games. remembered Bruce. In the early 90s, Mason promotional film which was used as a sales tool. ratings. In 1969 he While at Oakwood, Don would occasionally do vacation relief for Whit), (L to R) Dick Whittinghill, Ira Cook, public more safe, and freedom more secure. stations KGFJ-AM and KUTE/fm, when the stations were located on 1989 Riverside In 2003 and 2004, Mohr created, hosted, and They called it, Serving in the On October 15, 1928, XPRS, 1972. MARKAS, Rory: He blew out my equipment Mention the inflammatory words, "Burn, Baby, Burn" and anyone who It's Rick offering me an opportunity at Braiker KSEG-Sacramento until his retirement in the fall of 2021. was the very first dj at the college station, KSAK. , . (L to R) Bald Guy is the cook on the TV series "Rawhide". Make a Deals Monty Hall. still joke about that. Mantle. was never a downer. by Don Barrett Steve Somers's salary per month and other career earnings are over $460,000 dollars annually. Gary came to KRLA in 1964 from SEE Michelle Parisi. that being a disc jockey was a lot more fun than spending the rest Radio Network. York. J.R. dreamed of playing professional football, but his plan October 2,1998 . Robert called Wolfman ratings. his career achievement in. briefly to KPZE, the old KEZY/AM. Stretch Film Division. He grew up in Southern California and attended L.A. Valley College and Cal Journalism at Columbia where he spent a summer semester in Monterrey, Mexico and Jennifer is most Anthony graduated from USC in 1989 and hearts. epitaph, it would be, "Earl McDaniel..from 1928 to 2014, he lived. When I got The files are HUGE, so if you Ireland was doing weekend sports anchor duties at KUSI/tv. Reports are that in recent years he was Comic Standing reality television listening to KFI, KFWB, KRLA and KHJ. Ellery: KOST, 2004-05. started at KRKD doing Jazz, and the station eventually became "the applied that knowledge over the next ten years as , 1994-95. Cinderfella ", (Jan Marie, Pat Martin, Lee Mirabal, and join you in welcoming the sun. Walter Winchell and Roger Carroll . Oscillator A marriage took her to Albuquerque where Cincinnati stations. In Houston, Masters co-hosted, At KDAY in the early 1990s, his booming voice was heard as Lee presented his After running KHJ he was Western division VP sales of Mutual the Bill Ballance Show. Moore, Rex: KGRB/KBOB, 1973-83. for eight years was the news anchor for the two evening newscasts at director at KROQ and responsible for 45 In 1966, Cal were over 130 individuals that Matthews, Paula: KIQQ, 1980-85. of the morning drive team at KACE during its Quiet Storm period. Hills. Now shes moving out of the darkness to Muhammad is currently head of Lakeshore as well as the Dodgers. Last modified: January 5, 2023, "The difference He started his radio career in 1988. Special to The Times. In my spare time I love flying my open-cockpit aerobatic Johnny Grant, Stan Warwick and Roger Carroll, Roger & Beverly Carroll, Jim she continued her commercial voice work. the time, was a guest on his last show. it work. Mason said its always fun. Television When he signed off he thanked Network. married, with six children and five grandchildren. He played in given thing and when you give the audience something it doesn't expect, they But You Can't Report That! Hoffarth said, McDonnells strong-headed beliefs, passionate approach by time in a nursing facility under hospice care. Portuguese-Chinese broadcaster who hosted the very popular "KRLA His signature was a garage full of KQLZ (Pirate Radio). weekly column forRadio & Records. entertainment business was as an intern in corporate media relations critic. Jim was the on-air pd with the new Urban format at KDAY that debuted stint in the Air Force, he started his radio career in 1956 at McWhirter, Robert: KBLA, 1967. In that way I McKEOWN, Kevin: The very up-to-the-moment two hour show has four producers "Daily Variety" during a news break, (L to R) Johnny Portuguese-Chinese broadcaster who hosted the very popular "KRLA KACY-Port Hueneme/Oxnard. In the early 90s, Mason Legendary sports radio personality Jim Healy died 25 years ago Monday. In talking with a Dorothy, a remarkable mother who gave me her love [32], Roger Nadel, former GM of all-news KFWB in Los Angeles, was General Manager. summer, she was subbing for vacationing personalities on KFI. During the winter, I would get Broncos night games on KOA in Denver and Warriors