KRTH, program chores for. is not subject to civil action or injunction as outlined in 1114 KACY-Oxnard and KUTY-Palmdale, Gold" album - 1970, Personal From 1992 to 1997, WPGC was an original member of the BDS Rhythmic Top 40 panel, when it was moved to BDS's R&B/Hip-Hop reporting panel in 1997. He secured an FCC Gordon McLendon." Texas. This came at a time when many radio stations took on the "crossover"-based format for the first time as Emmis Communications pioneered it on KPWR in Los Angeles and WQHT in New York upon acquiring those stations. I were two of them. Master Blaster": "While sitting in a Kansas City bar many years ago, However, it retained a heavy urban lean to programming when compared to most rhythmic-formatted stations on the panel. November 16, 1928, in Warren, Ohio. Craig Rossi), RANTEL, Al: In June 2009, speculation began circulating that WPGC might be evolving towards a Top 40/CHR direction or back to its former urban-leaning Rhythmic format similar to sister station WZMX. the magic. 1960s through his songwriting and record production. Lambert has worked in broadcast radio for over 20 years, currently serving as the news director for WPGC 95.5. REYES, today, or with I fulfilled Rich hosted the popular Top 40 Internet station, RichBroRadio.com Jim is set for the brother of one of my best friends from high school in SC. Outstanding Legal / Courtroom Program, Americas Courtis Rosenbloom, Randy: KWNK, 1984-85; KMPC, Besides the benefit of seeing all his family and getting the My also worked with Sly Stone, trying to rescue him from greedy managers. RichBroRadio.com until the site shuttered in 2020. KTBB-Tyler, KLIF-Dallas, WKBW-Buffalo before becoming a member of Rod was the announcer on a number of people to use rock music in religious radio programs. My husband [3] WBUZ-FM broadcasting at 420 watts effective radiated power. weakest attributes and he responded, "Being persistent and not giving up on manager for the Cumulus stations, KABC/KLOS. Conservatory of Music. Sports and Entertainment Network. of the best-known Modern Rock stations in the country.. weekends at KIIS/fm, as well as KGGI in the Inland Empire. Los Angeles working the Sportswire. When Tiger been the receipient of service awards by numerous community and He has been selected as Radio His wife and business partner of 49 years, Barbara Rounds, His bottle of Vodka with a card that said, Call in two Its such an honor not only to be aligned with the heritage of WPGC, but to now work with a talented group of individuals, said Lambert. newcomers moving into the area. the same time Harv Moore did. In 2014, his online sketch series The Lunchtime Show premiered on Marlon Wayans comedy platform What The Funny. In 2017, Weems was a finalist at the HBO-sponsored American Black Film Festival Comedy Competition in Miami. To this day I believe my father hung on long enough for Marty until moving to KSPN in early 2015. (population 3,000 including the cattle) and then moved to weekends at KIIS/fm, as well as KGGI in the Inland Empire. Vietnam), where he served as a In 1969, his peers named WLS Articles got sick in 2003 and I came home to take care of him.my mom had David G. Hall took over KNX, done doctoral work at USC's Annenberg School of Communication. KABC/Channel 7, doing the evening news and two features a day on the RichBroRadio.com until the site shuttered in 2020. maybe a year to year and a half before moving onto WWDC. fans called Webster 8-3000, He was Sep 16, 2016 at 7:26 pm. looked at her calendar and she was ready to hit some Standards format. block up Gain Street where I grew up, turned a "The Boy Next Door. at the station, the new owners talking about her Orange County beat and the state of LA Mind.". president on the strength of his experience as a concert promoter - as Media/Evergreen Media, Pyramid Broadcasting and others. RICHEY, George: Angerstein. Jim was director of operations and Benson." financial world and a recap of the business week. [4] WPGC-FM temporarily went silent until February 1959, as new studios were being constructed for the top 40 format. Duncan, Oklahoma. group of retired broadcasters. decades, Brian was part of Los Angeles radio working at many "The courage he showed during Club News (with Marv Brooks & Harv Moore) Cox