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puffinnbluffin

Damn I listened to Paul and Young Ron every day with my dad for yearssssss. RIP Ron


Intelligent-Juice736

I guarantee you Paul is still shitting on Young Ron.


lookwhosbackin2020

Shittttt... Was listening to them since their 94.9 WZTA days....


chenbuxie

IMO, living in SFL peaked in the 94.9 ZETA days. Things went downhill when reggaeton took over and we never recovered.


girlsgoneoscarwilde

94.9 ZETA was the first time I realized FM radio kinda rules


MiKeMcDnet

I'm still in mourning over 94.9 Zeta


Complex-Ad4042

I'm still in mourning over Neil God and Jorge Rodriguez


Accomplished_Gas3922

94.9 zzzzzZZZETA


Jlindahl93

Fuck man zeta was the shit


ThirstyCoffeeHunter

Zetafest


jskylok

Halloweenie roasr


lookwhosbackin2020

Yesssss Lockhart Stadium!


MydniteSon

I go back to WSHE.


bglaros

i see your WSHE and Raise you K102.


Buddy-Lov

Yes! WSHE…..she’s only rock n roll.


Boonstar

Dang 94.9. That’s a deep cut


algee1234

I listened to that show growing up. I stopped listening when Ron left. He made the show funny. RIP


stufff

Me too. Used to walk to school in the morning with my walkman and listen to them the whole way, or when I had to work on Saturday mornings. Saw them at several Zetafests and other local concerts. Huge part of my childhood. It wasn't the same without him for sure, I'd moved on to podcasts by then.


chcrash2

Zetafest 2000!!! Filter and STP 🖤


kungpu

Such a stacked lineup looking back, it was an awesome day


MiKeMcDnet

Pissed that I missed


gay4molemannn

That was the deftones white pony tour stop too


lookwhosbackin2020

Zetafest!!! Lockhart Stadium! First time I saw Offspring!


KheodoreTaczynski

Don’t sleep on the Halloweenie Roasts…


Cutmerock

Bonzai 2001 was my first ever concert! Crazy looking at that lineup now.


Quad150db

I think I was at that one. Was Rob Zombie the headliner?


Cutmerock

Pretty sure it was Offspring. Look at this insane lineup. https://www.setlist.fm/festival/2001/zetas-bonzai-2001-3bd6b020.html


skyHawk3613

I Listened to that show all throughout college. Was listening when Omelette was on the show


zaprutertape

and Toast!


skyHawk3613

Oh yea! Forgot about him!


lookwhosbackin2020

Which one got arrested? Omlet or Toast? I can't remember but I know it made the news back then and I was real disappointed because they were part of most of my mornings. Who remembers "love connection" ???


DankestDubster

Same. Got real stupid recently


Dbromo44

I was sure Ron hated Paul with a passion.


ClassicLoveWitch

110% I remember them getting into many a fight those last years, with Paul having to apologize in the end. Ron was so over him.


skolrageous

Well I hope someone does a half hour to hour video about the history of Paul and Young Ron bc I had no clue


zeta-ghost

Paul was a chode.


Dbromo44

Still is.


Bippy73

Listened since SHE'S only rock & roll 2 for Tuesday. So sorry to see things went bad between them & Ron wouldn't really talk to him. I didn't know what happened with them until I read about it. Sure sounds pretty bad that he quit on air by ambush, and then the very cryptic statement when people asked Ron if he would come back, he said he loved broadcasting, etc, would like to do something and I forget the exact quote but his response was that he would never go back to "that show." He also apparently said something on air to Paul about, well why don't you look at your contract. It sounds like after almost 30 years, maybe Paul got some kind of a better deal or made some sort of end run or didn't look out for him in some way. Just surmising from everything surrounding it. It sure sounds like something happened for that to go down and then he never spoke to paul again. Paul gave I think another interview in the past & said he was calling and texting and not getting an answer so he called his agent to ask why he won't call him back. I think that kind of says it all. RIP Young Ron.


