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Rabbitt,
Jimmy: KFI; KRLA, 1969-70; KLAC, 1971; KMET, 1971-72; KBBQ,
1972; KROQ, 1972-73; KMET, 1975; KGBS, 1975; KLAC, 1976;
KROQ, 1976-78. Jimmy is living in Colorado and is promoting the release of
the Jimmy Rabbitt and Renegade CD.
Rabe,
John: KPCC, 2000-12. John is the the health care and housing reporter at KPCC
and hosts Offramp.
Racco, Al: KLAC, 1960-61. The former gm of
KLAC
died of
hypertensive cardiovascular disease April 20, 2009. Al was born November 22,
1928, in Warren, Ohio. He started out in L.A. as a sales executive for KLAC
and became gsm and general manager. Then in the mid-60's Al joined RKO-General
in San Francisco and became gsm at KFRC and then general manager. From there
he moved to KGO-San Francisco. He went on to be vp/gm at WABC-New York in
1975.
Race, Clark: KMPC, 1971-77; KBRT, 1980. Clark’s
radio career dovetailed perfectly with the golden era of pop
music in the late '50s and throughout the '60s," was how
the obituary in the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette opened.
Clark had an enormously successful 11-year run at
KDKA-Pittsburgh when he joined KMPC in 1971 as an heir
apparent to the morning heavyweight Dick Whittinghill and
lasted until 1977. In 1972 Clark became the host for ABC/TV's
game show The Parent Game. At KMPC he worked mostly
overnights and by 1978, Clark had failed to make an
impression with Southern California listeners and turned to
booze. Clark headed for KYUU-San Francisco and San Diego
before returning briefly to the Southland in 1980 to work
mornings on the short-lived contemporary Christian music
station KBRT. "The Hudson, New York native started his
radio career doing baseball broadcasts in Albany. One day,
the station manager told him to play some music, so he went
out to a record store and simply bought a bunch of music he
liked. Listeners liked it, too, and the concept caught
on," according to the Post-Gazette story. "A
year later, Westinghouse Broadcasting heard what he was doing
and offered him a job at KDKA. The 26-year-old came to
Pittsburgh in 1959 to host a radio show that lasted until
1970. At its peak, Mr. Race's show captured more than 50
percent of the audience - he simply played what he thought
listeners would like. He was one of the first to bring the
music of black artists to a wider and more mainstream
audience. After meeting Beatles manager Brian Epstein, he was
invited to go to London and meet the Beatles. As host of
‘Dance Party,’ he was the Dick Clark of
Pittsburgh," from the Post-Gazette. Clark
returned to Pittsburgh in 1986. He and his wife opened a bed
and breakfast in Sewickley, fulfilling a longtime dream. A
few years later he bought another B&B in Amish country.
The couple were known to drive tourists unfamiliar with the
area around the back roads. Diane Race said one of her
husband's last hopes was that he could discourage others from
smoking. Mr. Race's throat cancer was attributed to his
longtime tobacco use.Clark died July 27, 1999.
He was 66 years old.
Rachtman, Riki: KNAC; KROQ, 1993-96; KLSX,
1996-97 and 2003; KCBS/fm, 2003. Riki had a weekend music show at "Arrow
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(Dr. Roadmap; Bill Ratner; Kevin Ross; and Dave Robinson)
Radke, Walt:
KHJ. Robert W. Morgan called his engineer
"Failsafe" (Walt) during the "Boss Radio"
glory years. Walt has passed away.
Radlovic, Marko: KPWR, 1989-97; KCMG,
1997-2000, gm; KLAX/KXOL, 2001-11; KABC/KLOS, 2011-12. Marko was promoted to evp/coo for Spanish Broadcasting System in
late spring 2005. In December 2006 he added gm duties at KLAX/KXOL. In
the summer of 2010, he became the chief revenue officer at Spanish
Broadcasting System. In October 2011, Marko took over as the new market
manager for the Cumulus stations, KABC/KLOS.
Rahilly,
Charlie: KIIS, 1990-2006. Charlie is
president of Premiere Radio Networks.
Rall, Ted: KFI, 1998-2000. Ted left his
weekend talk show in the late summer of 2000. He's a magazine columnist and
cartoonist.
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RAMIREZ, Al:
KROQ; 1976-79; KLOS, 1979-2005.
Al, the overnight personality at KLOS for decades, died suddenly on October
23, 2005. He was 54. Al was 26 years with KLOS. The Los Angeles native graduated from Loyola High School and started his radio career in San Francisco in 1971 at KSFX. He worked as an intern at KPPC and KYMS in the late 1960s. In 1976 he joined KROQ. Al started his long run at "The Home of Rock 'n' Roll," KLOS, on December 24, 1979. When Al was interviewed for Los Angeles Radio People, he looked back on his long run at KLOS and recalled some highlights: "I co-hosted morning drive with Frazer Smith in 1983. I also produced and announced `The Hollywood Niteshift' hour on KROQ and KLOS, starring Phil Austin, Michael C. Gwynne and Frazer. I had the privilege of filling in as the host of 'Seventh Day' for two years in the absence of 'Uncle' Joe Benson." Since 1973, Al had been a free-lance motion picture and television recording engineer. “Al Ramirez was one of my family members,” recalled Rita Wilde, pd at KLOS. “We had things we agreed on and we had our disagreements, but we concurred that the music we played was special and we loved this station as passionately as anyone could. |
Ramirez, Leslie: KFI, 1998; KACD; KLOS/KABC.
Ramirez,
Luis: KFWB, 1993-99. Luis left his KFWB reporter position in 1999 to work
for the Voice of America in Washington, DC, then as the agency's bureau
chief in Abidjan, West Africa, Beijing, Bangkok and he is currently in
Jerusalem.
Ramirez,
Lupita: Lupita is head of Metro Traffic in San Diego.
Ramondo: SEE Raymond Bannister
Ramos, Carol: KFWB, 1994-97; KABC,
1997-2000. Carol left morning drive at KABC in the fall of
2000.
Ramsay, Jon: KWIZ, 1974-76. Jon owns Jon
Ramsay Advertising Services in Yorba Linda specializing in
radio and tv.
Ramsburg, Jim: KLAC, 1965-68.
Jim
retired in 1998 and he splits his time between homes in Balsum Lake,
Wisconsin and Estero, Florida. Jim is still very active in the
voiceover business.
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(Hilly Rose; Neil Ross; and Riki Rachtman)
Ramsey, Tom:
KMPC, 1991. The four-year QB starter for the UCLA Bruins
between 1979 and 1982 went into broadcasting Bruin football.
He played for the LA Express and then the New England
Patriots and Indianapolis Colts. Following a stint as head of
corporate sales for the Denver Broncos, Tom works at Fox
Sports Net.
Randal, Ted: KFWB, 1961-62. Unknown.
Randall, Chuck:
KPFK; KROQ, 1979-81; KMET, 1981-83; KLYY,
1999. Chuck lives in Pasadena, has managed rock groups including The Dead,
Huey Lewis, Little Feat, Duran Duran, and Neville Brothers.
Randall, Dave: KLON, 1981-86; KRTH, 1994-2010. Dave works
weekends and fill-in at "K-Earth."
