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Where Are They Now?
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D, Gary: KDAY, 1986-90. Gary Lynn Dillard started as an intern at KDAY and worked his way up to dj. He passed away in 1994.
D, Johnnie: KBBT, 1995-99. During the daily cacophony that surrounds us as we drive throughout the Southland, no matter the radio station we listen to, we hear a constant hum of traffic reports, traffic jams and the occasional freeway closures. We hear about traffic accidents and Sigalerts and always think these wrecks involve strangers. On May 10, 1999, at 4 a.m. a drunk driver got on the 91 freeway going the wrong way and ran head-on into Johnnie (Nichols), KKBT’s Street Team Supervisor, and killed him. Stacy Cunningham, "the Beat’s" promotion field manager said, "Johnnie was the very best person you could ever meet…ever! He was the best worker all around. He had integrity. He was honest, optimistic and everyone loved being around him." Johnnie’s dream was to be an actor and he was juggling two jobs to pursue his dream. In addition to the KKBT job he worked at UPS during the all-night hours and still managed to pick up his daughter every afternoon after school. He grew up in Carson. "Johnnie and I started at the radio station on the same day in 1995. He was just the best," said Stacy. He was 31.
Daggy, Kimberlea: KUSC, 2001-10. Kimberlea works middays at Classical KUSC.
Dahl, Steve: KPPC, 1972-73; KKDJ, 1973. Steve has a podcast at: dahl.com.
Dallas, Paul: KPFK, 1966-68. The former manager of KPFK and host of "Thinking Allowed," died in 1984.

(Doug Dunlap; Mike Dowler; DJ Syphe and DLux; and Frankie DiVita)

Dale, Bobby: KFWB, 1961-63; KRLA, 1964-65; KGBS, 1970. Bobby died January 17, 2001, following a long bout with liver cancer. He was 69. Bobby was born Robert Dale Bastiansen on July 27, 1931, in Minneapolis. After a series of "weird jobs," he started in radio at age 25 in Glendive, Montana. From the very beginning, Bobby knew he had an uncanny knack to pick hit records and he loved music. Bobby went on to KOIL-Omaha, where he replaced Gary Owens and then to KDWB-Minneapolis. In 1961, the disc jockeys at KFWB went out on strike in sympathy for the newsmen. Management and Crowell-Collier sister station jocks were called. Bobby worked his 6-to-9 p.m. shift in Minneapolis, got on an airplane to Los Angeles and was on the air in B. Mitch Reed's shift the next night. (Reed flew to Minneapolis to replace Dale.) For a brief time Bobby worked at KFWB's sister station, KEWB, in the Bay Area and then returned to the Southland to work at KRLA. "That was the biggest I ever was in L.A. I played the Rolling Stones like the others were playing the Beatles, and I was huge," he said when interviewed for Los Angeles Radio People. He also worked at the legendary MOR station, KSFO-San Francisco, in the late 1960s and for four years beginning in 1971. During his years in San Francisco, he hung out with Tom Donahue in North Beach. In the early 1980s he worked at KKCY ("The City")-San Francisco. He gave up radio as a full-time profession in 1985. From time to time he would appear on the University of San Francisco campus station, KUSF. In 1992 he lost his voice and an operation on his nodules was required. In preparation for the operation, it was discovered that he had diabetes, a heart problem and cirrhosis of the liver. "The doctor told me that if I had one more drink or one more cigarette, I would die." For much of the last half of the 1990s, he went on to work with youngsters at a pre-school in San Rafael. "He was singular," said Ben Fong-Torres, author of The Hits Just Keep On Coming. "Bobby had a jazz soul; a love of music ranging from pop to blues, folk & jazz. He loved breaking away from Top 40 and into the freedom he found at KSFO on the all-night shift and at the FM stations KSAN and KOFY. But even at Top 40, he was always his own guy, totally improv and off-the-wall, doing WC Fields/Lord Buckley-inspired riffs, goofing with live spots, and being so unpredictable that Chuck Blore once called him the worst dj he'd ever heard, and then, months later, hearing him again, declaring him one of the best." Ben talked with Bobby two weeks ago. "All in all, I've had a pretty good ride," Bobby told Ben. When Ben asked how he was feeling, facing death and all, Bobby said, "I'm feeling fine, cracking jokes, you know. I don't know what else to do."

(Carson Daly; Mark Driscoll; Captain Dale Dye; and Jeff Dean)

Dale, Sharon: KFOX, 1979-81; KMGG, 1981-83; KOST/KFI, 1983-2000; KABC, 2001-10. Sharon hosts the "Hill & Dale Show" on LA Talk Radio, Wednesdays at 4 p.m.
Dalton, Bill: 1970-71. Bill runs the Dalton Group, owners of WGRR-Cincinnati and WWMG/WEND-Charlotte.
Dalton, Don: KFI/KOST, 1982-84. Don, the former general manager at KFI/KOST, suffered a brain aneurysm the same day that the station’s airborne traffic reporter Bruce Wayne's plane went down in 1984.
Dalton, Rich: KWST, 1976-81. "Radio Rich" works middays at Emmis' KIHT-St. Louis.
Daly, Carson: KROQ, 1996-97; KAMP, 2010. Carson hosts a late-night network tv show and in early 2010 will begin mornings at AMP Radio.
Daly, Larry: XERB, 1967. Unknown.

