tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19336675.post3497338388110043938..comments2023-11-03T06:02:02.128-07:00Comments on By Ken Levine: Back in the days when radio was funBy Ken Levinehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17305293821975250420noreply@blogger.comBlogger11125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19336675.post-64719493123181121562010-04-21T13:26:11.921-07:002010-04-21T13:26:11.921-07:00Great story!!!! God I miss when being a jock was ...Great story!!!! God I miss when being a jock was fun, loose and creative... at least that's what my liner card says I should saySharoneRosenhttp://www.sharonerosen.com/people.htmlnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19336675.post-67222537562497822102010-04-19T09:29:20.956-07:002010-04-19T09:29:20.956-07:00Such a nice story mister. Well, me, as a regular l...Such a nice story mister. Well, me, as a regular listener in our local radio station, I always love the music esp. country.gihhttp://get-infoz.blogspot.com/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19336675.post-69031585154681611102010-04-18T19:45:45.752-07:002010-04-18T19:45:45.752-07:00Summer of 66, I was a seasonal apprentice forest r...Summer of 66, I was a seasonal apprentice forest ranger way up in the Colorado Rockies, and flatland radio just didn't get that high, except at night, courtesy of skip distance. Then it was the mad, screamin' sound-effects-laden (pre-Drake) top 40 sound of KOMA-AM, Oklahoma City, which seemed at times like a lifeline to "civilization." Couple years after that, I dj'd at a rural station where the morning guy (craggy old coot whose air name was "Happy Johnny") always arrived with a beat-up satchel full of yellowing joke books and a pint (which is where his "happy" came from, I guess). Take THAT, Clearchannel!<br /><br />Thanks to one of your previous radio posts I located a 1966 aircheck of Charlie Tuna on KOMA-AM, Oklahoma City, and it took me straight back to those pine trees, moonlit nights, and the Stones' "Satisfaction" blaring away. Apropos of your post, how the heck many Beaver Cleavers were there, anyway?dougRhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12067790939021206257noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19336675.post-61230423166915457302010-04-18T12:33:53.479-07:002010-04-18T12:33:53.479-07:00A lot of surfing back and forth between those two ...A lot of surfing back and forth between those two stations that night. Funny post.Kirkhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02155991693956178030noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19336675.post-82388637436763515982010-04-18T09:54:16.578-07:002010-04-18T09:54:16.578-07:00Ken, as a former radio personality (with CC) I lov...Ken, as a former radio personality (with CC) I loved the post! Also thanks for the lesson to one who is now venturing into TV/film writing...don't share the secrets.christietayloronlinehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06278070223256531763noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19336675.post-15868109886405228072010-04-18T09:27:31.235-07:002010-04-18T09:27:31.235-07:00Ken, Maybe sometime you will tell the group about ...Ken, Maybe sometime you will tell the group about when you hit the air at WLS!<br />Love the blog<br />Cheers,Dale Dormanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05536802791831933661noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19336675.post-65489107392817264412010-04-18T04:44:13.028-07:002010-04-18T04:44:13.028-07:00Ahh, the Unicorn Song.
Maybe Bristol Sourcox wi...Ahh, the Unicorn Song. <br /><br />Maybe Bristol Sourcox will sing the Unicorn song this week on AI.<br /><br />Did you see that former Sen. Gordon Smith, now head of the NAB, wants a further 'easing' of ownership limits for broadcasters!!??!!<br /><br />Is this Bizarro World, or what? <br /><br />The whole radio industry is in the crapper as a result of consolodation. <br /><br />Now they think the answer is to own more?!!?<br /><br />Perfect!Tom Clendening - General Manager, KSER Foundationhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02060796626687186682noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19336675.post-9417924702304537352010-04-18T02:06:18.971-07:002010-04-18T02:06:18.971-07:00The world is ready for a sucking chest wound joke....The world is ready for a sucking chest wound joke. BTW We in the UK are loving the volcano-inspired complete absence of planes and vapour trails from our beautiful blue skies.<br /><br />WV; unuch = a non web-savvy eunuchblogwardhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07362291687463326731noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19336675.post-46581522104777628992010-04-17T23:41:58.755-07:002010-04-17T23:41:58.755-07:00Those were incredibly fun days in radio and San Fr...Those were incredibly fun days in radio and San Francisco. I helped "Marvelous" Mark McKay do high school sports scores on KFRC in the late seventies and he gave me zillions of free albums for my efforts. The station was owned by RKO back then and Dr. Don Rose, may he rest in peace, graciously tried to teach me everything he could about the fun of being on the air. I was more interested in chatting up the business guys and trying to understand how the station worked financially ("if a spot goes by that you haven't sold to someone at some price, it’s money lost forever").<br /><br />Mostly I remember everyone there at that time being surprisingly nice. Thanks, Ken, for bringing to mind those long forgotten good times.Jeff Parkerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08157467246172267395noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19336675.post-28211888767384959192010-04-17T20:38:53.645-07:002010-04-17T20:38:53.645-07:00I remember not listening to either station. Not be...I remember not listening to either station. Not because of the dj's, I just hated the music. Which station had the amped up guy screaming "High energy total rock!"? I really hated that station.Cap'n Bobhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11783977137812876489noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19336675.post-35271716150901790952010-04-17T20:34:04.121-07:002010-04-17T20:34:04.121-07:00Ken, great story! Have you considered compiling mo...Ken, great story! Have you considered compiling more stories like this into your own version of "Radio Days" (à la Woody Allen)?Philnoreply@blogger.com