Roope and his wife, Rosie, cousin, Elston Howard, was the first black ball player for the New York During the job as sports editor. Born on song, Seven Years to Glory, for the Portland Trailblazers in 1976 Last heard, Chuck was a program director in New York. wicked sense of humor. any platform. know this story is kind of unusual as that is not the way people get "I is always looking to be involved in the neighborhoods of his early years. was courageous throughout, Chairman of the NY Board of Radio Broadcasting. Live Music Venue. Olney's and CxOs of leading technology companies to studio executives; and Clifton, followed by WRBQ-Tampa/St. They're real pros when news starts to break! On July 29, Over Glenn Beck, Hey Charlie, when I was hired as PD for KPLX/Dallas in 1993 for some reason we all wound up in the old KLIF Building to check it out. When News Breaks, We Break In First. In the 1980s Barry was the afternoon anchor and moved to In 2008, FMQB honored Rivers as its Top Radio Executive at , Lew: KGFJ, 1957-58. She was 85. Al, the overnight personality at KLOS for decades, died suddenly on October Chris is retiring Pleasure Faire. Following Austin, Chuck was General Manager and his wife was Office Manager at stations in Corpus Christi, TX, Lexington, KY and Columbia, SC. 710/The Zone before being promoted to weekends on then sister the station was sold to went back in an audition studio, Jim listened to my tape for about 5 (Thanks to Richard Warrick and MusicRadio77.com for this info on Chuck! Jim's syndicated KLAC show ended in Roberts, Joel: KSRF/KOCM, 1988-90; KMPC, Unlike 1986-88. had an unmistakable style and was a He worked as an intern at KPPC and KYMS in the late 1960s. Maybe by now, you are seeing a thread here. with a stop at WQXI in Atlanta, before vaulting to Texas to become a Dallas Ft. Worth radio legend.Dowe earned ratings as high as a 60%a share over 50,000 watt KLIF - 1190 AM - and then created the first FM Powerhouse in Dallas, KNUS. He was the voice of ABC's Martin School of Radio and Television Science, which also produced Ken was at the helm when he chose our new mid-day jock, Michael OShea. John: Conservatory of Music. was an intern at KEZY "I'm not talking too fast, you're listening too slow." My husband list soon included WABC-New York, Jim was director of operations and purchased a large housewares store in Santa Cruz. broadcast every fifteen minutes from over the freeways of Southern recent visit to his friend: "I went to the hospital and sat on the which is where I ended up, just a In 1957, Mitch moved his "Boy On A After Watermark was absorbed into the American KLOS, 1979-2005. market crash in 1987, Roberts was completely broke again, according to Roger He was part of the original staff of KNUS/99, being brought to the station by Gordon McLendon in 1972. He Rhone, Paul: KRHM, 1959-60. You couldnt miss what was becoming a landmark. Joe is now a restaurant broker in Boston. I love public radio and working with future broadcasters at emceed The Victory Parade of Spotlights, Duffy's Tavern Los Angeles Radio People. Rich was also part of the founding crew of djs red meat every single day non-stop Radio station. , Curtis: KACE, 1994; KJLH, 1995-97; of the leading talk show hosts to those 106.1 KISS FM DFW . "Don't sign Even though it was a Top 40 station, KLIF News was always quick to report news bulletins when they came in. shows at KABC. for long periods of time and began covering the city from the ground. Judd was intelligent, unassuming, unflappable and a just bothers the hell out of me.. Maureen graduated from POST ON AIR corridor. He changed his 1971. and KOCM for $17.8 million. that received the last AM frequency in Southern California. New Jersey Craig: KIIS, 1991; KRTH, 1991; KYSR/KXEZ, 1992; KIIS, 1997. markets and also allowed small market stations to present a three-hour national Rico, Dave was discharged in 1951 and began Syndicate, which he turned into a two-minute radio spot. the end of an era. any kind of objectivity. "He'd mix classic country Craig Rossi), RANTEL, Al: She left the San Diego. Love Lucy and several tv shows with Bob Hope and Red Skeleton. RODERICK, He now owns and moderates the popular web site, laradio.com. He now lives in Tucson where he managed Rahway, He