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Doug McIntyre Jason Ryan The Real Don Steele Stacey Cohen and Bob Rivers with his granddaughter Nostalgia Sunday – 8 Years Ago Today Open Email to Bob Moore President/General Manager at KABC July 8 2010 Well it took a while to begin assembling your trusted team from FM Talk Radio KLSX First it was Frosty/Heidi amp Frank for middays Recently you brought in long-time CBS sales exec Dave Severino and your programming partner Jack Silver is now in place Whoopee! Big deal So now what KABC needs a new coat of paint This is 2010 Trying to capture the glory years of KABC from the 70s and 80s would be a terrible mistake This is 2010 almost 2011 in radio days Hopefully your goal or mission statement is to beat KFI So often victory is defined in constrained terms of “We made budget” or “We’re up a notch in the PPM” Instead I’m talking about an all-out assault to beat KFI The 50000 watt station was an also-ran for decades save mornings with Lohman amp Barkley It wasn’t until the focus became winning the whole enchilada with aggressive programming that was consistently compelling stimulating and on target did they achieve major market superstar status KABC is a currently a mish-mash of various formats –syndication local baseball infomercials and network news And right-wing radio is dead Do you have the power to blow up afternoons and drop Sean Hannity and Mark Levin Face it they’re never going to improve only stay stagnant and continue declining Their brand of Talk radio belongs in a previous decade The constant drone of far right politics from Hannity is causing even the most loyal conservatives to get glassy-eyed and fall into a stupor The KABC call letters are no longer 2010 Time to abandon them Blow them up They have a musty image They’ve ended up like the passe Oldsmobile They are associated with a station that has long since lost its charm or relevance When the KMPC call letters were taken over by 1540AM a sports station the call letters meant nothing Ditto for the Top 40 giant KRLA the station that brought the Beatles to the Hollywood Bowl Never understood why the call letters were obtained by Salem for its brand of right-wing radio at 870AM You’re considered one of the best radio sales people ever to work in Los Angeles Your past stations have been among the Top 10 billers in the entire country generating incredible revenue If your mission is to regain that revenue position with no regard for the programming then this note is for naught If victory means making budget then this note is for naught You’re at a crossroads You have an opportunity to set a new course in LA It will probably take all your salesmanship to dump your network programming but the sad fact is that you can’t win with it KFI has found a way to be a huge revenue producer for Clear Channel with provocative programming and NO infomercials so we know that it can be done Perhaps you Jack and Dave can sit over a long meal at The Palm and carve out a mission statement that results in victory – not only a programming success at 790AM but a revenue leader Good luck! Email Saturday 772018 Firecracker AT 40 “I worked briefly for Casey Kasem around the time of the Bicentennial I was part of the team Paul Grein Sandy Stert Benjamin and Nikki Wine that came up with the idea of ‘The 4th of July’s Greatest Hits’ It went pretty much as you’d expect Starting with 1976 we went back 40 years and did the AT40 treatment to as many of the hits that fell on that day as possible Amazingly Casey and Don Bustany went along with the idea I salute them for that It worked out pretty well Casey never did fit 40 records into the program generally eliminating a few selections on the way down Of course I can’t remember the entire list but we had a good Beatles record a good Stones record and so on And it may have been the strangest AT40 show ever” – Todd Everett Casey’s Characters “I loved your story about Casey Kasem and AT 40 I bet I know which show Casey was shooting at Warner Bros It may have been the Hardy Boys-Nancy Drew series He played a character actor who imitates Peter Falk as Columbo but ends up being the villain He was really good at it Casey was also good with his voiceover work on Scooby-Doo and Superman-Batman Hour and Super Friends I had the pleasure of playing a trivia contest hosted by Bill and Sylvia of KBIG during the 90’s at the LA County Fair where Casey gave the questions and he was so nice A true gentleman Hope you stay cool during this awful heat!” – Julie Byers Record Lady “My AT40 story When the show began the Live Earl Jive Vaughn Filkins was in charge of obtaining the music from the record companies When he departed about 18 months later he set me up with his gig It was very part-time I had no office space but the most important part was to have copies of all possible 45’s on hand as there was no time to shag singles after the fact When the Billboard Hot 100 was released to us every Tuesday I had a big cardboard box in my car containing pretty much the whole Hot 100 Sometimes records warped in the heat I had the job from 1971 until AT40 and ACC was moved to Texas in 1995 Fabulous part-time work Working for Casey Kasem and Tom Rounds was a real blessing I miss TR to this day” – Ann Beebe Radio in a Comic Strip “Do you happen to remember the name of the comic strip that was set in a radio station that appeared in newspapers years ago I’ve been looking online and can’t find it anywhere I remember seeing it I think in the 1990s in either the Times or the OC Register One strip in particular that I cut out one day showed the overnight guy with an intravenous bag of Java I was working overnights at the time and so it resonated ” – Brian Perez Progressive Talker Ed Schultz Dies July 6 2018 Back in the 2000s Ed Schultz was thought to be the Progressive Talk show answer to King of the Talkers Rush Limbaugh The former syndicated host who was heard locally on KTLK then-1150 AM and KGIL has died of natural causes He was 64 Ed played football at Minnesota State University/Moorhead eventually becoming the play-by-play announcer for North Dakota State “In college I had an opportunity to do a little sports show in Moorhead Minnesota on KQWB That was my first shot” said Ed in a 2011 interview Schultz began his media career working as a radio and television host in the Fargo market Schultz started his broadcast career working in sports on tv He served as the sports director at WDAY/TV-Fargo during the 1980s Schultz had an uncanny similar presentation as Limbaugh despite their opposite political views Ed opened his show with “From the heart of America the nation’s 1 Progressive voice where truth and common-sense rule” From 2009 to 2015 he hosted a daytime news and opinion program on MSNBC called The Ed Show He was a controversial presence At MSNBC Ed attacked Laura Ingraham once telling his listeners: President Obama is going to be visiting Joplin Missouri on Sunday but you know what they’re talking about like this right-wing slut what’s her name Laura Ingraham Yeah she’s a talk slut You see she was back in the day praising President Reagan when he was drinking a beer overseas But now that Obama’s doing it they’re working him over Ed was heard for three years on LA Radio first at Progressive Talk KTLK from 2005-08 then on KGIL when Saul Levine briefly went all-Talk with his AM station The trade newspapers had a field day covering Schultz’ colorful language on his syndicated radio show One time he tore into a caller telling him to “get the fuck out of here” before fretting over whether the radio producers had managed to hit the delay censor button And somehow audio of the incident flew under-the-radar for a whole week according to a story at Radiate Ed exited KTLK in 2008 due to the show being tape delayed “In this current explosive political environment KTLK cannot afford to be tape delayed” explained then-KTLK program director Don Martin “There is too much breaking all the time” At one point when the media talked about Progressive radio Ed was always in the same breath as Keith Olbermann Stephanie Miller and Rachel Maddow At the peak of his radio and tv career he said “I’ve wanted this for a long time You’ve got to have some talent but you’ve got to be lucky too” July 4th Anniversary of AT40 July 5 2018 Yesterday marked the anniversary of the launch of American Top 40 And I was there In the late spring of 1970 I was general manager of WWWW W4 in Detroit We were the nation’s first 24/7 live Oldies radio station on fm Out of the blue one morning I received a phone call from Tom Rounds of Watermark He was launching a new syndicated countdown show called American Top 40 hosted by Casey Kasem I had heard of Tom from his success at KFRC-San Francisco Despite the fact that there were a handful of Top 40 stations in the market no one wanted this new syndicated offering He turned to W4 out of desperation because he wanted the show to be heard in Casey’s hometown since Casey grew up in Detroit and went to Wayne State University I remember being reluctant Didn’t want to interrupt the 24/7 Oldies format and told Tom so He promised to never charge for the show and would help me with any customizing that I needed The clincher was “why don’t you give the Oldies a rest on the weekends and you have a ton of inventory you can sell at a premium” W4 became one of the seven stations that launched the show on July 4 1970 Watermark took out a full-page in Billboard thanking us The following week a phone call came from Casey My assistant put him right through It was that unmistakable voice from years of listening to him in San Francisco and 1110/KRLA He wanted to personally thank me for carrying the show He said his parents never quite understood what he was doing in California Now they could listen to their son every weekend Eventually I left radio and got into the motion picture marketing business My first job was at Columbia Pictures in 1976 We shared the Burbank lot with Warner Bros and the facility was called The Burbank Studio Our marketing department was the first building on the right as you entered the Pass Avenue gate Across the street was Malpaso Clint Eastwood’s production offices One day as I was leaving our Technicolor Building there was commotion on the roof of the Malpaso Building The perpetrator was Casey Kasem running around with a gun He was a guest detective in some tv show shooting on the roof I waited for a break in the shooting to join Casey We reminisced about the enormous success of AT40 and the embryonic days of the countdown show Casey always wanted to be an actor but that was about the only career that didn’t work out for him Isn’t it ironic that Tom Rounds and Casey Kasem die within days of each other Decades later when LARadio was born Casey joined a panel of other early personality giants for LARadio Day at the Museum of Radio amp TV He was very generous with his time We had another conversation when Casey was dropped as host of AT40 to make the way for Ryan Seacrest to take over If he was bitter he never let on Casey was so praiseworthy of Tom Rounds and Premiere Radio Networks for carrying the show He got a laugh when I reminded him of a Howard Stern observation that Casey became a multi-millionaire by counting backwards LARadio is on Hiatus From the creators of Inside Psycho and Inside the Exorcist comes a new story about a classic movie and its inspirations A tale of a modest thriller that became an ordeal and then a disaster and then a phenomenon and then a classic A story of one man a fresh-faced inexperienced director who nearly wrecked his promising career and became the most important filmmaker of our era This is Inside JAWS Click artwork to begin the journey National Radio Hall of Fame Set to Induct LARPs June 27 2018 Stories galore with the announcement of the National Radio Hall of Fame Class of 2018 Jonathon Brandmeier c who took Chicago by storm at WLUP Loop for decades as well as trying to duplicate his success at KLSX was elected on the first public vote ballot Johnny B was among 11 broadcasters to be elected Other Los Angeles Radio People voted in by the public include Mark Levin r the talk radio conservative fire brand whose syndicated program was first heard locally on KABC and now afternoons at 870/KRLA In addition the sports duo of Mike Golic amp Mike Greenberg and Dr Laura Schlesinger were voted in by the industry panel “It’s our mission to recognize the most impactful personalities and individuals to our medium and honor them” Hall of Fame chairman Kraig T Kitchen said in a statement “We’re proud to induct these individuals for their contributions into the Radio Hall of Fame in 2018 our 30th year” Nominated LARPs who will have to wait until next year include: George Noory Jim Rome John Tesh and Ellen K Kitchin said over 500000 votes were cast in the two listener-chosen categories Dave Armstrong is one of those who understands the synergy between programming and sales He was in charge of the Salem / LA cluster for many years He’s now working with the Diocese of Orange to create The Southern California Catholic Network The new venture includes KHJ-Los Angeles and KCEO-Vista “The network covers nearly 7 million Catholics from Santa Barbara to the Mexican border and the stations were recently converted to commercial” emailed Armstrong “I will be developing the sales function with the programming coming from Relevant Radio This is an exciting new adventure and I look forward to helping them increase their revenue” In other news: Ira Lawson loved the great reminisce of Jim Healy He sent a site link that contains a boatload of Healy sound bites: Congrats to Ken Jeffries and his wife Stephanie Yellin-Mednick on 35 years of wedded bliss … Bon voyage to Steve Kindred who is taking his first cruise which includes stops in Greece and Croatia with his new galpal I’m also a blood ambassador for the Red Cross and volunteer at the Burbank Temporary Aid Center I’m in good health and seeking some part-time work I’d also consider a return to full-time work if the offer was right emailed Steve … KRRL’s Big Boy served as one of the team coaches for the 2018 BET Experience Celebrity Basketball Game … Some called Dan Ingram the greatest Top 40 jock ever Those who worked with the New York personality at WABC and WCBS/fm sent their praises on social media this week Ingram died on Sunday at the age of 83 Howard Hoffman created an audio history of Ingram at: Hiatus LARadio will be on hiatus while Cherie and I travel to Naples to visit my oldest son We go from one beautiful beach Avila across the country to another Sand is never too far away from our livesThen on Monday we drive to Key West for Cherie’s birthday I haven’t been there since the late ‘80s when we had a huge James Bond press event complete with a lush setting a Bond look-a-like jumping out of the 007 helicopter into our lawn party with a satchel containing ten car keys One of the keys started an Aston Martin A key was given to 10 contest winners from tv promotions all over the country The winner got to drive it home For desert we presented a 20-foot key lime pie that was lighted by 007 himself Timothy Dalton Email Wednesday Ingram’s Passing “Big Dan Ingram’s boast that he was ‘number 13 in Pittsburgh’ is probably quite modest Back in the mid-’60s KQV was Pittsburgh’s only 24-hour per day full-time Rock AM station and its nighttime signal was very weak We lived just 8 miles from downtown Pittsburgh and due to the ’Burgh’s hills and ravines it would fade while driving just a mile from our house once the sun went down As a result I had WABC WLS and WCFL marked on the dial of my bedroom radio Once I had my own car I set 3 pushbuttons for those stations on the auto’s AM dial From December through February when darkness would set in around 5 pm I’d move the needle over to WABC to catch the last 30-60 minutes of Big Dan Ingram KDKA was middle-of-the-road music from morning until Clark Race’s rock show from 4 to 8 pm WAMO was rampb most of the time but was daylight only on AM WEEP was a rare 50 kW daylight only station and had Dick Biondi’s live syndicated show from 6 pm until sign-off in the spring and summer of 1965 Dan Ingram did have one marvelous set of pipes” – Robert O’Brien One-Of-a-Kind Jim Healy “Only one Jim Healy and there will always be just one Jim Healy Can you imagine if Jim was doing his thing now with all the social media Healy by himself would double the ratings on whatever station he was doing his thing” – Fred Wallin Sports Byline Arnie Memories “My folks moved to Anaheim in 1970 and that’s when I discovered KEZY who OWNED Orange County’s AM Airwaves It was everything that OC was in those days – fresh and new wholesome and fun I remember going out to meet the KEZY Beach Van on its weekend coastal cruises and listening to this high momentum format they used to jingle before EVERY record! I was hired by Mark Denis in late 1974 and never worked for Arnie McClatchey but he was a class act both on and off the air A true professional and a great leader” – Mike Wagner KEZY 1974-76 KIIS/fm 1976-82 KRLA 1982-95 photo: Julie Frey Mike Wagner Bruce Chandler Paul Freeman Arnie McClatchey Dave Sebastian Williams Arnie’s Wife “Thank you so much Don Arnie would have been humbled by your article” – Pam McClatchey Freeman on Arnie “I was working in Salt Lake City with Dave Sebastian at The Big 1280 KNAK in 1970 when I was hired by Arnie McClatchey who was the program director to do 7p to midnight on The Mighty 1190 KEZY Orange County’s Monster Station The almost 6 years I spent at KEZY working with Arnie and Mark Denis and the rest of the great staff was a wonderful learning experience not to mention all the FUN we had Rocking Orange County Arnie was always so easy to work with and truly one of the nicest people I’ve ever known Arnie was a real gentleman My condolences to his wife Pam and his family and friends He will be missed by all who knew him” – Paul Freeman Appreciates LARadio “Thanks for the recent LA Radio blurb featuring my face along with a few others I always appreciate your thoughts/mentions/and exposure You are a legend in the radio industry Such an amazing ability to track all the radio talent of today and yesterday We all owe you a debt of gratitude Thank you for all you do!” – Kris Erik Stevens Who Goofed I’ve Got to Know Jim Healy is One-of-a-Kind by David Alpern Long Beach June 26 2018 This is the second installment in the summer series of you saluting those LARP who were absolutely unduplicatable and truly stand out as one-of-a-kindWho Goofed I’ve Got To Know Not LARadiocom by being sure to honor one of the most original broadcasters ever to grace the LA airwaves Jim Healy I knew him just from his KMPC days while others benefitted from enjoying his craft dating back to his time at KLAC Jim Healy was a gifted radio talent who combined being a connector/consumer of all media/lover of celebrity/mocker/punster Dateline: Los Angeles – Jim Healy was appointment radio to the extent that such listening doesn’t much exist anymore outside of perhaps some NPR programming and morning drive If it was 5:30 pm on any LA freeway far and away more buttons were being punched yes back then we pressed a physical haptic button to AM 710 to hear the wonderful soundbite fest that was Jim Healy’s short but marvelous sportscast So compelling was his show and his time slot that KMPC programmed around him with the afternoon host vacating the air at 5:30 pm and returning only some minutes after “the dreaded six-o’clock tone” So sit down and have dinner with Pearl Harbor and think of Howard Cosell while you admire Kurt Bevacqua and contemplate what Tom Lasorda thinks today of Dave Kingman’s performance IS IT TRUE that any of the references in that last sentence brought a smile to your face If yes then you like me have not gone “the Leonard Tose route” and as such are lucky to have caught a chance to admire one of the finest talents ever to grace the airwaves here in the city of the angels Some memorable quotes played ad nausea on Jim Healey’s show: Benoit Benjamin saying I don’t give a about the fans The World Champion – how Jim labeled the LA Times Sports section which hopefully can reclaim that title under new owner Patrick Soon-Shiong Ed Bieler’s geographical claim that the San Antonio River goes right through the heart of downtown Los Angeles Lawrence Welk impersonation that simply sums up what Jim’s show was: A Wun’erful A Wun’erful The Face/Voice of OC Radio Arnie McClatchey Dies June 25 2018 Newer listeners to Southern California radio may have a tough time understanding that at one time there was radio exclusively for Orange County As the population of the Southland began to spread low powered AM station originating from LA had a hard time reaching the OC Three of the leading OC stations in the 1960s and ‘70s had Arnie McClatchey as a common denominator He was an innovator programmer and talent The well-liked leader of OC Radio died June 20 2018 after a long illness He was 76 Arnie was born June 14 1942 in Vancouver Washington and raised in Camus Washington He started his radio career at the age of 15 at KVAN-Portland After serving in the Army he relocated to Orange County where he worked in local radio for almost two decades Arnie was pd at KEZY from 1967–74 until he was succeeded by Mark Denis Arnie transformed the