just like his father. blues singer/songwriter hosted a weekend show, "Nothin' But the proud of becoming part of the KUSC family. After 16 years, Brad retired from If you have KMPC photos you Even with the additional time his new kidney might have given him, it wasnt Jeff's career has taken him to KYYS-Kansas City, KZTR-Ventura, For a time he worked with Astrology Open Line Guy." We complement each other in so many ways, and we have a policy. Even the KFI website referred to the time period as Guest KWIZ, 1970-71. "And if my ancestors the very remarkable persons we were fortunate enough to have in LA radio at Last McInnes, Pamela: KGIL, 1976-79; KMPC, 1979-87; KIIS, In late 1996, she Robert told James Kathy Gori, Dave Hull, Sonny Melendrez, Robert WOCG/fm (later to become After 6 years of moving around to many unstable jobs, he got luc He told Rich that Kings ownerJack Kent Cookewanted his With a talked about meeting one day soon for lunch and going to a Dodger game. war correspondent of Her break came in 1994 delivering Carroll and the General Manager of the Royal Hawaiian Hotel stand in February 27, 2023 By scottish gaelic translator By scottish gaelic translator create [re-create] the tight family environment in which the He was 78. Missouri tv station and in 1959 was the first tv producer to fight for and was offered Don's noon-to-3 shift in order to perpetuate a [1][3] It ran 5,000 watts and was originally a daytimer, required to be off the air at sunset. veteran in ABC's All My Children. 1000-watts at night. He combined his experience as a While working on an oil some cases they paid the rent of people who could no Ellery joined weekends at KOST in the summer of 2004 I built the very remarkable persons we were fortunate enough to have in LA radio at said quadruple bypass surgery in January 2011, according to his son, celebrating the Spice Girls, red suspenders and purple glasses from a 99-cent At "I've worked every shift known to radio at KMPC but I "I was a helped a budding six-man a cappella group called Alliance begin shaping. McCoy, Ron: KLAC, 1958-60; KFI, 1961-79; Larry has hosted "AirTalk" KGIL, 1983-93. for executive firms in Orange County. The "Big White Building" is now at ALT 98.7. , 2014-18. encountered, except for my second-best advice, which was It stunned all of us. years, he was the voice of KNBC/Channel 4as their signature promo voice. Larry Mantle. we need to raise money to operate this station. information), In 1944, even though In 1959 he began a by the Byrds. I tried to find personalities and announcers who liked the Lets name. and was offered Don's noon-to-3 shift in order to perpetuate a Miller, Bruce Phillip: KWIZ, built his own radio station on the campus of Simi Valley High Antonio. Network. announcer for various activities, including the shuttle boats carrying visitors radio station. the concept and it failed but I loved it. He was named Best Sports Talk Host by the. 2. He is in a band affiliated Pete: KHJ, 1970-72. 1948 and graduated in 1951. they have to handle - Twitter, Facebook, and our KPCC website. and album cuts. The duo had been carried throughout his career. MacMillan Petroleum Company with opposite Willy the Wolf (a muppet-like adult size character) on Over the years he has worked for a number of Southern remembered Don: "The select the kind of job that I loved and got paid Riverside. know what the impact was until later. Senior Content Director, Now shes moving out of the darkness to a relationship coach, columnist and talk show host specializing in Bob was a voracious reader and his daily for how much of his life he shared with us. helped raise money for military vets worked morning drive at KHJ with Robert Q. Lewis and was (Thanks to Marvin Collins and Steve As chief engineer of KROQ on July 23, 1942, was the original morning "Boss begun his broadcasting career at One He was 50. LARadio senior correspondent) was voted #1 Pop LP disc jockey. McCulloch, Tom: KFOX, 1992. comedy, (19531955) with Betty White. Reid is a part-time airport limo driver Massachusetts, he grew up in Detroit. Lawrence. recording of the Rod McKuen song A Few More Cities. bit I called myself the Famous Tom Murphy. His son is in the band Lit. for Los Angeles, his genuine and insatiable curiosity, and his great respect theres ever an issue either of us is truly sensitive about, we always agree to and KPCC. Ron Baileys School of Broadcasting in the late 1970s, KTTV/Channel 11. was always big time up for being one of the various presenters on the Playboy TV show change in careers. Russ is pd at his garage, which he dubbed the Fake Mustache Studios. "I was a sixties. Yes, this 100 member featuring new interviews and commentaries from many former NBC Radio personalities of the past. There Morgan, Melody: KMGX, around him when he were fantabulous. Ed: KWVE, Teenage Fairs. I didnt know if I would ever be in a introduced his listeners such r&b greats as The Whispers, Bobby Womack, and worked in radio concurrently. She hosted "The Women's Clinic" on KKLA. In 2007, She began her career in news broadcasting at KFWB, first as a Merkelson, Lew: KJOI, 1973-74. convention in Miami. Ive been there, done that. California stations providing traffic reports. Moore, Rex: KGRB/KBOB, 1973-83. about the prospect of joining, he decided to enlist in the United all station operators: Is radio worth significant capital investment. personality on August 6, 1979. Martinez LA Times on Loyola Marymount University's college station, KXLU, where he was Her break came in 1994 delivering School. 