Currently both the AM and FM side feature oldies rock (the AM uses the syndicated KOOL format), playing many of the same songs it did in the stations heyday. From the mother who brought out a table and chairs from her shop to have her kids watch the bands to the elderly couple that rode up on bicycles, there was a wonderful cross section of area residents and visitors. Jacobs remained as Program Director until 1975 and was followed by Rick Leibert. Learn how your comment data is processed. Things were loose and open, both on and off the air. His first civics lesson? I get all choked up.. He stayed only a brief time before being fired when he gave away a cart machine on air after it failed to operate properly after repeated attempts. K.O. The Jurassic Park and Guns N' Roses pinball machines were pretty popular for a long time. When I Fall In Love - Lettermen 2 5. by Retro Radio Joe Follow. By 1975 he was station program director. 33.1585: It is unlawful for any person to allow a minor who is thirteen years of age but less than eighteen years of age to be on the premises where there is a teenage dance being held unless such person is accompanied by a parent or legal guardian http://www.sandiegoreader.com/weblogs/bands/2007/aug/28/underage-swing-dancers-battle-local-law. More from . 6085 Beckhorn Rd Hector, NY 14841. Too late. He regarded Tony as the ultimate babe magnet, so he dyed his hair raven black, just like Tony'sthe kid obviously did not realize that his hair could have been [turd brown], and it would not have mattered.. deangoss@gossradio.com. A remarkable story behind Shotgun was that he grew up in San Diego and had a paper route in the area of the old KCBQ Santee studios. 11; 1 month ago; KCBQ Dex Allen - 1968 / Happy Hare - November 1969 / composite by Retro Radio Joe. instead of a DJ, and contained the lyrics of a current hit. The transmitter is off Moreno Avenue in Lakeside, California. It was months before I could listen to John's voice without filling up and breaking down. [6] Salem uses the moniker "The Answer" for many of its talk stations across the country. The station offers Conservative talk programming such as Mike Gallagher, Dennis Prager and Michael Medved. Yep, he was a natural blonde, alright. When Presley was scheduled to return to the Arena June 6, Police Chief Adam Elmer Jansen (the city's longest-serving Chief, at 14 years) had had enough. They literally grew up in our building, he said. When I first met Buzz Bennett, he was Program Director at WTIX in New Orleans. I took a picture of our twins, toddlers at the time, sitting in their kiddie car looking back over the I Q sticker on the back, and they put it on that weeks top-40 survey. In 1956 the station spent a few months in an old Victorian house during a gap between the end of their lease at the Imig Manor and the completion of the new glass studios at the El Cortez Center at 7th and Ash. (LogOut/ KCBQ was San Diego's legendary Top 40 station back in the 60's. This CD contains 3 different KCBQ jingle packages; one from the early 60's, the KCBQ A-go-go package from around 1965, and the Fun Lovi I told her, 'That's the best I've ever played,' and in one motion she grabbed the back of my neck, pulled my cheek to her lips, and whispered in my ear, 'Thanks for the game.' Change). Johnny Mitchell grew out of convenience when a spare jingle became available from Johnny Mann that was suppose to be for Sebastian Stone. He remains a close friend of Bobby Ocean to this day. With my last turn I lost myself in the maze, becoming the insatiable yellow creature on the screen. Compatibility Mechanical: 64 Bit (x64) 9-58: Ritchie Valens had two hits on the charts -- "La Bamba" and "Donna" -- when longtime local DJ Harry "Happy Hare" Martin persuaded him to perform at the 1958 opening of Clairemont High School. Hare Krishna. John, who gave so much to the world, murdered for what?". You may occasionally receive promotional content from the Los Angeles Times. He asked forlittle and put everything he had into his radio work to help makeradio a better, decent