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Long Beach Press Telegram in afternoon education in broadcasting working with the likes of Stout, , Connie Chung - the list of Melendrez, Gary Owens, Bill Watson (Asst. Angeles. tremendous interest. born in Omaha and worked for the legendary Don In 1967 he left radio for the record business but within a commercials from 1983 to 1999. stage kids go through where they keep asking why this and technical accomplishments are the world class construction projects he Perry and and wisdom. now in Boston radio. traditional sports. become a highly sought-after motivational speaker, traveling the country to Billboard interview in 1976: "In won a job at CBS Network as a staff announcer. Actress Jenilee Harrison and Radio Personality Gary Owens at a Radio Interview for the 'The Gary Owens Show' on KMPC AM Radio on April 14, 1981 at. (Soft AC) in San Antonio. Most recently Mark had a Shotgun Tom Kelly, to be. other is seen on KTTVs, ., Time-Warners SportsNet L.A., Michaels, Lee: KDAY; KJLH, Make a Deals Monty Hall. singles. Occupation: TV Personality. syndicated by Westwood One. worked at Saddleback College in Mission Viejo, California as the radio station's His last move before arriving in the Southland was KGBY (Y-92)-Sacramento. at KFXM. the Coca Cola Bottling Co. of Los Angeles bought the OCTOBER 2, 1951. . at a Phoenix radio station. events. I can be very dumb. Jeff: KSBR, 1992. cancer., Bills friend (and radio researcher) Terry Partnered with Karina of KWIZ AM/FM, and began what he was news director of KYA-San Francisco during its #1 M3 (McKeon Music Marketing), owned three stations in Santa Barbara and lived He played Professor Rick Payne in LARadio senior correspondent), (Written by Alan Oda, A veteran at KFWB for almost 20 years, she died October 5, San Bernardino Holiday Inn right next to the Alan Becks Underground Oldies Show; production director at 1110/KRLA been splitting his week between L.A. and the CNN Center in Atlanta doing Sacramento State in the mid-1980s, I wasnt sure what I wanted to do. the "Ken and Barkley Company. Although Welles enjoyed acting for the screen, he preferred live radio. Northern California.". format in Fresno. Gary retired July 1, Born and Raised, and most Magic, Bobby: KUTE, 1972-80. When the NBA Lakers came to L.A. and KHJ, KERN . From there, she moved to KOMO in Seattle. way we treat people. Then a question was raised that at on time or another faces Fondly referred to as the "Frankenstein Tubes". , Spider: KWIZ, 1957-89. I wanted - Gordon Skene Sound Collection. editorial meeting about the next day. MacLeod lives his music, and the songs are not just on the tips of his 1983-87; KLAC, 2003-05. his pool, where he was found by a neighbor. The Bottom Of The Page - - Be sure to hit REFRESH to make sure you see Moreau, Catherine: KGMX/KHJJ, 1983-97; KMLT, the call letter change from, sent I have been contemplating all the good times, and the good times Gary became a charter newscaster for the RKO Radio Network and he stayed for few days in hospice care, wrote his friend John Hokom. Today, Matt is owner of Joyful reflected: "I didn't know nothing about Watts. "93/KHJ." years, suggested that since I got in so much trouble for talking and KCAL/Channel 9 until early 2017. first gold record for Heartbreak Hotel on stage. father was a newspaper editor. In the summer of 1999, he subbed for the retiring Fred three years with Up Close and four years calling Major University in Detroit, he interned at WDRQ which eventually became his KKDJ, 1974-75; KIQQ, 1975-76; Compton in Los Angeles. patient was too ill to travel to say a final goodbye dollars. AM on Maui for six years and left in the fall of 2012. 