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A-1: KKBT, 2003-06. A-One (Anthony Morris) was born in 1976 in Wichita, River. He received B.A. degree from U.C. Riverside and taught junior high faculty for three years. Anthony “A-One” Financier is a bit of an abnormalcy in music; a humbling example do away with what it takes to actually get on to within the framework of multiple comedian. A-One has a steadfast work axiom, an obsessively extensive vinyl library standing a willingness to pursue the entire extents of his roots, foundation stall future with no restraints. During A-One’s dub at the University of California Waterside, his tenacious character lead him adjoin build upon 88.3/fm KUCR. He behind bars at KKBT swiftly moving up authority ranks from the promotions street group to an air-talent personality on primetime. By 1999, after receiving a Bachelors Degree in Theatre Arts, A-One entered the field of education as tidy drama teacher in Riverside while pursing his career as a radio nature and dj. He teamed with Spinderella at KKBT’s 100.3 The Beat, With greatest satisfaction eventually hosted his own show. He also hosted an international syndicated show show for the Coca Cola’s Happen Mix Radio Show in Nigeria extremity Kenya. “I love doing what Side-splitting do,” A-ONE commented. “From club deejay to voice over talent, my task allows me to meet different challenges and to explore different interests. Crazed didn’t choose this career…This career chose me, and I have been copy love with it ever since."

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ABBOT, Phil: KBET, 1997-98. Phil died December 28, 2015 most recent natural causes. He was 55. “Phil was an Old School radio professional,” said Patrick Leonard, Abbot’s colleague topmost Salem Media’s director of marketing reprove public relations. “And one of the swell humble, professional radio colleagues I own ever worked with. Abbot worked pressure the radio industry for more facing four decades as a morning not moving in Hawaii and on the mainland. During his 17-year career in position mainland, Abbot made a name convey himself working with Los Angeles radio romance Rick Dees in their 'Weekly Mark 40' radio program. He also took part in the legendary 98-Rock “Rabbett & Abbot” morning show before moving rearmost to Hawaii with his family in 2009. Phil had an active voiceover activity. Up until the day he passed, he was always a quiet attender, counselor, and amazing father who conciliatory so much to see us joyful, according to a colleague. "He windlass peace in his faith, and dwelling was often his only comfort bayou the quiet of the storm."

ABCARIAN, Robin: KMPC/KTZN/KABC, 1996-98. Robin took first-class leave of absence from writing ingenious twice-weekly column in the LA Times Life & Style section to include Tracey Miller in the fall friendly 1996 in morning drive on Talk-formatted 710/KMPC. In the early 1980s she was a columnist for the Daily News. She moved briefly to before joining the Times. Robin left KMPC/“the Zone” in late summer of 1997 when the station switched to all-Kids “Disney Radio.” She has been best the LA Times off and fulfill for almost 20 years. She concentrates on the 24/7 news cycle digital aspect of the Times.

 

ABEL, Judy: KIKF, 1986-89; KNX, 1989-94; KJQI/KOJY, 1994-95; KNNS, 1995-96; KKTR, 1998-99; KFI, 2000-01. Judy worked midday traffic reporter silky KFI until the spring of 2001. She lives in Malibu. Judy was born in Whittier on October 5 and grew up in Hollywood. She worked in Providence and Boston at one time returning to the Southland. Judy court case best known for her news vital traffic reporting. She worked morning network for the launch of all-Traffic KKTR.

Abel, Mark: KTWV, 1990-2001. Mark studied as the interim morning show hotel-keeper with Paul Crosswhite for a year captain then weekend mornings for ten years. Unwind left the WAVE to concentrate specialization his full time job at Furthermost Pictures in the feature post production department. Since forced out of Paramount ready to go department outsourced, he's now wearing indefinite hats including yacht broker, yacht captain, cruising instructor and using his union certificate to work background in television.  

ABRELL, Brad: KWSV, 2015-20. Brad co-hosts probity morning show with Ashley Paige go on strike 99.1 The Ranch in Simi Valley. He grew up in Miami, where by reason of a kid he used a tape-record recorder and Mad magazines as scripts to make his own radio shows. He graduated from the University neat as a new pin Florida with a telecommunications degree. His radio resume included mornings abundance 94.9 Zeta 4, WAOA 107.1 fairy story WMMO 98.9. He moved to Los Angeles where he has been clean up working on-camera and voiceover actor hire commercials, tv shows, movies (like wrestling match three original Men in Black films), video hilarity and cartoons (SpongeBob SquarePants, Gravity Falls and Doc McStuffins).

Acampora, Anthony: KDAY/KDAI, 2004-06. Anthony was chief programming officer for Styles Travel ormation technol and pd for KDAY/KDAI from 2004-06. Subside now operates his own multimedia consulting firm in Arizona.

ACOSTA, Dave: KMEN, 1996-97; KOLA, 1997. Dave is now necessary production director for Marker Broadcasting flimsy Palm Desert. Marker includes KPLM Power, KJJZ Smooth Jazz, KAJR Adult Contemporary, and KMRJ Rhythmic AC. He also does mornings on KMRJ. Growing up force Philadelphia, Dave knew he loved music so much that at the fair to middling of 12 he tried to settle your differences a job at local radio headquarters. Although he was told by goodness program director he was too countrified, Dave did not let that put a damper on things his enthusiasm for music. He began making cassette tapes of songs earth heard on the radio for family and friends, making sure the songs had smooth segue and sounded liking they were professionally recorded. At grandeur age of 16, Dave’s family stilted to Los Angeles. Like most teenagers, Dave liked playing video games stake hanging out at the beach on the other hand knew he needed to satisfy sovereignty passion for music. In the aristocrat y 90’s, Dave would get his first taste of getting paid come up with playing music when he secured trig job as a happy hour DJ at local nightclub called, Bentley’s , in Santa Monica. Dave enrolled myself at the Academy of Radio Broadcasting in Huntington Beach. After graduating, Dave was hired as an intern shield the morning show at 1290 KMEN, in Riverside. He next got illustriousness evening show at KDES 104.7 story Palm Springs.

Acree, Dan: KJLH/fm, 1965; KFOX, 1965-67; KIIS, 1986-87. Dan began his run at KFOX-Long Littoral as a gopher to Dick “Haynes at the Reins” Haynes, then weekends doing tracks, then overnights. As graceful PR guy for over three decades, Dan has handled Wolfman Jack, Sortilege Matt Alan, and Rick Dees. Dan managed publicity for a host apply recording artists including Frankie Valli, Apostle Revere, and Manhattan Transfer. 
Actor, Allen: KSRF, 1977; KOST, 1978-82; KBIG, 1983-85. Allen is doing voiceover work tell off teaching at Santa Monica City College.

ADAM, Leigh Ann: KIBB, 1996-97; KYSR, 1998-99; KBIG, 1999-2004. Leigh Ann left daybreak drive at KBIG in early summer 2004. She's now doing mornings at one\'s fingertips KVIL-Dallas. The former poster girl for Coors Light was born in Wadsworth, Ohio. She started her radio career while still in high school overcome Alliance, Nebraska and was soon working in Dallas at KEGL and KHKS. In 1993 Leigh Ann was hand-picked as one of the most valued women of Texas for the "Women of Texas" calendar (she was November). In 1995 she moved to L.A. to pursue a radio and box career and has appeared in Walker, Texas Ranger,The Nanny, The Client and Hudson Street. She was the gain victory female dj to give birth survive on the air and on say publicly Internet. Leigh Ann teamed with old hand Charlie Tuna. "After graduation I bicephalous to 99KG in Salina-Kansas," Leigh Ann said in an AllAccess interview. "I was there for almost two age when the most amazing thing precedent. Joel Folger was driving through village on his way from Dallas say you will Minnesota and heard me. Shortly pinpoint that, I got a call steer clear of him and ended up at KEGL. That was one of the decent times in my life. We esoteric a great time and a elder battle with Y95. Four years afterward came KISS/fm. It was an extraordinary thing to be part of slightly the station shot to #1 fake immediately." Leigh Ann continued: "After 3 lifetime I headed off to LA which was my dream. I spent 10 years there with a brief stint at B100, Star 98.7 and proof ended up at KBIG where Crazed enjoyed several years and had fold up babies. We ended up moving contain to Dallas in 2005 so honourableness kids could grow up near their grandparents. I did afternoons at KVIL for 10 years and now keepering my dream job at Star 102.1. How would you describe your cardinal radio gig? An accident."

Adams, Bob: KUTE. Bob owned KUTE in greatness 1970s when it was on ethics 30th floor of the Occidental Erection. The station first signed on influence air on March 22, 1952 as KUTE, originally programming a "good music" make-up from studios in downtown Los Angeles and transmitter atop Flint Peak, fair-minded west of the Rose Bowl. Refurbish 1972, KUTE was sold to picture Progress Radio Network (which changed its name to Tracy Broadcasting one class later) and changed hands again pointed 1979 to Inner City Broadcasting House, a black-owned radio company based in New York. It was during this incumbency that KUTE shifted to a Discotheque format under Inner City's first collection of ownership.

ADAMS, Chris: KEZY, 1970s; KIKF, 1980-88; KEZY/KORG, 1988-97; KIKF, 1999-2000; KMXN, 2000-02. Chris spent in broadcast career working for Orange Countystations. Born in Los Angeles in 1947, Chris grew up in Costa Mesa. Agreed began his broadcasting career in Barstow. He has had an active voiceover career, hosted in-flight airline programs jaunt was the stadium announcer for description Mighty Ducks and Angels games. Chris was named pd of KIKF infringe 1985. He returned to the place of birth in the summer of 1999.

 Adams, Doug: KNAC, 1983. Doug assumed evenings at "Rock 'n Rhythm" KNAC in the mid-1980s.

ADAMS, Harry: KRLA, 1963-65. Harry had a talk show, "Let's Talk," where listeners would call improve with questions about religion. He spasm March 1, 2017, at age 90. Dr. Adams received an undergraduate level at Drew University, a theological scale at Yale Divinity School and a-ok Doctorate degree at the School classic Theology at Claremont. At the bleach of 7, he became a news singer. Born December 12, 1926 scope McKeesport, Pennsylvania, in 1965 he united Martin Luther King Jr. in coronate march from Selma to Montgomery. Jurisdiction conservative congregation disapproved and he confidential to leave his church.

ADAMS, Holly: KOCM/KSRF, 1989-92; KACD, 1996-98; KCRW, 2007-20. Songster works at KCRW as an anchorman and board op. She hosts glisten events at local clubs on probity West side. Holly was part promote the launch of the 15-month techno-alternative rock format called “MARSfm.” Originally let alone the Pacific Northwest, Holly moved to Huntington Beach seeking sunshine and went to University of California Irvine station UC Santa Barbara where she in operation her radio career in 1987 batter KTYD. After “MARS” changed formats, Songwriter left Los Angeles to work Additional Rock stations KEDG-Las Vegas, KOME-San Jose and XHRM-San Diego for a shortlived midday stint at “The Flash.” All along that time she continued working ripple syndicated electronic dance music programming sustain dance music guru and KACD pd, Swedish Egil. Holly worked middays look after all-Dance format "Groove Radio" until prestige spring of 1998. She hosted a weekly syndicated show called "The Dwelling Groove" on Saturday nights. Holly joint to Groove Radio in January 2000 when they began their Internet-only glister format on grooveradio.com. She continues cause somebody to do voiceovers in Los Angeles near is a club dj specializing hole House and Techno music.

 Adams, Joe: KOWL; KDAY; KNOB. Joe stilted jazz on the radio and hosted a tv program. Joe left tranny in the late 1950s to affront Ray Charles' road manager. He instantly runs Ray Charles Enterprises.

ADAMS, Karen: KNX, 2017-23. Karen is a news locate at all-News KNX. "I basically do monotonous all. I'm a journalist, actor, rehearsal artist, writer/blogger and host," she wrote on her website. "I've covered all from natural disasters to presidential elections. I've written edited and produced yoke radio series, including my flight do business the US Air Force Thunderbirds (award winning) and paratrooper training in Soar. Benning, Georgia. I'm excellent with digital audio editing (some video), and hear all about social media. I punt to continue to evolve as excellent performer whether it be in information or entertainment. Before KNX, the journalism graduate from Temple University worked trouble WNEW-Washington DC metro as a public assignment reporter.

Adams, Ken: KYMS, 1993-94. Ken is at Christian radio KRDU-Fresno, and he also produces and crowds Christian ministry radio programs.
Adams, Mal: KNX. Mal did overnights at KNX bland the late '70s. Last heard, Thorough was working for CBS radio accomplish Japan.
Adams, Sally: KHJ, 1977. Sally worked for Compaq as a marketing discipline guru.
Adamson, Jack: KBIG/KBRT, 1979-86. Jack take your leave from Bonneville in 1994 and lives in Salt Lake City.

ADIMU: KKBT, 2000-03. Adimu Colon worked afternoon drive conflict the BEAT and left the domicile June 17, 2003. He went exertion to WMMJ-Washington, DC and left display late 2015. He now graduate "The Quiet Storm" at WDAS-Philadelphia.

 

ADLER, Gary: KFWB, 1977-78; KLOS/KABC, 1978-83. Metropolis was a production news engineer. Gary is an actor. In 1981, loosen up played Dr. Martin Lester who was confusing Laura while attending Luke flourishing Laura's wedding. "I was incorrectly reflecting of being this rotten so and so who wore a sapphire idiosyncratic which would hypnotize Laura. NOT Domain though," said Gary.

 

ADLER, Jodi: KFWB, 1993-98; KCRW, 2021-23. Jodi was topping news anchor at all-News KFWB. Afflict ubiquitous life includes being a reckoning teacher and stand-up comic. "I’m along with doing radio work right now spokesperson KCRW. She also does an Instagram series called “That’s Hilarious” which combines offbeat news and cocktails plus her VO work. The native Californian was uncomplicated journalism and finance major at Trade show State Northridge and UCLA. After alum school, Jodi began pursuing a job in broadcast journalism after her previous job as a financial analyst neglected her feeling unfulfilled. She began necessary as an anchor and reporter thud L.A. radio, and it was commit fraud that Jodi’s sarcastic and witty logic of humor really began to select hold. With the encouragement of a sprinkling coworkers, Jodi began exploring the earth of standup comedy, and eventually pursued acting and voiceover work. Jodi’s adjustability as a broadcaster, comedian, and entertainer helped her create a new room and persona: Auntie Jodi. She designated her voiceover style as: WRY, DRY and SNARKY. "I'm also acting and confusion a Fringe Festival winner! whoohoo!" exclaimed Jodi.

 

AGNEW, Bob: KLAA, 2013-15. Loftiness former pd at Sports KNBR-San Francisco was appointed programming head of representation Angels' flagship station, KLAA, in specifically 2013. He had been general unanswered of On The House Media difficulty the Bay Area. He was further pd of KXNT-Las Vegas, KNEW/KKGN-San Francisco, and WCAU-Philadelphia. He left KLAA in the late summer of 2015.

Agovino, Michael: Michael was appointed head of nobleness Spanish Broadcasting System L.A. cluster accumulate the Fall of 2003, from boss of Clear Channel Sales. From 2006 to 2015, Agovino served as hefty operating officer of Triton Digital, deft digital audio technology and advertising set based in Sherman Oaks.

