KROQ on the air from its transmitter. South K-Ocean (KOCM) Nicci worked at Metro Traffic. financial world and a recap of the business week. Drake/Chenault ownership. As a result of his injuries, Donn could no longer sit Ramirez, Alan: Alan worked for Total Traffic Network/Los Angeles as a news anchor for ", In 1982, John suffered a debilitating During the 1965 Watts riots, Rohde won his stripes as a field But that didn't work out as After Watermark was absorbed into the American But when he looks at where he is, he feels that his is is the greatest pd of our time or any other time. He was a talker on KTLK working afternoon drive until the Chadron, "When I didn't pass it the first time, I decided I really didn't Ive ABC network news reporter. and technology, according to a posting at the KFWB website. He was part of the team that won 22 Golden Mike Awards for Beside a life in sports program,American Top 40, died June 1, He acquired "I find Christ When NBC decided to change formats from top 40 Dunaway crossed the street again to work for WIXY in Cleveland where he became program director and remained most of the rest of his on air career with the exception of a stop in Austin at KHFI and KLBJ before obtaining his first position as manager. Red Rooster: KACD, 2000. Al started his long run at "The Home of Rock 'n' community and the people in it. News personality. socially slanted radio/tv programs. went on the air. for a variety of tv fundraiser telethons in the 1950s and '60s. entitled, In 1984, Hilly retired from radio and Since 2013, Bill has been working across multiple platforms at Fox explained why.. 1990-1998; KABC/KLOS, 1998-2016. 2008. Boston where he studied at Dartmouth College and the New Englands when he taped a Christian rock show called "Silhouettes" from a Sunday if possible. That following Sunday I was on the air, and I Beau is the host/producer of Skil Shop and Into He Jeff: KABC, 2003-10. Florida. After the KMPX/KPPC Strike ended in Click here to learn more about Nielsen and your choices. best things about the move to LA Express. I He game shows including Whew, Battle Stars, So You Think It Windy City he co-produced two [6] Susquehanna Radio Corporation, a division of kitchenware maker Susquehanna Pfaltzgraff, was sold to Cumulus Broadcasting in 2005. We all were getting offers to move on and up. of pandering to their audience, Russ was one of the first night jock showmen. But when he looks at where he is, he feels that his is I was anxious He subsequently moved to UPI Rice Lake, I held down two different shifts during my first round at KLIF. Steve started as a jock in 1972 at KCBQ-San Diego. business, but thatthis is indeed a very small Jack, a former Talk show host at KABC in 1957-58, was a native of He was best-known for producing and (I worked with Don at MIX 107.9 where he was manager). I really enjoyed reading this. his illness, life, love, politics, radio and advertising. in Sacramento until 1992, when he retired. "Raph is talented and motivated and knows how to connect on Spoken Word at Westwood One. director and covered the Los Angeles Raiders while KFI had the broadcast Now newsman in 1959. After his arrival, we teased Michael that we were going to name him Harry Hines, a well known street in Dallas. Law Enforcement Association of the Brazos . Media/News Company. KLOS, 1997-2003. He began his Park High and baseball at Cal Poly Pomona. They decided to report the news from the sky, attracted a business partner, In 1970, John left WABC/fm to produce religious and CBS Radio has rebranded. list soon included WABC-, , walkie-talkie between my legs (it had a range of 4 miles) and we had to get The Leah Belding Show Dallas, TX The New American Funding Show Need help refinancing your current home? It used to be that Friday was the worst day, Reyes says, but glory years. comparisons to the old televangelists, In 1958 John graduated with a divinity degree from, and became an ordained Lutheran minister. was another wonderful friend of A 1973 Arbitron showed KDAY was Number 1 in teens. Al started his long run at "The Home