Thanks again to Barry for the audio!
Friday, March 19, 2010
The KAAY Cash Man!
Obviously, this was a contest where one could win money by stating what radio station he was listening to! The Sonny Martin of the period (early '70s) is heard on this piece of audio....
Thanks again to Barry for the audio!
The KAAY Cash Man: stream | download
Thanks again to Barry for the audio!
Thursday, March 18, 2010
Encyclopedia of Arkansas: Revisited
Well, I may be in the hotseat again: after my initial inquiry of why KAAY, one of the greatest stations in the country, was not documented in/on Encyclopedia of Arkansas, I was contacted by Anna Lancaster, Administrative Assistant, Butler Center for Arkansas Studies. She is inquiring with the editors and asked if I would be willing to write the entry.
Naturally, I said yes! I listed my few, paltry qualifications and I should be hearing from them soon...
...what an opportunity!
I may be citing material from the Monitoring Times article, as well as info from this blog, with aknowledgements to YOU who've contributed to both. I pray that, if called upon, I do well and represent the station well.
Bud S. (staceys4@hotmail.com)
Naturally, I said yes! I listed my few, paltry qualifications and I should be hearing from them soon...
...what an opportunity!
I may be citing material from the Monitoring Times article, as well as info from this blog, with aknowledgements to YOU who've contributed to both. I pray that, if called upon, I do well and represent the station well.
Bud S. (staceys4@hotmail.com)
Alex Chilton (1950-2010), R.I.P. 3/17/10
"Alex Chilton, the pop hitmaker, cult icon and Memphis rock iconoclast best known as a member of 1960s pop-soul act the Box Tops and the 1970s power-pop act Big Star, died Wednesday at a hospital in New Orleans."
Another one gone:
http://www.commercialappeal.com/news/2010/mar/17/memphis-musician-alex-chilton-dies/
"Chilton and Big Star had been scheduled to play Saturday as part of the South by Southwest festival in Austin, Texas. The band was also scheduled to play at the Levitt Shell in Memphis on May 15. It's unknown what will happen to those shows."
Good write-up at the link above...
Rest in peace, Alex....
Bud S. (staceys4@hotmail.com)
Another one gone:
http://www.commercialappeal.com/news/2010/mar/17/memphis-musician-alex-chilton-dies/
"Chilton and Big Star had been scheduled to play Saturday as part of the South by Southwest festival in Austin, Texas. The band was also scheduled to play at the Levitt Shell in Memphis on May 15. It's unknown what will happen to those shows."
Good write-up at the link above...
Rest in peace, Alex....
Bud S. (staceys4@hotmail.com)
Encyclopedia Of Arkansas: No KAAY?
What a shame...one of the most important stations in this country- and in many parts of the world- and NO mention of KAAY, except once in the history of Black Oak Arkansas.
There's some little bits of broadcast coverage, but not about KAAY, only about radio station WOK, which had a very brief history. If you want to contact them (as I have!) and want to promote KAAY there in print, please do so at their e-mail address below:
info@encyclopediaofarkansas.net
Or you may want to snail-mail them at:
Encyclopedia of Arkansas
Central Arkansas Library System
100 Rock St.
Little Rock, AR 72201
... or call (501) 320-5754....
Their staff contact information is also here:
http://www.encyclopediaofarkansas.net/contact/
Just do it!
Bud S. (staceys4@hotmail.com)
There's some little bits of broadcast coverage, but not about KAAY, only about radio station WOK, which had a very brief history. If you want to contact them (as I have!) and want to promote KAAY there in print, please do so at their e-mail address below:
info@encyclopediaofarkansas.net
Or you may want to snail-mail them at:
Encyclopedia of Arkansas
Central Arkansas Library System
100 Rock St.
Little Rock, AR 72201
... or call (501) 320-5754....
Their staff contact information is also here:
http://www.encyclopediaofarkansas.net/contact/
Just do it!
Bud S. (staceys4@hotmail.com)
Wednesday, March 17, 2010
Happy St. Patrick's Day!
I'd wondered, with this day being a big celebration all over the world, would Stag Beer ever have bought special advertisements on KAAY? What with Stag being a major advertiser (you can hear their ads all over the airchecks!), you'd wonder...but I've never heard one that I can recall....
BE RESPONSIBLE, TODAY! I can't drive everyone home!
Bud S. (staceys4@hotmail.com)
Tuesday, March 16, 2010
Deep Purple & Fleetwood Mac Concert Ad, '72
Straight from the vast Barry Mac audio library, an ad for Deep Purple and Fleetwood Mac at Barton Colosseum! Both were favorites of mine; however, I don't ever remember Deep Purple coming to Mobile, but I sure bought their music!
Ticket prices were $4.50 and $5.50 (prices I remember!)...and (it sounds like) HPS Productions and Superior Attractions were the promoters...does anyone have any info on them?
Enjoy the ad....thanks, Barry!
Deep Purple and Fleetwood Mac at Barton Colosseum, 13 Dec. 1972: stream | download
Ticket prices were $4.50 and $5.50 (prices I remember!)...and (it sounds like) HPS Productions and Superior Attractions were the promoters...does anyone have any info on them?
Enjoy the ad....thanks, Barry!
Friday, March 12, 2010
The Late Pernell Roberts Revisited
Note to all:
Awhile back Bud posted the notice of Pernell Roberts death. Here are my memories of actually meeting the man during my time in California. It was the Summer of 1964:
Living in California, as I did in the early 60's when I was acting, you'd run into those who'd "made it" quite often. That happened alot when I was living in Hollywood.
I was living in the Highland Towers Apts., just a quarter mile from the Hollywood Bowl, and a few blocks up the street from Hollywood Blvd. On the corner, right next to the Apts., was a large 24 hr. Hughes Supermarket.
You could see many "stars" in and out of the Hughes since they also had a fanastic news rack on the premises, and enough food to feed the entire State of California.
One morning I was coming home late from a date with my girlfriend, Sandy, a Pasadena Playhouse grad who was acting locally and living at the then-famous Hollywood Studio Club for Girls...like a giant dorm for budding actresses, and a very cool place.
Anyway, it was about 2am and I needed to pick up something for breakfast. So, I went into Hughes, and was "making a left" piloting my basket around a corner, when wheeling his basket coming from the opposite direction was another customer. Our carts hit each other briefly, and then I looked to see who it was...and it was Pernell Roberts.
I smiled, he smiled back and I introduced myself and told him that I really appreciated his work, and that I had just finished a year at the Playhouse and was living right next door to the market. He wished me luck, said that "Bonanza" was back in production and that he was also picking up a few things before he went home.
Then his wife joined us, he introduced me, and I said I'd best get finished and let them shop in privacy. He said that it was no problem at all, was nice meeting me, and we continued on our separate ways.
As I walked out onto the parking lot there were only a few cars there at that time of the morning. One of them was a brand new blue '64 Corvette convertible with the top down. Since "Bonanaza's" main sponsor at the time was Chevrolet, I didn't have to guess whose it was.
Nice man, great voice, excellent actor. R.I.P. Pernell Roberts, and thanks for your kindness.
JK
PS: To see a pic of my Apt. and other PP & Calif. stories, lots of other pix, etc., just check-out the Pasadena Playhouse section of my WebSite: http://www.jonnieking.net/
More later...I NEVER forget my Big K Friends !
Awhile back Bud posted the notice of Pernell Roberts death. Here are my memories of actually meeting the man during my time in California. It was the Summer of 1964:
Living in California, as I did in the early 60's when I was acting, you'd run into those who'd "made it" quite often. That happened alot when I was living in Hollywood.
I was living in the Highland Towers Apts., just a quarter mile from the Hollywood Bowl, and a few blocks up the street from Hollywood Blvd. On the corner, right next to the Apts., was a large 24 hr. Hughes Supermarket.
You could see many "stars" in and out of the Hughes since they also had a fanastic news rack on the premises, and enough food to feed the entire State of California.
One morning I was coming home late from a date with my girlfriend, Sandy, a Pasadena Playhouse grad who was acting locally and living at the then-famous Hollywood Studio Club for Girls...like a giant dorm for budding actresses, and a very cool place.
Anyway, it was about 2am and I needed to pick up something for breakfast. So, I went into Hughes, and was "making a left" piloting my basket around a corner, when wheeling his basket coming from the opposite direction was another customer. Our carts hit each other briefly, and then I looked to see who it was...and it was Pernell Roberts.
I smiled, he smiled back and I introduced myself and told him that I really appreciated his work, and that I had just finished a year at the Playhouse and was living right next door to the market. He wished me luck, said that "Bonanza" was back in production and that he was also picking up a few things before he went home.
Then his wife joined us, he introduced me, and I said I'd best get finished and let them shop in privacy. He said that it was no problem at all, was nice meeting me, and we continued on our separate ways.
As I walked out onto the parking lot there were only a few cars there at that time of the morning. One of them was a brand new blue '64 Corvette convertible with the top down. Since "Bonanaza's" main sponsor at the time was Chevrolet, I didn't have to guess whose it was.
Nice man, great voice, excellent actor. R.I.P. Pernell Roberts, and thanks for your kindness.
JK
PS: To see a pic of my Apt. and other PP & Calif. stories, lots of other pix, etc., just check-out the Pasadena Playhouse section of my WebSite: http://www.jonnieking.net/
More later...I NEVER forget my Big K Friends !
Thursday, March 11, 2010
Ron H. Comments On IBOC
Your comments about IBOC are valid. The wideband hiss on adjacent frequencies is something I experience here in the Chicago area when I try to tune between the 50, 000 watt local stations. I noticed many of the IBOC equipped stations have stated they have reduced their audio frequency response on the main AM component of their signal to a maximum of 5 KHz for technical reasons. It doesn't seem fair to allow them to occupy so much bandwidth. With the old AM methods, the only time they occupied the adjacent channel was when an audio tone was above the 5 KHz audio range. This resulted in a scratching noise on the adjacent channel. Most of us learned to ignore the occasional noise when we listened to KAAY. In fact, KAAY was usually strong enough to overcome the adjacent channel signal. The wideband hiss is a different story. It is more than a slight annoyance.
Ron
Ron
Wednesday, March 10, 2010
Jerry Sims Comments On Jim Pitcock
Jim was doing the midnight to 5am shift when I came in to take over (possibly on a Saturday morning). Jim's interest in news was showing then. He asked me to listen to an air check he had made overnight. It was not his "All Night Satellite" program....It was of a newscast! I plead guilty of trying to simply "get through" my news efforts when I worked overnight. Most of us would "rip and read" and get back to the fun part ASAP.
Jim's news efforts paid off well for him, and the rest of central Arkansas too. He went on to become News Director of KATV 7. There he lead his station to many years on top of the local television news ratings.
Jim's news efforts paid off well for him, and the rest of central Arkansas too. He went on to become News Director of KATV 7. There he lead his station to many years on top of the local television news ratings.
Moses Records: The Raspberries & Partridge Family Ads
Hey, here are more ads from Barry Mac for Moses Records! One involves a 69-cent promo for The Raspberries...the other is for the Partridge Family's new LP.
Thanks again to Barry for these audio gems!
Thanks again to Barry for these audio gems!
Tuesday, March 9, 2010
Happy Anniversary David B. Treadway!
I just got this bit of information from David B., regarding a VERY important event in KAAY's history:
"Yesterday (March 8, 2010) marked 39 years since Wayne Moss hired me to do weekends at KAAY."
David B. is very important to us here on the blog...and we have something very exciting (and maybe a little sad) from David (and Barry Mac) coming in less than a month...I'm big on anniversaries, events and what-have-you, so keep on reading here for more to come!
Happy Anniversary, David!
Bud S. (staceys4@hotmail.com)
"Yesterday (March 8, 2010) marked 39 years since Wayne Moss hired me to do weekends at KAAY."
David B. is very important to us here on the blog...and we have something very exciting (and maybe a little sad) from David (and Barry Mac) coming in less than a month...I'm big on anniversaries, events and what-have-you, so keep on reading here for more to come!