station from an easy-listening station to “The Mighty 1190” A number of djs who later became prominent in LA – Mike Wagner Paul Freeman Bruce Chandler among others – worked with Arnie to create a Top 40 station which dominated the OC airwaves KEZY even had a following into the Los Angeles market despite the fading signal at night when the station reduced power Recalled Arnie: Mark helped me a lot with the programming we would get in my office and brain storm to come up with our one liners and contests We did not know it at the time but we were doing some of the best radio ever In March of 1975 Arnie started a new venture on the fm dial “I became general manager of KYMS in Santa Ana and put on the first Contemporary Christian Music station in the nation he said in a 1995 interview for Los Angeles Radio People from his home in El Paso He eventually bought KYMS along with stations in Phoenix and Denver and kept them until 1983 I took some time off and then I bought KELP/AM in El Paso in 1984 and I commuted from Southern California to El Paso for eight years until we moved here permanently in the early 1990s” Arnie continued to do commercials and voice work for The Word for Today a national radio ministry heard on 200 radio stations daily and Horizon Radio another nationally syndicated program His wife of 49 years Pam said the Lord called her husband home last week “He was a kind loving gentle man who loved and served the Lord for many years and will be missed by those who had the pleasure of knowing him” said Pam Bruce Chandler wrote that Arnie was “always so mild mannered and genuinely nice He hired me in the fall of 1973 for weekends at KEZY while I was working full time at KFXM-San Bernardino A few months of that and then when Mark Denis took over as pd Mark hired me full time in February 1974 I did every day shift” There will be a memorial service for Arnie at Fairhaven Memorial Chapel in Santa Ana on Friday July 6 at 2:30 pm In other news: After two seasons Nick Hardwick will not be heard as color analyst on KFI for the LA Chargers Greg Tantum pd at all-News KFWB in the ’90s celebrates his 40th wedding anniversary Nick Tyler and KJazz 881 FM will once again broadcast from the 39th Montreal International Jazz Festival midday this Thursday Friday and Saturday This is our 8th year covering one of the largest music festivals in world said the all-Jazz outlet Dave Skyler celebrates 10 years with K-EARTH Congratulations to Leslie Marshall on her 22nd wedding anniversary Another anniversary – Tom Watson ex-KKDJ is celebrating 11 years of wedded bliss Happy 91st birthday to KFWB/Color Radio’s last man standing Elliot Field After an assault claim by ex-girlfriend Chloe Dykstra Chris Hardwick ex-KROQ and founder of Nerdist sees his talk show pulled by AMC as NBC mulls what to with his game show The Wall He’s now married to Lydia nee Hearst the daughter of Patty Hearst Sunday Nostalgia – 14 Years Ago Today “Rita Wilde is a Player’s Coach” The Wilde Pitch June 24 2004 Rita Wilde was honored last night with the prestigious Genii Award from the American Women in Radio and Television The evening kicked off the beginning of the RampR Convention at the Beverly Hilton Hotel John Davison the gm of the ABC/LA cluster was one of the presenters “I love Rita’s compassion for the station She’s dedicated and she’s competitive” said John Because of Rita’s obsession with the Angels long before ABC took over broadcast rights many sports metaphor’s were used to describe Rita “She’s a player’s coach” said Davison “She’s been a player and now she’s a coach She relates fabulously well with her staff She gives out just the proper amount of tough love to handle a job that’s very demanding” Early in the introductions the KLOS programming staff put together an audio greeting that was played for the audience in the Versailles Room “She is a human being who cares about her staff first and being program director second and a damn fine one as well” enthused KLOS afternooner Gary Moore Pictured: Cynthia Fox Nora and Jeff Gonzer Cynthia Tony Scott and Ray Kalusa John Davison KLOS middayer Cynthia Fox said that she was proud to be part of Rita’s team “You’ve got a great heart and great compassion You demonstrate time and time again the depth of your commitment plus you’ve created a community at KLOS said Cynthia Desiree Vanderwal left president of the AWRT said there weren’t many women role models when she was a youngster “Rita Wilde was an example of who I wanted to be when I grew up She has inspired and broken ground for many women Rita is being recognized for her pioneering efforts and her dedicated leadership” said Desiree A theme that went through many of the speakers was acknowledging Rita’s modesty “She told me earlier today she was embarrassed by it all” said Davison “But I think it altogether appropriate that we make her embarrassed” John touted Rita’s incredible knowledge of Rock music He thought if there was a Name That Tune program for Rock music Rita would win millions of dollars “She understands the music better than anyone I know” said Davison Jim Ladd said that in all the time they’ve worked together he’s never heard Rita raise her voice “I’m used to confrontation” said Jim “I’m not used to this subversive tactic of support and creative cooperation People actually like her Not just the normal people but the abnormal people as well – the air staff The KLOS air staff actually speaks in glowing terms about their so-called Boss even when she’s not in the room Ladd Wilde Davison Ladd continued: This flies in the face of the time honored tradition of ruling by intimidation She does not rule by intimation – something even more devious She leads by example and because of this I find myself in the unusual position of respecting my boss You can see my problem Rita Wilde is not only someone I respect she’s a person whom I trust A funny thing happens you find yourself wanting to work harder than you ever worked before because the thought of disappointing Rita Wilde is more intimating to me than anything else” Ladd praised Rita for supporting him even in the face of enormous pressure “For that she has earned something more valuable than my trust Rita Wilde has earned my respect” Many of the KLOS personalities including the gm talked of Rita beyond just being the boss “Over the years Rita Wilde has been responsible for raising literally tens of millions of dollars for everything from 9-11 Relief Fun for military families who cannot afford to make ends meet and year after year she is responsible for the largest blood drive in the entire United States of America She has contributed to countless other causes by focusing the power of KLOS where it belongs – in the service of the community And doing all this while rocking Southern California into the 21st century” said Ladd In accepting the Genii Award she said it was her first award since she was 13 and living in Georgia when she won the Best School Crossing Guard award “I take things with a lot of modesty” said Rita “but this truly means a lot to me” She thanked Tommy Hadges for hiring her at KLOS as a jock in 1983 She also thanked Bill Sommers for allowing her to continuing working at the station “And to John Davison I continue to learn from you every day” She thanked Sam Bellamy for “blazing the trail” and being one of the first women program directors Rita praised her mother who was sitting in the front row as the strongest person she knows “Last year she was in the hospital for three months and after eight days she was going in for her third operation I was amazed how great she did I said to myself if I ever doubt doing anything I’m just going to remember looking at you and what you got through I love you mom!” During her closing Rita got choked up when she thought of Dave Forman pd at KEZY in the 1970s “There’s one guy who I was hoping would be here but he died two weeks ago He was someone who believed in me before I believed in myself He taught me that if you dream it you can do it I just hope that someday I can inspire somebody like he inspired me” The evening so well orchestrated by Sheri Tobin and her staff was connected with a panel of distinguished LA program directors Their thoughts on the current state of radio excessive commercial loads where the next generation of talent will come from and satellite radio will be discussed in a later edition of LARadiocom Email Saturday 62318 Duncan Meets the Wolfman “Something many people don’t know about me: Two weeks after coming to LA to join Radio amp Records newspaper as a columnist and story writer thank you Bob Wilson! I was taking a tinkle in a restroom in the 6430 Sunset Blvd building when Wolfman Jack walked in and stood next to me to do the same A little sidebar: The first voice I ever heard on the transistor radio my dad brought home from Tokyo while in the submarine service was Wolfman Jack on XERB It was then a 14-year-old changed his life’s course from medical doctor to disc jockey Standing nervously next to Wolfman I barely got out the words: ‘Hello Mr Wolfman’ He laughed and said: ‘Hey man you’ve got a great voice! How would you like to be Wolfman’s announcer’ Of course I said yes! He told me come into the RampR studio when I was done to cut some tracks The rest is history ‘Live from Hollywood it’s Wolfman Jack!’” – Jim Duncan When Is an Oldies an Oldie “An oldie for me is a car that has knobs and push buttons Go ’57 Chev!” – Stan White Seattle One-0f-a-Kind Picking is Tough “There’s no way I can pick one supreme air personality in Southern California radio It is impossible! With all the talent and radio genres over the years it’s comparing apples to oranges What I will concede is that it takes time creativity guts a huge ego and lots of support personnel to create a true superstar But there will be many bodies strewn about along the way to ratings and public glory Some people are not willing to sacrifice their loved ones co-workers and friends to reach the pinnacle I think anyone who has been hired in the Los Angeles radio market and survived is a superstar” – Diane Thompson Memory of Arnie McClatchey “It is with great sadness to hear of the passing of Arnie McClatchy Arnie for some reason hired me to do weekends and vacation relief at KEZY on March 15 1969 which was my 20th birthday I was still pretty green but he always encouraged me and made me a better air talent Saw him at a KEZY reunion a couple of years ago and I asked him why he ever hired me He told me that he thought with a little guidance I could be a good air talent He and Mark Denis were big influences in my radio career and in life” – Jim Shannon Mack Attack “Thanks for posting my old Boss 30 today It’s nice to see my picture sans wrinkles I’m still kickin’ in Florida – God’s waiting room Hope you’re well Maybe we can outlive ’em all” – Gary Mack Voice Concerns “Your relaying the story about a mid-show substitution for the Frankie Valli character in the performance of Jersey Boys shows respect for the dedication some vocal performers bring to their gigs It’s something few audience members have ever thought about When the amazing Mel Blanc was required to voice the WB cartoon character Yosemite Sam the abuse to his throat was well known Recording Sam’s lines was always reserved for Friday afternoons so that Mel had time to recover over the weekend In his advanced years when re-creating many of the characters he had voiced decades earlier for the movie Who Framed Roger Rabbit Mel was unable to do justice to the role Sam was later dubbed by another animation voicer When I subbed for Rod Roddy at The Price is Right I finally understood the difficulty he encountered taping as many as six one-hour episodes over three days The studio was so loud with 300 audience members cheering and yelling prices through the reams of copy that the gig called for Consequently after projecting to such an extent that by the end of the work week whoever was behind that mic frequently ended up with a raw throat and a voice that could easily crack uncontrollably On my first day I understood something Rod rarely spoke about – the lengths he often went to in order to resuscitate his voice Picture yourself opening your mouth as wide as possible while a doctor reaches deep with a long hypodermic needle to inject several doses of cortisone into your vocal chords Rod did that countless times over his 17 years on the show There’s lots to respect in the lesser-known trials and tribulations of vocal performers Only recently has SAG-AFTRA started to explore bringing sanity to the abuse that some members face recording for video games” – Randy West Live Performances “Thanks for sharing your experience with the real world of live theatre! Although I’ve never seen a performance have to stop and an understudy come on that was handled just right by SLO/Cal Poly I almost got to go to SLO for college but costs dictated Pomona for PR in the Media Good experience but not the same If you would like to read a good honest bio I can heartily recommend the new book My Girls-A lifetime with Carrie and Debbie by Todd Fisher Having read both the last biography of Debbie Reynolds and Carrie Fisher’s Princess Diarist it is a great look at a remarkable family and one which is really touching I know how hard it is to live with an aging parent and disabled sibling but how one deals with it under a public spotlight and a financial quagmire is almost impossible It is very hard not to read it at one sitting but at the same time I rationed myself to three chapters a night just so I could handle literally! the range of emotions And having visited Debbie Reynolds Hollywood Casino and Hotel the first year it was open it’s heartbreaking to read how such a dream could go down in flames It’s a great read” – Julie Byers Hip Hop Hit “Your cartoon on June 20 is totally relevant today! Substitute ‘high pitched tone’ with too much bass and you have a hip hop hit! I knowI knowget off my lawntake care!” – Mike Nolan Funnie Gone to the Dogs “I just looked at today’s funnie and I wonder if the sign is to make hot dogs” – Sterrett Harper Fascinating Interview with LARP Icon Rita Wilde Hear Ache June 22 2018 The New Mexico Broadcaster Association has awarded Bryan Simmons former KOSTer Best Metro Market Radio-Public Service Announcement “I recorded VO for a charity golf tournament” emailed Bryan “I’ve never submitted any of my work before so it was a surprise and very nice that my market manager submitted it” … Arnie McClatchey OC Radio veteran has died Rich Marotta Hall of Famer and former sports guy on KFI returned to fill in this week “Bill Handel is still insufferable Wouldn’t want it any other way” said Rich … Does your chewing gum lose its flavor on the bedpost overnight … Scott Shurian veteran of XTRA and 710/KMPC sent a strange email this week “I have been advised that I have 90 to 140 days left to wander the streets of Utah ’til my demise Medical conditions and my age 86 say it is a time to move to the big broadcast studios in the sky” You never know about these kinds of notes Were there medical issues prompting his writing “The ‘note’ is prompted by a convergence of advanced COPD stenosis of the trachea and residual radiation from two earlier bouts of vocal cord cancerand of course the advancing years brought all that together” Scott said there will be NO funeral and NO services “I have been told that there may be some folks out there who would say a word about memories of times we’ve spent together or near together Please feel free to contact me at: scottvoscottcom and I will collect them as the final pages of the last chapter of my book “Me Myself and I” Wanna see a really cool house Jim Ladd has lived there since 1974 and it is now up for sale Here’s the video listing site … Speaking of Ladd Rich Piombino kicked of our summer series by putting a spotlight on Jim as a one-of-a-kind broadcaster in the history of LARadio Our second spotlight is set for Monday By the way if you want to select someone you think was unique and unduplicatable send a note to: AvilaBeachdbgmailcom along with the reasons why your candidate was so special … After 16 years with Entercom/CBS cluster in LA John Michael has resigned He held a number of positions including music director apd and talent at KROQ JACK/fm and AMP Radio … Howard Lapides sent a note about the passing of Billy Sammeth manager of Cher and Joan Rivers “He was always a great friend to LARadio He operated with hurricane force but always was a gentle friend” … Family Guy creator Seth MacFarlane is making a 2 million donation to NPR and 500000 to Los Angeles’ NPR membership station KPCC … Remember when Wolfman Jack used to pitch a pill called Florex which was supposed to enhance one’s sex drive “Some zing for your ling nuts” the Wolfman would say Oh What a Night June 21 2018 Since moving to the Central Coast a year or so ago Cherie and I have supported the Cal Poly/SLO theatre group Jersey Boys was performed the other night where something happened that was a first for both of us There is a scene when the bad guys come to collect owed gambling debts from a member of the Four Seasons All of a sudden an announcement over the loud speaker “Will all actors please exit the stage and will the audience remain seated” All actors scurried off the stage Lights were dimmed on stage and we all sat in the dark for 10 minutes And then another announcement “Jersey Boys will now continue” Actors came back on stage and resumed the action where they left off but it was clear that all was not right As soon as the Frankie Valli character sang his next song we knew they had made a change Not only was he taller and stockier but his falsetto range was limited and not as strong The audience began to buzz about the change Recognizing that something happened to the original character playing Frankie the audience embraced the change and gave the new actor a rousing applause and cheering at the end of his first song The play stopped for a moment while the audience continued to applaud the replacement actor/singer You could tell he was moved as he bowed and patted his heart with a thank you Yesterday we received the following email: “Thank you so much for joining Cal Poly Arts for a fabulous performance of Jersey Boys on Tuesday evening at the Performing Arts Center During Act II a replacement was made due to a minor injury For the remainder of the performance the role of Frankie Valli was played by Ben Bogen” At dinner before the performance we marveled at how many “Frankie Valli’s” there must be to cover for the damage done to the voice singing the falsetto night after night We guessed before the play resumed that the loss of Frankie’s voice was the reason for the change And the show must go on and it did The kid was a real trooper Batter Up June 20 2018 TALKERS’ editor Mike Kinosian takes a look at flagship baseball affiliations The following April 2018 scoreboards are for an MLB team’s English-language Nielsen Audio subscribing key station Specifically information for the flagships of the Mets WOR and Yankees WFAN is limited to their home market – New York City – even though they may appear as well in Nassau-Suffolk Long Island and Middlesex-Somerset-Union Key stations for the two Bay Area teams – the San Francisco Giants KNBR and Oakland A’s KGMZ – have San Francisco ratings info only not San Jose Things though admittedly get especially thorny for ratings stats of the primary flagship for the Los Angeles Angels as KLAA is unlisted April 2018 in both the Los Angeles and Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario reports Therefore “NA” Not Available is frequently displayed next to KLAA throughout this entire overview Is the Bloom Off the Rose June 20 2018 Lisa Bloom was featured in a massive eight-page story in Los Angeles Magazine The title of the piece was The Trials of Lisa Bloom Some highlights from the Bryan Smith story: The legal pundit and civil rights attorney made a name of herself taking on powerful men on behalf of her female clients Then she came out defending Harvey Weinstein last fall and all hell broke loose She anchored her own show on truTV Lisa Bloom: Open Court for eight years and had parlayed appearances as a legal analyst on cable news and entertainment show into a career as the go-to pundit on CNN MSNBC CBS News Dr Phil Dr Drew KABC and the Joy Behar Show Her reputation ignited when it was learned that Lisa represented Harvey Weinstein How could she of all people She didn’t just work with him She defended him Lisa received death threats and rape threats against her and her daughter To make matters worse word surfaced that Bloom in the course of her work with Weinstein had struck a deal for his production company and the rapper Jay-Z to make a docuseries based on a book she had written about the Trayvon Martin case “It was probably one of the worst times that I’ve ever seen for her or at least that I’ve witnessed” says Bloom’s daughter Sarah an attorney who joined her mother’s shop The central rule in most crisis management is not to make matters worse In the Weinstein case however Bloom didn’t just breach that rule she trampled it tore it up and turned it into confetti Even she admits that she stumbled in those first fraught days At 56 Bloom is lean and fit She works at a stand-up desk with a treadmill and characteristically Type A about how she