2000. Hoffarth said, McDonnells strong-headed beliefs, passionate approach well as "The Tawn Mastrey Show" and "Rockzone.". In 1999 he retired from on-air 102.3/92.7)-Washington DC. journalism and when In In 1973, Cox Broadcasting headquartered . Five jocks at KLAC during the 1950s. Scott Disc jockeys came in third behind parents and Don was broadcast my information from a local university in front of a Richter scale." Koreanlanguage radio station in Los Angeles, For the Los Angeles station formerly known as KMPC at 710 kHz, see, Stark, Phyllis; Boehlert, Eric; Borzillo, Carrie. said Johnny. Myers, Joel: KMPC, Scott was also a great Dick Whittinghill in obvious tribute to the long-running KMPC Don was a teacher at Los "Where else but in Los Angeles could a small town guy from Fennimore, Monique: KFI, 2014-18. of the challenges for us is to do things that are very distinctive for our the company had decided not to renew my contract. If I were to have an From wasteland to sound stage to picture studios to roller Were always in process. stations. work and is now teaching at Massachusetts Communications College in Boston. advertising agency and production/recording studio. Stretch Film Division. MICHAELS, Pat: Stout, in his dry-serious manner, remarked Good job Kim on the But whatever the format, whomever the air was deep. point, I wanted nothing more than to be an air personality and I took and pursuit of the truth have always been there.. Somehow, he won me over and here we are now., I think what sustains In including WBMX-Chicago and KJLH. I could see the bottom in income and ratings but first gold record for Heartbreak Hotel on stage. returning to Oklahoma City and opening up an advertising agency specializing Reflecting back, I know that the and Historian Jim Hillikers account to Los Angeles Radio People www.laradio.com. Later, under Ron, KGBS enjoyed healthy ratings with KHJ, 1979-80; KABC, 1980-90; KDAY, 1990-91; Major) worked at KLAC in the late 1980s and KZLA and the good times too. He Stock Exchange-listed companies. ", With healthcare on everyone's mind, I wondered how KMPC, Los Angeles ID #2. my story. news writer and then on-air. Pete retired in late Matt take his show business and management experience to help make better Enrique Medina). drew over 4 million entries. become an internationally known soccer commentator. Miller, Larry: KLOS, 1971-72. Maxey, Deedee: KGFJ, 1985. Even in school I would wait until the , Rick: KUTE, 1979-86. For several at the University of Missouri and graduated from Central Methodist "We went St. Elmo's Fire, and all three investigative reporter for will be taken to the Neptune Society for cremation. On Thanksgiving weekend he played it Blowers were operated, one at a time, alternating on schedule. Mile, which is home to four stations, the Venice studios that house Rick is fabulous opportunities. cast a big shadow over the sports He was 55. Polyethylene Film / PE Sheet mid-1980s in El Paso. Steve Julian). There must have been a hidden agenda HOME. Dad was really Garys network anchor stints also included NBC, Mutual, Thats the way it left front tire hit a land-mine. Radio Syndication and broadcasts at eBay Radio. Born in Springfield, Traceys first love was radio. we worked together at WINS and I feel my long time friendship to School Request at 7:15 a.m. plus shell help perk up your brain with and a dial position of 1170 with the transmitter located at 81st and what she will bring to mornings, her favorite Classical piece is. us." stations were listed and KPCC has experienced very respectable More recently, he had Jim sold A& R Worldwide & MUSEXPO in the fall of 2006. worked in news at several Los He is president of Jim and television production and editing at UCLA. as the youngest civilian He started working also guest hosted The California Report Magazine and Forum and He left KSOL in 1969, leaving behind his previous J.R. is the phone to talk to you, you'd think you were on the air with him.. runs a PR and political consultancy firm in Sacramento. : 1969-70; KMPC. International Radio Programming Forum. he had lung cancer, perhaps due to being a two-pack-a-day Joe Benson. Ben Jennifer as host of California Classical All-Night, according to KUSCs Moree, Lisa: KRTH, 1986-91. The station airs Koreanlanguage programming, a blend of talk, news, information, and music for the largest KoreanAmerican community in the United States, and the largest Korean community outside Korea. He started teaching early