Nancy McDonald Rinehart Sent A Picture!

Nancy (daughter of Felix McDonald) contacted me previously about a picture she had somewhere, and she found it!  Her message, via Facebook:"

Bud Stacey - I had a memory pop up on my phone - a photo of Jerry Sims and Dad from the day you and Jerry went down to what we refer to as “The Farm” (our old home place where we all still gather for celebrations). It made me think of something I may have not mentioned previously- my husband, David Rinehart - who died almost a year ago- worked at KTHV TV (which had been a part of the same group that had owned the old KTHS radio before it became KAAY). — David’s father- John Franklin Rinehart was working at KTHV when he died in 1968, about a week after David graduated high school. My Dad and David’s Dad grew up along the old Pine Bluff highway in towns about 12 miles apart. They both worked in communications professions (radio and tv). They knew the same people but didn’t know each other. Our wedding guest lists had some of the same people. While working at KTHV, David worked with Jerry Sims. I have a photo of the softball team,. I also have a photo of one of Jerry’s sons, I think it is Mike. The guys played on the KTHV softball team. And, on the weekends played at tag football- kinda.

Sorry this was so long, but I’m kinda feeling sentimental today!!"

" Bud- you asked if I could post the OLD photo of Channel 11 softball team … so here it is. My husband David is on top left side in red cap, Demp Dempsey in black hat, __________? (one of the Garretts, _______?, ________?, Jerry Sims.
Bottom roll: ______?, Bill Mitchell, George Moore, _________? Maybe someone can help out with the names I have forgotten…….."

 

Thank you, Nancy!

Bud S. (staceys4@hotmail.com)

KAAY Jingles!

Here is a new set of call-letter jingles, found on You Tube!

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XJab5dhRkxc

Thanks to Bud S. for finding these!  

KAAY: Most Requested Songs of the Week of Aug. 15th, 1976.

 

Thanks again t Doug Virden!

Bud S. (staceys4@hotmail.com)

Sonny Martin Picture, From Doug Virden

 

Found this also on Facebook, kudos go to Doug Virden.  Not sure what the award is, I can't expand the picture without blurring the text... anyone know?

Thanks, Doug!

Bud S. (staceys4@hotmail.com)

Barry Mac Photo

 Gleaned from Barry Mac's KAAY photo album and posted on Facebook, is a "mystery picture", with some explanation.

In Barry's words: "Okay, I have NO idea who any of these people are, or WHERE this is. But the picture was in the KAAY photo album, and I'm pretty sure it has more to do with the old KQ94 than it does KAAY, circa 1980."

Comments: 

Sheilia Lovil

The lady seated at the end white shirt & black jacket is Janice Laffoon ..it was for KLPQ 94. (sales person)

Bill Eginton

Sheilia Lovil Janice went on to run the Arkansas river blues jams on the river in the eighties.

 

The link to go see all comments and original post:  https://www.facebook.com/photo/?fbid=10230180219720174&set=gm.10160653867929313&idorvanity=198469254312

Thanks, Barry Mac!

Bud S. (staceys4@hotmail.com)

A Beaker Street ID within a Bob Dylan documentary

Another old aircheck of KAAY and Beaker Street has surfaced. 

This new one comes from James England of Boulder, Colorado, who emailed us about a cassette tape he found.  It was recorded in February 1974 off the KAAY skywave in eastern Kansas, with a steady signal.  Beaker Street was airing a documentary on Bob Dylan with a KAAY ID in the middle.  I wasn’t aware that Beaker Street aired any artist documentaries, but here is one!  James provided this background on the aircheck:

 “I started listening to Beaker Street around 1972, when I was living in Pratt, Kansas, attending Pratt Junior College. I stumbled on the AM signal on my '65 GTO car-radio, probably driving around after the local bar's midnight closing. Needless to say, there wasn't any comparable music programming in that part of the country then (sorry, KOMA), and I was hooked.

 Apparently, I made the recording, probably in the early part of 1974, while living in Topeka. I have no memory of how (probably with a portable recorder's external mic right from a radio speaker) or why I recorded it, and don't remember even listening to it ever.

 In cleaning out the garage I came upon a small stash of old cassettes; this one was labelled only "Bob Dylan" and I had assumed it was just a tape of one of his records. I had decided to throw it out, but figured I should at listen first to all the old tapes, and after purchasing a portable player (having long since retired the better-quality cassette deck), I fished it out of the trash and started it up. The first thing I heard, fortunately, was the KAAY/Beaker Street ID.”

I have edited a short segment of the aircheck with a bit of the documentary, and the KAAY Beaker Street ID.

BTW, the voice on the documentary is not a KAAY DJ.  It was apparently a nationally syndicated show and the voice is that of Jim Bohannon aka “Jimbo”, who later went on to become a late night talkshow host on the Mutual Broadcasting System, replacing Larry King.  I confirmed this is Jimbo’s voice with people who worked with him at Mutual.

Here at the Mighty 1090 Blog, we await still more discoveries of KAAY airchecks tucked away in more basements.

Greg Barman

https://archive.org/details/kaay-beaker-street-id-with-bit-of-dylan-documentary-1974

 

Tin Can Alley and Flashback Tracks are back!

Barry Mac has successfully relocated his recording equipment and has heroically assembled this weekend's episodes of Tin Can Alley and Flashback Tracks.  Thanks, Barry, and good luck with all to come!

Flashback Tracks and Tin Can Alley on Temporary Hiatus

One casualty of last Friday's devastating tornado in Little Rock are our Flashback Tracks and Tin Can Alley shows.  The shows' creator, Barry Mac, had some damage to his home that makes it unlivable at the moment.  Barry is in the process of assessing the damage and relocating but his weekly shows are on hold.

We wish Barry all the best during these challenging times!