spends her off-hours she’s summited Mount Kilimanjaro backpacked both the Appalachian Trail in New Hampshire and the Inca Trail in Peru completed the New York City marathon and visited more than 40 countries from Cambodia to Costa Rica Law school wasn’t part of the plan early into Bloom’s days at UCLA Like her daughter Gloria Allred didn’t set out to become a lawyer at first Bloom worked for her mother’s firm for nine years after graduating from Yale Law There was an early marriage though Bloom talks little of it You can read the complete story at: Fox 11’s Good Day LA Reunion June 19 2018 Whotta’ fun reunion at KABC the other day when the longtime hosts of Good Day LA got together on the John Phillips and Jillian Barberie show “It was wonderful” enthused Phillips It was the first time the three of them have done a broadcast together since Dorothy Lucey left the show They talked they interacted they laughed and they talked over each other just like they did for 20 years doing the Fox 11 Morning Show Steve said he felt like a referee There were times over two decades when Jillian and Dorothy didn’t like each other but they were unable to explain why Later Steve remembered what happened after 9/11 happened “The tenor of our shows changed for the next six months” He was hopeful that it would be a more peaceful period in our society but he said it didn’t last that long He addressed the issue of polarization “Fox and CNN can be talking about the same story yet they speak a different language” When GDLA started in 1995 Steve said there were five morning shows “and we were in 12th place on local tv” Steve didn’t talk about the circumstances regarding why he left the Fox show It would fun to have three of the together again They were unpredictable and fun to listen to In other news: former KNAC dj Diana DeVille has joined middays for at 991/The Ranch KWSV-LP – Simi Valley Our listeners are a very vibrant and involved community of Country music fans and I’m really looking forward to entertaining them through their workdays said Diana KPFK’s Bill Gardner host of Saturday’s Rhapsody in Black participated in a documentary on Sam Cooke one of the best Top 40/rampb singers If you loved Sam’s music it is a fascinating story Jim Ladd is One-of-a-Kind By Rich Piombino RD Music amp Marketing I was fortunate enough to work at KMET from 1983 – 1986 Having previously worked with some amazing air personalities on previous occasions I was especially proud to share space at The Mighty Met with Cynthia Fox Pat “Paraquat” Kelley Jeff Gonzer and a man who I feel is the best rock dj of all time Jim Ladd Honestly I didn’t meet him for a full three months after I started at KMET on June 6 1983 One Friday night on the way out I stuck my head in the studio said hello he nodded and shook my hand I spent many “late hour” evenings at the station so I was in a position to be an average listener with the distinct advantage of being 15 feet from the studio What I remember most and what makes Jim the “essential” rock jock is based on his overwhelming knowledge of the artists and the music much of it based on personal relationships with many of them Second are the narratives — if you’ve ever seen heard Bruce Springsteen at shows we all know the kind of intros Bruce makes as lead up to the songs Jim is amazing there – I always remember best how he intro’d Panama from Van Halen any number of Pink Floyd and Doors tracks As a matter of fact hearing Jim’s intro of LA Woman sealed my respect for ‘both’ Jim’s the Doors were the second and third concerts I ever saw in the late 60’s at Madison Square Garden and the Felt Forum in NYC Jim Ladd and I did a promotion together when Elektra released Dance On Fire the first Doors video compilation We gathered fans and listeners for a “Dinner with the Doors” including Robbie John and Ray – it’s no coincidence that it was Jim Ladd who rounded out that foursome After I left The Met I went to work for Norm Pattiz Thom Ferro and Brian Heimerl at Westwood One We were assigned to tape one of Roger Waters’ early Radio KAOS shows at Great Woods outside of Boston Roger had handpicked Jim to “narrate’”the dj parts on that record thus capping an amazing era and close-up opportunity to work with one of the all-time greats These memories are sealed forever Nostalgia Father’s Day – 6 Years Ago Today Vin Scully Honors His Father June 17 2012 A few years back the LA Times published a Father’s Day feature titled “Honor Thy Father” which featured some of our sports legends like John Wooden Arte Moreno and Anita DeFrantz Vin Scully was also featured and here are some highlights from that piece: “Dad was working late as usual finishing up a 14-hour shift at the Brooklyn Navy Yard Vin Scully had finished his homework and was getting sleepy Although something was on his mind he couldn’t wait up so he wrote a note and put it on his dad’s breakfast plate before going to bed It was 1943 and Vin was 15 His stepfather Allan Reeve left for work each morning at 4:30 riding buses and subways to the shipyard often not returning home until after nightfall Reeve had an opportunity take a civilian job on a ship headed to the combat zone in Europe The money would be good maybe even enough to get the family out of the 40-a-month fifth-story walk-up apartment in Washington Heights Vin had only a hazy memory of his biological father dying of pneumonia 11 years earlier but he knew the toll it had taken on his mother Bridget The thought of losing Reeve a reserved pipe-smoking Englishman who had brought stability and love to the household terrified him So in the note Vin asked his dad to turn down the job ‘I was afraid he might be put in harm’s way’ Vin said ‘I didn’t want him to risk the family to make a few more dollars’ Vin remembers his father a silk salesman at an upscale clothing store from a few grainy photos After he died Bridget took 4-year-old Vin to Ireland to spend time with her family ‘My mother told me later that when we came back I had a brogue you could cut with a knife’ he said ‘My ache now is all the things I missed because of my job’ he said ‘Mother’s Day Father’s Day birthdays anniversaries graduations you name it It has been a series of misses And it had made my heart ache Baseball just devours you Allan Reeve read Vin’s note at breakfast and did not take the job that would have sent him overseas His relationship with his stepson continued to grow over the years ‘To me he was Dad’ Vin said ‘I never thought of him as a stepdad I had an ache because I never knew my father and it was washed away by my dad’” Email Saturday 61618 Listening to Cousin Duffy “I remember listening to Warren Duffy when he was ‘Cousin Duffy’ with WMEX – one of the two leading AM Top 40 station in my hometown Boston I would visit the station’s lobby where the public was allowed to come in and watch the djs working through a large picture window on the left as you entered the building On one visit Duffy came out to say hi to me and my friends I think one of us asked him how he decided what songs to play His answer was he didn’t ‘I don’t even know what I’m playing now’ he said with irritation I looked at the 45 spinning on the turntable through the window behind him and wondered how anyone could be unhappy in such a job It was obvious that he was very passionate about music and that he was frustrated there He was a wonderful dj though” – Sandy Wells Duffy’s Full Life “I listened to Warren Duffy quite often in the 1990s I’m sorry to hear of his passing Here is a page with dozens of his airchecks newscasts promos and commercials plus several photos and Duffy’s essay about his early years in radio by clicking Warren’s photo” – Steve Thompson Ratings “Twenty years after all of us are long over the mountain whoever takes over this site will STILL be reporting KRTH at 3 behind those other two! What d’ya wanna bet Been goin’ on for decades Why not a couple more As they say some things never seem to change” – Rich Brother Robbin Non-Com in the Race “I believe that one of the most interesting things about the ratings over the last several months is the slow but steady rise of KPCC Here is a listener supported station that is doing what KQED another listener supported station in the San Francisco Bay Area has done I haven’t heard much talk about how KPCC has done this but kudos to them KPCC has now cracked the Top Ten Maybe some of the other news/talk stations should take a few KPCC classes” – Sterrett Harper Burbank Red Ryder Collection “I really enjoyed the re-cap of Frank Bresee’s life When I was 10 years old I had the complete collection of Red Ryder figures Now I know that I was not the only Red Ryder voice I recall one time that Irv Ivers and myself were at the Malibu Colony and we had the rare opportunity to see Paul Newman’s 944 Porsche Whotta’ treat” – Stan White Seattle Bresee Memory “I got to know Frank Bresee from his association with Roger Carroll while I was at KMPC as apd from 1972 – 75 When Frank found out I loved the radio Gunsmoke show with William Conrad as Matt Dillon US Marshall – ‘the first one they look for and the last they want to meet it’s a chancy job and a little lonely’ – he gave me a carton of tapes of the show Sorry indeed to hear it is gone” – Eric Norberg Portland Oregon More Bresee “Frank Bresee started Golden Days of Radio on my KMPC show It was on for years at 7 pm with 5 or 10 minutes of old shows I just talked with his wife and she doesn’t sound well I introduced Frank to Bobbie years ago” – Roger Carroll Wall of Fame “I read of Frank Bresee’s passing and the story of the autograph wall in his basement theater I’m happy to report that the wall is intact and restored The house was purchased a few years ago by Ozzy and Sharon Osbourne who asked my company to do some lighting and hardware work We are friendly with them and they asked us to take a look at the theater I knew a bunch of the names other than the obvious ones on the wall and explained who they were They wondered if they were real so we called a friend who is an autograph expert and he came over and authenticated them all That is when Sharon decided to restore the wall as there was some water damage The attached photos are from before the restoration Once they started restoring the wall they found out about Frank Bresee and contacted him He remembered all the stories behind each of the names including the circumstances of each signing He told them about the beginnings of Let’s Make a Deal as well as the signatures of Elvis and Natalie Wood It seems they were there together and wound up having an argument which continued right out into the street” – Gary Gibson One is a Lonely Number “I love the K-Earth promotion and how great is it to see Jerry Mathers : As for your question about one LARP that is one of a kind That’s a tough one There are so many great ones I idolized Robert W Morgan until I met him The Real Don Steele was of course a tremendous talent and unique Casey Kasem started something special with American Top 40 and was a very nice as well Sadly though we have all been replaced at one time or another” – Mike Butts One Perspective “To my way of thinking — the LA radio personalities who broke thru barriers are the unduplicatable ones as the barriers are no longer there to break and as such cannot ever be duplicated” – Roy Laughlin LARadio Newsletter “John Newton forwarded a copy of your newsletter I worked with John and Mark Morris at KKLA back in the 80’s Can’t believe what a service you are providing What a wealth of radio history you have put at people’s fingertips So many names popped up that I recall Thank you so much for doing this Could I possibly be put on your email list It would be such a pleasure to receive Thanks so much” – Joseph Roth Mentions About Mary Lyon and Gene Weed “1 On people leaving California I realize it isn’t what it once was but I moved to Oregon for nine months in 1973 The summer was almost ‘dream like’ but when the reality of the cold and gray and rain of the Pacific Northwest kicked in at the end of summer I asked myself ‘what have I done’ By November of ’73 I became a permanent resident of California and have never considered moving away again 2 On Gene Weed he had a show on Los Angeles TV on Saturday night’s in ’65 and ’66 called Shivaree One Saturday night while living in Lompoc and working with ‘YOU’ Don Barrett I was watching Gene’s show and his guests that night were The Righteous Brothers and Stevie Wonder At the end of the show Gene thanked his guests and invited us to tune in ‘next Saturday night when our guests will be Len Barry and The New Beats’ Gene says ‘Goodnight’ and then he Bill and Bobby of The Righteous Brothers and Stevie start waving goodnite to the camera except Gene and The Brothers are facing the camera and Stevie is facing left and waving to the side and back stage area and Gene suddenly realized this and quickly grabs Stevie by the shoulders and turns him about 45 degrees towards the camera True story” – Joe Collins K-EARTH Locks Up Perfect Promotion June 15 2018 K-EARTH ran a near-perfect sales/programming promotion the “Locks of Love Week” for the eighth year The morning team of Gary Bryan and Lisa Stanley were the face of the promotion along with Supercuts Paul Mitchell and the Girl Scouts This past Monday Gary and Lisa were at Universal CityWalk 5 Towers stage where 101 listeners and Girl Scouts got their haircut by Supercuts stylists The first 50 donors each received a pair of tickets to Universal Studios Locks of Love provides hairpieces to financially disadvantaged children with medical hair loss Last year 1208 people participated donating more than 12500 inches of hair Everyone wins The station received high visibility at the event and at Supercuts And ultimately it is for a great cause Congratulations In other news Entercom is returning Kevin Weatherly to the programming post at AMP Radio He will continue as pd at KROQ and JACK/fm At the same time former AMP and current K-EARTH pd Chris Ebbott has added operations manager duties for Radiocom in Los Angeles “We are proud to cultivate our existing talent at Entercom/Los Angeles” said Jeff Federman svp/market manager “Kevin was the original architect of AMP almost 10 years ago He was successful at creating a format lane that was duplicated across the country With Chris focused on Radiocom in Los Angeles we are guaranteed compelling creative and innovative ideas that will lead to growth in our consumer base and expand our relationships with our clients” Hear Ache People are still buzzing how iHeart ceo Bob Pittman could make another 104 million under iHeart’s “incentive plan for insiders” During iHeart’s bankruptcy Pittman whose regular deal includes access to a Dassault-Breguet Mystere Falcon 900 aircraft has a “target award” of nearly 7 million this year He could make another 50 above that depending on the metrics and that would equal 10462500 … Not everything is a sure thing Didja know that 20th Century Fox slated Alvin and the Chipmunks: The Squeakquel a week after they released Avatar as insurance due to fears that Avatar could bomb according to Stan White “20th called it their ‘secret weapon’ … Earlier this week 870/KRLA afternooner Mark Levin was honored with a “Speaker of Truth” Award at the Endowment for Middle East Truth’s “Rays of Light in the Darkness” dinner in Washington DC … Loving Channel 4 at SiriusXM All Beach Boys music this summer with some wonderful and insightful vignettes from all of the living Beach Boys A true surfin’ safari all summer long Also my favorite daughter picked a Beach Boys song for the father of the bride dance … Brad Chambers is celebrating “Mother Miriam’s 80th Birthday Bash” at a Martini In the Morning event at Catalina Jazz Club on June 25 Performing is Dave Damiami and the No Vacancy Orchestra along with Johnny Blue Gloria Loring Deana Martin Jane Monheit among others My Heart at iHeart/SF Many familiar LARP names are reemerging in the San Francisco market iHeartMedia is bringing Progressive Talk back to the Bay Area at Real Talk 910 KKSF replacing ESPN Deportes The station features a line-up led by Stephanie Miller formerly heard on KFI KABC KTLK Thom Hartman ex-KTLK along with KEIB consumer expert Clark Howard One is a Lonely Number Have you figured out the personality who was a one-of-a-kind on LARadio The person who jumped out of the radio every day probably still resonates with you today If you want to share your fan fave be sure to include all the reasons they were so unique We’ll start revealing your favorites next week Send your one-of-a-kind to: AvilaBeachdbgmailcom Warren Duffy Has Died June 14 2018 Warren Duffy veteran of KMET 1970 – 71 KDAY 1973 – 1974 and KKLA 1994 – 2004 died June 13 2018 He was 80 Warren was prominent on the Los Angeles airwaves as both an original voice of progressive rock and as a longtime host on Christian talk radio He began his career as a singer on the radio before he started in a weekly television show at age 10 After graduating from high school at the age of 15 Warren started his long and varied career in broadcasting including Washington DC where “I literally ruled the roost” Warren helped launch the legendary progressive rocker KMET “The station was a melting pot for some pretty talented people To give us some validity with ad agencies when we were but a fledgling operation unable to afford 24-hour-a-day jocks we were one of the first ‘automated’ music stations in the country” recalled Warren “We hired B Mitchel Reed to host our afternoon drive-time show so the agencies would recognize us” After time at KDAY Warren left radio to become the national album promotion director for 20th Century Fox records Within a year he was promotion director for the Beach Boys putting together the group’s worldwide tour celebrating their 15th anniversary Warren soon found himself with a serious drug problem He started his recovery in the late 1970s leading to his religious conversion and renewing his faith through Robert Schuller Ministries In the early 1980s Warren joined the staff of the Crystal Cathedral in Garden Grove where he served as executive administrative assistant to Dr Schuller Warren later moved to Kauai Hawaii to serve as a church pastor “I feel that everything I have gone through from being a child prodigy to overcoming drug addiction to pastoring a church has contributed to my ability to relate to people on a ‘heart’ level” said Warren After stepping down from the pastorate Warren created his own marketing and consultancy agency One of his clients was Salem Communications which at that time owned 30 Christian radio stations nationally It led to his afternoon drive program “Duffy and Company – Live from LA” on Salem-owned KKLA Warren declared his program was a home for the “Not-so-Silent Majority” He left KKLA on January 4 2004 the tenth anniversary of his talk show Warren’s friend John Loftus shared details of his passing: Pam Warren’s wife called to share the news that our beloved brother Duffy left us this morning of June 13 2018 and is now in the arms of Jesus She was at his side during his final days giving comfort and tender care and receiving the blessing of his inimitable smile I know that each of us has been touched in special ways by Duffy’s life and have fond memories of this dear man God used him mightily for His kingdom and is now partaking face to face of Duffy’s most radiant smile yet! In April 2016 Warren was diagnosed with Stage IV brain cancer In spite of his situation Warren remained joyful and valiant I cherish the many ways Duffy has touched my life From when I first heard him over the airwaves on KKLA to my riveting initial phone conversation with him that occurred completely by chance err that is by God’s providence! to his deep care for my youngest son Jason during his teen years and ultimately officiating his wedding to standing by me in some of my darkest times Duffy has left an indelible impression on my life Pam and I both express our heartfelt thanks for your prayers remembrances and financial support during these past months You helped ensure that Duffy received exceptional care and that his wishes will be carried out for his final arrangements Though a memorial celebration is planned the Duffy family depleted their personal funds because of the prolonged cancer fight plus the expenses of assisted living and funeral costs Loftus established a GoFundMe page to assist the Duffys Donations will be administered by Warren’s widow Pam Duffy Photo: Warren and Pam Duffy Do We Have One-Of-A-Kind LARPs June 13 2018 I came late to the Anthony Bourdain party I hate to admit I thought it was one of those tacky food shows that CNN threw in when there was not a catastrophic news calamity to cover My family only watches 60 – 90 minutes of tv each evening We have to make choices with our limited time in front of the screen About a year ago I was probably watching some news event on CNN and Parts Unknown came on I watched and after the first viewing I was hooked OMG Where had I been I recorded everything and relished each viewing I thrive on storytelling and Bourdain had such a strong knack to do just that And the way he would weave in pop culture to a program was masterful Anthony Bourdain was truly one-of-kind In local media we’ve had a few Ralph Story was one of the best storytellers You would also have to include PBS’ Huell