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June 1967: English pop group The Kinks, whose latest disc "Waterloo Sunset" is number 2 in the charts, from left to right; Mick Avory, Ray Davies, Dave Davies and Peter Quaife.. 29th January 1968: American soul singer Diana Ross talks to Rolling Stones bad boy Brian Jones during an aftershow party hosted by the Duke and Duchess of Bedford to celebrate The Supremes performance on Sunday Night At the Palladium.. 17th June 1968: Blues, rock 'n' roll and progressive pop-influenced band Fleetwood Mac, when their instrumental single "Albatross" was topping the British charts. August 16, 2022 (84 years old) View obituary. Bobby Oceans Last Show (Again) on KFRC, August 8, 1986 (50 minutes)JB, Rockin Renel Lewis on KFRC, August 10, 1986 (4 minutes). He was offered a raise, but it was too little and too late, so he quit KFRC. Drew stayed until 71, whenSebastian Stonecame in from WOR-FM/New York. The charges were brought by Police Officer Fred Kirchner. KFRC The Final Minutes of The Big 610, August 1986 (30 minutes). Click to share on Facebook (Opens in new window), Click to share on Twitter (Opens in new window), Click to email a link to a friend (Opens in new window). For more about this unique program and additional audio, please click here. This broadcast, presented in magnificent AM Stereo, also includes newscasts anchored by Abby Goldman and cutaways to Vince Garcia in the Mobile Sturgeon Studio. Within weeks, Rose had packed up his wife, kids and cowbell and headed for KFRC in San Francisco as the Big 610s new morning man in October 1973. PS Courtesy of Paul Shinn. Drop me a line via our contact page, and Ill reply (rather than posting the info here). I remember nothing at all about it. After doing two shifts in the same day an event that was unheard of at the time I managed to give in to over-exhaustion and replace the shirt in the tagline with sh*t. It was the most embarrassing moment in my career, up until that moment. DJ Courtesy of David Jackson. The Bay Area has lost its voice the voice of one of its wackiest, most upbeat personalities. There, in a room used for sewing classes, Flanagan described his induction as the greatest thing thats ever happened to me. ), 1981 Bill Lee on KFRC, c. 1981 (5 minutes), 1982Jackson Armstrong on KFRC, October 28, 1982 (40 minutes)JL, Jackson Armstrong on KFRC, December 30, 1982 (6 minutes)CA. In October 1972, he suffered a heart attack that kept him off the air until June 1973; the botched heart surgery that followed the attack would bring him continual pain through the rest of his life. Personally, the PD bug bit me in St. Louis (KWK Radio) and San Diego (Rock 95), where I worked before coming in for the landing at The Big 6-10. She was funny, too, with her smoky voice and quick wit. His recovery was said to be slow and painful. Continually beset by medical problems throughout the latter part of his life, Dr. Don required eleven surgeries to his knee as the result of his failed 1972 surgery; he ventured to the religious shrine at Lourdes in 1978 in search of a cure, and believed that his afflicted leg had begun to heal. After one final short stint at a station in Santa Rosa, he retired from radio in 2000. ABOVE: Two hours of the biggest hits and news headlines of 1976, counted down by Mucho Morales (in for Mark McKay) and Tom Parker. This is a carousel. He was truly the nicest man in the radio and music business Id ever met. WPHT 1210 AM announced on Tuesday that Mark died Monday night. From left to right, they are John Sebastian, Joe Butler, Zal Yanovsky and Steve Boone, 1966.. I have no clue where I obtained it, but on a recent late-night walk, I saw a recording from August of 1986, featuring the final hours of KFRC/San Francisco as a top-40 station come up in my. Mary Lyda Cavanaugh (formerly Koykar) Born: June 24, 1939 in Detroit, MI Died: April 19, 2023 in San Diego, CA Mary L Cavanaugh (nee Smart, previously Koykar), 83, passed away peacefully on April . I mean, holy moly, yes, cmon by. Courtesy of Sam Gold. My name was attached so I guess it must have been some contest. We watched them over and over again, Joann said. He was a friend to all that he met and always had a good word