Happy Anniversary, David!
Bud S. (staceys4@hotmail.com)
Monday, March 8, 2010
Stan's Receipt
Hi Bud,
Some people seem to hold onto things forever. The attached file is from an invoice/packing slip sent to me in Vietnam in early 1968. I now realize Stan's didn't have to wait for a check to clear. It looks like my parents sent a money order. It seems strange that I received the record so quickly. I wrote to my parents, and I asked them to phone Stan's to place the order. I actually had the record in my possession sooner than the letter my parents sent to me to say it was ordered. The record was "Apache '65" by David Allen and The Arrows. Notice there isn't an area code listed with the phone number, but there is a zip code.
73,
Ron
Some people seem to hold onto things forever. The attached file is from an invoice/packing slip sent to me in Vietnam in early 1968. I now realize Stan's didn't have to wait for a check to clear. It looks like my parents sent a money order. It seems strange that I received the record so quickly. I wrote to my parents, and I asked them to phone Stan's to place the order. I actually had the record in my possession sooner than the letter my parents sent to me to say it was ordered. The record was "Apache '65" by David Allen and The Arrows. Notice there isn't an area code listed with the phone number, but there is a zip code.
73,
Ron
Christmas: The Gateway, Toy Hill
Yes, I know this is a little early for Christmas, but Barry Mac has once again come through with MORE audio from his massive library to share with us! One cut is of Clyde Clifford, advertising for The Gateway and the Christmas deals there...an interesting ad! The other cut is for Toy Hill, with one of the "Sonny Martins" doing the announcement. This is where the "toys for tots" program in Little Rock takes place. Our own resident "Sonny Martin", Jerry Sims, went up to Toy Hill this past Christmas to visit with and help his Marine Corp. step son in the effort.
Thanks again, Barry!
Thanks again, Barry!
Friday, March 5, 2010
"Marvelous Mark" Is Back On The Air!
Dave M. alerted me to an e-mail he got from "Marvelous" Mark Larson, regarding his return to the air, albeit via the Web. I will share the e-mail here with you, complete with the Web links for his daily broadcast:
"Hello, "Cherished & Valued Listener," fans and enemies....
If you are receiving this email, it's because you were included in my email address book. I apologize if you are receiving this more than once. Some of you have provided an address with a different "handle" or alias, which may not have been weeded out as a duplicate.
The Tampa Bay broadcast business climate, and for that matter, national broadcast business climate is basically no better now than it was a year ago. Budgets are still being slashed, large and small companies leveraged themselves to the moon during the boom and are still up to their eyeballs in debt load; and many of us traditional broadcasters who have worked behind the microphone or camera are not very encouraged by what we see. In fact, ABC just announced another round of cuts last week for the TV side.
On the other hand, Internet media continues to expand. Streaming audio, video and "podcasting" is free from the shackles of bad corporate behavior and also free from many of the government constraints on terrestrial or "over the air" broadcasting. Right now, over 42 million listeners a week are hearing their favorite shows online. With the expansion of wireless/mobile Internet service, that number will grow, along with advertising revenue. Generally speaking, wherever there are cell phone towers, there is wireless Internet, allowing those with iPhones or "Smart Phones" to listen to online shows in the car. This fall, some carmakers will be installing the first in-dash Internet radios, something I predicted years ago. That "Aux" jack on the front of existing car radios and tiny car radio "converter" attachments for MP3 players and smart phones, have already allowed webcasters access to cars for some time.
I love radio broadcasting. But there is now only one serious talk format player in the market. So, thanks to the encouragement of many of you, I am going to fire up a new show on Monday at:
http://www.markinthemorning.com/
The advantages are: Unlike satellite radio, it's free. You can start, stop or pause the show anytime if someone or something interrupts you. With a wireless smart phone or a cheap (under $30) MP3 player, you can take the show wherever you go, including in the car. And it's CD quality.
My web site and radio audience data always showed my biggest web traffic and listening between 7:30AM and 9AM -- the peak morning commute time. So I will have each day's podcast ready for listening/download at 7:30AM. Of course, you can get the show anytime during the day or night -- anywhere in the world!
And I even sprang the big bucks for a toll free call in line, so you can still call The Fone Zone to rant! (See the "Contact" page on www.markinthemorning.com )
Thanks again to all of you who have sent all of the good karma (sorry, I grew up in the '60s) and support. I would not be doing this if wasn't for you. But now I have a request for you. If you know anyone on your email list who enjoys talk radio, please let them know about the new podcast. While there are tons of you on this mailing, it will take tons more to make the show viable. The show's content is national, so please spread the word. The weather page has been expanded for the entire U.S. We are even slated to have U.S. Senator Jim DeMint (R- SC) on the show Wednesday. And yes, our ol' pal Mike Schiano is back with us on Fridays for the week's financial wrap up.
Please visit the new web site and look for the "Podcast" button on the front page.
All the best,
Mark Larsen"
I was able to listen in this morning, and on the archived mp3 files, as well! Congrats to Mark, great to hear you "on" again!
Bud S. (staceys4@hotmail.com)
"Hello, "Cherished & Valued Listener," fans and enemies....
If you are receiving this email, it's because you were included in my email address book. I apologize if you are receiving this more than once. Some of you have provided an address with a different "handle" or alias, which may not have been weeded out as a duplicate.
The Tampa Bay broadcast business climate, and for that matter, national broadcast business climate is basically no better now than it was a year ago. Budgets are still being slashed, large and small companies leveraged themselves to the moon during the boom and are still up to their eyeballs in debt load; and many of us traditional broadcasters who have worked behind the microphone or camera are not very encouraged by what we see. In fact, ABC just announced another round of cuts last week for the TV side.
On the other hand, Internet media continues to expand. Streaming audio, video and "podcasting" is free from the shackles of bad corporate behavior and also free from many of the government constraints on terrestrial or "over the air" broadcasting. Right now, over 42 million listeners a week are hearing their favorite shows online. With the expansion of wireless/mobile Internet service, that number will grow, along with advertising revenue. Generally speaking, wherever there are cell phone towers, there is wireless Internet, allowing those with iPhones or "Smart Phones" to listen to online shows in the car. This fall, some carmakers will be installing the first in-dash Internet radios, something I predicted years ago. That "Aux" jack on the front of existing car radios and tiny car radio "converter" attachments for MP3 players and smart phones, have already allowed webcasters access to cars for some time.
I love radio broadcasting. But there is now only one serious talk format player in the market. So, thanks to the encouragement of many of you, I am going to fire up a new show on Monday at:
http://www.markinthemorning.com/
The advantages are: Unlike satellite radio, it's free. You can start, stop or pause the show anytime if someone or something interrupts you. With a wireless smart phone or a cheap (under $30) MP3 player, you can take the show wherever you go, including in the car. And it's CD quality.
My web site and radio audience data always showed my biggest web traffic and listening between 7:30AM and 9AM -- the peak morning commute time. So I will have each day's podcast ready for listening/download at 7:30AM. Of course, you can get the show anytime during the day or night -- anywhere in the world!
And I even sprang the big bucks for a toll free call in line, so you can still call The Fone Zone to rant! (See the "Contact" page on www.markinthemorning.com )
Thanks again to all of you who have sent all of the good karma (sorry, I grew up in the '60s) and support. I would not be doing this if wasn't for you. But now I have a request for you. If you know anyone on your email list who enjoys talk radio, please let them know about the new podcast. While there are tons of you on this mailing, it will take tons more to make the show viable. The show's content is national, so please spread the word. The weather page has been expanded for the entire U.S. We are even slated to have U.S. Senator Jim DeMint (R- SC) on the show Wednesday. And yes, our ol' pal Mike Schiano is back with us on Fridays for the week's financial wrap up.
Please visit the new web site and look for the "Podcast" button on the front page.
All the best,
Mark Larsen"
I was able to listen in this morning, and on the archived mp3 files, as well! Congrats to Mark, great to hear you "on" again!
Bud S. (staceys4@hotmail.com)
Mike McKinney Checks In!
Mike checked in with us, with the comment that he's glad that this blog is continuing on ( so are we! bs) and to give us a correction on the spelling of his name. I'm at fault for the mis-spelling, I took it from A.J.'s blog, so thank you, Mike, for the correction! I've made corrections everywhere I found "McKenny", etc. We are adamant that we get things right here, in all aspects.
Mike also mentioned he'd look for some audio clips, which is great by us!
Mike, thanks for stopping by, we're looking forward to hearing from you often!
Bud S. (staceys4@hotmail.com)
Mike also mentioned he'd look for some audio clips, which is great by us!
Mike, thanks for stopping by, we're looking forward to hearing from you often!
Bud S. (staceys4@hotmail.com)
Wednesday, March 3, 2010
Addenda to Jim Pitcock Posting
I think it is appropriate to add that Jim Pitcock went on to become one of the finest television news directors in Arkansas, with a long and storied career at KATV Channel 7, the ABC affiliate in Little Rock. Jim's brother Jerry Pitcock, also worked at KAAY. I attempted to contact Jerry a couple of years ago, but Jim told me that Jerry's health prevented him from participating. The Pitcock family were both part of the rich history of KAAY.
Richard Robinson
Richard Robinson
Jim Pitcock
Little has been said here of Jim Pitcock, who was "Ron Owens" from 1963-1964, and as "Ken Knight" at another undetermined date (I'll have to check this further...mentioned in A.J.'s blog on 9/17/2006- bs). When JFK was shot, he helped write a news special in about two hours, with all the staff jumping in on the effort. This tape has been reported as being lost, however.
Jim worked as "Ron Owens" and doubled as Santa Claus during KAAY's "Christmas in August". This was a contest where residents of Little Rock were encouraged to put up signs in their yards with "KAAY 1090" on them, and the best sign garnered a prize. Nothing that I've researched so far mentioned what those prizes were. Here is a picture of Jim in his Santa suit, sans stuffing (probably due to the heat!):
If those Santa suits were like todays, they're mighty hot...I've "played" Santa many times over the last 10 years or so and my own suit, as well as borrowed suits, were HOT, even in cold weather!
Here are some other pictures of Jim in the studio:
Can you believe it? RECORDS! VINYL! Here, it was explained that Jim is reaching for a cart, which played announcements and commercials. This is the KAAY control room on the second floor of the Channel 11 (KTHV) building, from 1963.
Left to right, here (also in the Channel 11 building control room) Jim is pictured with Bobby Vee (recording artist, Liberty label) and Stan Lewis (record promoter), but not THE Stan Lewis we've mentioned here of Stan's Record Shop. As of 2006, Bobby Vee was still on tour and was an attraction in Branson, MO.
(sources: A.J.'s blog...thank you, A.J., where ever you are!)
Here's a fairly current article from the ArkTimes on Jim Pitcock:
http://www.arktimes.com/Articles/ArticleViewer.aspx?ArticleID=ca446b80-21e1-4dbb-9692-f4250f124b7a
We plan to do some more "retro" postings here, just to refresh the memories and maybe make other memories resurface...stories, anyone?
Bud S. (staceys4@hotmail.com)
Jim worked as "Ron Owens" and doubled as Santa Claus during KAAY's "Christmas in August". This was a contest where residents of Little Rock were encouraged to put up signs in their yards with "KAAY 1090" on them, and the best sign garnered a prize. Nothing that I've researched so far mentioned what those prizes were. Here is a picture of Jim in his Santa suit, sans stuffing (probably due to the heat!):
If those Santa suits were like todays, they're mighty hot...I've "played" Santa many times over the last 10 years or so and my own suit, as well as borrowed suits, were HOT, even in cold weather!
Here are some other pictures of Jim in the studio:
Can you believe it? RECORDS! VINYL! Here, it was explained that Jim is reaching for a cart, which played announcements and commercials. This is the KAAY control room on the second floor of the Channel 11 (KTHV) building, from 1963.
