1982) kgb san diego 1965-1982 80-minutes now on cd another special featuring the rock years of kgb/san diego as they become all-news kcnn. Download or listen to free music and audio This library contains recordings ranging from alternative news programming, to Grateful Dead concerts, to Old Time Radio shows, to book and poetry readings, to original music uploaded by our users. If you can fill in That happened on August 23, 1989. Tags. Storz soon after, would pretty much "clean the clock" of WIL and over a period of several years force WIL to make a format flip to all news and eventually change again to country, and ending up on its FM frequency, 92.3. In early 1991, WFYR-FM (103.5), an adult contemporary station in Chicago for many years (also under an AC Oldies format) was sold by it's parent company Summit Communications to Major Broadcasting of Chicago for $19 million. Features like the "KADI free classifieds" and the weekend oldie show on Sundays followed by Wolfman Jack was right up there in reaching the 18 to 34-year-old audience at the time. Lujack was hired out of retirement by program director Jay Beau Jones. WKSC-FM - branded "103.5 Kiss FM" - is a commercial Top 40 radio station licensed to Chicago, Illinois. On November 2, 1998, when, after playing "Sad But True" by Metallica, the station flipped to the new "Jammin' Oldies" format, branded first as "The New 103.5", then (after a "name the station" contest) as "103-5 The Beat". recently became "Kiss-FM 103.5.". WFYR (97.3 FM) is a radio station broadcasting a country music format [1] and licensed for Elmwood, Illinois, United States, in the Peoria area. Images and pictures available on https://takemeback.to are either copyright free/with no known copyright restrictions or used according to our partners license agreements. As the 60s brought us the British Invasion, KXOK became the Midwest Beatles station, as George Harrison's sister lived in St. Louis and she would feed KXOK Beatles releases before anyone else. about it! Evergreen owned the WRCX until 1997 when they merged with Chancellor Media. built up a loyal following at north suburban WVVX-FM (103.1) in Highland In the early-2000s, it was changed to "97.3 River Country". me his copy of the Robert Harrison article. (YouTube). Now it's adult contemporary Y 98FM owned by CBS. It was also a great alternative to KSHE which was a bit more "hard" than KADI. sale. He's even in the Rock and Roll Museum thanks to his efforts at KSHE and for the promotion of the various rock acts that passed through St. Louis during his tenure there! Richard Ward Fatherly was KXOK's production director, and he often did substitute work by doing DJ shifts on the air. 1991 March 29 Famous Birthdays N'Golo Kante, French footballer (Chelsea), born in Paris, France Famous Deaths Lee Atwater, political strategists (R), dies of a brain tumor at 40 Matt Bennett, American actor (Hickey & Boggs; The Unholy Rollers), dies of a brain tumor at 57 1991 Highlights About March 29, 1991 Day of the Week: Friday get any of the 1990s' newfangled 1610-1700 assignments!]. My current radio market noted They moved into television, producing "The Mort Downey Show," and continued radio with syndicated formats. Denny Farrell. traffic updates. You'll note that if you review the airchecks below. Thank you! Business Week praised Daniel Yergins Pulitzer Prize-winning account about the global search for oil and money as "the best history on oil ever written". Lost touch with a childhood best friend or former schoolmate? I think it's safe to say that you are best known in Chicago for your years with WGN radio in the 1980s. So light and crisp, the cap sleeve dress topped with a matching cardigan tab jacket takes you neatly through the season. (YouTube), This aircheck is from August 28, 1980. We talked about his early days at KSHE in Crestwood, and the rare opportunity for someone so young it was to work at the legendary radio station. Frequency-hopping Blazefest '92 at The Odeum. The initial on-air staff consisted of Steven Craig (mornings), Jan 1 5% sales tax on consumer goods & services goes into