TALK
TALK ABOUT 4@SPORTS AND LIFE IF GENERAL.
THEY TALKED TO US ABOUT AN
INDUSTRY THAT SEEMS TO
CHANGE EVERY DAY.
>> REPORTER: 24 YEARS IS HOW
LONG THE JUNKIES HAVE
BEEN TAKING RADIO BY STORM.
4@THEY ALL GREW UP TOGETHER IN
PRINCE GEORGE'S COUNTY,
AND THE LIFE LONG FRIENDS 4@TRU
HAVE SOMETHING
HAVE SOMETHING SPECIAL.
SPECIAL.
SPECIAL. THEY EACH STEPPED AWAY FROM
THEIR FORMER CAREERS IN
LAW, RETAIL, EDUCATION, AND
SPORTS AND TOOK A GAMBLE
TO JUMP INTO RADIO, AND THE
REST IS HISTORY.
>> ALL RIGHT, HERE WE GO.
USUALLY JUST GET UP, THROW ON
SOME SHOES.
SOME SHOES. SLEEP IN SWEATS AND JUST COME
IN.
IN.
IN. BRUSH
IN. BRUSH MY TEETH.
WE JUST GREW UP TOGETHER,
PLAYED SPORTS TOGETHER,
WENT TO ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
TOGETHER.
TOGETHER.
TOGETHER. CLOSE CHILDHOOD FRIENDS.
JASON AND I MET IN HIGH SCHOOL.
MY MOTHER-IN-LAW SAID HEY, YOU
KNOW, YOU GUYS SHOULD 4@
DO A CABLE ACCESS 4@SHOW.
I THINK YOU'D 4@REALLY BE GOOD
IT.
IT.
IT. THAT
IT. THAT WAS TRULY THE IMPETUS, SO
WE ASKED HOW DO 4@TO IT
AT CITY HALL.
>> REPORTER: YOU LISTENED TO
YOUR MOTHER-IN-LAW!
YOUR MOTHER-IN-LAW! >> I LISTENED TO 4@MY MOTHER-IN-
LAW!
LAW!
LAW! WE'RE NOT PARTICULARLY HIGH ON
TALENT, BUT WE'RE
SUPER HIGH ON CHEMISTRY.
>> 3, 2, 1!
>> WE'RE THE JUNKIES.
>> IF YOU WANT NUTS AND BOLTS 4@
SPORTS, YOU CAN GO
ANYWHERE.
ANYWHERE.
ANYWHERE. BUT THE BIG ALLURE OF THIS SHOW
IS WE'RE RELATABLE.
>> REPORTER: 4 BEST FRIENDS WHO
LEAVE NOTHING OFF
THE TABLE.
THE TABLE. NOW THEY DOMINATE4@ THE AIR WAV
IN THE DMV AS THE
SPORTS JUNKIES ON 4@106.7 XM IF
FAN.
FAN.
FAN. >>
FAN. >> WE TALK SPORTS BUT ALSO OUR
LIVES AND POP CULTURE
AND MOVIES.
AND MOVIES. >> I CAN'T TELL YOU HOW MANY
TIMES SOMEONE COMES UP
AND SAY YOU'RE JUST LIKE ME AND
MY BUDDIES.
MY BUDDIES. >> REPORTER: DO YOU EVER FEEL
THE PRESSURE TO
REINVENT AND KEEP IT 4@FRESH?
>> IF WE'RE HAVING FUN, OUR
LISTENERS ARE HAVING
FUN, AND IT'S COOL THAT PEOPLE
HAVE GROWN UP WITH 4@
US.
US.
US. WE
US. WE STARTED THIS THING IN OUR
20s WITH ALMOST THIS
FRATERNITY 4@BOY FEEL, AND NOW
HAVE KIDS IN
COLLEGE.
COLLEGE.
COLLEGE. >> YOU'RE GOING TO BE A GRANDPA
SOON!
SOON!
SOON! >>
SOON! >> I MEAN, IT COULD HAPPEN!
>> YOUR SON GRADUATED COLLEGE!
>> WE WERE FORTUNATE THAT DICK
HELLER WROTE AN
ARTICLE ABOUT US IN THE
WASHINGTON TIMES THAT
CHANGED OUR LIVES.
