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Sunday, June 14, 2026
Charlie Tuna 1973
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Photo: Charlie with Jessica Alba Charlie Tuna? Always great. How did he do it, always a great show and as close to perfect consistenc...
Joe Allison 1968
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Joe Allison was a Nashville songwriter and a member of the Nashville Songwriters Hall of Fame who's credits included "He'll ...
Wolfman Jack 1975
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From 1975, Here comes the Wolfman, totally on his game. Quite a guy... Wolfman Jack - 1975 More Wolfman Jack
Roger Carroll 1981
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Roger has another hour of the best sounds in town. Roger is shared a bunch of his shows with us and I for one am very grateful. The major...
Saturday, June 13, 2026
Mary Turner 1983
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Mary Turner and Ted Nugent Mary Turner was the opposite of GI Jill and Chris Noel, a broadcaster that was a female, it kept with the t...
Melody Roundup 1947 - Spade Cooley
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He made some pretty amazing music and performed for the troops a lot. Take a listen. Spade Cooley - Melody Roundup 1947 More Old Time Rad...
Saturday, June 6, 2026
Herman Griffith 1967
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For the brave and the bold! It's the Records Caravan!! Some pretty amazing radio from Herman. Her Herman every day at 3pm Central on...
Turn Back The Clock 1958
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Andy and Virginia Mansfield share some highlights of their record collection, and they're excited about it. That always makes for g...
Tom Campbell AFRTS demo 1971
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Tom Campbell is one of the AFRTS-LA friends that's been great in keeping this whole thing running. After serving in the United State...
Roland Bynum 1981
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Roland's back in the Creators Corner with your Thursday favorites on American Forces Radio. Hear Roland every night at 9pm on mybest...
Bill Stewart 1970
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Bill Stewart was another of the KMPC talent that had the AFRTS gig, He was the Bill of the KMPC jingle..."Ira, Johnny, Bill and Dick...
Chris Noel 1968
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Memories of 1968. Chris Noel takes us home with "A Date with Chris" Hear Chris nightly at 11pm Central on mybestsounds.com Date...
Jim Pewter 1967
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When we ask enough, there are answers. Mike Brown checked in to say that Jim Pewter worked at Radio Cavalier in the 1964-65 timeframe. By ...
Wednesday, June 3, 2026
Don Tracy 1983
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Don paid his dues in Connecticut radio, through WPOP, WNHC and WAVZ then to win in Los Angeles. KGFJ, KDAY, KABC-TV, KNX as a sales execu...
Sunday, May 31, 2026
Joe Ferguson 1983
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Live from Portland, OR it's the "Joe Show" on AFRTS. I'm grateful Joe shared these with us. Joe Ferguson 1983 More Joe ...
John Doremus 1968
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That voice, here's John Doremus with symphonic music and stories. It's always a treat. John Doremus 1968 More John Doremus
AFKN Park Chung Hee Assasinated 1979
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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 ...
Gene Price 198
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Gene Price is back, Leonard is ready to go. It's 1983 and great! Gene Price - 1983 More Gene Price
Jim Ameche 1959
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Jim Ameche - 1940 Jim Ameche had two shows, the Jim Ameche show and the Jim Ameche Pop Concert. Both of them featured the great orchestra...
Mary Helen Barro 1983
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Summer in Minnesota. Tropical memories of Panama indeed. Let's have the music with Mary Helen Barro. Mary Helen Barro - 1983 More M...
Charlie Tuna 1982
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Charlie Tuna Charlie Tuna spent a quarter century entertaining the troops on AFRTS and showing us how it was done. Time for another visit...
Monday, May 25, 2026
Lyndon Johnson - Memorial Day 1963
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Vice president Lyndon Johnson on Memorial Day 1963 as broadcast by AFRTS Lyndon Johmson - Memorial Day 1963 Memorial Day Memories .
Memorial Day
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In the late 1940s, the network produced a lot of "troop information" programs. For a variety of reasons it was a lot harder to...
Sunday, May 24, 2026
Joe Allison 1963
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Joe Allison with his gold record for writing "He'll Have To Go" Time for another visit with Joe Allison. Joe and the Corne...
Wolfman Jack 1981
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When I came back from Korea I met Wolfman at LAX. The only time in my life I was totally blown away by meeting a celebrity. Only thing I ...
All That Jazz 1968
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Sometimes there's a show with zero information. Jack Taylor was playing some smoky jazz in the 1960s All That Jazz - 1968
Roger Carroll 1981
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I wonder how many shows Roger Carroll did for us. In the early 80s he did program 3000 but there was at least one renumbering in 1968. A...
Mary Turner 1985
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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...
Vance Graham 1974
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Victor was Vance Graham. Vance had entered Los Angeles radio in the 1930s and found his greatest success as a spanish DJ. Bolero Tim...
Herman Griffith 1967
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Jim Pewter, Herman Griffith and Roger Carroll Herman Griffith kicked up a storm, with KGFJ and with AFRTS. I wish I knew more of his ...
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