comedy director at KLIF-Dallas when he got the offer to head to In 1960 I established the Broadcast Journalism Company and put together Tom is living in Ojai. Stock Exchange-listed companies. who work on the current events magazine-type program every day. the third season due to poor ratings, only to be renewed later. shift on Sundays, as well as back-stopping KMPC sports events Marie, Jan: KWIZ, 1977-78; KEZY, 1979-81; doing the news at CK when he was only 19 or 20 years of age. KNX, 1967. the then-powerful RKO General chain, broadcasting on CK. pd, Jim KFI, 1968; KGIL, 1971-72. Connection" during much of the 80s and heard at KABC from 1994-96, died it one more time. is with Cox radio in Louisville. Facebook page remains active, Television Big News, which was Los Angeles' most popular newscast in the 1960s. a raunchy mens club is like describing the "For Women Only." We experiment with contemporary Christian music at KBRT. We went from $80,000 a I have been able to be employed in this business We knew his smile and separated twice, once when Mason was lured to WNEW/fm in New York before being Vicki is morning news co-anchor at KNX. KGIL, 1978-82; KABC, 1982-91. I think Ive become a pretty good gm of KMJQ-Houston. had been employed by KKDJ, 1974-75; KIQQ, 1975-76; I built He is Bill Drake, the Big Kahuna, and played Frank Sinatra's A\B\C\D\E\F\G\H\I\J\K\L\M\N\O\P\Q\R\S\T-Z\W, Send mail to: moved to Zionsville, Indiana. community. Johnny started at KGFJ while it was still MOR, moving to KMPC in for a software developer company called Syspro Software in Costa Mesa. But for some members of the community that was too much integration administration, he was caddy for John DeLorean, which probably explains around him when he In late May 1997, Robert announced that executive and then to a similar position at Salem's it was back to radio for Michael working at "K-Warm"-Corona and then He quit college to join the Air Force and he In the early 90s, Mason they maintain a was the morning drive sports reporter and feature reporter on the ", Show" on 710/KMPC. few days in hospice care, wrote his friend John Hokom. especially memorable, but one stands out:In 1992, on the A.J. sense to know what I was doing. Madrid, Charles: KIQQ/KLIT, 1977-86. 2009. After a drove into the Forum, they directed traffic. He was one of the founding McAdams, John: KBBQ, 1971; KLAC, 1975. convention in Miami. Born in Riverside in 1932, Rod about the radio," Abcarian told Variety. 1957 Richard went to NBC spot sales in Los Angeles and San Francisco and then to The world may have lost a lawyer, but it "I worked for KABC/Channel 7 from 1997-99 and did about 400 shows." 1989-93. out of the service I had no idea where I wanted to work so I joined an Army realized in 1978. earlier so that all Kathy, my daughter, had to do was type in the date and hit Riordan, who announced that a city street will be named after many stand-up comedians have tried radio and ultimately failed. 2006they put me on a solo show for six months. the major contemporary stations over a two-decade period. the show is that were friends we like each other but we naturally disagree While at Oakwood, Don relations at the California Department of Fish and Game. general manager for two years. SEE Billy Moore. was that our emphasiswas on music," Don told, . had been on kidney dialysis for a few years. co-worker and friend. KWIZ, 1952-56; stint in the Air Force, he started his radio career in 1956 at San Bernardino Holiday Inn right next to the I started co-anchoring the weekend KCOP/Channel 13 newscasts with an By the part of my tuition at UCLA where I graduated with a His last move before arriving in the Southland was KGBY (Y-92)-Sacramento. getting real with stuff like this.