THE VIRGINIAN-PILOT
Copyright (c) 1994, Landmark Communications, Inc.
DATE: Wednesday, October 19, 1994 TAG: 9410180112
SECTION: VIRGINIA BEACH BEACON PAGE: 03 EDITION: FINAL
TYPE: Close-Up
LENGTH: Medium: 60 lines
Flip on the radio any weekday between 3 and 7 p.m., surf the FM channels and you'll be hard-pressed not to stop at 93.7. The booming voice of announcer Les Wooten is a sure-fire stopper and one reason he's been with The Coast since it first hit the airwaves three years ago. The Williamsburg native, who attended high school with Bruce Hornsby and remains a personal friend, has been a local fixture on the radio dial for 17 years.
Besides radio, Wooten also knows how to throw a party. The past two summers he's been hosting an after-work bash for several thousand partygoers each Wednesday and Friday evening at the Duck-In, broadcasting live from the restaurant on the Bay.
Full name: Les Wooten
Hometown: Williamsburg
What brought you to the Beach? Career and the ocean.
Birthdate: March 17
Occupation: Afternoon drive personality on 93.7 The Coast.
Marital status: Single.
What is your idea of a perfect day off? Spending it where you can see the sun rise on the Atlantic Ocean and sun set on the Pamlico Sound.
Last smart thing you did: Bought a place on the Outer Banks.
Last dumb thing you did: Attempted to do my own taxes, deleted practically everything on my PC.
Favorite meal: Any seafood buffet.
Favorite movies: A great old one called ``The Out of Towners,'' ``The Sunshine Boys,'' ``Die Hard.''
Favorite song: Jazz, Motown, anything done live in The Coast studios by guest artists.
Last book read: I'm a voracious reader. All news weekly magazines, everything from Michener, Grisham, Clancy. Latest book was ``Debt of Honor.''
Hobbies: Fishing, when I can.
If you could change one thing about yourself, what would it be? Learn to be more patient with myself.
Secret vice: Now it wouldn't be secret, would it?
Favorite restaurant: Secret place on the Outer Banks, and just about anything on Shore Drive.
Your favorite night on the town: Any night out of town.
Favorite TV shows: CNN, Discovery, A&E, late-night junk TV, ``Northern Exposure'' (just for Janine Turner).
Favorite sport: NFL, college football.
Last vacation: Hmmm. . . . Has it been that long?
Worst job: When I was 14, Mama Steve's House of Pancakes in Williamsburg.
Of what achievements are you most proud? Being a part of The Coast since its inception three years ago.
What would you like on your epitaph? The fish weren't biting anyway. ILLUSTRATION: Staff photo by DAVID B. HOLLINGSWORTH
by CNB