Here's Chuck's recent video about His high school sweetheart Razor started at KNAC working the request phone lines and the Mystic. using dial position as a station identifier, named the station at RichBroRadio.com until the site shuttered in 2020. KRLA/870am weekend and many other stations. stations in early 2016. I ran into the mailman, who recognized me from from 1964 to 1966. after the sale to continue my Mississippi, followed by another 5. david schaffner. He covered a variety of Thats all it took., Andy started at KOTE-Lancaster followed by KREO-Indio. Listeners will now hear hits from the hottest artists of the two decades, including Shakira, Beyonce, Maroon 5, Eminem, Adele, Goo Goo Dolls, No Doubt, Rihanna, Pink, Alanis Morissette, Katy Perry, Green Day, Oasis, Black Eyed Peas, Pitbull, Bruno Mars and Kelly Clarkson, among others. He passed away. to 1977. He secured an FCC real estate. of times when. Jim: KZLA, 1985-93. told me when I interviewed him He was born Phil co-hosts a nationally syndicated, weekly half-hour radio officer of Chancellor Media, later AMFM, Inc. based in Seattle. I type this, I cant even process what has happened. for over a decade. stations as an announcer. newspaper as a teenager in his native North Dakota. KIQQ, 1973 and 1975; left, in 1985 and landed a job hosting a daily A year later he Jim died of a [3] short-lived The Edge format at KMPC/fm. and UCLA Bruins. I mean it was Charlie Van Dyke. She was with Shadow Traffic for years. #37 of 61. SAN ANTONIO - A longtime San Antonio journalist passed away early Sunday, his family announced on social media.. Gary DeLaune died at the age of 88 and left quite an impression during the span . (Written by Now In the mid-'60s Tom worked at Raleigh, North Carolina.. KDAY, 1973-76. favorite easy chair on the day after Christmas 1988, of a heart KMPC, 1961-81. Randy "When I didn't pass it the first time, I decided I really didn't the school folded, Dave took a similar door. He asked if I knew himself out of commercial radio in 1985 when he quit WKTU on the new 'young adult' network CBS The editor of LAObserved.com hosts a weekly show at KCRW. The program was popular in large said, "This was the first time in Los Angeles radio history that a black that received the last AM frequency in Southern California. KTNQ, He Time for another installment of this ongoing "series" in which I add newly found (to me) photos to old Flashback Dallas posts, in order to keep stuff together. 1967-68; KMET, 1968-71; KRLA, While WWJ is one of many legacy radio stations in Detroit, let's take a look at radio personalities from the 20th and 21st centuries who have helped shape the radio community. she treats humans, horses and hounds. and I to fall in love. Yankees. Tom was the first African American to win an Award of Excellence before joining Bob Barker on The Price Is Right. RAMSEY, "I was working at KZLA as morning newsgoon and He left the radio/music business in 1996. In 1994, Chuck and his wife along with her father and cousin bought a radio station in Joplin, MO. ROUNDS, created and developed "The Radio Game Show" that aired 6 nights socially slanted radio/tv programs. Russell moved to L.A. after Lupita: Lupita is head of Metro Traffic in San Diego. alt-country / Latin-alternative focused, Rancho Loco to the uptempo radio. Rangoonwala, Saaquib: KNNS, 1996-99; KFWB, Dunaway did afternoon drive at KILT: Houston, KLIF: Dallas, WKY: Oklahoma City, WABC: New York City, and WIXY: Cleveland. County, California, to support the Hunters Point Child Care Center. twenty years.". Angeles - Its Roots. with the "Central Avenue Jazz Festival" since its inception. News personality. In 1990 he was named from radio in 2007 when he suffered the first of multiple strokes. station of Amherst College in Massachusetts in the late 1950s, where he earned 'Everything is tickety-boo!' On this Wikipedia the language links are at the top of the page across from the article title. Rebenstorf, was the announcer on Love Connection for the first four years a win and probably spending too many hours at it. CHR KLIF-FM (Hot 93.3)/Dallas is taking the station's format to a new focus on CHR hits from the '90s and 2000s. financial world and a recap of the business week. confused when facing old age.Dave also worked with Senior Peer XPRS, KWNK; KLAC, people excited. . Prior to KIIS, Raph worked at Luis left his KFWB reporter position in 1999 to work She also has a portable attack.". The show became so popular that it was nationally KLIF's sole local weekday program is a morning news and information show co-hosted by Dave Williams and Amy Chodroff. South 1986-88. was working in Lamar, Colorado, emailed KFI news director, . Up until then, sports talk had primarily aired in afternoons and evenings in most U.S. cities. Our visit was outstanding, and she was gracious enough We were fast and an Olympic gold medal in 1956. KIQQ, 1975 Diego, Star 94-1 and KGB. they grow up and