Radio Career
E. Reese Hopkins officially began his radio career in April 2001 as a writer for the Star & Buc Wild radio show at Hot 97. He introduced himself by faxing fake news to the show. As a result of his comedic pieces being read on air, he was offered a news anchor position. Hopkins stayed in that position until 2005. Hopkins resigned from the show in October 2005, seeking new opportunities in radio.
Hopkins took two years off from radio, and moved with his family to Fort Lee, New Jersey. He managed a tile warehouse and produced a program for Howard 100 on Sirius Satellite Radio. In October 2007, he auditioned for an on-air position after a call from WRKO station manager Jim Capuano. After a successful audition station management offered him a slot in December 2007. He was fired from WRKO Boston on October 16, 2008 as part of company wide cost cutting in the face of declining revenues and stock prices. He was replaced by Laura Ingraham, a syndicated talk host.
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