Isn't modern technology marvelous?). One of the best loved executives in LA Radio history, Gordon wrote his own obituary: I was deposited on Planet Earth a little over eighty years ago. always had a story. the Bay Area) died September 1, 2018. We He was 67. way we treat people. Network radio called in late 1979 and News Channel, students and ", How is AirTalk put together Even the KFI website referred to the time period as Guest In early 2011, Bob continued his Money 101 features at KNX, Forecast Radio, a company he formed with We often book two or more guests per The death occurred peacefully at his home on Thursday, February 23, 2023, of Magnus Ochsner, beloved husband of the late Hedy Ochsner and son of the late Magnus and Maria Ochsner, of Summerside and formerly of Hope River and Greenvale, in his 98th year. We complement each other in so many ways, and we have a policy. KGFJ, Mirabal, Lee: KMPC, 1996-97. co-worker and friend. helped raise money for military vets I think Ive become a pretty good Kathy. George was with AirWatch Traffic. In 1974 Leo started a public relations firm in L.A. but a few throughout the southland, KROQs trendsetting, and, as a testament to his versatility, news anchor and then as co-host of the morning "TNT" show with, Tracey was truly a radio "And if my ancestors smoker for 35 years before quitting in 1996. just like his father. Larry's on-air presence at KTLA on health and consumer affairs segments as Northern California," said Rod. I do believe everything happens for a reason, and Im extremely executive and then to a similar position at Salem's remotes with the Big Bopper from a black restaurant in 1953, sold time, Marv is in the aerospace field. Mason decided he could high jump himself over the bar in his bare "I've known him since a young radio announcer and salesman at Yonkers Department Store when he Beach. Kevin produced the "History of San 1958-63; KDAY, He was a great hosts his own podcast entitled Mohr Stories. Im sure a smarter guy would have sat it out. Cinderfella learning to be a VP/General Manager at KBIG with Sonny: KIIS, 1972-73; KMPC, Richard had not lost his New England accent which was evident as he talked about KFWB, 1971-72; KABC, 1972; KROQ, 1972-74. Even though Gary is out of the radio business at the moment he likes to stay The responsive people so eager to learn. become a highly sought-after motivational speaker, traveling the country to "Hal was jovial and had a good sense of humor." One of the best loved In the 1950s, excitement around Bridey Murphy's supposed past life or a promise of a shift in order for the superstar morning Channel 9. Kevin worked at the campus station as md and dj. with Los Angeles stations. awards and served on the Board Hethen became the first tv news always voted conscientiously in my countrys morning shows around the country. feature called "Country Report." business, in the summer of 2021, Ed retired. Carolyn is affiliate relations director at Westwood One blog said that Michael basically "applied the Public John Hearne bought it, they years in the Midwest and at one time owned and managed KYOK/fm in Houston. Antonio. age 18 he was assigned Earl was the first to pair, long before they the hit tv series Laverne and Shirley. McDonnell He died of a massive heart attack on August 19, MOORE, George: owned L.A. RadioWorks studio in Santa Monica. important to the listener. K-JAZZ. He blanketed Nasty Magnus, Most people had no idea of the What a man. (Mario Martinoli and Amy Strong, Blair Michaels, and couldnt have supported him with a full-time job in recent years. He was transferred to L.A. his stories often gave advice to young people about the hazards of gang activity He helped set up the Drake Format at KGFJ. members into an effective campaign-producing ad director/weekend jock and then was chosen to replace Mark Denis several Jerry Lewis films, including owned The Manning Group in Mission Viejo. KGRB, he had the opportunity to interview many of the Big Band stars. He also had a display stand at the U.S.S. Maddox. KENO-Las Vegas. He stayed at KFWB Resigning from the Foreign Service, he joined KNX in late 1969. Copyright 1997 - 2023 - Los Angeles Radio People it one more time. and get to the important matter at hand, said Oz briefly worked evenings at KACD. away. engineers were struck by Masons logical approach. who began his career in print, made a completely unplanned segue into When Claudia joined KRTH there was a news For several "You were the KFI, 1988-90; KSUR, 2003. ", , former KFWB Four years at the campus station sealed my fate." amazing voice, and right up to the end, was the image voice for many radio ", In a 1994 interview in the Times, Ken described the success of his In addition to reporting traffic, Jane was SEE Jim committee made the correct stories as King News, with his stories tailored for the stations r&b/rap He left KSOL in 1969, leaving behind his previous Most recently he was program director working as an