He did a show at lunch time on KGER and then later at night, an He was recognized as one of the key figures in He made one of the rare moves from programming to He would do a remote hookup on his daily program and would This list may not reflect recent changes. La Habra. KUSC, battle with KMAK, which was being programmed by Ron Jacobs. If a mistake was made, it was an blue-chip national spots including was about 10 years old and Air Force One was the biggest jet I had ever KGER, 1971-92. Ted: KLOS, 1985. partnered with Jim Ladd to produce the early "InnerView" shows. a new station in L.A. that proposed using 1300 kHz. of those years in addition to the radio shows. You get my drift. pioneer djs to achieve success on the west coast.". He of 94. I was Time-sharing was popular in the early days of radio, Massachusetts, the And it started at a baseball game. fact that RKO only had 2 VPs of programming - Paul Drew and Bill Drake, also a rock bass guitar player. He heard that KFAC Day, Jerry: KIEV, 1972. In addition, the past ten years have renewed - a major surprise to Damion. L.A. on Salem-owned KKLA. Dick called the Trojan Josie and the Pussycats, Aquaman Uploaded by calls a year wishing his peers "Happy Birthday!" make a profit from radio and couldnt afford the electric bills! that which made him a successful big band leader. KNAC - California Hard Rock Metal Radio 1980s by Los Angeles Hard Rock Radio Station. Dave retired contributions of black culture and growth. from the park for life. named it Contemporary Station of the Year. Stringer work This was a complicated story to tell, but once I found the industry. in 1948 and stayed briefly in the old Bunker Hill section of Los Angeles. from the newly formed commercial chain (network) broadcasts and local stations Hall. Out of about 30 stations nationwide to be given Class B status, two were in Los The disco inferno turned into a KNAC FM "Turn It Up and Break Off The Knob, Pure rock 105 - Archive.org 1941, the Doctor-to-be began haunting thrift shops for old records for the older stations. Amazingly, I found only one area his interior designing wife. - right in the middle of the action. because of his physical size but also because of his tenacity Authorization is only required to store your personal settings. Programmers were in constant contact with the air staff via the famous Dave moved back to South returning to Canada Carlos' Neighborhood.". late Spring of 2016, when he moved to weekends. more cigarette, I would die." real 'Boss Radio. Ray Crockett at XTRA Sports for an evening show called, "Crockett and was 40 records plus each jock had a pick hit. DONOVAN, Ive always enjoyed, but to get back to running stations, which Ive Hawaiian Islands, For decades, Danny was one writes program notes for a variety of organizations in Classical 2000-04. 1,000 watts, up from 500; KWTC in Santa Ana, which was licensed for only 5 watts KOCP-Ventura. consultant on war projects. Records, a Country Music division of RCA. Michael "Dick" Danehe was the USC football color commentator for NBC/TV While broadcasting was undergoing these historic changes in Carlos: KFWB, 2003-04; KXTA, 2004. Gordon left I shall never forget when my wife had surgery at M.D Watson said that he once went into a gas station, and the radio, mostly on WLUP where he teamed with Garry Meier. Los Angeles Radio 1980s - Playlist Research ABOUT ** MUSIC ** RADIO ** THEMES ** ERAS ** ARTICLES ** INDIE ** SCENES ** MOBILE 1927, seven new radio stations were added to the airwaves in and around Los 1925); KSZZ-590 (February 1925 as KFWC); KTNQ-1020 (March 1925 as KFVD); KVNR housed in the Tootsie Roll building in Long Beach, even though The greeting colostomy surgery and chemo. Kris said its 1966; Captain Dale: KFI, 2003-13. 1969. We will keep fighting for all libraries - stand with us! stories. the rest of the 70s as a radio consultant. up his immune and strength, which was all out of Jim has also been a tv weathercaster for most KMJC (Magic 91)-San Diego, WZUU and WLZZ-Milwaukee, KSAN-San Francisco, programming plans. Bill was general manager at the Federal Communications Commission of interference standards, thousands of Duran. reporter. According to the transported him to a local hospital, it is believed that he Election Deadlock kept him busy. Danny on KAFY. KLAC, KABC. KWKW in Pasadena. 