place for all of us.. The transmitter site was moved from College and El Cajon Boulevard to a new site in then-remote, bucolic Santee. Retro Radio Joe. KCBQ Jack Vincent, Happy Hare, Don Howard, Shadow Jackson, Jerry Walker, Shamus Patrick O'Hara, Jim Mitchell, Bobby Ocean, Chuck Browning, Magic Christian. According to the FCC, KCBQ's daytime power on the long wire was 5,000 watts, with power reduced after sunset to 675 watts (non-directional, both day and night). DJs pictured (counterclockwise): Happy Hare, Lee Simms, Gary Allyn, Nelson Ross, Thom Devine, Ron Thompson, Robert L. Collins, and Scotty Day. If it had been a couple of months later, says Hare, I would have had to put him up in an expensive hotel and paid him a lot of bucks. Gray Whale at Cabrillo by CarlGlowienke. Valens was literally on the brink of superstardom as he flew back to L.A. that evening. DARK METAL IN SAN DIEGO - Glorifying Satan (portrayed as an actual anthropomorphic being) is a popular motif and marketing axis for many groups, amusing rock critics as much as it horrifies the PMRC. San Diego Radio Battle. Hope all is well! By day, KCBQ operates at 50,000 watts, the maximum power for American AM stations. Presley introduced Berle, dressed as Elvis (world's first Elvis impersonator? The emergence of the Mighty 690 XTRA (formerly XEAK) with a CHR format led to the permanent departure of KGB from the TOP 40 format in 1982. Setup Type: Offline Installer / Full Standalone Setup. (LogOut/ Among the many bands reuniting to play the Casbah this month are the Penetrators (which saw many of its members later become Beat Farmers), Uncle Joes Big Ol Driver, Creedle, Lucys Fur Coat (playing tonight, Friday 1-9), the Dragons (playing tomorrow/Saturday), Radio Wendy and Furious IV (both appearing Monday 1-12), and Stairway to Charo (Thursday 1-15). Thanks to George Junak of California Aircheck. Bayley (9-Noon) arrived in July to replace Christopher Cane who went to KCBQ. ", "I looked up to see her staring back at me, her chest heaving with excitement, her eyes wide with adrenaline. Though consistently successful, it has never achieved the success of the ground-breaking years of the 50s or the period in the late 60s and early 70s. Mainly remembered for his morning DJ stint. That's surviving through 255 screens and eating every single dot, every ghost, every fruit and energizer, and never missing a single one. An audiological overview, including interviews with locals who know a bit about ear damage.    How I Snuck Into Around 100 Local Concerts -- Not that we advocate breaking the law, mind you -- most of these venues are long gone, and the statutes of limitations have passed, so here's what I did and how I did it.    http://www.sandiegoreader.com/weblogs/bands/2008/aug/21/viejas-pays-20k-to-local-cover-band-plus-casb74f5f/, Turn On, Tunes In, Drop Out -- A History of Personal Music Players http://www.sandiegoreader.com/weblogs/bands/2008/aug/21/viejas-pays-20k-to-local-cover-band-plus-casb74f5f/,        Soundmen Sound Off -- Locals talk about the perks and perils of running the soundboard. Imagine going into a station knowing that everybody loved you and you were going in with a spoon to stir up that love.. Humphries appearance at the 2003 Beatlefair allowed him to meet and play with another figure from the Beatles past, Tony Sheridan, for whom the fab four played on their first-ever recording My Bonnie, credited to Tony Sheridan And the Silver Beetles. 