AFRTS Archive

     Tom was another guy who worked Minneapolis.  He was Paul Bunyan at WDGY before getting to the coast and killin' it in San Francisco...

   Here's something for the kids.  KLACs Bill Stewart fills in for Jack Brown.  Rocketing Rhythms was sort of a countdown show sometimes...

   Jim was another giant, I wish I had more tape of the show. Jim was an AFKN vet, who went on to be a successful producer, songwriter and j...

   The network kept rocking til the end.  In 1995 the Network we all knew was changing but Don Tracy still had his chops... Don Tracy - Spri...

  In 1967, the biggest show was "A Date With Chris".  Chris Noel brought a helping of home every day.  She still does way more tha...

   It's a Wednesday in the summer of 1983 and blogfan Joe Ferguson has "The Joe Show".  I ran these on SCN... Thanks again for...

   Jose Fritz did a very nice writeup about the life of John Doremus. Arcane Radio Trivia - John Doremus Now some music for the dinner hour:...

  We had some odd filler programs.  Myron J Bennett was a big deal in Des Moines radio for many years.  Apparently "Talk Digest" w...

  It's the summer of 1969 and Paul A. Bottoms is rocking Saigon on the Orient Express. Former KSCS/Dallas and KWCY/Phoenix morning news ...

  I was going through crates of ETs looking for something else, and found this.  Glad I did.  Air Force SGT Herb Manchester did this from AF...

   Gene Price is back, Leonard is ready to go.  It's 1983 and great! Hear Gene every morning at 7AM Central at mybestsounds.com Gene Pri...

    Ira Cook with Singer Becca Adler It's a Friday in 1970, and a happy day! Hear Ira every morning at 5am Central on mybestsounds.com I...

   Mary Helen Barro has your latin favorites for a Tuesday.. Mary Helen Barro - 1983 More Mary Helen Barro

  Charlie Tuna and Del Shannon On almost everyone's lists of favorite AFRTS jocks, Charlie Tuna's name is there. Here's another ...

   Joe Allison has your country favorites.   Joe Allison 1965 More Joe Allison

    Wolfman was one that we'd get complaints about.  First thing I did at SCN when I could was get his airtime changed from 3am to 8pm. ...

  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. ...

      And we were proud to have her.  Mary started her show with us in 1982. Mary Turner, hailed as the first lady of rock radio in Los Ange...

    The US military had a radio presence in Cuba for over 100 years.  Jose Fritz did a nice writeup on this.   Click Here. The picture is Mi...

      Starting in 1945 Chiquita Juarez  started her show for our Spanish speaking troops.  I wish I had more information on MIss Juarez.  Sh...

      Herman Griffith with Jim Pewter and Roger Carroll Hey, brave and the bold!  He sure rocked. Here's more of the KGFJ vet. Herman...

    So what exactly were oldies in the mid 50s?  Here's a good place to start.  Andy and Virginia Mansfield got their show on the air on...

   Tom was "Paul Bunyan" for WDGY in the 1960s. Tom did two shows for us "Stateside" with current hits.  Later a weekend...

   Soulin' with Roland.  The party starts NOW... Hear Roland at 9pm Central on mybestsounds.com   Roland Bynum - 1983 More Roland Bynum

  Bobby Troup in MASH Well, here's something we've never heard before.  Bobby Troup was an actor, musician, DJ and husband to Julie ...

  Ron Landry, later of Hudson and Landry was drafted into the Army in 1958.  By 1959 he was doing a show on the network from AFRTS New York....

   Jim Pewter had pretty much just gotten back from AFKN and scored a deal on McCadden Ave.  The music was great! The Jim Pewter show every ...

   Don Tracy was from Hartford.  Learned his trade at the Conneticut School of Broadcasting with gigs in Hartford and New Haven before the l...

  A pretty girl IS like a melody.  Chris made home just a little closer for Vietnam era troops.  Here's a 1971 listen. Hear Chris every ...

   It was a discussion we had many times ""There's no one good in Milwaukee, Miami, Dallas or anywhere else?"  In 1983 th...