(Tom Dixon; Pete Demetriou; Mason Dixon; Elmer Dills; and Tom Deacon)

Dame, Dave: KIKF, 1989-90. Dave is the West Coast Regional Promotion Manager for BNA Records, a Country Music division of RCA. He lives in Orange County.
Dameshek, Dave: KSPN, 2007-08. Dave started in afternoon drive at KSPN in late 2007. In the summer of 2008, he left his on-air shift and began exclusive podcasts for ESPN.
Damian, Patrick: KJLH, 1976-78; KIIS, 1979; KDAY, 1981-82. Patrick is a singer and produces shows in Las Vegas.
Damion: KLOS, 1969-80; KMET, 1981-82; KLSX, 1986-94. Damion Bragdon works at Westwood One's Adult Rock format.
Daniel: KHTZ, 1979-82; KABC, 1982-2007. Daniel Oshe is the engineer for the morning show at KABC.
Daniels, Bill: KFWB, 1957-58. Unknown.
Daniels, Dan: KRLA, 1993. Unknown.
Daniels, David B.: KWIZ, 1976. SEE Dave Roberts.
Daniels, Jason: KMXN, 2002. Jason worked swing at "COOL 94.3fm" until an ownership change in late 2002.
Daniels, Jim: KLSX, 1996-97; KOLA, 2005. Jim worked mornings at KOLA-Inland Empire until late 2005. He left FREE/fm in San Diego in early summer 2007.
Daniels, Joe: KIIS, 1977-83; KHTZ, 1983-84; KRTH, 1984-91; KLAC, 1999-2001. Joe worked morning drive at KLAC, the Pop Standards station until a format change to Talk in 2001. He works out of Dial-Global.
Daniels, Mike: KRLA, 1989-98; KODJ/KCBS, 1990-92; KRTH, 1992-2008; KLIT, 1999-2005. Since 1994, Mike has been working at the Oldies format at Westwood One and has been with "K-Earth" since 1992. He left KRTH in February 2008 following a downsizing by parent company, CBS Radio.
Daniels, Roy: KLON, 1985-90. When he left KLON, Roy joined KJAZ-Alameda. He is now manager of a data center for MCI WorldCom in San Francisco.
Daniels, Sky: KMET, 1985-87. Sky is head of new product development for Superior Broadcasting.
Daniels, Vince: KCAA, 2006-09. Vince hosts a talk show at Inland Empire's KCAA.
Darcel: KGFJ, 1976-77; KKTT, 1977. Unknown.
Darden, Chris, KFI, 1998. Chris was one of the prosecutors in the OJ Simpson murder trial.
Darin, Dave: KWIZ, 1968-70; KKGO/KGIL, 1999; KCRW, 2000-01. Dave is a development associate at KCRW.

(Nicole Devereux; Mark Denis; Robert Dornan; Guy Davis; and Jim Diamond)

Darin, Johnnie: KIIS; KRLA, 1968-71; KDAY, 1971; KROQ, 1972-73; KNAC, 1975; KGOE, 1975; KNX, 1976; KGIL, 1976-83; KJOI, 1978; KBLA, 1989-92; KGIL, 1993; KFWB, 1998-2008. John lives in Utah and did fill-in at KFWB.
Daris, Jim: KGIL, 1958-59; KBIG, 1963-70; KFWB, 1970-71. Jim is married to Kathy Lennon of the Lennon Sisters. They live in Branson, Missouri.
Dark, Danny: KLAC, 1963-66. Danny was a very successful voiceover announcer for decades and the voice of NBC. He died June 13, 2004, of liver failure at the age of 65.
Darling, Bob: KJOI, 1986-88. Bob is a partner in a group that owns seven radio stations in California.
Darrell, John: KSRF; KMNY. The former pd at KSRF is now a writer.
Darren, Dangerous: KNAC, 1989-95. Dangerous Darren Silva is at Sirius Radio Network.
Davis, Ann: KACE, 1985. Ann McCollum, the former Mrs. Willie Davis, died of cancer in late 1997.
Davis, Bill: KEZY, 1984. Bill is operations manager and on-air at KROC-Rochester, Minnesota

(Dave Diamond; Dr. Demento; Danny Dark; Mark Drummond; and Vince Daniels)

Davis, Cindy: KNOB, 1987; KOCM, 1988-89; KLIT, 1991-94; KLSX, 1995. Cindy works at KOLA in the Inland Empire.
Davis, Dick: KGFJ, 1980. Dick passed away in 1987.
Davis, Gina: KGGI, KZLA; KPWR. Born Theresa Tran, Gina was killed while base jumping when her parachute failed to open. She died in December 20, 1995.
Davis, Gordon: KFWB, 1968-72. Gordon left radio for a corporate job dealing with the Pacific Rim.
Davis, Guy: KHTZ, 1985; KBZT, 1986; KLSX, 1986; KBIG, 1986-95; KNJO/KLIT/KMLT, 1996-2003; KABC, 1998-2000. Guy was teamed with Mark Taylor for the TaylorDavis show at all-Talk KABC until 2000. He owns a hair salon in Thousand Oaks.
Davis, Jay: KEZY, 1961-71; KNX, 1965-67; KGER, 1971-92. Jay retired to Las Vegas.
Davis, Jeff: KNX/fm, 1988; KRTH, 1988-91; KYSR, 1992-95; KBIG, 1998. The long-time WLS-Chicago dj has an active voiceover career.
Davis, Jeff: KRTH, 1986-88; KPWR, 1988-89; KQLZ, 1991-93; KMPC, 1993-94; KCBS, 1993-94; KFWB, 1994; KNX, 1999-2003; KFRG, 2002-10. Jeff is news director at KFRG-San Bernardino.
Davis, Jim: KHJ, 1976-77; KMPC, 1979-81. Jim is vp/general manager of Vero Beach Broadcasters (WOSN/WGYL/WJKD/WTTB).
Davis, Ken: KPPC, 1974-75. Ken is a writer/producer for television.
Davis, Ken: KUTE, 1986; KOST, 1994. Ken works in a Los Angeles law firm and out of radio.
Davis, Krickett: KYSR, 1992-93; KMGX, 1993; KCBS, 1993-2000. Krickett left "Arrow 93" in January 2000.
Davis, Larry: KBIG, 2008-09. Larry is a voiceover artist doing spots and promos for Six Flags, VISA, My Network TV, ABC, Fox Sports, McDonalds, NHL, Gillette, NFL Network and many more. His Web site is: LarryDavisVoice.com.