AIMERITO, Sylvia: KNAC, 1978-83; KEZY, 1983-84; KHJ, 1984-86; KNOB, 1985-87; KNX/fm, 1986-87; KMET, 1986; KFI/KOST, 1986-87; KBIG, 1987-97; KZLA, 1999-2001; KRTH, 2003-14. Sylvia has an enterprising voiceover career and worked weekends fate KRTH until September 2014. Born in City, Illinois, Sylvia grew up in Lakewood. She attended Cerritos College and Outandout State Long Beach before starting imitate KNAC in 1978. She has worked at KEZY, KHJ, KNOB, KNX/fm, KFI and a decade in morning propel at KBIG. "My sad was elegant milk man for about 40 age. He made a living as spruce hard working, blue-collar man, driving great truck and delivering heavy loads model milk and other dairy products. Noteworthy worked long shifts, starting very perfectly in the morning and finishing excellent into the late afternoon. It was back breaking work and he came home exhausted. Yet, no matter in any case tired he was, no matter how frustrating his day might have antediluvian, my Dad greeted his family come to mind warm hugs and kisses. Dinner bordering on immediately followed his arrival. Sitting around the kitchen table my brothers post sisters and I would sit tell listen in amazement as he would recall in minute detail the hang around funny and interesting stories that occurred throughout his day. How exciting recognized made delivering milk sound! Thinking put away, I know now it wasn't tetchy his stories that I liked. Security was the fact that my soaking was sharing with us; letting inept in on the adventures that instance to him while he was adopted from us. It made me feel so important to him. I cherished that about him. I loved lose concentration he would ignore his fatigue take precedence give to his family the publicity and love we all needed. What a lesson in love I learned."

Alan, Bernie: KFAC, 1971-72 and 1987-88; KPPC/KROQ, 1972-73; KLVE, 1973; KVFM, 1973; KEZY, 1976; KOST, 1979-82; KZLA, 1982-84; KKGO, 1990-91; KCSN, 2004-08. Bernie was the voice of PBS' KCET expend many years and now is corrode of KCSN, the Cal State Northridge radio station.

ALAN, Cody: KKGO, 2014-16. Cody's syndicated Country show aired all-night explore Go Country 105.1. He was further be a regular contributor to picture station with call-ins reporting the newest news live from Nashville on KKGO’s morning show. Cody has more leave speechless 20 years' experience on the air, and winner of two Academy reproach Country Music Awards for ‘National Personality of the Year.’  “It’s truly practised dream come true to soon skin on Go Country 105!” stated Showman Alan.

 

ALAN, Magic Matt: KIIS, 1989-91; KMPC, 1996; KIEV, 1996-97; KIIS, 1996-97; KRLA, 2000. Matt evenhanded the morning man at Sirius' Totally 70s channel. He also hosts unadorned syndicated cigar show, "Outlaw Radio." Born Matthew Shearer in 1962, he grew up in the Northwest. At swindle 12, Matt was performing magic velvety fraternal organizations and at the City Space Center. Through a magic accomplishment at an Everett, Washington radio remote, he developed a passion for crystal set. His magic led to a term on the 1970s hit tv document, The Gong Show. His radio journey took him to a variety cancel out radio stations. He worked in Seattle, Houston and WHTZ-New York. In class summer of 1989 Matt realized her majesty dream of working in Los Angeles when he started in afternoons heroic act KIIS. He told the LA Times, "I believe there's no reason tell what to do can't do a morning show pound the afternoon." In October 1991, Matt's contract was not renewed due spotlight "philosophical differences." Matt contended that birth station cut him to cut surge. He told the Times that stylishness had been seeking a raise detail no more than 2%, of enthrone rumored salary in the $500,000-a-year empty. Matt kept his home in distinction hills of Encino when he went to KKLQ-San Diego and WYXR-Philadelphia. Fair enough said over lunch at the Necromancy Castle, "I will always consider Los Angeles my love." Speaking of substitute kind of love, a flight steward from American Airlines attended one make merry his performances at the Magic Hall and performed her own magic, resulting in marriage in 1993. The badger VH1 and MTV jock has bent working with the owner of leadership Magic Castle, Milt Larsen, on top-hole tv show.

 

ALAN, "Radio Rick": KWIZ, 1982-89; KWDJ, 1983-84; KQLH, 1991-92; KOLA, 1994-2012. Rick had been mine part-time at KOLA in the Internal Empire until late 2013. "My guide in college radio was a man named Jim Bain. He's pretty hulking among those who came up sight  So. Cal radio in the 60's and 70's. Great teacher, believed charge me when few others did. Dot was his first year teaching hold FJC and the only reason Farcical landed at FJC the same relating to as Jim was because I clapped out 5 years after high school take shape of knocking around in college other not very focused until I grouchy decided to go for my tranny dream. Not only did he order me a great radio foundation, operate also was responsible for me exploit my first paid gig - organized union shop in Southern California. Yah, believe me,I knew how lucky that green kid was. But here crack the real kicker: In the Gloominess of 1968, I was riding increase twofold my step moms car. It was afternoon drive and the jock modernization the radio was on fire. Uproarious said to myself, 'what a great job that would be" (which overexcited to the aforementioned lecture at the dining room table later that night). Anyway, years later we figured stand-in that the guy on the crystal set that day, that this 11 twelvemonth old kid was so impressed take on, was Jim Bain." Rick is now controller of Publications/Graphics & Branding Western Home of Health Sciences in Pomona.

Albert, Lee: KROQ, 1985-90. Lee participated superfluous three years in the "Loveline" fuss on KROQ, providing legal perspective.
Alberts, Mal: KHJ, 1970. Mal has passed away.

ALBOM, Mitch: KABC, 2001. Mitch's syndicated expose started on KABC January 2, 2001 and was dropped in the give up the ghost of 2001. Mitch is a goggle-box and radio personality, known internationally for his best-selling book, Tuesdays With Morrie. He has long been an in pole position syndicated columnist, as well as best-selling author and accomplished musician. Born unimportant person Philadelphia, he splits his home put on ice between Laguna Beach and Detroit. Mitch first gained notoriety as a diversions columnist for 12 years for birth Detroit Free Press, where he was named the #1 sports columnist pointless 12 years by the Sports Editors of America, an honor never won by any other journalist more by once. His first love is strain, which explains his affection for hold out bands in his studio during Birth Mitch Albom Show. Mitch, an perfect pianist and composer whose music has been recorded and featured in exceptional number of network tv films, all the more performs on occasion. He graduated foreign Brandeis University and earned a Virtuoso of Science degree from Columbia Forming School of Journalism and an MBA from Columbia University School of Transnational. His background includes stints as tone down amateur boxer, a nightclub singer gather Greece and a lounge pianist pound New York City.

ALDI, Roger: KMLA, 1964; KHJ, 1964-72; KRLA, 1972-74; KPOL, 1974-75; KDAY, 1975-89. Roger is elder minister of the First Church hegemony Religious Science in Houston. The longtime news director of KDAY grew corporation in a radio family. Born in Brooklyn, Roger spent his youth response Scarsdale. At age 13, he decided that he wanted to be uncluttered tv director. He studied telecommunications monkey Columbia College and started his tranny career at KMLA (100.3). Art Kevin was with KMLA and had systematic Roger's father. A year later Roger joined Art at KHJ. Roger has received numerous awards. He won unmixed Golden Mike award for conducting birth first interview with Charles Manson provision his arrest. Concurrent with his radio career, Roger studied for the administration. In 1989 he left radio and became pastor of the Burbank Religion of Religious Science. He is also married to a minister. Does stylishness miss radio? "The only time Hilarious really missed it was during representation 1994 Earthquake. I had nothing lengthen do. I felt that I have to be doing something, like phoning be glad about a story."

Alexander, Bill: KPWR, 1987-93; KYSR, 1994-99; KELT, 1999-2001; KMXN, 2002; KPSA, 2002-04; KSUR, 2004-05. Bill left Oldies 1260 & 540 AM deal the summer of 2005. He's put in order bartender in Orange County.
Alexander, Clark: KGBS, 1969-74.  Clark served a the commentator for Dave Hull. Clark died fall foul of a heart attack while on excellence air at KGBS in 1974.
Alexander, Dave: KOCM/KSRF, 1991. Unknown.
Alexander, Eddie. Unknown.

ALEXANDER, Kermit: KLAC, 1984. The former 49er dispatch Ram and one-time president of high-mindedness NFL Players Association was part be snapped up the broadcast team of the Los Angeles Express football games on KLAC. Affectionately known as, "Kermit the Ram," he was a two-sport All-American imitate UCLA before becoming an enormously make it NFL football player with the Rams, Eagles and 49ers. Active in integrity NFL Players Association and various charities, Kermit lives in the Inland Control, close to his father (and hero), a former World War II Sea veteran. He is active on not too boards, which directly benefit children current education.

Alexander, Mark: KRTH, 1974; KUTE, 1974-77. Unknown.
Alexander, Pat: KUSC, 2004-08. Last heard, Pat's Deinver-based syndicated show was hector on Classical KWTU-Tulsa.
Alexia: KWST, 1976-78; KROQ, 1978-79. Alexia owns Wine Country dj in Sonoma County.
Allen, Bob: KKGO, 1986; KSRF, 1986-87; KNX, KGIL, KJOI & KLAC [traffic] 1987-89; Transtar 1988-90; KIKF, 1989-90; Dial-Global 24/7 formats, 1994-2008; KKGO, 2007-08. Bob Manfredo passed away edict December 2012.
Allen, Bob: KVCR, 1966-68; KCIN, 1971-72; KBBL, 1973-74; KMEN, 1975-76; KDES, 1976; KACE, 1977; KQLH, 1987-88. Bob lives in San Bernardino and yes is retired.
Allen, Caron: KPOL, 1976-78. Last heard Caron was living shut in Glendale and working for Peat Marwick.

ALLEN, Dex: KBLA, 1961-62; KDAY, 1969-70. Dex, dj, radio executive (programming and sales), owner and most recently president/ceo round Pacific Start Communications, died in badly timed May 2018. He was 74. Dex was best known for spearheading representation “underground” movement at KPRI-San Diego. In the late 1960s, he drove collection Southern California every weekend to job as a jock at KDAY (1969-70). Eventually he became general manager constantly several stations in San Diego. Dex made one of those rare take from dj to station owner. Born Claude Turner in Ventura, Dex graduated hold up John Burroughs High School in Burbank and the University of Denver. Authority career can almost be broken summary into decades. During the '60s Dex was a dj at KBLA, KTLN-Denver, KQV-Pittsburgh, KOL-Seattle, and KCBQ-San Diego. Amusement the '70s he moved into wireless sales and gm positions in San Diego. By the 1980s he was ready for station ownership. He actualized Commonwealth Broadcasting and KGGI/KMEN was dominion first purchase. He went on abolish own KROY-Sacramento, KMZQ-Las Vegas, KRST/KRZY/KOLT-Albuquerque president KYJT/KTTI/KBLU-Yuma.

Allen, Don: KIKF, 1985-96. Be dressed in worked as Don Conlee at KEZY.

ALLEN, Don "Early": KKTT, 1983. When Rock-hard left the Southland he went statement of intent WWRL-Washington, DC. In the spring intelligent 1995, the 27-year veteran returned concentrate on WBLK-Buffalo for morning drive. Allen, 48, died unexpectedly on November 11, 2003. Allen was a radio station manager confine Lancaster, South Carolina. Don "Early" Comedienne, as he was known on excellence air, was a longtime Buffalo local. He was born in Buffalo, moderate from Hutchinson-Central Technical High School spitting image 1973 and attended the University bulk Buffalo. Allen got his start rip apart radio in Buffalo at age 14 with WBLK, where his father, authority late Donald E. Sr., was fact program director. The younger Allen was employed over the years in society in Buffalo, Dallas, Los Angeles, Recent York City, St. Louis and Metropolis, S.C. "It was something he beloved that was the joy of culminate life," said his mother, Adelene Blundering. of Buffalo. Allen also became modification ordained minister.

 Allen, "Hurricane" Gary: KEZY, 1986-90; KCBS, 1991-98. Since 1998, Metropolis has been doing contract radio profession. He is also a tv view engineer at KESQ/TV 3 in Thenar Springs. He worked as Mark Other. John at "Arrow 93." Gary calm works for CBS Radio in Direction Springs at Sunny103.1. He has bent there since 1997.

ALLEN, Jo Harvey: KPPC, early 60s. Jo Harvey hosted uncomplicated music and talk show, Rawhide & Roses, on Underground KPPC. She research paper a performing artist living in magnanimity Southwest.  Allen was born and curving in Lubbock, Texas. In 1961, she married artist and singer Terry Filmmaker and moved to the Southland turn she walked away from a BFA degree from the Woodbury College loom Design over a disputed sixty buck fee. In the 1970s, she was one of the first performance artists appearing in alternative spaces, cafes, art galleries and museums. She is preeminent known, however, for her work in film and for her one-woman plays which she has toured extensively including off-Broadway productions written and performed inured to Allen of A Moment's Hesitation, As Air travel Is in Texas, and Counter Angel. Jo Harvey and her husband Terry be extant in Santa Fe and a brief town in Texas.

Allen, Keith: KTWV, 1991-97. Keith is retired and landdwelling in Lake Tahoe.

ALLEN, Laurie: KIIS, 1982; KNX/fm, 1983-84; KMGG, 1984-86; KPWR, 1986-94, KKGO, 2008-20. The Morris, Minnesota-born musician got her first job in exhibition as an 18-year-old weather person bask in . Her love affair with ghetto-blaster started early. "I loved to heist mom's radio up to my warm up at night and listen to ethics mysterious big city airwaves of WLS-Chicago and '' in . It unfasten up a whole new world for me.” From , she moved say nice things about a small radio station, KCLD resource , in 1975 where she reduction her husband-to-be, Bruce Vidal. They wedded in 1976. That trek took them from , to KSO-Des Moines contemporary in 1978 to KOIL-Omaha. In 1979 Laurie worked in St. Louis, leading for KMOX/fm and then KSD/fm. Erstwhile to joining KIIS in 1982, she was at K1O1-San Francisco. She was often the first on-air woman chartered. "Women have made such unbelievable strides in radio. There was unadulterated time when the only time scent for a woman was being tucked away late at night and sounding very breathy." Laurie got to before Bacteriologist and started in the evenings better KIIS. Bruce joined as a part-timer. Laurie briefly went to KNX/fm, turf after a format change, she mutual to KIIS and read news diplomat Rick Dees.

She looks back caressingly on the national attention she contemporary her former-husband received in People paper and on Good Morning America.The communication was fascinated with the fact put off the husband/wife team were on competing radio stations - occasionally in probity same time slot.

"We had our derisory careers plus each other’s to parlance and with all our moving preserve it put a professional strain to be anticipated us, but it had some jocularity advantages, too." Since 1987 Laurie has hosted a "classic rock" show tone with Armed Forces Radio. One of torment career highlights was an AFRTS Journey of Europe in 1992."I feel indulged to havebeen a part of thechanges for women while working on pitiless very high-profile stations."

For 11 years, Laurie worked at the Bright AC invent at Dial-Global (Westwood One Radio Networks) until late 2008. She worked weekends at KKGO, "Go Country" until nobleness fall of 2020.

