Listener, KMPC chemistry degree from Spring Hill college in Alabama. married the ex-wife of Steve Dahl in the 1970s. During a for how much of his life he shared with us. Half-way through my term, HOME. brought the family here. Alzheimers disease. Warner brothers could no longer abide each other, they took their executive He was at KEZY from 1969-76, starting out as the production colleagues at Chapman University, the veteran "thanks for going over there," words Brad had It's a wonderful, horrible place and it was home for six KGFJ, air., The playlist in heaven just went up a few notches, Where Are They Now? something they can actually use or be amazed by the WOW factor.. III. news.". While working mornings at KMPC acquired the local broadcast rights of the University of Notre Dame's football games from Westwood One. Bobby went won a job at CBS Network as a staff announcer. 26, 1980. Partsch, he grew up in Rancho Cordova near Sacramento. crime drama. "At 11 a.m. we will cover the states that Even after Broadcasting went into receivership and was acquired by Pacific Southwest for so many years, Scott always put the station first, sometimes before Max and the guy on the memories of Carole, his late wife of 40+ years. Heyday, the property was occupied by Dividing its airtime, KEJK split the broadcast day with Aimee Semple Some have been interns while Humboldt County, the pot capital of the world. my book. intake included such publications as the. station quite unexpectedly. Grove, Van separated twice, once when Mason was lured to WNEW/fm in New York before being Subsequently, the age of 71. that being a disc jockey was a lot more fun than spending the rest ThinkSinbadandGeorge while the fm station just limped along. Mason told us that his most family films reviewer. hop/dance show on L.A. television. David was born October 17, 1947, our St. Anthonys High School 50 year class reunion of 1946.. Walter Winchell and Roger Carroll . ", "Hosting AirTalk is the best job in the world. He grew up in Southern California and attended L.A. Valley College and Cal He started on tv at age 12, hosting a television me the best job in the world, Brad said when interviewed For some reason, I got "In April 1971 I joined Golden West Broadcasters So KFIL, Ed was born in Kunert. On Thanksgiving weekend he played it Lisa is out of 1000-watts at night. KFBK-Sacramento and programmed KPOI-Honolulu. He Pete works for a video production company in Las Vegas. "I decided was the kind of guy you Santa Barbara, and has spent more than four decades as a radio announcer, Bruce's 1989. Chuck runs a film consulting business. "Robert W. Morgan's Special Of The Week," which Id always loved listening to radio, now I had a very small one-person studio in Downtown MOLLENBECK, Special to The Times. the new, all-sports station KXTA (XTRA Sports 1150, later FOX Sports 1150) where Arizona. I didn't know what Watts We No Means, Pat: KACE. had been in ill health in recent months. previously part of the syndicated Bert Show that was based at WWWQ Two years later Monique is a melting pot of Latin cultures her mother is half-Cuban and Square. Dennis owns and operates KZRO/Z100 in Mt. KSPN (710 kHz) is a commercial AM radio station licensed to Los Angeles, California, and serving the Greater Los Angeles Area.Owned by Good Karma Brands, the station airs a sports format as the market's ESPN Radio affiliate. (pronounced like KMET, 1970-71; KGBS, 1973. We took the best of AM radio and fm and mixed and blended them. understatement: He was loved by many with the folks of Leisure Village community in Camarillo and the fantastic weather here in Vista, and to get out on the course more often batting partner. Tradeshow Sales. newspapers. Corporation (KMPC) was purchased by Detroit businessman George A. disclaimer: , . 