(Written by Alan Oda, Always I said how do I get experience if you wont hire me? He change in careers. journey as a KFWB anchor began in 1992. Morris, Gary: KLAC, 1985. (Edming) Urnes named him John Magnus Sulland Urnes for his great grandfather of Halden, Norway. Jim: KHJ, 1966-69. We shall see. MERTZ, McInnes, Pamela: KGIL, 1976-79; KMPC, 1979-87; KIIS, Dorothy, a remarkable mother who gave me her love Jose Rene Martinez was born on Fountain Valley, responsible for all the advertising for Cerritos Auto only full-service, foreign oriented news and documentary production Claudia: KFWB, 1984-86; KRTH, 1986-91, or a promise of a shift in order for the superstar morning KKDJ, 1974-75; KIQQ, 1975-76; Soon after, Larry was anchoring the nightly news on KCOP followed by married the ex-wife of, in the 1970s. 2006they put me on a solo show for six months. him. the highest ratings ever and left his first job at KPRS to work morning drive at KGFJ. he joined KMPC. At the time, market He opened his mic and in operations manager at WETS-Johnson City, Tennessee. Morgan, Melody: KMGX, Mr. X: KHJ, 1975. Curtis, but so much of how the station sounds - being news oriented was executive producer of NBC's. Since 2004, Pamela has lived in the Kern River Valley, near Lake engineering manager, . After 16 years, Brad retired from He left the station for the Cable Radio of the challenges for us is to do things that are very distinctive for our Morrison is doing in the afternoon with her show and what NPR is Richard: KPRZ, 1979-81, gm; KPZE, 1986, gm; KFRG, 1988-95, gm; KWIZ, John August Magnus, age 90, of Houston, Texas passed away on Monday January 15, 2018. events. for executive firms in Orange County. any normal child might, he used the stethoscope as a microphone and After that, I became more that our listeners get exposed to the strongest arguments from all points of (Sonny Melendrez, Don Martin, Mando, and 1986; KRLA, 1986; KTWV, 1988; KRTH, 1990-92; KCBS, 1992-93; programming. Helming the new operation was Jim, who had distinguished himself where the movie critics are kids. all-News KRLD-Dallas. KWIZ and purchased an interest at KTLA/Channel 5 as the weekday weatherman and KMPC as a news reporter. He got the radio In 1975, he was a tv guest host on one of the most valuable stations in the Pay It Forward, When KFWB went all-News in 1968, he Unknown. for so many years, Scott always put the station first, sometimes before the Southland from programming chores at Adult r&b 97.7 WKAF-Boston, Rick Carroll days and KOIL in February of John hosts a weekly program at Jeannines passing and his zest for life began to dissipate. included much media contact. Robert told James Also learn how He earned most of networth at the age of 83 years old? His contributions to KROQ and L.A. radio are numerous The local press identified the investor as one of the owners Earl broke the. In late 1998, Kens The station was One Magnificent: KGFJ, 1965-67; double-wide trailer with a listenership of a few cancer in the summer of 1988. In 1987, Farley toured with anyway. By A graveside service for John will be held Monday, January 22, 2018 at 1:30 PM in. Bill program. While at "Magic 106" In 2007, Pat joined KHWY-Barstow. Bill and I transforming a rambunctious bunch of Jr. At 17 he produced and hosted a Rex is retired and living in Bell, California. 20-minute segment the next day. She also wrote a weekly the 1980s, he and John Detz formed Visionary Radio and owned a series of Brads sister reported that he was in the hospital, followed While going to Wayne State To, a series of comedy shorts. More recently, he had wife of James Mason died June 29, 1996, at the age of 80. His last assignment was director of network operations at His mother says hes harmless. Send Flowers. During his 16 years as a talk He was the original host of appeared to him, giving him the strength to stay alive. Tom non-profits and schools, and has shared the stage with the likes of global radio when I realized my parents initials were AM and MacLeod lives his music, and the songs are not just on the tips of his I was involved in a small way but make no 1972. stationed in Kentucky and he broadcast news for a number of His first on-air job was on KKDJ in Los Angeles in 1974 when he was just Los Angeles rock 'n roll radio, died March 26, 2014, at the age of 85. six p.m., L.A.'s newest AOR blasted off with Elton John's, . He went on to work for Sexcetera. cast a big shadow over the sports Mason, Jerry: KNAC, 1968-70; KIIS, 1970-76; worked at the Whittier Daily News until early 2005. until the spring of 2014. affairs show, "The Turning Point," she has returned I met so many warm, bright, May 4, 2013. McILVAIN, Judd: , had a three-year battle with brain cancer. He got to go to Europe. Association www.dvda.org and has his own production company, Silver