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.

WGBY Guantanamo Bay - Bill Stiles

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...

Chiquita - 1955 

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.

Hear Herman everyday at 3pm Central on mybestsounds.com

Herman Griffith - 1972
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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.

Turn Back the Clock 1961

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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

Tom Campbell Playback 1978

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Roland Bynum 1983

  

Soulin' with Roland.  The party starts NOW...

Hear Roland at 9pm Central on mybestsounds.com

 

Roland Bynum - 1983

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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:

Bobby Troup's Jazz Time

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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.

Ronnie Landry - 1959

 

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

Jim Pewter - 1967

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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.

Don Tracy 1983

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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

Date With Chris - 1971

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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

Joe Ferguson - 1983

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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!!

Times are Central (Subtract 2 hours for Pacific (LA), add one for Eastern (NYC)

0300AM Wolfman Jack0500AM Ira Cook0700AM Gene Price
0800AM Charlie Tuna
0900AM Roger Carroll
11:00AM Joe Ferguson12:00PM Robert W Morgan or Billy Pearl1:00PM Tom Campbell
3:00PM Herman Griffith
6:00PM Jim Pewter
8:00PM Golden Days of Radio8:30PM Suspense
9:00PM Roland Bynum
11:00PM Chris Noel

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AFN Ray Tubberville 1973

 

 

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.

Jim Ameche Pop Concert- 1961

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Mary Helen Barro 1983

  

Mary Helen Barro has your Latin favorites from a Monday in 1983.  Bailar!

Mary Helen Barro - 1983

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Charlie Tuna 1986

 

So how many days were started with a Breakfast Serial?  Some day I'll try to figure out who did shows for us over the most years.  Charlie would be on the short list.

This broadcast includes something that didn't happen often, the disk sticks...  Most of it has been edited out, but memories...

Hear Charlie Tuna mornings at 8am Central on www.mybestsounds.com

Charlie Tuna - 1986

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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.

 

Small World 1964

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.

Country Corner - 1969

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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.

Army Hour - 1970

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Wolfman Jack 1976

  

Are you ready to rock and roll baby?  Wolfman has the good on a 1976 show for the Air Force.  Delicious...

Wolfman Jack - 1976

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Roger Carroll 1967

 

Roger Carroll

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Roger Carroll has the happy hour from another recently saved ET.  At the time there was a lot of KMPC talent on the network, Roger one of the best.

Hear Roger at 9:00am Central on www.mybestsounds.com 

Roger Carroll 1967

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Mary Turner 1983

     

Mary Turner rocks.  But after winning at that, she made the world better as a psychologist and philanthropist.

Mary Turner - 1985

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Mary Helen Barro 1983

  

Time for some tropical music.

Mary Helen Barro - 1983

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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.

Contest Theater - Destination Mars

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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

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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

Tom Campbell 1975

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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.

 

Roland Bynum 1981

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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.

Pete Smith 1983

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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:

 

Mark Warnow - Song of the Army Transportation Corps

 

Memories of 1952