effect in USSR. :20, 1971-76 Fred Winston samples Aircheck scoped :40, 1982-0100 Larry Lujack Aircheck scoped :27, 1972-0129 John Landecker Aircheck scoped :13, 1982-0903 Larry Lujack Aircheck scoped :23, 1972-02-- Fred Winston Aircheck scoped :09, 1982-1200 Brant Miller Aircheck scoped :04, 1972-0000 Fred Winston Aircheck scoped :03, 1982-date undetermined Tommy Edwards (mentioning stereo) :02, 1972-0204 Joel Sebastian Full Aircheck :58, 1983-date undertimed Fred Winston Aircheck scoped :06, 1972-0226 Joel Sebastian Aircheck scoped :31, 1984-0200 Larry Lujack Aircheck scoped :32, 1972-0401 Chuck Buell Aircheck scoped :10, 1984-0200 Larry Lujack, Tommy Edwards Aircheck :06, 1972-0710 Bill Bailey Aircheck scoped :08, 1984-0400 Chuck Britton Aircheck scoped :06, 1972-1000 Bill Bailey Aircheck scoped :13, 1984-1200 Fred Winston Aircheck scoped :09, 1972-1010 John Landecker Aircheck scoped :12, 1984-0900 Brant Miller Aircheck scoped :08, 1973-0608 Bob Sirott (first day) Aircheck scoped :10, 1985-0115 Fred Winston Aircheck scoped :10, 1973-0300 Charlie Van Dyke Aircheck Scoped :09, 1985-0329 Larry Lujack, Tommy Edwards Animal Stories :06, 1974-0312 John Landecker Aircheck scoped :12, 1989-0704 John Landecker Aircheck scoped :46, 1989-0727 Fred Winston Aircheck scoped :11, 1975-undetermined John Landecker Aircheck scoped :03, 1975-0712 Yvonne Daniels Aircheck scoped :21, 1987-0900 Larry Lujack's next to last day, Aircheck scoped :03. Rick: It's a weird time for the media these days. This is just a very short segment with "the world's oldest Rock n Roll DJ" Ruth Hutchinson introducing her show for the night. My radio hero, John Records Landecker, considers you the greatest jock of all time. Crowds rapidly outpaced expectations and ticket holders saw Saigon Kick and "It's a time-sucking abyss on the Ikeyour The number one song in the week of March 29, 1991 was Coming Out Of The Dark by Gloria Estefan in US and Should I Stay Or Should I Go by The Clash in UK. That was right before KXOK sold out to Storz Broadcasting. At first, WFYR used the branding "Fire 97, while using the Jones Satellite Networks CD Country format on the air. She is an actress and producer, known for Smash (2012), Centaurworld (2021) and Secret of the Wings (2012). (Photo: Melissa, Jimmy Gronemann, Rick Zurick and Tony). CATEGORIES . On July 5, 1994 at 6am the station relaunched as "Rock 103-5," featuring a commercial free "A-Z" kickoff. The station is owned by Cumulus Media,[2] which purchased the station from Townsquare Media. Its dates are between March 21 and April 19. Before going to New York in 2006, he was the news director at WLS Radio. He worked behind the scenes in television as a technical director and editor. Many of these audios and MP3s are available for free. What do you do at the Melissa Forman show to set yourself apart from the rest of the shows out there? Chicago will enter Phase 1C, expanding coronavirus vaccine eligibility to include those with underlying health conditions and essential workers, on March 29, Chicago Mayor Lori Lightfoot. wounds he said were inflicted by Iraqi troops after he was detained and held prisoner for his anti-Saddam beliefs on March 29 . A person born on this day will be 31 years old today. lasted a while longer at 103.1, and briefly aired on WYSY-AM/FM For some reason FM activities, Evergreen Media, parent company of WLUP-FM (97.9) and WMVP-AM such as Skid Row, Billy Squier, Ratt, Ozzy Osbourne, Slaughter and other hard rock and Ted Kelly. But this was no April Fool's joke. Most folks I It probably was best described as a "superstars" music format within a progressive presentation. Oh yes, if anyone should He was fortunate enough to spend time at KADI and KSHE in the years from the late 1960s through the mid-1970s. on cloud waterproof women's black; finder journal springer; mickey lolich health. How did you end picking that name or did someone pick it for you? On June 26, 1998 Mancow Muller left WRCX and joined Q101 (WKQX) on July 27 (a station he previously talked badly about on a regular basis). During the early days of the company, in July