As soon as the story hit the Atlanta newswire that Eric Perteet was arrested for allegedly impersonating a Piedmont Hospital doctor, Griffy2Trillion knew he had just what he needed for his morning comedy bit.
"That was funny as hell, right?" the part-time Hot 107.9 (WHTA-FM) radio host/full-time crack-up asks after he and his "A-Team Morning Show" co-hosts, Rashan Ali and Emperor Searcy, place a hilarious crank call to the hospital. "Dr. Perteet! Dr. Perteet?!"
Whether he's doing improv on the radio, hosting one of his weekly stand-up gigs or talking to at-risk teens through his nonprofit, Positive Vibes (www.positivevibesinc.org), Griff is one on-air personality who doesn't fake the funk.
A hard-working Cali native who loves the Oakland Raiders as much as his family, Griff knew from an early age he was put here to heal with laughter. "But it ain't me, homie," explains the 36-year-old husband and father. "It's the Jesus in me. I think everybody appreciates my Jesusy. I'm just trying to get to heaven."
Hot 107.9's annual Birthday Bash, billed as the "biggest hip-hop concert in the South," presents the answer to anyone who has prayed for Woodstock with a drawl and gold fronts. T.I. and Lil Wayne headline a sure-to-be-surprise-filled show that'll provide Griff – who actually listens to Rascal Flatts as much as Rick Ross – plenty to talk about on Monday morning.
"You don't wanna hear that Ludacris brought such-n-such [on stage] and Jeezy brought his homeboy with them [and you weren't there]," he advises. "You don't wanna be that one."
Hot 107.9's Birthday Bash 13. $10.79-$100. Sat., June 14. 6 p.m. Philips Arena, 1 Philips Drive. 404-878-3000. www.hot1079atl.com.