Howser Golleeeeeee But have we had a real original in LARadio Who would you think was truly a one-of-kind personality and why Send your suggestion to: AvilaBeachdbgmailcom Frank Bresee Actor Who Played Little Beaver Has Died at 88 June 12 2018 Frank Bresee radio historian and character actor died June 5 at the age of 88 In 1942 Bresee was Alvin on the radio show Major Hopalong also starring Mel Blanc and Arthur Q Bryan Bryan was perhaps better known as the original voice of Elmer Fudd Arthur later became a second father to Frank The two often collaborated on projects Bresee was also Little Beaver on the Red Ryder radio show until 1946 Bresee was probably one of the first dumpster divers As a little boy he took his wagon went behind radio stations and retrieved from the trash various radio broadcast transcription discs He also collected radio scripts after attending many of the broadcasts What began as a childhood pastime grew into an important private collections of radio memorabilia In addition to the discs and scripts Bresee’s tape archive of approximately 3900 reels is held at the Thousand Oaks Library In August of 1949 Bresee began hosting the “Golden Days of Radio” show with his large collection of transcription discs He played early recordings from then-current radio shows while new shows were being broadcast He wrote a book with artwork portraying every big radio show of its time Bresee was one of the first people in Hollywood in the late 1950s to have a movie theater in his home The theater had around 30 seats and a projector purchased from a local movie theater Mel Torme Elvis Presley and Natalie Wood were some of the celebrities who came over to watch films Many autographed the wall inside the theater then a chalk board This theater became the home where tv shows would have their first run through Monty Hall and Stefan Hatos ran Let’s Make A Deal for six months in Bresee’s theater before they sold it to the NBC network in 1963 Around this time Bresee’s “Golden Days of Radio” was being featured on KGIL and KMPC In 1966 his program started being offered in Germany over the Armed Forces Radio Network It went on the full network in 1967 becoming one of the main features for the next 29 years Bresee played highlights from shows and interviewed radio people Some of his guest included Mae West Bob Hope Jack Benny and George Burns During KFI’s celebration of its 50th birthday Bresee produced a 12-hour special hosted by many of the stars heard over KFI during the golden days of radio from the 1920s – 1950s Some of the hosts were Rudy Vallee Jim Jordan Fibber McGee from “Fibber McGee and Molly” Edgar Bergen and Hal Parry “The Great Gildersleeve” Throughout his long career Bresee received numerous awards including the Pacific Pioneer Broadcasters’ Diamond Circle Award The Society to Preserve and Encourage Radio Drama Variety and Comedy’s Byron Kane Award He was a past president of Pacific Pioneer Broadcasters Thanks to Tom Vernon of Radio World Jerry Fry who kept “The Golden Days of Radio” on Armed Forces Radio for 29 years AFR’s longest-running show and Roger Carroll pictured on right with his wife and Bresee KBIG Big in May ’18 PPM June 11 2018 KBIG has regained the top spot in the May ’18 Monthly PPM Nielsen ratings but only by a breath over 2 KOST which fell almost a half point Entercom’s K-EARTH and the WAVE KTWV are strong at 3rd and 4th KIIS comes in 5th KFI seems to have benefitted from politics and the local election conversation Ratings represent 6 Mon-Sun 6a-Mid:1 KBIG Hot AC 57 – 572 KOST AC 60 – 563 KRTH Classic Hits 48 – 504 KTWV the WAVE 48 – 485 KIIS Top 40/M 45 – 456 KFI Talk 41 – 447 KCBS JACK/fm 44 – 42 8 KLVE Spanish Contemporary 37 – 379 KYSR ALT 98-7 28 – 32 10 KAMP Top 40/M 25 – 27 KLAX Regional Mexican 25 – 27 KLOS Classic Rock 27 – 27 KNX News 26 – 27 KPCC News/Talk 26 – 27 KRLL Urban 28 – 27 KXOL Spanish AC 26 – 27 17 KRCD Spanish Adult Hits 30 – 26 KSCA Regional Mexican 22 – 26 19 KPWR Top 40/R 25 – 24 KROQ Alternative 23 – 24 21 KKGO Country 22 – 21 22 KBUE Regional Mexican 17 – 19 23 KXOS Regional Mexican 20 – 18 24 KJLH Urban AC 17 – 17 25 KUSC Classical 14 – 16 26 KDAY Rhythmic AC 14 – 14 27 KCRW Variety 15 – 13 28 KSSE Spanish Oldies 12 – 12 29 KSPN Sports 09 – 10 30 KLAC Sports 09 – 09 KRLA Talk 10 – 0932 KEIB Talk 08 – 08 KFWB Regional Mexican 06 – 08 KKJZ Jazz 07 – 08 KKLQ Christian Contemporary 09 – 08 36 KFSH Christian Contemporary 07 – 07 KLYY Spanish Adult Hits 10 – 07 38 KWIZ Spanish Variety 07 – 06 KYLA Christian Contemporary 04 – 06 40 KABC Talk 05 – 04 KDLD Regional Mexican 0 – 04 KSUR Oldies 05 – 04 Driven to Buy Paul Newman’s Cars June 11 2018 Adam Carolla collects cars – specifically race cars – and more specifically Paul Newman’s race cars Carolla’s automobile collection caught the interest of the LA Times placing the story on the front page of the Business section The introduction of the story started: “Adam Carolla is a comedian carpenter podcaster filmmaker bestselling author race car driver and entrepreneur” The writer didn’t mention Adam’s a LARP He was morning man at KLSX for a time as well as the co-host of KROQ’s “Loveline” with Dr Drew Pinsky Adam thought that cars raced by Newman might increase in value after the actor died making them a sensible investment Carolla spent 1 million securing Newman’s collection and another 1 million in restoration He recently won at auction Newman’s 1979 Porsche 935 that he driven to second place at the 1979 24 Hours of Le Mans The Charles Fleming story can be accessed by clicking artworkIn other news Sean Hannity will host his radio program from Singapore all this week to cover the historic June 12 summit between President Donald Trump and North Korea Leader Kim Jong Un … Saul Levine started a new radio station last Friday June 8 according to Steve Nieto of Yorba Linda “It’s on KKGO 1051-HD4 He’s calling it ‘LITE/fm LA’ The station plays soft rock songs and a few Disco treats that used to be played by KRTH and KOST before they moved their library to more current tracks Congrats to Saul and Fred Missman for putting together another station that fills a large gap on the LA radio dial” LARadio subscribers will get their first look at the May ’18 PPM this afternoon Sunday Nostalgia – 4 Years Ago Today KGIL Staffers and Talent Reunite to Share Wonderful Stories June 10 2014 KGIL 1260 AM was a factor in the LA market during the 60s and 70s Many LARP who are currently on the air got their start at the San Fernando Valley station Arguably the face of the station was Sweet Dick Whittington When I was running a Detroit station in the late 60s ad buyers loved to tell me stories about KGIL knowing I grew up here KGIL would fly a group of key automotive buyers and ad execs to Los Angeles Once at LAX they were joined by KGIL executives and they all boarded a private plane and headed for the San Fernando Valley When they reached the top of the Santa Monica Mountains the exec would direct his guests to look out their windows This is the San Fernando Valley where a million people live and only ONE radio station exclusively broadcasts to the Valley The station with a limited signal all of a sudden was elevated to get a piece of all automotive buys Very smart selling and marketing Tom Bernstein Judy and John St Thomas Newton Jim Thornton Ed Ziel Rick Scarry and Larry Van Nuys Many travelled great distances to attend the KGIL Reunion Gary Parker flew in from Florida for the event And the amazing Johnny Gunn – 88 years young – was as present and joyful as ever said Keri Tombazian who hosted the event for close to 50 partygoers in her backyard Ed Ziel traveled from his home in Yerington Nevada added Tom Patterson who took the photos and was instrumental in planning the event Also Ed Krovitz drove 45 hours from Morro Bay to attend the party then drove back home that evening 9 hours of driving what a trooper no he’s nuts Ed Ziel Joe McDonnell Cary Ginnell Ned Skaff Tom Patterson Jane Platt Ed Krovitz Richard Lyons Jerri Levi and Johnny Gunn Sweet Dick Whittington was unable to attend the event but he did send a note to Patterson and Tombazian: God how I loved seeing those pictures You all are aging so gracefully I wish I could say the same How did that kid Jim Thornton get in there I truly am sorry that I was a no-show but my kid whom I haven’t seen nor much heard from for six or seven years has ‘pulled himself up’ and his brothers and I welcomed him home Sorry for the conflict but I know you both can understand As hard as life can be sometimes I guess we all three agree that raising kids to become what you hope for them is perhaps the most difficult but now happily rewarding In celebration we all got stupid and sang about 250 verses of Pharrel Williams Happy You both deserve so much credit for bringing together this sometimes disparate group of winners and the undisciplined morning man should have been there You are such good people and you’re both lookin’ good! I hope Keri that you are keeping your spirits up Maybe that’s an unnecessary statement but I just wanted to again let you know that I have the fullest confidence in you and that your professional life will be better than ever before when that ‘call’ comes You certainly have already succeeded as a person Tom: You have always been a successful person and professional We are all very proud of you I’m beginning to sound like a delusional sage aren’t I Age does that to you So this is both an apology and congratulations to you both for what you obviously so successfully achieved last Saturday You are both simply the best and I glad to know you If I’m around for the next one I’ll be there Love to you both Dick Email Saturday 6918 Lyon Queen “WOW what a story from Mary Lyon What a history What a writer Mary WAS LARadio Soooo many stations Soooo many buddies! I heard so many of those interviews down through the years She made those people come alive AND she was SO human on the air no fancy ‘radio voice!’ Mary thanks so much for being there for LA all those years” – Alan F Ross Move to Oregon “I really enjoyed Mary Lyon’s story on her move to Oregon KC and I are seriously considering a move to a ranch in Northern Idaho We’ve found one with a pond horse stables for KC and acreage Even though we live on a small ranch in Big Bear the absolute best part of SoCal the taxes traffic etc is really getting to us Will let you know what we decide” –Larry Huffman Busy Lyon“WOW Mary Lyon has done a LOT – all those early photos with her guests is amazing” – Mike Butts Weedy One“Scrolling down on your site today I again saw Gene Weed and it brings back an ancient war story which I heard from a colleague at KPHO/TV in Phoenix back in 1960 or ’61 It was told to me by Pat McMahon who joined the station in 1960 By 1961 he and I were both in uniform as our Arizona Air National Guard fighter squadron was activated for the Berlin Crisis as ordered by President Kennedy Prior to moving to Phoenix Pat had done radio and tv including a teen dance show in the Quad Cities when he was drafted He was in basic training at Fort Carson Colorado with Gene Weed likewise a drafted disc jockey Their platoon sergeant hollered ‘anyone here have radio experience’ Pat all 5’10” of him and Weed raised their hands They were instructed to pick up the heavy back-pack walkie-talkie base units and march with them They protested ‘We don’t know anything about this stuff’ The platoon sergeant: ‘I thought you said you had radio experience’ Weed and McMahon answered in unison ‘Yeah but we’re disc jockeys’ They were stuck being radiomen in their assignments I don’t know if Pat’s alive or not He spent his entire career in Phoenix We’ve lost touch” – Warren Cereghino Goodtime Steve Mitchell“One of the highlights of my radio career was when I made it to LA That was a goal for me I was part of the original staff of KIQQ K100 along with some great radio talent big names in the biz We were there before the furniture in the offices It was a brand-new station We started up with used equipment in the studios located smack dab in the middle of Hollywood within walking distance of Martoni’s bar and next door to the Cinerama Dome The two guys in charge were Irv Ivers who later went to the movie business and Don Barrett who later created the highly regarded and well-known LARadiocom which keeps track of Los Angeles radio and its people Yes my nickname was Goodtime Steve Credit Michael Butts for that” – Goodtime Steve Mitchell Ingold Goss Update “Thank you for the update on what Dean Goss is up to I had the pleasure of meeting him a couple of times during the ‘Mousersize with Mickey’ days at KRTH and he was so nice even working a United Way event for Bank of America at the Arco Towers I hope he tells the students what a difference he made in the mornings for Angelenos I was sorry when Disney put the kibosh on his entertaining bits By and large most of the djs who worked fm especially during the 80’s and 90’s did so much not just for the music but for the artists Even stunts like playing ‘State of Shock’ almost 24 hours straight K-100 or Machine Gun Kelly supposedly getting fired for something similar kept us laughing during the hardest of times Nowadays we need our personalities even more not just to showcase music and the artists who create it but to encourage listeners to speak out about the issues And if you enjoy someone’s show let the suits know it!” – Julie Byers Regan Memories “As a radio guy these record boys were cousins in our success Without their product radio as we know it would never have been Russ Regan was a real prince As it works out his illness zapped the family’s finances One of his main promotion guys Bill Pfordresher is putting together a concert to raise money He has already secured the group Ambrosia You’re The Biggest Part Of Me to get involved I know you get inundated with emails and I’m not askin’ you to do anything for Russ just lettin’ you know how great a man he was” – Rich Brother Robbin Viscott Memories “I have fond memories of attending Santa Monica High School in the mid-80’s where due to a light schedule during my senior year I was able to listen to KABC in the afternoons I was instantly drawn to Dr David Viscott due to his calming voice and his no-nonsense analytical style which was radically different from the long drawn out scholarly exercises employed by others in his field I recall he would often say ‘Where do you want to be in five years’ That was very resonating since it stripped away all the excuses and only focused on moving forward with achievements I see a lot of this in use with today’s impatient millennium generation where the goal is to achieve something fast If utilized correctly it can be very successful I feel sad how his own life took a downturn and his eventual early death but I appreciated him greatly and feel he was ahead of his time I have no doubt he would have been embraced by today’s generation God bless you Dr Viscott and thank you for being a part of my life” – Steve Chang More David ViscottAs an avid listener to his show I was also fortunate to have been a patient of Dr David Viscott Hoping for some clarity about issues in my life I made an appointment to see him Dr Viscott was quite different than your average shrink My previous experiences with therapy took place in high-rise office buildings our sessions however were in a light airy screened-in porch at his home Dressed informally in khaki shorts a brightly-colored short-sleeve hawaiian-ish shirt and sandals he proudly explained that his method consisting of four two-hour sessions dramatically condensed the intensity and resolution of the work thereby eliminating the need for years of prolonged therapy At the end of the two hours he handed me a tape of our conversation and instructed me to review it every day for two weeks My homework was to note in writing how many times and about what I lied I pushed back hard suggesting I didn’t lie With a kind knowing smile he said ‘Yes you did everybody does’And then he did something remarkable As I was about to leave he gave me a big friendly hug kissed me on the cheek and said ‘I have a great deal of affection for you See you in two weeks’ After listing to my tape for a week I heard myself be less than honest many many times It clearly pointed out there were things in my life too difficult for me to be honest about Hearing myself do that was a revelation Unfortunately funds dried up which prevented me from completing two remaining sessions But I probably got more out of those four hours than a good year with more conventional therapy Dr Viscott’s hug and affection was not just for me but for all of humanity He was a terrific person and a gifted artful therapist” – Jeff Maxwell Snap Chat I enjoy seeing all of the photos of the various LARP you show at the beginning of each post you do I was wondering how you choose which photos to show Do you ave a system I am amazed at how many names I know and can now put a face to those names but even more amazed at how many photos you have of these mainly faceless and wonderful people” – Sterrett Harper Bad Link in Subscriber Email ‘Yours wasn’t a bad link Here’s a bad Linc – Bill Seward New Day for Sue Fruend June 8 2018 Sue Freund former general manager at KDAY and vp of sales for the Western Region of SiriusXM has joined two colleagues – Ron Hartenbaum and Scott Calka – to form a new company Crossover Media Group Sales The company was specifically developed to provide advertising-sales representation across multiple platforms for an array of established and emerging program personalities and formats “Crossover Media Group Sales is equipped to help content creators maximize their ad revenue regardless of delivery platform” said Sue “There is a strong and surprisingly untapped market for advertising to support personalities and brands seeking to maximize revenue potential across all the platforms available to them If you have an audio presence we can be your video partner If you have a video brand but have had difficulty breaking through the clutter we can help We understand cross-platform branding promotion and monetization and how to serve the needs of content providers media buyers and brands alike” Crossover Media Group Sales’ initial clients include a variety of radio and podcast products by Stephanie Miller and Thom Hartmann among others In other news Mike Carlucci is headed for Russia “I will be working as an English Announcer for the FIFA World Cup Soccer tourney” emailed Mike … Dean Goss former morning man at K-EARTH and KODJ is now teaching radio at Palomar Community College in North San Diego County “I’m having a ball I get to tell all my radio stories every semesterlol” … Also now in the classroom is Lori Kelman former newslady at KFWB and KABC She is teaching two news classes at The Academy of Radio amp Television Broadcasting in Huntington Beach Bill Davis is stepping down as president/ceo of Southern California Public Radio SCPR which runs KPCC He wrote to supporters: “I am humbled by the accomplishments that your generous contributions have made possible during the past 19 years and I know that SCPR is well-positioned to build upon these accomplishments in the years and decades to come Local news coverage in greater Los Angeles is essential to the civic and cultural life of one of the world’s great metropolitan areas And civic engagement is critical to the region’s future as one of the world’s most diverse regions These are the twin pillars of SCPR’s public service mission Thank you for helping us more fully realize this vision and for making greater Los Angeles a better place to live” We’re saddened to hear of the passing of Reelradio’s founder and curator Richard Irwin The man known as “Uncle Ricky” died in Sacramento yesterday at the age of 67 His online museum of Top 40-era radio airchecks — at which dozens of us who contributed were given collections — was award-winning and ahead of its time Due to illness and concerns over the pirating of these recordings Ricky closed down Reelradio earlier in 2018 after 22 years Rest in peace Uncle Ricky Debunking the Myths about Radio DJs By Kevin Ross – June 7 2018 RFFocus editor Kevin Ross was a radio dj for many years working in many markets including monumental stations like KKBT in Los Angeles There are some very interesting myths about radio djs that the pubic just assumes Well Kevin is here to tell you the truth about MOST DJs Of course there are exceptions to every rule but this profile fits MOST radio djs Read his column here Archives 2nd Quarter 2018: Michael Benner’s new book Brian Beirne in concert KNX celebrates 50 years Uncle Joe to Townsquare Amp says Yes to Yesi Click and Clack to automotive Hall of Fame When is an Oldie Not an Oldie Passing Parade – Mark Morris Bill Watson Dex Allen Dick Orkin Don Bustany Mark Morris Roger Collins Art Bell Mike Walker Frank Bresee John Mack Flanagan 3 LA stations in revenue Top 10 NAB nominations and voting Kimmel in People Ted Leitner diagnosed with cancer PPM re-issue issue Lady LARPs of Grace Dick Biondi out of WLS after six decades 6-minute commercial load too much Purely Personal with son’s graduation and daughter’s marriage Len Chandler songs for Credibility Gap Alfonzo Ortiz KNX THR award to Harvey Stern cut and he’s not happy 2 LARPs on Time list of 2018 Most Influential Ladd is back and Tribe thrilled Larry Gifford