How many of the original 1965 KHJ Boss Jocks are still with us now?

[Hot Hits]

KHJ (1965 - Original lineup)

(Source: Airchecks)

6-9 a.m. - ROBERT W. MORGAN

9 a.m.-12 noon - ROGER CHRISTIAN

12 noon-3 p.m. - GARY MACK

3-6 p.m. - "THE REAL" DON STEELE

6-9 p.m. - DAVE DIAMOND

9 p.m.-12 midnight - SAM RIDDLE

12 midnight-6 a.m. - JOHNNY WILLIAMS

NOTES: The late Don Steele was the first "Boss Jock", signing on Apr. 28, 1965 at 3 p.m. ... Morgan and Steele were again teamed, in morning and afternoon drive respectively, on KRTH Los Angeles before Steele's death in 1997. Morgan died in 1998 ... Roger Christian passed away in 1991 ... Johnny Williams has created one of the best radio-related web sites, 440:Satisfaction.



KHJ (Early 1966)

(Source: Charts)

6-9 a.m. - ROBERT W. MORGAN

9 a.m.-12 noon - FRANK TERRY

12 noon-3 p.m. - GARY MACK

3-6 p.m. - THE REAL DON STEELE

6-9 p.m. - JOHNNY MITCHELL

9 p.m.-12 midnight - SAM RIDDLE

12 midnight-6 a.m. - JOHNNY WILLIAMS



KHJ (November, 1967)

(Source: L.A. Radio People)

6-9 a.m. - ROBERT W. MORGAN

9 a.m.-12 noon - CHARLIE TUNA

12 noon-3 p.m. - BOBBY TRIPP

3-6 p.m. - THE REAL DON STEELE

6-9 p.m. - SAM RIDDLE

9 p.m.-12 midnight - HUMBLE HARVE

12 midnight-6 a.m. - JOHNNY WILLIAMS



KHJ (1968)

(Source: Broadcast-Airchex)

6-9 a.m. - ROBERT W. MORGAN

9 a.m.-12 noon - FRANK TERRY

12 noon-3 p.m. - CHARLIE TUNA

3-6 p.m. - THE REAL DON STEELE

6-9 p.m. - HUMBLE HARVE

9 p.m.-12 midnight - SAM RIDDLE

12 midnight-6 a.m. - JOHNNY WILLIAMS



KHJ (June, 1969)

(Source: Charts)

6-10 a.m. - CHARLIE TUNA

10 a.m.-2 p.m. - SCOTTY BRINK

2-6 p.m.- HUMBLE HARVE

6-9 p.m. - SAM RIDDLE

9 p.m.-12 midnight - BILL WADE

12 midnight-6 a.m. - JOHNNY WILLIAMS

(NOTE: Morgan and Steele were absent due to a contract dispute)



KHJ (Summer 1969)

(Source: Charts)

6-9 a.m. - ROBERT W. MORGAN

9 a.m.-12 noon - SAM RIDDLE

12 noon-3 p.m. - CHARLIE TUNA

3-6 p.m. - THE REAL DON STEELE

6-9 p.m. - HUMBLE HARVE

9 p.m.-12 midnight - SCOTTY BRINK

12 midnight-6 a.m. - JOHNNY WILLIAMS



KHJ (March 11, 1970)

(Source: KHJ Chart)

6-9 a.m. - ROBERT W. MORGAN

9 a.m.-12 noon - BILL WADE

12 noon-3 p.m. - CHARLIE TUNA

3-6 p.m. - THE REAL DON STEELE

6-9 p.m. - HUMBLE HARV

9 p.m.-12 midnight - CHUCK BROWNING

12 midnight-6 a.m. - JOHNNY WILLIAMS

Weekends - SCOTTY BRINK

(NOTE: Morgan left in October for WIND Chicago)



KHJ (October 21, 1971)

(Source: Don Jennett)

6-9 a.m. - CHARLIE TUNA

9 a.m.-12 noon - BILL WADE

12 noon-3 p.m. - MARK ELLIOTT

3-6 p.m. - THE REAL DON STEELE

6-9 p.m. - JERRY BUTLER

9 p.m.-12 midnight - PETE McNEAL

12 midnight-6 a.m. - JOHNNY WILLIAMS

Weekends - DICK SAINT



KHJ (Early January, 1972)

