 From there it was on to KUTY Palmdale, California before making the leap to KDWB St. Paul, Minnesota by the end of the year.It wasn't until Shannon arrived in Phoenix that he garnered his first major success at KRUX by rapidly climbing to number one in the market by beating all competitors by twenty plus points, utilizing a variety of crazy characters and outlandish antics such as the invasion of his show by the television rock group, The Monkees.The episode aired as the finale of the group's first season.