Randall, Jeff: KMGG, 1983. Since 1997, Jeff has been a
special events manager for non-profit organizations, the voice of the Tacoma
Rainiers and he does voiceover work. He lives in Seattle.
Randall,
Steve: KWST, 1978; KKHR, 1983; KIQQ, 1985. Steve lives in Fresno.
Randolph, Jim: KGFJ, 1965-73. In 1966 and
1967, Billboard voted Jim the #1 personality in the
r&b category. He became pd at KGFJ in 1968. Jim died of a
heart attack in 1973 and left behind a wife and six children.
He grew up in Dallas where his folks owned a drug store.
Rangoonwala, Saaquib: KNNS, 1996-99; KFWB,
1999-2003. His colleagues call him the "biggest name in
radio." He's was editor's assistant at KFWB.
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(Lupita Ramirez; Geraldo Rivera; Berau Rials and Bob Rivers)
Rantel, Al: KABC, 1998-2009.
Al retired from KABC in the summer of 2009. He was forced to go on permanent
disability following severe injuries in a fall. He hosts an infomercial on
the weekend at KABC.
Raphone, Mike: KROQ, 1978-79. Mike runs All
Media Advertising in Orange County.
Rapp, Joel: KFI, 1972. Joel billed himself
"Mr. Mother Earth" and he hosted a daily interview
talk show. He wrote tv scripts for McHale's Navy and
Here's Lucy.
Ratner, Bill: KJOI,
1979-80; KBIG, 1980-85. Bill has been the promo voice for
ABC.
Raven-Stark, Bruce: KLAC/KZLA, 1996-97.
Bruce lives in Phoenix.
Ray, Bob: KSRF, 1967-68; KMPC, 1968-70. Bob
runs a full-service ad agency in Saratoga.
Ray, Byron: KIKF, 1984-85. Unknown.
Ray, Doug: KWIZ, 1985-87. Doug is doing
mornings in Fresno.
Ray,
Steve: KLIT, 1991-93; KMPC, 1993-94; KRCI, 1994; KGRB, 1994-95; KRLA, 1998.
Steve is working in Washington, DC for TRN's American's Radio News Network.
Razor: KNAC, 1994. Born Rey deCarolo,
Razor started at KNAC working the request phone lines and
being a prize van driver. He's currently working at WZTA-Miami.
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(Jim Rome; Fred Roggin; Jeff Riggenbach; and Jim Richards)
Reagan, Maureen: KABC, 1973-74. Maureen, the
daughter of the former president and Jane Wyman, worked as a
talk show host and her first guest was then-governor Ronald
Reagan. She became a crusader for Alzheimer's disease awareness after her
father fell ill, died August 8, 2001. She was 60 and suffered from skin
cancer. Maureen died peacefully at her Sacramento-area home, said her
husband, Dennis C. Revell. In 1973 and ’74, Maureen worked at KABC. The
former president's daughter was described by KABC pd Jim Simon as "our
girl at large on the ‘NewsTalk’ station." She started with a weekly
show, which eventually turned into an evening slot. Her first guest was
then-Governor Reagan. She made her movie debut at the age of 5 in It's
A Great Feeling, which starred her mother. Maureen graduated from
Marymount College in Arlington, Virginia. Prior to KABC, she worked as a
secretary, a PR rep for an airline, and supper club singer.
Reagan, Michael: KABC, 1983-85; KIEV,
1998-2000. Michael hosted a syndicated talk show that was
heard locally at KIEV until the fall of 2000.
Reagan, Ron: KMET, 1984;
KTLK, 2008-10. The former
president's son reviewed movies on "the Mighty
Met." He was a talker on KTLK working afternoon drive until the
syndicator Air America went out of business.
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(Rosko; Robert Roll; Jack Roth; Scott Riley; and Michael Reagan)
Reardon,
Sharon: The former traffic reporter for various Southland radio stations is
a copywriter for Salem/LA.
Rebenstorf, John. In 1991
John became the radio play-by-play voice of UCLA football and
basketball. Before the start of his second season (1992) with
the Bruins, John died at the age of 41. He started out as the
voice of Cal State Fullerton where he was a one-man show.
John had a history of heart problems and suffered his first
heart attack at 28. In the fall of 1985, at 35, he had triple
bypass surgery. He was looking forward to his second season
at UCLA when he required another heart bypass procedure. He
died shortly after the operation.
Red Rooster: KACD, 2000. Red Rooster hosted
a blues show at Channel 103.1." Unknown.
Reeb, Trip: KROQ, 1988-2006 and KROQ/KCBS, 2002-03;
KROQ, 2003-06. Trip left KROQ in the summer of 2006, following a massive CBS
Radio "restructuring." He is now general manager of a cluster in
Hawaii.
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Reed, B. Mitchel: KFWB, 1957-63 and 1965-67;
KPPC, 1967-68; KMET, 1968-71; KRLA, 1971-72; KMET, 1972-78;
KLOS, 1979-81. B.M.R. played an important role in two key,
distinct format successes: Top 40 and AOR
"Underground" radio. Mitch was born Burton Mitchel
Goldberg in Brooklyn on June 10, 1926, and entered radio
following a decision at the University of Illinois to forgo a
career teaching political-science "for the boogie and
the glamour of broadcasting." In 1956, after a few
months of doing late nights in Baltimore, he landed the
all-night "Birdland Jazz Show" at WOR-New York.
Mitch was one of the original "Seven Swingin'
Gentlemen" at the launch of Color Radio/98 in 1958 at
KFWB. Mitch died at his West Los Angeles home on March 16,
1983, at the age of 56, of a lingering heart condition.
Reed, Donn: KABC, 1959-60;
KMPC, 1961-81. Donn died after a bout with cancer on December 15, 2003. He
was 88.
We hear, in hushed
tones, "The suspect is coming out of the liquor store...police have circled
the store...he's got a gun...(officer's shout) DROP THE GUN...the suspect
stands frozen...he drops the gun and raises his arms. LET'S MOVE IN.
[dialogue of the arrest]...Donn Reed, Nightside." Donn created word
pictures, covering the news wearing a trench coat, the microphone hidden in
his flashlight, mike cord down his sleeve. Born in Los Angeles, Donn flew
for the Air Force during WWII, then worked for CBS radio. In the late 1950s,
while vacationing at Marineland, he went over to a helicopter pilot in the
parking lot. "He was flying a Hollywood starlet to the tourist attraction.
We started talking aviation and liked each other right off." The pilot was
Captain Max Schumacher, who flew search and rescue missions during the war.
They decided to report the news from the sky, attracted a business partner,
named it Airwatch, then pitched KABC. "We bought a Bell chopper and
broadcast every fifteen minutes from over the freeways of Southern
California. The vibration of the aircraft was so intense that the tubes in
the broadcasting equipment constantly wiggled loose. "We knew we could
broadcast about an hour before losing our equipment, so I strapped a
walkie-talkie between my legs (it had a range of 4 miles) and we had to get
back into that 4-mile range to make our reports. We really pushed the
choppers beyond their limits.” Their first accident resulted in broken backs
for both Donn and Max. As a result of his injuries, Donn could no longer sit
for long periods of time and began covering the city from the ground. Donn
bought out his partners and sold "AirWatch" to Gene Autry. The LA Times'
Don Page described Donn: "What he really relishes is investigative
reporting, and he does it with the dash and flair of a fiction writer's
cop.” In 1970 Donn was named announcer-reporter of the year by the Times.
