tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19336675.post7040344795328096560..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.comBlogger14125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19336675.post-86576784685929758122014-06-04T09:47:15.132-07:002014-06-04T09:47:15.132-07:00Cap'n Bob-
I hope you weren't listening t...Cap'n Bob-<br /><br />I hope you weren't listening to KSFX on FM.<br /><br />Yech.Irvhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03535973167698185431noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19336675.post-81238807314738050322014-06-03T15:45:11.794-07:002014-06-03T15:45:11.794-07:00The reason the Unicorn Song became such a hit, is ...The reason the Unicorn Song became such a hit, is it is considered a Canadian song, or CanCon, and the radio stations in Canada were required to play it every hour on the hour for nearly 30 years, plus the Irish Rovers had their own TV show in Canada, where, you guessed it, the Unicorn song was their theme song, plus at Expo '86 the Rovers, had their own nightclub, where everybody had to sing the song (with appropriate hand gestures). Albert Giesbrechthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17742338183833125104noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19336675.post-8872228586376629502014-06-03T06:53:54.006-07:002014-06-03T06:53:54.006-07:00Lessons learned. Thanks for the dark memories of r...Lessons learned. Thanks for the dark memories of radio and the laughs. I remember those days well. Judy Bermanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00526257447651514240noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19336675.post-14154168981359328912014-06-02T15:12:44.869-07:002014-06-02T15:12:44.869-07:00Friday Question: Johnny’s mother had three childre...Friday Question: Johnny’s mother had three children. The first child was named April. The second child was named May. What was the third child’s name?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19336675.post-78883180204173256662014-06-02T13:04:36.983-07:002014-06-02T13:04:36.983-07:00But the loveliest of all was the Unicorn...song!
D...But the loveliest of all was the Unicorn...song!<br />Dr. EdAnonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02765892247234341344noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19336675.post-5255159456331959732014-06-01T23:44:36.875-07:002014-06-01T23:44:36.875-07:00Great story!
Somehow I've always found Beaver ...Great story!<br />Somehow I've always found Beaver Cleaver a weird name for a DJ.<br />I remember that when the radio did anything when I was a kid, it took me a whilet o catch on. <br />About the 3rd playing of House of the Rising Sun, I noticed Battle f the songs.<br />Sorry, typos. odd browser bounces my cursorPamela Jayehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06135379188588301400noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19336675.post-24242487615191945522014-06-01T23:38:10.645-07:002014-06-01T23:38:10.645-07:00It just occurred to me that this was relevant - so...It just occurred to me that this was relevant - so much TV writing stuff that I forget, and you may have already covered it, or have nothing to say, but I've been following the Casey Kasem fiasco lately. Ever meet him? Any thoughts? So sad. Glad his kids have gotten him back to medical care. I started listening to him in September 74 once I finally found the Top 40 did exist and was not just a dream of mine.<br />Off to read this post now.Pamela Jayehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06135379188588301400noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19336675.post-46789076539834773622014-06-01T13:06:18.490-07:002014-06-01T13:06:18.490-07:00I lived in the Bay Area in those days but wouldn&#...I lived in the Bay Area in those days but wouldn't be caught dead listening to an AM top 40 station. FM was the thing for us non-teens.Cap'n Bobhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11783977137812876489noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19336675.post-35409050303011384462014-06-01T12:30:32.423-07:002014-06-01T12:30:32.423-07:00Re: ethnic names for dj's a few days ago; forg...Re: ethnic names for dj's a few days ago; forgot about Beauregard Rodriguez Weaver. ThanksVictor Velasconoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19336675.post-62171619815638451682014-06-01T11:59:23.702-07:002014-06-01T11:59:23.702-07:00Stoney, I actually owned that Irish Rovers album. ...Stoney, I actually owned that Irish Rovers album. The Unicorn was by far the worst song of the bunch.<br /><br />Why does that always happen? That the worst song on an album is the hit? I call it the Peter Gabriel Syndrome. The Mutthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09149977320388415139noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19336675.post-30171597579404527162014-06-01T11:55:19.519-07:002014-06-01T11:55:19.519-07:00There were green alligators and long-necked geese....There were green alligators and long-necked geese. Breadbakernoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19336675.post-73462697246833026152014-06-01T09:39:26.874-07:002014-06-01T09:39:26.874-07:00I was here during your KYA/KFRC period but never h...I was here during your KYA/KFRC period but never heard your shift (too late at night). <br /><br />In Chicago as a kid I loved the rivalries they had at WLS between Ron Brittain (7-10p) and the morning man Clark Weber. Mister Charliehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02740971667961847200noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19336675.post-12945031031046363202014-06-01T08:25:09.204-07:002014-06-01T08:25:09.204-07:00I love your old radio stories, Ken. That was a cla...I love your old radio stories, Ken. That was a classic. We always had good personal friends at the competing stations. You never knew when you might need a job, and chances are good you might land at the competition. Back in the '60s in San Fran for me KFOG AND KPEN (later K One Oh One) were arch rivals. But Bill Browning and I were good personal friends. He was at KPEN.I was at KFOG. At the industry cocktail fests we started a schtick where the archrival shook their fists at each other, call each other names, loudly excoriate the other's stations. For extra fun we carried our fake rivalry shouting to a point where others would step in to separate. After the opening scene, we'd sit down for drinks and friendly chatter while our wives gossiped. It worked. The record promoters kept inviting us back. And, a couple of years later Bill and I wound up working at KRLA.<br />Mike Botulahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03280479229678291508noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19336675.post-25144122042186318962014-06-01T06:21:19.082-07:002014-06-01T06:21:19.082-07:00What was the KYA programmer's issue with the I...What was the KYA programmer's issue with the Irish Rovers?<br /><br />I'd gladly listen to the same songs on two different stations rather than hearing George Noory's nightly kookfest on 90% of stations on the AM dial. <br /><br />Keep the radio stories coming Beev! Stoneynoreply@blogger.com