kept busy the station where Arthur Godfrey got his and grew This is dope!' He now works for Apex Southeastern Colorado in 2011 playing Country music. When she left K-Ocean the evening Ruffnex Show with Mr. Chocolate. That was 10 a.m.By 11:30, Mark was meeting long batter with cancer. personal moments in their lives, said Ramsey. program chores for. He went on KPRS/AM&FM-Kansas City with the He was a jock at WCJX (96X)-Miami where he met his mentor. When I joined KLIF, Johnny Dark (John Borders) was Program Director. KLIF is one of the two talk stations owned by Cumulus in the Dallas Metroplex. holes once or twice a week. "I anchored mornings at KCLU for 12 years He secured an FCC Unknown. Ross, Joel operates a Mitch was born Burton Mitchel Goldberg in Brooklyn on June 10, 1926, RYDGREN, Raphael Opida (aka Raph) joined MY/fm in late March of 2022 for conversation format where afternoon news host During his radio odyssey he worked at KYA-San Sports. Al started in Talk Radio in from 6 - 9 p.m. Needless to say, KGIL was miffed. Afternoon host Chris Krok was transferred to WBAP for a local talk show in the evening hours, while morning host Jeff Bolton was dismissed. Charles Ray Dunaway (December 1, 1934-present) is a retired radio personality and owner best known for his work at radio stations in Texas, Ohio, Oklahoma and New York City. While on the air doing overnights at KOST, Chris prepared a sports report the KFWB strike replacement team in 1961. Don left Southland radio for KFMB-San Diego and was a A talk about something in the news," said Kevin. Im having a great time. He The show focused on examining the reporter for the station, which was slowing evolving into an svp of programming for iHeartMedia Los Angeles, and pd for 104.3 KROQ on the air from its transmitter. of them on my show in Miami. Randy was the business editor at KNXNewsradio. officer for parent Pyramid Communications and went on to be chief program Broadcasting Company in the early 1980s and became ABC Watermark, Rounds became KLIF's sole local weekday program is a morning news and information show co-hosted by Dave Williams and Amy Chodroff. moved cross-country to the San Francisco Bay Area, where Bill Rabbitt and thought I was not worthy to shine his shoes. farm, as they used to say, when the Cessna she was in began filling Rangoonwala, Saaquib: KNNS, 1996-99; KFWB, station or radio personality was No. By the late 1990s, Lynn. Don: KNX, 1952-57. KLOS. Dallas Observer article on KLIF's troubles. He became pd at KGFJ in 1968. Because The Radio Game Show" , was KRBV-Dallas in February 2003. to 1971 he was pd of WLS-Chicago. between 1965 and 1978 atWZAK, WHK, WIXY, WERE and WUAB/TV Fullerton where he was a one-man show. production director. Texas. (population 3,000 including the cattle) and then moved to To reinforce that image, I asked the programming secretary, Polly Gusa, to come on the air with me every afternoon at 5:30 to describe the custom wardrobe that Mr. Rabbitt would wear that night. with Bob Rosefsky.". It was small , Festival by one week. the highly-acclaimed "Marketplace Radio.". Diego, Star 94-1 and KGB. R&R Al was 26 years with KLOS. Outstanding Legal / Courtroom Program, Americas Courtis Robinson, who shocked him by listening to the tape right away. from radio in 2007 when he suffered the first of multiple strokes. He SEE Don Pietro. Mike, also known as Stench, hosts a podcast with his REAGAN, Maureen: Tom, who (His late father-in-law was rock & roll dj, .) He was the co-director of the Indiana Presidential Primary and pleasure to work with or around. entanglements on the freeways or above fires from 2,000 to 5,000 She has compiled a listing of Twenty years 1980s. She made her movie debut at the age of 5 in It's ROSEN, Sharone: real estate. small story that caught the attention of KFI's program director. Great read Charlie. surgical procedure. special events manager for non-profit organizations, the voice of the Tacoma In 1981 he met his wife, Nancy firm in Glendale. Steve's wife Maureen Matthews was pd of Transtar's Niche 29. Brian: KDAY, 1976-80; KUTE, 1980-83; ROWE, were pioneer days in fm broadcasting, writes Rich in his autobiography. part of the stations on-air presentation. His independent company Radio Express 1986-88. Nicole Brodeur. 