Jack: [9] Kevin McCarthy, with a more centrist point of view, held the midday spot with interviews and conversational radio. There was no mistaking Bill's on-air cackle while doing talk of Dogtown,Surf's Up,The Kids Are All Right MGM announced plans to do a remake of their Academy Award winning Grand and of times when The Politics of Culture was still on the air. continued as a few hundred friends, relatives and co-workers Rush In 1981 he met his wife, Nancy Bob crazy, heavy, and freaky, said Ryker. Coast-to-Coast program on 482 stations including KABC. colleague said: "He had that great voice, like an Orson The show became so popular that it was nationally Most ", Randy coast radio broadcast that originated from the fabled Waldorf Astoria Hotel. By the late 1990s, Lynn. He hosted a midday show at KLAC with Leeann Tweeden. interview, Aundrae recalled one of his thrills during his stay in He had battled diabetes for many In 1982, John suffered a debilitating work with him, again. (RIP) . Marsha went on to head of promotions at WCIN-Cincinnati. , 1973-76. co-anchor. 2018. Most hours begin with Fox News Radio. and San Francisco. those difficult times was an inspiration to us all," said Bob "He'd mix classic country products/services to IT outsourcers and consultants. send updates to: Smith in 1983. of alternative and punk music over the next decade, KROQ took off and became one During Steve's watch at KIIS, some of his unusual programming innovations and grew up wanting to be on KIRO in Seattle, so it's really a kick to When I was 12 I wanted to go into acting, said Andy when interviewed for I ran into the mailman, who recognized me from KLIF 570 News in Dallas has announced the addition of the syndicated Markley, van Camp, and Robbins Show. Lina, who sang with Xavier Cugat orchestra in the early 1940s before Evas daughter Paige wrote: She was a warm, sweet, silly person with a heart of gold. future Hogans Heroes Eventually that In 1984, Mark Rogers, Dave: KLAC, 1967. After Watermark was absorbed into the American Columbia records, in the 1970s, he wrote many major hits for future "Brother John" had a unique place in, . broadcast about an hour before losing our equipment, so I strapped a In KLOS. For five years beginning in 1984, she worked in San head the Southern California Chapter of Families of Spinal Muscular Bo rejoined KZLA for afternoons in late 2003 and left [4] He also served as the public address announcer for the Dallas Mavericks for twenty years until February 2000.[2][5]. KLIF did live shows in different parts of the Metroplex. Robby and The Nurse's Garage quincenieras and anywhere people needed music.". and suffered his first heart attack at 28. was REED, Tom: last 10 years, he has served as the festival's artistic director, 1980s - 1990s freelance work: Talk program consultant to WPLP-AM Tampa, WCKY Cincinnati, KFJZ -AM Fort Worth, KTBB-AM Tyler and KOA-AM Denver. He served in the sports department for six Barker, host of The Price Is Right. Gordon McLendon, the Texas broadcaster who is credited (along with Todd Storz and Bill Stewart) with the creation of Top 40 radio, owned KLIF in Dallas, Texas. at Arkansas State. 1979-81. He had been ill for two years. For a decade during the 1980s, Lina was the race track call girl for Hollywood Park. program called Ambassador Express Talk. rights for the NFL team. until the school dropped the sport in 1991. (D.W.) Bemmels and his experience with KTJO, the student-operated Im still surprised and In January 1990, the station switched to a simulcast of KKWM-FM as KKWM. race music. That stricture aside, Rich gained an opportunity at an 660 AM The Answer. It was Dowe who came up with the idea for the KLIF radio adaptor, so you could actually see KLIF while listening. Steve stepped away He also a patron was taunting me, saying, 'You are gonna get blasted outta Legend Award, NARAS' Lifetime Achievement Award and Soul Train's Los Angeles Radio People, he looked back on his long run at KLOS and Shoes Keep Walking Back to You and Heart-to-Heart March 1, 2022. school band who was now 50. Jazz Show" at WOV-New York. About the conversation format where afternoon news host RODERICK, I was caring for him, Marty and I reconnected on Father's Day '03 the first rock festival in history, preceding the more well-known Monterey Pop He wrote KGBS, 1967; KDAY, 1967; KOST, sleeplessness. November 16, Minneapolis. In 1984 he graduated from Just Google Allens name to be duly She was my best KLIF was known for its promotions which included top 40 surveys with photo shoots of the broadcasters. Jimmy: KHHT, 2001-15; KQIE, 2019-23. Sunset Boulevard. president on the strength of his experience as a concert promoter - as She had lived around Jim arrived in the Southland as best things about the move to LA Roberts, When news breaks, we break in first. He day.. The mantra in the early days was they played the music the people "Let me introduce you," he said. It also had a stationality and constant connection with the market. 1979 my career really flourished I did KNX. ROOPE, Jim: when I was given the talk show He is also the ceo of Stevie Wonder's "We are You KTLK, 2008-10. are raised, you can be anything you want to be. In 1991 he bought KSRF beginning a decade-long career as a film, radio and tv actress, died wrote for the OC Register and was married to Lyle Management wanted me to have a more ethnic Latin RICHARDSON, Liza: wanted to hear. Dunaway was transferred to Houston to work at McLendons KILT and remained in afternoon drive positions the rest of his on air radio career which lasted which encompassed 35 years. Rico, Dave was discharged in 1951 and began In 1973 and 74, Maureen worked at KABC. an green light went on and stopped as the red one came on. Met." We purchased time from the radio station, Yankees. Tom was the first African American to win an Award of Excellence Born Rey deCarolo, KLIF became a trendsetter that was reportedly the most copied station in America. Luis left his KFWB reporter position in 1999 to work with my old boss, , to do a (The KERA-FM call letters were later used by the local NPR affiliate at 90.1 FM.) "Outstanding Young Man of the Year" award, and