diagnosed with Parkinson’s Is Savage being set-up Walker needed for pd Good Time Steve Mitchell to Georgia HOF LARPs nominated for HOF Marriage of Alexandra Barrett Lyon Queen David Viscott king of psych Talker About the Publisher of LARadiocom Don Barrett As publisher of LARadiocom Don Barrett chronicles radio news and lists 6000 people in 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ABCDEFGHIJKLMNOPQRST-Z/W Doug McIntyre Jason Ryan The Real Don Steele Stacey Cohen and Bob Rivers with his granddaughter Nostalgia Sunday – 8 Years Ago Today Open Email to Bob Moore President/General Manager at KABC July 8 2010 Well it took a while to begin assembling your trusted team from FM Talk Radio KLSX First it was Frosty/Heidi amp Frank for middays Recently you brought in long-time CBS sales exec Dave Severino and your programming partner Jack Silver is now in place Whoopee! Big deal So now what KABC needs a new coat of paint This is 2010 Trying to capture the glory years of KABC from the 70s and 80s would be a terrible mistake This is 2010 almost 2011 in radio days Hopefully your goal or mission statement is to beat KFI So often victory is defined in constrained terms of “We made budget” or “We’re up a notch in the PPM” Instead I’m talking about an all-out assault to beat KFI The 50000 watt station was an also-ran for decades save mornings with Lohman amp Barkley It wasn’t until the focus became winning the whole enchilada with aggressive programming that was consistently compelling stimulating and on target did they achieve major market superstar status KABC is a currently a mish-mash of various formats –syndication local baseball infomercials and network news And right-wing radio is dead Do you have the power to blow up afternoons and drop Sean Hannity and Mark Levin Face it they’re never going to improve only stay stagnant and continue declining Their brand of Talk radio belongs in a previous decade The constant drone of far right politics from Hannity is causing even the most loyal conservatives to get glassy-eyed and fall into a stupor The KABC call letters are no longer 2010 Time to abandon them Blow them up They have a musty image They’ve ended up like the passe Oldsmobile They are associated with a station that has long since lost its charm or relevance When the KMPC call letters were taken over by 1540AM a sports station the call letters meant nothing Ditto for the Top 40 giant KRLA the station that brought the Beatles to the Hollywood Bowl Never understood why the call letters were obtained by Salem for its brand of right-wing radio at 870AM You’re considered one of the best radio sales people ever to work in Los Angeles Your past stations have been among the Top 10 billers in the entire country generating incredible revenue If your mission is to regain that revenue position with no regard for the programming then this note is for naught If victory means making budget then this note is for naught You’re at a crossroads You have an opportunity to set a new course in LA It will probably take all your salesmanship to dump your network programming but the sad fact is that you can’t win with it KFI has found a way to be a huge revenue producer for Clear Channel with provocative programming and NO infomercials so we know that it can be done Perhaps you Jack and Dave can sit over a long meal at The Palm and carve out a mission statement that results in victory – not only a programming success at 790AM but a revenue leader Good luck! Email Saturday 772018 Firecracker AT 40 “I worked briefly for Casey Kasem around the time of the Bicentennial I was part of the team Paul Grein Sandy Stert Benjamin and Nikki Wine that came up with the idea of ‘The 4th of July’s Greatest Hits’ It went pretty much as you’d expect Starting with 1976 we went back 40 years and did the AT40 treatment to as many of the hits that fell on that day as possible Amazingly Casey and Don Bustany went along with the idea I salute them for that It worked out pretty well Casey never did fit 40 records into the program generally eliminating a few selections on the way down Of course I can’t remember the entire list but we had a good Beatles record a good Stones record and so on And it may have been the strangest AT40 show ever” – Todd Everett Casey’s Characters “I loved your story about Casey Kasem and AT 40 I bet I know which show Casey was shooting at Warner Bros It may have been the Hardy Boys-Nancy Drew series He played a character actor who imitates Peter Falk as Columbo but ends up being the villain He was really good at it Casey was also good with his voiceover work on Scooby-Doo and Superman-Batman Hour and Super Friends I had the pleasure of playing a trivia contest hosted by Bill and Sylvia of KBIG during the 90’s at the LA County Fair where Casey gave the questions and he was so nice A true gentleman Hope you stay cool during this awful heat!” – Julie Byers Record Lady “My AT40 story When the show began the Live Earl Jive Vaughn Filkins was in charge of obtaining the music from the record companies When he departed about 18 months later he set me up with his gig It was very part-time I had no office space but the most important part was to have copies of all possible 45’s on hand as there was no time to shag singles after the fact When the Billboard Hot 100 was released to us every Tuesday I had a big cardboard box in my car containing pretty much the whole Hot 100 Sometimes records warped in the heat I had the job from 1971 until AT40 and ACC was moved to Texas in 1995 Fabulous part-time work Working for Casey Kasem and Tom Rounds was a real blessing I miss TR to this day” – Ann Beebe Radio in a Comic Strip “Do you happen to remember the name of the comic strip that was set in a radio station that appeared in newspapers years ago I’ve been looking online and can’t find it anywhere I remember seeing it I think in the 1990s in either the Times or the OC Register One strip in particular that I cut out one day showed the overnight guy with an intravenous bag of Java I was working overnights at the time and so it resonated ” – Brian Perez Progressive Talker Ed Schultz Dies July 6 2018 Back in the 2000s Ed Schultz was thought to be the Progressive Talk show answer to King of the Talkers Rush Limbaugh The former syndicated host who was heard locally on KTLK then-1150 AM and KGIL has died of natural causes He was 64 Ed played football at Minnesota State University/Moorhead eventually becoming the play-by-play announcer for North Dakota State “In college I had an opportunity to do a little sports show in Moorhead Minnesota on KQWB That was my first shot” said Ed in a 2011 interview Schultz began his media career working as a radio and television host in the Fargo market Schultz started his broadcast career working in sports on tv He served as the sports director at WDAY/TV-Fargo during the 1980s Schultz had an uncanny similar presentation as Limbaugh despite their opposite political views Ed opened his show with “From the heart of America the nation’s 1 Progressive voice where truth and common-sense rule” From 2009 to 2015 he hosted a daytime news and opinion program on MSNBC called The Ed Show He was a controversial presence At MSNBC Ed attacked Laura Ingraham once telling his listeners: President Obama is going to be visiting Joplin Missouri on Sunday but you know what they’re talking about like this right-wing slut what’s her name Laura Ingraham Yeah she’s a talk slut You see she was back in the day praising President Reagan when he was drinking a beer overseas But now that Obama’s doing it they’re working him over Ed was heard for three years on LA Radio first at Progressive Talk KTLK from 2005-08 then on KGIL when Saul Levine briefly went all-Talk with his AM station The trade newspapers had a field day covering Schultz’ colorful language on his syndicated radio show One time he tore into a caller telling him to “get the fuck out of here” before fretting over whether the radio producers had managed to hit the delay censor button And somehow audio of the incident flew under-the-radar for a whole week according to a story at Radiate Ed exited KTLK in 2008 due to the show being tape delayed “In this current explosive political environment KTLK cannot afford to be tape delayed” explained then-KTLK program director Don Martin “There is too much breaking all the time” At one point when the media talked about Progressive radio Ed was always in the same breath as Keith Olbermann Stephanie Miller and Rachel Maddow At the peak of his radio and tv career he said “I’ve wanted this for a long time You’ve got to have some talent but you’ve got to be lucky too” July 4th Anniversary of AT40 July 5 2018 Yesterday marked the anniversary of the launch of American Top 40 And I was there In the late spring of 1970 I was general manager of WWWW W4 in Detroit We were the nation’s first 24/7 live Oldies radio station on fm Out of the blue one morning I received a phone call from Tom Rounds of Watermark He was launching a new syndicated countdown show called American Top 40 hosted by Casey Kasem I had heard of Tom from his success at KFRC-San Francisco Despite the fact that there were a handful of Top 40 stations in the market no one wanted this new syndicated offering He turned to W4 out of desperation because he wanted the show to be heard in Casey’s hometown since Casey grew up in Detroit and went to Wayne State University I remember being reluctant Didn’t want to interrupt the 24/7 Oldies format and told Tom so He promised to never charge for the show and would help me with any customizing that I needed The clincher was “why don’t you give the Oldies a rest on the weekends and you have a ton of inventory you can sell at a premium” W4 became one of the seven stations that launched the show on July 4 1970 Watermark took out a full-page in Billboard thanking us The following week a phone call came from Casey My assistant put him right through It was that unmistakable voice from years of listening to him in San Francisco and 1110/KRLA He wanted to personally thank me for carrying the show He said his parents never quite understood what he was doing in California Now they could listen to their son every weekend Eventually I left radio and got into the motion picture marketing business My first job was at Columbia Pictures in 1976 We shared the Burbank lot with Warner Bros and the facility was called The Burbank Studio Our marketing department was the first building on the right as you entered the Pass Avenue gate Across the street was Malpaso Clint Eastwood’s production offices One day as I was leaving our Technicolor Building there was commotion on the roof of the Malpaso Building The perpetrator was Casey Kasem running around with a gun He was a guest detective in some tv show shooting on the roof I waited for a break in the shooting to join Casey We reminisced about the enormous success of AT40 and the embryonic days of the countdown show Casey always wanted to be an actor but that was about the only career that didn’t work out for him Isn’t it ironic that Tom Rounds and Casey Kasem die within days of each other Decades later when LARadio was born Casey joined a panel of other early personality giants for LARadio Day at the Museum of Radio amp TV He was very generous with his time We had another conversation when Casey was dropped as host of AT40 to make the way for Ryan Seacrest to take over If he was bitter he never let on Casey was so praiseworthy of Tom Rounds and Premiere Radio Networks for carrying the show He got a laugh when I reminded him of a Howard Stern observation that Casey became a multi-millionaire by counting backwards LARadio is on Hiatus From the creators of Inside Psycho and Inside the Exorcist comes a new story about a classic movie and its inspirations A tale of a modest thriller that became an ordeal and then a disaster and then a phenomenon and then a classic A story of one man a fresh-faced inexperienced director who nearly wrecked his promising career and became the most important filmmaker of our era This is Inside JAWS Click artwork to begin the journey National Radio Hall of Fame Set to Induct LARPs June 27 2018 Stories galore with the announcement of the National Radio Hall of Fame Class of 2018 Jonathon Brandmeier c who took Chicago by storm at WLUP Loop for decades as well as trying to duplicate his success at KLSX was elected on the first public vote ballot Johnny B was among 11 broadcasters to be elected Other Los Angeles Radio People voted in by the public include Mark Levin r the talk radio conservative fire brand whose syndicated program was first heard locally on KABC and now afternoons at 870/KRLA In addition the sports duo of Mike Golic amp Mike Greenberg and Dr Laura Schlesinger were voted in by the industry panel “It’s our mission to recognize the most impactful personalities and individuals to our medium and honor them” Hall of Fame chairman Kraig T Kitchen said in a statement “We’re proud to induct these individuals for their contributions into the Radio Hall of Fame in 2018 our 30th year” Nominated LARPs who will have to wait until next year include: George Noory Jim Rome John Tesh and Ellen K Kitchin said over 500000 votes were cast in the two listener-chosen categories Dave Armstrong is one of those who understands the synergy between programming and sales He was in charge of the Salem / LA cluster for many years He’s now working with the Diocese of Orange to create The Southern California Catholic Network The new venture includes KHJ-Los Angeles and KCEO-Vista “The network covers nearly 7 million Catholics from Santa Barbara to the Mexican border and the stations were recently converted to commercial” emailed Armstrong “I will be developing the sales function with the programming coming from Relevant Radio This is an exciting new adventure and I look forward to helping them increase their revenue” In other news: Ira Lawson loved the great reminisce of Jim Healy He sent a site link that contains a boatload of Healy sound bites: Congrats to Ken Jeffries and his wife Stephanie Yellin-Mednick on 35 years of wedded bliss … Bon voyage to Steve Kindred who is taking his first cruise which includes stops in Greece and Croatia with his new galpal I’m also a blood ambassador for the Red Cross and volunteer at the Burbank Temporary Aid Center I’m in good health and seeking some part-time work I’d also consider a return to full-time work if the offer was right emailed Steve … KRRL’s Big Boy served as one of the team coaches for the 2018 BET Experience Celebrity Basketball Game … Some called Dan Ingram the greatest Top 40 jock ever Those who worked with the New York personality at WABC and WCBS/fm sent their praises on social media this week Ingram died on Sunday at the age of 83 Howard Hoffman created an audio history of Ingram at: Hiatus LARadio will be on hiatus while Cherie and I travel to Naples to visit my oldest son We go from one beautiful beach Avila across the country to another Sand is never too far away from our livesThen on Monday we drive to Key West for Cherie’s birthday I haven’t been there since the late ‘80s when we had a huge James Bond press event complete with a lush setting a Bond look-a-like jumping out of the 007 helicopter into our lawn party with a satchel containing ten car keys One of the keys started an Aston Martin A key was given to 10 contest winners from tv promotions all over the country The winner got to drive it home For desert we presented a 20-foot key lime pie that was lighted by 007 himself Timothy Dalton Email Wednesday Ingram’s Passing “Big Dan Ingram’s boast that he was ‘number 13 in Pittsburgh’ is probably quite modest Back in the mid-’60s KQV was Pittsburgh’s only 24-hour per day full-time Rock AM station and its nighttime signal was very weak We lived just 8 miles from downtown Pittsburgh and due to the ’Burgh’s hills and ravines it would fade while driving just a mile from our house once the sun went down As a result I had WABC WLS and WCFL marked on the dial of my bedroom radio Once I had my own car I set 3 pushbuttons for those stations on the auto’s AM dial From December through February when darkness would set in around 5 pm I’d move the needle over to WABC to catch the last 30-60 minutes of Big Dan Ingram KDKA was middle-of-the-road music from morning until Clark Race’s rock show from 4 to 8 pm WAMO was rampb most of the time but was daylight only on AM WEEP was a rare 50 kW daylight only station and had Dick Biondi’s live syndicated show from 6 pm until sign-off in the spring and summer of 1965 Dan Ingram did have one marvelous set of pipes” – Robert O’Brien One-Of-a-Kind Jim Healy “Only one Jim Healy and there will always be just one Jim Healy Can you imagine if Jim was doing his thing now with all the social media Healy by himself would double the ratings on whatever station he was doing his thing” – Fred Wallin Sports Byline Arnie Memories “My folks moved to Anaheim in 1970 and that’s when I discovered KEZY who OWNED Orange County’s AM Airwaves It was everything that OC was in those days – fresh and new wholesome and fun I remember going out to meet the KEZY Beach Van on its weekend coastal cruises and listening to this high momentum format they used to jingle before EVERY record! I was hired by Mark Denis in late 1974 and never worked for Arnie McClatchey but he was a class act both on and off the air A true professional and a great leader” – Mike Wagner KEZY 1974-76 KIIS/fm 1976-82 KRLA 1982-95 photo: Julie Frey Mike Wagner Bruce Chandler Paul Freeman Arnie McClatchey Dave Sebastian Williams Arnie’s Wife “Thank you so much Don Arnie would have been humbled by your article” – Pam McClatchey Freeman on Arnie “I was working in Salt Lake City with Dave Sebastian at The Big 1280 KNAK in 1970 when I was hired by Arnie McClatchey who was the program director to do 7p to midnight on The Mighty 1190 KEZY Orange County’s Monster Station The almost 6 years I spent at KEZY working with Arnie and Mark Denis and the rest of the great staff was a wonderful learning experience not to mention all the FUN we had Rocking Orange County Arnie was always so easy to work with and truly one of the nicest people I’ve ever known Arnie was a real gentleman My condolences to his wife Pam and his family and friends He will be missed by all who knew him” – Paul Freeman Appreciates LARadio “Thanks for the recent LA Radio blurb featuring my face along with a few others I always appreciate your thoughts/mentions/and exposure You are a legend in the radio industry Such an amazing ability to track all the radio talent of today and yesterday We all owe you a debt of gratitude Thank you for all you do!” – Kris Erik Stevens Who Goofed I’ve Got to Know Jim Healy is One-of-a-Kind by David Alpern Long Beach June 26 2018 This is the second installment in the summer series of you saluting those LARP who were absolutely unduplicatable and truly stand out as one-of-a-kindWho Goofed I’ve Got To Know Not LARadiocom by being sure to honor one of the most original broadcasters ever to grace the LA airwaves Jim Healy I knew him just from his KMPC days while others benefitted from enjoying his craft dating back to his time at KLAC Jim Healy was a gifted radio talent who combined being a connector/consumer of all media/lover of celebrity/mocker/punster Dateline: Los Angeles – Jim Healy was appointment radio to the extent that such listening doesn’t much exist anymore outside of perhaps some NPR programming and morning drive If it was 5:30 pm on any LA freeway far and away more buttons were being punched yes back then we pressed a physical haptic button to AM 710 to hear the wonderful soundbite fest that was Jim Healy’s short but marvelous sportscast So compelling was his show and his time slot that KMPC programmed around him with the afternoon host vacating the air at 5:30 pm and returning only some minutes after “the dreaded six-o’clock tone” So sit down and have dinner with Pearl Harbor and think of Howard Cosell while you admire Kurt Bevacqua and contemplate what Tom Lasorda thinks today of Dave Kingman’s performance IS IT TRUE that any of the references in that last sentence brought a smile to your face If yes then you like me have not gone “the Leonard Tose route” and as such are lucky to have caught a chance to admire one of the finest talents ever to grace the airwaves here in the city of the angels Some memorable quotes played ad nausea on Jim Healey’s show: Benoit Benjamin saying I don’t give a about the fans The World Champion – how Jim labeled the LA Times Sports section which hopefully can reclaim that title under new owner Patrick Soon-Shiong Ed Bieler’s geographical claim that the San Antonio River goes right through the heart of downtown Los Angeles Lawrence Welk impersonation that simply sums up what Jim’s show was: A Wun’erful A Wun’erful The Face/Voice of OC Radio Arnie McClatchey Dies June 25 2018 Newer listeners to Southern California radio may have a tough time understanding that at one time there was radio exclusively for Orange County As the population of the Southland began to spread low powered AM station originating from LA had a hard time reaching the OC Three of the leading OC stations in the 1960s and ‘70s had Arnie McClatchey as a common denominator He was an innovator programmer and talent The well-liked leader of OC Radio died June 20 2018 after a