During his illustrious career he won 16 Golden Mikes and 5 L.A. Press Corp
awards. "I was most proud of the Edward R. Morrow national award for a
documentary called Skid Row Merry-Go-Round.” Retired in 1981,
Donn was an avid fisherman, taking his boat out to fresh water whenever
weather permited. His favorite fishing holes were the lakes in the High
Sierras.
Reed, Eric "Rico": KJLH, 1974-93;
KACE, 1993-97; KOST, 1997-2001; KLAC, 2001; KRBV, 2007-08. Rico works
middays at
V-100.
Reed, Larry: KMPC, 1969-83; KABC, 1983-2001.
Larry is an engineer at KABC.
Reed, Leonard: KDAY. Unknown.
Reed, Phil: KFWB, 1968-73; KNX,
1973-78 and 1991-94;
KBIG/KBRT, 1978-87; KNX. Phil is an ordained minister at the
Church of the Nazarene in Monrovia.
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REED, Tom: KGFJ, 1966-69; KMET, 1969-70; XPRS, 1971-73; KDAY, 1973-76. Born and raised in St. Louis, he arrived in L.A. in 1959 and was on the air at the Los Angeles City College radio station. He also attended UCLA and Windsor University. While working in Kansas City he was the reporter for Down Beat. Tom tells the legend of his nickname "The Master Blaster": "While sitting in a Kansas City bar many years ago, a patron was taunting me, saying, 'You are gonna get blasted outta here.' I said, 'You can't; I am the Master Blaster.'" The next morning, his only recollection of the night before was the "Master Blaster" reference. He went on KPRS/AM&FM-Kansas City with the descriptive line, and the name stuck. In the mid-'60s Tom worked at WLIB-New York and WJLB-Detroit before blasting into the Southland in the little house on Melrose Avenue. |
In 1969, Tom was elected president of the Western States Chapter of the National Association of TV-Radio Announcers. A 1973 Arbitron showed KDAY was Number 1 in teens. Tom said, "This was the first time in Los Angeles radio history that a black station or radio personality was No. 1." Between 1976 and 1979, Tom was assistant advertising manager and music critic for the Los Angeles Sentinel newspaper. In 1978, he went back to school and earned a master's degree in communications science at Windsor University. Tom has done doctoral work at USC's Annenberg School of Communication. He is a member of the National Academy of Recording Arts & Sciences.
He has fulfilled a lifelong passion by documenting the rich history of black music in Los Angeles with the 1993 publication of a book called The Black Music History of Los Angeles - Its Roots. Tom credits his own firm roots to strong family values: "My father was a policeman and my mother was a school teacher. My cousin, Elston Howard, was the first black ball player for the New York Yankees.” Tom was the first African American to win an Award of Excellence from the Greater Los Angeles Press Club three years in a row for tv entertainment reporting. Since 1990 Tom has won five Angel awards for excellence in media for his program "For Members Only," the longest running locally produced African American program in L.A. television history. The shows airs on KSCI/Channel 18.
Reeves, Dave: KGIL, 1968-69. Unknown.
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(Judd Rose; Chris Roberts; Jose Rizo; John Rook [1973]; and Randi Rhodes)
Regan,
Dennis: KGIL, 1975-76. Dennis owns a voiceover production facility in San
Diego, Main Street Productions.
Regan, John: KSUR,
2002-05; KKGO, 2005-06; KGIL, 2010-11. John worked middays at Adult Standards 1260 & 540.
He now works mornings at Retro 1260, KGIL and he provides an Oldies Internet r&b/Oldies show.
Reid, Gary: SEE Gary Moore.
Reiff,
Scott: SEE Skylord
Reiling, Joe: KLOS, 1977-81; KMET,
1982; KNX/fm, 1983; KLSX, 1988-90; KLOS, 2003-09. Joe works weekends at
Classic Rock KLOS.
Reisman,
Larry: KEZY, 1977-83. When he left KEZY, Larry worked for Westwood One, IRS
Records and The Album Network. He left the radio/music business in 1996.
Reitler, Bill: SEE Bill Wright
Remington,
Peter: KXOL/KLAX, 2007. Peter was appointed gm/market manager for the two
SBS stations in late spring 2007.
Remy: SEE Remy Maxwell
Reopelle,
Tom: KNX, 1990-2012. Tom has been the
San Diego reporter for all-News KNX since 1990.
Resnick, Wayne: KFI, 1988-2011. Wayne works
weekends and fill-in at KFI.
Reyes, Jimmy: KHHT,
2001-11. Jimmy works afternoons at Art Laboe's KOKO-Fresno and the morning
show at HOT 92.3.
Reyes, Meghan:
KFI, 1994-95; KLSX, 1995-98; KNX, 1998-2012. Meghan is the afternoon drive
time traffic anchor for KNX.
Reynolds, Andy: KFWB, 1983-85. Andy is a
deputy DA in the Newhall office.
Reynolds, Bo (Pat): KZLA,
1993-97 and 2003-04. Bo rejoined KZLA for afternoons in late 2003 and left
in the spring of 2004 and returned to KALC-Denver. He now works afternoon
drive at K-Hits in Chicago.
Reynolds, Jack: KGIL, 1969. Jack is vp of
Capitol Records' special markets division.
Reynolds, Joey: KMPC, 1980-81; KRTH,
1981-82. Joey worked at WOR-New York.
Reynolds, Steve: KIBB, 1996-97. Steve works production at "Viva 107.1."
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(Chuck Randall; Danny Romero; Nicci Ross; and Rod Roddy)
Rhines,
Howard: KFAC, 1950s and 1960s. Unknown.
Rhodes, Dusti: KMET; KWST, 1979. Dusti works afternoons at
KKWV-San Francisco.
Rhodes,
Randi: KTLK, 2005-11. Randi left the Progressive Talk station in the spring
of 2008 following an incident where she called Hillary Clinton a "f-#$%ing
whore. She returned and is now working noon to 3 p.m.
Rhodes,
Ray: KBIG, 1994-2011. Ray is the producer and mixer at MY/fm.
Rhone, Paul: KRHM, 1959.
During the 1960s, Paul appeared in Burke's Law, Petticoat Junction,
and The Rebel. In the early 1970s, Paul was working as the lobby security guard/greeter at
KHJ TV & AM. Unknown.
Rials, Beau: KSRF, 1988-89; KLSX, 1989-96;
KLOS, 1997-2003. Beau is the host/producer of Skil Shop and Into
the Mystic. He is the worldwide tv spokesperson for many national
clients including Mitsubishi Electric and Cuisinart.
Ricci, Little: SEE Ricci Filiar
Ricco, Paule: KLOS, 1978; KWST, 1979; KHTZ,
1979-80. Paulie became a paralegal working in the San
Fernando Valley.
Rice, Bill: KNOB, 1969; KYMS, 1968; KNAC,
1969; KWIZ, 1969-70. Bill is the midday co-anchor at all-News KOMO-Seattle.
Rich, Allan: KRHM, 1959. Unknown.
Rich, Bobby: KHJ, 1973-74; KHTZ, 1979; KFI,
1981-83. Bobby is pd and works mornings at KMXZ-Tucson.