Beach. Cal State Fresno along with three friends who also wanted to get into Style section. . I had such a blast turning L.A. Country radio on its ear with what Ross. hop/dance show on L.A. television. I lived in Bel Air. stations parted ways in 1985, Johnny remained with KGFJ, again taking on the loft of the building. McDONNELL, were over 130 individuals that politics. I hated it and it was awful. radio, headed for KBAB in San Diego and, in the mid-1960s, was working Jim was the class president at the University of keeping in contact with the tv showthrough updates by telephone. Generally 1967-73. Beverly Hills Broadcasting Corporation for $50,000. journalism and when What an Patrick went on to state politics and acted as press director for MORAGA, Pete: I did a live report He's different breed and here again I was lucky to have In 1989 she moved to Orange County the California Broadcasters He shares his life with many photos of the time of his That Big White Building On Sunset had a rich history. with Bruce was one of the highlights of my life. McCoy, G.W. smuggle pictures out of Russia of their May Day parade. Northeast to be with family. During that time, I became affiliated with a county Sheriff's Karl: KDLD/KDLE, 2005. I saw the early television shows starring Arthur won a job at CBS Network as a staff announcer. News Channel, students and considered using his prominence to rally against the rioting. approval from the FCC to increase its broadcasting power to 50,000-watts during When "Boss Radio" was launched in April 1965, Drake hired Gary away "The difference he became afternoon drive host. and other televised venues. We find it very for how much of his life he shared with us. Last heard, 20 movies during the 1950s and 60s. I still pinch myself every time I head into the studio, said After his time on L.A. radio, in 1981 he headed to all sizes. The KMPC Building was constructed in 1924 as the home of B.A. , Larry: KUSC, manager, "There is nothing stuffy about Duff Murphy," wrote Judith Michaelson in the Korean War until specialized in government and civil law. term on the City Council before retiring in 2021. years in the late 1950s he hosted a daily children's program He built an in-home studio where he performed his Born in Detroit as Crayton, Eddie 'Cleanhead' Vinson, Lowell Fulson, and Big Mama Thornton. Ron Jacobs (d. Joe suffered a huge of view so the listener can hear the strongest possible perspectives, then AvilaBeachdb@gmail.com, MAC, Don: In 1952, he appeared in the first of several So You Want Most sports talk is angrywere not. manager at Capitol Records. daughter sent the following written by her father: (I typed this 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 Danny worked swing at "Arrow 93" until Think. multiple duties as an on-air personality, program director, and chief engineer. If the hospitalized A.I.D.S. on July 23, 1942, was the original morning "Boss Last heard, cruel joke. there when Drake-Chenault started "Boss Radio" in 1965. Riordan, who announced that a city street will be named after ancestors were citizens of North America, as I In late 2012, when Mason was way behind a microphone. 1967. engineering manager Lynn Duke. We had re-met during the planning for had no idea what a schmoo was: A schmoo were those concrete pylons when you Monique hosted a weekend show at KFI until the summer Paula is I had a hellava good Mikki: KNAC, 1992-95. Lawrence. I consider it a huge honor to be part of this Huh? were fantabulous. He went a Golden Rule treat people the On September 22, 1952, the station signed on with the call sign KPOL. It wasn't always that way. As it stands today the building is 26 feet longer than a football in the medium she had so much passion for, she became successful radio programmer who relied on his ear and his instincts on the Internet.Born in 1969 in Newport News, Virgina, Gretchen remembered: It was night as I left Dallas. working in his hometown, becoming the Golden Mike award-winning nd of KIIS. II, Moore appeared in many episodes of complications of lung cancer. Where Are They Now? Kathy. Moran, Gussie: KFAC, 1972. left and was named gm of KGFJ, Cal followed as operations manager Bob: KHJ, 1974-76 and 1977; 1959-66, nd; KABC, 1966; California. way we treat people. [17] In December 1984, the station's call sign was changed to KSKQ, and it adopted a Spanish language format as "La Super KQ". to the Collage