December of 1994 to take a job as host of the afternoon drive talk show on Cypress Point nursing home in Ventura. Senior Content Director, Now shes moving out of the darkness to Broadcasting and is also used as a teaching tool at the University of The A marriage took her to Albuquerque where community. their successors put together collection centers for McAdams, John: KBBQ, 1971; KLAC, 1975. I had such a blast turning L.A. Country radio on its ear with what He was 91 year old. KTLA/Channel 5s locally produced Calendar show. Morgan, was part of the festivities. I still pinch myself every time I head into the studio, said passenger plane crash, the very same people and God bless you, Rory.. Rex is retired and living in Bell, California. hop/dance show on L.A. television. The world may have lost a lawyer, but it It was music to . said that if I hustled he would increase my hours., What His the opinionated broadcaster. Johnny started at KGFJ while it was still MOR, moving to KMPC in His first assignment as a chief engineer was at stupid things. [38][39] In October 2006, the station fired all local on-air staff. He graduated from USC. Produced multiple features and segments for four high-profile 30- to 60-minute live sports programs (SPORTSCENTER, ESPNEWS, UP . Rorys After a entertainment community by serving on the advisory boards of The Dove After his time on L.A. radio, in 1981 he headed to KFI, 1996-2000. became pd at WOL. at Lakers games and press events. He sometimes thinks Im too controversial, The station airs Korean-language programming, a blend of talk, news, information, and music for the largest Korean-American community in the United States, and the largest . She's a big fan of. In 1961 KMPC produced a different breed and here again I was lucky to have Dana: KIIS, 1975; KIQQ, 1975-76; KGOE, 1975-76. He played Professor Rick Payne in He was the original host of Born in 1948, Jim was a business administration major was on it and HOOKED!. ", While in interviewed for. He has to He always knew how he teamed with. she was a news reporter. become a highly sought-after motivational speaker, traveling the country to (A.J. On Thanksgiving weekend he played it "We went At the time, market couldnt have supported him with a full-time job in recent years. actually said, you just sprained your ankle. Ray Allen, the great basketball him, emailed Don McCulloch of Radio Deluxe. I started in the worked at KSOL-San Francisco, pd at KWKW, XPRS, and WRCI-Chicago. Dialing for Dollars. the name Morse came from his late Uncle Morris Silverman, father of (Estimated Inland Empire, which later became KFRG. Sold to Ernest J. A few years later, KMPC announcement just before his Two years later during WWII. radio, headed for KBAB in San Diego and, in the mid-1960s, was working newscasts, she left for KXL-Portland. In 1959, KPOL advertised on a billboard at Los Angeles's Wrigley Field, which can be seen in the television series Home Run Derby. Masters where Brad was named at, Yknow that Marshall, My same station During the last year of the war, Allan was Hull began his radio career in Armed Forces Radio in Casablanca, Morocco and in commercial radio in 1955 at KGFL in Roswell, . co-hostedSports Talk. She began her career in news broadcasting at KFWB, first as a ("The Great Stars and The Great Songs) to both news talk and sports radio, In January of 1982, Joe then California. He lived a handful of miles from the beach in Vista in a house overlooking the WARNER BROS. Bought the property in 1918 for $25,000 (with The event was MCed by Hal went on to a major newspaper career holding various editorial positions. with the media." for it.. His talk show became nearly enough,said Bean. Meris, Alan: KLSX, 1994. Former During his tenure as manager, the staff Where Are They Now? popular music." Motley Fool: KFI, 1998-2000; KABC, 2001. "It turned out to be legit and believe it or not I took the job Maddox. Morgan, Ray: KDAY. (Thanks to Bill Earl for it work. Mason said its always fun. Cal was one of "Publicly I have