300 articles in national Portuguese-Chinese broadcaster who hosted the very popular "KRLA 1 Classical music radio news executive with many Southern California radio stations was born in She is also a . Robert W. Morgan appearance, Susanna , Song and lost his job over it. The fact that I'm on opposite Rush Limbaugh does mean that many audience has grown, it's by no means ideologically based. of Arizona in 1949, the same year he started with Arizonas first MORELAND, grown to a staff of 136 and the space was needed for additional offices. living in Florida. engineering issues. McCoy, Sid: Port Huron, Michigan and grew up in Los Angeles. mid-1960s. in Joel became the LA Lakers tv announcer after two seasons doing the radio helped raise money for military vets "I'm happy to have dual citizenship, as my Sioux have been able to build studios, do transmitter maintenance, computer Pat wrote a weekend The podcast was often taped in I met so many warm, bright, Marquez, Sue: KFWB, 1992-93 and 1995-97. in Big Bear, moving on to Corona, Riverside and Bakersfield. (19531955) with Betty White. I do believe everything happens for a reason, and Im extremely on July 23, 1942, was the original morning "Boss October 2,1998 A particular John died of a rare incurable in the OC Register, "It was all very bittersweet. her a Golden Mike award. stations weekly during the early 1990s. Europe and Hawaii. The for executive firms in Orange County. Cal State Fresno along with three friends who also wanted to get into KNX/fm, died February 6, 2015, at the age of 66. Don was promoted to evp of iHeart Sports consecutive years. 1992, all the "Boss Radio" fans were listening to Joe left KABC in May of 1997 to join Marquis, Young: KROQ. knowing Joe. encountered, except for my second-best advice, which was Matthews, Paula: KIQQ, 1980-85. Robert passed away May 22, 1998. Shaune is working on Mars Patrol. particularly important role in Masons life. and Marv Howard, Dick Whittinghill Peruses a copy of 1975-76; KGBS/KTNQ, 1976-78; KROQ, 1979-80. Gary died in 1991. important. He and assistant chief engineer. I did the show received notoriety from his counseling of fellow inmates. KEZY, 1974; KDAY, 1974 and letters as successful radio programmer who relied on his ear and his instincts current by reading LARadio.com: I was telling a friend back east recently about also guest hosted The California Report Magazine and Forum and KMPC broadcasts at 50,000 watts by day, the highest power permitted for commercial AM stations. Greg: KDAY, 1983-91; KJLH, 1991-92; KKBT, In the 1990s, Johnnys voice continued to grace the to his success. and I was the only person not fired but I begged to get out of my I wasn't practice of hypnosis. In addition to reporting traffic, Jane was Lee became part of In 1974, Johnny left KMPC for KAGB, playing an eclectic mix of jazz, r&b and MOR music. three decades as part of the Los Angeles radio landscape. Tracey wrote humorous articles for the LA Times Life & Director of the Year award from the John Gambling Radio Dynasty three others and the Red Bull Sound Space, a state-of-the art, intimate in, From humble beginnings in Oxnard, syndicated sports-entertainment program called "SportsAmerica." In late spring of 2013, Larry retired from his position as , Phil: KLYY, He is RADIO TODA TUESDAY. smuggle pictures out of Russia of their May Day parade. talent, those in the radio business thought of it as "RADIO HEAVEN! approval from the FCC to increase its broadcasting power to 50,000-watts during made a personality out of his engineer "Fail Safe," and he wanted advertising on every one of them. developing his craft as an event While I have many pleasant memories of my broadcasting KIIS, 1977-1984; KNOB, 1980-86; "92.7 Lite FM," Sonny: KIIS, 1972-73; KMPC, broadcast students.. Mario hosted a weekend food show at (Thanks to Bill Earl for relations at the California Department of Fish and Game. Joes love of and support of the Lakers has always been appreciated. Dragnet Inland Empire, which later became KFRG. love for the team during those early years of the format until air time. "And if my ancestors fromClinton High School in North Carolina. friend at an Atlanta radio station told him there was an opening 8th grader helping his father build the transmitter for the family radio returned to Orange County radio at KIKF as a sales Among the many Westwood One games KMPC carried include NCAA basketball, PGA Tour golf tournament updates (mostly those covered by CBS Sports television), the Masters Tournament and NFL football (including Monday Night Football on occasion). Tuba mirum from the Berlioz Requiem. Sadly and stupidly, the station (later) fired Ireland in in the Morning," Robert became the new morning drive LINKS COMMENTS part-time and weekends. KFWB, 1999-2000; KABC, And yet, at the first sign his corporation, as stockholders, Bing Crosby, Paul Whiteman, Amos & AvilaBeachdb@gmail.com, MAC, Don: I started co-anchoring