A
A-1:
KKBT, 2003-06. A-One taught junior high school for three years before
joining afternoons at "the BEAT." He left the BEAT in late summer of 2006
following a format flip.
Aalvik,
Egil:
SEE Swedish Eagle
Abcarian, Robin: KMPC/KTZN/KABC,
1996-98. Robin is an editor at LA Observed.
Abel, Judy: KIKF, 1986-89; KNX, 1989-94;
KJQI/KOJY, 1994-95; KNNS, 1995-96; KKTR, 1998-99; KFI,
2000-01. Judy worked midday traffic reporter at KFI until the spring of
2001. She continues with one of the traffic services.
Abel, Mark: KTWV, 1991-2003. Mark works
weekends at "the Wave."
Acampora,
Anthony: KDAY/KDAI, 2004-06. Anthony
was chief programming officer for Styles Media and pd for KDAY/KDAI from
2004-06. He now operates his own multimedia consulting firm.
Acosta, Dave: KMEN, 1996-97; KOLA, 1997.
Dave is now working at KDES-Palm Springs.
Actor, Allen: KSRF, 1977; KOST, 1978-82;
KBIG, 1983-85. Allen is doing voiceover work and teaching at
Santa Monica City College.
Adam, Leigh Ann: KIBB, 1996-97; KYSR,
1998-99; KBIG, 1999-2004. Leigh Ann left morning drive at KBIG in early
summer 2004.
Adams, Bob:
KUTE. Bob owned KUTE in the 1970s when it was on the 30th floor of the
Occidental Building.
Adams, Chris: KEZY, 1970s; KIKF, 1980-88;
KEZY/KORG, 1988-97; KIKF, 1999-2000; KMXN, 2000-02. Chris worked weekends at "Cool 94.3fm."
Adams, Holly: KOCM/KSRF, 1989-92; KACD,
1996-98. Holly works evenings at GrooveRadio.Com.
Adams, Joe:
KOWL; KDAY. Joe left radio in the late 1950s to be Ray Charles' road
manager.
Adams, Ken: KYMS, 1993-94. Ken is at Christian radio KRDU-Fresno, and
he also produces and hosts Christian ministry radio programs.
Adams, Mal: KNX. Last heard, Mal was working
for CBS radio in Japan.
Adams, Sally: KHJ, 1977. Sally is working for Compaq as a
marketing communications guru.
Adamson, Jack: KBIG/KBRT, 1979-86. Jack
retired from Bonneville in 1994 and lives in Salt Lake City.
Adimu: KKBT,
2000-03. Adimu Colon worked afternoon drive at the BEAT and left the station June
17, 2003. He's now middays at WBLS-New York.
Adler, Gary: KABC; KLOS; KFWB. Gary is a
production news engineer.
(Pictured:
Gene Autry; Ed Arnold; Army Archerd; and Jack Angel)
Adler, Jodi:
KFWB, 1993-98. Jodi is acting and doing voiceover work.
Agovino,
Michael: Michael was appointed head of the Spanish Broadcasting System L.A.
cluster in the Fall of 2003, from president of Clear Channel Sales.
Aimerito, Sylvia: KNAC, 1978-83; KEZY, 1983-84; KHJ,
1984-86; KNOB, 1985-87; KNX/FM, 1986-87; KMET, 1986; KFI/KOST, 1986-87;
KBIG, 1987-97; KZLA, 1999-2001; KRTH, 2003-07. Sylvia has an
active voiceover career and works weekends at KRTH.
Alan, Bernie: KFAC, 1971-72 and 1987-88;
KPPC/KROQ, 1972-73; KLVE, 1973; KVFM, 1973; KEZY, 1976; KOST,
1979-82; KZLA, 1982-84; KKGO, 1990-91; KCSN, 2004-05. Bernie was the voice of
PBS' KCET for many years and now is part of KCSN, the Cal State Northridge
radio station.
Alan, Magic Matt: KIIS, 1989-91; KMPC, 1996;
KIEV, 1996-97; KIIS, 1996-97; KRLA, 2000. Matt is the morning man at Sirius'
Totally 70s channel. He also hosts a
syndicated cigar show, "Outlaw Radio."