(Adam J. DeMarais; Joe Daniels; Mike Daniels; and Bill Drake)

Davis, Laura: KNAC, 1976; KLOS, 1976-80. Laura produces electronic press kits for the motion picture business.
Davis, Mac: KZLA, 1999-2000. Mac performs in concert.
Davis, Mark: MetroTraffic, 1983-86. Mark is a newswriter at WBBM-Chicago.
Davis, Michael: KNAC, 1989-90. Michael is operations director/afternoons at KRKC-Monterey.
Davis, Nawana: KMET, 1975. Unknown.
Davis, Pat: KNX. Pat was a well-known broadcast journalist who covered nearly every major story in Northern California since the 1960s. At 6-foot-4, Mr. Davis was an imposing figure in the Sacramento press corps, partly because of his physical size but also because of his tenacity in going after stories. He was described as an aggressive, physically imposing reporter with a skeptical demeanor and a biting sense of humor, often covering stories hundreds of miles apart in a single day. In three decades of stringing for various stations, he covered earthquakes, floods, elections, scandals, and tales of triumph and tragedy. He was a familiar voice on KFBK-Sacramento, his home radio station, as well as KNX, KGO-San Francisco and CBS radio in New York City. Friends and relatives say he was a classic old-school reporter. Born in Milwaukee, Pat worked his way up in the industry. He started as a radio reporter in Fresno, then anchored at a television station in Bakersfield. He also worked as a free-lance reporter for the Los Angeles Times in the 1960s and early 1970s. Pat would regularly take 20-mile bike rides out into the country. On the day of his death, he was returning from one of those rides when he suffered a heart attack and died at the Kaiser Permanente hospital in Roseville. The aggressive newsman who filed news reports from Sacramento died October 1, 1999. Pat was 58.

(Mike Donnegan; Jeff Davis; John Duncan; and John Davison)

Davis, Philip: KOCM; KWIZ, 1965-88. Philip, the former owner of KOCM and KWIZ, died December 5, 1996, at the age of 60.
Davis, Willie: KACE. The former all-pro with the Green Bay Packers sold KACE to Cox Communications. He continues to own three stations in Wisconsin and three in California.
Davison, John: KABC/KDIS/KLOS/KSPN, 2001-07; KABC/KLOS, 2007-09. John was appointed gm at the ABC/Disney stations on July 16, 2001. He left in February 2009 and lives in New York.
Dawson, Ted: KLOS, 1985. Ted is a newscaster at KESQ/TV-Palm Springs.
Day, Deano: KLAC, 1969-71 and 1980-82 and 1984-85. Deano, morning man at KLAC three times during the Country years, died April 10, 2009, due to complications of heart surgery at Henry Ford Hospital in Detroit. Deano had just turned 70 years old days before his death. Born Ordean Moen, Deano was a station owner in Fargo while still in his 20s. He replaced the legendary Ken Dowe and Granny Emma in the morning drive slot at the legendary KLIF-Dallas in 1967. He left Big D for his first visit to Country KLAC in 1969. Deano’s major success came in the Midwest where he did mornings on a number of Country stations in Chicago and Detroit. In 1975, Deano won Billboard magazine’s Country Personality of the Year Award while working at WDEE-Detroit. He also worked at WCAR-Detroit. It seems Deano never met a radio station he wouldn’t work for in Detroit ... or Chicago. He returned to Detroit at WCXI in 1982, after 18 months at KLAC. In October 1984, Deano won the 18th Annual CMA DJ of the Year Award, and the ceremony was broadcast live on CBS/TV. Deano was nominated for CMA 1983 DJ of the Year. His fan club, unheard of in the 1980s, numbered over 5,000. He had enormous turnouts to his personal appearances. Deano left Los Angeles for the last time with Metromedia’s sale of KLAC to Capital Cities Communications. He bought WACY-Flint. Deano went on to broker mornings on WHND-Detroit, programming a mix of Country and Oldies. Deano talked about his WHND show: “We do a remote every day. One day we broadcast from a restaurant called Heaven. The next day we were in a tavern called Oar House, so the next day we went to Hell...Michigan. It’s amazing, I’m still playing Country music and I look just like Kenny Rogers.” At the time he said he made more money brokering his show than he ever did working for a radio station.
Day, Gene: KGFJ, 1974. Unknown.