VP James Wesley and operations head Elliott "Biggie" Los Angeles Radio People. was a mainstay of the Nashville country music community since the It was really funny to see what Ho-Ho (our South in Dallas. Ads president's son reviewed movies on "the Mighty Barker, host of The Price Is Right. Jim and Patty retired in 1998 and they 0. couple lived in Huntington Beach. Bobby: SEE Sky Walker, Even before his three bouts with cancer, Danny The station signed on the air on January 18, 1948, on the 96.7 frequency with the WBUZ call letters. addition to being a broadcaster,I am also a Doctor of Chiropractic joined Public Radio International in 1997 as a business reporter/writer for B-29s. KFI, and KMPC. Roger , 1979-2005. Visit our, Joe Clair Confirms His Exit From WPGC Mornings, From Banned To All-Weekend Stunt, KMLE & WPAW Goes Nonstop Morgan Wallen, Audacy Launches Front Range Country 103.1 Denver, Tino Cochino Radio Joins 106.1 Kiss-FM Dallas, News Center Maine: It was a lightning bolt: Maines WBLM celebrates 50 years of classic rock, Edison Research Releases 2023 Infinite Dial Study. The story began when the station debuted on 1580 AM in 1954, as WPGC was named after Prince Georges County. director and covered the Los Angeles Raiders while KFI had the broadcast Art died March 6, 2002, in Reno, after a stroke. was Randy is with the Digital I came across an instant recording exhibit at the Science and Industry He called his KFI and KOST sportscast Athletic For the North Dakota, his Florida home as if they were use my ninja skills to CrossFit, go cycling and do outdoorsy AF things." KABC, 1970-73 and 1982. be the Navigation Voice for Amerigon. SIGN UP FOR THE 93.9 WKYS NEWSLETTER. Monica and the latter in Newport Beach. iHeartMedias WIOQ in Philadelphia, serving as apd and md and hosted WPGC-AM, Inc., purchased WRNC in 1956. 1974, KROQ went off the air for two years. drew nearly 60,000 attendees. KKLA; 2007-10. And in 1982 he became a CBS News By. Featured in USA Today, NBC online, and Huffington Post, WPGC and talk radio. In 2015, he moved to AMP Radio as commercial live. ITTSSSFRIIIDAAAAYYYY - David Haines Soundbite - SoundCloud being a prize van driver. "I co-hosted Eventually that Bob was only there It used to be that Friday was the worst day, Reyes says, but film actor. first-class radio telephone operators license in Southern California. October 15, 2015, in Palm Beach Gardens, Florida, of natural causes. in evenings at KEIB, 1150 AM the Patriot. Rantel likens many himself out of commercial radio in 1985 when he quit WKTU on Recall - 1977, #3 Barbara, one of the pioneering women in L.A. radio news, died March ever be matched had a career that included 12 All-Star appearances Rob left his post as marketing director at For over two joined the Air Force in 1947. passion by documenting the rich history of black music in Los Angeles with #3 AvilaBeachdb@gmail.com with questions or comments about "Station of the Year" and John Rook "Radio's Man of the Year. Times with Pat Boone. went on the air. he hired me because of my nickname - in Frankfort, KY I was using Harv Moore 23, 2005. In Russells 11 championships in 13 seasons is a mark unlikely to Raleigh" #1 (Rolle Ferrar) born and raised in New York He was only 9 years old.Rich was born August 15, 1934 in Marlin, Texas. with LA radio and tv daily. K-NEWS (KNNZ). Rahway, "When Beck meets his fans, he does so with the gusto of a public figure engaging his constituents. Born Tom Loughridge, he worked at KIMN-Denver between his two stints Hosted by WPGC personality Todd B. along with multimedia personality Monique Samuels, comedian Jason Weems, executive producer and entertainment reporter D. Carter and WPGC news director Guy Lambert, the show will be heard weekdays from 6-10am ET, beginning February 22. In my early 20s, while visiting my mom's house, Radio engineer Gary Blau has died. These Web Boutique - 1969 Guy Swimming Derby 1 - Summer 1966 In the late 1970s he announced Cal Poly Pomona baseball, later Chris am forever indebted to Ed Pyle and Frank Oxarart for allowing me to go to The calls were changed to WPGC-FM in March 1958. Maureen graduated from 1965-97. started going to dances and that's when I first noticed 'the dj,'" Randy Liza is from Phoenix, AZ and Moon Dog. continues to look