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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.
Saturday, April 18, 2026
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.
Chris Noel 1971
A pretty girl IS like a melody. Chris made home just a little closer for Vietnam era troops. Here's a 1971 listen.
Hear Chris every night at 11pm Central at mybestsounds.com
Joe Ferguson 1983
It was a discussion we had many times ""There's no one good in Milwaukee, Miami, Dallas or anywhere else?" In 1983 the network bid out contracts with talent from all over the country. Joe Ferguson from Portland OR was with us for a while. On this show, Joe talks about being a dependent and in the radio club at AFN.
Hear Joe on mybestsounds.com at 11am Central
Monday, April 6, 2026
My Best Sounds
We also stream 24/7 at mybestsounds.com Proud to say I've got the signal processing to work correctly. Upgraded the internet to get additional bandwidth. It sounds much better.
Link has been fixed, Thanks Garry!!
0300AM Wolfman Jack
0800AM Charlie Tuna
0900AM Roger Carroll
11:00AM Joe Ferguson
3:00PM Herman Griffith
6:00PM Jim Pewter
8:00PM Golden Days of Radio
9:00PM Roland Bynum
11:00PM Chris Noel
More to come!
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Sunday, April 5, 2026
AFN Ray Tubberville 1973
Thanks to Phil for sharing.
Ed Tooma worked with Ray:
Ray and I worked together at AFN Berlin and at the Army Information Radio Service in Washington, D.C. Did we ever have fun doing production. I only wish I had kept the many spots and promo's we voiced together and we did some great character stuff too. Probably one of the most memorable spots was about us standing in that long unemployment line and deciding we'd be better off in the service. It became an AFN Frankfurt Network Radio break spot. Speaking of spots - it sure would be nice if everyone would share their production and send it to Thom so we could all go down memory lane together.
Jim Ameche 1961
Jim Ameche had two shows in the early 1960s, The Jim Ameche Show and Pop Concert. Both programs had the best in orchestral music.
Jim was one of the first to figure out how to successfully syndicate a DJ show.
Saturday, April 4, 2026
Charlie Tuna 1986
This broadcast includes something that didn't happen often, the disk sticks... Most of it has been edited out, but memories...
Small World 1964
Ted Herring sent this along. Thanks Ted.
Spike Jones, Marilyn Monroe and Ken Murray
In 1964 Spike Jones brought his brand of crazy. He stopped by to do a show with George Church.
Saturday, March 28, 2026
Joe Allison 1969
Joe Allison with Red Stegall and Don Light
Joe Allison was the country voice for a long, long time. Joe was a musician, producer, writer "He'll Have to Go" and a truly fine DJ. Before Joe, country radio was hillbilly. He brought it modern.
Army Hour 1970
The Army Hour had a long run. PAO shops all over the country getting the message out. Aired on hundreds of stations in the US, most of the time it was also aired on AFRTS.
Wolfman Jack 1976
Are you ready to rock and roll baby? Wolfman has the good on a 1976 show for the Air Force. Delicious...
Roger Carroll 1967
Roger Carroll
Mary Turner 1983
Mary Turner rocks. But after winning at that, she made the world better as a psychologist and philanthropist.
Sunday, March 22, 2026
Contest Theater 1955
Contest Theater was actually the NBC Radio Theater. Dane Clark stars in "Destination Mars". Pat O'Brien hosts with announcer Jimmy Wallington.
Herman Griffith 1967
Jim Pewter, Herman Griffith and Roger Carroll
Herman brought rock and soul to the troops. These are great!
Hear Herman Griffith every day at 3pm (Central) on www.mybestsounds.com
Herman Griffith 1967
Tom Campbell 1975
Time for another trip down memory lane with Bay Area fave, Tom Campbell (for Cal Stereo). Here's a neat 1975 show..
When Tom got out of the Air Force, he got a gigs in Shreveport, WDGY Minneapolis (The Twin Cities connection continues) and Dayton. 1967 it was to San Francisco where fame struck. between radio and agency work he bounced around southern California including for us at AFRTS
Roland Bynum 1981
Creator's Workshop is still creating..
Roland is still on the air in Los Angeles on weekends and sounding better than ever.
Pete Smith 1983
Pete Smith was part of the EZ listening tradition at AFRTS. He followed John Doremus, who followed Jim Ameche. He had quite a career in Los Angeles radio KNX; KDAY, 1956-58; KRKD, 1958-61; KNOB; KPOL; KMPC, 1961-88; KJQI/KOJY, 1993-95; KGIL, 1998. Pete was part of "Music of Your Life."
Roger Carroll was telling me that Pete was fulltime swing at KMPC. What a gig.
Saturday, March 21, 2026
Army Transportation Corps aniversary 1952
1952 was the tenth anniversary of the Army Transportation Corps. Must have been a big deal. Both Mark Warnow and Lynn Murray were huge at the time. They recorded this song:
Friday, March 20, 2026
Jim Pewter 1973
For St Paul to AFKN to Los Angeles, Jim made it happen. When he got back from Korea and AFKN he started with AFRTS. Phil would DX AFN Munich. The weekend starts soon. Fire up the grill and hear great oldies from Jim Pewter. It's crazy clothes day!
Sunday, March 15, 2026
Don Tracy 1980
Never really mattered what day it was, it always felt like the weekend during the Don Tracy Show.
Know Your Ally - Great Britain 1943
AFRS was always at it's best when it taught a message. WWII American soldiers didn't know much about their allies. In 1943 we learned about those exotic Brits...
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