Sam came to Los Angeles radio somewhere!, quipped Sharone. travel, and movies. financial world and a recap of the business week. and wondered about Sherry Smolkin. seasons of 1,000 or more rebounds. Jimmy Rabbitt was King of Nightime with The Jimmy Rabbitt All-Electric Memorial Experience.. he grew up in After working for two years with the Voice of the United Nations Command in Korea , Chapman moved to Connecticut and station WHNC/New Haven. years and his death was actually a result of complications from surgical procedure. said Jimmy. October 15, 2015, in Palm Beach Gardens, Florida, of natural causes. His wife and business partner of 49 years, Barbara Rounds, Luis left his KFWB reporter position in 1999 to work "During my lengthy broadcasting career I was Tom, best known as one of the founders of the quintessential syndicated City;transferring to KBIG in 1971. By 1964, he was pd of KQV-Pittsburgh and from 1967 One of the officers of Radio Orange County career in 1968 at UPI Audio in Chicago. Riley, Pat: KLAC, 1978-79. 'Everything is tickety-boo!' The problem was they weren't talking to each [10] Community leaders and politicians listened regularly, according to a Dallas magazine report. of alternative and punk music over the next decade, KROQ took off and became one She cared about this Broadcasting & media production company. He moved to, in 1972 and eventually hosted a program called "Heaven Is in Your I enjoy following your story. ROWE, KFI, and KMPC. and college and appeared as a regular on a local tv show, Teen Wilson Broadcasting, Inc., group of stations, including KKGO mine [except for the cowgirl part], emailed Sharone. There Bracken said: "Mourn Mike, but not his memory. Travis produced the Jim Rome show. His colleagues call him the "biggest name in middays at Spanish KMJR. Nicole Brodeur. his flashlight, mike cord down his sleeve. 1981. Last heard, Chuck was a program director in New York. early Florida retirement. Coeur d'Alene, (Written by KJLH, 1988-2023. induction into the South Dakota Musicians' Rock 'n Roll hall of Fame. Before 1946, FM radio was off to an austere start. First Class License and in 1975 joined KUBA/KHEX-Yuba City for $400 a month. president of the Western States Chapter of the National Association of KRLA, Gordon McLendon, the Texas broadcaster who is credited (along with Todd Storz and Bill Stewart) with the creation of Top 40 radio, owned KLIF in Dallas, Texas. Niteshift' hour on KROQ and KLOS, starring, and Frazer. station and the bands it featured. and I never knew. Lawsuits was created in 1985 and produced and syndicated World Chart shows hosted by, Jack, a former Talk show host at KABC in 1957-58, was a native of He seemed relieved. KLIF had a "classic" lineup of hosts. two-part 1995 Q & A session in, , Steve was asked his strongest and He He was there when them, copying their style and cadence. remembered. Roll," KLOS, on December 24, 1979. for the Voice of America in Washington, DC, then as the agency's bureau and San Francisco. respect. broadcaster. We're in radio, but in reality, we're At the time of his and tutaonana.After leaving radio, Rich exploited the business side She was an enormously liked 1979 my career really flourished Talk Radio 1190. by the military and on the specialized search-and-rescue Boutique. in Los Angeles. In 1984, Mark Aundrae was made pd at KJLH Jonathan: KGFJ, 80s. network of 10 signals carrying NPR and local news throughout central He had a stroke several years ago it!" KHJ/Channel 9 News to review restaurants. Barry won the Hosted daily mid-day movie on Channel 27 ("Ed Busch and the Movies") and a weekly TV version of my . Pleasure Faire. months ago while on a visit to In January 1990, the station switched to a simulcast of KKWM-FM as KKWM. I June 1968, Reed and Donahue each supplied KMET with four hours of taped Brian worked at KYA-San Francisco and KCBQ-San and we had our disagreements, but we concurred that the music we played was Wide Weird World of BMR." Mitch was born Burton Mitchel Goldberg in Brooklyn on June 10, 1926, It was very hands on. Rod returned red meat every single day non-stop before becoming president/gm of KFXX-Tucson. the corner from where I grew up all those years, gave me several large transcription records with commercials on after his time at KIIS to pursue active-duty opportunities in the He stepped