of 1957, the Balaban's purchased one of the major radio stations in St. Louis, WIL-1430am (5-kW), as well as WWIL, 1580-AM, (1-kW) Fort Lauderdale, Florida for $650,000. That's where to call letters came from.K-SHE. Rick: I know you still follow the Chicago radio scene from afar. The body-worn camera and pod camera . Search Clear search text. WFYR [Chicago] 1977 KTAR [Phoenix] 1982 KMOX [St Louis] 1984 WGN . On March 29, 1991 the US President was George H. W. Bush (Republican). Not much has happened hereother one of your old jobs being eliminated and one of your old stations changing it's call letters and formats. He was one of the major stars of WIL who would follow Dan Ingram to New York and WABC. I thought you might enjoy them Tony Lossano is the co-host of the television show "Nude Hippo: Your Chicago Show" and the producer of the Melissa Forman show on WLIT-FM. . By 1982 the call letters were changed to KYKY when it was doing a love songs format. 2021 Scott KXOK in the 1960s had Davey O'Donnell, Peter Martin, Don Stinky Shafer, Nick Charles, Keith Morris, Ray Otis, Steven B. Stevens, Bob Shea, Robert R. Lynn, Richard Ward Fatherly, Nick Charles, and Johnny Rabbitt, among others. Inevitably, they have already been on Nude Hippo. OR, use the links below to find particular editions. With alternative rock stations WKQX (Q101) and WXRT, talk/comedy WLUP, and classic rock WCKG, there was a need for a straightforward rock station. Personalities included Radio Rich Dalton, Mike Lee, Sam Kaiser, Melissa Knight to name but a few. Who are some of your radio influences, and who do you admire of the jocks that have followed you? November 11th, 1928. Here is one example of such a connection. from 1984. Even after Elzey Roberts sold his newspaper, the Star-Times to the Post-Dispatch in 1951, he continued to own and operate KXOK until 1954 when the station was sold to Chet Thomas and Elzey Roberts, Jr. and moved the studios from downtown to a location on Kingshighway near Forest Park and called the property Radio Park. Here's KADI(FM) from June 11, 1986. Park. holders and some new folks including Jimmy Novak, "Major Tom" Johnson, If you liked videogames you were probably playing Dahna: Megami Tanj or Fatal Fury: King of Fighters. Of the two businesses, radio and racing, which is the more rewarding to you personally? The first local personality on the station was Program Director/Morning Host Dr Chris Michaels (now at competitor WXCL). McHenry and Will counties in Illinois, plus Lake and Porter counties in He worked up and down the AM and FM dial, most famously for Super-CFL in the 1960s. He was an absolute sweetheart of a man. United Nations . I first discovered WFYR in the mid-'70s and was blown away at the oldie's automated format. Mort Crowley went to KXOK for a stint, then on to WLS during the 1960s. Glam rock had started to run its course and Major made a minor sum on the sale. 5," featuring a commercial free "A-Z" kickoff around July 4th. Phil was the afternoon man at the Drive when I, Cara Carriveau is a personality on WTMX Radio, but she does so much more than that. Which were the most popular books released in the last weeks?Unlimited books on any devices, try your first month free. Myself, have only just turned 40, so (Rick's note: I've previously written about a few of my encounters with Harvey Pearlman. Wintertime preparation commercials date this aircheck to the Fall of 1964. clamped down in 1927-28. The Blaze had come to Chicago, featuring acts Rick: I know you were with WCKG back in the classic rock days (late 80s, early 90s), but have you heard that the call letters WCKG don't even exist anymore? WFYR - Chicago's Warmest Rock. Owned by iHeartMedia, it broadcasts a Top 40 (CHR) format. The History of KXOK begins in 1936 as Elzey Roberts, the publisher of the St. Louis Star-Times newspaper applied for a radio station for St. Louis after purchasing KFRU operating at 630 kHz from Columbia, Missouri. In 1960 KSTL had an FM sister station at 98.1 and 76,000 watts. Most of the potential big-name talent would begin to bail out from the station moving to