Monday, October 28, 2019

Roger Carroll 1981

Roger at ABC

Roger didn't want to be a DJ.  He was a "network announcer".  Wouldn't that have been the coolest gig ever?  ABC needed a DJ, Roger was the new guy.  That settled that.  He found his groove and a legend started.






Don Tracy 1984


No holding some people back.  Don was in Hartford, parlayed that into Los Angeles.  At the top of his game was doing the AFRTS show for a long time.  Thanks Don!

Don Tracy - 1984
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Wednesday, October 23, 2019

One Night Stand 1964



One Night Stand was the AFRTS package of big band remotes.  It had been broadcast through the 40s 50s and 60s.  Leon Keltner had the classy society orchestra in New Orleans.  This recording is from WWL/CBS in 1964, roughly the same time that Cal LaMartiniere was the booth announcer for these programs, the announcer  (Don Lewis) sounds similar to Cal, possibly an influence? 


Joe Ferguson 1983


Joe Ferguson from KUPL Portland, OR did a series of shows for us in 1983.  For a while the network had jocks from all over the country doing shows for us.  It was some great radio.




Monday, October 21, 2019

AFVN-FM 1969




By 1969, the AM station was missing an important element, the "Golden Sounds of Music".  Mike Halloran was one of the first on the new AFVN-FM.

Halloran had a radio career prior to the army and went on to great things after.  Before the FM station, he had been been commuting in for a weekly show on the Saigon station, sometimes under fire.

Let's relax with the Golden Sounds of Music


Tuesday, October 15, 2019

Wolfman Jack 1975



Time for a 1975 look see with Wolfman Jack.  Much better if you play it loud!






Tuesday, October 8, 2019

Chris Noel 1967


Chris Noel is waiting for your Date With Chris.  Great music and a one of a kind talent.  Thanks Chris! 





Thursday, October 3, 2019

Turn Back the Clock 1958


Andy and Virginia Mansfield did a charming, quirky show with records from Andy's personal collection.  These are the oldies.




Jim Pewter 1967


When we ask enough, there are answers. Mike Brown checked in to say that Jim Pewter worked at Radio Cavalier in the 1964-65 time frame. By 1967 Jim was doing the AFRTS-LA show. Something I hadn't heard was that Jim worked at the station with the late Richard Nader. Nader was responsible for the big oldies rock and roll shows in the 1970s

 
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Wednesday, October 2, 2019

Joe Allison 1969


Joe Allison's back with your country favorites.  It's 1969 and welcome to the Country Corner.




Roger Carroll 1980


For many years we had a lot of the talent from KMPC in Los Angeles.  Ira Cook, Bill Stewart and many more.  Roger Carroll had the longest run.  Three decades of the Happy Hour on the voice of home.  







Don Tracy 1993


So tell me you believe Don Tracy had been doing this show for 20 years and sounding this good.