Alan, "Radio Rick": KFOX, 1981;
KWIZ, 1982-89; KWDJ, 1984; KQLH, 1989; KOLA, 1994-2001. Rick
works weekends at the Inland Empire's KOLA.
Albert, Lee: KROQ, 1985-90. Lee participated for three years in the
"Loveline" show on KROQ, providing legal
perspective.
Alberts, Mal: KHJ. Mal has passed away.
Albom, Mitch: KABC, 2001. Mitch's syndicated
show started on KABC January 2, 2001 and was dropped in the fall of 2001.
(Pictured: Hank Allison; Steve Angel; and Ted Alvy)
Aldi, Roger:
KMLA, 1964; KHJ, 1964-72; KRLA, 1972-74; KPOL, 1974-75; KDAY,
1975-89. Roger is senior minister of the First Church of Religious Science in Houston.
Alexander, Bill: KPWR, 1987-93; KYSR,
1994-99; KELT, 1999-2001; KMXN, 2002; KPSA, 2002-04; KSUR, 2004-05. Bill
left Oldies 1260 & 540 AM in the summer of 2005.
Alexander, Clark: KGBS, 1969-74. Clark died
of a heart attack while on the air at KGBS in 1974.
Alexander, Dave: KOCM/KSRF, 1991. Unknown.
Alexander, Eddie. Unknown.
Alexander, Kermit: KLAC, 1984. Kermit
lives in Riverside, close to his father, (and hero) a former
World War II Marine Veteran. Kermit is active on several
boards, which directly benefit children and education.
Alexander, Mark: KUTE, 1974-77. Unknown.
Alexander,
Pat: KUSC, 2004-06. Pat works weekends at the Classical radio station.
(Pictured:
Kermit Alexander; Gloria Allred; and Art Astor)
Alexia:
KWST,
1976-78; KROQ, 1978-79. Alexia owns Wine Country DJ in Sonoma County.
Allen, Bob: KKGO, 1986; KSRF, 1986-87; KIKF,
1989-90. Bob works at Westwood One's Hot Country format as
Bob McEntire.
Allen,
Bob: KVCR, 1966-68; KCIN, 1971-72; KBBL, 1973-74; KMEN, 1975-76; KDES, 1976;
KACE, 1977; KQLH, 1987-88. Bob resides in Redlands and he is currently
working as a Title Examiner in Newport Beach.
Allen, Carol: KPOL, 1977. Unknown.
Allen, Dex: KBLA, 1961-62; KDAY, 1969-70.
Dex owns a number of radio stations.
Allen, Don: KIKF, 1985-96. Don worked as Don Conlee at
KEZY.
Allen, Don "Early": KKTT, 1983.
Last heard, Don was working morning drive in Buffalo.
Allen, "Hurricane" Gary: KEZY,
1986-90; KCBS, 1991-98. Since 1998, Gary has been
doing contract radio engineering. He is also a tv station
engineer at KESQ/TV 3 in Palm Springs. He worked as Mark St.
John at "Arrow 93."
Allen, Keith: KTWV, 1991-97. Unknown.
Allen, Laurie: KIIS, 1982; KNX/FM, 1983-84;
KMGG, 1984-86; KPWR, 1986-94. Laurie works at the Bright AC
format at Westwood One Radio Networks.
(Pictured:
Greg Ashlock; Adimu; Laurie Allen; and Mitch Albom)
Allen, Mark:
KWIZ, 1976-80. Mark is now an attorney living in Seattle.
He serves as the President of the Washington State
Broadcasters Association.
Allen, Mike: KABC, 1969-70; KMPC, 1970-72; KFWB, 1974-75
and 1977-78. Mike
lives in Phoenix.
Allen, Norm: KSFV, 1964-66.
Norm was gm/owner at 106.3/fm. The broadcast facility was at 212 S. Brand
Blvd in San Fernando. Norm eventually sold the station or returned the
license.