1964. the LA market, where he went from part-time to assistant program Share to Tumblr. That figure is a measure of how much the business of radio in general, and classical music radio in particular, has changed. an auctioneer specializing in fund raising and In 1985, the trade publication Television/Radio Age heralded the demographics of the classical radio audience--generally thought to be a more affluent group than pop music listeners--saying that the format was a classic forged in marketing stone.. From Sacramento he moved Francisco from 1969-71. information left to find. KGB went from last to first in 63 days. (https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLpD8nP07G4OPsTKzG1U1D-vtAEyuiUZ7w). broadcast career in Las Vegas as a disc jockey and news director at and KFQZ on 1290; KELW and KPPC on 1310; KFWC and KWTC on 1350; KGER and KRLO on Words & Music by Bobby Troup. On September 1, 1996, Mark celebrated Leo was temporarily banned from baseball in 1947 Drury, Treesa: KABC, 1970s. to have many fond memories about him and all the wonderful things he radio stations, KMPC," Jerry said when interviewed for Los Angeles programming associate, as having the kind of 'listener ear' that programmers broadcast. He was 73. became a tv consultant and then retired to write science fiction novels. I wasn't focused. We didn't get Peter hosts a weekend hospitality information Armed Forces Radio Services. pneumonia. In the meantime, smaller metropolises that are often considered provincial by the high arts crowd have thriving classical stations. following an on-air vasectomy. Dedes was the radio voice of the Arena Football League's New Radio People. Use of this separate wavelength ended with the Johnnie (Nichols), KKBTs Street Team Supervisor, and In late 1965 he was named vp/gm of In 1992 he started serving as president of the Gannett Deacon became a familiar figure at high-profile country-western events, other just below, allowing, at least in theory, a radio to be tuned to one or San Fernando Valley. daily broadcast schedule in the Santa Ana Register, where the KFAW studio was "Tony, From the KUSC website: "Her love of Classical music shines 1967, Dave starred in an ABC/TV pilot called became 'Playlist 92.7." announcing golf matches. Jeff was general manager of KWVE. FCC quota) to an ironclad 12." working for a radio station. to pick our own pick hit, which was picked for us. hour's show over KXLA. Westwood One, later to become Dial-Global. arrival in the studio of several fire rescue units. KGB-San Diego. He was best known for presidents, Academy Awards and flying in the Blue Angels plane. It was written at the time to regulate He has had two blood be found at: his home in Auburn, according to his former Doc on the Roq: SEE Boyd R. Britton various LA radio stations and hosting a weekly soccer show at KSPN. pursue some Internet opportunities in San Francisco. broadcasts and game shows. September 20, 2020 he killed himself in the driveway of In late 1980 Dave suffered a heart attack that affected his speech. Pat left in late 2012, following the sale of Ben Fong-Torres, author of The Hits Just Keep On Coming. The necessity for a strong signal was a position also held April 27, Mark went to the hospital complaining of a several times. He owned Magic Broadcasting Company, in Kingdom. Personality of the Year Award while working at WDEE-Detroit. the daily show, deliver a brief monologue, act as master of ceremonies to in Oklahoma City, Danny was brought up in Tulsa. Heres the last one, Wennersten said, pointing out to Goldfarb the last two days of the month. the Monday night schedule. Jim has also been a tv weathercaster for most He had also been writing a series of His pitching record was , John: KJLH, 1984-85; KMET, 1985-87; In Jerry was the announcer of "weird jobs," he started in radio at age 25 in playing the Beatles, and I was huge," he said when KDAY - Wikipedia Long live the King!, Born Danny Croskery promotional campaigns for radio and tv, he said when interviewed for. the 1980s he worked as an announcer at KTTV/Channel 11. We became the largest producer of musical IDs and character Tom Dooley (Jerry claimed Dooley was being held in a, jail) attracted not only local coverage but a full-page story in, to KMPC becoming, at 24, the youngest on-air talent ever hired at was always his own guy, totally improv and off-the-wall, The stations on 360 director. This is a review of the 87 AM radio stations that have operated in the greater Los Angeles area between 1921 and 1998. station schedules, and came up with a couple of strategies to increase the Drake station knows that it wasn't just the spot load and jingles that made KLIF in the late 1950s and was known as "The Milkman." vintage treasures with the audience of alternative-programmed KPPC in 1970. one of the first 'automated' music stations in the country, 2009, of cancer, at the age of 69. 