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In all of the stations we had promo photos of the AFRTS-LA talent. Roger really didn't like his. It wasn't a bad photo, but a very 1970s haircut. Here's something we can all agree on from 1972:
Sunday, November 17, 2024
Tuesday, November 12, 2024
America's Popular Music 1965
Andy Mansfield was with the network in the 1950s and 60s, playing records from his own collection.
Andy's original show was "Turn Back the Clock" with his wife, former big band singer Virginia. Always some interesting choices...
Monday, November 11, 2024
Bill Stewart 1969
There were a lot of interviews. The biggest stars found time to talk for the troops. Bill Stewart talkd with Mel Lewis from the Thad Jones/Mel Lewis Orchestra in 1969.
Friday, November 8, 2024
Don Tracy 1980
In 1968 Don Tracy was winning in Hartford. A handful of years later Los Angeles and the world...
Chris Noel 1969
Chris Noel is back with more. It's 1969 with the music and the Voice of Home.
Hear Chris every evening at 11p Central at www.mybestsounds.com
Saturday, November 2, 2024
Jim Ameche 1965
Jim Ameche was known for his soothing sounds, hosting a high-profile easy listening show. His career began in 1930s radio, portraying the original "Jack Armstrong, the All-American Boy." After his brother Don Ameche departed from the Chase and Sanborn Show, Jim took over as the announcer, enjoying numerous successes during the Golden Age of Radio. By the 1950s, he had become a successful DJ in Los Angeles and New York, eventually syndicating his show nationwide. It was also during this period that he signed with AFRTS, continuing his career into the 1960s. Jim passed away in 1983.
Joe Ferguson 1983
In 1983 Joe Ferguson was at KUPL. AFRTS picked him up for a series of shows from around the country, really being the voice of home. It's a Tuesday in 1983 and time for the Joe Show!
Thursday, October 31, 2024
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!
Tuesday, October 29, 2024
Charlie Tuna 1993
Been too long since we've heard from Charlie Tuna. Charlie always brought magic, KOMA, WMEX, AFRTS and seemingly every radio station in southern California. Visit Charlie's website at http://www.charlietuna.com
Sunday, October 27, 2024
Joe Allison, 1970
Joe Allison was still going the Country Corner well into the 1970s. Somehow the music didn't need autotune...
Wolfman Jack 1974
Welcome back Wolf, here's a 1974 USAF recruiting show. Will there ever be radio like this again?
Saturday, October 26, 2024
Tom Campbell 1980
Tom is still around. Great guy who helped a lot with the Best Sounds stream. And now from Torrejon..
Wednesday, October 23, 2024
Mail Call 1943
During WWII Hollywood made their biggest and brightest stars available to shine worldwide over AFRS in several variety shows. Mail Call was one of these.
November 1943. Here's Fanny Brice, Dennis Day, Lionel Barrymore, Harlow Wilcox and many more.
Andy Mansfield 1967
Andy Mansfield played those oldies from the turn of the century to the mid 20th century for over two decades, from Turn Back the Clock to America's Popular music. Today is a 1967 visit..
Roland Bynum 1973
In 1973 Roland was making magic for AFRTS and for Roger Carroll's company with these shows for Air Force recruiting. Off to the Creators Workshop and "Soul In Motion"
Tuesday, October 22, 2024
mybestsounds.com More shows added.
More shows have been added
UPDATE: The biggest problem we've had before was scheduling programs to be heard every day. There will be a schedule, to make it easier. This can't be done with all of the shows, but...
Times are Central (Subtract 2 hours for Pacific (LA), add one for Eastern (NYC)
0700 Gene Price
0800 Charlie Tuna
0900 Roger Carroll
1100 Joe Ferguson
1:00PM Tom Campbell
6:00PM Jim Pewter
8:00PM Golden Days Of Radio
9:00PM Roland Bynum
11:00 Chris Noel
More will be added.
