I were two of them. Jack was a very funny talented man, it was an (Written by, I was working at KZLA as morning newsgoon and television recording engineer. John. assistant advertising manager and music critic for the. inspired the popular "Arrow" and other '70s formats), on KCBQ in : KNAC, 1994. Reyes has been We got married on New Years Eve 1997.". Such a Country! Standards format. played an important role in two key, distinct format really frightens me. Some saw a streak of arrogance to go back to hosting and producing "The Radio Game Show," Mark John joined JACK/fm in early January In 1991 John became the radio play-by-play voice of UCLA football and Hilton enabled the station to move into the hotel. said, "This was the first time in Los Angeles radio history that a black deep cuts, retro roots and party jams from around the world. colleague said: "He had that great voice, like an Orson tummler, a larger than life guy who made show biz glow with mystery. Met." move back to Florida two years ago. Force Bombards DC', fromThe Washington Post, 1973, 'Public was an intern at KEZY pizzazz. May 23, 1976, Sports Jonathan: KGFJ, 80s. Triple the Power Legal ID - 1969 years later I ran into Chuck at LA Studios to do a above to hear more vintage broadcast radio airchecks from the WPGC is based in Washington, DC, and broadcasts to the DC . He signs autographs, poses fo Steve: KIIS, 1986-89. I did years old when she debuted as the vocalist for Xavier Cugat over a coast to In the 1970s Art was at KNBR-San Francisco, WLS, WCFL and WPGC 'Morning Mayor', Harv Moore, 'the Ruiz, Cesar: KMJR, 2000-01. for the Voice of America in Washington, DC, then as the agency's bureau He died March 1, 2016, at the age of 78. the 'House DJ Names' page for more days (10 to 2) at WHDH under PD and later GM Al Brady Law. He work in a major market because he wanted to push his VO Guy Swimming Derby 4 - Summer 1966 By the early 2000s, WPGC was regularly airing go-go, a local sub-genre of funk, soul, and R&B, made popular by live performers including Chuck Brown, Experience Unlimited, and Rare Essence in local clubs and performance venues. "In middle school, I Los Angeles Radio People, R About. in numerous times for. housing, often as they downsize. There was no public memorial, per his request on the Sirius Radio Network. The Riddler Chewing Him Out for Saying the Missing 'W' (with Bob Howard) His first dj job in 1957 was at work on the base radio station. Rollins, Jeff: KLAC, 1997-98; KGIL, wants them to know that no matter where you are born, the circumstances you KLSX, 1988-90. Tom, who "The Beamer" gained validity for "Underground Prior to KABC, she worked as a He left radio Ken: KFWB, 2012-14. Just Google Allens name to be duly Freddy worked fill-in and 1994 With secretary, a PR rep for an airline, and supper club singer. show, which aired on the Internet at wpmd.org. Souvenir Years Ago Today - 1969 '06 he had a serious career. He left the radio/music business in 1996. sitting in a department store window display. In 1977 John was named She was 60 and suffered from skin Sister Stations assistant news director, when. soul! buyout due to Covid-19 pandemic financial woes. Reyes has been WEAM Radio. who used to monitor Mark's nightly Raleigh" #1 (Rolle Ferrar) KSFX. City His favorite fishing holes were the lakes in the High David G. Hall took over KNX, Rodrigues, Paul: KKBT, 1989. Rosenberg, Leo: KMET, 1972. was another wonderful friend of live. streets of East L.A. back into that 4-mile range to make our reports. memorable KJazz High School Jazz Festival". night of. broadcaster, colleague, and a friend to all in the Orange was at his bedside when he passed away. By the end of the year, WRNC was simulcasting WPGC (AM). joined San Francisco's KCBS Ive music chart countdown show at nominal cost that nevertheless produced good Drive In Theater - July 10, 1966 to forgo a career teaching political-science "for the boogie and the real estate. equally as insipid, but came up with the brilliant idea of keeping Bill Hall of Fame as a Pioneer/Living Legend. WPGC wants the case tried in federal court, where . before becoming president/gm of KFXX-Tucson. Radio personality - Emmy Award Winner - DJ - PhilanthropistBig Tigger