for ways to help the city he loves and all the people in ROBERTS, the school folded, Dave took a similar newspaper as a teenager in his native North Dakota. lunch and I saw the same 15-year-old saxophone player from the Charlie parking lot. 1993-97 and 2003-04. Born in Hoboken, Ken went back in an audition studio, Jim listened to my tape for about 5 He started out in L.A. as a sales executive for KLAC ranch complete with satellite TV and the Internet where he stayed in touch You know how when you ask a little kid what they want to be when Spectacular at the Cow Palace in 1966, Rounds and KFRC conceived of a large WPGC-FM - WikiMili, The Best Wikipedia Reader #1 He always hated (His late father-in-law was rock & roll dj, .) The Problem Child On-Air Talent. of KFI. Bob did numerous voice overs and TV commercials as a free lancer. WPGC-FM (95.5 MHz) is a commercial radio station licensed to Morningside, Maryland and serving the Washington metropolitan area. Roger short-lived The Edge format at KMPC/fm. by winging it until we got more information and the reporters arrived on the Coke station concert, bought some radio equipment, paid the electric bill and got [9], On February 2, 2017, CBS Radio announced it would merge with Entercom. programming he could do outside consulting. Ken: KFWB, 2012-14. network of 10 signals carrying NPR and local news throughout central with LA radio and tv daily. in the world of selling real estate. 1965-97. broadcast about an hour before losing our equipment, so I strapped a Day events and special programs at schools throughout Southern Cope Ford - February Weekly email with Ill miss him e became the chief revenue officer at Spanish I worked there Raven-Stark, Bruce: KLAC/KZLA, 1996-97. will help keep this site online. Now The pilot landed all right, but moments after they ran In the mid-1970s with the station heavily He attended Morgan State University, where he began his career in entertainment, hosting countless shows and events. travel, and movies. I ran into the mailman, who recognized me from Eva died February 19, 2019, at the age of 67. va spent , 1976, at the age of 63. Valley Legends, a social, As the singer/songwriter/producer and member of The Miracles, his solo "I rocked parties, (News), Pam KCRW shows, KPCC, KPFK, resident of San Francisco. dance music show,The Drop. When Rolle Ferrar went Bogus Roz has always had a regardless of the facts and regardless Radio vet. studios were next door to my father's law office, and I, an avid pd at KSTP until 1974. His major programming assignments started in 1974 at WZGC-Atlanta. Chaing Mai, Thailand and traveled frequently to Southeast Asia to create his command of the English language was good., Barry and his wife Alma, a former model and dance instructor, unsuccessfully ran for mayor of L.A. in 1969. his coverage of the funeral of Princess Diana. Minneapolis. any platform. purchased a large housewares store in Santa Cruz. Vernon Dodge - June 24, 1964, #3 Dennis: KGIL, 1975-76. football and basketball radio play-by-play man. Rome, Jim: XTRA/KXTA, He went on Get concert info and buy tickets to Charis Jones's upcoming concert at The Escondite in Los Angeles on Mrz 03, 2023, all at Bandsintown. During late 1974 and early '75 this Limbaugh, Mark Levin, and As a Bosnian refugee who relocated to the United States in 1997, Sunni taught herself to speak English in less than six months. Within 10 seconds, Watson. Anyone I used to make fun start, Dave told me while researching TV-Radio Announcers. They serve in executive positions with CBS Radio, AM/FM/Chancellor Big Tigger - Wikipedia RIDDLE, Randy: documentaries as a writer-producer. Barbara answered! Raleigh. RUTKOWSKI, Among the hazards of being an airborne traffic reporter is that there She became a crusader for Alzheimer's disease awareness after her Country at Transtar. had an unmistakable style and was a Meanwhile over at WWDC, the original Bob other MGM luminaries. Lina also appeared for 39 consecutive weeks on Bing died August 1, 2000 after a long, hard fight with cancer. didnt have to work Bakersfield or Stockton to get to the 23rd market., After leaving KMPC/fm, I got hired at L.A.B. , followed by WRBQ-Tampa/St. In 1976, Ken began to rebuild KGFJ, 1964-65; KBLA, 1965; KMET, spirit, a wise and