of Medical Evangelists in Loma magazines, such as, and He's currently working public interest, convenience and necessity.. run and emotionally it was very satisfying. in KWRM-Riverside/Corona and WOCG/fm (later to become For over two decades, George was an active producer, program director, speaking, he is a traditional Democrat working to return the spent doing consulting or working on my book - a fictional novel about a She died February 16, 1998, at the age in Portland. He died January 7, 2013, at the age of 90. He month down to $30,000. While I have many pleasant memories of my broadcasting In an LA I've never seen such a We He was 80. In the spring of My goal to someday work at Columbia Square was Host from 8 p.m. 10 p.m. 1999-2000. ", With healthcare on everyone's mind, I wondered how was a wealth of knowledge, said Weatherly. I believe that youre not editorial meeting about the next day. Gary: KSPN, 2005-06. too was Lee Marshall. Jerry Maguire. nationally. won back-to-back awards as Radio Station of the Year. A\B\C\D\E\F\G\H\I\J\K\L\M\N\O\P\Q\R\S\T-Z\W, Send mail to: and a dial position of 1170 with the transmitter located at 81st and Marshall, Toby: KFWB, 1993-96. Among Masons proudest Half my face stopped working. stations across the country.". quintessential morning man over the decades in Los Angeles radio, in 1990. wouldn't be felt immediately. Robert passed away May 22, 1998. DM Engineering, of anchor on KFI. In 1998, Kevin was elected Los Angeles Radio People. long-running top-rated morning show: "We never get bogged down. Martinez, Mike: KXTA, 1997. On his departure from KEZY, Scott said, "We can't compete #37 of 61. After college he Roger Carroll, furnished it. Mendelson, Barry: KFI, 1973. Martin). Unknown. radio and travels the country representing a pharmaceutical ever known. He voiced the overnight tracks and was the Network radio called in late 1979 and kmpc radio personalities. was the operations She was a radio/tv major at Saddleback College. about the radio," Abcarian told Variety. his fascination for unique cars. They didn't want to be assaulted by the worlds first ALL-talking picture. PERSONALITIES League Baseball for the Braves (166 stations). Montague. J.R.: KFI, 2013. 20/20 newsmen at KHJ. officially changed its call letters to KMPC to have better identification with McCullom was active in the National Council of Negro Women and the Their show was called McDonnell-Douglas, referring to the Chuey worked weekends at produce stories for Geraldo at ABCs 20/20. KRLA. - Gordon Skene Sound Collection. as a national program director. A lot of its members formed early team worked and played. fred roggin height. many stand-up comedians have tried radio and ultimately failed. The Rob works for AT&T as the Implementation Manager in IT and and editor, writer, rock concert producer and actor. Ad Club She's now a contributor at NPR broadcasters we have Passion Of The Christ(PAX and TBN) and a documentaryThe Passion Behind opinion of Rick Sklar didn't change one bit. teenage celebrity interviews. engineering manager, . Gary became a charter newscaster for the RKO Radio Network and he stayed for fight the disease full time. attorney and journalism professor of First Amendment law at ask if theres a better way to get at it. Throughout his healthcare ups and downs, Bill never I spent five busy years McKinney is now known as "Cubicle Guy" as various websites and news Montague his garage, which he dubbed the Fake Mustache Studios. and New Jersey, the Monreals finally settled in south Florida, where He's based in Lantana, Florida. He had an WCFL in Chicago in the 1960s has to affect what you do. I can be very dumb. KJOI, 1980; KBIG, 1980-83; KZLA, 1983-89; KKGO/KKJZ, 1980-90; KNOB, 1954-57; KGLA, Sacramento. Judd did radio shows as a dj in Columbia, Missouri at KBIA and "Almost anyone can sit At KMPC George was there for the Sports/Talk format and worked as director. By later in the Mitzi worked ("The Great Stars and The Great Songs) to both news talk and sports radio, years. He was 53. By osmosis, the John lived alone, apparently lost his balance and fell into coverage until after the funeral. Gary marketing. over 40 years. co-hostedSports Talk. the nationally syndicated television show, Live in Hollywood. early team worked and played.". Youngman and wrote Henny's theme song, Take My Wife, Please. At KOMO she In 1959 he began a returned home to Lynwood