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Wednesday, May 13, 2026
Roland Bynum 1981
Roland always got the party started. Let's take a listen.
Hear Roland every day at 9pm My Best Sounds
Sunday, May 10, 2026
Tom Campbell 1980
Tom was another guy who worked Minneapolis. He was Paul Bunyan at WDGY before getting to the coast and killin' it in San Francisco.
Great phone number...
Hear Tom 1pm (central() everyday mybestsounds.com
So, from Torrejon...
Rocketing Rhythms 1961
Here's something for the kids. KLACs Bill Stewart fills in for Jack Brown. Rocketing Rhythms was sort of a countdown show sometimes with guests.
Jim Pewter 1976
Jim was another giant, I wish I had more tape of the show. Jim was an AFKN vet, who went on to be a successful producer, songwriter and jock. Today we take another look at rocks beginnings. The top seven hits of 1964.
Straight ahead, don't bunch up...
Don Tracy 1995
The network kept rocking til the end. In 1995 the Network we all knew was changing but Don Tracy still had his chops...
Sunday, May 3, 2026
Chris Noel 1967
In 1967, the biggest show was "A Date With Chris". Chris Noel brought a helping of home every day. She still does way more than her share with her veterans shelter in Florida. Please do what you can to help. Click here.
Hear Chris every evening at 11pm Central on mybestsounds.com
Joe Ferguson 1983
It's a Wednesday in the summer of 1983 and blogfan Joe Ferguson has "The Joe Show". I ran these on SCN... Thanks again for sharing the memories Joe!
Hear Joe every day at 11 Central on mybestsounds.com
John Doremus 1967
Jose Fritz did a very nice writeup about the life of John Doremus.
Now some music for the dinner hour:
Myron J Bennett 1971
We had some odd filler programs. Myron J Bennett was a big deal in Des Moines radio for many years. Apparently "Talk Digest" went out on Mutual and AFRTS picked it up.
I'd always wondered what the deal was with these until I got out of the army and went to work at a very profitable daytimer (in 1984), near Christmas about 15 minutes of news and up to 27 of commercials. THAT'S what these were designed for. For us in the early 70s they were shipping shows with strange lengths. Charlie Tuna, John Doremus and Gary Owens were 45 minutes and it did need some fillers.
Paul Bottoms AFVN 1969
It's the summer of 1969 and Paul A. Bottoms is rocking Saigon on the Orient Express.
Former KSCS/Dallas and KWCY/Phoenix morning news anchor Paul Bottoms passed away March 7, 2019 at age 70. Bottoms was a member of The Dorsey Gang in Dallas from 1987 to 1996 before working with Tim & Willy in Phoenix from 1997-1998. Other stops include KONO/San Antonio, WJJD/Chicago, WCXR/Washington and WLVK/Charlotte. Bottoms retired in 2011 after a decade as News-Talk WRVA/Richmond Dir./News. He was a Vietnam veteran and did news for Pat Sajak on Armed Forces Radio
Air Rescue Vietnam 1968
I was going through crates of ETs looking for something else, and found this. Glad I did. Air Force SGT Herb Manchester did this from AFVN.
Sometimes AFRTS-LA would have contests. If something was really well done, it was distributed worldwide.
Saturday, May 2, 2026
Gene Price 1980
Gene Price is back, Leonard is ready to go. It's 1983 and great!
Hear Gene every morning at 7AM Central at mybestsounds.com
Ira Cook 1970
Ira Cook with Singer Becca Adler
It's a Friday in 1970, and a happy day!
Hear Ira every morning at 5am Central on mybestsounds.com
Saturday, April 25, 2026
Charlie Tuna 1982
Charlie Tuna and Del Shannon
On almost everyone's lists of favorite AFRTS jocks, Charlie Tuna's name is there. Here's another example of radio consistency and perfection... Be sure to check out charlietuna.com
Hear Charlie Tuna mornings at 8am Central on www.mybestsounds.com
Wolfman Jack 1983
Wolfman was one that we'd get complaints about. First thing I did at SCN when I could was get his airtime changed from 3am to 8pm. There was only one Wolfman, I'm proud we had him.
