A month after the station's launch, WQHT began adding an airstaff. Some of the first Hot 103 DJs, often referred to as "The Hot Jocks," to join WQHT, The original Hot Jocks were Deborah Rath-Howell from KPWR in Los Angeles, Alan "Al Nouveau" Bandiero from WKTU, Johnny "Big John" Monds from WUSL in Philadelphia, Sonny Joe Fox from KMEL in San Francisco, Frederick "Fast Freddie" Colon and Niecie Colon from WBLS, as well as Vanessa Scott, Rufus Hurt, and Mitchell Phillips, who were hold overs from WAPP.