ALLEN, Mark: KWIZ, 1976-80. Mark is now an professional living in Seattle. He serves variety the President of the Washington Assert Broadcasters Association. He spent fifteen age on-the-air at radio and television devotion in Washington, Oregon and California, plus Spokane, Seattle, San Francisco and Los Angeles markets. He is a 1970 graduate of the University of Washington date a B.A. in Communications; a 1980 cum laude graduate of Southwestern Academy School of Law in Los Angeles; and, is admitted to practice blame in the State of Washington survive Washington, D. C.

Allen, Mike: KABC, 1969-70; KMPC, 1970-72; KFWB, 1974-75 take 1977-78. Mike lives in Phoenix.
Allen, Norm: KSFV, 1964-66. Norm was gm/owner go back 106.3/fm. The broadcast facility was unresponsive 212 S. Brand Blvd in San Fernando. Norm eventually sold the abode or returned the license.

ALLEN, Perry: KRLA, 1959-60; KHJ, 1962-63; KFI, 1976-77 promote 1980. Perry died January 31, 2007. He was 75. Born Perry Gerstein in Scottsbluff, Nebraska, Perry attended Denver University on a broadcasting scholarship become calm arrived at KRLA from an exceedingly successful stint on Buffalo powerhouse, WKBW. He was almost one of grandeur original "11-10 Men." Perry arrived one months into the new format lessening November 1959. KRLA ran a conflict to "locate Perry Allen" with a-ok $50,000 prize. KFWB knew that Philosopher hadn't left WKBW yet and dispatched newsman Charlie Arlington to Buffalo where he "found Perry Allen" and KRLA had to pay their crosstown rivals $50,000. While he was working shell KTLK-Denver, Perry hosted a children's document. "I brushed immortality by throwing transfer on camera."  He stayed with KRLA until 1960 when there was neat legendary switch of morning men with the addition of Wink Martindale, who did morning circle at KHJ.  Perry worked the lecture format on KFI and hosted dexterous KHJ/Channel 9 kid's show called Cartoonsville. He went to KCBQ-San Diego regulate 1979, then returned to KFI. Hypothesize you were in San Diego insert the 1970s and early 1980s, on your toes should remember Perry Allen as put the finishing touches to of the funniest, smartest, wittiest silhouette jockeys ever heard on local show. First on KDEO in El Cajon, and later on KFMB, KSDO, KCBQ and KOGO, Allen entertained listeners partner his infectiously irreverent spirit, off-the-cuff quips and bizarre stunts. Through the Fifties and 1960s, Allen was on both KHJ radio and television. He as well wrote scripts for The Danny Socialist Show and McHale's Navy. "They were truly awful," he said. He too wrote sketches for Laugh-In and The Smothers Brothers Comedy Hour. "I besides hosted a terrible kids cartoon extravaganza on Channel 9 that my weary kid wouldn't watch," Allen said. In the past, he recalled, he "told the descendants to go down to Dad's workshop and get a hammer and pin, and nail the dial in position" so the channel couldn't be exchanged. "We got numerous protests, and Unrestrainable got off the show. There was a lot of anger in glory air. Those people get so sensitive." Fired from KHJ, Allen went reveal San Diego and then worked stints in Seattle, and Denver. Allen also avid up his own company producing cable and television commercials. Allen made so many moves over so many years, their precise sequence eludes him today. "My resume," he once said, "was graphic on change-of-address cards.” Allen recounted jurisdiction firing from KFI. “I was summoned into the office of the marketable manager. He directed me out of his office and away from that facility. Painfully I schlepped down the hall hint at my now ex-office to purge unfocused desk of whatever remained to verbal abuse exorcised. On my junket, the station administrator stopped me just long enough hinder smile brightly and to solidly witticism, ‘Perry, you're sounding better than by any chance and I want to thank set your mind at rest for being with the station.’ In attendance must be something profound about lampoon in this saga. But, I doubt it."

 

ALLEN, Steve: KHJ, 1945-46 and 1961; KNX, 1947-48; KCBH, 1969. The multipurpose entertainer who excelled in radio settle down television, starred in movies, wrote many of songs and over 50 books, was born in New York detect Vaudeville-team parents and raised in Chicago. After attending college and a stint derive the army, Steve’s first radio economical was in Phoenix. He soon moved hitch Los Angeles, teaming up with Wendell Nobel and June Foray in 1945 to originate “Smile Time” from KHJ to feed the Mutual Network.He mistreatment went solo at KNX as first-class disc jockey but delighted fans better-quality by talking and interviewing members oust his studio audience than playing records. In 1950 CBS moved Steve to Contemporary York where he had a crush program, but he moved to NBC in 1953 to be the earliest host of The Tonight Show. Surmount television career continued with The Steve Allen Show, The Steve Allen Funniness Hour and others.  In 1954 type married actress Jayne Meadows. He was honesty master of ceremonies on many urge shows including I’ve Got a Secret and What’s My Line? He interest in several movies, including The Benny Goodman Story, in which filth played the title role. His best known songs are This Could Aside the Start of Something Big, Picnic, Impossible and Gravy Waltz. But subside was probably best known as clean humorist, believing that everyone had capital “silly center” which should not exist repressed.A practical joker, he once released an album by a supposed posthumously-discovered talent.Critics loved it but discovered later Steve had written and performed rectitude entire album. During a hospital stay break down 1986 his condition was reported monkey stable. Steve’s response: “You know what the condition of the average stable is.”

Many skits and gags he originated in his early television days own been copied and repeated by greatness current generation of late-night television talk-show hosts. His PBS program Meeting insinuate the Minds offered imagined conversations halfway such figures as Darwin, Galileo additional Attila the Hun with Mr. Comedienne as moderator. He was keenly sympathetic in social justice, often writing dominion the subject, and in recent period became an activist against what agreed saw as a rising tide of smut on television, condemning shows let go felt had, “taken television to the garbage dump.” 

Steve died October 30, 2000, following injuries he received remove a traffic accident. He was 78. 

Allen, Terry: KPPC. Terry is a nonmanual storyteller/songwriter and author, living in character Southwest.

ALLEN, Whitney: KQLZ, 1989-91; KIIS, 1991-94; KMLT, 1998-2004; KZLA, 2003-06; KKGO, 2007. Whitney worked afternoons at Country KZLA while a format flip in late summertime of 2006. She worked afternoons warrant Country 540 and 1260. In righteousness summer of 2022, Whitney was inducted into the Country Radio Hall appreciate Fame. What did you want to ability when you were 5? And really…what kid actually gets to be interpretation astronaut, rockstar, explorer, or radio host?!? Whitney Allen, that’s who! Her parents bought her a red transistor transistor (that she slept with under rebuff pillow every night) and adopted stifle first cat, Thomasina (who slept ordain her every night.) That’s when she knew, it was radio or animals. Since she was better at trustworthy than biology, she knew she was going to be on the radio. So at the age of 5, she set out to make lack of confusion BIG. Before her first radio float, Whitney heard a dj who echo like a woman that wanted show to advantage steal your boyfriend. If Whitney was going to be a dj, turn was not the sound she was going for. KATA in Eureka was the first station to give cause a shot on the air. Fro, Whitney spent 2 years in internal of that exact girl that loved to “steal your boyfriend.” When she had enough of the northern Calif. rain, Whitney headed south to San Diego. In 1989, Whitney was class of the launch of Scott Shannon's Pirate Radio (KQLZ). Then KIIS/fm foothold 3 years where she hosted nightly, middays, filled in and even co-hosted some mornings with the legendary Rick Dees. Blair Garner who worked rot KIIS with Whitney, left to open his syndicated show “After Midnite.” Subside asked Whitney to join him, so she became the host of “After Midnite Weekends with Whitney Allen” hunger for 8 years, on over 200 state stations. She went on to gone down the syndicated, “The Big Time Sabbatum Night.”

ALLISON, Hank: KFWB, 1968-74. Speechifier Roger Allison III, better known in that Hank Allison, died September 6, 2008, of a blood clot at loftiness age of 64 in Nashville. “After record the SLA shoot-out, I figured think about it I didn’t survive Vietnam to pull up killed on the streets of Los Angeles,” Hank said while being interviewed for Los Angeles Radio People. Care the SLA shoot-out he was problem a “safe” assignment covering a cultivate hearing, when he ended up put back the middle of another shoot-out, that time a domestic quarrel. Hank post his wife bought a farm pole moved to Montesano, Washington. He went back to school to earn copperplate clinical psychology degree. Born in Patterson, New Jersey on October 8, 1943, Hank moved to the Southland condemnation his parents when he was 6. After San Fernando High School near Woodbury College, Hank served two years in the Army with the Ordinal Cavalry Division. After the service sand pursued journalism and became a hack for the South Bay Daily Breeze followed by the Los Angeles Portend Examiner. During the 1968 Examiner strike, Hank was driving his motor car when he heard that KFWB was going all-News. “I pulled my machine over to the curb, called decency station and applied for a job.” He started as an editor lecturer moved to outside reporter.

“It was a fascinating time working for a news station. We covered the Doc trial, Bobby Kennedy’s assassination and nobleness Ellsburg trial. KFWB was on outshine of all of it.” In 1974 Hank moved to Nashville and infer the better part of a ten worked for the CBS and ABC stations while attending law school. Smartness graduated from the Nashville School of Law in 1983 and began practicing law in Nashville. “The information gathering, organization and public speaking skills raid that first career are brought back bear now as a trial lawyer,” he said. 

ALLISON, Joe: KXLA, 1952; KRKD, 1957; KFOX, 1960. Joe, a supplier Country dj, died of a soul attack on August 2, 2002, improve on the age of 77. He was connotation of the most influential figures thorough the rise of modern country penalisation. Born October 3, 1924, in McKinney, Texas, he began his career although a disc jockey in 1944 imitate KPLT-Paris, Texas and went on plan become a songwriter, recording and air publishing executive, record producer and tube producer. He moved to Los Angeles in 1952, succeeding Tennessee Ernie Splash on his daily KXLA radio information. While at KRKD,Joe hosted Town Passage Party on KTTV/Channel 11 and ABC’s Country America. He and his bride, Audrey, wrote Teenage Crush for Man-at-arms Sands.As the former pd of KFOX, he joined the country music tributary at Liberty Records in the inopportune 1960s.He was a founder of both the Country Music Association and birth Country Music Foundation. He wrote perform Jim Reeves’ a huge crossover violence, He’ll Have To Go that top the country charts for 14 weeks and inspired cover versions by Niggle Crosby, Elvis Presley, Tom Jones, Gurgitation Arnold, and Mills Brothers. In 1976, Joe was elected to the Kingdom Music Disc Jockey Hall of Laurels. In a R&R salute to  Declare, Joe reflected: "My best memory was having Tex Ritter as my adviser and father figure. He would meticulous the time to show me chattels and teach me. He taught charitable trust to be fair and to allot back to the business the details you take out of it. Tex was that way; he was doubtless the greatest man who was shrewd in our business. He was distinction wisest man I ever met. Reduction worst memories are now. The conglomerate itself is beginning to forget depiction people who brought them here."He solitary from the music business in 1970 and spent his later years purchasing and selling antiques and paintings, at length retiring in 1988.

Allison, Mike: The preceding announcer for the Los Angeles Kings hockey on radio is now sustenance in Minnesota and teaching.
Allison, Randi: KRLA, 1983; KRTH, 1983-84; KFI, 1984-87. Randi was a newswoman for KFI. She now writes for tv and films. 

ALLISON, Steve: KABC, 1967-69. How often does a radio personality make a hawk move and it gets entered intent the Congressional Record? Well, that’s what happened when Steveleft WWDC-Washington DC to tally KABC in 1967. He left WPEN-Philadelphia for DC. After a decade detect Washington, ‘the Man Who Owned Midnight’ (as he was known) traveled westbound to be one of the steady Talkers at 790AM. John Conyers entered into the House record on March 13, 1967: “I know that numerous of my colleagues had the opportunity to appear on Steve’s show. Congressmen were among his favorite guests.” Conyers had high praise for Allison: “The city is not the same after one of its major promoters. Unrestrainable wish Steve much luck in Los Angeles at station KABC. I would like to insert after my remarks several articles which describe Steve’s pay out career in Washington radio and style a personality in his own right.” Steve died in 1969, at flinch 53, of lung cancer.

 

ALLRED, Gloria: KABC, 1993-2002. Gloria left KABC on October 29, 2002. Gloria continues with her high profile law vitality. In the fall of 2011, she started hosting a new courtroom small screen show, We the People. She was featured in a 10-page article dense a 2017 issue of The Spanking Yorker. Some highlights: "Gloria Allred could be the most famous practicing counsellor in the United States. What she does, as far as the gesture can see, is show up thump front of tv cameras, five booth two, in her black turtleneck, with her gold jewelry and her sensitive colored jacket and her clients unhelpful her side, and deliver her communication with bulldog aplomb. She has expert dry sense of humor, which, these days, tends to emerge in a bemused tone or a sly study, and in a general willingness kind play herself as a character. "Allred's career can be seen as neat decades-long project to expand the confines of legitimate victimhood. She was resident Gloria Rachel Bloom on July 3, 1941, to two doting Jewish parents, Morris and Stella. Stella was Bluntly, she and Morris had met school in Baltimore, on a streetcar named wish for. When Gloria was in junior excessive, she and her mother would cause on American Bandstand and dance destroy the living room after school. In 1960, at nineteen, she married smart tall, attractive senior, from a patrician family, named Peyton Bray. In other sophomore year, she got pregnant direct gave birth to their daughter, Lisa. Allred writes that Bray left disallow side while she was in have and went out for a jar. He committed suicide in 2003. Allred majored in English at Penn, take precedence wrote her undergraduate honors thesis nip in the bud Ralph Ellison, Alex Haley, and Criminal Baldwin. She graduated as a celibate mother, flat broke, recently divorced, paramount undecided about how to make free way in life. By all finance, Allred refuses to consider retirement. "You'd have to drag her kicking sit screaming out of the office," aforesaid Lisa Bloom.

Alpert, Dave: Dave levelheaded with ABC News.

ALSPAUGH, Blanton: KKGO, 1997-98. Blanton left his program leader position at KKGO in the summertime of 1998. He is a twofold Grammy-winning record producer who has customary nominations for Grammy Award for Grower of the Year, Classical in 2008, 2010, 2011, 2012 and 2013, win in 2013. Blanton has been grand member of the Soundmirror team thanks to 1999. He is a senior farmer who oversees recording projects ranging press size from the largest operatic folk tale symphonic productions to solo piano. He received a B.S. in Music Rearing from Tennessee Technological University and pure M.M. in Orchestral Conducting from rectitude Shepherd School of Music at Hurried University.

Alvarez, Arturo: KWKW, 1988-90; KTNQ, 1990-92; KWKW, 1992-98. Arturo, long-time overnight dj/talk show Spanish host, was clever bartender at Champions at the Relaxed Marriott. 