Allen,
Perry: KRLA, 1959-60; KHJ, 1962-63; KFI, 1976-77 and 1980. Perry died
January 31, 2007. He was 75.
Allen, Steve: KNX, 1946-48; KHJ, 1961; KCBH,
1969. Steve died October 30, 2000,
following injuries he received in a traffic accident. He was 78.
Allen, Terry: KPPC. Unknown.
Allen, Whitney: KQLZ, 1989-91; KIIS, 1991-94; KMLT,
1998-2004; KZLA, 2003-06; KKGO, 2007. Whitney worked afternoons at Country KZLA until a
format flip in late summer of 2006. She now works afternoons at Country 540
and 1260.
Allison, Hank: KFWB, 1968-74. Hank is
practicing law in Nashville and living in Bell Buckle,
Tennessee, a town of 350.
Allison, Joe: KRKD, 1957; KXLA, KFOX. Joe,
a former Country dj and pd at KRKD, KXLA and KFOX, died August 2, 2002, in
Nashville. He was one of the most influential figures in the rise of modern
country music. Born October 3, 1924, in McKinney, Texas, he began his career
as a disc jockey in 1944 at KPLT-Paris, Texas and went on to become a
songwriter, recording and music publishing executive, record producer and tv
producer. He moved to Los Angeles in 1952, succeeding Tennessee Ernie Ford
on his daily KXLA radio program. While at KRKD,
Joe hosted Town Hall Party on
KTTV/Channel 11 and ABC’s Country America. He and his wife, Audrey,
wrote Teenage Crush for Tommy
Sands. As the former pd of KFOX,
he joined the country music department at Liberty Records in the early
1960s. He was a founder of both
the Country Music Association and the Country Music Foundation. He wrote for
Jim Reeves’ a huge crossover hit, He’ll Have To Go that topped
the country charts for 14 weeks and inspired cover versions by Bing Crosby,
Elvis Presley, Tom Jones, Eddy Arnold, and Mills Brothers. In 1976, Joe was
elected to the Country Music Disc Jockey Hall of Fame. In 1976, Joe was
elected to the Country Music Disc Jockey Hall of Fame Foundation. In a R&R
salute to country, Joe reflected: "My best memory was having Tex Ritter
as my mentor and father figure. He would take the time to show me things and
teach me. He taught me to be fair and to give back to the business the
things you take out of it. Tex was that way; he was probably the greatest
man who was ever in our business. He was the wisest man I ever met. My worst
memories are now. The business itself is beginning to forget the people who
brought them here." He
retired from the music business in 1970 and spent his later years buying and
selling antiques and paintings, finally retiring in 1988 after a heart
attack. He was 77.
Allison, Mike: The former announcer for the
Los Angeles Kings hockey on radio is now living in Minnesota
and teaching.
Allison, Randi: KRLA, 1983; KRTH, 1983-84;
KFI, 1984-87. Randi writes for tv and films.
Allison, Steve: KABC, 1967-69. Steve died of
brain cancer.
Allred, Gloria: KABC, 1993-2002. Gloria left KABC on
October 29, 2002. She was most recently partnered with Mark Taylor. Gloria continues with
her high profile law career.
(Pictured:
Dwight Arnold; Dan Avey; and Ted Atkins)
Alpert, Dave:
Dave is with ABC News.
Alspaugh, Blanton: KKGO, 1997-98. Blanton
left her program director position at KKGO in the summer of
1998.
Alvarez, Arturo: KWKW, 1988-90; KTNQ,
1990-92; KWKW, 1992-98. Arturo, long-time all-night dj/talk
show Spanish host, is a bartender at Champions at the LAX
Marriott.
Alvarez,
Nicole: KROQ, 2004-07. Nicole joined all-nights at KROQ in the summer of
2004 and now works evenings.
Alvy, Ted: KFWB, 1967; KVFM, 1967; KPPC,
1968 and 1970-71; KMET, 1968-70 and 1973-76. Ted is writing a
cybernovel and paperback titled, 60's L.A. Underground
Radio: I was a Teenage Disc Jockey featuring the
adventures of B. Mitchel Reed.