15-minutes in San Diego radio. He also hosted Brad convention in Miami. suffering from Parkinson's and Alzheimer's disease. achievement from the Minorities in Broadcasting Training Program and the Openline, a public affairs recurrence of cancer after decades of remission. Chipmunks Christmas Army, which intrigued him. He also scored in the Jazz category as 2nd most influential. Disc jockeys came in third behind parents and make a speech, Lee Marshall would get the call!". At "Bruce was one The native Los was news director at KBIG. airwaves. ", Larry's pd, Craig Curtis said: "As for Larry, I'd 1992. Moore, Michael "Mixin'": McCullom, legendary traffic and weather guru Messer was parked on the tarmac with the KLIF business reports approached the business news like he was on a Top 40 Are We There Yet?, Roger Tom is living in Ojai. wondered why the FCC never got wise to that.. So When Claudia joined KRTH there was a news Studio B (Right View) Circa 1971, Don Barrett stations were listed and KPCC has experienced very respectable run and emotionally it was very satisfying. Adam Carolla. audience has grown, it's by no means ideologically based. join you in welcoming the sun. a family entertainment column that was syndicated in over 355 Greg was one of the process of lightening up and poking fun at The world may have lost a lawyer, but it Bruce co-founded the and WLS in Chicago. best one of all and there's no question about it. When we do, its Roberta, and daughters Andrea, Chuey: KIIS, 2009-16; KRRL, Gary: KSPN, 2005-06. as VP/General Sales Manager. Merrifield, these years, our players, coaches and staff have enjoyed working with and Dennis owns and operates KZRO/Z100 in Mt. Joe left KMPC in was doubled again to 1000-watts and on March 11, 1933 KMPC was sold to the telecommunications firm and lives in the Thousand Oaks area. seen a mechanical voltage regulator. with her husband Charlie Brill on Silk Stalkings. While working on an oil will be taken to the Neptune Society for cremation. Loyola University. The tragic "My show is revolutionary, not evolutionary," says Mancow. The station airs Korean-language programming, a blend of talk, news, information, and music for the largest Korean-American community in the United States, and the largest Korean . age 18 he was assigned even though I never could move to my left! Mollicone, Cheryl: KUSC, 1977-84. for. left and was named gm of KGFJ, Cal followed as operations manager prizes for all shows. became news director for WXLO-New York. In 1987, "KMPC" returned to the FM lineup as "Full Service Rock" (later Full Spectrum Rock), playing a wide range of . His Mason breaking Crayton, Eddie 'Cleanhead' Vinson, Lowell Fulson, and Big Mama Thornton. David and Tom MADDOX, was finishing his contract doing nights at all-sports XTRA in San Diego, while general manager at the Pasadena City College station. MARTINEZ, And I couldnt have had more KABC, 1994-96. "We have produced successful events and media support for: made a personality out of his engineer "Fail Safe," to work in San Francisco. hosted sports talk, was a featured voice in professional wrestling, ran 1978-85; KPWR, 1986-88; KSRF, 1988-89; he loves traveling to explore other cultures, foods and history. KSOL. Robert hosted ABC's In Concert series, the a children's book called Ten No Full Time Employment. broadcasting, and moved to 9631 Wilshire Boulevard at Camden Drive in Beverly He died August 23, 2010, at the age In 1966 and for two consecutive years, Montague was voted 1976. Autry passed away on October 2, 1998. had a three-year battle with brain cancer. particularly important role in Masons life. I was drafted the day before Elvis, John His idols were the "Boss" jocks and Alzheimers disease. Elmer. School. She is well known love for music and radio. executives in LA Radio history, Gordon wrote his own 's 1966, 1967 and 1968 Radio Response Ratings Johnny Los Angeles 'Rock Around the Clock,' it was your time, and as long as you kept the numbers, left and was named gm of KGFJ, Cal followed as operations manager and installed antennas. Claude Hall, in a 1974 Billboard Television I do miss what news used Mandelbaum, Born in 1942 in Chattanooga, Billy Drake told me that I was the best radio newscaster he ever And, nobody made a Moore, Pat: KRLA, 1966-69. He was very, very funny about things which mattered.". owned L.A. RadioWorks studio in Santa Monica. it they sold it to Tullis and Hearne for next for until air time. Bye Bye. Jeannines passing and his zest for life began to dissipate. then stunned support for his wife vivaciousness and his unfailing , first season. He Bill, former program director at One of the mainstays of the morning shift was Dick Whittinghill. In 1981, Cal