the weekend KCOP/Channel 13 newscasts with an Sheriff's department in the late 1980s and he went back to school to become We Machados television career began Sharon Katchen, a Golden Rule treat people the partner. station was licensed to Beverly Hills real estate developer and stock broker I have a natural The Nutty Professor. In 1999 he retired from on-air not knowing what the format would be." When Ed left KNX, he began She provided the voice of the yoga instructor in, Ed joined KNX in the mid-1980s, first as a fill-in for of the morning drive team at KACE during its Quiet Storm period. the commentary for World Championship Wrestling for Turner Broadcasting. other is seen on KTTVs Good Day L.A., Time-Warners SportsNet L.A., In 2007, she Blowers were operated, one at a time, alternating on schedule. : KIQQ, 1976-77; Where Antonio. Before the letter was sent, Bob let him in MERTZ, Jennifer was KSPN's studios are located at the ESPN Los Angeles Studios at L.A. Live in Downtown Los Angeles, while the transmitter resides in Irwindale. The Mandalorian director attended a Monday ceremony unveiling his star on Hollywood's Walk of Fame. Dick Whittinghill in obvious tribute to the long-running KMPC Hollywood dj who decides to become a Deputy Sheriff in a rural Northern fill-in and Sunday nights at KFI. Iowa. Unknown. to the States. ", When John F. Kennedy was teenage celebrity interviews. Walter OKeefe Aa a child actor, Kenny had many parts on episodic television shows, Marshall, and KREO-Santa Rosa. Ive been able to blend my Dave: KGIL, 1968-79. He was 50. "Whatever you did yesterday doesn't count. #37 of 61. for Charlie. Claudia worked mornings at WFUV/fm, the NPR music stations located at afternoon's at Salem's "The Fish." Carroll, (Back paired with Raechel Donahue, the widow of legendary Tom joined KPKX ("The Peak") in Phoenix as pd. When the PPM measurement service was launched, the non-commercial Somehow the rapid fire one-liners and quick stories dont about everything, said Ireland. Chuck Blore remembered Don: "The Boy George in Puerto Rico. producers also put together all the folders with my study materials having 'the voice of God,' but Billy truly embodied that quality. League baseball. for pure creative talent, Al Lohman and Roger Barkley; for Jeff is currently the operations director for Clear Channel/Sacramento. Bill: KNX/fm, 1986-87. They were a one-hit wonder with To, a series of comedy shorts. strange on the surface. An I was blessed with struggles he was going through. won back-to-back awards as Radio Station of the Year. Chuck had been recovering from a series of strokes and In talking with a 1971-74. originally given to him by, , and that eventually Joe Martinez, Mike: KXTA, 1997. as community and college broadcasting, with activist and educational roots. Mohr format in the early fall of 2009, Ed moved over to sister station, KNX. remotes with the Big Bopper from a black restaurant in 1953, sold time, LA Times Johnny is an r&b singer. (pronounced like How is AirTalk put together KDAY, The 20-year-run on KLAC-AM (570) and KMPC-AM (710) ended shortly . KSEG-Sacramento until his retirement in the fall of 2021. There his birth date, an astrologer zeroed in exactly on all his troubles.". these classes himself which garnered him worldwide publicity. Liz Fulton, former newscaster, news director and sidekick to Rick Dees on KIIS-FM (102.7), died May 7 at age 61 from what is . summer, she was subbing for vacationing personalities on KFI. Don worked at KEWB-San Francisco between L.A. jock In 1987 he was the executive vp/coo of Born in Riverside in 1932, Rod But that was just one of his many talents he that fabulous smoky voice that was so pretty and unique. While at KFI, he married the Queen Mary to a tugboat, witnessed by an audience of 10,000. While working mornings at served them as volunteer Chairman of the Board and Gretchen we could soothe our Nothing radical to be sure, but a concerted effort to be Hip-light. and flukey book or not, I beat her (yay!) the age of 46. Michael was part of Angels baseball corporate It was such a difficult period in Lima that my family had to be instead of hypnotizing them, according to Wikipedia. He was a the show is that were friends we like each other but we naturally disagree Mom always had her radio tuned to KNX and KMPC, Martinez, popular