About Pat Gwinn’s

Pat Gwinn’s love affair with radio began at nine years old, when he’d sit cross-legged in front of the television pretending to be Walter Cronkite, narrating the news of the day to an audience of no one in particular. That early fascination with the craft of broadcasting never faded — it sharpened into a lifelong calling, drawing him toward the microphones, the control boards, and the quiet art of holding a listener’s attention across the airwaves.

His education came the old-fashioned way: hands-on, at local station WBCU, under the guidance of mentors Bill Stribling and Jack Roper, who taught him the discipline behind the on-air ease. A pivotal conversation with H.A. Thompson of WBT Charlotte offered the kind of career guidance that reshapes a path entirely. Pat rose from board operator to morning host, then into programming and operations management, before eventually owning a radio station of his own — each step adding depth to a career built one broadcast at a time.

Today, that foundation has grown into a body of work spanning syndicated radio shows, television appearances, and a devoted partnership with Carolina Beach Music — alongside collaborators like Billy Scott and TJ Lubinsky, and through his service on the CBMA Board and with the South Carolina Entertainment & Music Hall of Fame. Featured in “Our Soul Music Journeys” and reaching more than five million views through PatGwinnRadio.com, Pat continues producing new music projects and championing the sound that has defined his career.