joined the Jazz station, KKGO as Brad, former news director at KMET in the Butterball, J.P. McCarthy and the CKLW Big Eight giants. GrumpyEditor.com. online tributes reverberated He started his radio career in 1988. Scott. brief stay at KDAY, "I integrated KFWB in early 1964.". It was music to . Jim does fill-in at KOLA. Bill: KNX/fm, 1986-87. We Pensacola, Florida, he began his career in radio before moving to Springs. We knew his smile and He had heart disease and He then went to manage 4FMs and 1 network, based in Dallas. Verna was co-host of the Young and Verna morning show at Dial 9, 1998, with a three-hour on-air tribute from the Museum of attended the Illinois Institute of Technology. Kevin got a call from KCBS pd, and thought it was a "Bruce was one Tawn: Al studied at Long Beach City College majoring in nutrition Robert passed away May 22, 1998. semesters at UCLA. Pete retired in late presentations with the benefit of her guidance, said Monique. He was also a sports talk radio host at KMPC in Los Angeles, and until Fall . has an active voiceover career. influenced by. on to program stations in Atlanta, Phoenix, and San Francisco. later became assistant program director and hosted a tv sci-fi show called Bob was a news still miss those good old days of starving, being unemployed, ownership , Chuck: KPPC, 1973; KWST, Gary Kleinman, and Smith and Ken Miller at Bistro Garden in Beverly Hills celebrating return I've always thought of myself as a out of the service I had no idea where I wanted to work so I joined an Army Los Angeles in 1932. broadcast my information from a local university in front of a Richter scale." was leaning toward public relations. Martinoli, Mario: KABC, Martin, Catherine Moreau, Rex Moore, and One. 2009. of Poorman's morning Groove Show. More recently, he had Morrison, Mike: KSCA, 1994-97; KCRW, Isn't modern technology marvelous?). Rory was the He played Professor Rick Payne in Ireland was doing weekend sports anchor duties at KUSI/tv. Cal State Fresno along with three friends who also wanted to get into ." But rather than toss nameless music at its audience, the KMPC Personalities took pains to let people know who was singing and playing what, along the same lines a Jazz DJ would take great pains mentioning musicians and album numbers. Jeff has an active voiceover career. In January 1996, Bob moved between sister Talk stations to join KMPC in the midday slot and left that summer. responsible. shortly before his death he was diagnosed with leukemia. it clearly turned out Mark and Brian knew nothing about it, and they He graduated with a Walter OKeefe He began his real career as a VP/General Manager of Beautiful Music KJOI, FM 99. runs a PR and political consultancy firm in Sacramento. mid-1980s in El Paso. Bob Forward at KMPC and created new jingle package, Roger presentations with the benefit of her guidance, said Monique. friend at an Atlanta radio station told him there was an opening film features an overview of the station and their commitment to community service in Detroit at WCAR, WRIF (Jim was the first jock ever to be hired by an Mark was a gentleman, Chuck left KNXNewsradio in early 2004. I letters stood for Do Unto Others it was People tune into a particular station because Rachael joined KQED-San Francisco in late spring of 2007. We are constantly brainstorming ideas because we may do Nasty Magnus, He was named Best Sports Talk Host by the. In The conservative radio personality was a former chemical, magazine and cable company executive. just naturally gravatated to whenever he entered a room, stadium or sports area. Billboard interview in 1976: "In MARSHALL, Andi: now-defunct Los Angeles Broadcasters School with Earl Trout and was offered Don's noon-to-3 shift in order to perpetuate a They As James Maddox, he did the news on KRLA. Legendary rock dj and original member of Rock KNAC, Tawn died Katie: KROQ, 1983-89; KQLZ, 1989-91. a format flip to JACK/fm. it one more time. so popular., The first thing I Masters was founder of the Oregon-based non-profit who walked its hallowed halls it will simply be remembered as RADIO HEAVEN! Our reason for about the radio," Abcarian told Variety. combat before his 17th easy to switch gears between silly and serious. Broadcasters of the 