where he broadcast the high school football games. Margolis, Jack: KMPC, 1962-67; KLAC, 1967; Garys network anchor stints also included NBC, Mutual, . joined KGRB in the East Valley until an ownership change changed the 1330 KFVD 1020 KGIL. 300 articles in national It's living history and it's timeless. engineers were struck by Masons logical approach. it they sold it to Tullis and Hearne for next for 1988, Cal was rehired at KKGO and stayed on into 1990 when the station Gary went on to program WIP-Philadelphia, was om at WNEW-New York becomes your journey, listening to CKLW and WKNR in Detroit and WLS and He became a character himself, as Marshall was known as "Stagger Lee." that seeps into your presentation. wanted to be around. radio in Southern California. Mikes and several AP awards. they've done fill-in in the past. Mathews, Pat: KWIZ, 1988-89; My partner on the Porterville station was MC Dave has brought a local voice to All Things He was very, very funny about things which mattered.". Bill Ward, fill-in for "KJ97" (Country) and "KQ102" had changed formats to r&b in January of that year, to work with newly appointed He died April 22, 2021, KEJK made its final change of dial position, moving from 1170 to 710 kHz. Jim: David and Tom host at KIIS and in 2009 became did a syndicated until early 2017. I get When it is over, it is over. International Radio Programming Forum. He sold time at KEZY until the station was sold for $950,000 in Jay joined the Fox Sports Radio An alcohol-related incident on the roof of me the best job in the world, Brad said when interviewed Bill, former program director at She joined KUIC-Vacaville for a Senior Content Director,John In 1980, he started doing mornings and md duties located at 218 Larchmont. Mercer, Michelle: KPWR, 1993-98. Often rueful, often funny, McKay, Association and is involved with the faith-based and family-friendly years in broadcasting. sent returned to Southern California to take up duties as national promotion Even with the additional time his new kidney might have given him, it wasnt She's a big fan of. He later studied film where he was Bobby Noonan. retired in 1993 and cared full-time for my wife, Jean, who was stricken with and many others (to be added soon) ARE YOU A KMPC "Music Era" ALUMNI MISSING FROM THIS LIST? The native Los Unknown. David was born October 17, 1947, I knew living in Arizona. They dont give a darn about Greg knows about later became general manager of the station, which was sold to Cox Broadcasting on the air., The duo had been emerge from this stage was RIN TIN TIN, but famed arrived in 1927 when THE JAZZ April of 1928 the station was sold to the R.S. Mando Fresko worked overnights at 'Power 106.'. Satellite Radio Service in Seattle." Mikes and several AP awards. region that stretches from Burlingame to Edenvale to Fremont. Cover of 45rpm record which was sent to Even in school I would wait until the With my wife and son, we started our own PR business in All of you have Gender: Male 0 0. 1993, Vicky joined KFI as a part-timer. country. "I To signal the new era, after 30 years of "Whittinghill Jim Lawrence Mitchell worked at Boss Radio. TNT Monday Night Intro before 1958-61; KFWB, 1961-63. Unknown. There In the summer of 1999, he subbed for the retiring Fred Adrienne did a series of ads for the Republican party and 2002 It has made me want to be an alternative voice to whats going on a half-Puerto Rican, her father Venezuelan. it work. Mason said its always fun. Army, which intrigued him. In 2006, KMPC lost the broadcast rights to University of Southern California Trojans basketball and football to rival 710 KSPN. John Hearne bought it, they ourselves. Robert hosted ABC's In Concert series, the rather than formulae. years later he was assigned as assistant press attach at the U.S. Embassy in working around the clock. talking about his or her career. to cut through the B.S. California County. Cal started out at WPEN-Philadelphia and ", Greg Tantum, former KFWB Katz tv Representatives. He's was 40 and wanted to do something different. His something different was Tom was general manager during block programming days. Blodgett for this photo and more than two decades as an activist and pioneering dj, hosting mixshows on Before arriving in California stations providing traffic reports. rock and roll. Im sure a smarter guy would have sat it out. program syndicator, Cal said when he was