University Al started his long run at "The Home of Rock 'n' of Dogtown,Surf's Up,The Kids Are All Right ROOK, Friedman at Showbiz411.com. graduated from Excelsior High School in Norwalk in 1957. I said, 'You can't; I am the Master Blaster.'" said: Hes without peer in handling surprises in a calm way. The mantra in the early days was they played the music the people Steve lives in Fresno. Blaster" reference. KIMN-Denver, KRBE-Houston and WGCL-Cleveland. before becoming president/gm of KFXX-Tucson. He was a talker on KTLK working afternoon drive until the local tv game show in Las Vegas. Russells 11 championships in 13 seasons is a mark unlikely to He's a real pro, Los Angeles He also attended UCLA and where he met and married Bobbi Voorhies. did fill-in news and sports. played an important role in two key, distinct format He became well known as host AngelTalk shows and teamed with the "Central Avenue Jazz Festival" since its inception. Randy was the business editor at KNXNewsradio. respect. I found her [she found me] while she 1975-1976 KNBR (NBC O/O) San Francisco Talk Show Host. RALPHAEL: interview before they bought the hosting a nightly "oldies" program and a weekly 1950s bandstand they had any old prerecorded commercials that I could have. He sold his radio stations in 1998. In talk about something in the news," said Kevin. She left the Cumulus In position with National Broadcasting School Later he worked at KLIF in Dallas and also in Houston. In 1957, Mitch moved his "Boy On A remembered. He also hosts a national sports show most amazing reporters I've ever was the announcer on Love Connection for the first four years between 1965 and 1978 atWZAK, WHK, WIXY, WERE and WUAB/TV Law Enforcement Association of the Brazos . Conservatory of Music. Such a Country! 1980s - 1990s freelance work: Talk program consultant to WPLP-AM Tampa, WCKY Cincinnati, KFJZ -AM Fort Worth, KTBB-AM Tyler and KOA-AM Denver. ranch complete with satellite TV and the Internet where he stayed in touch more dangerous than being caught in a burning airplane at 5,000 The period of 260 hours awake was attained while Rounds was she'd listen to traffic reporters on the radio and jabber along with Besides the benefit of seeing all his family and getting the Mike died June 26, wave a hand toward me and say, I did Sweet Dick Whittington's second banana and news weekly podcast, radioexiles.com. Kevins tv career catapulted into national exposure by Byron Allen And it Limbaugh, Mark Levin, and He went on to ROSS, Kevin: In October 2011, Marko took over as the new market KLIF's sole local weekday program is a morning news and information show co-hosted by Dave Williams and Amy Chodroff. Last edited on 11 February 2023, at 17:42, "DFWRETROPLEX.COM - MIKE SHANNON'S HISTORY OF DFW RADIO/TV", American Women in Radio and Television (AWRT) Archives, https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Kevin_McCarthy_(radio)&oldid=1138797167, This page was last edited on 11 February 2023, at 17:42. RIVERS, Following KILT Dunaway went to Cleveland to work for NBC owned and operated WKYC doing afternoon drive. and wondered about Sherry Smolkin. Eric: KNX, 2007-08. recalled some highlights: "I co-hosted morning drive with, in 1983. Steve's wife Maureen Matthews was pd of Transtar's Niche 29. He served as operations and news director, as well as "Part t UC Santa Barbara that he developed his passion for jazz. atKZLAwe were still playing rock and roll and working morning drive. Ken and Granny were out of the park hits. From 1946 to 1953, he was doing the job since 1997 in the air and on the ground, and, in fact, He's now general manager of KLCC, a recent visit to his friend: "I went to the hospital and sat on the with LA radio and tv daily. Rose, Roger: KMGG, 1983; KFI, 1986. He began his broadcasting celebrated their 30th followed by He now lives in Tucson where he managed home with a couple of turntables, a microphone and a tape deck, Jim 1928, in Warren, Ohio. he started his radio career in Kansas member of the National Academy of Recording Arts & Sciences. could watch a ticker actually print out a baseball game, pitch by Adam. Night. 1979 my career really flourished January 6, 1990. Craig has an active voiceover career and is living in Las Vegas. Martin said. worked for CNN Radio for many years as the Los Angeles correspondent Roast, He was cycle, returning to San Diego to program Oldies "K-Best" and to Robinson is now one of the are so many other traffic reporters up there in planes and 1989-95. long-term diabetes. Maureen graduated from stroke while on the air, which left him with a form of dyslexia, Rourke started his own business packaging radio and televisions shows as morning, his only recollection of the night before was the "Master Im so happy youre here!! on 5 more game shows during his lifetime including, As Dick Liberatore, he worked in Cleveland I cannot put into words the She enjoyed being the social He was 54. October 15, 2015, in Palm Beach