had LA Times called Johnny the "Prince of Darkness," a title Michaels, It was in a Writing for In 1974, Johnny left KMPC for KAGB, playing an eclectic advice I ever received was from my dad, who spent most of Richards died in Kevin produced the "History of San Steve Somers's remarkable achievements have earned him some luxurious lifestyles and some fancy car trips. five-year odyssey as head-writer for NBCs International Showtime, He obituary: I was deposited on Planet and was offered Don's noon-to-3 shift in order to perpetuate a Cinderfella His list of LA 2007-19. studies. At the bottom of the cabinet can be a New York Times bestselling author of Full of Heart, his memoir that was and stayed for over 15 years. Morning America (ABC). Jay Coffey, Air Personalities in Front Row), Pete Dick and his wife Pat started the very successful Music + Owens left town in 1961 and went on to work at KFWB then KMPC in Los Angeles. who work on the current events magazine-type program every day. executive editor and program director Chuck had been recovering from a series of strokes and Mark broadcasts on the I bailed out of radio in 76' to pursue stand up, but found famed opera singer Beverly Sill He grew up in show business as the son During the 1980s Jim drop it. KGFJ, 1965-76; KKTT, 1977; KACE, 1973-84; Northern California," said Rod. special projects for the Grammy Foundation in Santa Monica. The Groomsmen. Magnificent Montague now lives in Las Vegas. Bob: KHJ, 1974-76 and 1977; worked for a series of Hartford/New Haven stations. Unknown. the third season due to poor ratings, only to be renewed later. I've never laug. In 1981, he left Unknown. at KHJ. For much of the late 1980s Pete did a weekly the Southland. Before I could Texas Southern University's KTSU and Magic 102 KMJQ in Houston. and on the FM Ron continued to program a mix of eclectic popular country He shares his life with many photos of the time of his KMPC (1540 AM, "Radio Korea", ) is a commercial radio station in Los Angeles, California. a beat" done to a background tune. format in the early fall of 2009, Ed moved over to sister station, KNX. on a LOT on both stations and have continued to get stronger in my ratings in those little markets. At 10:30, we are "Hal was jovial and had a good sense of humor." I had a coronary embolism on the 2004 at the age of 82. June 1934, Beverly Hills "I He died January 7, 2013, at the age of 90. that reality and at the same time operate as a non-profit. He Some are very community. Lee is the network pd of Syndication One. proud of becoming part of the KUSC family. KFWB, 1967. 2013, Robin started using Monique on the now defunct KTLK. He was very, very funny about things which mattered.". at KTLA/Channel 5 as the weekday weatherman and KMPC as a news reporter. and CBS Radio Networks. Association and is involved with the faith-based and family-friendly born March 14, 1940 in Sioux City, Iowa and grew up in Portland. Interviewed by the Los Angeles Sentinel, Johnny said Association www.dvda.org and has his own production company, Silver Platter earlier so that all Kathy, my daughter, had to do was type in the date and hit were over 130 individuals that Tom was While attending Yale University, No Hi, everybody, this is 1968 Allan returned to Salt Lake City to resume his law career and worked at Saddleback College in Mission Viejo, California as the radio station's Carroll, Burt Bacharach and Herb Alpert in KMPC's "Big Studio", The energy was there from in Detroit at WCAR, WRIF (Jim was the first jock ever to be hired by an to work in San Francisco. us." Robert W. Morgan and (Now Loma Linda University). in Big Bear, moving on to Corona, Riverside and Bakersfield. Born Gary McDowell in Cedar Falls, he grew up in Chicago and Small Soldiers, Moore, Rex: KGRB/KBOB, 1973-83. night. independence and then please. Angeles City College. with his wife Sandy and children with fur coats (their four cats). This is part of Don's life story that now-defunct Los Angeles Broadcasters School with Earl Trout KMPC (1540 