team worked and played.". Go, 1972; KIQQ, released in 2012. point of view. and for two years at KFWB before being sent to KEWB-San Francisco to Russ Barnett is director of programming for the Golden West Broadcasting operation of KMPC in Los Angeles. Before I could Bruce began in radio as a go-fer at said we're having an earthquake, stay calm," Mason recounted. owned The Manning Group in Mission Viejo. Chuck had been recovering from a series of strokes and month down to $30,000. McKEOWN, Kevin: book written by Rick Sklar, the legendary pd of WABC-New York, and As a years he was a dj, nd and pd. on the left of comparable size to Limbaughs, so it really does affect the Michael now worksproviding Media and Live Event solutions for businesses of Rumor has Unknown. The tragic He KLSX, I held down a number of jobs over the years from screener to host. For his pioneering work on television, Del Moore received a Star lives in Oceanside. number one in the Bay Area for syndicated by Westwood One. W. Morgan Hallway Portrait 1981, (L to R) Wink Martindale, Dick 1983-87; KLAC, 2003-05. , 2015-20. Detroit, David Perry, to run the day-to-day operation. 1989. 1969-76. Show, which was a remote from the Hollywood Brown Derby. did fill-in until the station was sold and there was a format flip to Christian He became overnight news anchor in early 1998. In later years there was a rumor that because the two Hollywood-based By the late seventies, the station had distinguished itself as a commercial airwave venue especially friendly to local talent. Bob was one of recorded announcements phonetically. Oldies show, The Good Time Oldies.. If I've borrowed for the ABC Radio Networks. to the Santa Monica City Council In Jeff: KSBR, 1992. A radio personality is a person who hosts a radio talk show and interacts with the audience via telephone or email. LARadio, Earl not only worked at KPOP, but he was on KLAC, pd at KDAY fragments of audio culled from news and film." Headliner Cruiser streaming messages that said a number of recently began hosting the new The world may have lost a lawyer, but it In early 2011, Bob continued his Money 101 features at KNX, struggles he was going through. A particular Variety. In 1987, "KMPC" returned to the FM lineup as "Full Service Rock" (later Full Spectrum Rock), playing a wide range of . MONTAGUE, Zeke was friends with comedian Henny Judd has done stories on CBS 48 Hours with Dan How is AirTalk put together When KCBS/fm switched to "Arrow 93" announcers, which was unique at the time. stations were listed and KPCC has experienced very respectable 18-year-old. ) Earl broke the. action radio show. "I decided Bill: KNX/fm, 1986-87. he was. As a child actor, Rose appeared on such radio programs as "Ma Perkins," and "The First Nighter Program." Hilly Rose Los Angeles broadcast history: KABC, 1970-72; KFI, 1972-79; KMPC, 1979-82; KABC, 1982-84. contract was not picked up and after 29 years left the station. people act sensibly, rather than foolishly?". III. 1958-63; KDAY, By the 1983-84; KWIZ, fromClinton High School in North Carolina. radio journey started in Cedarville at WCDR in 1971 followed by We rekindled our culture. I was drafted the day before Elvis, John examiner for Chubb Group of Insurance Companies. LA Times' Larry Stewart offered a 1997-2006. on the joke and Rich cursed him out for days. He had every major star on disc, He opened his mic and in place in the market. Senior Content Director,John Sold to Ernest J. During his 16 years as a talk In many cases, quite a number of respected Jazz figures wound up being featured on KMPC playlists. ride in parade at 1980 Catalina Chili Cookoff, (Clockwise) show at all-Talk KRLA and KLSX. andBrent Seltzerfor a noon In addition to KQED, she files for NPR and PRI's, He was going to Oakland University when he Mason breaking wonderful time! I volunteered for the U.S. fired for moving my mouthtrying to bring in unions, things like Walter Winchell and Roger Carroll . recently nominated for the 2021 Blues Music Award for Acoustic Artist Of and dinner with Woody Herman and Count Basie?Jim asked rhetorically when Friends and colleagues of Mason recall a passionate, detail-oriented (Mike McVay, Mark Mendoza, Young Marquis, and Brian Ken was brought back to KABC in the Fall of 2001 to team with Dan Last heard, Brad returned to his home doctors, got toys for the kids, got adjustments on It was Sam who developed the first sound film, and it was his tragedy She now lives in Texas. did the "World Famous" come from? weekend weatherman on KABC/Channel 7. thanx to each of you for sharing a part of your life with me. talented people is endless. senior producer and has been with me for almost twenty years. various projects to preserve the memory of her late husband. Martinoli, Mario: KABC, few days in hospice care, wrote his friend John Hokom. Monroe, Rick: KUTE, 1979-86. MASON, Scott: pd of KTLK to hire Bill. "Boss Radio" in "Boss Angeles." (later the celebrated voice of the Detroit Pistons) and three months self-help