Rebel Staff

If you own a business in:

• Northwest Indiana
• Western Suburbs
• DuPage County

and would like to advertise on Rebel Radio, contact Tim Feltman today!

(630) 824-7149
timfeltman1993@gmail.com

Greg Leo is a Marketing Consultant and Salesperson for Rebel Radio. Having been a top radio salesman at Z-Rock in the 1980s, Greg is very familiar with the metal and hard rock scene. He jumped on board with Rebel in 2018, and has been working with clients all throughout Lake County, McHenry County, and Kenosha County, such as:

• Lucky Burger & Grill in Mundelein
• Chicago Tattoo Arts Convention, 2019
• The Genesee Theatre in Waukegan
  • Hairball
  • Jim Breuer
  • Jon Anderson (Yes)
  • (and more)
• Cheers in Midlothian
• Reef Records in Antioch
• Miller High Life Theatre in Milwaukee, WI
  • Dream Theater
• Rochaus in West Dundee
  • Janet Gardner (Vixen)
• Kiss: The End of the Road – All Access
• Pabst Theater in Milwaukee, WI
• And several radio programs and band interviews

If you own or run a business in:

• Lake County, Illinois
• McHenry County, Illinois
• Kenosha County, Wisconsin

and would like to advertise on Rebel Radio, contact Greg Leo today!

(847) 624-1504
GregRebelRadio@gmail.com

Steve C. started off at Rebel Radio as an intern. In time, he would fill in for Scott Davidson during mid-afternoons. After graduating Illinois school of broadcasting, he stuck with Rebel Radio to become a regular DJ.

You can catch Steve C. every Wednesday & Friday night from 7:00 pm – Midnight.

Kevin is a lifelong Metalhead, and has been active in the Chicago music scene since the early 1990s.

He’s played the drums for several local, Chicago bands, including:

• Withdrawal
• Thrown
• The Joynt Chiefz
• Code Blue
• Deacon

His job as a DJ at a Chicago-area gentlemen’s club led him into wanting to try other types of DJ’ing; specifically radio. After several conversations with Scott Davidson about it, he decided to give Kevin a shot on the air.

“I’m very grateful for the opportunity, and am having a great time, on Mondays! So by all means, tune in!”

You can listen to Kevin Smith every Monday evening from 7:00 PM to 11:00 PM (U.S. Central Time).

Steve “Megamo” McCarthy jumped on board with Rebel Radio in 2018. He is a life-long metal fan, and a longtime metal show promoter.

“Metal is my way of life and happiness,” Steve says. “I heard Black Sabbath for the first time at the age of 13 or 14, and once their riffs hit my ears, there was no looking back — I had to hear more and more metal! Since then, I’ve been exploring all genres of metal, with my favorite being classic traditional and thrash, with Megadeth being amongst my most favorite bands.”

Catch Megamo McCarthy on Rebel Radio every Tuesday & Thursday from 7:00 pm – 10:00 pm.

Leanne Murray hosts the Rebel Radio punk show, every Sunday night at 7:00 pm.

Hear songs from bands like D.R.I., Suicidal Tendencies, Ramones, V8 Wankers, Barb Wire Dolls, Beer Nuts, Circle Jerks, GBH, Rancid, The Crucified, U.K. Subs, etc.

Leanne also plays drums professionally for Chicago local punk bands The Beer Nuts, and Pigface.

John Griffith joined Rebel radio in 1996, where he helped in sales, recorded promos for airplay, and learned the ins and outs of radio, (or at least the way things are done at Rebel Radio). You may also know John for his nickname, “Batman”, which he acquired as a child after meeting Adam West and Burt Ward.

Growing up in a house where music was either being played on the stereo, or live in the living room. But after seeing Judas Priest live at the age of 14, John soon found himself “stuck” in the eighties metal scene. “It made for a life of loving music for me,” John reflects.

