The Steve Huntington Show

An impressive 25-year run at Radio Margaritaville

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Thursday 12:00 pm 3:00 pm

Jimmy Buffett called Steve Huntington to help start an internet radio station they called Radio Margaritaville.

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Hosted by Steve Huntington presented by Habitat House Concerts (replays through the end of 2026 in tribute to Steve. He will be missed)


Steve lost his battle with cancer on June 2nd. We’ll spin replays of his show to July 1 in his honor. In 1998 Jimmy Buffett called Steve Huntington to help start an internet radio station they called Radio Margaritaville. Steve spent the next 25 years with the station including 14 as Program Director. Tune in Thursdays at noon.


In 1998 Jimmy Buffett called Steve Huntington to help start an internet radio station they called Radio Margaritaville. Steve spent the next 25 years with the station including 14 as Program Director.

Steve Huntington was born and raised on the Jersey Shore, one hour south of New York City, influenced by that city’s vibrant media. The Beach Boys, the Beatles—from the weeks before the Ed Sullivan Show on TV and radio to Shea Stadium in concert—the Rolling Stones and soon after, the Grateful Dead, helped shape his lifelong appreciation of popular music.

He got his Television/Radio degree at Syracuse University to propel his career to Utica, Tampa, Miami, KIFM San Diego, the national WAVE Network and then WLOQ Orlando. And the move to Florida was life-changing.

Jimmy Buffett knew where his early radio support was, and WQSR “Quad 102 & a Half” in the Tampa market in the 70’s was one of them. On-air interviews, tour rehearsals and softball games strengthened the connection. When in the 1990’s, he was exploring how to start his own radio station, Jimmy called Steve to put the music and the style together. In 1998, Radio Margaritaville started with hour-long on-demand programs, out of Steve’s house. By early the next year it was full time, broadcasting online from a little windowless office in the back lot of Universal Studios, right next to the very large Nickelodeon studios.

In January 2025, after an impressive 25-year run at Radio Margaritaville (including 14 years as Program Director), Steve Huntington brought his deep well of broadcasting expertise and encyclopedic music knowledge to Radio Trop Rock. Steve became the fifth DJ with Radio Margaritaville experience to join the Radio Trop Rock team.

The Steve Huntington Radio Show presented by Our Key West airs Thursdays at noon CST/1pm EST and Saturdays at 9am central/10am EST.

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