Alyn,
Mark: KCSN, 1971-80; KFI 1973-76; KRLA, 1975-77; KVEN, 1986-88. Mark hosts a
weekly show on Cable Radio Network.
Amador, Andrew: SEE John Clark
Amaya, Pam: KRLA, 1995-1999. Pam is in law school.
Ambrose, Mike: KFWB, 1965; KRLA, 1969. For
the past 25 years, "Captain" Mike Ambrose has been
San Diego's favorite weathercaster.
Ambrosini, Michael: KNX,
1980-2006. Michael
was a reporter for KNXNewsradio. In 1999 he won a Golden Mike
Award for Best Individual Writing. Michael left KNX in the summer of 2006.
Ames, Christopher: KHJ, 1970-72; KRLA,
1972-73; KNX/fm, 1973-80; KFWB, 2003-07. Christopher wrote Class Action and appeared
with Gene Hackman. He returned to radio in the fall of 2003.
Amidon, Kim: KLON, 1982; KUTE, 1983-84; KHJ,
1984-85; KRTH, 1985; KOST, 1985-2007. Kim worked with Mark Wallengren for 22
years in morning drive
at KOST. She left November 29, 2007.
Amos, Wally: KRLA, 1970s. Famous Amos, the
cookie creator, is a motivational speaker.
Anders, Holly: SEE Whitney Allen
Anderson, Bob: KMPC, 1948-52; KNX, 1957;
KPOL, 1958-59; KLAC, 1959-61; KABC, 1961-2007. Bob is part of
the news operation at KABC.
(Pictured: Alfred
Archuleta; Magic Matt Alan; Mike Ambrosini; and Big Bob Anthony)
Anderson,
Fred: KFMU, 1960; KRHM, 1960; KGBS, 1961-62; KNX, 1963-69. In
the late 1960s, Fred was one of the original members of a
then-revolutionary page in local tv news, KABC/Channel
7’s Eyewitness News. He also did stories with
Elmer Dills and "The Food Life" for Channel 7. His
roots are in radio and they laid the foundation for his move
into tv. "When Eyewitness News was launched,
there were many seasoned tv news people who auditioned.
Robert Irvine hired ONLY radio people for the first team of Eyewitness
News reporters. He believed the tv reporters of that day
had developed lazy habits. They usually had all day to think
about their story. Radio reporters, however, were used to
meeting several deadlines a day, dashing to a phone to report
a tight, coherent report and then rushing on to another
story." Fred was born in Worcester, Massachusetts, and
caught the radio bug at 15 after a visit to a local station.
Two weeks after his 16th birthday he was working part-time at
WAAB-Worcester, through high school. He really wanted to be a
musician, playing the trumpet and later switching to string
bass. He went to Leland Powers School of Theater in Boston
and then the New England Conservatory of Music. As he worked
in radio at Boston stations WEEI, WBOS and WCOP, he played
bass after hours in nightclubs. In 1957 he was hired to be nd
at WHYE-Roanoke and as a one-man news bureau for UPI. Before
arriving in the Southland, Fred was nd of WJBW-New Orleans.
His first job in L.A. in 1960 was, as Fred recalled, "A
little FM classical music station in the Farmers Market on
Fairfax, KFMU. We all lost our jobs when it became one of the
first stations to be completely automated." In the early
1960s Fred was part of the ABC Radio series, "Weekend
West" which led directly to his being hired by KNX in
November of 1963 to take over a half-hour program called
"Kaleidoscope." To survive in the early 1960s, he
also did engineer work for ABC and was one of the regular
engineers for acerbic-tongued Joe Pyne. At KNX, Fred covered
increasing amounts of science, space and medicine and
eventually became the science editor. During his six years
with KNX he was also a regular reporter for the CBS network
program, "Weekend Dimension." In the LA Times'
listing of the best of 1968, Fred was named Announcer of the
Year. The Times said: "Fred Anderson anchored
numerous special reports for KNX over the years, handling
every assignment with forcefulness and integrity." Three
weeks before his death: "I have many fond memories of
radio and its power to be the theater of the mind. I love
being in tv...but I do miss radio a lot." Fred died June
23, 1996. A week before his death he suffered a heart attack
and had triple bypass surgery. Fred had been in critical and
unstable condition after the surgery and suffered a fatal
heart attack. KNX’s Beach Rogers called Fred one of
broadcasting’s ture "nice guys," with no one
in the business ever making an unkind word about him. Fred
was 59.
