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Loveline began in 1983 as a Sunday night segment on Los Angeles radio station KROQ, hosted by DJ Jim "Poorman" Trenton and DJ Swedish Egil (Egil Aalvik). About a year later, Trenton added a segment called Ask a Surgeon, hosted by his friend Dr. Drew Pinsky, who was not yet a doctor but a fourth-year medical student at the University of Southern California. The two segments soon merged into their own show, co-hosted by Trenton and Pinsky. In February 1992, the show went from airing solely on Sunday nights to five nights a week (Sunday through Thursday). Over the years, Trenton's relationship with the station grew rocky, and in August 1993 he was replaced by former MTV VJ Riki Rachtman. Dr. Drew and Rachtman were joined by Adam Carolla in October 1995, just as the show was first being syndicated nationally. The trio hosted together for several months, but Carolla and Rachtman often competed for airtime, leading Rachtman to resign in April 1996. From that point, Adam Carolla and Dr. Drew hosted the show until Carolla's departure on November 3, 2005.

The popularity and reach of the show increased dramatically during the "Pinsky/Carolla" years. The two had a natural chemistry, in which Carolla's jocular tone emphasized Pinsky's reasoned expertise. Together, they refined the format of the show, and capitalized on their growing popularity with speaking tours, a television show, a book, and cameo appearances on television shows and in movies. Carolla left the show on November 3, 2005 to prepare for hosting a new morning radio show in 2006.

Loveline follows the call-in question-and-answer model with the primary goal of helping youth and young adults with relationship, sexuality, and drug addiction problems. As a practicing internist and addictionologist with training in psychology, Dr. Drew's answers have medical credibility, but the addition of Adam Carolla's humor and insight resulted in a program with entertainment value as well. Carolla repeatedly stated his role on the show as something of a trojan horse: He lured listeners with dirty jokes and wisecracks in hopes they'd learn something that could improve their lives. Actors or members of popular bands often participate as guests.

Since Carolla's departure in November 2005, the show has continued with celebrity co-hosts and guests, some of whom have announced their hope to be hired as Carolla's replacement. Since July 23, 2006, KROQ disc jockey Stryker has served as co-host with Pinsky.

Dr. Drew Pinsky
Dr. Drew Millions know him as the host of the nationally syndicated radio call-in program LOVELINE, and host of "Strictly Dr. Drew" on Discovery Health Channel. What you might now know is that Dr. Drew Pinsky is a practicing medical doctor and is board-certified in addiction medicine. He is currently the Medical Director for the Department of Chemical Dependency Services at Las Encinas Hospital in Pasadena, a staff member at Huntington Memorial Hospital, continues to run a private practice and is Assistant Clinical Professor of Psychiatry at the Keck USC School of Medicine.

In 1982 Dr. Drew began his radio career when KROQ Los Angeles asked him to answer medical questions from listeners. "Loveline," syndicated by Westwood One, is now heard on over 100 radio stations across the country five nights a week. Intelligent, compassionate, and never judgmental, millions of young people turn to Dr. Drew for answers to tough questions. Television was the natural next step and in 1996 "Loveline" began an unheard of 5-year run on MTV with co-host Adam Corolla. Dr. Drew's current Loveline co-host is KROQ DJ, Stryker.

In 2006, Dr. Drew returned to Discovery Health Channel as host of "Strictly Dr. Drew." Each one-hour episode addresses common health problems and delivers advice and information viewers need to know to stay healthy. In 2005 Dr. Drew hosted Discovery Health Channel's "Strictly Sex with Dr. Drew" as well as Discovery Health's one-hour special "Lance Armstrong: Stories of Survival" an exclusive, intimate conversation with Dr. Drew and Lance Armstrong on what it means to survive and "live strong."

Dedicated to helping young people connect, Dr. Drew has spoken on Capitol Hill for the National Institute on Drug Abuse (NIDA) and has participated in the State of Our Youth at the Carter Center with Rosalind Carter, His time is well spent with Advocates for Youth, The Independent Women's Forum, The Media Project, Entertainment Industry Council and Hillside Home for Children. He is a spokesperson for the Musicians Assistance Program (MAP), and has participated in AIDS charity events such as Macy's Passport with Michael Jordan and hosted a fundraiser for the Los Angeles Zimmer Children's Museum.

After receiving his undergraduate degree from Amherst College and his M.D. from the University of Southern California, School of Medicine, Dr. Drew continued with USC for his residency. He then became chief resident at Huntington Hospital in Pasadena. Dr. Drew's professional activities in the medial field are numerous. He is currently the Medical Director for the Department of Chemical Dependency Services at Las Encinas Hospital, a world-renowned psychiatric facility in Pasadena known for treating celebrity patients. He is a staff member at Huntington Memorial Hospital, continues to run a private medicine practice and is Assistant Clinical Professor of Psychiatry at the Keck USC School of Medicine. His membership and activities in professional societies include the American College of Physicians, the American Medical Association, the American Society of Addiction Medicine, the California Medical Association and the American Society of Internal Medicine.

In August 2003, Dr. Drew released a book entitled Cracked: Putting Broken Lives Together Again (Harper-Collins). He also completely another book, When Painkillers Become Dangerous (HCI Books and the Hazelden Foundation), in 2004. In 2003, Dr. Drew made his feature film debut in NEW YORK MINUTE (Warner Bros.) with Mary Kate and Ashley Olsen.

In 2006 Dr. Drew co-authored the first academic study on celebrities and narcissism with USC professor Dr. S. Mark Young. The study was published in the Journal of Research in Personality (Elsevier), and is the first systematic, empirical scholarly study of celebrity personality and was based on a standardized test of narcissistic personality traits administered to 200 celebrities.

Dr. Drew is a dedicated father of teenage triplets and enjoys spending time raising his children with his wife Susan. He enjoys watching his children play sports, traveling with the family and spending time together at home. He loves listening to classical music such as Opera and Louie Armstrong, staying physically active with daily running, weight training, skiing and body surfing.

Ted Stryker
Ted Stryker Ted Stryker known as "Stryker" began his radio career in Tucson while a student at the University of Arizona on a station known as THE END. He then moved to KFMA where he was both the morning show host and music director. Since his move in 1999 to 106.7 The World Famous KROQ in Los Angeles, Stryker has done it all. He can be heard every weekday afternoon 4pm to 7pm on KROQ and from 10pm to 12am around the country on Loveline. Stryker has also hosted shows on MTV, Fox Sports, VH1 and Direct TV. He's also acted along side Cameron Diaz in "The Sweetest Thing" and in the Adam Sandler produced "Grandmas Boy". He was also "the voice" in the award winning video game Burnout 3 takedown.