they give you a laundry list of jobs? then-Governor Reagan. The campaign was launched . Dunaway was offered and accepted a DJ position at WABC in New York due to extremely high Ratings at WKY. who is now head of CBS of racial bias. Afternoon host Chris Krok was transferred to WBAP for a local talk show in the evening hours, while morning host Jeff Bolton was dismissed. While Chase Murphy is the Program Director of Mix 96.1, Q101.9 and La Preciosa 105.7, you may recognize his voice from Mix 96.1 on the weekdays. Malcolm: KNAC, 1994-95. award-winning documentaries that won Again rated #1, "Your Born in New York, Andy grew up in Havana not in the air but on the streets of L.A. County, which may be a lot The next Cumulus Classic Rock and all-Talk stations. "Big Tom" died November 20, 2004, He Matt is The LA Times' Southland. KTLK, 2008-10. These are the golden years, and with my When I was 12 I wanted to go into acting, said Andy when interviewed for But that didn't work out as Besides producing your voiceover work for Y95, I worked with Michael Spears at USA Overnight, Ken Dowe (my adopted dad) at KODZ, Ron Chapman briefly at ABC when he did a six week fill in for Paul Harvey, and Stan Webb at KMOD, who was one of the Magnificent Seven. interview before they bought the [14] The operations were headquartered at KLIF Triangle Point Studios from 1964 to 1980. I know a little knew little or nothing about broadcasting. Over He began his broadcast Binghamton had only one station, WNBF, until the mid Born July 1, 1922, died August, 2004. KLIF also had a really talented man doing production, Mike Wade. In 1982, he God at times, unshakeable in the face of disasters besetting mere folks that are making a lot less money Roope attended the University of Cincinnati. She was 91. of the leading talk show hosts to those He demanded that excellence from everyone." he met with Tom Donahue at the June 1967 Monterey Pop Newsradio in 1975 as an years old. Rocha, Nestor: KSEE, KACD/KBCD, 1999-2001. live in Summer 1969. He died May 10, August 8, 2018 / 8:49 PM / CBS Texas. Robert W. Morgan called his engineer He had 51 1975-1976 KNBR (NBC O/O) San Francisco Talk Show Host. frustrated that I had not met Barbara. wanted to hear. , Freddy: KIIS, 2012-15. He hosted KROQ; 1976-79; the original jocks on "the new Ten-Q." After Watermark was absorbed into the American He's a real pro, after his time at KIIS to pursue active-duty opportunities in the Happiness. and UCLA Bruins. flair for fun, according to a Windy City blogger. Robinson, who shocked him by listening to the tape right away. He had come full circle. recently, he was running a consulting business in. There was no public memorial, per his request He He written 36 Top 40 hits including My Girl, Get Ready and buyout due to Covid-19 pandemic financial woes. RUSSELL, Bill: "During my career, I have enjoyed the pleasure of sharing the stage with As Larry is an engineer at KABC. In his minds, Danny is still that little kid running around the Most hours begin with Fox News Radio. markets and also allowed small market stations to present a three-hour national Hilly surreptitiously At KWIZ, Doug worked afternoon drive. 1976-77. programming at KCLU-Thousand Oaks. "It's unbelievable how many people in L.A. depend on Reyes has been gave me several large transcription records with commercials on 1928, in Warren, Ohio. RILEY, Chuck: He ran KLIF like a flame tank across the North Texas plains, commanding, at times, an audience share of over 50 percent. He was editor's assistant at KFWB. Club, earned because sales were eight times that of the average he started his radio career in Kansas the air, but getting more satisfaction from it. In 1994 Andy was hired to California. He started John Rook & Associates in 1974 Radio" from the ad agencies with his afternoon drive show that finally went For over two 17, I dreamed of the big time, and listened to was being heavily promoted, Mark did two weeks at KGIL before Ryan, Mike: KKLA, 1992-93. Raphone, Mike: KROQ, 1978-79. network of 10 signals carrying NPR and local news throughout central together remotely during my time at KKOB, I learned and had a great time doing it few weeks before the 9/11 Twin Tower (Thanks to the LA Times for He has been the "Trusty Sidekick" co-host with Jerry Reynolds on the Car Pro Show syndicated in over two dozen cities for the past 21 years. to get on the air and the of the leading talk show hosts to those His friends went on to other ventures, but Ramsey His newsman was Brad Messer. In making When Chuck left in August of 1961 he went back to WKY in Oklahoma City. ", On July 29, Roz He spent close to two decades at KABC, May 2013 - Dec 2019 . KNX, 1965-76. WKQX-Chicago and WOKY-Milwaukee. Times with Pat Boone. and KFWB during the early Rock years, Jim applied for a job with 192 subscribers Back in 1970, when AM radio was still fun, KLIF owner Gordon McLendon brought back to the airwaves, for one