Stryker (disc jockey)

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Theodore "Ted" Ramón Stryker (known on-air as simply "Stryker"), born Gary Sandorf June 4, 1972, is an American radio personality and disc jockey. Stryker began his career at 92.1 KFMA in Tucson, Arizona and during that time he attended the University of Arizona. Stryker currently works at KROQ 106.7 FM in Los Angeles, California where he is a music DJ in the afternoon from 4:00PM to 7:00PM and also hosts the nationally syndicated talk show "Loveline" with Dr. Drew from 10:00PM to 12:00AM Pacific time [1].

[edit] Controversy

While frequent Loveline guests such as Danny Bonaduce and Jeff Probst have praised Stryker for his enthusiasm and "bringing something new to the show [Loveline]" rather than trying be his predecessor (Adam Carolla) [2], not all Loveline fans feel that he was a good choice to replace Carolla. For example, an online petition, "Save Loveline, Get Stryker Off The Air!," has collected over 100 signatures [3].

[edit] Trivia

Stryker has admitted on-air during Loveline, with Dr. Drew's acknowledgment, that he suffers from mild bacillophobia.
He speaks fluent Spanish.
Stryker played himself as a radio disc jockey in the game Burnout 3: Takedown [4].
Stryker was a member of the Alpha Tau Omega fraternity at the University of Arizona [5].
Stryker has a tail (prominent coccyx, according to Dr. Drew) [6].