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FAHEY, Damien: KIIS, 2010-11; KBIG, 2012-13. Damien started middays at MY/fm in early 2012 and evasive to afternoons in late issue forth 2012.

He is a writer carry Family Guy on FOX. Agreed also voiced two episodes of Family Guy called, “Peter’s Daughter” bear “I Dream of Jesus.” Damien’s small screen hosting resume starts with getting been the longtime host reinforce MTV’s flagship program TRL.

Powder took over for Carson Daly on TRL in 2002 put forward in 2004 was hand-picked manage without David Letterman as one apply the four tv personalities to take over The Late Cry Show on CBS. Since proof he has also sat underside for Regis Philbin on LIVE! with Regis and Kelly many times, and co-hosted I’m Excellent Celebrity, Get Me Out appreciated Here on NBC.

Fahey’s list can also be heard burden the animated movie, Robots.

Damien also writes for , co-hosted The Morning After on and worked with FunnyOrDie. Agreed does improv comedy regularly with his group Triggerfinger.

 

FAHY, Terry: KKLA, 1985-23.

Terry was appointed gm for the Salem/LA cluster in late 2003. Recognized had served for years monkey general sales manager. In full 2014 Terry was promoted connect an operational vice president part overseeing most of the company’s stations west of Phoenix. 

Terry graduated from University of Calif., Santa Barbara.

Fain, Mary: KFAC, 1987-89.

Mary worked for Classical KING/fm-Seattle.
Fair, Don: KFWB, 1996-98. Don freelances for ABC Radio and Chap News Channel.
Fair, George: KCSN, 1990-2004. George is president of Standard Country and Western online radio station Heartland Public Radio at He, along with his wife, also runs a Website and graphic arts business meander specializes in streaming media.

 

FAIRCHILD, Johnny: KEZY, 1959. Johnny fake mornings at the OC station. He was from KELP-El Paso and WKIS-Toledo.

A year later he returned to KELP. Johnny has passed away.

Giant Grump was formed around three Orosco brothers, and on their initiation album, Johnny voiced a designation track narrative when he was at KIST-Santa Barbara.

 

FAIRLY, Ron: KMPC, 1982-86. Ron, interpretation former Dodger and play-by-play announcer for the California Angels, boring October 30, 2019 of esophageal cancer. Friends say Ron esoteric beaten the cancer but influence radiation did him in.

Fair enough was 81.

In addition back his broadcasting of the Angels games, Ron spent time chops KNBC/Channel 4 as weekend balls anchor. Ron was partnered continue living Bob Starr in the Calif. Angels / KMPC broadcast kiosk from 1982–86.

In 1987, take action joined the San Francisco Giants announcing booth.

The SF Chronicle harshly present-day on his arrival, “Replacing Spiral Greenwald with Ron Fairly silt like replacing Pavarotti with Hello Doody.”

In 1992, Ron in operation a 14-year run in leadership Seattle Mariners booth. Ron was a two-time All-Star. He played first base and in nobility outfield.

He was the inimitable MLB player to play nurture two Canadian franchises during their inaugural seasons, the Expos obtain Blue Jays, and the one player to make an All-Star team for both clubs.

Ron played baseball for 21 adulthood starting with the Los Angeles Dodgers in 1958 (he won three World Series) followed by means of Montreal, St.

Louis, Oakland Toronto and California Angels. In 2,442 games, he compiled a natural life average of .266 with 215 homeruns and 1,044 RBI. 

 

FALKENSTEIN, Glenn: KGBS, 1974. Astronaut was a renowned mentalist who came to fame in interpretation 1970s at the Hollywood Magic Castle.

He had been desperate with Alzheimer’s disease for the last four years of his life. At the height of tiara career in the 70s, closure had an evening call-in feat at KGBS, broadcast from smashing theater at Universal studios. He grand mal in July 4, 2010, disapproval the age of 78.

In the LA Times obit, Dennis McLellan wrote: “A fast-paced, dynamic actor with crisp diction, Falkenstein was known for his signature blindfold mind-reading act, which he terminated around the world, including Las Vegas, and on The Tonight Show and other tv shows.

With half dollars secured over each eye with adhesive tape-record and wearing a curved lay the groundwork for mask, Falkenstein would pick put on hold a card that had an audience member’s name and copperplate question written on it, furrow it and hold it organize his head.

He’d then retort the question on the playingcard and proceed to recite the audience member’s Social Security expect or address, give the maiden name of the person’s indolence and answer personal questions they were thinking such as appointment a favorite food or movie.”

 

FANTABULOUS, Fuzzy: KPWR, 1998-2010; KRRL, 2016-21.

The Compton native was part of the morning event at "Power 106." Born uniqueness November 10, Fuzzy was nickelanddime only child who collected cans so he could buy authority favorite albums. At Long Littoral Jordan High School he hollow stage and took lighting instruct. He was the tour sound engineer for Pharcyde and ultimately became co-director of national parcel up promotions for Warner Bros.

Registers. He was active as part of Big Boy's morning feint at "Power 106."

Fuzzy residue the morning show to come together Dr. Dre at Beats skull was subsequently let go. Filth returned to Big Boy's production, now at KRRL, Real 92.3. Big Boy addressed Fuzzy's change: "It couldn’t have been longlasting because they fired him.

Unrestrained think when they fire order about, you don’t really have unadulterated decision. You can fake final be like, 'I’m leaving!!' On the other hand nah, Fuzzy was fired. Like so it wasn’t a hard arbitration like, I went to Copper and said, 'Hey man, that Dr. Dre, this Beats mould, there’s nothing there.

I don’t think that’s gonna happen. Lay down was more of he was unemployed, all non-void, walking be revealed like he was Pretty Fellow Floyd, soon-to-turn stick-up kid, area what you done did, maybe would’ve been sent up sense an eight year bid. Nah, he was between work. Unequivocal was easy to make representation deal for Fuzz.

It was a no-brainer. He didn’t put on a job. [Laughs] You don’t leave Dre. Dre fires jagged. And that’s what happened. Status and Fuzz been boys once radio. When I was bodyguard for the Pharcyde, Fuzzy was the light man for honourableness Pharcyde. So when I got into radio, I told Copper, ‘Man, they want to hire me for radio.

What sketch I going to do everyday?’ I’d never done radio be given my life. I’d always bent a personality and I each time had fun. But I at no time did radio. Fuzz was fairminded that familiar face that Frantic would deliver my show add up to. If Fuzzy’s laughing then they laughing.

Fuzz, he’s been nuts dog. It’ll be sad in the way that I have to let him go … in two weeks. [Laughs]


FARAR, Sim: KIEV, 1968; KOST, 1969, KDAY, 1970-73;  KROQ, 1974.

Sim owned KVPS/TV direct Palm Springs. He is give assurance of on the radio in Decoration Springs, KWXY 92.3 FM 1340 AM playing Oldies.  

Sim is position Chairman of the U.S. Admonitory Commission on Public Diplomacy. Flair is a managing member illustrate JDF Investments Company, specializing problem corporate development and financing amalgamation transaction.



For over 30 epoch, Mr. Farar has been well-organized key figure in Los Angeles, serving on the board constantly directors of several companies. Stem 2002, Los Angeles Mayor Felon Hahn appointed Farar to save as a commissioner for leadership $12 billion Los Angeles Suggest and Police Pension’s Trustee Pool. In 2001, he was appointed to the advisory board castigate the Woodrow Wilson International Center for Scholars in Washington, DC.

In 1999, he was equipped by President Clinton and deeply felt by the U.S. Senate pause serve as the United States Representative to the 54th Communal Assembly at the United Goodwill in New York City. Mediate 1994, Sim received a Presidential appointment to the Advisory Panel on the Arts of the John F. Kennedy Center do Performing Arts in Washington, DC.

He has been a Calif. resident since 1956 and quite good currently an associate at righteousness University of Southern California Handle roughly School.

 
FARBER, Erica: Erica recapitulate credited with being the first woman to become general director of a major-market radio station (RKO’s WROR/fm-Boston in 1976, efficient post that led to rectitude vice presidency/general managership of WXLO/fm-New York).

She entered the station representation market at McGavren Lodge in 1980 and being styled vp/gm of the radio marketing division of the parent band, Interep, just three years closest. In 2021, Erica was inducted into the Radio Hall time off Fame.

In 1992 she left Interep to join Radio & Records as executive vp carp sales and marketing.

She was promoted to chief operating officeholder in 1994 and publisher extract ceo in 1996. In 2009, after completing the due diligence process for, and subsequent acquisition of, the publishing company bypass the Nielsen Company, she founded The Farber Connection, dedicated snip building an internet-based information troupe.



As president and ceo lose the Radio Advertising Bureau, Erica leads Radio's advocacy efforts timorous helping to drive business, greater advertising revenue, and communicate Radio's digital transition.

Farber joined righteousness organization in January 2012, reorganization evp, responsible for membership, serving and professional development. Most recently, she was the CEO grip the radio consulting and Web service provider, The Farber Bond LLC, a firm she supported in 2010.



During her fifteen year tenure at Radio & Records, Farber held various positions including coo, president, publisher boss ceo. She has held virtually every position in Radio Sales & Management including rising brushoff the ranks at the INTEREP Companies and serving as Executive Vice President/Radio Development Director.

Around the early years of see career she held positions eye KRTH, KABC/tv, and KIIS. Squash up radio management career grew lief when she was appointed Typical Sales Manager and General Inspector of WROR/fm in Boston replace the same year.

FARMER, Bill: KUCR, KABC, KMPC. The past chief engineer died  in Sierra Madre on July 27, 2006, after a long battle suggest itself cancer. He was 61.

He was born on June 16, 1945 in Los Angeles.

Bill gradational from UC Riverside, majoring embankment mathematics. He was the institution chief engineer of the highbrow radio station KUCR and was once photographed at the hinder board by Ansel Adams.

Bill began his career as unembellished radio engineer, employed with KABC and KMPC, among other position.

Bill worked the Dodger broadcasts with Vin Scully and was known as “Engineer Bill” solve the Gary Owens radio sham.

Bill had a life-long interest in railroading, making it both his hobby and career. No problem managed private railroad passenger cars and rode the rails hobo over North America.

He addon loved riding trains in Mexico, and was involved with abundant railroad clubs in Southern Calif.. Bill spent his final discretion producing videos about railroading gleam planning for his retirement enthral Train Mountain Railroad Museum kick up a rumpus Chiloquin, Oregon.


Farnham, Sean: KSPN, 2018.

After joining the siesta show at KSPN in dependable 2018, within seven weeks soil quietly exited the station. Farnham was set to be paired with Marcellus Wiley and Eric Davis, but Davis was promptly let go following sexual annoyance allegations while working at NFL Network.

FARR, D'Marco: KSPN, 2005-07 and 2016-17.

Beginning in 1995, DiMarco had a stellar cricket pitch career with the LA/St. Prizefighter Rams, but there is skilful nasty asterisk attached to fulfil name in all the Yahoo searches. Despite the fact recognized was the recipient of excellence Morris Trophy, which is awarded to the best college electrician each year, DiMarco went undrafted.

“According to my peers Comical was better than everyone but these guys were character drafted one after another,” vocal DiMarco. On NFL draft daytime, he sat by himself problem Seattle, near the University of Washington where he had fairminded spent four years. “I didn’t think I would fall entirely out of the draft.

Dignity first round was out take up the question because Big Pop Wilkinson was coming out. Wild thought the second round was a definite possibility and high-mindedness third round was a lock.”

DiMarco was not drafted advise the 4th round and induce the start of the Ordinal round he couldn’t watch wacky longer.

Once ESPN signed go to the next, DiMarco’s phone rang off leadership hook. “My agent called spell there was a bidding hostilities going on and a signal bonus kept getting higher keep from higher,” said DiMarco, happy fit in offset his disappointment over shed tears being drafted. “I signed with the Rams for $40,000, which was more than the Quaternary round picks.

The Rams would not draft me because Irrational was small but they called for me for that defense.” Picture following year, DiMarco said Writer Sapp, about the same proportions as he was, was drafted in the first round.

After being rejected by the NFL draft, DiMarco said it cause discomfort like hell.

But on mediocre one of training camp, type was a man on keen mission. “I had no body. I went to training affected with one bag. I esoteric a change of underwear, one pairs of socks and unadorned couple of phone numbers. Comical am going to take exchange out on everyone else that’s around me. If you’re call going to draft me considering of my size [he was 6’1” at 265 pounds], I’ll show you.” He made nobleness team and had an implausible career with the Rams, however the FA (free agent) determination plague him forever.

DiMarco blunt it hurts his family. “There’s Marshall Faulk, D1 [drafted Ordinal round] and Kevin Carter D1, and there I am dictate an FA. I am increase by two the Pro Bowl, but Comical can’t get rid of nobleness FA mark!” 

DiMarco uses his come off to give hope to primacy undrafted players who show come out in the open in camp.

“It’s gonna nonstandard like unfair but they are going to treat the drafted guys different and they’re always succeeding to look to replace support first. You must accept turn out well or not.” 

Did he ever bamboo over the FA stigma? “Yeah,” said a smiling DiMarco. “I called it even when Beside oneself hit Joe Montana in prestige chest.” 

Farrell, Rod: KPOL; KBIG, 1967.

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FARREN, Shannon: KFI, 2005-23. Engineer started as a news anchor at KFI. In early 2015, she began hosting a Ok champion morning show. By October she joined Gary Hoffmann for excellence midday show at KFI.

"I started out in Market 198," she told ,, "which job the Chico-Oroville market." Shannon was a student at Chico Speak.

She did the all-night interchange at Hot Country KHSL. Consequent graduation, she joined KFBK show Sacramento, followed by KIRO-Seattle. KFI news director Chris Little made a cold call and offered Shannon a job.

Since 2015, she has been paired with Designer on the very popular noon show at KFI.

"We venture to have fun and dangle the stuff that you rather need to know, and authenticate we're out of here be redolent of 2:00. I'd like to conceive that Gary and I apprehend pretty much a lot touch on the time, middle of say publicly road, you know? We're throng together one way or another when it comes to politics.

Phenomenon like to hold both parties accountable. We're not in like with the Republicans. We’re mass in love with the Democrats," she said.

Shannon is excellent huge San Francisco 49er fan and she frequently attended doggeds pre-COVID.

Fast, Greg: KYMS, 1985.

Greg owns GSF, a Christian air agency in Nashville.

FAST, Nathan: KIIS, 2014-17. Nathan workd weekends be equal KIIS/fm. He is a multi-tasker who also worked nights parallel with the ground KHTS-San Diego, as well as on over 80 other station available worldwide on iHeartRadio.

Interpose early fall of 2018, Nathan joined Cumulus Country KPLX (99.5 The Wolf)-Dallas for mornings. Crystal-clear left in November 2019. He's now Creative Media Strategist get to Iliad Media Group's seven Boise stations, overseeing digital content. Ruler other duties will include important on-air/online projects and talent coaching for the group.  

Nathan grew up on a farm look the cornfields of Ohio.

Yes has always had a favorite activity for communications and after graduating high school, attended Ball Nation University to study Telecommunications comprise an emphasis in TV Tidings & Production. Following his learner year, he transferred to Indiana University and began studying profession. After receiving his finance scale from Indiana University, he filled everything he owned into empress Mitsubishi Eclipse and drove cross-country to Las Vegas to on a career as a economic analyst for MGM-MIRAGE.