Left to right, here (also in the Channel 11 building control room) Jim is pictured with Bobby Vee (recording artist, Liberty label) and Stan Lewis (record promoter), but not THE Stan Lewis we've mentioned here of Stan's Record Shop. As of 2006, Bobby Vee was still on tour and was an attraction in Branson, MO.
(sources: A.J.'s blog...thank you, A.J., where ever you are!)
Here's a fairly current article from the ArkTimes on Jim Pitcock:
http://www.arktimes.com/Articles/ArticleViewer.aspx?ArticleID=ca446b80-21e1-4dbb-9692-f4250f124b7a
We plan to do some more "retro" postings here, just to refresh the memories and maybe make other memories resurface...stories, anyone?
Bud S. (staceys4@hotmail.com)
J.C.Penny's and Bonanza Ads
Yup, what a day...go to Penny's for a sewing sale, then off to Bonanza for a nice evening meal with the family after shopping!
Does anyone recognize the female announcer on the Penny's ad? And, just speculation on my part, it sounds like Sonny Martin III and George J. Jennings on the Bonanza advertizement.
We no longer have any Bonanza restaraunts here locally...are there any even in existance anywhere?
Thanks again to Barry Mac for sharing from his collection!
J.C. Pennys ad: stream | download
Bonanza ad: stream | download
Does anyone recognize the female announcer on the Penny's ad? And, just speculation on my part, it sounds like Sonny Martin III and George J. Jennings on the Bonanza advertizement.
We no longer have any Bonanza restaraunts here locally...are there any even in existance anywhere?
Thanks again to Barry Mac for sharing from his collection!
Bonanza ad: stream | download
Tuesday, March 2, 2010
KAAY 1090 interference from 2 IBOC adjacents
(note: I cross-posted the text below to the AMDX list of the Worldwide TV FM DX Association list--fhp)
What does a 50KW AM station 65 miles from the transmitter in-pattern sound like during nighttime hours when IBOC transmitters on adjacent channels transmit IBOC ('HD Radio')? A hissing mess. This was observed during a random check at 6:51pm CST (UT March 2 @ 0051) during a KAAY airing of the Focus On The Family daily radio show.
This occurs when KRLD 1080 is at a strong signal level. KAAY 1090 suffers not only from WTAM's IBOC interference on 1100 but also from KRLD on 1080.
Another sad chapter in the decline of what was once Arkansas' premiere radio station.
Fritze H Prentice Jr.
KC5KPV
Star City, AR
EM43aw
http://tvdxseark.blogspot.com/2010/03/kaay-1090-victim-of-am-iboc.html
Thank you, Fritze...IBOC is "In Band On Channel" which, if I'm not mistaken in my description, also allows data transmission systems on top of the carrier & audio of the station's transmission. Yes, it degrades the quality of the signal...but the owners of the station (and I won't name any names) don't care...it's all about the MONEY....
And as Fritze also added, "...if they cared any about (IBOC interference), KAAY would file an FCC interference complaint about KRLD and WTAM's IBOC and perhaps the FCC would consider banning nightime IBOC transmissions."
Fat chance, especially since the FCC is looking for money, too...and when the government passes rules, regulations and legislation, the money goes into a General Fund...and the FCC sees very little of it, so why bother? The frequency spectrum is finite and the government is always looking to sell off slices for more money. One recent intrusion is into the 420-450 MHz Ham band, where they've allowed other users of a business sort. Even though we Hams are already secondary users, this third user must accept interference from us, but guess who'll most likely get favor? That's right, the third user who's piddling their money into the General Fund....
So much for quality programming and communications...expect over-the-air and other communications and broadcasts to degrade further. My best solution is using radio equipment and audio gear that can at least null and tune out at least some of the interference...but that still doesn't solve the problem.
Again, thanks to Fritze for bringing this to our attention. Maybe as Hams, we should file a complaint, as well.
Bud S., KC4HGH (staceys4@hotmail.com)
What does a 50KW AM station 65 miles from the transmitter in-pattern sound like during nighttime hours when IBOC transmitters on adjacent channels transmit IBOC ('HD Radio')? A hissing mess. This was observed during a random check at 6:51pm CST (UT March 2 @ 0051) during a KAAY airing of the Focus On The Family daily radio show.
This occurs when KRLD 1080 is at a strong signal level. KAAY 1090 suffers not only from WTAM's IBOC interference on 1100 but also from KRLD on 1080.
Another sad chapter in the decline of what was once Arkansas' premiere radio station.
Fritze H Prentice Jr.
KC5KPV
Star City, AR
EM43aw
http://tvdxseark.blogspot.com/2010/03/kaay-1090-victim-of-am-iboc.html
Thank you, Fritze...IBOC is "In Band On Channel" which, if I'm not mistaken in my description, also allows data transmission systems on top of the carrier & audio of the station's transmission. Yes, it degrades the quality of the signal...but the owners of the station (and I won't name any names) don't care...it's all about the MONEY....
And as Fritze also added, "...if they cared any about (IBOC interference), KAAY would file an FCC interference complaint about KRLD and WTAM's IBOC and perhaps the FCC would consider banning nightime IBOC transmissions."
Fat chance, especially since the FCC is looking for money, too...and when the government passes rules, regulations and legislation, the money goes into a General Fund...and the FCC sees very little of it, so why bother? The frequency spectrum is finite and the government is always looking to sell off slices for more money. One recent intrusion is into the 420-450 MHz Ham band, where they've allowed other users of a business sort. Even though we Hams are already secondary users, this third user must accept interference from us, but guess who'll most likely get favor? That's right, the third user who's piddling their money into the General Fund....
So much for quality programming and communications...expect over-the-air and other communications and broadcasts to degrade further. My best solution is using radio equipment and audio gear that can at least null and tune out at least some of the interference...but that still doesn't solve the problem.
Again, thanks to Fritze for bringing this to our attention. Maybe as Hams, we should file a complaint, as well.
Bud S., KC4HGH (staceys4@hotmail.com)
Monday, March 1, 2010
More Ray Lincoln
I'd been thinking about what else we could do to bring a little more to this blog about Ray Lincoln (among other folks). I found a link on A.J.'s old blog that led me to the KTHV-TV website, when they did a tribute to him. I couldn't pass up bringing a couple of pictures to you, one of Ray apparently having a great time at the console (unknown radio station, perhaps KAAY?) and one of a brochure showing off one of his characters:
To say the least, from what everyone tells us, he was a hilarious, wild bunch of characters rolled into one human body. If anyone has any airchecks of him besides what we've posted here, please get them to me! We'll get them posted here a.s.a.p.!
Here's the link where these pictures were found:
http://www.todaysthv.com/news/news.aspx?storyid=34185
Thank you,
Bud S. (staceys4@hotmail.com)
Here's the link where these pictures were found:
http://www.todaysthv.com/news/news.aspx?storyid=34185
Thank you,
Bud S. (staceys4@hotmail.com)
Beaker Street “Head” Bed
This is the famous trippy music bed used by Clyde Clifford (and his successors) underneath their raps on Beaker Street. It's from the 1970 album "Head" on Buddah Records. The artist was electronic musician Nik Pascal Raicevic, and there is more information on this blog site by Leonard Holyoke:
As has been described elsewhere, the purpose for the bed was to mask the noise from the air circulation fans in the mighty 50,000 watt transmitter, located just a few feet from where Clyde was on mic. The bed was from the track ‘Cannabis Sativa’, which is 17:52 in length. It sounds like Clyde took a few minutes from the middle of the track and perhaps looped it to create the music bed for Beaker Street.
The LP is long out of print; I had made a high-quality dub on reel to reel tape in the 70’s. I digitized the track and ran it thru a pop/click filter so it sounds pretty clean. It’s in Stereo, so put on your headphones and enjoy all synth droning, channel to channel spatial effects and just plain weirdness!
Greg Barman
Denver CO.
Saturday, February 27, 2010
The Who, At A Warehouse, Beaver Productions....
Friday, February 26, 2010
KAAY Personnel, Revisited
We missed one! Something in Jonnie King's latest post triggered a memory...and I remembered seeing a "Ron Casteel" somewhere. Lo and behold, doing a search on 440Satisfaction, there he was:
http://www.440int.com/namesc01.html
I mentioned this to a couple of former KAAY employees with no recognition so far. He shows to have been there in 1980. I remember some time ago, there was an e-mail address attached to his profile, but none is there now...he must have removed it, since I never got an answer to my inquiry, either.
Any ideas, folks?
Bud S. (staceys4@hotmail.com)
http://www.440int.com/namesc01.html
I mentioned this to a couple of former KAAY employees with no recognition so far. He shows to have been there in 1980. I remember some time ago, there was an e-mail address attached to his profile, but none is there now...he must have removed it, since I never got an answer to my inquiry, either.
Any ideas, folks?
Bud S. (staceys4@hotmail.com)
Ron H. On Audio Production
Many of the digital editing programs have a feature called Fast Talk. One can speak at a normal rate; then he or she can speed it up without changing the pitch. The advertisor can fit a lot of information into a thirty second slot. Time is money, but I feel the same way you do about the annoying sound of it. When I hear a commercial recorded that way, I usually think the company is cheap and fly-by-night. I would like to read what the rest of our readers have to say about this.
Ron Henselman
Thanks, Ron...the announcements I'm hearing locally sounds like they took numerous bits of audio, cut out any pauses or breath sounds, then pasted them back together, word hard against word. Yes, the message gets across, but the quality stinks and it is rough and irritating....this is with a group of stations, not just one.
How is it in your area, folks?
Bud S. (staceys4@hotmail.com)
Ron Henselman
Thanks, Ron...the announcements I'm hearing locally sounds like they took numerous bits of audio, cut out any pauses or breath sounds, then pasted them back together, word hard against word. Yes, the message gets across, but the quality stinks and it is rough and irritating....this is with a group of stations, not just one.
How is it in your area, folks?
Bud S. (staceys4@hotmail.com)
Thursday, February 25, 2010
Audio Production: Yesterday vs. Today
I am distressed at the choppy, linked-together audio I hear on some stations today. What with the editing programs used today, it sounds as if the announcer/salesperson/etc. never takes a breath and there are unnatural clicks and no pauses between words, in many cases. Imagine a breathless run-on sentence for 15 or 30 seconds (a long time!), sometimes reminiscent of "Perfect Paul" on the National Weather Service broadcasts...
...now, go and listen to the smooth, completely natural final takes recorded and posted here from the KAAY yesteryears. They are much smoother, warmer and friendlier! Sure, a lot of tape was used up in production, but I'll bet the product was more sellable to the business who bought time on the station!
(This is also true with other stations, before digital became the norm.)
Sometimes, older IS better...like tube amplifiers and ribbon mics....I'll take the warmth and leave the cold digital junk any day!
Bud S., ranting (staceys4@hotmail.com)
...now, go and listen to the smooth, completely natural final takes recorded and posted here from the KAAY yesteryears. They are much smoother, warmer and friendlier! Sure, a lot of tape was used up in production, but I'll bet the product was more sellable to the business who bought time on the station!
(This is also true with other stations, before digital became the norm.)
Sometimes, older IS better...like tube amplifiers and ribbon mics....I'll take the warmth and leave the cold digital junk any day!
Bud S., ranting (staceys4@hotmail.com)
Arkansas Phone Net Revisited
"Bud,
Thanks for the mention of the Arkansas Phone Net. We invite all properly licensed hams to join us on the net at 6 am central Monday thru Saturday. Just good old Amateur Radio fellowship and ragchewing.
73
Doug
W5DUG
Arkansas Phone Network Net Manager"
Folks, lots of engineers are/were Ham radio operators, as well as a few deejays. I have personally talked with and listened to some of these folks on the Ham bands and they operate some of the finest-sounding stations out there, even better than most AM broadcast stations, and that's saying something!
Engineers who worked for KAAY who are Hams (that I am aware of) are Don Payne and Felix McDonald. Doug, a friend of mine, has deejay experience behind him and also operates a great-sounding, efficient station.
Thank you, Doug, for checking in!
