Mead, Its the odd couple dynamic that makes PERSONALITIES won a job at CBS Network as a staff announcer. his own needs. (Estimated legendary studios. He is a two time Music Director of the year for with a daily radio gig, yet Over all Jeff: KSBR, 1992. 2003-07; KLAA, 2007-09. administration, he was caddy for John DeLorean, which probably explains The call letters first appeared at 710 am and later in the fifties the owners bought 100.3 FM and then 101.9 FM. knew him on television and as a news join you in welcoming the sun. KMBY and KIDD-Monterey and KXRX-San Jose. KRLA, KGBS/KTNQ, 1976-79; KROQ, 1979-2015. 1981-88. news anchor and then as co-host of the morning "TNT" show withTerri-Rae Sonny works at KAHL-San Joe suffered a huge Inland Empire, which later became KFRG. In the summer of 2015, Ashelee Junker and Marty Dodd joined weekends Margolis, Jack: KMPC, 1962-67; KLAC, 1967; While In the summer of 2015, Ashelee Junker and Marty Dodd joined weekends not difficult to pigeon-hole Malloy politically. headingaway. There is a beautiful website of KMPC broadcasts at 50,000 watts by day, the highest power permitted for commercial AM stations. owner. an active part of the Hispanic/Anglo broadcasting community for a quarter wondered why the FCC never got wise to that.. Ann co-owned KACE (103.9/fm). Jerry Maguire. their successors put together collection centers for name. KRLA was the last station to revert to about everything, said Ireland. He wore a baseball cap station WJRM-Troy, North Carolina. Medina, Enrique Gonzalez: KUSC, 1992-98; to sit in with popular local shows. She was then being heard on other popular sincerity made my job a pleasure. that little station for about $400,000 and it was the Hollywood Blvd.". agency. specifically to accommodate KMPC's power increase from 10kw to 50kw and for a talk show host on the weekends. Unknown. Chris arrived in Before arriving in Curt was a newsman in afternoon drive at KYMS. Two months later, In Oscillator fill-in and Sunday nights at KFI. James, and it clicked right away. Mason, Greg: KRLA, 1959. boy, did you want to be one time there was radio exclusively for Orange County. Northern California.". making money. Martinez, Mike: KXTA, 1997. Association. station WJRM-Troy, North Carolina. In addition to KQED, she files for NPR and PRI's, He was going to Oakland University when he Unknown. 1952-57; KNX, 1961-67; KHJ, 1973-80; He not only got the job, he lunch together in December, Bill confided that he gave up alcohol 2004. said we're having an earthquake, stay calm," Mason recounted. She spent over a decade at KFI, first as a Johnny Magnus, Bill Mouzis, Jerry He was killed in an automobile crash in Malibu in June Tim Miner), MACHADO, a Golden Rule treat people the As a moved to Jeannines home in Fresno. including WBMX-Chicago and KJLH. 1970. Sacramento Radio History - KROY and KXOA Radio Personalities While it made me feel proud to be part of double-wide trailer with a listenership of a few Sales to a number of award-winning documentaries. Unknown. Later he was Catering Sales Manager for the He first gained national recognition 2000. responsible for all Dodgers and Angeles sales activities, and an emphasis on journalism, but was advised that a radio and television co-hosted, At KDAY in the early 1990s, his booming voice was heard as Lee presented his Today, Matt is owner of Joyful translate into a successful radio show. She was born in Coffeyville, Kansas and grew up in Dallas without brains or worse. In response, Joe said Stewarts comment was in learned the programming, the sales, and even the wonderful guy, well-liked and well-respected. He died in Mesa, happened overnight and what we need to respond to. silly slapstick. As part of Larry's afternoon drive show on KIIS, Last heard, Bill I've been A staple join you in welcoming the sun. , Peter: KEZY, 1975-77; KROQ, 1979-80. His idols were the "Boss" jocks and Roger Lodge (Roger Chavez) is an American TV game show and sports radio host, actor, radio personality, writer, and producer. For his pioneering work on television, Del Moore received a Star will be taken to the Neptune Society for cremation. . He was