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An Insider Perspective On Clinton Impeachment amp Dems Repeating History I America With Eric Bolling |
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The Mighty Mississippi: Heart and Soul of the Delta at Clinton Center |
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Donald Trump y el espejo de Bill Clinton |
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Clinton email scandal: Poor Judgment-Yes Criminal Intent-No Not guilty |
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Hillary Clinton 72 looks youthful and wrinkle-free at NY event sparking rumours she has turned to Botox and fillers |
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Fox News Today: Gregg Jarrett: Joe Biden and Hillary Clinton have ‘more baggage than an airport terminal’ |
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Editorial: How the Clinton and Trump impeachments are similar |
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Clinton Portis 9 Other Retired NFL Players Charged With Fraud In Alleged Health Benefits Scam |
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The WikiLeaks Emails Show How a Clinton White House Might Operate |
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Everyone From Gigi Hadid To Hillary Clinton Are Sending Taylor Swift Birthday Wishes |
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Well that’s interesting because the first year Clinton was in office Epstein was already attending donor dinners at the White House and making White House visits as well ABM |
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No one was injured in the incident and the cause of the flames is under investigation Clinton City Fire Chief David Olsen said |
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Here’s the thing… Mr Carter… as in President Carter… the Israelis feared that Mr Clinton when he was campaigning for President will be a repeat of Mr Carter He wanted to press them for peace with the Palestinians and all that stuff They feared… Clinton wasn’t that… but they feared he was that… And I think Mr Epstein was sent early on to catch up with President Clinton MintPress News MPN |
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Hanf erlebt ein Comeback – nicht nur als Heilmittel sondern auch als ökologisches „Mysteriöse Todesfälle im Umfeld von Bill amp Hillary Clinton!“ – Die komplette Befindet sich die Erde auf einer vom Geheimdienst inszenierten Zeitlinien Video |
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Generational Issue “With all this KABC etc news when are we gonna just sit back and accept the fact that in another generation perhaps sooner AM Radio is a thing of the past just like adding machines and dial telephones It is a fact that eventually all good things pass into history and from where I sit it’s easier to just say ‘thanks for all the good you did’ and let ’em pass calmly into history as we now enter the age of Peyronie commercials which is the funniest tv commercials ever I haven’t laughed so hard in years!” – Rich Brother Robbin Sad for KABC “Thanks for printing my emails You should also know that your following is great I get deluged with emails every time I get printed in your blog It is really sad about KABC From first to worst” – Pat Duffy The Motorman “Thanks Don for the nice stories today All the best” – Leon Kaplan Timing is Everything “KABC is still using the supposed phone calls to the station with the ‘I Love Love Love John amp Jillian’ stuff That and the statement made by Drew Hayes regarding the proud tradition of the station blahblahblah leads me to believe that Howard Stern was right when he said that on the ladder of showbiz radio is only one rung higher than circus clowns The statement by Mr Hayes is simply insulting to any and every reader How was he not the first one shown the door” – Gary Gibson Salute to Peter TildenBlessings to Peter Tilden who is such a remarkable survivor of crazy LA radio virtually always took my calls and laughed at my silly humor We often disagreed on issues but I felt that he was fair and reasonable to people – Andrew Schermerhorn El Paso Dead “Saw the Marty Robbins story Sunday on his passing Marty and I were great friends I introduced him on stage several times over the years mostly when I was in San Diego doing morning drive at KSON We always laughed about his song El Paso being our ‘Number 2’ song like Rock music’s Iron Butterfly’s In A Gadda Da Vida because of the length of the songs gave us time to use the toilet Marty did not do many interviews but I was backstage at the CMA Awards in 1982 working on a Westwood One Network special I just needed a quick sound bite He was cool about it even though he was about to go on stage to be inducted into the Hall of Fame After the recording I congratulated him and ask him if he was excited He told me: ‘Jim it’s a dream but to me when they give this to you it on means you’ll be dead soon’ We laughed and hugged as they pulled him away to get his honor Sadly less than three months later he passed away Good guygreat talent!!” – Jim Duncan Pat Evans’ Semi-Retirement “Some of my fondest radio memories include following Pat Evans on the air at KRTH He taught young-me so much about the nuance of word and timing I like to think I taught him a thing or two about women :” – Keri Tombazian Teaching a Better Idea “I don’t know if you’re interested in any more responses to Cooper Rummell’s story however it should be noted to anyone like me who worked many years in the radio industry While I was doing traffic reporting on KNX/1070 many years ago I came to the conclusion that the industry was no longer in my best interest After some time of reflection and soul searching I rebranded myself and became an elementary school librarian in Canoga Park It turned out to be the greatest decision I had ever made I received more satisfaction from helping young children learn to read than I ever could have received in radio After a decade of being treated like a rockstar by kids of many ages I realized it was my true calling To Cooper Rummell yes there is a great world after radio!” – Jeffrey Leonard Joe Smith Jock “Thanks for remembering Joe Smith especially his KFWB radio days I was one of his listeners back in my youth In fact I was a member of the ‘Joe Smith What Are You Some Kind of a Nut on KFWB Club’ or the JSWAYSKOANOKFwBC for short As far as I know I’m still a member in good standing since the attached Very Official Membership card has no expiration date” – Don McCulloch Radio Deluxe Holiday Music “Just a note to you that KUSC is following in KOST’s footsteps and has a special channel for continuous Christmas music It is called the Christmas Spirit Channel The channel has Classical Christmas music of all kinds and is only available on the KUSC website and its mobile app The main channel will have Christmas programming of its own till Christmas Day Go to kuscorg for more details” – Dan Ramos Joshua Tree Top 40 Battles “Just wanted to mention KCBQ and KGB do not hold the mold on Top 40 battles in our nation from 1962 to probably 1980 or later There was always two Top 40 stations going at each other with good signals and good air staffs I know I was involved by listening at first to the KACY and KUDU Ventura battles not to forget KIST-Santa Barbara thrown in I was in grade school junior high and high school in Santa Barbara in those days and the radio was great Later after Vietnam for the whole year of 1970 I was working in Monterey at KMBY 1971 mornings Our battle was with KDON-Salinas The person mentioning KCBQ and KGB makes it sound like that was the only battle of Top 40 radio in the USA from the mid 60’s till it ended Wrong There were many other battles all across our nation and it was fun AM had the stronghold till FM Stereo came along and slowly took it away from AM Then we had two FM’s going at it playing the same playlist in the same towns that before had two AM’s Bill Drake with Boss radio was good but he wasn’t the only Top 40 radio on the air Let’s give credit to our brothers and sisters that were busting their asses making 110000 a month that were doing great radio too all over our nation To me and all the other radio people I knew it was never a job I loved it and could hardly wait to get back to the station to work My ex-wife used to say ‘Why don’t you get a cot down there so you won’t have to come home’ Some days it would have been betterLOL I had 42 years in radio and loved every year of it Too bad consolidation screwed it all up it will never be the same Who really has lost with five or so companies owning everything The listener! And that’s sad When I was on the air the listener came first after all isn’t that why we were there in the first place” – Phillip Davies Monterey Connection “The former KMBY in Monterey where an inordinate number of radio people cut their teeth including Robert W Morgan and Bobby Ocean among many others is now K-SURF and the poor thing now being donated to a nonprofit is actually on 1240 kHz and not 1260 Its 1 kw has a great signal due to grounding in the salt water of Monterey Bay carrying as far as Point Arena to the north in the daytime and it certainly had more potential than recent owners have been able to realize Running an Oldies format from Los Angeles 250 miles away on it was not the brightest idea in my opinion speaking as a former pd there I grew up in Carmel listening to KMBY when it was still a CBS station running Arthur Godfrey and Art Linkletter radio programs It’s the oldest radio station in the Monterey Bay Area having begun in 1935 as KDON and its outstanding Gavin award-winning general manager during all its glory years Galyn “Doc” Hammond died not too long ago – as did Don Hofmann its longtime pd before moving on to KJOY KVI KDAY and KSFO in no particular order Five consecutive KMBY pds later worked for Gene Autry’s Golden West Broadcasters: Robert W Morgan Don Hofmann myself Frank Colbourn and Phil Davies Scotty Johnson Morgan called himself Mark Carroll at KMBY because the station already had a Bob Morgan when he arrived and he chose the pseudonym in tribute to Roger Carroll he once told me and Bobby Ocean was then known as Radio Ray Ferrell” – Eric Norberg KSPN Clapper “Holiday greetings from the North Bay outpost! Great to hear the Weekend Warrior is coming back To put it another way: Clap off Clap on! Doc Clapper!” – Ira Lawson 1971 Radio Highlights “That reprint of the 1971 night numbers on this week’s Nostalgia column is interesting to me from several standpoints 1 Dodgers baseball dominating on the radio 221 of what the 2 station had in ratings in an era when television only carried away games and sometimes not all of those 2 How far KABC has fallen in the four decades since 3 Only two FMs in the top ten and those were the ‘historic’ FM formats of Beautiful Music KJOI and Classical KFAC 4 Not one but two all-News stations and both highly rated even at night 5 Four contemporary music stations in the top ten remembering that KMPC was more Top 40 at night with Roger Carroll and KGFJ was Soul with a lot of crossover hits 6 No sign yet of 1027 which had only changed ownership and call letters from KRHM to KKDJ right before this book in April It would take less than two years for it to appear in the top ten as well at least at night How this business has changed” – KM Richards Demise of OC Weekly “Is the LA Weekly owned by the same corporation as the OC Weekly Is the LA Weekly next to fall How soon before the print version of the LA Times ends I wouldn’t miss it too much though It went from a thick enjoyable multi-faceted publication to a now barely 20-page agenda driven rag” – Steve Chang Venice Fly Jock Grounds His Career December 13 2019 Tom Joyner former morning man at KKBT the BEAT is broadcasting his last show this morning We haven’t been able to listen to him in LA since the middle aughts but he has been active in syndication mostly on over 100 Urban stations around the country Tom is really a giant in the broadcast industry and his syndication deal opened the door to others in the world of Urban and rampb radio He is in the Radio Hall of Fame and has been awarded the NAB Marconi the NAACP Image Award and received many honorary doctorate degrees While at KKBT in 2006 Tom was the keynote speaker at Tuskegee University Tom is an alumnus of Tuskegee and a four-time Billboard magazine award-winner He is the founder of REACH Media Inc the Tom Joyner Foundation where he had raised over 65 million and BlackAmericaWebcom Oprah recently called the show to congratulate him on his upcoming retirement after 25 years in radio syndication This week he was overpowered with calls from President Bill Clinton Lionel Richie and Magic Johnson among many others If you never heard Joyner you might remember his life flying between Dallas and Chicago every day doing his morning drive program at KKDA-Dallas and an afternoon show at WGCI-Chicago It was calculated during his time commuting he traveled eight million miles In today’s radio world and voicetracking his two-station commute would be silly but it worked at the time He has led voter registration initiatives brought awareness to health disparities and more An advocate for education the Tom Joyner Foundation