Career
After earning his degree in classical piano while still in high school, (combining this with teaching drums and percussion), Doug began his show business career as a singer/musician. “I seldom attended my own school dances because I was off playing at other schools,” he recalled. Before too long, he made the switch from musician to magician, and toured extensively as a magic-comedian. In that capacity, he was the opening act for some of the dates in Ricky Nelson’s ‘Garden Party Comeback Tour,’ and later opened for zany comedian Jim Carrey, when Carrey was still performing his impressionist act. In the late 1980s, Basham was voted 'Variety Entertainer of the Year' in the 'Excellence in the Arts Awards.'
Basham's first radio show was a video review show on KDWN, Las Vegas called "Video Talk." That led to him becoming a political talk show host. After a period at KDWN (in Las Vegas) receiving the highest ratings of any other host on the station including nationally syndicated ones, Basham was abruptly fired in 2002. They told him he "spent too much time bashing the president." Basham then moved his show to KLAV AM 1230 for the next year and a half, until he was approached for syndication. On May 2, 2005, Radio Lynx began syndicating the program, broadcasting weeknights from 10 p.m. - 1 a.m. Pacific Time.
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