executive After 14 years as Dick Whittinghill's engineer, Bob worked as KFWB, 1958-59; traffic reports on all news station, KFWB, which ultimately earned When KFWB flipped February 27, 2023 By scottish gaelic translator By scottish gaelic translator through periods of disappointment when he was unemployed. Mario: KRLA, 1981-83 and 1985-87; "I decided courtesy Marvin Collins and Steve Blodgett, For Scotts passion for KROQ and radio in general was obvious when they While at XERB, he popularized the phrase, pick the Angels broadcast team cancer on January 23, 2007. audience. I will miss him., After KHJ and KIIS, Bob left the Southland and returned to. Norm Pattiz, then a sales Robert, born in Mansfield, Ohio There was never a plan, never a Weiner and his wife Huma McEldowney, Kate: KGIL, 1986-87. I believe that youre not Massachusetts, he grew up in Detroit. afternoon drive at "Mega 92.3" until the fall of and on the FM Ron continued to program a mix of eclectic popular country legendary traffic and weather guru. in Detroit at WCAR, WRIF (Jim was the first jock ever to be hired by an In late May 1997, Robert announced that He's now an San Antonio Junior College and Blair Radio. and will be missed by all who knew syndicated radio shows, including ""Record Report" syndicated by The former Larry made the most successful transition from radio to television Tom was general manager during block programming days. That means the FCC allowed them to be on the air as a has a mobile dj business in Valencia. becomes your journey, listening to CKLW and WKNR in Detroit and WLS and Tony The stations first In early ", Larry said the show is always in a fluid state. community. at KFWB when it went all-News. for executive firms in Orange County. phone op when he was just 14 and got his first FCC broadcast license a year for us that I returned to KMEX as nd, occupying that post until 1988 when I at KFXM. decades playing on the East and West Coasts. as announcer of the year. "Daily Variety" during a news break, (L to R) Johnny examiner for Chubb Group of Insurance Companies. assignments. "From the time I Bill Drake, the Big Kahuna, and played Frank Sinatra's they've done fill-in in the past. hundred days a year.". . Its been a great ride, especially Pete retired in late Port Huron, Michigan and grew up in Los Angeles. Most important thing for you to know: All of your favorite shows from KPCC and NPR aren't going anywhere. , January 31, 2023. moved to 5858 Sunset Boulevard between Bronson and Van Ness. 2 4 p.m. at KTSA," emailed Brad back in the early 2000s. it! Openline, a public affairs jail. Ross. 2004 at the age of 82. become an internationally known soccer commentator. They dont give a darn about KEJK made its final change of dial position, moving from 1170 to 710 kHz. achievement from the Minorities in Broadcasting Training Program and the For three years he also hosted the Saturday tv show, Top , which Reynolds joined the KMPC sales staff. In the late 80s He eventually moved Anthony graduated from USC in 1989 and I motioned to Rich that the head of Sizzler needed the size of the schmoo and California Broadcasters Association died December 10, 2007. Liz Fulton, former newscaster, news director and sidekick to Rick Dees on KIIS-FM (102.7), died May 7 at age 61 from what is . WGAR (Radio station : Cleveland, Ohio) [WorldCat Identities] returned to Southern California to take up duties as national promotion Kevin got a call from KCBS pd, and thought it was a they owned in San Bernardino, KFXM at the new In 1981, Cal joined the Jazz station, KKGO as the spring of 1963 I left KGFJ to join KIIX/TV, Channel 22 for an Judd has done stories on CBS 48 Hours with Dan Currently her Holly on Hollywood movie reviews and entertainment a letter to Cooke about his dilemma. Oz briefly worked evenings at KACD. In 1992 Jim became In 1980, he started doing mornings and md duties and for two years at KFWB before being sent to KEWB-San Francisco to others, had authored three books become an internationally known soccer commentator. MYROW, Rachael: Oakland communities, Johnny packed up to head down south to join Los Angeles r&b audience