Rich, Debra: KFI, 1997-99. Debra worked
weekend at KFI. She is now living in Phoenix.
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(Rich "Brother" Robbin; Jim Rittenhouse ['70]; B. Mitchel Reed; Tom Rivers; and Eric "Rico" Reed)
Rich, Jai:
KBCA, 1969-72; KJLH, 1980-85; KKJZ, 2007-08. James 'Jai Rich' Richardson managed all the
Roscoe's Chicken and Waffles restaurants in Los Angeles until returning to
radio at all-Jazz, KKJZ in the spring of 2007. He is currently on a leave of
absence from K-JAZZ.
Rich, Merrie: KABC, 1983. Merrie was
selected over 2,000 applicants to co-host KABC's
"SportsTalk" show. She's now working in England.
Richards, Barry: KGFJ, 1984-85,
pd. Barry, aka The Reazar, is a major music consultant to radio and records.
Richards,
Beau: KMEN / KGGI 1987-88. Now ski reporter for Mountain News Network
Orinda, California, and freelance voiceover commercial production from his home in
Florida.
Richards, Bill: KIIS, 1990-92. Bill is
senior vp of programming for Premiere Radio Networks.
Richards, Grahame: KFAC, 1972. While living in Tucson,
Grahame died in 1992.
Richards, Jim: KBRT, 1980. Jim is president of Vallie Richards
Consulting, based in Atlanta.
Richards, K.M.: KGIL, 1977-78 and 1989-90;
KNJO, 1978; KWNK, 1988-89. K.M. works for Pacific Bell in the
Residence Service Center.
Richards,
Lisa: KACE,
1990. Last heard, Lisa was working at WBLS-New York.
Richards, Mark: KFI, 1985-86. Mark is producing a weekly
local tv game show in Las Vegas.
Richards, Neil: KSRF, 1980. Neil, using his real name, Neil Young, is
a news anchor at KFYI-Phoenix.
Richards, Ronni: KWIZ, 1981-87. Ronni
works for a San Diego based marketing company,
101thingstodoinsandiego.
Richards, Stoney: KIIS, 1973-74; KLAC, 1980;
KHTZ, 1981; KLAC/KZLA, 1981-94. Stoney is working afternoons at Country WDSY
("Y108")-Pittsburgh and is apd.
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Richardson,
Burton: KMPC, 1974; KJOI, 1978-89; KBIG, 1991-92. Burton is the announcer on
announcer on Family
Feud with John O’Hurley.
Richardson, Liza: KCRW, 1994-2011. Lisa
hosts a weekend show on KCRW.
Richey, George: KGBS, 1967. George was a
singer on Hickory Records and a regular with the Foggy River
Boys on the old Red Foley Ozark Jubilee. He was married to Tammy
Wynette.
Riddell,
Rosie: Rosie works for AirWatch news/traffic service.
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RIDDLE, Randy: KNX, 2000-04. Randy was the business editor at KNXNewsradio. He passed away November 16, 2010. He retired to Florida when he left KNX. He had a stroke several years ago and had been unable to speak. “Randy had an unmistakable style and was a credit to our craft,” said Andy Ludlum, program director of KNX. Randy did his special reports from the Pacific Stock Exchange. Unlike other stations which taped earlier market reports and replayed them in the afternoon, KNX Business News was heard "live" until 9 p.m., giving listeners "real time" information on the ever-changing financial world and a recap of the business week. Randy was an honors graduate from Georgetown University. He began his broadcast career in 1968 at UPI Audio in Chicago. He subsequently moved to UPI in New York, there as a news writer for CBS News. |
In 1971 he became a writer-producer for CBS's WBBM/TV in Chicago. While in the Windy City he co-produced two award-winning documentaries that won a national Emmy and the coveted DuPont-Columbia University Award. He joined San Francisco's KCBS Newsradio in 1975 as an investigative and consumer reporter. And in 1982 he became a CBS News Correspondent in New York City. Finally, prior to coming to KNX, Riddle joined Public Radio International in 1997 as a business reporter/writer for the highly-acclaimed "Marketplace Radio."
“Randy and I were hired together in 1982 for the new 'young adult' network CBS News Radio in New York launched to counterprogram against NBC Radio's 'The Source', emailed Chris Stanley. “There were eight anchors hired in a clump; Randy and I were two of them. We were fast friends from the day we met. He left CBS News Radio in the early ‘90s. He figured out how to retire early, to Mexico. But that didn't work out as he and his wife Amy had planned, and he wound up back on the market again in the late 90's. He was there when I left the network in New York in '98 and came west, and one of the best things about the move to LA then was seeing him, and getting to work with him, again.” Stanley continued: “Shortly after David G. Hall took over KNX, Randy decided it was time to move on, this time to Florida, but he was among those who'd learned how to do remote broadcasts, and continued to deliver KNX business reports from his Florida home as if they were coming from down the hall at Columbia Square. Eventually that ended and he was enjoying an actual early Florida retirement.
In January '06 he had a serious stroke. Eventually he recovered somewhat, walking and talking to a degree where he felt some of his old pizzazz. Then came a move to Oxford, Mississippi, followed by another move back to Florida two years ago. He was one of the best, most committed, most ferocious newspeople I've ever known, one-of-a-kind, with a one-of-a-kind delivery.” Bill Polish, anchor at KNX, was another wonderful friend of Randy's. He took this refreshingly candid photo of Randy just two months ago while on a visit to Randy's Florida home. "Randy was one of the smartest, quickest, most amazing reporters I've ever met. He was truly a wordsmith. His command of the English language was unbelievable. When confronted with hypocrisy or lies, his eyes would literally flash. But when he laughed, the whole room did too. When I'd ask him how things were going, he'd flash that big smile, wave a hand toward me and say, 'Everything is tickety-boo!' He was a stylish, refined man, with a wicked sense of humor. And a pleasure to work with or around. I met him at KCBS in San Francisco in the 1970's and we became fast friends. Then, he headed off to NYC as a CBS News Network anchor, where after what I think was a 15-year run he retired to Mexico, where he built a solar powered house and eventually landed at KNX doing business news, which is where I ended up, just a few weeks before the 9/11 Twin Tower attack."
Riddle, Sam: KRLA, 1960-63; KFWB, 1963-65;
KHJ, 1965-70; KDAY, 1971-72; KROQ, 1972-73; KHJ, 1974. The
longtime producer of Star Search produces tv
specials.
Riddlemosher, Rob: KCMG, 1998-99. Rob left his post as marketing director at
KRBV-Dallas in February 2003.
Riedy,
Matt: KTWV, 2006-10. Matt joined Smooth Jazz KTWV from doing mornings at the
Seattle Smooth Jazz station. He left in the summer of 2010. Matt's also an actor
and has recur on Nickelodeon's Big Time Rush.
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RIEGLE, Barbara: KNX, 1967-69; KFWB, 1969-87. Barbara, one of the pioneering women in L.A. radio news, died March 19, 2007. She was 85.
As an intern in the KWIZ newsroom at the age of
17, I dreamed of the big time, and listened to
KNX and KFWB reporters closely every day. Over
the next several years, I eventually met many of
the reporters whose work I admired, but was
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Our visit was outstanding, and she was gracious enough to spend an hour or so with me in her living room talking about her Orange County beat and the state of LA Radio. My story proves that not only is radio a small business, but that this is – indeed – a very small world. (Written by Patrick Veling)
Riggenbach, Jeff: KFWB, 1972-78 and 1986-87;
KFAC, 1988-89. Jeff lives in San Francisco and works as a freelance writer
and editor. He narrates audio books and teaches.
