Roy Wood Jr

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Roy Wood, Jr (born 1978) is a stand-up comic and former radio host at WBHJ-FM.

Wood, son of black radio pioneer Roy Wood and half-brother of former WVTM news anchor Roy L. Wood, grew up in West End and graduated in 1996 from Ramsay High School. He went on to earn a bachelor's degree in broadcast journalism at Florida A&M University and did stand-up for a while before joining the Buck Wilde Morning Show in 2001.

Wood moved to Los Angeles in 2006. During Operation Enduring Freedom he has been sending free compact disc recordings of his prank call sketches to troops stationed overseas.

References

  • Guster, Chanda Temple (January 10, 2008) "Birmingham comedian Roy Wood Jr. sends copies of his comedy routines to troops overseas." Birmingham News