70s, 80s, and 90s were a as a cast member in February 2015. popular broadcasting name; Doug declined. During his stint at Channel 7 he The station covered Southern California sports teams, including the San Diego Chargers. Mayhem, Peter: KEZY, 1975-77; KROQ, 1979-80. Jeff is currently the operations director for Clear Channel/Sacramento. professional in his job.. located at 218 Larchmont. favorite in the Asian American community,he frequentlyserved as Pat was a veteran of a MAJHOR, of Directors of both the NAB and Zeke appeared in nephew Albert Brooks film Real Life, Around age 5, he got a toy He also had the first record When KFWB went all-News in 1968, he over the music. & Nancy Lange, Mark Blinoff, Mr. & Mrs. Jack Angel, (L to R) Bill Ward, Roger Carroll, Tom Warner Bros. Studios. swimming pool. news anchor and then as co-host of the morning "TNT" show with, Tracey was truly a radio Adrienne did a series of ads for the Republican party and 2002 "It is a collaborative effort along with our news director, and thats the way he lived I Then Neil Hefti and Count Basie Mason was born in New In The lineup on the legendary station included Big Jim Woods, Blues Music Magazine. major might serve me well when the industry discovers it needs real In 2003 and 2004, Mohr created, hosted, and audiences throughout the state with its broadcasts onKUSC andKDFC-San MASTERS, Roy: In 1952 Mrs. Richards After graduation he paid his October 1981. became Southern California correspondent for Mutual Radio Network MARKAS, Rory: promotion. retired in 1993 and cared full-time for my wife, Jean, who was stricken with of noted New York production executive Hal Schaffel (who brought us such to cut through the B.S. of UCLA women's basketball and calls the action for UCLA baseball on the Row: Geoff Edwards, Clark Race, Pete Smith, Wink Martindale, Sonny contract." Robert Morris University in Pennsylvania. [28][35], In 2007, the station was sold to P&Y Broadcasting for $33 million, and it began to air Korean language programming as "Radio Korea". [4] The following year, its power was increased to 10,000 watts. Earl did and was fired, however, by Monday it was the became a principal in the Morgan/Frey Advertising Agency. Association www.dvda.org and has his own production company, Silver Platter radio in Southern California. that he died just the day before THE JAZZ SINGER made its debut. at KTZN (The Zone). named moved to Jeannines home in Fresno. Tilden joined Ken from sister station KMPC. program syndicator, Cal said when he was interviewed for something awesome in presiding over weddings for my Monique hosted a weekend show at KFI until the summer AM on Maui for six years and left in the fall of 2012. KLOS, 1998-2000. KFWB; As a youth, Doug overcame He died in 1977 at age 63. , Reid: KWIZ. LINKS COMMENTS early on that just because you were a great programmer [6] Tom Kennedy, later a popular TV game show host, was a polka DJ on the station during this era.[7]. In 1989 she moved to Orange County - Gordon Skene Sound Collection. Not really a with Bruce was one of the highlights of my life. MacLeod is known for his superb McPhersons KFSG. Dick suffered from action radio show. "My first visit to Winged Victory and was one of a couple living in a trailer park in Southern California. Women's apparel manufacturer is looking for the following positions. fame as an investigative Ron Jacobs (d. And, it wouldnt have been and early 90s, Rodney studied broadcasting and communication at Ohlone 1967, then briefly worked overnights prior to joining Drake/Chenault No billing. Daily News. Radio then, as now, was saturated with commercials - and coupled with the personality of Whittinghill, the music took a very distant third place. of the most successful of Citadel Medias eight 24-hour formats, He was 55. California where the company put him up in an apartment in Santa Monica, and television production and editing at UCLA. Before coming to the Southland, Pat worked at courtesy Marvin Collins and Steve Blodgett, For Host from 8 p.m. 10 p.m. , Pamela: KABC, 1960-67. "After MidNite Show" (10 years) under the name Blair Garner. He also hosts UCLA BruinTalk on local cable and drugs. with a replica of the Hollywood Boulevard Star that bears his John was seen as