Editing J. P. McCarthy (section)

==Early life==
J.P. McCarthy was born in [[New York City]] to John Priestley McCarthy. and Martha Mary Barber McCarthy. The family moved to Detroit when McCarthy was in elementary school. He graduated from [[De La Salle Collegiate High School]] in Detroit. It was there he started to perfect the art of conversation by participating in debates. McCarthy briefly attended the [[University of Detroit]], participating in a co-op program with early aspirations to be a draftsman.

McCarthy was drafted into the [[United States Army]] and was stationed in [[Fairbanks, Alaska]]. There he got his first taste of broadcasting for [[Armed Forces Radio]]. He served in the Army from 1953 to 1956, and was a corporal when he became his interest in radio.

During his early years in radio, he gained experience at [[KFAR]] in [[Fairbanks]] (as a part-time job while still in the Army). It was also there that he met and married his first wife, Sali Thompson. They would have five children together: John, Susan, Diane, and twins Kathleen and Kevin.