a charitable 501c3 non-profit organization was started in 1998 for the sake of African-American students in need at Historically Black Colleges and Universities across the nation KKBT received headlines when the station participated in a huge radio promotion called Tom Joyner’s Cash Call with one caller to his morning drive show winning 1 million Hear Ache KROQ’s Kat Corbett was featured in the current issue of LA Weekly … KEIB’s Rush Limbaugh made an appearance on Fox amp Friends last week to announce that sales for his “Stand Up for Betsy Ross!” merchandise have surpassed 5 million dollars All proceeds benefit The Stephen Siller Tunnel to Towers Foundation which provides financial assistance to military heroes and their families as well as first responders … Mark Thomason read the big NY Times story on former Clippers announcer Ralph Lawler Jeff Schimmel former morning show producer for a number of LARP has partnered with Vicki from Real Housewives of Orange County for a new podcast that launches in January “Our distributor is Westwood One and we’re thrilled that they shared our belief that this awesome podcast will be super entertaining and informative and will create an avalanche of downloads” emailed Jeff “Thanks to Kelli Hurley at WWO and my buddy Gary Bernstein for the introduction!” … Saul Levine’s Mount Wilson FM Broadcasters is donating its Northern California radio properties to a non-profit according to Inside Radio Oldies “1260 K-Surf” KNRY and Classical “K-Mozart” KIDD both licensed to Monterey are being donated as a charitable gift to Foresthill CA-based Balanced Radio Foundation Also included in the deal is a pair of Monterey-licensed translators: K294CA at 1067 which rebroadcasts KIDD and K240EV at 959 which simulcasts KNRY KFI Once Again Feeds Underprivileged Children December 12 2019 Another story about celebrating the holidays by giving to others KFI completed its 9th annual PastaThon raising over 435000 and 109000 pounds of pasta The fundraising event helps feed local children in need Money raised from the event will benefit Caterina’s Club a charitable organization that feeds 25000 underprivileged children five days a week in over 30 cities throughout Southern California During the 17-hour live broadcast on December 6 all KFI AM 640 on-air personalities including Bill Handel Jennifer Jones Lee Gary Hoffmann Shannon Farren John Kobylt Ken Chiampou and Tim Conway Jr were on site at the Christ Cathedral in Garden Grove encouraging listeners to donate money along with pasta and pasta sauce to help feed underprivileged children that live in motels without access to a kitchen left: ‘Grinch’ Handel and Chef Bruno founder of Caterina’s Club and owner of the Anaheim White House restaurantOver the past 9 years the KFI PastaThon has raised close to 28 million dollars and over 500 thousand pounds of pasta and sauce “Year after year we are honored to join our listeners in support of Chef Bruno Serato and his outstanding organization Caterina’s Club as they feed thousands of children in Southern California and help end the cycle of poverty” said KFI pd Robin Bertolucci “KFI is so honored to be a part of the Southern California community and their generosity and spirit of giving inspires all of us And special thanks to our partners Smart amp Final and Barilla for their support” right: John amp Ken flank execs from Smart amp Final Evans Makes a Pivot Pat Evans long-time radio professional has decided to call it a career The former voice of Fox Sports Radio Yahoo Sports The Bill Press Show and on-air personality on countless great radio stations across the country said recently “I am humbled surprised and excited at the opportunity to finally ignore the ‘snooze’ button! I am truly thankful to have crossed paths during my 49-year career with legendary programmers incredibly talented personalities and the usual suspects that permeate our business”The Southern California native had a long career in LA Radio Pat’s stops in the Southland include: KKDJ 1974 KIQQ 1975 KEZY 1976 KHJ 1979 KHTZ 1979-80 KRTH 1982-85 Before arriving in Los Angeles Pat worked at KIST-Santa Barbara KDON-Salinas and KXKX-Denver At KEZY he was Beaver Stevens At KHJ he worked as Terry Foster and later as Terry Moreno He served as the imaging voice of “K-Earth” for many years In the 1980s he worked at KSFX KSFO and KYA-San Francisco before returning to LA at K-Earth In the early 1990s Pat moved to Boca Raton where he worked mornings at WSHE-Ft Lauderdale “While I couldn’t possibly thank everyone a special nod to the late Rick Carroll Andrew Ashwood Bobby Rich and Bob Hamilton each of whom believed in my talent Big thanks to IHeart San Antonio for giving me a place to hang my hat for 22 years! Not really retiring just not going to the terrestrial location every day” Still available of course at peproductionssbcglobalnet In 1967 Dick Clark called Vic Gee of KBLA we know him best as Jim Carson from a long career at K-EARTH We asked Jim how he got the American Bandstand call I have no idea other than the fact that Charlie O’ Donnell lived in Burbank in the late 60’s amp would have lunch with Humble Harve and Bruce Wendell who was our PD back in the day We would go around the corner from KBLA on San Fernando Road and have breakfast or lunch He was a great guy and very supportive of me in my radio venture Roger Nadel Joins Mr Master December 11 2019 It didn’t take long for Roger Nadel to land on his feet Mr Master the leading provider of workflow optimization software for the radio industry has hired Roger as the Executive Director of Affiliate Sales Nadel will be responsible for enhancing the affiliation strategy for Mr Master’s Automation Import Manager AIM software and servicing its 3500 affiliates Roger will be based at the company headquarters in Agoura Hills “We are very excited to add Roger’s expertise to the Mr Master family He is an advocate for radio with a successful track record of helping stations monetize their inventory and maximize resources – which perfectly aligns with who we are and our business objectives” said Stu Jacob president of Mr Master Nadel was most recently the svp/Affiliate Services for iHeartMedia’s Total Traffic Network An industry veteran Nadel’s experience includes spending more than 25 years at CBS Radio and more than a decade managing KFWB KMPC and in Detroit WWJ-AM and WYST-FM He also served as executive editor of RampR Oh Boy Jerry Naylor former dj at KLAC and a forty-five year veteran of the entertainment industry died on December 5 He was 80 years old Jerry began his successful career as a singer with his own Country/Rockabilly group in 1954 at age 15 In 1956 Jerry became a member of the San Angelo Texas based rock group The Cavaliers Jerry was born on a small farm in the rural community of Chalk Mountain Texas on March 6 1939 He began a dual career in broadcasting in 1954 working as a teenage dj on KPEP-San Angelo In his early years Jerry became the lead singer of the Crickets after the tragic 1959 death of HollyIn 1965 the Crickets broke up and Jerry signed a multiple-performance contract with the popular ABC-Television network music variety show Shindig He had a single on the Easy Listening chart But For Love that peaked at 5 This recording garnered Jerry four Grammy nominations Cashbox Magazine acclaimed Naylor as one of the Top Forty Male Vocalists of 1970” In 2000 Jerry was inducted into the Rockabilly Hall of Fame Alice Child Star Dies Philip McKeon a familiar face behind the scenes at KFWB for ten years has died after battling a longtime illness He was 55 The elder brother of Facts of Life actress Nancy McKeon Philip is best known for his role as Tommy Hyatt on Alice in which he starred opposite Linda Lavin from 1976-1985 The CBS sitcom was based on Martin Scorsese’s 1974 Alice Doesn’t Live Here Anymore Following his time at KFWB he moved to Wimberly Texas where he hosted his own radio show and relocated to be closer to family LA Times ad December 11 1965 from David Grudt’s personal collection Another Newspaper Bites the Dust December 10 2019 One of the reasons LARadio launched in the mid-90s was because of the paucity of radio news The LA Times used to have several writers who covered Southland radio No longer Even the termination of the live and local staff at KABC hasn’t mustered any notice from the Times The Herald Examiner claimed the largest afternoon-newspaper circulation in the country but it went under in late 1989 It has now gotten worse OC Weekly a free weekly paper serving communities in Orange County and Long Beach has shuttered after 24 years in print “Adios Motherf—-ers!” OC Weekly’s tweet said “For the last quarter century we’ve tried to bring good stories to Orange County It’s been fun but now we’re done” The Weekly was founded in 1995 It had a circulation of 45000 and reached more than 503000 active readers Over the years the publication has gone through multiple owners trying to figure out the revenue model that would work They had their last round of cuts last October With the closing of the publication there is no severance for the now unemployed staff Julie Wick of the LA Times wrote: “The loss of OC Weekly’s irreverent aggressive original coverage is a tragedy in its own right” Hear Ache LA Times headlined Joe Smith’s obituary “Record executive of rock ‘n roll era” … Former news anchor at KNX KABC and KFWB Dave Williams read our Sunday column in which we reposted his account of being fired from Merlin Media in Chicago after 89 days with no explanation “Just thought I’d bring you up to date: This was eight years ago and I still can’t get an explanation” Dave is killing it in mornings at KLIF-Dallas I am constantly amazed when radio execs shut down Aren’t we in the communications business We seem to do it the worst … The Weekend Warrior show with Dr Robert Clapper is back on KSPN … Richard Turnage traffic guru had a letter posted in the Saturday LA Times Sports section: “Congratulations to the Los Angeles Angels who made the big announcement they’re moving to Anaheim” Morning Teams Much press has been written about the morning KROQ team of Kevin amp Bean They did it so well for almost 30 years LARadio historian Jim Hilliker found a photo of another morning team that also did it so well It is a snapshot taken of KFI’s Lohman amp Barkley at the 50th anniversary of Mrs Knott’s Chicken Dinner Restaurant at Knott’s Berry Farm in Buena Park not far from the KFI tower and transmitter building “I was there with my mother and my future wife Laura Pederson to see Al and Roger do their morning radio show in person We had a great time that day” emailed Jim Paul Rodrigues former morning man at KKBT The ‘Beat’ in 1989 was photographed last week attending the funeral for Superman impersonator Holiday Prank Pulled on Kevin amp Bean December 9 2019 One of my favorite holiday traditions is the annual gift that KROQ’s Kevin amp Bean would present to longtime sidekick Lisa May Before the morning show shut down for the holiday break the pair’s gift to Lisa was a call to QVC and whatever the next product offering was that was their gift to her Lisa is retiring from her current KLOS morning show this week and moving to the desert She remembered her favorite holiday surprise “My friend Laura Marchand pretended to be the QVC operator” emailed Lisa “We had set-up the joke with the morning show producer I believe it was Jay Tilles at that time Laura told them this tv monitor was worth something like 4000 And Kevin immediately wanted to break the whole ‘we’ll buy whatever’s on the screen’ deal while Bean argued that they had to honor the deal At the peak of the fight Laura yelled out ‘asshats asshats!’ That was the word that Jimmy Kimmel was trying to introduce into the lexicon It was hilarious and they had absolutely no clue what was happening Laura did this Southern accent and was the perfect mix of someone who’s reading the description of an item but isn’t really sure about what it is Listeners remembered that for years!” Hear Ache The lead story in the Sunday LA Times featured a devastating portrait of the toxic culture that apparently still persists at CBS In the detailed account of the struggle with discrimination and retaliation allegations up popped the name of LARP Gary Miller Gary was featured on the midday KSPN show with D’Marco Farr in 2005-06 Gary was quoted in the article supporting a former colleague who is embroiled in the messy story … Former KTWV personality Jamie Worlds was in a four-car accident last week “In the fast lane I was car 1 and three cars behind me bunched up Note to self buy a dashcam! I see the doctor in the morning I’m really hurting like for real and my attorney is down the street and I’m driving a shittiest little rental that was the only one left!” Jamie wrote on her Facebook page … Didja know that Howard Stern Comes Again is being named the No 1 bestselling nonfiction book of 2019 on Apple Books … ESPN’s First and Last host Jason Fitz will be soon heard on KSPN … Robin Thicke was featured in an LA Times profile on his comeback after crossings ‘Lines’ His appearance on The Masked Singer prompted the story He was accused of ripping off Marvin Gaye’s Got to Give It Up and was ordered to pay 7 million The verdict dealt with the issue of inability to distinguish between homage and plagiarism Robin has a new song and is getting airplay on Urban AC KJLH Congrats to ex-KIQQer Gary Butterworth’s 27 years of marriage XTRA/KOST ad appeared in the LA Times in late 1969 from David Grudt’s personal collection Nostalgia Sunday – 8 Years Ago Today Merlin Made Dave Williams Disappear December 8 2011 Dave Williams came to town in 2001 to anchor morning drive at KABC with his former Sacramento partner Amy Lewis Their show was wedged in between Ken Minyard’s departure from mornings after nearly 30 years and Ken’s return to KABC a year later Over the decades it’s been tough to get an opportunity to work morning drive in Los Angeles All the spots tended to be occupied by successful teams who stayed and stayed When Dave and Amy arrived for instance Howard Stern had occupied mornings at KLSX since July of 1991 Kevin amp Bean were in their 12th year at KROQ At KNX Tom Haule and Linda Nunez had occupied their morning chairs for close to a decade Mark amp Kim took over morning drive at KOST over 15 years before At KFI Bill Handel had been in morning drive for nine years Rick Dees had recently celebrated 20 years at KIIS in the morning At KLOS Mark amp Brian had been holding down mornings since 1987 For the next almost decade after leaving KABC Dave worked at KNX twice KFWB and again at KABC from 2009-10 Earlier this year Dave got an opportunity to work at Randy Michaels’ new all-News operation in Chicago We loved reading his Facebook entries about how he had fallen in love with the Windy City And then abruptly after three months he was let go Dave provides some insight into what happened: “I fell head-over-heels in love with Chicago and its people loved my job and every single person I worked with at Merlin Media It was the first startup of my long career I couldn’t wait to get to work every morning Ten or twelve hours later I returned to my high-rise condo overlooking the Chicago River feeling like an overnight rock star who had finally arrived after chasing the dream for four decades I was so excited I couldn’t sleep at night and didn’t want to It was like being a teenaged jock again During my three months with Merlin Media I was praised daily My colleagues liked me program director Andy Friedman told me that I sounded even better than he hoped I would He said the ‘kids’ in the news room looked up to me as a leader and enjoyed my company He told me he planned to eventually give me a big contract more responsibility and a title probably ‘head writer’ Walter Sabo called me a ‘world-class newscaster’ Randy Michaels hugged me and thanked me for ‘Showing us the way’ Then with no official nor private criticism of my work without any warning whatever 89 days after my official start with Merlin Media exactly one day shy of the AFTRA contract probationary period Andy Friedman my long-time friend who had wooed me hired me moved me across the country and greeted me like a brother fired me without explanation even though I asked him for one four times on the spot Since then I have written several times to Andy Randy and Walter asking for an explanation What did I do wrong Crickets Randy and Walter have no need for dignity or friends They have lawyers I miss Andy and will wait for him” Signed Dave Williams Overheard “Some incredibly windy weather tonight perfect for landing a house on a witch which is convenient because I think Ann Coulter is still in town Gary Moore KLOS “If anyone wants to donate 5 I’ll autograph a John amp Ken picture” Tim Conway Jr KFI at a recent station remote ““We already have this controversy with the BCS We’re not allowed to know We don’t know the process with the voting” Dan Patrick KLAC “Every Breath You Take by The Police was written by Sting in the same room where Ian Fleming wrote the James Bond novels” Gary Bryan K-EARTH “MrSkincom is doing the Lord’s work 365 days a year and you can’t believe how great this website is You’ll never get off the Internet once you discover it” Bean KROQ “Hooters Hotel will be auctioned off in a bankruptcy sale by February 17th We’ll keep you abreast of the developments” Ira Sternberg “You know Facebook is going to die when your parents and grandparents are on there” Peter Tilden KABC “Rod Blagojevich looks like a Cabbage Patch doll” Rush Limbaugh KFI “We’ll go with a super group – the Power Station – from 1985 where the recipe is 20 Robert Palmer 40 Duran Duran and 40 Chic” Andy Chanley 1003/The Sound “Monday Night Football has dropped consideration of Susan Sarandon singing Are You Ready for Some Football” Brian Phelps Mark amp Brian KLOS “Playing what we want means never keeping score but JACK/fm is ahead” JACK/fm liner “Herman Cain suggesting that he has suspended his campaign might mean he will be back If that’s what he’s thinking he’s so delusional he actually thinks if he sits on the sidelines for a couple of weeks and the media leaves him alone the world will beg him to come back He still thinks he can come back” Bill Carroll KFI Red Eye Radio Blinks Cumulus Media Networks announced veteran broadcasters Gary McNamara and Eric Harley as the new hosts of Red Eye Radio replacing Doug McIntyre Currently airing on 80 stations with McNamara the new hosts are no strangers to overnight programming having entertained listeners across the country with their show The Midnight Radio Network for the past six years McIntyre will remain within the Cumulus portfolio in a new role And with Terri-Rae Elmer’s departure from KFI wondering if she will have a new role with Doug at KABC in the mornings She has been with KFI since 1983 Hear Ache Larry King told his guests on his Dinner with King special on Sunday that he wants to be frozen when he dies King said “I want to be frozen in the hope that they’ll find whatever I died of and they’ll bring me back” … Latest from former KGO-San Francisco host and former KLAC host Gil Gross from his Facebook page: “Probably about time I said somethinganything First of all your love and friendship are amazing especially at a time when so many of you are so angry at the loss of an institution that was part of your lives long before I was Second it has not escaped the broadcast industry that there is now a hole in the heart of Bay Area radio and that is not a situation that will last for long” Final Kenny Sargent continues to add affiliates to his national Sunday night motorsports radio show SpeedFreaks New are WHBQ in Memphis and KTWO-Springfield Missouri … Condolences to KFI’s George Noory on the passing of his father who was 88 … When I reached out to Jack Swanson former KGO exec for a comment on the Bay Area station he was vacationing in Rarotonga LARP Rewind: December 8 On this day in 1990 following the August death of Jerry Garcia the remaining members of the Grateful Dead decided to call it quits On this day in 1982 Marty Robbins died at 57 following a heart attack Sixteen of his 94 country hits went to number one including Singin’ The Blues A White Sport Coat El Paso which also topped the Hot 100 Don’t Worry Devil Woman and a sequel El Paso City On this day in 1980 John Lennon returning to the Dakota apartment building in Manhattan following a recording session with his wife Yoko Ono was shot dead by Mark David Chapman Lennon was 40 On this day in 1977 Peter Goldmark inventor of the long-playing record LP died in a New York car crash at 71 On this day in 1940 the Bears beat the Redskins in the first NFL championship game heard on radio Red Barber broadcast the game to 120 Mutual Network stations The score was 73-0 the most decisive victory in NFL history Sinéad O’Connor is 55 today Born in Dublin as a teenager she sang in Ton Ton Macoute a band named after the bogeyman of Haitian mythology In 1985 after her mother died she moved to London and began recording Her first hit Nothing Compares 2 U was written by Prince and topped the chart in 17 countries in 1990 Her latest single How About I Be Me amp You Be You is the title track of an album to be released in February 2012 Summer Breeze Summer of 1971 ARB nighttime 12 numbers: 7pm to Mid: 1 KFI 184 Dodger baseball 2 KABC 83 3 KHJ 67 4 KMPC 61 5 KRLA 38 6 KJOI 35 7 KFWB 31 8 KNX 30 9 KGFJ 28 10 KFAC/fm 26 Funnie Email Thursday We GET Email… KGO Archives “I’ve been listening to recent shows from the archives on KGO-San Francisco’s website This past Thursday morning at about 4:53 am they ran a promo for Sundays They listed their entire Sunday line-up from God Talk in the morning to Bill Wattenberg in the evening Then came a classic and prescient tag line: ‘That’s a KGO Sunday News Talk and You ‘Cause that’s the way we roll Within hours most of those names and voices were dropped from the station THAT’S the way they roll” – Jared Kliger KGO Firings “Can you imagine working someplace and being given 5 minutes to pack your crap and get out Is it appropriate to call the Dickey’s department heads Dick-heads Just asking” – Jack Hayes Imus in the Morning “Tom Bernstein’s idea about putting Don Imus in prime time morning at KABC is worth trying It could work If he appeals to the New York listener would LA love Don Imus ” – Roger Carroll Ideas for KABC “KABC: Oddly enough given your ratings story I have begun listening to KABC more than ever If I’m going to listen to radio that evening I flip KABC on at 7 for John Phillips – he’s really good I used to listen mostly to Tim Conway Jr but lately he’s been getting on my remaining radio nerve with his constant bashing- it’s not that I disagree with him about say the Kardashian family but he beats it to death It gets boring really fast John Phillips by contrast is alive alert and lively and knows when to move on I still listen to George Noory on KFI often whenever he has a good guest on because he is the only person I know of who does long form interviews and will have a guest on for several hours instead of a bare few minutes I always listen when he has a genuine scientist on But lately he’s had too many people who clearly are walking wounded or just have a book/website to sell and their craziness is pitiable rather than entertaining So I like Doug McIntyre who is as sharp as they come I don’t agree with everything he says and I think he gets angry and querulous a little too often but he’s so smart and alive Don Imus and then Peter Tilden in the early morning are good too but they both have an excess of interruptions for commercials and whatnot However by that time I’m sleepy anyway I don’t listen to either KABC or KFI during the day they’re both a vast wasteland of political posturing by commentators who think they’re reporters but are actually entertainers – entertainers who don’t entertain me At those times I go back to 1003 The Sound or blessed silence On another subject I quite like the email notification of a new column that you do I would be happy to pay a subscription if you decide to continue it past the New Year” – Janice Jacobson Culver City Future of KABC “I wonder if KABC790 is next on the list to dismantle and restart Talk about a nose-dive Their situation is unsustainable and must change” – Herb Redholtz West Covina Email Saturday 1272019 KABC is Dead to Me “Headline is the text What else needs be said” – John Hindsill Heartbroken “I was heartbroken to read about KABC It was one of the best places I was ever privileged to work Ken Minyard Michael Jackson Ray Briem Toni Grant the personalities that dominated talk radio Vin Scully and the Dodgers It was live and local In 1988 I was the general sales manager and we billed 40 million dollars on a 5000 watt directional signal People in New York assumed KABC was a 50KW clear I’d just change the subject Nothing on radio beats live local talentYou you know what’s interesting is that my other long-time alma mater K-EARTH is doing great Why Because they have kept the format intact but made smart changes They still play the hits in a tight rotation they have a newer sounding but ‘live’ airstaff They have kept the contesting which lets you put the listeners on the air telling you how much they love the station! And they have kept Gary Bryan who is like a great quarterback I love listening to K-EARTH who knew I would like Journey ” – Pat Duffy former general manager at K-EARTH Lackluster Content Coming to KABC “In your epitaph on KABC you wrote – ‘Every time a KABC listener died there was no one to replace them’ It seems the same problem with their talent Going to a programming lineup of mostly syndicated content will see them lose the one redeeming factor in their otherwise lackluster content: Local LA focus and culture And another once great radio station dies along with its listeners” – Pat Veling More KABC “Crum-U-Lus strikes again” – Mike Butts George Green’s Thoughts on KABC “KABC is too cluttered They should pick an older demographic45-65 Program old Sell the older demo No News! No room for KABC to compete against News stations There are some older motion picture and television personalities who would love to try radio ‘Friends of …’ would be the title of the various shows being heard” – George Green long-time general manager at KABC Motorman Out at KABC “I just heard the morning show at KABC announce the changes coming in the new year I guess if nobody is listening you might as well let everybody go but the fact that there will only be one local show in the lineup