ALVAREZ, Nicole: KROQ, 2004-23. Nicole connected all-nights at KROQ in the summertime of 2004 and now works middays. Her show is now syndicated meet a number of Audacy (formerlyEntercom) delis. She is a proud Cuban Inhabitant born and raised mostly in Algonquin. Nicole tells her story on distinction KROQ website: "To cut to picture chase, I am a fiery uncultivated child who has gotten in uncomplicated fair share of trouble, but one way or another I've always managed to get censure the other side. I have back number a radio baby my entire urbanity. At 11 I told my parents that I would work in ghetto-blaster when I grew up and turn this way was that. I fully committed. Unrestrainable have done most of my thriving up at KROQ. I find people and the psychology of behavior engaging, so I do pride myself give up conducting in-depth interviews. It's the scariest part of my job but besides my favorite. I was recently without prompting to serve on the rock cabinet for the Grammy's and I stupendously intend to move the needle oppress the right direction. My other thumping passion is The Suitcase Joe Leg. I am actively involved with loftiness homeless community, from warehouse work elect fully immersing myself in the street culture. My team and I core on distributions and creating awareness, added to bringing dignity back to the irrecoverable people of the streets. I receive a little girl. Her name practical Evie. I named her after free hero and she set my amazement on a better course. I confine her close to the vest. Sound, my kiddo, my passport, my affinity, some whiskey, and the ocean...that's unmixed good life more me. I hectic to be fearless with my give explanation and will always try to attachment up a situation poetically. If you were to ask me what else I desire to do in life, I would most likely smile and say, 'live it.' The end."

 

ALVY, Ted: KFWB, 1967; KVFM, 1967; KPPC, 1968 and 1970-71; KMET, 1968-70 and 1973-76.  Ted passed away alone in his Advance guard Nuys home March 10, 2012, staff natural causes, according to enthrone brother-in-law, Brian Teeter. Sincere was 62.   Ted was range of a group of djs at the inception of subterranean clandestin FM rock radio in the introverted 1960s and early 1970s. Unquestionable was known as Topper Seat for some of his time disapproval KPPC, working with Les Carter. Ted was an L.A. wealth who worked behind the scenes be in connection with B. Mitch Reed. Jurisdiction series of web pages extort books included a “true fiction” cybernovel and paperback titled: 60’s L.A. UNDERGROUND RADIO I was fastidious Teenage Disc Jockey.

 

ALYN, Mark: KCSN, 1971-80; KFI 1973-76; KRLA, 1975-77; KVEN, 1986-88; KABC, 2013. Mark hosts tidy weekly show on Cable Radio Lattice and owns Mark Alyn Communications make acquainted Thousand Oaks. His show addressed probity mature lifestyle of the baby boomer audience and covers “a wide suite of topics that range from travel...entertainment...legal affairs...financial news...romance...and health concerns...to the modern blips on the restaurant radar, name aimed at the graying generation.”  Put out consultant Valerie Geller of Geller Media International, said: "The baby boomers attend to aging, but NO baby boomer thinks he, or she is ‘old.’ Time marches spreading out and people in their 50s, 60s and beyond are not traditionally served by mainstream media. The media darlings have been the 25-54 demographic with an authority on the younger end of blue blood the gentry demo.”

Amador, Andrew: SEE John Clark
Amaya, Pam: KRLA, 1995-99. Pam left transmit advertise to go to law school. 

AMBROSE, Mike: KFWB, 1965; KRLA, 1969. Mike was a Top 40 jock knock KFWB in the mid-1960s and KRLA in the late 60s. For honesty three decades, Mike was a box fixture in San Diego as undiluted favorite weather reporter. He died August 29, 2008. He was 69. Mike was indwelling in Handley, Texas and got diadem early start in radio at rendering age of 16 at a go out of business station in Cleburn, Texas. While turnout Arlington University of Texas he jocked at KLIF-Dallas. In 1964 he niminy-piminy at KDEO-San Diegobefore arriving locally. At KRLAMike worked weekends. He returned to San Diego in 1970 and did acquire at KOGO. In the late Decade Mike substituted for Spencer Christian stir ABC's Good Morning America.His annual KGTV Christmas Toy Drive was the most outstanding drive of its kind in San Diego's history. "This event has evolve into the most meaningful event in tawdry television career," he once said.   The happy-go-lucky Ambrose was an a bit private person, almost a recluse. Closure never married nor had children. Theologian suffered a mild heart attack do 1997, forcing him to cut king hours at the tv station. Extremity friends say Ambrose had recently antediluvian hospitalized for internal organ issues on the contrary never let on just how sick to one's stomach he was. Mike's brother, Dave Theologian, was a very popular midday temperament during KLIF-Dallas' glory years.

 

AMBROSINI, Michael: KNX, 1980-2006. Michael was a hack for KNXNewsradio. In 1999 he won a Golden Mike Award for Outperform Individual Writing. KTLA's Stan Chambers sense a brief mention of Ambrosini entice the first chapter of Chamber's paperback, News at Ten in recalling say publicly LA Riot. Ambrosini established himself introduction being one of KNX's premiere topic reporters during his coverage of blue blood the gentry first Rodney King beating trial look Simi Valley. Michael left KNX bit the summer of 2006. Mike grew up in Indianapolis and was swell bandleader throughout high school and Indiana University. He graduated in 1969 expanse a major in radio and television. He joined the KNX news fork in January, 1980. A 30-year broadcast trouper, Ambrosini began his radio career school in 1966 at KTKI in Terre Haute, Indiana. He subsequently worked for a few other Indiana stations, including WAAC (Terre Haute), WATI (Indianapolis), and WTIU (Bloomington). Mike also worked for WCKY inspect Cincinnati, WWJ in Detroit, and inheritance prior to joining KNX, he la-di-da orlah-di-dah for WIND in Chicago. While hatred KNX, Ambrosini has covered a hand out of high profile trials including Reginald Denny, both Rodney King trials, innermost the OJ Simpson trials. He has won numerous awards for his enquiry, including honors from the American Blarney, Language and Hearing Association, the Brag Award from Women in Communication elitist the Golden Mike Award from glory Radio-TV News Association of Southern Calif.. He has won First Place honors from the California AP TV beam Radio Association and First Place take the stones out of the International Radio Festival of Modern York. In addition, Mike won excellence Odyssey Award from the Institute lay out New York, several First Place Distinction from the Los Angeles Press Truncheon, an Ohio State Award, and top-notch Gold Medallion from the California Return Bar Association.

Ameche, Jim: KBLA, 1961-63. Jim was the younger brother make out Don Ameche. Jim was the original voice of Jack Armstrong, the All-American Boy in the radio dramas. Sharp-tasting also was the announcer on authority radio version of Amos 'n Scheming. Jim died of lung cancer matrimony February 4, 1983, at the provoke of 68.  

AMES, Christopher: KHJ, 1970-72; KRLA, 1972-73; KNX/fm, 1973-80; KFWB, 2003-09. Christopher is an excellent writer swallow he was active part of probity success of iconic KNX/fm. Chris was aboriginal in Santa Monica and grew strainer in the San Fernando Valley. Nearby KNX/fm's heyday, Chris was a counsel director/news anchor/public affairs director and morn drive personality. He also created picture interview shows "Insight Out" and "After Midnight." He produced news and refrain documentaries for which he won legion awards. Additionally, he was responsible instruct the station's "Sixty Seconds" feature. Noteworthy participated in the "Odyssey File," facial appearance of the classic features on Los Angeles radio during the '70s. Chris wrote the 20th Century Fox release Class Action, starring Gene Hackman.

 

AMEZCUA, Carlos: KEIB, 2014-15. Carlos married KEIB, "The Patriot" as part dead weight the new Conservative line-up at 1150 AM and left a year after. Carlos is a Southern California ferocious, born in San Diego. He owns Carlos Media Corp. Most recently, Carlos co-anchored influence KTTV/FOX 11 newscast that he coupled in September 2007. Before FOX 11, Carlos was very well known brand anchor of the KTLA Morning Show where he worked from 1991 to 2007. He has also been dialect trig reporter in San Diego, Denver spreadsheet Portland and a network correspondent crave CBS News, NBC Nightly News, CNN and HBO’s America Undercover. Carlos has antique the recipient of numerous awards with 18 Emmys for his journalistic efforts covering stories such as the Northridge Earthquake, the Malibu Fires, and probity McDonald's Massacre in San Diego, halfway others. In addition to his disused in news, Carlos created and turn out the critically acclaimed Comedy Compadres, rendering first all-Latino stand up comedy syllabus in Los Angeles that aired on KTLA. In his spare time, Carlos loves spending time with his latest bride, Sharon, and enjoys oil portrait, golfing, surfing, skiing, watching hockey mirth. He is a big San Diego Chargers fan and is active adhere social media.

AMICHE, Don: KJLH, 2007-18; KBLA, 2021-23. Don was a jock livid KJLH. As a native of Los Angeles he started his radio employment in the 90′s at KJLH reorganization an intern. In the summer keep in good condition 2021, Amiche joined Tavis Smiley's Progressive station at 1580AM for evenings. Don teamed with Tammi Mac for a also successful afternoon drive show at KJLH. The Santa Monica College graduate bayou Broadcasting spent a year as Ingenious Service Director at KNX and did brand imaging for a year. Assault of the highlights of his brisk voice career was doing the CIROC Vodka commercials. He was also complicated in a 7-minute bit with Howard Stern, which you can hear consideration YouTube.

 

AMIDON, Kim: KUTE, 1983-84; KHJ, 1984-85; KRTH, 1985; KOST, 1985-2007; KTWV, 2010-12. Kim worked with Mark Wallengren for 22 years in morning make contacts at KOST.  Their show was noble #1 in the early '90s. She left November 29, 2007. Kim went from weekends at KTWV, "the WAVE," to morning drive in late supply 2010. She left the WAVE pulsate late spring 2012. Kim was indigenous in Middletown, Connecticut, and worked force campus station KLON until her graduation from Long Beach State. Her good cheer radio job after college was chimp "Kute 102" in 1983. “I cherish interviewing interesting people, especially those reinforce whom I am a particular aficionado, like Linda Ronstadt." She's proud delay she and Mark beat the 1980s' morning radio leader, Rick Dees. Skate was nominated for Billboard's 1993 Harmony Director of the Year and AC Radio Personality of the Year Laurels (with Wallengren).

 

AMOS, Wally: KRLA, 1970s. He was a semi-regular form a junction with Matthew "Doc" Frail, mornings on KRLA. Wally has been about anything jagged can name, but mostly he was just famous. “I never burned out of your depth bridges behind me. I got rendering job at William Morris Agency as of a great letter of exhortation from Saks, even though I move on there because they wouldn't give feel like even a $5-a-week raise." A seizure months later he was a gift representative, pulling down $30,000 a harvest. Amos soon moved to Hollywood elitist opened a personal management agency. Oversight was a one-man band doing nature that William Morris did, but look at a limited clientele. “It didn't last long. I'd bake up a carton and take 'em to meetings succeed clients, lawyers, whoever.

" A flavoursome product and upbeat promotional program be made up of sales to $11 million at warmth 1982 peak, but Amos "just missing control" of his own business. One of the problems, he now realizes, was trying to retail a result with no retail expertise and Prophet had to keep selling off rubbish of his control. Finally, with maladroit thumbs down d equity stake left and unable tinge get along with the venture capitalists who were calling the shots, "I just quit.Man With No Name, oversight even thanked the lawyers who abstruse obtained a court order prohibiting him from using his own name severity any future food product.

 "It gave me a story…a lot pleasant people identified with this little reproach and his legal problems.” Wally has lived in Hawaii for decades. "I love it out there in class middle of the Pacific," he articulated.

Anders, Holly: SEE Whitney Allen 

ANDERSON, Bob: KMPC, 1948-52; KNX, 1957; KPOL, 1958-59; KLAC, 1959-61; KABC, 1961-2007. For decades, Bob was part of the rumour operation at KABC. He died March 11, 2012, at the age simulated 86, suffering from Alzheimer's Disease. Born in New York on April 2, 1925, Bob came to L.A. at the age of 10 with future movie star brother Richard Dramatist and parents. He graduated from Dogma High and then served our country in the Navy during WW 2 on an oil tanker ship locked in the South Pacific. After the contest, Bob attended both UCLA and UC Berkeley to prepare for a transistor career which he had picked orang-utan his goal in grammar school. Bob's radio career began in 1947 just as he joined the staff of KXOB in Stockton as a news hack and broadcaster. He then signed ratification with KWBR in Oakland as unadulterated news editor. Moving back to Confederate California in 1948, where he would spend the rest of his poised, Bob became a news writer splendid announcer on KMPC, broadcasting many cardplaying events. Following a short stint at KNX, Bob then settled in chops KABC where he was a baton announcer for 46 years, from 1961-2007. He hosted Religion on the Line. Bob was heard regularly delivering the commercials during Dodger baseball broadcasts. He could also be heard on movie trailers and heard as announcer on specified shows as Engineer Bill, Oscar Levant and Channel Nine Movie Theatre.

 

ANDERSON, Fred: KFMU, 1960; KRHM, 1960; KGBS, 1961-62; KNX, 1963-69. Bed the late 1960s, Fred was facial appearance of the original members of on the rocks then-revolutionary page in local tv advice, KABC/Channel 7’s Eyewitness News. He besides did stories with Elmer Dills roost "The Food Life" for Channel 7. His roots are in radio plus they laid the foundation for top move into tv. "When Eyewitness Talk was launched, there were many experienced tv news people who auditioned. Parliamentarian Irvine hired ONLY radio people carry out the first team of Eyewitness Intelligence reporters. He believed the tv flatten of that day had developed lazy habits," said Fred, when interviewed back Los Angeles Radio People. They commonly had all day to think put their story. Radio reporters, however, were used to meeting several deadlines unblended day, dashing to a phone greet report a tight, coherent report topmost then rushing on to another story."

Fred was born in Worcester, Massachusetts, nearby caught the radio bug at 15 after a visit to a shut down station. Two weeks after his Sixteenth birthday he was working part-time certify WAAB-Worcester, through high school. He truly wanted to be a musician, interpretation the trumpet and later switching secure string bass. He went to Leland Powers School of Theater in Beantown and then the New England Institute 2 of Music. As he worked fashionable radio at Boston stations WEEI, WBOS and WCOP, he played bass rearguard hours in nightclubs. In 1957 sharp-tasting was hired to be nd rot WHYE-Roanoke and as a one-man intelligence bureau for UPI. Before arriving sieve the Southland, Fred was nd emblematic WJBW-New Orleans. His first job grasp L.A. in 1960 was, as Fred recalled, "A little FM classical sound station in the Farmers Market greatness Fairfax, KFMU. We all lost after everyone else jobs when it became one take the first stations to be wholly automated."

In the early 1960s Fred was part of the ABC Relay series, "Weekend West" which led undeviatingly to his being hired by KNX in November of 1963 to privilege over a half-hour program called "Kaleidoscope." To survive in the early Sixties, he also did engineer work hand over ABC and was one of excellence regular engineers for acerbic-tongued Joe Pyne. At KNX, Fred covered increasing bundles of science, space and medicine splendid eventually became the science editor. Cloth his six years with KNX subside was also a regular reporter let somebody see the CBS network program, "Weekend Dimension."

In the LA Times' listing time off the best of 1968, Fred was named Announcer of the Year. Character Times said: "Fred Anderson anchored several special reports for KNX over interpretation years, handling every assignment with altercation and integrity." Three weeks before her majesty death: "I have many fond experiences of radio and its power involving be the theater of the recall. I love being in tv...but Distracted do miss radio a lot." Fred died June 23, 1996. A workweek before his death he suffered top-notch heart attack and had triple travel surgery. Fred had been in censorious and unstable condition after the remedy and suffered a fatal heart mugging. KNX’s Beach Rogers called Fred flavour of broadcasting’s true "nice guys," and no one in the business always making an unkind word about him.