(Laura Davis; Jonathan Doll; Todd Donoho; Warren Duffy; and Lou Dobbs)

Day, Howard: KLFM/KNOB, 1960-61; KAPP, 1962-63; KKOP, 1965; KNAC, 1966; KFOX, 1966; KKOP, 1968-74 and 1976-78. Howard works as an engineering tech for Optical Coating Laboratory of Santa Rosa.
Day, Jerry: KIEV, 1972. Unknown.
Day, Steve: KOCM/KSRF, 1985-89; KXEZ, 1989-91; KLIT, 1991-93; KMGX, 1994. Steve is working at KAZM-Sedona, Arizona.
Dayglo: KNAC, 1983-84. David Daegling is is the Department of Anthropology at the University of Florida.
Dayton, Bob: KBLA,1966-67; KRLA, 1967-70; KDAY, 1971; KRLA, 1972-73. Bob died of cancer April 28, 1995, at the age of 62.
Deacon, Squeakin': KXLA, KFOX. He has passed away.
Deacon, Tom: KUSC, 1989-92. Tom is retired and he is living in the "splendours of the Ontario countryside."
Dean, Jeff: KEZY, 1977-79; KLSX, 1985-86; KGGI, 1987-93. Jeff is doing afternoons at 95.7 The Beat (KZBR) in San Francisco along with an Oldies Show syndicated by the Waitt Radio Network.
Dean, Joseph: KTWV, 1994-99. Joseph worked weekends at "the Wave."
DeAngelis, Barbara: KFOX; KABC; KFI, early 1990s. Barbara is a relationship expert, author, and motivational speaker.
Dearborn, Bob: KFI, 1984-85; KTWV, 1989. Unknown.
DeBaun, Jim: KLON, 1975-79. Jim is an industrial security specialist for the Boeing Company in Anaheim. He's also a rock bass guitar player.

(Jim Duncan; Sheri Donovan; Pat Duffy; and Gary Douglas)

DeCastro, Jim: KFAC, 1989; KKBT, 1989-90. Jim owns a restaurant in Chicago.
DeCoy, Bob: KGFJ, 1950s; KTYM, 1960s. Bob was the writer, producer and narrator of KGFJ's award-winning, "This Is Progress." The program was the only daily radio documentary dedicated to the contributions of black culture and growth. Bob graduated from Yale University in 1951 receiving an M.F.A. degree. He died at age 54 in L.A. in 1975.
Dedes, Spero: KLAC, 2005-10. Spero is the play-by-play announcer for the LA Lakers.
Dee, Cynthia: KSWD, 2008-09. Cynthia works swing at 100.3/fm The Sound.
Dees, Rick: KHJ, 1979-80; KIIS, 1981-2004; KMVN, 2006-09. Rick left morning drive at KIIS/fm in February 2004 and joined Emmis' KMVN in the summer of 2006 for mornings at Movin' 93.9. He left with a format flipped LMA on April 15, 2009.
Forrest, Marshall: SEE Boyd R. Britton
DeFrancesco, Gerry: KIIS, 1982-86 and 1989-92. Gerry opened DeFrancesco Media in 1999 when he started consulting Greater Media and Gannett Broadcasting. His consultancy firm is based in Philadelphia.
DeLaCruz, Nautica: KPWR, 1998-2000; KKBT, 2000-06; KDAY, 2006-07; KJLH 2007-10. Nautica does middays at the Stevie Wonder station, KJLH.
Delaney, John: KJLH, 1984-85; KMET, 1985-87; KEZY, 1987-90. John has been doing voiceover work and he's working on a comedy act.

(Lee Duncan; Bill Dudley;and Leo Durocher)

Delilah: KBIG, 1998; KMLT, 2003; KBIG, 2007. Delilah's syndicated "Love Songs" show is no longer heard in the Southland.
Del Valle, Carlos: KFWB, 2003-04; KXTA, 2004. The former KNBC/Channel 4 sports anchor joined all-News KFWB in late 2003. By the summer of 2004, Carlos teamed with Ray Crockett at XTRA Sports for an evening show called, "Crockett and Carlos' Neighborhood."
DeMarais, Adam J.: KHJ, 1964-65; KRLA, 1964-65; KBLA, 1966; KRLA, 1968-69; KEZY, 1970-81; KRLA, 1988-91. One of the Rock radio’s booming voices, Adam was born in Montreal and originally studied to be an actor and toured with a company out of New York while still a teen. "I decided to pursue Hollywood and the world would pave my way with palm branches and gold, not the myrrh and pyrite it turned out to be." Adam went to Korea and was promoted to combat platoon sergeant and received a Purple Heart for serious wounds suffered in action. He returned to the Southland, and during the 1960s, Adam worked at Rockers KHJ, KRLA and KBLA. For the decade of the 1970s he was the news director at KEZY. For much of the 1980s he worked as an announcer at KTTV/Channel 11. Adam died from complications of cancer on December 11, 1998, at the age of 69.
Demento, Dr.: KPPC, 1970-71; KMET, 1972-87; KLSX, 1987-93; KSCA, 1994-97; KLSX, 1998. His syndicated zany show is heard in syndication.
Demetriou, Pete: KLAC, 1978-84; KFWB, 1985-2009; KNX/KFWB, 2009-10. Pete is a field reporter for all-News KNX.
Demory, Sean: KEZY, 1988-89. Sean left the Southland for "Power 99," then "99X" in Atlanta for nearly 11 years. He left in early 2000 to pursue some Internet opportunities in San Francisco.
Denholm, Dave: KXTA, 1998-2000; KSPN, 2001-09. Dave did sports updates at KSPN until early 2009.