about everyone. L-R: Dan Ethen, Michael Bennett, John Mack Flanagan and Steve Dini. Clockwise from left, American guitarist and co-founder James Lowe, bassist and co-founder Mark Tulin, guitarist Mike Gannon (? He was known all over the United States.. She had recently moved to Michigan to be closer to her family. John Mack Flanagan, who died at 71, was on the air at KFRC from 1973 to 1979. Her face was on every bus billboard in town. Bobby Ocean also makes a brief appearance. (Others included Pat McCormick performing Charley and Humphrey, and Bob Wilkins as Captain Cosmic over on KTVU.) As difficult as it may be to believe,Dr. Don Rosewasnota licensed medical doctor. TR Courtesy of Tom Richard. He started his career when he was in high school only to be interrupted when he was drafted into the Army during the Vietnam War. The $61,000 Challenge on KFRC, 1985 (30 minutes). When KFRC disappeared from 99.7 FM, she said, she stopped listening to her radio. Courtesy of Sam Gold. John Mack Flanagan, 1970s Top 40 disc jockey at KFRC, dies, Introducing the radio Hall of Fame class of 2017, Up, up and away: The first traffic reporters. Dr. Enrique Tan De Guia. June 25, 1998 Funeral arrangements are pending for Rick Shaw, a prominent Bay Area radio personality. Other nominees include KIIS-FM (102.7 FM) for major market station of the year; My FM (KBIG, 104.3 FM) for adult contemporary station of the year; KKLA (99.5 FM) for religious station of the year; and KIIS-FMs Ryan Seacrest for network/syndicated personality of the year. Legendary radio programmer HARRY NELSON (WROR/KFRC/WRKO/WAPP/WZOU/WODS and others) stopped by with stories about DR. DON ROSE, LES GARLAND and more! That pleasant personality was tested several times during and after his radio career because of a number of health problems. Courtesy of Carter B. Smith. 1966: The Spencer Davis Group, (left to right), Pete York, Spencer Davis, Muff Winwood and Steve Winwood, at Spencer Davis' new home in Potters Bar, Hertfordshire.. 1st May 1967: American rock n' roll singer and actor Elvis Presley (1935 - 1977) with his bride Priscilla Beaulieu after their wedding in Las Vegas.. Rock 'n' roll superstar Elvis Presley (1935 - 1977), with his wife Priscilla and their new-born baby Lisa Marie, at the Baptist Hospital at Memphis, Tenn.. 6th June 1969: Frank Zappa (1940 - 1993), lead singer with the Mothers of Invention, rehearsing for a concert at the Royal Albert Hall during his European tour.. 18th September 1968: Canadian folk singer and songwriter Joni Mitchell, strumming her guitar outside The Revolution club in London.. 19th July 1968: John McVie, bass player with blues-influenced pop rock group Fleetwood Mac, and previously with John Mayall's Bluesbreakers.. 21st August 1967: The Jimi Hendrix Experience at London Airport, from left to right; bass player Noel Redding (1945 - 2003), legendary guitarist Jimi Hendrix and drummer Mitch Mitchell.. 1st October 1962: American rock 'n' roll singer Little Richard (Richard Wayne Penniman), famous for the hits "Tutti Frutti," "Good Golly Miss Molly," "Long Tall Sally," amongst others.. 6th March 1969: British rock singer Mick Jagger of the Rolling Stones at the premiere of a new film, "Candy." Johnnie Mack Flanagan was born Nov. 15, 1946, in Concordia, Kan., and named after Johnny Mack Brown, who was in cowboy movies. Courtesy of Sam Gold. Use Next and Previous buttons to navigate. JL Courtesy of Jeffrey Leonard. Fong-Torres held up his phone, and the voice sounded strong as ever. Anyone have tape of the 7 car sweepstakes promo? John and Paul hold apples, the symbol of their newly formed company, Apple Corps. All rights reserved. For more on this story, please click here. The station transmits its signal from Mount Beacon atop the Marin Headlands above Sausalito, California, while studios are located in downtown San . UPDATED: We were deeply saddened over the weekend to learn of the passing of a true broadcast legend and a friend and mentor to so many of our peers Harry "Bud" Nelson passed away after battling various health issues for the past few years. She started at KLOS in 1980, but in 1984 she was paired with newsman Chuck Moshontz to replace Frazer Smith on the morning shift, one of