Early Life
Rick Emerson was born March 7, 1973 in Kennewick, Washington.
At age 14 he began volunteering at a local radio station. After graduating fourth-to-last in his high school class, he moved to Spokane, Washington, where he eventually landed his first talk show, broadcasting from a bomb shelter in the basement of the station's building. During this time he managed to earn a small, but loyal following. For many years listeners knew him as Rick Taylor, a last name that he picked out of a phone-book at the beginning of his career. During this time, Emerson was arrested after being pulled over for a broken tail-light due to a bench warrant issued after he forgot to pay the last $10 on a traffic ticket.
He was promoted to a position broadcasting during the afternoon drive in Salt Lake City where he co-hosted a show with Clyde Lewis. He became Program Director of KCNR in Salt Lake and helped create one of the most popular radio stations in Utah. KCNR was flipped to Radio Disney in 1997, with no warning, leaving Emerson without a microphone. According to his semi-biography "Bigger Than Jesus" ( directed by Joni DeRouchie), he found out about KCNR's new programming by tuning in one morning while getting ready for work, and finding it playing music, followed by Radio Disney liners.
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