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Al Vertucci
Al Vertucci aka Tooch, packs overnights with enough excitement to keep anyone up all night! He's also the format's APD/MD. Al began his music career on the streets of Brooklyn, singing do-wop. Also a production guru, Al spent many years at WCBS FM in New York, as well as New York's WBAB FM and WAPP FM.
 

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Jennifer Aniston puts name in star on Walk of Fame

Jennifer Aniston puts name in star on Walk of Fame
LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - Actress Jennifer Aniston was honored with a star on Hollywood's Walk of Fame on Wednesday, the first of the "Friends" actors to receive the emblem of celebrity that she described as "surreal." ...
Simon Cowell says learned to keep his mouth shut

Simon Cowell says learned to keep his mouth shut
LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - Television entrepreneur Simon Cowell says he's learned one lesson from the U.S. launch of his TV show "The X Factor". To keep his big mouth shut. That means he is ...
Wrestling scion joins Disney in the ring in China

Wrestling scion joins Disney in the ring in China
By Ronald Grover (Reuters) - Shane McMahon, the son of pro-wrestling impresario Vince McMahon, will team up with Walt Disney Co to distribute video-on-demand Disney movies in China. ...
Kodak is out of the picture at Oscars

Kodak is out of the picture at Oscars
LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - Bankrupt Eastman Kodak Co is having its named yanked from Sunday's telecast of the Oscars, the president of the group that gives out the awards said on Wednesday. "It will ...
Oscars 2012: A year of comfort

Oscars 2012: A year of comfort
By Bob Tourtellotte LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - When the curtain rises on the Oscars this Sunday, nervous anticipation will, as usual, fill the theater at the world's top film awards, but this year movie ...
Lindsay Lohan pleases judge on "home stretch" of probation

Lindsay Lohan pleases judge on "home stretch" of probation
LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - Actress Lindsay Lohan got high marks from a Los Angeles judge at her penultimate progress hearing on Wednesday, as she entered the "home stretch" of her probation after being convicted for theft last year. ...
Adele breaks Whitney Houston's chart record

Adele breaks Whitney Houston's chart record
By Piya Sinha-Roy LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - The late Whitney Houston was unable to oust Adele from the top spot on the Billboard 200 album chart, and the British singer's "21" replaced "The Bodyguard" ...
Obama sings the blues with Jagger, B.B King

Obama sings the blues with Jagger, B.B King
(Reuters) - Bill Clinton had his saxophone, but President Barack Obama can sing the blues. Obama lent his voice to a White House jam featuring Mick Jagger, B.B. King, Jeff Beck and Buddy Guy ...
Short films fill tall order as Oscar nominees

Short films fill tall order as Oscar nominees
By Jordan Riefe LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - Oscar week kicked off Tuesday night at a celebration of this year's nominees for live action and short films, who are among the least-known of the 2012 ...
Comcast to take on Netflix with Web video service

Comcast to take on Netflix with Web video service
(Reuters) - Comcast Corp, the No. 1 U.S. cable operator, became the latest major name to take on Netflix Inc on Tuesday when it announced plans for an online video service offering a library of TV shows and movies. ...
Prosecutors want Michael Jackson doctor kept in jail

Prosecutors want Michael Jackson doctor kept in jail
LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - Michael Jackson's doctor should not be freed pending an appeal of his involuntary manslaughter conviction because he is a flight risk and has shown no remorse for his part in the singer's death, prosecutors argued in court papers on Tuesday. ...
"The Help": Bold, black and bidding for Oscar glory

"The Help": Bold, black and bidding for Oscar glory
By Jill Serjeant LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - Viola Davis knew she had big shoes to fill when she agreed to play the role of a lowly black maid to a rich white family in ...
Chris Brown earns musical redemption from Rihanna

Chris Brown earns musical redemption from Rihanna
LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - R&B singer Chris Brown has earned a measure of musical redemption and forgiveness from ex-girlfriend Rihanna by collaborating on new music together, three years after Brown pleaded guilty to assaulting the pop star. ...
Supreme Court rejects Phil Spector murder case

Supreme Court rejects Phil Spector murder case
By James Vicini WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The Supreme Court on Tuesday declined to review the murder conviction of legendary music producer Phil Spector, turning down an appeal by his attorney arguing his constitutional rights ...
Designers save a few fashion surprises for Oscars

Designers save a few fashion surprises for Oscars
By Zorianna Kit LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - Big films. Big stars. Big Fashion. When the red carpet rolls out for the Oscars Sunday night, it won't only be the biggest night in Hollywood, it ...
Sotheby's to sell Munch's "The Scream", eyes $80 million

Sotheby's to sell Munch's "The Scream", eyes $80 million
By Mike Collett-White LONDON (Reuters) - Sotheby's will offer the only privately owned version of Edvard Munch's haunting work "The Scream" at an auction in New York on May 2 where it expects to ...
Sotheby's to sell Munch's "The Scream"

Sotheby's to sell Munch's "The Scream"
LONDON (Reuters) - Sotheby's will offer the only privately owned version of Edvard Munch's painting "The Scream" at an auction in New York on May 2, and expects it to fetch more than $80 million. ...
Blur to play London's Hyde Park at Olympics closing

Blur to play London's Hyde Park at Olympics closing
LONDON (Reuters) - British band Blur will headline a concert in London's Hyde Park that coincides with the closing ceremony of the Olympic Games, organizers said on Tuesday. Highlights of the end of the ...
Rules, schmules! Oscar hopefuls work around new guidelines

Rules, schmules! Oscar hopefuls work around new guidelines
By Ronald Grover LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - The January 31 photo opportunity for the film "The Artist" came courtesy of Los Angeles City Councilman Tom LaBonge, who presented the cast and crew of the ...
British actress Judi Dench says not going blind

British actress Judi Dench says not going blind
LONDON (Reuters) - Oscar-winning British actress Judi Dench, who has revealed she is suffering from a degenerative eye condition, played down concern over her sight on Monday, saying she was not going blind. In ...