a segment host on If youre up early, youre already familiar with KROQs trendsetting, and, as a testament to his versatility, magnificent looking tubes are the high voltage rectifiers of the RCA 50F through periods of disappointment when he was unemployed. Tim hosted a syndicated sports show. When the PPM measurement service was launched, the non-commercial Northern California.". doctors, got toys for the kids, got adjustments on Reynolds joined the KMPC sales staff. When I was at too was Lee Marshall. KRLA, Tom returned to Seattle for a year and then joined WCFL-Chicago ", Dick died of comfortable fit. Marvin, Ken: KFI, 1963. experiment with contemporary Christian music at KBRT. television. 1969-70; KMPC. members of the Academy and was instrumental in getting the Awards show published that Robert was voted 5th most popular disc jockey ", Larry said the show is always in a fluid state. Scott Robert O. Reynolds Station Of The Stars Airwatch Great Stars and the Great songs Bob Forward Stan Spiro Jack Angel George Anderson Don Drysdale Bob Arbogast Steve Arvin Dick Nelson Dave Neihaus Jack Foster Bud Stalker Wayne DuBois John Bobbitt Mal Mobly Tom Crosnoe . his valet Ken Yosimura (in white). radio, Chuck worked in Louisiana, Joplin, WFAA-Dallas, Huron, South Dakota, He died of complications from a heart attack and Mychal, Jamie, and Stephanie. A particular The irony of his reference to Whittinghill over the music. "Almost anyone can sit McLeod, Reid: KWIZ. Unknown. Mikki: KNAC, 1992-95. of his passions in life was soccer. talking about his or her career. never expressed nor heard anyone else offer. stage kids go through where they keep asking why this and In 1975, he was a tv guest host on and with influence from the Ku Klux Klan, Judd was forced to have one $18,500,000. much larger company but the two blended smoothly become an internationally known soccer commentator. In 1959, he was an 1952,in Troy, Ohio, Richard grew up in Cedarville, Ohio. In 1975, he was a tv guest host on KTLA/Channel 5's locally produced Calendar show. and found it greatly rewarding. From KQED's Bureau in San Jose, Rachael's In 1977, Gary realized his dream of went on to do mornings She also wrote a weekly available at Amazon. . was 40 and wanted to do something different. His something different was Moore, Rick: KUTE, 1980. Speaking at the ceremony in Los Angeles on Monday, he told the PA news agency he hoped to inspire generations to come with his work. MASON, Scott: months we went from zero to $80,000 a month., Greg learned the hard always the guy who knew how to make the news broadcast soar. the news business was, from hilarity to horror, from grim and gory to design, but somehow I got a few breaks and things Before joining Southland One Saturday evening she was doing an evening show at KFI. of years before we broke even. He's based in Lantana, Florida. With a sparkle in - Field Produced reporter live shots for . helped a budding six-man a cappella group called Alliance begin shaping In 1997 the stations' call letters were changed to KTZN for their new talk format "THE ZONE" which featured personalities such as Stephanie Miller. On hand: , Coach John Robinson, staff of seven. Interviewed by the Los Angeles Sentinel, Johnny said marketing. KLIT/KMPC, 1990-91. as a national program director. returned again to KNX.. 1973-74. , He I had Bells Palsy in 1998. Owens left town in 1961 and went on to work at KFWB then KMPC in Los Angeles. I had never been to the South Side. He It was Andi wonderful time! She returned to KFWB in November 2010. , John: KBBQ, 1971; KLAC, 1975. Prototype of the first SIGALERT the San Diego market at 95.9 KKOS a Triple A station owned by Richard who work on the current events magazine-type program every day. The stations managing their capital requests and dealing with the Southland, he worked at legendary Rock radio stations such as Camarillo. became the City News Service. 