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John (Boyle) and Jeff (Carroll) were the hosts of the John & Jeff Show based in Los Angeles, California, United States. John & Jeff also streamed the show live from their website, www.johnjeff.com. The show was syndicated by Fisher Entertainment. Talkers Magazine has named John & Jeff to their list of Heavy 100 talk show hosts on numerous occasions. As of April 2012, the John and Jeff show ended its national syndication after over a decade on the air. ==Cast and show history== John grew up in Providence, Rhode Island, and Jeff grew up in Southern California. Both were born during the mid 1960s. John started in radio through his management position at Power 106 in Los Angeles during the early 1990s. It was here where he met Jeff who was doing on-the-street promotions. He was nominated for the Billboard Major Market "Marketing & Promotions Director of the Year" award in 1994 and 1995. Jeff's brother, artist Larry Carroll, is widely known for designing album art for the heavy metal band Slayer. John and Jeff began recording their shows on a karaoke machine for practice, and submitted one of these recordings to a 1998 comedy contest put on by national radio personalities Mark & Brian, and won the $2500 cash prize. The pair began calling KLSX program director Jack Silver to get him to produce their show. Silver invited them to an on location radio broadcast of ''The Tom Leykis Show'', where they entertained the crowd. Three months later, the two were given their own show originally called ''Buried Alive from 3-5am'', which was renamed ''The John and Jeff Show'' when they became a permanent fixture on the station in January 1999. The show was also known as "The Third Shift Free-For-All" on Wednesday and Thursday nights. The show had a wide variety of topics with a particular focus on society and politics. John and Jeff have moderate political beliefs (though John tends to be more liberal than Jeff) and are known for being extremely opinionated and often had heated arguments with callers. One of their oft-stated opinions is that the criminal justice system is too lenient, as they believe that all violent criminals (including sex offenders) should be sent to prison for life, with no possibility of parole. During the early years, the show would focus on one different topic per hour. Then starting in 2005, the format was changed to open phones where callers could discuss anything they want or choose from a variety of news stories that were brought up by the hosts. Adam Carolla had made several guest appearances throughout the years. John and Jeff also gave advice about relationships. They believe that no one should get married until the age of 30. John was known for often mentioning that he only dates Asian women and as of June 2007 is dating the current(?) Ms. Thailand. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「The John and Jeff Show」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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