Pete Myers – The Mad Daddy

Pete Myers – The Mad Daddy

Pete Myers, “The Mad Daddy,” was a Northeast Ohio radio legend thrilling Cleveland and Akron audiences with a rapid fire delivery over heavy rock and roll when that type of music was described as “the devil under your child’s pillow.” Born from the pages of Mad magazine, Famous Monsters of Filmland, and his own twisted humor, Daddy gave his legion of followers a whole new way to communicate and helped define the power and influence of the youth culture that emerged in the 1950s. He tried to get permission to fill Lake Erie with Jello, and even did a death-defying sky dive over the lake to keep his name in the headlines and gave away Zorro records. After relocating to New York, he later realized what he loved and left behind in Cleveland which may have led to his tragic end.