Gene Price 1974

   

Gene, Charlie and Jim

 

It's been a privilege to stay in touch with all three.  Here's Gene Price with your 1974 country favorites:

 

Gene Price - 1974

 

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Charlie Tuna 1974

  

Charlie was a distinctive voice, waking the world for a quarter century.  I'm pretty sure no one else can make that claim.  It was a shame when we lost him.  

Hear Charlie every morning at 8am Central at mybestsounds.com

Charlie Tuna - 1974

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Gene Price 1974

   

Gene Price starts our week with some 1974 fun for Todays Army..

Gene Price - 1974

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Ira Cook 1974

    

He started his career at KMTR in 1938 (later became KLAC) , working as a record librarian and occasionally as an announcer. A recent graduate from Stanford with a degree in basic medical science, his passion for radio began at the tender age of eight during a visit to a local station with his father. Ira, a native of Duluth, Minnesota, recounted in a detailed interview, "During World War II, at the Battle of the Bulge, we lost 10 to 15 guys from my platoon." Post-war, Ira teamed up with Frank Bull to broadcast boxing and wrestling matches from the Olympic Auditorium. Later, he became the host of Lucky Lager Dance Time on KFAC and pursued his interest in songwriting.

In a 1957 Newsweek story connected with a payola probe, Ira made the following comment about being a DJ: "It's safer than stealing, more legal than gambling, easier than loafing, and it beats working!"

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AFN Nightside - Craig Miller with Van Morriison 1974

 

Van Morrison

The stars sure came out for AFN in the 70s.  Today Craig Miller speaks with Van Morrison in 1974

AFN Nightside - 1974

Vance Graham 1974

     

Victor was Vance Graham.  Vance had entered Los Angeles radio in the 1930s and found his greatest success as a spanish DJ.  Bolero Time was heard on multiple stations and recorded for AFRTS well into the 1970s.

Bolero Time - 1974

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Gene Price 1974

   

Gene Price, Charlie Tuna and Jim Pewter

Gene had quite a run in Los Angeles radio: KDAY, 1966-67; KLAC, 1970-71; KFOX, 1972; KIQQ, 1973-74; KIIS, 1974; KLAC, 1975-84; KIKF, 1985-90; KLAC, 1990-93. In 1972 he signed with AFRTS.  Here's a memory of 1980

Gene Price and Company with your Country Favorites.  Inspired silliness.

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Roger Carroll 1974

 

Roger Carroll put together a bunch of 1974 memories with the Happy Hour, seems like only yesterday..

Roger Carroll - 1974

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Wolfman Jack 1974

  

It howls!  Been quite a winter so far.  Play this really loud. It's late 1974 and the Wolf Rocks!!  

Wolfman Jack - 1974

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Vance Graham 1974

   

We lost Vance Graham in 1984, his ashes were spread over the Pacific.
(a more complete version of the above is at http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GRid=49068615  )

But now, from 1973, here's Victor and Latino!

Latino 1973

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Gene Price 1974

 

Time for another visit with Gene Price, it's the summer of 1974 and Leonard says "hi"!

Gene Price Country Express

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Gene Price 1974

  

Gene Price updates us on the benefits of joining todays all volunteer force!  These programs would run on local radio here in the states and be credited as 25 minutes of Public Service time.  Very popular on Sunday morning.

Gene Price - 1974

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Gene Price 1974

  

Gene and Willard are back with your country favorites.  

Gene Price - 1974

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Gene Price 1974

  

Gene Price and Marc Yablonka at a 1981 remote at Universal on KLAC.

Here's Gene in 1974 on the Country Express.  There's some great opportunities in today's army!

Gene Price - 1974

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Gene Price 1974

  

Gene and Janet

Thank you Mr. Pierce.  Gene Price has the best in country on the Country Express, for today's Army!

Thank you Arie!

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Wolfman Jack 1974

Welcome back Wolf, here's a 1974 USAF recruiting show.  Will there ever be radio like this again?

Wolfman Jack - 1974

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Gene Price 1974

  

This is another program from a nice cache of transcriptions I picked up last month, Gene Price's Country World

Gene Price 1974

 

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Gene Price 1974

  

Gene Price always had a fun show, characters, comedy. Leonard Finsterwald says listen now!

Gene Price 1974

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Wolfman Jack 1974

 

You're never gonna believe this.  Wolfman has heard about what could be your perfect career opportunity, in the US Air Force!

Wolfman Jack - 1974 

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Roger Carroll 1974

 

Roger's in fine fettle today, it's a Tuesday in 1974 with the Best Sounds In Town...

Roger Carroll -1974

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