Glenner Anderson
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Glenner (Glen) C. Anderson | |
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| Born | February 1, 1963 Fairbanks, Alaska (1963) |
| Nationality | American |
| Occupation | Radio DJ Personnel
Stand-up Comedian Professor of Discology |
| Years active | 1985-present |
| Employer | Last Frontier Mediactive Alaska Comedy |
| Organization | United Way Campaign Chair of Fairbanks Alaska Comedy |
| Known for | Public Figure, Radio Personnel, |
Notable work | Glenner and Jerry in the Morning
Live from Crapper Creek Alaska Comedy (Cohost) Fairbanks Funny Fest (Co-host) |
| Spouse(s) | Maria Anderson (married 1992-present) |
| Children | 2 |
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| Relatives | Linda Anderson (Sister) Garth Anderson (Uncle) |
| Awards | Alaska Broadcasters Hall of Fame (2014)
Distinguished Citizens Award (2021) MusicMaster (2013) Marconi Award Nominee (1990, 2019) |
| Website | xrock959 |
Glenner (Glen) Anderson was born on February 1st, 1963. He is a radio DJ, Comedian, and Discology Professor from Fairbanks, Alaska. He is most notably known for his "Crapper Creek" morning radio show with The Radio Station of Fairbanks on XROCK 95.9 FM KXLR.
Early life
Glenner Anderson was born in 1963 and raised in Fairbanks, Alaska by his father Whitten 'Bud' Anderson, and his mother Joyce Delores Anderson. He is the youngest of two, following his older sister Linda Anderson, an Alaska State Lobbyist.[1]
Glenner attended Hunter Elementary School, where he met his long-time friend, former Mayor Jim Matherly. He later went on to attend junior high school at Ryan Middle School, and eventually attended West Valley High School (Alaska). He started to grow interest in basketball, skateboarding, and various other activities.
While enrolled in West Valley High School, Glenner was known for being the classclown and school prankster. He and a few classmates created a pre-recording morning announcements show that was broadcasted every morning over the school's PA system. Eventually, there would be an unfortunate misshap in one of the recordings which Glenner was accused of saying a profanic word, leading to him and his crew to be suspended. The suspense was cut short after school backlash from other peers indicating there was no foul language used.
After high school graduation, Glenner attended the University of Alaska Fairbanks as an art major, until his art was severely critiqued by a professor. The prompt was to create a futuristic world, in which Glenner created an Earth that was broken into peices, floating around. Much like that of the world of Pandora, the fictional world created in the James Cameron Avatar franchise. The professor he made the prompt for said his work was not realistic, let alone good enough. Feeling defeated, Glenner shifted to fire science, where he trained to become a firefighter.
During this time, Glenner met Jerry Evans, and the duo became inseperable. Glenner eventually had to choose whether he wanted to become a firefighter or a radio DJ host. Together, Jerry and Glen teamed up, creating the first entertaining radio show on KSUA, the radio station belonging to the UAF campus. Their show became quite popular and was listened to by students and members of the public. Glen eventually decided to stop his educational career to continue persuing his passion for radio, and was offered a job alongside with Jerry Evans at the local radio station in Fairbanks.
In 1990, he met his now wife, Maria Anderson while in a veterinary office after Glenner's cat had a brawl with a local outdoor cat. The two fell in love, and married in Puerto Rico in 1992. They welcomed their son in 1993, and soon after their daughter in 1996. As of 2024, Glenner is still hosting the XROCK Morning show, Live from Crapper Creek and currently runs a Crapper Creek podcast that features inteviews with members of the Fairbanks Borough, playing weird games featuring famous Alaskan politicians, and occassional dating advice from Maria Anderson.
Radio and Comedy
In 1987, Glenner and Jerry Evans were hired to create a morning show on KWLF through Last Frontier Mediactive. Together, they ran their daily morning show collecting laughs and performing various stunts, such as pushing home appliances from the top of various malls and creating interesting ways for fundraising for events.
By 2001, Jerry and Glenner created the Alaska Comedy Company, and began teaching comedy to those striving to learn stand-up in a week to two-week long workshop called The Funny Fest [2]. Here, they train and help create a stand-up routine for aspiring comedians, with a final performance as an opener for a Hollywood famous comedian, brought up through the Alaska Comedy Company.
Glenner was temporarly suspended from radio in 2004 after pulling an April Fool's prank within the city by claiming the water had been contaminated with Dihydrogen Monoxide, the chemical compound name for H₂O, also known as water. This caused a public stir amongst the community of Fairbanks.[3]
However, in 2013, Jerry Evans split from the radio industry to persue other goals within the tourism industry. Jerry now works for Explore Fairbanks, as the Public Relations Manager. But, in 2014, Glenner and Jerry were officially placed in the Alaska Broadcasters Hall of Fame.[4] This led the duo to also be placed on the Tanana Valley United Way Campaign Chairs. Together, they raised over hundreds of thousands of dollars for the United Way.[3]
During the 2019 pandemic, to continue the laughs within the Fairbanks North Star Borough, Glenner and Jerry performed live comedy whilst on top of the local dispensory, Good Titrations. They performed throughout the winter, even in temperatures as low as -15F.[5]
References
- ↑ "2009 Employer Of Lobbyists Directory" (PDF).
- ↑ Brennan, Amanda (2018-01-19). "Funny Fest laughs its way to 17 years". webcenterfairbanks.com. Retrieved 2024-02-20.
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 Capps, Kris (2021-12-10). "Homegrown radio hosts honored for dedication to community". Fairbanks Daily News-Miner. Retrieved 2024-02-20.
- ↑ "Hall of Fame & Broadcaster of the Year". Alaska Broadcasters. Retrieved 2024-02-20.
- ↑ Stricker, Julie (2020-11-26). "Up on the rooftop, ha ha ha! Drive-up, stand-up returns to Fairbanks". Fairbanks Daily News-Miner. Retrieved 2024-02-20.
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