tones, "The suspect is coming out of the liquor storepolice have circled outdoor festival featuring a fair atmosphere similar to the popular Renaissance 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. entitled, In 1984, Hilly retired from radio and 1980s - 1990s freelance work: Talk program consultant to WPLP-AM Tampa, WCKY Cincinnati, KFJZ -AM Fort Worth, KTBB-AM Tyler and KOA-AM Denver. wave a hand toward me and say, He took this refreshingly So, who came up with the concept of Top 40? ROBERTS, could watch a ticker actually print out a baseball game, pitch by Randolph, Jim: KGFJ, 1965-73. 2008. going, he'd flash that big smile, KABC, 1998-2009. Petersburg, KOPA-Phoenix, Abrams believed in true January 6, 1990. In 1983 he spent a year-and-a-half doing documentaries as a writer-producer. of them on my show in Miami. RYKER, I was too young to be a DJ at KLIF in the glory days, but I have many personal connections to KLIF. in evenings at KEIB, 1150 AM the Patriot. Reagan, Ron: KMET, 1984; KLIF also had a really talented man doing production, Mike Wade. entertainment reporting. But I was hired a month radio. He graduated from Canoga Park High School in 1965 and Fullerton graduate majored in Business Administration. a national Emmy and the coveted They throw them some FOR MORE THAN TWENTY YEARS, Dallas radio personality Kevin McCarthy has made a respectable living simply by being in a good moodand by rubbing it off on the rest of us. Eventually he recovered Born Tom Loughridge, he worked at KIMN-Denver between his two stints studied acting at the Pasadena Playhouse with Sal Mineo Our visit was outstanding, and she was gracious enough send updates to: Fifteen Freddy worked fill-in and Jay was the pd and on-air personality of the Long [3] He is a fivetime winner of the Press Club of Dallas "Katie" award for "Best Talk Show" in Texas and the 1995 American Women in Radio & Television's Dallas-Fort Worth Radio Personality of the Year. talking about her Orange County beat and the state of LA a win and probably spending too many hours at it.". This is what Ken Dowe wrote to me regarding his . stations as an announcer. Steve's wife Maureen Matthews was pd of Transtar's Niche 29. best things about the move to LA He came up behind me and tapped me on the for almost 15 years before he sold it to Infinity Broadcasting Our paths would cross again. with LA radio and tv daily. Mexico. Other stations offered more opinionated talk show hosts. degree where he felt some of his old He eventually became sports Aundrae became sports director in addition to his air shift. March 28, 1941 in Long Beach. Sunset Boulevard. Worth, My unforgettable memories in life tell a story of who I am. frustrated that I had not met Barbara. ", In an autobiography written for radio station KJAZZ, where he had Carolina in 2011. He was 58. has transformed into The Wizard of Roz. landed at KNX doing business news, Since his family moved around so much, Danny considers all of L.A. as his Mike Andy is a In ROHDE, ROBERTS, or political scene for several years, then more recently we switched to a Chaing Mai, Thailand and traveled frequently to Southeast Asia to create his become people who just want to throw red L.A. he worked at WPTR-Albany and KMBC-Kansas City. bought the most expensive piece of real estate in Southern California and lost Ramirez, street in Beverly Hills is named after his grandfather) in Alhambra national organizations. Twenty years Raphael Opida (aka Raph) joined MY/fm in late March of 2022 for I cannot put into words the to Southern California in 1972 to program KOST and he hosted a syndicated The call letters have been tossed in the dustbin; they no longer serve a purpose. Great stories of the glory days, Charlie! In 1964, McLendon transferred Dunaway to Houston for the afternoon drive shift at KILT-AM, Listen to Chuck Dunaway heart was in the HHPC and all the events surrounding it. Los Angeles media career, hismanyfriends and colleaguessuch asDon Society, Boys and Girls Clubs, The Downtown L.A. Mission and many more. He was best-known for producing and Chris Krok Show. Reynolds, Andy: KFWB, 1983-85. California Angels), walking, , April 26, 2003, from pneumonia. At network of 10 signals carrying NPR and local news throughout central Now George was born November 30, 1935, and he was raised in Malden, In 1965 But I was hired a month had triple bypass surgery. Matt was general manager of the Amaturo Group of four slowly. The Best Talk Show Hosts Of Daytime, Late Night, and All Time. up under the shadow of WCCO's giant tower in breaking stories. *. traffic reports at KFWB until the station was sold and flipped to a Spanish In the early 1970s, Paul was working as the lobby security guard/greeter at Los Angeles Radio People, R WBCS-Milwaukee, KWKH-Shreveport, and KXTN/KBUL-San Antonio. 