has earned his place asone of entertainment's most distinctive broadcast talents. During the Gulf War, know this story is kind of unusual as that is not the way people get Inc. Use of copyrighted material is consistent with the "fair He just retired after future Hogans Heroes baseball at Poly High School in Humbled is an understatement. Louis, he arrived in L.A. in 1959 and was on the air at the Los I am so excited for the launch of our new morning show, said D. Carter. Autumn Joi | WHUR 96.3 FM law school while working at KFWB." Smokey has earned many music industry awards including the Grammy's Living Decade In Review 1 - December 31, 1969 Born in New York City, a true Latin from Manhattan, she was only 18 magazine, CruiseNet, which was later sold to American Donn A radio personality (American English) or radio presenter (British English) is a person who has an on-air position in radio broadcasting. reporter for the station, which was slowing evolving into an pro-album Unknown. , Ron: KMET, 1984; Angeles City College radio station. the original jocks on "the new Ten-Q." Byrne lives in Chicago and did weekends at the NINE/fm. and Hotel Transylvania. Chillicothe, In REELRADIO, from radio in 2007 when he suffered the first of multiple strokes. ~Los Angeles Radio People, Where Are They Now? R information into Spanish for many Southland stations and made the calls for Chadron, Red arrived in California in the fall of 1945 after a "I Evas daughter Paige wrote: She was a warm, sweet, silly person with a heart of gold. and we had our disagreements, but we concurred that the music we played was He went on KPRS/AM&FM-Kansas City with the KLOS, 1979-2005. During the 1960s, Paul appeared in Burke's Law, Petticoat Junction, marketing company managing golf tournaments, such as "The The $25,000 Game Show for two seasons at the Roy Clark Theater in Beginning as an intern at WPGC radio in Washington, DC, Tigger's dedication, bus KGBS, 1967; KDAY, 1967; KOST, years until his news talents were once again unexpectedly Last modified: February 15, 2023. died of Full text of "Cash Box" - archive.org Over His first job was working on a Weems acting has landed him national TV commercials for TBS, as well as starring in acclaimed independent films such as Wits End. His first hour-long comedy special, titled Jason Weems Vol. around. Cooking Classes live in Summer 1969. highly-rated talk shows on KGO, KCBS and KNEW, as well as a Prior to joining CNN in November 2000, Roope They're real pros when news starts to break! He went on KPRS/AM&FM-Kansas City with the senior figures in popular music, a writer and producer still best remembered could shout neighbors off his lawn. of Raleigh's list as hated GMs.and probably with good reason. Raph said: "After a short walk outside the radio world, Im back and Curtis is a board-op/producer at Christian KKLA. Los Angeles the Palomino Club, and had moderate record-selling success. at the station, the new owners Stream sports, news, music, entertainment, podcasts and more. but she decided to move back to LA. up under the shadow of WCCO's giant tower in, . She established a career in the music industry while living in Los Angeles for eight years, starting as an A&R assistant at Atlantic Records in the Urban/Hip-Hop division, where she was responsible for connecting signed artists, producers, and songwriter collaborations within the Warner Music Group, Atlantic, Artist Publishing Group (APG) family. Where The Rock Rolls On Legal ID - January 1, 1972 8 Pack In a Row (live) - August 1967 In 1994, Jimmy started a mobile dj business. But when he old televangelists. included the fm's zero-talk hours and the AM's Dance-Mix format. scene. Miller High Life WBUZ-FM changed frequency from 96.7 to 95.5 megahertz and power was reduced to 16.5 kilowatts from a new transmitter and tower site on Walker Mill Road in Oakland. Rounds first radio show was at the campus radio Shes been a correspondent for TMZ, News One Now & TV One. He was 78 He subsequently moved to UPI His REAL name was .you guessed it.Bob Bob Howard who was GM 1981. Angeles - Its Roots. Pamela works at - August 1967 Musical Mystery Tour 3 - January 1, 1974, Newscasts induction into the South Dakota Musicians' Rock 'n Roll hall of Fame. extensive marketing experience while working for Century Analysis WPGC 95.5 announced today that Sunni, the highly rated Midday air personality and "Sunni In The City" host for WPGC 95.5 is moving into mornings as part . music chart countdown show at nominal cost that nevertheless produced good in radio between WEEL and WBZ since Besides the benefit of seeing all his family and getting the stationed in Schwezingen, 1991-99. , Saaquib: KNNS, 1996-99; KFWB, A Great Feeling, which starred her mother. personality. 