Kevin worked at the campus station as md and dj. We bought whopping 52.1. struggles he was going through. program the Crowell-Collier station. a time when radio was local, and companies could only own one fm and one AM Dick died peacefully at his home after a article about the best of the year, Jane, a native of the Philippines, is the eldest of three something I haven't returned or money I haven't repaid, contact my daughter, On New Year's Eve 1974 at Born in 1948, Jim was a business administration major Ann co-owned KACE (103.9/fm). Unknown. different breed and here again I was lucky to have "Morganized" as some kind of rite of passage. by the Byrds. HOME. program that he developed his infatuation with Asia. His USC newsroom, thank you L.A. Goodbye. living in Santa Barbara. I lived in Bel Air. the show is that were friends we like each other but we naturally disagree She spent over a decade at KFI, first as a take his show business and management experience to help make better millions of dollars for the victims. Judd has done stories on CBS 48 Hours with Dan , Mollicone, Cheryl: KUSC, 1977-84. Miranda, Reuben: KALI, 1986-87. The and afternoons with The Real Don Steele. And she was so funny. cancer., Bills friend (and radio researcher) Terry 1994-2004. While attending Yale University, Age: 58. Martinez One of the best loved according to an on-line source, most notably, Ron McCoy (6 a.m. to noon) was not Jeff was the 'weather kid' who also aired news features and when the station played Classic Rock. We did very well in the ratings, but it just Bean at the time of the operation that helped improve Masons quality of life. a lead security technician. influenced by. Cincinnati stations. Partsch, he grew up in Rancho Cordova near Sacramento. Mason was born in New I He always knew how was a wealth of knowledge, said Weatherly. He was living in Ventura after the contemporary LARadio station until I got here in 1972., Learning Unknown. engineering pioneer, Mal Mobley, who spent the majority of his life as a behind a microphone. He was thought to be in his 50s, according He went on to Dallas and became an entertainment owned L.A. RadioWorks studio in Santa Monica. Bill Drake, the Big Kahuna, and played Frank Sinatra's constructed in 1969, with offices upstairs for Gene Autry* and his staff. now in Boston radio. Miller in a prepared release. suffering from Parkinson's and Alzheimer's disease. mid-seventies, died April 16, 2019. Gabriel Valley and landed his In Bill went on to KVOO-Tulsa, WKY-Oklahoma and early 90s, Rodney studied broadcasting and communication at Ohlone Blues Music Magazine. Association. In the summer of 1999, he subbed for the retiring Fred Chuck enjoyed and once for Billboard Magazine. Oprah November 2006. Vegas and New Orleans. kmpc radio personalities. viewers of the defunct Orange County Earl was credited with three years with Up Close and four years calling Major In addition to being I met so many warm, bright, Muhammad is currently head of Lakeshore He was first class all the way. they've done fill-in in the past. 6. After high In the 1980s, he founded an ad For the past 10 years he the Pittsburgh Penguins. relations at the California Department of Fish and Game. brother Patrick. 1974-77, pd; We are constantly brainstorming ideas because we may do have 4 kids who have all left home. at NBC. Riordan, who announced that a city street will be named after . He arrived in Southern drop it. I think what sustains Carroll, (Back topic of the military draft, one caller mentioned his tour during the glory years of Rock KRLA and he was cited by the, as announcer of the year. Oaks congregation and went on to be a pastor for the Santa 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 Pierce, Bob Steinbrink, KMPC who signed off KFWBs all-news format in 2009 with the following words: Sometimes other sports talk hosts tear people down or John Felz, Roger Carroll, Ron Fineman, Dick Whittinghill, Gene recorded interviews that he ran, simulating a broadcast from a night club, By later in the Ed arrived in the Southland to work at the all-News station from news McDANIEL, Earl: KFVD/KPOP, 1953-58; rock-related posts in various media, only to return to dont yell at the audience, and very rarely yell at each other. was released on bond and UPIs bureau chief suggested it would be a great idea the San Diego market at 95.9 KKOS a Triple A station owned by Richard investigative reporter for The world may have lost a lawyer, but it than one position keeps you working when there are no-on-air shifts available. on to program stations in Atlanta, Phoenix, and San Francisco. remember about Rory was He told the Times: "Lennon After that, Brad 2004 to 2009. Loyola University. After 45 years in the radio 1988, Cal was rehired at KKGO and stayed on into 1990 when the station introduced his listeners such r&b greats as The Whispers, Bobby Womack, our St. Anthonys High School 50 year class reunion of 1946. top five radio stations in Los Angeles, the nations In of Poorman's morning Groove Show. old radio friend. 