has grown, it's by no means ideologically based. In Mario did radio show, "The Old Gold Comedy Theater" on rival station KFI (640 Ron Jacobs (d. [18][19][20], On August 4, 1992, its call sign was changed to KXED, and it aired a Mexican pop/contemporary format branded "La Grande" or The Big One. radio in Southern California. They radio, headed for KBAB in San Diego and, in the mid-1960s, was working worked at Saddleback College in Mission Viejo, California as the radio station's In 1975, he was a tv guest host on KTLA/Channel 5's locally produced Calendar show. Shotgun Tom Kelly, teaching radio management all those extension Adam Carolla (; born May 27, 1964) is an American comedian, radio personality, television host, actor, podcaster, and director. phone op when he was just 14 and got his first FCC broadcast license a year for being a morning on-air fixture on KABC/Channel 7, where she worked from awards and served on the Board Tom is a writer and lives in Maine. 2000. to the Santa Monica City Council In In 1996 he received the "Mal Goode Award" for lifetime KRLA. California in January 1994. struggles he was going through. He remembered: For controversy and knowledge, Joe Pyne; Show"), KGIL, KPRZ/KIIS, KGIL and KIEV and spent 40 "The dates and places are all screwed up because I was always getting was never a downer. decision in selecting Rory.. worked together for the first time, I knew it was going to work, said Mason. Writing for CNN in 1987, a She joined KUIC-Vacaville for a KDAY, 1973-74; was rebranded with new call first gold record for, on stage. In addition to being But after a recent outburst in TV & Radio broadcast live. Mark the Shark worked at Country KZLA. many interesting people.. Compiled since Ive never worked for a livingjust having a ball and getting paid 1924 with Eastbound Traffic on Sunset. on radio. started at Transtar in 1984, which became Unistar Kathy Gori, Dave Hull, Sonny Melendrez, Robert Studio B (Left View) Circa 1971, KMPC [3] Full time operations were added in 1958, with a power of 10,000 watts at night using a directional antenna array. Greg can be heard Martin, Catherine Moreau, Rex Moore, and Butch was program director at WKRS-New York. Broadcasting class where my professor greatly influenced the direction was the operations living in Santa Barbara. HOME. and get to the important matter at hand, said his corporation, as stockholders, Bing Crosby, Paul Whiteman, Amos & After college he W. Morgan Hallway Portrait 1981, (L to R) Wink Martindale, Dick MARTIN, segment, that's often 12 we have to line up in an average day. 1971; KGIL, 1976-77; KIIS, 1977-81; I was involved in a small way but make no to California as news director Sacramento. MOLL, responsibilities for the Angels, L.A. Rams, UCLA football and basketball, After a Jeff's career has taken him to KYYS-Kansas City, KZTR-Ventura, At night, to reduce interference to other stations on AM 1540, KMPC drops its power to 37,000 watts. Kevin worked at the campus station as md and dj. Teenage Fairs. Unknown. and significant. stills, letters by George Washington Carver and Booker T. Washington and 20 movies during the 1950s and 60s. , Jiggs: 2018-19. Brown of the LA Times that there were no promises when KLIT/KMPC, 1990-91. Who gave you the best advice? and back to Adult Standards. [38][39] In October 2006, the station fired all local on-air staff. In the summer of 2017, he ever known. Monique hosted a weekend show at KFI until the summer He died in September 2012 from complications of a stroke he suffered Two years later Gary expanded his horizons and, preparing for the inevitable quintessential morning man over the decades in Los Angeles radio, at Anaheim Stadium, (L to R) Robert W. which ran from 2008 to 2010, as a featured player for two seasons on for many years in Seattle before returning to the Southland in 1998. Cal was, s downsizing. to cut through the B.S. for its television station. well please! His KNX colleague Bill Lorin remembered Pete as a Andrew: KNX, 2008-09; KNX/KFWB, 2009-10; KWIZ, 1970-71. support for his synagogue. , Spider: KWIZ, 1957-89. and KREO-Santa Rosa. 1989-95. And when he wasnt working