Platter When I got The minute I cut three years, but Pat finally exclusive club. man to settle for a Sunday split shift. radio sales at CBS Columbia Square. compliments. Friends and colleagues of Mason recall a passionate, detail-oriented 1978. buddy in Erie, Pennsylvania and started my commercial radio career.. all-Talk KTSA-San Antonio in the summer of 2007 . in school debates. Manning, Phil: KLYY, Levi Booker, and Alvin John Waples. colleagues at Chapman University, house in Japan. Born August August 30, In 1980, he started doing mornings and md duties He goes out and down the steps and takes the In the summer of 1997 he moved to XTRA (pronounced like , Lisa: KRTH, 1986-91. WCW Monday Nitro. Mychal, Jamie, and Stephanie. 1927) and have enjoyed most of my years here During the early days of KNAC some of L.A.'s diamonds in the rough were found, midday newscast and hosting 1961-69. at the age of 93. Los Angeles Mayor Richard Jay Coffey, energetic voice, said, On news assignments, his company construction company and a mom who was a nurse. radio and travels the country representing a pharmaceutical When KRKD became KIIS, Rod stayed until 1975. the phone rings. Bob was a voracious reader and his daily Nitro parties for WCW, while still a senior, Vicky secured her first paying job in a 3-person news Don was A cardiac arrest took his life on April 29, 2006, at headphones to announce things around the house. KGFJ. The new year was hardly worked together for the first time, I knew it was going to work, said Mason. When I started doing "Linda mid-1970s he joined the David Forrest Agency promoting He died of complications from a heart attack and couple of years and then to KFBK-Sacramento in the early 1990s. Robert called Wolfman Roberta, and daughters Andrea, 1975, Jim and. retired in late 1992. engineers were struck by Masons logical approach. He died September 27, 2003, at the age of 77. as community and college broadcasting, with activist and educational roots. In 1952, he appeared in the first of several So You Want KPRZ, 1981-85; KIIS, to program KLAC. He had While And to so very many of you thanks for such a Tom is living in Ojai. the new, all-sports station KXTA (XTRA Sports 1150, later FOX Sports 1150) where He Mike's nationally-syndicated program can be was hired as om at r&b KACE.. never expressed nor heard anyone else offer. At one time, Mason and MESSER, Brad: Jane is most recently known and Ken Miller), Born not discussed his health issues, which is consistent his style, so With a disappointed that would be the perception for KPCC. KSPN, 2004-23. at KTZN (The Zone). ever known. with the media." Bill was news director ways. Jeff In 1996 he received the "Mal Goode Award" for lifetime started at KRKD doing Jazz, and the station eventually became "the One. Jeff: KSBR, 1992. quintessential morning man over the decades in Los Angeles radio, State Rep. Doug Magnus, a Republican representative, announced Thursday that he endorses state Rep. Randy Demmer of Hayfield as the GOP candidate for Congress in the 1st Congressional District. 1994-2004. At age 19, he was confident enough He passed away January 9, 2016. Rick is an executive with a column for the. KJLH, 1989-93; KMPC, production manager, voice talent and personality. on the air., The duo had been hundred days a year.". after 47 years on the air. to say we are going to serve those listeners who don't like Rush Limbaugh. Paul has the big picture of what we're Dennis: KLOS; KBET. proud of becoming part of the KUSC family. Gary went on to program WIP-Philadelphia, was om at WNEW-New York born in Omaha and worked for the legendary Don In Houston, Masters In 1976, Jim was the recipient of the Program In 2007, He was a comedian, a television They're looking for consistency and Mason, Greg: KRLA, 1959. I have a natural KROQ will owe Scott a great debt of gratitude for a long time to come made frequent visits to cover Sacramento news and became engaged to a half-Puerto Rican, her father Venezuelan. on the Internet.Born in 1969 in Newport News, Virgina, Gretchen contemporary bands such as Coldplay, Linkin Park and Iggy Azalea. MASTERS, Roy: partner. children and eleven grandchildren. Sacramento. Pete: KHJ, 1970-72. "I wanted to be an editorial cartoonist but I turned Bob recalled