Bud S., KC4HGH (staceys4@hotmail.com)
Thanks for the mention of the Arkansas Phone Net. We invite all properly licensed hams to join us on the net at 6 am central Monday thru Saturday. Just good old Amateur Radio fellowship and ragchewing.
73
Doug
W5DUG
Arkansas Phone Network Net Manager"
Folks, lots of engineers are/were Ham radio operators, as well as a few deejays. I have personally talked with and listened to some of these folks on the Ham bands and they operate some of the finest-sounding stations out there, even better than most AM broadcast stations, and that's saying something!
Engineers who worked for KAAY who are Hams (that I am aware of) are Don Payne and Felix McDonald. Doug, a friend of mine, has deejay experience behind him and also operates a great-sounding, efficient station.
Thank you, Doug, for checking in!
Bud S., KC4HGH (staceys4@hotmail.com)
Ray Lincoln (Along With Mike McKinny, Or Vice-Versa!)
We've mentioned the great Ray Lincoln several times in this blog...at the end of this 'scoped audio clip of Mike McKinny, you'll hear Ray in one of his character modes. I'll bet working with him was a hoot, with folks barely able to keep their composure while on the air...
Does anyone have any other Ray stories, about what it was like working with him?
Here's the audio:
Ray Lincoln and Mike McKinny: stream | download
Does anyone have any other Ray stories, about what it was like working with him?
Here's the audio:
Tuesday, February 23, 2010
65 Years Ago Today....
...the U.S. flag was raised on Iwo Jima....
May I simply say, freedom isn't free.....
http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history.do?HPF_rid=27201428&HPF_mid=3401_T1_Url0
Bud S.
May I simply say, freedom isn't free.....
http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history.do?HPF_rid=27201428&HPF_mid=3401_T1_Url0
Bud S.
Mad Cat Records
I was listening to a Beaker Street aircheck from 8/14/71 and an advertisement for a concert caught my ear when they mentioned getting tickets at Mad Cat Records (among other outlets) in Little Rock. Did I hear correctly and was this a store in Little Rock?
I'm finding nothing, so far, on Google, other than an indie artist outlet, a UK band & other things, but nothing related to Little Rock. Does anyone remember this as a record store in Little Rock, please?
Bud S. (staceys4@hotmail.com)
I'm finding nothing, so far, on Google, other than an indie artist outlet, a UK band & other things, but nothing related to Little Rock. Does anyone remember this as a record store in Little Rock, please?
Bud S. (staceys4@hotmail.com)
June Carter's Snowdrift Ad, More Jingles
Barry's done it again! Here's a Snowdrift commercial aired on KAAY, linked to a sale at Weingarden's Grand Remodeling Sale in North Little Rock, AR...does anyone recognize this deejay? Moreover, does anybody remember these prices?!?!?
June Carter's Snowdrift Ad: stream | download
I must say, these bits of history shared make us all the richer...they could have faded to black, never heard again, except for the great spirit of those sharing them...my hat's off to all who donate them for all of us to enjoy, and to remember....
(Thanks to Dave S. & Barry Mac.)
(Dave M. identified the deejay as Mike McCormick/Barry Woods- thanks, Dave M.!)
June Carter's Snowdrift Ad: stream | download
I must say, these bits of history shared make us all the richer...they could have faded to black, never heard again, except for the great spirit of those sharing them...my hat's off to all who donate them for all of us to enjoy, and to remember....
(Thanks to Dave S. & Barry Mac.)
(Dave M. identified the deejay as Mike McCormick/Barry Woods- thanks, Dave M.!)
Monday, February 22, 2010
E-mail From A Jonnie King Fan
Bud,
Out of the blue I got this eMail from a former female listener who was tuned in during my KAAY days.
I'd like to share it with you, as this is what I (and the rest of the team) were trying to accomplish everytime we went into that Studio...and to have this "lasting effect" on this wonderful lady (then a teenager) is the reason I did it night after night:
From: Barbara Casteel
Comments: Hi Jonnie:
"Found your website tonight. I've been telling my husband how I used to stay up at night and listen to your radio show on my transistor radio, when I should have been sleeping. This was back in the early 70's. You were my "knight in shining armor", my friend, when I didn't have any.
Things are much better now, but I'll never forget your voice on the radio.
Thank you for being there for a lonely teenager."
I can add no more.
God Bless,
Jonnie
Out of the blue I got this eMail from a former female listener who was tuned in during my KAAY days.
I'd like to share it with you, as this is what I (and the rest of the team) were trying to accomplish everytime we went into that Studio...and to have this "lasting effect" on this wonderful lady (then a teenager) is the reason I did it night after night:
From: Barbara Casteel
Comments: Hi Jonnie:
"Found your website tonight. I've been telling my husband how I used to stay up at night and listen to your radio show on my transistor radio, when I should have been sleeping. This was back in the early 70's. You were my "knight in shining armor", my friend, when I didn't have any.
Things are much better now, but I'll never forget your voice on the radio.
Thank you for being there for a lonely teenager."
I can add no more.
God Bless,
Jonnie
Saturday, February 20, 2010
Haunted By A Song
Sometimes, when I get up & eat breakfast on a Saturday morning, I’ll automatically turn on the TV and satellite system. Every now and again, there’s something interesting on History, or Discover, or TCM or AMC. Today, nothing struck my interest and I’d had enough news and weather over the previous week, so I started cruising the music channels. I’d remembered that Dish Network had channel 6014, Sirius 14, Classic Vinyl from the ‘60s and ‘70s. Well, well, well, upon tuning in, I got there just in time to hear “Fresh Air” by Quicksilver Messenger Service!
There’s also Sirius’ “60s on 6" (Dish channel 6006), “70's on 7" (6007) and Rock Show on Dish CD channel 959. (Direct TV has similar channels.) Most of you wonder, “Where has this guy been?”, but, with the busy lifestyle I have, I just don’t veg on the couch and listen. I’ve been thinking about linking the audio output to a Part 15 transmitter and listen around the house. I have a tiny one (maybe 5 milliwatt output, good for 20 feet) that reaches to another room, but I’ll probably put on a 100 mw unit so I can listen outside, as well.
Why? Well, why not? Plus, I’m in search of a particular tune that has haunted me since my Beaker Street days as a kid. The tune floats around in my head, the lyrics escape me, but it’s there, nonetheless. It was the sort of tune that was played late at night, not during Top 40 prime time. One day, before I pass away, I hope to hear or identify that song...I have not heard it for years, but it’s out there somewhere....haunted by a song, I am....
Bud S. (Staceys4@hotmail.com)
There’s also Sirius’ “60s on 6" (Dish channel 6006), “70's on 7" (6007) and Rock Show on Dish CD channel 959. (Direct TV has similar channels.) Most of you wonder, “Where has this guy been?”, but, with the busy lifestyle I have, I just don’t veg on the couch and listen. I’ve been thinking about linking the audio output to a Part 15 transmitter and listen around the house. I have a tiny one (maybe 5 milliwatt output, good for 20 feet) that reaches to another room, but I’ll probably put on a 100 mw unit so I can listen outside, as well.
Why? Well, why not? Plus, I’m in search of a particular tune that has haunted me since my Beaker Street days as a kid. The tune floats around in my head, the lyrics escape me, but it’s there, nonetheless. It was the sort of tune that was played late at night, not during Top 40 prime time. One day, before I pass away, I hope to hear or identify that song...I have not heard it for years, but it’s out there somewhere....haunted by a song, I am....
Bud S. (Staceys4@hotmail.com)
Friday, February 19, 2010
We Need YOU!
Yes, we need your stories, anecdotes, memories, recollections, etc. etc. of when you listened to KAAY from 1962 to 1985! Whether you danced in the streets, on the hillside, in the meadow, at the drive-in (remember those?), at the burger joint with the car radios blaring, in the living room or rec room or carport (remember those?) with the table radio blasting, or sneaking a listen with an earbud or pillow speaker late at night with that li'l pocket radio, riding the bike down the street (sans helmet & pads!) or just cruisin'....WE WANT THOSE MEMORIES! Nothing is trivial, all is history and great memories, brought on by The Greats who worked and played at KAAY!
Comments welcome, or you can e-mail them to me at:
staceys4@hotmail.com
We all thank you! Have a great weekend!
Bud S.
Jingles, We Got Jingles!
More great memories, listening to these jingles...I'm sure everyone will feel like kids again as they hear these! They were interspersed between music and announcements and there was no mistaking which station this was!
"KAAY, in the River City!", "The music's on us, KAAY!" and "KAAY, the weekend music's on us!"...great, classy background music...I still love hearing live instruments and great vocals! I may be a young 'un by some of the Great's standards, but I love music from the '40s through the early '60s...and the music behind some of these jingles are what I remember growing up...happy, wonderful memories.
Thanks again to Barry mac for the audio bites!
"KAAY, in the River City!", "The music's on us, KAAY!" and "KAAY, the weekend music's on us!"...great, classy background music...I still love hearing live instruments and great vocals! I may be a young 'un by some of the Great's standards, but I love music from the '40s through the early '60s...and the music behind some of these jingles are what I remember growing up...happy, wonderful memories.
Thanks again to Barry mac for the audio bites!
Thursday, February 18, 2010
Jerry Sims, Monitoring Times
Bud....Congratulations on a great KAAY story. I know lots of research and hard work went into your M.T. story. It will bring well deserved attention to our station and the blog. Thanks for your personal efforts, and thanks to the "gang" as well.
Jerry Sims
(Jerry had a great picture in the article as well! bs)
Jerry Sims
(Jerry had a great picture in the article as well! bs)
Dale Hawkins, "Susie Q" Writer, Dies at 73; David B. Treadway Comments
"Dale Hawkins, 73, a Louisiana rockabilly singer and record producer whose 1957 hit "Susie Q" became a rock-and-roll standard and was a hit for Creedence Clearwater Revival in the late 1960s, died of colon cancer Feb. 13 at a hospital near his home in Little Rock."
http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2010/02/17/AR2010021704929.html
(Stan Lewis, of Stan's Record Shop, is mentioned also...and David B. Treadway comments below...bs)
R.I.P. Dale Hawkins 1936-2010
If you know of him at all, it’s probably in connection with his 1957 sort-of-hit “Susie Q.” And you’re probably more familiar with Creedence Clearwater Revival’s 1968 version—the one Clyde Clifford was fond of playing (in its eight-minute psychedelic glory) on Beaker Street.
Dale Hawkins died in Little Rock on Saturday, February 13, after a lengthy bout with colon cancer. He never did get props like the other Hillbilly Cats—Elvis and Cash and Gene Vincent and Jerry Lee—but he left some Rock And Roll jewels behind, along with a connection to KAAY.
Anybody who grew up with that Mighty 1090 has heard “Western Union” by The Five Americans and “Judy In Disguise (With Glasses)” by John Fred And His Playboy Band. Maybe you’re even hip to “Groovin’ Out (On Your Good, Good Lovin’)” by The Uniques. Dale Hawkins produced these records and others by the likes of Bruce Channel and Harry Nilsson.
Though acts like The Five Americans and The Uniques are regarded today as merely “regional,” KAAY played their records faithfully. Maybe the station was just “taking care of the home folks,” but I think it was because they were hits as far as the listeners were concerned. They sure sounded good in that old lo-fi mono, too. They were raw and unpolished with a great energy about them—as if Dale had set the bands up live in the studio and told ‘em to go for it. I suspect that’s what he did.
Back around 1979, Dale spent some time as a sales rep for KLAZ 98.5 (which would have been KAAY-FM had someone not let the construction permit lapse). It knocked me out when the sales manager brought him around to meet the air staff, though I believe I was only one who knew who he was. He was as down-to-earth as you could get and his smile was disarming. It was during an elevator ride one afternoon when he told me that he’d had almost as much fun producing records as he’d had onstage—and had made way more money.