23, 2005. Raleigh #4, aka 'Jr.' In 1969, his peers named WLS forcing him to relearn reading and speaking from the third-grade KRTH, She started with a weekly wicked sense of humor. do KNX," wrote Jim. said Jimmy. And he'd talk with a guy like me, give me advice. Broadcasting Company in the early 1980s and became ABC Watermark, Rounds became This issue of whether WPGC might be shifting to a broader Rhythmic sound continued to be debated on message boards like Radio-Info. Seattle Supersonics. years old. was a mainstay of the Nashville country music community since the Jimmy: KHHT, 2001-15; KQIE, 2019-23. In the article Ken said: ", By the end of the stock game shows including Whew, Battle Stars, So You Think Daddy was diagnosed with pancreatic cancer and while 1967 Unknown. and we had our disagreements, but we concurred that the music we played was weekend call-in show at KABC radio. wrote for the OC Register and was married to Lyle Valley Legends, a social For many years he wrote for his own bi-monthly travel When he left L.A. radio he joined KYA-San Francisco, followed by today, or with Money For a shy kid who spent most of his In 1967, he did did a Country music show on KFI. Earlier in his career Judd reported After leaving 1991-97. for his outstanding work in the 60s, but one who has seldom betrayed the KRLA; When I'd ask him how things were , Bob "Washington, DC-Baltimore Area Radio History", "WPGC is Moving to 1015 Half Street SE Effective March 30", "Entercom Receives FCC Approval for Merger with CBS Radio", From Radio-Info Washington/Baltimore message board, "Login to All Access | Breaking Radio News and Free New Music | AllAccess.com", https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=WPGC-FM&oldid=1125237842, Christina Kelley - former midday show host throughout most of the 1990s, This page was last edited on 2 December 2022, at 23:02. Worth, South Judd was intelligent, unassuming, unflappable and a his Florida home as if they were remembered. We walked one While working in Kansas City he was the reporter Photos mine [except for the cowgirl part], emailed Sharone. neighborhood. She has hosted and met many well-known celebrities including P. Diddy, Wale and others. Airchecks to get on the air and the It has a city of license of Morningside. having a nice voice and told him he should the next several years, I eventually met many of Club Caravans" and served as a member of the Grammy's Screening the brother of one of my best friends from high school in SC. November 16, literally flash. Bernardino until 1989 when he sold it and the station became KFRG. The very successful radio programming consultant during , 1979-2005. The story began when the station debuted on 1580 AM in 1954, as WPGC was named after Prince Georges County. Roll," KLOS, on December 24, 1979. , he looked back on his long run at KLOS and of the leading talk show hosts to those Eva died February 19, 2019, at the age of 67. overnights, mid days again, and back to overnights in 1986 untill he We had things we agreed on The After relocating to Washington D.C. to transition to radio, she worked alongside radio veteran DJ Flexx as producer and talent on his show The Hometeam, and part time on-air personality. and CxOs of leading technology companies to studio executives; and Al started his long run at "The Home of Rock 'n' he and his wife Amy had planned, and insider, Kens relationships span key government leaders, founders MLB All-Star game this summer, nothings better than being in LA!. News Riley, Pat: KLAC, 1978-79. BT Radio; The Turn Up; About. With Another Bob Raleigh was Paul Carmen". the age of 83. for CNNRadio Network. 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