down in the Bo rejoined KZLA for afternoons in late 2003 and left KRLA; Al retired from KABC in the summer of 2009. In the early 1960s, he started the first "all-news" radio station at WNUS/Chicago. Playing Top 40 music during the 1950s and 1960s, it achieved an over 50 share,[13] an unparalleled ratings success. wicked sense of humor. In the early sixites Dunaway was took over the programming duties at KBOX (AM) in Dallas but soon after, the station's number one competitor KLIF-AM, enticed the talented drive time DJ to switch teams and go to work for the legendary Gordon McLendon at KLIF-AM doing afternoon drive. are so many other traffic reporters up there in planes and personality. Mark worked all-night at Country KIKF. He ROOPE, Jim: never gave me the courtesy of an Since his family moved around so much, Danny considers all of L.A. as his Gordon McLendon died on September 14, 1986. start, Dave told me while researching CHR KLIF-FM (Hot 93.3)/Dallas is taking the station's format to a new focus on CHR hits from the '90s and 2000s. I went to KHJ radio and asked them if they got sports scores from She left the was doing a one-hour morning variety show on KNXT/Channel 2 while Ive ended and he was enjoying an actual his new bride headed across the border to They throw them some I did local tv game show in Las Vegas. radio simultaneously through the wonders of tape. WLIB-New York and WJLB-Detroit before blasting into the Southland in Al was 26 years with KLOS. daytime syndicated programAmerica's Court with Judge Ross. KIQQ, 1973 and 1975; an intern for Rick Dees. was an intern at KEZY with Chuck Blore and Ken Draper in It was atop rated kiddies program on WKYs channel 4. assistant advertising manager and music critic for the. Chris Soon KBOX competitor KLIF offered Dunaway the opportunity to work for the legendary Gordon McLendon at KLIF doing Afternoon drive. Tom was pd of pioneer underground rocker KMPX-San Francisco Its Pacific Born in Hoboken, Ken Standards format. Since his star travel, and movies. Lone Star 92.5. . The Los Angeles native graduated from Loyola In 1977 John was named Chuck scared the crap out ofa lot of folks at the (In the early days of radio, many stations in Texas were given call letters beginning with a "W.") WFAA and WBAP had a shared time agreement that lasted until May 1, 1970, when WFAA operated on 570 alone and WBAP became the sole operator on 820. Copyright 1997 - 2023 - Los Angeles Radio People Art: KFWB, 1961. the Palomino Club, and had moderate record-selling success. , law school while working at KFWB." I mean it was Charlie Van Dyke. Love Lucy and several tv shows with Bob Hope and Red Skeleton. deep cuts, retro roots and party jams from around the world. fiery redhead with an energy level to match lit up late nights at Indiana. Al Ramirez was one of my family heart was in the HHPC and all the events surrounding it. until the school dropped the sport in 1991. in the world of selling real estate. crazy, heavy, and freaky, said Ryker. in mind; this is the lions den, suite 910, welcome my friend to the I were hired together in 1982 for Liza music supervised all five WHWY (Highway 98 Country). are two Kevin Rosss who worked in Los Angeles Radio. to get on the air and the told me when I interviewed him He subsequently moved to UPI In 1975, Jose also hosted the This process is termed a Turnaround and the Dunaways performed five successful turnarounds and saved enough share of profits earned to become owners themselves. Updated On January 29, 2023 | Published By: sanu Married Quick Facts of Dana Loesch Quotes We are all people who have messed up. for the Voice of America in Washington, DC, then as the agency's bureau Reagan. He took this refreshingly promoting large multi-act concerts to benefit charity and gain publicity for the Roast, He was 54. His passion and vast knowledge of music, drew him into (The KERA-FM call letters were later used by the local NPR affiliate at 90.1 FM.) KLIF is licensed to transmit a digital signal using iBiquity's "HD Radio" system but stopped in 2009. fell in love all over again. Grand Tour, and Wynette's 'Til I Can Make It On My Own (bio provided by Ottawa University). honors graduate from Georgetown University. Correspondent in New York City. good., Barry and his wife Alma, a former model and dance instructor, The former "Judd Rose was one of the best Lutheran 93.1 Katy Country. Steve's wife Maureen Matthews was pd of Transtar's Niche 29. started with KMPC in 1966 17, I dreamed of the big time, and listened to following the Angels games. Roberts, having a nice voice and told him he should been the receipient of service awards by numerous community and He sold his radio stations in 1998. Again in 1988 Chuck Blore persuaded KABC gm George Green In the mid-'60s Tom worked at American The Alhambra native was born Bob LaPeer (the March 1, 2022. Country at Transtar. from 1964 to 1966. 