Dennis Malloy was born in an Italian neighborhood in South Philadelphia and went to Catholic school until the seventh grade, when his family moved to South Jersey. Malloy credits a high school teacher at Holy Cross, Tom Bauer, with steerin him toward broadcasting. He got his first job in radio in Hammonton at the age of 18 and worked his way up in the industry, doing every possible job from from play-by-play high school sports to news to music director to producing commercials and even sales. Malloy also found his way to the stage and has performed stand-up for many years, even opening for Jerry Seinfeld in Philadelphia just before his hit TV show premiered. After losing a morning show job in Philadelphia in the 1990s, Malloy moved to New Jersey 101.5. He was paired with Judi Franco in 1997 and the chemistry and close friendship was immediate. It was the kind of 'lightning in a bottle' chemistry that broadcasting managers dream of concocting. Off the air, Malloy loves to fish, golf, garden, cook, hike, and build crazy things like his motorized floating dock. If he could do anything else but radio, it would be to open an agritourism (bed and breakfast) in Italy to cook for and host American tourists.
Dennis Malloy
These are the coziest restaurants in New Jersey
Cozy can mean a small space with dim lighting, a restaurant with a fireplace, or just decor that gives off a cozy vibe.
It’s too dangerous to skate on NJ lakes and ponds just yet
If you're wondering if it's good enough to skate on yet, it's not.
Open letter to a—holes who don’t clear the snow from their cars
Don't only get the snow off your windshield and back window but do whatever you can to get it off your roof as well.
The best crab cakes in New Jersey according to you
These places serve the best crab cakes in New Jersey
More evidence that Murphy’s ridiculous EV scheme for NJ is doomed (Opinion)
Their time for mass ownership is not now nor ever should be made mandatory by any state or federal government authority in our country.
Delicious healthy winter dish (easy)
Let Dennis give you a cozy winter recipe.
When is the right time to take down your Christmas lights in NJ?
I'll continue to admire them and appreciate the fact that mine are already tucked away.
What part of NJ is the ‘real’ Jersey?
Most of us here in New Jersey live in a bubble of about a 15-to-20-mile radius.
It’s time to go on a really good New Jersey pizza tour
Dennis Malloy takes you on a New Jersey pizza tour.
Long-lost ski resorts in NJ, even deep in South Jersey
It makes you appreciate the time some of us grew up and feel kinda badly for the younger generations who missed what really was an amazing time to grow up in New Jersey.