Griffith studied Automotive Technology at Lincoln Technical Institute, and when he’s not hosting the Morning Metal Wakeup show or finding sales for Rebel Radio, you may hear John cranking out Rebel Radio in his tow truck, which he drives for both Hawks Towing and Cherry’s Towing. “It took a lot of years for me to find (a towing) company where I can enjoy working at and feel appreciated.” And in the words of Scott Davidson, “If there’s anything John knows better than anybody, it’s towing. He’s great at towing.”

Griffith has a long history with working with bands (roadie, setup, singer, etc.). Such bands he’s worked with include:

• The Plague
• Mortar
• Breaker (Accept Tribute)
• Judas Rising (Judas Priest Tribute)
• Heaven and Hell (Black Sabbath/Ozzy/Dio/Rainbow Tribute)
• Eric Johnson
• Chris Hambone Cameron (keyboardist for Sonia Dada and Liquid Soul)
• Eddie for Iron Maidens

Another gift that John has been granted is the ability to share his excitement about Rebel Radio to complete strangers. No doubt the rise in numbers of people who’ve installed the TuneIn App onto their phones and favorited Rebel Radio is due to his contagious passion for the world to know and love Rebel Radio as he does.

If you would like to speak with John Griffith about advertising your company or band (or if you need a tow), call John at (708) 674-6150.

“In the words of the D-Man, ‘Rebel on!’ Thanks for listening!”
-John R. Griffith

Andy Gehron began working for Rebel Radio in August, 1996.

Andy has been in radio for literally all of his life, hanging out at WLS as a child (he was that little kid who Steve Dahl used to chase out of the studio), meeting bands like Styx, Journey, REO Speedwagon, Cheap Trick, KISS, and some others backstage and at the station, going on promos, and riding around in the “Magic Bus”.

“Being a part of Rebel Radio always reminded me of those days, back when working in radio was fun, the listeners were loyal, and before the corporations made everything automated and cookie-cutter, ya know?”

When he began DJ’ing at Rebel Radio, we were on AM 1330 and 103.1 WVVX. Rebel soon jumped around onto other stations, also, like 105.5 the Kat, 94.3 WJKL (which K-Love soon bought), a station up in Green Bay, WI via Satcom C-5, 1240 AM, and the later added, 1430 AM, WEEF, where Andy hosted a Christian metal show for an hour every Friday in 2004-5.

In 2005, Andy graduated seminary and moved to another state to pursue a full-time position in Youth Ministry. In 2011, he, his wife, and their Beagle returned to Illinois. In 2017, when Rebel Radio had begun broadcasting on 102.3 FM out of Naperville,  Scott contacted Andy, asking him to return with Rebel Radio. He soon took on the much-needed responsibility of editing the cusses out of songs, setting up the station’s social media accounts, completely redoing the website, and occasionally filling in for Scott on-air.

If you’d like to learn more about Andy Gehron, his faith, or for topics to bring up when you see him at shows, etc., check out his personal website.

Scott Davidson founded Rebel Radio on July 10, 1994. Today, he is the founder, CEO, GM, Sales Manager, main DJ for Rebel Radio, and Talent Buyer. He also used to host a tv show called “Rebelvision”.

Scott has played drums & percussions professionally in many bands over the years, and currently, such as:

• Stonehenge;
• Smoke;
• Earthen Grave (Co-founder);
• Judas Rising (Chicago-based Judas Priest Tribute band);
• Heaven & Hell (Ozzy/Dio/Rainbow/Black Sabbath Tribute Band);
• Cold Bearded Killers;
• Dizmal Daze;
• Septer;
• Stoneface Nation

He manages bands, as well.

Being such a large part of the music and metal scene in the Chicagoland area, Davidson picked up a side project of booking shows at Nite Cap, Pyramid Club, Europa, and many other venues in and around Chicagoland.

When he’s not at the station or participating in one of the previously-mentioned activities, you can catch Scott at a Cubs home game, concert, riding his Harley Davidson around on a warm day, playing softball or volleyball, or hosting “Metal Bingo” at the Brauerhouse in Lombard.

If you would like to advertise on Rebel Radio, invite Scott to play for or manage your band, or if you would like to book your band and a Chicagoland venue, contact Scott via one of the links listed.