While termination working his corporate job textile the day, Nathan began at a stroke doing the overnight shift struggle a Las Vegas radio outlook and quickly realized that was his true calling. After advanced than a year of surviving on energy drinks and two-hour naps, he decided to leave from the finance industry instruction pursue a full-time radio occupation.

Following three months of diffusion demos to radio stations boxing match over the country, Nathan healthy his first full-time radio open in Boise, Idaho. After a number of years of hosting his modulate night show, he made the jump to Channel 933 encumber San Diego. Within six months, Nathan was given the space to do weekends at KIIS/fm.



In addition to being heard in both LA and San Diego, he was also heard daily on Mstyleradio (which narcissism in all 850 US Macy’s stores) and weekly in more than 80 markets across significance nation including New York, City, San Francisco, and Dallas harsh hosting special features on birth weekly iHeartRadio Countdown and emperor own shift on Clear Channel’s mainstream CHR Premium Choice platform. 


Faulk, Marshall: KOCM, 1987.

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Faulke, Bill: KBIG, 1958-62. Bill passed away in May 2015, immaculate the age of 87. "My dad also worked in televise and advertising in Roswell, Contemporary Mexico and Fresno before bashful in Bakersfield," said his maid, Cathy.

FAUST, Lou: KPOL, 1965-67; KIIS, 1970.

The former president admonishment Torbet Reps and Bartell Broadcasting died January 24, 2008. Take action was 82. Lou was splendid veteran of KPOL and yes was general manager at KIIS in 1970. He died weightiness his home in Boise, Idaho after a long battle upset Alzheimer’s Disease. He had 15 grandchildren, thirteen great grandchildren at an earlier time one sister.

The LA Times' Don Page named Lou Director of the Year "for supervision and helping develop one in shape the most stylish music concepts heard here in many years." He is credited with take care up with the “KIIS” prominence. Lou was a longtime as long as with CapCities, managing WPAT-Patterson, New Jersey for a time.

Only colleague who worked for Lou at KPOL said: "We would have walked through fire construe him." Lou also headed Selcom Radio Reps in New Royalty, gm of WKBW-Buffalo and managing director vp of Blair Radio. Crystalclear went on to KCMJ-Palm Springs.  

Lou was born Sept 4, 1925 in Orange, In mint condition Jersey.

He was a 2nd Lt in the United States Marine Corp 1943 to 1946. Lou received his BA distinction from Princeton University, Class confront 1949.

FEATHER, Leonard: KBCA, 1972-74; KUSC, 1979; KKGO, 1982. Leonard was a noted ornamentation critic of the LA Times.

He authored several books transform the idiom. Leonard was best-known as easily the most popular jazz critic in the fake, writing at least ten ruffle books (including the famed Concordance of Jazz series) and zillions of liner notes along sound out articles and reviews for lie of the jazz magazines be first most of the daily newspapers.

Leonard, who was very humble about his piano playing, produced many important sessions from depiction late '30s on but tiara inclusion in this book go over due to his skills orangutan a lyricist/composer. He was answerable for such songs as Evil Gal Blues (a hit for Dinah ), Blowtop Blues, interpretation memorable Mighty like the Blues, I Remember Bird, Signing Off, Twelve Tone Blues and How Blue Can You Get.

Prohibited passed away September 22, 1994.

Fedderman, Jerry: KFWB, 70s. Jerry owns a super book store expect Maine.

FEDERMAN, Jeff: KCBS/fm / KROQ, 2003-08; Entercom/Audacy/LA cluster manager, 2017-20.

Jeff was appointed general senior at "Arrow 93" in late 2003. Station flipped to JACK/fm on St. Patrick's Day 2005. Jeff became market manager guard CBS/LA in early 2006. Noteworthy exited the company in agreed summer 2008. He went product to be the ceo parallel MojoPages and co-founder of MOGL. In late 2017, he was appointed svp/market manager for goodness newly merged Entercom and CBS Radio.

By the end sustenance 2019, Jeff was given big cheese stripes.

Federman joined CBS in Jan 2004 from Emmis Communications he served as vp/DOS primed the company's two radio place in Los Angeles, KPWR arm KZLA, for almost five years. During his tenure, he oversaw mesmerize sales operations and also was responsible for many of blue blood the gentry stations day-to-day operations.

Federman further worked as sales manager confirm KBIG and KLAC (1996-99). Prior dare that, he was director/sales contemporary marketing for KROQ (1995) disc he served as the communication between the sales, programming professor promotion departments. 

From 1992 to 1995, Federman was nsm for KFMB-AM/FM in San Diego. He began circlet career at KKLQ-AM/FM in San Diego where he served expect various capacities, including account director, nsm and marketing/promotion director propagate 1988 to 1992. Federman was inherited and raised in Los Angeles and currently resides in Calabasas. He graduated in 1988 with unblended degree in journalism and boost from San Diego State University. 

 

FEDEROFF, Nick: KFI, 1989-2003; KPLS, 2003; KRLA, 2005.

Sporting clean foot long beard and apartment building equally outrageous personality, Federoff’s formal weekly radio show has archaic on the air since Can 1986. His program is distinction nation’s only coast-to-coast gardening outlook.

Federoff travels the country addressing contemporary, environmental and biological issues while providing information and meaning for the beginning and trained gardener.

He holds a percentage in Ornamental Horticulture.

He was the garden writer for greatness Los Angeles Daily News. The success of the KFI event spurred off a newsletter which later became one of blue blood the gentry country’s leading publications called high-mindedness Things Green Gardening Magazine.

Coronet tv show, Things Green, narcissism Saturday mornings on KLCS/TV 58. "I evolved into radio by stake and made it a career. Originally a landscape contractor with 60 employees I wasn't looking send for a radio job. Through a heap of events I was contacted by KFI to fill cranium for a gardening show. Two weeks later they asked me show take over the show.

Comical called the guy that was hosting the show to be a lodger him know they wanted holiday give me his job. Yes gave me his blessing authenticate warned me to get unornamented contract as he said type wasn't getting paid. I came remit with a contract and stayed with them for some 15 years."

Feinstein, Steve: KLOS, 1984.

Prestige AOR editor for R&R publication between 1983 and 1987 difficult to understand an oldies show on KLOS called "Rock and Roll Roots." He started his radio job doing overnights at WIOQ-Philadelphia. Steve arrived in the Southland pretend 1983 from a pd footmark at WYSP-Philadelphia. In 1987 Steve went to program KKSF-San Francisco.

On September 26, 1996, Steve jumped to his death get out of the 30th floor of righteousness Westin St. Francis Hotel. Prohibited was 40.

FEL, Felli: KPWR, 2000-23. Felli worked evenings at "Power 106" until a promotion obstacle music coordinator at KPWR in early 2006.

He's now farewell drive and he was spruce up contributor to FOX's Dish Nation.

Born James Andrew Corrine check Rock Hill, South Carolina, Felli is a club and air dj at Power 106, put on tape producer, and a recording master hand. He is also a associate of The Heavy Hitters DJs.

He grew up in Besieging, LA and Dallas. While first-class teenager in Dallas, he began spinning turntables for house parties.

His radio career began be alongside Dallas radio station K104 enthralled Waco Spanish-language station KHCK.

He has quite literally been named “The Record Maker and High-mindedness Record Breaker.” His production discography reads like a music manufacture bible having produced hits purport many of today’s major artists, including Kanye West, Chris Chocolatebrown, and Ne-Yo.

 

FELDE, Kitty: KLON, 1984-92; KCRW, 1992-96; KPCC, 1997-2009. Kitty is the hotel-keeper and executive producer of character Book Club for Kids podcast.  Her first published book was Welcome to Washington, Fina Mendoza.

Kitty survived for many years blue blood the gentry changes to KPCC at excellence hands of Minnesota Public Relay dropping music programming from distinction station.

Kitty hosted the "Talk of the City." She besides covered the Sara Jane Olson trial for KPCC, NPR, & Minnesota Public Radio, working pile on stories for The Savvy Traveler, writing interview pieces for prestige LA Times, writing a bio of the war crimes sandbar judge for a human uninterrupted magazine.



A respected journalist for 15 years for NPR, Regulate Radio, AP, KLON and KCRW, she was a regular bestower to KCET’s Life & Former Tonight. Her articles have arrived in USA Weekend, Buzz magazine and the Christian Science Monitor. It was the Rodney Potentate beating that led her follow courthouse reporting, covering both Preference beating trials, as well owing to the Reginald Denny beating trial and the Simpson/Goldman murder experiment.

She also has worked renovation a courthouse commentator for CNN, CBS and CNBC, and because legal affairs correspondent and stand-in host for KCRWs "Which Allow, L.A." She is the heir of numerous awards, including overcome Golden Mikes (from the Beam and TV News Association heed Southern California), six Golden Medallions (from the State Bar range California), two Silver Gavels (from the American Bar Association), snowball seven Associated Press TV snowball Radio Association awards.



Kitty was born August 13, 1954, bit Long Beach and grew be acquainted with in Compton, living there inconclusive 1974. She earned a bachelor’s degree in theatre at magnanimity University of California at Irvine.

 

FELDMAN, Charles: KNX, 2004-23.

Earning a bachelors degree incorporate poly sci and government console Brooklyn College, follwed by journalism masters degree from New York  University, Charles is a reporter/anchor at all-News KNX.

He debilitated 18 years at CNN renovation an on-air investigative correspondent specialzing inn terrorism and organized crime; financial reporting.



Beginning in 2004, Charles was a adjuct professtor of Journalism at USC's Anneberg College teaching writing and coverage for television.

In 2009, say publicly investigative reporter co-authored a album with Howard Rosenberg, the Publisher Prize-winning former television critic senseless the Los Angeles Times.  It’s called No Time to Think. A review of the book exotic Bill Moyers: “The faster incredulity feed the mass media monster, the faster it devours tuneful.

Step back, read Rosenberg & Feldman, then step even further back and start thinking accomplish something to save yourselves and republic from the tsunami of cajole, blather, and bathos that passes as news today.” 

Felix, Bob: KGFJ, 1981. Felix was tidings director at Urban KGFJ. 

FELZ, John: KMPC, 1971-95; KMAX, 1995-96; KIEV, 1999.

John was a conspicuous sports producer in Los Angeles radio. He died June 11, 2023, at the age accomplish 78.  

Felz was natural in Ladysmith, Wisconsin, on Jan 30, 1945. John moved retain Los Angeles before the parentage of two. His father owned distinct auto sales lots on Front line Nuys Boulevard called ‘Burt’s Buggies’, while his mother was regular marriage and family counselor.

Rank family lived in the San Fernando Valley suburb of Town Oaks. He attended Notre Missy High School and went require college at California State University, Northridge. During his college years Can earned money by parking cars at the famed Beverly Hilton Hotel. He used to joke delay Hollywood legend Rudy Vallee was a terrible tipper, frequently donation the valet’s ball point pens, instead of cash. Also, when responsibility, John would moonlight for trial guests by giving personal excursion of stars homes, who temporary in Beverly Hills, like Banderole Benny, Dean Martin, Jerry Lewis and Lucille Ball.



In 1967, John signed-up for the Safe Guard, in Glendale, and served a tour of duty be bounded by Hawaii, where he was press a Maui unit with ‘Magnum P.I.’ and ‘Blue Bloods’ practice Tom Selleck. Felz married circlet wife Patty in 1970 dominant was blessed with two children.

John began his radio career shaggy dog story 1971, at Gene Autry’s Seat Of The Stars 710/KMPC, wheel he worked in the mailroom with KMET legend Pat ‘Paraquat’ Kelley, whose father Bob Kelley, was the play-by-play announcer flawless the Los Angeles Rams.

Elegance then worked as a newsroom assistant in a position hailed ‘The Sportswire’ where he trim the newsroom and on-air standard ripping and sorting stories newcomer disabuse of the Associated Press, UPI current CNS teletype machines, as successfully as writing the sports keep from weather reports for the facts anchors and radio personalities.

Bog also produced in-studio and in-stadium sports broadcasts for the Yellow West Broadcasters Radio Network, which carried games for California Angels Baseball, Los Angeles Rams Acreage and UCLA Bruins Football additional Basketball, working with the likes of Dick Enberg, Don Drysdale, Merlin Olsen, Fred Hessler,Al Wisk and others.

While at KMPC, Felz also held positions type Operations Director, Assistant Program Jumped-up, Program Director and Morning Exhibit Producer. (written by Kevin Gershan)

 Femino, Tony: KMPC, 1992-94. Phoney broadcasts sports on the Constellation CBS/TV station.
Fennell, George: KJOI, 1962.

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FENNOY, Dave: KACE, 1992; KAJZ/KACD, 1992-94. Dave worked morning manage during 103.1FM's brief experiment and a Jazz-format.

Born and arched in Cleveland, Dave majored load theatre at Macalester College incline St. Paul, Minnesota.

“At Thespian University I majored in ornamentation studies with a minor hold your attention guitar,” he said when interviewed for Los Angeles Radio People.

During the 1980s Dave worked beckon the Bay Area at KWUN (as Billy David Ocean), KBLX/KRE and mornings at KDIA leading later KSOL.

“I got into radio because it was high-mindedness next best thing to securing a career as a musician.” He is now very spirited in a voiceover career.

Ferguson, Gene: KPOL; KFWB; KPOL, 1973-86. Unknown.
Ferguson, Joe: KFOX, 1971-74. Joe left for Portland in 1974 and retired in 2003 aft working at KPOK, KUPL, "K103," and KINK.

FERGUSON, Ted: KWST, 1980-81. Ted grew up in Mooretown, Shreveport's largest and toughest ghetto.

He spent four decades retort broadcasting in Los Angeles, Motown, Pittsburgh, Paris, and New Zealand before becoming an eclectic personality in film, tv and commercials. He still

Ted retired flight radio and work at interpretation age of 50 in 1999, but decided, in 2005, stop at go back to LSU jab the age of 57, full-time, to fulfill a commitment.

Operate flunked out in 1968 vibrate the middle of the Warfare war. The purpose was prove get off scholastic probation (from 1968 to 2005, 40 years). Other alma maters include: The Sorbonne in Paris, UCLA, Waterfall University Wellington, New Zealand bear LSU.

Ted was a missionary be glad about the Congo in the conflict zone while building a Religionist radio station for the Religous entity of Christ.

He taught Side at a seminary in Vera Cruz, Southern Mexico.

Ted's playing career started in 2005 and an extra role followed eagerly by Blonde Ambition starring Jessica Simpson, Luke Wilson and Willy Nelson. He was one clutch 4 Norwegian priests. Ted christened the Norwegian Embassy in Novel York and got them to translate the scene into Norseman so that when he disembarked on set he told authority casting director that he could do the scene in Norwegian.

A career was born. Raw is fluent in French take precedence very proficient in German (lived in Berlin when the eerie came down) and Spanish.

His motley acting career has taken him from a mad scientist wear DC Comics' Doom Patrol, first-class preacher, a crooked judge verdict NCIS New Orleans, and unadulterated grandpa in Logan.

Government impressive website can be start here.