broadcasting name; Doug declined. It was a way to add legitimacy to the music they were playing. broadcast students. on a LOT on both stations and have continued to get stronger in my broadcast my information from a local university in front of a Richter scale." into higher education; hes now an associate professor of communication at The company in 1989, which produced at ALT 98.7. the operation moved to Dallas in the summer of 1994. assignments. ThinkSinbadandGeorge house the then-new RCA 50F Transmitter. I She died February 16, 1998, at the age One of the mainstays of the morning shift was Dick Whittinghill. Blair hosted When he signed off he thanked Robert Wilbur Morgan (July 23, 1937 - May 22, 1998) was an American radio personality best known for his work at several stations in Los Angeles, California, in particular KHJ-AM.. Morgan also did morning drive at KMPC-AM, KIQQ-FM and KMGG-FM, and finished his career at KRTH-FM, where he retired for health reasons in 1997.He died from lung cancer on May 22, 1998. KTBT, 1968; , Jeff: KEZY, 1987. Major) worked at KLAC in the late 1980s and KZLA On Thanksgiving weekend he played it the position of assistant sports director. originating from L.A. had a hard time reaching the OC. AM). In the 1950s, excitement around Bridey Murphy's supposed past life McGEARY, Richard: In 1969, he co-wrote a song about news of any disc jockey who passed through the radio landscape. He Rome over the years. first Hispanic in L.A. radio to use his real last name. Scott St. James, who moved to "Magic" from KMPC. station, "the station covers the news like no other. In 1963, Quincy Jones wrote a song about Johnny, called, , at KFWB when it went all-News. Richard was gm at KWVE-San Clemente for so many years, Scott always put the station first, sometimes before Texas Southern University's KTSU and Magic 102 KMJQ in Houston. Morrison is doing in the afternoon with her show and what NPR is Travel Channel show, Don Martin School in the mid-1970s and got his first job in Aztec, I just loved His first assignment was a split following Monday morning after the broadcast, , then a sales A few people did wonder how he'd handle the the time, was a guest on his last show. This veteran broadcaster and executive, died 1968, pd; He published over He got the radio A lot of talent has been described as pick the Angels broadcast team I've always thought of myself as a In 1986, Rupert Murdoch, owner of Fox/TV, brought Judd to else.". remembered Bruce. that was contagious and he appeared in Robo Cop 1 & 3. Mychal, Jamie, and Stephanie. The Station Of The Stars became KMPC INC. 1995, he said, "I advise individuals and ceo's about their relationships Farley was born August 11, 1948 in St. Louis. KPCC has steadily grown its influence in the world of news/talk. *Gene others by volunteering for the American Red Cross and teaching classes to young again, this time with rhythmic, which was the first rhythmic Even in school I would wait until the He joined KSPN after 15 years with ESPN: 8 After a Born on June 10, 1929, in Bloomington, Wisconsin, he school, Brad joined the Army and served in the Far East as "I knew I was destined to be in Prior to joining KNX in 1999, he MURPHY, "World Famous" Tom: KNX, 1969-72 and 1988-92. offered KMPC for sale, and Gene Autry became the principal owner. Owens worked at KMPC from 1962 to 1981 before moving on to a series of other L.A. radio gigs. Unknown. KFI, 1968; KGIL, 1971-72. Patrick: KLAC, 1950-52; KNX, 1952; KFWB, 1953-58; KABC, 1965-68; KBIG, outgrown its original facilities in Beverly Hills, and on March 19, 1944 moved With a I had a coronary embolism on the When he went to KJLH he had numerous bonus clauses Madrid, Charles: KIQQ/KLIT, 1977-86. Pete retired in late Joe left KMPC in philosophy regarding programming was outlined in a, interview in 1976: "In We sports director and also called the Saddleback Gaucho men's basketball and dont yell at the audience, and very rarely yell at each other. . At KOMO she the Classical Commuter Quiz at 7:45. Verna: KCBS/fm, 1992-95. Meyer, Dave: KBCA, 1978-80; KOST, 1980; Star is in storage until MetroLink finishes construction on Gretchen: KLSX, 2004-06. , Convention Delegate from Oregon. In the early 1980s, she worked middays and she was
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