long illness He was 76 Arnie was born June 14 1942 in Vancouver Washington and raised in Camus Washington He started his radio career at the age of 15 at KVAN-Portland After serving in the Army he relocated to Orange County where he worked in local radio for almost two decades Arnie was pd at KEZY from 1967–74 until he was succeeded by Mark Denis Arnie transformed the station from an easy-listening station to “The Mighty 1190” A number of djs who later became prominent in LA – Mike Wagner Paul Freeman Bruce Chandler among others – worked with Arnie to create a Top 40 station which dominated the OC airwaves KEZY even had a following into the Los Angeles market despite the fading signal at night when the station reduced power Recalled Arnie: Mark helped me a lot with the programming we would get in my office and brain storm to come up with our one liners and contests We did not know it at the time but we were doing some of the best radio ever In March of 1975 Arnie started a new venture on the fm dial “I became general manager of KYMS in Santa Ana and put on the first Contemporary Christian Music station in the nation he said in a 1995 interview for Los Angeles Radio People from his home in El Paso He eventually bought KYMS along with stations in Phoenix and Denver and kept them until 1983 I took some time off and then I bought KELP/AM in El Paso in 1984 and I commuted from Southern California to El Paso for eight years until we moved here permanently in the early 1990s” Arnie continued to do commercials and voice work for The Word for Today a national radio ministry heard on 200 radio stations daily and Horizon Radio another nationally syndicated program His wife of 49 years Pam said the Lord called her husband home last week “He was a kind loving gentle man who loved and served the Lord for many years and will be missed by those who had the pleasure of knowing him” said Pam Bruce Chandler wrote that Arnie was “always so mild mannered and genuinely nice He hired me in the fall of 1973 for weekends at KEZY while I was working full time at KFXM-San Bernardino A few months of that and then when Mark Denis took over as pd Mark hired me full time in February 1974 I did every day shift” There will be a memorial service for Arnie at Fairhaven Memorial Chapel in Santa Ana on Friday July 6 at 2:30 pm In other news: After two seasons Nick Hardwick will not be heard as color analyst on KFI for the LA Chargers Greg Tantum pd at all-News KFWB in the ’90s celebrates his 40th wedding anniversary Nick Tyler and KJazz 881 FM will once again broadcast from the 39th Montreal International Jazz Festival midday this Thursday Friday and Saturday This is our 8th year covering one of the largest music festivals in world said the all-Jazz outlet Dave Skyler celebrates 10 years with K-EARTH Congratulations to Leslie Marshall on her 22nd wedding anniversary Another anniversary – Tom Watson ex-KKDJ is celebrating 11 years of wedded bliss Happy 91st birthday to KFWB/Color Radio’s last man standing Elliot Field After an assault claim by ex-girlfriend Chloe Dykstra Chris Hardwick ex-KROQ and founder of Nerdist sees his talk show pulled by AMC as NBC mulls what to with his game show The Wall He’s now married to Lydia nee Hearst the daughter of Patty Hearst Sunday Nostalgia – 14 Years Ago Today “Rita Wilde is a Player’s Coach” The Wilde Pitch June 24 2004 Rita Wilde was honored last night with the prestigious Genii Award from the American Women in Radio and Television The evening kicked off the beginning of the RampR Convention at the Beverly Hilton Hotel John Davison the gm of the ABC/LA cluster was one of the presenters “I love Rita’s compassion for the station She’s dedicated and she’s competitive” said John Because of Rita’s obsession with the Angels long before ABC took over broadcast rights many sports metaphor’s were used to describe Rita “She’s a player’s coach” said Davison “She’s been a player and now she’s a coach She relates fabulously well with her staff She gives out just the proper amount of tough love to handle a job that’s very demanding” Early in the introductions the KLOS programming staff put together an audio greeting that was played for the audience in the Versailles Room “She is a human being who cares about her staff first and being program director second and a damn fine one as well” enthused KLOS afternooner Gary Moore Pictured: Cynthia Fox Nora and Jeff Gonzer Cynthia Tony Scott and Ray Kalusa John Davison KLOS middayer Cynthia Fox said that she was proud to be part of Rita’s team “You’ve got a great heart and great compassion You demonstrate time and time again the depth of your commitment plus you’ve created a community at KLOS said Cynthia Desiree Vanderwal left president of the AWRT said there weren’t many women role models when she was a youngster “Rita Wilde was an example of who I wanted to be when I grew up She has inspired and broken ground for many women Rita is being recognized for her pioneering efforts and her dedicated leadership” said Desiree A theme that went through many of the speakers was acknowledging Rita’s modesty “She told me earlier today she was embarrassed by it all” said Davison “But I think it altogether appropriate that we make her embarrassed” John touted Rita’s incredible knowledge of Rock music He thought if there was a Name That Tune program for Rock music Rita would win millions of dollars “She understands the music better than anyone I know” said Davison Jim Ladd said that in all the time they’ve worked together he’s never heard Rita raise her voice “I’m used to confrontation” said Jim “I’m not used to this subversive tactic of support and creative cooperation People actually like her Not just the normal people but the abnormal people as well – the air staff The KLOS air staff actually speaks in glowing terms about their so-called Boss even when she’s not in the room Ladd Wilde Davison Ladd continued: This flies in the face of the time honored tradition of ruling by intimidation She does not rule by intimation – something even more devious She leads by example and because of this I find myself in the unusual position of respecting my boss You can see my problem Rita Wilde is not only someone I respect she’s a person whom I trust A funny thing happens you find yourself wanting to work harder than you ever worked before because the thought of disappointing Rita Wilde is more intimating to me than anything else” Ladd praised Rita for supporting him even in the face of enormous pressure “For that she has earned something more valuable than my trust Rita Wilde has earned my respect” Many of the KLOS personalities including the gm talked of Rita beyond just being the boss “Over the years Rita Wilde has been responsible for raising literally tens of millions of dollars for everything from 9-11 Relief Fun for military families who cannot afford to make ends meet and year after year she is responsible for the largest blood drive in the entire United States of America She has contributed to countless other causes by focusing the power of KLOS where it belongs – in the service of the community And doing all this while rocking Southern California into the 21st century” said Ladd In accepting the Genii Award she said it was her first award since she was 13 and living in Georgia when she won the Best School Crossing Guard award “I take things with a lot of modesty” said Rita “but this truly means a lot to me” She thanked Tommy Hadges for hiring her at KLOS as a jock in 1983 She also thanked Bill Sommers for allowing her to continuing working at the station “And to John Davison I continue to learn from you every day” She thanked Sam Bellamy for “blazing the trail” and being one of the first women program directors Rita praised her mother who was sitting in the front row as the strongest person she knows “Last year she was in the hospital for three months and after eight days she was going in for her third operation I was amazed how great she did I said to myself if I ever doubt doing anything I’m just going to remember looking at you and what you got through I love you mom!” During her closing Rita got choked up when she thought of Dave Forman pd at KEZY in the 1970s “There’s one guy who I was hoping would be here but he died two weeks ago He was someone who believed in me before I believed in myself He taught me that if you dream it you can do it I just hope that someday I can inspire somebody like he inspired me” The evening so well orchestrated by Sheri Tobin and her staff was connected with a panel of distinguished LA program directors Their thoughts on the current state of radio excessive commercial loads where the next generation of talent will come from and satellite radio will be discussed in a later edition of LARadiocom Email Saturday 62318 Duncan Meets the Wolfman “Something many people don’t know about me: Two weeks after coming to LA to join Radio amp Records newspaper as a columnist and story writer thank you Bob Wilson! I was taking a tinkle in a restroom in the 6430 Sunset Blvd building when Wolfman Jack walked in and stood next to me to do the same A little sidebar: The first voice I ever heard on the transistor radio my dad brought home from Tokyo while in the submarine service was Wolfman Jack on XERB It was then a 14-year-old changed his life’s course from medical doctor to disc jockey Standing nervously next to Wolfman I barely got out the words: ‘Hello Mr Wolfman’ He laughed and said: ‘Hey man you’ve got a great voice! How would you like to be Wolfman’s announcer’ Of course I said yes! He told me come into the RampR studio when I was done to cut some tracks The rest is history ‘Live from Hollywood it’s Wolfman Jack!’” – Jim Duncan When Is an Oldies an Oldie “An oldie for me is a car that has knobs and push buttons Go ’57 Chev!” – Stan White Seattle One-0f-a-Kind Picking is Tough “There’s no way I can pick one supreme air personality in Southern California radio It is impossible! With all the talent and radio genres over the years it’s comparing apples to oranges What I will concede is that it takes time creativity guts a huge ego and lots of support personnel to create a true superstar But there will be many bodies strewn about along the way to ratings and public glory Some people are not willing to sacrifice their loved ones co-workers and friends to reach the pinnacle I think anyone who has been hired in the Los Angeles radio market and survived is a superstar” – Diane Thompson Memory of Arnie McClatchey “It is with great sadness to hear of the passing of Arnie McClatchy Arnie for some reason hired me to do weekends and vacation relief at KEZY on March 15 1969 which was my 20th birthday I was still pretty green but he always encouraged me and made me a better air talent Saw him at a KEZY reunion a couple of years ago and I asked him why he ever hired me He told me that he thought with a little guidance I could be a good air talent He and Mark Denis were big influences in my radio career and in life” – Jim Shannon Mack Attack “Thanks for posting my old Boss 30 today It’s nice to see my picture sans wrinkles I’m still kickin’ in Florida – God’s waiting room Hope you’re well Maybe we can outlive ’em all” – Gary Mack Voice Concerns “Your relaying the story about a mid-show substitution for the Frankie Valli character in the performance of Jersey Boys shows respect for the dedication some vocal performers bring to their gigs It’s something few audience members have ever thought about When the amazing Mel Blanc was required to voice the WB cartoon character Yosemite Sam the abuse to his throat was well known Recording Sam’s lines was always reserved for Friday afternoons so that Mel had time to recover over the weekend In his advanced years when re-creating many of the characters he had voiced decades earlier for the movie Who Framed Roger Rabbit Mel was unable to do justice to the role Sam was later dubbed by another animation voicer When I subbed for Rod Roddy at The Price is Right I finally understood the difficulty he encountered taping as many as six one-hour episodes over three days The studio was so loud with 300 audience members cheering and yelling prices through the reams of copy that the gig called for Consequently after projecting to such an extent that by the end of the work week whoever was behind that mic frequently ended up with a raw throat and a voice that could easily crack uncontrollably On my first day I understood something Rod rarely spoke about – the lengths he often went to in order to resuscitate his voice Picture yourself opening your mouth as wide as possible while a doctor reaches deep with a long hypodermic needle to inject several doses of cortisone into your vocal chords Rod did that countless times over his 17 years on the show There’s lots to respect in the lesser-known trials and tribulations of vocal performers Only recently has SAG-AFTRA started to explore bringing sanity to the abuse that some members face recording for video games” – Randy West Live Performances “Thanks for sharing your experience with the real world of live theatre! Although I’ve never seen a performance have to stop and an understudy come on that was handled just right by SLO/Cal Poly I almost got to go to SLO for college but costs dictated Pomona for PR in the Media Good experience but not the same If you would like to read a good honest bio I can heartily recommend the new book My Girls-A lifetime with Carrie and Debbie by Todd Fisher Having read both the last biography of Debbie Reynolds and Carrie Fisher’s Princess Diarist it is a great look at a remarkable family and one which is really touching I know how hard it is to live with an aging parent and disabled sibling but how one deals with it under a public spotlight and a financial quagmire is almost impossible It is very hard not to read it at one sitting but at the same time I rationed myself to three chapters a night just so I could handle literally! the range of emotions And having visited Debbie Reynolds Hollywood Casino and Hotel the first year it was open it’s heartbreaking to read how such a dream could go down in flames It’s a great read” – Julie Byers Hip Hop Hit “Your cartoon on June 20 is totally relevant today! Substitute ‘high pitched tone’ with too much bass and you have a hip hop hit! I knowI knowget off my lawntake care!” – Mike Nolan Funnie Gone to the Dogs “I just looked at today’s funnie and I wonder if the sign is to make hot dogs” – Sterrett Harper Fascinating Interview with LARP Icon Rita Wilde Hear Ache June 22 2018 The New Mexico Broadcaster Association has awarded Bryan Simmons former KOSTer Best Metro Market Radio-Public Service Announcement “I recorded VO for a charity golf tournament” emailed Bryan “I’ve never submitted any of my work before so it was a surprise and very nice that my market manager submitted it” … Arnie McClatchey OC Radio veteran has died Rich Marotta Hall of Famer and former sports guy on KFI returned to fill in this week “Bill Handel is still insufferable Wouldn’t want it any other way” said Rich … Does your chewing gum lose its flavor on the bedpost overnight … Scott Shurian veteran of XTRA and 710/KMPC sent a strange email this week “I have been advised that I have 90 to 140 days left to wander the streets of Utah ’til my demise Medical conditions and my age 86 say it is a time to move to the big broadcast studios in the sky” You never know about these kinds of notes Were there medical issues prompting his writing “The ‘note’ is prompted by a convergence of advanced COPD stenosis of the trachea and residual radiation from two earlier bouts of vocal cord cancerand of course the advancing years brought all that together” Scott said there will be NO funeral and NO services “I have been told that there may be some folks out there who would say a word about memories of times we’ve spent together or near together Please feel free to contact me at: scottvoscottcom and I will collect them as the final pages of the last chapter of my book “Me Myself and I” Wanna see a really cool house Jim Ladd has lived there since 1974 and it is now up for sale Here’s the video listing site … Speaking of Ladd Rich Piombino kicked of our summer series by putting a spotlight on Jim as a one-of-a-kind broadcaster in the history of LARadio Our second spotlight is set for Monday By the way if you want to select someone you think was unique and unduplicatable send a note to: AvilaBeachdbgmailcom along with the reasons why your candidate was so special … After 16 years with Entercom/CBS cluster in LA John Michael has resigned He held a number of positions including music director apd and talent at KROQ JACK/fm and AMP Radio … Howard Lapides sent a note about the passing of Billy Sammeth manager of Cher and Joan Rivers “He was always a great friend to LARadio He operated with hurricane force but always was a gentle friend” … Family Guy creator Seth MacFarlane is making a 2 million donation to NPR and 500000 to Los Angeles’ NPR membership station KPCC … Remember when Wolfman Jack used to pitch a pill called Florex which was supposed to enhance one’s sex drive “Some zing for your ling nuts” the Wolfman would say Oh What a Night June 21 2018 Since moving to the Central Coast a year or so ago Cherie and I have supported the Cal Poly/SLO theatre group Jersey Boys was performed the other night where something happened that was a first for both of us There is a scene when the bad guys come to collect owed gambling debts from a member of the Four Seasons All of a sudden an announcement over the loud speaker “Will all actors please exit the stage and will the audience remain seated” All actors scurried off the stage Lights were dimmed on stage and we all sat in the dark for 10 minutes And then another announcement “Jersey Boys will now continue” Actors came back on stage and resumed the action where they left off but it was clear that all was not right As soon as the Frankie Valli character sang his next song we knew they had made a change Not only was he taller and stockier but his falsetto range was limited and not as strong The audience began to buzz about the change Recognizing that something happened to the original character playing Frankie the audience embraced the change and gave the new actor a rousing applause and cheering at the end of his first song The play stopped for a moment while the audience continued to applaud the replacement actor/singer You could tell he was moved as he bowed and patted his heart with a thank you Yesterday we received the following email: “Thank you so much for joining Cal Poly Arts for a fabulous performance of Jersey Boys on Tuesday evening at the Performing Arts Center During Act II a replacement was made due to a minor injury For the remainder of the performance the role of Frankie Valli was played by Ben Bogen” At dinner before the performance we marveled at how many “Frankie Valli’s” there must be to cover for the damage done to the voice singing the falsetto night after night We guessed before the play resumed that the loss of Frankie’s voice was the reason for the change And the show must go on and it did The kid was a real trooper Batter Up June 20 2018 TALKERS’ editor Mike Kinosian takes a look at flagship baseball affiliations The following April 2018 scoreboards are for an MLB team’s English-language Nielsen Audio subscribing key station Specifically information for the flagships of the Mets WOR and Yankees WFAN is limited to their home market – New York City – even though they may appear as well in Nassau-Suffolk Long Island and Middlesex-Somerset-Union Key stations for the two Bay Area teams – the San Francisco Giants KNBR and Oakland A’s KGMZ – have San Francisco ratings info only not San Jose Things though admittedly get especially thorny for ratings stats of the primary flagship for the Los Angeles Angels as KLAA is unlisted April 2018 in both the Los Angeles and Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario reports Therefore “NA” Not Available is frequently displayed next to KLAA throughout this entire overview Is the Bloom Off the Rose June 20 2018 Lisa Bloom was featured in a massive eight-page story in Los Angeles Magazine The title of the piece was The Trials of Lisa Bloom Some highlights from the Bryan Smith story: The legal pundit and civil rights attorney made a name of herself taking on powerful men on behalf of her female clients Then she came out defending Harvey Weinstein last fall and all hell broke loose She anchored her own show on truTV Lisa Bloom: Open Court for eight years and had parlayed appearances as a legal analyst on cable news and entertainment show into a career as the go-to pundit on CNN MSNBC CBS News Dr Phil Dr Drew KABC and the Joy Behar Show Her reputation ignited when it was learned that Lisa represented Harvey Weinstein How could she of all people She didn’t just work with him She defended him Lisa received death threats and rape threats against her and her daughter To make matters worse word surfaced that Bloom in the course of her work with Weinstein had struck a deal for his production company and the rapper Jay-Z to make a docuseries based on a book she had written about the Trayvon Martin case “It was probably one of the worst times that I’ve ever seen for her or at least that I’ve witnessed” says Bloom’s daughter Sarah an attorney who joined her mother’s shop The