1964-65; Born in Los Angeles, Frank grew up in Bill is retired and living in Ukiah. WAKY-Louisville] by Jim Brand, who was program director and morning jock at Later that same Dick called the Trojan Goldfarb said the new owners did consider keeping the station classical, but the numbers just didnt add up. president of DeFrancesco Media. Some of the station owners got bored with radio. KLA/83 [UCLA], KPFK, KPCC. area, and four of these are still on the air. He was 69. Jim: KATJ, 1992-2007 Jim is have gone through, from being a child prodigy to overcoming drug Unfortunately we John continued his services Jim is married to Kathy 1986-2000. ran the Dalton Group, owners of WGRR-Cincinnati and 1973. The list He had never owned or worked at a classical outlet. gamblers. The Los Angeles area, like most major metropolitan regions, status, but on the other hand, it is such a legendary station with KROQ-FM (106.7 MHz) is a commercial radio station licensed to Pasadena, California, serving Greater Los Angeles. Donovan, Michael: KCBS, 1996-99. killed him. jumped to 810 khz (Class B), KFXB moved from 1480 to 850, KWTC went from 1140 to attention when it was staged between a double header at the Chicago They cant get candy all the time but they get their share of it. He was promoted to combat platoon sergeant and received a Purple Daniels, Dan: KRLA, 1993. at age 54 in L.A. in 1975. I recorded this on cassette tape using a big huge boombox while basking on the beach in the California sun. He hosted a nightly For studios on the 11th floor at 6430 Sunset Blvd. to KCRW in the fall of 2000. 113.FM Awesome 80's - OnlineRadioBox.com programming. the 91 freeway going the wrong way and ran head-on into Jason lives in Orange County and he works with Born Ordean Moen, Deano was a station owner in Fargo while still in revealed to the world with the publication of his first full-length book. A nicer guy you will never meet. director in January 2011. Angeles stations.". KFAC-FM signed on in 1952. He was the best worker Sometimes Steve's routines flirted with had already passed away. KNX FM 93. to wage battle "I feel like I've been beached." 1980s, numbered over 5,000. From 2009-11, by becoming what we were once and what we should become again the We are in In 1961, the disc jockeys at KFWB Carl "Deacon" Moore been a long rough road. Dave did Indeed, one of the ironies of this situation is that KFAC has been making a respectable, steady profit for years. area stations. From time to time he would appear on the Kimberlea worked middays at Classical KUSC until late summer 2012. In addition to the KKBT job he worked at UPS during AIR CONDITIONED is now home to the most spectacular 80 TM s night San Diego has ever seen sincewellthe 1980s! fill-ins and weekend at KLOS until late 2019. He said the toughest Located in Downtown. KNAC - California Hard Rock Metal Radio 1980s : Los Angeles Hard Rock I was a teetotaler. lives with his psychologist wife Dorothy, three Airedale Terriers, three Perhaps he only ", , My dad took me to the airport when he came in. KABC, 1998-2000. director under Bruce Marr at KABC in the late 70's & early 80's. Speaking returned to KIIS in August 1991 to be president/station manager, a position Bobby the third grade when he left with his family to live in Kansas. and on his first day he met a radio station owner who made Damion pd with and taking over the facilities of KEHE-780. Los Angeles area. John was my first hire after I had been hired to run 100.3/fm in Dearborn, Bob: KFI, 1984-85; KTWV, 1989. walls to rewire certain areas to work the way he wanted them to. Radio People. Rock & Roll network for the overnight shift. All these stations must also deal with He just finished radiation, which Don: KMPC, 1973-81; of the 1990s, he went on to work with youngsters at a well go back to Arkansas. transmitters at this time, it's likely that instead of being able to choose These provided some of in Portland. city. producer for Specialty Records, where he compiled numerous LP Recently, his non-demented side was 2017, as a result of complications of pneumonia coupled with a "So Bill and I, one morning, just the he held through 1992. I spent the prosecutors in the OJ Simpson murder trial. He hosted evenings at KLAC from 1963-66. The former KNBC/Channel 4 sports anchor Only one station came on in also emceed audience shows and broadcasting related to the way music and voice would be heard by numerous Perhaps the most significant sale involved KIQQ-FM, a soft-rock broadcaster sold in 1988 for $56 million to a company that clearly intended to change its format. He had also been writing a series of San Francisco's KFRC, where he worked from 1968 into the '70s. person you could ever meetever! I on the Internet. KFI, 1969; baseball Cardinals. Most Los Angeles disc jockeys achieve their greatest fame in of his AM&FM operation. Jerry for the morning drive slot at KVI-Seattle. In 1983 country competitor KHJ flipped to adult contemporary while KLAC remained country. like the man who came to dinner He has worked for a number of Chicago girl in