David Dodd McDonald, also known as East Side Dave and Davey Mac, is an American radio personality. He currently co-hosts the Morning Rat Race with Carl & Dave on WRAT 95.9 FM. Additionally he hosts an online video program, The East Side Dave Show, which is also available in audio form. This show is part of the fee based platform. McDonald is also the former on-air producer for The Ron and Fez Show on Sirius XM Satellite Radio, where he also hosted The Davey Mac Sports Program XL.
Background and history
McDonald was born in California and raised in Spring Lake, New Jersey. He graduated from Monmouth University, where he received a degree in communications...with a concentration on Radio/TV. After working overnights on-air for radio stations such as WBJB-FM, McDonald was hired as a producer for Ron and Fez and SiriusXM Satellite Radio. Dave also hosted the innovative Davey Mac Sports Program for SiriusXM. He has also worked for 92.3 K-Rock, Westwood One Radio, and WRAT, 95.9 FM.
Radio career
McDonald started his radio career working over nights for local NJ radio stations.
WRAT 95.9 FM
In 2014, Dave began co-hosting the morning show on WRAT 95.9 FM...the legendary New Jersey rock station. The Morning Rat Race with Carl & Dave can be heard weekdays from 6-10 AM. It has received accolades from audiences and critics alike and is Number One in the morning on the Jersey Shore. In addition to his On-Air work for WRAT, Dave also is a substantial contributor to ...where he writes articles, creates Top 5 lists, and posts his wrestling podcast...'.
East Side Dave Show
Starting in January 2016, Dave began hosting The East Side Dave Show with musical co-host Roy Harter on Compound Media which airs on Tuesday evenings at 7. He interviewed, and vehemently defended, professional retro game player Billy Mitchell on his platform after Mitchell was accused of forging a world record on Donkey Kong. Mitchell was subsequently proven by the Guinness Book Of World Records to have not cheated...and his records were restored.
Ron and Fez
McDonald started working for the Ron and Fez Show in December 2005 as a producer. Originally, the Ron and Fez Show pretended that McDonald was working as a hot dog vendor outside of the Ron and Fez studios and that's why they hired him. Ron Bennington was quoted, "There's something funny about that hotdog cart guy." While working on Ron and Fez, McDonald appeared several times on the Opie and Anthony Radio Show. In June 2010 he resigned from his positions at the Ron and Fez Show after asking Siriusxm for more money because he was not paid enough to support himself and his family. Siriusxm offered a minimal raise which was still far below what he asked for.
Special Delivery
In the fall of 2008, McDonald and Sam Roberts started Special Delivery for Sirius XM. The show started as a pre-taped hour airing on Saturday nights, then became a weekly live show. In November 2011, it was switched over to McDonald's solo show, the Davey Mac Sports Program XL. Billy Mitchell was a frequent guest. Special Delivery did a live broadcast during the 2011 Kong Off where Hank Chien, Billy Mitchell, Steve Wiebe, and several other players competed in Donkey Kong.
Davey Mac Sports Program
McDonald hosted the Davey Mac Sports Program. The show discussed sports and pop culture and was part of the RiotCast.com network. The online show was recorded with band leader Roy Harter, who played a character called Roy Shaffer on the show, from SkinnyMan studios in Times Square, New York City. This show was discontinued in December 2015.
The Watchers
Beginning in July 2013 McDonald would host a once a month, online radio show, The Watchers, a program that focuses on movie and television discussion. This show was discontinued in December 2015
Other work
McDonald contributed several comedic articles professionally for the websites RealityGeek.com, and BigBrotherGossip.com. He has done voice-over work for two Rockstarvideo games, as the voice of "Smithy the Stunt Boy" in ' and "Perry Rose" in Red Dead Redemption. McDonald sometimes performs as a stand-up as the "World's Worst Comedian", sharing a stage with Jim Norton, Bob Kelly, Colin Quinn and Rich Vos among others. McDonald was a guest on the April 21, 2014 episode of America's Worst Tattoos. He was also made an appearance on ' segment called "World's Smartest Inventions 4" alongside comedian Chelsea Peretti. In 2006 McDonald created 'Mongo Nation', the group that mocks WFAN host Mike Francesa to this day.