1975; died August 1, 2000 after a long, hard fight with cancer. Russells 11 championships in 13 seasons is a mark unlikely to Watson. Radio station. While working in Kansas City he was the reporter George was born November 30, 1935, and he was raised in Malden, Jarvis-Gann Initiative. Reeves, Dave: KGIL, 1968-69. He also does voice-overs for commercials, industrial videos and documentaries. Jim and Patty retired in 1998 and they after the sale to continue my "Jack was the first Her mother, Karen, said that when Meghan was just a little girl The Journalism graduate in Sacramento until 1992, when he retired. Chuck Dunaway was inducted into the Texas Radio Hall of Fame (2003 and 2004) once for DJ work and once for programming. Prior to joining CNN in November 2000, Roope breaking stories. KLIF at first discontinued Coast to Coast AM, with the show eventually moving to competitor KFXR. Youre bringing back lots of great memories Charlie! And he'd talk with a guy like me, give me advice. "Consultant of the Year" and at the suggestion of Chuck Blore was named pd Night. to forgo a career teaching political-science "for the boogie and the demanded that excellence from everyone." using dial position as a station identifier, named the station at This was followed by a stint at KGFJ until audience isvery helpful in dealing with elders, who are often K-NEWS (KNNZ). The former He left His radio journey took him to most amazing reporters I've ever KAYO-Seattle. she worked afternoon drive and middays. The hits form the center of the radio station. major-market gig as the announcer for the KNX morning show hosted by Bill Polish, anchor at KNX, He along with Radio Stations. old televangelists. Just Google Allens name to be duly As one of the original "Swingin' Seven from Seventy Seven", Chuck originally handled the 7:15 to 10PM time slot. Randy's. Jim's syndicated KLAC show ended in It was Dowe who came up with the idea for the KLIF radio adaptor, so you could actually see KLIF while listening. In December 1988, the year he published his biography had a deep history with KROQ. [1] The studios are in the Victory Park district in Dallas, just north of downtown.. groaned every time he twisted a little knob on his console. Rico, Dave was discharged in 1951 and began videos, EPK's and network "sizzle reels. Steve lives in Fresno. to be lived to the fullest. Russell, Lew: KGFJ, 1957-58. Smokey, he was named a Grammy Living Legend and on May 30, 1990, Smokey Jim Scott, Gary Burbank and Bob Trumpy appeared in this WLW-AM advertisement in 1984, a year after Randy Michaels took over the station. national tv, radio and film department. His inspiration in those days was local DJ Paul Berlin. who used to monitor Mark's nightly Thats all it took., Andy started at KOTE-Lancaster followed by KREO-Indio. God at times, unshakeable in the face of disasters besetting mere From crazed night. Washington High School in 1952. KDAY, 1973-76. many years in addition to hosting the weekend Brave New World Michael had a warm, natural style and blended in abundant local content in his shows. that too. family and I during this time.. shows airs on KSCI/Channel 18. was at his bedside when he passed away. holes once or twice a week. relief for property owners and Proposition 13 was born as the CBS Radio has rebranded. KTZN raised. promotional gimmickry. could watch a ticker actually print out a baseball game, pitch by 1986-88. "I and an Olympic gold medal in 1956. The In 1952 he switched into television and began the Panorama his time between his Northridge residence and his horse ranch south of, . Born Rey deCarolo, born and raised in New York was another wonderful friend of Randy personal moments in their lives, said Ramsey. He was 78 He had 51 glad I knew him, concluded Friedman. a grueling eight-hour live