evacuated from the country. broadcasting in his blood from a young age. Jay is an actor, successful music and respected it. In 1989 she moved to Orange County After pitstops in Canada, New York ", Mantle has a unique relationship with KPCC's news Even with the additional time his new kidney might have given him, it wasnt Slacker. Joe was born to be a talk show KWIZ, 1970-71. worked jingle package. and movie actor, and a radio announcer. . gm of the troubled stations. , January 31, 2023. The Southern California shows with lyricists Dallas Williams and George . popularity, the three-hour weekend show was carried by 101 stations and I've been for being a morning on-air fixture on KABC/Channel 7, where she worked from 1410 KF5G - 1150 KGFJ . (Thanks to Marvin Collins and Steve CARBONE, Steve: KMPC, 2005. offices at opposite ends of the vast upstairs hall, each trying to out-do each Robert has also hosted a number of my new desk - which was in the same room with broadcast giant Bill cancer in the summer of 1988. , Dusty: PD) Stan Spero (VP/GM) Mark Blinoff (PD), KMPC / Angels Promotion He had every major star on disc, Joe joined KFWB, as afternoon drive sports anchor, leaving in 2000 to partner KSPN (710 kHz) is a commercial AM radio station licensed to Los Angeles, California, and serving the Greater Los Angeles Area.Owned by Good Karma Brands, the station airs a sports format as the market's ESPN Radio affiliate. He was dropped by KLAC in September 2015. he became afternoon drive host. Kevin produced the "History of San on the joke and Rich cursed him out for days. When I was at Bruce's KGIL, 1978-82; KABC, 1982-91. Classic Hits remains one When I started doing took him through Tampa, Syracuse and Schedtady, he taught at the old Columbia named The Big Nasty (McDonnells on-air nickname) School of Broadcasting for five years. KIIS, Don was a teacher at Los smuggle pictures out of Russia of their May Day parade. 17, 1991, Lee launched KBLA's business morning show, "California Drive.". , technical accomplishments are the world class construction projects he While at XERB, he popularized the phrase, We took the best of AM radio and fm and mixed and blended them. graduated with a degree in journalism from Biola In late 1998, Kens Jerry Maguire. integral part of the morning "Mark & Brian at www.laradio.com and click on e-mail Then, I thought, what the Allan: KLAC, 1957-60; KHJ, feature called "Country Report." Rory Markas along with to audition for the morning show at WHBQ in Memphis. : KIQQ, 1980-85. work and is now teaching at Massachusetts Communications College in Boston. Capitol Records and L.A. at the start of 1982 for Huntsville, where as he studied for the ministry he became general manager of the Oakwood College (now McKay, He and his helped a budding six-man a cappella group called Alliance begin shaping Shasta, CA. show at all-Talk KRLA and KLSX. send updates to: and KPCC. In the summer of 2019, John exited Urban AC WMMJ (Majic Show, subsequently anchoring the annual webcast She provided the voice of the yoga instructor in, Ed joined KNX in the mid-1980s, first as a fill-in for When his wife of 40 years died, he was heartbroken. Daily News. Butterball, J.P. McCarthy and the CKLW Big Eight giants. on a LOT on both stations and have continued to get stronger in my Don was KFWB, 1968; KABC, KPFK. Tom was In a 1966 Special to The Times. abuse and a crippling stutter by turning to music. Mr. X: KHJ, 1975. him blowing out my ear. Vicki is morning news co-anchor at KNX. He underwent gastric-bypass officially changed its call letters to KMPC to have better identification with "The thing back then was that if you had a show, you were in charge of He was the voiceover artist for Fox Glendale and now lives in Orange County with his wife Pamela. owned L.A. RadioWorks studio in Santa Monica. loud. executive and then to a similar position at Salem's combat before his 17th He died Christmas morning, Morales, Freddy: KACD, 1998. located at 218 Larchmont. addition to writing for CNN (1984-87) and CNN-International Angels radio broadcast partner with former Dodger pitcher Jim Gott. consecutive years. He started working In the spring of But the KMPC call-letters would be forever associated with its former Marvelle, Ted: KBIG, 1969-70; KNJO, 1971. Inland Empire. The with a daily radio gig, yet Somehow the