Friday, March 21, 2025

AFKN Park Chung Hee shot 1979

I started in Yongsan in the newsroom.  If any story mentioned Korea, it had to be cleared by the 8th Army/UN Command PAO.  Send the story over, wait a few weeks and maybe it can be read... or just don't run it in the first place.  Compare that to this 1979 aircheck when President Park Chung Hee was assassinated.



Monday, March 17, 2025

Roland Bynum 1980

 


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The Detroit born Roland first got to Los Angeles in 1967 at KGFJ to replace the "Magnificent Montague" eventually rising to Program Director.  1998 started a long run at Stevie Wonder's KJLH. Time for a "good Bynum".  Roland is back with memories of 1980.

Hear Roland Bynum every day at 7pm Pacific, 9pm Eastern on MyBestSounds.com




Sunday, March 16, 2025

Wednesday, March 12, 2025

Chris Noel 1969

 


Chris began in show business in Mister Roberts on stage with Hugh O'Brien, then kept very busy.

Chris's filmography from imdb Working with Elvis and being in Soldier In the Rain, incredible.  Starting in 1966 AFRTS got Chris in "A Date With Chris", a pretty incredible piece of radio.

She's also been a prolific writer.  Her latest book is about filming "Cease Fire" with Don Johnson.  Click Here

Hear Chris at 9pm Pacific 12pm eastern on www.mybestsounds.com



Joe Ferguson 1983

  

Joe at KFOX

Joe Ferguson is back.  It's 1983 and Portland OR had some neat radio.



Pete Smith 1971

    


When I was in the field, the easy listening shows felt painful. As I "mature" I can understand the genius behind them. Thanks for asking, Chris!

Monday, March 10, 2025

Gene Price 1992

 

Gene Price, Charlie Tuna and Jim Pewter

Gene Price has another hour of your country favorites.  Gene had some recent health issues and is bouncing right back.  It's like the Country Express!  Prayers.




Mary Helen Barro 1983

 

Young Mary Helen

Some latin jazz, some salsa, the occasional ranchero.  Here's Mary Helen Barro.



Saturday, March 8, 2025

AFRS Guam 1965

 


 


"Would you like some tape from the Guam station?"  AFRS Guam was there in 1944.  Radioman Cousin Mike held down the fort on the "Night Beat". I believe that's from the Naval Communication Station at Finegayan, Guam.



It's a pretty good hour..

Thursday, March 6, 2025

Charlie Tuna 1982

 


Charlie Tuna had been doing the show on AFRTS for ten years already and it was only the beginning...



Joe Allison 1969

  


 
 
Joe has some of your Wednesday country favorites and memories of 1969


Wednesday, March 5, 2025

Wolfman Jack 1975

 



Time for good, good music on the radio!   So who else played these in the states?




Roger Carroll 1973

 


Roger's back with the Happy Hour.  Phil recorded this off of AFN in the summer of 1973, so it starts with some Watergate news and memories.



Sunday, March 2, 2025

Harry Von Zell 1944

 


Harry Von Zell was one of giants of radio announcing.  In the 1920s he was the announcer for Paul Whiteman.  By 1930 a CBS staff announcer.  Harry Von Zell biography in Wikipedia

Today Harry jives up a storm in Sound Off!


Friday, February 28, 2025

Tom Campbell 1973

    


Welcome back Tom Campbell, after Tom Campbell dominated San Francisco Radio he came to Los Angeles, jocked, found a bunch of voiceover work and was doing his show for AFRTS..

Hear Tom Campbell every day 11am Pacific 2pm Eastern on www.mybestsounds.com 

Tom Campbell - 1973

More Tom Campbell

Tuesday, February 25, 2025

AFN Iraq - They got Bin Laden 2011

 

This is great, AFN Iraq the morning after Bin Laden was killed.  Bet the PAO shop was there.
Here's Adam Prickle


Roland Bynum 1980

 

Roland Bynum discusses his career.


Don Tracy 1980

 


Imagine my surprise when I checked the website voicemail and there was a message from Don Tracy, offering whatever help he could.  Don sounds great.   Don started with AFRTS in 1973 and it was largely a weekend gig that got more interesting as time went by. It took a while for the fan mail to start and he had received a letter from Germany, asking if he'd like to come over as a morale builder. He went to in Nuremberg, to support AFN.  A big memory of that was when the Stars and Stripes reporter was going to make him look bad by asking about the government paid boondoggle.  It didn't work.  Don had taken vacation and paid for the trip out of pocket.

Monday, February 24, 2025

Chris Noel 1968

 


Chris Noel brought America to troops worldwide with a A Date With Chris.  She's dedicated her life to the troops.  I'm grateful.  Now Chris has a shelter for homeless veterans Click here.  She saved most of her shows and is sharing them with us.

Hear Chris's show every day, 9pm Pacific, 12 Eastern on www.mybestsounds.com



Joe Ferguson 1983

  


Joe Ferguson is back. Joe was one of the US jocks that AFRTS contracted to really be the Voice of Home.  Joe sent the shows along to share and I for one am very grateful.



Sunday, February 23, 2025

Jim Ameche 1961

 


Jim was the voice of beautiful music, great orchestras and the sounds around.  He had roughly a ten year run with the network, during much of that time with KMPC as a day job.


The Other Air War 1967

 



 Sometimes I find the unexpected.  In the 60s, we received news panel shows on vinyl ETs.

In a bunch of them was this.  Jerry Golden and a team from WLS in Chicago produced a documentary about the air war in Vietnam.  Take listen to what can be done on recording tape...


The Other Air War 1967

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Gene Price 1974

 

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


Mary Helen Barro 1983


I remember the Canal Zone..  It sure would be nice to stretch out on the beach.  Mary Helen Barro has the music.  You'll have to bring a beverage.



Thursday, February 20, 2025

Charlie Tuna 1983

 


"Charlie Tuna, comin' back at you for another 60 minutes in the radio". Just say it, you'll feel better!


Thanks for the memories Charlie.

Hear Charlie Tuna every morning at:
6am Pacific
7am Mountain
8am Central
9am Eastern


Johnny Bond 1961


Johnny's career started in the late 1930s with Jimmy Wakely and after that joining Gene Autry.  His biggest hit was in 1965 with "Ten Little Bottles"  but he had the big seller on this one:

  

Johnny did a long running show for us:



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Wednesday, February 19, 2025

Wolfman Jack 1973

  


Are you Wolf enough?

Wolfman's on a tear on this 1973 recruiting broadcast for the Air Force.



Roger Carroll 1972

 


It's a celebration of Wednesday.  1972 memories of RC and the Happy Hour on AFRTS.