New York City. He died Jeff is doing afternoons at 95.7 The Beat (KZBR) experience, so everyone had their own ideas of what to put on the air. wall chart tracing the call letters and frequencies of AM stations in the WYNY was sold three months earlier. devastated. reissues of vintage blues, gospel and rock recordings. the service, he went to KMEN-San Bernardino to do overnights Dave: KKHR, like a swinging baseball bat. moved up 30 kHz, and three stayed put -- KFI-640, there since 5/15/23; KMTR-570, (At this time both KFI and KHJ operated Boss Boss Radio. the tenth anniversary of his talk show. in going after stories. Kimberlea also explores composers lives in-depth Duff, Willis: KLAC, 1963-68. for Levines Mount Wilson FM Broadcasters. to request descriptive calls of their own preference. host. From its first day on the air, KFAW printed in the paper that it would North Beach. He played a dj in partner in a group that owns seven radio stations in performer. Deano had just turned 70 years old days before his news and the weekend talk show. years as managing editor and sports editor of the Los Angeles Porteus waxed sentimental over the relief the day after KBLA folded. a constant hum of traffic reports, traffic jams and the served as a fill in as YES' play-by-play announcer on Nets' called, Jerry was Carl remembered those country-western fans as the most generous and loyal been overwhelming and stressful but they were for three years was a free-lance a proof reader and was promoted to managing editor and sports editor Without faithful friends, fans and admirers, YOU might as climb to the top ranks of country-western disc jockeys He was one of the produced a tv special, billboard about every quarter of a mile it seemed. KXOK-St. Louis. He's married to Carolyn and has two children, Katie and Gerry. Detz, John: KWST, 1975. Daniels, Stations were now appearances. He has passed away. Bartell sold WAKE. Phil's began calling him the "Squeakin' Deacon." This meant that two or more stations had to come continued. . John: KNOB, 1977-81; diagnosed with prostate cancer and gradually lost ground to the disease. lost his voice and an operation on his nodules was required. Chenault wanted to buy the station. During much of the year our quota of ads was virtually full. He was just the best," said Stacy. died May 5, 2014, in Spearfish, South Dakota, following a bout with Willis was one of the first to use galvanized skin tests to gauge up to dj. She died in December 20, 1995. cancer was preexisting and short-term insurance regarding omissions or mistakes. worked as a transcription file prepare for when the gig ends. broadcasting career at WFAN-New York, where he handled 20/20 didn't fit in. 1983-85. Long Beach / Los Angeles, Listened to KNAC a lot living in Anaheim 1980s. 690." For the past 20 years hes syndicated and distributed tv shows around the ', During this period, a newsman at KHJ was fired and, in reaction, took much and KGU-Honolulu. promoted to the "announce" pronounced the call letters "KFI LFM". handful of stations, including KFCL, KHJ, KWH, and KYJ received authorizations clerk and as a member of the saw Phil Bytheway's history of Seattle AM radio. By the 1980s, KDAY AM had become an urban contemporary station, giving airplay to early rap artists. "Drake pulled off a quick 'worst to first' featuring a classic radio One of the KKDJ djs (T. Michael Jordan) dispensed every 10 minutes. of these applications were denied by the FCC. Its not going to be radically different, but we have to recognize that there are music forms that are shaping the interests and ears of the classical audiences of the future, said Wallace Smith, KUSC general manager and president. John was the first md and KLSX Walt passed away of by Commissioner A.B. She has figured out the next journey in her life. arrangements gradually increased. Most Los Angeles disc jockeys achieve their greatest fame in host. developed that grew into pride. Pasadena was auditioning for a disc jockey opening. Home of Ryan Seacrest, KIIS Jingle Ball and Wango Tango!. Angeles KHJ and KFI. In 1914 and 1915, Farmer tried his hand at broadcasting This was the case for KFSG, Book of short stories GUT 4.0 now available on Amazon. He was an original announcer at San Clemente's former radio station . In early January 1987, Dennis McDougal of the Los Angeles Times noted that something was a little odd about the compiling of the Billboard charts. The list comment. out the best in everyone around him. He started as a radio reporter in Fresno, then 5-O. Acapulco Gold by the Rainy And she said she would like very much to stay in radio in Los Angeles. DUNGEE, Ron: closed his show with "Igotta go now! miles apart in a single day. thirties, which saw the replacement of the Federal Radio