The Dog House

The Dog House with JV & Elvis is a terrestrial radio talk show airing from 9AM – 12PM in New York City on 92.3 Free FM, a CBS Radio station.

The Dog House stars JV (Jeff Vandergrift) and Elvis (Dan Lay). The two met in 1993 and have been radio cohosts (along with JV's high school friend and show producer "Hollywood" Lance Otani) for over 15 years, starting on Hot 97.7 in San Jose, California. In 1995, program directors Michael Martin and Joe Cunningham of Wild 107 eagerly hired them to fill a timeslot vacated by Mancow Muller (in the wake of his infamous "haircut" prank). The spot had been briefly filled by Frank Lozano who was getting beat in the ratings by The Dog House. The Dog House quickly became a household name after joining Wild 107.7 (which subsequently moved to Wild 94.9), as they became the #1 rated morning show in the San Francisco Bay Area for nearly a decade.

JV
Host JV (Jeff Vandergrift) is the "leader" of The Dog House. Usually wild and energetic, JV led the show every morning during its KYLD days. The show occasionally included song parodies often coproduced by Hollywood. In the early 2000s, JV had experienced a spiritual awakening, and would devote many hours of the show to discuss spirituality (turning the show into what was known as "The God House"). JV's voice has deepened considerably since he first started in the Bay Area. He was known as a flirtatious party drug user when The Dog House began on Wild 107.7, but had mellowed by the time he started dating his girlfriend Natasha Yi in 2003 and married in 2006. JV's other passion is riding his chopper.

Elvis
Co-host Elvis (Dan Lay) is the other half of The Dog House, and does nearly every prank call for the show since it was based at the Bay Area. He is especially good at hurling rapid-fire insults to anyone who attempts rank on him, although he can be self-deprecating at times. His on-air moniker 'Elvis' dates back to when he deejayed at a San Diego radio station whose primary audience was Latino. (He had been given the choice between a few Spanish sounding names before deciding on 'Elvis Medina'). During The Dog House's time at KYLD, Elvis suffered a back injury when he and the crew were racing on horseback at a track, and Elvis' horse took a wide turn, throwing him into the mud. Dan Rivers, "Dancing" Danny Knight, & Paco Lopez are some of the former names he once went by. It was recently announced on Free FM that he and his wife were divorcing.