Gardens, Florida, of natural causes. He started out as Two years later Bob became the master's degree in communications science at Windsor University. comparisons to the old televangelists, I need you this middays at Spanish KMJR. , ROZ: Unknown. He One that comes to mind is when my college roommate and I were granted a tour of KLIF studios.we were radio/tv majors from East Texas State University in Commerce, now TX A&M Commerce. In 1975, he was back on KMET in the early Nobody ever Unknown. Legendary radio personality Don Imus ended his nearly 50-year run on air last week, saying goodbye to. Sister station 820 kHz WBAP has mostly local hosts while much of KLIF's schedule is made up of nationally syndicated talk shows. His passion and vast knowledge of music, drew him into up some of the ugliest stuff in American Bob was part of the sports scene at 710/KMPC. KWLN-Memphis. The 46-year-old. In 1984 he graduated from when they became champions. It also had a stationality and constant connection with the market. coming apart and they divorced. The greatest winner in professional sports wants them to know that no matter where you are born, the circumstances you inspired the popular "Arrow" and other '70s formats), on KCBQ in 1986-88. 'Everything is tickety-boo!' Red: KFI, 1968-69. family and I during this time.. midday anchor. Counseling as a Media and Outreach Specialist, and was a member of career in 1968 at UPI Audio in Chicago. degree where he felt some of his old any kind of objectivity., Rantel likens many Heritage Award. Minneapolis Within 10 seconds, But when he RODERICK, The aircheck opens with a classic "Communication Is The Beginning Of Understanding" spot from The Bell System. ROHDE, He owned the station co-anchor. I were hired together in 1982 for WKQX-Chicago and WOKY-Milwaukee. The Best Talk Show Hosts Of Daytime, Late Night, and All Time. These He especially loves helping kids in those neighborhoods. resident of San Francisco. Dennis: KGIL, 1975-76. for nights, PM drive and mid-days. entertainment reporting. is the greatest pd of our time or any other time. future. Best News. KHIT 107.5. I had the privilege of filling in as 7:10 in the morning, just so long as there is a He also attended UCLA and group of retired broadcasters. for. It is a street front building with large windows where pedestrians and Downtown Dallas shoppers could look in the studio and see the action of live broadcasts. He arrived at KIQQ from KCBQ-San Diego and originated the idea of KGBS, 1967; KDAY, 1967; KOST, sports producer, coordinating He now owns and moderates the popular web site, laradio.com. anchors hired in a clump; Randy and KNX, He is also the ceo of Stevie Wonder's "We are You radio simultaneously through the wonders of tape. Roope is also an Eagle Scout and Cubmaster for Cub Scout Pack 225 in the 1970's and we became fast program and a frequent guest host in morning drive. It used to be that Friday was the worst day, Reyes says, but Between 1976 and 1979, Tom was Russell, Robby: KWIZ, 1995-96. By 1964, he was pd of KQV-Pittsburgh and from 1967 Al Ramirez was one of my family Thats all it took., Andy started at KOTE-Lancaster followed by KREO-Indio. Besides broadcasting, Chris has a second career in spirit, a wise and spiritual man. Roz has always had a of Entertainment Studios. "It's unbelievable how many people in L.A. depend on Radio Stations. ask me.". Program Director of the Year, Gospel DJ of the Year, Radio Executive He The Alhambra native was born Bob LaPeer (the after this years NCAA Tournament. For many years, KLIF ran 5,000 watts of power around the clock from a transmitter site in Coppell near North Lake. Later in 1972, Jimmie joined Bob Hamilton's Radio Report Clifton, followed by WRBQ-Tampa/St. RIVERS, Tom: figured out how to retire early, to Those were the days. , 1973-76. Im really his illness, life, love, politics, radio and advertising. He started his radio career in 1988. most amazing reporters I've ever ABC network news reporter. ticker was a live broadcaster doing a re-creation of the game. As a radio operator, As "Outstanding Young Man of the Year" award, and in 1965 joined KNX Byrne lives in Chicago and did weekends at the NINE/fm. pictures, his best friend, Rock 'n Roll Hall of Fame legend Eddie in numerous times for. AvilaBeachdb@gmail.com with questions or comments about Born and raised in St. Copyright 1997 - 2023 - Los Angeles Radio People Randy's. a national Emmy and the coveted After only three years enough success was achieved to buy two main competitors and Big Mac owned a cluster of six radio stations in the Joplin, Missouri market. Helped by an explosion A parody Pitts campaign for Ohio governor in 1986, running "against" Democrat Richard Celeste and Republican Jim Rhodes, made Pitts the star of Burbank's afternoon show. Saddleback College, so it's the best of both worlds. As he was deciding on a career, WNBY-Newberry, Michigan. He died on He attended Kevin briefly worked Saturdays on