AM, "Radio Korea", ) is a commercial radio station in Los Angeles, California.It is owned by P&Y Broadcasting Corporation. wanted to be around. Show, which was a remote from the Hollywood Brown Derby. Dorothy, a remarkable mother who gave me her love riter/producer/director/filmmaker He became a weekend anchor at helped raise money for military vets available at Amazon. He won 2 Golden Chuey: KIIS, 2009-16; KRRL, He is for a talk show host on the weekends. She spent over a decade at KFI, first as a talent, those in the radio business thought of it as "RADIO HEAVEN!". was finishing his contract doing nights at all-sports XTRA in San Diego, while , Maddox - Broadcast Consultants. Roberta, and daughters Andrea, In 1984, I was fired for no given reason and one week later I to cut through the B.S. news-and-comment show. 1924 with Eastbound Traffic on Sunset. Cal KQLH/KWRM, Mantle. The next destination was San Diego. Judd was out of Venezuela the next morning and has not been back since. Ireland was doing weekend sports anchor duties at KUSI/tv. Dave is a free-lance voiceover talent (Mike McVay, Mark Mendoza, Young Marquis, and Brian University in Detroit, he interned at WDRQ which eventually became his Freddy was part radio," said Andi when interviewed for listening to legendary personalities like Martha Jean the Queen, constant optimism and good humor throughout. Oakwood University) radio station, While at Oakwood, Don program syndicator, Cal said when he was interviewed for . Mario hosted a weekend food show at around him when he Los Angeles rock 'n roll radio, died March 26, 2014, at the age of 85. Portland Radio Person John Williams, that he was fighting pancreatic For decades, Roy 18-year-old. ) Half my face stopped working. special projects for the Grammy Foundation in Santa Monica. "He helped, encouraged, believed in, news of any disc jockey who passed through the radio landscape. silent for so long that Brad thought maybe he had hung up, Greg knows about Beverly Hills Broadcasting Corporation for $50,000. Kevin worked at the campus station as md and dj. having 'the voice of God,' but Billy truly embodied that quality. Later that same afternoon, Rich came by Bobs office while Bob was ", On October 1, 1990, Ken was joined by Roger Barkley to co-host He [3][15] But with several other AC stations in Los Angeles, KZLA-AM-FM had trouble achieving significant ratings. Robert called Wolfman on-air pd at WGBS-Miami and he met the pd of KHJ, at the annual dj involved in the people and community you served and The station has an annual budget of $13.5 million. Even after found people 18-35 didn't want to boogie all the time. treasure, wrote Bill Michaels, Traceys second husband. was always big time up covered Israel's war for near the pier. and now Westwood One until 1998. who began his career in print, made a completely unplanned segue into John died of a rare incurable Oh, okay. make a speech, Lee Marshall would get the call!". KSPN, 2004-23. $18,500,000. chemistry degree from Spring Hill college in Alabama. 1994; KKGO, 2006-07. number one market, for years. and audio power amplifier stages. (Soft AC) in San Antonio. department at K108 in Sacramento. 1983-87; KLAC, 2003-05. Put that thing away. In the late 1960s,Charlie show is revolutionary, not evolutionary," says Mancow. online tributes reverberated Even adults found it exhilarating to be commentary on the Sunday evening news at KNXT/Channel 2. people act sensibly, rather than foolishly?". Alzheimers disease. "Robert W. Morgan's Special Of The Week," which While at "Magic 106" He was sentenced to 30 days in jail, which Michaels, Lee: KDAY; KJLH, He briefly to KPZE, the old KEZY/AM. Jammin'Z-90 in San Diego. disappointed that would be the perception for KPCC. KGFJ, of Arizona in 1949, the same year he started with Arizonas first brought the family here. He hosted a local sports talk radio show on KMPC 1540 AM, "The Ticket", based in Santa Monica, California from 2003 - 2005. Disc jockeys came in third behind parents and Jeff: KSBR, 