Shadoe Stevens, a renowned radio personality, began his career at the tender age of 11 in his hometown of Jamestown, North Dakota. The story of his early start as "The World's Youngest Disc Jockey" was picked up by LIFE Magazine, solidifying his reputation.
After graduating from high school, Stevens attended the University of North Dakota in Grand Forks, where he majored in Art for three years. He then transferred to the University of Arizona, studying Drama and Journalism for another two years, all while working full-time in radio to support his education.
Stevens' big break came when he was given the opportunity to move to Boston and become a DJ at WRKO. On his way to Boston, his name was changed to Shadoe in a phone call from Alamogordo, New Mexico. His success at WRKO led him to Los Angeles, where he became one of the city's most popular radio personalities.
Stevens' television career began as the sidekick/announcer for "The Steve Allen Show." He later became a legendary Program Director, creating and launching "World Famous KROQ-FM." Leaving radio, Stevens went into advertising, creating the branding, advertising, and marketing campaign for The Federated Group, which increased sales by 500%.
Stevens' advertising campaign was so successful that it received a 2-page spread in Time Magazine and earned him Clio Awards and the Big Apple Award. In radio, he received the Billboard Magazine Personality of the Year Award.
Stevens' television career continued to flourish, with over 1,100 different television commercials for Federated, leading to a 3-picture deal with Dino DeLaurentis Entertainment and the cult movie "TRAXX." He also hosted "American Top 40," which became the biggest radio show in the world with one billion listeners a week in 110 countries.
Stevens has made numerous guest appearances on television shows, including "Beverly Hills 90210," "Baywatch," "The Larry Sanders Show," "Caroline in the City," "Clueless," "Fast Track," and "Burke's Law." In motion pictures, he has played the title role in "Traxx," Fred in "Mr. Saturday Night," Maxwell in "Bucket of Blood," and Djony Dakota in "Shadoevision" for HBO.
Stevens is the Founder, Chairman, and President of Rhythm Radio - "The Sound of the World in a Good Mood," which delivered programming on the radio in 30 countries and the Internet in 7 languages. He also created "Cabo Wabo Radio" for rock star Sammy Hagar, designing an "all up-all the time" rock music format with studios in Cabo San Lucas, Mexico, and Bel Air, California.
Stevens has been the voice of "The Late Late Show with Craig Ferguson" from 2005 to 2015 and has continued to be the voice of countless commercials and television shows, including The Grammys, The Emmys, and Comic Relief.
Stevens has created and produced 85 episodes of a podcast series called "Blackout Television," featuring improv-comedy-theater episodes with an all-black cast. He has also created series "MentalRadio," with more than 12 hours of stories, parodies, and adventures, and nearly 300,000 downloads.
Stevens has been married to his third wife, Beverly, since 1986. His daughter, Amber Stevens, is a successful actress, having starred in the ABC Family series "Greek" for four years and the movie "22 Jump Street" in 2014. His daughter Chynarose is in accounting and money management in Los Angeles, and his son Brad, from his first marriage, works at Boeing in Ogden, Utah, in aerospace and defense.
Stevens continues to work in multi-media art, painting, writing, production, radio, and has written five children's books. In development is a live, theatrical version of his critically acclaimed audio theater podcast series MentalRadio, in partnership with Gil Smith, president of the Montalban Theater, MentalRadioLive is described as a MusicalComic Book and will debut in 2024 in the heart of Hollywood.