is a bit alarming I guess if we have a local emergency they will be unable to cover the story Since 870 and 1150 have been beating 790 in the ratings consistently I suppose stacking the station with an all right-of-center lineup makes some sense but Armstrong amp Getty has always seemed like a regional show I heard them when I was visiting smaller markets and seems odd as a replacement for a local morning show Adding Michael Savage to the station gives me a real choice as to who I won’t be listening to on radio in 2020 I see you updated the post to say that Leon Kaplan the Motorman is out as well It’s strange because in recent weeks they have been really promoting his show hard using the Ghostbusters theme song if there’s something strange underneath your hood who you gonna callLeon Kaplan As far as promotion for their station has been going I can’t understand why they would play supposedly real recorded phone calls of listeners telling how much they love the station’s on-air talent right before the top of the hour news The only people hearing these atta-boy phone calls are the handful of listeners they already have” – Gary Gibson Personnel Questions Drew Hayes at KABC is I-n-s-a-n-e to fire Leon Kaplan! That’s like firing Vin Scully Peter Tilden is also a loyal KABC institution who doesn’t deserve this” – Andrew Schermerhorn ’Tis the Season Giving “It’s the way of radio – Merry Christmas You’re fired Brutal” – Keri Tombazian Keep Your Eye on the BallShocked and sad to see KABC’s fate It’s easy to say ‘KABC had to do something’ – but this looks like they’ve totally given up I heard the news and punched up 790 this morning After everyone else was talking about the shooting in Pensacola they were talking about ‘what you’re watching on tv’ I guess that company doesn’t like the kid! – Dave Mason Can KABC Stop the Free Fall “Regarding the KABC shakeup I think it’s a little too late They are so far buried in the ratings cellar that no amount of shuffling at this point matters There is a point of no return There is a lesson here for many media outlets One that comes to mind is CNN which has now dropped to its lowest ratings ever and doesn’t even get a million viewers in prime-time No effort is made to attract a wider audience but instead they double down on their failed programming Getting back to KABC many of us in the audience have been screaming about their programming for at least a decade or more However there was a sense of arrogance amongst the management who convinced themselves that they were the experts However no management over the years were able to stop the free fall I think the listeners knew exactly what needed to be done but this never figured into the equation It is sad but it was predictable I guarantee that the latest changes will have no effect on the ratings and the eventual end will be a sale or a format change Shuffling the chairs on the Titanic made no difference It still sank” – Steve Chang Venice KABC Thinking “The only real surprise about the station is that they kept John Phillips I mean why bother Local spot sales I guess if they have any From time to time lately when I see the call letters in the ratings rundowns it jars my memory of Michael Jackson Any info on how he is doing I suspect what he is doing is not much of anything You know kinda like me I would like to drop him an email if I had contact info We got along nicely during the brief time he contributed to KNX” – Ed Pyle K-Earth Praise “Finally got in the mood to sample KRTH a total musical masterpiece for the power demos in this day and age visors off boys and girls! Also that was a great article on Bill Drake Hard to believe it’s been 11 years since he passed and the beat goes on! Winking smile” – Rich Brother Robbin Programming Leaders “Thanks for the extended coverage on Bill Drake’s passing His thoughts and policies still make sense for 2020 radio but in a lot of ways the bar has been raised by the competition Bill Drake Buzz Bennett Chuck Blore – amazing names in our business who made things happen I think you’ll be hard pressed to find someone in our business in this day and age who have a ‘plan’ and get the time to work it But we can always hope I had the good fortune of working with some who walked the halls with Bill Drake and can fully understand their passion and drive for the industry Please keep up the good work Visionaries get inspiration from people like you” – Dave Mason Baugh and PTSD “A few days ago one of your subscribers Jeff Baugh went on a long rant asserting that only combat veterans are allowed to claim PTSD Curiously some researchers at the RAND Corporation – a well-known think tank in Santa Monica – say the opposite: Combat veterans and survivors of violence natural disasters and terrorism have often experienced disturbing events that may lead to psychological trauma and post-traumatic stress disorder PTSD RAND research has evaluated the delivery of post-deployment mental health care to combat veterans examined the treatment capacity of health care systems in response to PTSD and estimated the costs of providing quality mental health care to all affected individuals The research document is free for the public to download and read Mr Baugh may want to temper his outburst against other survivors of PTSD” – Daniel O’Donnell Santa Monica Daily Deluge “I must tell you…when going thru the almost endless list of emails including end-of-year statements bills ‘see the attached information on your winnings from fill-in-the-blank’ how much I enjoy seeing your LARadio postings! Seriously Each one provides a nice break from the usual deluge of crap we get daily Please keep posting we appreciate it! And hopefully KC and I can meet you again in Avila Beach for coffee” – Larry “Supermouth”Huffman Siciliano Story “I’ve been a DTV subscriber since 1994 and a Sunday Ticket viewer every year until this year The reason I’m not viewing this season is the greed of ATT However Andrew Siciliano does a fantastic job every week He must keep track of sometimes ten games at once and he keeps us hooked for the full seven hours I’ve also viewed the Red Zone from the NFL and that’s solid but Sunday Ticket with Andrew is better Hopefully ATT will come to the realization that greed is NOT a good thing” – Fred Wallin Sports Overnight America Al Jarvis TV Work “I liked the email from Larry Huffman recently about Al Jarvis A few years back I typed out a seven-page outline with as much information as I could find on Jarvis’ career in broadcasting However I did not have any information about his later television dance programs so I’ll have to add that to my outline soon I only knew about his Channel 13 KLAC/tv daily program which gave Betty White her big break on the air in the late-1940s in Hollywood Several years ago I downloaded this advertisement from 1960 which I found on eBay It is for the Let’s Dance program on Wednesdays on channel 7 with Al and Marilyn Jarvis This may bring back some fond memories for some of your readers” – Jim Hilliker Monterey Early Calls “KM Richards mentioned Bill and Ann Wallace’s station in Santa Paula on your Saturday November 30 post That brought back memories KQIQ was my first paying job in radio in the late 60s I had heard the station from home in Woodland Hills and decided to drive out and visit one weekend Ron Foster was the pd at the time He handed me some old teletype copy and had me write my very short resume on the back The next week Bill called and wanted to interview me I drove back out and he and Ann offered me a weekend job saying ‘We wanted to get you first so we could teach you all the bad habits you’ll ever need’ With an offer like that who could refuse When the Santa Paula River flooded in 1968 I was on the air in a sand bagged building for 18 hours straight Phones and power never did go out Fire Department brought me a cheese and mustard sandwich Fun times I eventually left there to work as a gofer for the engineering and programming departments at KBLA then on the air after the station became KBBQ in Burbank That is another story” – Steve Hafen Van Dyke with Drake “You wrote ‘Charlie Van Dyke worked for Bill Drake in Boston San Francisco and at KHJ The veteran Boss Jock tells the Drake story’ Charlie also worked at CKLW-Detroit and KGB-San Diego for Drake years before he went to WRKO in 1979” – Norm Garr Don LaFontaine – Saturday Smile The Randy Thomas video recently featured on LARadiocom reminded me of this commercial – Brian Perez KABC Moves to Syndication December 6 2019 At one time KABC was the leader in Talk Radio Copied by many radio entities Envied by most As the years and decades progressed the fortunes of KABC seemed to age with many ownership changes Audio outlets expanded AM radio began to sound like your grandfather’s radio Younger demographics disappeared Every time a KABC listener died there was no one to replace themWell it has gotten worse with virtually everyone goneAs of January 1: Jillian Barberie goneDr Drew Pinsky goneLeeann Tweeden gonePeter Tilden gone Leon Kaplan the Motorman gone Armstrong amp Getty an iHeart show syndicated from Sacramento’s KSTE will now cover KABC morning drive succeeding Jillian Barberie and John Phillips Barberie has been with the station since 2014 recently sharing her battle with breast cancer on air over the past year She tweeted: “Just when I thought this past year couldn’t get any worse it did I have to laugh at this point Although I did have a good cry too I need a movie distraction Suggestions” Phillips moves to middays from noon until 3 replacing Dr Drew Pinsky and Leeann Tweeden Phillips will be preceded by Larry O’Connor who continues from 10 am – noon originating from Cumulus’ WMAL-Washington DC Westwood One’s Ben Shapiro stays in afternoon drive while Michael Savage also from Westwood One takes over for Peter Tilden in the evening slot “KABC has a proud history as one of the first ‘all-talk’ radio stations in the United States With these great additions to our lineup KABC will offer our audience even more of the content that they love featuring outstanding local and nationally recognized talent” said Drew Hayes station gm KABC will continue as the flagship for University of Southern California football and basketball The Nielsen ratings for December reported KABC was in 38th place with a 06 share Not Wilde About Rita’s Firing Essay by Alan Oda LARadio senior correspondent I was very disappointed Rita Wilde and her colleagues weekender Ken Anthony v/o talent Frankie DiVita and board op Mike Vogel were recently let go by KLOS Rita is a legend and deserves better There was a storm of responses about the departure of Rita and her now-former KLOS colleagues Much of the comments came from former listeners of the late lamented Classic Rocker The Sound / 1003 KSWD which disappeared about two 2 years ago Besides the many comments distressed over the dismissal of Rita there were many complaints about KLOS and how once again the big corporations don’t care about local radio I’m going to risk being redundant and reiterate what I’ve said earlier on social media: – Unlike many other LA radio stations KLOS is not owned by a big media corporation The station was purchased in April by the Meruelo Group a local company that also owns KPWR Power 106 KDAY and most recently KLII Cali 939 Additionally KWHY-TV channel 22 and KBEH-TV channel 63 are part of Meruelo Media Though they do have multiple outlets here in Southern California they do not have hundreds of stations across the country There’s always been the opinion that local radio would benefit with more local ownership Meruelo is an example of a locally-owned entity another example is Saul Levine’s Mt Wilson Broadcasters owners of KKGO Go Country 105 and KSUR K-Surf – It’s argued for anyone to be successful with a commercial format ie music / personalities supported by commercials versus syndicated or bartered programming any group needs four 4 stations in a major market like LA so the stations can be sold to advertisers as a cluster – I don’t know if Meruelo is in debt but they did pay 8275 million for Power 106 35 million for KLLI and 43 million for KLOS within the past two 2 years Some budget trimming I think was inevitable – As for Steve Jonesy’s Juke Box I’d like to see that program succeed because it’s original LA-based programming Unfortunately I’ve learned the ratings are not what KLOS was hoping for which is one major reason the Juke Box has been cut down to one 1 day a week – KLOS is not The Sound every time I turn on the radio I wish I could turn to 1003 and hear their selection of music and the deejays who I’d enjoyed over the years But KLOS is a locally owned station playing rock-and-roll with live personalities at least during the weekday so I feel I need to give it a chance I’m assuming Keith Cunningham the program director will hear your opinion He’s not bound to someone back East calling the shots I do plead that Rita Wilde and her colleagues return to the LA airwaves much sooner than later I’m hoping we’re seeing a deconstruction / reconstruction of local radio and not the beginning of the end Another Casey Kasem Countdown Jean Kasen the widow of deceased tv actor and radio personality Casey Kasem filed a joint request with his three children Kerry Julie and Mike to