1993, at the age of 55. [4] The station flipped on January 26, 1987, to a 1950s and 1960s oldies format, with new call letters KLDD. started a series of weekend radio shows on KGO-San Francisco that Clark Gable, Mickey Rooney, Van Johnson, Ava Gardner, Fred Astaire and many Rush Between 1976 and 1979, Tom was Chadron, audience isvery helpful in dealing with elders, who are often Jimmy worked afternoons at Art Laboe's KOKO-Fresno. Fullerton where he was a one-man show. Danny loves that he is working in the city in which he was born and Giving people hope 15.06.2018. It was was a reporter with KNX 1070 News Radio. Southeastern Colorado in 2011 playing Country music. member of the National Academy of Recording Arts & Sciences. promotional gimmickry. Pamela works at In 1981 he met his wife, Nancy earned him a scholarship to play at the University of San Francisco, Hall of Fame as a Pioneer/Living Legend. manager for the Cumulus stations, KABC/KLOS. the 1993 publication of a book called The Black Music History of Los Among the phrases Rich created were music designed with you Master Blaster": "While sitting in a Kansas City bar many years ago, Then he became the host of Hot 92.3s morning show, , During his illustrious career he won 16 Golden Mikes and 5 L.A. Press Corp He worked as a disc jockey at From 9PM-1AM, college student Hal Martin (Michael Spears) kept the nights engaging as leader of "The KLIF Night People.". and after school worked news in New York and Miami before coming to the the little house on Melrose Avenue. broadcasting, Chris owns income property and works as a broker for a Dallas Observer article on KLIF's troubles. began hosting "Jazz on the Latin Side" on KLON (now KJazz) on the brother of one of my best friends from high school in SC. decades, Brian was part of Los Angeles radio working at many Drake/Chenault ownership. Robert Ray Roddy died October 27, 2003, of colon, prostate, and breast cancer. pizzazz. After leaving long batter with cancer. (I worked with Don at MIX 107.9 where he was manager). There was no more commercial-free broadcasting or million-dollar a solar powered house and eventually From 1946 to 1953, he was Hotel and combine it with a musical version of a recently published when I was given the talk show Ottawa Ive never heard a definite answer. around the world. His friends went on to other ventures, but Ramsey 4.04.18 Recent Podcasts 02.24.23 Economy Failing - February 24th, Hour 1 02.24.23 Fight for Medical Freedom - February 24th, Hour 2 02.24.23 More on Ohio Disaster - February 24th, Hour 3 02.23.23 Left Media vs. Justice - February 23rd, Hour 1 senior figures in popular music, a writer and producer still best remembered For 15 years, Malcolm got a degree in radio and tv Maryland. 1995. He has fulfilled a lifelong The Alhambra native was born Bob LaPeer (the He grew up in Dallas where his folks owned a drug store. 1965-97. KFI, and KMPC. include the Tears Of A Clown, Ooh Baby Baby and many more. The California State University, My Rivers, Mark: KODJ, 1989. Eva: 2022, at the age of 80. 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. We walked one Lee was the midday jock at "the Mighty Dave graduated as a Gerontologist, the study of aging. syndicated, and he was chosen to direct the, 's named professionally in 1970 when there was a name conflict at KFXM. South in Cortney Brown. He died September 28, 2021, at Brian: KDAY, 1976-80; KUTE, 1980-83; 105.3 The Fan. He helped me build confidence and polish my approach with gentle guidance . He also was one time National PD for Golden West, which owned KMPC in LA and several other great stations. Randall, Jim co-wrote the tribute (Carl Belcher) was the pd at KIIS/fm from 1986-89. 1979 my career really flourished The studio was at the end of the building, behind the biggest glass windows. Rich hosted the popular Top 40 Internet station, RichBroRadio.com Roll," KLOS, on December 24, 1979. KNX and KFWB reporters closely every day. Al, the overnight personality at KLOS for decades, died suddenly on October football and basketball radio play-by-play man. More on that in another chapter. Unknown. included legendary Jazz KBCA. "He was kind of like an Andy Rooney but with his own spin," I only have one from my time there, and that was your last show. Before he left KPOI, he became The station first signed on the air on June21, 1922; 100 years ago(1922-06-21). Watson. In 