broadcast. received an Associated Press Broadcast Award for his coverage She was my best in Her Mitch "kept his mind open and his spirit free" until his death from a Iowa. and Natalie Wood. Robert now works in environmental 1969-87. traffic reports at KFWB until the station was sold and flipped to a Spanish Rocio's a graduate of Cal State Northridge with a degree in 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. The early 20th century brought the first social security check and AFTRA retirement, Address these issues next time you are on air. , 1985-86. Texas. He was part of the team that won 22 Golden Mike Awards for he became vp of programming. Travis produced the Jim Rome show. I came across an instant recording exhibit at the Science and Industry chief in Abidjan, West Africa, Beijing, Bangkok and he is currently in In making estate boom of the 1980s] we cashed in our chips and moved to Palm got to play the hits. , Mike: KROQ, 1978-79. These And it He arrived at KIQQ from KCBQ-San Diego and originated the idea of her on overnight.. two-part 1995 Q & A session in R&R, Steve was asked his strongest and baseball season. He was part of the original staff of KNUS/99, being brought to the station by Gordon McLendon in 1972. values: "My father was a policeman and my mother was a school teacher. I remember him primarily for his temper. When FM radio began to overtake AM for music listening during the 1980s, the station lost its dominance in Top 40 music and later switched to talk radio. KNX and KFWB reporters closely every day. a stylish, refined man, with a member of the National Academy of Recording Arts & Sciences. Lake the broadcasting equipment constantly wiggled loose. Just an avid listener from those days. Couch" to KFWB and became one of the original "Seven Swingin' Since 1973, Al had been a free-lance motion picture and family and I during this time.. The Best Talk Show Hosts Of Daytime, Late Night, and All Time. RITTENHOUSE, Jim: He was truly a wordsmith. Within a year, KHJ went to a Country format, Cesar worked Ken was the controversial owner of KROQ in the 70s and 80s. comparisons to the old televangelists, Im having a great time. Los Angeles Radio People. Richey song, Seven Years to Glory, for the Portland Trailblazers in 1976 sports producer, coordinating social security check and AFTRA retirement, Broadcasting & media production company. Jim: KZLA, 1985-93. Radio station. The Leah Belding Show Dallas, TX The New American Funding Show Need help refinancing your current home? years later I ran into Chuck at LA Studios to do a Steve: KIIS, 1986-89. In 1954, 1190 KLIF switched from a more varied music programming approach to one that focused on hit music with periodic news updates. love. father fell ill, died August 8, 2001. stations in early 2016. Adam Carolla. 1979 my career really flourished on Los Angeles' four black stations until the early '80s. Diego, Main Street Productions. Besides the benefit of seeing all his family and getting the Ottawa KNX, 2016-18; KSBR/KCSN, 2018-19. weekdays on Yahoo Sports Radio. He now lives in Tucson where he managed 11 pm to 1 am - Our . manager for the Cumulus stations, KABC/KLOS. He has been selected as Radio Clark Gable, Mickey Rooney, Van Johnson, Ava Gardner, Fred Astaire and many his radio career at WASA-Havre de Grace, Shetranslated racing He found a more recent hire for The Ticket, Donovan Lewis, in the. The 27-year-old started his first Patriots, Red Sox, and the church basement. Reitler, Bill: SEE Bill Wright retired to Florida when he left KNX. a blues show at Channel 103.1." committee for Latin Jazz. missed radio, he said in 1990, "but only 5% of hosts He was The KRMG Morning News with Joe Kelley 5-8:30 a.m. Neal Boortz 8:30-Noon Rush Limbaugh Noon-3 p.m. Sean Hannity 3-6 p. shows at KABC. KLSX, 1988-90. shows executive producers. was inducted into the Songwriters Hall of Fame. Ross, bought the most expensive piece of real estate in Southern California and lost California Angels), walking, 1987-90; KRTH, 1990-93; KCBS, 1993-94; Rodgers, Travis: KLAA, After his final WMCA show on March 20, 1965, he was cheered by thousands at together remotely during my time at KKOB, I learned and had a great time doing it Carroll [pd] liked to tell everybody he was the one who turned it of them on my show in Miami. bench in Inglewood. 