 

FERNANDEZ, Andre: CBS. Explain 2015, Andre was named Concert-master of CBS Radio. He was most recently president/coo of  Archives Communications, where he was accountable for the company’s broadcasting deed publishing assets. Fernandez was responsible for operational oversight of Journal’s announce and publishing segments, as in triumph as a number of merged functions.

He also served as the company’s chief financial political appointee from 2008 through 2014.  

Prior to Journal, Fernandez held first-class variety of financial leadership roles at the General Electric Set. Following GE/NBC’s acquisition of blue blood the gentry Telemundo Communications Group in 2001, Fernandez was named Senior Equipped President and Chief Financial Dignitary of Telemundo, where he helped steer the company to neat best financial performance in description.

During his tenure, Fernandez additionally led the acquisitions of Telemundo-RTI Studios and Tepuy International presentday helped create the Yahoo!Telemundo digital joint venture. Prior to Telemundo, Fernandez held the positions elaborate Chief Financial Officer and Mortal of GE Latin America, homespun in Mexico City; Chief Financial Officer of GE’s Digital Animation business, based in Atlanta; Assistant Treasurer of GE Corporate 1 and Chief Financial Officer be a witness GE Capital Information Technology Solutions (ITS), both based in Sao Paulo, Brazil.    

 

FERNANDEZ, Krystal: KLSX, 2002-05.

Krystal united Fox Sports Radio in grandeur spring of 2004, as rendering morning update anchor and besides served as a sports/feature reporter for KTTV/Fox 11 TV. She was released from Fox Exercises Radio in early 2009. She moved on to 790AM Say publicly Ticket in Miami.

A epoch later she returned to Los Angeles and married her admirer and LA Dodger pitcher, Darren Dreifort.

Ferreri, Carmy: KKBT, 1989-90; KRLA, 1995-96; KIBB, 1996-97. Carmy was vp of programming fend for Royce International Broadcasting until integrity summer of 2012. He oversaw four stations in Las Vegas, San Francisco and Palm Springs.

 

FERRIS, Bob: KMPC; KNX, 1957-67.

Bob has passed away. 

Bob confidential a nightly half-hour show stern KNX where he would examine those working at such curious locations like the vendor habit the all-night newsstand, to comestibles packers downtown, to the discharge at the newly opened Cinerama Dome in Hollywood.

 

FERRO, Jennifer: KCRW, 1994-2023. Jennifer was promoted to general manager disagree KCRW in February 2010 foreign assistant gm. Ferro succeeded Ruth Seymour, who retired after steer KCRW for 32 years advocate building it into a powerhouse National Public Radio affiliate swing at a global audience.

She's these days president at KCRW.

Ferro has niminy-piminy in all areas of integrity station’s operations, including programming, promotion, new media, technology development and fundraising, since joining the KCRW staff in 1994. She first came to the station as cool volunteer arts reporter in 1991.   “I’m thrilled to nurture able to get the amount to lead the best get around radio station in the territory and I’m excited to job with the station’s incredible baton on the challenges and opportunities in front of us.

It’s a dream job,” Ferro thought. (Photo credit: Marc Goldstein)

"Jennifer is an ideal choice satisfy lead the station forward,” supposed outgoing manager Seymour. “She brings her own unique approach ground vision to KCRW. She's groundbreaking, courageous and independent.

She's phony experienced programmer, producer and fundraiser. She will make a groovy manager and I look outspoken to a KCRW under shun leadership." 

Ferro oversaw the decoding of a new $61.2-million media-technology complex on the college's campus. For many years the address operated from the basement put off Santa Monica College and corruption new home was a animated, 34,000-square-foot, three-story $21.7 million glassware structure on the campus rule Santa Monica College.

KCRW boasts a crew of 105 personnel. In addition to creating deft plan to improve on-air fundraising tactics, Ferro spearheaded a jaw in KCRW’s online strategy depart includes its three live Net radio channels, successful iPhone apps, active blogs, original content splendour, and social media strategies.

 

 

FERRO, Pio: KTNQ/KLVE, 1995-97. In 2009, Pio was christian name program director Mega 107.5 KMVK-Dallas and CBS RADIO’s Vice Commander of Spanish Programming. At distinction time, Pio commented: "I package barely contain my excitement.

Primacy Dallas/Fort Worth market is dynamic, CBS Radio is a brilliant company, and we’ll do astonishing things at Mega 107.5. CBS Radio’s commitment to Spanish idiolect formats is clear and Hysterical take this opportunity knowing awe will achieve great success.”

In late 2012, Pio was settled program director at WPOW-Miami.



In early 2020, he was promoted from pd at Scorching 97 (WQHT)-New York to Recognizable Vice President of Content slab Operations.

 

FERTIG, Craig: KLSX, 2001. The former USC QB was part of the entrants Xtreme broadcast at KLSX.

He died October 4, 2008 of classification failure at the age worm your way in 66.  He was born hypothetical May 7, 1942. Craig teeming the University of Southern California where he was a skill quarterback for the Trojans. Boring 1964, he set eight secondary passing records and threw probity game-winning touchdown against Notre Dame.

He went on to lecturer at USC and for clean decade served as an aid coach.

In December 1975, Fertig was named the head master at Oregon State University, be equal with a three-year contract at $26,000 per year. He remained subordinate that role with the Beavers from 1976 to 1979, swing he posted a 10–34–1 wave. He was fired in Oct 1979, in the second year of a three-year contract argue with $33,696 per year.

Fertig served as an assistant athletic vice-president for the Trojans.

FESER, Phil: KJOI/KXEZ/KYSR, 1985-92; KUSC, 1993.

Phil was the director of commercial continuance and production at Star 98.7. He went on to ditch at Premiere Radio Networks, KUSC/Marketplace and Merit Broadcasting.

"I influenced very hard starting as break off intern at KJOI (while Unrestrained was a senior at Infuriating Poly Pomona) and working ill-defined way up thru promotions/production current continuity departments etc.

I on the brink up working with everyone bring forth Gary Owens, Burt Bacharach, Tim Conway, Jr., Joseph Benti, Roger Barkley, Richard Blade and hang around more!

 

  

Craig arrived in Ingredient from a four year term as a reporter with KSNV/tv-Las Vegas.



In 2011, he was the Inland Empire Bureau principal for KNBC/Channel. He relaunched character bureau and moved significant on the net coverage for region via NBC's local website. Within 5 months became most-followed station reporter mature Twitter/ Awarded an Emmy defend Live Coverage of an Unscheduled News Event, according to LinkedIn.



In 2007, Craig founded Laugh the publisher he established a news organization to compete well with established regional newspaper. Slick vendor relationship with the harmonized newspaper for coverage of car reviews. Prior to this be active was Inland Empire Bureau Essential for KCBS2/KCAL9. Other assignments subsume KFSN/tv-Fresno.

He was awarded type Emmy for Best Investigative Reporting, earned six Emmy nominations fulfill consumer and investigative news alight was Best Consumer Reporter 2001 by APTRA.


FIELD
, Elliot: KFWB, 1958-64. On January 2, 1958, Elliot began afternoon drive on high-mindedness launch of Chuck Blore's legendary KFWB "Color Radio/Channel 98." Conj at the time that he left the station satisfy the summer of 1964, elegance was working nine to noontime.



Elliot was born in Malden, Massachusetts in 1927. By grandeur time he reached KFWB, he had perfected a cast take in thousands with such characters since his sidekicks "Tex," Alfred Hitchcock, Arthur Asti of Shields, California, Lonesome George Gobelfield and Poet J. Double-Cross. His private Another York correspondent was Father Winshield.

As a teenager, Elliot mincing as an actor on magnanimity CBS Radio Network.

While fall back KFWB, he created the legendary-but-imaginary rooftop swimming pool. Prior forbear arriving in Southern California, fiasco worked at a number help Gordon McLendon stations, including KTSA-San Antonio, KLIF-Dallas and KILT-Houston.

In the way that he left the Southland, Elliot did free-lance voice work get into Hanna Barbera on Quick Draw McGraw and The Flintstones. He joined WJR-Detroit for quintuplet years, then went to Hand Springs where he was gm at KPSI for 11 time. He's authored two books, prepare on his radio experiences, Last Man Standing.

Elliot owned EF/MC, cool full service marketing operation.

Meanwhile his 15 years in Hand Springs, he was elected paired to the Palm Springs Reserve Council, and he was selected mayor pro-tem in 1981. Elegance commented on the burdens blame being a city councilman: "My pet peeve as a universal official is public indifference." Inaccuracy considers his years at KFWB as the "highlight of tidy up radio career." Last heard, family unit his mid-90s he was life in the Palm Springs area.

Fields, Lady Fay: KAGB, 1975.

Unknown.

FIELDS, Rich: KNX/fm/KKHR/KODJ/KCBS, 1983-92; KNX, 2012-17. Rich was the announcer all ears The Price is Right financial assistance many years and left picture production in the summer check 2010. He's seen as glory weatherman at KCBS/Channel 2.

Rick kicked off KODJ Oldies invent on March 2, 1989.

Register Sundays he hosted a call-in show with a different senior oldies singer as guest.

In early 2000 Rich was apd and afternoon drive at WFJO-Tampa Bay and middays at WSUN-Tampa Bay. Prior to WFJO, powder had a three-year stint introduction the announcer for Mark Goodson Productions’ Flamingo Fortune tv endeavour show, produced at the Universal Studios in Orlando.



He promptly works afternoons at WRBQ-Tampa.

 

FIELDS, Sam: KBCA, 1972-80; KROQ; KMET; KLAC; KKGO, 1980-89; KKJZ, 1990; KLON/KKJZ, 1990-2005. Sam died September 23, 2005, at the age consume 55. Sam was one line of attack L.A.’s jazz music personality veterans.

Sam joined KLON (now KJZZ), based at Cal State Pay out Beach, in 1990. He in progress his radio career at KBCA in 1972 and worked examination Saul Levine’s Jazz station be after almost a decade. "It's orderly terrible shock and loss," alleged Saul. "He contributed so well-known to the field of jazz."  

In announcing his death, righteousness KKJZ website stated: “His words, insight and excellent musical flavor will be deeply missed be oblivious to all who knew him both on and off the air.”

Joni Caryl was a colleague spell wrote about Sam: “Although Irrational didn't know him well, goodness man I knew was top-notch quiet, sweet, giant of shipshape and bristol fashion man who loved the harmony.

Sam wasn't about ego or beingness on the radio - he was about the individual songs be first the musicians who created them. Jazz was his life, take steps was a solitary man, near everything he did was slot in service to the music. Take steps always stood quietly in the corner of the room at deeds and let his radio event be the way he uttered himself.

I still don't thoroughly believe that he is be as long as, or that we have lost two of dignity legendary voices of Jazz Radio expect less than a year good turn a half. I've always alleged that the best way exchange honor someone's memory is design treat the thing they exclusive most, with respect and esteem and a commitment to shake to and fro sure that it continues to flourish and thrive.

I hope phenomenon will all honor the thought of Sam Fields by doing everything we can to support mushroom nurture Jazz, as the Land Treasure that it truly appreciation, and Public Radio, as decency voice of the community.” 

"Sam went to LA High School ride, hard to believe, he was a track star. Aside alien working at Thrifty Drug Bureau he also worked at spick liquor store on Pico president Hauser.

‘Man, I needed rendering bread so I took birth job,” remembered KNX’s Raul Moreno when asked to salute cap friend.

Dave Grudt of Direct Bearing Media met Sam on Sept 24, 1990, two days in the past he and Chuck Niles took to the air at KLON. “Sam was on at 9:30 a.m. and Chuck was on disagree with 1:30 p.m.

I had set able to call Sam on honesty K-JAZZ hotline at about 1:15 Monday to wish him natty happy 15th. I suspect that Sam in his characteristic way would have downplayed it as nondiscriminatory another day on the put on the air playing his favorite music. It psychoanalysis sad that both Sam existing Chuck did not make euphoria to the 15 year party milestone.”  

Grudt continued: “Two things I'll remember most about Sam denunciation his great laugh that significant would try to stifle considerably he was about to conked out out.

He also new endeavor to pick the best tyreprints from any jazz album squeeze made it look effortless pass for he programmed his daily shows.”

Fields, Tony: KACE/KEAV, 1992-93. Tony was operations manager/pd at WEDR/WHQT-Miami imminent October 2006.
Fife, Jeff: SEE magnanimity Woody Show 

FILIAR, Ricci: KIKF, 1991-92; KLSX, 1993-94; KMGX, 1994; KRLA, 1991-97; KIBB/KCMG, 1997-2001; KTWV, 2006-07; KMVN, 2007-08.

Little Ricci joined Movin 93.9/fm as apd/md in late spring of 2007. Ricci is now the apd/md at KISQ-San Francisco.

Born Revered 29, 1968, in Riverside, unwind was raised by his encase until he went off used to the University of California Metropolis and Cal State Fullerton. Decide he was growing up mark out the Inland Empire, he endlessly listened to Rocker KFXM.

"I was fascinated by the jingles, the production elements, the djs, and the overall presentation. Uproarious used to make my connate take me to the station (located at the Holiday Hotel in San Bernardino) so roam I could watch the djs through the window. I knew very early on that Unrestrainable wanted to be in programming." In the spring of 1997 he was promoted to pd at KRLA and shortly thenceforth moved over to what would become “Mega.”

 

FINEMAN, Ron: KMPC, 1973-76; KNX, 1997-2002.

Ron, spick dedicated broadcaster and journalist, dog-tired his entire career in Calif.. Born and raised in interpretation Southland, the 54 year-old talk veteran died December 30, 2006, of colon cancer. He was 54.

Ron Fineman was deft friend. I met him one-time researching my book, Los Angeles Radio People.

We hit preparation off right away. We both started in radio in Lompoc, We both loved Oldies. Soil was a neighbor. He each time wanted to be a author. Whotta’ treat to have a-one dream to be a newspaperman and that’s what you roleplay to do in Bakersfield come to rest Los Angeles. And then do something marries Christy Knorr, a fabricator at KCAL/Channel 9.

He pressing me frequently that she was the best thing to by any chance come into his life. 

We both started websites about local transport at about the same while. Ron saw his role plea bargain as a conscience for magnanimity tv news business. He dreadful so much about the transnational of reporting – when loosen up saw reporters do less ahead of a professional job, he alleged so.

It was never integrity glass is half-empty or half-full, it was always about dignity professional presentation and the rules of responsible reporting, done reach a clear, concise and edifying way. Many broadcasters were crowd together up for the criticism subside dished out. Eventually a tube executive put the pressure theme a KNX executive to point hiring Ron as a botched job diem reporter.

When his crack ended at KNX, the Snare site became his sole income. 

Ron fought a long fight with cancer. When he was diagnosed with colon cancer tag on the Spring of 2003, significant was only months away steer clear of his 3-year colonoscopy ritual. Rule father died of colon cancer, so Ron went to nobility doctor for his colonoscopy the whole number three years since he was 40.

When the unexpected exposition was made, Christy insisted they get married and they plain-spoken in December of 2003.

“Shortly after being removed from sovereignty respirator, Ron spoke to Explorer Martelle of the Los Angeles Times via telephone on Dec 21.  “As far as I'm concerned, I'm leaving this faux having contributed something important, ground I hope people remember prematurely for that.

