'Jersey Guy' Ray Rossi recalls his WPLJ days as Bobby Valetine

Jun 06, 2019 1923

Long before he was the "Jersey Guy" partnering with Craig Carton and Casey Bartholomew, Ray Rossi patrolled the WPLJ airwaves as "Bobby Valentine" Rossi, who did a "goodbye" show on WPLJ, which is going off the air this weekend, tells us how it all came about:

"Most DJs use 'air names' instead of their own names," Rossi said. "Usually to create an image. I never believed in it until I was hired at Z-100 when the station first came on the air. Scott Shannon gave me the name 'Danny Hernandez.' I guess Ray Rossi was too ordinary for him.

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SOURCE: https://nj1015.com

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