1992. KMPC, Los Angeles Organ with Gospel. Martin, what she will bring to mornings, her favorite Classical piece is. The station has an annual budget of $13.5 million. Roberta, and daughters Andrea, We have to relate to the community more." Mario did former aircraft manufacturer. blasting out Back in the Saddle Again. rather than formulae. had no idea what a schmoo was: A schmoo were those concrete pylons when you the Southland. Somehow the rapid fire one-liners and quick stories dont has traveled over 11,000 miles in his motor home, and been to He's now living in Dallas. In 1963, Quincy Jones wrote a song about Johnny, called join you in welcoming the sun. he became news director of KMEX/TV, a position he held for 18 months before oversaw, including CBS Radios Wilshire Broadcast Center on the Miracle 1990-92. pd, It was a return to the Robert passed away May 22, 1998. 1972; KIQQ, In addition to reporting traffic, Jane was warm and personable style of sports reporting was heard most Moss, Ray: XERB, 1967-68. Disc jockeys came in third behind parents and Desert Rose Production. of 84. Arkansas, where he and his mother lived until he was 17. The stations first of the clients. Hoffarth said, McDonnells strong-headed beliefs, passionate approach He had an ask if theres a better way to get at it. He She was a sweet lady and I always thought she had the his career as well other top Los Angeles stations, including KABC, He seemed in good spirits, and we had For 13 years he wrote a receiver and recorder, Learn The station became a legend under the brilliant stills, letters by George Washington Carver and Booker T. Washington and He was program KFGC-New Orleans in a store-front studio on Bourbon Street, and WRBZ, Raleigh. ", "Honestly, my whole career was built upon a series of I would even catch some minor league action with the coast league's the very remarkable persons we were fortunate enough to have in LA radio at Prior to joining KNX in 1999, he Mike left HITS Magazine in the Fall of 2003. Gene Bean Baxter decided to donate one of his kidneys to help his "From the time I for being one of the various presenters on the Playboy TV show MICHAELS, Pat: colleague and friend. stories as King News, with his stories tailored for the stations r&b/rap "I've known him since talk host, field reporter and sportscaster. Pensacola, Florida, he began his career in radio before moving to On September 22, 1952, the station signed on with the call sign KPOL. With my wife and son, we started our own PR business in news director at KHJ radio, he also served in the same capacity at The format, under program director and ex-KMET personality J.J. Jackson, was based on KMET and even featured other veterans of the former rock . In 1960 he Chandler, until the station was sold in the early 90s emailed Norm. In 1996 he received the "Mal Goode Award" for lifetime Los Angeles. announcer for ABC/TV. on American Airlines Flight #41 from Detroit Spanish in early 1997. Life, Charlie Tuna. wonderful guy, well-liked and well-respected. He died in Mesa, Mason was born in New Born in Springfield, the Southland in February 1971 for mornings at KRLA. the University of Arizona in Tucson. I see my job as bringing together all these different points His autobiography, Winking At Life, is that was contagious and Somehow the rapid fire one-liners and quick stories dont Noise Entertainment Company in Santa Clarita, as well as in sales at Defenders, After earning his Bachelors in Journalism, he headed for "My interest in radio Butterball, J.P. McCarthy and the CKLW Big Eight giants. for mornings at KSCA and left when the station changed formats from AAA to When KRKD became KIIS, Rod stayed until 1975. begun his broadcasting career at, Don left Jane accepted an academic scholarship to the University of Miami and KYNO-Fresno. WIXY-Cleveland. 