Where it all started: I was born and raised in Dunkirk NY. That's where I started working in radio in high school.

To be honest, I actually had a radio station in my attic at home, but it consisted of a record player, an old reel to reel tape machine and a plastic microphone I found in our basement. So I guess that doesn't count. I worked at WDOE in Dunkirk, and WBUZ in Fredonia (before the FCC yanked their license). I am a SUNY Alfred grad, and a SUNY Fredonia grad. I was also fortunate enough to work at WPHD-FM in Buffalo. I worked in beautiful Punta Gorda, Florida for a year before returning back home to work in Jamestown. I've done just about every shift in this town, broadcast PBP sports, and hosted a news/talk show. Now that I think about it, I've done the morning show on SE-93, WKSN, WHUG, and 103.1 The Fox. Wow! This guy just can't hold a job!

Where I am now: I love waking everyone up with the "My County Morning Show" on WHUG.

My other job: I have my own business, Dan Warren's Entertainment Express. I provide music for parties, weddings, school dances and such. I also have a complete karaoke set-up which I take out quite frequently. Maybe I'll see you out and about some time, or if you're in need of a disc jockey for an event, give me a holler!

Why I'm still in this area: People ask this a lot. It comes down to this...for all that's wrong with this area, it's still a great place to raise a family! The quality of life is great, the people are wonderful, and I've been treated well in the many years I've been here. If I have to work a bunch of jobs to support my family (and my nasty eating habit!) so be it. To me it's worth it.

Thanks!
Talk to You on the Radio....

Dan

When I was a little kid, I remember sitting in my basement with a play radio set hosting my own shows and playing music from an actual radio. Many years have passed, and look where I have ended up! I am thrilled to be the host of "Middays with Matt Warren" on My Country, 101.9, and I love talking with listeners and playing the best country music there is! You may also have heard my voice on our sister station, AM 1240, WJTN on weekends, occasionally on weekdays, providing color commentary during the high school baseball season, and definitely during the summer when I head out to Chautauqua Institution with radio legend, Jim Roselle! 

I try to stay as active in the community as possible by participating in local theater. You may have seen me in some shows at Jamestown Community College! When not on the radio, I love reading books, especially mystery and thriller novels, and I'm an avid Buffalo sports fan. You'll find me watching, and often yelling, at the Sabres, Bills, Bisons, and Bandits, but loving every minute of it. Believe it or not, a career in radio is not what I plan on doing with the rest of my life. I'm actually a certified New York State high school English teacher, and I'm an active substitute teacher in many local school districts. I've always had a passion for radio, though, and I love being able to participate in both jobs paths. Thanks so much for listening!

Way back in the late 60's, in a small little Kentucky town, I came screaming into this world. My mom, a Southern Belle housewife, and my dad, a farmer, bar owner, janitor, banjo picker, had finally had enough kids. I was the last of four and, believe me, I think I was the reason they didn't want anymore!

I grew up in an even smaller town in Kentucky, with not much to do there but plug my ears while my dad tried to pick his banjo and run through the sprinklers on a hot summer's day.

I was Daddy's Little Girl. Even though I hated that banjo, I loved my dad. The hardest thing I ever went through in my life was the death of my dad. That was 1983, when I was only fifteen. Too much for a young girl to take!

I left Kentucky, my family, my friends and my life behind and moved hundreds of miles cross-country to be with my oldest sister, Connie (my role model, best friend and confidante), and her husband. I finished school and, purely by accident, I got into Country radio.

As far as this show goes, I just want you to know that we all work very hard each night to put this thing together. I'm so lucky to have such a great couple of guys to work with.

NASCAR SPRINT CUP SERIES
The NASCAR Sprint Cup Series is the most popular form of motorsports in the United States. My Country 101.9, WHUG provides live coverage of the NASCAR Sprint Cup Series events in 2009!

MONDAY MORNING RACE REFRESHER

Wake up Monday morning with the My Country Moring Show and and get a recap on the weekend's NASCAR racing action. Hosted by MRN Radio’s award-winning anchors, this program includes audio from the winning drivers.

NASCAR TODAY

Sit down and buckle up with MRN Radio's Joe Moore as he brings you up to speed on daily NASCAR racing developments on NASCAR Today. From the speedways to the garage area, Joe has all the NASCAR news you need, Monday through Friday at 6:50 P.M., on WHUG!

NASCAR U.S.A.

Playing hot country music and featuring highlights, news, and information live from race track each weekend, NASCAR U.S.A. is hosted by veteran MRN announcer and country music radio personality Jim Phillips. "America's Tailgate Party" is heard every Sunday on WHUG from 10am-Noon.

ZMAX RACING COUNTRY

ZMAX Racing Country features insights and interviews from behind the scenes of NASCAR and Nashville. ZMAX Racing Country reaches millions of listeners weekly playing the best selection of country music and original interviews straight from the NASCAR Garage and the Nashville recording studios. Listen each Saturday from 2-4p on WHUG!

PRN'S GARAGE PASS

This program features all the latest NASCAR racing news and information. This daily news magazine is heard on over 440 radio stations! Hear it weekday's at 7:50 P.M. on My Country 101.9, WHUG!

Let your spirit rise up with music and stories of inspiration from the greatest names in country music. RISE UP is a positive country music program that’s changing lives! When it comes to singing about cheating hearts and boozy nights, country music stars have a corner on the market. But that’s just one part of the picture. In the mid-90s, John Ritter got a hankering to showcase “positive country,” which was starting to make waves in Nashville, Tennessee. In other words, a show that would air Garth Brooks’ Unanswered Prayers but not his Longneck Bottle. In June 1995, the RISE UP program debuted to showcase “positive country”. Rise Up is now syndicated in dozens of markets and in over 70% of the states around the country. Every month, new stations come on board. We haven’t found any station that isn’t taken with the show. It puts country music in a whole new light.

Click here to read more about the Rise Up story and listen to audio clips

Each Sunday from 7-10pm a charted country star joins Lon Helton to count down the week's Top 30 Country Hits on WHUG! Lon is well-known by all the stars. The stars tell funny and unrehearsed stories about their friends in the countdown. The show is recorded on Nashville's historic Music Row. Visit the website www.CountryCountdownUSA.com