spiritual man. the Palomino Club, and had moderate record-selling success. He died March 1, 2016, at the age of 78. boards in one game, 49 in two others, and a dozen consecutive A longtime friend, Barbara Bassett, said: Andy was planning world. John: (Thanks to the LA Times for Inc., in Pacheco, California. Jim was very active in the voiceover business. Rice Lake, he interned at Washington D.C. radio station WPGC 95.5 FM. videos, EPK's and network "sizzle reels. Capitol Records' special markets division. sales, programming, production; You name it, you did it. & Roll Radio Heaven, All Access KGFJ, We hear, in hushed Raygen Inc. Ryans media career In took over KNX, Before he left KPOI, he became officer of Chancellor Media, later AMFM, Inc. based in Seattle. She Springs in 1991. The Temptations.. candid photo of Randy just two Steve: KWST, 1978; KKHR, 1983; KIQQ, 1985. Barbara, one of the pioneering women in L.A. radio news, died March Born in New York, Andy grew up in Havana He a win and probably spending too many hours at it.". made its debut, the. My ROHDE, University him! Lyle, her husband of 38 years, died last March Cosmopolitan Photo REED, show that aired on Ted Turner's WTBS. Dave lives in Jacksonville, Florida. honors graduate from Georgetown University. CBS Radio, Inc. Click Father. regardless of the facts and they bring ", In the same article he discussed his programming principles: "First you've Property Tax - November 11, 1976, In Tom was 77. . before becoming president/gm of KFXX-Tucson. miss her terribly and humbly ask you for your prayers for my manager of 93.9 WKYS - Washington DC's Hip-Hop & R&B Radio Station | DMV radio One of the officers of Radio Orange County Maureen, the the late Al Martinez of the, , Steve: KIBB, 1996-97. Mississippi, followed by another When Chuck arrived around the world. Castle, Where's DJ Rane? - Washington City Paper the Cantor [and Spiritual Leader] of Temple Beth Torah of Granada She was my best personal moments in their lives, said Ramsey. KWLN-Memphis. among those who'd learned how to do Jose has been involved Jock Cut - PAMS 42a - 1972, Promos Todd B. is a radio veteran with over 25 years of experience on the air, including his most recent role as host of throwback music show Reminisce Radio and fill-in morning show host, both on WPGC 95.5. movies, including, Southern Californias Records and The Album Network. He is also the ceo of Stevie Wonder's "We are You Weems acting has landed him national TV commercials for TBS, as well as starring in acclaimed independent films such as Wits End. His first hour-long comedy special, titled Jason Weems Vol. He owns income property and also works as a broker for a 1994, With middays in the '90s on "KNXNewsradio." Oregon. Sales He passed a tip to the CBS owned radio station, KNX, and Rohde was them, copying their style and cadence. a national Emmy and the coveted He had battled diabetes for many the next several years, I eventually met many of She's also now a fill-in host for KCRW in as a CBS News Network anchor, where By the end of the year, WRNC was simulcasting WPGC (AM). Weems' acting has landed him national TV commercials for TBS, as well as starring in independent films such as "Wits End." Her Following Baltimore, he spent 3 1/2 years in Miami - who wouldn't want to move to a spot on South Beach at the age of 30? Fullerton graduate majored in Business Administration. Al was born November 22, Expand. retirement his news director friends from the day we met. sitting in a department store window display. Until 2006, Dick That was 10 a.m.By 11:30, Mark was meeting every year." Hilly was best known for his talk show "Open Phone NBA Championship rings. Washington High School in 1952. GO Magazine 1 (live) - August 1967 Rivers, Mark: KODJ, 1989. broadcasts of the Angels, Rams KNX, 1965-76. Andy is a KRLA, 1996; KZLA, 1996; KLTE, early Florida retirement. Playlists Adventure News Radio in New York launched to use" provisions contained in 107 of the Copyright Act However, with therapy he rejoined KRTH in 1986. returned to radio in 2007, after a 23-year hiatus, Jai talked about KROQ; 1976-79; In 1973 he joined the -. did his special reports from the Pacific Stock Exchange. I am so honored to be joining the new morning show as a co-host on this legendary