Jim Rose Remembers Radio Friday Nov 11, 2016

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November 11, 2016 [Friday] Issue #1563

ALL THE NEWS THAT IS NEWS

WHEEL OF FORTUNE STOPS SPINNING Former Dallas, TX resident Katherine Laverne Starks born on July 21, 1922 in Dougherty, OK becomes singing sensation Kay Starr with hit records Wheel of Fortune (#1 for 10 weeks-1952) and Rock and Roll Waltz (#1 for 6 weeks-1956). Kay Starr who gains fame in the Big-Band era of the 1930s and 1940s, hits it big as a Pop and Country artist on the radio, scores 2 of her biggest hits in mid 1950s Rock music passes away at 94 on Thursday, November 3, 2016 in her Los Angeles, CA home.

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GANN SHOOTS FOR CENTRAL TEXAS Brian Gann previously is PD of iHeartMedia’s Spoken Word formats in the Central Texas Region directly over WOAI-1200 & KTKR-760 San Antonio and KVET-1300 Austin. It’s déjà vu. iHeartMedia announces that Brian Gann returns this time as Regional Senior Vice President of Programming for its Central Texas Region for all on-air content and music and digital programming for iHeartMedia’s 15 radio squad in the Austin and San Antonio Regions.

WOLF EXITS SID RETURNS On September 12, 2005 sports anchor Sid Rosenberg resigns from Imus In The Morning show on WFAN-660 New York City. Warner Wolf breaks the news of the September 11, 2001 attack on the Imus show, when he witnesses the World Trade Center on fire from his Lower Manhattan apartment. During Friday, November 4, 2016 broadcast, longtime Imus show sportscaster Warner Wolf exits the show. Sid Rosenberg returns to Imus In The Morning as sports anchor on Monday, November 7, 2016 .

FOX FILLS 7PM WITH CARLSON We miss Greta van Susteren. We tolerate Brit Hume. But, Tucker Carlson is a breath of fresh air for Fox TV’s evening anchor chair on November 14, 2016. Tucker, co-founder and editor in chief of The Daily Caller, takes over Greta van Susteren’s Fox News anchor chair at 7 pm. Greta flees Fox TV in September 2016. Bill O’Reilly may exit Fox TV after his current contract ends in 2017. Megyn Marie Kelly, whose contract also ends in 2017, is in despotic negotiation with Fox TV.

TRIVIA QUESTION: When does WOR FM switch from Progressive Rock to the Drake Top 40 format? The answer appears below.

MOVERS AND SHAKERS

•HAPPY BIRTHDAY! Jack Vincent KCBQ-1170 Radio Legend is 99 November 7th. Tony Booth November 11th. Casey James Putnam November 12th. John Mack Flanagan November 15th. Jim Rose turns 73 on Wednesday, November 16, 2016. •MICHAEL BUBLÈ recording artist and his wife Luisana reveal that their three-year-old son Noah has cancer. They do not reveal the type of cancer. •KOST FM iHeartMedia AC (103.5) Los Angeles, CA flips to Christmas music for 15th year at 7am Wednesday, November 9, 2016.

ENTERTAINMENT AND NEWS MILESTONES

•1959 ROCKY AND HIS FRIENDS 1st episode airs on November 11th. ‎•1968 BRAD WARREN of ACM’s 2001 Vocal Duo of the Year The Warren Brothers born on December 21st in Tampa, FL. ‎•1977 WINGS release Mull of Kintyre and Girl’s School on November 11th. •1982 RICKY SKAGGS’ Guy Clark penned tune Heartbrokescores #1 in Billboard Country on November 13th. •1994 PROGRESS M-25 launches to space station Mir on November 11th. ‎•2005 RASCAL FLATTS’ video Skin (Sarabeth) debuts on CMT on November 10th. ‎