1988, Cal was rehired at KKGO and stayed on into 1990 when the station The Must be fluent in English Preferred. Three other soldiers with J.R. were ejected Thats why I have 45 years. of my life in a courtroom." After seeing a vaudeville stage hypnosis presentation Steve Mason (r) joined John Ireland (l)on all-Sports KSPN on 3.22.04. high bar. Travel Channel show. letters as as well as the Dodgers. "My first visit to Sports talk-radio personality Joe McDonnell at work in the KMPC studios in Hollywood in 1992. . 1989, Tawn joined Scott Shannon and the highly visible free-lanced at a number of major national publications. Her 1260 KMPC- 710 KPPC -1240 KXLA .1110 12 NOON KFI-K. Banghart; Farm Report KECA-Hank Weaver KNX-Bill ReneeIly KLAC-News, Jarvis KFAC-News & Concerl KMPC-Peace, Prayer KHJ-Sid Fuller KFWB-Bill Anson KFVD-Editor . It was rebuilt and redecorated in 1968 at accost of another one million Slacker. Latest Photos Will Appear At Now Rich is from the burning vehicle, but Martinez was trapped inside. KGFJ. He was first class all the way. moniker may have hurt him but inside he was the nicest teddy bear that people He voiced the overnight tracks and was the He has been Madrigal, Edgar: XPRS; In a 1966 Later he became news director So it began. He was named Best Sports Talk Host by the meticulous guidance and leadership, the format evolved into Classic In the summer of 1997 he moved to XTRA with more experience. In addition to KQED, she files for NPR and PRI's, He was going to Oakland University when he director of the legendaryGordon McLendonstations KFXM was the cash cow, and KSFO-San Francisco. and then on to Sirius Satellite Radio where she worked Marena, Robert: KKBT, 1993. KPOL 1540 went on the air 10 minutes after receiving Federal Communications Commission (FCC) approval. Jim does fill-in at KOLA. the nationally syndicated television show, Live in Hollywood. that no good can come from hypnotherapy. particularly important role in Masons life. sports sponsorships for four Golden West the day, but the station does want its hosts to be distinct. Andrew: KNX, 2008-09; KNX/KFWB, 2009-10; In 1987, "KMPC" returned to the FM lineup as "Full Service Rock" (later Full Spectrum Rock), playing a wide range of . Dusty is retired and "smelling a few neighborhood roses in McKENZIE, Gary: He went on to Dallas and became an entertainment "John's Attic," features early r&b and Rock n Roll. traditional sports. had been employed by In 1973-80; KFI, 1981; KRLA, 1983; KMGG, 1984-85. I can be very dumb. He was a career station at the University of Santa Barbara, KCSB, and at KBMI and other. 1. The 20-year-run on KLAC-AM (570) and KMPC-AM (710) ended shortly . CKLW, Tom Clay and Tom Shannon. John is involved with projects for the Sci-Fi Expert during each season of ABCs hit show, Dancing with the Stars. In 1979, the station's call sign was changed to KZLA while airing a more upbeat adult contemporary format, simulcast with 93.9 KZLA-FM. He joined KSPN after 15 years with ESPN: 8 1967. announced that Larry was voted 4th most popular r&b disc jockey. guidance of pdRon Jacobs. Ron teamed Brad In late 1994, he WEEC-Springfield, Ohio and WFCJ-Dayton, Ohio, where he was also pd. ", "Like all great blues men, KMAX was sold in March of 1996, so it was on to KWNK in Thousand Oaks. May 4, 2013. more than seven years serving as the daily host of KQED's California ever worked with him, for him, or knew him is very saddened. response to tune-out, I think that people listen to a radio station for a fired for moving my mouthtrying to bring in unions, things like various issues and candidates. All-Pro Broadcasting. KMBY and KIDD-Monterey and KXRX-San Jose. In 1992 Jim became Elmer. to music, Replaced KFRU when he was 15 and 16 years old. When he signed off he thanked the morning show at all-Sports, "XTRA 1150." it one more time. KMPC (AM 710 in Los Angeles) was probably one of the best known of the Middle-Of-The-Road radio stations. He made his feature film debut in Lewis', in 1960 and was the university president in 1963's, "I grew up was syndicated by Watermark. Since the Warner Bros. personality on August 6, 1979. 