Athalus grew up sneaking in to his living room late at night to play Warcraft and Warcraft II. As a high-school senior in 2004, he signed up for the Closed Beta test and was lucky enough to get in. Athalus created WoW Radio in October 2004, just before launch, to share his beta experiences in a livestreamed podcast format. In 2005, Athalus led WoW Radio's successful and critically acclaimed video coverage of the first Blizzcon. This kick started a new phase of growth and success at WoW Radio, but Athalus chose to move on and pursue a career in Game Development. Athalus remained on the sidelines of WoW Radio, but briefly came back to assist with producing coverage at Blizzcon 2009. Some of his proudest moments in life have been hearing from former staff members that have attributed their career success to starting out at WoW Radio.