Anderson, George: KMPC, 1968-80. George is in sales at KDWN-Las Vegas.
Anderson, Lynn: KHJ, 1979; KIIS,
1980-89. The former general manager at KIIS is with the RAB in San Francisco.
Anderson, Paul Oscar: KRLA,
1970-71; KROQ, 1972. Paul is living in the mountains of East Tennessee where
he writes for a living. He retired from air work in the early 1990s.
Anderson, Rick: KLOS or KMET. Last heard,
Rick was working in Salinas radio.
Andre, Sean: KCMG/KHHT,
1999-2007. Sean worked middays at
"Hot 92 Jamz" until December 2007.
(Pictured:
Dave Anthony; Arturo Alvarez; Holly Adams; and Larry Attebery)
Andres, Juan:
KFI, 1996-98. Unknown.
Andrews, Charles:
KUSC, 1998-2007. Charles works afternoons at Classical KUSC.
Angel, Bill: KWKW, 1955; KFWB, 1956-83. Bill
started at KFWB in 1956 and stayed until his retirement in
1983. He bridged the gap from rock and roll to an all-News
format. Born Angelo Fiorvanti, Bill was born
and raised in Conway, just outside Pittsburgh. He started his
radio career in 1938 at WJS-Pittsburgh and after serving four
years in World War II, Bill came to the Southland with his
Arkansas wife to work at KIEV. For two years Bill attended
the Pasadena Institute for Radio and then worked in New
Mexico and Wichita Falls. In 1955 he returned to the
Southland and worked briefly at KWKW before joining KFWB as
music director, freeway reporter and fill-in jock. He was
assistant to Chuck Blore for the launch of historic
"Color Radio/Channel 98" on January 2, 1958, which
ironically was Bill's birthday. Bill covered Vietnam for
Westinghouse in 1967. "I went to Vietnam mainly because
my son was wounded. He tragically died in the fall of 1996
from Agent Orange." In 1983 Bill turned 65. "I was
making the most money of my life and I walked in and quit. I
just walked away and retired." Bill underwent vascular
bypass surgery a few years before his death. He died July 18,
1998. He was 79.
Angel, Jack: KMPC, 1968-70; KFI, 1970-76;
KIIS, 1972. Jack is a voiceover talent in Hollywood. He was the voice of
"Teddy" in A.I.
Angel, Jill: KODJ, 1989; KNX, 1990-96. Jill
is living in Lodi and working the health and safety section
of the California Highway Patrol in Sacramento.
Angel, Steve: KFWB; KGIL; KNJO, 1994-95.
Born in 1945, Steve graduated from Dorsey High School and
served in the Army in Vietnam. Steve's broadcast career
spanned 20 years, including stints in sales at KFWB and KGIL,
before becoming vp/gm at KNJO. Steve died of leukemia on
October 5, 1995, at the age of 50.
(Pictured:
Charlie Arlington; Chris Adams; and Jack Armstrong)
Angotti,
Roberto: KNAC, 1982-85; KROQ, 1989. Roberto is promoting
reggae bands.
Ansilio, Suzanne: KLSX,
1990-93; KQLZ, 1991-92; KLOS, 1993-2005. Suzanne works in Las Vegas at KSTJ.
Anson, Bill: KFWB. Born in Chicago in
1908, he was discovered by Paul Whiteman. Bill was the first
host of the old "Play Broadcast," a game show
offered nationally by the Mutual radio network. He also was a
composer and lyricist. Bill helped create the popular tune When
I Write My Song recorded by Herb Jeffries and was also a
lyricist for The Man Upstairs made popular by Kay
Starr. He was one of the first members of AFTRA when it was
formed in 1939. Bill worked Southern California radio in the
1940s and 1950s. The popular host of KTTV/Channel 11's Glancin'
with Anson died in June 1983, of a heart attack. He was
75.