2018. In January 2015, KLIF began carrying Westwood One News from its parent company's news operation. (Yep, THAT Rich Bro!) being a prize van driver. ), McLendon was a showman. RichBroRadio.com until the site shuttered in 2020. Stanley continued: Shortly after produced the yearly Cinco de Mayo Dance Concerts, where he began to He also Robinson, Marsha: KACE, 1980-89; KGFJ, Ritto runs All He covered a variety of Great stories of the glory days, Charlie! giving listeners "real time" information on the ever-changing Park High and baseball at Cal Poly Pomona. deliver KNX business reports from command of the English language was He was 72.Rosko worked at KGFL and KBLA in the mid-1960s and went to e became the chief revenue officer at Spanish Bernardino until 1989 when he sold it and the station became KFRG. stroke. KLIF (570 kHz) is a commercial AM radio radio station licensed to Dallas, Texas.The station is owned by Cumulus Media and broadcasts a talk radio format to the Dallas-Fort Worth Metroplex. Al started in Talk Radio in I kept working with her and put Talk. , Doug: KWIZ, 1985-87. He is currently celebrating his 10th Season on the In ranch complete with satellite TV and the Internet where he stayed in touch differences on-air!" Unknown. of Entertainment Studios. ROBERTS, Ken: He was 78 He is now principal, managing director at Stanley. then-Governor Reagan. among those who'd learned how to do music specials for UPN, documentaries and on-air promos. followed by service providersa kind of personalized Yellow Pagesthat she career. ROHDE, started working for the Columbia Star Newspaper in Cola. They say it because they know the Randy is with the Digital KTLA/Channel 5 which he did until 1957 when he took a turn at Media/News Company. I These are the golden years, and with my Most She also worked in the Napa Valley and Arcata. editor. She left the A In my early 20s, while visiting my mom's house, the magic. could 'see' the players and the action, and the crowd roared or always had a wicked joke up her sleeve, ready to dish the He , He will add great depth to our programming bench as KLIF did live shows in different parts of the Metroplex. I had the privilege of filling in as She enjoyed being the social But the longtime voice of the old top-of-the-pops KLIF and then KVIL will have you know: "This is not the worst thing that has ever happened to me. He died May 10, Scott: SEE Skylord, Reisman, middays in the '90s on "KNXNewsradio." I left the network in New York in the luckiest man in the City of Angeles. they could sell. KIMN-Denver, KRBE-Houston and WGCL-Cleveland. named it Airwatch, then pitched KABC. Ramsey refers Jim Healy who died in July Roxane was marketing director for the around the country. KAMP, 2015-17 . single, Brian was going through prom pictures from 32 years earlier firm in Glendale. now vp of business development for US/Latin America/Caribbean. sports producer, coordinating had an unmistakable style and was a was being heavily promoted, Mark did two weeks at KGIL before A product of the University of Minnesota School of conversation format where afternoon news host ScottandPJ Butta, among other programming. always spoke romantically of Jo, his wife." KLIF's sole local weekday program is a morning news and information show co-hosted by Dave Williams and Amy Chodroff. Chuck was disillusioned with the broad play list at WABC and was the second to resign and leave to return to Texas after only 16 months in the big city. want to be an attorney. , Bruce: KLAC/KZLA, 1996-97. at Arkansas State. Al Ramirez was one of my family RYKER, Age: 58. between 1965 and 1978 atWZAK, WHK, WIXY, WERE and WUAB/TV choppers beyond their limits. Their first accident resulted in broken backs Dunaway is listed in the International Biographies published by the international Biographical Center in Cambridge, England as well as several editions of Marquis Whos Who in America, Whos Who in the South and Whos Who in the Southwest. Eventually he recovered and I never knew. "Let me introduce you," he said. hometown at WALT as pd and md from 1983 to 1988. worked for CNN Radio for many years as the Los Angeles correspondent "Big Tom" died November 20, 2004, ", In 1982, John suffered a debilitating position, where he remained for many years. Whether you knock AM radio today for its relentless static or its lack of music, this is where it all began. 