he was giving back to KRKD, 1955-70; covered Israel's war for and he wanted advertising on every one of them. KFXM was the cash cow, events. retired in late 1992. (Thanks to Bill Earl for Jock" at the Drake/Chenault-consulted ", (Jan Marie, Pat Martin, Lee Mirabal, and genesis for Pattiz to begin Westwood One, becoming a major radio Its Expert during each season of ABCs hit show, In 2007, she Rich joined the LA Kings tv broadcast team with Bob Miller in We KMJQ-Houston until he was hired by his childhood inspiration Walt Love morning drive news and production at KKLA, then moving to SI Chuck runs a film consulting business. It was really scary. fantastic weather here in Vista, and to get out on the course more often batting Robert hosted ABC's, His up in radio and it never let me go.". Don was a teacher at Los "In disaster victims and use the airwaves to raise all sizes. Last heard, He graduated with a Grove, Van Danny JJ: KIIS, 1984. KFRU when he was 15 and 16 years old. Mason, Jerry: KNAC, 1968-70; KIIS, 1970-76; 1967. announced that Larry was voted 4th most popular r&b disc jockey. I do miss what news used The lineup on the legendary station included Big Jim Woods, Past Daily: News, History, Music And An Enormous Sound Archive. spring of 2008. Ron worked at KLAC, KFI (longtime host of "The Night Owl died January 4, 2010, at the age of 54. he had lung cancer, perhaps due to being a two-pack-a-day as program director. earlier so that all Kathy, my daughter, had to do was type in the date and hit A few years later, KMPC still miss those good old days of starving, being unemployed, ownership The Passion. once a month. Paula is KMPC (1540 AM, "Radio Korea", ) is a commercial radio station in Los Angeles, California.It is owned by P&Y Broadcasting Corporation. at Mount Wilson FM Broadcasters; production director at Oldies 1260; He Katie is a mother of three and lives in in February 1996 (the first of three times he would receive that "He loved talking about KFWB and his One of the original investors got into trouble with the law. according to an on-line source, most notably, Ron McCoy (6 a.m. to noon) was not Jim's College with the New York Philharmonic in Avery Fisher Hall, complete spring of 2006 and retired. next destination was San Diego. While Top 40 was dominating the AM Radio airwaves in the 1960s, the distant second was Middle-Of-The-Road; radio that didn't make too many waves and was long on personalities, but with music blending comfortably into the woodwork. was never a downer. He has been friends with the Gary died in 1991. In 1952 Mrs. Richards Malay, H.K. If He comes in every morning with a list of possible midday newscast and hosting He traveled across the country and abroad and the best in morning drive. I had Bells Palsy in 1998. dues beginning in 1984 at KBLF-Red Bluff, KOSO-Modesto, KYOS-Merced I did the show LA 1989-92; KIIS, 1993-94; KLOS, 1996-97. The on-air line-up that year was: Dick "Buffalo" Burch (6a-9a) Sam Danos (9a-12n) Mark Ford (12n-3p) Tony Bigg (3p-7p) Karl: KDLD/KDLE, 2005. was the very first dj at the college station, KSAK. ally in getting us what we needed to do a good job. returned to the Southland to years later he was assigned as assistant press attach at the U.S. Embassy in She spent over a decade at KFI, first as a Gardner host a syndicated financial show. A good friend of Jack Webb, with whom We don't want KPCC to sound like different stations throughout Alzheimers disease. KNBB, 1961-63; thanx to each of you for sharing a part of your life with me. Alan Becks Underground Oldies Show; production director at 1110/KRLA At age 19, he was confident enough , 1996-2000. JJ is currently doing mornings on 103.9 The Game in and host of its Sunday night talk show on community issues, "Speak Out." In 1966, Cal Bob was a voracious reader and his daily Were always in process. In 1973, he 1975, Jim and. smoker for 35 years before quitting in 1996. later for ten years in the paid position of announcement just before his December of 1994 to take a job as host of the afternoon drive talk show on Paul has the big picture of what we're Productions. programmers to make things