(Source: KHJ Survey via Don Jennett)

6-9 a.m. - CHARLIE TUNA

9 a.m.-12 noon - PETE McNEAL

Noon-3 p.m. - MARK ELLIOT

3-6 p.m. - THE REAL DON STEELE

6-9 p.m. - JERRY BUTLER

9 p.m.-midnight - WALT "BABY" LOVE

Midnight-6 a.m. - JOHNNY WILLIAMS

Weekends - BILL WADE

(NOTE: This was just prior to Morgan's return from WIND)



KHJ (January 24, 1972)

(Source: KHJ Survey via Don Jennett)

6-9 a.m. - ROBERT W. MORGAN

9 a.m.-12 noon - CHARLIE VAN DYKE

Noon-3 p.m. - MARK ELLIOT

3-6 p.m. - THE REAL DON STEELE

6-9 p.m. - JERRY BUTLER

9 p.m.-midnight - WALT "BABY" LOVE

Midnight-6 a.m. - JOHNNY WILLIAMS

Weekends - BILL WADE



KHJ (July, 1973)

(Source: Michael Hagerty)

6-9 a.m. - JIM CARSON

9 a.m.-12 noon - BILL GABLE

12 noon-3 p.m. - DANNY MARTINEZ

3-6 p.m. - BARRY KAYE

6-9 p.m. - CAPTAIN JOHN

9 p.m.-12 midnight - BOBBY RICH

12 midnight-6 a.m. - JOHNNY WILLIAMS



KHJ (May, 1974)

(Source: Michael Hagerty)

6-9 a.m. - CHARLIE VAN DYKE

9 a.m.-12 noon - DANNY MARTINEZ

12 noon-3 p.m. - TONY MANN

3-6 p.m. - TOM DOOLEY

6-10 p.m. - MACHINE GUN KELLY

10 p.m.-2 a.m. - J.B. STONE

2-6 a.m. - JOHNNY WILLIAMS

Weekends - DAVE SEBASTIAN



KHJ (May, 1975)

(Source: L.A. Radio People)

6-9 a.m. - CHARLIE VAN DYKE

9 a.m.-12 noon - DAVE SEBASTIAN

12 noon-3 p.m. - BOBBY OCEAN

3-6 p.m. - MACHINE GUN KELLY

6-10 p.m. - BILL PEARL

10 p.m.-2 a.m. - J.B. STONE

2-6 a.m. - PAUL FREEMAN

Weekends - BEAU WEAVER



KHJ (1976)

(Courtesy: Bill Dulmage)

6-9 a.m. - CHARLIE VAN DYKE

9 a.m.-12 noon - MIKE ELLIOT

12 noon-3 p.m. - BOBBY OCEAN

3-6 p.m. - MACHINE GUN KELLY

6-10 p.m. - DR. JOHN

10 p.m.-2 a.m. - DAVE SEBASTIAN

Weekends - BEAU WEAVER



KHJ (early 1977)

(Source: Elizabeth Salazar)

6-9 a.m. - CHARLIE VAN DYKE

9 a.m.-12 noon - MARK ELLIOTT

12 noon-3 p.m. - BOBBY OCEAN

3-6 p.m. - MACHINE GUN KELLY

6-9 p.m. - DR. JOHN LEADER

9 p.m.-12 midnight - DAVE SEBASTIAN

Weekends - BEAU WEAVER



KHJ (September 6, 1977)

(Source: Michael Hagerty)

6-9 a.m. - CHARLIE TUNA

9 a.m.-12 noon - DR. JOHN LEADER

12 noon-3 p.m. - BOBBY OCEAN

3-7 p.m. - MACHINE GUN KELLY

7-10 p.m. - MASON DIXON

10 p.m.-2 a.m. - SHAUNA

2-6 a.m. - SALLY ADAMS



KHJ (July 18, 1978)

(Courtesy: Don Jennett)