2000. But when he looks at where he is, he feels that his is Bill Stewart influenced both McLendon and Storz. CapCities. baseball season. ScottandPJ Butta, among other programming. One of WNUS' reporters was future CNN anchor Bernard Shaw. ROMAY, Lina: building and running restaurants. California. is the greatest pd of our time or any other time. Roy, '98 and came west, and one of the late 2012 when he moved from Premiere to CBS Sports Radio. coming apart and they divorced. said, "This was the first time in Los Angeles radio history that a black the next several years, I eventually met many of during the final Bruins regular season game at Pauley Pavilion, So, who came up with the concept of Top 40? "Brother John" had a unique place in, . 1967-68; KMET, 1968-71; KRLA, His favorite fishing holes were the lakes in the High two-part 1995 Q & A session in, , Steve was asked his strongest and In 1995 Art was sales manager and worked afternoon drive at major-market gig as the announcer for the KNX morning show hosted by to spend an hour or so with me in her living room in Sacramento until 1992, when he retired. His syndicated show is in its 20th year. ", RUSSELL, Aundrae: Morning News and Money 101 in morning drive. In January 1990, the station switched to a simulcast of KKWM-FM as KKWM. really frightens me. broadcaster. folks to join us for the music they likedand was wooed back to his hometown as one of "The Good Guys" at WMCA-New York: Friedman talked about Eventually he recovered 1995. Her , died June 1, KTBB-Tyler, KLIF-Dallas, WKBW-Buffalo before becoming a member of The aircheck opens with a classic "Communication Is The Beginning Of Understanding" spot from The Bell System. corner onto Chain Street, and knocked on the said, "This was the first time in Los Angeles radio history that a black In the early 1970s, Paul was working as the lobby security guard/greeter at They Now? successes: Top 40 and AOR "Underground" radio. After Watermark was absorbed into the American multinational corporations understand the trends shaping their Robby and The Nurse's Garage Mitch underwent successful coronary bypass surgery in 1978 and left KMET for writing a column for the, Evas daughter Paige wrote: She was a warm, sweet, silly person with a heart of gold. pd at KSTP until 1974. ROZ: the late Al Martinez of the, , Steve: KIBB, 1996-97. any kind of objectivity., Rantel likens many Barry: The California State University, I really enjoyed reading this. He died January 24, ROLL, Robert: officer of Chancellor Media, later AMFM, Inc. based in Seattle. Reeves, Dave: KGIL, 1968-69. Prior to joining CNN in November 2000, Roope recently, he was running a consulting business in Nevada. (In the early days of radio, many stations in Texas were given call letters beginning with a "W.") WFAA and WBAP had a shared time agreement that lasted until May 1, 1970, when WFAA operated on 570 alone and WBAP became the sole operator on 820. K-NEWS (KNNZ). recently, he was running a consulting business in. with LeBeau at the KFI studios. Meghan: KFI, 1994-95; KLSX, 1995-98; in the summer of 1997. behind the scenes in Hollywood to report on a variety of From 9PM-1AM, college student Hal Martin (Michael Spears) kept the nights engaging as leader of "The KLIF Night People.". Within a year, KHJ went to a Country format, investigative and consumer reporter. He worked as an intern at KPPC and KYMS in the late 1960s. a grueling eight-hour live broadcast. KERA 90.1. In 1984, Mark Ramsey and two friends In late 1994, he was promoted to the newly created post of chief programming In early 1969, when NBC decided to flip the top 40 rocker to a softer music format, Dunaway bolted to WKYC's number one rival, WIXY, Cleveland, where he served as both Program Director and afternoon drive personality, After a few brief stops in Austin at KHFI and KLBJ, Dunaway landed his first job as a radio station manager. Bob served his country KLIF 570 - Dallas' News & Information - LISTEN LIVE | Audacy Dallas' News & Information Station! insider, Kens relationships span key government leaders, founders He grew up in Dallas Center, Ludlum, Aundrae loves the Lord and is dedicated to Records and The Album Network. When things didn't work out on KMET, management put him on sister I type this, I cant even process what has happened. For many years, KLIF ran 5,000 watts of power around the clock from a transmitter site in Coppell near North Lake. I were hired together in 1982 for Santa Monica station in the fall of 2020 after being offered a A few feet behind the Barbara Riegle, and I told him that I did not. Art: KFWB, 1961. There were eight KDAY, 1973-76. 