(Jerry Dexter [1960]; Steve Dahl; Frank DeSantis; and Jim Daniels)

Denis, Mark: KFI, 1969; KEZY, 1969-83; KHJ, 1983-86; KRLA, 1986; KFI/KOST/KACE, 1986-2000. The 40-year veteran of Southern California radio died April 28, 2000. Mark had heart surgery on January 18 and had returned to work at KFI mid-March. On April 27, Mark went to the hospital complaining of a "burning sensation." Doctors could not find anything wrong and his arteries were fine. Doctors sent him home thinking he may have had a touch of pneumonia. It is believed that he died in his sleep and when paramedics arrived at his Anaheim Hills home the following morning and transported him to a local hospital, it is believed that he had already passed away. The cause of death is unknown. Mark was 59. He was born in Glendale on February 8, 1941, and grew up in Compton. During his time at Compton JC, he announced the half-time activities at the football games. The show-business bug, however, bit him much earlier. Mark built a performing stage in his garage and put on variety shows. His first on-air experience was KFIL (later KYMS), and he pronounced the call letters "KFI LFM". Interviewed in 1995 between traffic reports, he commented, "Isn't it ironic that I end up at KFI?" He got started in Hemet in the early 1960s and went to KFXM-San Bernardino in 1962 before spending "some time in the Air Force." After the service, he went to KMEN-San Bernardino to do overnights and production, which in 1966 led to KGB-San Diego where he spent three years and ended up pd. He made his transition from dj work to traffic during his time on KHJ, when it was called "Car Radio" and traffic reports were dispensed every 10 minutes. Mark was universally one of the most well-liked radio people in Southern California and made over 300 calls a year wishing his peers "Happy Birthday!" KFI pd David Hall utilized Mark as the "image voice" for the 50,000 watt giant and as the midday traffic reporter. He had been a regular guest lecturer and had taught a course in telecommunications at USC. Mark was the voice of the monorail at Disneyland for half a decade. His key to success? "Be versatile! After all, at KEZY I survived five program directors and I was one of them." On September 1, 1996, Mark celebrated 35 years in broadcasting, making it one of the longest current running careers in Southern California radio. During his decade-plus with KFI/KOST, he broadcast more than 70,000 traffic reports.

(John Darin; Benjamin Dover; Kimberlea Daggy; and Mac Davis)

Derdivanis, Kent: KMPC, 1983-86. Kent is now living in Phoenix and is the voice of Northern Arizona University Sports. He's doing play by play of both football and basketball for the Flagstaff, Arizona college.
DeRoo, Doug: KIQQ, 1977. Doug is md at KGFM-Bakersfield.
DeSaegher, Steve: KPZE/KORG/KEZY, 1987-99; KFWB, 1997-99; KMPC, 2001-03. Steve was an anchor for 1540/The Ticket.
DeSantis, Frank: KMET, 1977-79; KWST, 1979-83; KNX/fm, 1983; KLOS, 1983-88. Frank was an air personality at Sirius Satellite Radio's The Vault and Classic Vinyl formats from 2002-08. He's currently in New York as svp/business development for Dial Global Radio Networks.
DeSantis, Gia: KROQ, 1993. The former Capitol Records promotion person and Channel 56 vj is out of radio and lives in New Mexico.
DeSilva, Walt: KPPC, 1965-66; KFWB. Walt passed away of lung cancer in August of 1987.
DeSoto, Dave: KMPC, 1965-82. Dave died June 27, 2001 of aortic valve disease. He was 71.
Detz, John: KWST, 1975. John owns radio stations in Northern California.
Devaney, Ken: KHJ, 1965-67. Ken has retired from radio and the world of lawyering. He lives in Central California.
Devereux, Nicole: KMET, 1984-85; KJOI, 1986-89; KTWV, 1987-2003; KSWD, 2009. Nicole works weekends at 100.3/fm The Sound.

(Dave Darin; Bobby Dale; Steve Downes; Joseph Dean; and Barbara DeAngelis)

