Born in the little town of Jamestown, North Dakota, Shadoe Stevens has grown to be one of the legendary voices of music broadcasting. Graduating from the University of North Dakota, majoring in Commercial Art and Radio/TV Journalism, Stevens got his start as a college radio DJ, working in stations like KILO in Grand Forks and KQWB in Fargo. His big career break came at KIKX in Tuscon, Arizona, where he went by the on-air name of Jefferson K.

His eventual rise to fame came from the success of a series of television ads he produced for the Federation Group. The series, which had a strong cult following, was titled “Fred Rated for Federated.” This series garnered him a lot of media attention, which eventually led to him hosting American Top 40, the internationally syndicated radio show created by Casey Kasem, weekly featuring a countdown of the forty most popular songs in the U.S.

Currently, Shadoe Stevens hosts the internationally syndicated radio program Top of the World. He has also helped create a rock station in Cabo San Lucas, Mexico, alongside rock legend Sammy Hagar. The station goes by the name “Cabo Wabo Radio.” Stevens has also made numerous television appearances.