Air Force Weekly - 1983

Air Force Weekly was the official news  show of the USAF

Jan Garman and Dave Ellswick were the anchors but PAO shows from all over the world phoned in the latest.

We had horrible network lines.  These were probably 2k.  That's how all news broadcasts sounded...

Air Force Weekly - 1983

Danny Kramer - 1983

Danny Kramer from KSL Salt Lake City was one of the jocks that did shows for a 1983 project when the Voice Of Home included cities all over the country.

Vicente in Madrid recorded many of these.

Danny Kramer - 1983

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Golden Days Of Radio - 1969

Frank Bresee started doing the Golden Days of Radio show in 1968.  "Network Radio" had stopped in 1962 with the last of the big shows going off of the air so the memories were fairly recent.  Frank had the biggest moments of radio from the 1930s-50s and kept that going until 1996, making the last recrorded show for AFRTS-LA.  They are in the process of digitizing all of the shows to make them available online.  When I have more information, I'll be passing it along.

Golden Days Of Radio - 1969

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Clem Stein - 1964

Last year we lost AFNer Clem Stein.  Clem had shared memories and sent along a couple of nice airchecks.  This is a 1964 "Weekend World" broadcast with him being the booth announcer.  Before that sharing some memories.

Clem Stein - Weekend World 1964

Clem Stein obituary

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Marine Band Concert - 1962

"The President's Own" The United States Marine Band had been on the radio back to the 1920s.  BY the 1960s they had weekly broadcasts on CBS.  Those broadcasts were rebroadcast by AFRTS.

Marine Band Concert - 1962

Enchantment Of Music - 1962

"Enchantment of Music" was a light classical show originated by KCBH-FM, Beverly Hills "in the matchless Fidelity of Frequency Modulation."  I'd bet it was usually run on our AM stations.

That was the studio.  Bruce Wendell was the talent he bounced through several stations before becoming an executive at Capitol records.

Enchantment of Music - 1962

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World Of Show Business - 1962

Bud Widdom was a jack of all trades at AFRS, hosting variety shows during WWII, hundreds and hundreds of interviews.  He did it all.  In 1962 Bud was making "The World Of Show Business" a nice interview show.  On this one he talks with Jackie Gleason.

World Of Show Business - 1962

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Jim Ameche - 1965

From Jack Armstrong to being the first to succeed with a syndicated DJ show, the voice of the Longines Symphonette, KMPC, WNEW.  It was quite a career.  Jim played beautiful music for us.

Jim Ameche - 1965

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TP-196 1967

1. Supremes - You Can't Hurry Love
2  The Outsiders - Respectable
3  Darrell Banks - Open the Door to Your Heart
4  Tommy James and the Shondells - Say I Am
5  Brian Hyland - The Joker Went Wild
6  Junior Walker - How Sweet It Is

Freedom Sings - 1962

We had patriotic shows... We had martial music...  The Freedoms Foundation sponsored a lot of patriotic radio programs.  Freedom sings was one of the better ones.  All of the services bands had radio programs at one time or another.  This one featured the Army Band and chorus.

Freedom Sings - 1962

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AFRTS - 1961

That'll keep us busy...

Arrived.  It's a good day when the postman is cursing me.  Bunch of One Night Stands, Grand Old Opry, Rocketing Rhythms, Continental Varieties, Swingin' Years, Broadway is My Beat and many more...

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AFRTS Torrejon - Keith Anderson 1981

Aerial view of Torrejon AFB 

May of 1981 and Air Force SGT Keith Anderson has your favorites.

AFRTS Torrejon - Keith Anderson

AFN to a local citizen

I'm Julius, living in Munich, Germany.

I was born in Mannheim in 1950 and lived there till 1975. My absolute favorite Station was AFN FRANKFURT.  I heard them all: Wolfman, Roger Carroll, Charlie Tuna, Caseys' Count Down, Old Gold Retold, Hawaii Calls etc.

 I recorded a lot of their music, but not the complete shows. Sometimes only the trailers with the voice of the DJs.

 For decades I tried to find out the name of the title music from WEEKEND WORLD. Last Year, the SHAZAM-Program on my Mobile answered the question: "Super Chief" by Bob Thompson. I was happy like a child!

 My "AFN-YEARS" in Mannheim were an important part of my life, and when I now listen to the clips on your web-site, I always feel the spirit of that time.

Ride on ....