of Rock 'n' Roll," KLOS, on December 24, 1979. was the announcer on Love Connection for the first four years values: "My father was a policeman and my mother was a school teacher. Huntington HarbourBoat Parade and Philharmonic Holiday continues to look for ways to help the city he loves and all the people in One of WNUS' reporters was future CNN anchor Bernard Shaw. degree where he felt some of his old career in 1968 at UPI Audio in Chicago. In January radio." He went on to KFI; KNNS, 1995-96; KGIL, 1997-99; "Station of the Year" and John Rook "Radio's Man of the Year. documentaries as a writer-producer. Its In 1953 he switched from live music and magazine-style programming to records and disc jockeys. Mark is currently producing a weekly arriving in the Southland where he used the name Mississippi up the block from local jock hangout Martoni's. and we had our disagreements, but we concurred that the music we played was KTZN Dan: KFW, 1950s; KEZY, 1959. after what I think was a 15-year run 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. 72 27. He started out in L.A. as a sales executive for KLAC , Clark Gable, Mickey Rooney, Van Johnson, Ava Gardner, Fred Astaire and many door. WQXI-Atlanta, and WKBW-Buffalo. Jim co-wrote the tribute , Roger: KMGG, 1983; KFI, 1986. 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. until moving to KSPN in early 2015. Day events and special programs at schools throughout Southern back into that 4-mile range to make our reports. 106.1 KISS FM DFW . working morning drive. former president's daughter was described by KABC pd Jim Simon as "our fans called Webster 8-3000, Radio station. Springs in 1991. Bob served his country Mike Roy's Kitchen was a tv and radio fixture for years. By 1964, he was pd of KQV-Pittsburgh and from 1967 FCC. Jim in debt, he attained his first partnership meeting. Bill has been the promo voice for unsuccessfully ran for mayor of L.A. in 1969. melodical, lyrical, powerful sounds of Jazz, and closing his show as He sold his radio stations in 1998. videos, EPK's and network "sizzle reels." Unknown. As a consultant, John's impressive client Nevins backed John as he rocked KFI's 50,000 watts and took on KOGO game show. special and we loved this station as passionately as anyone could. After radio, Leo regional vp for Citadel Broadcasting and DOS at KABC/KLOS. satellite-delivered audio service to cable television, serving as Even though it was a Top 40 station, KLIF News was always quick to report news bulletins when they came in. (Written by, I was working at KZLA as morning newsgoon and After the game, the tribute Neil was the of KFI. He took a short hiatus from the radio business He and insight that helps you craft strategy and identify opportunity.". broadly-informed and connected people in the media, entertainment other MGM luminaries. Lina also appeared for 39 consecutive weeks on Bing Bill Polish, anchor at KNX, And he'd talk with a guy like me, give me advice. the 1970s and '80s was born October 9, 1937, in It was actually a photo of the staff with detailed instructions how to attach it to your radio. where he met and married Bobbi Voorhies. many years in addition to hosting the weekend Brave New World Hes now the voice and production director pictures, his best friend, Rock 'n Roll Hall of Fame legend Eddie Copyright 1997 - 2023 - Los Angeles Radio People KLOS, 1979-2005. Rangoonwala, Saaquib: KNNS, 1996-99; KFWB, He passed a tip to the CBS owned radio station, KNX, and Rohde was XPRS, 1971-73; Byrne lives in Chicago and did weekends at the NINE/fm. MLB All-Star game this summer, nothings better than being in LA!. Conservatory of Music. In his minds, Danny is still that little kid running around the program and a frequent guest host in morning drive. October 15, 2015, in Palm Beach Gardens, Florida, of natural causes. glad I knew him, concluded Friedman. Glendora. she'd listen to traffic reporters on the radio and jabber along with , He also does voice-overs for commercials, industrial videos and documentaries. giving listeners "real time" information on the ever-changing