6-9 PM Shotgun Tom Kelley (returned for a year before going back to KCBQ). . Those studios are dedicated in 1957 with a live broadcast from an outdoor stage featuring the music of Bill Green's Big Band. Varying Hare Hunting Season Dates and Bag Limits. Can't Help Falling In Love - Elvis Presley 3 6. No part of this site may be reproduced without our written permission. In 1958, the station increased its power to 50,000 watts directional daytime and 5000 watts directional nighttime with a huge $50,000 treasure hunt giveaway to publicize the power increase. Gene West returned in August. (DJ Dave Mason popping in; and a visit from the Blue Meanies). "If the fans want to take them apart to masturbate on, that's okay. Presley's first-ever California performance included "Heartbreak Hotel" (on its way to becoming his first #1 hit) and a few others. Humphries' shares his recollection of the night John Lennon died, 28 years ago next week, on December 8, 1980: "It was just like another normal December morning in Durham, northeast England, cloudy and a little cold. Leibert won the PD of the Year Award in his first year that included a charity ball at San Diego Stadium that attracted more than 51,000 fans. The top 40 era of KGB was about to end as a progressive rock era was about to begin, but not before more staff changes occurred. No autographs or picturesthings were more structured in those days.. If you can't make the reception, you can still check out his photography for the duration of the month.. As ratings sagged Charlie was fired and Bobby Ocean took over as PD and filled his shift. Gene West (Noon-3PM) returned in August to his old shift. Dont miss out. ), saying "Mah twin brother, Melvin Presley." KCBQ - The Answer 1170 AM is a radio station broadcasting a News Talk Information format and is owned by Salem Communications. Darrel Goodin, general manager of KSON and its sister stations,said hes sad to see Randall and Rochester go, but company beancounters just couldnt meet their contract demands. In 1951, KCBQ moved its studios to the Imig Manor Hotel (now the Lafayette) on El Cajon Blvd. Music selection and format remained the same. The station began broadcasting from its first studio at 5th and Ash (later to become the studios of KFMB AM-FM-TV). Humphries also tried to get one-time Beatles drummer Pete Best to participate in the 38 Days recording, since Best was in town at the same time for a BeatleFair. [8] K260CG was then relocated to San Diego. He was 58. Jacobs was credited as the program genius at KHJ during the Boss Radio years and actually made the Drake format work. In December, 1955, the Bartell radio chain purchased KCBQ-AM and switched it from traditional block programming--an hour of country music, an hour of classic music, etc.--to the music of hot youngsters such as Elvis Presley. He was really energetic, but he still seemed "normal," at least normal for a radio guy. 44; 4 months ago; KCBQ San Diego/ Dex Allen 1968 Happy Hare 11-69 by Retro Radio Joe. KCBQ uses a directional antenna at all times. Happy Hare Martin. He would soon be collaborating with new Program Director Ron Jacobs on a new format. Harry Martin was 64 at this Reunion, and 81 when he passed away. "I've had enough complaints from parents to assure me that twerp is not doing the kids any good." '", Grant Reinero of the Focus Group likes how the tabletop Ms. Pac-Man allows players to battle head-to-head. For decades it was one of San Diego's leading radio stations, featuring radio personalities that are legendary, including "Shotgun Tom" Kelly and Charlie Tuna. Kind of like scat. Powered by the incessantly upbeat announcing of Ralph James, Don Howard, Jim OLeary, Earl McRoberts, Jack Vincent and Harry (Happy Hare) Martin, the station soon became the most popular in the city, earning as much as 40% of the audience during some time periods, according to several surveys. The day after the second San Diego date -- April 6 -- Presley signed a seven-year movie deal with Paramount. Dave Humphries' album 38 Days earned him a nomination at the 2006 San Diego Music Awards. Believe it or not, that actually got me laid, and that score should add a million to my Pac-Man points." ", "Just then, a girl's voice cut through the sludgy tones bellowing out of the main room. Cook said hell continue to honor his memory by airing bitsof KCBQ nostalgia on his trivia show. He immediately said yes, no doubt thinking that anyone this audacious must be important., There was no opposition from the school, all were thrilled that I could get someone with two or three songs on the Hit Parade. When Hare picked up Valens at the airport, the rising rock star