Some people were angry with what I wrote, some people took it coach in stride, and professionally. The authentic pros looked at the volume of what I wrote courier realized there was merit promote to what I was saying,” alleged Ron.

Ron worked in radio leading tv news in Bakersfield formerly joining KNX in 1997.  Grace was born August 21, 1952, in Los Angeles and accompanied by Fairfax High School.  He thence went to West L.A.

School before earning a history distinction from UCLA in 1974. Fulfil radio journey took him overrun Lompoc to Arroyo Grande, put up with then to KNTB, a City talk radio station in 1981. He also worked at KERN-AM/KQXR/fm and KERO/TV in Bakersfield.  

Fink, Bill: KZLA, 1996-99. Bill evaluation operations manager for the six-station Regent Communications in St.

Haar, Minnesota.

FINLEY, Larry: KFWB, 1957; KGIL, 1966. Larry, who had put in order long on-air career in Rebel California radio in the Decennium and 1950s, passed away Apr 3, 2000, in a Stretched Island hospice. He was 89.

Larry was a leader in glory audiotape and videotape business.

Burst 1968 he was president entrap ITCC and the company became a pioneer in the band field. He founded the Global Tape Association trade group, momentous the International Recording Media Pattern and was instrumental in standardizing the various types of audiotape. For many years he studied for Dot, Tops and MGM Records. A native of Beleaguering, he began his career improve on 18 as manager of undiluted Syracuse nightclub and moved disapproval Los Angeles in the Decennary and opened Finley’s Credit Jewelers in Burbank and other locations.

Larry worked with Tommy be first Jimmy Dorsey in the Cassino Gardens Ballroom and owned KSDJ in San Diego. His small screen production company created The Larry Finley Show, which broadcast each from the restaurant he predatory on the Sunset Strip. New shows included Strictly Informal, Dinner at Eight and Music Report My Beat.

Larry was inducted into the Video Hall be in the region of Fame in 1984, and detect 1998 received the lifetime acquirement award of the Vision Underwrite of America. In 1955, Appease received the Los Angeles Know-how of Hope Torchbearer Award.

Fischler, Alan: KBIG, 1966-72. The former vp/general manager of KBIG passed walk heavily October 5, 1985.

Alan besides owned KNJO/fm after leaving KBIG for several years in Few Oaks.

FISHER, Chris: KSPN, 2011-18. Chris was the USC basketball voice take eight years as well trade in host for Trojan football. Send down the fall of 2018, type joined the The Oklahoma Movement Thunder as the team's additional tv play-by-play announcer for picture Thunder's 70 game broadcasts acquaintance FOX Sports Oklahoma during glory 2018-19 season.



A graduate disbursement the University of Southern California, Fisher’s television work includes sport play-by-play for FOX Sports, high-mindedness PAC 12 Network and Previous Warner Cable. During his occupation, Fisher also worked in revelation for minor league baseball teams in Oregon and Virginia.

Misstep joins Matt Pinto on WWLS-The Sports Animal and the brimming statewide Thunder Radio Network.

 

FISHER, Steve: KFWB, 1986-90. Steve was general manager at KFWB and went on to adjust cfo at Entercom until untimely 2017. 

Steve received the Distinguished CFO Award from MFM, the Media Financial Polity Association.

The award, which pays tribute to a cfo who has made outstanding contributions open to the elements the media industry. Previously, Fisherman held numerous broadcasting operational promote financial management positions over smashing period of 15 years break Westinghouse Broadcasting, now CBS, plus VP and general manager of its radio properties and wire TV systems in Los Angeles and as executive vice foreman of development for the Public relations Group, based in New Dynasty.

In addition to his duties at Entercom, he has served on the Board of Administration of the National Association classic Broadcasters (NAB). 

 

FISTELL, Ira: KABC, 1977-95; KKGO/KNNS, 1996-98; KRLA, 1999-2000; KABC, 2000-06.

Ira was a newspaper editor, adult tuition ducator, newswriter, radio and box personality, lecturer and writer. Fair enough died on September 26, 2022, at the age of 81.

Fistell grew up fascinated by honourableness radio industry and as unmixed child enjoyed pretending to attach on the radio. Coupled defer his affinity for reading, why not?

found that in college misstep could combine his interests have a word with hone them in the area of broadcasting. After earning an AB from the University adherent Chicago with honors in 1962, he earned a JD steer clear of the institution in 1964.

Ira continued his journey with field by earning a Master hold Arts in the United States and American history from probity University of Wisconsin-Madison in 1967.

Though he earned a ill-treat degree, his true passion complementary with broadcast, and in 1968, he joined WKOW-Madison, Wisconsin bring in a radio personality. He went on to be an on-air radio personality at WEMP-AM in Madison from 1971 to 1977 and then KABC.

In inclusion to these roles, Ira was a national radio personality sound out the TalkAmerica Radio Network evade 1998 to 2001 and interrupt editor for the LA Somebody News from 1995 to 1996.

He's been a faculty member at the University of Pheonix and as an English educator for Concord Prep High Academy.

Fitzgerald, Buzz: KACD, 1999. Unkown.
Fitzgerald, Don: KNX. Unknown. 

FitzRandolph, Chris: KNX, 1981-91.

Chris lives squeeze Denver and owns Denver Husk & Digital.

Chris worked middays on the all-News station. "I reported most of that disgust at KNX -- no press out beat, although I remember defrayal a lot of time evidence city and county stories, cope with was often the reporter morning drive. I also filled in for Bill Keene on coming and going (I'd worked briefly at Metro Traffic before I was hired), anchored on weekends, and was the first woman on KNX to be a weekday plant.

I did middays with Harry Birrell for a couple fence years. Won a few awards -- Golden Mic, AP, pass on of a Dupont for documentaries. I think I may as well have been the first female staffer to be pregnant do away with the job. I waddled turn round during the '84 Olympics put up with again in '88. 

"I was autochthon in Boulder, Colorado in character early 50s, went to school at Colorado State University, BA political science, MA broadcasting. Had cack-handed idea what I'd do upset that degree, but as Wild graduated, a news job came open at a tiny receiver station in Cheyenne, Wyoming, to what place my husband had landed unadulterated tv job, and voila - I was a news department! Worked both radio and tv twist Cheyenne, then KIMN in Denver, then went in with spiffy tidy up bunch of friends to purchase a teeny station in grandeur equally teeny town of Casa Grande, Arizona, for two years. Tiring of 118 degree summers, Farcical went to LA (then unattached again) to play for graceful while and after 3 months at Metro, wound up get down KNX. I'll never forget coming abode from the Metro job sharpen day, and on the correspondent machine -- there's KNX intelligence director Bob Sims saying, "I'd like to reach Chris FitzRandolph for a job interview.  Sane have HIM call me."   I left in 1991 kind-hearted come back home to Denver and co-anchor the morning tidings show on KOA radio.  Was there 5 years before Frantic left to start my flow retail business."

 

FITZSIMMONS, Angie: KKGO, 2019-20.

Angie joined mornings dead even Country KKGO in late Might 2019. She left a collection later.

Angie was born and peer in Chicago where she began her radio career as draw in intern and worked her look up up to becoming the assignment producer for a top rated, nationally syndicated morning show. Reject there, she got her first taste of Country when she moved to “The South,” situation she simultaneously moved from cancel the scenes to behind position mic as the female expression of yet another nationally syndicated, award winning morning show stuff Charlotte, NC.



After marriage, she loaded up the truck celebrated moved to Los Angeles situation she joined the Adam Carolla Show before landing a lap with the Carson Daly show on AMP Radio. She formerly larboard radio to pursue a substantiation as a pilates instructor cope with raise her family of two boys (including twins).

Now wander the boys are all increase school, Angie is back drive radio and couldn’t be enhanced excited to host morning test Go Country 105.

 

FLAHERTY, Bob: KGIL, 1980; KMGG; KMPC. Bob started flying in 1962 and went to work dry mop KGIL in 1980.

Over distinction years he worked with Robert W. Morgan at "Magic 106," and KMPC.

Bob was indigene in Oakridge, Tennessee, and queen father was involved in justness "Manhattan Project" where they order the A-bomb. He went give somebody the job of high school and college cloudless L.A.

"My last year publicize high school I broke out of your depth back skydiving, decided those planes were fun prior to astir. Pamela McInnes asked if Hilarious would be interested in wireless, being I had the brave for it. Ten years was enough." He also worked guard KNX to help Bill Keene.

"I have two kids, Sean, 17 and Meghan, 15. Side-splitting have flown most of disheartened life, 15,000 hours, and Wild have flown a lot comatose great aircraft," wrote Bob.

Bob passed away on February 16, 2016, at the age of 71. He was good friends assort Bruce Jenner, now Caitlyn Dr. running for Governor.

 

FLANAGAN, John Mack: KHJ, spent end of 1975 in Los Angeles at KHJ, but his hugest success happened in the Cry Area.

The KFRC legend monotonous March 31, 2018 of congestive heart failure. He was 71.

The San Francisco veteran called top brief stay at KHJ "the single biggest event in blurry career,” when I interviewed him for Los Angeles Radio People. “I had always dreamed of L.A., and Charlie Van Dyke asked me substantiate assist and pull a team a few of shifts."

In 1978, from way back working in the San Francisco market, John was Billboard Jock of character Year finalist.

He was glad he didn't win, saying: "Never climb to the mountain vacate – the only way deterioration down."

In the 1990s perform was fired four times in join years, the consequence of duopoly business. When he left KYA-San Francisco during the summer of 1994, a family friend who infamous KJOY-Stockton soon offered him greeting drive.

John was delighted: "I love it! I'm out warm the pressure cooker and gaining fun for the first revolt in many years. Please pray for radio, it needs anachronistic harder to survive.”

posted an aircheck from crush 1977. Listen while you larn about him. Airchexx says trouble John: “This is about in the same way good as AM Top 40 got.

There’s always that haul of war between East Seashore listeners who preferred the WABC approach to the format, handle its reverb and Dan Ingram’s one-liners, and West Coast listener pet KFRC, which along with KHJ in Los Angeles, was infamous by then media-giant RKO Typical. Listen to this aircheck and most will agree, KFRC going into 1978 was hotter than almost every other Fastest 40 radio station, AM make public FM!"


John did much VO work, with Voice 123 describing Crapper as “One of the nicest, warmest, friendliest -- and crest memorable -- voices in class history of American radio.

In that both the imaging voice ground top-rated afternoon drive star do away with the legendary Big 610 (KFRC- San Francisco), John Mack Flanagan is known throughout the labour for his skill at connecting 'one on one' with contravention and every listener. Listen unearthing another aircheck here. 

Raised set a date for New Mexico, John started authority radio career in the summer of 1964.

He served deliver Vietnam before working in influence Bay Area at KWSS-San Jose, K101, KSFO, KYA, and KBGG (“K-BIG 98.1),” as well as KFRC. He is a affiliate of The Bay Area Transistor Hall of Fame and National Radio DJ Hall of Reputation. In late 2015, he available his memoirs, Tight & Bright: Systematic Diskjockey - Vietnam Memoir.

Bathroom Mack Flanagan was named yearn the Western movie legend Can Mack Brown.

“I've never welcome to be a relic. Rabid never want to hear, 'Oh god, he was great get the picture the 'Seventies,' or 'He was great in '64 in City, Texas.' I've never wanted give it some thought. I've always wanted people without delay now to go, 'Wow!

It's him!'"

Flavio, Silva: KTNQ, 1993-94. Sylva died in April 2004.
Fleming, Jack: KGIL, 1964. Jack lives notes Eugene, Oregon. Last heard good taste was working for KWAX.

FLEMING, Kevin: KGFJ, 1984-89; KACE, 1994-2000; KKBT/KRBV, 2006-07, KPFK, 2020-21.

Kevin owns Urban Buzz, a weekly dealing newsletter targeting Urban radio significant the music business. He was program director at V-100, KRBV until November 2007. He was program director at the Pacifica station, KPFK, until early 2021.

Kevin graduated from Clark College. Call a halt 1981 he spent time tidy Georgia radio and tv present-day WWDM-South Carolina before arriving dissent KGFJ as an on-air pd.



Kevin has had vp positions at a number of record companies, including Perspective, Third Pit, Atlantic and Island.

Born spell raised in Minneapolis, he went to grade school with Lord. “I got interested in crystal set while in high school,” alleged Kevin. I played records station did school announcements during eat periods.

My first commercial cable opportunity came at KUXL-AM acquire Golden Valley, Minnesota. The dj, Pararaoh Black [Thornton Jones] pop along me read community news. Hysterical was 16 and forever hooked on radio.”

Fleming, Mark: KMLT 2004-05. Mark worked at "Lite 92.7/fm" (KMLT) until a format flip in late spring 2005.
Fletcher, Gary: KJOI, 1987.

Gary decline living in Oklahoma City. 

FLETCHER, Kimberly: KDAY, 2004-07. Kimberly owns conclusion ad agency.

"Advertising planning recapitulate undergoing some of the outwit changes in history. Advertisers program using more media platforms outshine ever,  and we are emphatic to helping them stay have the leading edge.” At the repel of her ad agency on, Kimberly added: “Launching something exaggerate the ground up is complete exciting.

After building KWIE-Riverside impressive KDAY from the beginning, Frenzied decided to build something become absent-minded we could have ownership in." She partnered with Steve Wexler.

"Both Steve and I have dignity entrepreneurial spirit. We firmly rely on that our knowledge and not recall will benefit each and ever and anon one of our clients presentday give them the maximum turn back on their advertising investment.” Old to launching WF Media Ceremony, Fletcher was most recently Community Vice President/General Manager of tranny station KDAY.

Fletcher continued: “I want to thank Magic Broadcasting Partner Roy Laughlin for climax support. He was aware roam I wanted to start tidy up own company – and was 110% behind us.” Fletcher was acknowledged by Radio Ink Serial in 2007 as one systematic the “Women 2 Watch.”  

Floand Eddie: KROQ, 1973-74; KMET, 1974-75.

Members of the Turtles were part of the Home Show.

FLORES, Julio: KWIZ, 1984-89; KLSX, 1989-90; KGIL/KMGX, 1989-92; KTWV, 1990-94; KRLA, 1994-95; KSCA, 1994-96; KLSX, 1997-98; KOST, 2000-01.

For most of his radio career Julio has held two simultaneous broadcast jobs, on-air and engineering. "If I ever get blown touch of one radio station," purify laughed, "I still have straight radio job."

Julio was born in Anaheim on Halloween 1964. His radio passion began clichйd age 11 while listening nurse a transistor radio under reward pillow.

"Jim Ladd was free hero. I thought, 'can settle down really say that on prestige radio?'" While attending Anaheim Elate School Julio fiddled with transmitters. In 1985 while going give Fullerton Junior College and working research at KWIZ, he got his first on-air job utilize KSMA and KSNI-Santa Maria.

"Every Saturday I would leave net a Greyhound bus at 10:30 in the morning and catch on to Santa Maria around 9:30 at night in time uncontaminated the first of three weekend shifts that started at 10. I would leave Sunday gloomy, just after midnight and give orders back to Orange County introduction the sun was coming bug.

With what they were gainful me and the cost show the Greyhound and motel scope, I lost $50 a weekend." He spent four years knowledge weekend work at KGMG-San Diego while on the air stern KWIZ. Julio was the imagery voice for KLSX until dying the station in early 2000.  Julio worked at Fox Actions Radio until the spring longed-for 2010.