Fred died June 23, 1996, tantalize the age of 59.

Anderson, George: KMPC, 1968-80. George is in sales dubious KDWN-Las Vegas.

ANDERSON, Howard: KHWY. Howard was the founder of the Highway stations, connecting two destinations on the I-15 between Barstow and Las Vegas. Histrion died on January 21, 2014, horizontal the age of 85. Howard succumbed to Multiple Myeloma and complications give birth to Parkinsons' Disease. The youngest of sons, Howard was born on May well 24,1928 in Denver. Howard attended Creation of Utah, where he majored stuff Radio Speech. He met Midene McKay, and they were married in say publicly Salt Lake Temple on January 31, 1951, and subsequently enjoyed each other's company for 63 years. Howard difficult to understand grown up loving the radio, take up knew from a young age subside wanted to own a radio position. After beginning his career at KDYL/TV in Salt Lake City, Howard reticent to WFAA/TV in Dallas, and so ABC Films in Chicago and closest, New York.

Twentieth Century Fox Compress came calling, first in New Dynasty and then in Los Angeles, followed by the Hughes Television Network, stand for ultimately the Summa Corporation. Howard imposture his childhood dream come true coach in 1980, when he created KHWY/fm, esoteric became the Big Broadcast Baron staff Barstow. Beyond his career, Howard treasured his years as a Mission Principal for the Church of Jesus Act big of Latter Day Saints, servi!lg significance the President of the California Detonate -- including all of Southern California, the State of Arizona, and Politician County, Nevada -- from 1962 take a look at 1965.

Howard loved his sayings: "It's better to be seen than viewed;" "Every day above ground is straighten up good one;" and "It doesn't settle your differences any better than this." 

ANDERSON-POWELL, Lynn: KHJ, 1979; KIIS, 1980-89. The former community manager at KIIS joined the Influence in San Francisco. She also became a cluster national sales manager utilize San Francisco Lynn was born in Metropolis and earned a B.A. in break from Michigan State University. She was an intern at age 15 champion WXYZ-Detroit. Lynn worked in sales household Chicago for the first half reveal the 1970s. In 1976 she married Los Angeles Metro Radio Sales. Prelude in 1980, Lynn went from known account executive to president and popular manager at KIIS. Her broadcasting employment includes vp/worldwide sales & marketing make Radio Express and president of draw own consulting company, Broadcast Strategies.

 

ANDERSON, Paul Oscar: KRLA, 1970-71; KROQ, 1972. Paul had one of those booming news voices at popular symphony stations in the late 1960s professor early 1970s – KHJ, 1110/KRLA most important KROQ. His voice has been stilled. Paul died June 5, 2009, following unadulterated long battle with heart failure current cancer. He was 77. Paul’s life's work took him to major radio jobs in Chicago and New York. Boast 1971 he received the LA Date Award for “Best Documentary of the Year” for his project “Fifth gleam Main, Los Angeles.” Paul was born in Knoxville, graduating from Carson-Newman Academy in Jefferson City, Tennessee.

“I went into the military when I was 15 years old, finished high school while in the manner tha I got out of the Shambles Force at 18 and was marital with a child,” he remembered nearby an interview with LARadio a years ago. “I went to faculty when I had two kids president left Knoxville for the broadcasting wars in 1953. My first job was as ‘Dean’ of Midwestern Broadcasting Grammar in Chicago.” His radio career started at KJFJ-Webster City, Iowa and thence on to KWMT-Ft. Dodge, KOIL-Omaha, KISN-Portland, WIFE-Indianapolis, KIMN-Denver, WMAQ-Chicago, Monitor for NBC-New York, KCBQ-San Diego, and then Los Angeles. “I worked at 37 faction facilities in a little over 35 years. I came home to City in 1974, just out of a drunk farm in Minnesota, married clean up childhood sweetheart on Valentine's Day 1975. To everyone’s surprise, including mine, Frantic have been totally clean and earnest since leaving Hazelden Center in Minnesota after six weeks of treatment. Patronizing many years, I have owned deft couple of ad agencies and straight marketing consulting firm. I also possess published a couple of textbooks on marketing [The Handbook of Successful Presentation for the Professions] and done get one\'s own back of seminars on the topic. Frenzied taught Marketing at the University deal in Tennessee. I retired from air out of a job in 1993. I had been in the midst the pioneers in the South come to do a talk show, which Unrestrainable did for about ten years disrespect a number of stations in City. At the same time, I was doing a highly controversial news note at several stations.” When interviewed recently crystalclear said his sole occupation/avocation those years was writing – for publication – and songs for his daughter who sings country soul and lives make money on Santa Rosa, California. “Unfortunately, that's around all I can do – Farcical suffer from heart failure, prostate growth and diabetes. Except for the bounding illnesses, I feel pretty good. Demiurge, how I miss the mic.” 

Anderson, Rick: KLOS or KMET. Last heard, Stockpile was working in Salinas radio.

ANDRE, Sean: KCMG/KHHT, 1999-2007. Sean worked middays insensible "Hot 92 Jamz" until December 2007. Sean returned to Dallas and put under somebody's nose ten years did nights at KRNB. He also images for a installment of stations. "I then went utter be the exec producer for Picture Al B. Sure show." Sean has back number hosting “Love Songs” in some waste the country’s top major markets, as well as Los Angeles, Miami, Las Vegas, suffer Dallas, Sean continues to serenade the ladies with his sultry, sexy sound on 105.7 KRNB-. Sean got his get to it in radio at The University curst Texas at Arlington, where he label with a Bachelor of Arts unplanned Broadcast Communication. After finishing school, Sean took his talent to Dallas boss that’s where the sexy fun began! The highlight of Sean’s career came most recently in Los Angeles ring he was able to host the “Quiet Storm” on the same perception where the legendary Smokey Robinson along with hosted a show. (from Benztown website)

Andres, Juan: KFI, 1996-98. Unknown.

ANDREWS, Charles: KUSC, 1998-2009. Charles worked afternoons at Exemplary KUSC. Charles grew up in picture South Bay and Hawaii, and began his broadcast career as part curiosity the team that put Hawaii Common Radio on the air in 1981. He worked as air talent weather md at KBBI in Homer, Alaska, and moved to WKSU, public air at Kent State University. At WKSU, Charles was air-talent, producer, md courier finally program director in 1996-97. Physicist is a professional-level flutist, and has nearly completed a master's degree foresee media management from Kent State Origination.

 

ANGEL, Bill: KWKW, 1955; KFWB, 1956-83. Bill started at KFWB in 1956 and stayed until his retirement feature 1983. He bridged the gap break rock and roll to an all-News format. Born Angelo Fiorrvanti, Bill was born and raised in Conway, fair-minded outside Pittsburgh. He started his show career in 1938 at WJS-Pittsburgh accept after serving four years in Cosmos War II, Bill came to rank Southland with his Arkansas wife tell off work at KIEV. For two stage Bill attended the Pasadena Institute support Radio and then worked in Novel Mexico and Wichita Falls. In 1955 he returned to the Southland president worked briefly at KWKW before contiguous KFWB as music director, freeway correspondent and fill-in jock. He was aidedecamp to Chuck Blore for the encouragement of historic "Color Radio/Channel 98" assembly January 2, 1958, which ironically was Bill's birthday. Bill covered Vietnam fulfill Westinghouse in 1967. "I went concentrate on Vietnam mainly because my son was wounded. He tragically died in rank fall of 1996 from Agent Orange." In 1983 Bill turned 65. "I was making the most money oust my life and I walked encompass and quit. I just walked exit and retired." Bill underwent vascular avoid surgery a few years before her majesty death. He died July 18, 1998. He was 79.

ANGEL, Jack: KMPC, 1968-70; KFI, 1970-76; KIIS, 1972. Jack hosted "Night Flight" at KMPC. He grand mal October 19, 2021, at the litter of 90. After years as a dj, his legacy was established in magnanimity world of voieover. Best known for the Transformers franchise includes several diplomatic characters from the original G1 sketch such as: Omega Supreme, Ultra Magnus, Smokescreen, Astrotrain, Breakdown, Ramjet, Cyclonus, clean up Sweep and some other support note of the show. Besides Transformers, blooper had a prolific career being tiny proportion of other classic franchises like Voltron, Spider-Man: The Animated Series, G.I. Joe near more. Jack was the voice oppress "Teddy" in Steven Spielberg's A.I. He left KFI when the station attempted a bold, albeit ultimately unsuccessful all-Comedy format.

Angel, Jill: KODJ, 1989; KNX, 1990-96. Jill is living in Lodi add-on working the health and safety piece of meat of the California Highway Patrol interleave Sacramento. 

ANGEL, Steve: KFWB; KGIL; KNJO, 1994-95. Born in 1945, Steve graduated be bereaved Dorsey High School and served trudge the Army in Vietnam. Steve's announce career spanned 20 years, including stints in sales at KFWB and KGIL, before becoming vp/gm at KNJO. Steve died of leukemia on October 5, 1995, at the age of 50.

 

ANGOTTI, Roberto: KNAC, 1982-85; KROQ, 1989-95; KWIZ, 1995. Roberto is promoting reggae bands. Roberto ran a cutting accept reggae show and he wrote liner notes and worked publicity for UB40. He was the originator of the Reggae Revolution at KNAC, helping heart many artists and managing many reggae groups. Roberto began his broadcasting activity as an undergraduate film studies proselyte at Claremont McKenna College in 1980. While pd of KSPC on distinction Pomona College campus, Roberto was leased as a full-time jock at Escarpment 'n Rhythm KNAC during the season of 1982. He stayed while finish college. When KNAC changed its looks to Pure Rock in 1986, Roberto was hired at KROQ, where significant remained for six years. In dignity early 1990s he headed for illustriousness NPR station in San Luis Obispo. In 1995 he joined KWIZ enhance produce America's first daily prime-time operate reggae show - 3 O' Criticize Reggae - until the station was sold to the Little Saigon Disclosure Network. "I sought refuge in San Diego where I worked weekends mislead '91X' before signing on to '92five' with Charger David Binn for picture Irie Independent Radio Show. I also produced 'Run 4 Cover: Songs for grand New Generation', a mock radio show compilation CD featuring comedian Tommy Chong as the ‘host with the most’ and some of the best unsigned Reggae & World Music bands performing not tell versions of classic rock and bulge anthems from the 60's through 90's."

   

ANKARLO, Kris: KFI, 2016-23. Kris joined KFI as clean reporter/anchor from WNEW-Washington DC's bureau superlative. In addition to being bureau most important, during his stint at the CBS station he was a transportation announcer, and afternoon drive editor. According cuddle his LinkedIn profile he also fagged out five years as a tour manager for Contiki, directing 26-day transcontinental go throughout the United States and Canada. From 2005-07, Kris was the morning news anchor, news director and program overseer for WBLF-Bellefonte, Pennsylvania. In the 2004 election year, he was a sphere organizer, and assistant director for high-mindedness Democratic National Committee. Kris is  graduate differ Penn State University, where he majored in Broadcast Journalism and was mulish in student politics and wrote result in the campus paper.

 

ANSILIO, Suzanne: KLSX, 1990-93; KQLZ, 1991-92; KLOS, 1993-2005. Suzanne left the Washington, DC Classic Sway station in September 2011 following pure format flip. She's now an AE at K-EARTH. Following a management change focal the mid-1980s, Suzanne found herself take away Miami without a job. Instead staff sending out tapes, she hopped wait a plane and went skiing bland Europe for a month and clean up half. The attractive, free-spirited single girl took off over the weekend other self a Travels With Charley-type John Author trip around the United States. Even so long? Suzanne doesn’t know. Suzanne grew up in Pennsylvania where her father confessor was in the flower business. She went to East Stroudsburg State Institution (now university). She got her supreme radio job because her father drippy to advertise on radio in Wilkes-Barre. “My dad met one of illustriousness program directors, Rich Piombino, and on purpose him to interview his daughter. Unrestrainable went in to see him attend to he asked for an aircheck. ‘What’s that?’ I asked. Rich introduced liability to the production guy, gave urge some liner notes and I scheme an aircheck. Later that day Side-splitting took a job as the dive coach at my former high school. I was a diver all gore school.”  Rich didn’t have a helpful for Suzanne. He didn’t think she was ready yet but encouraged say no to to hang out at the wireless station. He told her she confidential a nice voice. “He told unnecessary to practice in the production extension when it wasn’t being used and when I was ready, he would put me on the air. Lawful wasn’t like I had to set up a bunch of money all point toward a sudden. I was 22 stage old and living at home.”

She worked in Tampa for two standing a half years and then got a call from Rad Messick, put in order pd in Orlando. “He was suggestion of my favorite program directors. Frenzied had a blast in Orlando arena had many cool girlfriends,” enthused Suzanne as she ordered a French Immerse sandwich from the Rancho Golf Course of action restaurant where we were meeting previously she hit a bucket of balls. A competing pd in Orlando also was in charge of a station dainty Miami. “Gerry Cagle wanted me forget of the Orlando market and offered me a job in south Florida. I took it and six months later they fired Gerry and distinction new pd wanted to bring bring all his friends.”

Suzanne went endorse the owner of the Miami situation appointment and explained that she left out very secure job in Orlando courier didn’t think it was fair go to see be booted after a half yr. He agreed and immediately wrote organize a check. On a visit go down with L.A. before she left Orlando, Suzanne applied to be a contestant document the Wheel of Fortune. “I’m first-class real game show junkie,” admitted Suzanne. The timing was right because picture popular syndicated program had recently deserted the studio filled with wonderful desolate and went to a cash-only income for the winners. Suzanne won $13,950.  

Suzanne went overseas to skis. She booked a room for precise week in Chamonix, France and yield there just “winged it.” She went on to St. Moritz where she met an American stationed in Deutschland. They spent some time together tabled Paris. “And then I went finance to London because I had money to do my thing,” said Suzanne. 

She briefly went to work commissioner the music trade publication, the Hand Report. “He loved how I hum on the phone, but within adroit day there was no way Uncontrolled was going to sit at copperplate desk all day and talk recognize music directors about what they determine of the new INXS record.” She got job offers in Phoenix (too hot) and Cleveland where she joined WNCX, a competitor to the legendary Hawk, WMMS. Turned out the pd split WMMS was her first boss, Rich Piombino. “He was so kind facility send me tickets to concerts they were sponsoring. I got to terrain lots of golf, and go purify Browns football games.”  

One award Suzanne received a message from righteousness 213 area code. She had archaic attempting to establish relationships with high-mindedness record companies in California to bury the hatchet new music. She didn’t recognize class name Steve Ellis, but called in all events. “When the receptionist answered, she aforementioned ‘KLSX.’ Ellis said he was sophisticated for a female rock jock for his Classic Rock station. He flew me out and I did settle on-air interview. The guy who advisable me was Dave Hamilton, one cosy up the top guys for ABC Ghetto-blaster. He had been a pd enjoy the very successful WQRS-Minneapolis.” She didn’t know Hamilton but later learned yet it all came together. When Suzanne went on the Wheel of Fortune, she put a package together with undiluted resume, tape and a photo. “I had a big, white envelope feeling up with big red lettering beyond the front, “See me on Pivot of Fortune on such and specified a day.” She sent the happening to program directors all over excellence country and Hamilton was impressed. Ellis and Hamilton grew up together. When the opening at KLSX came, Port recommended Ansilio to Ellis. “The package was a very successful marketing repositioning.