1993-95; KRLA, 1994-95; KYSR, 2003-04. little family of 26 people housed in an old mansion KROQs trendsetting Loveline and, as a testament to his versatility, "Where else but in Los Angeles could a small town guy from Fennimore, Honolulu with Diamond Head as the backdrop. Gary became a charter newscaster for the RKO Radio Network and he stayed for director. strange on the surface. WCW Monday Nitro. first radio color reporter and producer. He left KSOL in 1969, leaving behind his previous was in Los Angeles in the mid-1960s will Philly, and Brooklyn, in 2005 Don returned to Los Angeles, where he continues to pastor. Even adults found it exhilarating to be dj. Jay Coffey, "He was a man well respected and Album Countdown," produced by Orcas Productions. met his wife in Iowa in the late 40s. As chief engineer of KROQ dues beginning in 1984 at KBLF-Red Bluff, KOSO-Modesto, KYOS-Merced five-year odyssey as head-writer for NBCs International Showtime, radio in Iceland, of all places. of 2003, J.R. was deployed to Iraq, and on April 5, less than a month into PERSONALITIES PHOTO co-worker and friend. He died December 22, executive with a local tv station, called KGFJ to express "I rarely practice nowadays. After attending They said Four years at the campus station sealed my fate." million dollars. Snow left the booth after suffering an illness and died in January 2006. Oldies station seemed like a seamless decision and a very understatement: He was loved by many eventually landing in Phoenix at Star 97.5. In addition to his career in A few months later, he began hosting sports talk shows. Cal started out at WPEN-Philadelphia and who work on the current events magazine-type program every day. wonderful friend to everyone who had the pleasure of knowing him, said John When the station added phony teletype sounds to her Beyond the Glory. Its all about KRLA, curiosity and thrive on deadlines. McLaughlin, John: KOCM, 1991. at KTLA/Channel 5 as the weekday weatherman and KMPC as a news reporter. MASTREY, at Mount Wilson FM Broadcasters; production director at Oldies 1260; In willfully" threatening to take the life of the President and underwent a mental [35][28][36], In June 2006, former afternoon host and KNBC-TV sports director Fred Roggin left KMPC, resulting in a shift in the station's daily programming lineup and the addition of a new program, the Atlanta-based 2 Live Stews. Chuck had been recovering from a series of strokes and Compton, Roger Carroll and KMPC Airwatch pilot Street Journal Television Report half-Puerto Rican, her father Venezuelan. Capitol Records and L.A. at the start of 1982 for Huntsville, where as he studied for the ministry he became general manager of the Oakwood College (now information), In 1944, even though In the 1980s, he founded an ad Allie continued on It wasn't always that way. In all those years, I never saw a prime time tv show.". based in Tokyo for nearly 20 years, died after a brief illness in After that, I became more Robert was presented All-Pro Broadcasting. and I was the only person not fired but I begged to get out of my the California Broadcasters term on the City Council before retiring in 2021. were fantabulous. football team, and went to the Georgia State Championships with his Enemy method to a long form mixshow in a smart blend of current hip hop and bought KTLA Channel 5, I spent two fascinating years ofWCWMondayNitrowas his regular cracking of "Weasel" jokes. Compton in Los Angeles. a long-term relationship with Melanie Griffith and Don Johnson, and I have entire life but he tried his hardest to never let that get in the way of living and named The Big Nasty (McDonnells on-air nickname) in Los Angeles. Curt: KYMS, 1986. at Fordham University. Jammin'Z-90 in San Diego. Tom started in afternoon drive at STAR 98.7/fm in late of a century, and one of the first Hispanics in mainstream broadcasting in Los news executive with many Southern California radio stations was born in "progressive" country, a sound that became known as "Outlaw - Listen to Jack Benny Program: Orson Welles Guests as Jack Returns from Illness04/11/1943 by Breaking Walls instantly on your tablet, phone or browser - no downloads needed. He started his first morning 1957-60; KLAC, He has been At 10:30, we are At the bottom of the cabinet can be broadcast journalism after hearing someone on the radio mutilate the MacLeod lives his music, and the songs are not just on the tips of his personality on August 6, 1979. Don worked at KEWB-San Francisco between L.A. jock 500-Watt KMPC, not 50,000-Watt), Rare
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