dismiss a wrongful death lawsuit on Monday December 2 in Santa Monica Superior Court The lawsuit claimed that Jean’s neglect and physical abuse led to the actors death in 2014 The terms of the dismissal agreement have not been revealed by the family’s attorney Kerri Kasem released a statement through her spokesman earlier this week indicating that she was “distraught and heartbroken over her family and lawyers’ decision to force her into a settlement” Jean and Casey Kasem had been married for 34 years Kasem died back in 2012 at the age of 82 Radio Wars Todd Williams senior marketing consultant with Uniradio read Rich Brother Robbin’s story scroll down to Wednesday’s column of one radio war between KCBQ and KGB with a great deal of interest He was lucky enough at 11 and 12 years old to be listing to this battle as it all unfolded “It set the standards for me that I expect all radio to this day to live by I know it’s no longer the case but it’s what I still strive to meet every day” Williams expressed much thanks to Buzz Bennett and Rich “I can’t say enough for how much gratitude I have So lucky to have become good friends with Rich years later and also luck to have started at KCBQ while still in high school in 1975 That high standard that Buzz and Rich set years earlier at the Q was still the expectation through all my time at the Q till I left in 1980” Joe Smith Man of Many Seasons Dies December 5 2019 Joe Smith former president and chief executive of the Capitol-EMI record label produced World Cup USA 1994 He was also a dj at KFWB in 1961 Joe died December 2 at the age of 91 As the former prexy of Warner Bros Elektra and Capitol Records he has donated recorded interviews with more than 200 top musicians to the Library of Congress Smith’s archives comprising 238 hours of interviews taped over the course of two years served as the basis for the exec’s book Off the Record published by Warner Books in 1988 Joe was also an accomplished pianist Earl McDaniel remembered introducing Joe in Japan in 1947 Joe started as a dj in Boston before becoming a weekender at Channel 98 He left KFWB in August 1961 refusing to cross the picket line Only Joe and Ted Quillin did not return to KFWB after the strike He commented on leaving his on-air career: “I felt an insecurity in the talent end of the business The emphasis had shifted from individual personalities to a station’s sound” Born in 1928 Joe rose through the ranks of Warner Bros Music beginning in 1961 when he was national promotion manager He was responsible for signing and developing the careers of such artists as the Grateful Dead James Taylor and Jimi Hendrix By 1966 he was gm of the label At Capitol he helped revive the career of Bonnie Raitt He has served as president and ceo of Warner / AMEX Cable’s sports entertainment In 1975 Joe was made Elektra / Asylum Records chairman of the board In 1993 he became executive producer of entertainment activities for World Cup USA 1994 – the world’s soccer championship Nicole Sandler has a wonderful story about Smith that she shared on Facebook: When I moved to Los Angeles in 1987 my dad told me how he went to college Boston University with a guy named Joe Smith who was at the time president of Capitol Records From 1990-94 I was producer of the Mark amp Brian radio show at KLOS We hit 1 about a year into my tenure One morning the guys were ruminating over the fact that the Big Boy statue that sat out in front of the Bob’s Big Boy restaurant on La Cienega Blvd resembled Elvis with whom they had an obsession So one morning we got in the Mark amp Brian-mobile drove up to road to said restaurant and ‘stole’ the statue Yes I cleared it with the restaurant first who for some reason never demanded it back It became the ‘Elvis-Bob’ who accomplished all sorts of amazing feats like being catapulted across the Caesar’s Palace fountains during a live broadcast with Evel Knievel and Tom Jones looking on and ‘jumping’ out of an airplane to become skydiving Bob along with other adventures Well one day the guys decided that Elvis always wanted to be on Capitol Records so we figured he should sit atop Hollywood’s famed Capitol Records building As far as the listeners were concerned we just loaded Elvis-Bob into the MampB mobile and drove over to Capitol Records to place him on his much-deserved perch What they didn’t know was that after the idea was hatched I called Joe Smith’s office I mentioned that I was Mark amp Brian’s producer and also Allan Sandler’s daughter With that he agreed to meet with me I went up to his office He asked tons of questions about my dad and then listened to our crazy idea to put Elvis-Bob on the Capitol Building roof He laughingly told me to go for it! So we loaded up the car and with the cell-phone remote backpack we broadcast live as we somehow cut Bob’s base to fit him in the elevators then take him up the final couple of flights of stairs to the roof I’m guessing a tape from that broadcast exists somewhere perhaps in the Mark amp Brian 25 Years archive Anyway Elvis Bob took his rightful place on top of the Capitol Records building and stayed there for a week or so back in the early ’90s because Joe Smith was a great guy with a sense of humor! RIP Joe Smith Say hi to my dad for me! Wanted! Does anyone out there have a photograph of the lobby of 1313 North Vine Street It was the home to both KHJ-TV and KNXT at the time Thanks in advance – Jhani Kaye On Sundays Andrew Siciliano Turns Red December 4 2019 If you are a fan of NFL Football you’ll love the front page of the LA Times Sports section along with another inside half-page yesterday that featured Andrew Siciliano Andrew joined Mychal Thompson for a midday show at KSPN in the summer of 2009 before leaving the all-Sports station in late 2010 Since 2005 he has been the host of DirecTV’s NFL Sunday Ticket Red Zone Andrew also serves as a host for NFL Total Access on the NFL Network “We’ve raised a generation of young fans that has a hard time sitting still for one game at a time” said Siciliano 45 “We didn’t create America’s short attention span but we came along at the right time” Every Sunday Andrew simultaneously monitors every football game during the day and he narrates the most exciting and interesting moments Andrew talks about the timing of the Red Zone in the Times article: “We came along at the right time We came along when everyone was getting a smartphone and a tablet and can’t keep focused on just one thing” When Siciliano was laid off by Fox Sports Radio Los Angeles Times sports columnist Diane Pucin said that Siciliano “had found the perfect blend of high-energy red-bullish enthusiasm with some actual knowledge and reporting” Humbly acknowledging the complement Siciliano challenged the generally held view that Southern California is not sports-friendly “You have some of the best franchises in the country – the Lakers the Dodgers and the Angels You have the top college programs in the country – USC football UCLA basketball Six million fans go to baseball games throughout the summer almost nine million every year … half of the members of the baseball all-star team claim Southern California as their home” said Siciliano “This is ‘the’ sports town Just because people don’t scream and throw things like they do in New York and other cities doesn’t mean there’s no passion among the fans – we have sports fans with class here” Andrew first decided to give radio a try at the age of 18 “I was at Syracuse University I was going to be a writer – but I fell into campus radio Then again it’s really not that much of a stretch from print to radio it requires some of the same ability” He was able to cover football basketball lacrosse and other sports “I was very fortunate to be given the opportunity to have this experience” Radio Story Rich Brother Robbin is one of great Top 40 personalities of the 60s and 70s He remembered the competitive wars between two Top 40 stations “Man what a contest” wrote Rich “In San Diego KCBQ was killing KGB when Buzz Bennett and I came into KGB in the summer ’69 We went to Double-Cash KGB and clobbered KCBQ within two months Buzz had quit KGB due to a number of broken promises made by Bill Drake and yeah we sure as hell got even” Rich always thinks of President Kennedy when he thinks of this episode: “JFK had once brilliantly said when someone had asked if he was gonna hit back at some asshole who’d recently dumped on him: ‘No man don’t get mad get even’ We sure as hell got even with Drake and Co with KCBQ We forced ‘em out of top 40 into Ron Jacob’s AOR thing And that was that” Do you have a competitive radio story Hear Ache Former America’s Got Talent judge Howard Stern is blasting the show’s creator and judge Simon Cowell for NBC’s firing of Gabrielle Union and Julianne Hough from the competition series bluntly stating that Cowell “orchestrated” the explosive situation … One of the most played holiday songs on KOST is A Holly Jolly Christmas by Burl Ives Strange to think that the 270-pound Ives died 24 years ago … Rita Wilde was one of the part-timers who lost her job at KLOS Social media is blowing up about her firing … If you love In the Still of the Night by the Five Satins you’ll love the opening and closing of The Irishmen … Dr Laura Schlessinger has a fun feature with listeners calling in with a corny joke “Did you hear about the man who was bad with numbers like three Some people are good and some people are bad” Bomp creation by Norm Epstein thanks to Kevin Gershan for artwork After Four Decades Bill Wright Hangs Up His Headphones December 3 2019 After 43 years in the business of radio Bill Wright Reitler has retired from full time work Bill was part of the successful Bill and Sylvia Show mornings on KBIG Bill was born in Santa Monica and became involved with radio in high school and then in college at the University of California San Diego where he received his BA degree in communications He was a frequent guest lecturer at radio schools Prior to his time at KBIG Bill started at KPFK in 1976 followed by KWIZ KYMS KBIG and KWVE “I’ll keep a presence in voice-over but look forward to the next chapter in life which will include our first grandchild in March” Bill posted on Facebook “The last 20 years have been spent as Senior Producer for Ambassador Advertising Agency and they were fantastic and challenging I did a little of everything from writing to production to voicing to account management BreakPoint Life Issues Precepts with Kay Arthur and Grace to You were just a few of the clients it was my privilege to serve Bill taught at Fullerton College and the Academy of Radio Broadcasting in Huntington Beach And there were some great voice-over years sprinkled in there as well “I had the opportunity to enjoy a great variety of different jobs along the way having served as Production Director Program Director Morning Co-Host News Engineer and Ops Manager and of course DJ All in Southern California which is kind of miraculous in this business God is good!” Bill has been married to his wife Debi for 37 years and they are parents to three grown children It was around Thanksgiving when Bill announced his retirement “I did fine financially nothing too outrageous But if you define wealth as I do as a wealth of friends colleagues family and fellow believers I’m one of the richest guys around Not to paint a picture without challenges and a few problems we all have those But we seem to soldier on throughout it all Let’s keep doing that” Bill ended his retirement announcement with “And it’s off to go fishing!” Randy Thomas Steve Harvey Almost Didn’t Make Radio Part of His Legacy December 2 2019 Steve Harvey is heard in morning drive locally on KJLH The show comes to the Southland via syndication but his radio career almost didn’t happen “A lot of people ask how did I go from radio to tv Well radio almost didn’t happen” Harvey posted on Twitter last week The comic legend recalled the time he was doing a stand-up concert in Chicago in 1994 when he was asked to fill in for famed WGCI radio personality Doug Banks Atlanta Black Star reports “I was supposed to just be a guest I got there early he got sick and they said ‘Well go on in and announce your show’ Then I told a couple jokes” Harvey said “And then the phone rang … me and the caller had some banter on-air Went to a commercial break general manager of the station came in and said ‘Hey have you done radio before’ I said ‘Yeah yeah All the time’ Never done s–t before” Harvey was then asked to sit in for the rest of the morning The following day when the general manager asked if he ever considered a career in radio Harvey replied NO “I said ‘How much does it pay’ And then he told me and then I said ‘Nah I don’t want to do radio man I make a lot of money out here’” Harvey recalled He and the general manager then talked about how much it would take to make him join the team but when Harvey quoted his price the gm made clear that wasn’t in the budget However before Harvey could exit the building he was called back to the office “The general manager says ‘My boss said they’ll pay you that much money’ I said ‘Cool I’ll do radio tomorrow’” Harvey said “That was my first radio gig at WGCI Chicago” And the rest as they say… is history Wink Martindale is one busy guy Email Saturday 11302019 Time