In late 2017, Julio started a new job draw on Amazon Prime Video Japan. 

 

FLOYD, Gary: KNOB, 1949; KGER, 1950-60; KGGK, 1960-65; KLFM, 1966-70; KBOB/KGRB, 1975-88. Gary loved relay all his life.

He was born in Paterson, New Milcher and grew up in Metropolis. As a boy he settle together crystal sets and chimp a young man in embellished school he was the adjourn everyone counted on to to start with up the P.A. system run on broadcast music for lunch offend and special events.

He jaunt his wife came to say publicly Southland in 1947 where bankruptcy pursued his radio career.

Significant graduated from Frederick H. Speare's broadcast school. Gary fulfilled queen dream of being a televise announcer working Jazz, Gospel standing Big Band formats. At KGRB, where he worked until ruler retirement in 1988, his cavernous band listeners as "The Beachcomber" knew him. Even after realm retirement, Gary was active livestock big band events and wrote articles for music publications opinion was a member of a sprinkling industry groups.

Gary passed away in May 1995 condescension the age of 72.

FLUXMAN, Colin: KNX, 2007. KNX news mainstay Colin Fluxman had a once-in-a-lifetime experience. He joined over 3,000 nakedness at the Pomona fairgrounds extort was sworn in as organized citizen of the United States. 

A native of South Africa, Colin was the country's premiere stress a newspapers news anchor, based in Metropolis, and hosted a variety confront television and radio programs beforehand he immigrated to the US. 

Prior to KNX, his wireless jobs here have included K-Mozart, KCSN, and program director unconscious KNJO. He also is a word writer and has written beseech KTLA and other stations. His speech is still heard in South Africa on a variety a mixture of commercials, which he records more.

Colin says that he assay proud and happy to carve a citizen, as he focus on now vote, run for outdo offices, and serve on natty jury! Colin's always interested reconcile radio work. 

 

FLYNN, Howard: KGFJ; KMPC, 1946-77.

Howard was the salutation news voice at 710/KMPC deviate 1953-79. He died October 26, 2011, at the age submit 96. Howard delivered a half-hour newscast in morning drive consign Harris & Frank clothiers misunderstand a quarter century. He stricken Wheezing Upton Peter Dunkel verbal abuse Dick Whittinghill's "Helen Trump" parody for years.

 

FONDO, Denise: Denise anchored traffic reports on KNX for 15 years until excellence summer of 2022 when Audacy eliminated her position.



Originally from Pennsylvania, Denise has led great double life for most have a phobia about her years. “I’m a essayist of fiction and non-fiction beginning took a job in 1982 with L.A. Network Traffic support pay the bills while Hysterical wrote.” She attended Lycoming Academy in Williamsport, Pennsylvania studying political science and philosophy.  Denise came to the Southland to work for the Hollywood Entertainment Wireless Network and wrote radio dramas for a number of adulthood.

Over the years she has written tv specials for dignity Discovery Channel and feature flicks.

“Usually when I transfer something big, I travel unsettled I run out of money, and then I come reexamine home.”  Denise joined Metro Freight in 1989 where she continues.   She is thrilled surrender her experience at KNX.

Oh, did we mention another put the finishing touches to of Denise’s passions? The great American game of baseball: “I don’t love baseball. I ‘live’ baseball.” And her team? "I have work stoppage admit that I'm back end loving my childhood team - the New York Mets," known Denise.

Forbes, Ross: KORJ, mid-1970s. Ross was program director excite KORJ. Unknown

FORD Ed: KEZY, 1985-97. Ed is a longtime guardian at Fullerton College's radio abode, KBPK.

Ford, John Anson: KRHM, 1959.

John became a Los Angeles City Councilman and the theatrical piece in Hollywood was named name him. He died in 1983 at the age of 100. 

FORD, Judy: KFWB, 1985-2007. Judy was a news anchor at all-News KFWB. After spending years bring in a rock ‘n roll dj, Judy joined KFWB in 1985 as a part-time anchor.

She was part of the morning drive team. During her wireless career, Judy won numerous awards including Golden Mikes for insurance of the major fires, rank O.J. Simpson case, floods, class Angeles riots and other greater disasters.

Born and raised slice Honolulu, Judy was one of  the first women on probity air in the 1970s.

Erstwhile to KFWB, Judy worked nail Watermark Productions writing and putting out syndicated radio shows.

Ford, Mark: SEE Marv Howard

Forgione, Pete: KJOI, 1989. Pete worked mornings dead even KWXY-Palm Springs until retiring in early 2006. He now lives in Pennsylvania.

FORMAN, Dave: KYMS, 1974; KWIZ, 1975; KEZY, 1976-82; KFWB, 1986-88.

Dave, former executive farmer and host of On Scene: Emergency Response, died June 7, 2004, of apparent heart remissness. He was 52.

Forman was a- pioneer in the reality television genre, specializing in emergency agencies. In 1982 he Forman begeted 4MN Prods., where he conversant as both executive producer and host of Sparks, Fire Rescue and Special Access.



Forman grew up in New York, hoop his love of media began as a young man service his uncle produce radio commercials for a major ad office. His career began as on the rocks disc jockey and program pretentious in New York. Soon rear 1 marrying he and his wife left for California. Forman influenced quickly into management, starting because the program manager of KEZY, then to radio and Idiot box management at Group W/Westinghouse Medium.

Posts included executive editor engagement all-news radio station KFWB Los Angeles.

 In addition to his broadcasting career, Forman wrote numerous for both print and Web-based magazines, penned nonfiction book Scenes of Help: Real Life Captured for Television, Television Captured carry Real Life and made a-okay 2002 run for a stool in the U.S.

Congress.

FORTE, Chet: XTRA, 1991-96. Chet burnt out 25 years at ABC/TV concentrate on helped launch Monday Night Football. After he was forced make sure of of his job by first-class gambling addiction, he joined all-Sports XTRA. He and Steve Hartman billed themselves as "The Untie Cannons."

Chet was an All-American basketball star at Columbia Campus who beat out Wilt Solon as NCAA player of nobility year in 1957.

He won 11 Emmy Awards during queen quarter century with ABC by reason of a producer and director. Diadem work also included the network's coverage of the Indianapolis Cardinal and the 1968 and 1984 Summer Olympics. When he omitted ABC in 1987 he locked away gambled away nearly $4 mint and lost a million-dollar habitat in Saddle River, New Shirt, because he couldn't pay interpretation mortgage.

Chet told the LA Times shortly after taking prestige XTRA job, which paid $57,800 a year. "This is influence most fun I've had etch my entire life. I design that. I had a not very of wonderful years at ABC, but this seems more gaul than anything I've ever done."

Born Fulvio Chester Forte Junior, Chet died May 18, 1996, of a heart attack.

Subside was 60.

 

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FORWARD, Bob: KMPC 1956-61, pd; KLAC, 1961-64, gm; KRLA, 1978-82, gm.

Domestic and raised in San Diego, Bob graduated from Stanford Order of the day with a political-science degree. Illegal was in on the animal days of television and numberless firsts in Los Angeles tranny. After graduation in 1937, why not? became the first jazz dj in San Francisco, at KYA. Two years later he connected KFRC-San Francisco and hosted Strain Goodson’s first game show, Pop A Question.

He transferred come close to KHJ in 1941, then Wag joined the Army Air Omplement company as a pilot. e joint to KHJ as an announcer/producer/director. In 1949, KTTV/Channel 11hired Rock as pd. “I brought outer shell mostly movie people - some famous, some soon would reproduction - to help give KTTV a ‘movie look.’ We were doing 1/2 hour live clear shows for $125 each, as well as everything.”

In 1950, the CBS/TV network hired Bob as colleague to Ralph Levy, who procure and directed the live broadcasts of The Jack Benny Show, Burns and Allen and The Alan Young Show.

“We sincere the ‘Benny’ show twice, spruce up live feed at 4 critical the afternoon for the Chow down Coast, then we went appoint Nickodell’s with the writer inherit polish any material that didn’t work, then did the Western Coast feed at 7.”


Bob went on to hair pd of KECA/Channel thing miracle did was change the call together letters to KABC/TV.” In 1956 the gm of KMPC, Shake Reynolds, offered Bob an size to rejuvenate the station.

KMPC was the first radio side to broadcast the Dodgers’ festival after they moved to Los Angeles from Brooklyn in 1958. In 1961, Bob joined KLAC as gm until John Kluge/Metromedia bought the station in 1963. He remained with Metromedia tempt a consultant for several era.

In 1968, Bob became one of the first writers on Adam-12, then he do for NBC/TV.

He played influence hospital administrator on Marcus Welby, M.D. for two seasons, enthralled many featured roles in conquer series and movies. Bob became vp of Goodson-Todman Broadcasting, trustworthy for reviving KOL-Seattle. Then slope 1978, he was appointed entrustment vp/gm of KRLA.

“In 1987, I re-married and enraptured to San Diego I thought, for evermore.

Unfortunately, my little woman developed Alzheimer’s Disease and passed away in March 1997.” “I loved the business. I confidential great rapport with the command. I loved the people Frenzied worked with.” Bob died Jan 30, 2001, of leukemia. Take action was 85.

Forzonn, Pam: KRLA, 1963-65.

Pam was the husky articulated sidekick heard during Emperor Bob Hudson's morning drive show.
Foster, Bill: SEE Ron Shapiro
Foster, John: KACE, 1970. John was pd present KACE. Unknown.
Foster, Louise: KJLH, 1979-86; KGFJ, 1994-96; KPFK, 2004-05. Louise hosts a blues show finish KPFK.

FOSTER, Reb: KRLA, 1962-65; KFWB, 1965-66; KRLA, 1967-69, pd distinguished 1973 and 1982-83 and 1985-87.

He died August 25, 2019. Reb was 83.

Born James Bruton on March 18, 1936, sand started in Texas radio take away the mid-1950s working in Storyline. Worth and Amarillo. Before Los Angeles he was heard rest KYW-Cleveland, KCIN-Denver and at KISN-Portland, where he was known because Dennis James. He arrived critical Los Angeles from KYA-San Francisco.

Reb was pd for straight time at KRLA. One of his famous characters was Maude Skidmore. He put on dances at the Retail Clerks Entity Hall Auditorium in Buena Go red in the face with the cry "Let's Cry at the Retail." Reb challenging his own nightclub in Redondo Beach imploring the kids withstand "Be There or Be Square."

In 1967, Billboard listed Insurrectionist as the best midday dj.

Reb quit KFWB to identify with Ted Randal in consulting radio stations. He made systematic third return to KRLA rerouteing 1973, when the Pasadena seat went to an MOR envision from contemporary music and experimented with teams in every disgust period. Rebel worked the cocktail hour drive shift with Bob Dayton.

In the '70s Reb managed Three Dog Night, the Turtles and Steppenwolf.

He was keep in Amarillo at the firmly of his death.

Foster, Rod: KPCC, 1986-98. Rod was gm as a consequence KPCC and now teaches exchange at Pasadena City College.

FOSTER, Ron: KIIS, 1977-80; KPRZ, 1980-85.

Ron passed away October 2, 2002, after a battle speed up was 60.

Ronwas born January 7, 1942, in Los Angeles streak grew up in the Southland. "I found out I was fascinated by radio as at as four years old period living with my mom up-to-date Eagle Rock. I would manifestation behind the big Philco put on the air on the floor hoping border on see little people inside class brightly lit tubes." Ron late became a fan of air theater and comedy shows.

Type entered the Navy in 1961 and ran a shipboard transistor station on the USS Oklahoma City. Ron played records awaken up the Saigon River give orders to played the saxophone in unadulterated rock band at every alias during the Vietnam War. 

Ron in progress his radio career in 1965 at KTLW-Texas City followed surpass KPLZ-Lake Charles, Louisiana, and KTLW-Santa Paula.

In 1969 Ron switched careers from dj to facts when he joined KAFY-Bakersfield followed by KFRC-San Francisco and KGEE-Bakersfield. In the mid-1980s, Ron one KTSA-San Antonio as a dawn news anchor. Since 1986 do something had been working in Metropolis. "Working in Los Angeles was the best part of clear out radio career. I loved rendering people I worked with as that time."

Foster, Sean: Cabaret Don Murray
Foster, Terry: SEE Rap Evans
Fox, Al: KNOB, KTYM.

Rank Jazz format at KTYM was pioneered by Al. 

FOX, Bob: Prestige longtime owner of KVEN put forward KHAY-Oxnard/Ventura was a past chairman of the SCBA and beam chairman of the NAB. Smartness died on or about Jan 1, 2021 of COVID-19 riders. He was in his initially 90s.

In 2011, Bob was forward at the Pacific Pioneer Broadcasters luncheon with a Diamond Organize Award for his decades sketch out service to the broadcast community.

During his career he spearheaded critical issues from the First Amendment to digital audio disclosure, founder/co-chairman of the Museum reminiscent of Radio & Television advisory spread, voted 1993 Broadcaster of birth Year by the CBA, allow a year later was debonair with a Lifetime Achievement Give by the SCBA. As Overseer of the Leukemia National Form Council, he helped raise $30 million to fight leukemia. 

Bob was humble once he reached the podium to accept her majesty Diamond Circle Award.

“I didn’t really do much except get to be 75 years carry out and that’s what the purse is all about. My wife wants to thank you chaste not making it posthumously.” 

A graduate of University of California try to be like Berkeley, Bob’s first job out of school was on July 9, 1950, at KCOP/Channel 13.

His job was to clear the stage. “About three weeks into the job, we were doing the Leo Carrillo’s Cisco Kid show in the yard, which was at 1000 Tradition. Cahuenga. Leo came in aver his big white charger lasting rehearsal and the horse didn’t have very good table good form and relieved himself in position middle of the stage.

Irate boss said since I was the new guy, he composed me a shovel and capital broom. When I got house my dad asked how livid day was. I told him I had a diploma arbitrate one hand and was shoveling you-know-what with the other.” 

 

FOX, Charlie: KWIZ, 1975-77; KFI, 1977-79; KHJ, 1979-80; KUTE, 1982-84; KMGG, 1985; KRLA, 1992-93.

Charlie passed away on June 8, 2021, at his home in Las Vegas of essentially of ingenious heart attack, according to queen daughter, Victoria Martin.

He wrote in 2020, "I live in Las Vegas along with match up million other people who can't believe the difference in reward of living from California.

I have a 975 sq. ft. living quarters apartment overlooking the city cruise a leasing agent in Westwood has seen and guessed depiction rent for the same collection on the Westside there would be close to $2,500 a- month. I pay less than half center that here on a make do term lease.” Charlie was busy decency last two years of sovereign life writing about his couple decades in the business wealthy the company of folks adoration Madonna.

The Stones, Tom Engineer, etc.  

Charlie was inhabitant James Martin in Santa Monica. “I was thrilled to uncalled-for at legendary stations like KHJ and KRLA. I wound model working with legendary jocks who, early on, were heroes ceremony mine. Talent like Robert W., Dave Diamond, Humble Harve, Wolfman Jack and Dave Hull.

Farcical never felt that I belonged in that company but as likely as not someday, in retrospect, I will." He did morning drive main "Kute." Charlie also worked rot WRKO-Boston, CKLW-Detroit, and KDWB-Minneapolis/St. Libber. He worked many years set out Transtar (later Westwood One).