DeVille, Diana: KNAC, 1998-2003. The Monroe, Louisiana native works morning drive at KNAC.com.
Devoe, Mario: KCMG, 1998-99. Mario is working at KXJM-Portland.
DeVoid, Phil: KNAC, 1984-85. Phil Harvey's name on KNAC was given to him by record producer Robert Margouleff, which was inspired by Oingo Boingo song Fill the Void.
DeWeese, Eric: KUSC, 2005-07. Eric took over gm duties at the Classical station in the Fall of 2005.
DeWitt, Paul: KLSX, 1995. Unknown
DeWitt, Rand: KMXN, 2001-02. Rand works weekend and fill-in at FM94/9-San Diego
Dexter, Jerry: KMPC, 1959-63; KLAC, 1963-64. Jerry is living in San Francisco.
Di, Lady: KNAC, 1986-87. Unknown.
Diamond, Dave: KHJ, 1965; KBLA, 1965-67; KFWB, 1967-68; KRLA, 1971-72; KIIS/AM, 1972-75; KFI, 1976-82. Dave teaches communication at Black Hills State University in Spearfish, South Dakota.
Diamond, Jim: KYMS, 1969. Jim is working in Bakersfield radio.
DiCola, Felix. Unknown
Diego, Rick: KHTZ, 1985; KBZT/KLSX/KRLA, 1986-93; KBIG, 1993-2000. Rick hosts the syndicated show, "Night Flight.
Digby: KWST, 1978-80. Unknown.
Dillman, Jim: KATJ, 1992-2007 Jim is doing mornings on Country KATJ in Victorville. Jim spent 10 years on the air in Kansas City before moving to the Ventura/Oxnard market for 12 years and then over to the high desert. Jim has also been a tv weathercaster for most of those years in addition to the radio shows.
Dillon, Lisa: KEZY, 1982-84. Unknown.
Dills, Elmer: KABC, 1977-96; KMPC/KTZN, 1996-97; KIEV, 1997-2000; KRLA, 2000-05. Elmer, a veteran restaurant critic for decades at KABC Channel/7 and KABC Radio died September 15, 2008, at the age of 82. He had been suffering from a variety of ailments. Born in 1926, Elmer provided Southland listeners with tips on where to go for a romantic evening, a birthday celebration or a wedding anniversary. He started broadcasting after more than 20 years with the State Department, where his primary function there was to wine and dine dignitaries in the Middle East, Africa and Europe, while helping move agents in and out of Eastern Europe and the Soviet Union. His notoriety forced him to make restaurant reservations under an assumed name to avoid preferential treatment. He took early retirement as a case office worker for the FBI. After years at KABC, Elmer took a table at sister station KMPC, later KTZN in the fall of 1996. Elmer then left the station in the summer of 1997 for KIEV. His motto was “eat like a prince, yet pay like a pauper.”
Dills, Peter: KIEV, 1999-2000; KCBS, 2000. Peter is hosting a tv show on KVMD (Channel 23) called The Chef Knows.
Dinero, Al: KPPC, 1968. Unknown.

(Cindy Dole; Dominique DiPrima; Rick Dees; and Matt Drudge)

DiPrima, Dominique: KKBT, 1994-2003; KJLH, 2005-10. Dominique was public affairs director at "the Beat" and was one of Steve Harvey's Angels in morning drive until exiting the station on June 17, 2003. She is part of the morning show at KJLH.
DiVita, Frankie: KNAC, 1987-89; KCXX, 2003; KCAL, 2006-10. Frankie is working weekends at Inland Empire's KCAL.
Ditty, Bill: KFWB, 1959-63; KRLA, 1963-65; KFWB, 1965-75. Bill is retired and living in Ukiah.
Dix, Mike: KFWB, 1964. Unknown.
Dixon, Dianne: KABC, 1994. Dianne is a very successful tv and film screenwriter.
Dixon, Glen: KDAY, 1974. Unknown.
Dixon, Mason: KHJ, 1977. Mason has been a long-time top personality in Tampa. He is pd at WYUU-Tampa.
Dixon, Tom: KHJ, 1939-43; KFAC, 1946-87; KUSC, 1987-89; KKGO, 1989-98. Tom retired in May 1998 at the age of 82.
DJ Syphe & DLux: KPWR, 2005-10. The Power pair work afternoon drive at the Hip-Hop station.
Dobbs, Lou: KGIL, 2008. The CNN host's syndicated radio show debuted on KGIL in March 2008 and stayed until late 2008.
Doc on the Roq: SEE Boyd R. Britton
Doeblin, Peter: KIQQ, 1987; KHTS, 2006-07. Peter worked for the Soft AC format at Dial-Global until late December 2007.
Doggett, Jerry: KMPC, 1958; KFI, 1959-72; KABC, 1972-87. Jerry was one of the original Dodger announcers along with Vin Scully who followed the team from Brooklyn to Los Angeles. He retired in 1987 after 32 broadcast seasons with the Dodgers. In 1996 he was elected to the Southern California Sports Broadcasters Association Hall of Fame. He died on July 7, 1997, at the age of 80.

(Steve Day; Willie Davis; Carrie Dunne; and Greg Dunkin)

Dole, Cindy: KNX, 1997-98; KFWB, 1998-2010. Cindy works at News/Talk KFWB.
Dolan, Joe: KHJ, 1964-65. Unknown.
Doll, Jonathan: KRTH, 1986-91. Jonathan works mornings in Iowa.
Domas, Pete: KRTH, 1979-88. Pete works as a paralegal at UCLA.
Domino: KIIS, 1993-96. Domino works afternoons at KHKS-Dallas.
Donahue, Raechel: KMET, 1975-76; KPOL, 1977; KWST, 1978-83; KROQ, 1984-86; KIIS, 1984-87; KLOS, 1986; KSRF, 1988; KMPC/fm / KEDG, 1988-91; KOCM/KSRF, 1991; KCSN, 1996-2002. Raechel works for a video production company in Wyoming.
Donahue, Tom: KPPC, 1967-68; KMET, 1968. Tom's legacy is identified with Progressive or "free-form radio." Tom's contribution to radio comes from Jim Ladd's book, Radio Waves: "Tom Donahue was our generation's first town crier. He gathered the villagers together and introduced them to the music of a new breed of wandering minstrels. It was here, in the electronic town square, that we first heard the music and danced to its message. He was the first to strike the tribal drum, and his departure would mark a dangerous turning pint in tribal history." He died April 28, 1975, at the age of 48.
Donaldson, Lorri: KABC, 1967-70. Lorri and Kelly Lange became the first female helicopter traffic and weather reporters. Unknown.
Donegan, Mike: KLAC, 1986-87. Mike is working at WGFX-Nashville.
Donnelly, Bob: XTRA, 1959-61. Bob was pd at "The Mighty 690." He died in the mid-1970s.
Donoho, Todd: KLOS, 1988-2001 and 2002-03; KSPN, 2002-03. Todd left KLOS/KSPN in late 2003. He lives in Columbia, Missouri and he hosts the post-game show for Missouri Tiger basketball on the statewide Tiger Radio Network.
Donovan, Bo: KDAY, 1970-71; KLAC, 1971-72; KBBQ, 1972-73. Bo runs Silvertree Productions and is Airport Manager for the County of San Diego.
Donovan, Michael: KCBS, 1996-99. Michael lives in Vancouver.
Donovan, Sheri: KROQ, 1995-96; KLYY, 1996-99; KCBS/fm, 2003-05; KSWD, 2009. Sheri worked swing at "Arrow 93" until the station flipped to JACK/fm. She's now weekend and fill-in at 100.3/The Sound.
Dooley, "Brother Tom": KHJ, 1974. Tom owns Master Media in Hurst, Texas.
Doolittle, Don: KABC, 60s. When Don left KABC, he moved to Hawaii.
Dorman, Jeff: KWVE, 2002-06. Jeff was general manager of KWVE.

