Singing legend Bill Withers backstage at the Greek Theatre with Charlie.(June 16, 2007)
Charlie Tuna taught a lot of DJs how to do it right, pacing, topicality, personality. Every day it was a textbook.
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- From 1972-97 I was a radio announcer, mostly in the Northeast. I had the most fun with Armed Forces Radio first in Korea then in Panama. A lot of the time it was spontaneous or improvised and that made for a great learning laboratory. The network DJs, Charlie Tuna, Wolfman, Kris Erik Stevens, Jim Pewter, LaRita Shelby and the rest were so consistent, it was and amazing thing to hear. Then to Massachusetts and WEIM, WKNE, WKBK, WFGL, WMDK, WKBR, WCGY, WSRS, WGAW. Most of them don't exist as anything that resembles a radio station. I'm always ready to trade war stories... Thom Whetston afrts@live.com 612-356-AFRS (612)356-2377
nice posting.. thanks for sharing.
ReplyDeleteDang! I worked with Charlie at FEN in the P.I. '76 and '77. I'll never forget a "slip" he made on the morning drive program, during the fuel shortage, invoking a word he really only meant to use with myself and Mark Malinowski (in the studio at the time). Heck of a talent, Mr. Tuna was and sounds like - still is.
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