Local DJ heats up airwaves
By Katy Lindenmuth
COLLEGIAN STAFF WRITER
kellss@psu.edu
Thanks to certain overused
catchphrase from that blonde lir
bugger Par' Hilton, pretty
much anything can be deemed
"hot" these „;.
But is there as such thing as
too hot?
The answer is yes. And his
name is Scotty Too Hottie.
Technically, Scott Deßourke
is an on-air personality at local
radio station WGMR-FM (101.1),
The Revolution 101. But you
probably know him better as
"that dude on the radio who
gives away beer and pizza ...
dude."
First thing's first: Where the
heck did that name come from?
"I don't really know what it
means," said Deßourke, who on
this particular day offset his
"rugged" pierced-lip-and-T-shirt
look with a way-cool tweed jack
et. "I think it's a joke, because
I'm quote unquote 'unattrac
tive.' "
Seriously though, Deßourke
says, he only considers himself
"Scotty Too Hottie" when he's
on the air. So if you see him out
in public you can usually find
him at the bars resist the
urge to shout any variation of
his nickname.
"Some of my friends see me
and scream it," he said. "It was
kinda cool at first, but now, real
ly, it's not."
After graduating last spring
with a degree in telecommuni
cation, Deßourke scored a
sales and promotions internship
at The Revolution. When the gig
was up in August, it was either
find a "real" job or return home
to Media
"I asked [my. bosses at the
station] if they wanted me to
kinda stick around and hang out
up here, or go home," Deßourke
said. "They said to stay up here.
I didn't care either way. I didn't
really want to move back
home."
Since then, he has garnered a
bunch of other impressive
sounding titles, including direc
tor of public service announce
ments and assistant production
director. But to his listeners, his
most important duty is giving
away free stuff every afternoon;
a Don Corleone's pizza between
3 and 4 p.m., and a 12-pack of
Coors Light between 4 and 6
p.m.
The Revolution intern Joe
Ammerman (junior-telecommu-
nications), who works with
Deßourke every Friday, said
people who call in can expect a
good laugh.
"He usually goofs around with
them, and it's just a good time,"
Ammerman said. "Sometimes
his friends call in and he'll put
them on the air."
And sometimes, to
Deßourke's dismay, it's the
young'ns that call in.
"I try to be nice," he said.
"I've been punished for being
too mean to callers. Over winter
break, do you know how many
little girls who are 14 call in and
request Green Day? Every hour
they call in. You start to recog
nize their voices after a while."
Not particularly a fan of the
teenybopper crowd, Deßourke
prefers alternative rock bands
like My Chemical Romance and
Boys Night Out. But he's trying
to be open minded.
"I like everything," he said.
"This format is not my favorite
stuff, but you kinda learn to tune
it out."
Besides, the upbeat hits that
The Revolution plays make for
some spectacular dancing
opportunities.
"Scott is a kick-ass dancer,"
said Jim Logrando, the station's
music director and a friend of
Deßourke. "He's got some
moves; he dances wherever he
gets the chance. Anytime some
Jackson 5 comes on, he busts it
out. He's like a closet dance
maniac."
Aside from being the next
Mikey J, Deßourke said his
dream job is to tour with a yet
to-be-formed band.
"But I couldn't do that forev
er," he continued thoughtfully.
"I'd do that until I turn 28, I
guess. Then I'd get my own
radio station and play whatever
I want. It would be the awe
somest radio station ever. I'd
play Warren G's Vltegulate,l
definitely."
For now, though, he'll stick
with what he's good at.
"Scott is a very accomplished
thumb wrestler," Logrando said.
"He has amazing dexterity. He'll
be like, `Gimme your hand,' and
grabs it so hard you fall down on
your knees."
Deßourke boasted of his
thumb wrestling skills.
"I'm actually undefeated for
my lifetime," Deßourke said. "I
openly accept challenges from
anyone."
But remember: If you take
him up on the offer, please, just
call him "Scott."
Michael Ghourdjiai
Scotty 2 Hottle (Scott Deßourke), a Revolution 101 1/1, contemplates why people think he is too hot
Q&A with Scotty
Too Hottie
■ What do you think of Brit
ney Spears?
"I think she's hot, but other
than that ... Uh 'Toxic' is good
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■ What about JoJo?
"The name of her latest song is
`Not That IGnda Girl.'Um, she's
14? Well if you're 14, I would hope
you're not that kinda girl."
■ Do you ever go on Theface
book?
"I hear of it, but I don't know. It
kinda weirds me out. I'd rather
just talk to face-to-face, not
screen-to-screen."
■ What all do you have
pierced?
"Just my lip. I used to have my
septum pierced.
One time, I woke up at a party
and it was gone. I found it in my
sheets."
■ Do you ever tell people who
call in to win prizes that they
didn't get it when they really
did?
"No comment."
■ Everyone wants to know:
Who are you "too bottle" for?
"I would say all the ladies,
probably."
■ OK, but seriously, do you
consider yourself "too bottle?"
"You know it!"