I got to tell him how much those records had meant to me when I was growing up, and we kept up a passing acquaintance over the next twenty years. Dale Hawkins was a regular guy who was famous on the side. He made some valuable contributions to KAAY and I’m glad I got to meet him!
David B. Treadway
Doc Holiday VII
http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2010/02/17/AR2010021704929.html
(Stan Lewis, of Stan's Record Shop, is mentioned also...and David B. Treadway comments below...bs)
R.I.P. Dale Hawkins 1936-2010
If you know of him at all, it’s probably in connection with his 1957 sort-of-hit “Susie Q.” And you’re probably more familiar with Creedence Clearwater Revival’s 1968 version—the one Clyde Clifford was fond of playing (in its eight-minute psychedelic glory) on Beaker Street.
Dale Hawkins died in Little Rock on Saturday, February 13, after a lengthy bout with colon cancer. He never did get props like the other Hillbilly Cats—Elvis and Cash and Gene Vincent and Jerry Lee—but he left some Rock And Roll jewels behind, along with a connection to KAAY.
Anybody who grew up with that Mighty 1090 has heard “Western Union” by The Five Americans and “Judy In Disguise (With Glasses)” by John Fred And His Playboy Band. Maybe you’re even hip to “Groovin’ Out (On Your Good, Good Lovin’)” by The Uniques. Dale Hawkins produced these records and others by the likes of Bruce Channel and Harry Nilsson.
Though acts like The Five Americans and The Uniques are regarded today as merely “regional,” KAAY played their records faithfully. Maybe the station was just “taking care of the home folks,” but I think it was because they were hits as far as the listeners were concerned. They sure sounded good in that old lo-fi mono, too. They were raw and unpolished with a great energy about them—as if Dale had set the bands up live in the studio and told ‘em to go for it. I suspect that’s what he did.
Back around 1979, Dale spent some time as a sales rep for KLAZ 98.5 (which would have been KAAY-FM had someone not let the construction permit lapse). It knocked me out when the sales manager brought him around to meet the air staff, though I believe I was only one who knew who he was. He was as down-to-earth as you could get and his smile was disarming. It was during an elevator ride one afternoon when he told me that he’d had almost as much fun producing records as he’d had onstage—and had made way more money.
I got to tell him how much those records had meant to me when I was growing up, and we kept up a passing acquaintance over the next twenty years. Dale Hawkins was a regular guy who was famous on the side. He made some valuable contributions to KAAY and I’m glad I got to meet him!
David B. Treadway
Doc Holiday VII
Wednesday, February 17, 2010
February Monitoring Times FINALLY Made It!
For those who may want to check their local Barnes & Noble (or other book stores), the February Monitoring Times magazine with the KAAY article made it on Saturday, February 13 in the Mobile, AL area. If you miss getting your copy, you may point your browser to www.monitoringtimes.com/ and check on obtaining a back issue. Belinda McDonald would be the point of contact for those back issues. By the way, you can also buy a subscription to their "e-zine" while there and receive each issue in a timely manner. "- It’s fast, cheap, convenient, and GREEN!"
Our thanks to Ken Reitz, Features Editor, who contacted us for the information and article, and for his contribution of a picture of his QSL card in a previous post. We certainly hope that both The Mighty 1090 KAAY blog and Monitoring Times have been beneficial to one another!
Bud S. (staceys4@hotmail.com)
Our thanks to Ken Reitz, Features Editor, who contacted us for the information and article, and for his contribution of a picture of his QSL card in a previous post. We certainly hope that both The Mighty 1090 KAAY blog and Monitoring Times have been beneficial to one another!
Bud S. (staceys4@hotmail.com)
Jerry Sims Identifies "The Gang"
(We'd posted this photo in an earlier post and A.J. had also on his blog, and we thought it'd be neat to refresh the ol' grey matter by identifying these good folks...thanks, Jerry! bs)
Bud....If the "gang" has not been identified.....here goes: In the front row Bob Mullins (Buddy Carr #2), Richard Wiethan (who worked a short time in news-then became Buddy Carr #3 when Mullins left), Sammy Peters (A.J. identified him to me-unsure of on air name).....Back row: Daphne (Barbara Lewis), Emperor Holiday (A.J. Lindsey), Len Carl (KAAY General Manager in our purple basketball shirt), Jerry Sims (Sonny Martin #2), Bertha Sims (Jerry Sims wife #1), Howard Watson (Ken Knight #1) and A.J. identifies the other one as B. Bruce Jenkins (Comex News) We could not identify the driver.
A.J. was even confused with the picture. He, I think, had forgotten that Richard Wiethan came from WMPS, back to KAAY as a newsman, before he took over the Buddy Carr air name. I am not certain what name Richard used in news. Also I was thinking that I did not work with B. Bruce Jenkins, although I listened to him after I left.
This picture was made shortly before I left for television. (1967?) I think it was for an album cover. The Emperor acts regal, Barbara looks pretty, the rest of us push.
Jerry
Bud....If the "gang" has not been identified.....here goes: In the front row Bob Mullins (Buddy Carr #2), Richard Wiethan (who worked a short time in news-then became Buddy Carr #3 when Mullins left), Sammy Peters (A.J. identified him to me-unsure of on air name).....Back row: Daphne (Barbara Lewis), Emperor Holiday (A.J. Lindsey), Len Carl (KAAY General Manager in our purple basketball shirt), Jerry Sims (Sonny Martin #2), Bertha Sims (Jerry Sims wife #1), Howard Watson (Ken Knight #1) and A.J. identifies the other one as B. Bruce Jenkins (Comex News) We could not identify the driver.
A.J. was even confused with the picture. He, I think, had forgotten that Richard Wiethan came from WMPS, back to KAAY as a newsman, before he took over the Buddy Carr air name. I am not certain what name Richard used in news. Also I was thinking that I did not work with B. Bruce Jenkins, although I listened to him after I left.
This picture was made shortly before I left for television. (1967?) I think it was for an album cover. The Emperor acts regal, Barbara looks pretty, the rest of us push.
Jerry
Wayne Moss' Pennys Ad
This installment, compliments again of Barry Mac, is of Wayne Moss doing a Pennys ad. He mentions being at two different malls on the day of the sale, Pennys On The Mall in the morning, and McCain Mall in the afternoon.
Here's Wayne Moss' picture again, followed by the audio --- enjoy!
Penny's ad: stream | download
--Bud S.
Here's Wayne Moss' picture again, followed by the audio --- enjoy!
Penny's ad: stream | download
--Bud S.
Tuesday, February 16, 2010
The Lovely And Talented Barbara Lewis, Per Jerry Sims
I have written before about the Emperor Holiday's KAAY Commando Basketball team. We were as busy as we wanted to be, playing something that resembled basketball in high schools around Arkansas. Barbara was playing the part of Daphne, a charactor in the Emperor Holiday episodes that we ran periodically on KAAY. As if the Emperor, A.J. Lindsay, was not enough, with his crown and purple robe running around barking orders, there was Daphne with her short tennis skirt and purple top and tights, doing her thing. Most of the high school coaches (that usually made up the local teams) would shoot up a "brick" with Barbara hanging on to them.
She was actually a KAAY employee, secretary to Len Carl, G.M., I believe. She too, had that team attitude when it came to promoting the station. We would travel, usually getting back home late at night, with whoever we could assemble as a team, usually the G.M. (Len Carl). driving the company car, the Sales Manager (Pat Walsh), engineers like Eddie Graham (Lt. Cavendish), A.J. and Barbara. We had a minimum pay agreement to cover expenses, OR half the gate. While I was handling the team we never had to settle for the minimum. We could always build a crowd talking on air about the "spanking" we were about to lay on the next opponent. I always tried to assure the other team that they would win. Even if we were the better team and had to throw the victory at the end. "That bunch of people who have crowded your gym did not come here to see a basketball game. They came to have fun, see us, and raise money for whatever charity they choose." We tried to put on a show, play a little ball, and get great publicity for KAAY. I cannot remember a time when we did not do all that. We also did an even split with our half of the gate. The big boss got his split, we got ours, and Barbara got hers.
Looking back, I am still very happy and proud of the unselfish efforts that so many made at that wonderful radio station. If we were not that well paid in dollars, we made up for it fun. And who would ever have thought that more than 40 years later, people who still be interested in talking about it. Possibly Barbara is out there and someone will direct her to the blog.
Jerry (Sonny Martin) Sims (#10.....the one with the skinny legs)
(More pictures of Barbara Lewis, with Emperor Holiday, a.k.a. A. J. Lindsey)
(And a color photo of the KAAY Gang...Barbara Lewis is standing next to Emperor Holiday/A.J. Lindsey in the automobile.)
(Unfortunately, I couldn't find any pictures of the good-lookin' skinny-legged Jerry Sims in his #10 uniform anywhere....so the above picture will have to suffice...he's number four from the left, top row. Thank you, Jerry! Bud)
Valentine's Day Hits, 1962-1985
THE 1980s
1985 Careless Whisper- Wham! featuring George Michael
1984 Karma Chameleon- Culture Club
1983 Baby, Come to Me- Patti Austin & James Ingram
1982 Centerfold- J. Geils Band
1981 Celebration- Kool & the Gang
1980 Do That to Me One More Time- The Captain & Tennille
THE 1970s
1979 Da Ya Think I'm Sexy?- Rod Stewart
1978 Stayin' Alive- The Bee Gees
1977 Blinded by the Light- Manfred Mann's Earth Band
1976 50 Ways to Leave Your Lover- Paul Simon
1975 You're No Good- Linda Ronstadt
1974 The Way We Were- Barbra Streisand
1973 Crocodile Rock- Elton John
1972 Without You- Nilsson
1971 One Bad Apple- The Osmonds
1970 Thank You (Falettin Me Be Mice Elf Agin)/ Everybody Is a Star- Sly & the Family Stone
THE 1960s
1969 Everyday People- Sly & the Family Stone
1968 Love Is Blue- Paul Mauriat
1967 Kind of a Drag- The Buckinghams
1966 Lightnin' Strikes- Lou Christie
1965 This Diamond Ring- Gary Lewis & the Playboys
1964 I Want to Hold Your Hand- The Beatles
1963 Hey Paula- Paul & Paula
1962 Duke of Earl- Gene Chandler
Yes, I know I'm late with this, but I was busy romancin' my sweetie on Valentine's Day! Then, work on Monday took it's toll....
Needless to say, continuing to look back at Billboard's charts, there's been a definite change in music over the years. I guess I'm a hopeless romantic, since I like the 1940s through the early 1960s...and like old movies, as well....
The above list courtesy of this link:
http://www.joshhosler.biz/NumberOneInHistory/02/0214.htm
You can also download these and other tunes at the above website.
Bud S. (staceys4@hotmail.com)
1985 Careless Whisper- Wham! featuring George Michael
1984 Karma Chameleon- Culture Club
1983 Baby, Come to Me- Patti Austin & James Ingram
1982 Centerfold- J. Geils Band
1981 Celebration- Kool & the Gang
1980 Do That to Me One More Time- The Captain & Tennille
THE 1970s
1979 Da Ya Think I'm Sexy?- Rod Stewart
1978 Stayin' Alive- The Bee Gees
1977 Blinded by the Light- Manfred Mann's Earth Band
1976 50 Ways to Leave Your Lover- Paul Simon
1975 You're No Good- Linda Ronstadt
1974 The Way We Were- Barbra Streisand
1973 Crocodile Rock- Elton John
1972 Without You- Nilsson
1971 One Bad Apple- The Osmonds
1970 Thank You (Falettin Me Be Mice Elf Agin)/ Everybody Is a Star- Sly & the Family Stone
THE 1960s
1969 Everyday People- Sly & the Family Stone
1968 Love Is Blue- Paul Mauriat
1967 Kind of a Drag- The Buckinghams
1966 Lightnin' Strikes- Lou Christie
1965 This Diamond Ring- Gary Lewis & the Playboys
1964 I Want to Hold Your Hand- The Beatles
1963 Hey Paula- Paul & Paula
1962 Duke of Earl- Gene Chandler
Yes, I know I'm late with this, but I was busy romancin' my sweetie on Valentine's Day! Then, work on Monday took it's toll....