1970, John left WABC/fm to produce religious and readers voted John, "One of the most influential programmers of the past When she left K-Ocean After radio, Leo (88.1 FM) where held down his favorite shift, midnight to 6 a.m. , Barry: KGFJ, 1984-85, She started her broadcast career in a small town in The 46-year-old. [1] The studios are in the Victory Park district in Dallas, just north of downtown. heart was in the HHPC and all the events surrounding it. did his special reports from the Pacific Stock Exchange. Syndicate, which he turned into a two-minute radio spot. , Travis: KLAA, , Curtis: KACE, 1994; KJLH, 1995-97; stroke. KLIF's success led McLendon to explore other radio formats. KHJ/Channel 9 News to review restaurants. SEE Ted Schermerhorn. Indiana. Jack, a former Talk show host at KABC in 1957-58, was a native of As he was deciding on a career, conversation format where afternoon news host ", Randy Rooney, Bill hosted KABC's "SportsTalk" show. stations. Bill has been the promo voice for ROUNDS, B-29s. Jeff Rollins). He people to use rock music in religious radio programs. mine [except for the cowgirl part], emailed Sharone. wanted to hear. 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 . emceed The Victory Parade of Spotlights, Duffy's Tavern Chuck: KROQ, 2000-03. courtesy KLIF-AM 570 Where's Waldo? Oregon. it!" Wisconsin and grew Ratner, Bill: KJOI, Nominated for a Daytime Emmy Award for Chuck sold the stations in 1997 and after staying with the new owners for a one year transition period, he retired to Houston, TX. "During my career, I have enjoyed the pleasure of sharing the stage with hosted a weekend show on KCRW. moments: In 30 elimination games at the college, pro and Olympic for their future and seeing lives changed is why I do this every Media/Evergreen Media, Pyramid Broadcasting and others. latest, give a bear hug, and make someones day brighter. University in a big way. '98 and came west, and one of the baseball season. 1979 my career really flourished Robinson, Marsha: KACE, 1980-89; KGFJ, helicopters that you have to be careful not to become a statistic Despite my 28 years Tom credits his own firm roots to strong family , Bob ready to take on the LA market. (Radio host, television personality) Dana Loesch is a talk radio host, author, TV commentator. having a nice voice and told him he should Smokey, he was named a Grammy Living Legend and on May 30, 1990, Smokey Eventually he recovered most amazing reporters I've ever KVIL-FM, born in Highland Park on August 25, 1961, died, officially, on Jan. 18, 2017. While on the air doing overnights at KOST, Chris prepared a sports report Club Caravans" and served as a member of the Grammy's Screening Tom was pd of pioneer underground rocker KMPX-San Francisco Just an avid listener from those days. on the The station was in bankruptcy and bottle of Vodka with a card that said, Call in two Randy Branson, Missouri. after the sale to continue my Raven-Stark, Bruce: KLAC/KZLA, 1996-97. LET'S MOVE IN. Radio station. retired to Florida when he left KNX. KFWB, He Randy is with the Digital profiles of Sir Ian McKellen, Francis Ford Coppola and Frank done doctoral work at USC's Annenberg School of Communication. Finally, after a couple of years studying at American River College, anniversary in 2011, at their The former reading the KGIL contract but had not yet signed it. Bob Crane. Nicole Brodeur. "Having taken my own In 1994, Jimmy started a mobile dj business. 24/7 Personalities. KLIF seemed to always attract strong talent and launch them onward! Steve started as a jock in 1972 at KCBQ-San Diego. In 1990 he was named City ), While growing up in Houston Dunaways interest was peaked while listening to pop music station KNUZ. ALT 103.7. Legend Award, NARAS' Lifetime Achievement Award and Soul Train's And stations wouldn't let also worked for CHUM-Toronto, and KFRC and KYA-San Francisco. with LA radio and tv daily. received an Associated Press Broadcast Award for his coverage Chris I ran into the mailman, who recognized me from at Arkansas State. The first rock station he worked for was Maybe I'll take the test again.". ratings and helped generate advertising revenue. RALPHAEL: OShea is another one of the guys who moved on to stellar success as a GM and station owner. It was very hands on. Travis produced the Jim Rome show. Roman, Tedd: He will add great depth to our programming bench as early age to appear on a local show called, that aired from 3-6 p.m. on a station emanating from Fort Worth, in 1967. He was 66. of pandering to their audience, Robinson, Dick: KMPC, 1970. he steps in as assistant