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0700 Gene Price
0800 Charlie Tuna
0900 Roger Carroll
1100 Joe Ferguson
1:00PM Tom Campbell
6:00PM Jim Pewter
8:00PM Golden Days Of Radio
9:00PM Roland Bynum
11:00 Chris Noel

Mary Helen Barro 1983

 

After Vance Graham, there were a few false starts but eventually they found Mary Helen Barro for the Latin show.  It's a Thursday in 1983, Vamos...

Mary Helen Barro - 1983

Mas de Mary Helen Barro

Charlie Tuna 1981

 

Charlie Tuna, Brooke Shields and Leo Sayer

So where were you in 1981.  I was at SCN in Panama, still getting settled in and playing these shows.  Charlie Tuna was a big part of the network.

Charlie, thanks for the memories and letting me crib off of these shows

Charlie Tuna 1981

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Joe Allison 1969

 

Birth Name: Joe Marion Allison

Birth Date: October 03, 1924

Place of Birth: McKinney, Texas 

Deceased: August 02, 2002

Place of Death: Nashville, TN

Joe Allison had a phenomenal career.  Writing, performing, DJing.

From that wonderful cache of late 60s shows, here's Joe in 1969 with the Country Corner:

Country Corner - 1969

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Wolfman Jack 1975

 

A lot of stations/jocks saved these. Right now the world needs a howl.

Wolfman Jack - 1975

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Roger Carroll 1980

 

In 1980, singer Leslie Gore popped to the Happy Hour with Roger Carroll.  She talked about her career, Brother Michael had just done "Fame", Roger gets us some neat stories.  

Hear Roger Carroll every morning at 7am Pacific/ 10am Eastern on www.mybestsounds.com

Roger Carroll - 1980

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Mary Turner 1983

    

In the 80s and 1990s Mary Turners show was so popular she had two programs on the network.  Her regular Mary Turner Show and "Off The Record", where she interviewed rock's biggest stars.

She made waves in Los Angeles radio too, and eleven year run at KMET and returning in the 90s to KSLX.  Now she's involved in many charitable causes including the Betty Ford Center in Ranch Mirage.

Mary Turner - Off The Record - 1983

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AFN Latin Tempo 1980

 

Norteno is a type of primarily Mexican music that's closely related to polka.  Not surprisingly it was quite the hit with Germans listening to AFN.  It's a small world after all...

AFN Frankfurt did a local Spanish show.  Take a listen.

AFN Latin Tempo - 1980

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Herman Griffith 1967

    

Martha Reeves and the Vandellas "Jimmy Mack"

"Time for something for the brave and the bold, it's the Records Caravan".  The music was changing.  Herman made it better.

Play it loud

Herman Griffith 1967

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Enchantment of Music 1964

 

Throughout the years, AFRTS has showcased an extensive array of classical music, often introducing it to listeners for the first time and fostering an appreciation for this timeless art form. "Enchantment of Music," initially broadcast by KCBH-FM in Beverly Hills, underwent significant efforts to transition its city of license from Los Angeles to the more prestigious Beverly Hills. Their broadcasts were known for "the matchless fidelity of frequency modulation," a quality anyone could appreciate. And now, Bruce Wendell...

Enchantment of Music 1964
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Andy Mansfield 1967

 

Andy Mansfield did his first oldies show with AFRTS in the 1950s.  Andy and his wife Virginia "Turn Back the Clock" featured music from the turn of the century to the 1950s.  In the 1960s the show was more focused and renamed "America's Popular Music".  Here's a 1967 visit.

America's Popular Music - 1967

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AFVN Day after Thanksgiving 1970

  

On Thanksgiving it's hard to not think about home.  When Billy Williams was at AFVN a few years later, he found a station composite of the day after Thanksgiving with AFVN.  Nicely done.  Take a listen.