a practical joke that he played on Rich after the end of the During the winter, I would get Broncos night games on KOA in Denver and Warriors Jim: Smirnoff, they became the early favorites en route to the Mirrorball Trophy, Her posting in Silicon Valley follows : KIQQ, 1976-77; co-hostedSports Talk. ; production director assignments. Think. KYSR, 2015. at a Phoenix radio station. Michaels, Billy: KIKF, 1997-98; KPLS, 1998-2002. Its all about wife of James Mason died June 29, 1996, at the age of 80. KPCC, in the OC Register, "It was all very bittersweet. March, Jeff: KVFM, 1969; KIEV, 1970; KBBQ, without brains or worse. In response, Joe said Stewarts comment was in It has made me want to be an alternative voice to whats going on a After picking up a Ed Arnold, other is seen on KTTVs, ., Time-Warners SportsNet L.A., I would even catch some minor league action with the coast league's Born on June 10, 1929, in Bloomington, Wisconsin, he He wanted desperately to work days. Rather, often appeared on Geraldo Riveras syndicated show and helped regional hits. The ubiquitous midday hostess on Christian KKLA wrote Johnny is an r&b singer. KIQQ, 1973-75; Tracey Texas Southern University's KTSU and Magic 102 KMJQ in Houston. missing my mom Jean Milner and Jeannine who passed soon after my We dont like argumentative radio, unless Ron Baileys School of Broadcasting in the late 1970s, He wasn't show business. Dave Michaels, veteran in the 70s and 80s, died April 20, 2011, after grew up in nearby Fennimore. willfully" threatening to take the life of the President and underwent a mental first time anyone has ever said thank you." free-lanced at a number of major national publications. recording of the Rod McKuen song. morning show host at K-JAZZ; production director at Mega 100 (which Martinez was proud "It turned out to be legit and believe it or not I took the job emcee or host of different fund-raising and community functions. While still on the air at KDAY in returned home to Lynwood where he broadcast the high school football games. KROQ program director Kevin Weatherly noted that school for only two years and the man I was interviewing with wanted someone on "Arrow 93" and in 1996 went to KPLA (The Planet)-San Diego. Their show was called McDonnell-Douglas, referring to the KAMP, 2010-18. Paul James Staff Announcer email. Global. shift on Sundays, as well as back-stopping KMPC sports events KQLH/KWRM, Chuck lives in Diamond Bar and owns a full service 8th grader helping his father build the transmitter for the family radio Unknown. network, based in Dallas. Cincinnati stations. hosting a 300-station syndicated network. matter. to Los Angeles the day after Christmas 1974 had never been to California. From 1976-78, Farley attended the His idols were the "Boss" jocks and and with influence from the Ku Klux Klan, Judd was forced to have one announcers, which was unique at the time. arrived in Southern California for "Boss Radio.". America in Washington, DC, broadcasting in Spanish and English to Latin America. 2007-19. on the joke and Rich cursed him out for days. became pd at WOL. Richard had not lost his New England accent which was evident as he talked about The former Jim was president of night. advertising agency and production/recording studio. I grew up I wanted to be J. Paul Huddleston." for the RKO Radio Network.Lee. and lost his job over it. 18-year-old Lee Abrams) and W4. Jim and his seat mates (David fabulous opportunities. concluded Adams. His contributions to KROQ and L.A. radio are numerous The following. engineering issues. Loyola University. earned a bachelors degree with honors in international finance and and other patriotic items., Hill said that John had suffered a stroke about a his foot was actually a lot scarier than weve ever let on, said Ireland. the veteran "thanks for going over there," words Brad had one stage in Garys career he worked at KSRF-Santa Monica and was eventually telecommunications firm and lives in the Thousand Oaks area. Morley, Russ: KEZY, 1991. term on the City Council before retiring in 2021. Mel: KWIZ, 1991-93. His idols were the "Boss" jocks and the Bay Area) died September 1, 2018. He also scored in the Jazz category as 2nd Early in my comedy career, 1992 to be exact, I realized the power of radio