Monday, October 21, 2024
Bill Stewart 1969
Duke Ellington, Billie Holiday and Leonard Feather
Bill Stewart swung. He played a lot of the best of jazz. AFRTS had a lot of famous guests on the radio shows. Leonard Feather had a unique role in the history of jazz, responsible for a lot of legendary recordings. By the 1950s he was documenting the "Encyclopedia of Jazz" with a lot of first hand knowledge and friendships. In 1969 volume two had come out and Leonard made an appearance on the Bill Stewart show..
Jim Pewter 1982
Our AFKN brother Jim Pewter is back with another oldies party from the malt shop! If it starts with Louie, Louie it's gotta be great!
Don Tracy 1980
Young Don Tracy at WTIC, Hartford
It's a Friday with Don Tracy. The party starts now...
Sunday, October 20, 2024
Chris Noel 1967
The run wasn't that long but "A Date With Chris" was a very important thing to a lot of Vietnam era troops. It's easy to hear why.
Joe Ferguson 1983
In Panama, my biggest complaint with the network was how LA centric the programming was "There's nobody good in New York?" would usually be how that tirade started. They surprised me with series of jocks from around the country with an AFRTS connection.
In the weeks before the Bob Moke show, Joe Ferguson from KUPL in Portland had his turn. Joe also saved the disks and has made them available once again:
First of all, I was an army brat with my dad a 30 year career man. In the early sixties, we were stationed in Germany and I attended high school in Frankfurt. The school had a radio club and produced a weekly program for teenagers. We produced and recorded it at AFN studios just outside Frankfurt. I was part of that club and got my first exposure to radio and was hooked.
When I graduated, I returned to the US for college and got a job as a dj at a local station to pay for my education. After graduation, I went to visit my family, now stationed in Italy. On the way I had a stopover in Frankfurt and went to see a couple of people that were still at AFN from my high school days. They told me there was a civilian announcer job open in Italy and I should talk to the SEN folks, so I did.
SEN was interested and offered me the job. As a result, I was in Vicenza for a couple of years. It was great and I have many wonderful memories from the experience. Next stop, (1971) KFOX AM-FM Los Angeles, where I was the afternoon jock. I was working with people whose programs I had played while at SEN. While I was at KFOX, I was on staff with Charlie Williams, Hugh Cherry and Gene Price as well as some other great talent. I had to pinch myself frequently to convince myself I was actually there.
I also did some syndication work in Hollywood for Programming DB which was one of the pioneers for syndicating long form programming. It was a partnership of two of the innovative programmers of the day, Ken Draper and Chuck Blore. At one time, I think I was doing a daily 4 hour program in 20 or so markets, all via voice track and automation equipment.
My next encounter with AFRTS was in 1983 when they contacted me at KUPL AM-FM in Portland, Oregon, where I was the program director. They asked if I was interested in doing a 30 minute, daily show from Portland for 13 weeks. It was part of a project where they selected a personality from a different part of the country to highlight a new area every quarter. Of course I was delighted to accept.
John Doremus 1967
Music about hands and letter writing... It's the John Doremus show.. Wonderful stories wound into beautiful orchestral music.
Saturday, October 19, 2024
Could This Be You? 1961
Beginning in the 1950s, KVI Seattle produced an intriguing show called "Could This Be You?" which aired on the Golden West stations and later on Mutual.
The program featured live recordings of people being pulled over and served as a precursor to shows like "Highway Patrol" and "Cops."
It was an impressive example of educational radio, making it ideal for AFRTS.
Wednesday, October 16, 2024
Gene Price 1974
This is another program from a nice cache of transcriptions I picked up last month, Gene Price's Country World
Mary Helen Barro 1983
Mary Helen Barro with Joe Ortiz 1972
Mary Helen is back with some wonderful music.
Monday, October 14, 2024
Charlie Tuna 1978
Singing legend Bill Withers backstage at the Greek Theatre with Charlie.(June 16, 2007)
Charlie Tuna taught a lot of DJs how to do it right, pacing, topicality, personality. Every day it was a textbook.
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Joe Allison 1965
Joe Allison is back with more of your favorites from the Country Corner. Joe Allison was country music. A performer, writer, producer and he brought back home to the radio.
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