major markets soon after. Rick: Of course, you've worked at many other stations on the Chicago radio dial, including WIND, WLS, WJMK, WTMX, and WRLL. In early 1991, WFYR-FM (103.5), an adult contemporary and AC/ oldies station in Chicago for many years, was sold by its parent company Summit Communications to . KSHE was probably more successful as it appealed to the "bad boy" demographic who were more likely to display KSHE logoed clothing and bumper stickers(see KSHE below). The show "Real The beginning of Real Rock Radio, late 1960s, from Rolling Stone Magazine, KSHE as Station of the Year, Pick out a survey by clicking on it, then double click to enlarge, from there just advance by using the arrows. Harrison had contacted me for information on his original article, and Steve Dahl and Garry Meier joined WLS (from WLS-FM) in 1984, leaving in 1986. This article about a radio station in Illinois is a stub. Meanwhile, nighttime jock Johnny Rabbitt became a local celebrity with appearances throughout the city with local charity benefits and commercial appearances. (left) and Scott Childers on the air in The Blaze Studio C. In addition to the Blaze jocks, helicopter Rick: For people who haven't heard your WLS show "Drive Chicago" before, how would you describe it? WFYR Chicago Aircheck, 1991 - YouTube 0:00 / 2:01 WFYR Chicago Aircheck, 1991 1,259 views Jun 15, 2013 12 Dislike Share Save uncromulent 15 subscribers Aircheck of John Thomas on. By March 20, 1960, the Prairie Farmer Magazine signed the final sales agreement, and with the FCC approval, made the new owners of WLS the American Broadcasting Company-Paramount Theaters. A Blaze ad spelling out what Access weather history data for dates going back to 1945! If you reached my article from 1941, with most stations told they were to shift frequencies on March 29th. Thus, for 1921 to 1928, I mention Sun-times media columnist Rob Feder wrote on March 26, 1990 ".Defying all skeptics, Guy Giuliano's G-Force 1330 marks it's first year". | Books Camp David, Maryland . On March 29, 1991 the zodiac sign was Aries. There probably are others available that are on different audio formats. WXCD, Chicago. Julia Phillps, an Oscar-winning producer, was famous for her work on Taxi Driver and Close Encounters of the Third Kind. It had a very free-form format which didn't shy away from playing a top 40 song if it fit the criteria for just being a good song. By: Andrew_C. "Bob was an amazing storyteller," said Bob Bateman, formerly . Jeffrey_T_Mason. Being born in late-March says a lot about you. This is her downfall story. WXFM, Chicago. Sample Page; ; Storz Broadcasting quickly changed the station to a Top-40 format to compete with WIL Radio, which had already established itself as St. Louis' leading contemporary music and personality radio station. Cost: $25 for adults, $19 for seniors, students and teens (14-17); members and children under 14 are always free. This was from 1982. View on timesmachine. Calculate the number of days between two dates. At noon on April 1, the station "snuffed the fire and stoked The Blaze!" and this is just the first 100 yards.''. Gus: "Ninjas! you faith and your belief in our innocence. St. Louis Media History Foundation, John J. Dunphy/The Telegraph of Alton, Illinois, July 7, 2013, Frank Absher/video: The Story of KXOK 630 AM Radio. WFYR Chicago. With the change, the call letters became WWBZ. Major Tom, back to KSHE's John Ulett at the microphone on August 27, 1980. Midway . Recorded at Macomb, Ill from Chicago. President of the World Bank Barber B. Conable, Jr. World Bank . Rick: And then my favorite storytalk about the day you were hired at WFYR. The format was called "a wide range of recorded music with no hillbilly numbers or hot jazz.and less Yakety yak." For the Chicago-area stations on the air at the time, it was more orderly Famous people died on March 29, 1991 include, Lee Atwater, Matt Bennett, Lee Atwater. Reproduction in whole or in part of any text, photograph or illustration without priorwritten permission from the Publisher is strictly prohibited. In an effort to appeal to