Needless to say, continuing to look back at Billboard's charts, there's been a definite change in music over the years. I guess I'm a hopeless romantic, since I like the 1940s through the early 1960s...and like old movies, as well....
The above list courtesy of this link:
http://www.joshhosler.biz/NumberOneInHistory/02/0214.htm
You can also download these and other tunes at the above website.
Bud S. (staceys4@hotmail.com)
Monday, February 15, 2010
Moses Records Last Day Of '72 Sale!
Boy, I'll bet the folks piled into this place! I'm unsure of the deejays who did the spot; Barry Mac believes they may be the Sonny Martin of that period and George J. Jennings....maybe someone can confirm this. What a great ad!
We mentioned Moses Record Shop in previous posts:
http://mighty1090kaay.blogspot.com/2009/11/moses-melody-shop.html
http://mighty1090kaay.blogspot.com/2009/10/lost-souls-moses-melody-shop-tommy.html
Here's the audio (compliments of Barry Mac):
Moses Records Last Day Of '72 Sale: stream | download
We mentioned Moses Record Shop in previous posts:
http://mighty1090kaay.blogspot.com/2009/11/moses-melody-shop.html
http://mighty1090kaay.blogspot.com/2009/10/lost-souls-moses-melody-shop-tommy.html
Here's the audio (compliments of Barry Mac):
Saturday, February 13, 2010
KAAY Personnel (2010 Update) (Part 2)
Comliments of Bob Nelson, who's memory is sharp as a tack!:
1). Steve Gunn's real name is Herb Gunn. It's been a long while, but he was at ABC Radio's Dallas facility in the early 90's when I did some automation software work over there.
2). Linda Page's real name is Linda Pasier. She works at WHBQ-TV in Memphis (another set of legendary calls letters...but that's a whole other blog).
3). Mark Winston is in Wichita, KS where he runs a voiceover company. I saw in in 1992 when I was up there, again doing some software automation work for a radio station where he was doing some part time announcing at the time.
4). Dave Hamilton's full name is Carl David Hamilton. He just retired from Radio One and lives in Houston. (Note that C. David Hamilton was Don Payne's boss at Radio One before he retired...b.s.)
5). Reid ``The Rookie'' Reker is his real name. I saw him just a few years back on my way to the beach when I made an impromtu visit to KTSA in San Antonio where he was GM. He now is GM of the Citadel cluster in Melbourne, FL.
6). Here are some other players that I recall from my time there:
a). Joe Franklin (News) - His son now works at the Cottondale facility, or at least he did when I dropped in for a visit in July 2008.
b). Boyce Barger (KEZQ) - He did run some paid religion on the AM. At last check, he's a Church of Christ preacher at the Highway 5 church of Christ in nearby Benton, AR.
c). Mitch Michaels (News) - His real name is Nick Markle.
d). Mike McKinney (News) and that's his real name. I keep making plans to visit him again in Little Rock where he was in the financial service business.
e). Mark Immerman - He fed the KEZQ automation system with reel-to-reel tapes overnights and ran some of the Sunday morning religion. I recall him because Mark was the very first person I ever met in the Cottondale building when I walked in to do my first shift. Since I didn't have a key yet, he let me in and showed me around what was still a very new building.
f). Scott and Crunch - Scott Wallace and Carolyn Poland. At the 1999 NAB (which Dave M. may recall), I ran into Scott Wallace's son, who was just a child when I worked at KAAY/KEZQ. After KAAY, I *think* that Scott relocated back to Boston (WMEX?) and Carolyn worked at KSD-FM in St. Louis for a while. D.B. Treadway may know more since he ran the board a few times for Scott and Crunch.
g). Richard Forrester (KEZQ) - Richard was the Ops Manager for KEZQ and I took his place when he took a technical job at KATV. He and Boyce Barger were friends and attended the same church of Christ in SW Little Rock, which I also visited several times with them (as a card-carrying Presbyterian!) :-)
h). Tricia Coil (KAAY/KEZQ Traffilc) - She merits a mention because she ran the Sunday night religion for a few months to make a few extra dollars. As Dave Montgomery can attest, she had a distinctive voice. One
weekend, while driving through Memphis on a Sunday night, Tricia had to crack the mic to read some severe storm information, so she qualifies as on-air!
i). Although not on the staff, there were two voice that frequently were heard on KAAY during the mid-70's but I can't recall the names: One was the owner of ``The Little Barn'' on University who voiced his own ad-lib commercials along with Bob Robbins. The other was the owner of a record shop out in Breckenridge Village who had a Saturday night remote. His name completely escapes me but I recall that he had a radio background in Tulsa and actually did some fill-in on KAAY when we were in a pinch.
Thank you, Bob! So much information, so many people to tickle the memories! can any one else add to the list, please? Even better, can anyone get any of the aforementioned people to visit the blog and add their comments, please? Thank you!
I am deeply in debt to those who continue to contribute here; without them, there would be no blog!
Bud S. (staceys4@hotmail.com)
1). Steve Gunn's real name is Herb Gunn. It's been a long while, but he was at ABC Radio's Dallas facility in the early 90's when I did some automation software work over there.
2). Linda Page's real name is Linda Pasier. She works at WHBQ-TV in Memphis (another set of legendary calls letters...but that's a whole other blog).
3). Mark Winston is in Wichita, KS where he runs a voiceover company. I saw in in 1992 when I was up there, again doing some software automation work for a radio station where he was doing some part time announcing at the time.
4). Dave Hamilton's full name is Carl David Hamilton. He just retired from Radio One and lives in Houston. (Note that C. David Hamilton was Don Payne's boss at Radio One before he retired...b.s.)
5). Reid ``The Rookie'' Reker is his real name. I saw him just a few years back on my way to the beach when I made an impromtu visit to KTSA in San Antonio where he was GM. He now is GM of the Citadel cluster in Melbourne, FL.
6). Here are some other players that I recall from my time there:
a). Joe Franklin (News) - His son now works at the Cottondale facility, or at least he did when I dropped in for a visit in July 2008.
b). Boyce Barger (KEZQ) - He did run some paid religion on the AM. At last check, he's a Church of Christ preacher at the Highway 5 church of Christ in nearby Benton, AR.
c). Mitch Michaels (News) - His real name is Nick Markle.
d). Mike McKinney (News) and that's his real name. I keep making plans to visit him again in Little Rock where he was in the financial service business.
e). Mark Immerman - He fed the KEZQ automation system with reel-to-reel tapes overnights and ran some of the Sunday morning religion. I recall him because Mark was the very first person I ever met in the Cottondale building when I walked in to do my first shift. Since I didn't have a key yet, he let me in and showed me around what was still a very new building.
f). Scott and Crunch - Scott Wallace and Carolyn Poland. At the 1999 NAB (which Dave M. may recall), I ran into Scott Wallace's son, who was just a child when I worked at KAAY/KEZQ. After KAAY, I *think* that Scott relocated back to Boston (WMEX?) and Carolyn worked at KSD-FM in St. Louis for a while. D.B. Treadway may know more since he ran the board a few times for Scott and Crunch.
g). Richard Forrester (KEZQ) - Richard was the Ops Manager for KEZQ and I took his place when he took a technical job at KATV. He and Boyce Barger were friends and attended the same church of Christ in SW Little Rock, which I also visited several times with them (as a card-carrying Presbyterian!) :-)
h). Tricia Coil (KAAY/KEZQ Traffilc) - She merits a mention because she ran the Sunday night religion for a few months to make a few extra dollars. As Dave Montgomery can attest, she had a distinctive voice. One
weekend, while driving through Memphis on a Sunday night, Tricia had to crack the mic to read some severe storm information, so she qualifies as on-air!
i). Although not on the staff, there were two voice that frequently were heard on KAAY during the mid-70's but I can't recall the names: One was the owner of ``The Little Barn'' on University who voiced his own ad-lib commercials along with Bob Robbins. The other was the owner of a record shop out in Breckenridge Village who had a Saturday night remote. His name completely escapes me but I recall that he had a radio background in Tulsa and actually did some fill-in on KAAY when we were in a pinch.
Thank you, Bob! So much information, so many people to tickle the memories! can any one else add to the list, please? Even better, can anyone get any of the aforementioned people to visit the blog and add their comments, please? Thank you!
I am deeply in debt to those who continue to contribute here; without them, there would be no blog!
Bud S. (staceys4@hotmail.com)
KAAY Personnel (2010 Update) (Part 1)
A.J., in his old blog in September 2006, listed numerous personnel as to their air-name, their real name and the approximate dates. I always wondered about how many were missing from the list- there were so many great people there! I don't know how long the old blog will stay up, since all the music links have broken already, so I'll list them here again (hopefully, with better dates as I can find in research):
Air Name- Real Name- Year
Doc Holiday- Dub Murray- 1962
Mike McCormick- Jim Hankins- 1962
Sonny Martin- Wayne Moss- 1962
Wayne Moss- Wayne Moss- 1970-1976
Buddy Karr- Tom Bigby- 1962
Rob Robbins- Tom Campbell- 1962
Ken Knight- Howard Watson- 1962
John K. Anderson- Jack Grady- 1962
George J. Jennings- George W. Jennings- 1962
Doc Holiday- A.J. Lindsey- 1963
Sonny Martin- Jerry Sims- 1962-1967
Rock Robbins- Tommy Riggs-
Buddy Karr- Richard Weithan- Aug 1967(killed in Nat.Guard summer camp jeep accident)
Ron Owens- Walt Sadler-
Mike McCormick- Barry Wood- 1965-1972
B. Bruce Jenkins- B. Bruce Jenkins-
Ron Owens- Jim Pitcock- 1963-1964
Doc Holiday- Ray Brown-
Sonny Martin- Matt White-
Rob Robbins- Bob Spears- 1972-1976
Mitch Michaels- Nick Markel- Summer 1968-July 1978
Jack Lee- Mike McKinny- 1976-1978
Jack Lee- Gary Souheaver- Early 70s
Jonnie King- Jim Edwards- April 1969- Sept. 1972
Phil North- Phillip David Rowe- 1969-1972
Buddy Karr- Bob Mullins-
Clyde Clifford- Dale Seidenschwarz- 1966-1972
Doc Holiday- David B. Treadway- 1971-1972 and 1976-1977
David B. Treadway- David B. Treadway- 1983-1985
Doc Holiday- Al Eisenman- 1969-1970
Michael O'Sullivan- Bob Steel- 1972-1973
Marvin Vines- Marvin Vines- 1962-1978
Linda Page- Linda Pasier- 1976-1978
And, through a trusted friend of the blog (One Who Was There), more names, some of whom have joined us after this blog started:
"Here’s a few that pop to mind –"
Ray Lincoln- Ray Coday (deceased)-
Jack Randall- John Godec-
Joe James- Joe Coburn-
Dan Campbell- Dan Campbell
Don Payne- Don Payne- late 1970's into early 1980's
Stuart McRae- Stuart (Beaker Street, after Clyde, before Don Payne)
Dave Hamilton- Carl David Hamilton-
Dick Downes- Dick Downes-
Marvelous Mark Larsen- Mark Larsen- 1977-1979
Doctor Grady Brock- Grady Brock (??)-
Bob Nelson- Bob Nelson- 1976-1978
Bill Rawson (news)- Bill Rawson-
Terry Caldwell (news)- Terry Caldwell (deceased)-
Craig Hunt- ??-
Susan Rist (news)- Susan Rist-
Lee Frank (news)- Lee Frank-
Reid "The Rookie"- Reid Reker-
Steve Gunn- Herb Gunn-
Linda Page (news)- Linda Pasier-
Mark Winston- ??-
Harriet- ??- Harriet Coffey, 1978-1980
Jim Loundsberry (sp?) news- ??
