BROADCASTING
Joseph “Joe” Bullard
Posted: 7:23p.m .est, January 21, 2008

Joseph “Joe” Bullard

Joseph “Joe” Bullard is known as the voice of the Florida A&M University Rattlers. A “true Rattler” will tell you that half-time isn’t half-time without Joe Bullard saying, “Ladies and gentlemen, please be seated, the performance is about to begin.” Immediately, you know that Joe is running the show.

 

He was born in Jacksonville in 1953, the fourth of six siblings, and his early education took place there. Later, after the death of his mother, he moved to Orlando to live with his sister and attended Jones High, where he served as vice president of the student body. In high school, Joe began working on the weekends at local radio stations WTLN and WOKB. After graduating in 1972, Joe entered FAMU, becoming a Rattler, to pursue a degree in sociology with a minor in criminology.

 

His first break in radio came when he joined Tallahassee’s WTAL radio station in 1973. He went on to join the staff of WANM, serving as program director from 1974 to 1988. His accomplishments at WANM were innumerable, and the lives that he touched were many and varied. In 1975, Joe became “the voice of the incomparable Marching 100” and a Tallahassee institution.

 

In 1988, Joe left radio and joined the Columbia Records/Sony Music team as its promotional manager for Florida and Alabama, earning recognition as promotional Manager of the Year. Then in 1998, after 10 years away from radio, he first aired “Joe’s Jukebox” on Tallahassee’s #1 station, WHBX 96.1. Yearly ratings show that no other local station has been able to claim the official title of #1 since the dawn of the “Jukebox.”

 

In 2003, Joe returned to Tallahassee and began doing what he loves most. He now serves as WHBX’s program director and is on the air daily from 3:00 to 7:00 p.m. His “Jukebox” still airs on Sundays. He has received countless awards, distinctions and accolades, including a resolution from the Leon County Board of County Commissioners. He is known as “The Almighty.”

 

Joe volunteers his time and talent, using his broadcasting skills to support many non-profit organizations. He raises funds for scholarships and always supports the NAACP Freedom Fund Dinner, the Tallahassee Urban League Annual Banquet, the C.K. Steele Benefit, and more.

 

Joe credits his loving family, wife Carolyn and daughter Janele, and his many friends for his success.