Hailing from Jamestown, Ohio, Wade got his start in broadcasting while serving with the United States Navy at the Armed Forces Network station Eagle 810 in Yokota, Japan. Broadcasting on AM radio across the Kanto Plain, listenership was shared by both American Forces and a Japanese shadow audience tuning in for American Top 40 and an insight to military operations at home and abroad.
Jazzy 88.9 WCSU FM is participating in the Save A Life Campaign. It focuses on the impact of COVID-19, vaccines and other related issues upon the life and health of African Americans and other minorities.