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John Lander & the Q Morning Zoo on KKBQ AM/FM Houston | September, 1984

We return to the fabulous Robyn Watts collection for this trip back to 80s Houston CHR!

John Lander has a lot going on this hot Summer day! The astronauts on the Space Shuttle Discovery have checked in to give a message of congratulations to the Q for being Number 1, it’s Labor Day Weekend and Ray Parker Junior is coming into the studio (and the girls are going wild!)

This is a fast-paced morning show, typical of a period in time when FM had really just come into it’s own - and probably at the height of it’s period of creativity before consultants would come in and ruin the sound with liner cards, formulas, safe lists and ponderous in-your-face imaging. No, this is GREAT radio, from a time before consolidation and cost cutting sucked the life out of it.

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June 24th, 2005 HoustonRobyn Watts | 23 comments

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23 Responses to “John Lander & the Q Morning Zoo on KKBQ AM/FM Houston | September, 1984”

  1. Rex MCNeill on June 25th, 2005 5:16 pm

    John Lander is one of the best morning guys right there with Scott Shannon and Rick Dees!
    I’ve modeled my morning show off the lander show!
    Rex MCNeill in the morning

  2. Dr Johnny P LoveTrain on July 21st, 2005 3:13 pm

    Are there any other John Lander airchecks out there? Did he work in the Tampa Bay Market in the late 70s-Early 80s? I hope somesone can help by e-mailing me! Thanks Dr Johnny P LoveTrain-College Radio DJ from 1620 WBUL Tampa,Fla

  3. Dan Kruse on August 30th, 2006 6:36 pm

    KKBQ was amazing growing up. Does anyone remember the streetsheets 79Q put out. Looking to collect originals or copies are good too…especially those with Hall & Oates.
    Please reply on here if you know where I can get these.
    Thanks,
    Dan

  4. david hamilton on September 12th, 2006 7:17 pm

    i grew up in houston and loved the q-zoo and john lander and mr. leonard i won the mystery oldie at least 5 times great air check.

  5. Kelly on September 28th, 2006 10:31 pm

    As a teenager, I listened to John Lander and the Nut Hut in Philly. I still have great memories of the whole bunch. Mr. Leonard was my favorite!! I wish there could be another radio show like that again. I live near Charlotte, NC now though.

  6. Chris Allen on November 8th, 2006 11:07 pm

    hey it’s chris allen from the old 79Q and 93Fm in houston…i worked there with john lander, mr leonard,bob king, john rio, clete dumpster, jackie, bill taylor and lou lou the panther of love…also ron parker, hollywood, gary michael night and easy randy street back in the 80’s from 84 to 89…93Q was a powerhouse and so much fun to work at…you guys can contact me at bigjohn93qfm@msn.com

  7. Bob King on November 8th, 2006 11:08 pm

    A friend of mine Chris Allen in Tyler Texas told me about this site. I am “the other voice” on this air check with John Lander. I had no idea this site existed and would love to make contact with any old
    radio people at KKBQ. I had the honor of working with John Lander as a sidekick for several years during my time at 93Q from 1983-1991. It was such an incredible time in my life that when it ended…I got out of the business realizing I had been part of something that would most likely never happen again. I have some 93Q and Q-Zoo airchecks I will try to find and post here in the near future…hopefully someone will get the kick I just had finding this aircheck and hearing things I had not heard in YEARS!
    Bob King - Fulshear, TX

  8. Roberta Larkins on July 17th, 2007 10:05 am

    LOVE IT, LOVE IT, LOVE IT! This show used to get me going in the mornings. Just yesterday I shared with a coworker my rendition of Mr. Leonards “Monday Morning Blues”. Who was the voice of Mr. Leonard and where is he? This was REAL radio!!

  9. Robyn Watts on October 27th, 2007 8:50 pm

    Hi Roberta,

    “Mr Leonard” was a guy by the name of John Rio. He did work on the morning shows for Z100/NY, Q105/Tampa, Pirate Radio/LA, Eagle 106/Philly, & WMMS/Cleveland (there were probably more, but those were the ones that I clearly remember). Several years ago, “Mr. Leonard” was syndicated as a “joke of the day” feature for other radio stations (Kiss 95.1/Charlotte, NC was one of the stations), but I don’t know if that’s still the case.