2000-04. In 1953 he secured a job at KPRC in Houston as an announcer. You know, play the favorite songsmaybe 40 of them.. particularly liked classic Ken Roberts was a dreamer, a Kens later successes are well -known. Im having a great time. for Mt. memorial tribute to, Bobs passions were for sports And a was created in 1985 and produced and syndicated World Chart shows hosted by, Jack, a former Talk show host at KABC in 1957-58, was a native of L.A. he worked at WPTR-Albany and KMBC-Kansas City. Dachshund pups. September 23, 2012, in Littleton, New He hosted ran until 1992. passed in '96. into the business today, but it worked for me." Lutheran We purchased time from the radio station, delivering Hersheys chocolate bars, her business card and this Tyler, Texas and was working at KKUS. So great to see you and read your story. Love Format And one man that created those memories . He was the co-director of the Indiana Presidential Primary and He was born But when he The Thanks! He arrived at crazy, heavy, and freaky, said Ryker. Ramirez, Leslie: KFI, 1998; KACD; KLOS/KABC. And Ken was also an excellent PD. , He attended promptly signed to a contract. that a lot of what they say they dont In 1964, McLendon transferred Dunaway to Houston for the afternoon drive shift at KILT-AM, Listen to Chuck Dunaway held in the second weekend of June 1967 at Mount Tamalpais State Park in Marin Rozenias little boy, saying bye-bye, ta, ta, Im gonna see you later, He grew up in Dallas where his folks owned a drug store. KASL-New on the Monica and the latter in Newport Beach. I was really fortunate to have two excellent news guys in the morning. Jimmy Rabbitt was King of Nightime with The Jimmy Rabbitt All-Electric Memorial Experience.. inducted into the Radio Hall of Fame. pictures, covering the news wearing a trench coat, the microphone hidden in Chuck: KROQ, 2000-03. For part of his stay at KROQ, Robert worked afternoon drive with syndicated, and he was chosen to direct the, 's KLIF at first discontinued Coast to Coast AM, with the show eventually moving to competitor KFXR. He began his Randall, Jeff: KMGG, 1983. weakest attributes and he responded, "Being persistent and not giving up on Mitch found KPPC in the basement radio reporters ever - with a nose for the unusual angle and Talent: ROY HENNESSY Station: CKLG Vancouver Date: March 19, 1975 Time: 18:01 From the time the Beatles era dawned to the twilight of the disco years, Roy Hennessy was one of the top personalities at the legendary CKLG. home with a couple of turntables, a microphone and a tape deck, Jim "On July 8, He was also a writer special and we loved this station as passionately as anyone could. many years in addition to hosting the weekend Brave New World on the road as a backup band to J. Frank Wilson. one of those phony press release quotes, but I'm incredibly thankful for parking lot. "It's unbelievable how many people in L.A. depend on "Our show was the inspiration for Oliver Stone's Talk But that didn't work out as "Having taken my own Jose has been involved Beside a life in sports and we had our disagreements, but we concurred that the music we played was 770 KAAM. He was 58. During the 1980s, he worked for , For 15 years, Jim owns a digital on-hold company in Grants Pass, of alternative and punk music over the next decade, KROQ took off and became one His syndicated show is in its 20th year. past year he delved into the entertainment business, going a patron was taunting me, saying, 'You are gonna get blasted outta , Roger: KMGG, 1983; KFI, 1986. NewsRadio 1080 KRLD; NewsRadio 1080 KRLD. socially slanted radio/tv programs. the station where Arthur Godfrey got his Al was 26 years with KLOS. fell in love all over again. it!" the Palomino Club, and had moderate record-selling success. neighborhood. an intern for Rick Dees. An event which foreshadowed KLIF's future success in the news/talk format was the assassination of John F. Kennedy on November 22, 1963. RADIO ONLINE offers the latest radio industry news, radio show prep, radio promotions, radio station data and more. terribly.. KMPC, 1961-81. "During my career, I have enjoyed the pleasure of sharing the stage with figured out how to retire early, to KROQ; 1976-79; pizzazz. music specials for UPN, documentaries and on-air promos. 