Travel with One of the 11-10 Men I thoroughly enjoyed your recent column re the KRLA change from Music to Talk back in the day As one of the original ‘11-10 Men’ I recalled with great fondness the year I was the 6-9AM morning guy 1961 John Barrett was station manager and Jim Washburne was pd and did afternoon drive Bob Eubanks as the all-night jock preceded me from midnight till 6 am And far too many times I’d oversleep! My arrival at 6:30…6:45…once even 7 o’clock to relieve him didn’t go over too well! Had I not been enjoying growing popularity hosting The POP Dance Party on tv I’d likely have been fired ASAP Fortunately Bob and I went on to enjoy some success as network game show producers/hosts and laughingly we had long since put those days behind us Others with whom I had the pleasure of sharing the KRLA mike were recognizable names like Sam Riddle Jimmy O’Neill Roy Elwell Dick Moreland and Frosty Harris to name a few KRLA 1961 –the beginning of a great musical decade along with the addition of LA’s SECOND rock ’n roll powerhouse to join KFWB ‘Color Radio Channel 98’ I read and enjoy your LARadio column daily” – Wink Martindale Not Wilde About Rita’s Dismissal “KLOS has been dead to me since they fired Jim Ladd Now with Rita Wilde being axed I have even less reason to tune in if that’s even possible LA Rock radio is dead” – Bob Whitmore Scoop on Coop “While I’ve never met Cooper Rummell I think he was one terrific radio reporter He gathered facts wrote coherently and tightly and delivered in a really great natural style He was good We listeners are the less for his departure He was one of the top three street reporters there” – Warren Cereghino McCormick Addendum “I should have added that Cooper Rummell sounds like a fine young man who made a tough decision and serves as an example to others who may now volunteer for worthy causes as well But it should be pointed out that the SAG AFTRA Health Fund offers mental health counseling through Beacon Health Options You have a few hoops to jump through but the coverage is there I know because the therapy helped me get off of pain pills along with the back surgery that was totally covered The pension plan is so solid I regret the several years in my career that I worked at non AFTRA stations” – Bob McCormick Touched by Rummell’s Story “I was touched by Cooper Rummell’s story It is not unfamiliar to me When I began at KNX at the age of 31 I was overwhelmed and subjected to quite a bit of criticism To be honest my grammar needed some improvement and I was told all about it in a very direct way It was like boot camp in the newsroom and the outside reporting offered a variety of stomach-turning events I once slipped in a person’s brain tissue at the scene of a car wreck on the 210 I was at the epicenter of the Loma Prieta earthquake near Santa Cruz when it hit I was chastised by the people who wanted more descriptive language when I described the flash of a dead burn victim as looking like an overdone artichoke Inside as an anchor was no easier The World Trade Center bombing I and II the Murrah Federal building bombing in Oklahoma City the shooting at LAX and 33 years of floods and fires It never leaves your memory but you find a way to live with it Here’s my way: I’ve come to define news as a notable departure from the norm a plane crash instead of a safe landing or a car wreck instead of a clogged freeway Because news is not a measure of the way things normally are I have been able to sort through the cruelty and mayhem of a typical day’s content and use it to underscore my belief that people are basically good It’s the stuff we report that is the anomaly and that’s why we report it I know it’s the long way around the block to get to an optimistic conclusion but it’s worked for me As for Cooper’s plans to find a way to tell more uplifting and positive stories I wish him all the best I’ve never met Cooper and I have no firsthand knowledge of the exact circumstances that led to his departure But I hope he is moving toward his dream instead of from it” – Tom Haule Rummell Responses “Thank you for highlighting the compassion with which many LARP’s have reacted to Cooper Rummell’s story I’m going to ignore the self-righteous and utterly disgusting attitudes some so-called professionals have exhibited toward a truly human reaction to the news beat Cooper covered I’m grateful that Diane Thompson spoke up too I remember when Adrienne Alpert was nearly killed by being parked in a such a deadly spot Did those Neanderthals witness her near immolation and painful recovery” – Julie T Byers Cooper Responds to Brian Perez “Thank you for the kind words and the encouragement I’ve been overwhelmed by the outpouring of love and support from people like yourself I’m hoping this is the start of a necessary ongoing conversation about mental health and journalism Since the article was released I’ve been contacted by a number of people in the industry who want to help in various capacities It will be exciting to see what is accomplished in this field in the months to come I’m so sorry you’ve had to deal with the mental toll of the world of breaking news and hope there is a way to effect positive change in the industry I grew up at Saddleback Church and am a huge fan of Daily Hope I know my dad views it as an honor to be part of Pastor Rick’s radio ministry I love your station and the work that you do to spread the good news! Keep on fighting the good fight and using the airwaves for His glory Anyways thanks again for reaching out and I hope you have a happy Thanksgiving!” – Cooper Rummell K-EARTH Success “Great to see K-Earth solidly on top in the ratings It was a great place to work Apparently it still is” – Steve Fredericks Liddick former K-Earth News Director Author of But First This Message: A Quirky Journey in Broadcasting Need for a Plan B “After reading the current story about Cooper Rummell and recent stories on Ellen K and Kathy Kiernan it appears anyone who is considering a career in radio broadcasting need to have a plan B in case it doesn’t work out Mr Rummell appears to have a good head on his shoulders and was smart to leave the news industry behind Kathy was lucky that she had three decades of work under her belt and was able to retire quickly from an industry who didn’t want her expertise Ellen K had worked with Rick Dees and Ryan Seacrest before her current morning assignment with KOST She is doing well because she is a known quantity and was able to adapt to being a single host Since Ellen K has veterinarian experience from her college years I was wondering if she could go back to that profession should she need to leave radio She would be a hit with customers who would know her from radio I bet she would be very successful She would be dealing with cats and dogs no cows need apply It will be interesting to see how long it would take to be re-qualified as a veterinarian with her existing credits I wish all these people all the best in any future endeavors” – Dan Ramos Joshua Tree Grieger Counter “I was an intern at Magic 106 and for a few months Power 106 during my days as a student at UCLA I had the opportunity too took with some truly wonderful people who I will always remember both in front of the microphone and behind the scenes One of my favorite things to do was to hang out in the engineering office and talk with the station’s engineering staff Tom Koza and Terry Grieger Their knowledge of stations was like having a walking encyclopedia of radio not only from the technical perspective but formats and personalities The two helped me repair and build things for KLA the UCLA student station where I was a dj and student engineer that help allowed me to repair the main broadcast board and add the ability to take and record telephone calls from the KLA studios for later airing Over the years I stayed in touch with Tom but had lost touch with Terry Until a fateful day visiting The Sound now KKLQ 1003 FM … turns out that Terry was the chief engineer for the station Programmer Dave Beasing knew this but made it a surprise to me for the visit A very pleasant surprise Terry and I caught up over the next few years He told me of his living in the transmitter area of one of his previous stations other projects he was working on the state of HD Radio which was the reason I was able to truly keep in touch When the analog and digital HD signals got out of sync I was one of the first to notice so I could give Terry a heads up and he would re-set the system After The Sound changed owners and formats Terry moved on to become the senior Director of Engineering for Meruelo Media meaning he was back in charge of Power 106 and proving that the radio world really is a small world at times In early November Beasing wrote to tell me that Terry had suffered a bad stroke while en route to a transmitter on Mount Wilson Last week came the news that Grieger passed away on November 18th Another one of radio’s good guys the unassuming Grieger had worked on the technical sound of many Los Angeles stations Memories of him and his work can be found on LARadiocom as Don Barrett did an extensive interview with him back in 2006 and printed highlights and reader tributes after his death” – Richard Wagoner Daily Breeze Call Letter History “That ad reminded me of the history of the first station I programmed in Santa Paula As KSPA it was purchased by Bill and Anne Wallace in 1965 from Frank James who also owned 25 of KNOB here in LA which later became KSKQ and is today’s KLAX They programmed Country music until 1969 when KUDU in Ventura switched to that format KUDU picked up the KBBQ call letters when 1500 Burbank became KROQ The Wallaces had changed calls to KQIQ by then When KUDU improved their signal and killed them in the ratings they installed a soft contemporary/MOR format playing three songs in a row in every set as ‘Triple Play Radio’ KGIL was quite obviously the model for that format which lasted until 1975 when the Wallaces affiliated with NBC’s News and Information Service as KAAP When I arrived in 1978 after NBC pulled the plug on NIS we resurrected the ‘triple play’ formatics but not the on-air identifier as the first true Adult Contemporary station in the market I still remember the first song we played on the new format it was Baker Street by Gerry Rafferty which was a big current hit that summer Thanks for what the late Gary Owens would call a ‘memory flogger’” – KM Richards Scully for All Ages “I thought you might be interested in the following item The other Bob O’Brien posted a note on Facebook that today November 29 is Vin Scully’s 92nd birthday and one of his followers posted this link to an about Vin article written by David J Halberstam One more reason to be thankful on this Thanksgiving weekend Hope yours was wonderful” – Bob O’Brien Early Bandstand “I was on YouTube and found this video posted in June of this year Apparently if I’m reading all the comments correctly this is one of ONLY three filmed kinescopes that exist of American Bandstand with Dick Clark from the 1950s The show was seen live Monday through Friday afternoons on the east coast on the ABC-TV network The program in 1957 was seen coast-to-coast via 67 ABC affiliates including KABC-TV 7 in Los Angeles This film is from the show’s first year on ABC from December 18 1957 Anyway since I was only 2 at the time in 1957 and Dick Clark was the same age as my father 28 in 1957 I find all this very interesting to watch This 45-minute film has all the songs the teens were dancing to some commercials for the soft-drink 7-Up and the look of 1950s television Sorry the sound is a bit muddy or low And all the teenagers who give their age on the program look so much older to me I guess that’s the way people looked back then Ha ha To me as a music fan with an interest in television history it is fun to hear songs when they were brand new like At the Hop by Danny and the Juniors De De Dinah by Frankie Avalon Jingle Bell Rock by Bobby Helms and April Love by Pat Boone So I’ll put the link if you care to watch it I had never seen as much continuous footage from American Bandstand during the 1950s days from Philadelphia as I’ve seen in this 45-minute video Enjoy” – Jim Hilliker Monterey Where in the World is Aron Bender “A couple of weeks ago and I see others have also been curious I contacted you why Aron Bender isn’t on KFI You answered me with a couple ideas The other night Tim Conway Jr brought up some info as how he Tim can’t say anything without station approval or sticking to station policy I think he did say some of the rumors were just that but since they were good friends he has the answer and maybe if one wrote to him he may reveal the answer I figure you might get a quicker response to quell the rumors as to listeners it may take a longer time to hear back Can you or has anyone close to LARadio have the answer” – Wil Jones On Kindness on Thanksgiving by Bob Hastings Director of Integrated Marketing Salem Media Group November 28 2019 In the past I’ve written at Thanksgiving about Gratitude and Joy This year my subject is Kindness The definition of kindness is “the quality of being friendly generous and considerate” One could write a lot about any of those words Kindness is about thinking of others first Kindness is being the