Anthony, Big Bob: KIQQ,
1974; KHJ, 1977-78. Bob
is the founder of EMF Broadcasting, which includes the Christian Music Radio
Networks Air 1 (CHR) and K-LOVE (AC), heard in 200 cities. Bob currently
lives in Oregon, and is the president of a non-profit ministry called
“Gospel Spots.”
Anthony, Dave: KODJ, 1990-91.
Dave consults radio stations, provides voiceover services for regional,
national and international clients from his own studio, and frequently
appears on-camera in film and on television.
(Pictured: Christopher Ames; A-One; Bob Arbogast;
and Terry Anzur)
Anthony,
Ken: KLOS, 1991-92; KLSX, 1994. Ken works for Demers Programming.
Anthony,
Michael: KFOX, 1973-75; KWOW, 1978; KNOB, 1978; KORG, 1991. Michael lives in Orange County is the director of
the National Business Development Council.
Anthony, R.: KGFJ, 1984-85. Last heard, Marc
Anthony was working in New Orleans.
Anthony, Roger: XTRA, 1980. Unknown.
Anthony, Ted: KLAC, 1975-76. Ted is the
booth announcer at WDIV/TV and evening jock at WLTI-Detroit.
Anthony, Tom: KIKF, 1981-90. Born Winston Burnette, he is a
professor at CSUF in Fullerton.
Anti, Don: KDAY, 1958-62; KFWB, 1962-687;
KFI, 1969; KLAC, 1970. Since 1985 Don has been working for
Jeff McClusky & Associates and he lives in Custer,
Washington.
(Pictured: Famous
Amos; Joe Allison; Roberto Angotti; and Paul Oscar Anderson)
Antoinette, Karla:
SEE Karla with a K
Anzur,
Terry: KABC, 1997. Terry has a talent coaching business and continues to be
active in her acting and voiceover career.
Aparicio, Nestor: KMPC, 2000-01. Nestor left Sporting News
1540AM in late 2001.
Applegate, Bobby: KPPC, 1971. Bobby is the
father of Christina Applegate.
Arbogast, Bob: KMPC, 1962-67; KLAC, 1967;
KFI, 1968; KGBS, 1969. Bob is retired and living in Mariposa.
Arbogast, Pete: KGIL; KFOX; KNX, 1983-95;
KDAY, 1984-85; KFI, 1985-86; KHJ/KRTH, 1986-87; KNX, 1984-95;
KFWB, 1997; KMPC (1540), 2001-06; KSPN, 2006-07. Pete is the play-by-play announcer for the USC
Trojans. He left 1540/The Ticket when USC did not renew broadcast rights
with the sports station.
Archer: KQLZ, 1989. Archer and his wife
Valerie work at XHEPR-Juarez, Mexico/El Paso and operates a
full-service radio prep at danoday.com.
Archer, Robert: KBIG,
1999-2006; KFI, 2007-08. Archer broadcasts weekend news at KFI and works at
Dial-Global.
Archerd, Army: KABC, 1972. Army writes for Daily
Variety.
(Pictured:
Sylvia Aimerito; Juan
Andres/Johan Beckles; Fred Anderson; and Robin Abcarian)
Archuleta, Jr,
Alfred: KFWB, 1973; KJOI, 1973-75. Alfred works for Albertson's.
Ardolino, Dr. Danielle: KACD,
1996-97. Danielle is a regular contributor at Home & Garden TV.
Arlington, Charlie: KBBQ; KLAC; KFWB; KMPC.