AFVN - November 27, 1970

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Happy Thanksgiving 1944

   

Surprisingly hard to find Thanksgiving shows.  From 1944 Lionel Barrymore (Mr. Potter on It's a Wonderful Life)  and an all-star cast share the holidays.

1944 AFRS Thanksgiving Show

My best to you and yours. 

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Roland Bynum 1973

 

So it's a hot summer day, it's August 1973, Friday and Roland brings the party!

Roland Bynum 1973

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Bill Stewart 1969

  

Today Bill talks with Mel Lewis and Thad Jones.  They had a wonderful big band.  The music's great and so is the conversation.

Bill Stewart - 1969


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Jim Pewter 1980

  

Jim with Little Richard

Hey everybody, jump up in your seats.

Here is the man with a million beats.

They make you jump, they make you sing.

He'll do just about anything.

Everybody gonna rock and roll steady with the Jim Pewter Show.

Jim lived up to the slogan.  I could always feel the respect and love for the music.  He introduced me to a lot of amazing memories.

Hear Jim Pewter everyday at 6pm Central on www.mybestsounds.com 

Jim Pewter 1980

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Don Tracy 1980

 

Don Tracy has some music to start the weekend.  It's a Thursday show from 1980 but the concept works...  

Don Tracy - 1980

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AFN Liza Minelli interview 1975

In 1975 Liza was touring Europe.  AFN was there. Craig Miller and Bill Swisher caught up with her at the American Clipper Lounge in Frankfurt.

Liza Minelli on AFN

Chris Noel 1970

 

Chris always made the music sound better.  This is a 1970 visit.  The voice of home...

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Date With Chris - 1970

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Joe Ferguson 1983

Joe Ferguson has some 1983 fun on AFRTS

Share your lunch every day at noon eastern, 9AM Pacific on www.mybestsounds.com 

Joe Ferguson 1983

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John Doremus 1967

  

I remember John Doremus and his overnight show, syndicated on some of the biggest AMs in the states, when there was such a thing.  In flight music, without the flight. We had him on AFRTS.

John Doremus - 1967

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Gene Price 1974

  

Gene Price and Marc Yablonka at a 1981 remote at Universal on KLAC.

Here's Gene in 1974 on the Country Express.  There's some great opportunities in today's army!

Gene Price - 1974

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AFN Jim Reeves Special 1973

 

Earl Freudenberg driving the train

It was the anniversary of the plane crash that took his life.  Paul Kryer, one of the PD's. was good friends with Reeves.  He produced his show when he came to Germany.  He asked me to do a special.

That special got a write up in stars and stripes.

Let's take a listen..

AFN Jim Reeves Tribute 1973

Mary Helen Barro 1983

 

Mary Helen Barro is back con su musica latina:

Mary Helen Barro - 1983

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Charlie Tuna 1982

 

Charlie Tuna and Sugar Ray Leonard

Charlie Tuna has always been a champ.  This broadcast is from around the Leonard/Duran "no mas" fight.  That was a night to be in Panama.

Charlie Tuna 1982

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Joe Allison 1969

 

Joe's excited.  Program 1500 of the Country Corner.  That should be six full years.

Country Corner - 1969

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Wolfman Jack 1975

 

Here's some Wolfin deliciousness from 1975

Wolfman Jack - 1975

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Roger Carroll 1972

 

In all of the stations we had promo photos of the AFRTS-LA talent.  Roger really didn't like his.  It wasn't a bad photo, but a very 1970s haircut.  Here's something we can all agree on from 1972:

Roger Carroll - 1972

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Mary Turner 1992

    

It was a scandal.  In the early 80s when the network started the Mary Turner show.  Loud Rock and Roll.  What will the generals say?  We'll find out.  Mary brought her KMET show to the world and it was a very good thing.

Mary Turner 1992

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Vance Graham 1973

   

Vance Graham, known as Victor, had been performing for the Armed Forces Radio and Television Service since the 1950s. Originally from Utah, he relocated to California in the 1930s and emerged as a leader in the Latino community.

Latino! - 1973

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