Billy Pearl - 1975

Roger Carroll's company did the recruiting shows that you may have heard Sunday mornings, with Gene Price, Roland Bynum, Wolfman Jack, RC and Billy Pearl.

Billy was never a vet of Ft McCadden but was doing some wonderful work on KHJ.  Later to KFMB, , KRLA, KIQQ, KMPC and KABC.  Currently Billy is a lawyer in Long Beach.

Billy Pearl - 1975

More from Billy Pearl

AFKN Reunion - 2014

Brian Hartzell has made it happen.  October 9-11, 2014 at the Paris Resort and Casino in Las Vegas there will be a reunion.  There's more information here:

AFKN Reunion website

Contact page for your questions

When were those used?

More from AFKN

Adrian Cronauer

Here's some video of Adrian Cronauer talking about Good Morning Vietnam.

Top Pops

I miss grabbing an armful of these and rocking a storm....

Harry Von Zell - 1944

Harry Von Zell was one of giants of radio announcing.  In the 1920s he was the announcer for Paul Whiteman.  By 1930 a CBS staff announcer.  Harry Von Zell biography in Wikipedia

Today Harry jives up a storm in Sound Off!

Sound Off - 1944

More Old Time Radio

Meet the Press - 1961

Edward R. Murrow was the journalists journalist.  Eventually Mr. Murrow was a vice president of the CBS.  In 1961 he was the director of the US Information Agency for the Voice Of America, and presented America to the rest of the world.

AFRTS presented the big news interview shows.  This is from a 1961 "Meet The Press"

Meet The Press - 1961

More from 1961

Jill's All-Time Jukebox 1945

While Martha Wilkinson was doing the GI Jive she also did an oldies show.

Jill's All-Time Jukebox - 1945

More GI Jive

AFRTS Torrejon December 1981

Here's more memories from our friend Vicente in Spain.  Way back when he recorded a lot of the Torrejon Air Base station.  I'm grateful he's shared them. We ran many of the same shows worldwide.  On this is Wolfman Jack, Casey, Bob Kingsley, Robert W Morgan with the Special of the Week, morning show and more.  

Torrejon AB

AFRTS December 1981 - Torrejon

Army Hour - 1960 - Audie Murphy

PFC Ralph McDermitt from the 3rd Division PAO shop had the chance to interview the most decorated veteran of WWII, Audie Murphy.

This interview went out on a 1960 "Army Hour"

Army Hour - 1960 - Audie Murphy

More Army Hour

Danny Kramer - 1983

In 1983 AFRTS tried an interesting experiment and used jocks from all over the country.  Most were top talent that had soldiered at an AFRTS station way back when.  Bob Moke, Joe Ferguson and others.  AFRTS Alaska vet Danny Kramer was one.  The day job was KSL in Salt Lake.  Here's part of what went worldwide.

Danny Kramer - 1983

Now Danny has taken the show online.  Take a look/listen