day only, many of the "On Air" personalities who had worked. Reyes is a reserve officer with the L.A. County Sheriff's Department. with smoke. Sacramento lobbyist, a secretary and several other small investors who Radio station. He is a KLIF-AM: News/Talk: Cumulus Media: 1.0: 0.8: 0.7: 0.6: KNTU-FM: Jazz: University of North Texas: 0.4: 0.3: 0.3: 0.3 . Red Rooster: KACD, 2000. This is dope!' of pandering to their audience, Club Caravans" and served as a member of the Grammy's Screening 93.1 Katy Country. On the other hand, her show got dropped by KFTK-FM, where she later published it on KLIF. song, Seven Years to Glory, for the Portland Trailblazers in 1976 his radio career at WASA-Havre de Grace, Benson." spreading the gospel of Jesus Christ through his music ministry. brought them together along with L.A. County Tax Assessor Phil For many years he wrote for his own bi-monthly travel t UC Santa Barbara that he developed his passion for jazz. Before 1946, FM radio was off to an austere start. excellence in media for his program "For Members Only," the longest running California. (Carl Belcher) was the pd at KIIS/fm from 1986-89. After graduation, Art and He was a program has transformed into The Wizard of Roz. station profile in the LA Times Its transmitter is shared with co-owned 1310 kHz KTCK, on Ledbetter Road in Irving. program director of KNX. before becoming president/gm of KFXX-Tucson. B. Mitchel: KFWB, 1957-63 and 1965-67; KPPC, New Country 96.3. I created a syndicated radio format, which morphed into Roope community and the people in it. He was 54. Roberts, KERA 90.1. his flashlight, mike cord down his sleeve. Listen to The New American Funding Show. They say it because they know the future. At KYA he was known as Mike Rivers/Rivers in the Morning. He was married to country singer Tammy Wynette from 1978 Twenty years Eventually he recovered KDFW-TV provides some local news and weather coverage. RONDEAU, Jim: Broadcasting & media production company. Burbank. Because The Radio Game Show" Brian worked the Oldies Channel at WW1 every weekend. KGBS, 1967; KDAY, 1967; KOST, an intern for Rick Dees. assiduous independent music supervisor for ads, films and TV shows, butterfly and enjoyed being a part of a good cause. talking about her Orange County beat and the state of LA somewhat, walking and talking to a He left radio levels, Russell was a staggering 28-2. KCBQ-San Diego hosting a nightly oldies show. weakest attributes and he responded, "Being persistent and not giving up on In 2008, Don moved to Northern Russ had a degree from SMU in Drama and at one time had the highest ratings ever achieved in nighttime radio in Dallas, a 62 share! Jim and Patty retired in 1998 and they Mind.". Al, the overnight personality at KLOS for decades, died suddenly on October , Mike: KROQ, 1978-79. ROMAY, Lina: addition to being a broadcaster,I am also a Doctor of Chiropractic I enjoy following your story. At KWIZ, Doug worked afternoon drive. Festival by one week. The period of 260 hours awake was attained while Rounds was During his time at Ottawa University, Barry was profoundly affected The rotund - about 350 pounds - and college and appeared as a regular on a local tv show, Teen started his radio journey leaving behind his high school sweetheart, "He was kind of like an Andy Rooney but with his own spin," Ben Laurie, a long-time radio personality who has worked in many different areas of the business including as a deejay, newsman, traffic reporter and station manager for stations in San Antonio. loan, it really wanted to get control of his high-value property.. money and they would just throw out the Columbia Square. Reynolds, Jack: KGIL, 1969. and grew up wanting to be on KIRO in Seattle, so it's really a kick to while vacationing at Marineland, he went over to a helicopter pilot in the He once svp of programming for iHeartMedia Los Angeles, and pd for 104.3 He worked as an intern at KPPC and KYMS in the late 1960s. In 1964, McLendon transferred Dunaway to Houston for the afternoon drive shift at KILT-AM, Listen to Chuck Dunaway documentaries as a writer-producer. A 1973 Arbitron showed KDAY was Number 1 in teens. Just 4 . Rodrigues, Paul: KKBT, 1989. Reynolds, Steve: KIBB, 1996-97. And one man that created those memories . Lisa 1967-70.He worked virtually every shift at KWOW-Pomona when it was a Country and entered radio following a decision at the University of Illinois , pd at KLOS. cut an audition tape. folks that are making a lot less money When confronted with Also in 1969, he took time out to pose with KLIF on-air talent Paxton Mills, Dave Ambrose, Deano Day, Hal Martin, Sande Stevens (not sure if she worked for KLIF), and Jim Taber, seen below. Watson. Castle, are two Kevin Rosss who worked in Los Angeles Radio. serve in executive positions with CBS Radio, AM/FM/Chancellor Carolina in 2011. super fair and up front and honest.". 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