Johnston Island?

Jeremy sent along an interesting picture

"I was going through some photos I got off Ebay awhile ago and found the attached photo of George Ingham and another Airman doing a radio show.

The locale is a tropical island but I can't figure out which Island it might be some of the photos were of Johnston Island so there's a strong possibility that's where the station was especially is there was a radio station there. I've attached a high resolution scan."

Only thing I can tell for sure is that some of the ETs are sleeved in the early 1960s sleeves, but those were around forever (We had boxes of them in Panama in the early 1980s.

Do you know where that studio was?

Jeremy

AFN Berlin Dennis Sloan and Henry Michaels

AFN Berlin 1945-79

 Thanks to Robert Barker for sharing another great memory!

Here is Part 1 of the AFN Berlin Noon Trivia Show with air personalities Specialists Dennis Sloan and Henry Michaels from Friday, 30 October 1970

AFN Berlin Trivia show 1970

AFVN Blooper reel

This has been circulating for a long time.  If you haven't heard it you've missed something great.

AFVN Blooper reel

AFPN Hitmakers 1961

Thanks AFPN Philippines for the Hitmakers show.  I was told this ran for years on FEN. 

AFPN Hitmakers 1961

On our next visit, the TP years begin!

LaRita Shelby update

Jazzy Rita has a Lifetime movie coming up.  Film is called "Survival".  Details when they are available.

Goodbye Dave Rabbitt

I just received work that "Dave Rabbitt" passed away in January.  Dave was a pirate broadcaster for 21 days in Saigon during 1971.

Here's the story

During the war, Dave had "Radio First Termer", here's the story and airchecks:

Radio First Termer Homepage

                                                    

Finch Bandwagon 1965

Bill Finch has your bigband favorites.  Larry Miller did the definative writeup on Bill the King of Swing. click here

Finch Bandwagon 1965

Golden Days of Radio

Frank Bresee is back with another look at radio's golden days.  Today it's part two of War Of The Worlds

Golden Days Of Radio

Jim Pewter and Barry White

Barry White was a big man, with a big voice and a big talent.  He stopped in to talk with our friend Jim Pewter and it was some great radio.

Jim Pewter with Barry White

AFVN Tom Watson 1970

Tom Watson is a "Broadcaster".  I thinks that's something we all wanted to be.  He kept it up.  Here's what our friends at http://www.macoi.net had to say:

"Taking a break from commercial broadcasting via the Selective Service system, Tom entered the military, where he spent two years on active duty. Following his Army training, which included a broadcasting course at Fort Benjamin Harrison's DINFOS, Tom was assigned to AFVN in Saigon. During his tour in 1969-70, Tom hosted the "Go" show playing Top 40 hits from 6 to 9 each night, and he also covered the daily MACV news briefings at JUSPAO. Upon his return to the US, he was sent to Fort Ord as NCOIC of the radio/TV facility. Prior to his discharge in April 1970, Tom began a weekend job at KMBY in Monterey, California.

Tom's KMBY stint evolved into a full time air slot doing nights until KQEO, Albuquerque, hired him for the noon-to-3 airshift. He then moved on to KERN, Bakersfield, and tried his hand "up north" at CKGM in Montreal and CHUM in Toronto before WQXI in Atlanta brought him aboard in 1974."

AFVN Tom Watson 1970

AFN Mark White Around Berlin 1970

Mark White was America to Berlin.  A 30 year run anywhere is an amazing run.  Today the spotlight is on Charles Asnavour

This is the first part of Robert Barker's collection.  He was assigned to the hospital, had a reel to reel and made (and saved) some great tapes!

Specialist Barker's Story

AFN Around Berlin 1970 Mark White

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AFPN 1960 Hitmakers

The memories continue.  Let's welcome 1960

AFPN Hitmakers 1960

Bill Stewart 1967

I've always been a huge fan of the Quintet of the Hot Club of France.  You may have heard about Django Reinhardt.  It was his group.  I was listening to a Bill Stewart Show about Hugues Panassié the creator of the group.  When Bill was jazzing it was always a better show.  Take a listen:

Bill Stewart 1967

Charlie Tuna 1983

Charlie, thanks for all of the memories.  This would have been one of the shows I played, right after my morning show in Panama.  Always the best.

Charlie Tuna 1983

Roger Carroll 1971

RC at the Hollywood Palladium

Roger was with the network for over 30 years and always had the best sounds in town.  He was one of the, if not the first from KMPC that had a big part of the AFRTS sound.

Let's visit 1971, the Happy Hour is waiting:

Roger Carroll 1971

Laurie Allen 1996

Laurie fell in love with radio at age 7 when she toured her hometown station in Morris, Minnesota. The resulting radio career began while in high school, working “up and down the dial” at stations in Omaha, St. Louis and San Francisco before finally coming 'home' to Los Angeles to hold down 7p-12p at KIIS-FM, on to KNX-FM, Magic 106, Power 106, Armed Forces Radio and most recently, in syndication at Dial Global Radio Network. She joined the family at GoCountry in December of 2008. Off hours, Laurie loves hiking, cooking and pursuing her hobby of collecting coffee stains in the shapes of celebrities.

Laurie's at GoCountry105

Laurie Allen 1996

AFKN Tongduchon 1967 Rick Moore

From my old stomping groups, albeit 10 years earlier.  Here's Rick Moore, from Camp Casey

AFKN TDC Rick Moore March 1967