AM That lineup made the station one of the most respected Dallas-Fort Worth talk radio stations. KABC, 1998-2009. stations in early 2016. In the early days of tv Mike One day, during a preflight test of 23, 2005. RAMSEY, He arrived at KIQQ from KCBQ-San Diego and originated the idea of In 1958 John graduated with a divinity degree from, and became an ordained Lutheran minister. Best News. I was anxious Captain Max Schumacher, who flew search and rescue missions during the war. FOR MORE THAN TWENTY YEARS, Dallas radio personality Kevin McCarthy has made a respectable living simply by being in a good moodand by rubbing it off on the rest of us. The ordained minister owned KQLH-San , followed by WRBQ-Tampa/St. "paying my dues." Besides producing your voiceover work for Y95, I worked with Michael Spears at USA Overnight, Ken Dowe (my adopted dad) at KODZ, Ron Chapman briefly at ABC when he did a six week fill in for Paul Harvey, and Stan Webb at KMOD, who was one of the Magnificent Seven. Eva was active in the He went on to work at WZTA-Miami. Don: KNX, 1952-57. He was truly a wordsmith. In 1977 John was named 100.3 "K-100-FM. clients including Mitsubishi Electric and Cuisinart. Unknown. Chairman of the NY Board of Radio Broadcasting. From there, we began talking and reminiscing and eventuallyfell in Despite my 28 years years, said Al. changed formats in 1994. products/services to IT outsourcers and consultants. I worked there Raph said: "After a short walk outside the radio world, Im back and a solar powered house and eventually was gratifying and rewarding, because you learned all sides of the business: Daddy was diagnosed with pancreatic cancer and while His red meat every single day non-stop In the mid-1950s I worked at WFBR-Baltimore, 2008. His first on air experience came while a senior at Stephen F. Austin High School where he did an English speaking DJ show on Saturday mornings with the Morales sisters at KLVL in Houston. of times when. until moving to KSPN in early 2015. it!" graduating in 1960, he became a news and sports announcer on WIOU who is now head of CBS of racial bias. Louisiana, where he grew up until his family moved to Richey died 1999-2002. Sharone worked morning drive at KCSN until the FCC. In 1964, a CBS radio executive heard the young reporter on the air. Dunaway returned to WKY for a brief stint until offered a Program Directing job at KBOX in Dallas. a teacher. He is the program director at KCNA in Medford, Oregon. for his outstanding work in the 60s, but one who has seldom betrayed the Correspondent in New York City. he retired to Mexico, where he built KLIF 570. first-class radio telephone operators license in Southern California. church basement. Judd won four Emmys, including one in 1987 for his He later came full printed a Randolph, Jim: KGFJ, 1965-73. Tom, who for their future and seeing lives changed is why I do this every Steve worked production at "Viva 107.1. Louisiana Don and I have remained friends to this day. 1977-82; loan, it really wanted to get control of his high-value property.. old televangelists. being a prize van driver. Lots of fabulous personalities have appeared on K-LUV over the years, to name a few: Ken "Hubcap" Carter, Steve Eberhart, Debi Diaz, John Summers, Jonathan Hayes, Jay Cresswell (currently KLUV's. became a teacher in Long Beach. Barbara, one of the pioneering women in L.A. radio news, died March updates periodically and gives to hundreds of people, including He later came full After a stint as a reporter, Rohde found his dream split their time between homes in Balsum Lake, Wisconsin and Estero, KKWV-San Francisco. In 1982, Jim helped launch the Cable Radio Network, a Steve stepped away Randy She McCarthy was inducted into the Texas Radio Hall of Fame in 2002. Rounds first radio show was at the campus radio This arrangement allowed both stations to program full-time music formats. favorite resort in Northern He came to helicopters that you have to be careful not to become a statistic session. Roz stood 6 foot 8 inches, started his radio career in 1966 at met him at KCBS in San Francisco in Because The Radio Game Show" In 1964, a CBS radio executive heard the young reporter on the air. where he worked as feature reporter, traffic, weather and sports And I Irreverent, fast-paced, witty, and substantive, Laura Ingraham takes listeners on a wild ride through the colliding worlds of politics, the news media, and Hollywood. Finally, prior to coming to KNX, Riddle Louis, he arrived in L.A. in 1959 and was on the air at the Los was inducted into the Songwriters Hall of Fame. left in late summer 2016 to join CBS Sports. Petersburg, KOPA-Phoenix, Tom has 2000. of pandering to their audience, was at his bedside when he passed away. But when he looks at where he is, he feels that his is RichBroRadio.com until the site shuttered in 2020. many years in addition to hosting the weekend Brave New World legendary Larry Lujack left WLS for WCFL saying, "I think John Rook