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Al "Jazzbo" Collins was doing a show for us in 1967. Neat feel. Big talent from the Purple Grotto..
Saturday, December 31, 2016
Thursday, December 29, 2016
ATC anniversary - 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:
Sunday, December 25, 2016
If Freedom Failed - 1951
If Freedom Failed is back with Program 11 of the series. This time starring Raymond Burr and Mala Powers. Years later Mala showed up on several Perry Mason shows.
Roland Bynum - 1973
Roland Bynum at KJLH
Roland Bynum had a long run with us. Talent is talent and he's still slamming out the hits in Los Angeles for many years to come. In 1973 he was doing the show for us and doing a show for Air Force Recruiting, for Roger Carroll's company. Good stuff, great music. The Roland Bynum Show.
Jim Ameche - 1961
Jim Ameche played the most beautiful music. The voice of the Longenes Symphonette was the first to successfully syndicate a DJ show. We had him for many years on AFRTS.
Tuesday, December 20, 2016
AFN - 1993 Schedule
AFN POWER NETWORK - MONDAY TO FRIDAY
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0005 Jim Pewter - Oldies
0030 Radio Theatre
0105 Mary Turner Rock
0205 LaRita Shelby - Urban
0305 Harry Newman - Country
0405 Gene Price - Country
0505 Local Program/AM Edition
0600 News Sports and
Word in The World
0610 Local Program / AM Edition
0700 News, Sports, Weather
0730 Local Programs / AM Edition
0905 AM Country (AFN)
1105 Charlie Tuna
1200 AFN News, Sports, Weather
1210 NPR Morning Edition
1305 Power Lite - Easy Listening
1505 Local Program / Don Tracy
1605 Local Programs / Country Roads
1800 AFN News, Sports, Weather
1905 Power Traxx - Urban
2105 Laurie Allen - Classic Rock
2200 AP News, Sports, Weather
2211 Armed Forces Digest
2217 Paul Harvey
2230 Jazz Beat
2305 NPR All Things Considered
2357 Sign On
AFN POWER NETWORK - SATURDAY
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0005 American Dance Traxx
0305 The Countdown - Urban
0505 Dick Clark
0805 NPR Car Talk
0905 Sports Wrap-up
0910 Saturday Gold
1200 News, Sports, Weather
1210 Local Program / Paul Harvey
1230 Dvorak on Computers
1305 American Country Countdown
1705 NPR Weekend Edition
1905 The Countdown - Urban
2105 American Top 40 (thru 0100)
2357 Sign On
AFN POWER NETWORK - SUNDAY
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0005 American Top 40 (cont'd.)
0105 American Country Countdown
0505 Cross Country - Religion
0530 Heralds of Christian Science
0605 Lift your Heart - Religion
0630 East of Eden - Religion
0705 Sounds of Sunday - Religion
0855 AFRTS Sports
0905 Amen Corner - Religion
1005 All That Jazz
1105 Doug Ordunio - Classical Music
1200 AFN News, Sports, Weather
1220 Paul Harvey
1230 Focus on the Family
1305 American Top 40
1705 The Comedy Show
1805 Dick Clark's Rock, Roll and Remember
2105 David Sanborn - Jazz
2305 Golden Days of Radio
2357 Sign On
Sunday, December 18, 2016
AFN On The Scene - Santa Claus interview
Richard Amaral was at AFN Frankfurt in 1960-62. He wrote "AFN-On the Scene--Santa Claus Interview". (produced either Dec '60 or '61) Interviewer played by the Late and Great Sp/4 Marshall Pengra. Santa played by Airman Chuck Lindsay. (Have lost contact with Chuck since I left AFN in '62) It's a spoof that caused some consternation and was banned from air. But on a late night comedy show, "The Cave" I believe I slipped parrts of it into the two hour mix.
Richard went on to do great things in Boston Television.