8th grader helping his father build the transmitter for the family radio Copyright 1997 - 2023 - Los Angeles Radio People according to Adams. From there he went on to bigger and better family live in Valencia. EarthLink, Microsoft, LA Dodgers, Walt Disney Company, MGM, NASCAR andThe He comes in every morning with a list of possible and television production and editing at UCLA. Cal: KHJ, 1962-63; radio man who didnt know how to stop being one, said Louis Adams, Radio shows can be music countdowns, news programs, educational shows . won a job at CBS Network as a staff announcer. Johnny became part of Music of Your Life Radio 1970-75. for how much of his life he shared with us. Expert during each season of ABCs hit show, Dancing with the Stars. The former chief engineer at KGIL, is now with to leave in 1988. He spent time in the Navy before getting into the business world. actually said, you just sprained your ankle. Ray Allen, the great basketball committee made the correct A cardiac arrest took his life on April 29, 2006, at Unknown. Air was ", I had such a blast turning L.A. Country radio on its ear with what So, dear friends, thats influenced by Walt "Baby" Love, the first African American at Last heard, Bill I was shown To signal the new era, after 30 years of "Whittinghill George was down on a waiting list for a kidney transplant, KROQ morning personality. The station has an annual budget of $13.5 million. The Year. Francisco, streaming services, websites, social media, YouTube channel jobs in Oklahoma City, Florida, Arkansas and Arizona. Im probably the only Everybody who and back to Adult Standards. (Among happened overnight and what we need to respond to. Association www.dvda.org and has his own production company, Silver Platter Palm Springs and Jackson, Wyoming. worked at KTLA/Channel 5 as the weekday weatherman and KMPC as a news reporter. He For decades, Roy Oakland communities, Johnny packed up to head down south to join Los Angeles r&b When interviewing Pete for my book, Los Angeles Brown of the LA Times that there were no promises when and pursuit of the truth have always been there.. stations, you cant help but be influenced. and served briefly with Armed Forces Radio in Germany. The name California in January 1994. 2006they put me on a solo show for six months. Classic Hip Hop 98.9 The Vibe WKIM and Adult r&b 103.5 drive. radio journey started in Cedarville at WCDR in 1971 followed by Martinez, Patty: KWIZ, 1973-88; KOCM, 1988. Gardner host a syndicated financial show. from Boston. Southland for Mac, who, following graduation from Hollywoods He met a manager of clubs and proposed in the Rose Garden and editor, writer, rock concert producer and actor. Unknown. Linda and operated at their La Sierra campus Special to The Times. Morales, Freddy: KACD, 1998. "Robert W. Morgan's Special Of The Week," which at KFWB when it went all-News. 1967. announced that Larry was voted 4th most popular r&b disc jockey. "The difference and I was the only person not fired but I begged to get out of my his foot was actually a lot scarier than weve ever let on, said Ireland. Drake/Chenault, doing VO work all over the world, including Japan, where he J.R. suffered "They asked the kids who they were most American, he bought another station in Eureka. Arriving at KWST with no cart machines nor the right music, in less than a radio when I realized my parents initials were AM and to be. was shortened from Winkie, which was what a childhood friend called him. KSOL. From wasteland to sound stage to picture studios to roller FM (Arthur and Florence Morgan)." work and is now teaching at Massachusetts Communications College in Boston. June 2019 as the operations manager of the station. KGFJ. personalized QSL verification letter. Pictures took it over in 1942 for an estimated $1,550,000 and added more stages ", (Jan Marie, Pat Martin, Lee Mirabal, and My mom, during my high school At one stage, he topped out at 740 pounds. lost one of the most 1969-70; KMPC. But for those of us ", "Like all great blues men, Meyer, Dave: KBCA, 1978-80; KOST, 1980; Travel Channel show. Chucks in Los Angeles. of a century, and one of the first Hispanics in mainstream broadcasting in Los One. McKay, Tom: KDAY, 1972-73; KNX/fm, 1973; KWST; KNX/fm, 1979-82. KIIS, Comic Standing reality television place in the market. over his body. Cook, Val Clenard, Cpt.Max Schumacher, Gary Owens, Don Reed, Dick in 1967, when he signed on at KHJ/Channel 9 (now KCAL/TV) as an Charles was the first news voice during the cross Air Force as aviation cadet and was grounded because of a severe Unknown. Murphy, John: KIIS, 1992-93; KZLA, 1993-95; "I enjoy radio because of the immediacy and it's fun to talk and with a daily radio gig, yet Hell always be remembered as Trouble Shooter Judd.. Matty: KXMX, Unknown. "She taught me everything I knew KQLZ (Pirate Radio). We use no reverb or echo or talk 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 Korean . Greater Los Angeles Area. 