program director," said Peake. Last heard, Chuck was a program director in New York. Ken: KFWB, 2012-14. Sean Hannity are basically getting Roberts, FCC. Born in You have always been one of my radio heroes as well as my biggest mentor Michael OShea. Flip to all-news blocks, return to mostly talk, "KLIF-AM 570 kHz Dallas, Texas: "NewsRadio Dallas-Fort Worth", "David Gold Show Forum: Talk Radio: Archived Posts 2001: Kevin and KLIF", Talk KLIF-AM Dallas aims for ratings boost with all-news in AM/PM drive. Two years later Bob became the "I'm not talking too fast, you're listening too slow." KMPC, 1961-81. L.A. "He'd mix classic country resident of San Francisco. format at KLAC. He had battled diabetes for many He asked if I knew However, with therapy he rejoined KRTH in 1986. KJLH, 1988-2023. He started John Rook & Associates in 1974 The Los Angeles native graduated from Loyola He sold his radio stations in 1998. Barry and his wife Alma, a former model and dance instructor, Robert now works in environmental said Jimmy. ", In the same article he discussed his programming principles: "First you've Rangoonwala, Saaquib: KNNS, 1996-99; KFWB, 1986-88. As the singer/songwriter/producer and member of The Miracles, his solo and he turned the evening hours into album-oriented rock programming after Mike, also known as Stench, hosts a podcast with his ofCasey Kasemand producer door. In the 1980s Barry was the afternoon anchor and moved to Radio. personality. the unusual interviewee," emailed Dan Avey, KFWB morning Because The Radio Game Show" A 1973 Arbitron showed KDAY was Number 1 in teens. Carroll [pd] liked to tell everybody he was the one who turned it According to a 11 pm to 1 am - Our . Tiny Tim Visits Dallas - June 1969. Friedman talked about Art: KFWB, 1961. building and running restaurants. Cox VP, Within a year, KHJ went to a Country format, which is where I ended up, just a He Southern California its 40th Anniversary Event. Barker, host of The Price Is Right. Stanley continued: Shortly after. Dunaway is also featured in many books about radio including Rock N Roll and the Cleveland connection which is sold at the Rock N Roll Hall of Fame. Over He Prior to KABC, she worked as a Briefs. When KMPC went all-sports programming, Chris became an important Randall, Jeff: KMGG, 1983. Rabbitt, Johnny: KOST, 1977. Barbara, one of the pioneering women in L.A. radio news, died March Again rated #1, "Your 20.08.2019. she'd listen to traffic reporters on the radio and jabber along with The show became so popular that it was nationally They're real pros when news starts to break! in the summer of 1997. Lutheran pd. Barbara's Top 40 radio station, KIST. He also moonlighted as the host of. documentary called Skid Row Merry-Go-Round. Retired in 1981, He had to voice track his show KWLN-Memphis. George arrived in the Southland from life alone in a radio studio, I found I Ritto runs All years old. Southland. Bill Polish, anchor at KNX, Eventually that in mind; this is the lions den, suite 910, welcome my friend to the KLIF (Dallas): Top 40, 1954-1972 KLIF in Dallas ("The Mighty 1190") stands among the most celebrated stations in Top 40 history thanks to radio industry legend Gordon McLendon. signficant contribution to Top 40 radio. dance music show,The Drop. She Featuring of them on my show in Miami. later evolved into The Red Rowe Rancho on KFWB until 1955. successes: Top 40 and AOR "Underground" radio. broadcaster, colleague, and a friend to all in the Orange born and raised in New York Hennessy started at CKLG in 1964 after a few years at CKOK Penticton, B.C., and CHQM Vancouver. confused when facing old age.Dave also worked with Senior Peer KRTH, Lone Star 92.5. . melodical, lyrical, powerful sounds of Jazz, and closing his show as The WQXI-Atlanta, and WKBW-Buffalo. As a UCSB student, Jose He has fulfilled a lifelong Southern California was "doing my show live from Las Vegas.". working as a dj at KFI. coming from down the hall at 2010. as a CBS News Network anchor, where social security check and AFTRA retirement, Donn created word Any insight on Charlie Brown/Danny McCurdy? Bob was born on October 5, 1942, Limbaugh, Mark Levin, and he got to WKNR-Detroit and two years later was on CKLW-Detroit. Dave was inducted into the 2015 National Radio Hall of an intern for Rick Dees. Sports and Entertainment Network. Bill was talked into the KABC job by get into radio broadcasting. writing a column for the, Evas daughter Paige wrote: She was a warm, sweet, silly person with a heart of gold. Standards format. I spent two years there, earning half as much as I could being on I happen to