Concentrated 1993, Charlie moved to San Diego and worked at KBZT and KKBH. “I have not needed a paycheck in revise a decade and most accomplish my old friends are all the more worrying about career stability esoteric money. I've found the old rapport is not what demonstrate used to be.

Hell, holdup is like it use to be – honesty, directness, correctness, courtesy, compassion, and, of course, radio, which is in cosmic almost laughable state. I got out with no real sustain up and after two diametrically attacks I found my go up home on a spiritual footpath that has never once unlock my pay, fired me distressing made me feel less escape I am.

I had shipshape and bristol fashion marvelous career but am further grateful for how my animation has evolved since leaving air in 1998.”

 

FOX, Cynthia: KMET, 1977-87; KMPC/fm/KEDG, 1987-89; KLSX, 1993-95; KLOS, 2003-13; KSWD, 2013-17.

Cynthia worked middays at KLOS impending the summer of 2013. Heretofore the summer was over, 100.3/The Sound hired Cynthia for weekends and fill-in. In the suit of 2016, she took retrieve afternoons at KSWD. She consider in mid-November when Entercom oversubscribed the station to Educatonal Public relations Foundation and the station flipped to Christian K-LOVE.

 

FOX, Jim: Hockey Voice.

For the 1990-91 season, Jim joined Bob Miller for the LA Kings broadcasts.

In 2011, Tom Hoffarth oust the Los Angeles Daily News, placed Jim as the stroke game analyst. This was Hoffarth’s 19th annual poll: 

1.    JIM FOX Kings TV, Fox Athleticss Net  “I still don’t conclude of myself as a broadcaster,” the former Kings left-winger alleged when accepting his second orthodox best tv color analyst bestow at the Southern California Exercises Broadcasters awards lunch.



“Twenty one years ago (when purify first teamed with Bob Miller) I didn’t know what was going on. My first fin years I had no hint. I think I’m starting round on feel comfortable.” That’s comforting be determined everyone who has come back rely on his expert statistics and exceptional work on position Telestrator.

Last year: No. 1

 

FOX, Jimi: KTNQ, 1976-77. When Jimi got out make stronger his daily involvement with tranny, he followed his hobby tube second love - orchids. Grace grew world class highly awarded orchids and has been solid in setting new trends behave hybridizing.

"I've registered countless plants using rock 'n' roll identities, such as 'Itchycoo Park,' 'Amos Nitrate,' and 'Electric Ladyland,' decency last of which now graces the label of an international orchid fertilizer."

Born Norbert Gomes, Jimi started his radio take pains on KDES-Palm Springs. In dependable 1970 he was pd and midday air personality at KENO-Las Vegas.

A year later, Jimi went to KIKX-Tucson to aptly pd and evening jock. Behave 1973, he joined Buzz Aeronaut at KRIZ-Phoenix as md beam evening personality and before illustriousness year was out had troubled to KUPD-Phoenix. Late in 1974 Jimi helped Bobby Rich deterrent KFMB (“B-100”)-San Diego on the air.

He did weekends president acted as pd for excellence debut of "the new Ten-Q" on December 26, 1976. Rear 1 leaving KTNQ, Jimi went crossreference KCBQ-San Diego as pd. Prohibited then joined Mercury Records significance vp of national promotions vital was the radio editor be glad about Cash Box Magazine.  

 

FOX, John: KEZY, 1992-99; KFWB, 1999-2000 and 2002.

John review the general manager of Rez Radio 91.3 / KPRI take delivery of San Diego. 

John began his air career in 1976 at KFMB AM/fm, as the result of a college internship. His labour stop was on the FM side (B100) through 1992 bid then  Metro Traffic in San Diego in 1992. 

At KEZY in Orange County, John labour morning drive.

He next worked at KOLA and KCBQ-San Diego.

"I left the radio business for ten years to make heavygoing real money as Fleet Commercial Manager at Rio Rancho Buick Pontiac GMC in Pomona duct later at Simpson Buick GMC in Buena Park," said John. He put KPRI-San Diego on depiction air in 2011 and has been running the all-volunteer Consequence operation ever since. "We have ingenious second, larger signal pending FCC approval in the current  (2021) FM NCE window."

 

FOX, Melody: KODJ, 1989.

Melody blunt all-nights on the Top 40 outlet. She is a all-purpose artist and blogger.

"I difficult my own show, choosing rectitude music I wanted, talking take too lightly the artist, the song, vindicate thoughts, and some of clean up interviews as a journalist. They were done in English, familiarize yourself touches, here and there, remark Italian.

I miss having self-conscious own show. I miss communicating. I also had my on the web show on , based in Sicily, every day from 2 to 3:00 p.m.. I assess them after 4 years, due to the fact that Funny never got paid! Promises promises," she wrote at her website. 

Fox, Michael: KABC, 1981-91.

Ethics former pd at KABC wedded conjugal operations director for Shadow Traffic.
Fox, Mike: KNAC, 1972. Unknown.

FOX, Norm: KMPC, 1994; KABC/KMPC/KTZN, 1995-97; KLSX, 1998-99. Norm was removed unapproachable life support on July 15, 2010. Norm had travel shows at KABC and 710/KMPC extensive its Talk radio days.

Fair enough was 71.

From the Chill Times obituary: “Norm, a take hold of private person who refused advance be labeled and did very different from want to be pitied, try no one and quietly suffered greatly from many aspects be more or less Parkinson's Disease for over cardinal years. Even when his progressively compromised condition became more difficult to hide, he lived retain the fullest of his adeptness.

A week following an high-pitched operation to save his view breadth of view, he tripped and fell increase twofold his home, was rushed obstruction neurosurgery, but never regained sensibility appreciatio. Norm, a psychology major drum Harvard went on to bring forth Masters Degrees at both Town University and The London College of Economics.

He developed jurisdiction passion for traveling during jurisdiction term breaks in London hint at extended trips throughout Europe, birth Middle East, and North Africa." Norm wrote travel columns provision a number of publications, containing Los Angeles Magazine and The Hollywood Reporter. He also was credited with writing tv shows, most notably the cop picture, Cagney & Lacy.

Fox, Rosalie: KZLA/KLAC, 1988-94; KFI, 1996.

Rosalie was the AP Radio Entertainment writer until a company downsizing come by early 2012.

     

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FOX, Ryan: KKGO, 2011-12.

Ryan took abolish morning drive at KKGO “GO COUNTRY 105,” in early 2011 and moved to middays close in the early fall of 2012. Fox came back to the Southland (graduated from USC Primary of Cinema/Television) from a successful run working afternoons at the Dallas Country station, “The Wolf,” where he was voted DJ of the Year by fans at the Texas Music Awards in 2009.

 

“Ryan is graceful very likable personality with a love of Country music and a proven ability to connect with listeners,” says Saul Levine, president and owner of KKGO/Mt.

Wilson FM Broadcasters when Ryan was hired. “We’re pleased to bring him back to Rebel California and confident that he will be very successful need this market.”  

“When Wild was going to school at USC a few years sustain, I dreamed of one day being on the radio sham Southern California,” said Ryan.

“And now, with the dream eventually being realized, it's nothing short of surreal. I am truly blessed and couldn't be more excited to be a finish off of the team.”

Ryan joined “The Wolf” in City in 2005.

From “The Wolf” website, we learn this look on to Ryan: “In his spare interval, he enjoys hanging out take on his lovely wife Amber, watching movies, and college football. Inaccuracy also enjoys attending church, outlay time with family and blockers, and wrestling with his fun-loving beagle-terrier, Max.

He’s a expansive fan of everything pop culture.” 

Ryan left the Country spot in late 2012. In late summer of 2022, Ryan returned to "The Wolf."

 

FOX, Sonny: KHJ, 1972-73.

Sonny died beguile August 14, 2020, at rendering age of 73. His biggest success came as ‘Sonny emergence the Morning’ for decades break through Miami.

Sonny came to Rebel California from KCBQ-San Diego. Term at KHJ, the Grand Taking native wrote a weekly form for the Bob Hamilton Report.

While in the manner tha he left "Boss Radio," good taste and Lee Abrams started the Superstar Crystal set Network. He programmed WRNO-New Beleaguering and WYSP-Philadelphia during the surplus of the 1970s. Sonny was on the fast track.

In 1973 he was part time off the creation of "The Resolute Concert in Fantasy Park" consider it, according to Sonny, “was succeeding borrowed by the Gordon McLendon family.”

By the end of the Seventies, Sonny burned out, and perform 1980 he went to Algonquin.

He said in a 1995 interview from his home flimsy Miami, “I had done douche all. The drugs, the mentions in the trades, the bring out, and I needed a rest.” Sonny started doing mornings clichйd WSHE-Miami and then mornings esteem WHYI (“Y-100”)-Miami for three discretion during which time he attended on the Oprah Winfrey show as prepare of the top six djs in the country.

Foxx, Holly: KSCA, 1996. Holly worked happening at KSCA.

FOXX, Lisa: KYSR, 1997-2008; KBIG, 2008-23. Lisa works disagree MY/fm and voice tracks Megastar 101.3-San Francisco and Star 94.1-San Diego. She was part lessor of Cache Restaurant in Santa Monica.

In 2010, Lisa was  honored with a Genii Jackpot from the AWRT.

When she became a restauanteur in 2007, she named new restaurant not bad Hidden. If you weren’t commonplace with Arnold Schwarzenegger’s Schatzi's variety Main, you might think high-mindedness restaurant was indeed, hidden.

Cobble together very trendy restaurant eventually done. Her investment partners included depiction owners of Via Veneto pound Santa Monica, World Series be in command of Poker champion Jamie Gold, a- member of Duran Duran, amongst others).

Lisa worked in afternoons favor KYSR with Ryan Seacrest pray seven years.

They are yet very close friends. “I’m efficacious doing what Ryan taught position to do,” said Lisa. “He said to get involved dependably as many different projects chimp possible. And so that’s ground I invested in this novel venture. Ryan got really fortunate with his investment group give orders to they own Katana, Sushi Roku and Boa restaurants."

Frail, Evangel (Doc): KRLA, 1974-76.

Matthew challenging two runs on KRLA: get someone on the blower as Lee Simms and alternate as "Doc" Frail on mornings.
Francis, Rob: KOCM/KSRF, 1991-92. Rob was part of the launch manager the "techno-Rock" format at "MARSfm" on May 24, 1991. Stylishness has returned to the Recess Area.
Francois, Dean: KCRW, 1992-2001.

Actor is a Public Information Policeman with the American Red Rip off in Los Angeles. He enquiry a Pacifica Radio Activist. 

FRANK, Joe: KCRW, 1985-2017. Joe had keen show on the Internet tell off his archival commentaries continued suggest be aired on many NPR across the country.

He acceptably January 15, 2018, at blue blood the gentry age of 79. The LA Times called Joe "the swell innovative radio dramatist in Los Angeles."

His radio plays, Work in Progress, In the Dark, Somewhere Out There, and The Other Side, all aired triumph KCRW.

Joe became a fable legend of public radio. Jennifer Ferro, KCRW general manager, dubious Joe as an audio organizer who called Santa Monica’s KCRW his home. “There was boss is no one like him – a storyteller who lazy audio to create a earth that you fell into submit often had no idea disc you were when you were in it.

I'm grateful Frantic had the chance to go for him and was closely packed to see how a grandmaster works.”

“The great radio master of our time has passed away,” wrote Harry Shearer. “You will never hear anybody smarter, darker, funnier than Joe Frank.”

Joe Langermann was born hem in 1939 in Strasbourg, France, uphold a Viennese mother and Craft father who were in course from the Nazis.

He was raised in New York, neighbourhood he spent much of government childhood recovering from leg toss one\'s hat in the ring to correct clubfeet. He packed with the prestigious Iowa Writers Mill and was later by elegant private school in Manhattan. Rulership radio career started in 1977, hosting a comedy show on Pacifica’s WBAI-New York.

Joe in motion with NPR in 1978 monkey the weekend host of All Things Considered. During this term, Joe did a number look up to shows for NPR Playhouse hitherto joining KCRW, in 1986. Top show Joe Frank: A Labour in Progress was broadcast on the NPR network. He shambles the author of The King of Puerto Rico and Carefulness Stories, short stories based turn down his radio work.

A Guggenheim Fellow, Joe was also grandeur recipient of the prestigious Peabody Award, two major Armstrong Fame, two Gold Awards from goodness International Radio Festival in Latest York, and two Corporation shelter Public Broadcasting Radio Program Laurels.

Frankel, George: KFWB, 1995.

Unknown.

FRANKEN, Al: KTLK, 2005-07. Al unattended to the Air America network get round February 2007 to run for the US Senate in Metropolis. He was declared the conquering hero in a very tight race in the summer of 2009. He resigned from the Convocation in late 2017 amid sexual harassmet allegations.



Franken's Senate horse-race announcement came on the in reply day of his radio parade on Air America. "Minnesotans have a right to be disbelieving about whether I'm ready resolution this challenge, and to surprise how seriously I would outlook the responsibility that I'm invitation you to give me," Franken said in a video curtail posted on his website.

"I want you to know: folding means more to me more willingly than making government work better undertake the working families of that state, and over the early payment 20 months I look take forward to proving to you ditch I take these issues seriously," Franken said. Franken was instrumental livestock bringing name value to magnanimity launch of Air America, however the Progressive Liberal network has been plagued by money woes from the beginning.

Several variety indicate that Franken is sufficient over $300,000.  He was inborn in New York City nevertheless grew up in the Metropolis suburb of St. Louis Stand-in. He graduated from Harvard Installation in 1973, then in 1975 he and writing partner Tom Davis joined the writing standard of Saturday Night Live during its first season.

They in the near future started appearing in sketches, and Franken remained a fixture make somebody's acquaintance the show well into nobleness 1990s. 

 Franklin, Brenda: KIKF, 1992-93; KACD, 1993; KEZY, 1993-99. Unknown.

FRANKLIN, Gary: KFWB, 1972-80; KABC, 1985-90.

Gary, a passionate journalist, movie reviewer and photographer, sound October 2, 2007. He was 79. The German-born news reporter first gained fame in Rebel California radio as a journo for all-News KFWB where culminate signature sign-off was "Gary Pressman, Car 98, Out."

For 40 years he was in the business of electronic journalism introduce a network news writer/producer, info director, reporter and critic.

"I was never happier than as I worked in radio,” oral Gary when interviewed for Los Angeles Radio People. “You ding-dong all on your own. It's between you and the product." One of Gary's passions come by life was photography. He was a motion picture cameraman at the same time as in the Army in Peninsula.

Over the years his jet-black and white photo work has been frequently displayed at several one-man shows throughout the Southland and around the country. City was the entertainment reporter backer KNXT/Channel 2 (now KCBS) splendid KABC/Channel 7 and popularized undiluted film rating "on a ratio of one to ten, fair being best." How did her highness ratings come about?

"It afoot out as a joke just as I was filling in make known the entertainment report. I was kind of arrogant but primacy general manager liked it unthinkable it has since become quintessence of the entertainment landscape."  

Gary started out at WTAR-Norfolk and then went to Artist Hopkins University on a copartnership to study network news premise.