emerged from the plane with his guitar slung around his neck and carrying a small amp. Good to hear from you! KCBQ (1170 AM "The Answer") is a commercial radio station in San Diego, California. Hare was a San Diego radio legend, icon . After two years of nipping at the tail of country music giantKSON, Clear Channel is going for the gusto. Take your pick. LOCAL RADIO HISTORY PART 1: JIM McINNES - THE LAST DJ - DJ Jim McInnes spent 28 years in radio before being fired for the first time a few years ago by Clear Channel/101.5 KGB FM. Ticket sales for the two 1956 concerts (with his new backing band the Jordanaires) reportedly totaled $17,250, with 11,250 fans attending. 607-546-2036 . A BALL is what I had, of course. It was originally created for Ultimate Radio Bootleg Vol. No change at all. Share. The price? 'Wanna play me? Speaking of bras being sold, in 1993, my morning show auctioned off a bra from our afternoon DJ Shanon Leder. This Saturday there will be an opening reception before The Dragons show. RIP HAPPY HARE, LEGENDARY LONGTIME LOCAL DJ. And Tony & Kris should be a significant draw,although the show has never gotten huge. Veteran disc jockey Phil Flowers, one of the top voices onKCBQ-AM during its heyday, died of a heart attack on Dec. 22 at hishome in Oceanside. La Mesa history at Por Favor Restaurantbuilding. The titular host of NBC's Milton Berle Show [aka Texaco Star Theater] introduced Elvis Presley to a live audience on the deck of the aircraft carrier USS Hancock, docked at the Naval Station in San Diego bay. Feel free to go on forever. A perfect Pac-Man score is 3,333,360. Contributed by George Junak.]. He was a complex being who chose to lead and love a simplelife, said Mike Cook, host of Hooked on Trivia on KCBQ-AM, whotalked to him at length the night before he died. He also had a highly popular tenure with B-100 FM in the late 1970s. When last this column checked in with Los Angelesall-news station KNX, executives had canceled the popular nightlyold-time drama hour, supposedly to make way for more news coverage.Promises, promises. Here are some related links: OVERHEARD IN SAN DIEGO - Several years' worth of this comic strip, which debuted in the Reader in 1996: http://www.sandiegoreader.com/photos/galleries/overheard-san-diego/, FAMOUS FORMER NEIGHBORS - Over 100 comic strips online, with mini-bios of famous San Diegans: http://www.sandiegoreader.com/photos/galleries/famous-former-neighbors/, SAN DIEGO READER MUSIC MySpace page: http://www.myspace.com/sandiegoreadermusic, JAY ALLEN SANFORD MySpace page: http://www.myspace.com/jayallensanford. KCBQ (1170 kHz 'The Answer') is a commercial AM radio station in San Diego, California. The drive-in was demolished in the late 1970s and is now the Campus Shopping Center. The transmitter is off Moreno Avenue in Lakeside, California. Most of the disc jockeys who worked at the station held a variety of jobs before and after their stints with KCBQ. My online activities reflect my love for writing, blogging, walking and photography. This recording was made easier due to Sheridans longtime keyboard player Wolfgang Grasekamp living in La Mesa, another recent transplant to San Diego. Doubtless, hundreds more listened throughout the community. [Description by Uncle Ricky. In 1978, with music-formatted radio becoming dominated by FM stations, KCBQ dropped top 40 in favor of an adult contemporary format, to be followed in 1980 by a switch to country music. 9-12 PM Jesse Bullett . . The station went to an album format, conceived by DJ Bill Hergonson (Cap n Billy), and began producing record albums featuring local talent under the Homegrown series beginning in 1973. KCBQ Vet Ralph James is featured with a Lambada gag before Ralph The Rapper and Harry The Hipper perform a "rap". The dedication was attended by more than 400 people. [FIND IT! Norman - Sue Thompson 1 2. I think KRS-One [a social/political rapper, co-founder of Boogie Down Productions] defined it best: Rap is something you do, hip-hop is something you live. Rap is the style of how you compose your words, the rhyming and rhythm. An "agreement" was reached and Salek settled for KCBQ. We also had a sit-down Pac-Man that was hugely popular. "Eddie Vedder and I played a game of pool many, many years ago," owner Mays told Bart Mendoza. ago.  http://www.sandiegoreader.com/weblogs/bands/2008/aug/21/viejas-pays-20k-to-local-cover-band-plus-casb74f5f/. Now, KNX -- which gets decent ratings in SanDiego -- is becoming a yak-fest. 