Riggio, Stephanie: KPCC, 1992-2000; KACD,
1999. Stephanie is a voiceover artist.
Riley, Chuck: KZLA, 1979-80. Chuck had an active voiceover
career including clients such as Ford and KABC/Channel 7. He died May 10,
2007. Chuck was 66.
Riley, Dick: KIKF, 1985-90. Since 1996, Dick
has been a voice talent at Dabrow radio in Costa Mesa.
Riley,
Jonathan: KGFJ, 80s. Unknown.
Riley, Pat: KLAC, 1978-79. Pat is
manager of
the Miami Heat NBA basketball team.
Riley, Scott: KCMG, 1999-2001. Scott
is
part of the crew of Outrageous Game Show Moments for NBC.
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Ripston,
Ramona: KABC, 1990-91. Ramona runs one of the 53 affiliates
and chapters that make up the ACLU's national organization.
Rittenhouse, Jim: KWOW, 1966-72; KLFM,
1967-70. Jim passed away April 26, 2003. "Even though he had been
struggling with paralysis because of a stroke in 1996, and had battled
diabetes most of his life, his death came suddenly, and was unexpected. He
developed severe pneumonia which resulted in heart failure just hours after
he was admitted into the hospital," wrote his son Doug.
Rivas, Chris: KPWR, 1995. Chris was part of
the evening Ruffnex Show with Mr. Chocolate. He left radio
and is working for a record company.
Rivard, Mike: KWIZ, 1968; KFOX; KDAY;
KBIG; KFAC; KGBS; KGFJ/KUTE; KIIS, KFI, 1984-97; KABC, 1997-2001. Mike is
president of
Red
Dragon Media Inc.
Rivera,
Geraldo: KABC, 2012. Geraldo began a mid-morning talk show KABC on 1.30.
Rivers, Bob: KCBS/fm, 2001. Bob spent 11 days as the morning show at
"Arrow 93." His KZOK-Seattle morning job came to an abrupt end in
early October 2010. He's doing mornings at KJR/fm in Seattle.
Rivers, Dan: KELT/KLIT, 2001. Dan worked morning drive at KELT/KLIT-Riverside.
Rivers, Mark: KODJ, 1989.
Unknown.
Rivers,
Steve: KIIS, 1986-89. Steve is evp/chief programming officer at Pyramid
Radio and a broadcast media consultant.
Rivers, Tom: KIQQ, 1975
and 1977. Tom died November 20, 2004, after a short battle with cancer. He
was 57. Born Tom Loughridge, he worked at KIMN-Denver between his two stints
at "K-100." When he left L.A. radio he joined KYA-San Francisco, followed by
pd slot in Anchorage, and then to Toronto radio, including CHUM.
Rizo, Jose:
KLON/KKJZ, 1990-2012. Jose hosts "Jazz on the Latin Side" at "K-Jazz."
Roadmap, Dr.: KABC, 1990-95. David Rizzo
helped drivers during morning drive at KABC.
Roast,
Chuck: KROQ, 2000-03. Chuck is now program director in New York.
Robbin, Rich "Brother": KIQQ, 1973
and 1975; KKDJ, 1974-75; KGFJ, 1975; KTNQ, 1976-77. Rich hosts popular Top
40 Internet station, RichBroRadio.com.
Robbyns, Linda: KACD, 1994. Unknown.
Roberts, Art: KFWB, 1961. Art died March 6, 2002. Best
known for his work in Chicago at WLS and WCFL during the Top 40 heyday of
the 70s, he was a member of the KFWB strike replacement team in 1961. He was
70.
Roberts, Brian: KDAY, 1976-80; KUTE,
1980-83; KMGG, 1984-86; KKHR, 1986; KZLA, 1987-90; KRTH,
1990-93; KCBS, 1993-94; KRLA, 1996; KZLA, 1996; KLTE, 1999-2002. Brian works
for Keyes GMAC dealership in Woodland Hills.
Roberts, Chris: KUTE, 1973-79; KGGI,
1981-83; KFI/KOST, 1981-92; KMPC, 1992-94; XTRA, 1994. Beside
a life in sports broadcasting, Chris owns income property and
works as a broker for a firm in Glendale. He has been the play-by-play voice
for UCLA football, basketball and baseball since 1992.
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Roberts,
Craig: KIIS, 1991; KRTH, 1991; KYSR/KXEZ, 1992; KIIS, 1997.
Craig has an active voiceover career.
Roberts, Dave: KEZY, 1975; KWIZ, 1975. Since
1985, Dave has owned a research and consultancy firm in
Austin.
Roberts, Doug: SEE Doug the Slug
Roberts, Joel: KSRF/KOCM, 1988-90; KMPC,
1990-91; KFI, 1991-92; KABC, 1992-94. Joel operates a
training and consultation company for Talk radio.
Roberts, Ken: KROQ, 1972-86; KSRF/KACD,
1991-97. Ken owned the 103.1/fm frequency until selling to
Jacor, now Clear Channel/Jacor.
Roberts,
Mike: KYSR, 2005-06. Mike, also known as Stench, hosts a podcast with his
former STAR partner, Jack Heine. He's also executive producer of The Jason
Ellis Show on Sirius XM 52.
Roberts, Nathan: KDAY, 1969-74; KIIS; KDAY.
Nathan went on to doing news at Channel 9. In 1987 he moved
to Washington DC and is currently with Newschannel 8.
Roberts, Rick "Jo Jo": KJLH, 1984.
Unknown.
Roberts, Stephanie: KNX,
1995-2007. Stephanie and her husband own Party Pronto, a company that
supplies party supplies.
Roberts, Tom E.: KYMS, 1972-74.
At the end of his life, Tom was breeding horses in Central California. He
died in 1995, at the age of 48.
Roberts, Dr. William: KREL, 1973-74. The ordained minister owned KQLH-San
Bernardino until 1989 when he sold it and the station became KFRG.
Robertson, Ron: KRLA, 1971-73. Unknown.
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Robinson, Curtis: KACE, 1994; KJLH, 1995-97; KKLA; 2007-10. Curtis is a board-op/producer at Christian KKLA.
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ROBINSON,
Dave: KBIG, 1971-86.
Dave died August 20,
2008.
He was 78
years old. Born on July 29, 1930 and raised in Baltimore, Dave joined the Air Force in 1947. As a radio operator, he flew “photo-mapping” missions in B-17's and B-29’s. One day, during a preflight test of the plane's radios, Dave called the tower and an on-board engineer remarked about his having a nice voice and told him he should work on the base radio station. Following a stint with Armed Forces Radio in Puerto Rico, Dave was discharged in 1951 and began his radio career at WASA-Havre de Grace, Maryland. For the next 15 years Dave worked at radio and tv stations in the Baltimore/ West Virginia corridor. “In the mid-1950s I worked at WFBR-Baltimore, the station where Arthur Godfrey got his start,” Dave told me while researching Los Angeles Radio People. In 1965 he joined Bonneville’s KMBZ in Kansas City; transferring to KBIG in 1971. Fifteen years later, after the KBIG gig ended, Dave became the admissions director at L.A.B. “For a shy kid who spent most of his life alone in a radio studio, I found I liked interacting with ‘real’ people,” he remembered. When the school folded, Dave took a similar position with National Broadcasting School in Sacramento until 1992, when he retired. “These are the golden years, and with my social security check and AFTRA retirement, I’m having a great time. I like to laugh a lot.” |
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Robinson, Dick: KMPC, 1970. Unknown.