6-9 a.m. - CHARLIE TUNA

9 a.m.-12 noon - MUCHO MORALES

12 noon-3 p.m. - BOBBY OCEAN

3-6 p.m. - THE UNKNOWN DISC JOCKEY (Pat Garrett)

6-10 p.m. - DAVE CONLEY

10 p.m.-2 a.m. - SHAUNA

2-6 a.m. - TERRY FOSTER



KHJ (1979 - just before switch to country)

(Courtesy: Doug Hemmingway)

6-10 a.m. - RICK DEES

10 a.m.-3 p.m. - RICK MADDOX

3-7 p.m. - BOB SHANNON

7 p.m.-12 midnight - CHARLIE FOX

12 midnight-6 p.m. - AL CONNORS



KHJ (1986)

(Courtesy: Bill Dulmage)

6-10 a.m. - DAVE HULL

10 a.m.-2 p.m. - JOHNNY YANT

2-6 p.m. - MICHAEL MOORE

6-10 p.m. - JAY GARDINER

10 p.m.-2 a.m. - JAY COFFEY

(NOTE: KHJ switched to Spanish format January 31, 1986)

 

[K.M. Richards]

Morgan and Steele were again teamed, in morning and afternoon drive respectively, on KRTH Los Angeles before Steele's death in 1997.

I guess that stint for both of them under Bill Drake at K-100 (KIQQ) in 1973-74 didn't count.

 

[K.M. Richards]

(NOTE: KHJ switched to Spanish format January 31, 1986)

Uh, no.

The 1986 change was to "Smokin' Oldies AM 930" as KRTH (AM).

The sale to Liberman and flip to Spanish-language was part of the deal with Beasley in 1989. And I know you know that, Scott.

Where did those two bits of erroneous information you cut-and-pasted originate? Certainly not anywhere that did thorough research ...

 

[Hot Hits]

Uh, no.

The 1986 change was to "Smokin' Oldies AM 930" as KRTH (AM).

The sale to Liberman and flip to Spanish-language was part of the deal with Beasley in 1989. And I know you know that, Scott.

Where did those two bits of erroneous information you cut-and-pasted originate? Certainly not anywhere that did thorough research ...

They probably got that part from Kevin Gershan's eyewitness recollection? The page also lists a Mike Elliott doing 9A to 12N. Of course you know I know you're correct KM and I should have posted the URL. That is why I get a kick of all these 'meticulous' experts who use the internet like it is the absolute truth of all knowledge!
http://rockradioscrapbook.ca/radkhj.html

 

[Art Landing]

...Don Wilson, prior to becoming a decades-long employee of Jack Benny, was a sportscaster on KHJ in the early '30s, doing play-by-play on some of the earliest Rose Bowl games to be nationally distributed (KHJ was then a CBS affiliate). Wilson was personally fired circa 1933 by station owner Don Lee, who also had a successful Cadillac dealership, because Wilson had bought a Packard from Lee's arch-rival, Earle C. Anthony of KFI and KECA...

Hmmm – the Don Lee Cadillac story is referenced in Wikipedia’s bio on Don Wilson as having come from an interview with Wilson himself. However it seems to me there is perhaps more to the story, because as referenced it seems unlikely. .

First of all, Cadillac dealer Lee and Packard distributor Anthony were indeed rivals, but not in a hostile sense. The latter had even given Lee his start in the car business when Lee owned a Los Angeles bike shop. In 1908 Anthony, who started the Los Angeles auto show, had multiple dealerships including ones for both Packard and Buick.

General Motors founder William Durant mandated that Anthony choose between the two. Anthony responded by giving the Buick dealership to Lee. Lee later traded it for the right to distribute Cadillacs.
Both men were among the owners of the Anthony-headed “National Supply Company” which ran a chain of over 200 service stations sold to Standard Oil of California along with its “Chevron” trademark.

Anthony also preceded Lee in radio, starting KFI in 1922 while Lee purchased KHJ several years later. Lee later went on to affiliate with CBS after Anthony was linked to NBC. Both station owners combined to prevent hard liquor ads from radio after the ending of prohibition.

