Charlie Tuna 1986

  

Charlie in Boston 1965, he worked there with "Johnnie" Lujack.

The scary part of listening to a lot of Charlie Tuna shows is the end. It's amazing how many of the affiliate locations don't exist anymore or don't have an AFRTS station (I have the one for SCN as the logoff sound on one of my computers, "before we say goodbye..."). It's always great listening. Thanks again Charlie!

Charlie Tuna 1986

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Charlie's website : http://www.charlietuna.com

Meet the Press 1962

 

Edward R. Murrow was the journalist's journalist.  Eventually Mr. Murrow was a vice president of the CBS.  In 1961 he was the director of the US Information Agency for the Voice Of America and presented America to the rest of the world.

AFRTS presented the big news interview shows.  This is from a 1961 "Meet the Press"

Meet The Press - 1961

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Harry Newman 1991

   

Time for a look at your country favorites with Harry Newman.

Harry Newman 1991

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Wolfman Jack 1978

  

Wolfman SURVIVED. The 1950s, the English Invasion, Motown, AOR. He'd connect with his audience and make magic. He always sounded so comfortable.

Hear Wolfman at 3am central.  mybestsounds.com

Wolfman Jack - 1978
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Roger Carroll 1981

 

I always find it special to transfer a disk that I would have run at the station.  In 1981 I was at SCN, did the cleverly titled "Morning Show", played Charlie Tuna then Roger Carroll.  RC brings us straight back to a Friday in 1981.  It really is the best sounds in town..

Hear RC every morning at 9am Central mybestsounds.com

Roger Carroll - 1981

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Mary Turner 1984

     

A whike back, Mary checked in:

"I often think about my 18 years at Fort McCadden with great fondness. Loved that Roach Coach-I remember always getting teased for actually paying for a bottle of water. I was ahead of my time!"

And she certainly was.

Mary Turner - 1984

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Turn Back The Clock 1958

   

Andy Mansfield and Kay Starr

 

Turn Back the Clock was a fascinating show.  Andy and Virginia Mansfield were playing the songs of 20 and 30 years ago. Of course, in the mid-50s that could mean Al Jolson and acoustic cylinders.  Let's revisit 1958 and Turn Back the Clock.

Turn Back The Clock 1958

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Roland Bynum 1978

  

Roland Bynum now, with daughter April

Are you ready for the weekend?  Here's Roland with a Friday party from 1978

Hear Roland and the Creators Workshop Evenings at 9p Central on mybestsounds.com

Roland Bynum - 1978

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Jim Ameche 1965

 

Jim Ameche has an hour of the world's most beautiful music...

Jim Ameche - 1965

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Mary Helen Barro 1983

  

Seemed like every time I was at finance, trying to guess what they did to my check Mary Helen Barro was on.  It was great mid-day show.  Take a listen.

Mary Helen Barro - 1983

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AFN Nightside - Craig Miller with Van Morriison 1974

 

Van Morrison

The stars sure came out for AFN in the 70s.  Today Craig Miller speaks with Van Morrison in 1974

AFN Nightside - 1974

Charlie Tuna 1973

 

Photo: Charlie with Jessica Alba

 

Charlie Tuna?  Always great.  How did he do it, always a great show and as close to perfect consistency than anyone.  There have been a lot of greats over the years but for a Dan Ingram or a Larry Lujack there's changes over the years.  Charlie never really changes, he nailed it..  Let's revisit 1973, it's Thursday.  Stay Tuna'd. 

Charlie Tuna 1973 

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Joe Allison 1968

  

Joe Allison was a Nashville songwriter and a member of the Nashville Songwriters Hall of Fame who's credits included "He'll Have To Go" ,"Live Fast Love Hard and Die Young" and many others.  His songs were recorded by Elvis, Tom Jones, Nat King Cole, Ray Price, Eddy Arnold and The Limeliters. He died in 2002 aged 77 from lung disease.

Country Corner 1968

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Wolfman Jack 1975

  

From 1975, Here comes the Wolfman, totally on his game. Quite a guy...

Wolfman Jack - 1975
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Roger Carroll 1981

 

Roger has another hour of the best sounds in town.  Roger is shared a bunch of his shows with us and I for one am very grateful.

The majority of the shows that he sent in were the same shows that I ran in Korea and in Panama.  Deja Vu...