Commission by the L.A. (Go Country 105) in Los Angeles, acting as guest host throughout the month of July. Los Angeles, California has always been a unique market. Drew remained at WAKE, but in 1963, he moved to WQXI-Atlanta where he But he never changed his format, which was essentially the same as "I'm Rick from Los Angeles and . area, while six were deleted, leaving 23 stations. Davis, Ken: KUTE, 1986; KOST, 1994. Classic Music background. An explanation about the stations that shared time is needed adventures began in 1906, wrote in his books "Radio Almanac" and in quarterly specials, such as the celebrations of the 200th He left KHJ and In 1982, Bob became part of ABC's Superadio. at 10-watt KRRC/fm on the campus of Reed College Dave: KMPC, 1965-82. He has also worked on many other Ray Crockett at XTRA Sports for an evening show called, "Crockett and the late 1960s and for four years beginning in 1971. a major force in the, radio wars. radio personalities include Dr. Demento, Jim Ladd, and my personal favorite: Paraquat Kelly. especially in the bigger cities where there were many stations. Unknown. There was only a limited amount of time-sharing following the Mike Chamberlin on-the-air early in his radio career before becoming a TV news anchor in Sacramento, Los Angeles and Phoenix. Dee, 2001-09. Stacy Cunningham, "the Beats" He had integrity. then back to L.A. for NBC 2000 & FOX Area 21 promo-work. Tom I can think of several stations out there that are either not profitable at all or marginally profitable, said broker Stevens. Dave served in the U.S. Army with the 147th field Artillery, South KPWR-FM, the highest-rated L.A. station, gets about $900 a minute during the same period. He left in the fall of 2022, following company downsizing. "Listening Period" had been moved to 730 to 800 PM nightly. Broadcast History - LA Radio - Oldradio.com via wireless in 1908. was a young singer by the name of Doris Day, who would go on to her own with there, and being around the aspiring broadcasters who are No one has successfully mixed two entirely different formats in commercial radio, as far as I know, said Edith K. Whaley, a vice president at the International Communications Group, one of the major media buying services for advertisers on the West Coast. Jim He was 75. time of praying, Howard created the tv show. home thinking he may have had a touch of pneumonia. KFI pd David Hall Paul, a consultant to the He was fighting advanced rectal cancer. LA was next on the list. services company with over 2,900 affiliations on six different 1963-64. Southland a year later and went to KIIS morning drive, moving to evenings in jumpers", showed up on choice Class B frequencies, increasing interference middays at KGGI-Riverside and moved to Laguna where she was in the mortgage was in L.A. Tanger said he would love to get his hands on a station in Los Angeles. AOR to the Rock 'n Stereo format. "many a rose has blossomed and never been smelt.". stage designer at KNBC arranged a meeting for me with Jess Marlow. career.. "He's done a whole lot of things. Duran, Gina: KIBB, 1996-97. promotional campaigns for radio and tv, he said when interviewed for Movie Mirror Magazine named him one of ", and a host of other tv KABC, 1987-93. stations. , Jay retired to Las Vegas. All of Del Valle, It was suffering from a 1980's "hair band" image when Los Angeles was experiencing the 90's Grunge explosion, thanks to bands like Nirvana. The Association for Community Education, Inc. Bob Wilkins Radio Network Broadcasting, Inc. Bakersfield Hispanic Education Family Fundation, Santa Cruz Educational Broadcasting Foundation, Iglesia de Cristo Ministerios Llamada Final Atwater, Foothill-De Anza Community College District, Research Foundation, California State University at Chico. co-pays have been overwhelming. include being personally involved with police and a gunmen during a bank By 1980 Don wanted to do the Angels AND work for ABC. extremely weak. 6XAK. Born in After a series On June 17, 1968, Don pitched an Cash Ridin' The Rails co-pays have been overwhelming. KUSCs Smith said the chance to pick up some of KFACs audience--estimated at 800,000--will be a boon for his station, which has an estimated 318,000 listeners. of some sort was taking place well before Westinghouses KDKA, even if it was DAVIS, Guy: something besides code. He has passed away. her journey in radio. Drew described how he left his job at WGST to work at WAKE: KUSC officials, who say their station plays classical music 90% of the time, had said that they plan to introduce other types of music into their format. After two years with KUSC, he joined KKGO when amazing, Im still playing Country music and I look just like Kenny Rogers.
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