central rule in most crisis management is not to make matters worse In the Weinstein case however Bloom didn’t just breach that rule she trampled it tore it up and turned it into confetti Even she admits that she stumbled in those first fraught days At 56 Bloom is lean and fit She works at a stand-up desk with a treadmill and characteristically Type A about how she spends her off-hours she’s summited Mount Kilimanjaro backpacked both the Appalachian Trail in New Hampshire and the Inca Trail in Peru completed the New York City marathon and visited more than 40 countries from Cambodia to Costa Rica Law school wasn’t part of the plan early into Bloom’s days at UCLA Like her daughter Gloria Allred didn’t set out to become a lawyer at first Bloom worked for her mother’s firm for nine years after graduating from Yale Law There was an early marriage though Bloom talks little of it You can read the complete story at: Fox 11’s Good Day LA Reunion June 19 2018 Whotta’ fun reunion at KABC the other day when the longtime hosts of Good Day LA got together on the John Phillips and Jillian Barberie show “It was wonderful” enthused Phillips It was the first time the three of them have done a broadcast together since Dorothy Lucey left the show They talked they interacted they laughed and they talked over each other just like they did for 20 years doing the Fox 11 Morning Show Steve said he felt like a referee There were times over two decades when Jillian and Dorothy didn’t like each other but they were unable to explain why Later Steve remembered what happened after 9/11 happened “The tenor of our shows changed for the next six months” He was hopeful that it would be a more peaceful period in our society but he said it didn’t last that long He addressed the issue of polarization “Fox and CNN can be talking about the same story yet they speak a different language” When GDLA started in 1995 Steve said there were five morning shows “and we were in 12th place on local tv” Steve didn’t talk about the circumstances regarding why he left the Fox show It would fun to have three of the together again They were unpredictable and fun to listen to In other news: former KNAC dj Diana DeVille has joined middays for at 991/The Ranch KWSV-LP – Simi Valley Our listeners are a very vibrant and involved community of Country music fans and I’m really looking forward to entertaining them through their workdays said Diana KPFK’s Bill Gardner host of Saturday’s Rhapsody in Black participated in a documentary on Sam Cooke one of the best Top 40/rampb singers If you loved Sam’s music it is a fascinating story Jim Ladd is One-of-a-Kind By Rich Piombino RD Music amp Marketing I was fortunate enough to work at KMET from 1983 – 1986 Having previously worked with some amazing air personalities on previous occasions I was especially proud to share space at The Mighty Met with Cynthia Fox Pat “Paraquat” Kelley Jeff Gonzer and a man who I feel is the best rock dj of all time Jim Ladd Honestly I didn’t meet him for a full three months after I started at KMET on June 6 1983 One Friday night on the way out I stuck my head in the studio said hello he nodded and shook my hand I spent many “late hour” evenings at the station so I was in a position to be an average listener with the distinct advantage of being 15 feet from the studio What I remember most and what makes Jim the “essential” rock jock is based on his overwhelming knowledge of the artists and the music much of it based on personal relationships with many of them Second are the narratives — if you’ve ever seen heard Bruce Springsteen at shows we all know the kind of intros Bruce makes as lead up to the songs Jim is amazing there – I always remember best how he intro’d Panama from Van Halen any number of Pink Floyd and Doors tracks As a matter of fact hearing Jim’s intro of LA Woman sealed my respect for ‘both’ Jim’s the Doors were the second and third concerts I ever saw in the late 60’s at Madison Square Garden and the Felt Forum in NYC Jim Ladd and I did a promotion together when Elektra released Dance On Fire the first Doors video compilation We gathered fans and listeners for a “Dinner with the Doors” including Robbie John and Ray – it’s no coincidence that it was Jim Ladd who rounded out that foursome After I left The Met I went to work for Norm Pattiz Thom Ferro and Brian Heimerl at Westwood One We were assigned to tape one of Roger Waters’ early Radio KAOS shows at Great Woods outside of Boston Roger had handpicked Jim to “narrate’”the dj parts on that record thus capping an amazing era and close-up opportunity to work with one of the all-time greats These memories are sealed forever Nostalgia Father’s Day – 6 Years Ago Today Vin Scully Honors His Father June 17 2012 A few years back the LA Times published a Father’s Day feature titled “Honor Thy Father” which featured some of our sports legends like John Wooden Arte Moreno and Anita DeFrantz Vin Scully was also featured and here are some highlights from that piece: “Dad was working late as usual finishing up a 14-hour shift at the Brooklyn Navy Yard Vin Scully had finished his homework and was getting sleepy Although something was on his mind he couldn’t wait up so he wrote a note and put it on his dad’s breakfast plate before going to bed It was 1943 and Vin was 15 His stepfather Allan Reeve left for work each morning at 4:30 riding buses and subways to the shipyard often not returning home until after nightfall Reeve had an opportunity take a civilian job on a ship headed to the combat zone in Europe The money would be good maybe even enough to get the family out of the 40-a-month fifth-story walk-up apartment in Washington Heights Vin had only a hazy memory of his biological father dying of pneumonia 11 years earlier but he knew the toll it had taken on his mother Bridget The thought of losing Reeve a reserved pipe-smoking Englishman who had brought stability and love to the household terrified him So in the note Vin asked his dad to turn down the job ‘I was afraid he might be put in harm’s way’ Vin said ‘I didn’t want him to risk the family to make a few more dollars’ Vin remembers his father a silk salesman at an upscale clothing store from a few grainy photos After he died Bridget took 4-year-old Vin to Ireland to spend time with her family ‘My mother told me later that when we came back I had a brogue you could cut with a knife’ he said ‘My ache now is all the things I missed because of my job’ he said ‘Mother’s Day Father’s Day birthdays anniversaries graduations you name it It has been a series of misses And it had made my heart ache Baseball just devours you Allan Reeve read Vin’s note at breakfast and did not take the job that would have sent him overseas His relationship with his stepson continued to grow over the years ‘To me he was Dad’ Vin said ‘I never thought of him as a stepdad I had an ache because I never knew my father and it was washed away by my dad’” Email Saturday 61618 Listening to Cousin Duffy “I remember listening to Warren Duffy when he was ‘Cousin Duffy’ with WMEX – one of the two leading AM Top 40 station in my hometown Boston I would visit the station’s lobby where the public was allowed to come in and watch the djs working through a large picture window on the left as you entered the building On one visit Duffy came out to say hi to me and my friends I think one of us asked him how he decided what songs to play His answer was he didn’t ‘I don’t even know what I’m playing now’ he said with irritation I looked at the 45 spinning on the turntable through the window behind him and wondered how anyone could be unhappy in such a job It was obvious that he was very passionate about music and that he was frustrated there He was a wonderful dj though” – Sandy Wells Duffy’s Full Life “I listened to Warren Duffy quite often in the 1990s I’m sorry to hear of his passing Here is a page with dozens of his airchecks newscasts promos and commercials plus several photos and Duffy’s essay about his early years in radio by clicking Warren’s photo” – Steve Thompson Ratings “Twenty years after all of us are long over the mountain whoever takes over this site will STILL be reporting KRTH at 3 behind those other two! What d’ya wanna bet Been goin’ on for decades Why not a couple more As they say some things never seem to change” – Rich Brother Robbin Non-Com in the Race “I believe that one of the most interesting things about the ratings over the last several months is the slow but steady rise of KPCC Here is a listener supported station that is doing what KQED another listener supported station in the San Francisco Bay Area has done I haven’t heard much talk about how KPCC has done this but kudos to them KPCC has now cracked the Top Ten Maybe some of the other news/talk stations should take a few KPCC classes” – Sterrett Harper Burbank Red Ryder Collection “I really enjoyed the re-cap of Frank Bresee’s life When I was 10 years old I had the complete collection of Red Ryder figures Now I know that I was not the only Red Ryder voice I recall one time that Irv Ivers and myself were at the Malibu Colony and we had the rare opportunity to see Paul Newman’s 944 Porsche Whotta’ treat” – Stan White Seattle Bresee Memory “I got to know Frank Bresee from his association with Roger Carroll while I was at KMPC as apd from 1972 – 75 When Frank found out I loved the radio Gunsmoke show with William Conrad as Matt Dillon US Marshall – ‘the first one they look for and the last they want to meet it’s a chancy job and a little lonely’ – he gave me a carton of tapes of the show Sorry indeed to hear it is gone” – Eric Norberg Portland Oregon More Bresee “Frank Bresee started Golden Days of Radio on my KMPC show It was on for years at 7 pm with 5 or 10 minutes of old shows I just talked with his wife and she doesn’t sound well I introduced Frank to Bobbie years ago” – Roger Carroll Wall of Fame “I read of Frank Bresee’s passing and the story of the autograph wall in his basement theater I’m happy to report that the wall is intact and restored The house was purchased a few years ago by Ozzy and Sharon Osbourne who asked my company to do some lighting and hardware work We are friendly with them and they asked us to take a look at the theater I knew a bunch of the names other than the obvious ones on the wall and explained who they were They wondered if they were real so we called a friend who is an autograph expert and he came over and authenticated them all That is when Sharon decided to restore the wall as there was some water damage The attached photos are from before the restoration Once they started restoring the wall they found out about Frank Bresee and contacted him He remembered all the stories behind each of the names including the circumstances of each signing He told them about the beginnings of Let’s Make a Deal as well as the signatures of Elvis and Natalie Wood It seems they were there together and wound up having an argument which continued right out into the street” – Gary Gibson One is a Lonely Number “I love the K-Earth promotion and how great is it to see Jerry Mathers : As for your question about one LARP that is one of a kind That’s a tough one There are so many great ones I idolized Robert W Morgan until I met him The Real Don Steele was of course a tremendous talent and unique Casey Kasem started something special with American Top 40 and was a very nice as well Sadly though we have all been replaced at one time or another” – Mike Butts One Perspective “To my way of thinking — the LA radio personalities who broke thru barriers are the unduplicatable ones as the barriers are no longer there to break and as such cannot ever be duplicated” – Roy Laughlin LARadio Newsletter “John Newton forwarded a copy of your newsletter I worked with John and Mark Morris at KKLA back in the 80’s Can’t believe what a service you are providing What a wealth of radio history you have put at people’s fingertips So many names popped up that I recall Thank you so much for doing this Could I possibly be put on your email list It would be such a pleasure to receive Thanks so much” – Joseph Roth Mentions About Mary Lyon and Gene Weed “1 On people leaving California I realize it isn’t what it once was but I moved to Oregon for nine months in 1973 The summer was almost ‘dream like’ but when the reality of the cold and gray and rain of the Pacific Northwest kicked in at the end of summer I asked myself ‘what have I done’ By November of ’73 I became a permanent resident of California and have never considered moving away again 2 On Gene Weed he had a show on Los Angeles TV on Saturday night’s in ’65 and ’66 called Shivaree One Saturday night while living in Lompoc and working with ‘YOU’ Don Barrett I was watching Gene’s show and his guests that night were The Righteous Brothers and Stevie Wonder At the end of the show Gene thanked his guests and invited us to tune in ‘next Saturday night when our guests will be Len Barry and The New Beats’ Gene says ‘Goodnight’ and then he Bill and Bobby of The Righteous Brothers and Stevie start waving goodnite to the camera except Gene and The Brothers are facing the camera and Stevie is facing left and waving to the side and back stage area and Gene suddenly realized this and quickly grabs Stevie by the shoulders and turns him about 45 degrees towards the camera True story” – Joe Collins K-EARTH Locks Up Perfect Promotion June 15 2018 K-EARTH ran a near-perfect sales/programming promotion the “Locks of Love Week” for the eighth year The morning team of Gary Bryan and Lisa Stanley were the face of the promotion along with Supercuts Paul Mitchell and the Girl Scouts This past Monday Gary and Lisa were at Universal CityWalk 5 Towers stage where 101 listeners and Girl Scouts got their haircut by Supercuts stylists The first 50 donors each received a pair of tickets to Universal Studios Locks of Love provides hairpieces to financially disadvantaged children with medical hair loss Last year 1208 people participated donating more than 12500 inches of hair Everyone wins The station received high visibility at the event and at Supercuts And ultimately it is for a great cause Congratulations In other news Entercom is returning Kevin Weatherly to the programming post at AMP Radio He will continue as pd at KROQ and JACK/fm At the same time former AMP and current K-EARTH pd Chris Ebbott has added operations manager duties for Radiocom in Los Angeles “We are proud to cultivate our existing talent at Entercom/Los Angeles” said Jeff Federman svp/market manager “Kevin was the original architect of AMP almost 10 years ago He was successful at creating a format lane that was duplicated across the country With Chris focused on Radiocom in Los Angeles we are guaranteed compelling creative and innovative ideas that will lead to growth in our consumer base and expand our relationships with our clients” Hear Ache People are still buzzing how iHeart ceo Bob Pittman could make another 104 million under iHeart’s “incentive plan for insiders” During iHeart’s bankruptcy Pittman whose regular deal includes access to a Dassault-Breguet Mystere Falcon 900 aircraft has a “target award” of nearly 7 million this year He could make another 50 above that depending on the metrics and that would equal 10462500 … Not everything is a sure thing Didja know that 20th Century Fox slated Alvin and the Chipmunks: The Squeakquel a week after they released Avatar as insurance due to fears that Avatar could bomb according to Stan White “20th called it their ‘secret weapon’ … Earlier this week 870/KRLA afternooner Mark Levin was honored with a “Speaker of Truth” Award at the Endowment for Middle East Truth’s “Rays of Light in the Darkness” dinner in Washington DC … Loving Channel 4 at SiriusXM All Beach Boys music this summer with some wonderful and insightful vignettes from all of the living Beach Boys A true surfin’ safari all summer long Also my favorite daughter picked a Beach Boys song for the father of the bride dance … Brad Chambers is celebrating “Mother Miriam’s 80th Birthday Bash” at a Martini In the Morning event at Catalina Jazz Club on June 25 Performing is Dave Damiami and the No Vacancy Orchestra along with Johnny Blue Gloria Loring Deana Martin Jane Monheit among others My Heart at iHeart/SF Many familiar LARP names are reemerging in the San Francisco market iHeartMedia is bringing Progressive Talk back to the Bay Area at Real Talk 910 KKSF replacing ESPN Deportes The station features a line-up led by Stephanie Miller formerly heard on KFI KABC KTLK Thom Hartman ex-KTLK along with KEIB consumer expert Clark Howard One is a Lonely Number Have you figured out the personality who was a one-of-a-kind on LARadio The person who jumped out of the radio every day probably still resonates with you today If you want to share your fan fave be sure to include all the reasons they were so unique We’ll start revealing your favorites next week Send your one-of-a-kind to: AvilaBeachdbgmailcom Warren Duffy Has Died June 14 2018 Warren Duffy veteran of KMET 1970 – 71 KDAY 1973 – 1974 and KKLA 1994 – 2004 died June 13 2018 He was 80 Warren was prominent on the Los Angeles airwaves as both an original voice of progressive rock and as a longtime host on Christian talk radio He began his career as a singer on the radio before he started in a weekly television show at age 10 After graduating from high school at the age of 15 Warren started his long and varied career in broadcasting including Washington DC where “I literally ruled the roost” Warren helped launch the legendary progressive rocker KMET “The station was a melting pot for some pretty talented people To give us some validity with ad agencies when we were but a fledgling operation unable to afford 24-hour-a-day jocks we were one of the first ‘automated’ music stations in the country” recalled Warren “We hired B Mitchel Reed to host our afternoon drive-time show so the agencies would recognize us” After time at KDAY Warren left radio to become the national album promotion director for 20th Century Fox records Within a year he was promotion director for the Beach Boys putting together the group’s worldwide tour celebrating their 15th anniversary Warren soon found himself with a serious drug problem He started his recovery in the late 1970s leading to his religious conversion and renewing his faith through Robert Schuller Ministries In the early 1980s Warren joined the staff of the Crystal Cathedral in Garden Grove where he served as executive administrative assistant to Dr Schuller Warren later moved to Kauai Hawaii to serve as a church pastor “I feel that everything I have gone through from being a child prodigy to overcoming drug addiction to pastoring a church has contributed to my ability to relate to people on a ‘heart’ level” said Warren After stepping down from the pastorate Warren created his own marketing and consultancy agency One of his clients was Salem Communications which at that time owned 30 Christian radio stations nationally It led to his afternoon drive program “Duffy and Company – Live from LA” on Salem-owned KKLA Warren declared his program was a home for the “Not-so-Silent Majority” He left KKLA on January 4 2004 the tenth anniversary of his talk show Warren’s friend John Loftus shared details of his passing: Pam Warren’s wife called to share the news that our beloved brother Duffy left us this morning of June 13 2018 and is now in the arms of Jesus She was at his side during his final days giving comfort and tender care and receiving the blessing of his inimitable smile I know that each of us has been touched in special ways by Duffy’s life and have fond memories of this dear man God used him mightily for His kingdom and is now partaking face to face of Duffy’s most radiant smile yet! In April 2016 Warren was diagnosed with Stage IV brain cancer In spite of his situation Warren remained joyful and valiant I cherish the many ways Duffy has touched my life From when I first heard him over the airwaves on KKLA to my riveting initial phone conversation with him that occurred completely by chance err that is by God’s providence! to his deep care for my youngest son Jason during his teen years and ultimately officiating his wedding to standing by me in some of my darkest times Duffy has left an indelible impression on my life Pam and I both express our heartfelt thanks for your prayers remembrances and financial support during these past months You helped ensure that Duffy received exceptional care and that his wishes will be carried out for his final arrangements Though a memorial celebration is planned the Duffy family depleted their personal funds because of the prolonged cancer fight plus the expenses of assisted living and funeral costs Loftus established a GoFundMe page to assist the Duffys Donations will be administered by Warren’s widow Pam Duffy Photo: Warren and Pam Duffy Do We Have One-Of-A-Kind LARPs June 13 2018 I came late to the Anthony Bourdain party I hate to admit I thought it was one of those tacky food shows that CNN threw in when there was not a catastrophic news calamity to cover My family only watches 60 – 90 minutes of tv each evening We have to make choices with our limited time in front of the screen About a year ago I was probably watching some news event on CNN and Parts Unknown came on I watched and after the first viewing I was hooked OMG