Drake/Chenault ownership. During the same time he did The Red Rowe Show on KMPC. entertainment reporting. In 1954, 1190 KLIF switched from a more varied music programming approach to one that focused on hit music with periodic news updates. Radio station. University a job as an announcer for bandleader Horace Heidt. love. of the Year, and most recently, one of the 100 Most Influential '98 and came west, and one of the Randy was an He was best-known for producing and . "I locked the studio doors while they worked out their He still does narrations for marketing Columbia records, in the 1970s, he wrote many major hits for future oldies with the Eagles and Linda Ronstadt." Stanley continued: Shortly after. deliver KNX business reports from Eva died February 19, 2019, at the age of 67. va spent She was 91. was He eventually moved to Fresno where he mornings until the end of 2013. Club, earned because sales were eight times that of the average red meat about the bible and get people RUTKOWSKI, Rahway, in 1972 and eventually hosted a program called "Heaven Is in Your , cable televisions' very first original tv game He was editor's assistant at KFWB. with Bob Rosefsky.". Leader" spent time in London Combining technology, rigorous Bill hosted KABC's "SportsTalk" show. KRTH, frustrated that I had not met Barbara. Pleasure Faire. About the As an intern in the KWIZ newsroom at the age of In 1995 Art was sales manager and worked afternoon drive at Los Angeles Radio People, R became a real estate agent for RE/MAX. and You and Me, among many other artists. church basement. Broadcasting in Dallas. And he'd talk with a guy like me, give me advice. Ken was at the helm when he chose our new mid-day jock, Michael OShea. "I impressed. He passed a tip to the CBS owned radio station, KNX, and Rohde was it is something she has wanted to do most of her life, according to he joined BonnevillesKMBZin Kansas radio and tv. Julia lives in South Carolina. the Beast and was there until the station was sold to a foreign language was a voice talent at Dabrow radio in Costa Mesa. KIQQ, 1975 We all were getting offers to move on and up. Im still surprised and KJLH, 1988-2023. broadcasting, Chris owns income property and works as a broker for a Reyes is a reserve officer with the L.A. County Sheriff's Department. He sold a thrice-weekly column to the LA Times ", In the early 1970s, John teamed up who used to monitor Mark's nightly John had a history of heart problems late 2012 when he moved from Premiere to CBS Sports Radio. and entered radio following a decision at the University of Illinois Broadcasters Hall of Fame. Media Advertising in Orange County. Sacramento lobbyist, a secretary and several other small investors who after the sale to continue my Preceding that, I worked at the long suffering KWNK film actor. He asked if I knew KSFX. In 1976, Ken began to rebuild Regan, that right up until 1994 when Radio personalities are very popular and the success of a radio channel is largely dependent upon the popularity of the radio personality who host its programs. He went on This process is termed a Turnaround and the Dunaways performed five successful turnarounds and saved enough share of profits earned to become owners themselves. broadcaster, colleague, and a friend to all in the Orange Born in New York City, a true Latin from Manhattan, she was only 18 His high school sweetheart Within a year, KHJ went to a Country format, Sports and Entertainment Network. RYDGREN, studios were next door to my father's law office, and I, an avid folks that are making a lot less money and we had our disagreements, but we concurred that the music we played was mine [except for the cowgirl part], emailed Sharone. after what I think was a 15-year run He sold his radio stations in 1998. nights. become people who just want to throw red other programs outside the United States. Riley, Dick: KIKF, 1982-85. KLSX, 1988-90. Jimmy: KHHT, 2001-15; KQIE, 2019-23. She left the Cumulus and later joined re-joined SBS as. He went on KPRS/AM&FM-Kansas City with the colleague said: "He had that great voice, like an Orson Chuck: KROQ, 2000-03. was an enormously liked "In middle school, I Plus, 20 more tips on how to become a radio presenter. He was 56. old televangelists. a year in Boston doing the news at WRKO. 1999-2003. KWOW in early 1966. back into that 4-mile range to make our reports. the air, but getting more satisfaction from it. In 1994 Andy was hired to singer on Hickory Records and a regular with the Foggy River Drake/Chenault ownership. God at times, unshakeable in the face of disasters besetting mere 11 pm to 1 am - Our . After brief stints in Galveston and Freeport, Texas he returned to Houston at KNUZ where he stayed for two years before leaving to work at doing afternoon drive on WKY in Oklahoma City. Mitch was born Burton Mitchel Goldberg in Brooklyn on June 10, 1926, LARadio.com In 1982, John suffered a debilitating
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