the few times a woman hosted a morning show. Flanagan was hired as one of the first and most prominent DJs. We all were. KFRC-FM (106.9 MHz) is a commercial radio station in San Francisco, California, serving the San Francisco Bay Area. He was inducted into the Bay Area Radio Hall of Fame in 2015. Always in a hurry, he and Shields eloped. [] Dr. Don Rose is not eligible. Those were good times even though we bitched from dusk to dawn, telling management the opposite was true. She worked overnights, said Van Dyke on Facebook. You wouldnt get to KFRC unless you were really good, and John fit in right away. Timothy Bruce Boyd. Flanagan was a member of the Broadcast Legends, which includes military veterans, and died just two weeks after appearing at their annual luncheon in South San Francisco. Im John Mack Flanagan. Doctor Dons 2,500th show on The Amazing AM. Flanagan died in his sleep at home in Daly City, with his wife of 53 years, Joann Flanagan, by his side. DP Courtesy of David Palmer. The Good Doctor visits the Stockton studios of KSTN (1420 AM) to record a series of IDs for the station, which was owned by his great friend, Knox LaRue. Click the link above to hear the entire presentation in sequence, or listen to Part 1, Part 2, Part 3, Part 4 or Part 5 individually. He lives in San Francisco and walks three miles a day on the steep city streets. Exhibit includes audio. Get it? What do you think? Copyright 2023 | WordPress Theme by MH Themes. Debra Granger wrote to say she listened for about 11 hours a day. Both men recalled seeing him just two weeks ago at a luncheon where he looked great., Back in the 70s he was considered one of the best Top 40 DJs in the entire country, said Cleaveland, who did the morning news for KGO. After his discharge, he moved to Tucson to work in Top 40. He was fired by the station four weeks later. I swam from Alcatraz to Aquatic Park twice, but it's different with a 2-ton helicopter strapped to your waist," she told columnist Herb Caen. Prior to his Bay Area gigs, Rose worked at stations in his home state of Nebraska in addition to Texas, Iowa, Georgia and Pennsylvania. THE BAY AREA RADIO MUSEUM & HALL OF FAME ARE PROGRAMS OF THE CALIFORNIA HISTORICAL RADIO SOCIETY, DEDICATED TO PRESERVING AND HONORING THE HISTORY OF RADIO BROADCASTING IN THE SAN FRANCISCO BAY AREA. Rose was hyper with gags and wake-up calls. Releasing himself from the earth's arms, Herzog, urged on in flight by a great devotion for his wife, caught up with the recalcitrant car and put a stop to the elopement. He was a great human being and I will truly miss him., Longtime personal friend DAVE SHOLIN, who does afternoons at Country KSJJ/BEND, OR, told ALL ACCESS, When it came to being real, HARRY was the best. Courtesy of Sam Gold. : The 1966 Band Book, collection of the Bay Area Radio Museum. Exhibit includes text and audio. Sam Whiting has been a staff writer at The San Francisco Chronicle since 1988. It currently simulcasts sister station KCBS, which carries an all-news format. An article on the event, featuring a photo of Flanagan in an Army T-shirt, appeared in The Chronicles Radio Waves column in the Sunday Datebook last weekend. Jane Dornacker dies in copter crash in New York - SFGATE Here's a look at the past. After KHJ she moved on to KEZY (now KGBN, 1190 AM) during its album-rock years, followed by a year at KROQ (106.7 FM). The line up is, from left to right; Mick Fleetwood, Peter Green, Jeremy Spencer and John McVie.. 11th January 1967: British pop group The Rolling Stones in Green Park, London, shortly before flying to the States to perform on the "Ed Sulivan Show," one of the most popular entertainment shows on American television.. 1968: Jimi Hendrix and Mitch Mitchell of The Jimi Hendrix Experience wave goodbye as they board an aeroplane at London Airport, with assorted members of the Byrds, the Soft Machine and the Alan Price Set.. 29th April 1968: American rock 'n' roll singer and guitarist Bill Haley (1925 - 1981) arriving at London Airport.. 