(Leroy Downs; Chet Douglas; Don Drysdale; Raechel Donahue; and Eric DeWeese)

Dornan, Robert: KLAC, 1966; KABC, 1971: KIEV, 2000; KPLS, 2001-02. Robert's syndicated talk show aired on Orange County's KPLS.
Dorsey, Ed: KFWB, 1985-97. The former KFWB director of news and operations is retired and living in the San Fernando Valley.
Dorton, Joe: KBIG/KBRT, 1973-79. The former general manager at KBIG passed away October 18, 2002. Joe was 61.
Doug the Slug: KROQ, 1992-96 and 1997-2009. In the summer of 1999, Sluggo left nights at KROQ and returned in early 2000 for weekends. He now works afternoon drive
Douglas, Brian: KYSR, 1997-2001; KZLA, 2001-06. Brian worked evenings at Country KZLA until a format flip in late summer of 2006.
Douglas, Chet: KBLA, 1965; KFWB, 1968-80. Chet passed away December 4, 2000.
Douglas, Gary: KACD, 1995-96. Gary Zabransky is producer of the Tom Leykis syndicated show.
Douglas, Wade: KBBQ, 1968; KRLA, 1971-72. Since late 2000, Wade has been a reporter in San Diego with KOGO/TV.
Douglass, Dave: KLAC, 1981-84; KMNY, 1987; KFWB, 1985-98. Dave is a news writer at KCOP/Channel 13.
Douridas, Chris: KCRW, 1990-98 and 2000-10. Chris works A & R at DreamWorks Records. Chris returned to KCRW in the fall of 2000.
Dover, Benjamin: KFI, 2001-03. Benjamin hosted a weekend consumer advice show at KFI until the summer of 2003.

(Nautica De La Cruz; Sky Daniels; Delilah; and Doctor Dre)

Dower, Dona: KNX, 1983-90 and 1993-98; KZLA, 1999-2001. Dona works for one of the traffic services.
Dowler, Mike: KHTS, 2006-07. Mike works Saturday middays at the Santa Clarita station.
Dowling, John: KJOI, 1989; KXEZ, 1990. Unknown.
Downes, Steve: KWST, 1978-81; KEZY, 1981-82; KLOS, 1982-91; KLSX, 1994. Steve is doing mornings at Bonneville's WDRV-Chicago.
Downing, Al: KABC, 1983-87. Al is in industrial real estate.
Downs, LeRoy: KLON/KKJZ, 1998-2004; KKJZ, 2008. LeRoy hosts a weekend show at K-JAZZ and hosts a show at KRML-Carmel.
Doyle, Enos: KMET, 1973-75. Unknown.
Drake, Bill: KHJ, 1965-70; KIQQ, 1973-74. The architect of the legendary "Boss Radio" format in the spring of 1965, Drake consulted stations included KFRC-San Francisco, CKLW-Detroit, WHBQ-Memphis, WRKO-Boston and WOR/fm-New York. He died November 29, 2008, of lung cancer at the age of 71.
Drake, Bill: KDAY, 1974. Unknown.
Draper, Ken: KFWB, 1975-78. Ken owns Ken Draper Creative Communications in Southern California.
Dre, Doctor: KKBT, 1999-2000. Doctor Dre started in morning drive at "The Beat" on August 30, 1999 and left July 14, 2000. He and Ed Lover are working morning drive at "Power 105"-New York.
Drew, Bill: KWIZ. Bill has an active voiceover career in the Southland.
Drew, Paul: KHJ, 1973. Paul runs Paul Drew Enterprises.
Driscoll, John: KIQQ, 1975; KTNQ/KGBS, 1976-78; KFI, 1978; KZLA, 1987-89. John has an active voiceover career and owns "The New Voiceover America" company.
Driscoll, Mark: KLOS; KIIS; KIQQ. Mark operates a successful voiceover and packaging, creative content and imaging/programming company in Southern California.
Driscoll, Terry: KIKF, 1984-88; KOOJ, 1993-94; KWRP/KTMK, 2000-02; KSPA, 2005. The former gm at Riverside's KWRP/KTMK is senior AE with the Orange Country JILL/fm office.
Drudge, Matt: KABC, 1999-2001; KFI, 2001-07. The Internet journalist joined KFI for a Sunday evening show in February 2001 and left in the fall of 2007. He continues publishing the Drudge Report.
Drummond, Mark: KGFJ, 1988-89; KACE, 1989-2000; KFI/KOST, 2000-01. Mark was production manager and assistant pd at KACE until the station was sold and changed to Spanish in early 2000. He's now on the production staff at KFI/KOST.

