At the age of 13 Allan got his first taste of radio by building an illegal radio station in his bedroom in Long Island NY. It grew all through junior high and high school as equipment and airshifts given to friends were added. The station transmitted on both AM and FM and continued until Allan went off to college. That's when he went legit and started Concord College's campus radio station in West Virginia, WAVZ.

Handelman is a twenty-year veteran of personality FM radio and is best known for his nationally syndicated, Sunday night program, Rock Talk. His vast experience includes on-air stints at WQDR and WPTF in Raleigh, KKBB and KRAB in Bakersfield, California, and WXRC and WRFX in Charlotte.

"In so many ways, starting this show is like coming home, " sys Allan. "North Carolina is where I was inspired to create talk radio for the FM band in the first place. Serving two great markets in the Triad and Triangle and producing compelling radio every day is my only agenda at FM Talk 101.1 WZTK."

Allan's hobbies include music, camping, hiking, computers, psychotronic movies, his dogs and cat, short wave and Pirate Radio Listening, skiing, jogging, traveling and taking spontaneous road trips. He also spends time collecting Rock 'n Roll memorabilia and tracking down hard to get guests for his show.