Anthony famously built his San Francisco dealership in San Francisco with its ornamental radio tower across the street from Lee’s KFRC. But when Anthony moved to save the ?Hollywood Bowl as chair of the newly formed Symphony Under the Stars organization Lee’s KHJ joined the effort by broadcasting the groups productions..

As noted in the 1933 Who’s Who in Music in Southern California:

“For the first time in the history of the institution, the Hollywood Bowl Association is not actively promoting or sponsoring summer music. For the current and com- ing series this activity has been transferred to the recently formed Symphony under the Stars Foundation. Earle C. Anthony is president of the new group, D. W. Pontius, vice-president. Otto K. Olesen, Treasurer, Glen M. Tindall, secretary and general Manager. Dr. Bruce R. Baxter, and Dr. E. C. Moore, board members at large.”
--- http://archive.org/stream/whoswhoinmusicda00holl/whoswhoinmusicda00holl_djvu.txt

Both Anthony and Lee on occasion took out display ads congratulating the other on the opening of new dealerships. They also co-employed talent from time to time, which brings us to Don Wilson.

Wilson was KFI’s chief announcer and also sportscaster in 1929, which the Wikipedia article touches upon. He apparently also did some work for KHJ which could be classed as moonlighting. He certify did sportscasts (using KFI engineers) originating in Los Angeles for NBC.

At some point (some sources say 1932 but Jim Hilliker in a detailed report quoted below says 1934) he went full time with NBC, moving to New York. It was there that he linked up with Jack Benny’s program in 1933 (or 1934 depending on the source – according to Benny show anthology Wilson began in 1934 ( https://sites.google.com/site/jackbennyinthe1940s/jack-benny-in-the-1930-s/1934-1934-season ).

In either case this was after it had moved to NBC from its start on CBS. Benny’s program initially was a replacement for Ed Sullivan’s Toast of the Town in 1932.

“Don Wilson — Announcer for KFI and KECA from 1929 until 1934. He also did the play-by-play for local college football games for KFI, starting in 1929 until his last year with KFI. In 1934, Wilson was also heard on the national broadcast of The Rose Bowl game on NBC, with another KFI announcer, Ken Carpenter. Carpenter, who like Wilson, had a somewhat short-lived sports announcing career, also announced for the USC and UCLA games for NBC's West Coast network from 1932-'35. Don Wilson left KFI for a 31-year job on radio and TV with comedian Jack Benny, although he was heard on other national radio programs over the years.

“According to the book The Golden Voices of Football by Ted Patterson, Don Wilson had been broadcasting college football games since joining KFI in 1929. Later, when Wilson called the 1934 Rose Bowl for NBC radio, he was teamed with another KFI announcer, Ken Carpenter. Carpenter was also heard on the Rose Bowl games in 1935 and ’36 with Don Thompson from NBC-San Francisco. While at KFI, Ken Carpenter announced the USC and UCLA football games on the NBC Pacific Coast network from 1932 through 1935, alternating quarters with KFI’s Tom Hanlon.”

--- http://jeff560.tripod.com/college_football.html

Other sources:

http://www.nytimes.com/1982/04/27/obituaries/don-wilson-81-announcer-who-was-jack-benny-s-foil.html

http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0933311/bio

The point? In Los Angeles Don Wilson’s primary base was KFI – never KHJ. His Rose Bowl broadcasts were for NBC using KFI's remote broadcast engineers. When he joined up with Benny he was with NBC, not with CBS. I have tried in vain to find any record of his ever doing a CBS sportscast or one for KHJ. I therefore find it difficult to believe that his buying a Packard would offend Don Lee in the manner described.

 

[Art Landing]

The “fired by Don Lee” mystery solved!

Don Wilson, it turns out was indeed fired by Don Lee – but it happened in San Francisco at KFRC before Wilson ever worked at KFI, not in Los Angeles or at KHJ!

According to this article:

http://www.speakingofradio.com/pdf/WINTER_04.pdf

Wilson was a part of KFRC but couldn’t get the deal he wanted on a Cadillac. He therefore purchased a Packard from Anthony’s agency, located across the street from the station. This apparently was considered an act of disloyalty by Don Lee, who fired Wilson. This occurred in late 1928 or early 1929, not 1933.

