Coyote Calhoun

Coyote Calhoun (born Jim Battan, May 22, 1953), also known as Coyote J, is a radio disc jockey. Calhoun is best known for his midnight show in the 1970s at WERC, a Top 40 station in Birmingham, Alabama. In the 1980s, Calhoun worked at Z-102 (WZBQ) and at I-95 (WAPI-FM). Calhoun was among the original air staff hired by WKDF, Nashville's progressive rock station, and The X (WRAX). This was because the previous nighttime jock, Chris Foxx, quit over a contract dispute. The company moved him from WERC's AM station to their FM and gave him the alias "Coyote J. Calhoun". During one of his shifts, Calhoun faked his own murder on air, which led to police and paramedics storming the building. As a result, Calhoun was given a five-day suspension.

In 1976, Calhoun wrestled a live black bear before a live audience at Boutwell Auditorium. The fight would end after he hit the bear over the head with a folding chair. He moved to KPRI-FM in 1981, where he covered the 7 AM–12 PM shift. While in San Diego, Calhoun worked as a shock jock under a consultant named Reid.

After a stay in Denver, Calhoun returned to California with the intent to play new wave music. He reintroduced his Sunday night show as The Edge to Tuscaloosa, Birmingham, and surrounding areas. In April 2012, Feeding Fingers released a new single, "Inside the Body of an Animal", produced by Calhoun and Curfmans. Calhoun also co-produced three tracks on Feeding Fingers' fourth album, The Occupant, released in late February 2013. These were: "Inside the Body of an Animal", "I Drink Disappearing Ink", and "Paper Dolls Would Eat Glass for Us". "Polaroid Papercuts", an advance single from the upcoming Feeding Fingers triple album Attend, produced by Calhoun and Dana Culling, was released on March 16, 2015.