Meet Sir-Anthony Spease of On-Air with Sir in Hollywood

Today we’d like to introduce you to Sir-Anthony Spease.

Thanks for sharing your story with us Sir-Anthony. So, let’s start at the beginning and we can move on from there.
At age 12, I was a problem child. From setting my school on fire to stealing and racing cars, I did it. One day my mom had had enough. “That’s it!” she said, “I’ve had it! I’m sending you away! Pack up!” I couldn’t tell whether she was serious or not, but I packed. While on the way to a group home, with my clothes in the back seat of the car, my mom stopped to pick up her paycheck. “Don’t move,” she said as she got out of the car.

Being the kid I was, I got out as soon as she was out of sight and followed her into the building. As I roamed the building, I walked into a radio station. It was WDRE 103.9, a rock station. The receptionist probably thought I was the child of someone who worked there and I walked into the offices freely. After an hour and a half of exploring I got bored and headed back to the car. On my way there, I found my mom crying on the floor.

“I thought someone took you!” she yelled. A man walked into the hallway and saw my mom crying. “Are you OK?” he asked her. “My son is driving me crazy! I don’t know what to do anymore!” “Come in and let me talk to him,” the man said. My mom and I went into the radio station. He sat my mom in the conference room.

“I’ll be right back, try to relax. I’ll talk to him.” He took me into his office. I didn’t like the idea of someone other than my father trying to straighten me out. I threw my hoodie over my head and crossed my arms.

“You ain’t my dad,” I thought. The man started with speeches I had heard before: “You can’t do this,” “Life is real,” “Do you want to end up in jail or dead?” Yeah, yeah. Got it. Then this: “How about for every A you get on your report card I’ll give you $75, and for every B, I’ll give you $50 and for every C, D or F, I’ll take money away, and if you get straight honor roll and don’t get in trouble again, I will give you a job here talking on the radio.” My eyes got wide, the hoodie came down. “That’s like, a million dollars!” I thought. “Deal!” I said.

A few months later, I came back with nothing but A’s and B’s, got over $750, and started talking on the radio. The guy changed my life and his name was Hot 97 FM, now an executive at Vevo. Mic and I have been great friends for over ten years now. I see Mic as a big brother and an inspiration. He later got me a job hosting on BET for four years, which gave me a solid foundation in the broadcast industry, a foundation I’m building on now.

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Has it been a smooth road?
It’s still not a smooth road! I believe it never will get smooth. We just learn overtime where all the potholes are and learn to drive around them to create a smooth road. To not blame the city or pothole but to take responsibility to respond not react.

We’d love to hear more about your business.
My business is a broadcasting coaching program. I coach up and coming hosts, DJ, radio/tv interns…. then after they are ready I back their app once they apply to major stations.

I teach people the art of communication and relationships.

I’m known for being the guy you can go to and connect with anyone or anything. Years of being on the radio in one of the world’s top 10 markets has put me in a space to connect with everyone. Also, I’m currently known as MR LOVE ON PURPOSE in my city! Spreading my message to never hate by mistake always love on purpose!

When I take my clients to major studios for tours and introduce them to the staff….. they look at the end of the day are my most proudest moments… they know they can do it!

What sets me apart is I LOVE ON PURPOSE!

Is our city a good place to do what you do?
So I’m based out of Philly… I lived in LA for over five years now… I did some acting etc…

The last time I was out there, I started an online radio station and signed up 33 shows my first week!

I think LA is great for my business and others! They must be willing to fail forward in order to win!

Contact Info:

• Website: onairwithsir.com
• Phone: 760-566-6247
• Email: [email protected]
• Instagram: onairwithsir

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