Wilson then moved south to KFI. He soon became the station’s chief announcer, training newcomer Ken Carpenter to be his alter-ego --- Carpenter became his successor in 1934 when Wilson moved to to New York.

 

[Thomps2525]

The back of the May 19 1971 KHJ Thirty folder lists the DJ lineup. It's the same as the October 21 1971 lineup shown above. But the KHJ Thirty folder from May 12 1971 recognized the news team:

KHJ 20/20 NEWS!
BE AN EARWITNESS WITH...
J. PAUL HUDDLESTON
LYLE KILGORE
MARV HOWARD
BOB LEE
JOHN FERRIS
BILL BROWN
ROGER ALDI
AND ART KEVIN ON SPECIAL ASSIGNMENT

KHJ's survey used all-caps so don't blame me. All I did was copy it. I know Huddleston, Kilgore and Kevin are no longer with us but I think the other five---as well as sportscaster Danny Baxter---are still alive.

 

[michael hagerty]

The back of the May 19 1971 KHJ Thirty folder lists the DJ lineup. It's the same as the October 21 1971 lineup shown above. But the KHJ Thirty folder from May 12 1971 recognized the news team:

KHJ 20/20 NEWS!
BE AN EARWITNESS WITH...
J. PAUL HUDDLESTON
LYLE KILGORE
MARV HOWARD
BOB LEE
JOHN FERRIS
BILL BROWN
ROGER ALDI
AND ART KEVIN ON SPECIAL ASSIGNMENT

KHJ's survey used all-caps so don't blame me. All I did was copy it. I know Huddleston, Kilgore and Kevin are no longer with us but I think the other five---as well as sportscaster Danny Baxter---are still alive.

No, Marv Howard died 11 years ago.

 

[Thomps2525]

Here is the Marv Howard obituary from the Los Angeles Times. He was born Marvin Fink and in the 1950s worked at KBIS and KDAY as Mark Ford. I never knew that.

http://articles.latimes.com/2004/jul/02/local/me-howard2

And looky what else I found: In 1962, J. Paul Huddleston was doing news at KFXM. On February 26, KCHU-Channel 18 went on the air as the first commercial UHF station in southern California and Huddleston anchored their nightly newscasts.

http://www.uhftelevision.com/articles/kchu.html

Oh, did I mention the story was written by somebody named K.M. Richards?

 

[radio128]

KHJ (1965 - Original lineup)

(Source: Airchecks)

6-9 a.m. - ROBERT W. MORGAN

9 a.m.-12 noon - ROGER CHRISTIAN

12 noon-3 p.m. - GARY MACK

3-6 p.m. - "THE REAL" DON STEELE

6-9 p.m. - DAVE DIAMOND

9 p.m.-12 midnight - SAM RIDDLE

12 midnight-6 a.m. - JOHNNY WILLIAMS

NOTES: The late Don Steele was the first "Boss Jock", signing on Apr. 28, 1965 at 3 p.m. ... Morgan and Steele were again teamed, in morning and afternoon drive respectively, on KRTH Los Angeles before Steele's death in 1997. Morgan died in 1998 ... Roger Christian passed away in 1991 ... Johnny Williams has created one of the best radio-related web sites, 440:Satisfaction.



KHJ (Early 1966)

(Source: Charts)

6-9 a.m. - ROBERT W. MORGAN

9 a.m.-12 noon - FRANK TERRY

12 noon-3 p.m. - GARY MACK

3-6 p.m. - THE REAL DON STEELE

6-9 p.m. - JOHNNY MITCHELL

9 p.m.-12 midnight - SAM RIDDLE

12 midnight-6 a.m. - JOHNNY WILLIAMS



KHJ (November, 1967)

(Source: L.A. Radio People)

6-9 a.m. - ROBERT W. MORGAN

9 a.m.-12 noon - CHARLIE TUNA

12 noon-3 p.m. - BOBBY TRIPP

3-6 p.m. - THE REAL DON STEELE

6-9 p.m. - SAM RIDDLE

9 p.m.-12 midnight - HUMBLE HARVE

12 midnight-6 a.m. - JOHNNY WILLIAMS



KHJ (1968)

