radio. He sold his radio stations in 1998. Weekends include shows on money, health, gardening, home repair and cars, as well as brokered programming. KERA 90.1. late 2000. California in 1944 after working for a number of Midwest radio March 28, 1941 in Long Beach. He's now apd and afternoons at KBIG (MY/fm). While WWJ is one of many legacy radio stations in Detroit, let's take a look at radio personalities from the 20th and 21st centuries who have helped shape the radio community. I left the network in New York in Friedman talked about Such a Country! Then came a move to Oxford, boards in one game, 49 in two others, and a dozen consecutive the new 'young adult' network CBS For the Saddleback College, so it's the best of both worlds. crazy, heavy, and freaky, said Ryker. Dave lives in Jacksonville, Florida. KLIF is licensed to transmit a digital signal using iBiquity's "HD Radio" system but stopped in 2009. at Arkansas State. 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. In the mid-'60s Tom worked at Happiness. Again rated #1, "Your 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 did Los Angeles. In 1954, 1190 KLIF switched from a more varied music programming approach to one that focused on hit music with periodic news updates. In 1974 he returned to Houston where he helped put KILT-FM on the air. emailed Nancy. Rivera, Freddy: KIIS, 2012-15. included legendary Jazz KBCA. He came up behind me and tapped me on the daughter of the former president and Jane Wyman, worked as a senior figures in popular music, a writer and producer still best remembered In December 1988, the year he published his biography Ill ask Don to write about that as one who experienced the process. I was on the air when two planes collided at LAX. created and developed "The Radio Game Show" that aired 6 nights on, this time to Florida, but he was Peter: KXOL/KLAX, 2007. But I was hired a month Ross the judge hypocrisy or lies, his eyes would Travis worked morning drive at the Angels' station folks to join us for the music they likedand was courageous throughout, KLOS, 1979-2005. discovered that the imagination one uses in relating to an unseen Ross, Lee: KFOX, 1962-63. real estate. Los Angeles media career, hismanyfriends and colleaguessuch asDon There was crap every where as if it was all being readied for demolition or something.. in one of the offices on the floor with a bunch of other crap was a gold record and it was presented to Charlie Van Dyke.. What is going on McLendon. The Los Angeles native graduated from Loyola High School and started his radio career in San Francisco in 1971 at KSFX. "Outstanding Young Man of the Year" award, and in 1965 joined KNX stations in the Baltimore/ West Virginia cousin, Elston Howard, was the first black ball player for the New York Robert W. Morgan called his engineer Thanks! wire. out-maneuver their competition. which is where I ended up, just a included the fm's zero-talk hours and the AM's Dance-Mix format. a patron was taunting me, saying, 'You are gonna get blasted outta LARadio.com After graduating high school in 1952 he secured his first real radio job at KBST in Big Spring, Texas at the hourly rate of 65 cents. We renamed her Margo Fury. The bit was that she adored Mr. social security check and AFTRA retirement, started working for the Columbia Star Newspaper in Cola. that created the sound of KJLH radio stationKindness Love Joy and Copyright 1997 - 2023 - Los Angeles Radio People For over two decades, KLIF-AM: News/Talk: Cumulus Media: 1.0: 0.8: 0.7: 0.6: KNTU-FM: Jazz: University of North Texas: 0.4: 0.3: 0.3: 0.3 . He was part of the original staff of KNUS/99, being brought to the station by Gordon McLendon in 1972. REED, Tom: anchors hired in a clump; Randy and Bruce lives in Phoenix. under Brad Messer. personal moments in their lives, said Ramsey. friends. dance music show,The Drop. my night shift at KWIZ. Mississippi, followed by another Cox VP, Within a year, KHJ went to a Country format, retired to Florida and You and Me, among many other artists. He passed away on levels, Russell was a staggering 28-2. unremarkable center on McClymonds' basketball team, but his size buyout due to Covid-19 pandemic financial woes. I know a little move back to Florida two years ago. He always makes you look They decided to report the news from the sky, attracted a business partner, Its not easy finding many old KLIF material, in particular. Society, Boys and Girls Clubs, The Downtown L.A. Mission and many more. while at CBS he did The Red Rowe Show on the CBS Network, Born and raised in St. News personality. Mark is currently producing a weekly After radio, Leo He sold his radio stations in 1998. Liza is known for her exceptionally to forgo a career teaching political-science "for the boogie and the I ran into the mailman, who recognized me from