Stan Campbell

Show Host

Stan was born in the back of an 18 wheeler on ferry boat on the way to Nova Scotia and spent most of his life on the road. Stan started out as an electronics technician but after several high-voltage shocks he found he kept skipping number 7 when counting to 10. While as a tech he was cleared to Top Secret by the US Air Force, which Stan says was kind of funny because he's a big mouth. However thanks to the earlier shocks he couldn't remember anything anyway.

Other than a lot of appearances in Judge Judy's court, most of his life though was spent in radio, everywhere from St John's Newfoundland to Los Angeles. (draw a line between those two cities...it's a long long way)  Stan's connection to country music is deep, having been a country radio personality in Toronto, Nashville, Cincinnati and LA and for a time a record producer in Nashville.  Stan says "I was a critical success and a financial failure".  One of the more notable artists that Stan produced was a young Eilleen Twain who has also moved a lot. At least Stan didn't change his name. She hasn't spoken to him since!

The Driver Show came out of nowhere. Actually it began as "The Canadian Trucking Radio New Show". That was too much of a mouthful for Stan so we changeed it something simpler. Stan says "like some trucking shows, we don't pretend to be good ole boy hardened road hammers. We simply play music, present news and entertainment for everyone who drives for a living...and that's a lot of people. Seriously, I have immense respect for the drivers who work long hours and must be away from their loved ones for extended periods of time. My son does it. I don't know if I could do it".

Stan and Tim are old friends, each with a history in radio and the music business. Stan produced a record album for Tim in the mid-eighties on which Shania sang back-up and duet with Tim. Stan and Tim also have something else in common...they were both married more than twice. They have found the ONE. (no...not the same one! We're not that close.)

Tim Denis

Co-host, RoadNews & Info

Tim is a Niagara guy who has spent the better part of his life in radio and on the stages.  Yes, we mean stages...plural.  Tim is an actor and a recording artist having spent a great deal of time on theatre stages and many nights performing on postage-stamp sized stages in smoky bars.  Tim's English background sometimes shows up on the air with words like schedule (pronounced like shed-yule).  His acting, directing and producing experience are evident as well in his humor and timing. (oh by the way, that's his real hair)

Unlike Stan, Tim has lived all of his life in southern Ontario with Nashville often on his tour schedule... sorry...shedyule.

Tim recorded two albums with Stan in Nashville and in fact sang a duet with Shania Twain.  That was the 19 year old Shania. Stan says "Tim was a hard guy to produce. He always wanted to do the high parts" 

Besides being Trucker Radio's Entertainment, Industry News and Events Reporter and Stan's show partner, Tim also hosts a daily talk show on radio and is a weekly panelist on TV.  In addition to getting up at 4:30 AM to do his radio show he also often moonlights late at night as an actor, director and producer in live theatre. For a short while was a theatre usher but he was fired when he kept shining his flashlight in the patron's eyes while they were watching the performance.

If being an actor, morning radio guy and sheep-herder doesn't keep him busy enough, six daughters occupy the rest of his time! SIX! Most of his time is occupied trying to get into the bathroom.

Stan & Tim have been hosting the Canadian Trucking Radio Show for about three years. With the success of this show and the launch of American Driver Radio, Tim (with his English background) has high hopes for the debut of the British Lorry Show. (Don't hold your breath Tim)

MICHELLE CRUISE

Music City Update

We know nothing about Michelle Cruise. She simply showed one day and said "can I be your Nashville News Lady?" and we said, OK. Turns out, she is really really good at it. We think that she's been practicing somewhere. We hear she was born in Toronto.  She also does great  Reba McEntire impersonations.