EMAILS YES WE HAVE EMAIL

MICHAEL O’SHEA [KLIF-1190 Dallas, TX/WLW-700 Cincinnati, OH/KMPC-1540 Los Angeles, CA] (Santa Rosa, CA) Gordon McLendon was ultimately given credit for KLIF’s long heritage…but he had several amazing “captains” along the way…and none smarter and more strategically brilliant than Ken Dowe. I have had an amazing career (now in my 52nd year), but everything I learned about programming, radio promotion, great copy-writing and ways to strategically out-think the competition has come from my seven years with Ken Dowe. I literally “owe” my success to him. And I want to publicly say “thank you! Ken”. Sincerely, Michael O’Shea; President, Sonoma Media Group; Santa Rosa, CA

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GARY DELAUNE [KYTY-810/KLIF-1190 Dallas, TX/KENS TV CH 5] (San Antonio, TX) Jim; Joe (Long) didn’t want me to leave KLIF (1190) but (Eddie) Barker offered me more money at KRLD-TV. Roy (Nichols) and I plus five others left the same day in 1965. Bill Morgan had announced in early ‘64 that I was replacing (Rick) Weaver as play-by-play announcer but after the primary that spring, Gordon (McLendon) had to promise Senator Jennings Randolph to hire Jay. Bill Mercer had been released by Barker so I convinced Joe to hire him for weekends. He did and Bill and Jay worked behind my back to get Mercer on the 1965 broadcast crew. I don’t know who they convinced because (Don) Keyes had written me a strong recommendation. When I left, Gordon wrote me a letter of apology. But overall, the best thing I ever did. Ain’t this business fun and fair. GD (www.garydnews.com)

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DAN MCCURDY [formerly Charlie & Harrigan-KLIF-1190/KBOX-1480 Dallas, TX/WMEX Boston, MA] (Sherman, TX) Subject: My short quote…

Jim…Well, that’s why Baskin-Robbins has 32 flavors, bubba… I think Brit Hume is the absolute premier newscaster extant! His experience and low key style is without peer, his insight and off the cuff humor are sharply honed — and he is my GO TO news analyst, the first one I turn to and trust as I settle in for my first evening martini! He is a nostalgic but refreshing throwback to Cronkite, Huntley-Brinkley and Douglas Edwards. Hands down, Hume is my top talking head at the moment! Dan

TRIVIA ANSWER: On November 4 1967 WOR FM flips from Progressive Rock to Drake Top 40 format. The line-up is: Hal Mitchell, Sebastian Stone, Tony Taylor, Jim O’Brien.

CHARLES GEORGE [kc5rai – ex KCHU FM] (Dallas, TX) Subject: Disco Ducting. Tonight have been hearing 93.5 The Cayote, Cooper. Have not heard the actual Call. Some songs sound more like Disco to me. Also getting K95.5 Continuous Country. Heard them mention Hugo, Oklahoma. Made me want to put on my Cowboy Boots and go out Dancing. I do not think AM stations having translators on FM is going to save AM. It will take talent and programming not found by other means. Though recruiting persons might be difficult. Also being an amateur I probably will not have the perspective of a person who has had a Lifetime in the Industry as a Professional. Like I once was asked by a professor, “Whether I thought I knew as much…” My reply was that I knew about using the Library, and on somethings might know more. He then gave back an assignment with remarks on what to work on more for the course. Some arguments you cannot win, and even doing so may not be worth the cost. I had a Pastor, Rev Leta Gorham give a sermon. She said there were three basic personalities: Risk Taker, Under Taker, Care Taker. Now to figure out who is in on 90.3 sounds like Brother Stair and Over comers Ministry. Also have noticed a weak station with Urban Contemporary/Adult Hits on 91.3, sounding like a KVIL clone, easily heard from KLIF 93.3. 73, Charles, KC5RAI

PORKY PIG [1935 – p] Ble, ble, ble, that’s all, folks!

Jim Rose and Suzie
Houston, Texas – Laus Deo



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