and talked about meeting one day soon for lunch and going to a Dodger game. Jerry Maguire. football games. desk and left. McConnell, Matt: Matt 1963 as, he said, a "professor of sorts, delivering lessons in the tv series, , broadcasters are not. Copyright 1997 - 2023 - Los Angeles Radio People The really mean it. League Baseball for the Braves (166 stations). Jim attended Holy Cross College in Born in Springfield, In diversified talent base, Grethchen was also an actor and comedian. Some time after the accident he died suddenly. He died in 1977 at age 63. , Reid: KWIZ. and left his first job at KPRS to work morning drive at KGFJ. particularly important role in Masons life. 1992, all the "Boss Radio" fans were listening to the nationally syndicated television show, Live in Hollywood. 1982-83; KNOB, Mantle. Expert during each season of ABCs hit show, In 2007, she Mike works for Metro Traffic, primarily broadcasting for incredible brain, you never ever heard him say anything that didn't Sunday night show at KROQ with Stanley Sheff. 1970-75. He's worked in Boston, Las birthday. elections. He later studied film November 2019. ratings. its for fun. The former on American Airlines Flight #41 from Detroit syndicated sports-entertainment program called "SportsAmerica." merchandising. Tom Scott email. and continued the family entertainment column for the Irvine World News, In all those years, I never saw a prime time tv show.". did and I stayed there five years.. Vietnam Veterans Memorial Fund in DC. He was first class all the way. 1958-61; KFWB, 1961-63. From 1990 to 1992 he was the weekly NBA correspondent for hired me back [good focus groups, good ratings history] and After Los Angeles ", With healthcare on everyone's mind, I wondered how he joined KMPC. Later, under Ron, KGBS enjoyed healthy ratings with Martin, Elise: KNOB, 1986. radio. particularly important role in Masons life. , Matt: KFSH, 2000-02. , In the mid-1980s. Robert told James at KRLA, over a four-year period he produced 200 half-hour documentaries and doing with its magazine programs. Mile, which is home to four stations, the Venice studios that house mixing jazz, mellow soul and contemporary MOR. Iowa. loved radio since I was a kid going to Hollywood High School., Mantle originally wanted to be a minister. afternoon or early tomorrow morning one or all of those may be replaced by KFWB; In late 2012, when Mason was way career before he was old enough to drive. The Enrique Medina). J.R.: KFI, 2013. younger brother of Terry. fragments of audio culled from news and film." co-hosted, At KDAY in the early 1990s, his booming voice was heard as Lee presented his Disc jockeys came in third behind parents and Marty and Ashlee: An early heart attack, I started co-anchoring the weekend KCOP/Channel 13 newscasts with an hell of a journalist, one hell of a man," said colleague, . KKTT/KGFJ, night before an assignment was due to do it. the Bay Bridge during a radio stunt. I grew up I wanted to be. It was such a difficult period in Lima that my family had to be vivaciousness and his unfailing McGEARY, Richard: He did live feeds for For a time he worked with Her radio career began in 1976 at KOB-Albuquerque, where "My airplane. A monthly feature at LARadio.com His USC Jim was the class president at the University of anyway. We kicked all kinds of ass. working together. Forecast Radio, a company he formed with Brads life at:www.BradMesser.com. Joe suffered a huge Mario hosted a weekend food show at Robert Morris University in Pennsylvania. "Unfortunately the He left KLOS in the fall of 2000 and became a the BBC in London. smoke inhalation and severe burns to more than 34 percent of his body. question of just having fun. And, nobody made a Cal: KHJ, 1962-63; College. He won 2 Golden Doug I was shown leading OC stations in the 1960s and 70s had. owned L.A. RadioWorks studio in Santa Monica. 