Friday, April 24, 2026
Roger Carroll 1968
I'm still excited about Roger Carroll sending several of his shows for us to hear. The Happy Hour continues for a long time to come. We start with a Fall 1968 show. Enjoy!
Mary Turner 1985
And we were proud to have her. Mary started her show with us in 1982.
Mary Turner, hailed as the first lady of rock radio in Los Angeles, passed away in 2023 at the age of 76. She died at her Beverly Hills residence after a prolonged fight with cancer.
From the mid-1970s to the early 1990s, Mary Turner was the leading female air personality in contemporary music radio. She was the top-rated disc jockey at Los Angeles' iconic KMET, hosted "Off The Record," a nationally syndicated interview show by Westwood One that broadcasted on over 300 stations weekly, and led the "Mary Turner Show" on Armed Forces Radio. After departing from radio in 1994, Dr. Pattiz enrolled at UCLA, becoming a certified drug and alcohol counselor, and started her career in substance abuse treatment. She earned a Doctor of Psychology degree from the California Graduate Institute, now part of The Chicago School, in 2008. She was active in the field as a counselor and group leader, and held positions on the boards of DARE, the Musicians Assistance Program, Cedars-Sinai Medical Center's COACH for Kids, the National Academy of Recording Arts and Sciences' MusiCares, the Betty Ford Center, and the Betty Ford Institute. Dr. Pattiz was the spouse of the late Norman Pattiz, the founder and chairman of Westwood One Companies, and resides in Beverly Hills and Santa Barbara.
Sunday, April 19, 2026
Guantanamo Bay - Bill Stiles 1966
The US military had a radio presence in Cuba for over 100 years. Jose Fritz did a nice writeup on this. Click Here.
The picture is Miguel Fernandez at WGBY, the AFRTS station at Guantanamo Bay, Cuba. Today we hear Bill Stiles, with "something for the ladies." 1966. Bill's guest is Dorothy Lamour. Jeremy found the tape:
"Those tapes came so close to getting lost forever. Dorothy Lamour is definitely "old Hollywood" I like her observations about people in Hollywood going out and spending money to seem rich." I totally agree. Great radio and thanks for sharing!
She would be totally lost in today's Hollywood scene.
Chiquita 1955
Starting in 1945 Chiquita Juarez started her show for our Spanish speaking troops. I wish I had more information on MIss Juarez. She showed up on at least one Duffy's Tavern and had smaller parts in several movies. For AFRS, she was Chiquita...
Herman Griffith 1972
Herman Griffith with Jim Pewter and Roger Carroll
Hey, brave and the bold! He sure rocked. Here's more of the KGFJ vet. Herman's story is here.
Saturday, April 18, 2026
Turn Back the Clock 1961
So what exactly were oldies in the mid 50s? Here's a good place to start. Andy and Virginia Mansfield got their show on the air on the west coast, on NBC and then on AFRTS.
Tom Campbell 1978
Tom was "Paul Bunyan" for WDGY in the 1960s.
Tom did two shows for us "Stateside" with current hits. Later a weekend show "Playback" was added, with a wider playlist.
Tom shared a bunch of his shows, enjoy!
Hear Tom at 1pm Central on mybestsounds.com
Roland Bynum 1983
Bobby Troup 1968
Bobby Troup in MASH
Well, here's something we've never heard before. Bobby Troup was an actor, musician, DJ and husband to Julie London. He did a show for AFRTS:
Saturday, April 11, 2026
Ronnie Landry 1959
Ron Landry, later of Hudson and Landry was drafted into the Army in 1958. By 1959 he was doing a show on the network from AFRTS New York.
I was usually assigned with the infantry, this was a classic:
Jim Pewter 1967
Jim Pewter had pretty much just gotten back from AFKN and scored a deal on McCadden Ave. The music was great!
The Jim Pewter show every day at 6pm (central) on mybestsounds.com
Don Tracy 1983
Don Tracy was from Hartford. Learned his trade at the Conneticut School of Broadcasting with gigs in Hartford and New Haven before the lure of California. Then to KGFJ, KABC TV and KDAY and KMBY in Capitola CA then where most of us found him AFRTS. In 1997 Don was selling at KNX after that he was a part of Malloy and Associates, an advertising agency in Los Angeles. Here's a short piece from 1983.
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