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Name: Jim Kucharski
Nickname: chainsaw
Birthplace: Chicago, IL
Occupation: Instrument Repair Technician by day, Program Director of the Polka Jammer Network by night.
Favorite foods: pizza, tacos, steak fajtas, & cheeseburgers
Favorite drinks: Coke Classic, Pepsi, 7-UP, strawberry margaritas, & long island ice tea.
Favorite movies: Back To The Future I, Spaceballs, Back To School, The Distinguished Gentleman, Beverly Hills Cop II & III, Star Trek I, II, III, & IV, Caddyshack, The Time Machine, Scrooge (Alastair Sim version), White Christmas, War Of The Worlds, Batman I & III.
Favorite current shows: World's Wildest Police Videos, Most Shocking, Most Daring, How It's Made, Modern Marvels, and most programming on the History Channel.
Favorite past shows: Happy Days (seasons before 1980), The Brady Bunch, Family Ties, Facts of Life, Buck Rogers in the 25th Century (1st season), & All In The Family. Also enjoyed The Ten O'Clock News on WBBM-TV with Bill Kurtis & Walter Jacobson in the 1970's.
Favorite Groups: The Rolling Stones, Chicago (the Terry Kath years), The Beatles, Elvis Presley, Count Basie, Duke Ellington, Spyro Gyra, Shania Twain, JoDee Messina, Glenn Miller, Eddie Blazonczyk & The Versatones (1974 & 1986 bands), & Lenny Gomulka & The Chicago Push (1985 and 1992 bands).
Musical Influences: Lenny Kapka, Vinny Bozzarelli, Dave "Nigel" Kurdziel, Eddie Blazonczyk Sr., Al Piatkowski, Johnny Zelasko, Zen Esula, Bobby Zima, and the late Tony "AJ" Lankarge.
Radio Influences: Larry "Superjock" Lujack, Tommy Edwards, John "Records" Landecker, & Scott Shannon.
Relationship Status: A big joke! (Jim hasn't dated in 18 years & has pretty much given up on finding a woman. Seriously!)
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