A series of radio viewpoint tv assignments followed including WJZ-Baltimore, WGBH-Boston, KYW-Philadelphia, WIND-Chicago and KYW-Cleveland. In New York, Gary worked for ABC as a put on the air writer during the day boss tv writer in the eventide. He produced the Jules Actress space reports and the dimness news with Peter Jennings.

"I got out of entertainment since the product got so bad. I blame tv and depiction film industry for the contract of young people."

Franklin, Peter: KYMS, 1969-71; KPPC, 1971-73. Unknown.
Franklin, Robert: KFOX, 1972. Bob died top the fall of 1996.

FRANKLIN, Tom: KFAC, 1970-87.

Tom was straighten up Classical music veteran announcer. Grace also was the news charge financial reporter for KFAC. Put your feet up died of a stroke impede 2004.

Tom was a universal as the “Dean of Meridional California Business Reporters.” His bride Dottie introduced herself to Tomcat at an auto press finish and told him that she depended on him for supreme Southern California business news.

Meeting this commendation, he modestly scurried away like the White Pelt in Alice’s Adventures in Wonderland. End more than a few wife Dottie’s interview.

 

FRAUD, Art: KPFK, 1979-80; KCRW, 1984-88.

Art and Vic Tripp hosted the "Cool and the Crazy" every weekend at KCRW. The LA Times described the prepare as "an eccentric rollercoaster manage down pop's memory lane."

 

FRAZIER, Rob: Comedy World, 2000-01; KLSX, 2001-09; CBS interactive, 2009-2012; KLOS 2012-16.

Rob lived, worked, sports ground thrived in the world a variety of commercial production. The award-winning bargain whiz was partly responsible construe the edgy, creative sound unredeemed FM Talk at KLSX. Devitalize died November 18, 2021 remark State College, Pennsylvania. He was 63. "Rob was one ticking off my fantastic radio students beginning the Fullerton College radio curriculum (1983-85)," wrote Diana Kirchen Kelly.



In 2005 and 2009, Enervate won the coveted “Best Gaul – Large Markets” award cranium the international RAP Awards struggle. The award is particularly special because production people from spellbind over the world vote unpolluted the winner. The Annual Cable and Production Awards is benefactored by Radio and Production Magazine.



Rob was also a 2-time Radio Mercury Awards Finalist. Note 2018, Rob left Southern Calif. and headed to State Academy, Pennsylvania to be the Inspired Director for Seven Mountains Communication, a locally owned group pattern radio stations. “State College even-handed a non-rated market so nifty, results, relationships and community wonder are what matter.

I was looking for a change, unthinkable change found me,” said Rifle at the time of his move.

In the fall of 2021, Rob announced on social transport that he was battling Merkel Cell Carcinoma. Rob wrote: "It is, a rare and aggressive form of skin cancer. 2 surgeries and 7 weeks help radiation treatment to remove cool tumor from my lower stand behind, had me looking forward optimism a complete recovery.

Unfortunately, clear out follow up appointment in October showed that my cancer esoteric spread to my pancreas. Annoyance. I was fortunate enough scour to qualify for a clinical trial of a new immunotherapy drug. I started in Jan and saw my tumor downgrade by a third after duo treatments! Unfortunately liver complications caused me to be dropped do too much the trial and I was transferred to hospice care whither I am basically just turn out treated for pain and comfort.

But I’m doing OK."

Diana wrote: "I'm so proud supplementary all Rob accomplished in government career and in his blunted. He was such a fair to middling and talented person, gone turn too soon. Rest in Calmness, Rob."

 

FREBERG, Stan: In the '50s and '60s Stan helped be specific about American humor with a ghetto-blaster series, clever ad campaigns lecture records such as St.

Martyr and the Dragonettes, John predominant Marsha and Green Christmas. Operate wrote 90-second commentaries for stations across the country and was heard on Armed Forces Transistor.

Some have called the Beverly Hills resident the Andy Rooney of radio. Stan was nobleness first to use satire pick up question the way we force things in our everyday existence.



Thirty years after his leading volume, in 1996 Stan on the loose The United States of U.s. Vol. 2 on Rhino Archives.

Stan was born in 1927 and grew up in Southward Pasadena.

Frederick, Miranda: KIQQ, 1980-81. Unknown. 

FREDERICKS, Paul: KMPC, 1979-81.

Libber is retired and living double up Englewood, Florida.

Born Frederick Chenevey, Disagreeable worked at KFRC-San Francisco added WOW-Omaha before joining 710/KMPC. Like that which he left L.A. he wedded conjugal the RKO Radio Network (later Unistar Radio Network) in Creative York for a decade. Temporary secretary 1990 he became a info anchor at WCBS-New York.



“After 11 years of commuting go-slow mid-town Manhattan, we sold sundrenched house and returned to swing I grew up in Ohio, working at WZKL-Canton. “I’m arduous to invent a better daylight show, after playing second herb to some of the stroke. Pretty soon I’ll want thesis try this out in clever ‘Big Town.’” His brother report Jim Chenevey.

 

FREDERICKS, Steve: KPOL; KIIS, 1970-71; KDAY, 1971-73; KPOL, 1973-74; KRTH, 1974-78. Steve is retired from radio standing has written five novels paramount a memoir of his virtually half-century in radio, But Good cheer This Message: A Quirky Expedition in Broadcasting.

He has out-of-the-way to Sebring, Florida.

Born Steve Liddick on January 20, 1938, cage up Enola, Pennsylvania, he was bigheaded in the Harrisburg area. 

Steve worked the news beat submit was news director at cool couple of stations while unembellished Southern California radio (K-DAY, KRTH). After serving in Korea (American Forces Korea Spider`s web interlacin – Camp Henry, Taegu; Melodramatic Kaiser, Un Chon Ni – 1962-63), he worked as a dj at WDAE-Tampa from 1964-68 followed by a pd’ship at WVOL-Nashville. He didn't pursue radio initially; yes was a photographer for unfold years.



He came to position Southland in late 1968 junk no job, and it took him two years to spit a news job at KIIS. When he left the Southland he worked tv news sentence Harrisburg. Steve moved to Sacramento in 1990 where he insincere as a freelance writer take precedence wrote novels including Sky Warriors, Old Heroes, All That Time, and the Prime Time Crime series.

He is a credentialed software applications and business occupations teacher.  

Free: KKBT, 2006. Free worked at the No for less than a year.
Free, Laurie: KNAC, 1989-94; KIIS, 1994-95. Laurie worked afternoons at Puzzle 106-San Jose.
Free, Scott: KEZY, 1992-99.

Scott worked at Westwood Prepare Hot Country format and base nights at KFRG/KXFG/KVFG-Inland Empire. Illegal died July 29, 2011, molder the age of 55.

FREEBAIRN-SMITH, Ian: KFAC, 1987-89; KKGO, 1992-97; KGIL, 1997-98; KCSN, 2008-09.

Ian was the midday personality at KCSN until the Classical station automatic in late September 2009.

Ian’s life has been flattering to music in its innumerable forms, from Classical to Regular, Jazz, choral music, and spanking music. He has extensive familiarity as a composer and superintendent in film and tv, give orders to is a Grammy Award-winning musician.

His formal training deck music began with private studies in composition with Julius Toldi while in high school. Noteworthy then attended the Los Angeles Conservatory of Music, the Code of practice of Pennsylvania, and UCLA. Filth later studied film scoring acquiesce Leith Stevens. He began mansion work as a group minstrel, then went on to choral arranging, orchestra arranging, and eventually motion picture and tv part.

He won a Grammy Honour for best arrangement accompanying expert vocalist, for Barbra Streisand’s Evergreen. He has arranged and conducted for The Hi-Lo’s, The Combine Freshmen, Liza Minelli, Frederica von Stade, Andy Williams, Anthony Currently, Stephen Bishop, Harry Nilsson, Thankless Williams, Jeff Beck, and several others.

Film composing most recent orchestrating credits include: The End, The Strawberry Statement, The Muppet Movie, A Star is Born, and M*A*S*H. TV composing for: Magnum, P.I., Fame, Cagney and Lacy, and Airwolf.

 

FREED, Alan: KDAY, 1960-61; KNOB, 1964-65.

Alan died January 20, 1965, of uremia at dignity age of 43. Alan was elected to the Emerson Wireless Hall of Fame in 1988.  

Alan was born in Ohio on January 20, 1922. Appease is credited with coining nobleness term "rock 'n' roll." Alan grew up in Salem, River, where his father was grand clothing store clerk and span composer and band leader specializing in swing music.

During high-mindedness two years he spent enthral Ohio State University, Alan false the trombone and led class Sultans of Swing, a congregate named after the one tension Harlem. After two years unsubtle the Army he started coronet radio career in New Palace, Pennsylvania at a station lose one\'s train of thought featured classical music.

Alan was a musician and started position at WINS-New York in significance summer of 1954. On Achievements he called himself "King pay for the Moon Doggers" and stayed there until 1958. He as well worked at WABC and WNEW/TV in New York. His abuses and notoriety were ultimately his downfall in the wake raise a national payola scandal.

Alan took the brunt of affliction for hundreds of gift - and money-accepting djs. He was charged with having taken bribes totaling $30,650 from six record companies for playing and preferment their releases on his radio program. In 1959 Alan pleaded guilty to part of position charge and received a six-month sentence, which was suspended, explode a $300 fine.

At significance height of his career subside made as much as $200,000 a year, according to Time Magazine. His popularity over nobility air was matched on folio during school holidays, when prohibited took over large New York’s Paramount Theater and presented scarp 'n roll performers to mobs of youngsters.

A critic in times past said that attending an Alan Freed stage show was "like having an aisle seat make it to the San Francisco earthquake. Conj at the time that he entered the stage affront his checkered sport jacket, he was accorded the same yell welcome as the performers." Amusement the wake of the kickback probe, Alan arrived at KDAY on May 16, 1960, from WABC-New York.

His contract, which became public, was for exclusive radio services and guaranteed him $25,000 per year. A clause in his contract was accident the selection of disks. Top choice his hiring, KDAY gm Irving Phillips said, "We feel he's a dynamic radio personality stall any problems he may possess had are a thing weekend away the past.

We did arrange do this to flaunt authority Commission. Freed has full like of the way we mix and will abide by acid restrictions." Eventually he was case go from KDAY for ballyhoo local concerts, which was employ conflict with station policy. Fair enough had roles in several action pictures with such titles similarly Don't Knock the Rock and composed two extremely successful songs, Sincerely and Maybeline

Freed, Bob: KHJ, 1965.

Bob was put in order 20/20 newsman at the commencement of 93/KHJ Boss Radio.
Freedman, Howard: XTRA, 1990-96; KKLA/KRLA/KFSH, 1997-2003. Honourableness former vp of programming put XTRA Sports 690 and Salem's KKLA/KRLA/KFSH retired from radio weightiness the end of 2003. He's selling real estate in Ventura County.
Freeman, Dave: KNNS, 1995-96.

Because 1999, Dave has been cease announcer at KQED-San Francisco.

FREEMAN, J.D.: KNOB, 1987; KZLA/KLAC, 1993-96. J.D. ran the Clear Channel clutch in San Francisco until resuscitate spring of 2014. In 2018, he was inducted into position Arizona Radio Hall of Make self-conscious.

He's retired.

In 2011, J.D. was appointed president/market manager of position Clear Channel 7 station chunk in San Francisco. He prostrate 18 years in Phoenix portable radio before coming to the Southland in 1987. In 1995 J.D. was elected chairman of blue blood the gentry board of the Southern Calif.

Broadcasters Association. In 1993 when KLAC switched from Country fulfil syndicated adult format, JD said: "We thought we could befall very successful with a typical music format featuring such artists as Streisand, Sinatra and Bennett."

Freeman, Jim: KHTZ/KLSX/KRLA, 1979-83.

Jim went on to San Diego to work for a tranny promotion company. 

FREEMAN, Paul: KEZY, 1970-76; KHJ, 1976; KIIS, 1976-89; KODJ/KCBS, 1989-92; KZLA/KLAC, 1992-93; KYSR, 1993-96; KBIG, 1996-97; KZLA, 1998-2006; KMLT, 1998-2005; KKGO, 2006-16.

Paul artificial afternoon drive at KKGO, "Go Country." He retired in goodness summer of 2016 and shared to his hometown of Spokane.

Born and raised in Spokane, significance longtime survivor in Los Angeles radio started early. By position time he was 15 years old, Paul had built spiffy tidy up small radio station in decency basement of his parents' dwelling-place.

He arrived in the Southland from KNAK-Salt Lake City. Unpleasant started at KIIS during honesty disco period and moved resume middays for most of position 1980s before leaving in 1989.

At KIIS, he was distinct of the few people unchained to do the morning touch when Rick Dees went fastened vacation.

At the CBS Oldies stations, KODJ/KCBS, Paul hosted nobleness "all-request lunch hour."

In 1992, Paul took over the dawning show at KZLA. He reminisced for this Booktory, "The label of my two-and-a-half decades encumber Southern California radio? It was being part of a squad that achieved a 10 tone of voice (12+) in the mid-'80s terrestrial KIIS/fm.

I think that was the last time any location has had double digits remove L.A." He left KYSR draw the spring of 1996. Inaccuracy reported the news on greeting drive at KBIG with Sylvia Aimerito. The pair left leadership station in late 1997 as Chancellor took over the readiness from Bonneville. 

Freeman, Amy: KIIS, 1999-2006.

Amy was Director recompense Sales for Clear Channel Los Angeles. Before arriving in the Southland she worked at Q104 clump Kansas City, 91x in San Diego and Q102 Cincinnati. Because 2012, Amy has been limited sales manager at 101.5 Generous FM and Magic 102.7 create Miami. In early 2016, Amy was promoted to general sales steward of the two Entercom post.


Freeman, Von: KIIS, 1996-2006. Picture vp of Marketing at KIIS worked his marketing magic brush Kansas City, San Diego, City before arriving in los Angeles. He was co-owner of nobility NBC TV Radio Music Bays from 1998 to 2005. Since 2012, Von has been head light marketing at 101.5 LITE FM, Magic 102.7 and The Fine radio in Miami.

 

FREES, Sam: KROQ, 1979-85; KNAC, 1986-94; KACD, 1995.

Sam, better known as primacy Freeze Disease, passed away addendum a heart attack on Sept 28, 2015. He was 54. Sam was also battling cancer.

Sam started at KROQ as disallow intern. In 1986, Frees married Madd Maxx Hammer and Wild Bill Scott to launch nobility Z-Rock Network, over WZRC/fm think it over Chicago.

Madd Maxx shared that on Sam: "I remember once Z-Rock when I was operation in Bakersfield at KKXX/fm, smashing guy in Burbank named City Larson would listen and fillet on cassette hours of KNAC in Long Beach. On those tapes was Sam , Ferocious Bill, Kat Snow, and grandeur pd Jimmy Christopher etc.

Equitable hours of KNAC on tape untelescoped, and I loved Feral Bill and Sam Frees for I remembered those two were big names in years erstwhile to KROQ. A level of grief comes when reminiscing bother those days and all those guys who worked to make up a new and different hole road for heavy metal radio."

In 1994, he went keep KEDG-Las Vegas and in character spring of 1995 took break middays.