(Source: Broadcast-Airchex)

6-9 a.m. - ROBERT W. MORGAN

9 a.m.-12 noon - FRANK TERRY

12 noon-3 p.m. - CHARLIE TUNA

3-6 p.m. - THE REAL DON STEELE

6-9 p.m. - HUMBLE HARVE

9 p.m.-12 midnight - SAM RIDDLE

12 midnight-6 a.m. - JOHNNY WILLIAMS



KHJ (June, 1969)

(Source: Charts)

6-10 a.m. - CHARLIE TUNA

10 a.m.-2 p.m. - SCOTTY BRINK

2-6 p.m.- HUMBLE HARVE

6-9 p.m. - SAM RIDDLE

9 p.m.-12 midnight - BILL WADE

12 midnight-6 a.m. - JOHNNY WILLIAMS

(NOTE: Morgan and Steele were absent due to a contract dispute)



KHJ (Summer 1969)

(Source: Charts)

6-9 a.m. - ROBERT W. MORGAN

9 a.m.-12 noon - SAM RIDDLE

12 noon-3 p.m. - CHARLIE TUNA

3-6 p.m. - THE REAL DON STEELE

6-9 p.m. - HUMBLE HARVE

9 p.m.-12 midnight - SCOTTY BRINK

12 midnight-6 a.m. - JOHNNY WILLIAMS



KHJ (March 11, 1970)

(Source: KHJ Chart)

6-9 a.m. - ROBERT W. MORGAN

9 a.m.-12 noon - BILL WADE

12 noon-3 p.m. - CHARLIE TUNA

3-6 p.m. - THE REAL DON STEELE

6-9 p.m. - HUMBLE HARV

9 p.m.-12 midnight - CHUCK BROWNING

12 midnight-6 a.m. - JOHNNY WILLIAMS

Weekends - SCOTTY BRINK

(NOTE: Morgan left in October for WIND Chicago)



KHJ (October 21, 1971)

(Source: Don Jennett)

6-9 a.m. - CHARLIE TUNA

9 a.m.-12 noon - BILL WADE

12 noon-3 p.m. - MARK ELLIOTT

3-6 p.m. - THE REAL DON STEELE

6-9 p.m. - JERRY BUTLER

9 p.m.-12 midnight - PETE McNEAL

12 midnight-6 a.m. - JOHNNY WILLIAMS

Weekends - DICK SAINT



KHJ (Early January, 1972)

(Source: KHJ Survey via Don Jennett)

6-9 a.m. - CHARLIE TUNA

9 a.m.-12 noon - PETE McNEAL

Noon-3 p.m. - MARK ELLIOT

3-6 p.m. - THE REAL DON STEELE

6-9 p.m. - JERRY BUTLER

9 p.m.-midnight - WALT "BABY" LOVE

Midnight-6 a.m. - JOHNNY WILLIAMS

Weekends - BILL WADE

(NOTE: This was just prior to Morgan's return from WIND)



KHJ (January 24, 1972)

(Source: KHJ Survey via Don Jennett)

6-9 a.m. - ROBERT W. MORGAN

9 a.m.-12 noon - CHARLIE VAN DYKE

Noon-3 p.m. - MARK ELLIOT

3-6 p.m. - THE REAL DON STEELE

6-9 p.m. - JERRY BUTLER

9 p.m.-midnight - WALT "BABY" LOVE

Midnight-6 a.m. - JOHNNY WILLIAMS

Weekends - BILL WADE



KHJ (July, 1973)

(Source: Michael Hagerty)

6-9 a.m. - JIM CARSON

9 a.m.-12 noon - BILL GABLE

12 noon-3 p.m. - DANNY MARTINEZ

3-6 p.m. - BARRY KAYE

6-9 p.m. - CAPTAIN JOHN

9 p.m.-12 midnight - BOBBY RICH

12 midnight-6 a.m. - JOHNNY WILLIAMS



KHJ (May, 1974)

(Source: Michael Hagerty)