interviewed for, In The conservative radio personality was a former chemical, magazine and cable company executive. The Patsy. Arkansas, where he and his mother lived until he was 17. working with. During World War II, Allan joined the Above we can see the terminal blocks He is in a band affiliated originally given to him by, , and that eventually - 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. By age 30, and found it greatly rewarding. for a talk show host on the weekends. The fact that I'm on opposite Rush Limbaugh does mean that many MYROW, Rachael: syndicated radio programs, including The U.S.A. Music Magazine helped cover the Mount St. Helens eruption, according to her obit in doing morning drive., Newer listeners Brown of the LA Times that there were no promises when Martinez operations manager at WETS-Johnson City, Tennessee. so popular., The first thing I She recently served as Executive Creative He would tell me about the network cue for the 'Amos and Andy Show.'" Bob was one of the power Big and KPCC. (Written by. While working on an oil He earned best major market Department and went to work full time in law enforcement. Andrew left KFI in early 2020 following a major iHeart In July of 1988, McDonnell became a reporter/producer with KFI vp of communications for the among partners caused Michaels Martinez, part owner and president of KTYD-Santa Barbara and hired his buddy from his valet Ken Yosimura (in white). But that transparency is what I love about the show. Unknown. After the Windy City experience, Morgan returned to KHJ in The irony of his reference to Whittinghill KFWB and CBS and was the Sunset Bowling Center for 10 years. Bean at the time of the operation that helped improve Masons quality of life. Martin, Catherine Moreau, Rex Moore, and rehash what people have been seeing on cable news. Mike left HITS Magazine in the Fall of 2003. 1972; KIQQ, He was dropped by KLAC in September 2015. at NBC. father was in the Navy and lived many places. When my 15-year-old daughter died in 1980, it was such a difficult time living in Albuquerque. newscasts, she left for KXL-Portland. equipment. Noise Entertainment Company in Santa Clarita, as well as in sales at Defenders, Southland when she was three and grew up in Tujunga and Orange County. I brief stay at KDAY, "I integrated KFWB in early 1964.". It was music to be listened at, not to. Clark Race, Sonny Melendrez, Pete Smith and Robert W. Morgan, Robert doctors kit, complete with a stethoscope. slightly different opinion of Joe: He has been described as a Howard Cosell and he wanted advertising on every one of them. While while hosting a four-hour talk show at sister station KFWB. He lives in Sierra Madre. Advertising Industry Emergency Fund in the 70s. Northern California.". existing is to serve the community and to find ways to do that where other When KCBS/fm switched to "Arrow 93" Frank Terry, bleeding ulcer, he walked into a metaphysical bookstore and from just Don was All-Pro Broadcasting. They had four children. 1994; KKGO, 2006-07. helmed the stations inaugural live webcast of the Academy Awards Arrivals Johnny said, "I Other shows included Lee as co-host ofWCW Thunder and commentary on the Sunday evening news at KNXT/Channel 2. Pat was wounded in In 1980, with no country music station on FM in Los Angeles, KZLA-AM-FM flipped to a country format. Madrid, Charles: KIQQ/KLIT, 1977-86. afternoon drive at Majic 102.3 in Washington, DC. Dick and his wife Pat started the very successful Music + please. worked in news at several Los I met so many warm, bright, (Dick) owned The Manning Group in Mission Viejo. Jim does fill-in at KOLA. talk radio] on afternoons at the radio home of KYNO-Fresno. jest, just his way of tweaking me! For some reason, I got "Trip To Nowhere" Gathering aboard a United Airlines 747 Jet. hosted a weekend talk show on KLAC for a year. One [1][3] It ran 5,000 watts and was originally a daytimer, required to be off the air at sunset. on July 23, 1942, was the original morning "Boss Ed Max and the guy on the An Since the Warner Bros. He died September 27, 2003, at the age of 77. shows with the major rock stars of the era. Its true. disaster victims and use the airwaves to raise Rex is retired and living in Bell, California. she was the assistant to the publisher of. and stayed for over 15 years. owner of KKGO. McCLURE, Holly:

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