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Author: Ellis Feaster
Humble Harve Miller, 1500 KBLA Los Angeles | December 17 1966
Humble Harve Miller arrived in Los Angeles in 1965 after some time at stations in Trenton, New Jersey. His first Los Angeles-area station was at “Super 15” KBLA Los Angeles. KBLA was arguably hipper than the typical LA station of the time but had trouble competing due to limited signal coverage and small promotional budgets.…
Don Kelly, Anything Goes on K101 KIOI San Francisco | December 1973
KIOI, known to it’s listeners as K101 FM, was owned by engineering graduate and broadcasting magnate James Gabbert. It was a rather wild station. They had what could be best described as an adult top 40 format with a deep, deep playlist where you would hear all kinds of music. The station was very successful…
Jocko Henderson, Radio Greats Reunion on 101 WCBS-FM New York – | 1991
“It’s your engineer, Jocko, your Ace from Outer Space, way up here in the stratosphere! Back on the scene with the record machine, sayin’ oop-pop-a-doo and how do you do?” -Jocko Henderson Douglas “Jocko” Henderson, also know as “The Ace from Outer Space,” was one of the most unique jocks of the 1950s & 60s.…
John Lander & The Q Morning Zoo, KKBQ 93Q Houston | Fall 1989
There are certain 1980s Top 40 radio battles that are legendary. WFLZ vs. Q105. CHUM vs CFTR. Z100 vs WPLJ. One of those battles involved Houston’s 93Q KKBQ, against KRBE. it was a fierce battle. John Lander led the Q Morning Zoo 93Q to dominate over Glenn Beck & KRBE in the…
Jean Shepherd, 710 WOR New York | Sept 21 1969
Even if you think you’ve never heard Jean Shepherd, you have! If you have ever seen the movie, “A Christmas Story,” you’ve heard Jean Shepherd! Jean wrote the story, and also narrated the movie as well. Jean was a story teller. Every night, on KYW in Cleveland, then on 710 WOR New York, Jean would…
K-Earth 101 KRTH Los Angeles | June 1976
There was a time when it was common to hear the music of the 1950s on the radio. Back in the 1970s, KRTH Los Angeles was primarily a 50s Oldies station. In 1972, there was a switch to what was then called a “gold” format, featuring older hit songs from the past. At…
Batman Batphone Secret Number Promo, 93 KHJ Los Angeles | 1966
Soon after the TV show, Batman, debuted in January 1966, 93 KHJ Los Angeles ran a promotion with the series. As Batman (Adam West) and Robin (Burt Ward) themselves announced on the radio, the lucky fan who could guess the secret 7 digits of the famous red Batphone that Commissioner Gordon used to contact the…
Harvey Holiday FINAL SHOW, 98.1 WOGL Philadelphia | December 12 2018
This may not count as a classic aircheck, because it is from 2018, but it does feature a classic Philly jock. Harvey Holiday spent more than a half century on air around the Delaware Valley. in the 1960s, he was on air on the outskirts of Philadelphia, at stations like WRAW,1340 in Reading,…