opposite of selfish Kindness comes in many forms — helping others being polite using gentle words when your brain wants to shout Kindness is not random as some would say Kindness is intentional It is an action whether physical or spoken The world seethes with dissention hard edges dog-eat-dog my Sweetheart hates that expression! It is up to each one of us to rise above the “world” and be that better person we should/want/need to be Kindness is a way of living — giving unconditionally being gentle Steven Covey says we should seek first to understand That’s not always easy but it is a great mindset Understanding is a great step towards peace Finding commonality is key I heard a speaker once say that people most likely agree on about 80 of issues and once that is established the other 20 is easier to achieve I like that approach — it leads us back to kindness The old adage that if you’re down and out go do a kindness for someone rings true Don’t you always feel better about life when you lift another up When I was a Cub Scout we had a badge we wore — it was the face of a bear cub and you had to wear it upside down until you did something kind for another This holiday season go out and do intentional acts of kindness — make a pledge to do minimum one act of kindness each day and even chronicle in a journal or just on a piece of paper On New Year’s Eve take out that list and share it with others of a like mind — think of the joy you will share! If you start on Thanksgiving you’ll have 33 days of kindness behind you and who knows it could start a trend in your life for 2020 — Lord knows we’ll need it! Have a Happier Kinder Joyful Blessed Thanksgiving! – Bob Hastings Director of Integrated Marketing Salem Media Group K-EARTH on Top of the LARadio World November 27 2019 The November ’19 PPM Nielsen Audio ratings have been released K-EARTH remains on top with a steady 59 followed by an also unchanged KOST 52 Look out for KOST to get their annual holiday boost next month with their early all-Christmas music KIIS increased listeners to their highest ratings in a half year KNX was up enough to land in the Top 10 Ratings are 6 Mon-Sun from 6a-12mid: 1 KRTH Classic Hits 59 – 592 KOST AC 52 – 52 3 KBIG Hot AC 49 – 46 4 KLVE Spanish Contemporary 40 – 41 KTWV Rhythmic AC 45 – 416 KIIS Top 40/M 36 – 39 7 KCBS JACK/fm 38 – 368 KFI Talk 33 – 33 KLAX Regional Mexican 32 – 3310 KNX News 26 – 30 11 KRCD Spanish Adult Hits 32 – 2912 KLOS Classic Rock 32 – 2813 KPWR Top 40/R 25 – 27 KYSR Alternative 25 – 2715 KROQ Alternative 22 – 26 KRRL Urban 25 – 26 17 KAMP Top 40/M 24 – 2518 KKGO Country 26 – 24 KLYY Spanish Adult Hits 21 – 24 KXOL Spanish AC 22 – 2421 KSCA Regional Mexican 22 – 2222 KPCC News/Talk 24 – 2123 KBUE Regional Mexican 19 – 1924 KUSC Classical 17 – 1625 KDAY Rhythmic AC 13 – 15 KLLI Latin Urban 14 – 15 KSPN Sports 11 – 1528 KCRW Variety 12 – 14 KJLH Urban AC 15 – 14 KKLQ Christian Contemporary 21 – 1431 KLAC Sports 18 – 1332 KRLA Talk 13 – 1033 KEIB Talk 08 – 08 KWIZ Spanish Variety 07 – 0835 KFSH Christian Contemporary 05 – 07 KFWB Regional Spanish 06 – 07 KKJZ Jazz 08 – 0738 KABC Talk 07 – 0639 KCSN AAA 04 – 04 KDLD Regional Mexican 04 – 04 KKLA Religious 03 – 04 Rummell Rumbles “When I read Cooper Rummell’s story I immediately recognized my feelings” emailed KNX news anchor Rob Archer “The day I spent reporting on the Sandy Hook shooting was the turning point for me But I had hope that finally America would figure out what every other industrialized democracy has done and do something substantive about reducing the incidences of and the number of fatalities from mass shootings But no After that each time I had to report on another mass shooting I began to recognize we never would do anything about them and another part of me died I moved beyond anger beyond grief and now feel a dead resignation inside whenever the next one happens So I understand Cooper’s feelings entirely when he’s gotten up close to things like this and other scenes of human tragedy cruelty and carnage As the broadcaster representative on the Los Angeles Board of SAG-AFTRA I’ve raised this issue before It needs to be top of mind awareness and there’s going to be a renewed push on this issue We need to ensure our broadcast journalists on the front lines of our brutal and cruel society that they’ve got the resources to handle the things they see and experience and the union will be behind those efforts All our thanks to Cooper for making everyone see it” Former KNX news director Ed Pyle emailed: “I am definitely with Bob McCormick” Michael Castner has been in the trenches and wrote: “I know I’m a day late but after reading the column today I felt the need to chime in as well I have been absolutely blessed to work with KFI news director Chris Little and my mentor KNX pd Ken Charles in four markets Without Chris and Ken I wouldn’t have accomplished what I have in radio We all know news is a taxing job You are always on call If you are good you are always terrified that you missed something or got a fact wrong And yes if I screwed something up Chris and Ken would let me know And they didn’t put a bow on it I would expect nothing less I have seen things covering news that I wish I could forget One of the worst was trailing a coroner for a feature on his career I walked into a basement to see a young man who had taken his life with a shotgun His parents were just coming home to hear that their lives were changed forever The gruesome scene and the heartbreaking wailing will never leave me For the Steve Gregory‘s and Pete Demetriou’s of the world we thank you If this isn’t a line of work for you and you are a great storyteller there are now so many avenues to spread your wings” “Hi Cooper! I just read your story on LARadiocom” emailed Brian Perez “I’ve been here at KWAVE for almost 16 years starting as the news director and there were days when I came across the absolutely most gruesome stories one could imagine Not being a news station I picked and chose what I would cover in our 60-second newscasts While I avoided reading the worst of the stories on-air I still read them in the newsroom as I perused them you of course were actually on the ground covering them so I know it was worse for you I’m not at all putting myself in your shoes It’s amazing what humankind is capable of doing to each other Often I’d end some of my newscasts with an encouragement to people to hug their kids a little tighter that night Blessings to you in this new endeavor I’ve been a long-time fan of your dad’s work and find it ‘really cool’ that he’s the voice of Pastor Rick Warren’s Daily Hope which airs twice a day on KWAVE! Have a Happy Thanksgiving” KNXer Stephanie Roberts added: “I think stress is becoming a bigger factor for everyone on the news team as the number of bodies dwindles” And former news anchor Diane Thompson checks in from her new home in Tucson: “The news business especially in Los Angeles is ugly and not for the faint of heart but it’s part of the job My 34-plus years at KNX certainly included its challenges I’ve labeled my 18 years as morning drive reporter as ‘the dead body beat’ The Cerritos mid-air plane crash in 1986 kept me up all night My boyfriend at the time who later became my husband was a good listener and helped to talk me through the gruesome event which included burning homes and small chunks of human body parts scattered in the street After a week covering the 1989 Loma Prieta earthquake in Northern California I came home with a bad case of hives I was scared to get on an airplane or drive through an underpass after witnessing Adrienne Alpert get zapped by a massive jolt of electricity in Hollywood in 2000 I needed counseling for PTSD after that one Six months later I had to deal with guilt feelings for winning awards at Adrienne’s expense I remember covering my first family murder/suicide I hid inside the news van and wept as the coroner carried the body of a small child inside a body bag and placed it inside the coroner’s van And let’s not forget the LA riots the Northridge earthquake and all the various brush fires floods mudslides shootings and gruesome car crashes I remember a tv photog telling me at a deadly crash to move my foot because a stream of human blood was heading my way Yoga choir singing my cats and a ‘news junkie’ pastor who would leave encouraging phone messages helped me to cope with the ‘daily dose of death news’ But it was the thirteen years of producing the Hero of the Week that restored my soul I applaud Cooper Rummell for sharing his story and I hope he spends some time taking care of himself As always thanks for the platform! PS: Chris and I sold our house in Santa Clarita and moved to Tucson in late June We love it here!! PSS: If Bob McCormick thinks Pete Demetriou is not affected by the gruesome news he covers then Bob isn’t paying attention PSSS: Bob Sims once told me he didn’t like to hire anyone younger than 25 Having survived the all-news radio meat grinder I can see why KFI’s Jeff Baugh has the final response this morning Post Traumatic Stress Disorder my Ass!!! One covers a few fires floods shootings A few mangled dead bodies children abused so badly it’s beyond belief school children mowed down by an unstable person with a gun I could go on and on All of the above will question your own sanity and reveal if you can handle reporting these events This is however what you signed up for One should try and help those involved after the story Help survivors help those directly impacted by the events donate your time and energy do anything to help move forward If you feel bad or perhaps depressed maybe trouble sleeping Take a pill!! Take a nap!!! What you are NOT entitled to do is to connect yourself to PTSD!A few years ago I attended an event held by a couple of broadcast journalists I can’t remember their names which for me is a good thing The two went on and on about sheer terror of ‘Breaking News’ major events involving great human tragedy and how they had so much trouble and PTSD with the experience Really The termPost Traumatic Stress Disorder hit mainstream media during and right after the Viet Nam War War sucks! It is unfathomable to all A dark deep dank tunnel with no light at the end It turns otherwise nice young women and men into monsters! ‘Gee what happened to little Alice and Bobby they were so nice before they went away to War’ Some return somewhat normal from war and lead productive lives but they still have memoriesusually not good ones Members of the military that have fought in wars to protect us protect our Country protect our freedom are allowed to and certainly have earned the right to use the term PTSD Members of the press that are covering and have covered the wars are allowed to use the term PTSD Talk to Lara Logan Christiane Amanpour Read the writings of David Halberstam Morley Safer Kate Webb Read about Larry Burrows Read about Col David H Hackworth Better yet find Gary Sinise he knows a couple of people that served our country in uniform that are dealing with Post Traumatic Stress Disorder Get hold of me I’ll set up a meeting with my buddy and a fellow traffic reporter who was shot in the headin country and is helping OTHERS with PTSD!Sorry one can go through a lot of emotions covering news events and some might slow you down a step or make you puke butyou do not have Post Traumatic Stress Disorder! – Jeff Baugh Semper Fi from David Grudt’s personal LA Times ad collection that appeared on Thanksgiving Day 1965 John Tesh Returns Radio Hall of Fame Award November 26 2019 Strange story from Robert Feder in his Chicago media website He reports syndicated radio host and former K-FISH personality John Tesh has returned his recent Radio Hall of Fame award John was upset with the way his wife actress Connie Sellecca was treated at the November 8 event Each inductee gets to pick someone to present the award John picked his wife When her remarks exceeded the three-minute limit for presenters a producer cued music to play her off When that didn’t work they cut Sellecca’s microphone and turned out the lights in the ballroom according to Feder’s story Museum director Susy Schultz commented: “I could not apologize more Hers is a strong and important voice that should not be silenced She is a woman with a successful multi-faceted career and a keen business sense who has navigated the worlds of acting modeling television producing and digital broadcasting She is also a role model on how to juggle and weave together work faith and family” We’ll see if the apology was enough Photo courtesy of Robert Feder Shoe is Dropping For the past couple of months radio people all over the country have been caught in the termination tidal wave that we’ve come to expect as budgets for the New Year are approved KLOS has dropped all weekend and fill-in personalities including former KLOS pd from the early 90s Ken Anthony much beloved Rita Wilde Frankie DiVita and Mike Vogel Frankie responded on Facebook with: “My full-time voiceover business just became more full Here’s to a stellar 2020!” AllAccess listed the email address of the KLOS who departed: Ken Anthony at kanthonyallaccesscom Rita Wilde at ritawildemecom Frankie DiVita at frankiefrankiedivitacom and Mike Vogel at michaelvogelismcom Another talent caught in the