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Tag: Houston
Gladys “Gee Gee” Hill on 1430 KCOH Houston | 1970
KCOH 1430 Houston – Gladys “Gee Gee” Hill – 1970 1430 KCOH Houston, proudly described itself as Texas’s first black radio station. It was the first black owned radio station in Texas, third in the nation. The station has been broadcasting it’s Soul, Gospel, Talk, Zydeco, & Blues format since 1953. The station’s “Looking…
Gladys “Gee Gee” Hill, 1430 KCOH Houston | 1970
KCOH 1430 Houston – Gladys “Gee Gee” Hill – 1970 1430 KCOH Houston, proudly described itself as Texas’s first black radio station. It was the first black owned radio station in Texas, third in the nation. The station has been broadcasting it’s Soul, Gospel, Talk, Zydeco, & Blues format since 1953. The station’s “Looking…
Huey Meaux & The Crazy Cajun Show on 90.1 KPFT Houston | 1974
Huey P. Meaux, was a studio and record-label owner, as well as chart-topping producer who helped define the Gulf Coast sound through hits by the Sir Douglas Quintet, Freddy Fender and Barbara Lynn. While producing records, Huey spent many years on the radio in Texas playing the music he loved. That music was mostly Zydego,…
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…
Gladys “Gee Gee” Hill, 1430 KCOH Houston | 1970
1430 KCOH Houston, proudly described itself as Texas’s first black radio station. It was the first black owned radio station in Texas, third in the nation. The station has been broadcasting it’s Soul, Gospel, Talk, Zydeco, & Blues format since 1953. The station’s “Looking Glass” studio has provided an opportunity for the station’s…
Julie Williams, Ernie Brown; 790 KULF Houston | October 24, 1981
If its been 33 years since you heard this, you’re not alone and in good company! KULF sounds Bigtime, running a full service AM format and playing all the hits, minus the real hard rock stuff. This sounds NICE! And yes, it would have been nicer had this been a more crisp recording, but this…
The Gary Ryder Road Show, 610 KILT Houston | 1981
Gary Ryder checked in with some audio of himself on COUNTRY 610 KILT. Much like KHJ in Los Angeles, KILT had been a full blown Top 40 station but saw ratings slide with the increase in FM radio listening. In this case, KILT flipped to Country shortly after the FM side dropped its AOR format…
Barry Kaye, 610 KILT Houston | 1974
New Contributor John Hale writes, “…here’s the aircheck Barry Kaye cut at KILT back in ’74 that won him DJ of the year recognition. And no wonder he won the award. There should be an award category for the most high-energy personality! Compare Barry Kaye to someone like Jack “Your Leeeeeeeeeeeeeder” Armstrong, and you get…