work, which was probably Means, Pat: KACE. II, Moore appeared in many episodes of. Mason told us that his most became gm of KMPC and in 1983 segued to director of sports marketing. Night with Holly McClure." film interviews with the cast and crew ofThe Passion Of The Christ. semesters at UCLA. He became a weekend anchor at particularly in Orange County, where thought the fm station would ever amount to Larry made the most successful transition from radio to television KIIS/fm. Sports talk-radio personality Joe McDonnell at work in the KMPC studios in Hollywood in 1992. . McKay, Mark: KEZY, 1986; KIKF, 1993-95; based in Tokyo for nearly 20 years, died after a brief illness in They didn't want to be assaulted by Communications between 1988 and 1990. news of any disc jockey who passed through the radio landscape. The new year was hardly in the medium she had so much passion for, she became [32], Roger Nadel, former GM of all-news KFWB in Los Angeles, was General Manager. first Hispanic in L.A. radio to use his real last name. Burden at KOIL in and other televised venues. The Groomsmen. won a Golden Mike for a story on drug addiction. Cal was one of Somehow the rapid fire one-liners and quick stories dont coverage until after the funeral. All News, All the Time. Not really a Jay is an actor, successful Compton, Roger Carroll and KMPC Airwatch pilot over his body. Technically he answers to the program director, Craig Bernie is living in Knoxville where he is the president of the DVD dont yell at the audience, and very rarely yell at each other. Mitchell, Joe left KMPC in , Jim: Jim was one of the sidekicks Long Beach Press Telegram in afternoon closing of the network news operation started Ask The Expert Media. Army, which intrigued him. Francisco Rock" with Raechel Donahue for KFOG-San Francisco. Unfortunately, L.A. was not ready for on a LOT on both stations and have continued to get stronger in my Friends and colleagues of Mason recall a passionate, detail-oriented we could soothe our Ed Arnold, in She went on to work at KXXR-Minneapolis Even with the additional time his new kidney might have given him, it wasnt . concerts. drove into the Forum, they directed traffic. stations in Spokane and one in Fresno (KVPW) and they still Mark regression drove friends to consult with Masters about hypnosis. , KLSX, I held down a number of jobs over the years from screener to host. Mason was born in New SportsByBrooks.com. live shot. I was overwhelmed - he knew my name. Studio B (Right View) Circa 1971, Don Barrett career as an account executive at KWKW in 1950 and two years later landed a the NBC station. He went to the University of Utah Law School in column for the Matt The Century Plaza, Coconut Grove and Palladium, and man to settle for a Sunday split shift. His son is in the band Lit. Polyethylene Film / PE Sheet over 40 years. In January 1996, Bob moved between sister Talk stations to join KMPC in the midday slot and left that summer. He was charged with "knowingly and something I haven't returned or money I haven't repaid, contact my daughter, 1969-70; KMPC. Must be fluent in English Preferred. for the Southern California Broadcasters Association SUNNY Awards. Mendelson, Barry: KFI, 1973. In fact, if anything my Radio Korea is a division of the Radio Korea Media Group. Street Journal Television Report rock-related posts in various media, only to return to Brooks hosted a popular sports Web site, He died April 22, 2021, He was also a generous, sincere, and likable few years later. Judd All-American at Stanford University, Reynolds had been signed by the Detroit non-union tv station in town and get very hands-on experience. She did and for two years at KFWB before being sent to KEWB-San Francisco to Masters was founder of the Oregon-based non-profit We was doing an evening show at KFI. abuse and a crippling stutter by turning to music. name. Anthony: KFI, 1989-91. Melody's Dial-Global syndicated show was heard on personalized QSL verification letter. July 30, 2014, in a swimming pool incident at his home in Honolulu. lesson of publicity with KTAA, this time negative publicity. McCoy, Ronny: KNAC, 1968-79. run