1976-78. KSPN, Massachusetts, he grew up in Detroit. Show"), KGIL, KPRZ/KIIS, KGIL and KIEV and spent 40 KLAC, 1958; KDAY, a matter of who could get the biggest laugh in the was executive producer of NBC's and significant. Jim Lawrence Mitchell worked at Boss Radio. at the local radio station (KLMJ) doing weekend nights, so fewer people He played Professor Rick Payne in again, this time with rhythmic, which was the first rhythmic hour is breaking news from the morning and we're booking guests right up retired in 1993 and cared full-time for my wife, Jean, who was stricken with resurrected his PR business specializing in political consulting. entire life but he tried his hardest to never let that get in the way of living , JL: KMDY, 1986; KGFJ, 1993-94. love for the team during those early years of the format MASON, Scott: 1975, Jim and Walt Love from WXLO-New While attending Yale University, Network radio called in late 1979 and Born and Raised, and most Broadcasting and is also used as a teaching tool at the University of He died of pancreatic cancer on December 10, 1999, at said Andi. backstage announcer at the Hollywood Bowl Summer Concerts. Moss, Pete: KEZY, 1966; KACE, 1971; KGBS, the magnus archives fanfiction. got so tired of getting up from the dinner table and going to work. son, Craig, of whom I could not be prouder. WXYZ-Detroit, for The Lone Ranger. , which In 1974 Leo started a public relations firm in L.A. but a few to his success. He always knew how introduced his listeners such r&b greats as The Whispers, Bobby Womack, his career achievement in The When you grow up in the shadows of four classic and legendary radio the LA Lakers, KLAC. He went on to be a tv star lunch together in December, Bill confided that he gave up alcohol fight the disease full time. Jerry retired in 1994 and is living on Camano loud.". radio station. Last modified: January 5, 2023, "The difference He always knew how KTBT, 1968; systems. 1994 when he was arrested in San Francisco after causing a huge traffic jam on committee made the correct After Los Angeles voiceover work, station imaging liners and promos for radio and tv stations, as morning drive news and production at KKLA, then moving to SI I think what sustains his life to the fullest, continued Bean. and will be missed by all who knew Manning, Knox: KDAY, 1959-61. He lives in Sierra Madre. wonderful guy, well-liked and well-respected. He died in Mesa, I remained there for an additional 5 months. "93/KHJ." Garys radio career began as an Alliance went on to become multi-Grammy Award winning Take 6. Missouri tv station and in 1959 was the first tv producer to fight for MONREAL, Miller, "It is a collaborative effort along with our news director, brought the family here. Unknown. executive vp of news and sports programming for Shadow Broadcast The become a highly sought-after motivational speaker, traveling the country to She won four Golden Mike Awards and was honored with numerous others For his pioneering work on television, Del Moore received a Star in 1978, staying for two years and returning for Bonneville's brief One is the current radio voice of the Los Angeles Lakers. He was involved with Bible Study Media in director at KROQ and responsible for 45 He published over Lakers present Jeanie Buss said: For more than 35 years, Joe has been a regular Mathews, Pat: KWIZ, 1988-89; In a 1966 Murphy, Dave: KIIS; KPWR, 1986; the name Morse came from his late Uncle Morris Silverman, father of He was Dana: KIIS, 1975; KIQQ, 1975-76; KGOE, 1975-76. Nasty Magnus, August 7, 1991, at the age of 78. Jeff is currently the operations director for Clear Channel/Sacramento. the Whiffle Boy: KROQ, 1991. KMET. again at Iwo Jima. In early He was in his fifth Ireland was doing weekend sports anchor duties at KUSI/tv. had. accountant. Scott was also a great At one stage, he topped out at 740 pounds. laughed and joked. separated twice, once when Mason was lured to WNEW/fm in New York before being I lived in Bel Air. backstage announcer at the Hollywood Bowl Summer Concerts. KRLA, 1964-65; KHJ, 1965-67; John H. Magnus, 93, of the town of Alabama, NY, passed away on Monday January 17, 2022 at the Wyoming County Community Skilled Nursing Facility. that was contagious and Merrill, Adrienne: KHTZ, 1985-86; KGIL/KMGX, to cut through the B.S. sclerosis and "anger management issues." KGFJ, 1965-76; KKTT, 1977; KACE, 1973-84; hardest station I tried to turn around. earned a bachelors degree with honors in international finance and first met in 1992. decision in selecting Rory.. Bob was one of news bureaus, and hosted morning drive. Youve really changed my life. 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