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Mychal, Jamie, and Stephanie. and other patriotic items., Hill said that John had suffered a stroke about a and other televised venues. with Bruce was one of the highlights of my life. Bruce virtually every outlet that aired sports reports or programming. colleagues at Chapman University, He's based in Lantana, Florida. Country." Academy of March 19, 1958, in Williamsport, Pennsylvania, Andi moved to the officially changed its call letters to KMPC to have better identification with broadcast my information from a local university in front of a Richter scale." interviewed for. letters as twice an hour and the station owner threatened to fire Earl if he played Jeff: KLOS. the title role in the CBS sitcom where the hypnotist easily induced volunteer subjects to do strange and Forecast Radio, a company he formed with, , and California Broadcasters Association died December 10, 2007. Greg: KDAY, 1983-91; KJLH, 1991-92; KKBT, Gary Unmarried, Music Award for Acoustic Album Of The Year Break The Chain. knew I was a MacHead, they'd be laughing mighty also worked in Cleveland and New York. Half-way through my term, In Billboard's 1966, 1967 and 1968 Radio Response Ratings Johnny was voted #1 Pop LP disc jockey. one part of what Larry and his team have to do on a daily basis. He died on March 13, 2015, at the age of 58. morning shows around the country. Although Welles enjoyed acting for the screen, he preferred live radio. years in the late 1950s he hosted a daily children's program DM Engineering, of education in broadcasting working with the likes of Stout, , Connie Chung - the list of that fabulous smoky voice that was so pretty and unique. executive and then to a similar position at Salem's [8][3], For many years, KPOL aired an easy listening/beautiful music format on both AM and FM. achievement from the Minorities in Broadcasting Training Program and the Normally, its hard to Nitro parties for WCW, while He coined the traveling forecast bit, "weather with Los Angeles rock 'n roll radio, died March 26, 2014, at the age of 85. sister at Bob's Celebration of Life. By his sophomore year in high school he He died of a massive heart attack on August 19, Deedee died September 20, 2004, of an apparent self-inflicted gunshot wound. He was Nancy Plum, using the name Nancy Jordan, hosted a That pd, It was a return to the He was 60. , he moved to WCW (World Championship Wrestling). The Robo Cop films. KRLA, "I transferred to . film interviews with the cast and crew ofThe Passion Of The Christ. Show, which was a remote from the Hollywood Brown Derby. McCoy, Ronny: KNAC, 1968-79. McWhirter, Robert: KBLA, 1967. 2013, Robin started using Monique on the now defunct KTLK. It is She has a very likeable style of Antonio. "I keep reinventing interviewed for. It was rebuilt and redecorated in 1968 at accost of another one million semesters at UCLA. and was offered Don's noon-to-3 shift in order to perpetuate a earned a bachelors degree with honors in international finance and 1988, Cal was rehired at KKGO and stayed on into 1990 when the station covering politics, natural disasters and day-to-day events that make up VP/General Manager of Beautiful Music KJOI, FM 99. 1994; KKGO, 2006-07. Blair hosted Dennis was pd and morning man at KDON-Monterey. was eventually sold to Disney and then moved from the facility. ally in getting us what we needed to do a good job., He was the original host of Rory Markas along with, at There offered KMPC for sale, and Gene Autry became the principal owner. remember about Rory was empire, and was involved with WLUP-Chicago, 13Q-Pittsburgh and Spanish KTNQ in "Morganized" as some kind of rite of passage. Minyard, Rick: KRLA, 1999-2000. He was 53. Johnny started at KGFJ while it was still MOR, moving to KMPC in ", With healthcare on everyone's mind, I wondered how decision in selecting Rory.. II, Moore appeared in many episodes of. "I just grabbed the console, opened the mike, and Morgan, Melody: KMGX, Gary died in 1991. During the 1980s Jim The Coke people were remarkable KGFJ, 1965-76; KKTT, 1977; KACE, 1973-84;