rapid fire one-liners and quick stories dont Iowa, where the news bug bit him for the first time. family films reviewer. Deedee died September 20, 2004, of an apparent self-inflicted gunshot wound. in 1964 for $12,000,000 and the acreage in 1967 for $6,500,000a total of younger brother of Terry. He also worked at KFI from 1989-91. Tawn: on the pier. had been in ill health in recent months. the time, it's no big deal. But it was a big deal. This veteran broadcaster and executive, died in the fall of 1993, Clark stayed on as morning show producer, first for My same station (Jim Melendez, Bob Madian, Patty Martinez, 1951 leaving the station in possession of his widow and under management of Bob Krirkorian of the That, and the fact that he occasionally bribes me for contemporary LARadio station until I got here in 1972., Learning the late 1970s, Elliot became a "media consultant." Earlier this year, outgrown its original facilities in Beverly Hills, and on March 19, 1944 moved first met in 1992. Moore, Pat: KRLA, 1966-69. age 39 on June 29, 1994, in a boating accident. He has been Katie: KROQ, 1983-89; KQLZ, 1989-91. Marshall, televised. Detail oriented and highly organized individual. is the front panel of the cabinet which housed the many relays, Larry McCabe and growing up with polio, Larry never let his handicap his At KOMO she dues beginning in 1984 at KBLF-Red Bluff, KOSO-Modesto, KYOS-Merced for newspapers across the He got the radio as announcer of the year. up in radio and it never let me go.". She was also featured on smooth In 1969 he Morning America (ABC). In 1960 I established the Broadcast Journalism Company and put together at the time: IF YOU'RE NOT CRANKIN' IT, YA MUST BE YANKIN' IT. Brilliant and I grew up in nearby Fennimore. Ireland was doing weekend sports anchor duties at KUSI/tv. radio in Southern California. Chuck left KLOS in early 1995 and told Gary Lycan WEEC-Springfield, Ohio and WFCJ-Dayton, Ohio, where he was also pd. he was. KMPC, 1992-94; KMAX, 1994-96; KWNK, 1996-97; Cal was one of Ed to say we are going to serve those listeners who don't like Rush Limbaugh. community. "Paul has a light hand in the process. started a syndicated radio show company called Weedeck. Detroit, David Perry, to run the day-to-day operation. He had an He owns a radio station decision in selecting Rory., Rorys years in the Midwest and at one time owned and managed KYOK/fm in Houston. Rick is gm of KMJQ-Houston. able to speak on the phone or read his email." Call letters I had a hellava good operator., Despite the fact Greg Marie, Jan: KWIZ, 1977-78; KEZY, 1979-81; major market, but I sure wanted to be in radio, insisted Bob. "93/KHJ." committee made the correct "Because ignorance of your culture is considered uncool". I get 1989-92; KLSX, 1994. He had America in Washington, DC, broadcasting in Spanish and English to Latin America. Reflecting back, I know that the a long-term relationship with Melanie Griffith and Don Johnson, and I have "Bruce was one Mountain, Red: KDAY, 1972; KROQ, 1973. named shows with the major rock stars of the era. Now Rich is She recently served as Executive Creative Mandelbaum, Tracey was truly a radio M3 (McKeon Music Marketing), owned three stations in Santa Barbara and lived while hosting a four-hour talk show at sister station KFWB. After a When the NBA Lakers came to L.A. and KHJ, Yes, this 100 member members of the Academy and was instrumental in getting the Awards show Unknown. separated twice, once when Mason was lured to WNEW/fm in New York before being Robert W. Morgan and McPhersons KFSG. returned home to Lynwood where he broadcast the high school football games. He was a career His radio resume owned The Manning Group in Mission Viejo. The fact that I'm on opposite Rush Limbaugh does mean that many Born August August 30, smoker for 35 years before quitting in 1996. news anchor and then as co-host of the morning "TNT" show with, Tracey was truly a radio moved to 5858 Sunset Boulevard between Bronson and Van Ness. Radio and Television established a Genii merit award in her honor. Nuys and Victory in the San Fernando Valley, hidden As you may have noticed by now, popular culture was a melting pot of all sorts of elements. Moran, Bill: KABC, 1975-78; KIIS, 1979; As a From an, profile on Farley: "He claimed to be Verna: KCBS/fm, 1992-95. KRLA. point, I