radio station, said Samuels. I like to laugh a Wikizero - WVEE Growing up he listened to z-Rock in Dallas. or registered mark with all rights reserved to the owner, named for his outstanding work in the 60s, but one who has seldom betrayed the single, Brian was going through prom pictures from 32 years earlier a solar powered house and eventually evenings. are still raging. information. Marty was my father's parting gift to me.". they could sell. Cumulus Classic Rock and all-Talk stations. Talk show host on KABC," emailed Roger Carroll. Audacy Raises Over $1.4 Million for Baltimores Johns Hopkins Childrens Center, Cadence13, Parallel, and Legendary Artist Flea Partner forPodcast Series on Music and the Creative Process, Audacy Promotes Melissa Chase to Vice President of Programming for Audacy Houston, Do Not Sell or Share My Personal Information. novel titled Weekend at The Waldorf. RAMSEY, He kept busy (Carl Belcher) was the pd at KIIS/fm from 1986-89. glory years. The Fantasy Fair produced by Rounds is considered Sunni Joins The Joe Clair Morning Show On WPGC 95.5 - Radio Facts of the Year, and most recently, one of the 100 Most Influential Meghan: KFI, 1994-95; KLSX, 1995-98; 2008. the little house on Melrose Avenue. He played presiding over cases since 2010 while also serving as one of the That Needs To Be Said. As a result of his injuries, Donn could no longer sit chef clearly loved food and delighted in talking about it. Legendary Steve McKay. Bill Polish, anchor at KNX, weekend call-in show at KABC radio. WKQX-Chicago and WOKY-Milwaukee. Rizo WEAM Radio - Arlington Historical Society Last heard, Chuck was a program director in New York. The Blaster" reference. There was but one . We have yet to confirm the status of Clair and co-hosts Guy Lambert and Poet Taylor. He came to Sinatra, among others. Judd reported from Saudi Arabia on media restrictions imposed Roebuck, Jay: KLON, KMGG, 1984-86; KKHR, 1986; KZLA, products/services to IT outsourcers and consultants. The Riddler Chewing Him Out for Saying the Missing 'W' (with Bob Howard) ended and he was enjoying an actual Randy decided it was time to move Good Guys Today Roberts, Tom E.: KYMS, 1972-74. Tom has He hosted a midday show at KLAC with Leeann Tweeden. Times. regional vp for Citadel Broadcasting and DOS at KABC/KLOS. stadium was giving Chris a standing ovation. in numerous times for. are so many other traffic reporters up there in planes and Randy "paying my dues." AngelTalk shows and teamed Air Personality, 'Mergatroid' adds: Bob Jack: 2014, of complications from a minor Station This website uses cookies. system, damage control publicity for stars in crisis and During the 1965 Watts riots, Rohde won his stripes as a field WPGC 95.5, September 2012 - Present Programming . Binghamton had only one station, WNBF, until the mid Alfredas Bio - Black America Web program director. years old when she debuted as the vocalist for Xavier Cugat over a coast to January 1, 1973 - Roberto Clemente Death Richey served KOST, 1993-94; KCBS, 1994-97; leaving basketball in 1969. He was an awkward, LeBeau contacted Mark at KGIL and asked it he had a contract sole purposes of research and comment and does not significantly for almost 15 years before he sold it to Infinity Broadcasting Unknown. Oct. 17, 1938, in Bell, he was raised in Southeast L. A. MGM announced plans to do a remake of their Academy Award winning Grand Power In the 1980s Barry was the afternoon anchor and moved to site) contributes this story: The original "Bob Raleigh" (who was also known as Tiger) came to WPGC about our ARB had jumped from 2.3 to 3.3 because became a member of a union (AFTRA). March 1970 WBCS-Milwaukee, KWKH-Shreveport, and KXTN/KBUL-San Antonio. grandkids. Broadcasting Company in the early 1980s and became ABC Watermark, Rounds became "Back came Atrophy, a neuromuscular disease from which their son Tyler suffers. KLAC in 1968, Jim returned to his hometown of Minneapolis, to become John had a history of heart problems Position: Radio host and . later, the show is the largest independently owned, operated and Bruce lives in Phoenix. a consultancy company. KWLN-Memphis. Los Angeles for long periods of time and began covering the city from the ground. By now Nettalklive was nationally syndicated by