[Radio] What has become of cat-lovin' X96 afternoon DJ Artie Fufkin? It's as if he dropped off the face of the earth; listening to the hits of '90s bands who've similarly evaporated just ain't the same without that soothing voice honed by years of a Mountain-Dew-and-fiberglass-insulation diet. Pick your favorite Artie theory:- He's shuffled off to Idaho, as speculated in Friday's Deseret News.
- He's undergoing experimental surgery to finally become a kitty.
- He's joined the touring company of Flintstones: The Musical.
- He finally snapped after the 5,934th spin of Bush's "Glycerin" and left to assassinate Gavin Rossdale.
Have a better one? Let's hear it ... (Bill Frost)
Actually, I think his inflatable haunted house he puts up every year at the Big Ass Show has finally taken off!!
ReplyDeleteI think he left to join a felt wearing, kitty loving, candy eating cult. Probably in Idaho.
ReplyDeleteWe were talking to a dj of x96 and even they don't know? When asked where is Artie??? the response was "All I know is he is not with us anymore?". Dude that is what you're told when someone dies. That aint right man, that aint right.
ReplyDeleteMaybe it was that cult high-lighted on CSI a couple years back, where they dress up as animals (obviously Artie would chose a furry feline) and dry-hump each other. Sounds creepy enough to be right.
ReplyDeleteDoes anyone seriously know where he is? I miss him! He was the best DJ on X96! I texted Corie (DJ who took his time slot) and he just said that he left X96 and he didn't give me any details.
ReplyDeleteReally this is kinda wierd, where is he!?? On his MySpace it says he got screwed over by X96.
ReplyDeleteI am good friends with JT the traffic girl - and she said that even she didn't know where Artie went... She said she heard he got fired. Seems like there are many things wrong with radio these days... They are closing JT's Department and she is moving to California because there are better radio opportunities there...
ReplyDeleteRFH and Artie were the only reasons why X96 was tolerable. Todd is a terd and Corey is worse... I hope their ratings shrivel up and they get booted off the air.
ReplyDeleteHe is working for a company in salt lake out by the airport.
ReplyDeleteArtie was something totally different, a genuinely funny DJ, and a really nice friend. Oh, X96, I have almost completely quit listening to what used to be my favorite station! Bring back Artie!
ReplyDeleteI don't get to listen to x96 much with where I work, but today it dawned on me that I hadn't heard my good bud Artie in forevers.
ReplyDeleteI'm seriously shocked that there is so little information on what happened. I know it seems like a private matter between x96 and Artie, but the fact is he was a public icon for them. It's not fair it under teh rug and expect the x96 fan base to just let go and move on. As a loyal listener for too many years to count, I feel we at least deserve closure :(
blame todd nuke 'em and his little bitch corey o'brien. the big ass show was an absolute failure (i did not attend, just saw pictures of an empty venue). i remain hopeful it'll all come crashing down and those two asshats will be fired.
ReplyDeleteso i just figured out artie wasn't on.. it seems like he dissapeared in november?!!? i swear to god i heard him on this spring and just recently noticed he was gone.... maybe i just haven't had a chance to listen to the radio in the afternoon.. what the hell?!
ReplyDeleteArtie it doing well and working for a company in Draper. Still do not know what happened at X96, but I am sure they were cutting costs and removed one of the best parts of X96.
ReplyDeleteThanks for everyone's nice comments.
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Hey Anonymous, We miss Artie and hope to hear him from some radio wave. Tell Artie we wish him the cats meow.
ReplyDeleteArtie Fufkin is back! Artie Fufkin is back! You can check out his new project at www.artiesaltnation.com Add him on facebook/twitter for his awesome updates. He just released his first podcast with many more to come! It is hilarious!
ReplyDeleteSome say he was released from his calling at x96... you can catch up with Artie now at artiesaltnation.com
ReplyDeleteI overheard at a party from richie t shortly after artie was fired that he got into trouble at a live broadcast where he was accused of assault or something on an obnoxious kid... how true that is, well probably not much. But either way I miss artie, and I think todd nuke-em had something to do with this. that rat bastard.
ReplyDeleteI think Arti is doing a morning in Logan now for vfx. Don't quote me.
ReplyDeleteArtie was annoying. Always singing. Good ridence!
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