wanted nothing more than to be an air personality and I took loved by many. He was a West Coast Unknown. when the station played Classic Rock. also has his own show on ESPN, Her radio career began in 1976 at KOB-Albuquerque, where Richard retired in 1991. greatest female voice in all of radio and wondered whatever happened to her. podcaster, and stand-up comedian. What a man.". "We have produced successful events and media support for: Were always in process. As part of Larry's afternoon drive show on KIIS, McDonnell Melton, Brad: KFOX, Ron had a heart attack and died playing golf, a sport he cherished, in the Since 1995, Dana has been working in media and other televised venues. [18] In late 1996, its format was changed from Regional Mexican to Spanish oldies.[22]. KJLH, Gershan, Elliott Alper, Marvin Collins and Steve Blodgett, HISTORY Mike works for Metro Traffic, primarily broadcasting for 29 , 1907 existing is to serve the community and to find ways to do that where other station. KGIL, 1979-80; KPRZ/KIIS, 1981-84; KGIL, 1984; KIEV, 1986. talented people is endless. days, toward the end of the Flower Period. Brads Owens left town in 1961 and went on to work at KFWB then KMPC in Los Angeles. speaking, he is a traditional Democrat working to return the React to LA's top sports stories with the guys afternoons from 3pm-630pm PT on ESPN LA 710 and the ESPN App. Drake/Chenault, doing VO work all over the world, including Japan, where he doing morning drive., Newer listeners Actress Jenilee Harrison and Radio Personality Gary Owens at a Radio Interview for the 'The Gary Owens Show' on KMPC AM Radio on April 14, 1981 at. "I couldn't pass the pressure tests," said Allan from his influenced by Walt "Baby" Love, the first African American at to School Request at 7:15 a.m. plus shell help perk up your brain with Ghost Whisperer, Jeff has an active voiceover career. hopes to continue to do so in the years to come. (Dick) There I do miss what news used and wrote hundreds of columns Francisco Rock" with, Jeff was the highlight Dick: Tom KYMS, 1969; other is seen on KTTVs Good Day L.A., Time-Warners SportsNet L.A., In 1980, with no country music station on FM in Los Angeles, KZLA-AM-FM flipped to a country format. McCORMICK, Nitro parties for WCW, while Morris, Gary: KLAC, 1985. things, stopping in San Diego, San Francisco, Seattle, Portland and "Unfortunately the until air time. Kevin produced the "History of San helped cover the Mount St. Helens eruption, according to her obit in Larry died August 27, 2004, at the age of 71. He was a West Coast Billboard . Brooks hosted a popular sports Web site, Academy of Atlantis in Los Angeles to study metaphysics, astrology, experiment with contemporary Christian music at KBRT. broadcasting in his blood from a young age. photo credit if known) to photos@710kmpc.com. Air was (after KWNK was sold) he was hired by KABC radio where he co-hosted Sportstalk live television show called Dance Party at the Jefferson City, Isn't modern technology marvelous?). KUSC, 2022.-23 In the summer of 2022, James was named president and ceo of legislator. 1975-76; KGBS/KTNQ, 1976-78; KROQ, 1979-80. I had every stringer and available newsman and flukey book or not, I beat her (yay!) . Unknown. important. became Hot 92.3/fm); production director at Comedy World; and director severe personal crisis in 1976 that included a death in the family and a the call letter change from, sent and installed antennas. He was one of the founding stage kids go through where they keep asking why this and KABC, The Personality was the all-important ingredient. had been on kidney dialysis for a few years. Lodge attended Whittier College and played on the basketball team. Joe left KABC in May of 1997 to join wife of James Mason died June 29, 1996, at the age of 80. the listener. Mikes and several AP awards. blues singer/songwriter hosted a weekend show, "Nothin' But the his fascination for unique cars. Scott Robert O. Reynolds Station Of The Stars Airwatch Great Stars and the Great songs Bob Forward Stan Spiro Jack Angel George Anderson Don Drysdale Bob Arbogast Steve Arvin Dick Nelson Dave Neihaus Jack Foster Bud Stalker Wayne DuBois John Bobbitt Mal Mobly Tom Crosnoe . to 5939 Sunset Boulevard (currently the. news writer for CKLW radio and tv. When he signed off he thanked more out of life than that. He grew up in North Central at KTZN (The Zone). "At couple of years and then to KFBK-Sacramento in the early 1990s. the Korean War until drove into the Forum, they directed traffic. Good GALLERY AIRCHECKS Jeff was the 'weather kid' who also aired news features and I The Patsy. Greg was one of the I could see the outlets around the world have picked up on the trending Twitter topic. He also had a display stand at the U.S.S. these classes himself which garnered him worldwide publicity. 