Robinson, Mark: KMGG, 1983-85; KIKF,
1991-99. Mark worked all-night at Country KIKF.
Robinson, Marsha: KACE, 1980-89; KGFJ,
1989-95. Marsha is head of promotions at WCIN-Cincinnati.
Robinson, Pamela: KACE, 1979-80; KJLH,
1984-85; KACE, 1985-86; KACD, 1995. Pamela works at
"Shadow and Light' video production company.
Robinson, Smokey: KCMG/KHHT, 2000-02. Former
leader and Hall of Famer Smokey Robinson joined "Mega
92.3" for evenings on July 24, 2000 and left in the fall of 2002.
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(Ron Rodrigues; Smokey Robinson; Brian Roberts; and Jeff Rollins)
Rocchio,
Mark: KLON, 1983-84; KGUY, 1985; KFWB, 1985-94. Mark is a writer/producer in
the news department at KNBC/Channel 4.
Rocha, Nestor: KSEE, KACD/KBCD, 1999-2001.
Nestor was elevated from md to pd of the Spanish stations in
late 2000. He's now vp/programming for Entravision
Rochon: Lonnie: KDAY. Unknown.
Rocinna, Joe: KAGB, 1975. Unknown.
Rockoff, Neil: KNX/fm, 1972; KGBS/KTNQ,
1976-79; KHJ, 1979-82. Neil is special projects manager at
Jones Satellite Network.
Roddy, Rod: KGBS, 1967; KDAY, 1967; KOST,
1972-74. Rod died October 27, 2003, of colon, prostate, and breast cancer.
He was 66.
Rodrigues, Paul: KKBT, 1989. The former
morning man at "the Beat" is a versatile tv and
film actor.
Rodrigues, Ron: KMPC, 1979-82; KMGG,
1985. Ron is Marketing Communications Director at Arbitron.
Rodriguez, Charlie: KMAX, 1990; KFOX,
1993-94; KALI, 1997-2001. Charlie works at KALI.
Rodriguez, Joe: KKBT, 1995-97. Unknown.
Rodriguez, Nancy: KLVE, 1998-2005; KCAQ, 2005-06. Nancy joined the morning show at KCAQ-Oxnard/Ventura in the
spring of 2005.
Rodriguez, Rodri: KFI, 1996-98. Rodri runs a
marketing and promotion business and coordinates Mariachi
festivals every year at the Hollywood Bowl.
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Roebuck, Jay: KLON,
1985-93. Jay was the pd and on-air personality of the Long
Beach Jazz station. He died of a heart attack on March 17,
1993, at the age of 55.
Rogers, Beach: KIEV, 1956-64; KFWB, 1964-71; KNX, 1971-98.
Beach retired from KNXNewsradio in 1998. He's a docent at the LA County
Zoo.
Rogers, Dave: KLAC, 1967. Unknown.
Rogers, Joe: KPPC, 1970-71; KMET, 1971-72.
"Mississippi Fats" worked at WBCN-Boston before
arriving in the Southland where he used the name Mississippi
Brian Wilson. Joe is now a restaurant broker in Boston.
Rogers,
Julia: KABC, 2001-03. Julia lives in South Carolina.
Roggin,
Fred: KMPC, 2002-06; KLAC, 2006. Fred started an afternoon show at
all-Sports KMPC in early 2002 and left in early summer of 2006. He joined
T.J. Simers and his daughter Tracy for a morning show at KLAC on October 30,
2006, which ended September 27, 2007.
Rohde, Barry: KNX 1965-97. Barry retired to
Florida in the summer of 1997.
Rojas,
Leslie: KPCC, 2010. Leslie is a reporter on immigration issues.
Rolfe, Cary: KZLA, 1994-96. Cary is program
director at KUPL-Portland.
Roll, Robert: KROQ, 1981-85; KMET, 1985; KMPC/fm, 1989.
Robert now works in environmental
documentaries as a writer-producer. He still does narrations for marketing
videos, EPK's and network "sizzle reels."
Rollins, Jeff: KLAC, 1997-98; KGIL,
1998-2000. Jeff works mornings at Dial Global's Adult
Standards format.
Roman, Alex: KLYY, 1999-2003. Alex is chief engineer at WKTU-New
York.
Roman,
Nick: KLON/KKJZ, 1984-2004; KPCC, 2004-10. Nick left the all-Jazz station in March 2004
following the elimination of the news department. Nick had been news
director for almost 13 years.
Roman, Tedd:
KLDE, 2007-08. SEE Ted Schermerhorn
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ROMAY, Lina: KNX. Lina, who sang with Xavier Cugat orchestra in the early 1940s before beginning a decade-long career as a film, radio and tv actress, died December 17 of natural causes. She was 91. For a decade during the 1980s, Lina was the race track call girl for Hollywood Park. She translated racing information into Spanish for many Southland stations and made the calls for KNX. Born in New York City, a “true Latin from Manhattan,” she was only 18 years old when she debuted as the vocalist for Xavier Cugat over a coast to coast radio broadcast that originated from the fabled Waldorf Astoria Hotel. MGM announced plans to do a remake of their Academy Award winning Grand Hotel and combine it with a musical version of a recently published novel titled Weekend at The Waldorf. Lina’s performance was rewarded with a studio contract. “My contract guaranteed that I wouldn’t be limited to just musical roles and for at least 10 years appeared in movies with Clark Gable, Mickey Rooney, Van Johnson, Ava Gardner, Fred Astaire and many other MGM luminaries.” Lina also appeared for 39 consecutive weeks on Bing Crosby’s Kraft Music Hall radio program. She guest starred in I Love Lucy and several tv shows with Bob Hope and Red Skeleton. |
Rome, Jim: XTRA/KXTA,
1990-2008; KLAC, 2009-12. Jim satellites
his broadcasts from "The Jungle" to close to 200 stations,
including KLAC.
Romero,
Bobby: SEE Sky Walker
Romero, Danny: KCMG,
1998-99. Danny is the weekend weatherman at KABC/Channel 7.
Rondeau, Jim: KOST, 1993-94; KCBS, 1994-97;
KYSR, 1997-98; KBIG, 1999. Jim is director of operations and programming at
KCLU-Thousand Oaks.
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(Stephanie Roberts; Chuck Rowe; Red Rooster; and Al Racco)
Ronni: KIIS.
Unknown.
Rook, John: KFI, 1977-82; KABC, 1988-89.
John lives on his Idaho ranch. He owned two Spokane radio
stations.
Rooney,
Jeff: KABC, 2003-10. Jeff works for one of the news/traffic services.
Roope, Jim: KWST, 1980; KFOX, KIEV; KRLA;
KFI; KNNS, 1995-96; KGIL, 1997-99; KNX, 1999-2000. Jim
works for CNN Radio.
