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.

Gene Price 1973

   

Gene Price has your country favorites in this 1973 memory.  The world needs more silliness.  Thanks Gene!

Hear Gene Price 7am Central on www.mybestsounds.com

Gene Price - 1973

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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

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!

Jim Pewter - 1973

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Don Tracy 1980

  

Never really mattered what day it was, it always felt like the weekend during the Don Tracy Show.

Don Tracy 1980

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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...

Know Your Ally - Great Britain - 1943

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Chris Noel 1970

 

Chris Noel brought sunshine into the day for a lot of Vietnam era troops.

Hear Chris every day at 11pm Central

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Date With Chris - 1970

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Joe Ferguson 1983

  

Something very cool that our network did in the early 1980s was do a series of shows from personalities all over the country.  Joe Ferguson from Portland OR radio donated his set of shows.  Suddenly it's 1983...

Joe Ferguson - 1983

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Jim Ameche 1965

 

Jim Ameche is back with music from the world's most beautiful orchestras.

Jim Ameche - 1965

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Gene Price 1974

   

Gene Price, Charlie Tuna and Jim Pewter

Gene had quite a run in Los Angeles radio: KDAY, 1966-67; KLAC, 1970-71; KFOX, 1972; KIQQ, 1973-74; KIIS, 1974; KLAC, 1975-84; KIKF, 1985-90; KLAC, 1990-93. In 1972 he signed with AFRTS.  Here's a memory of 1980

Gene Price and Company with your Country Favorites.  Inspired silliness.

Gene Price - 1974

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Ira Cook 1965

  

KMPCs Ira Cook REALLY enjoyed his Hawaiian music, dropping one in wherever he could.  He was a big piece of its 196os popularity.  Here's a 1965 visit.  Ira was with us well into the 80s, we lost him in 2007.

Ira Cook 1965

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Mary Helen Barro 1983

  

Mary Helen is back with more of your Latina favorites.  I can see the palm trees...

Mary Helen Barro - 1983

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Charlie Tuna 1991

 

Sad day when we lost Charlie.  Broadcasting at it's best.  Waking up the world for a quarter century.  Who did anything close to that? http://www.charlietuna.com . 

Charlie Tuna 1991

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Joe Allison 1969

  

Joe Allison brought country music to the world on the Country Corner.  Before Joe, the music was mostly "hillbilly".  As a writer, producer, performer and DJ he brought it to the rest of America.  Here's a 1969 visit.

Joe Allison - 1969

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Wolfman Jack 1984

  

He made his final syndicated radio broadcast from a Planet Hollywood restaurant in Washington, DC, on Friday Night, June 30, 1995.

Wolfman Jack was an ordained minister in the Universal Life Church, and was officially known as "Reverend Jack".

Wolfman Jack worked as a disc jockey from 1958 to 1966 for the (then) 250,000 watt radio station XERF (1570 AM) in Ciudad Acuña, Coahuila, Mexico, just across the river from Del Rio, Texas, USA.

He died almost immediately after returning home from a promotional tour for his autobiography, "Have Mercy." He entered his house, hugged his wife, said "Oh, it is so good to be home!" and literally died in his wife's arms.

"Wolfman Jack" was inducted into the Radio Hall of Fame in 1996.

Hit #106 on the Billboard Singles Charts in 1972 with "I Ain't Never Seen a White Man" (Wooden Nickel 0108)

Wolfman Jack - 1984

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