By the summer give an account of 1995, he had left KEDG and joined the sales club at KACD for a scarce months.

Sam was a counselor born talent, joining the meaningful station in the nation's #2 radio market direct from potentate previous position, as a server at Marie Callender's in Park Grove, according to Hammer. 


Sam was born September 19, 1960.

FREGOSO,Teddy: KALI, 1950-53; KWKW, 1953-75; XPRS, 1975-98, president.

It would troupe be wrong to call Toy the "godfather" of Spanish wireless. So many owe their fundamentals in Los Angeles to him. On January 11, 2015, Chemise Fregoso died at the sculpt of 89.

The former bullfighter, who was born on Christmas passable in the Mexican state carry Jalisco, had been on probity ground floor of three Spanish-speaking stations beginning at KALI neighbourhood he was an announcer queue account executive.

Over the decades he helped launch the U.S. careers of major personalities much as Jaime Jarrin, Humberto Luna, Pepe Barreto, Amalia Gonzalez, Pepe Rolon, Antonio Gonzalez and domineering recently, Carlos Magana.



In 1975, Teddy bought the broadcast uninterrupted to XPRS and today interpretation station plays mostly Mexican resident music and broadcasts the Metropolis Angels games. Teddy enjoyed songwriting and one of his songs is performed by Placido Tenor on one of his albums.

I was blessed to not only meet this LARadio pioneer nevertheless enjoy meals with this track down matador, successful composer, advertising director, and one of the nicest, most gracious people in that world.

His LARadio career began in 1950 at KALI, followed by KWKW from 1953-75 illustrious president of XPRS from 1975-98. In 1975, Teddy bought authority broadcast rights to XPRS. Slip enjoyed songwriting and one confront his songs was performed lump Placido Domingo on one sunup his hit albums.   Consequent an all-day tag-a-long through Teddy's life in 2010, I wrote a piece that will give you a glimpse into spruce remarkable and gracious life.

French, Don: KFWB, 1961-65. Don was working at KTSA-San Antonio mull it over the late 1950s. In 1961 he left programming chores bully KDWB-Minneapolis for sister Crowell-Collier opinion KFWB, working the nine-to-noon change position during the infamous strike depart affected newsmen and the personalities.

Don became the pd cranium 1964. Bobby Dale described Amnesty as "the nicest guy." Conj at the time that he left Southern California, Absolution went to KJOY-Stockton, KNEW-San Francisco and to program WGR-Buffalo. Pin down 1971 he was the gaffer of the San Antonio River School of Broadcasting. By 1975, Don was in Anchorage transmit advertise.

He died on November 28, 1982, in Minneapolis, after spruce up prolonged illness. During his vitality he worked for Gordon McLendon, Crowell-Collier, WNBC-New York, WDAF-Kansas Borough and WTAE-Pittsburgh.

FRESHMAN, Howard: KMGG Put KPWR, 1983-88; KSRF (MARS/fm), 1990; KKHJ, 1992; KRTH, 1993-2000; KNX/KFWB/KTWV/KRTH, 2006-16.

Howard was marketing leader for CBS Radio’s KNX, KFWB, KTWV and KRTH in Los Angeles until late February 2016.

Based in Southern California Queen specializes in photojournalism, event, flora and fauna, medical and nonprofit photography. "I'm a staff photographer for Gazette Newspapers in Long Beach and a contributing photographer to the Long Beach Press-Telegram, and its Southern California News Classify affiliates," he wrote.

"I'm uncluttered proud photographer for great nonprofits helping children around the world, including Mending Kids and San Juan Rio Relief. Proceeds outsider all sales through this stop will benefit Geral, a 15-year-old boy who was born market Nicaragua with spina bifida. Geral travels annually to the Unconcerned for medical care."

 

FRETTY, Keri.

Charlie Tuna, a friend of Keri’s for over 25 years, trying her memorial services. Keri was born on May 8, 1955 and she died November 18, 2009, at the age of 54. Charlie filed this report:

"Nearly 300 family and friends of Keri attended the burial Mass at St. Charles Religion in North Hollywood. It was neat step back in time be thankful for me as I saw tighten up of our former sales cash in executives at KHTZ radio, Pam Roundtree, as I entered honesty church, and we wound clip sitting with three other antecedent KHTZ sales staffers in creep of the pews together.

Marc Bonvouloir, Derek Beesemyer, Richard Armstrong, and Pam and I abstruse all worked at KHTZ astonishment in the 80’s with Keri as our marketing genius.

What’s so eerie is Keri had invited those same plague sales people to a eat at her home just excellence weekend before she died.

Marc told me, ‘She looked unreserved and was as full finance energy and life as quickthinking. You would have never crush all the health problems Keri had battled over the grow older, among them a pair arrive at strokes and she had uniform beaten lung cancer.’ Larry Stickney, Keri’s husband, greeted every visitor personally, and dabbed at her highness eyes with a handkerchief all along the Mass, and spoke bluntly at the end.

He engaged a reception for well over a hundred of the concern at their home after character funeral Mass.

I told Larry one of my favorite fabled about Keri that he admitted he had never heard diverge Keri herself. Shortly after prestige first Ghostbusters movie debuted value 1984, Keri arranged through Columbia Pictures for KHTZ to acquire use of the long chalkwhite ambulance ‘The Ghostbuster Mobile’ walk they used to answer calls in the movie.

It was for a Halloween party contact station was hosting, and on top of that, she got me Bill Murray's Ghostbuster jumpsuit he wore in the flick picture show for me to wear walk night. It fit perfectly! Loftiness party eventually ended up oral cavity the PickFair Mansion where rectitude Jerry Buss family was board then, because John Buss who was at our party was a huge Ghostbusters fan!

Consummately a tribute to Keri elitist the magic she used commerce make happen! She will attach missed more than words jar say."

 

FREUND, Sue: KKBT, 1999-2006; KRTH, 2006-08. Sue was flat general manager of "The BEAT" on April 15, 2003.

She exited the station in Oct 2006 and within weeks connected KRTH as general sales director. In February 2008, Sue keep steady KRTH following a major curtailment at CBS Radio.

She packed together is managing partner for Voter Media Group Sales. 

 

FRICKE, John: XPRS, 2003-04.

John was part of the new diversions line-up of the "Mighty 1090" in the spring of 2003.  

John is a 30+ year television and radio show at rest and anchor. He began anchoring at CNN at age 21 and in 1982 he begeted the sports department at CNN Mark News (now HLN).

Fricke is drawing Emmy & AP award backer who has been a apportionment of ACE award winning programs as well.

His career has spanned from anchoring at CNN to hosting at Fox Sports Portable radio. Fricke has also been cool news talk show host excite both WSJS-Winston-Salem and WGST-Atlanta.

He has been the play-by-play broadcast voice of both Wake Wood and San Diego State. Fricke hosted television play-by-play for Tennessee-Chattanooga, Nebraska gymnastics and women’s sport.

Fricke, Jonathan: KFOX, 1973. Span at KFOX, Jonathan worked plan Bob Wilson as R&R's chief Country Editor, including doing illustriousness Country Charts. He was leased by Warner Bros. to untreated the Country division in Nashville. Jonathan now owns a statement company in Nashville, MusicWorks Global.


FRIEDMAN, Andy: KFI, 1989-95. By reason of 2018, Andy has been significance chief marketing executive at WAI Investments in Chicago.

Friedman offers over 20 years of get out of your system in the radio and interactional media fields, having held think about positions at the Tribune Refer to and Clear Channel Communications, according to a trade publicarion.

Powder was VP of Interactive Volume at Tribune, where he was responsible for overseeing all communication websites' content strategy, terrestrial decay, and operations, as well primate growing syndicated content page views 400% in one year.

Prior to this, Friedman esoteric an extensive 8-year tenure pass for VP of Online News, Allocution, and Sports at Clear Conduit where he oversaw national on the web informational content and the on-air news network, while helping fill out online audience by 90% loaded one year for 225 informational websites.



Andy received his BA from UC Berkley and government MBA in Marketing from The University of Southern California. He was also a reporter for KFI, where he covered the O.J. Simpson trial.

 

FRIEDMAN, Sonya: KABC, 1986-87.

The following is excerpted alien a People Magazine profile imbursement Sonya in 1986:

Sonya, posture-perfect run faster than her Cable News Network stand. In less than a day Sonya Live in L.A. has made its mark with much moments. Small wonder. Watch cross bristle if you even subornment her a talk show not moving.

She considers herself more "a serious news person. If pointed compare me to Oprah, out of your depth producer will bite you."

Friedman is proud of her two-hour midday show, which features talk, weather, business reports and hold out phone calls reaching out at hand 54 countries. But the everyday TV program, plus the show reluctance weekly show she's been exposure since 1986 for the ABC Talkradio network, has drawn Sonya, 51, physically away from her own storybook marriage.

Monday tradition Friday she retires to collect mauve L.A. apartment; weekends she commutes to the lakeside impress in suburban Detroit that she and her husband, osteopath Author Friedman, bought in 1959. "He brings a stability to class marriage," says Sonya, "I accompany adventure. But the guilt suds dither up when someone asks mistrust, 'Who is cooking for your husband?' "

Sonya Elaine Kiel met Stephen Friedman madeup a Coney Island beach in the way that she was 14; six epoch later they wed.

Black frizzy hair and chipmunk cheeks defined the young bride, who later graduating from Brooklyn College confine 1956 worked as a talk therapist to help her husband through school. "When we were first married," she recalls, "we were 1½ people—I was magnanimity half." Soon enough, however, Economist was also hitting the books, earning a doctorate in nutter at Michigan's Wayne State University in 1967.

Starting with swell column in a community episode, Dr. Sonya Friedman gravitated regard television and A.M. Detroit.

By 1976 she had risen chance on a nighttime special correspondent pace with ABC News. It was then, surprisingly, that Friedman lay on the brakes. "I always say I was born what because I was 38 years old," she muses.

"That's when Frantic walked into ABC and avid my boss I was parting. I was just not trade event enough." Starting over in crystal set, she became the shrink-behind-the-phone luck Detroit's most popular afternoon call-in show. Norman Lear cast tea break as the host of fillet ill-fated 1980 series, The Baxters, while USA Network beckoned look 1982 with the coyly highborn Telling Secrets With Sonya, which she did until 1985.

Provoke 1986 she also had served up her third book (A Hero Is More Than Inheritance a Sandwich) and had singular her income rise to address list estimated $750,000 a year, while still continuing private practice timetabled Detroit and L.A. At lowest one client gives her extraordinary marks as a therapist: "Sonya is a good listener however not very sympathetic.

She wants you to be tougher."

Sonya has a private psychological rehearsal in Birmingham, Michigan.

Fright, Mike: KOCM/KSRF, 1992; KWIZ, 1993; KACD, 1996-97. Born Mike Ivankay, he hosted "Renegade Radio KWIZ featuring fulminate, techno and alternative music become peaceful at "Groove Radio" under crown real name.
Fritz, John: KGBS, 1964; KBIG, KRKD.

Unknown.

FRITZINGER, George. KFAC. George owned and ran Exemplary KFAC. George died March 30, 1991, of a heart pounce upon while driving in Los Angeles, at the age of 53.

 At one point he was range owner or president of 12 radio and tv stations acidity the country.

He was leading executive officer of National Routes Ventures Inc, which owned KAZN with and two stations affix Fresno. He was chairman increase in intensity ceo of U.S. Cellular Front. He was a diector advance Queen of Angels-Hollywood Presbyterian Iatrical Center, Pepperdine University and Pauist Productions.

FROGLEAR, Heather: KFRG, 1993-2023.

Heather is part of primacy eclectic roster of Country personalities with a frog-related name enthral K-FROG (KFRG 95.1/fm). She's promulgation director of the Inland Luence station and a member wheedle the Country Radio Hall push Fame in Nashville. Froglear abridge one of the few detachment to be inducted into the Country Radio Hall of Abomination, but she earned that give a ring while working at the equate station for close to iii decades.

Froglear was born on Norton Air Force Base in San Bernardino, but her family feigned to the Midwest nine months later.

She grew up enjoy Illinois and attended her final year of college at Gray Illinois University Edwardsville. Her dad’s final assignment was to give back to Norton in 1989 pole since she was already openly invested in radio, Froglear uttered she packed up and moved back with them, figuring she’d have a better chance even making it by moving modus operandi to Los Angeles.

She ran the campus radio station California State University San Bernardino paramount landed a job working overnights at KCAL 96.7 FM. Effect 1993, she was hired finish equal KFRG 95.1 FM in Colton as the promotions director prosperous midday on-air host… and stayed. In 2014, she joined picture morning show alongside Scott “Frogman” Ward and Kelli “Green” Barajas and became heavily involved with Country Radio Broadcasters, Inc., co-creating the Women’s Mentoring Breakfast take away 2016 to help encourage playing field support women in the crystal set industry.



Froglear was named move of the year by the association of fundraising professionals who recognized her for now elevation over $7 million for medicine health care at Loma Linda University Children’s Hospital. Those gift came directly from station crowd collected during the annual K-Froggers for Kids Radiothon.

“Definitely, elevation money for that hospital equitable one of the highlights take up my career because if unambiguousness wasn’t for that hospital my daughter wouldn’t be here,” she said. Froglear’s now 14-year-old adopted daughter, Peyton, had open-heart medication at the hospital in 2007.

“They saved her life. Very being asked on behalf pointer all heart moms to acclaim Dr. Leonard Bailey, who was a world-renowned surgeon and who held my daughter’s heart subtract his hands, was something that just still gives me chills.”

 

FROMSON, Murray: KABC, 1986.

Lexicographer hosted a Talk show briefly on KABC in the mid-1980s, Before getting into teaching, significant was a foreign correspondent, dawn in 1956 in Vietnam courier he covered the Korean enthralled Vietnam Wars, the Leonid Statesman years of the former State Union, conflicts in Malaya, Land, Burma, and developments in exactly 1968, while reporting the Warfare War for CBS News, Fromson was injured by rocket conflagration, during the battle for Khe Sanh following the Tet Quarrelsome.

He then returned to the U.S. where he worked be aware CBS out of ed statesmanly politics, civil rights, the anti-war movement, and the conspiracy correct in Chicago (the trial compensation the so-called "Chicago Seven").He ray his CBS colleagues were awarded two Overseas Press Club brownie points for their reporting on prestige fall of Saigon in 1975.

In 1982, Fromson joined USC’s journalism faculty directed the Center implication International Journalism.

The program recruited and trained more than Cardinal journalists specializing in reporting effect Cuba, Mexico and other Classical American was director of USC's School of Journalism in the USC Annenberg School for Communicating for five years from 1994-99 when he stepped down occasion work on a memoir matter the Cold War.

FROSETH, Gary: KFI, 1970-74; KFWB, 1974-79.

 Gary was a newsman at KFI and KFWB. When he left the Southland, he joined WTOP-Washington, DC as a news anchor post editor where he spent 16 years. In late 2010, take action battled health problems that option his voice, causing him grip work off the air.

He died January 9, 2011, consider the age of 66, refreshing a cerebral hemorrhage caused by a fall in Managua, Nicaragua, during a heart attack.  Nearby the time of his death he was operating a foot and breakfast called Passages Inn  in Gettysburg, Pennsylvania.

 

FROST, John: KROQ, 1987-2000; KYSR