Dave "The King" Wilson is an American radio personality based in

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. He hosted the afternoon ''Dave Wilson Show'' on 93.1 WIBC, (formerly 1070 AM-WIBC), an

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station, in Indianapolis until let go in March 2009. Wilson is also a member of the

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. Wilson earned the nickname "The King" from his work on ''

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'', in which his character was "The King", modeled after

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. He was once the traveling partner with rising comic

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. Leno called Wilson "The Viking Comic" referring to his large physical size and beard. Wilson owned One Liner's Comedy club in

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, a popular Indianapolis Comedy club and restaurant. The club was also known for an airplane sticking out of its roof. It was closed in 2008.http://indianapolis.ismyhome.com/areas/greenwood/dave-wilsons-one-liners-comedy-club-closes-in-greenwood/

Indianapolis Motor Speedway Radio Network broadcasting duties

*Indianapolis 500 **2003-2008: Booth analyst **2009-2013: Garage area / infield hospital reporter **2014: Pit reporter (north pits) **2015: Statistician **2016: Social media **2017-2019: Garage area / infield hospital reporter

External links

Wilson's webpage

References

American radio personalities Radio personalities from Indianapolis IndyCar Series people Year of birth missing (living people) Living people {{IndyCar-bio-stub