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Thursday, October 31, 2013
AFN - Dave Malone - 1978 CMA Awards
We're up to the last part of the 1978 Network wide broadcast to celebrate the CMA awards. From Frankfurt, here's Dave Malone.
Thanks Hans Knot for making these available!
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1978,
AFN,
AFN Frankfurt,
Dave Malone
Sunday, October 27, 2013
Golden Days Of Radio - War Of The Worlds
Frank Bresee is back with another look at radio's golden days. Today it's part two of War Of The Worlds
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1981,
Frank Bresee,
Golden Days Of Radio,
Halloween,
OTR
AFN Berlin - Rik De Lisle 1978 CMA Awards
AFN's tribute to the 1978 CMA awards continues from Berlin with Rik De Lisle.
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1978,
AFN,
Berlin,
Rik De Lisle
Small World - George Church - 1965
Some light music, interviews and companionship. It's Small World with George Church.
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1965,
George Church,
Small World
Saturday, October 26, 2013
Adventures in Good Music - 1970
Detroit's Karl Haas was excited about his job. For many years he put excitement into music from long gone composers.
AFRTS brought it worldwide. Here's a 1970 visit.
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1970,
Adventures in Good Music,
Karl Haas
Friday, October 25, 2013
AFKN Reunion
10/21/13



To: Thom Whetston
From: | Brian Hartzell |
Sent: | Mon 10/21/13 10:27 PM |
To: | Thom Whetston (afrts@live.com) |
I've been chatting with a couple of ex-AFKN vets who would like me to reopen the question of organizing an AFKN Reunion sometime in 2014 (probably September or October).
Could you send out an email or Facebook message asking former AFKN staffers to make some suggestions as to what city (or part of the country) they would prefer such a reunion to be held? It is thought that we would have more success if we hosted the reunion in a city that is centrally located, although I don't necessarily believe that is true. We are open to suggestions.
I, for instance, live in Ohio. I know you live in Minnesota. Dave McAlary lives in northern Virginia. Gary Theiman lives in southern California. Etc., etc. Some of our associates also live in Texas (seems popular to many as a retirement favorite).
Any thoughts...care to be a part of this conspiracy?
Brian E. Hartzell
Hartzell Consulting
"Fundraising & Public Relations Counsel to Nonprofits since 1979"
Brian E. Hartzell
Hartzell Consulting
"Fundraising & Public Relations Counsel to Nonprofits since 1979"
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AFKN
AFN SHAPE - Clark Taylor CMA Awards 1978
Continuing the CMA Awards from all of the network stations. Clark Taylor does his part from the Benelux
At AFN-SHAPE, I did the morning show for two years and since I was an experienced interviewer, I was tasked to interview most celebrities coming through Paris, Amsterdam, and Rotterdam. So I met Jerry Lewis the actor in Paris, Abba and Barry Manilow in Holland and Merle Haggard and many others in Rotterdam (http://cflradio.net/clark_taylor_bio.htm
At AFN-SHAPE, I did the morning show for two years and since I was an experienced interviewer, I was tasked to interview most celebrities coming through Paris, Amsterdam, and Rotterdam. So I met Jerry Lewis the actor in Paris, Abba and Barry Manilow in Holland and Merle Haggard and many others in Rotterdam (http://cflradio.net/clark_taylor_bio.htm
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1978,
AFN,
AFN SHAPE,
Clark Taylor
Thursday, October 24, 2013
FEN - Teens on Parade - 1960
The kids were dancing on the weekend in Tokyo. From 1960 Dave Robinson and Ray Goodwin hosting a live show fun for the dependents. Danny and the Red Coasters is our in studio band.
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1960,
FEN,
Teens On Parade
Saturday, October 19, 2013
AFN Munich 1981 from a listener
Why was it so important to listen to AFN? You know, listening to AFN was more than
radio - radio was the "Bayerischer Rundfunk" in Munich but THEY made the music - the listeners in Germany had
no contact to the DJs in former days -
so you could not take part in this show... you know?
And then we discovered AFN - very late, when i was over
18 , but you know in former days me as a 18 year old boy was like 16 year old
today -
The thing, why AFN was so important for me and my
twin brother was, that there where Americans out there on the radio in the
Request Show you could talk to - we called in every day and the DJs knew us
from our names - and they played the songs for us - that was amazing!
And then one day I met Dick Dale, I just walked to
Kaulbachstrasse (AFN Munich) ringed the bell and he opened... And I took part
in his show - he smoked 20 cigarettes in 2hours - it was really stress - before this day I had no idea how much stress
is a Request-Show - he was alone in the studio!)
The other thing was: we improved our English - no, our
American! I didn't like the "sound" of the British English in school
- and I loved the smooth American language - but teachers didn't! So, tell me, where could you listen
to the American Language in Germany? Only on AFN!
;-)
I used American words like truck and not lorry, I
pronounced "after" like an American not like a British - this was a
process of individualization and emancipation from school - and with the DJs we
had Americans, we could ask short questions about the American language - yes
really, we did, if we had questions - and got answers.
Today I'm proud to have listened to AFN Munich in the
early 80ties - it was the best
radio-time of my life!
Charlie Tuna (i loved the country count down) Wolfman Jack, or the great Casey Kasem from the
American top 40 - but the best where the Request Shows in AFN Munich.
I still have this in my ear: Its 4:05 p.m. the news ended
- and the music of the film "Dallas" appeared (that was E. Wattson)
and he said":
"Hi there, I'm air force sergeant Everard Wattson,
welcoming you on a Thursday afternoon here on AFN Munich - if you wanna here a
song, gimme a call, my telephone number is 6194 and if you're calling from a
civilian phone its 6229-6194, and I'll try to get it on for you"
Imagine - I remember this fluently today - 30 years later....
;-)
Have a nice
weekend,
Andreas
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1981,
AFN,
AFN Munich
Wednesday, October 16, 2013
AFN 1978 Country Music Awards - Jim Johnson
Our tribute to the 1978 Country Music awards continues (Thanks Hans Knot). This time we go to AFN Bremerhaven and Jim Johnson
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1978,
AFN,
Bremerhaven,
Jim Johnson
Just Music - 1967
Peaceful music for the dinner hour? Music to keep the Colonels off our back? We ran a lot of it. During WWII we had a program called "At Ease", 15 minutes of uninterrupted orchestral music. In 1967 it was the same thing, called "Just Music".
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1967,
Just Music,
Orchestra
Friday, October 11, 2013
Wolfman Jack - Halloween 1975
Wolf is rocking. This came in a while back I've been waiting for the holiday.
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1975,
Halloween,
Recruiting,
USAF,
Wolfman Jack
Sunday, October 6, 2013
Sound Off - Bill Goodwin 1942
Here's the other side of a disk from a couple of months ago. Before we had a network the government was sending radio shows to the field. Announcer Bill Goodwin shows us a precursor to American Top 40:
Friday, October 4, 2013
AFN - Dick Beacham - Country Awards Show
Hans sent this one in. In 1978 AFN Europe celebrated the Country Music Awards with a series of shows from all over the network. Here's Dick Beacham with the first part
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1978,
AFN,
Dick Beacham
Wednesday, October 2, 2013
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