Jack Elliott (born Ray Baldy) is a

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. He began his broadcast career in the early 1970s working at smaller radio stations in the suburban

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area where he was born. He graduated from

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with

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degree in radio and television communications. In 1976, Elliott went to

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, where he worked at the radio station

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. His eventual departure from Phoenix was prompted by the sale of the radio station in 1978. He was offered an on-air position with

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in Oklahoma City, where he stayed for 12 years, through several

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changes. In 1990, he was fired from WKY as another format change was about to happen. He said the firing was the "best thing to ever happen" to him. Three weeks later, he began doing a two-person morning radio show on

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FM in Oklahoma City, then an

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station, with long-time acquaintance Ron Williams. Three years later, KOQL management made the switch to a

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format, and the pair moved to

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FM in Oklahoma City. The "Jack & Ron" partnership was later moved to co-owned

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station

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. Jack & Ron have won the Oklahoma Association of Broadcasters "Best Radio Personalities of the Year" award twice. They have won the American Women in Radio & TV Award for "Best Radio Personalities" three times. Additionally, the two have set a record by winning the ''

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'' "Best Of OKC" Radio Personalities award twelve times, and they have won the Readers Choice Poll in ''

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'' a record six times. In 2010 the duo received the award of Best of the Best in Radio from Oklahoma Magazine. And in October 2010, they were presented the "Star" award from the Oklahoma Media Network for Best Radio Personalities. Again in 2012 & 2013 Jack & Ron were voted Best Radio Personalities by readers of the Oklahoma Gazette. They have now won that award a record twelve times. In addition to his work as a radio host, Elliott has performed as TV spokesperson for numerous auto dealerships and is a

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with hundreds of commercial productions utilizing his voice. He has worked as a narrator, actor, and entertainer.

Personal life

Elliott's father was Chicago's first helicopter traffic reporter for

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in 1958. Known as Flying Officer

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, he and his pilot were killed in a helicopter crash during the afternoon reports on May 2, 1960. He is married and has a daughter named Brittany Baldy Hlubek (married).

References

External links

Jack & Ron morning show website
*http://www.Jackelliottenterprise.com
Oklahoma Association of BroadcastersOklahoma Gazette
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