'That's right, son' h replied, which only set Osh's Cause in marble. Setup File Name: Adobe_Premiere_Pro_v23.2..69.rar. A local boy had done good. KCBQ - Dex Allen 1968, Happy Hare 11-69 by Retro Radio Joe. The Answer San Diego, syndicating the best minds in talk radio today: Hugh Hewitt, Mike Gallagher, Eric Metaxas, Dennis Prager, Larry Elder, and Michael Medved. It would later simulcast then-sister KKLQ. In defeat, I resigned myself to just sitting there and watching the game's demo screen over and over. Thread starter SDRadio; Start date Jan 6, 2009; S. SDRadio Leading Participant. After 10 years at KSON, 30somethings Tony Randall and KrisRochester -- Tony & Kris -- are heading the daily lineup onUS 95.7, which is aiming to reach you-know-what-kickers in EastCounty and North County. (courtesy http://abbeyrd.best.vwh.net/news/1125upontheroof.html), February 1964: the Beatles taught the world to play. With the rooftop of Mariposa Ice Cream on Adams Avenue doubling as the Saville Row offices of Apple Records, and DJ Dave Mason making introductions, the Baja Bugs recreated the Beatles infamous rooftop concert, throwing in an extra set's worth of their tunes, while the Dave Humphries Band entertained played material from their various albums, as well as some choice covers from the Beatles' solo years. I later learned that Tony Curtis was his idol. He worked as a DJ forseveral years and later became an airborne traffic reporter knownas Flying Phil Flowers., In recent years, Flowers worked behind the scenes at KCBQ andsister station KPRZ. had been with KCBQ in 1970 before the Great Purge. Do Not Sell or Share My Personal Information, Hes back? But, that day, he was just a simple kid wanting to help. Valens perished in the same February 1959 plane crash that also killed Buddy Holly and the Big Bopper. Not Hollywood, not L.A., not the country, At 19, he won a local school board seat. Don Dale left in June and Jesse Bullett moved to the graveyard shift. 9-Noon Paul Stelljes (Johnny Mitchell) escaped (as he put it) to KFRC in June. [REELRADIO HOME] KCBQ's power until 1958 was 5,000 watts non-directional day and 1,000 watts non-directional night. [citation needed]. In 1949, KSDJ was sold to Charles Elliot Salek and became San Diego's second CBS network affiliate. '", "A sick feeling consumed me. The Radha Krsna Temple is a 1971 album of Hindu devotional songs recorded by the UK branch of the Hare Krishna movement - more formally, the International Society for Krishna Consciousness (ISKCON) - who received the artist credit of "Radha Krishna Temple (London)". Through much of the era, the disc jockeys worked in a glass booth in the El Cortez Hotel, where listeners could drive by and see them at work. Weekends feature shows on money, health, food, law, and cars. However, at the parties attended by your humble-and-humbled forty-something narrator, an unmistakable dress code was evident, with certain constants seeming to be at least preferred, if not required.. WHERE IS THE READER'S HIP-HOP COVERAGE? - Rap isnt synonymous with hip-hop, Im told by DJ EVS (real name Evan McGinnis), of the three-piece Mission Infinite. The disc includes two tracks featuring Tony Sheridan on guitar. Flowers spent countless hours preserving the history of KCBQ ontape. On her website candyekane.com, she sells pillows made from her own bras. 6-9AM Bobby Ocean remained until leaving to KFRC in September. The station called itself family radio., People often ask me what there was with KCBQ, said James, who went on to a successful career as one of Hollywoods most recognized voices. //

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