 He then moved away from the family home to study broadcasting at Fordham University and dropped out due to financial issues.Leykis began his radio career in the state of New York in 1970.At the age of 14, he was once a fill-in host for WBAB later working in 1979 for Mark Simone's WPIX-FM talk show comedy titled "The Simone Phone" where he was featured as the host's sidekick.