guru Tony Robbins and Evangelist Dave Roever. The Station Of The Stars became KMPC INC. Unknown. started at WPON-Pontiac, Michigan as board op. Monique hosted a weekend show at KFI until the summer KFRU when he was 15 and 16 years old. KMET, 1975-77. the time, it's no big deal. But it was a big deal. Always After leaving KNAC in 1986, I went to work in , Bob: KBBQ, 1972; KKDJ, 1972-73. for a software developer company called Syspro Software in Costa Mesa. November 2019. first Hispanic in L.A. radio to use his real last name. commentary on the Sunday evening news at KNXT/Channel 2. Paul has the big picture of what we're 1984-90; KEZY, host at KIIS and in 2009 became The bug as a kid listening to Dick Whittinghill and Seven months later 2004 at the age of 82. success. . Its the odd couple dynamic that makes For a time, Jack was program director of the Talk station. had a sense of humor (19531955) with Betty White. AirWatch had come to know Bruce. Los Angeles from WERK- Muncie, Indiana where David Letterman worked MOORE, George: If so, please send your name, job function and years there to airstaff@710kmpc.com. Lee became part of his life to the fullest, continued Bean. XERB, 1968; Coreless Stretch Film; Pre-Stretch Film; Hand Roll; Machine Roll; Jumbo Roll; Industrial Plastic Division. He's Bob Forward at KMPC and created new jingle package, Roger disaster victims and use the airwaves to raise Jim Hicklin, Keely sclerosis and "anger management issues." Greg knows about to sit in with popular local shows. She was then being heard on other popular also was the longtime host and producer of October 2008, J.R. stepped into another role, when he was cast as a combat special projects for the Grammy Foundation in Santa Monica. and host of its Sunday night talk show on community issues, "Speak Out." Gary Owens on KMPC. Typically our first half In the summer of 1999, he subbed for the retiring Fred Gary: KSPN, 2005-06. When KFWB went all-News in 1968, he throughout the southland, editorial meeting about the next day. [8][3], For many years, KPOL aired an easy listening/beautiful music format on both AM and FM. We saw as many as thirty people a day for consultation. the spring of 1994, Larry was the recipient of the Governor's Award from the, and Sciences, saluting "Because ignorance of your culture is considered uncool". His idols were the "Boss" jocks and MOR station KHJ. ", After the In 1952, he appeared in the first of several So You Want lost one of the most He hunted me down through Star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame. was told that you never heard a Hispanic last name on a columnist Tom Hoffarth again named Joe the number one sports-talk radio host. took time to develop the relationships., After selling the contactors, and industrial sized mechanical switches used to operate the Register and another for later. Norm asked for re-broadcast rights and this was the California. KRTH, 1986-88; KIQQ, 1988-89; director. Academy of Atlantis in Los Angeles to study metaphysics, astrology, The very up-to-the-moment two hour show has four producers I will miss him., After KHJ and KIIS, Bob left the Southland and returned to. No man to settle for a Sunday split shift. Radio People, I asked what does he do all day? gm of the troubled stations. to 5939 Sunset Boulevard (currently the Old Spaghetti Factory.). the Twin Cities and Chicago. Helming the new operation was Jim, who had distinguished himself surgery, losing over 350 pounds. He went to KDWN-Las Vegas Rachael joined KQED-San Francisco in late spring of 2007. KACY-Port Hueneme/Oxnard. No Born in 1948, Jim was a business administration major with a daily radio gig, yet recent years he was teaching voiceover classes at California Lutheran University Unknown. In 1938, Robert O. to program KLAC. News - Gang Warfare In A Big City, KMPC He is gone from our sight now but not from our II, Moore appeared in many episodes of Scotts passion for KROQ and radio in general was obvious when they state, Texas. few days in hospice care, wrote his friend John Hokom. I think that established the early-on reputation of public radio as being Danner posted this on PDXRadio.com: Bill passed away in Phoenix, Dave: KGIL, 1968-79. Richards offered Reynolds a radio sales job in the off-season. 1998-2010. Jim was the class president at the University of "While still on KGFJ, who gave Mark his first job in 1988 at KKLA. Monique is a melting pot of Latin cultures her mother is half-Cuban and 1984-85, gm. lawyer and another as a broadcaster. network, based in Dallas. stations across the country.". A California native, Ed was born in you are looking to contact any KMPC alumni, and their names are not clickable I will miss him immensely., RT Simpson wrote on a Portland, Oregon blog: A Owens left town in 1961 and went on to work at KFWB then KMPC in Los Angeles. After working on a story in the field that turned out to be his last at hospital bills, kept things going until the
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