6-9 a.m. - CHARLIE VAN DYKE

9 a.m.-12 noon - DANNY MARTINEZ

12 noon-3 p.m. - TONY MANN

3-6 p.m. - TOM DOOLEY

6-10 p.m. - MACHINE GUN KELLY

10 p.m.-2 a.m. - J.B. STONE

2-6 a.m. - JOHNNY WILLIAMS

Weekends - DAVE SEBASTIAN



KHJ (May, 1975)

(Source: L.A. Radio People)

6-9 a.m. - CHARLIE VAN DYKE

9 a.m.-12 noon - DAVE SEBASTIAN

12 noon-3 p.m. - BOBBY OCEAN

3-6 p.m. - MACHINE GUN KELLY

6-10 p.m. - BILL PEARL

10 p.m.-2 a.m. - J.B. STONE

2-6 a.m. - PAUL FREEMAN

Weekends - BEAU WEAVER



KHJ (1976)

(Courtesy: Bill Dulmage)

6-9 a.m. - CHARLIE VAN DYKE

9 a.m.-12 noon - MIKE ELLIOT

12 noon-3 p.m. - BOBBY OCEAN

3-6 p.m. - MACHINE GUN KELLY

6-10 p.m. - DR. JOHN

10 p.m.-2 a.m. - DAVE SEBASTIAN

Weekends - BEAU WEAVER



KHJ (early 1977)

(Source: Elizabeth Salazar)

6-9 a.m. - CHARLIE VAN DYKE

9 a.m.-12 noon - MARK ELLIOTT

12 noon-3 p.m. - BOBBY OCEAN

3-6 p.m. - MACHINE GUN KELLY

6-9 p.m. - DR. JOHN LEADER

9 p.m.-12 midnight - DAVE SEBASTIAN

Weekends - BEAU WEAVER



KHJ (September 6, 1977)

(Source: Michael Hagerty)

6-9 a.m. - CHARLIE TUNA

9 a.m.-12 noon - DR. JOHN LEADER

12 noon-3 p.m. - BOBBY OCEAN

3-7 p.m. - MACHINE GUN KELLY

7-10 p.m. - MASON DIXON

10 p.m.-2 a.m. - SHAUNA

2-6 a.m. - SALLY ADAMS



KHJ (July 18, 1978)

(Courtesy: Don Jennett)

6-9 a.m. - CHARLIE TUNA

9 a.m.-12 noon - MUCHO MORALES

12 noon-3 p.m. - BOBBY OCEAN

3-6 p.m. - THE UNKNOWN DISC JOCKEY (Pat Garrett)

6-10 p.m. - DAVE CONLEY

10 p.m.-2 a.m. - SHAUNA

2-6 a.m. - TERRY FOSTER



KHJ (1979 - just before switch to country)

(Courtesy: Doug Hemmingway)

6-10 a.m. - RICK DEES

10 a.m.-3 p.m. - RICK MADDOX

3-7 p.m. - BOB SHANNON

7 p.m.-12 midnight - CHARLIE FOX

12 midnight-6 p.m. - AL CONNORS



KHJ (1986)

(Courtesy: Bill Dulmage)

6-10 a.m. - DAVE HULL

10 a.m.-2 p.m. - JOHNNY YANT

2-6 p.m. - MICHAEL MOORE

6-10 p.m. - JAY GARDINER

10 p.m.-2 a.m. - JAY COFFEY

(NOTE: KHJ switched to Spanish format January 31, 1986)

The 1979 midday jock was Tony Maddox not Rick. Tony came from KCBQ.

 

[Hot Hits]

The 1979 midday jock was Tony Maddox not Rick. Tony came from KCBQ.

Oh did you have to repost that hideous post in full. I never heard of a Rick either. Probably because Rick Dees was the previous Jock on that lineup the name was repeated, but yes its Tony!

 

[K.M. Richards]

And looky what else I found: In 1962, J. Paul Huddleston was doing news at KFXM. On February 26, KCHU-Channel 18 went on the air as the first commercial UHF station in southern California and Huddleston anchored their nightly newscasts.

http://www.uhftelevision.com/articles/kchu.html

Oh, did I mention the story was written by somebody named K.M. Richards?

Thanks for the plug, Steve. History of UHF Television is a website conceived by Clarke Ingram and brought to life by my HTML coding talents. I wrote several of the articles there and serve as the content coordinator.