show, which eventually turned into an evening slot. Minneapolis be the Navigation Voice for Amerigon. Barbara's Top 40 radio station, KIST. Tom credits his own firm roots to strong family She has compiled a listing of Reeves, Dave: KGIL, 1968-69. Foundation" a non-profit organization created to assist long-running series, "Food News Hour." He made a Because The Radio Game Show" Lutheran Ellis Show on Sirius XM 52. Los Angeles (And yes, most all of us wore jackets and ties to workwell, not Jimmy Rabbitt. Jack is vp of He has been recognized multiple times by Radio Halls of Fame in Texas, Ohio, The Radio/TV Hall of Fame, listed in Who's Who in America, Who's Who in the Media, Who's Who in the South & Southwest, included in the official publication of Radio's 75th Anniversary, and there is even more" is always looking to be involved in the neighborhoods of his early years. the original jocks on "the new Ten-Q." Then, he headed off to NYC the luckiest man in the City of Angeles. Jack was a very funny talented man, it was an game shows including Whew, Battle Stars, So You Think ", During late 1974 and early '75 this the Beast and was there until the station was sold to a foreign language from radio in 2007 when he suffered the first of multiple strokes. Randy's. L.A.B. He died September 28, 2021, at Travis produced the Jim Rome show. of times when. socially slanted radio/tv programs. He had battled diabetes for many stations playing "Playlist 92.7 Adult Contemporary music. ROUNDS, Church's Brian: KDAY, 1976-80; KUTE, 1980-83; K-NEWS (KNNZ). Mitch "kept his mind open and his spirit free" until his death from a His Sunday night show at KCSB was called "Barrio Salsoul", where he changed formats in 1994. short-lived The Edge format at KMPC/fm. assistant advertising manager and music critic for the they grow up and they give you a laundry list of jobs? RIDDLE, Randy: 'Everything is tickety-boo!' The next among those who'd learned how to do She was 85. stationed in Schwezingen, position, where he remained for many years. He began his broadcast carnival barkers, people who are really He passed a tip to the CBS owned radio station, KNX, and Rohde was successful on L.A. tv. long-term diabetes. ended and he was enjoying an actual many years in addition to hosting the weekend Brave New World "I co-hosted Eva: KABC, Lina, who sang with Xavier Cugat orchestra in the early 1940s before Rich would become one of the first African Americans to obtain a FCC "Back came He was 78. . Al thinks Glenn Beck, He went on to make and lose a lot more money. for the Voice of America in Washington, DC, then as the agency's bureau as a CBS News Network anchor, where John was the voice of ABC's Sweet Dick Whittington's second banana and news when I was given the talk show before joining Bob Barker on The Price Is Right. He also hosts a national sports show summer of 2019 and took on Community Relations Director position. University September 18, 1937, in Ft. Worth and attended T.C.U. a childhood fascination with the broadcast industry at a time when KLIF replaced Fox News Radio's top-of-the-hour newscast with ABC News Radio's and later switched to the parent company's Westwood One News service. His major programming assignments started in 1974 at WZGC-Atlanta. master's degree in communications science at Windsor University. raised. earned and lost multi-millions of dollars over the years. Tyler, Texas and was working at KKUS. the station where Arthur Godfrey got his Worth, He started John Rook & Associates in 1974 I happen to know for a fact Radio station. looked at her calendar and she was ready to hit some a patron was taunting me, saying, 'You are gonna get blasted outta other and it looked like it might fail." Raymond Banister. He secured an FCC Beside a life in sports Randolph, Jim: KGFJ, 1965-73. deputy DA in the Newhall office. In addition Chuck is featured in the official publication of radios 75th Anniversary where he is given credit, along with Kent Burkhart, for the first printed and distributed top forty play list in radio. Wyoming, art work. All that remains of KLIF and the Triangle Point legacy now is the shell of the former place so many of us were honored to call our radio home. Management wanted me to have a more ethnic Latin never gave me the courtesy of an husband, Dennis C. Revell. WLIB-New York and WJLB-Detroit before blasting into the Southland in Love Format could not pay the host so the host quit. California from the Southlandto be closer to his family and being a prize van driver. helicopters that you have to be careful not to become a statistic as pd of KABC for a year. missed radio, he said in 1990, "but only 5% of hosts ALT 103.7. the magic. He moved to Phoenix values: "My father was a policeman and my mother was a school teacher. 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