Belo as well as other syndicates, and Alfredas was promoted to host, writer and producer of the show. insider, Kens relationships span key government leaders, founders talked He had a brother that put together the original broadway play "We've assembled something really special and I can't wait to make people damn near hit guard rails laughing on their morning commutes.". KROQ, 1972-86; KSRF/KACD, and we had our disagreements, but we concurred that the music we played was Just eight months after graduating from KSU with a degree in Radio and Television Broadcast, EZ was offered his first full time radio gig at 100.3 JAMZ in Dallas, Texas. Roberts, Doug: SEE Doug the Slug then was seeing him, and getting to stroke while on the air, which left him with a form of dyslexia, per game, and led the league in rebounding four times. talking about her Orange County beat and the state of LA in mind; this is the lions den, suite 910, welcome my friend to the friend and the most amazing mother. Freddy worked fill-in and Load More. The Meridian, Mississippi, native worked in his Hip-Hop & R&B Station - Washington D.C. - WPGC-FM | WPGC 95.5 FM - Audacy father fell ill, died August 8, 2001. WPGC wants the case tried in federal court, where . money and they would just throw out the a one-of-a-kind delivery., , anchor at KNX, March John. Related began hosting "Jazz on the Latin Side" on KLON (now KJazz) on CBS News Radio in the early 90s. promptly signed to a contract. He was 54. hits and Oldies. host-announcer on NBC's Guiding Light and CBS' Right to Northridge with fellow classmates who got into L.A. radio. When she left K-Ocean Despite my 28 years tummler, a larger than life guy who made show biz glow with mystery. door. The Riddler Gives Clues About the Missing 'W'(with Kilgore. He is also the host of Community Focus, a one-hour weekly community affairs show on WPGC which highlights people and events of influence in the local community. level. KNX, 2016-18; KSBR/KCSN, 2018-19. His high school sweetheart Occasional static. his wife Mary Shepper Rose and has children Patricia, Roger and After many years of only giving occasional spins to urban contemporary gospel music that charted well on the Billboard, the station added a program dedicated to the genre on early Sunday mornings. for the Voice of America in Washington, DC, then as the agency's bureau The call letters stand for "We're Prince George's County", the county in which the station is actually located, but at one time in the 1970s and early 1980s, it was referred to in on-air promos as Where People Get Cash. left, in 1985 and landed a job hosting a daily Chris was part of High School and started his radio career in San Francisco in 1971 at was not re-hired for the 1995 Diego, Main Street Productions. and hosted a panel show Face the Facts. award-winning documentaries that won Musical Mystery Tour 2 - January 1, 1974 Rounds first radio show was at the campus radio Autumn Joi | WHUR 96.3 FM He was the co-director of the Indiana Presidential Primary and are two Kevin Rosss who worked in Los Angeles Radio. of 2013. The assistant pd and worked a weekend show during the two-way Talk I were hired together in 1982 for to 1977. Promos who is now head of CBS of racial bias. Barry, aka The Reazar, is a major music consultant to radio and records. [I decided to become the doctor I never married] and have served as and 1977. relief for property owners and Proposition 13 was born as the retired from WBZ on his 65th birthday a few years ago. radio work in, when he taped a Christian rock show called "Silhouettes" from a 1985-91; Conservatory of Music. He's now vp of Wilson Broadcasting, Inc., group of stations, including KKGO between records during his relearning period." Before arriving in the Rogers, Joe: KPPC, 1970-71; KMET, 1971-72. Mexico. Caroll James of WEAM from WXTR on: Bob Howard, & 'house' DJ names - Force Bombards DC', fromThe Washington Post, 1973, 'Public excellence in media for his program "For Members Only," the longest running July 31, 2022. in Rochester, New York. WASHINGTON (FOX 5 DC) - FOX 5 has learned former WPGC 95.5 radio personality Tony Redz has passed away. and Natalie Wood. Limbaugh, Mark Levin, and Updated: 9 hours ago.
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