Frank Woods (news, deejay)- Gene Stewart- 1969-1970
Tom Gallagher- Dan Goode, 1977-1979 and 1981-1982
"Perhaps some of the others could add to the list, and offer corrections or updates as necessary. All these people worked at KAAY during the ‘70’s, and in various on-air capacities. Many have gone on to have great success and remarkable careers in major market radio and advertising."
Also, after Marvin Vines was killed in a farm accident, another Newsman took his place...in the words of Dave M.:
"John Philpott came to KAAY to fill the shoes of Marvin Vines, our Farm Service Director, who met his untimely end in a farm accident. Philpott stepped in and took over the job as though he’d been there for years. In actuality John Philpott was already well known in LR radio and TV as a story teller-par-excellance and just a wonderful, all around guy."
I understand that John Philpott is also one of the players on KUAR's "Arkansas Flyer" program:
http://www.kuar.org/arkansasflyer_bios.html
This, in a never-ending quest to close the "historical holes" of KAAY's legacy! I get more fascinated the more history that is uncovered. As is the old philosophy, "Many hands make the work light" and thanks to those who can add to this list and dates!
Bud S. (staceys4@hotmail.com)
Air Name- Real Name- Year
Doc Holiday- Dub Murray- 1962
Mike McCormick- Jim Hankins- 1962
Sonny Martin- Wayne Moss- 1962
Wayne Moss- Wayne Moss- 1970-1976
Buddy Karr- Tom Bigby- 1962
Rob Robbins- Tom Campbell- 1962
Ken Knight- Howard Watson- 1962
John K. Anderson- Jack Grady- 1962
George J. Jennings- George W. Jennings- 1962
Doc Holiday- A.J. Lindsey- 1963
Sonny Martin- Jerry Sims- 1962-1967
Rock Robbins- Tommy Riggs-
Buddy Karr- Richard Weithan- Aug 1967(killed in Nat.Guard summer camp jeep accident)
Ron Owens- Walt Sadler-
Mike McCormick- Barry Wood- 1965-1972
B. Bruce Jenkins- B. Bruce Jenkins-
Ron Owens- Jim Pitcock- 1963-1964
Doc Holiday- Ray Brown-
Sonny Martin- Matt White-
Rob Robbins- Bob Spears- 1972-1976
Mitch Michaels- Nick Markel- Summer 1968-July 1978
Jack Lee- Mike McKinny- 1976-1978
Jack Lee- Gary Souheaver- Early 70s
Jonnie King- Jim Edwards- April 1969- Sept. 1972
Phil North- Phillip David Rowe- 1969-1972
Buddy Karr- Bob Mullins-
Clyde Clifford- Dale Seidenschwarz- 1966-1972
Doc Holiday- David B. Treadway- 1971-1972 and 1976-1977
David B. Treadway- David B. Treadway- 1983-1985
Doc Holiday- Al Eisenman- 1969-1970
Michael O'Sullivan- Bob Steel- 1972-1973
Marvin Vines- Marvin Vines- 1962-1978
Linda Page- Linda Pasier- 1976-1978
And, through a trusted friend of the blog (One Who Was There), more names, some of whom have joined us after this blog started:
"Here’s a few that pop to mind –"
Ray Lincoln- Ray Coday (deceased)-
Jack Randall- John Godec-
Joe James- Joe Coburn-
Dan Campbell- Dan Campbell
Don Payne- Don Payne- late 1970's into early 1980's
Stuart McRae- Stuart (Beaker Street, after Clyde, before Don Payne)
Dave Hamilton- Carl David Hamilton-
Dick Downes- Dick Downes-
Marvelous Mark Larsen- Mark Larsen- 1977-1979
Doctor Grady Brock- Grady Brock (??)-
Bob Nelson- Bob Nelson- 1976-1978
Bill Rawson (news)- Bill Rawson-
Terry Caldwell (news)- Terry Caldwell (deceased)-
Craig Hunt- ??-
Susan Rist (news)- Susan Rist-
Lee Frank (news)- Lee Frank-
Reid "The Rookie"- Reid Reker-
Steve Gunn- Herb Gunn-
Linda Page (news)- Linda Pasier-
Mark Winston- ??-
Harriet- ??- Harriet Coffey, 1978-1980
Jim Loundsberry (sp?) news- ??
Frank Woods (news, deejay)- Gene Stewart- 1969-1970
Tom Gallagher- Dan Goode, 1977-1979 and 1981-1982
"Perhaps some of the others could add to the list, and offer corrections or updates as necessary. All these people worked at KAAY during the ‘70’s, and in various on-air capacities. Many have gone on to have great success and remarkable careers in major market radio and advertising."
Also, after Marvin Vines was killed in a farm accident, another Newsman took his place...in the words of Dave M.:
"John Philpott came to KAAY to fill the shoes of Marvin Vines, our Farm Service Director, who met his untimely end in a farm accident. Philpott stepped in and took over the job as though he’d been there for years. In actuality John Philpott was already well known in LR radio and TV as a story teller-par-excellance and just a wonderful, all around guy."
I understand that John Philpott is also one of the players on KUAR's "Arkansas Flyer" program:
http://www.kuar.org/arkansasflyer_bios.html
This, in a never-ending quest to close the "historical holes" of KAAY's legacy! I get more fascinated the more history that is uncovered. As is the old philosophy, "Many hands make the work light" and thanks to those who can add to this list and dates!
Bud S. (staceys4@hotmail.com)
Friday, February 12, 2010
Cars We Drove In The '50s & '60s (Or Wish We Did!)
I was sent a great link regarding cruising and cars...and many of us who listened to KAAY did it while cruising, at the drive-in, parked out in the country, dancing by the headlights! There's great music bits along with the pictures along with Thunder Road, the one and only song Robert Mitchum ever recorded! Here's the link, enjoy!
http://cruzintheavenue.com/CarsWeDrove.htm
Bud S. (staceys4@hotmail.com)
http://cruzintheavenue.com/CarsWeDrove.htm
Bud S. (staceys4@hotmail.com)
Snow In Mobile, AL!
Well, well, well! For the first time in a long time, since 1996, we're getting snow today, Friday, February 12, 2010! Must be because the Saints won the Super Bowl.....
Needless to say, this is a big to-do to us down in the normally Sunny South! Where I live in Satsuma, AL, about 18 miles north of Mobile, we had an accumulation of over an inch and growing. Here at work, we're getting a little accumulation. Some areas above my home, 30 miles north of Mobile had 3 inches or more.
Yes, I know...other areas of the country have had much more snow...but, this is a rare treat for us! Schools and some businesses have closed, more for a holiday than safety. Needless to say, yours truely is at the helm this morning, still serving the public and filling needs...snow doesn't keep us from operating in our business!
Folks, I know things have been a little "dry" on the blog for a few days, and I apologize...there aren't enough hours in the day to do as much as I want, BUT, there are a few goodies in the works. April 3 is coming up, the anniversary of The Last Day at KAAY, so we have a couple of Greats Who Were There doing something in that respect. We're also going to put on a little more audio for your listening pleasure.
But, in the meantime, if anyone in the readership has any requests for something we might be able to dig up, or any information we haven't covered, or even questions for The Great Ones, please send me an e-mail and I'll get it to the appropriate person and we'll do our best to get it here on the blog!
Thank you,
Bud S. (staceys4@hotmail.com)
Needless to say, this is a big to-do to us down in the normally Sunny South! Where I live in Satsuma, AL, about 18 miles north of Mobile, we had an accumulation of over an inch and growing. Here at work, we're getting a little accumulation. Some areas above my home, 30 miles north of Mobile had 3 inches or more.
Yes, I know...other areas of the country have had much more snow...but, this is a rare treat for us! Schools and some businesses have closed, more for a holiday than safety. Needless to say, yours truely is at the helm this morning, still serving the public and filling needs...snow doesn't keep us from operating in our business!
Folks, I know things have been a little "dry" on the blog for a few days, and I apologize...there aren't enough hours in the day to do as much as I want, BUT, there are a few goodies in the works. April 3 is coming up, the anniversary of The Last Day at KAAY, so we have a couple of Greats Who Were There doing something in that respect. We're also going to put on a little more audio for your listening pleasure.
But, in the meantime, if anyone in the readership has any requests for something we might be able to dig up, or any information we haven't covered, or even questions for The Great Ones, please send me an e-mail and I'll get it to the appropriate person and we'll do our best to get it here on the blog!
Thank you,
Bud S. (staceys4@hotmail.com)
Wednesday, February 10, 2010
A Listener's Memories & Arkansas Ham Nets
I'd been invited by a fellow Ham radio operator, who's visited the blogs in the past, to participate in the Good Ol' Arkansas Phone Net. For those uninitiated, "phone" means voice, not Morse Code and "net" means some sort of communication network. Many Hams all over the country (and the world, as well) have practice nets to test their readiness in times of trouble...and, oftentimes, for fellowship, as well. They encourage both Hams and shortwave listeners to tune in.
To make a long story short, I checked in on the frequency of 3987.5 kHz (or 3.987.5 MHz) lower sideband and participated in the net. In the informal session, the Question of The Day was, "What prompted you to get into Ham radio?" When it came my turn, I mentioned that, as a kid, I listened to a lot of AM radio stations, that KAAY was a big part of my listening pleasure, and that my radio hobby eventually led me to get my Ham ticket. I met Tom, K5WTH, who provided the information below:
"Hi Bud, I really do not remember too much about the station. What I do remember is that my car radio and the one in my bedroom always had KAAY going day and night. On the weekends a bunch of us crazy teens would go down on the river and dance to the music of KAAY and at night we would also go to Shakeys or the Band Box, both are covered drive ins, and eat hamburgers and dance out in the open air; every car there would have their car radio turned up and tuned in to KAAY. The personalities that I do recall is Sonny Martin and Ray Lincoln and his alter ego which I always found amusing."
These are the types of memories we like to hear about, what fun KAAY invoked in all the listenership! I'd also mentioned that I'd like to get to Little Rock one day and visit some of the attractions there that A. J. mentioned to me, before passing away...and WW5AA, "Lindy", said that he'd give me a personal tour of all the museums there.
Ham radio operators are a great bunch, in a wonderful hobby; I have never regretted getting my license...every where I go, or anyone I visit with, either on the air or in person, the door is always wide open. It is a plus to find someone else (and there are many out there!) who have similar experiences, listening to KAAY (and other stations, as well as working at them).
The Good Ol' Arkansas Phone Net is called at 6AM Monday-Saturday and was founded more than fifty years ago, promoting family-oriented fellowship and clean operating; the Razorback Net is called, I believe, at 6:30PM Monday-Saturday (and maybe Sunday, as well), and, I'm sure, promoting the same friendly atmosphere- at least that's what I've experienced!
For more information, point your browser at: . http://arkansasairwaves.net/, then click on Arkansas Phone Net.
Bud S., callsign KC4HGH (staceys4@hotmail.com)
To make a long story short, I checked in on the frequency of 3987.5 kHz (or 3.987.5 MHz) lower sideband and participated in the net. In the informal session, the Question of The Day was, "What prompted you to get into Ham radio?" When it came my turn, I mentioned that, as a kid, I listened to a lot of AM radio stations, that KAAY was a big part of my listening pleasure, and that my radio hobby eventually led me to get my Ham ticket. I met Tom, K5WTH, who provided the information below:
"Hi Bud, I really do not remember too much about the station. What I do remember is that my car radio and the one in my bedroom always had KAAY going day and night. On the weekends a bunch of us crazy teens would go down on the river and dance to the music of KAAY and at night we would also go to Shakeys or the Band Box, both are covered drive ins, and eat hamburgers and dance out in the open air; every car there would have their car radio turned up and tuned in to KAAY. The personalities that I do recall is Sonny Martin and Ray Lincoln and his alter ego which I always found amusing."
These are the types of memories we like to hear about, what fun KAAY invoked in all the listenership! I'd also mentioned that I'd like to get to Little Rock one day and visit some of the attractions there that A. J. mentioned to me, before passing away...and WW5AA, "Lindy", said that he'd give me a personal tour of all the museums there.
