Monday, May 29, 2017
Roger Carroll 1981
Here's Roger's hit record, Going To Maui:
Roland Bynum 1981
Time for some Soulin with Roland! Those sure were the days. It's a Tuesday late summer day in 1981
Thursday, May 25, 2017
Tuesday, May 23, 2017
AFN Bremerhaven 1968 - Paul Hennessey
Left to right are SP5 Dave Stewart (later became a SGM), SP5 Paul Wetterhahn (aka Paul Drake), myself SP5 and SP5 Dick Dalrymple (not sure of spelling).
A little while ago we posted AFN Bremerhaven in 1968. Paul Hennessey was there and sent some great memories of AFN Bremerhaven in 1968. "I never worked as a dj after my AFN experience. I felt very fortunate to have been able to do it back then. I’m 72 years young and living in the MO Ozarks for the past 13 years. Also, am trying to get some screenplays I’ve written made into movies. Haven’t been able to make the right connections yet even though I worked at SAG Union Headquarters for 20 years from 1984-2004." It must be morning, it's time for the Bremerhaven Bugle Call!
Thursday, May 18, 2017
Chuck Cecil 1979
Chuck Cecil was playing the big band oldies around Los Angeles by the 1950s. He got it on KFI, syndicated it and ran it for decades. We were pretty lucky to have it so long on AFRTS.
Wednesday, May 17, 2017
Roger Carroll 1968
I'm still excited about Roger Carroll sending several of his shows for us to hear. The Happy Hour continues for a long time to come. We start with a Fall 1968 show. Enjoy!
Monday, May 15, 2017
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Friday, May 12, 2017
AFN Bremerhaven 1968
This is fun, Hans Knot sent this along. It's wonderful. His friend Paul was a big fan:
I came across a 1968 AFN Bremerhaven aircheck for a almost complete broadcast day. I started listening to AFN Bremerhaven in 64 and stayed with the station till closedown in 93. Especially those 60s recording for me are the best. The programs and the jingles, that’s my AFN Bremerhaven. I did work on the sound quality of this unique recording and was able to enhance it from poor to fair AM quality for those aging radio listener ears.
Tuesday, May 9, 2017
Chris Noel 1967
Thank you Chris for all that you do. Even today the Ceasefire house is a home to our brothers. Please throw a few bucks to help. Vetsville Ceasefire House on Facebook
Sunday, May 7, 2017
AFN Latin Tempo 1980
In 1980, Germany based Latin soldiers had the Voice of Home with Latin Tempo from AFN. Guenther, a German who liked the music used to record it a lot. It had an impact. Here's another of his tapes.
Sports Reel 1948
Sportsreel, with inside stories about the events and personalities in the sporting world. Today Bill Stearns and Bill Brand have stories:
Thursday, May 4, 2017
FEN "The Way Back"
I see a lot of things where the story has been lost. This is from the "Philippine Air Force Show". I'd have to presume FEN, most likely the Philippines. PAF was created in 1947, late 40s? Any ideas?
Monday, May 1, 2017
Chris Noel - 1969
Chris Noel was and is one pretty amazing lady. She brought home to GIs around the world.