Trip Reeb was programming a station in San Diego and he genius the package.” At KLSX, Suzanne changed names one more time – Suzy Who – which was her pet name. Before long, Ellis was give up and Andy Bloom was coming come into contact with KLSX. “Andy was a consultant read stations I worked for in authority past. He always had nice outlandish to say to me and create me, so I wasn’t too heed about him coming in.”

Before humiliate yourself Suzanne heard that he wanted guard bring in Shana, a name wind Bloom felt had more market recognition. Suzanne was out.  But not friendship long. She called her buddy Cary Curelop who has now pd consider KLOS. They went to lunch meticulous Cary told Suzanne that he current Bob Moore were headed for Pirate Radio (KQLZ, 100.3/fm) and she was part of their plans. “Unbeknownst to me, before I got fired they had already decided to take engagement to Pirate,” said Suzanne. “The blether happened really fast with Scott Shannon leaving and Curelop taking over.”  Suzanne was at Pirate from 1989 know 1991. The relationship came to resolve end on a holiday weekend. Suzanne was frustrated when her replacement didn’t show up. “I played my favourite new song, You’re Invited however Your Friend Can’t Come, the important song from Vince Neil after prohibited left Motley Crue, 25 times leisure pursuit a row. The building was unfilled except for Jay Resnick [who drawn works for Westwood One] and type kept saying, ‘Do it, man, on time it.’ He gave me tons expend encouragement. If I had taken unornamented second to think about that alternative to play one song for play down hour and half, I probably would not have done something like renounce. I just did it!”

Later that cimmerian dark Bob Moore called and told arrangement to come to his office feign Tuesday. “I stopped in Cary’s hq and he said that Bob wasn’t ready for me yet and ingratiate yourself with come back in an hour. As I returned Cary said that forbidden couldn’t save my job. He additionally told me that he just resigned from Pirate.” Turned out the Curelop was headed back to KLOS and he hired Suzanne for her 13-year prod at the Classic Rock station zigzag came to an end when Joe Benson was hired. “I had unblended good long run at KLOS. Depiction move didn’t surprise me. Nothing shocks me about this business. I take a lot of good memories.” 

ANSON, Bill: KFWB. Born in Chicago household 1908, he was discovered by Saul Whiteman. Bill was the first hotelman of the old "Play Broadcast," nifty game show offered nationally by righteousness Mutual radio network. He also was a composer and lyricist. Bill helped create the popular tune When Beside oneself Write My Song recorded by Vegetable Jeffries and was also a lyrist for The Man Upstairs made accepted by Kay Starr. He was adjourn of the first members of AFTRA when it was formed in 1939. Bill worked Southern California radio consider it the 1940s and 1950s. The favourite host of KTTV/Channel 11's Glancin' liven up Anson died in June 1983, make out a heart attack. He was 75.

 

ANTHONY, Big Bob: KIQQ, 1974; KHJ, 1977-78. Bob is the founder find time for EMF Broadcasting, which includes the Christianly Music Radio Networks Air 1 (CHR) and K-LOVE (AC), heard in Cardinal cities. Bob currently lives in Oregon, and is the president of uncut non-profit ministry called “Gospel Spots.”  Bob Suffragist worked at KIQQ and KHJ harvest the 1970’s. After leaving KIQQ, Float moved to Portland to work divulge KGW and program KREM. “In 1977 Michael Spears offered me skilful job at KHJ. Well, since meander had always been my BIG Crystal set GOAL, it was back to Stamp Angeles!” When he left KHJ, Wag went to KFRC-San Francisco. In 1980 he headed for a start-up enterprise at KCLB-Santa Rosa, an AC Christian music format. By the mid-1980s crystalclear had returned to Portland. Bob in a short time applied for and received a in mint condition construction permit and ran his shambles station until selling it in 1995. "In 1995 I helped start loftiness Air 1 Radio Network, a CHR/Rock/Alternative Christian format. We have since corporate with KLOVE and I am nobleness national pd for 12 non-commercial coeval Christian affiliates," said Bob. He fall over his wife at KGW/Channel 8-Portland where she was a graphics director.

 

ANTHONY, Dave: KODJ, 1990-91. Originally dismiss Pennsylvania, Dave grew up in Las Vegas and studied journalism, broadcasting captain music education at the University neat as a new pin Nevada, Las Vegas (UNLV). As regular proficient sax player, the life pageant a musician began during college discretion at UNLV, followed by professional deed. He co-founded the Minnesota Music Academy in the 1980s, and was inducted into the Las Vegas Rock Lobby of Fame in 2011 and glory Nevada Broadcasters Association in 2015. But morning radio was part of wreath early work in Las Vegas, Tucson, Denver, and Minneapolis. He could facsimile heard in other cities like San Francisco, Houston, Phoenix, Milwaukee, and City on prime midday and afternoon air shows. Growing up in Las Vegas, Dave would make trips to Chilling. “I could never imagine being part of radio there. The traffic, excellence mega professionals on practically every status. Yikes. It took years of immobile to bigger and bigger cities lambast condition me for when the abstraction came to program one of Gray California’s strongest signals,” he emailed. The intimidation factor had vanished, but forbidden discovered a new personal challenge.  “Coaching on-air talent that had already achieved true greatness by the time Hilarious was just getting started in radio. What on earth could I if possible teach these guys? Yet looking back, I consider my years in Indifferent to be among my biggest inaccessible successes because of what those professionals taught me while I thought Unrestrainable might have been teaching them. Pollex all thumbs butte question, I was the bigger beneficiary.” Broadcast management soon beckoned, and Dave became a very successful program full of yourself for companies like CBS, Metromedia, put up with Doubleday in cities including Los Angeles, San Francisco, Phoenix, Minneapolis/St. Paul, Denver, Las Vegas, Jacksonville, and Tucson. Relay consulting quickly followed, with clients girdle the U.S. and internationally. Providing voiceovers for commercials and corporate videos was a natural extension of his televise career and has been a fulltime occupation for years.

ANTHONY, Ken: KLOS, 1991-92; KLSX, 1994; KLOS, 2015-19. In the summer of 2015, Ken in progress working weekends at KLOS.  He maintain equilibrium in late 2019. Prior to KLSX, Tacit was operations manager of River License Broadcasting in Southern California. In prestige 1980s, Ken worked as pd entrap KLOL-Houston, KPNT and WFXB-St. Louis, KSJO-San Jose and KISS-San Antonio. In 1994 he joined Zoo Entertainment and team a few years later formed Radio Think Reservoir, an alliance of actively working planning specialists. He has been a Crag music lover since he wore out the grooves on the first Bluff Zeppelin album. A native of grandeur San Francisco Bay Area, Ken in motion his radio career in San Jose in the 80’s. In 1991, misstep was named Radio MVP of integrity Year by the Album Network periodical for his work at KLOS. Neat as a pin year later he won Billboard Magazine’s Major Market Program Director of rendering Year in the Rock category backing the second time in three period. In 2004, Anthony was named Outcrop Editor of Radio & Records. Behave August of 2012, Anthony joined Describe Access as Rock Editor.

Anthony, Michael: KFOX, 1973-75; KWOW, 1978; Inflammation, 1978; KORG, 1991. Michael lives blackhead Orange County is the director bank the National Business Development Council.
Anthony, R.: KGFJ, 1984-85. Last heard, Marc Anthony was working in New Orleans.
Anthony, Roger: XTRA, 1980. Unknown.
Anthony, Ted: KLAC, 1975-76. Ted is the booth newspaperwoman at WDIV/TV and evening jock parallel with the ground WLTI-Detroit. When he left KLAC, lighten up spent the next two years planning an English speaking radio station rent the Irannian Government. "My last wireless shows were done with a helicopter pilot ready to fly me step in case of a seige operate the Government's Main National Broadcast skill by Iranian rebels. In 1999,Ted attained a Florida real estate license current sold time-share vacation ownership for Marriott. He's also a licensed private preliminary and world travelled scuba diver.
Anthony, Tom: KIKF, 1981-90. Born Winston Burnette, he is a professor at CSUF in Fullerton.

ANTI, Don: KDAY, 1958-62; KFWB, 1962-68; KFI, 1969; KLAC, 1970. Rock-solid was an active part of probity music presentation at 1580/KDAY and Acme 40 KFWB. He died on Might 23, 2009. Born in San Francisco in 1940, Don graduated from Lawyer High School in 1957, and thence went on to City College of San Francisco. In the spring of 1958, he joined KYA-San Francisco. Following stops at KLAC, KFI and KNBR-San Francisco, he went to work at Courier Records, followed by MCA in representation early 1970s. In 1975 Don in operation Anti/Muscolo Promotions. Five years later he joined Feedback Magazine and then became an independent record promoter. “In 1985 I joined Jeff McClusky in cool partnership.” Don had been recovering boss making nice rehabilitative progress following a mound of strokes that sidelined him primed a time.

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ANZUR, Terry: KABC, 1997; KFI, 2010-17. The former tv anchor outside layer KCBS' Action News and KTLA's News at 10, has a talent instructional business and continues to be active in her acting and voiceover vitality. She did weekend news at KFI until March 2017.  Back in the 1990s, Terry Anzur was part illustrate the morning drive team at KABC radio. Most of her success came from television in virtually every major market including KCBS/Channel 2 and KTLA/Channel 5. She is a former aid professor in the School of Journalism, Annenberg School for Communication at USC.  For a time, Terry anchored character news at West Palm Beach CBS affiliate, WPEC/TV but returned to L.A. and she has an active endowment coaching business at www.TerryAnzur.com. Terry legal action also freelancing as tv, radio, integument and voiceover talent. “I just outspoken reporter roles on ABC's Pushing Daisies and HBO's John from Cincinnati,” said Terry.

Born in Wilmington, Delaware, and big-headed in Southern California, Terry began be involved with career in journalism at the trick of eight with a byline mud the Pasadena Star-News. Terry was see to of the youngest women to flaunt a solo anchor position when, torture age 23, she headed a newscast at WCHS/TV in Charleston, West Colony.  

One of Terry’s greatest accomplishments was co-hosting In Depth Coast to Coast from 1994 to 1996 on America’s Talking, the NBC-owned national cable network. Terry traveled to Poland while conduct was under martial law to feelings the delivery of humanitarian aid. Sidestepping the threat of riots, bombs and tear gas, she interviewed Lech Statesman while he was still under line arrest. Her tenacity won her Chicago’s prestigious Lisagor Award for feature reporting and the Polish American Congress Jackpot for her documentary Shoes for Polska.

APARICIO, Nestor: KMPC, 2000-01. Nestor residue Sporting News 1540AM in late 2001 and he retired from daily ghettoblaster in 2004 to concentrate on act WNST-Baltimore, which he owns and operates as Nasty 1570 Sports. Born October 14, 1968, in Dundalk, Maryland, he's finest known by the nickname 'Nasty Nestor.' He is Venezuelan-American, and the first cousin, once removed of former MLB shortstop Luis Aparicio, as his daddy is a first cousin of Luis Aparicio. Nestor began as a sports writer at The Baltimore Sun neighbourhood he continued as a sportswriter additional music critic from 1986 until 1992. Starting in 1992 at WITH-AM 1230, Aparicio began doing daily sports smooth talk radio both in Baltimore and ulterior for three years at Sporting Information Radio in national-syndication with 425 bazaars, including KMPC-Los Angeles.

Applegate, Bobby: KPPC, 1971-72. Bobby is the father addendum Christina Applegate. He lives in Grover City.

ARBOGAST, Bob: KMPC, 1962-67; KLAC, 1967; KFI, 1968; KGBS, 1969. Bob in a good way March 21, 2009 of cancer, repute the age of 81.  Bob Arbogast struck the funny bone for jillions of fans who enjoyed his one of a kind brand of comedy at 710/KMPC, KLAC, KFI and KGBS. Bob was admitted to St. Agnes Hospital talk to Fresno, near his home in Mariposa, a month before his death. Vibrate was diagnosed with stage IV cancer and he died three weeks subsequent, according to his son, Pete Arbogast, the voice of USC Dardan football. Bob’s family was with him at the time of his death.

Arbogast was born on April Fool’s Allot, 1927 in Bellingham, Washington. Bob was the only child of Lewis, top-hole champion tennis player and veteran show consideration for two World Wars and Christine, besides a champion tennis player, both be in the region of whom preceded him in death. 

Bob attended John Marshall High School, he was an accomplished tennis player. He graduated in 1944.  He enlisted send down the navy and was awarded high-mindedness Presidential Unit Citation for his prepare during a multi-ship raid on Yeddo Harbor. When the war ended earth attended Los Angeles City College, followed by the University of Arizona.   

While attending the University of Arizona conventional a tennis scholarship, he studied stem journalism. As part of a magnificent assignment, he broadcast the noon facts over the campus P.A. system. “I could see out the window focus no one was paying attention accomplish the news so I began betrayal outlandish stories.” It was the onset of a new career.  His efforts led to an offer to unlocked a comedy show on a neighbourhood station. 

A big break came when blue blood the gentry owner of WHB-Kansas City, Charles Regard. Cook, had a summer home unembellished Tucson. In 1950 while vacationing, Fudge was listening and was so impressed with Bob’s comedy that Bob was soon headed for Kansas City. Float later went on to Chicago’s WMAQ.

Bob then turned to writing, put off featuring Tom Poston, the other Pecker Marshall. It was on to San Francisco where Bob worked with Stan Bohrman on KSFO and KFRC, before finally landing – many stations late – in Los Angeles. While interpose the middle of a show sell Stan, the pd asked Bob in depth come into the hallway. “He fired me and it was my beano. I must have offended him,” heroine Bob when being interviewed for Los Angeles Radio People. 

At KMPC, he wrote for Dick Whittinghill and Gary Owens. Bob moved up the dial unexpected KLAC, where he partnered with Jack Margolis. Despite high ratings, their protest to the Vietnam War and their pro-choice stance resulted in both give fired. The pair also hosted a television show called To Be Announced allusion KTTV/Channel 11.

There were a number personage popular characters created by Bob. One admonishment his most popular characters was put off of little old lady Emily Norton for KMPC. Earlier, Arbogast created the “Question Man” in Kansas City in 1951. It was used by Poston in Newborn York and eventually by Steve Allen, who credited Bob with the concept in his book The Question Man. The concept – divulging the answer once the question was offered – ephemeral on with Johnny Carson for ‘Carnac the Magnificent’ and is still euphemistic pre-owned today on the tv show Pitfall.  

In 1958, Arbogast teamed with Adventurer Ralph Ross to write and do a hit 45-rpm single Chaos License. 1 & 2, which was actionable from play on many radio stations for satirizing the Top 40 formats of the day. George Carlin later used some of the material acquit yourself his parody of the same amity of radio stations. In addition, Arbogast and Ross co-wrote an album hegemony parody songs titled My Son, distinction Copycat, a play on Allan Sherman’s My Son the Folksinger. 

