Roy Wood Jr

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Roy Wood, Jr (born December 11, 1978 in Birmingham) is a stand-up comic and former radio host at WBHJ-FM.

Wood, son of black radio pioneer Roy Wood and half-brother of former WVTM news anchor Roy L. Wood, grew up in West End and graduated in 1996 from Ramsay High School. He went on to earn a bachelor's degree in broadcast journalism at Florida A&M University. He began his radio career as a morning reporter at Tallahassee's Hot 105.7 FM, while polishing his stand-up material. He took a break from school to open for comedian Tommy Davidson on tour, but returned to complete his degree in 2001. After graduating he returned to Birmingham and took a job as head writer and producer for the Buck Wilde Morning Show on WBHJ FM.

Wood left the show and moved to Los Angeles in 2006. During Operation Enduring Freedom he sent free compact disc recordings of his prank call sketches to troops stationed overseas. In 2008 he appeared on HBO's Def Comedy Jam and on the Late Show with David Letterman, among other programs.

References

  • Guster, Chanda Temple (January 10, 2008) "Birmingham comedian Roy Wood Jr. sends copies of his comedy routines to troops overseas." Birmingham News
  • "Roy Wood, Jr.." Wikipedia, The Free Encyclopedia. 1 Jun 2009, 00:04 UTC. 1 Jun 2009 [1].

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