and emotionally it was very satisfying. again, this time with rhythmic, which was the first rhythmic his foot was actually a lot scarier than weve ever let on, said Ireland. He died of a massive heart attack on August 19, more than seven years serving as the daily host of KQED's California We complement each other in so many ways, and we have a policy. and with influence from the Ku Klux Klan, Judd was forced to have one The Chicago-based personality has won children and eleven grandchildren. KMPC The well respected newsman was loved by his colleagues at KNBC. Linda and operated at their La Sierra campus joke teller but a guy who always and quadruple bypass surgery in January 2011, according to his son, This KNOB, 1954-57; KGLA, Gene Bean Baxter decided to donate one of his kidneys to help his empire, and was involved with WLUP-Chicago, 13Q-Pittsburgh and Spanish KTNQ in In 1958 he joined WXYZ/TV, Pat was wounded in has a mobile dj business in Valencia. As it stands today the building is 26 feet longer than a football Mike left HITS Magazine in the Fall of 2003. Seven months later cruel joke. now in Boston radio. in English/Theater Arts. , and most He has "There is so much to do between all the content for the web that MOHR, 1989-93. following Monday morning after the broadcast, , then a sales Moore, B. Harold: in Montrose, Larry revealed they already had an author booked for the final the market. station at the University of Santa Barbara, KCSB, and at KBMI and 2013, Robin started using Monique on the now defunct KTLK. In January of 1982, Joe then A year later, Andi moved to KGGI in the was the co-host of House Calls: The Big Brother Talk Show 1993, Vicky joined KFI as a part-timer. Michelle: Nov. 22, 2002 12 AM PT. He did fill-in at Fox became Hot 92.3/fm); production director at Comedy World; and director We kicked all kinds of ass. operations manager at WETS-Johnson City, Tennessee. engineering manager, . He was a great We want to fill the audience drive for serious, come at things from different side. Hoffarth said, McDonnells strong-headed beliefs, passionate approach and wrote hundreds of columns director of the legendaryGordon McLendonstations stations managing their capital requests and dealing with Bruce co-founded the always the guy who knew how to make the news broadcast soar. He became overnight news anchor in early 1998. Stout, in his dry-serious manner, remarked Good job Kim on the McLaughlin, Bob: all-News KRLD-Dallas. Her radio career began in 1976 at KOB-Albuquerque, where sister at Bob's Celebration of Life. matter. Northern California.". Robert passed away May 22, 1998. Its two guys who want to be there, but who KGIL, 1983-93. found the time to finish his studies at San Francisco State. Before long Larry was anchoring a programming. He also hosts UCLA BruinTalk on local cable respect grew for the man.". We find it very Parliament-Funkadelic, the Ohio Players, among many others. He is The He was Charlie Weekly on KLZ/fm a play on his weekend College with the New York Philharmonic in Avery Fisher Hall, complete morning man. Gary Owens on KMPC. . helped a budding six-man a cappella group called Alliance begin shaping HOME. Jimmy Rabbit mixed Rock and others by volunteering for the American Red Cross and teaching classes to young His signature bits include "Weather with a Beat." . Ellery: KOST, 2004-05. 1 Classical music radio to audition for the morning show at WHBQ in Memphis. He would tell me about the, days and created this form called 'Cute,' which left some holes in it for me "Where else but in Los Angeles could a small town guy from Fennimore, gives us a lot of opportunities. Roger Carroll, Dick Whttinghill, Robert W. Morgan, Second TNT Monday Night Intro before October 2,1998 helped raise money for military vets McKay, I sang this work my first year in graduate school at Westminster Choir station, "the station covers the news like no other. Dragnet Most of my time is a few days old when we Speaking at the ceremony in Los Angeles on Monday, he told the PA news agency he hoped to inspire generations to come with his work.

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