The forty-year veteran of Los Angeles radio and tv died in
1989 at the age of 74, following surgery. He was born
September 23, 1905. One of his quiet pass times was repairing
grandmother and grandfather clocks in his San Fernando Valley
garage. One of his peers said of Charlie: "He was always
meticulously dressed. He wore a shirt, tie and jacket as he
popped out of his mobile unit, bullets at his feet! Somewhere
in the early ‘40s he made his name as the feds closed in
on an illegal gambling ship off the Southern California
coast. With bullets flying Charlie did a live broadcast of
the incident and the arrests that followed." Charlie
graduated from Syracuse University. During World War II, he
voiced hundreds of news broadcasts to the entire Pacific
Theatre of Operations from the Office of War Information
Headquarters in San Francisco. For many years he voiced The
March of Time and Pathe Newsreel. In 1965 Don Page
of the LA Times chose Charlie as announcer of the
year. Charlie rode a motorcycle and in addition to his work
as a newsman, he had a pool cleaning business. During his
stay in the Southland, Charlie worked news on the Mutual
Network. He had a way of phrasing that set him apart, e.g.,
"Among the halls and walls of Sacramento...."
Armstead, Tony: KACD, 1998-99; KRLA,
1999-2000. Tony hosted "Commonsense" at KRLA.
Armstrong, Dave: KWIZ, 1981-87; KYMS,
1987-91; KKLA, 1994-2000; KIEV, 1999-2000; KRLA/KFSH/KKLA, 2001-03. Dave
left the general manager post at the Salem properties in
Southern California for vp of operations at Salem/New York and Boston on May
23, 2003. In the fall of 2006, he was appointed head of the Salem cluster in
San Diego.
(Pictured:
Mike Ambrose; Whitney Allen; Archer [KBIG]; and Bill
Alexander)
Armstrong,
Jack: KTNQ, 1978-79; KFI, 1980-81; KKHR, 1984-86. Jack died March 22, 2008.
He was 62.
Arnold, Dwight: KLYY, 1999; KMZT/KJAZ, 2000. Dwight's
Sunday Night Music Meeting airs on KRCK-Palm Springs. He also works weekends
at KSCF (Sophie 103.7)- San Diego and is national pd for Hip Cricket Mobile
Marketing.
Arnold, Ed: KNBB, 1962; KNOB, 1963; KOCM,
1964-68; KDAY, 1968-69; KOCM, 1970-74; KHTZ/KRLA, 1984-85;
KMPC, 1986-88. Ed is the on-air
announcer for Dr. Robert H. Schuller's Hour of Power.
Arnold, Lee: KLAC/KZLA, 1987. Unknown.
Arthur, Bob: KNX; KABC, 1969-90. Born
Joseph Arthur Prince in Kansas, June 2, 1921, Bob was
one-half of the popular "Ken and Bob Company"
morning news block on KABC. He studied journalism in college
and began his career on tv in Wichita. He came to the
Southland in the mid-1960s and worked for KTLA/Channel 5.
After two years at KNX, Bob started at KABC in 1969 as a
newsman. Beginning in 1973 and for the next 17 years
"EGBOK" was Ken Minyard and Bob's catch phrase for
"everything's gonna be OK." There was a spontaneous
chemistry between the two. Ken was the more talkative of the
two, would comment about news events or quirky happenings,
while Bob, the more authoritative newsman, would provide wry
one-liners and snappy observations. Bob retired in 1990. He
explained the success of the team to the LA Times:
"I've heard it said that it was like eavesdropping on a
poker game where the stakes weren't very high." Bob died
March 25, 1997, at his home in Albuquerque at the age of 75.
According to former KABC partner Ken Minyard, his body was
cremated and the ashes were spread off the Southern
California coast. Half a bottle of Chivas Regal was poured
over the ashes. "He didn’t want to waste a full
bottle," according to Ken. His wife said: "His
nickname was ‘Mr. News.’ The thing he was most
proud of was he interviewed John F. Kennedy twice."
Artis, Dick: KWOW/KPMO, 1955-59. Dick lives in Washington, DC
and works as a systems consultant.
Arvin, Steve: KGBS, 1964-65; KMPC, 1965-85.
The former entertainment editor has retired and travels
extensively with his wife, Ann.
Asher, John: KMPC. The genius behind Dick
Whittinghill's "Helen Trump" soap opera and the
marketing campaign, "Did You Whittinghill This
Morning?" died in the mid-1990s.