Off-topic but somewhat in the neighborhood: There is an article there on channel 39 in San Diego in which I put to rest the long-standing myth that they were at one point forced off the air by a fire that consumed their transmitter site; if you read the article, the only gap in their operation was about six months in duration, and that was with a sale of the station pending.

 

[Thomps2525]

I've been looking at all my KHJ surveys. Mucho Morales, who has worked at almost as many Los Angeles stations as Charlie Tuna, was at KHJ from 1978 to 1980. The first survey folder to picture him on the front is from August 8 1978. On the November 13 1979 folder, he's pictured on the cover but his name is given as Nick Morales. Is Nick his real name? Or is Mucho his real name? Or is it Ricky? He's shown as Ricky Morales on the KTKT tribute site:

http://ktkt.homestead.com/70s.html

In 1979-80, when Mucho was hosting noon to 3 at KHJ, Al Connors was on from 2 to 6 am and Dick Edwards had the evening shift. The news staff was Lee Marshall, John Butler, Rick Jager, Jackie Rich and Bob Hudson. (No, not that Bob Hudson!)

 

[K.M. Richards]

In 1979-80, when Mucho was hosting noon to 3 at KHJ, Al Connors was on from 2 to 6 am and Dick Edwards had the evening shift. The news staff was Lee Marshall, John Butler, Rick Jager, Jackie Rich and Bob Hudson. (No, not that Bob Hudson!)

And as long as you mentioned them ... Lee Marshall, sadly, is no longer with us, having passed away a little over a year ago. John Butler is National Program Director for News Talk & Business Talk at Salem Communications. Rick Jager is a Community Relations Officer at the Los Angeles County Metropolitan Transportation Authority (Metro). Bob Hudson was still on the air at KFMB/760 San Diego until his retirement and is now a militaria dealer and collector. Dunno where Jackie Rich ended up.

 

[Thomps2525]

Wow, thank you for the updates! In 2005, when Thurl Ravenscroft died, Lee Marshall became the new voice of Kellogg's Tony the Tiger. The character was created in 1951 and was originally voiced by Dallas McKennon, who also voiced Archie, Gumby and Buzz Buzzard. In 2015, Tony's "They're grrrrreatttt!" is provided by Jim Cummings, who also voices Winnie-The-Pooh, Tigger, Pete, the Tasmanian Devil and a few trillion other characters.

Some others who were part of the KHJ news team in the early 1980s were Larry Boxer, Vivian Porter and Diane Thompson.

 

[frankberry]

Thurl "You're a mean one, Mr. Grinch" Ravenscroft.
What a great voice.

 

[Thomps2525]

Darn it, Frank, why can't you stick to the topic of this thread?

Thurl Ravenscroft voiced characters in many Disney theme park attractions, including Fritz in The Enchanted Tiki Room and some of the pirates (and the dog with the jail key in his mouth) in Pirates Of The Caribbean, and he sings Grim Grinning Ghosts in The Haunted Mansion.

http://www.allthingsthurl.com/attractions.htm

 

[frankberry]

Thurl was so under-appreciated. Having lived in Florida for 45 years, I visited Disney World many, many times. Thurl's voice is embedded in my Disney memories.
Thanks so much for reminding me, Steve.

 

[Thomps2525]

My wife and I have made five trips (so far) to Walt Disney World. There is so much to see in the Haunted Mansion, we have to go through it repeatedly. (The outside queue also has a lot of fun features which many people never discover. Thump on the carvings and the bookshelves and the musical instruments and be surprised!) Thurl Ravenscroft is one of the "singing busts." The voice actors had to hold completely still while they sang Grim Grinning Ghosts so their filmed images could be projected onto the busts. Here is Thurl's performance:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xT35bwYah_A

 

[Hot Hits]

Thurl was so under-appreciated. Having lived in Florida for 45 years, I visited Disney World many, many times. Thurl's voice is embedded in my Disney memories.
Thanks so much for reminding me, Steve.

Quite the singer as well. What a great song with Rosemary Clooney!

"This Ole House"
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nstn4Wscl1w