Until July 2023, he hosted The Schnitt Show, an afternoon drive time talk program whose flagship station was WHFS 1010 AM in Tampa, and was nationally syndicated by Compass Media Networks.
30 Facts About Todd Schnitt
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Todd Schnitt co-hosted a morning drive time talk show on WOR 710 AM in New York with Len Berman from January 2015 until October 19,2017.
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Todd Schnitt was born in New York City and raised in Nanuet, New York, and Virginia Beach, Virginia.
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Todd Schnitt is a graduate of Frank W Cox High School in Virginia Beach.
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Todd Schnitt has worked in radio since he was 16 and has used the stage name "MJ Kelli" in hosting shows at the Hampton Roads, New York City, and Tampa markets from 1986 to 2012 and beginning again in October 2020.
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From 1994 to 2012, Todd Schnitt was morning drive time host of The MJ Morning Show at Tampa top 40 station WFLZ-FM and select other Clear Channel Communications stations.
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In 2001, Todd Schnitt launched an afternoon talk program The Todd Schnitt Show on Miami radio station WIOD.
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The Todd Schnitt Show later expanded to other markets, including Tampa station WFLA in 2002.
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Todd Schnitt was born in Manhattan and grew up in Nanuet, New York.
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Todd Schnitt has credited New York City station MusicRadio 77 WABC with his interest in radio broadcasting.
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In late 1976, Todd Schnitt's family moved to Virginia Beach, Virginia.
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In 1982, at the age of 16, Todd Schnitt landed his first part-time job at WCPK in Chesapeake, Virginia.
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Todd Schnitt attended Ithaca College in New York and worked at the Cornell student-run station, WVBR.
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The name MJ was created because the 97Star program director was adamant that Todd Schnitt was not a good radio name.
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In 1989, after just a little over a year at WNVZ, Todd Schnitt was hired by Scott Shannon at Pirate Radio, KQLZ in Los Angeles as creative director, assistant program director and morning show cast member.
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Todd Schnitt later rejoined Shannon at the revamping of WPLJ, New York which had originally signed on as Mojo Radio in April, 1991.
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Todd Schnitt was teamed up with BJ Harris, the Power Pig's program director, to form the MJ and BJ Morning Show.
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Todd Schnitt hosted The MJ Morning Show under his "MJ Kelli" personality.
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Todd Schnitt relaunched the "MJ Morning Show" in Tampa on October 5,2020, on 104.7 WRBQ-FM with returning cast members Fester and Froggy along with newcomer Roxanne Wilder.
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In March 2008, Todd Schnitt sued Clem for defamation of him and his wife.
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Todd Schnitt continued hosting his political talk show The Schnitt Show, which broadcasts afternoons.
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In October 2019, Todd Schnitt teamed up with two former members of the show, Fester and Froggy, to launch an "MJ Morning Show Reunion Podcast" which was discontinued in November 2020 after the live morning show was relaunched the month prior on WRBQ-FM.
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The Todd Schnitt Show was syndicated by Compass Media Networks and was heard on nearly 60 stations across America.
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In 2013, the flagship station for The Todd Schnitt Show was moved to 1250 WHNZ.
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Todd Schnitt joined WRBQ-FM to relaunch the "MJ Morning Show" on Q105 and now works for Beasley Media Group.
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In June 2023, Todd Schnitt announced he would be ending "The Todd Schnitt Show" on July 28,2023, after nearly 22 years.
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Todd Schnitt is married to Michelle Schnitt, an attorney and former Hillsborough County prosecutor.
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Todd Schnitt is a self-described automobile enthusiast and an avid scuba diver and skier.
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Todd Schnitt is a 2007 graduate of the Tampa FBI Citizens Academy, an invitation-only program offered by numerous FBI field offices around the country.
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Todd Schnitt has experienced a jet-assisted takeoff in "Fat Albert," the Blue Angels' C-130T Hercules transport at MacDill Air Force Base in Tampa.