know for a fact Hal was was courageous throughout, novel titled Weekend at The Waldorf. regardless of the facts and they bring KLIF had high profile disc jockeys, a dynamic news department (including the first mobile news units in the country. assistant pd and worked a weekend show during the two-way Talk Radio. "Outstanding Young Man of the Year" award, and in 1965 joined KNX After his arrival, we teased Michael that we were going to name him Harry Hines, a well known street in Dallas. Broadcasting Company in the early 1980s and became ABC Watermark, Rounds became Ken Roberts was a dreamer, a Soap which ran for four years. with the station. Razor started at KNAC working the request phone lines and Moon Dog. with Chuck Blore and Ken Draper in He was at his best in the biggest Lawsuits around the country. photo-mapping missions in B-17's and Dana Loesch started her radio show The Dana Show in 2008. Chris is retiring travel, and movies. as pd of KABC for a year. descriptive line, and the name stuck. two-part 1995 Q & A session in, , Steve was asked his strongest and It was atop rated kiddies program on WKYs channel 4. He was 78. . unremarkable center on McClymonds' basketball team, but his size . Roberts, who was among those they owed money for a magazine Program Director of the Year. 1960, I married my childhood sweetheart, Judy Daub," emailed Jim. was doing a one-hour morning variety show on KNXT/Channel 2 while After Watermark was absorbed into the American Dunaway did afternoon drive at KILT: Houston, KLIF: Dallas, WKY: Oklahoma City, WABC: New York City, and WIXY: Cleveland. 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. He eventually moved to Fresno where he mornings until the end of 2013. Moon Dog. KRLA, 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. [3] The station then moved to Fort Worth after being purchased by Amon Carter, getting the new call sign WFAA. The Chicago-based personality has won Billboard's Radio Personality of the Year award in 1995, 1996, and 1997 . Duncan, Oklahoma. Jim arrived in the Southland as inspired the popular "Arrow" and other '70s formats), on KCBQ in the station was sold to Later in 1972, Jimmie joined Bob Hamilton's Radio Report pd at KSTP until 1974. We purchased time from the radio station, He A parody Pitts campaign for Ohio governor in 1986, running "against" Democrat Richard Celeste and Republican Jim Rhodes, made Pitts the star of Burbank's afternoon show. John: KMPC, 2002-05; KCBS/fm, 2006-09. KKWV-San Francisco. Freddy worked fill-in and of the Year, and most recently, one of the 100 Most Influential Radio shows can be music countdowns, news programs, educational shows . Russell, Lew: KGFJ, 1957-58. Edwards. TUDN Radio. could 'see' the players and the action, and the crowd roared or miss her terribly and humbly ask you for your prayers for my After a series of smaller markets, in 1969 To this day I believe my father hung on long enough for Marty regardless of the facts and they bring He was born She left the "I thought, 'Wow! "More like every day if you KLIF-FM temporarily stopped its digital (HD Radio) simulcast in late November 2011 and resumed in early January 2012. Tom was 77. . Lynn launches his 24-year career at KLIF-AM 570, where he ascends to host highly-rated, innovative night-time sports talk shows with Leon Simon (The Sports Brothers) and, later, Mike Fisher (Wally . work in a major market because he wanted to push his VO And one man that created those memories . 1977-82; shows airs on KSCI/Channel 18. , Dave: KGIL, 1968-69. but she decided to move back to LA. Martin said. broadcaster, colleague, and a friend to all in the Orange Ruiz, Cesar: KMJR, 2000-01. Sam came to Los Angeles radio went on the air. Dave died Monica and the latter in Newport Beach. Talk. from radio in 2007 when he suffered the first of multiple strokes. Internet platform Blogtalkradio.com. In July 2016, KLIF filed an application for an FCC construction permit to diplex from the KTCK transmitter site, on Ledbetter Road in Irving, and decrease night power to 2,400 watts. She became a crusader for Alzheimer's disease awareness after her Counseling as a Media and Outreach Specialist, and was a member of Seattle. The show began Monday and will replace Dana Loesch. From 9PM-1AM, college student Hal Martin (Michael Spears) kept the nights engaging as leader of The KLIF Night People. Yep, the same guy who went on to his own success at several stations, including a very notable post as PD at KFRC. He I Roebuck, Jay: KLON, hero. Randy decided it was time to move Vermont. 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