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Larry McKay on 64 KFI Los Angeles | August 20 1981
KFI 640 Los Angeles – Larry McKay – August 20 1981 Courtesy: Larry McCabe AM 640 KFI Los Angeles is a big talk station today, but there was a time the station was cranking out the hits. KFI was a little late to the Top 40 game. They flipped to Top 40 in the…
Two Minutes of Humble Harve on 93 KHJ Los Angeles – Summer, 1967
This is really short. found on the same tape as B Mitchel Reed sandwiched in the middle of two KFWB airchecks, this ultra-short aircheck was actually unscoped with a couple of songs. It ends with the start of KHJ 20/20 News, when whomever recorded this to reel stopped the recording.
Elliot Field on 1190 KLIF Dallas | November 28 1956
KLIF 1190 Dallas – Elliot Field – November 28 1956 Courtesy: Steven Green If you know about the history of Top 40 radio, then you know the name Gordon McLendon. McLendon was the owner of 1190 KLIF, and was considered the man who perfected Top 40 radio on KLIF. In 1954, the era when…
Chuck Blore CBS Radio Advertising Demo | 1967
CBS Radio Advertising Demo – Chuck Blore – *RARE* – 1967 Courtesy: Alan Tolz This is a rare CBS radio advertising demo. It was created by Chuck Blore. Originally a deejay and program director under Gordon McLendon, Chuck Blore was a radio visionary, who always wanted radio to be full of fun, excitement, &…
Final Weeks of Top 40 93KHJ Los Angeles | October 1980
It was more than a radio station… It was a big part of Southern California in the 1960s & 70s. 93 KHJ “Boss Radio” became a hit music station in May 1965. For about three years its competition was its neighbor on the dial, long-time hit station KFWB “Channel 98”. In March, 1968, KFWB threw in…
Wink Martindale, 710 KMPC Los Angeles | June 1976
Chances are you remember Wink Martindale from TV gams shows. He hosted 21 different game shows, including “Trivial Pursuit”, “Can You Top This”, “High Rollers”, “Debt”, “Gambit”, and the long-running “Tic-Tac-Dough”. But if you grew up in Southern California, you probably know Wink had a long radio career as well. Wink spent much of the…
NBC News & Information Service, WRR 1310 Dallas | July 30 1976
There was a time when radio news was a big deal. In 1974, NBC Radio was trailing the other big networks, ABC, CBS and Mutual. NBC’s O&O (Owned and Operated) FM stations were not doing well. The radio division needed a big new idea. At that time FM listener penetration in many markets was beginning…
A Tribute to B. Mitchel Reed: 95.5 KLOS Los Angeles | March 19, 1983
Shortly after the death of B. Mitchel Reed, KLOS‘ Gail Murphy hosted a live tribute to the legendary deejay, featuring recorded interviews and a couple of very short samples of his earlier work. Apparently, there were not many original recordings of early Top 40 radio around back then. Imagine if Airchexx had been online in…