    Bob King & Chris Allen: Thanks for the comments. Both of you, as well as other air-talents that worked at KKBQ-AM/FM during the CHR era, were outstanding.

    Robyn

  10. john mccarty on October 31st, 2007 9:59 pm

    looking for old friend “Chris allen”, edward allen pickett, dj in austin in 1986 at Key 103. where’s he at today?

  11. Phil on January 5th, 2008 8:56 am

    You mean to say that John Rio actually did the voice of Mr. Leonard???

  12. Mel on January 16th, 2008 3:10 am

    Yes, I can confirm that. John Rio is my uncle and he did the voice and all the writing for Mr. Leonard. Incredibly funny man!!!

  13. Katie on January 20th, 2008 3:28 pm

    Does anyone have a copy of the old Elvira parody “Flu Virus” that they used to play? I can’t find it anywhere and would love a copy. I’d really like it for my cheerleading camp.
    Thanks,
    Katie
    Dulles Vikings Rule! Class of ‘08!

  14. Andy on January 23rd, 2008 6:32 pm

    I had the privelege of working with John Rio when we were in high school. We were announcers on a small FM station. John’s creativity and zany antics on air kept us in stitches. I am glad he was successful with it. I would love to find out contact information for him.

    Thanks,
    Andy

  15. Bill Russ on February 8th, 2008 3:31 am

    Where is John “Mr. Leonard” Rio working today?
    Any pictures of him available?

  16. Jacob on February 12th, 2008 1:51 am

    Here is an old TV Commercial that I captured of 93Q John Lander, and a very hot model! This was recorded back in 1989.

    If you can’t use the link, search Google Video for 1989 93Q KKBQ-FM Houston TV Commercial.

    http://video.google.com/videoplay?docid=5950109206367476577

  17. James Plair on March 15th, 2008 11:44 am

    Hello. Regarding what “Mr. Leonard” looks like, I once saw him(or someone impersonating the “Mr. Leonard” character) at a radio promotion in Downtown Houston outside the Hard Rock cafe. I guess this was back circa maybe ‘96/’97? From what I can remember, the “Mr. Leonard” character I saw was Oriental/Asian in appearance. Can someone who worked with “Mr. Leonard” confirm or deny his race or appearance? The person I saw at the Houston Hard Rock was someone who definitely spoke with “Mr. Leonard’s” unique character voice, and I was surprised to see that he was Oriental/Asian. I dunno. I could be off base on this???? Thanks in advance for any information yay or nay.

  18. Lisa on May 31st, 2008 1:45 am

    I am looking for “Neil Frank Haircut” song. He is a weatherman in Houston and is retiring. I thought it would be nice to have this song to send to the TV station since none of the anchors were around when it was played on the Q morning zoo

  19. Steve P on June 10th, 2008 1:18 pm

    what ever happened to Clete(David )? I was his neighbor in 80s.

  20. hiro_protagonist on June 19th, 2008 2:53 pm

    there is a short clip of john lander in the depeche mode documentary titled 101. it’s about a 5 minute clip. pretty funny.

  21. Nuno Simoes on July 17th, 2008 10:32 am

    I heard that you recommended a book about a year ago but didn’t catch the name of the author or title. Do you have a few great “reads” that you recommend. I would appreciate it if you could send me the information. I am a loyal fan. Nuno

  22. Joe on July 29th, 2008 2:51 am

    Clete Dumpster (Dave) lives in North Hollywood, CA.

  23. Kirk on August 3rd, 2008 12:37 am

    I had the tape of the best of the Q Morning Zoo with all the best bits. Unfortunately, now I only have the tape case… the tape is missing.
    I’m dying to hear the piece when the Hispanic guy tastes the ultra-hot salsa and goes berzerk, only to end it with “it’s not that hot.” Anyone have it??
    And I do remember Mr. Leonard putting his picture in the Houston Chronicle newspaper circa 1991. It was a face with a big hand in front on it… big tease for us loyal high-school fans.

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