22nd May 1967: The Beatles (clockwise from top left: Ringo Starr, George Harrison (1943 - 2001), John Lennon (1940 - 1980) and Paul McCartney) pose for a photocall to promote their new album "Sergeant Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band.". Kirchner was rescued from the angry crowd by other officers. But KFRC was going to reward only one hero, and that was Rose. Nelson, who lived in Saco, Maine, had turned 71 years old in January. 1 of 3 Vicki Liviakis of KRON, formerly of KFRC radio Show More Show Less 2 of 3 FACETIME25-C-11APR03-MG-LH--Renel Brooks Moon is entering her third year as Giants' announcer at Pac Bell Park. The Bay Area Radio Museum thanks Gerry Wilkinson and theBroadcast Pioneers of Philadelphia Was she as attractive as she sounded? Welcome to AllAccess.com, the web's largest radio and music industry community. Among the regulations is one that requires that police applicants must be able to lift a 150-pound sack of sand, place it on their shoulders, and then return it to the floor without dropping it. Would love your thoughts, please comment. Bayley, please click here. Roses death came as a shock to both Cleaveland and Catchings, they said. Oct. 26: If you can't lift a 150-pound bag of sand - you can't be a policeman in San Francisco. Also, there was bias towards hiring former program directors, talent that knew the inner-workings of the radio business, talent that often times did not require heavy maintenance; however, there were a few exceptions those rebels who made the General Manager sweat bullets. Flanagan would introduce a song, like Lyin Eyes by the Eagles, by saying, She lives in a fine mansion on top of the hill. All rights reserved. The baton passed toDave Sholinfor the final year as a Top 40 (until August 1986), but he was dealing with consultant Walt Sabo and a desperate try-anything attitude from RKO. American rock 'n' roll singer, songwriter and guitarist Charles 'Chuck' Berry, one of the biggest influences on pre-Beatles pop.. Angela King weds Eric Burdon, singer of British pop group The Animals.. Great show very irreverent, a touch rowdy, add some rock n roll gossip and lots of laughs, plus she sure knew her music and most of the artists behind it. Family Radio Listen Live - 610 kHz AM, San Francisco, United States Loved ones are mourning longtime Philly radio legend Sid Mark. Howard Clark was simply amazing doing middays. I, Don Sainte-Johnn, once made an on-air boo-boo while working at RKOs KFRC in San Francisco! Neil Robert Irving. DJ Dr. Don Rose, 70, dies at his East Bay home Bay Area radio broadcasters Peter Cleaveland and John Catchings worked at competing radio stations when Rose was at KFRC, but got to know him after they all retired when they joined the Broadcast Legends organization. Its the Saturday morning before St. Patricks Day with your Fuddy-Duddy Buddy! Fun stuff., BIG MACHINE RECORDS Dir./Midwest Promotion JC COFFEY wrote on FACEBOOK on FRIDAY, Radio and records lost a legend today. Tom left in October 1967 after a disagreement withBill Drake(RKO Generals national program director) about the unique musical tastes of San Francisco listeners. From left to right, Roger Waters, Nick Mason, Syd Barrett and Rick Wright.. Mick Avory, Ray Davies, Dave Davies and Pete Quaife of the British rock band the Kinks standing on a London rooftop.. Courtesy of Paul Shinn. Shana is still fondly remembered for her work, including a sense of happiness and humor that permeated her shows at KLOS and later KLSX (now KAMP, 97.1 FM), where she stayed until 1995. John Mack Flanagan, one of the top names in Top 40 radio at KFRC, "the Big 610," in the 1970s, died March 31 of congestive heart failure. BAR Courtesy of Barry Salberg. In the summer of 73, the longest streak for a KFRC PD began. For talk lovers, KFRC-FM - Bay Area Radio 106.9 FM, the station is the best companion. Copyright 2023 All Access Music Group. Rick Shaw Copyright 2005-2023 California Historical Radio Society. He started as a feature writer in the People section, which was anchored by Herb Caen's column, and has written about people ever since. When word came down last week that Bonneville Broadcasting was going to trade The Sound (KSWD, 100.3 FM) to Entercom Communications in exchange for a cluster of stations in Denver, I assumed the worst. I was doing 6-10pm on the Big 8 when he left. 2, LA Metro survey: About 600 homeless riders exit nightly when train service ends, Swanson: Lakers Rob Pelinka defied critics and built a contender, Small plane crashes near Mulholland Drive, kills Woodland Hills pilot, Willie Nelsons Hollywood Bowl 90th birthday celebration is star-studded event, Notre Dame softballs Ella Parker has embraced that her dominance comes at a walking price, LA County says Judge Carter exceeded authority by rejecting homeless settlement, Cold, drizzly week ahead for Southern California, Dodger Stadium gondola may get shut down by city of LA, Homeboy Industries, Stagecoach 2023: Kane Brown, Bryan Adams and Nelly close out Day 2, Do Not Sell/Share My Personal Information. So fun. "I'm a strong swimmer. Flanagans dad was a prosperous car dealer who died young, and Flanagans mother moved him to Roswell, N.M. At South Junior High, he met Joann Shields in the hallway, and by the time they reached Roswell High School they were a couple for life. He never returned to broadcasting on a full-time basis. Does anyone have a picture of Leslie Nelson, The Slim One? CA Courtesy of George Junak andCalifornia Aircheck. June 1, 2014. His next employer, the Union Pacific Railroad, offered only manual labor pounding spikes into the railbed but he continued to pursue work in radio, and finally landed a job at KTUL/Tulsa. After a failed attempt at buying the station, Dr. Don moved to mornings at K101/San Francisco; four months later, he suffered a heart attack while on the air. John was one of those people you worked with and you admired, said Bobby Ocean, who was on the air at KFRC in 1973 when Flanagan joined the station. And all the while she was a devoted mom juggling the responsibilities of three kids she adored. He was 71. Joyce Elaine Miller Terry. Jim Bridges hosts the finals of the big money contest in the KFRC Game Zone. As fate would have it, I did have an ENGINEER-board operator who was Americas #1 prankster, Sir Kent Hedberg, and who somehow managed to incidentally, and quite innocently, I should add, roll tape of the show as I announced to North America: GET YOUR SH*T TOGETHER! The tape has surfaced at many Christmas parties and proved to be a thorn in my side for years. Her career hit its peak when she played Nurse Murch in "The Right Stuff." She became a prominent entertainer in the mid-1970s at the now defunct Palms Cafe on Polk Street, where she performed with her band Leila and the Snakes. Returning to Nebraska, he held an announcing position at KRNY/Kearney for about fifteen months before being pink-slipped again. BONUS COVERAGE:A magnificent audio documentary created in honor of The Big 610s 25th anniversary celebration and reunion. Courtesy of Sam Gold. KFRC/San Francisco: When KHJ was at its prime, it was flawless. Dr. Don Rose on KFRC (October 1974): 00:00 00:00 With special guest Charlie Van Dyke, visiting from 93/KHJ in Los Angeles to pay off a World Series wager by pushing Dr. Don around Union Square in a wheelbarrow. The companys top brass moved in to squelch that notion, bringing mo money, and I quickly came to my senses thats right, green money is spoken here! Oct. 23: "The tearing down of goalposts is all a part of football tradition and students participating in after-game rallies upon the field should not be interfered with." He appeared in several films as himself.. 2nd July 1964: The Beatles, John Lennon, George Harrison (1943 - 2001), Paul McCartney and Ringo Starr, pictured on their arrival in London following a tour of Australia.. 20th August 1967: The members of the rock group Cream, (from left) Jack Bruce, Ginger Baker and Eric Clapton at London Airport on their way to Los Angeles.. 13th April 1965: British rhythm and blues group The Yardbirds, from left to right; Chris Dreja (rhythm guitar), Keith Relf (vocals, harmonica), Jim McCarty (drums), Jeff Beck (lead guitar) and Paul, or 'Sam', Samwell-Smith (bass guitar). Get Morning Report and other email newsletters. BONUS COVERAGE: Infinity Radio trades 610/KFRC to Family Stations for 106.9 FM in order to acquire a television station in Sacramento. Retired KCBS radio reporter Mike Colgan paralyzed after fall Thanks. Carter B. Smith: Radio's Mr. Personality Survivors include his wife, Joann; daughter, Kelly Ann McLaren of Concord; and granddaughter, Dylan Catherine