 He became famous in Philadelphia as part of WMMR's Morning zoo, along with former WLIR co-alumnus Mark "The Shark" Drucker.He was number one in the morning ratings through most of the 1980s and was a popular figure in the city of Philadelphia before being overtaken by "The Howard Stern Show".After WMMR dropped DeBella, Stern made sure he worked at exactly the same station he did.