Roger Carroll 1981

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Mary Turner 1983

     

Mary Turner and Ted Nugent

Mary Turner was the opposite of GI Jill and Chris Noel, a broadcaster that was a female, it kept with the times, yet still was the girl left behind.

When Mary started her show we were concerned about how an hour of slamming rock and roll would go over.  I knew the troops would love it but the Colonel.  The Canal Zone civilians?  They really liked to complain.  It went over great and was a wonderful addition.

Mary Turner - 1983

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Melody Roundup 1947 - Spade Cooley

 

He made some pretty amazing music and performed for the troops a lot.  Take a listen.

Spade Cooley - Melody Roundup 1947

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Herman Griffith 1967

For the brave and the bold!  It's the Records Caravan!!  Some pretty amazing radio from Herman.

Her Herman every day at 3pm Central on My Best Sounds

Herman Griffith 1967

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Turn Back The Clock 1958

   

Andy and Virginia Mansfield share some highlights of their record collection, and they're excited about it.  That always makes for great listening.  Andy had to build special shed to store his collection.  Hmmm...

Andy went on to do other shows for AFRTS for many years.

Turn Back the Clock 1958

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Tom Campbell AFRTS demo 1971

   

Tom Campbell is one of the AFRTS-LA friends that's been great in keeping this whole thing running.

After serving in the United States Air Force, Campbell was hired for his first radio job, at KEEL in Shreveport, La., by Al Hart, who would later become a newscaster and radio personality in San Francisco. Campbell subsequently worked in Minneapolis, Minnesota and at WONE in Dayton, Ohio before his move to KYA San Francisco in 1967.

In 1971 was one of the periodic restructurings of AFRTS.  They were concerned we'd be rocking too hard..   AFRTS sent a demo...

Tom Campbell 1971 AFRTS demo

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Roland Bynum 1981

 

 Roland's back in the Creators Corner with your Thursday favorites on American Forces Radio.

Hear Roland every night at 9pm on mybestsounds.com

Roland Bynum - 1981

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Bill Stewart 1970

  

Bill Stewart was another of the KMPC talent that had the AFRTS gig, He was the Bill of the KMPC jingle..."Ira, Johnny, Bill and Dick!" Bill graced LA playing his mixture of Swing, jazz and MOR at several great stations.

KMPC, 1951-59; KGIL, 1965-66; KRHM, 1966 and 1969; KGIL, 1973-75. For Armed Forces Radio he hosted "A Quarter Century of Swing." In 1969, the 30-year veteran was honored with a concert at the Palladium. For 20 years he did in-flight airline music programming. Bill died in 1993 of congestive heart failure.

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Chris Noel 1968

 

Memories of 1968.  Chris Noel takes us home with "A Date with Chris"

Hear Chris nightly at 11pm Central on mybestsounds.com

Date With Chris - 1968

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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 timeframe. 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

Hear Jim evenings at 6pm Central on mybestsounds.com

Jim Pewter 1967

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Don Tracy 1983

  

Don paid his dues in Connecticut radio, through WPOP, WNHC and WAVZ then to win in Los Angeles.

KGFJ, KDAY, KABC-TV, KNX as a sales executive, his own ad agency and editor of the R&B Report.

Don Tracy - 1993

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Joe Ferguson 1983

  

Live from Portland, OR it's the "Joe Show" on AFRTS. I'm grateful Joe shared these with us.

Joe Ferguson 1983

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John Doremus 1968

  

That voice, here's John Doremus with symphonic music and stories.  It's always a treat.

John Doremus 1968

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AFKN Park Chung Hee Assasinated 1979

 

I started in Yongsan in the newsroom.  If any story mentioned Korea, it had to be cleared by the 8th Army/UN Command PAO.  Send the story over, wait a few weeks and maybe it can be read... or just don't run it in the first place.  Compare that to this 1979 aircheck when President Park Chung Hee was assassinated.

AFKN 1979 Park Chung Hee shot and killed  .

Gene Price 198

  

Gene Price is back, Leonard is ready to go.  It's 1983 and great!

Gene Price - 1983

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Jim Ameche 1959

 

Jim Ameche - 1940

Jim Ameche had two shows, the Jim Ameche show and the Jim Ameche Pop Concert.  Both of them featured the great orchestral music from around the world.  This is part of one of the first Pop Concerts

Jim Ameche Pops Concert - 1959

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