Saturday, December 17, 2016
Merry Christmas from the Record Library
Every year we'd get a shipment of these... Along with the Christmas DJ shows a bunch of library stuff for the DJ shows....
Golden Days of Radio - Christmas 1982 - part two
Frank Bresee is back with hour two of his 1982 Christmas show. Many classic stars performing live for Christmas.
Friday, December 16, 2016
Jazzbo Collins - 1967
Jazzbo Collins
Here's Jazzbo from the subterranean Purple Grotto. He has a style and a bunch of hit records.
Wednesday, December 14, 2016
Bing Crosby - Christmas 1973
Is it even allowed to be Christmas without Bing Crosby? Here's Bing in a 1973 show for the US Army.
Tuesday, December 13, 2016
Monday, December 12, 2016
William Wintersole, a Soldier's Story
William Wintersole, a soldiers story
Actor William Wintersole checked in and shared his memories of AFRTS:
I was assigned to the Fort Ord Army Hospital's Bedside Network immediately after 8 week basic training in Nov 1953 with PFC Marshall Garrett and PFC Ben DaMotto. The closed circuit system provided captured radio entertainment as well as one channel of AFRTS recordings with some programing of our own invention...such as in-the-field interviews with celebrities and pro golfers at the Bing Crosby Invitational at Pebble Beach, CA in Feb 1954. We used the first portable tape recorders I'd ever seen...the Ampex 15 inch reel unit...weighing about 30 lbs.
We got a ton of stuff including Bob Hope, Phil Harris, Gen Omar Bradley, etc., etc. I understand it was stored at AFRTS, Hollywood, CA. In July 1954 I was sent to South Korea and assigned to AFKN HQ at station KILROY in Taegu, Korea. In addition to doing the midnight to 2am trick, I was also the Producer-Director of network programs for the 10 station operation. A few months later HQs was shifted to VAGABOND on the hill in the
8th Army compound, Seoul and I was assigned network Program Director by Lt Col Stewart who told me when I suggested we look into adding TV facilities to AFKN...."Look, Private...the only thing I know about radio or TV is where to turn it on and where to turn it off....and I want to get full bird by the time I leave here do you understand?" Actually I was Specialist, as I recall. Some of my broadcast buddies were Earl Clayton, Dan Chamberlin, Alan Hirschfield, Edson Foster, Frank Fagan, Jerry Terhune, Rice Paddy Ranger Army Sgt Dick Curless, John Orloff and a bunch of others. I met Roger Carroll somewhere in there but can't recall where. He got a job at KMPC...I went to KPOL and then to KTLA in '57 but decided on a career as an actor/director and have had a wonderful career working all over the world rather than behind a mike and turntables.
Bill Wintersole
Sunday, December 11, 2016
RIP LTC Frank Tennant 1930-2016
LTC Tennant was the well respected commander of AFKN in 1968-69. Tony Booth believes he may have returned to the network in the 1970s.
He was born in Dallas, Texas to Frank Tennant Sr. and Marion Tennant on October 28, 1930, at the beginning of the great depression. He graduated from the University of Texas in Austin in 1951 with a BFA in radio and television production. Immediately upon graduation he enlisted in the army to avoid the Korean War draft. This allowed him to enter OCS and serve in the Signal Corps where he worked his way up to the rank Lt. Colonel. During his 20 years of service, he saw tours in Korea twice, France once, and the Pentagon in Washington D.C. twice. He earned a MFA in telecommunications from the University of Southern California in 1965 while he was in the service. Retiring from the service in 1971, he entered the private sector in Washington D.C. where he received a commendation for service from the President of the United Stated in 1979.
After retiring from the army, Frank worked in the private sector in Washington DC. After a second retirement, he moved Pensacola, FL where he lived until his death.
Col Tennant died of natural causes, in his home November 27, 2016.
If Freedom Failed - 1951
Our 1951 look at communism continues with show 10 of "If Freedom Failed". It's the "Monkey's Cage" with Walter Kingsford. These were very well done.