Where had I been I recorded everything and relished each viewing I thrive on storytelling and Bourdain had such a strong knack to do just that And the way he would weave in pop culture to a program was masterful Anthony Bourdain was truly one-of-kind In local media we’ve had a few Ralph Story was one of the best storytellers You would also have to include PBS’ Huell Howser Golleeeeeee But have we had a real original in LARadio Who would you think was truly a one-of-kind personality and why Send your suggestion to: AvilaBeachdbgmailcom Frank Bresee Actor Who Played Little Beaver Has Died at 88 June 12 2018 Frank Bresee radio historian and character actor died June 5 at the age of 88 In 1942 Bresee was Alvin on the radio show Major Hopalong also starring Mel Blanc and Arthur Q Bryan Bryan was perhaps better known as the original voice of Elmer Fudd Arthur later became a second father to Frank The two often collaborated on projects Bresee was also Little Beaver on the Red Ryder radio show until 1946 Bresee was probably one of the first dumpster divers As a little boy he took his wagon went behind radio stations and retrieved from the trash various radio broadcast transcription discs He also collected radio scripts after attending many of the broadcasts What began as a childhood pastime grew into an important private collections of radio memorabilia In addition to the discs and scripts Bresee’s tape archive of approximately 3900 reels is held at the Thousand Oaks Library In August of 1949 Bresee began hosting the “Golden Days of Radio” show with his large collection of transcription discs He played early recordings from then-current radio shows while new shows were being broadcast He wrote a book with artwork portraying every big radio show of its time Bresee was one of the first people in Hollywood in the late 1950s to have a movie theater in his home The theater had around 30 seats and a projector purchased from a local movie theater Mel Torme Elvis Presley and Natalie Wood were some of the celebrities who came over to watch films Many autographed the wall inside the theater then a chalk board This theater became the home where tv shows would have their first run through Monty Hall and Stefan Hatos ran Let’s Make A Deal for six months in Bresee’s theater before they sold it to the NBC network in 1963 Around this time Bresee’s “Golden Days of Radio” was being featured on KGIL and KMPC In 1966 his program started being offered in Germany over the Armed Forces Radio Network It went on the full network in 1967 becoming one of the main features for the next 29 years Bresee played highlights from shows and interviewed radio people Some of his guest included Mae West Bob Hope Jack Benny and George Burns During KFI’s celebration of its 50th birthday Bresee produced a 12-hour special hosted by many of the stars heard over KFI during the golden days of radio from the 1920s – 1950s Some of the hosts were Rudy Vallee Jim Jordan Fibber McGee from “Fibber McGee and Molly” Edgar Bergen and Hal Parry “The Great Gildersleeve” Throughout his long career Bresee received numerous awards including the Pacific Pioneer Broadcasters’ Diamond Circle Award The Society to Preserve and Encourage Radio Drama Variety and Comedy’s Byron Kane Award He was a past president of Pacific Pioneer Broadcasters Thanks to Tom Vernon of Radio World Jerry Fry who kept “The Golden Days of Radio” on Armed Forces Radio for 29 years AFR’s longest-running show and Roger Carroll pictured on right with his wife and Bresee KBIG Big in May ’18 PPM June 11 2018 KBIG has regained the top spot in the May ’18 Monthly PPM Nielsen ratings but only by a breath over 2 KOST which fell almost a half point Entercom’s K-EARTH and the WAVE KTWV are strong at 3rd and 4th KIIS comes in 5th KFI seems to have benefitted from politics and the local election conversation Ratings represent 6 Mon-Sun 6a-Mid:1 KBIG Hot AC 57 – 572 KOST AC 60 – 563 KRTH Classic Hits 48 – 504 KTWV the WAVE 48 – 485 KIIS Top 40/M 45 – 456 KFI Talk 41 – 447 KCBS JACK/fm 44 – 42 8 KLVE Spanish Contemporary 37 – 379 KYSR ALT 98-7 28 – 32 10 KAMP Top 40/M 25 – 27 KLAX Regional Mexican 25 – 27 KLOS Classic Rock 27 – 27 KNX News 26 – 27 KPCC News/Talk 26 – 27 KRLL Urban 28 – 27 KXOL Spanish AC 26 – 27 17 KRCD Spanish Adult Hits 30 – 26 KSCA Regional Mexican 22 – 26 19 KPWR Top 40/R 25 – 24 KROQ Alternative 23 – 24 21 KKGO Country 22 – 21 22 KBUE Regional Mexican 17 – 19 23 KXOS Regional Mexican 20 – 18 24 KJLH Urban AC 17 – 17 25 KUSC Classical 14 – 16 26 KDAY Rhythmic AC 14 – 14 27 KCRW Variety 15 – 13 28 KSSE Spanish Oldies 12 – 12 29 KSPN Sports 09 – 10 30 KLAC Sports 09 – 09 KRLA Talk 10 – 0932 KEIB Talk 08 – 08 KFWB Regional Mexican 06 – 08 KKJZ Jazz 07 – 08 KKLQ Christian Contemporary 09 – 08 36 KFSH Christian Contemporary 07 – 07 KLYY Spanish Adult Hits 10 – 07 38 KWIZ Spanish Variety 07 – 06 KYLA Christian Contemporary 04 – 06 40 KABC Talk 05 – 04 KDLD Regional Mexican 0 – 04 KSUR Oldies 05 – 04 Driven to Buy Paul Newman’s Cars June 11 2018 Adam Carolla collects cars – specifically race cars – and more specifically Paul Newman’s race cars Carolla’s automobile collection caught the interest of the LA Times placing the story on the front page of the Business section The introduction of the story started: “Adam Carolla is a comedian carpenter podcaster filmmaker bestselling author race car driver and entrepreneur” The writer didn’t mention Adam’s a LARP He was morning man at KLSX for a time as well as the co-host of KROQ’s “Loveline” with Dr Drew Pinsky Adam thought that cars raced by Newman might increase in value after the actor died making them a sensible investment Carolla spent 1 million securing Newman’s collection and another 1 million in restoration He recently won at auction Newman’s 1979 Porsche 935 that he driven to second place at the 1979 24 Hours of Le Mans The Charles Fleming story can be accessed by clicking artworkIn other news Sean Hannity will host his radio program from Singapore all this week to cover the historic June 12 summit between President Donald Trump and North Korea Leader Kim Jong Un … Saul Levine started a new radio station last Friday June 8 according to Steve Nieto of Yorba Linda “It’s on KKGO 1051-HD4 He’s calling it ‘LITE/fm LA’ The station plays soft rock songs and a few Disco treats that used to be played by KRTH and KOST before they moved their library to more current tracks Congrats to Saul and Fred Missman for putting together another station that fills a large gap on the LA radio dial” LARadio subscribers will get their first look at the May ’18 PPM this afternoon Sunday Nostalgia – 4 Years Ago Today KGIL Staffers and Talent Reunite to Share Wonderful Stories June 10 2014 KGIL 1260 AM was a factor in the LA market during the 60s and 70s Many LARP who are currently on the air got their start at the San Fernando Valley station Arguably the face of the station was Sweet Dick Whittington When I was running a Detroit station in the late 60s ad buyers loved to tell me stories about KGIL knowing I grew up here KGIL would fly a group of key automotive buyers and ad execs to Los Angeles Once at LAX they were joined by KGIL executives and they all boarded a private plane and headed for the San Fernando Valley When they reached the top of the Santa Monica Mountains the exec would direct his guests to look out their windows This is the San Fernando Valley where a million people live and only ONE radio station exclusively broadcasts to the Valley The station with a limited signal all of a sudden was elevated to get a piece of all automotive buys Very smart selling and marketing Tom Bernstein Judy and John St Thomas Newton Jim Thornton Ed Ziel Rick Scarry and Larry Van Nuys Many travelled great distances to attend the KGIL Reunion Gary Parker flew in from Florida for the event And the amazing Johnny Gunn – 88 years young – was as present and joyful as ever said Keri Tombazian who hosted the event for close to 50 partygoers in her backyard Ed Ziel traveled from his home in Yerington Nevada added Tom Patterson who took the photos and was instrumental in planning the event Also Ed Krovitz drove 45 hours from Morro Bay to attend the party then drove back home that evening 9 hours of driving what a trooper no he’s nuts Ed Ziel Joe McDonnell Cary Ginnell Ned Skaff Tom Patterson Jane Platt Ed Krovitz Richard Lyons Jerri Levi and Johnny Gunn Sweet Dick Whittington was unable to attend the event but he did send a note to Patterson and Tombazian: God how I loved seeing those pictures You all are aging so gracefully I wish I could say the same How did that kid Jim Thornton get in there I truly am sorry that I was a no-show but my kid whom I haven’t seen nor much heard from for six or seven years has ‘pulled himself up’ and his brothers and I welcomed him home Sorry for the conflict but I know you both can understand As hard as life can be sometimes I guess we all three agree that raising kids to become what you hope for them is perhaps the most difficult but now happily rewarding In celebration we all got stupid and sang about 250 verses of Pharrel Williams Happy You both deserve so much credit for bringing together this sometimes disparate group of winners and the undisciplined morning man should have been there You are such good people and you’re both lookin’ good! I hope Keri that you are keeping your spirits up Maybe that’s an unnecessary statement but I just wanted to again let you know that I have the fullest confidence in you and that your professional life will be better than ever before when that ‘call’ comes You certainly have already succeeded as a person Tom: You have always been a successful person and professional We are all very proud of you I’m beginning to sound like a delusional sage aren’t I Age does that to you So this is both an apology and congratulations to you both for what you obviously so successfully achieved last Saturday You are both simply the best and I glad to know you If I’m around for the next one I’ll be there Love to you both Dick Email Saturday 6918 Lyon Queen “WOW what a story from Mary Lyon What a history What a writer Mary WAS LARadio Soooo many stations Soooo many buddies! I heard so many of those interviews down through the years She made those people come alive AND she was SO human on the air no fancy ‘radio voice!’ Mary thanks so much for being there for LA all those years” – Alan F Ross Move to Oregon “I really enjoyed Mary Lyon’s story on her move to Oregon KC and I are seriously considering a move to a ranch in Northern Idaho We’ve found one with a pond horse stables for KC and acreage Even though we live on a small ranch in Big Bear the absolute best part of SoCal the taxes traffic etc is really getting to us Will let you know what we decide” –Larry Huffman Busy Lyon“WOW Mary Lyon has done a LOT – all those early photos with her guests is amazing” – Mike Butts Weedy One“Scrolling down on your site today I again saw Gene Weed and it brings back an ancient war story which I heard from a colleague at KPHO/TV in Phoenix back in 1960 or ’61 It was told to me by Pat McMahon who joined the station in 1960 By 1961 he and I were both in uniform as our Arizona Air National Guard fighter squadron was activated for the Berlin Crisis as ordered by President Kennedy Prior to moving to Phoenix Pat had done radio and tv including a teen dance show in the Quad Cities when he was drafted He was in basic training at Fort Carson Colorado with Gene Weed likewise a drafted disc jockey Their platoon sergeant hollered ‘anyone here have radio experience’ Pat all 5’10” of him and Weed raised their hands They were instructed to pick up the heavy back-pack walkie-talkie base units and march with them They protested ‘We don’t know anything about this stuff’ The platoon sergeant: ‘I thought you said you had radio experience’ Weed and McMahon answered in unison ‘Yeah but we’re disc jockeys’ They were stuck being radiomen in their assignments I don’t know if Pat’s alive or not He spent his entire career in Phoenix We’ve lost touch” – Warren Cereghino Goodtime Steve Mitchell“One of the highlights of my radio career was when I made it to LA That was a goal for me I was part of the original staff of KIQQ K100 along with some great radio talent big names in the biz We were there before the furniture in the offices It was a brand-new station We started up with used equipment in the studios located smack dab in the middle of Hollywood within walking distance of Martoni’s bar and next door to the Cinerama Dome The two guys in charge were Irv Ivers who later went to the movie business and Don Barrett who later created the highly regarded and well-known LARadiocom which keeps track of Los Angeles radio and its people Yes my nickname was Goodtime Steve Credit Michael Butts for that” – Goodtime Steve Mitchell Ingold Goss Update “Thank you for the update on what Dean Goss is up to I had the pleasure of meeting him a couple of times during the ‘Mousersize with Mickey’ days at KRTH and he was so nice even working a United Way event for Bank of America at the Arco Towers I hope he tells the students what a difference he made in the mornings for Angelenos I was sorry when Disney put the kibosh on his entertaining bits By and large most of the djs who worked fm especially during the 80’s and 90’s did so much not just for the music but for the artists Even stunts like playing ‘State of Shock’ almost 24 hours straight K-100 or Machine Gun Kelly supposedly getting fired for something similar kept us laughing during the hardest of times Nowadays we need our personalities even more not just to showcase music and the artists who create it but to encourage listeners to speak out about the issues And if you enjoy someone’s show let the suits know it!” – Julie Byers Regan Memories “As a radio guy these record boys were cousins in our success Without their product radio as we know it would never have been Russ Regan was a real prince As it works out his illness zapped the family’s finances One of his main promotion guys Bill Pfordresher is putting together a concert to raise money He has already secured the group Ambrosia You’re The Biggest Part Of Me to get involved I know you get inundated with emails and I’m not askin’ you to do anything for Russ just lettin’ you know how great a man he was” – Rich Brother Robbin Viscott Memories “I have fond memories of attending Santa Monica High School in the mid-80’s where due to a light schedule during my senior year I was able to listen to KABC in the afternoons I was instantly drawn to Dr David Viscott due to his calming voice and his no-nonsense analytical style which was radically different from the long drawn out scholarly exercises employed by others in his field I recall he would often say ‘Where do you want to be in five years’ That was very resonating since it stripped away all the excuses and only focused on moving forward with achievements I see a lot of this in use with today’s impatient millennium generation where the goal is to achieve something fast If utilized correctly it can be very successful I feel sad how his own life took a downturn and his eventual early death but I appreciated him greatly and feel he was ahead of his time I have no doubt he would have been embraced by today’s generation God bless you Dr Viscott and thank you for being a part of my life” – Steve Chang More David ViscottAs an avid listener to his show I was also fortunate to have been a patient of Dr David Viscott Hoping for some clarity about issues in my life I made an appointment to see him Dr Viscott was quite different than your average shrink My previous experiences with therapy took place in high-rise office buildings our sessions however were in a light airy screened-in porch at his home Dressed informally in khaki shorts a brightly-colored short-sleeve hawaiian-ish shirt and sandals he proudly explained that his method consisting of four two-hour sessions dramatically condensed the intensity and resolution of the work thereby eliminating the need for years of prolonged therapy At the end of the two hours he handed me a tape of our conversation and instructed me to review it every day for two weeks My homework was to note in writing how many times and about what I lied I pushed back hard suggesting I didn’t lie With a kind knowing smile he said ‘Yes you did everybody does’And then he did something remarkable As I was about to leave he gave me a big friendly hug kissed me on the cheek and said ‘I have a great deal of affection for you See you in two weeks’ After listing to my tape for a week I heard myself be less than honest many many times It clearly pointed out there were things in my life too difficult for me to be honest about Hearing myself do that was a revelation Unfortunately funds dried up which prevented me from completing two remaining sessions But I probably got more out of those four hours than a good year with more conventional therapy Dr Viscott’s hug and affection was not just for me but for all of humanity He was a terrific person and a gifted artful therapist” – Jeff Maxwell Snap Chat I enjoy seeing all of the photos of the various LARP you show at the beginning of each post you do I was wondering how you choose which photos to show Do you ave a system I am amazed at how many names I know and can now put a face to those names but even more amazed at how many photos you have of these mainly faceless and wonderful people” – Sterrett Harper Bad Link in Subscriber Email ‘Yours wasn’t a bad link Here’s a bad Linc – Bill Seward New Day for Sue Fruend June 8 2018 Sue Freund former general manager at KDAY and vp of sales for the Western Region of SiriusXM has joined two colleagues – Ron Hartenbaum and Scott Calka – to form a new company Crossover Media Group Sales The company was specifically developed to provide advertising-sales representation across multiple platforms for an array of established and emerging program personalities and formats “Crossover Media Group Sales is equipped to help content creators maximize their ad revenue regardless of delivery platform” said Sue “There is a strong and surprisingly untapped market for advertising to support personalities and brands seeking to maximize revenue potential across all the platforms available to them If you have an audio presence we can be your video partner If you have a video brand but have had difficulty breaking through the clutter we can help We understand cross-platform branding promotion and monetization and how to serve the needs of content providers media buyers and brands alike” Crossover Media Group Sales’ initial clients include a variety of radio and podcast products by Stephanie Miller and Thom Hartmann among others In other news Mike Carlucci is headed for Russia “I will be working as an English Announcer for the FIFA World Cup Soccer tourney” emailed Mike … Dean Goss former morning man at K-EARTH and KODJ is now teaching radio at Palomar Community College in North San Diego County “I’m having a ball I get to tell all my radio stories every semesterlol” … Also now in the classroom is Lori Kelman former newslady at KFWB and KABC She is teaching two news classes at The Academy of Radio amp Television Broadcasting in Huntington Beach Bill Davis is stepping down as president/ceo of Southern California Public Radio SCPR which runs KPCC He wrote to supporters: “I am humbled by the accomplishments that your generous contributions have made possible during the past 19 years and I know that SCPR is well-positioned to build upon these accomplishments in the years and decades to come Local news coverage in greater Los Angeles is essential to the civic and cultural life of one of the world’s great metropolitan areas And civic engagement is critical to the region’s future as one of the world’s most diverse regions These are the twin pillars of SCPR’s public service mission Thank you for helping us more fully realize this vision and for making greater Los Angeles a better place to live” We’re saddened to hear of the passing of Reelradio’s founder and curator Richard Irwin The man known as “Uncle Ricky” died in Sacramento yesterday at the age of 67 His online museum of Top 40-era radio airchecks — at which dozens of us who contributed were given collections — was award-winning and ahead of its time Due to illness and concerns over the pirating of these recordings Ricky closed down Reelradio earlier in 2018 after 22 years Rest in peace Uncle Ricky Debunking the Myths about Radio DJs By Kevin Ross – June 7 2018 RFFocus editor Kevin Ross was a radio dj for many years working in many markets including monumental stations like KKBT in Los Angeles There are some very interesting myths about radio djs that the pubic just assumes Well Kevin is here to tell you the truth about MOST DJs Of course there are exceptions to every rule but this profile fits MOST radio djs Read his column here Archives 2nd Quarter 2018: Michael Benner’s new book Brian Beirne in concert KNX celebrates 50 years Uncle Joe to Townsquare Amp says Yes to Yesi Click and Clack to automotive Hall of Fame When is an 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Japan US South Korea unite on North Korea approach after Pompeo’s visit |
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Donald Trump and North Korean leader Kim Jong-un |
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