Jim Pewter 1985

 

Not the Beatles tribute band.  1964 was sure a great year for music, the Beatles had pretty much changed everything.  Motown got better.  It was a great topic for another theme show by Jim Pewter.  Jim was one of us, having spent 1964 working for AFKN. 

Hear Jim every day at 6pm Central on mybestsounds.com

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Mary Turner 1985

     

A solitary GI yearning for a female voice found solace in Mary Turner's broadcasts, as she carried on the legacy of GI Jill, Rebel Randall, and Chris Noel, speaking directly to the hearts of the troops.

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Mary Turner 1985

     

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 Angeles, passed away in 2023 at the age of 76. She died at her Beverly Hills residence after a prolonged fight with cancer.

From the mid-1970s to the early 1990s, Mary Turner was the leading female air personality in contemporary music radio. She was the top-rated disc jockey at Los Angeles' iconic KMET, hosted "Off The Record," a nationally syndicated interview show by Westwood One that broadcasted on over 300 stations weekly, and led the "Mary Turner Show" on Armed Forces Radio. After departing from radio in 1994, Dr. Pattiz enrolled at UCLA, becoming a certified drug and alcohol counselor, and started her career in substance abuse treatment. She earned a Doctor of Psychology degree from the California Graduate Institute, now part of The Chicago School, in 2008. She was active in the field as a counselor and group leader, and held positions on the boards of DARE, the Musicians Assistance Program, Cedars-Sinai Medical Center's COACH for Kids, the National Academy of Recording Arts and Sciences' MusiCares, the Betty Ford Center, and the Betty Ford Institute. Dr. Pattiz was the spouse of the late Norman Pattiz, the founder and chairman of Westwood One Companies, and resides in Beverly Hills and Santa Barbara.

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Wolfman Jack 1985

  

Wolf has his shows back in syndication, visit the online museum.  https://www.wolfmanjackradio.com/

And here's how it was done:

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Mary Turner 1985

    

Mary Turner really rocked the house.  Normally when any of the jocks got a reaction, it'd be split.  The ones that were really liked would draw complaints.  I never remember fielding a complaint about Mary.  I remember the barracks rocking.  Thank you  Mary.  

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Mary Turner 1965

    

Mary Turner today

Mary Turner really rocked the house.  Normally when any of the jocks got a reaction, it'd be split.  The ones that were really liked would draw complaints.  I never remember fielding a complaint about Mary.  I remember the barracks rocking.  Thank you  Mary.  

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Charlie Tuna 1985

 

Did you remember your Breakfast Serial?

Charlie Tuna - 1985

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Don Tracy 1985

  

Here's Don Tracy with some memories of 1985

Don Tracy - 1985

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Don Tracy 1985

  

Where's the party?  Anywhere Don Tracy is.

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Harry Newman 1985

  

Harry's daughter shared the following:

My dad was a HUGE fan & supporter of those in the military & was thrilled that one of my daughters was born on Nov 10...just a few hours away from Veterans Day. He ALWAYS reminded me when Veteran's Day was coming, bc he just had so much reverence & respect for those who served. And if I happened to be visiting in November, we always ate out on the 11th!

And Harry was the voice of "Cops".  On today's show, it's a summer day in 1985 and Ed Bruce stops by.

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We've Got Your Music- jingles

 

"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.

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Wolfman Jack 1985

 

Here's some great audio from AFN Soesterberg.  We sure had some great places to go.  Here's the Wolf!

Wolfman Jack 1985

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Charlie Tuna 1985

 

Charlie Tuna with Bobbie Ocean

Easy to see why Charlie was on top for so very long. Most of the shows could be scheduled pretty much any time day or night.  Charlie was in the morning and woke up the world. Stay tuned for Mister Hollywood!  Nothing sounds quite that easy without a lot of work..

Charlie Tuna - 1985

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Charlie Tuna 1985

 Memories of 1985 with the Art of Tuna.  Charlie did a quarter century of worldwide wakeup and he made the days brighter.

A 1974 show

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Charlie Tuna 1985

 

We have your wake-up call.  Charlie Tuna spent a quarter of a century waking the world on AFRTS.  Be sure to visit his website www.charlietuna.com Here's a 1985 visit.

Charlie Tuna - 1985

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Charlie Tuna 1985

 

In 1985 we stayed Tuna'd with Charlie

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Jazz Beat 1985

 

We played a lot of jazz well into the 1980s and spread the music worldwide. In 1986 Laura Lee hosted the Jazz Beat, give a listen:

AFRTS Jazz Beat with Laura Lee 1985

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Charlie Tuna 1985

 Charlie Tuna is Los Angeles radio KHJ, 1967-72; KROQ, 1972-73; KKDJ, 1973-75; KIIS, 1975-77; KHJ, 1977; KTNQ, 1978-80; KHTZ, 1980-85; KBZT, 1985-86; KRLA, 1986-90; KODJ/KCBS, 1990-93; KMPC/KABC, 1993-94; KIKF, 1994-98; KLAC, 1998-2000; KBIG, 2000-07; KRTH, 2008-13. He then did weekends and fill-in at K-EARTH.

We lost Charlie in 2016.

Incredible.  From 1971 til the 1990s we were lucky enough to have the Charlie Tuna Show

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visit http://www.charlietuna.com

Larry McKay - 1985

Larry worked all over the city:

KHJ, 1974-75; KKDJ, 1975; KIIS, 1975-81; KFI, 1981-82; KMPC, 1982-92; KRLA, 1992-96; KFWB, 1996-97; KRTH, 1997-2008; KFWB, 1998-2000. Larry did swing at "K-Earth" for many years.

So with the day job being KMPC, Larry played worldwide:

Larry McKay - 1985