those, particularly male members of the audience, who were not fans of the top 40 formats of KIRL and KXOK, KSHE chose an album-oriented format in which artists who were virtually unknown were featured. He was 68 years old." . Interviews with current and former Chicago radio professionals conducted by twenty year Chicago radio veteran Rick Kaempfer, Jennifer was the News Director at WLS when I. Rick: Were you a little surprised that WLS made such severe cuts to their news department? KXOK jingles from the Golden Age of "The Big 630! Talk about the day you quit WJMK. January 7, 1991 . Stations, if they were still allowed on [3] History[ edit] Ever since the station signed on on August 2, 1993, it has always aired a country format. And for what America stands for. During the late 1980s, the call letters were changed to KRJY, Joy 96, and J-96. belongs of American nationality and white ethnicity. Thanks to the Radio Timeline (radiotimeline.com) we present links to the WLS Music Surveys from the 1960s to 1981. KSHE began broadcasting from a basement of a house in Crestwood during the mid-1960s. Produced by Frank Absher, the definitive historian on St. Louis Broadcasting. Paul: Before I got hired at WCLR, I got hired by WFYR (103.5). The polarity of this astrological sign is positive and its perceptible characteristics are accommodating and dynamic, while it is categorised as a masculine sign. ''We have some formidable competition, though. Musically alternative artists were now mixed in with metal artists, but the format was simply a current AOR or active rock format. It featured a MOR format which was designed to appeal to females. The format was called "a wide range of recorded music with no hillbilly numbers or hot jazz.and less. It's not known what the format was then, but by the early 1970's the station was sold to Bartell Broadcasting which changed the format to a Top 40 format with a call letter change to KSLQ, or Super-Q. See the article in its original context from March 29, 1991, Section A, Page 1 Buy Reprints. Either radio station would be able to increase its power to 1,000 watts to achieve a more regional coverage area from that frequency. The History of KXOK begins in 1936 as Elzey Roberts, the publisher of the St. Louis Star-Times newspaper applied for a radio station for St. Louis after purchasing KFRU operating at 630 kHz from Columbia, Missouri. The next few stations were WBU and WGU. Rick: You were also known as King Bee. Includinga large poster for "The Rock of St. Louis" along with an ad published with a picture from "Casablanca" and a KADI bumper sticker. Precious Metal, or RPM as it was known, was a heavy metal show that aired nightly, and WFYR is listed in the World's largest and most authoritative dictionary database of abbreviations and acronyms. before the Federal Radio Commission took charge is pretty much an exercise Sometime in the late 1970s, KADI suffered a fire that put the station off the air for a time. through the Rick: The morning radio market in Chicago may be the most competitive in the country. KXOK The New Sound Preview and one of the first format flips to Top-30. Jan 1 77th Rose Bowl: #8 Washington beats #17 Iowa, 46-34. Not only because you host "Drive Chicago" on WLS every Saturday morning, but because you've been involved in racing for many, many years. Childers and Munchkin Studios. Evergreen held onto the rock format, and the Blaze name was kept through the spring, at which time they changed their name to "Rock 103-5," featuring a commercial free "A-Z" kickoff around July 4. Manu- It was a much softer, easier to listen to progressive format. WFYR - What does WFYR stand for? This canvas tote bag (or "beach bag") was one. It was said to be the most successful when it was "progressive rock" during the 1970s. He's now out of radio and I along with Central Illinois' On-Line Broadcast Museum send our best wishes to Steve, and promise to keep in touch with this Rock and Roll radio legend! WFYR was a 3,000-watt station with an antenna on the Hancock. Comments 0. $10.00. 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