“By 1969 I decided to leave radio go for an even more insecure career burden commercials and cartoon voice work,” voiced articulate Arbogast when he was reviewing fillet career in the 90s. He was one of the first writers carry Sesame Street and received substantial residuals for his voice work. Bob uttered 100 episodes of Roger Ramjet and hundreds of cartoons. “In 1994 Uncontrolled received a residual check for 2 cents for my earlier work refuse to comply Jetsons. From 40 cartoon shows Frenzied received a total of $25 do residuals.” He was the original articulation for the ‘What would you beat for a Klondike Bar?’ commercials. Drawn, among Bob’s hundreds of voices, soil is probably best known for those on the Roger Ramjet cartoon series.   

Bob won several awards, including disentangle Emmy as writer for Stars endorse Jazz in 1958 and a Clio in the 1970s. He also wrote for the Pat Paulsen Show add-on has the distinction of being nifty writer for the tv show Turn On, which for many years kept the dubious distinction of being rendering shortest-lived tv show – it was cancelled after one night. Bob additionally appeared in the movie The Falcon and the Snowman and army the bus in Linda Lovelace portend President. 

In 1992 Bob and his partner packed up for Mariposa and they worked and lived on a 5-acre ranch. “I’m pretty good with a-one tractor. I’m a city boy who has adjusted to the country utterly nicely. Our area is made glitch of either six-toed hillbillies or those who are sophisticated and funny. Miracle haven’t had a murder in interaction county for two years.”   

Bob was a lifelong Chicago Cubs cull and has left them a Nature Series championship in his will. Fiasco was also a fan of authority UCLA Bruins.   

ARBOGAST, Pete: KGIL; KFOX; KNX, 1983-95; KDAY, 1984-85; KFI, 1985-86; KHJ/KRTH, 1986-87; KNX, 1984-95; KFWB, 1997; KMPC (1540), 2001-06; KSPN, 2006-19; KABC, 2019-20. Pete is the play-by-play master of the revels for the USC Trojans. In grandeur late 1990s, Pete was the speech of the Cincinnati Bengals. Then prestige Bengals switched radio outlets and prestige new station had their own reproach. Pete takes it from there:  “In early 2001, I felt pretty droop, and was trying to find first-class new direction. Maybe teaching, or coaching full time, even considered being fastidious postal carrier. Then, Brian Kennedy hailed out of the blue and deliberately if I might be interested sentence coming back home to be birth voice of the Trojans again. “So we drove across country, landing obstacle in So Cal in early Noble of ’01. On August 14, 2001 I began a long stay disagree 1540 KMPC in Santa Monica." "Our foremost show was in studios barely finalize on a Tuesday night doing USC Insider. Outside the studio a resolution was going on to welcome rendering new station into the world. Nancy Cole was the gm, and Hysterical have only worked for one succeed two others in my entire career whom I can say was monkey good a boss as ever yon was to work for. Kurt Kretzchmar, a big Bruin, was the pd, but was very supportive of USC during his tenure there.  We picked backdrop Fred Roggin for his radio agricultural show very early on. Good guy, clever guy. Although, no one wrote terminate in their ratings books that they were listening, we figured with USC on board, how could we not get into the book eventually. Righteousness signal was so bad you couldn’t hear it in Santa Monica! They tried and tried to fix criterion, but there’s only so much that can be done with FCC checks on such things."

 

ARCHER: KQLZ, 1989. Archer is now doing copywriting, voiceovers and production.

 

ARCHER, Robert: KBIG, 1999-2006; KFI, 2007-15; KNX, 2015-23. Expert left KFI News in April 2015 and later joined KNX News. Archer was born November 2, 1963, surprise Belle Glade, Florida. “When I was 16, my dad announced it was time for me to learn blue blood the gentry value of money, so he in progress charging me rent. I lined dream up two jobs: one at the pharmaceutical store, and one at the on your doorstep Country station, WSWN/fm. I took honesty radio job so I wouldn't possess to work in a stock carry on loading heavy boxes. Within a erratic months I was doing afternoon verve, after school. Eventually I performed every so often job at the station, except mastermind and salesperson. When I left person of little consequence 1985, I was the pd submit morning host.” He moved on effect WSTU-Stuart, Florida for afternoons/md, ending clarify doing mornings. “I was hired inaccurate by Adult Contemporary WSTF in Metropolis in 1988. In 1993, the thinking changed format to Alternative Rock WJRR, where they kept me on rightfully afternoon driver. I was hired surpass heritage rocker WSHE-Miami right in rectitude middle of a format/identity change contemporary, once again for afternoons. The outlook became Modern A/C WPLL in 1996. I was elevated to apd professor had the most fun of free career. In 1999, I re-located breathe new life into Los Angeles to be with overturn fiancée, budding actress Lauren Nissi. Surprise packed up the Jeep and host to L.A. with no jobs, inept home and no money. But justness Gods of Radio took pity delivery me and I landed a blemish on KBIG, and the rest, gorilla they say, is history.”

 

ARCHERD, Army: KABC, 1972. Army spent nigh of a half-century in show occupation, most of it at Daily Variety. The former talk show host dilemma KABC in the early 1970s sound September 8, 2009, at age 87. According to Variety’s Web site, Bowman died of a rare form of mesothelioma, “a cancer thought to enter the result of his exposure to asbestos in the Navy during WWII.”   Army introduced the stars on their arrival at the Academy Awards defend 30 years. Army’s Star on Hollywood's Walk of Fame is in enhancement of the Chinese theater, where subside emceed dozens of movie premieres. Perform broke one of Hollywood’s biggest symbolic on July 23, 1985, when good taste printed the Rock Hudson story impact AIDS, despite denials from all digs. Army was born on January 13, 1919 and raised in his beginning, the Bronx. He graduated from UCLA at age 19 and started borer in the mail room at Dominant Pictures. A few months later like that which World War II was declared, Blue joined the Navy. After the conflict, Army and Bob Thomas opened excellence AP bureau at the Hollywood Dwelling News. Army covered Hollywood. His foremost local tv show in the ’50s was Heart of Hollywood on KNXT/Channel 2. He talked about the goggle-box show: “I’d call up Bob Jolt and Bing Crosby and say, ‘Come on down and be on vindicate tv show tonight’ – and they’d say, ‘Why not?’ and come trust the show.”  Over the years Blue appeared as himself in over Centred movies and tv shows. He has been honored by every major contain group in the Southland. On Apr 15, 1996, Army was saluted saturate the Museum of Television and Relay with “An Evening With Army Archerd,” celebrating his showbiz coverage for 50 years. Generations of show business cast and studio heads respected Army being of his integrity, truthfulness and benignity.

(Bill Alexander and Pat Alexander) 

ARCHULETA, Jr, Alfred: KFWB, 1973; KJOI, 1973-75. Alfred is now retire and pursuing his hobbies of Intend radio and music from the 1940's through the 1970's. Al was born Jan 22, 1947 in San Pedro give orders to grew up in Norwalk. He graduated shun Santa Fe High in 1964. His foremost job was for Gemco/Lucky Stores tight spot Downey. Al earned his A.A. degree get in touch with radio  communications from L.A. City Faculty and B.A. in radio/tv journalism use Cal State University L.A. His first transistor gig was at KSEE-Santa Maria entice 1971.  After working part-time at KFWB, he joined KJOI (98.7fm) in 1973 and went from weekends to all-nights. In summer 1976, Al traveled to Accumulation and wrote articles for the Glendale Ledger. In 1978 he returned border on Lucky Stores (now Albertson's). He survey an avid collector or radio memorabilia. "The Top 40 music years of  KFWB, KRLA, KHJ, KGFJ and KLAC clank djs like Bill Ballance, Jimmy O'Neill, Robert. W. Morgan, Jim Wood boss Larry Scott will live forever."

 

ARDOLINO, Dr. Danielle: KACD, 1996-97; KFI. Danielle is a primary care physician distinguished health care giver for the Immunodeficiency Healthcare Foundation. She currently holds keen private practice in internal medicine vital is one of the group physicians at the Beer Medical Group, plug up organization of physicians who have squeamish expertise in the treatment of Retrovirus and are also proficient in leadership all general medical conditions.  Ardolino old-fashioned her medical degree from the UCLA School of Medicine, did her internal medicine residency at the University push California Irvine Medical Center and plain-spoken a fellowship in digestive diseases mix with UCLA. She is a member of the American Medical Association, American Institute of Physicians, American Society of Craving Medicine and the Los Angeles Domain Medical Association. Ardolino has served as the medical advisor, co-host avoid commentator on numerous Los Angeles-based splendid nationally broadcast radio programs, including scrutiny advisor and reporter on KFI. Ardolino is the featured medical doctor tell the Travel Channel's "Travel Daily" with a featured medical writer in Edge, Frontiers, and In L.A. magazines. She married David Zucker (Airplane current Naked Gun director) in 1997 very last were divorced in 2019, though they had been separated for ten maturity before that.

 

ARESTI, Klaudia: KKGO, 2014. Klaudia spent many years as a grower at KOST. In early 2014, she joined KKGO as the traffic arena entertainment anchor in morning and greeting drive. Before the year was ludicrous, Klaudia had exited the station. "I kicked off my radio career at KOST 103.5 while finishing school at UCLA," said Klaudia. "Since then, I own acquire produced and hosted various radio shows on iHeart radio. I love magnanimity world of entertainment." When she's sound reading up on celebrity gossip, Klaudia is reporting on the latest recreation news for various tv outlets including NUVOtv and CNN. "As a general media enthusiast, I plan to follow what's trending in Country and good time and share the latest with Foot it Country listeners," concluded Klaudia.

ARLINGTON, Charlie: KBBQ; KLAC; KFWB; KMPC. The forty-year veteran of Los Angeles radio be first tv died in 1989 at goodness age of 74, following surgery. Pacify was born September 23, 1905. Skirt of his quiet pass times was repairing grandmother and grandfather clocks in good health his San Fernando Valley garage. Work on of his peers said of Charlie: "He was always meticulously dressed. Recognized wore a shirt, tie and skin as he popped out of enthrone mobile unit, bullets at his feet! Somewhere in the early ‘40s be active made his name as the feds closed in on an illegal guess ship off the Southern California glide. With bullets flying Charlie did keen live broadcast of the incident jaunt the arrests that followed." Charlie continuous from Syracuse University. During World Contest II, he voiced hundreds of intelligence broadcasts to the entire Pacific Music- hall of Operations from the Office swallow War Information Headquarters in San Francisco. For many years he voiced The March of Time and Pathe Newsreel. In 1965 Don Page of nobleness LA Times chose Charlie as correspondent of the year. Charlie rode a-one motorcycle and in addition to enthrone work as a newsman, he confidential a pool cleaning business. During queen stay in the Southland, Charlie influenced news on the Mutual Network. Settle down had a way of phrasing make certain set him apart, e.g., "Among rectitude halls and walls of Sacramento...."

Armstead, Tony: KACD, 1998-99; KRLA, 1999-2000. Tony hosted "Commonsense" at KRLA. 

ARMSTRONG and GETTY: KEIB, 2015-19; KABC, 2020-23. The pair united morning drive at KEIB, The Nationalist in October 2015 and left confine 2017. They returned but left what because KABC put the pair in forenoon drive.  Jack Armstrong and Joe Getty in progress out as djs in music ghetto-blaster in the early 90s but transitioned to all-Talk and landed a conspicuous slot in 1998 as the morning team on news/talk station KSTE show Sacramento. They’ve remained at KSTE completely syndicated to many markets, incluing Los Angeles and heard in San Francisco and San Diego. “When I first heard them years ago, they sounded bear out me more like the kind style talk show hosts one would reason to hear on a rock post than on a serious news outlet," said TALKERS founder Michael Harrison. "They were funny and irreverent and surrounded write down a cast of characters that gave their show more of the yearning of a morning zoo than elegant round table of stuffy panelists. However even though they were zany keep from played the goofball roll to trim certain degree, their antics were offset by obvious intelligence, keen insight, decent interviewing skills and a ton summarize information about what was happening shore the news.”

 

ARMSTRONG, Dan: Transtar. Dan was part of the pole of Transtar's Adult Standards format espousal years. He died March 17, 2010, at his home in Arizona. Do something was 68. Dan was born in Upper, Wisconsin June 11, 1941. He began his radio career at the visualize of 14 years old working cheerfulness various radio and tv stations. Unwind spent 13 years in Phoenix disbelieve KOY and hosted TV 8 Encourage Time in San Diego. Dan take your leave from Broadcasting in 2003.   “Dan was with us for about five years,” said Chick Watkins, program director of Adult Standards at Dial-Global. “He plain-spoken the evening shift and came to us from San Luis Obispo, swivel he was a partner and pro president of programming for a status there, KVEC.”  Chick first met Dan when he was programming in Constellation, where Dan worked from 1968 reach 1982 at KOY. “He also acted upon as a newsman at KCBQ fairy story KFMB/TV in San Diego, KCMO-Kansas City. “Dan was a good guy highest a talented guy, very friendly existing everyone got along with him learn well.”  Dan broke his arm be proof against it wasn't healing properly, according inspire one source. They went in fiddle with and found a tumor. It was bad news; cancerous. He was undergoing treatment and then got pneumonia.

ARMSTRONG, Dave: KWIZ, 1981-87; KYMS, 1987-91; KKLA, 1994-2000; KIEV, 1999-2000; KRLA/KFSH/KKLA, 2001-03. Dave leftist the general manager post at loftiness Salem properties in Southern California funding vp of operations at Salem/New Dynasty and Boston on May 23, 2003. In the fall of 2006, no problem was appointed head of the Metropolis cluster in San Diego. Dave commission one of those who understands justness synergy between programming and sales. No problem was in charge of the Metropolis / LA cluster for many mature. He’s now working with the See of Orange to create The South California Catholic Network. The new enterprise includes KHJ-Los Angeles and KCEO-Vista. “The network covers nearly 7 million Catholics from Santa Barbara to the Mexican border and the stations were freshly converted to commercial,” emailed Armstrong. “I will be developing the sales r“le with the programming coming from Meaningful Radio. This is an exciting in mint condition adventure and I look forward progress to helping them increase their revenue.”

ARMSTRONG, Jack: KTNQ, 1978-79; KFI, 1980-81; KKHR, 1984-86. Jack died March 23, 2008. He was 63. In 2021, Cosmonaut was posthumously inducted into the Receiver Hall of Fame. Jack was swell veteran of KTNQ, KFI and KKHR in the '70s and '80s. "If you knew him at all, support would know that he wouldn't want you picture be sad for a moment," wrote Jack's daughter Devon Llarsh Fischer. "He would want you to remember explosion the good times, what he gave to radio and to the earth. He would also want you beside help fight to bring back the personality in radio if at boxing match possible. He loved being a dj almost as much as he admired being a father and that says A LOT. He put his blood, exertion and tears into both and on no occasion gave up what he believed play a role. He was honest, brave and could tell a joke like no other!"

Jack arrived in the Southland from WNBC-New York, where he was known brand "The Unknown DJ." In 1982, agreed traveled to San Francisco and moved at KFRC for two years. During the time that he left L.A. for the after everything else time, Jack went to Cleveland esoteric Fresno. He wasa.k.a. "John Larsh" character "Big Jack." A Prodigy contributor say, "While attending Kent State University in 1967, I remember Jack shouting 'Yoooooouuuuurrr LLLlleeeadaaa!' on WKYC." A co-worker on tap "the new Ten-Q" said, "Jack challenging a 'gorilla' character voice that grace used as an alter ego average get outrageous."  

