AFRTS Archive

   Joe Allison brought a lot to country music, writing classic country songs in the 1950s and 60s.  In 1946 Tex Ritter recorded Joe's ...

   July 1995 we lost the Wolfman and that piece of a great radio heritage. Wolf, you're missed. Wolfman Jack - 1974 More Wolfman Jack

  Roger and Steve Allen   Let's take a trip to 1980 for the Best Sounds in Town   Roger Carroll 1980   More Roger Carroll

    Mary lived large, incredible career and love her memories of Ft McCadden. Let's rock! Mary Turner 1994 More Mary Turner

       "Hello Gang!  Here's Herman Griffith with excitement in sound and music in motion!! The rock AND the roll for the young and ...

   Andy and Virginia Andy Mansfield must have had quite a record collection.  He played the oldies starting in the 1950s well into the 1960s...

  Mystery Theater was a repackaging of classic radio mysteries. In one form or another it started in WWII and continued well into the 1970s....

  Just remastered Story Lady.  Still wonderful. Take us along, all day long mybestsounds.com

   Always grateful when our AFRTS family can share the shows they did for us way back when. Tom Campbell Stateside is on the air! Hear Tom e...

   We're in the Creator's Workshop on a Wednesday in 1981 and Roland is making it a "good Bynum" Roland Bynum - 1981   Mor...

   We counted them down.  The first rock countdown show was Rocketing Rhythms, usually hosted by Jack Brown.  Today Jack is on vacation and ...

   AFKN vet Jim Pewter checks in periodically and it's always great.  We went to different schools together!  Jim had a lot to do with s...

    DON TRACY - Don Tracy was another with a great career at AFRTS-LA and in Los Angeles radio: KGFJ, 1969-74; KDAY, 1976-90; KGFJ, 1993-94;...

  Chris did so much for us, The Date With Chris show, toured all over the world, particularly in the hotspots and has been one of the most o...

   Joe Ferguson brings us the best from Portland in another 1983 get together.  Thanks for sharing these Joe! Joe Ferguson - 1983 More Joe F...

 Bob Crosby did a lot of shows for us during WWII, usually as a DJ sometimes with his band. "Yank Swing Session" was interesting. ...

  Jim Ameche has some beautiful music.  Jim was one of the first to really be successful as a syndicated DJ, later becoming the voice of the...

 Time for Mike Kimbrell from "The Tower Of Power" AFN Mike Kimbrell 1984 AFN Nuremberg. Studio im Grand Hotel (1950 - 1956). Stu...

    Whoever came up with the phrase Country Gentleman must have known Gene Price.  It's classy.  It's silly and it's wonderful r...

    In the early 1960s, they weren't really recording at McCadden.  Recordings were done at the stations, usually but it was haphazard. ...

  Here's some more fun from Hollywood with Roger Carroll!  Roger has was a part of this crazy business since the 1940s.   Roger Carroll ...

      Time for another visit with Mary Turner, She started at the network in 1981 or so, bringing a new perspective.  It was rocking... Mary...

Awhile back Monte Jones had some information about the automation system at FEN in the late 60s. I thought something capable of segueing the...

       Herman with Jim Pewter and Roger Carroll It's easy to see Herman Griffith as the voice of a community in 1966. There's a lot ...

     Andy and Virginia Mansfield brought their brand of oldies to NBC and shortly around that time to AFRTS. Turn Back the Clock 1958 More A...

   \ Tom's back, with  program 2 of "Tom Campbell Stateside" He's retired and leading the good life in California.  Recent...

   Roland brings it old school.  Roland Bynum - 1979 More Roland Bynum

  Jazz was an important part of the network, even into the 1980s.  Laura Lee kept it alive with The Jazz Beat. Jazz Beat - Laura Lee 1986 Mo...

  Neil found us a bunch of late 60s Jim Pewter shows.  I'm very happy about that.  When you see something that might be interesting for ...

    Don earned his due in Connecticut radio, through WPOP, WNHC and WAVZ then to win in Los Angeles. KGFJ, KDAY, KABC-TV, KNX as a sales exe...