Ham radio operators are a great bunch, in a wonderful hobby; I have never regretted getting my license...every where I go, or anyone I visit with, either on the air or in person, the door is always wide open. It is a plus to find someone else (and there are many out there!) who have similar experiences, listening to KAAY (and other stations, as well as working at them).
The Good Ol' Arkansas Phone Net is called at 6AM Monday-Saturday and was founded more than fifty years ago, promoting family-oriented fellowship and clean operating; the Razorback Net is called, I believe, at 6:30PM Monday-Saturday (and maybe Sunday, as well), and, I'm sure, promoting the same friendly atmosphere- at least that's what I've experienced!
For more information, point your browser at: . http://arkansasairwaves.net/, then click on Arkansas Phone Net.
Bud S., callsign KC4HGH (staceys4@hotmail.com)
Joe Cocker concert ad
Thanks again to Barry Mac (am I embarrassing you, yet?) for these era '71 through '76 airchecks, aired on KAAY. Barry has tapped into a slew of recordings he's sifting through, graciously sending along for all to enjoy....
This clip is a 1972 ad for two Joe Cocker shows, one at the Monroe Civic Center, Monroe, LA, the other at the state fairgrounds in Jackson, MS. (Opening acts were Patto and Mark-Almond.) Tickets were only $5 in advance and $5.50 at the door (the good old days...).
Joe Cocker concert ad, 1972: stream | download
We have more concert ads and clips from Barry to come...
Enjoy!
This clip is a 1972 ad for two Joe Cocker shows, one at the Monroe Civic Center, Monroe, LA, the other at the state fairgrounds in Jackson, MS. (Opening acts were Patto and Mark-Almond.) Tickets were only $5 in advance and $5.50 at the door (the good old days...).
Joe Cocker concert ad, 1972: stream | download
We have more concert ads and clips from Barry to come...
Enjoy!
Monday, February 8, 2010
KAAY Jingles
Station jingles...they're catchy, they stick in your brain...and every station had them (some still do, but mostly, today's stations just vocalize a rapid slogan or identifier at the top of the hour). Some, when they caught your attention, they were either irritating or wonderfully unforgettable.
Here are some recently uncovered jingles for you to enjoy, compliments of Barry Mac! Hearing them again has brought back so many good memories...thank you, Barry!
Bud S.
Here are some recently uncovered jingles for you to enjoy, compliments of Barry Mac! Hearing them again has brought back so many good memories...thank you, Barry!
KAAY Call-letter jingle slow tempo: stream | download |
KAAY Call-letter jingle mid tempo: stream | download |
KAAY Call-letter jingle mid-slow tempo: stream | download |
KAAY "Jingle #1": stream | download |
KAAY Call-letter jingle "dry": stream | download |
Bud S.
Friday, February 5, 2010
Mark Larsen On "Radio Years"
"Marvelous Mark" Larson gave permission to allow us to see him on this link- although he doesn't know who put it up! Needless to say, it gives a good history, I think, of his accomplishments.
http://www.radioyears.com/other/details.cfm?id=845
"Marvelous Mark" is one of the personalities I believe I listened to while I was in college and working evening shift, during his tenure at KAAY. As always, if I wasn't driving around, basking in the awesome signal KAAY put out, I had a large radio, with equally large speakers and antenna, tuned to the Mighty 1090 while working. Then, at 11 o'clock, I was off the clock, in the Dodge and diggin' on Beaker Street on the way home....
Thank you, "Marvelous Mark"!
Bud S. (staceys4@hotmail.com)
http://www.radioyears.com/other/details.cfm?id=845
"Marvelous Mark" is one of the personalities I believe I listened to while I was in college and working evening shift, during his tenure at KAAY. As always, if I wasn't driving around, basking in the awesome signal KAAY put out, I had a large radio, with equally large speakers and antenna, tuned to the Mighty 1090 while working. Then, at 11 o'clock, I was off the clock, in the Dodge and diggin' on Beaker Street on the way home....
Thank you, "Marvelous Mark"!
Bud S. (staceys4@hotmail.com)
Mark Larsen, KAAY, 1979
Hey, Mark Larsen went to great lengths to repair his reel-to-reel tape deck and got this 'scoped aircheck recorded and sent to us to enjoy! Man, what energy! Many thanks go to Mark for this audio history!
Mark Larsen KAAY 1979 (stream) | (download)
Keep 'em coming, folks, so we can share the memories! If you wish, the best way is to e-mail them to me at my address below...and we're making SURE these important, great, fantastic bits of audio history are archived and kept safe for all to enjoy!
(Thanks to Dave S. for the audio help!)
Bud S. (staceys4@hotmail.com)
Mark Larsen KAAY 1979 (stream) | (download)
Keep 'em coming, folks, so we can share the memories! If you wish, the best way is to e-mail them to me at my address below...and we're making SURE these important, great, fantastic bits of audio history are archived and kept safe for all to enjoy!
(Thanks to Dave S. for the audio help!)
Bud S. (staceys4@hotmail.com)
Wednesday, February 3, 2010
Dave M., Re: Discount Records
The Bob Robbins doing the Discount Records spot would be Bob Spears (1972-1976). He eventually left KAAY for KSSN (country FM) that has long dominated the Little Rock market. DBT and I both wrote about Discount Records not too long ago (see the post headlined “Ole Discount Jack Here”, November 2009).
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Discount Records
We've mentioned several record stores here, mainly those outside Arkansas who advertised on KAAY. Now, here's one one from Little Rock! Barry Mac recently forwarded an advertisement for Discount Records, 4023 West 12th Street, Little Rock, AR. Listen: how many years ago has it been since you could buy a 33-1/3 album for $5.98, or even $4.98? Yet, they were discounting records at $3.89 and $2.99, respectively! If we'd only known....although, these days, CDs can be had for under $5, but, I'm talking about VINYL, man....
"Bob Robbins" is the voice on this advertisement...which "Bob", does anyone know? "Bob Robbins" also highlighted an album by Rod Stewart's, "Never A Dull Moment" on the Mercury label. This album is considered by some as Rod Stewart's last classic album of the early seventies. Since this album came out in 1972, it narrows the search down a bit to figure these things out. "Bob Robbins" had been mentioned on A. J.'s old blog, but I have yet to find the deejay's actual name!
Discount Records Ad (stream) | (download)
This recording came to me undated. Can anyone take a stab at when it may have possibly aired?
There's not much that I've found about Discount Records, but I did find a cached image mentioning a claymore mine behind the counter!:
http://74.125.47.132/search?q=cache:Ep9Pw-CjQesJ:www.towncraftmovie.com/image/1074+Discount+Records,+Little+Rock,+AR&cd=3&hl=en&ct=clnk&gl=us
Wierd, huh?
Thanks SO much to Barry Mac for all he's passing on to us here at Mighty1090KAAY...we'll have more to post in the near future! And thanks to Dave S. for his audio help!
Bud S.
"Bob Robbins" is the voice on this advertisement...which "Bob", does anyone know? "Bob Robbins" also highlighted an album by Rod Stewart's, "Never A Dull Moment" on the Mercury label. This album is considered by some as Rod Stewart's last classic album of the early seventies. Since this album came out in 1972, it narrows the search down a bit to figure these things out. "Bob Robbins" had been mentioned on A. J.'s old blog, but I have yet to find the deejay's actual name!
Discount Records Ad (stream) | (download)
This recording came to me undated. Can anyone take a stab at when it may have possibly aired?
There's not much that I've found about Discount Records, but I did find a cached image mentioning a claymore mine behind the counter!:
http://74.125.47.132/search?q=cache:Ep9Pw-CjQesJ:www.towncraftmovie.com/image/1074+Discount+Records,+Little+Rock,+AR&cd=3&hl=en&ct=clnk&gl=us
Wierd, huh?
Thanks SO much to Barry Mac for all he's passing on to us here at Mighty1090KAAY...we'll have more to post in the near future! And thanks to Dave S. for his audio help!
Bud S.
Tuesday, February 2, 2010
KAAY Comex News
Bud....Here is a picture of the KAAY Comex News Room/Booth at the first location, the KTHV Building. See, the sign on top of the board? The window in the upper left was a view into the main control room. I did not spend much time in this booth, but possibly some of the early news guys, like Grady Anderson, who I have been told follows the blog, could offer some stories to go with it.
This room contained the teletype machine (which could be heard a little) where the jocks who had to do their own newscasts (after hours) got their wire copy. We used to have to go downstairs to the TV newsroom for weather information. Possibly we had a working agreement with the television station, or possibly we just "helped ourselves". TV boys went home after midnight anyway.
As a very young boy interested in radio, I visited KTHS (the not so mighty 1090), and it was in this booth that Earl "Pappy" Davis did his Razorback Roundup of country music. He had an engineer (Eddie Graham, who stayed on during the change to KAAY, when I visited there) over in the control room to play commercials, records, etc. for him.
Jerry Sims.....a mature gentleman who lives in Little Rock, and was always a big fan of KAAY. In fact, actually worked there for a few years, under a different name.
Thank you, "Sonny"! And, yes, we'd all like to hear from some of the early news guys....they were as important in gathering and presenting news as was anyone else in the radio business. I think, in fact, that they get/got short billing, in most instances....
Comments, news people? They would be greatly appreciated!
Bud S. (staceys4@hotmail.com)
This room contained the teletype machine (which could be heard a little) where the jocks who had to do their own newscasts (after hours) got their wire copy. We used to have to go downstairs to the TV newsroom for weather information. Possibly we had a working agreement with the television station, or possibly we just "helped ourselves". TV boys went home after midnight anyway.
As a very young boy interested in radio, I visited KTHS (the not so mighty 1090), and it was in this booth that Earl "Pappy" Davis did his Razorback Roundup of country music. He had an engineer (Eddie Graham, who stayed on during the change to KAAY, when I visited there) over in the control room to play commercials, records, etc. for him.
Jerry Sims.....a mature gentleman who lives in Little Rock, and was always a big fan of KAAY. In fact, actually worked there for a few years, under a different name.
Comments, news people? They would be greatly appreciated!
Bud S. (staceys4@hotmail.com)
Doc Holliday, Rob Robbins, Buddy Karr, Jimmy Fidler
"Anonymous said...
As a young lad of 11 or 12 I used to listen to the mighty 1090 all the time up in Stevens Point, Wisconsin. I remember the legendary on air feud between Doc Holliday and Rob Robbins in 1964 or thereabouts. I also remember Rob Robbins doing his music set called the Oldies but Goodies Show. I can also remember Buddy Karr's top ten countdown and the interesting newscasts set to dramatic music along with the syndicated updates from Hollywood columnist Jimmy Fidler. Thanks for the memories."
I'll have to look through the archives for you and see if I can find some Rob Robbins and Buddy Carr audio for you! Thank you for stopping by, please visit often and...as in the old days...if you have a request, let us know and we'll see if we can find it and get it posted for you!
(Please note that now all the audio links on A.J.'s old blog are broken...we'll be doing some "retro" audio as time goes by for your enjoyment!)
Bud S. (staceys4@hotmail.com)
As a young lad of 11 or 12 I used to listen to the mighty 1090 all the time up in Stevens Point, Wisconsin. I remember the legendary on air feud between Doc Holliday and Rob Robbins in 1964 or thereabouts. I also remember Rob Robbins doing his music set called the Oldies but Goodies Show. I can also remember Buddy Karr's top ten countdown and the interesting newscasts set to dramatic music along with the syndicated updates from Hollywood columnist Jimmy Fidler. Thanks for the memories."
I'll have to look through the archives for you and see if I can find some Rob Robbins and Buddy Carr audio for you! Thank you for stopping by, please visit often and...as in the old days...if you have a request, let us know and we'll see if we can find it and get it posted for you!
(Please note that now all the audio links on A.J.'s old blog are broken...we'll be doing some "retro" audio as time goes by for your enjoyment!)
Bud S. (staceys4@hotmail.com)
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