Saturday, December 10, 2016
Andy Mansfield - 1964 Glenn MIller
Bust outside of the Corn Exchange in Bedford, England
Andy Mansfield has the final part of his tribute to Maj Glenn Miller on the 20th Anniversary of his passing.
Roland Bynum - 1983
Thursday, December 8, 2016
Chris Noel - Christmas 1967
It's Christmas 1967 and Chris Noel brings the holiday sprit on a Date With Chris.
Tuesday, December 6, 2016
AFVN - Jim Huntley - 1970
From Saigon, Jumpin' Jim Huntley plays your favorites in a 1970 memory. Thanks again Doug!!
Monday, December 5, 2016
Golden Days Of Radio - Christmas 1982
There was always Christmas. It was a time of year that AFRTS really brought home to the world. In 1982 Frank Bresee did a special two hour Golden Days of Radio in front of an audience. He brings the holidays home.
Sunday, December 4, 2016
Hawaii Calls - 1961
There was one state that did a real outreach and was a perfect match for AFRTS. Hawaii tourism and businesses funded "Hawaii Calls" from the 1930s until well into the 1970s. Much of that time it was heard on AFRTS. Let's put the winter away for a while and listen to Hawaii Calls.
Thursday, December 1, 2016
Charlie Tuna- Christmas 1983
Christmas is coming. Losing Charlie Tuna in 2016 was a terrible thing. The week of Christmas shows was always special. Charlie Tuna's were no exception. Lets go back to 1983
Wednesday, November 30, 2016
Joe Allison - 1969
Joe Allison, songwriter, promoter and DJ. Joe was one of the first to de-hillbilly Country music DJs. It's a fun listen. Joe Allison, The Country Corner, 1969
Continential Varieties 1961
In 1961 Dick Crawford and "Continental Varieties" took a look at English artists performing Latin songs and Latin artists performing English songs.
Tuesday, November 29, 2016
Command Performance - 1949
When the war wound down AFRS had a lot more of the new stars getting it out there for the troops. In 1949 Steve Allen was starting his career. Command Performance with Steve, Margaret Whiting and Jack Smith. It's a great listen.
Monday, November 21, 2016
Christmas in Korea - Jim Pewter
Jim Pewter with Little Richard and Bumps Blackwell 1966
Jim Pewter sent this along, Greetings during the Christmas season 1964. At the time I was PFC Jim Pewter, soon to be SP/4. I wrote Don French, PD at KFWB Los Angeles and requested the DJs send a holiday greeting to Radio Cavalier, which later became radio tomahawk.
In 1959 Don French was the PD at KDWB in St Paul. Don added my beta single Little Girl b/w Blue Blue Denims to the KDWB fab 40.
Greetings from, Johnny G, Larry McCormick, Bill Balance, Roger Christian, Gene Weed, Joe Yokum, Sam Riddle.
From 1958-1963 KFWB was the best top 40 station I ever heard. Later when I returned I became close friends with Roger Christian and co-hosted rock n roll shows with Bill Balance.
Sunday, November 20, 2016
Andy Mansfield - 1962
Andy and Virginia
Andy Mansfield must have had quite a record collection. He played the oldies starting in the 1950s well into the 1960s, first with wife Virginia on Turn Back the Clock. The later show was Americas Popular music. Lots of big band music but visits back to acoustic records of the 1910s..
Wednesday, November 16, 2016
Chris Noel - 1967
Chris Noel's life is a movie that really needs to be made. Model, movie star she found her muse with Date With Chris on AFRTS during the Vietnam war. It's an incredible example of how to speak directly to an audience. She still stays busy helping the troops with the Ceasefire Home for disadvantaged vets. It's a good cause.
Chris's website is over at chrisnoel.com and always worth a look.