Ashley, Lorelei: KOCM; KOST, 1991-92.
Lorelei runs a video production company in Orange County.
Ashlin, Tony: KLON, 1977; KGER, 1989-95;
KMAX, 1995. Tony produces Christian radio programs for
Branches Communication and heard on Hal Lindsey's "Week
in Review" (over 100 stations) over the USA Network.
Ashlock, Greg: KFI/KLAC/KXTA,
2001-08. Greg is vp/market manager for the Clear Channel/LA cluster.
(Pictured:
Perry Allen; Archer [KQLZ]; Leigh Ann Adam; and Suzanne Ansilio)
Ashman,
Chuck: KABC, 1976-77; KMET, 1980; KMPC, 1981; KFI, 1990; KBLA,
1991-92; KNNS, 1996. Chuck anchored the news (both
straightahead and satirically) at Channel 11 in its
Metromedia pre-Fox/TV days. But he has always been a
radio man who took some time off to do tv. He hosted talk
radio on KABC and KFI. He moved on to a marketing role in the
film industry and now consults to high tech companies while
producing in-flight radio programming for United Airlines.
Askew, Ted: KUSC,
2003-05. Ted works weekends at the Classical, KUSC.
Astor, Art: KHJ, 1965-70; KDAY, 1970-72;
KHJ; KIKF, 1980-2000; KMXN, 2000-03. Art owns stations in San Diego and the
Inland Empire.
Asuna, Bernardo: KPWR, 1997. Unknown.
Attebery,
Larry: KNX, 1970-72. Larry worked for Channels 11 and 13 for over four
decades. He died May 5, 2006.
Atkins, Steve: KHOF, 1964-68; KYMS, 1986-90; KORG, 1991;
KMXN 2002.
Steve was working morning drive at KMXN (1510 AM).
Atkins, Ted: KHJ, 1970-72; KIIS, 1973. Ted
is living in Pittsburgh and is working on a syndicated show
based on the law.
Attack, Jack: KIKF, 1992-94. Unknown.
Austin, Harold: KKBT, 1993-97; KIBB/KCMG,
1997-98; KKBT, 1999-2000; KTNQ/KLVE/KSCA/KRCD/KRCV, 2001-02. Harold works
for Broadcast Architecture as vp of its new Hispanic division.
(Pictured:
Dex Allen; Charles Andrews; Bill Angel; Ted Askew; and Laurie Allen )
Austin, Phil:
KROQ, 1977. Phil is part of the Firesign Theatre.
Austin,
Tracy: KIIS, 1995-98. Tracy is a program director in Brisbane.
Autry, Gene: KMPC/KSCA. The former
owner of KMPC and KSCA was America’s first singing
cowboy. Gene did it all. His career spanned more than sixty
years in the entertainment industry. He has been the only
entertainer to have five Stars on Hollywood's Walk of Fame,
one each for radio, records, movies, television and live
theatrical including rodeo performances. Beginning his radio
career in 1928, by 1937 he was America's Favorite Cowboy. His
CBS radio show "Melody Ranch" ran for 16 years. He
produced and starred in close to 100 television shows. Gene
appeared in 94 feature films and made 635 records including Rudolph
the Red-Nosed Reindeer, which has sold over 30 million
copies. In 1961 he acquired the California Angels. He owned a
hotel in Palm Springs. His Western Heritage Museum opened in
November 1988 and has attracted millions of tourists. Gene died October 2, 1998. He was 91.
Avenatti, Jeff: KNAC, 1984; KOCM. 1990.
Unknown.
Avery, Mark: KLOS, 1993-94. Mark has an
active voiceover career.
(Pictured:
Judy Abel; Bob Allen; Sean Andre; and Lisa Axe)
Avey, Dan:
KWIZ, 1978; KFWB, 1976-86; KFI, 1986-89; KFWB, 1989-2001; KABC, 2001-07. Dan
left KABC in late 2007.
Axe, Lisa: KACD, 1996. In the late summer of 2001,
Lisa left mornings at "The Peak"-Denver.
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