sentences:  In college at the University of California at Santa BarbaraI he studied communications and worked both as a DJ and news announcer and reporter on KCSB-FM.Around this time the late night news program NBC News Overnight launched and DeDapper was inspired by the work of anchors Linda Ellerbee, Lloyd Dobyns, and later Bill Schechner.The show's conversational narrative style and storytelling led him decide on a career in television journalism.