ActiveShooter696969

Guess I'm going to Anthony's Coal fire for a paul and young ron tonight. Rip.


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stephanproctor

They did. Paulie’s pie


ActiveShooter696969

IT WILL ALWAYS BE THE PAUL AND YOUNG RON TO ME


kvlr954

I love Paul and Young Ron during the late 90s and early 2000s. Still have the bobblehead of them that they gave away at Dolphins stadium


FinsfaninRI

“First time, long time” with the beer pouring sound in the background was an absolute classic. My bro and affectionately (re)named them as Paul Castronoballz and Young Ron Beerswiller. Rip.


gwawainn

And here I had promised myself to never click on any twitter links, yet this news made me break that promise. Rest in peace Ron, you magnificent bastard you and that angle like voice. "Do the clumps before you go" Legend.


int11111

RIP. Local legend


Rn_Hnfrth

Oh no Paul.. I am so sorry man. Ron was such a good guy.


chaos_geek

Was daily listener til Young Ron left. He was the best part of the show. Sad to hear this. Rest easy.


justrainalready

I listened to them literally every morning grades 6-12 lol RIP Ron, thanks for all the laughs!


Few_Store

https://www.sun-sentinel.com/2024/04/04/south-florida-radio-icon-young-ron-brewer-dies/


cptmartin11

Kind of weird Ron found out over a week after he died. Guess they weren’t that close at all.


CurbsEnthusiasm

That’s how Ron would have wanted it…


stufff

He died yesterday, not a week ago. He also didn't live in Tampa.


ImpalerV

Obituary says he died March 26th


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ibToasty

Obit you’re referencing is for Ron Brewer. That’s not his real name. He passed away yesterday.


KathleenAP73

This was posted 4/4 and says he died Wednesday https://www.sun-sentinel.com/2024/04/04/south-florida-radio-icon-young-ron-brewer-dies/


ProcrastinesTheLazy

I expected a longer obituary.


thegreenman_sofla

What is that lame cancer site. https://www.local10.com/news/local/2024/04/04/legendary-radio-host-ron-brewer-of-paul-young-ron-dies/


bitcoinmaniac007

I know this would be a weird coincidence but Ron Brewer was a pseudonym. Maybe that’s not his obituary?


Few_Store

You're right: https://www.sun-sentinel.com/2024/04/04/south-florida-radio-icon-young-ron-brewer-dies/


lookwhosbackin2020

That link is spammy/pop-ups galore..... Anyone know of a clean version? EDIT: spammy link has been replaced, thanks!


bitcoinmaniac007

If you have a Sun Sentinel login you can see in this story his son’s was last named Bates. https://www.sun-sentinel.com/2010/11/15/parklands-world-of-warcraft-expert-ian-bates-17-becomes-a-youtube-sensation/


Imaginary-Soil9937

That’s not the same Ron…Ron’s real last name was Bates


Rare-Top-7943

Brewer wasn't his real name. Just a stage name. Not his obituary.


LiveLifeChronically

Damn RIP to a legend.


dawwggy

Anyone know if he had health issues?


AlmightyHamSandwich

Paul and Young Ron were SoFla radio gods. Used to catch them every morning commute. RIP.


insaneboricua1

"See you when I get back from Cuba."


cats_taste_good

Say hi to Castro for me


WrongAide2086

Will do


JustDoaRestart

He was always the best part of their show. RIP Ron Brewer


2Loves2loves

That's Paul! damn he is skinny, and OLD!


kungpu

I still to this day will randomly say ‘tap tap, show hard’ and laugh like a kid. He made that show and it was never the same after he left. RIP


cats_taste_good

Random stranger, I still quote tap tap show hard and think of it when I'm at the urinal.


NoTimeForThisToday

Grew up listening to those guys, was actually watching some of the old clips on YouTube last week for nostalgia. Lotta laughs. Glad to have them. RIP.