Rose,
Darren: KYSR, 2007-12. Starting out as a programming coordinator at STAR 98.7,
Darren joined the on-air staff for evenings in late 2007. He was promoted to
98-7fm apd in early fall of 2009. He now works afternoon drive.
Rose, Dianna: KSRF, 1989-91; "K-LITE," 1991-92;
KACD, 1992-95. Dianna is md/morning drive personality at KWJZ ("Smooth
Jazz")-Seattle.
Rose, Doyle: KPWR, 1991-96. Doyle is a consultant with Emmis Broadcasting.
Rose, Hilly: KABC, 1970-72; KFI, 1972-79;
KMPC, 1979-82; KABC, 1982-84. Hilly is doing a show on the Sirius Satellite
Radio Sci-Fi Channel.
Rose, "Big J": KODJ, 1989-90.
Francis is the Communications Director for the
Progress and Freedom Foundation in Washington,
DC.
Rose,
Jim: KZLA, 1985-93. Jim owns a digital on-hold company in Grants Pass,
Oregon.
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(Sharon Reardon, Darren Rose, and Liza Richardson)
Rose,
Judd: KFWB, 1978-79. Judd, the
Emmy award-winning co-anchor of CNN NewsStand, Entertainment
Weekly, and former KFWB newsman died June 10, 2000 in New
York at age 45. He had been undergoing treatment for a brain
tumor. Judd is the son of former Los Angeles Talk show
veteran, Hilly Rose. Judd left KFWB in the late 1970s and
worked at numerous network operations. "I worked with
him when I was an editor at KFWB and enjoyed him," said
Rich Buhler. "Judd was very bright." Judd joined
CNN in 1998 from ABC News, where he was a correspondent for PrimeTime
Live for nine years and contributed a wide range of
stories, from political investigations and reports on
corruption to newsmaker interviews and celebrity profiles. He
contributed reports to Good Morning America, World
News Tonight, and Turning Point. Rose investigated
charges of sexual harassment in the Los Angeles Police
Department, the police beating of Rodney King in Los Angeles
and contributed to the award-winning PrimeTime Live
investigation of the bombing of Pan Am Flight 103 over
Lockerbie, Scotland. "Judd Rose was one of the best
radio reporters ever - with a nose for the unusual angle and
the unusual interviewee," emailed Dan Avey, KFWB morning
co-anchor. "This was highlighted by some of the funniest
‘features’ ever done on network tv, during the 1984
Olympics. Judd was intelligent, unassuming, unflappable and a
great friend. He will be missed." During the Gulf War,
Judd reported from Saudi Arabia on media restrictions imposed
by the military and on the specialized search-and-rescue
teams who flew dangerous missions into hostile Iraq. Over the
past year he delved into the entertainment business, going
behind the scenes in Hollywood to report on a variety of
topics related to film, television and music. Recent reports
have included a look at the film studio "junket"
system, damage control publicity for stars in crisis and
profiles of Sir Ian McKellen, Francis Ford Coppola and Frank
Sinatra, among others. Earlier in his career Judd reported
for KABC/Channel 7 and KNBC/Channel 4 and Associated Press
Radio in New York and Washington, D.C. He was also a writer
for NBC Radio, New York, and The Associated Press broadcast
wire. Judd won four Emmys, including one in 1987 for his
contributions to Nightline's coverage of the fall of
Philippine President Ferdinand Marcos and most recently for
his coverage of the funeral of Princess Diana. He also
received an Associated Press Broadcast Award for his coverage
of the murder of San Francisco Mayor George Moscone. He is
survived by his wife, Sarah Strum, and their twins, Jacob and
Rachel.
Rose, Roger: KMGG, 1983; KFI, 1986. Roger
was an original VH-1 vj and is an actor.
Rosefsky, Bob: KABC, 1979-88; KBLA, 1988-89.
Bob is editor-in-chief of CruiseNet, a bi-monthly travel
magazine. Since 1991, Bob has been living in Palm Springs.
Rosen, Sharone: XPRS, KWNK; KLAC;
KCSN, 2008-09; KFWB, 2008-11. Sharone worked morning drive at KCSN until the
Classical station automated in late September 2009. She continues to provide traffic
reports at KFWB.
Rosenberg, Hal: KRTH, 1972-74. Hal was
running KFSD-San Diego until his retirement in 1996.
Rosenberg, Leo: KMET, 1972. After radio, Leo
became a teacher in Long Beach.
Rosenbloom, Randy: KWNK, 1984-85; KMPC,
2000. Randy is with the Digital
Sports and Entertainment Network.
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Rosenbloom,
Slapsie-Maxie: KLAC. Slapsie-Maxie was a Las Vegas comedian,
actor and former professional boxer and was part of KLAC's
attempt to resurrect the "Big 5" djs.
Rosenthal,
Jessica: KFI, 2003-07. Jessica was a weekday reporter and weekend anchor at
KFI. She's now with Fox News Radio.
Rosko: KGFJ, 1964-65; KBLA, 1965; KMET,
1971. Bill Mercer, better known as "Rosko,"
died August 1, 2000 after a long, hard fight with cancer.
Rosko worked at KGFL and KBLA in the mid-1960s and went to
New York and began the "underground" revolution on WNEW/fm on October 30, 1967. Some saw a streak of arrogance
in Rosko, others, particularly younger colleagues, saw a free
spirit, a wise and spiritual man. A colleague from WKTU-New
York remembered: "He was philosophical and poetic about
his illness, life, love, politics, radio and advertising. He
always spoke romantically of Jo, his wife." Another
colleague said: "He had that great voice, like an Orson
Welles. And he'd talk with a guy like me, give me advice.
I'll miss him. He knew he was one of the best, and he
demanded that excellence from everyone." Rosko took
himself out of commercial radio in 1985 when he quit WKTU on
the air by accusing management — including Mel Karmazin,
who is now head of CBS — of racial bias. He kept busy
with voiceover work after that, notably for CBS Sports. He
missed radio, he said in 1990, "but only 5% of hosts
today understand their potential. And stations wouldn't let
them fulfill it." He was 72.
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(Aundrae Russell; Curtis Robinson; Mark Rocchio; and Meghan Reyes)
Ross,
Alan: KTLK, 2005-08. Alan works for AirWatch America as a traffic reporter
for KTLK and KTMS-Santa Barbara. He also does news for KOST and KDB/fm-Santa
Barbara. Since 1982 he has done fill-in on KFWB, KFI and KIEV and
anchor/reporter for Money Radio Network and Financial Broadcasting Network.
He also provides media planning, buying and advertising for clients in
the Southland.
Ross, Brenda: KPWR, 1987-92. Brenda worked
morning drive at KBLX-San Francisco until the summer of 2002.
Ross, Don: KNX, 1952-57. Don is the longtime
owner of Premier Sports, a sports marketing company managing
golf events and travel incentive packages for major sporting
events.
Ross, Don: KHJ; KNX, 1966. Don left
Southland radio for KFMB-San Diego and was a tv booth
announcer for decades. He retired in San Diego and worked on
his art work. Don has passed away.
Ross, Eva: KHJ, 1974 and 1976-77; KIKF,
1980-90. Eva anchored the news at KHJ from 1974 to 1977. She
writes for the OC Register and is married to Lyle
Kilgore.