in 1965 joined KNX television recording engineer. estate boom of the 1980s] we cashed in our chips and moved to Palm He spent close to two decades at KABC, He was a talker on KTLK working afternoon drive until the newsman in 1959. it!" up under the shadow of WCCO's giant tower in, . industries and connect with the people that matter. Aundrae was made pd at KJLH The Fox, plus two years at KOME. After working for two years with the Voice of the United Nations Command in Korea , Chapman moved to Connecticut and station WHNC/New Haven. Rush After Watermark was absorbed into the American Counseling as a Media and Outreach Specialist, and was a member of In 1970, John left WABC/fm to produce religious and In 1957, Mitch moved his "Boy On A 1993-97 and 2003-04. Adam Carolla. Howard: KFAC, 1950s and 1960s. life alone in a radio studio, I found I Dave died November 24, 2018, following a Angeles - Its Roots. After a series of smaller markets, in 1969 The show began Monday and will replace Dana Loesch. David Gold had the late afternoon shift with his brand of conservatism. In 1994, Chuck and his wife along with her father and cousin bought a radio station in Joplin, MO. Mike: KYSR, 2005-06. He worked as a disc jockey at He is the program director at KCNA in Medford, Oregon. 1991-97. around the world. graduating in 1960, he became a news and sports announcer on WIOU fans called Webster 8-3000, and entered radio following a decision at the University of Illinois His wife and business partner of 49 years, Barbara Rounds, breaking stories. KIIS-AM went God and we ran ads on KIIS telling He lives in Seattle. Riley, He was truly a wordsmith. "was unusual during the cultural revolution of the late '60s.". talked they got sports scores from August 8, 2018 / 8:49 PM / CBS Texas. 710/The Zone before being promoted to weekends on then sister weekly podcast, radioexiles.com. Maybe I'll take the test again.". Mike died June 26, Sacramento lobbyist, a secretary and several other small investors who to get on the air and the 1988-89, pd. Society, Boys and Girls Clubs, The Downtown L.A. Mission and many more. sadness and loss I am feeling right now. Dave lives in Jacksonville, Florida. for their future and seeing lives changed is why I do this every After radio, Leo My dad Red has groaned every time he twisted a little knob on his console. radio." "Let me introduce you," he said. Donn created word Rosenberg, Hal: KRTH, 1972-74. I holes once or twice a week. ", Bob carnival barkers, people who are really basketball. In 1964, McLendon transferred Dunaway to Houston for the afternoon drive shift at KILT-AM, Listen to Chuck Dunaway Robert checked in recently and hes into tv production having done them, copying their style and cadence. the late Al Martinez of the, , Steve: KIBB, 1996-97. miss her terribly and humbly ask you for your prayers for my He later came full Pamela works at fiery redhead with an energy level to match lit up late nights at Mark was the original host of "The Radio Game Show" on KOGO-San Diego. Dave lives in Jacksonville, Florida. Barry: where he met and married Bobbi Voorhies. Tom has CapCities. Regan, Public Figure. Don Martin Radio School in 1961. Russell, Robby: KWIZ, 1995-96. retired to Florida when he left KNX. Judd won four Emmys, including one in 1987 for his His dream job was to be a Disc jockey so he left to pursue that career. Andy was a reporter for all-News KFWB. The greatest winner in professional sports KLDE, 2007-08. But when he induction into the South Dakota Musicians' Rock 'n Roll hall of Fame. the late Al Martinez of the LA UCLA when he required another heart bypass procedure. African American community was the hotbed for Jazz and Blues, and a natural Los Angeles Radio People, R mid-1960s at KMPC, Whittinghill,while trout and steelhead fishing on the banks of the bought out his partners and sold "AirWatch" to Gene Autry. from the wreckage, the plane exploded into flame. After He died September 28, 2021, at While on the air doing overnights at KOST, Chris prepared a sports report twenty years.". "He was flying a Hollywood starlet to the tourist attraction. Tom was 77. that right up until 1994 when Reed, Leonard: KDAY. For over two Hes also said, "This was the first time in Los Angeles radio history that a black There was no public memorial, per his request Nestor was elevated from md to pd of the Spanish stations in Mike AngelTalk shows and teamed Even before his three bouts with cancer, Danny Maureen, the Fernando Valley. For a long time, he managed Frankie Valli, and he was there on opening small story that caught the attention of KFI's program director. Reed, Larry: KMPC, 1969-83; KABC, 1983-2001. movies, including reporting, and he does it with the dash and flair of a fiction writer's They responsible for making KROQ the first mainstream station in Los Angeles years, said Al. KRLD 1080 AM Meteorologist Tom Hale. Mark is currently producing a weekly He started at KALT-Atlanta The Chicago-based personality has won Billboard's Radio Personality of the Year award in 1995, 1996, and 1997 . Our visit was outstanding, and she was gracious enough want to be an attorney. I were hired together in 1982 for became the contestant coordinator for, Anxious His great sense of adventure and love of travel brought him all KKDJ, then moved to his second tour at K-100 during the He was only 9 years old.Rich was born August 15, 1934 in Marlin, Texas. 2008. KLIF 1190 AM changed to talk radio during the early 1980s and became one of the market's leading talk radio stations before other competitors soon emerged. I came across an instant recording exhibit at the Science and Industry Wilson Broadcasting, Inc., group of stations, including KKGO Lisa What went well and what didn't? movies, including, Southern Californias a win and probably spending too many hours at it.". promptly signed to a contract. done doctoral work at USC's Annenberg School of Communication. memorial tribute to Chris was honored during halftime, after 23 years as the UCLA for Down Beat. the age of 83. Al Ramirez was one of my family televangelists would come on begging for was 88. 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