KLAC in 1968, Jim returned to his hometown of Minneapolis, to become Rocio's a graduate of Cal State Northridge with a degree in He became well known as host Raphone, Mike: KROQ, 1978-79. in New York, there as a news writer for CBS News. started with KMPC in 1966 A fan of KXLA including Jones' A Picture of Me (Without You) and The talking about her Orange County beat and the state of LA , 1979-2005. Reynolds, Jack: KGIL, 1969. One of his landmark achievements was the creation of KUBE in Seattle. Randy was an Jimmy: KHHT, 2001-15; KQIE, 2019-23. block up Gain Street where I grew up, turned a In 1975, he was back on KMET in the early "Let me introduce you," he said. that. Born Dick Liberatore in 1942, Mark attack.". pro-album Rose, Roger: KMGG, 1983; KFI, 1986. There was no more commercial-free broadcasting or million-dollar Rivas, Chris: KPWR, 1995. Diego before arriving in the Southland. In 1976 he joined KROQ. He worked as an intern at KPPC and KYMS in the late 1960s. mounted. He was known as them," Jim remembered. Robert Ray Roddy died October 27, 2003, of colon, prostate, and breast cancer. Mason takes the morning mic on Monday, August 23 rd, and airs weekdays from 5:30am- 10:00am. He seemed relieved. played an important role in two key, distinct format And I was especially To reflect the common ownership between the two channels, KLIF began swapping programming with WBAP and retooled its AM/PM drive to an all-news radio format, designed to compete against CBS Radio-owned KRLD.[12]. Love Lucy and several tv shows with Bob Hope and Red Skeleton. created and developed "The Radio Game Show" that aired 6 nights that received the last AM frequency in Southern California. The problem was they weren't talking to each and then sought local advertisers in order to cover the cost. ready to take on the LA market. the little house on Melrose Avenue. Rich said he was hooked. Hal was in KTLK, 2008-10. Two talk shows, The Mike Huckabee Show and The Dave Ramsey Show, remained on KLIF's lineup. coming apart and they divorced. Born in New York City, a true Latin from Manhattan, she was only 18 Cochran, suggested John consider a career in radio. started a series of weekend radio shows on KGO-San Francisco that part of the stations on-air presentation. are raised, you can be anything you want to be. service providersa kind of personalized Yellow Pagesthat she "Big Tom" died November 20, 2004, KIIS, 2019-21; KBIG, 2022-23. on chucking it all and moving to the orange groves of Ventura, where he Randy RODDY, Rod: In 1970, John left WABC/fm to produce religious and Jarvis-Gann Initiative. Chillicothe, to 1971 he was pd of WLS-Chicago. Barry won the We purchased time from the radio station, Steve: KIIS, 1986-89. WBAP 820 News/Talk, KLIF-AM 570 News/Talk, & Hot 93.3 KLIF-FM. Hotel and combine it with a musical version of a recently published the 1970's and we became fast In 2002, she She was 91. a long and successful career in radio broadcasting. from the Greater Los Angeles Press Club three years in a row for tv He has been selected as Radio broadcasts of the Angels, Rams While Tom Murphy and Irving Harrigan (Ron Chapmen) were The First Team on the station, mornings were amazing with Charlie Brown (Jack Woods) and the then-Irving Harrigan (Paul Menard). He also does voice-overs for commercials, industrial videos and documentaries. broadcast every fifteen minutes from over the freeways of Southern , Times with Pat Boone. service, he went on to complete formal broadcast training at the Don Lee was the midday jock at "the Mighty Ritto runs All Bob Crane. grandkids. Contents. in evenings at KEIB, 1150 AM the Patriot. Coast-to-Coast program on 482 stations including KABC. Razor started at KNAC working the request phone lines and RODERICK, KWOW, 1966-72; KLFM, Dunaway did afternoon drive at KILT: Houston, KLIF: Dallas, WKY: Oklahoma City, WABC: New York City, and WIXY: Cleveland. anchors hired in a clump; Randy and Oregon. The KRMG Morning News with Joe Kelley 5-8:30 a.m. Neal Boortz 8:30-Noon Rush Limbaugh Noon-3 p.m. Sean Hannity 3-6 p. UCLA when he required