NO DOUBT ABOUT IT THAT CHANGED
THE TRAJECTORY OF OUR
LIVES.
LIVES.
LIVES. >>
LIVES. >> REPORTER: YOU TOOK4@ OVER FO
HOWARD STERN, THAT'S
HUGE!
HUGE!
HUGE! >>
HUGE! >> YES, THE JUNKIES, 4 LOUD
MOUTHS FROM PG 4@COUNTY
TRYING TO SEIZE THE THROWN OF
RAUNCH.
RAUNCH.
RAUNCH. I
RAUNCH. I DON'T KNOW ABOUT THAT, BUT WE
WANTED TO BE
SUCCESSFUL.
SUCCESSFUL. WE'RE THE LAST SURVIVORS OF THE
SHOWS THAT 4@REPLACED
STERN ALL ACROSS THE COUNTRY.
>> YEAH, STILL ON IN THE
MORNINGS.
MORNINGS.
MORNINGS. >> DEFINITELY PROUD OF THAT.
>> IF I GOT A REALLY GOOD 4@DEA
ON A MURDER HOUSE OR 4@
SOMEBODY KILLED LIKE 3 PEOPLE
IN THE HOUSE, LIKE I
WOULD TAKE IT.
>> REPORTER: YOU'RE RECOGNIZED
AS ICONS IN THIS
MARKET.
MARKET.
MARKET. SO MUCH SO THAT YOU ALL WERE
PART OF THE VICTORY
PARADE FOR THE STANLEY CUP AND
WORLD SERIES.
WORLD SERIES. >> THE MOST UNDESERVING PEOPLE.
>> WHEN YOU WALK 4@THROUGH BOTH
PARADES, LIKE PEOPLE
KNEW WHO WE WERE.
THAT'S WHAT BLEW ME AWAY.
IT WAS EMOTIONAL.
>> IT WAS AWESOME.
>> REPORTER: WHAT'S THE BIGGEST
MISCONCEPTION ABOUT
MISCONCEPTION ABOUT THE JUNKIES?
THE JUNKIES? >> THAT PEOPLE THOUGHT FOR THE
FIRST 10 YEARS OR SO
THEY MUST HAVE OTHER JOBS,
THAT'S NOT REAL.
>> AND THAT YOU GET IN EARLY TO
PREPARE FOR THE
SHOW.
SHOW.
SHOW. >>
SHOW. >> JUST LIVING YOUR LIFE IS
PREP FOR THE SHOW.
>> WATCHING THE GAME IS PREP.
>> I THINK ONE MISCONCEPTION IS
WE WATCH AND/OR
ATTEND EVERY SINGLE SPORTING
EVENT.
EVENT.
EVENT. YOU JUST CAN'T DO IT.
>> THE OTHER BIG MISCONCEPTION
IS THAT JP, ERIC, AND
I HAVE THE SAME AMOUNT OF MONEY
AS HIM.
AS HIM.
AS HIM. [
AS HIM. [ LAUGHTER ]
>> REPORTER: HOW HAS RADIO
CHANGED OVER THE YEARS,
WHAT'S THE FUTURE OF IT?
>> WE'RE THE LAST OF A DYING
BREED TO BE HONEST WITH
YOU.
YOU.
YOU. WE
YOU. WE GREW UP ON HOT TALK, GUY
TALK RADIO.
TALK RADIO. THEY DON'T EXIST ANYMORE.
IF NOT FOR THE PEOPLE THAT
LISTENED TO ALL 4@THESE
YEARS, WE WOULDN'T BE HERE
TODAY AND HAVE THE LIVES 4@
WE HAVE TODAY.
WE'RE INDEBTED TO OUR LISTENERS
FOREVER.
FOREVER.
FOREVER. >> WE WILL SEE YOU TOMORROW ON
THE FAME.
THE FAME.
THE FAME. >> AND CHECK THIS OUT.
THE JUNKIES ARE SUCH A BIG DEAL
THAT THE WASHINGTON
CAPITALS OWNER GIFTED THEM WITH
THEIR OWN STANLEY
CUP RINGS.
CUP RINGS. WE HAVE A LOT MORE OF WHAT THEY
HAD