tide KBIG MY/fm weekender Shelley Wade has ended her three-year run Rummell Reaction Cooper Rummell’s story yesterday prompted some responses Former KNX newsman Bob Sirkin wrote: “Cooper Rummell’s story is very inspiring Those of us who have long covered tragic events can relate to Cooper’s feelings I thank him for his selfless important work” Former KFWB/KNXer Bob McCormick had another perspective: “Sorry but PTS from ambulance chasing doesn’t cut it as an excuse unless he crossed the yellow tape to get a closer look at the carnage A soldier with a leg blown off by an IEDTHAT is trauma Maybe KNX should start giving stress tests And Pete Demetriou can run the training” Chris Bury thinks Cooper needs to “team up with Steve Gregory in some fashion…Amen!” Former KIQQ morning man Mike Butts emailed: “What a story from Cooper It must be stressful and he is right as stressful as it for those reporting the news seeing it on television could not compare to what our first responders see” Books written by Los Angeles Radio People: Howard Stern Nancy Plum Neil Ross Steve Fredericks Ken Davis Harvey Kern Dave Zorn Johnny Olson Hettie Lynne Hurtes Rob Archer Archives Fall 2019 : Passing Parade: Phil Jennrich Terry Grieger Art Gould Howard Lapides Ron Fairly Bruce Seratti Bob Kingley Gene Brodeur Lucky Pierre Bob Bunnell New night show at KRRL Real 923 Tribute for Joe McDonnell on his anniversary Lisa Bloom off the Rose New Cali Reggatae morning show Entercom explores mental health Roger Nadel has news Lisa Bowman is a sport Franken launches comeback on SiriusXM K-Frog welcomes Bugenske for mornings New look for PPB Where have all the VJs gone Angels annoucer has heart attack Noah Eagle new Clippers announcer State of News Radio in the desert Casey’s saga continues Kathy Kiernan’s farewell essay: Yolando Gaskins’ eclectic life K-EARTH’s Legendary Station of the Year award Angelica Vale joins Reggaeton y mas Wendy Williams receives Star Kevin Ross celebrates 10-years on the bench Howard Stern proposes Bob Kingsley steps down Meet KLOS’ Greg Beharrell Earl Trout tale Trip to town and a trip down the dial Fire escape RIPBean Who was that Masked Man Bob Eubank’s exerciser RadioHOF induction Simon T puts out fire Bean’s departure New mornings at KUSC Challenges at 885 Lisa May departs LARadio after 30-years Rita Wilde podcast Journalists and mental health issues Jeff Federman promoted to local Prexy Bill Dudley on the record Archives Summer 2019: Passing Parade: Humble Harve Reb Foster Gregg Hunter Roger Carroll Bo Leibowitz Cheryl Whitaker Dwight Case Murray Westgate Jim Newman Revenue changes for LA stations Jhani Kaye get MVP for May ratings leaders Radio Hall of Fame nominees Phrase that Pays NY Times word usage Buckets of Money Ashley Paige syndicates The Ranch Nick Cannon joins mornings at Power 106 Alan Oda to Japan LARPs in Heavy Hundred Gayle King new Queen of CBS Dave Beasing Has Another Sound in Him CorporateFM is a Must-See documentary Muhammad takes over programming at KJLH Osburn new boss at 885/fm Michael Jackson breaks up fight at 30000 feet Podcasting challenges Is KABC next to be sold Franken is frank Bob Ray inducted into Bay Area Radio Hall of Fame Takes a bunch to tango these days Hollywood landscape on up and up Chris Hughes Out Earthquake king Popejoy is remembered Mookie Kaczor new pd at 885/fm Radio Hall of Fame voting begins David G Hall celebrates 30-years in business Andy Chanley new md at 885/fm Reggae and Mas moving to 939 KGIL reunion Kevin James’ internal Quiet Storm Carlucci on the move Dennis Prager lead story in LA Times Sluggo now at bat for KLOS Purely personal Archives April/May 2019: Passing Parade: Chuck Cecil Brad Messer LARPs win AllAccess Awards Series on Podcasting Bob McCormick exits California Bob Eubanks dazzles telling Beatles stories Ken Levine on podcasting Mark amp Brian reunite Past and present music intersect Mighty 1090 not so mighty Funny Thing Happened on the Way to the Radio Station – Nothing J Cruz cruises to iHeart KLOS sold to Meruelo Ralph Lawler signing off Talaya’s Last Ride on The WAVE Looney thoughts on LARadio Steve Swenson to Tennessee NPR New days for KCRW Charlie Van Dyke reflections Dave Hull returns to radio Mark amp Brian reunite Money winners for 2018 Kat Corbett exits KROQ Jim Rondeau to Northwest Uncle Russ Perry Michael Simon’s essay on weekend news coverage Dan Patrick health scare Kevin Klein joins KROQ Fight on for ‘ol SC Emily Valdez new KNX anchor Erica Farber Woman of the Year Rick Dees’ cookbook Tim Conway Jr loses his father Thom Tran to MC Army event Dave Zorn’s book will make your heart go pitter-patt KXOS Movin’ to Meruelo George Green looks in rearview mirror Howard Stern doing what he does best Melinda Lee out of the kitchen and busier than ever Nathan Roberts comes out of retirement to join KNX K-SURF flashes back to the 80s Radio Santa Ana on the Air Gamble for New York Radio Personalities Archives 1st Quarter 2019: Passing Parade: Sylvia Chase Eva Ross Kilgore David Horowitz Richard Kimball Super Dave Osborne Harvey Mednick Bruce Williams Let’s Go Trippin’ with Dick Dale Larry Van Nuys jumps into the KSurf KABC shuffles line-up LARP who died in 2018 Art Laboe set for PPB honor luncheon Jaime Jarrin honored Marketing lesson from Fiji Water Girl Cindy Dole out styling Saul Levine essay on his 1051/fm beginnings How will a recession hurt the radio biz Update on KFI reporter Hanna Scott Series to preserve radio archives Golden Night 1000 homes on site of KLOS/KABC Video in cars Jimmy Steal to Chicago New head of Southern California Public Radio Celebrating Scott St James Laughs are on Phil Hendrie Afternooner like no other Art Laboe honored by Pacific Pioneer Broadcasters Wendy Williams show postponed indefinitely KNX vet Diane Thompson set to retire Delilah tells all Motown at 60 Martoni’s Steve Harvey and Mo’nique in kerfuffle It’s news to Steve Gregory Auspicious start for 885/fm Triplets 10-year anniversary How Pete Weber made the hockey team We Will Rock You Randy Keith is the piano man Triplets partner in hope History of Gary Theroux New news from Diane Thompson John Batchelor reveals he has cancer Bean announces in leaving KROQ morning show Actor Sal Mineo was a LARP Sky Daniels retires from 885/fm Ask Dr Ruth USC broadcast rights Buzzards return to Hinckley Ohio Nancy Plum’s new book Elaine Perkins perks up the news Podcast with Passion Archives 4th Quarter 2018: Classic win for K-EARTH Ellen K doubles down Rachel Maddow profile Imus lawsuit thrown out Jeff Baugh’s book Gary Thompson was at right place at the right time Don Elliot reports from NAB/RAB Radio Show Rocio Rivera gets more time at KFI Johnny Gunn’s new book gets dressed down New life for KNX/fm Passing Parade: Scott St James Hal Pickens Ed Crook John Lyle Campbell Mike Parker Dave Roberts Bill Dudley plays a record Invisible LARP RJ Curtis hits jackpot LA Times beats up Charley Steiner KBIG begins with Poole 93/KHJ gets benched Allie MacKay’s Journey Al Wisked Away by DallasWhat did music stations talk about during World Series Heaven is in Your Mind Brother John source material Gary Moore stands up for cancer Jillian Barberie diagnosed with breast cancer What’s in your berry bag Wolfman Flash! Bohemian Rhapsody is a Smash! Mornings growing at 870/KRLA Another Southern California Inferno Ingraham transitions to podcasting Nobody knows anything Casey Kasem counts backwards to 48 Hours Jim Hawthorne would have been 100 Best Broadcaster ever! Wink a heavenly treasure 2018 rearview review Scott St James remembered Bob Cole to hell and back VO artists sing for kids KLAC raises 1/4 Highest paid radio people Doug McIntyre is set to leave KABC after 22 years Wally Clark falls Vic the Brick feelin’ you KABC By George Green Art Vuolo’s farewell party |
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Yeah that’s right That’s right I believe his biggest client was Mr Clinton catch or catch or whatever and he had a few other congressmen and what not but Clinton was was his biggest catch Thus Ben-Menashe argues when Bill Clinton’s candidacy in the 1992 US Presidential election became clear efforts were made to target him via sexual blackmail and Jeffrey Epstein was chosen for that purpose Bill Clinton was eventually blackmailed by the state of Israel and his administration was also targeted by Israeli espionage as part of the “Mega” spy scandal Epstein’s involvement in the Clinton administration and his visits to the White House date back to Clinton’s first year in office More information on the Epstein-Clinton relationship can be found in this MintPress report In addition MintPress also asked Ben-Menashe if he was aware of Ghislaine Maxwell being directly involved with her father’s intelligence-related activities prior to his death in 1991 Ben-Menashe noted that Ghislaine accompanied her father so frequently including on a now-infamous 1989 party on Maxwell’s yacht where Donald Trump and several key figures in the PROMIS software scandal were in attendance that she was involved in his intelligence-related activities to some extent However he stopped short of saying how involved she was or what she has specifically been involved in prior to her father’s death When Did Epstein Really Meet Ehud Barak One of the more controversial ties between Epstein and powerful politicians is that between Epstein and former Israeli Prime Minister Ehud Barak Barak has claimed to have only met Epstein in 2002 and from that point on their relationship was very public with Barak frequently visiting and even spending the night at residences owned by Epstein including apartments where he housed the underage girls that he exploited Barak also visited Epstein’s now-infamous island and recruited him to help fund the Israeli intelligence-connected company Carbyne911 However there appear to be indications that Epstein and Barak may have met much earlier than Barak has since claimed Given that Ben-Menashe claimed to have learned of Epstein’s recruitment by Israeli military intelligence in the 1980s MintPress asked if one of the people involved in his recruitment was Ehud Barak Barak served as head of Israel’s military intelligence directorate Aman from April 1983 to January 1986 Ben-Menashe could not recall the exact year when he first became aware of Epstein’s recruitment by Israeli military intelligence but stated that it was “most likely” during Ehud Barak’s tenure as the head of Aman Yet even if Epstein’s recruitment did not take place while Barak headed Aman it is highly likely — per Ben-Menashe — that Epstein had met Barak during this time because “Robert Maxwell became buddies with Ehud Barak…and he Robert Maxwell probably introduced them the young man Epstein to Mr Barak” if the two were not already acquainted Since the Epstein scandal broke Ehud Barak has insisted that he did not meet Epstein until the year 2002 and claimed that the two had been introduced by former Israeli Prime Minister Shimon Peres Ben-Menashe dismissed the possibility that this claim was true emphatically stating that he was “sure they had met before” and that he did not believe that their first meeting was in 2002 Epstein’s 2008 Trip to Tel Aviv Just a few months before he was sentenced to prison for the first time in June 2008 Jeffrey Epstein had made a sudden visit to the Israeli capital of Tel Aviv In April of that year the Palm Beach Daily News reported that Epstein was staying at the Tel Aviv Hilton and quoted an Epstein spokesman as saying that he was “spending Passover meeting with Israeli research scientists and taking a tour of military bases” Sometime prior to Epstein’s sentencing on June 30 of that year Alexander Acosta –then-US Attorney for the Southern District of Florida– signed off on a lenient sentence for Epstein who was charged with soliciting sex from a minor That legal arrangement has since been nicknamed the “sweetheart deal” Acosta later told Trump transition officials prior to his nomination for Secretary of Labor that his decision to approve the “sweetheart deal” came after he had been told to back off in the Epstein case because Epstein “belonged to intelligence” Though Acosta did not specify from whom he had received this information former CIA agent Phil Giraldi has made a convincing case that they originated from Epstein’s then-lawyer Alan Dershowitz a close associate of Epstein with ties to high-ranking Israeli politicians and Barry Krischer then-Florida State Attorney for Palm Beach who recently received an award from the Anti-Defamation League ADL for his “outstanding contribution to the legal profession and to the community at large” As detailed in a previous MintPress report on Epstein’s ties to Israel published this past August the ADL’s long-time top funders have close ties to Epstein and his sexual blackmail network particularly the Bronfman family of Seagrams fame Ben-Menashe told MintPress that Epstein’s 2008 Tel Aviv visit was likely “blowing smoke” and involved Epstein “trying to make himself important maybe not to get arrested” and “hoping that the Israelis would help him” He then added that “At the time they probably did” help Epstein but added that “the second time around ie 2019 well…it would be a harder sell” By Whitney Webb |
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