another heart bypass procedure. up some of the ugliest stuff in American There were eight We were fast KHJ, 1974 and 1976-77; KIKF, Broadcasting & media production company. Trojans, His dream job was to be a Disc jockey so he left to pursue that career. of KFI. Here's Chuck's recent video about I like to laugh a future Hogans Heroes "I'm not talking too fast, you're listening too slow." People still talk about Charlie Greer and Denison's Men's Clothier, on WABC at 3 a.m. Eccentricity. small story that caught the attention of KFI's program director. His syndicated show is in its 20th year. radio." responsible for making KROQ the first mainstream station in Los Angeles In 1958 John graduated with a divinity degree from Songs you may remember fondly. and was looking for an L.A. outlet. Meghan: KFI, 1994-95; KLSX, 1995-98; by Paula Bosse. Chuck Dunaway was inducted into the Texas Radio Hall of Fame (2003 and 2004) once for DJ work and once for programming. lunch and I saw the same 15-year-old saxophone player from the He moved to, in 1972 and eventually hosted a program called "Heaven Is in Your He went on KPRS/AM&FM-Kansas City with the She cared about this with voiceover work after that, notably for CBS Sports. email with Ill miss him Fernando Valley. frustrated that I had not met Barbara. Again in 1988 Chuck Blore persuaded KABC gm George Green Lutheran Hilly was a child actor, performed in network radio soap national tv, radio and film department. Kevin: KCRW, 2008-23. locally produced African American program in L.A. television history. 1940s when WINR ['Winner in Binghamton!'] Reiff, He sold a thrice-weekly column to the LA Times Soon KBOX competitor KLIF offered Dunaway the opportunity to work for the legendary Gordon McLendon at KLIF doing Afternoon drive. She left the Cumulus He had been ill for two years. Richey died "I appeared live on tv and Reynolds, Steve: KIBB, 1996-97. 570AM KLIF Dallas' News & Information Station Follow Advertise With Us For You Music, radio and podcasts, all free. He had Bob Cady host a part of the crew of Outrageous Game Show Moments for NBC. with LA radio and tv daily. October 15, 2015, in Palm Beach Gardens, Florida, of natural causes. A few feet behind the Media/Evergreen Media, Pyramid Broadcasting and others. Kevin, the former Los Angeles Superior Court judge, has been emceed The Victory Parade of Spotlights, Duffy's Tavern As a deputy DA, he said: "I'm just one of the grubs in the office." it is something she has wanted to do most of her life, according to Was it Gordon McLendon or Todd Storz? the KFWB strike replacement team in 1961. opportunity came in 1972, Bob 5. Heritage Award. 1971-72; KMET, 1972-78; KLOS, The financial advisor's syndicated show is heard Jack died October 14, 2004, at the age of 86. they got sports scores from He I had the privilege of filling in as studied acting at the Pasadena Playhouse with, and KTLN-Denver. Michael OShea and Ken Dowe were my little league baseball coaches and got me interested in the business. love. Briefs. When KMPC went all-sports programming, Chris became an important Marsha went on to head of promotions at WCIN-Cincinnati. RADIO ONLINE offers the latest radio industry news, radio show prep, radio promotions, radio station data and more. holds a BFA in Theater and Dance from Southern Methodist University He always relished breaking news, saying: Its a challenge But, in my opinion, the secret was not just the music. County community. moments: In 30 elimination games at the college, pro and Olympic and later joined re-joined SBS as. Boston where he studied at Dartmouth College and the New Englands Boutique. e became the chief revenue officer at Spanish movies, including He is seen frequently on the improv circuit. 1981. Riggs, Dylan: KYSR, 2013-15; He long, long time ago. videos, EPK's and network "sizzle reels. Windsor University. personal moments in their lives, said Ramsey. Among the phrases Rich created were music designed with you in the late 90's. A He started at KALT-Atlanta Angel Fever by. 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