John O'Mara (Johnny Maraca)
Wasaga Beach, Ontario
John O'Mara (Johnny Maraca)
Wasaga Beach, Ontario
I'm the host of Johnny Maraca's Rock & Roll Riot and johnny Maraca's Rockin' Time Machine podcast, available free to download and subscribe to on iTunes and Stitcher.
It's a time-traveling trip back to the days of early rock and roll with stories and fun stuff.
The Riot runs on 97.7 the Beach in Wasaga Beach, Ont., Friday and Saturday nights at 7, Saturdays 4 to 6 pm on Canada's best internet radio station, Radio That Doesn't Suck, and Tuesday nights 6 till 8 on WRSG in Middlebourne, West Virginia. The latter is a high school station that has a coverage area of 35 miles or so. The adult volunteer who runs the station loves my show so I am happy to rock Tyler County.
Looking for more paid gigs and the show is available for syndication, researched, written, voiced and produced and all songs chosen by yours truly.
It's not moldy oldies or a '50s hit parade. I have extensive collections of '40s and '50s R&B and early rock and roll: Sun, Modern, Specialty, King, Appollo...Louis Jordan, Wynonie Harris, Elvis, Chuck, Jerry Lee, Buddy, early Beatles and Stones, Dick Dale, Link Wray, CCR, Stray Cats, Ramones, Detroit Cobras, Swingin' Neckbreakers....I take listeners on a journey through 60 years of rockin' rhythm and blues.
Radio copywriter and producer, blogger...print journalism grad from way back when we had to get 30 words per minute on a manual typewriter.
Check out my blog and recent episodes of the Riot by clicking my website link below.