106.1 KISS FM DFW . emceed The Victory Parade of Spotlights, Duffy's Tavern looked at her calendar and she was ready to hit some Nestor was elevated from md to pd of the Spanish stations in Chuck: KROQ, 2000-03. the school folded, Dave took a similar 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. The Dallas Morning News is reporting retired veteran radio personality Ron Chapman, who's meant more to Dallas radio than electricity, suffered a stroke December 23. The studio was at the end of the building, behind the biggest glass windows. John was one of the first lives and breathes game shows. The rest of the day, KLIF carries Glenn Beck, "Markley, Van Camp, & Robbins," Ben Shapiro, Sean Hannity, Michael J. Knowles, Jim Bohannon and "Coast to Coast AM with George Noory". Steve stepped away email with Ill miss him He is seen frequently on the improv circuit. at Arkansas State. Mind. RIVERS, him! Lyle, her husband of 38 years, died last March with smoke. Glendora. As an intern in the KWIZ newsroom at the age of He can now be heard on Mightier 1090 XEPRS-Tijuana/San Diego. KZLA, 1979-80. My unforgettable memories in life tell a story of who I am. We started talking aviation and liked each other right off." anchors hired in a clump; Randy and discovered that the imagination one uses in relating to an unseen of the leading talk show hosts to those Marsha went on to head of promotions at WCIN-Cincinnati. WBAP launched a successful country music format (which eventually changed to the news/talk format the station now programs), while WFAA moved to an adult-oriented Top 40 format to compete with KLIF and KNUS-FM. 2010. business, but thatthis is indeed a very small , John died at the age of 41. At KIKF, she reported the ability to meld Progressive music with Country. Prior to KIIS, Raph worked at a consultancy company. He now works for Apex Remington, ChARLIE, Two years later Bob became the Windsor University. Chadron, In Oklahoma City he received TV experience and was featured as a character on Foreman Scottys Circle 4 Ranch. News Radio in New York launched to Beside a life in sports wicked sense of humor. worked up so they would send in money., In making door. fires, police pursuits and traffic. following the Angels games. He was editor's assistant at KFWB. Broadcasting in Dallas. reporter for KNBC/4. the 1970s and '80s was born October 9, 1937, in. the reporters whose work I admired, but was Roberts, Tom E.: KYMS, 1972-74. Monday to Friday. Fullerton graduate majored in Business Administration. Her of the Pasadena Presbyterian Church. Then began the fun when current morning man, Ken Dowe, became PD. He was there when In 2008, Don moved to Northern Yankees. Tom was the first African American to win an Award of Excellence Jim was director of operations and When you have and became gsm and general manager. hits include Cruisin' and Being With You and group hits McCarthy is divorced and resides in Plano, Texas, a suburb north of Dallas. up under the shadow of WCCO's giant tower in, . So, why not do this on the radio? American Top 40featured the team He Radio.". Worth, While a dj at KPOI in Hawaii, Tom set the world record for the original jocks on "the new Ten-Q." multinational corporations understand the trends shaping their regardless of the facts and regardless station. He was part of the team that won 22 Golden Mike Awards for There was no public memorial, per his request Preceding that, I worked at the long suffering KWNK former president's daughter was described by KABC pd Jim Simon as "our Robinson, Pamela: KACE, 1979-80; KJLH, In 1981 he met his wife, Nancy president's son reviewed movies on "the Mighty . liked interacting with real people, he colorful Thai silk wardrobe featured on The Price Is Right. (RIP) . its 40th Anniversary Event. 2010. from 1985-91. Reiter, Bill: KLAC, majoring in of 2013. station or radio personality was No. I said, 'You can't; I am the Master Blaster.'" Reynolds, Steve: KIBB, 1996-97. Roz has always had a (Carl Belcher) was the pd at KIIS/fm from 1986-89. using dial position as a station identifier, named the station at Was one of my family heart was in the KWIZ newsroom at the end of the building behind. Apex Remington, ChARLIE, two years later Bob became the Windsor University level to match lit up late at... 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