McLaren. Dr. Don phones into the Lee Rodgers program with Melanie Morgan and Officer Vic (Tom Benner) for a lively discussion on his career, his life after radio, and the political scene. I hadnt realized some of the physical ailments hed weathered. KFRC management would seek out the talent; they would in the words of Bush 2 hunt you down, offer the job to those who fit the mold, those who had kept their noses clean, those who had that RKO sound (whatever that was), while most other stations would wait for the DJ to approach them for a job. Plus KFRC news on the hour with Jack Hines. He remained at the station until 1986 through the end of its days as a Top 40 station and its transition to the nostalgic Magic 61 in August of that year building a large and devoted following that could hardly consider waking up any other way than with Dr. Donald D. Rose. KFRC San Francisco - Online Radio Box (7 1/2 ips reel) Who do I send it to for posting. He started a newsletter and built a collection of 1,000 Westerns on DVD. American musician Jimi Hendrix (1942 - 1970) performs onstage, late 1960s. Dornacker then struck out on her own as a comedian. Colgan spent 50 years in the news industry, including reporting for KFRC in the 1970s and spending 33 years at KCBS. L-R: Guitarist Paul Kantner, drummer Spencer Dryden, singer Grace Slick, guitarist Jorma Kaukonen, bassist Jack Casady, singer Marty Balin.. Circa 1968: British experimental psychedelic rock group Traffic, with founder-member, the young multi-instrumentalist Stevie Winwood, sitting in the foreground, with Chris Wood, Jim Capaldi and Dave Mason behind.. Group portrait of the American psychedelic rock and roll band "The Electric Prunes" as they pose around a loose wood panel, mid to late 1960s. He had been battling a chronic and debilitating lung ailment for quite a number of months. April 27, 2023 (66 years old) View obituary. Then Herzog had his wounds dressed, his countenance resembling a war map of China. Among the social media tributes to NELSON is a tweet from artist STEVE AZAR, who wrote on SATURDAY (6/5), With the heaviest of hearts we say goodbye to my dear friend and comrade in the music business, with our label, RIDE, a legendary DJ and radio program director HARRY BUD NELSON. The pay was top-shelf dollars, with actual performance bonuses, phat talent fees and contracts to boot. StationWCBS-FMNew York, NY StationK-EARTH 101Los Angeles, CA Station1059 SUNNY FMOrlando, FL StationBIG 98.1Philadelphia, PA Station98.7 KLUVDallas-Fort Worth, TX StationMeTV FMChicago, IL Station104.3 WOMC DetroitDetroit, MI StationSunny 98.1San Diego, CA Station102.7 The BeachMiami, FL Station98.7 SimonGreensboro, NC Station94.9 WOLXMadison, WI March 19, 2022 (81 years old) View obituary. Ringo Starr was not to join the band for another two years.. British rock group The Beatles perform in a club prior to signing their first recording contract, Liverpool, England, 1962. * Included in theK.O. 1983 Bill Lee on KFRC, June 29, 1983 (15 minutes), 1984 The Slim One (Leslie Nelson) on KFRC, 1984 (6 minutes)JB, 1985 Jim Bridges, Tom Parker & Bill Rafferty on KFRC, November 29, 1985 (90 minutes)MS. Former Chicago, San Francisco Radio Host Dan Sorkin Dies At 89 He is a general assignment reporter with a focus on writing feature-length obituaries. The Beatles in a television studio for the filming of a global broadcast of their song "All You Need is Love.". KFRC-FM - Bay Area Radio 106.9 FM | Live & for free KFRC.com Classic Hits - The Home of Classic Hits! - Audacy I first met her after she arrived in L.A., at what was then the Top 40 powerhouse 93 KHJ-AM, where I handled morning news. They were good, great, fantastic at times even orgasmic! For more about K.O. Rest peacefully my friend., Legendary PD and former NETWORK 40 Publisher GERRY CAGLE, a decades-long friend of NELSON's, told ALL ACCESS, In our business, which can be cynical and ugly at times, HARRY was truly a nice man and a true professional. L-R: George Harrison, John Lennon, Paul McCartney, and original drummer Pete Best. Her first language was German, so her English had a unique quality that you couldnt nail down. June 6, 2021 Harry Nelson.

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