daniels started his career in Gadsden at Q-104, then went to WZYP in Hunstville, and then moved on to Chattanooga, the Gulf Coast, Birmingham, and Atlanta. However, he has always found that small market radio is real radio.
“I have found a home at Southern Torch. I have told the owners that if they want me to leave, they will have to call the police and have me taken out in cuffs. I've also told them that my retirement plan is to be taken out in a body bag, I am here to stay” concluded Daniels.
Tommy Daniels will entertain listeners on 101-7 The Torch from 11 a.m - 1 p.m each weekday.
Steve Malcolm started his love for radio at an early age, mainly because that was the only way to hear the popular songs of the time.
While living in Rome, Georgia he was able to see a live announcer at an on-location broadcast. From that point on, he knew he wanted to do something in radio.
When he started college at Jacksonville State University, in the fall of 1977, he found out there was a student-run radio station. One year later, he completed the broadcasting classes and started on air in the Summer of 1978. He quickly became the music director and then the program director. Under his leadership, the station was recognized in several trade magazines.
After college, Malcolm left radio to pursue a “real job”. Radio was always deep in his heart. After retiring from Northeast Alabama Water in 2016, he continued to volunteer and make a difference wherever he could.
“I look forward to being on the air again and being a part of the Southern Torch family.
Steve Malcolm will entertain listeners on 101-7 The Torch from 4 p.m to 6 p.m each weekday.
