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Steve Fisher, D.J.

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About Me

Steve “Fisher” Mc Ewen has become an Associate Broker with @properties, one of Crain's Chicago Business' "Fast 50", fastest growing companies in Chicago.Steve believes that communication is the key to any relationship and that listening is the most vital aspect in communicating with his clients. Steve Mc Ewen has excelled in communication as an award winning broadcaster, college professor and account executive for ABC Radio. Steve is also a graduate of Chicago’s famous Second City Improv Training Center, where he learned that listening is the most vital part of communicating with his clients. Steve uses his broadcast/journalism background to conduct an in depth analysis of his clients needs and research the market place above the competition. As a licensed Real Estate Broker, he has 75 additional hours of real estate training than a Realtor. As @properties only licensed Real Estate Appraiser, Steve won’t let you over pay for your next home purchase and he will price your home to sell at top market value. In a market where it takes four to six months for a Chicago area home to sell, his listings sell an average of less than 30 days!* (M.L.S. 2006 Q3 & Q4 to 2007 Q1 & Q2) Since joining @properties in 2003, Steve has become a multi-million dollar producer in 2004, 2005, 2006 and 2007 specializing in luxury single family homes and residential developments on Chicago’s north side. Steve is also @properties NW suburban expert for Arlington Heights, Barrington, Buffalo Grove & Park Ridge.Prior to joining @properties as “the radio personality formerly known as Steve Fisher”, he became one of Chicago’s most popular personalities at Q101 winning the prestigious Silver Dome Award (Illinois Broadcasters Association), and entertaining a weekly audience of over 800,000 (Arbitron Cume Ratings, Summer 1997). Steve was a guest host for “Eric & Kathy” Morning Show on 101.9 The Mix before becoming the Sports Director & Anchor for Kevin Matthews Morning Show on ABC Radio’s WXCD, Steve was part of an ensemble that was a finalist for the distinguished A.I.R. Award as “Chicago’s Best Morning Show” two years in a row. Steve also was one of Chicago’s Top Ten rated afternoon personalities at 94.7 The Zone and the morning host & executive producer of “Steve & Joey” Morning show on “9 FM”, a finalist for “Best morning show feature” & “Best morning show bit” by Morning Mouth Magazine. You may have seen Steve on TV as guest host of NBC’s “Sweet Home Chicago”, “FOX TV’s New Years Eve Party” and CLTV’s “Sports Round Table”. Steve has also been featured in national commercials for Blockbuster, Sears, and Kraft Cheese.Steve knows it takes more than personality to sell your home. He believes that persistence is more important than any other quality to get the job done. As an account executive for ABC Radio, Steve won the “Shark Award” for his efforts to obtain direct business from Leinenkugel Beer to become a sponsoring partner when their ad agency declined to buy air time. Steve called Dick Leinenkugel directly and drove to Milwaukee to make his presentation. The next week, their ad agency began advertising.Steve served as a mentor with Big Brothers & Big Sisters and currently is a sponsoring partner with Lydia Home and G.R.I.P. Steve enjoys Chicago’s finest restaurants, volleyball, softball, biking, swimming, movies, theatre, live music, spiritual growth and laughter. Steve’s greatest accomplishment and joy comes from his daughters and his wife. If you’re seriously looking to buy or sell property in Chicago or the NW Suburbs, please call Steve for your free consultation at 312.254.0276…he will listen. Client testimonials available at www.SteveMcEwen.comI edited my profile with Thomas' Myspace Editor V4.4

My Interests

Improvisational comedy, Hapkido, raw cookie dough, college football, firebreathing, spiritual growth, Italian Ice, backrubs, long walks along Oak St. beach while listening to Yanni, watching my daughters grow up before my eyes, and spending quality time with my wife watching David Hasselfhoff and Cheryl Ladd on a Lifetime movie while scarfing down some butter crust Lou Malnati's deep dish pizza and a couple of Sierra Nevada Pale Ales.

I'd like to meet:

Stephen Colbert, Steve Carrell, Steve Martin, Steve Austin, Steve McQueen, Steve Erkle, Steve McNair, Warren Moon, Warren Buffet, Jimmy Buffet, Jimmy Kimmell, Jimmy Page, Jimmy Crack Corn and I don't care, Bono, Jack Nicholson, Henry Rollins, Chris Rock, Vince Vaughn, Paul McCartney, Carlos Mencia, Billy Graham, Metallica, Nelson Mandela, Walter Payton, Martin Luther King, Jr., Richard Pryor, Robert Deniro, Robin Williams, Al Pacino, George Clooney, Eddie Murphy, Angelina Jolie and CBS 2 Investigative reporter Pam Zeckman.

Music:

U2, Led Zeppelin, Elvis, DC Talk, Sam Cooke, Metallica, 2 Pac, The Beatles, Depeche Mode, Alice in Chains, INXS, Van Halen (David Lee Roth days), Kirk Franklin, GNR, Frank Sinatra, Soundgarden, Coldplay, Johnny Cash, Public Enemy, Sarah McLachlan, Linkin Park, Jimi Hendrix,

Movies:

Goodfellas, Old School, Borat! The Godfather, Crash, Pulp Fiction, There's something about Mary, Braveheart, Swingers, Meet the Parents, Jerry McGuire, Apocolypse Now, The Passion of the Christ.

Television:

ESPN Sportscenter, Seinfeld, The Office, Sportscenter, My Name is Earl, Whose Line is it Anyway?, Everybody loves Raymond, Without a Trace, Did I mention Sportscenter?, CSI Miami, The Jeffersons, All in the Family, WKRP in Cincinnati, the Brady Bunch and finally Sportscenter.

Books:

The Greatest Salesman in the World by Og Mandino, The Purpose Driven Life by Rick Warren, The Art of the Deal by Donald Trump, Wild at Heart by John Eldridge, Cruel Shoes by Steve Martin, Payton by Walter Payton and the most published book in the history of the world. the book that has stood the test of time, it's been banned, burned, torn, thrown away, and yet it still survives, I'm talking about the book that motivates me, inspires me and feeds my soul...the Yellow Pages.

Heroes:

Jesus Christ, Spiderman, William Wallace, Chuck Norris, Walter Payton, David Hasselhoff, Martin Luther King, Jr., Jackie Robinson, my grandfather who lived to be 100 and still taught my daughter how to play dominoes at the age of 99, and last but not least, my father who passed away in 2006.

My Blog

Press Release

Chicago, IL Sept. 30, 2007-Steve "Fisher" Mc Ewen has become a member of the Institute of Luxury Home Marketing. Less than 1% of the Chicago Association of Realtors have completed this extensive train...
Posted by Steve Fisher, D.J. on Tue, 09 Oct 2007 07:48:00 PST

Life after radio

Hola Amigos y Amigas!I am blessed. My dream as a kid was to be on the radio in my hometown, Chicago!After 10 years "in the air" at Q101, The Mix, The Zone, ABC Radio & 9 FM, it was time to get a real...
Posted by Steve Fisher, D.J. on Fri, 13 Apr 2007 06:51:00 PST

2007

Hola Amigos y Amigas, "Don't call it a comeback, I've been here before!" What is L.L. Cool J doing at Wal Mart in Country Club Hills Saturday anyway?  I am excited for 2007.  There are many...
Posted by Steve Fisher, D.J. on Tue, 09 Jan 2007 09:17:00 PST