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Bill Stewart kept it jazzy and had a long AFRTS run..
Tuesday, July 29, 2025
Jim Pewter 1968
PV2 Jim Pewters and Jill St John in Korea 1964. Jill was with the Bob Hope show. Copyright Playground Productions. Courtesy Jim Pewter.
Jim Pewter has your favorite oldies. These guys did such a great job with Command Information. I was just listening to this one and realized I had spent a minute being interested in a spot about hepatitis . I would have been in Korea around this time. Street vendors, things swimming in the water. I did avoid the tattoo parlors..
Hear Jim every day at 6pm Central at www.mybestsounds.com
The music's great. C'mon down to the malt shop..
Don Tracy 1984
No holding some people back. Don was in Hartford, parlayed that into Los Angeles. At the top of his game was doing the AFRTS show for a long time. Thanks Don!
Don Tracy - 1984
Thursday, July 24, 2025
Chris Noel 1971
By 1971 Chris was doing a rocking show. In the beginning it was more MOR/standards based. She did both great.
Joe Ferguson 1983
From Portland to you. Joe Ferguson from KUPL did a series of shows for AFRTS in 1983. A few years ago he shared them with us. It's a fun listen.
John Doremus 1969
Been a long time since we had a visit with John Doremus. John was the big voice of soft music after Jim Ameche and before Pete Smith. He recorded a bunch of PSAs for us that we were using many years after. He was the one that brought music to air travel. He hosted a nationwide program of soft muisc on the BIG AM stations in the 60s. Big talent.
Thursday, July 17, 2025
Gene Price 1973
Willard is back, with your favorite silliness. Gene Price Country World is nice way to start the back to work crunch.
Mary Helen Barro 1983
It's a Friday in 1983, and Mary Helen is ready with your favorite Latin hits. Let the fiesta begin!
Sunday, July 13, 2025
Charlie Tuna 1986
Charlie Tuna with Hershel Bernardi 1981, Hershel
was the original voice of Charlie The Tuna, as
I was recently reminded.
Such a loss, Charlie Tuna. So many of us listened closely and TRIED to absorb. He always worked harder than anyone else and it showed.
Tuesday, July 8, 2025
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:
Roger Carroll 1974
Roger Carroll put together a bunch of 1974 memories with the Happy Hour, seems like only yesterday..
Wednesday, July 2, 2025
Mary Turner 1992
It was a scandal. In the early 80s when the network started the Mary Turner show. Loud Rock and Roll. What will the generals say? We'll find out. Mary brought her KMET show to the world and it was a very good thing.
Vance Graham 1973
Vance Graham, known as Victor, had been performing for the Armed Forces Radio and Television Service since the 1950s. Originally from Utah, he relocated to California in the 1930s and emerged as a leader in the Latino community.
Wednesday, June 25, 2025
Andy Mansfield 1964
Andy Mansfield had a long run with AFRTS, from Turn Back The Clock in the 50s to America's Popular Music in the 1960s he had those oldies. In 1964 he did a tribute to Glenn Miller.. Here's Part 10.
Monday, June 23, 2025
Don Tracy 1993
So tell me you believe Don Tracy had been doing this show for 20 years and sounding this good.
Saturday, June 21, 2025
Chris Noel
Chris still needs your help: Vetsville Cease Fire House
291 NE 19th Avenue
Boynton Beach, FL 33435
Phone: (561) 736-4325
FAX: (561) 736-4325
I’m Chris Noel. In Hollywood, I did films with Elvis and Steve McQueen. In Vietnam, I performed live, and my radio show was broadcast to our troops, both in Vietnam and worldwide.
Then, in 1993, I founded Vetsville Cease Fire House, a non-profit charity based in Florida that is dedicated to providing food, shelter and care for indigent military veterans.
Hear Chris every evening at 9pm Pacific on www.mybestsounds .com
Joe Ferguson
I still say it was one of the nicest things the network ever did. For a while starting in 1983 AFRTS had jocks from all over the country do a series of shows and be the Voice of Home. One of the first was Joe Ferguson in Portland OR. Joe sent us copies of all of the shows. Thank you my friend!
Hear Joe every day at 11:00am Central on www.mybestsounds.com
Monday, June 16, 2025
John Doremus 1967
What an incredible voice. Mr Doremus began this style of late night radio on WMAQ Chicago and syndicated on the BIG stations. He also 'invented' in flight music.
AFN 1963
Our friend Ernst in Germany grew up listening to AFN. Some short pieces of tape have survived the years (tape was pretty expensive at the time). So from Orleans France and The Castle here's AFN
Monday, June 9, 2025
Gene Price 1980
Gene had written a really great Christmas book for kids. Totally worth a read.
Here's Gene and Leonard with your country favorites.
Sunday, June 8, 2025
Charlie Tuna 1973
Charlie at KHJ
Winter won't go away in the heartland. In 1973 it was a Thursday and a Charlie Tuna morning.
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