Bios

Lance Taylor

What was a lifelong dream turned into a low-paying, midday gig…

Lance Taylor’s story begins back in the early 90s when his Jeep Wrangler was stolen, only to be found later with Scarface and Ghetto Boys tapes in the cassette player. From then on, LT knew his destiny rested in a world of hip-hop and sports.

After a tremendous 6-year reign over the streets of Tuscaloosa, LT packed up his gear and moved west with the hopes of winning instant fame and fortune as an actor. He moved back to Birmingham 8 months later.

Lance Taylor began his radio career lurking on the basement floor selling advertisement for a mouse. However, it was not long before his cubicle conversations were noticed by Citadel management as pure genius, and he was thrust onto the air as a sports expert. Feeling the pressure, LT then realized it would be a good idea to actually do some prep work.

Even through all his radio success, Lance’s career aspirations continue to be to win the Florida Lottery and to never work again.

IAN FITZSIMMONS

The GREAT ONE has returned!!!!

After a prolonged hiatus, Ian Fitzsimmons comes back to WJOX as the newest member of The Roundtable.

Ian Fitzsimmons was born in Folsom, Louisiana. Raised on Tautog Farm where his mother raised, bred, raced, and lost a lot of money in Thoroughbred horses, Ian was mucking stalls and being beaten with lead shanks and halters at the early age of 3.

After a few stops at boarding schools on the Atlantic Coast, Ian moved on to attend the University of Alabama to study coeds, football, and beer. Despite his expertise in each of these fields, he managed to stick around for six-and-a-half years… Fat, drunk, and stupid IS a way to go through life.

Some time back, Ian lucked up and married the former Katherine Garrett of Dallas, TX. The lovely Miss Katherine attended Southern Methodist University and has more degrees than Ian has letters in his name. They have one daughter, Rowan, who was born in February of 2006.

Ian has three brothers – Brendan, the eldest, attended Swarthmore College and is now a stockbroker, which means that he has more scratch than the other three combined.

The two younger brothers, Cavan and Devin, both played college football in the Patriot League. Cavan at Colgate and Devin at Bucknell. Devin continues his pursuit in the athletic arena and is currently a graduate assistant coach at Kansas State. Cavan is busy saving lives as a mountain ranger / heli-tec firefighter in Idaho. What does all this mean? Ian is the dog at the table at Thanksgiving.

Ian’s first radio gig was “comin’ to ya live” from a trailer in the middle of a cow pasture in Northport, Alabama on WSPZ. Not kidding! He then went Big Time and was a producer for GameNight on ESPN Radio in Bristol – back in the day of Chuck Wilson and Tony Bruno. He then hosted “The Cheap Seats” on WJOX 690 in Birmingham before becoming co-host of “Herbstreit and Fitzsimmons” with Kirk Herbstreit of ESPN College GameDay. Other stops include Salt Lake City and Dallas, Texas, but Ian is finally back home with LT on The Roundtable.

Ian is infinitely devoted to the Saints, Chicago Cubs, and Columbus Blue Jackets (don't ask why).

The Rockstar

The Roundtable is very excited to announce the addition of one of Birmingham’s greatest talents, Sean “The Rockstar” Heninger. You may remember him as the producer of the Dixon & Willoughby morning program. Over the years, Rockstar has made many contributions to the WJOX family, and most recently with his smash hits, “We Didn’t Start the Firing” and the timeless ode to Anna Nicole Smith, "Valium and Colodopins". You can catch him performing weekly at several of Birmingham's best establishments. Rockstar will be the man behind the board making sure Ian and LT sound good.