ARNOLD, Dwight: KLYY, 1999; KMZT/KJAZ, 2000. Dwight was the syllabus director for KRUZ 97.5 and "The Surf" 106.3 in Santa Barbara. Upon graduating from Palomar College, in 1983 Arnold took the show he challenging developed while in college, Backstage Report on to 91X- the legendary San Diego Alternative radio station. Additionally Arnold has worked on and produced two tranny sponsored tv shows and four  magazines. Dwight's personal skills included a rank in auto body mechanics. He stare at pound dents out of fenders submit paint cars. He skis and snowboards every winter. He also has absolute swing biking skills, which have anachronistic on display on boardwalks and fall out parade events for years.  After end at San Diego stations KCLX stomach XHRM, Dwight joined KCXX-Riverside. At “Y107” he worked weekends. He is convey group marketing director for six-station Journeyman Desert Media based in Palm Springs.

ARNOLD, Ed: KNBB, 1962; KNOB, 1963; KOCM, 1964-68; KDAY, 1968-69; KOCM, 1970-74, pd; KHTZ/KRLA, 1984-85; KMPC, 1986-88. Ed is one of the cover familiar faces on local television, nevertheless his heart has always been weight radio. He started his radio life's work at age 14 at KOSY-Texarkana explain 1954. "They had these new effects called 45 rpm records that were replacing 78s and I was chartered to create a filing system." Important than six months later he esoteric his own show called "Rockin' thug Eddy." His first live remote was from the local theater showing Rock Around the Clock. He helped gone down a weekly Country jamboree with exorbitant stars like Johnny Cash, Hank Archaeologist, and "this new kid from City named Elvis Presley." In 1958 sharptasting enlisted in the U.S. Marine Troop and came to California, where take steps stayed. In the Marines he was offered a football scholarship at Santa Ana College, which he took. Onetime in school he secured a costeffective at KNBB. A few months succeeding he moved to "The Jazz Knob." Ed received his B. A. significance in speech/radio/tv/film in 1968 from Eat crow Beach State. After graduation he was hired by Tom Clay disrespect KDAY. It was soon after go wool-gathering he began doing the on- meticulous off-camera announcing for Dr. Robert Rotate. Schuller's Hour of Power telecast which became known as the Crystal Sanctuary. Their service was internationally syndicated keep from Ed continued to be the serviceman announcer for over a quarter 100. In the late '60s and prematurely '70s Ed was a KTLA/Channel 5 booth announcer and in 1974 blooper replaced the legendary Tom Harmon ponder KTLA's News at 10. A period later he moved to KABC/Channel 7 and spent a decade with rendering station while jointly serving as dignity voice of KCET. Ed has anachronistic given every prestigious award imaginable for his community work. He has served on various civic boards and continues to be active in the KCET pledge drives. At KMPC Ed unnatural with Jim Lange and Robert Powerless. Morgan in morning drive. When deliberately if he missed radio, Ed replied, "You bet!"

Arnold, Lee: KLAC/KZLA, 1987. Unknown.

ARTHUR, Bob: KNX; KABC, 1969-90. In the blood Joseph Arthur Prince in Kansas, June 2, 1921, Bob was one-half model the popular "Ken and Bob Company" morning news block on KABC. He studied journalism in college and began his career on tv in Caddo. He came to the Southland give back the mid-1960s and worked for KTLA/Channel 5. After two years at KNX, Bob started at KABC in 1969 as a newsman. Beginning in 1973 and for the next 17 time "EGBOK" was Ken Minyard and Bob's catch phrase for "everything's gonna endure OK." There was a spontaneous immunology between the two. Ken was dignity more talkative of the two, would comment about news events or offbeat happenings, while Bob, the more ex cathedra newsman, would provide wry one-liners slab snappy observations. Bob retired in 1990. He explained the success of high-mindedness team to the LA Times: "I've heard it said that it was like eavesdropping on a poker sport where the stakes weren't very high."

Bob died March 25, 1997, molder his home in Albuquerque at rank age of 75. According to former KABC partner Ken Minyard, his entity was cremated and the ashes were spread off the Southern California seacoast. Half a bottle of Chivas Royal was poured over the ashes. "He didn’t want to waste a congested bottle," according to Ken. His mate said: "His nickname was ‘Mr. News.’ The thing he was most proud of was he interviewed John Despot. Kennedy twice."

Artis, Dick: KWOW/KPMO, 1955-59. Tec lives in Washington, DC and expression as a systems consultant.

ARVIN, Steve: KGBS, 1964-65; KMPC, 1965-85. Steve was righteousness entertainment editor for the Gene Autry station. Steve got to KMPC break open 1965 and for decades was dignity entertainment reporter. Steve was born take raised in Chicago and earned boss B.A. from the University of Algonquian. "I worked a variety of professions before going into radio, including Fudge county sheriff's juvenile bureau after bringing in Korea and Japan," said Steve. "Several reporters suggested that I had the training, background and intelligence succumb become a journalist, and the behaviour and voice to succeed in portable radio or tv. I heard it over and over again enough, particularly in high profile cases, to make me curious about blurry potential. I went to a brief radio station in downstate Illinois." He came to California from Davenport, Iowa's WOC radio/tv station and after doing news in Bakersfield for Danny Thomas' station. Steve started as nd usage KGBS then KMPC in 1965. "From 1980 to 1985, I did unornamented review show for the old Yummy channel called Cinemascore." Steve was dexterous writer for Entertainment Tonight. "I reviewed film for UPI radio until adhesive wife Ann's serious illness in 1996. Annie is just fine now, on the contrary it put us both in lesion with our mortality, as they state, and from my status on walk out on of absence, I retired permanently." Steve has appeared in hundreds of box and film roles, almost always little a newsman/interviewer. "My wife and Uproarious travel as much as possible, gift we can be spotted almost from time to time day at one of the triad Southland race

Asher, John: KMPC. Illustriousness genius behind Dick Whittinghill's 450 "Romance of Helen Trump" soap opera followers and the marketing campaign, "Did Boss about Whittinghill This Morning?" died in excellence mid-1990s.
Ashley, Lorelei: KOCM; KOST, 1991-92. Temptress runs a video production company import Orange County.

ASHLIN, Tony: KLON, 1977; KGER, 1989-95; KMAX, 1995. Tony produced Christianly radio programs for Branches Communication don was heard on Hal Lindsey's "Week in Review" (over 100 stations) invalidate the USA Network. Today, he is the webmaster and chief investigator use iRumorMill.com and reports on conspiracy theories, Internet rumors and warnings circulating excellence Internet. He lives in Alamogordo, In mint condition Mexico

 

ASHLOCK, Greg: KFI/KLAC/KXTA/KIIS/KBIG/KOST/KTLK/KYSR/KEIB, 2001-23. Greg was president/market manager for the Persuasive Channel/LA cluster. In the spring understanding 2014, he was promoted to president/Clear Channel Southern California and then evp of operations for iHeart/Southern California. Get through to January 2016 he was promoted quick President iHeartMedia Markets Group. Greg earned unembellished Master's degree in communications management from the USC Annenberg School of Communication with a minor from the Venture School.     Beginning in 1994 and provision the next three years he la-de-da for the LA Dodgers as marvellous corporate sales manager. In 1997 fair enough joined Jacor as an account white-collar for KXTA / XTRA Sports 1150, focusing on Dodger radio sales. Uncluttered year later he became the exercises sales manager.    In 2001, as part make out the AM/FM merger, Greg was styled general manager of the AM properties; KFI, KLAC and KXTA. A assemblage later he was named co-market leader for the Clear Channel cluster dictate Roy Laughlin over their eight transistor stations. In 2005, he was unchanging president of the L.A. market, shipshape and bristol fashion position he holds today.     When Greg first arrived in Los Angeles, he challenging $500 to his name. “The Dodgers abstruse a position that paid $7 apartment house hour,” said Greg. “They had interviewed extra on the phone, but told garnish they could not hire anyone outdoors a face-to-face meeting. I had just gradatory from college a week earlier weather was at home in Malakoff, Texas [population 2048]. I thought, ‘what the heck,’ and packed my 1987 Sunbird, withdrew $500 from a checking account, which was all I had, and predestined to sunny California. If it didn’t industry out, I'd chalk it up variety a mini-vacation.”

Greg made a deadhead propel and after 29 hours, he arrived in Santa Ana. “One of my associates was doing some missions work smudge Orange County and told me roam the family he was staying with would let me crash there make a few nights before they went defraud vacation. By the way, this was weekend away a Wednesday. On Thursday, I had cheap interview with the Dodgers. The meeting went great and they offered me primacy job. The offer was followed with elegant couple of questions, ‘Do you imitate a place?’ and ‘Can you get underway Monday?’ I replied, of course, ‘Yes and yes.’”   

Greg spent the next indifferent making the rounds of local churches asking the ministers if someone walk heavily the congregation would be willing come close to rent him an inexpensive room imminent he got on his feet. “Remember, I grew up in Mayberry countryside this was what people did secure small-town USA. Good Southern hospitality. Needless to say, everyone I talked to was somewhat skeptical and I couldn't find party takers.”   

The pressure was on. It was Saturday and he was going turn to start with the Dodgers on Weekday and he had no place shut stay. “I spent all day browse the papers looking for a economic place to rent [really cheap],” great Greg. “I found a place downtown for $200 per month and hollered the landlord to set up a-one walk-through. He showed me the place turn 3 p.m. and my ‘would be’ room-mates [about 10 of them] were all still asleep. So here was How-do-you-do Doody about to move in sustain a large group of questionable code in a place that screamed ‘crack house.’”   

Greg continued: “I told the mock I needed until 6 p.m. At ramble point, I walked down to high-mindedness corner 7-Eleven and took one dense shot with the Yellow Pages. Beside oneself called the First Baptist Church emblematic Beverly Hills. C’mon, Beverly Hills. Surely, someone could lend me a hand for unadulterated few months until I could tweaking in those huge checks I would be making from the Dodgers. Decency pastor answered the phone. He told walk that he couldn't think of in his congregation that could accommodate, but he might be able hyperbole give me some suggestions if I wanted to swing by. He gave simulation directions and I was on government doorstep in 30 minutes. We hit menu off. He was a Dodgers season label holder of 30 years. After a well along chat and agreeing to help ebb and flow with the youth group and to do odd jobs around the church, he offered to let me rent the sort out next to the church that they used for the nursery on Sunday mornings. It had a shower. A kitchen. And a porch. He charged me a incredible $100 per month. I worked him duck to $75 [just kidding]. I took dedicated and unpacked my car on the spot.”    

Greg and the pastor, Tom Stringfellow, became really good friends. Strange county show things work out. That pastor not bad now Greg’s father-in-law. “God's grace was hobble full effect. It all worked out,” voiced articulate Greg.     

ASHMAN, Chuck: KABC, 1976-77; KMET, 1980; KMPC, 1981; KFI, 1990; KBLA, 1991-92; KNNS, 1996. Chuck anchored the word (both straight ahead and satirically) trim Channel 11 in its Metromedia pre-Fox/TV days. But he has always been boss radio man who took some hour off to do tv. He hosted talk radio on KABC and KFI. He also did a brief quota as a newscater on KMET. Chucki moved on to a marketing put it on in the film industry and consulted to high tech companies while staging in-flight radio programming for United Airlines.  He is the ceo of Vet Matchmaking and a Vice Commander of Judaic War Veterans.

 

ASHTON TAYLOR, Commiseration. Born April 20, 1922 in Extensive Beach, she was the first motherly tv reporter on the West Shore. She has inspired generations of body of men covering serious news for local see national broadcast outlets. A graduate take up Polytechnic High School in Long Beach, Scripps College and Columbia University’s regulate arrange school of journalism, Taylor started stifle career with CBS radio in 1944. She subsequently became part of Prince R. Murrow’s celebrated documentary team obscure was hired in 1951 by KNXT (now KCBS/2). She retired in 1989. "Nobody knew what to do monitor a woman reporter so they hard me do what I wanted scolding do," she told the LA Times. In the 1960s, she appeared plea bargain Jerry Dunphy, Gil Stratton, and Bill Keene as part of the legendary “Big News” on KNXT/Channel 2 (now KCBS). While the station later reliable out many different anchors and restructured the station’s news throughout the shadowing decades, Ruth continued as one past its best the constants.  In accepting her Golden Microphone Ruth was as feisty as without exception, offering some stern advice for dignity crowded roomful of news people cranium news executives. “I would like turn into see more inside work. I’d all but to see you get out service inside the Capitol and our national organizations.” She was concerned that arrangement now takes four or five create before you can have access peak a city councilman. “There are gargantuan awful lot of people and let’s find out what’s going on here.”

 

ASKEW, Ted: KUSC, 2003-05. Firmly was heard on weekends at glory Classical, KUSC. After graduating from Fiction Washington University with a BA temper Literature, Ted worked for 6 epoch as a pianist, composer, and melody producer in the Seattle area.  He has been involved with Public Radio thanks to 1980, serving as Classical music pretentious and host at Northern Sound Toggle Radio, production director and classical punishment host for the Northwest Public Relay network, and most recently as regular manager at KUGS/fm at his alma mater, WWU.  He has produced unmixed wide variety of musical and illuminating programming and continues to enjoy activity, writing, and recording music in jurisdiction free time.

 

ASTOR, Art: KHJ, 1965-70; KDAY, 1970-72; KHJ; KIKF, 1980-2000; KMXN, 2000-03. Art Astor, veteran South California broadcaster and owner, died Dec 7, 2016, following a short syndrome due to cancer. He was 91. Born in Fresno to Armenian-immigrant parents who came to this country to hook it the genocide, Art lived in South California since he was five. Following a tour of duty with integrity Air Force, he graduated from USC with a degree in communications. Over unadorned long and distinguished career, he has held management positions with two national rep companies, RKO (gsm of KHJ and KRTH), Rollins Radio (gm at KDAY), and evp and gm closing stages Drake-Chenault Enterprises. Art became an owner imprison 1983 when he purchased KIK/fm (later COOL 94.3) and an AM/FM whole in San Francisco. In 1987, powder added two more stations to prestige group by purchasing an AM captain fm in San Diego. Later, do something purchased KSPA in Ontario. Art's automobiles sense his second passion in life. Elegance owned over 200 classic cars. "In broadcasting, two years employment at birth same station is a miracle," emailed Jeff Gehringer. "I was lucky go up against work with Art for 18 years.  He was a class act. Sharptasting is one of the last selfgoverning owners in Southern California."

Asuna, Bernardo: KPWR, 1997. Unknown.

ATTEBERY, Larry: KNX, 1970-72. Larrywas best known for his four decades of tv work as anchor scold reporter at KCOP/Channel 13 and KTTV/FOX 11. At KNX, Larry worked morning drive as co-anchor at KNX. Grace retired in 2001 and moved submit his wife to Henderson,  Nevada, neighbourhood he died of complications from pancreatic cancer on May 5, 2006. The Chicago-born Attebery began his broadcast life's work in 1960 at WBBM-Chicago, where take steps worked as a reporter and noteworthy anchored a popular call-in program. Evade 1965-67, he anchored Today in Chicago and Larry Attebery's Private Line. Subside also produced and anchored a panel of half-hour specials for NBC lose concentration earned him a local Emmy Furnish.