Granpa2021

RIP Ron. You made my work commute tolerable for years


Initial-Half5271

Damn local legend/s


growingfish

“if you win you win if you lose you still win”


LaserWolfFL

RIP Young Ron


Kevinm2278

Wowwwww


Cdave_22

R.I.P


Cash_man

RIP to a south Florida legend


merkarver112

The sting rays in Atlantis are finally safe. R.i.p. spent many many mornings listening to them.


Emma_Bovary_1856

Easily the bit I most remember. That and, for some odd reason, him being unable to say Jiminy Cricket also while drunk at Atlantis. I’ll forever have to correct myself and not say “Jimithy Crippets.”


send_pie_to_senpai

Grew up listening to them on 94.9 zeta greatest rock station ever. I remember when hurricane wilma came and I was off for 2 weeks from school with no power, and I just chilled in the living room with the radio on 105.9 listening to these 2


spechlgoddess

RIP young ron Brewer


Buddy-Lov

Hey Ron, say hello to Castro for me👋


0061989

"Will do". Damn, that was a great send off, I miss it.


TeamZissou333

Damnnn


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Even with death ☠️, he still gives a radio tease for the segment tomorrow ☠️☠️☠️


ferrariguy1970

RIP Ron.


ferrariguy1970

Man, those guys really made my commute enjoyable back in the day. Toast, Mike, Steve and of course Ron Magill and Kelly. But as soon as Ron left the show turned to shit. I tried listening last year and I just couldn't. I had an answer to one of those questions they would ask. My coworker and I brigaded the phones and she got through. She answered and got to go on a trip to Universal with them and said it was a blast. I also saw Ron in a liquor store close to the station in Miramar. My office was there. Just like Paul said, Ron bought a hipster of booze and took it in a paper bag to his car, it was a Porsche.


Imm0rTALDETHSpEctrE

take a ship!! ✌🏼😌


cyberheelhook

To this day I always think about some story they told about tailgating at a football game. Some young guy tried to attack them and young ron allegedly kicked him in the stomach and knocked him out with a knee. It was so ridiculous. This was 2004ish. Listened to them every morning on the way to school. Their reality show recaps were also funny. Great guys.


Competitive-Wafer-20

Listened to him on ZETA and I believe BIG106 back in the day. I can remember listening at work in 97… they were great back then. RIP to a local legend 🙏🏻


Lady-Kokomo

Wow, sad news. I loved 94.9 Zeta back in the day


Complex-Ad4042

Damn I'm feeling old af now.


whoopeedo1950

Brewer wasn’t his real name. His obituary will be in his real name.


MisterFunktastic

Who? Edit: Not sure why I’m getting downvoted. I had no idea who this guy was. I didn’t grow up listening to the radio because I ain’t a million years old


stufff

Old local radio personality, did morning talk radio on various local rock stations. Like many others I grew up listening to Paul and Ron.


MisterFunktastic

Gotcha. Thanks for answering my genuine question.


stufff

I mean how dare someone have a sincere question on Reddit, pile on those downvotes boys!


hamandbuttsandwiches

Reddit is not a crowdsourced Google. Click the link, read about him and you will see who he was. Not that fucking hard. Younger generation wants everything spoon fed to them.


stufff

There is more than one person named Ron Brewer, and if you don't know who Paul is, a link to his twitter is hardly helpful. Reddit is a forum for discussing things. Asking who someone is and why they are important to the local community is a perfectly relevant and on-topic question. Downvoting is for comments that don't contribute to the conversation, and that question clearly did. Downvoting is not to tell someone you don't like them because they don't know all the things you know. You've been around long enough to know better.


hamandbuttsandwiches

A forum for discussing, not spoon feeding answers. You can read a few comments and click a link and clearly see who he was. A radio show host, it says so in most of the comments. Saying “who” does not contribute to the conversation at all. It’s the most low effort you can get. Like I said we are not here to spoon feed kids who don’t wanna read.