Ross, Frankie: KJLH, 1986-90; KKBT, 1990-92;
KJLH, 1992-2003. Last heard, Frankie was working in the Antelope Valley.
Ross, Kevin: KGFJ, 1993; KKBT, 1993-94;
KACE, 1998-99. Kevin left radio for good in 1999. He publishes All Radio
News.com and sells real estate in LA.
Ross, Kevin: KTZN
1997; KABC, 1997-98. Kevin was a judge of the Inglewood Municipal Court
District. He now hosts the syndicated America's Court.
Ross, Lee: KFOX, 1962-63. Lee wrote My
Shoes Keep Walking Back to You and Heart-to-Heart
Talk.
Ross, Maggie: KIQQ, 1977-80; KMPC, 1980;
KHTZ, 1980-82; KLAC, 1982-87; KZLA, 1989-94; KCBS, 1994-2001.
Maggie left "Arrow 93" in early 2001.
Ross, Neil: KPOL/fm, 1978; KZLA, 1979-80;
KHTZ, 1981; KNX/fm, 1981; KMPC, 1982-85. Neil lives in L.A.
and has an active voiceover career.
Ross, Nicci: KOCM/KSRF, 1989-90; KACD,
1994-96; KIBB, 1996-97. Nicci left L.A. in 1997 for
WZGC ("Classic Roc Z93") in Atlanta. Since
1999, she has been working afternoons at WRAL ("Mix
101.5") in Raleigh, North Carolina. She worked as Teena
Marcos at "B-100."
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(Nancy Rodriguez; Michelle Roth; John Regan; and Lori Ryan)
Ross, Phil: KYMS, 1986-94.
Phil co-hosts a nationally syndicated, weekly half-hour radio
program called Ambassador Express Talk.
Rossi, Craig: KBIG/KOST, 2003-05;
KYSR, 2005-07; KABC/KLOS, 2008-09. Craig was a regional vp for Citadel Broadcasting
and DOS at KABC/KLOS.
Roth, Jack: KRLA, 1976-83. Jack is working
voiceovers.
Roth, Michelle: KDAY, 1979-80; KRLA,
1983-85; KBIG, 1992; KMLT, 2002-07; KRTH 2007-09. Michelle is a therapist in West Los
Angeles and hosted an evening relationship show at "Lite
92.7fm" until a format flip in late spring 2005. She also fills in at "K-Earth."
Rourke, Jack: KABC, 1957-58. Jack
published
a celebrity newspaper in the San Fernando Valley. He did October 14, 2004,
at the age of 86.
Rowe, Bob: KMPC, 1966-94; KMAX, 1995. Bob is
retired and living in Littleton, New Hampshire.
Rowe, Chuck: KNX, 1996-2006. Chuck
was a
traffic anchor for KNX's
“Southern California’s
Morning News” and “Money 101” in morning drive. He's now
program/news director for Froggy 106.7
(WFGA) in Auburn,
Indiana.
Rowe, Red: KFI, 1968-69. Red has retired to
Palm Springs.
Roy,
Eric: KNX, 2007-08. Eric was a traffic reporter for KNXNews Radio.
Roy, Mike: KNX, 1965-76. Mike Roy's Kitchen
was a tv and radio fixture for years. Mike died June 26,
1976, at the age of 63. His longtime announcer, Dennis
Bracken said: "Mourn Mike, but not his memory."
Roz: KLSX, 1988-90. Roz
Byrne lives in Chicago and does weekends at the NINE/fm.
Rubin, Sam: KNX, 1994-2005; KMPC/KTZN, 1995-97; KLSX, 1999-2003.
Sam is the entertainment
reporter for KTLA/Channel 5 Morning News and airs entertainment
reports on a number of L.A. stations.
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(Bill Rice; Sam Rubin; Ted Randal; Matt Riedy; and Beau Richards)
Ruddle,
Jim: XTRA, 1959-60. After leaving XTRA, Jim worked in Chicago tv for many
years. He retired in 1986.
Rudman,
Richard: KFWB, 1975-2002. The former director of engineering owns and
operates his own firm, Remote Possibilities, that consults on emergency public information.
Rudnik, Lee:
KMET, 1971. Lee was the midday jock at "the Mighty
Met." Unknown.
Ruiz, Cesar: KMJR, 2000-01. Cesar works
middays at Spanish KMJR.
Rush, Andy: KNX/fm, 1987-88; KMPC/fm, 1988.
Andy owns rental property in West Los Angeles, Hollywood and
Oregon and he breeds Dachshund pups.
Russell, Antoinette: KJLH, 1987-89; KACE,
1989-97; KOST, 1997-2001. Antoinette left KOST in the early fall of 2001.
Russell, Aundrae: KJLH, 1988-2011. Aundrae was made pd at KJLH
in the summer of 2002.
Russell, Bill: KABC, 1970-73 and 1982. The
former Celtic led Boston to 11 championships in 13 years.
There was no mistaking Bill's on-air cackle while doing talk
shows at KABC.
Russell,
Dan: KFWB, 1950s; KEZY, 1959. One of the officers of Radio Orange County
that received the last AM frequency in Southern California. He was a program
director.
Russell, Robby: KWIZ, 1995-96. Robby and The Nurse's Garage
Mania Show, which is a mid 60s garage, punk psychedelic and frat rock
show, is now airing on the Internet at wpmd.org.
Russell, Lew: KGFJ, 1957-58. He was known as
Moon Dog. Unknown.
Ryan, John: KMPC, 2002-05;
KCBS/fm, 2006-09. John joined JACK/fm in early January 2006.
Ryan, Lori: KEZY, 1993-96; KFI, 1996-99;
KNX, 1999-2001; KBIG, 2001-06. Lori does traffic for the morning
show at KBIG.
Ryan, Mike: KKLA, 1992-93. Mike is in the financial industry in
Texas.
Ryan, Nick: KWIZ, 1977-78. Nick works in Fresno
tv.
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Ryder, Max: SEE Chris Leary
Ryder, Turi: KMPC/KTZN, 1996-97; KFI,
1997-98. Turi owns "Shebops
Productions" and produces daily feature, "Exception to the Rule," for CBS
News stations.
Rydgren, John: KRLA, 1972; KRTH, 1977-82;
KRLA, 1985; KRTH, 1986-88. "Brother John" had a
unique place in Southern California radio. Born in North
Dakota, he grew up in Seattle. In 1958 John graduated with a
divinity degree from Pacific Lutheran University in
Washington and became an ordained Lutheran minister. John was
one of the first people to use rock music in religious radio
programs. He began his radio work in Minneapolis where he
taped a Christian rock show called "Silhouettes"
from a church basement. He was the voice of ABC's pro-album Love
Format in 1968. In 1970, John left WABC/fm to produce
religious and socially slanted radio/tv programs. He moved to
L.A. in 1972 and eventually hosted a program called
"Heaven Is in Your Mind." In 1982, John suffered a
debilitating stroke while on the air, which left him with a
form of dyslexia, forcing him to relearn reading and speaking
from the third-grade level. With therapy he rejoined KRTH in
1986. John died December 26, 1988. He was 56.
Ryker, Malcolm: KNAC, 1994-95. For the past
five years, Malcolm has been apd and production/imaging
director at "91X" in San Diego.
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