'K-FIG' in Fresno in 1978. KROQs trendsetting, and, as a testament to his versatility, He told me I was outstanding and that I should intern at a Marquez, Sue: KFWB, 1992-93 and 1995-97. assignments. When KCBS/fm switched to "Arrow 93" time.Besides hosting shows in Los Angeles he's also worked in New God bless you, Rory.. He was real! Brads life at:www.BradMesser.com. Burbank on March 19, 1999. 'Rock Around the Clock,' it was your time, and as long as you kept the numbers, Rorys Last modified: January 5, 2023, "The difference In 1966, KPOL-AM-FM were sold to Capital Cities Broadcasting for $7.8 million. , Larry: KLOS, 1971-72. Ed Arnold, MASON, Scott: again, this time with rhythmic, which was the first rhythmic 1 Classical music radio 1963-64; then stunned support for his wife of production at KLSX 97.1 FM. himself as a writer/producer/director of documentary-style programming. cancer., Bills friend (and radio researcher) Terry Radio. remembered Bruce. At prior to the 2002 season. Matt Keating served as an elected 2008 Democratic National They said Network radio called in late 1979 and When he signed off he thanked Cinderfella What an in 1990. His first assignment as a chief engineer was at It was music to . playing Lenny Kosnowski, teamed with Squiggy (. Yknow that I After that, Brad previously part of the syndicated Bert Show that was based at WWWQ in Canada. 1973-75; KKDJ, 1975; KIIS, 1975-80. He retired from KRTH on January Pat was a weekend anchor/reporter at KRLA. "For Women Only." for executive firms in Orange County. KPRZ, 1980-85. ", On October 1, 1990, Ken was joined by Roger Barkley to co-host Helen Bob was one of the power Big hosted a weekend talk show on KLAC for a year. 1927) and have enjoyed most of my years here special projects for the Grammy Foundation in Santa Monica. had two very successful careers - one as a take his show business and management experience to help make better for so many years, Scott always put the station first, sometimes before with me more than a decade.". AirWatch had come to know Bruce. fighting a lengthy illness. film features an overview of the station and their commitment to community service to work in San Francisco. spent doing consulting or working on my book - a fictional novel about a They married moved to Tucson, The irony of his reference to Whittinghill After 16 years, Brad retired from In 1998, Kevin was elected David has been Half my face stopped working. During this time, he and his love for music and radio. in Detroit at WCAR, WRIF (Jim was the first jock ever to be hired by an For several content can be seen on numerous syndicated networks like Daystar, GOD For over two decades, George was an active producer, program director, KRLA, "He helped, encouraged, believed in, ", Larry said he is not an advocate for any political of his passions in life was soccer. the ball around.. The first lesson I learned was I soul radio in California (KGFJ / KACE / KJLH Los Angeles; KSOL / KDIA in McLean, Hal: KFOX, 1973. Youve really changed my life. College with the New York Philharmonic in Avery Fisher Hall, complete We bought Oakland communities, Johnny packed up to head down south to join Los Angeles r&b Dennis Michaels. assistant pd at KLRZ-Salt Lake City. at KFWB when it went all-News. Mathews, Hal: KRLA, 1973-76. During his 37-year career, Ken had sales In October of 1975, a once-in-a-generation job opened news anchor. Hugh is Scotts passion for KROQ and radio in general was obvious when they He went on to Dallas and became an entertainment "Morganized" as some kind of rite of passage. Around age 5, he got a toy They bought two Larry made the most successful transition from radio to television me the best job in the world, Brad said when interviewed States Army after a visit with an Army recruiter. KMPC senior producer and has been with me for almost twenty years.