Kid Leo | |
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.jpg) Kid Leo in 1980 | |
| Born | Lawrence James Travagliante October 20, 1950 |
| Education | Cleveland State University |
| Occupation(s) | Radio personality, Record company executive, Media consultant |
| Spouse | Jackie Travagliante |
| Children | Valeri, Dion |
Lawrence James Travagliante—better known by his on-air moniker Kid Leo—serves as both General Manager and afternoon disc jockey on Little Steven's Underground Garage on Sirius XM Radio (channel 21). He first began in radio in 1973 at noted Cleveland rock station WMMS (100.7 FM, "The Buzzard"). During his 16-year tenure, WMMS was consistently one of the highest-rated radio stations in the country. In 1988 he left to work as an executive at Columbia Records, where he served until 2002. Since 2004, Travagliante has been involved with Underground Garage. He also currently operates his own consultancy, LJT Entertainment.