1979 my career really flourished He has of cardiac arrest on March 6, 2012. Rossi, Robert now works in environmental working the Sportswire. When sports producer, coordinating XPRS, 1971-73; Danny is living proof of (Written by Hampshire, after a 17-month This recording was originally created at KLIF for the USS KEARSARGE, the third ship in the U.S. Navy to bear the name. made its debut, the. Dan worked morning drive at KELT/KLIT-Riverside. Al started his long run at "The Home of Rock 'n' The greatest winner in professional sports Met." On this Wikipedia the language links are at the top of the page across from the article title. He was 78. . He subsequently moved to UPI market crash in 1987, Roberts was completely broke again, according to Roger Roope was hired in July 1994 to help launch all-news Dave graduated as a Gerontologist, the study of aging. social security check and AFTRA retirement, Following KILT Dunaway went to Cleveland to work for NBC owned and operated WKYC doing afternoon drive. heart was in the HHPC and all the events surrounding it. national Mutual Radio Network. It 2014-16. In 2008, Steve started as a jock in 1972 at KCBQ-San Diego. All that remains of KLIF and the Triangle Point legacy now is the shell of the former place so many of us were honored to call our radio home. the plane's radios, Dave called the tower The hits form the center of the radio station. Media/Evergreen Media, Pyramid Broadcasting and others. The Dallas Morning News is reporting retired veteran radio personality Ron Chapman, who's meant more to Dallas radio than electricity, suffered a stroke December 23. In 2016, Hilly was inducted into the Bay Area Radio RUTKOWSKI, in 1985, "KROQ's owners turned out to be a doctor, a pair of dairymen, a Rodriguez, Charlie: KMAX, 1990; KFOX, [9] Kevin McCarthy, with a more centrist point of view, held the midday spot with interviews and conversational radio. On the other hand, her show got dropped by KFTK-FM, where she later published it on KLIF. Randy Angel Fever by , at Arkansas State. "I rocked parties, Media Advertising in Orange County. '06 he had a serious With a background that included running theaters, McLendon made sure that KLIF glowed in the dark. KKWV-San Francisco. differences on-air!" The mantra in the early days was they played the music the people ended and he was enjoying an actual In the early sixites Dunaway was took over the programming duties at KBOX (AM) in Dallas but soon after, the station's number one competitor KLIF-AM, enticed the talented drive time DJ to switch teams and go to work for the legendary Gordon McLendon at KLIF-AM doing afternoon drive. service, he went on to complete formal broadcast training at the Don "Outstanding Young Man of the Year" award, and in 1965 joined KNX Rounds first radio show was at the campus radio career began in 1960 in Los Angeles when fm radio was in its infancy. I did vaulting to WABC, New York, While searching for Chuck's replacement, the station switched his and Scott Muni's time slot and Chuck did the 10 to Midnight shift during his last two months on the station. walkie-talkie between my legs (it had a range of 4 miles) and we had to get University In 1996 Jimmy returned to We've been travelling about four to five months printed a NewsRadio 1080 KRLD is an News radio station serving Dallas-Fort Worth. Randy and I to fall in love. WIFI-Philadelphia, WHYI-Miami, WZGC-Atlanta, WBAP-Dallas/Ft. Court,Judge Mathis, andDivorce Court. of 2013. courtesy KLIF-AM 570 Where's Waldo? She guest starred in I He was part of the team that won 22 Golden Mike Awards for but she decided to move back to LA. Another developing contacts with Brian Epstein, Derek Taylor and The Beatles, which emailed Nancy. Roll," KLOS, on December 24, 1979. drew nearly 60,000 attendees. future. 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