(Damion; Cindy Davis; Rick Diego; Peter Dills; and Dave Dameshek)

Drury, Dick: KLOS, 1971. Dick has passed away.
Drury, Treesa: KABC, 1970s. Treesa is in charge of consumer affairs for AARP and is based in Orlando.
Drysdale, Don: KMPC, 1973-81; KABC, 1987-93. The Hall of Fame former Dodger broadcast the Angels and Rams games. On July 3, 1993, Don was on a road trip in Montreal. He failed to show up for the baseball broadcast. After a check at the hotel, it was discovered that Don had died of a heart attack.
Dub, R: KHHT, 2007-09. R Dub left his post as pd at HOT 92.3/fm in early 2009 following a company downsizing.
Dudley, Bill: KTWV, 2001-09. Bill works weekends at "the WAVE."
Duff, Willis: KLAC, 1965-68. Last heard, Willis was a tv consultant.
Duffy, Pat: KABC, 1973-91; KRTH, 1991-2003; KFWB/KNX, 2003-07. Pat left his post as vp/market manager of Infinity news stations/LA following a consolidation of management positions.
Duffy, Warren: KMET, 1970-71; KDAY, 1973-74; KKLA, 1994-2004. Warren left his afternoon show at Christian KKLA on January 4, 2004, the 10th anniversary of the show.
Duggan, Tom: KBLA, 1965; KLAC, 1965-69. The colorful talk show host was involved in an automobile accident on Sunday, May 25, 1969 and was treated at Santa Monica Emergency Hospital and then released. He entered Cedars of Lebanon hospital on Wednesday, May 28, because of injuries from the automobile accident and died on Thursday, May 29, 1969.
Dunlap, Doug: Doug is a longtime traffic reporter.
Dunaway, Mike: KHJ, 1976; KIIS. Last heard in the mid-1990s, Mike was working at WTIC-Hartford.
Duncan, Jim: KFOX, 1974-76; KLAC, 1976-78; KHJ, 1978-79; KLAC, 1979-2001; KZLA, 1988-2001; KLAC, 2003-05; XETRA, 2005-06. Jim images the "World Champion" Los Angeles Lakers and the Anaheim Angels. He worked middays at Adult Standards Fabulous 690 the Lounge until an ownership change and format flip to Spanish.
Duncan, John: KLOS, 1997-98; KLYY, 1998-99. John owns eSolutions in Santa Clarita.

(Wade Douglas; Mario DeVoe; Mike [Ray] Dunaway; Ann Duran; and Diane Deville)

Duncan, Lee: KDAY, 1968-69; KRLA, 1969-70. Lee lives in Seattle and he is retired.
Dungee, Ron: KACE, 1979-87; KGFJ, 1995. Ron is sports editor for the Los Angeles Sentinel.
Dunkin, Greg: KYSR, 1993-94, pd. Greg is with Vallie Richards Donovan Consulting firm.
Dunne, Carrie: KIKF, 1989-2000; KMXN, 2000-01. Carrie is a full-time mom to her twins.
Duran, Ann: KBIG, 1999. Ann worked afternoons at KBIG for five weeks. She is now the host of the weekly syndicated radio show, The Weekly Pop 20 with Ann Duran.
Duran, Gina: KIBB, 1996-97. Gina D worked middays at KGGI-Riverside and moved to Laguna where she was in the mortgage business. She is a stay-at-home mom and out of radio.
Duran, Jeff: KLSX, 2000-01; KCXX, 2001-03 and 2004-08; KKZQ, 2005-08. Jeff works on-air and md at KKZQ "the Edge," in Palmdale along with afternoons at "the Octopus" in Ventura.
Duran, Sergio: KMJR, 2000-01. Sergio works afternoons at Spanish KMJR.
Durkin, Jason: KNOB, 1966-69; KOCM, 1969-80; KWVE, 1980. Jason lives in Orange County and he works with his interior designing wife.
Durling, Lin: KODJ, 1990; KABC, 1990. Lin is a morning traffic anchor at KGO-San Francisco.
Durocher, Leo: KABC, 1964. The former major league baseball manager died October 7, 1991.
Dvorak, George: KFI, 1960s; KPPC, 1965-66; KFWB, 1970-77; KGRB, 1977. George was part of the start of Armed Forces Radio Services. He has passed away.

(Sharon Dale; Rich Dalton; Deano Day; and Larry Davis)

Dwyer, Danny: KZLA, 1992-96. Danny is at KUPL in Portland, doing promotions and weekend jocking.
Dye, Captain Dale: KFI, 2003-10. Dale works periodically at KFI. He's a military consultant on war projects. His most recent was HBO's The Pacific.
Dzima, "J.D." John: KNOB, 1977-81; KORJ, 1978-80; KIKF, 1980-85. John was the first md and second pd at KIK/fm. Since 1986 he has owned a printing firm in Orange County.

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