Date With Chris - 1967
Sunday, November 13, 2016
GI Journal - 1945
Linda Darnell hosts a special anniversary show for GI Journal. GI Journal was one of the big variety shows where the stars came out for the troops.
AFVN Billy Williams 1972
Billy in Danang
Sept. 4, 1972 Saigon/Network Orient Express I recovered the aircheck from an old cassette.It was recorded off the air somewhere in SVN and sent to me by a listener. Mostly complete except for when the tape was turned over near the bottom of the hour. Not the best of quality but an idea of what we sounded like in the field. More information about the recording.
Wednesday, November 9, 2016
Downbeat - 1946
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By 1946 Gene Norman was building quite the name as a jazz promoter. He was also doing Downbeat for AFRTS
Monday, November 7, 2016
Dick Sinclair 1925-2016
The world has lost a wonderful person. Dick Sinclair passed away on October 14, 2016 at the age of 91. He lived polkas and for 6 decades kept the Polka Party on the air. In the 1950s and 60s Polka Party ran on AFRTS. Dick's real claim to fame for us would be he was in the first class off WWII broadcasters, training at Fox Studios for the brand new AFRS. Dick did his WWII time at the station on Guadalcanal. I really wish I had had a chance to speak with him, We've lost a piece of history and a great broadcaster,
Sunday, November 6, 2016
One Night Stand - 1955
One Night Stand had a 20 year run. Radio had broadcasts from the big bands from all over the country, sometimes aired locally, sometimes over one of the CONUS network. Starting in WWII they sent recordings of these shows to AFRS. I wish I had both parts of this but it's a 1955 visit with Les Elgart, from the roof of the Hotel Astor in NYC.
Mary Helen Barro - 1983
Las musica latina de Mary Helen Barro. She did a great job bridging cultures.
Thursday, November 3, 2016
Tuesday, November 1, 2016
If Freedom Failed - 1951
If Freedom Failed was a 1951 project to explain to the troops what communism meant. The best of Hollywood's star did some informative radio. Today John McIntyre stars in "Suicide By Order"
Monday, October 31, 2016
America's Popular Music - 1964 Glenn MIller
Andy Mansfield's tribute to MAJ Glenn Miller continues. We're up to part 17
Saturday, October 29, 2016
Roland Bynum 1983
Roland Bynum was making some great radio in 1983. He was always a Voice of Home. Thanks for the memories!
Music By Candlelight - 1966
It's been a busy day, time for relaxing music on "Music By Candlelight". This was an AFRTS in house production in a tradition that wend back to World War II. The show names changed but programs of symphonic music were there for a long long time.
Friday, October 28, 2016
Inner Sanctum - 1950
Halloween is coming... The best old time radio to program was the mysteries. AFRTS ran these shows well into the 1990s. A lot of the young troops had never heard such a thing, but with one TV channel it provided an alternative. There was an amazing collection at AFRTS-LA that kept being re-issued.
Inner Sanctum. "The Hitch-Hiking Corpse". A motorist driving west meets a strange and beautiful hitch-hiker. Interesting adaptation of the Lucille Fletcher story with subtle differences. Mercedes McCambridge, Everett Sloane.
Tuesday, October 18, 2016
Sunday, October 16, 2016
Thursday, October 13, 2016
Chris Noel - 1969
A pretty girl, music and memories. It's a Date With Chris. During the Vietnam era Chris brought home to over 300 countries.
Wednesday, October 12, 2016
Jingles 1985
"We've got your Music" was the 1985 jingle package but very short. Normally we'd get half an hour (or more) of cuts. This time about 10 minutes and most of that production music. Here are the jingle parts.
Joe Allison - 1968
Joe Allison was star of Country music. Writer of Jim Reeves blockbuster song "He'll Have to Go", signed Willie Nelson to his first recording contract. Longtime DJ and record company executive. Joe brought a neighborly style to his radio shows. Something that Country Music radio hadn't seen before.
Here's a 1967 visit with Joe and the "Country Corner"
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