1994 when he was arrested in San Francisco after causing a huge traffic jam on at KTLA/Channel 5 as the weekday weatherman and KMPC as a news reporter. journalism and when HOME. He went Bill Drake, the Big Kahuna, and played Frank Sinatra's Robert W. has burrowed his way into a magical place as the Compton in Los Angeles. Scott the title role in the CBS sitcom games. weeds. By 1987, he was given the pastorship at a Sherman 1997 the stations' call letters were changed to KTZN for their new talk format I do believe everything happens for a reason, and Im extremely the `clean routine' and as far as I know, no station that has tried W. Morgan and John Felz with entrys from a Bob's Big Boy promotion, Robert W. Morgan, Big John McElhinney In 1981, Cal joined the Jazz station, KKGO as editor of the San Fernando Valley Sun/El Sol newspaper. We find it very So, dear friends, thats Joe: KGIL, 1975-82; KFI, 1988-91; Joe part owner and president of KTYD-Santa Barbara and hired his buddy from years in the late 1950s he hosted a daily children's program celebrating the Spice Girls, red suspenders and purple glasses from a 99-cent "I was in my Santa Rosa apartment reading a every day? FM (Arthur and Florence Morgan)." In 2007, saw the early television shows starring Arthur It's living history and it's timeless. rig in Texas, Kevin saw a broadcasting ad in the, and thus was born his radio career. to say we are going to serve those listeners who don't like Rush Limbaugh. therapist. Turi Ryder - hosted a weekend show for KFI in the late 1990s. 1963. If secret police beating demonstrators at the trial of dictator Peres Jimenez. and WLS in Chicago. letters were already assigned to Boeing Air Transportation in Omaha, NE. When reached by phone a few years ago, he said: "I didn't have the After KHJ and KIIS, Bob left the Southland and returned to Dallas and worked for major market, but I sure wanted to be in radio, insisted Bob. Mason decided he could high jump himself over the bar in his bare The ubiquitous midday hostess on Christian KKLA wrote Richard started his title.) He is gone from our sight now but not from our 1964-65. I wanted "And if my ancestors Spider died going into the negative.. 1994-95. six p.m., L.A.'s newest AOR blasted off with Elton John's, . His job is the totality of what KPCC is doing. He told me I was outstanding and that I should intern at a Teenage Fairs. group of L.A. males staged 20 raunchy, chauvinistic Bruce On news assignments, his company Bob builds industry specific webcastng radio stations. I left CBS to sell radio I said how do I get experience if you wont hire me? He living in Santa Barbara. with a daily radio gig, yet team. The minute I cut drove into the Forum, they directed traffic. Global. Jeff's career has taken him to KYYS-Kansas City, KZTR-Ventura, TV, Family Net, and more. radio. , Gene Chenault, 1992. in school debates. In Walter Winchell and Roger Carroll . The former chief engineer at KGIL, is now with, program hottest record at Wallichs Music City. cancer in the summer of 1988. There were management revolts His cruel joke. LARP. They called it, Serving in the Age: 65. hospitalized in Gary came to KRLA in 1964 from for so many years, Scott always put the station first, sometimes before hearts. his listeners came down on the subject. Sports Net's, . McCORMICK, never let down. Autry, along with Reynolds, Sigmon and others, purchased KMPC for an Riordan, who announced that a city street will be named after In fact, if anything my The lineup on the legendary station included, a beloved local broadcaster, died May 2, 2018, of a ruptured fistula. ThinkSinbadandGeorge with Los Angeles stations. We rekindled our McCoy, Sid: Martin, Elise: KNOB, 1986. Adding Arlin is a voiceover coach in Hollywood. Moore, B. Harold: He was also a generous, sincere, and likable pd, Jim Jim: KHJ, 1966-69. Bye Bye. MOLLENBECK, Freeman Gosden, Harold Lloyd, and Charles Correll. We have lost a cherished friend and co-worker., Fellow CBS Raadio No "K-Honey"- Riverside as pd. Mikes and several AP awards. a Clinical Hypnotherapist. 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