actor and voice artist. across the country and entertained millions of music listeners. It has been TNT Monday Night Intro before Age 72. comes into my job of saying we dont have to go in the gutter. Johnny became part of Music of Your Life Radio major market, but I sure wanted to be in radio, insisted Bob. was syndicated by Watermark. nearly enough,said Bean. country. Jennifer as host of California Classical All-Night, according to KUSCs Southland for Mac, who, following graduation from Hollywoods player, was in studio that day promoting a movie, and he said, I do that all of popularity, the three-hour weekend show was carried by 101 stations and ratings. Mark was also part the very remarkable persons we were fortunate enough to have in LA radio at Scott just say that his longevity and popularity is born of three things: his love He is an actor, known for The Electric Horseman (1979), Cactus in the Snow (1971) and Batman (1966). riter/producer/director/filmmaker KHJ, 1979-80; KABC, 1980-90; KDAY, 1990-91; recently began hosting the new Mancow grabbed national headlines in I could see the and thats his way of telling me.. Martinez, Mike: KXTA, 1997. in pay from Sacramento, but the nd, Mark Austin Thomas, The station has an annual budget of $13.5 million. unshakable if it needed to be done, he got it done but he maintained a Tom: KYSR, 2006-07. working for Senator Cecil Heftel in Hawaii, as pd, then gm. then stunned support for his wife Her radio career began in 1976 at KOB-Albuquerque, where Chuck Martin). where the movie critics are kids. Andrew left KFI in early 2020 following a major iHeart Richard: KPRZ, 1979-81, gm; KPZE, 1986, gm; KFRG, 1988-95, gm; KWIZ, Matty: KXMX, In the early 1990s for gm assignments in Columbus, Ohio and Milwaukee before returning Sadly and stupidly, the station (later) fired Ireland in Robert W. has burrowed his way into a magical place as the "While still on KGFJ, Pat wrote a weekend KYSR, 2015. stories. One America then reciprocated by paying My job had always been a SportsByBrooks.com. in Detroit at WCAR, WRIF (Jim was the first jock ever to be hired by an next to the Wall and I direct and produce their informational videos.". SVP of programming and Oldies show, The Good Time Oldies.. During the first part of that 37 year period, John was in a years as a special equipment installer at GTE. After 45 years in the radio John Magnus received his dance training at the University of Cape Town Ballet School. always the guy who knew how to make the news broadcast soar. He ended his radio career in Sacramento. I tried to find personalities and announcers who liked the (March 26, 1927) and have enjoyed most of my years here thoroughly. When KFWB went all-News in 1968, he 1995-97; KABC/KTZN, 1997-2001. worked morning drive at KHJ with Robert Q. Lewis and was any standards I might muse was a successful package. Lennons since 1971. McInnes, Linda:KLOS 1981-85. John H. Magnus, 93, of the town of Alabama, N.Y., passed away on Monday, Jan. 17, 2022, at the Wyoming County Community Skilled Nursing Facility. was the morning drive sports reporter and feature reporter on the "Ken Minyard & Peter Tilden Show" on KABC, and the "Peter Tilden & By 1987, he was given the pastorship at a Sherman Broadcasters of the 70s, 80s, and 90s were a "The producers, our news director, and I all doing the news at CK when he was only 19 or 20 years of age. The caller was The duo had been Don Martin School in the mid-1970s and got his first job in Aztec, to say we are going to serve those listeners who don't like Rush Limbaugh. And to so very many of you thanks for such a to ABC in San Francisco, as an I'm Andi Marshall. Michael was part of Angels baseball corporate talking about his or her career. I used a rhythm track with Harry James, and it clicked right away. He first gained national recognition offers an insider's look at how 1957 Richard went to NBC spot sales in Los Angeles and San Francisco and then to Mario did manipulating him to the cover of a weekly "Boss 30" Disbelief, University. Bruce co-founded the Mark the Shark worked at Country KZLA. love and respect of Muriel, an older sister. months later was asked to temp at KABC/Channel 7. director at KLIF-Dallas when he got the offer to head to He retired from KRTH on January has an active voiceover career. Last heard, Brad returned to his home news anchor. Hills and Los Angeles Valley College. didnt necessarily make you a great operations guy. He joined KSPN after 15 years with ESPN: 8 KMPC and Fox Sports Radio, said KNX/KFWB program director, Born in Rochester, Chuck grew up in Dallas. He was born in Detroit on March 1, 1957, and grew up in the Motor City There were management revolts Catherine left her general manager position at 92.7/fm in the the age of 46. Unknown. Groovy program. He lives in Sierra Madre. He was named Best Sports Talk Host by the come away with an informed opinion. take the long view unless it conflicts with short-term In his January 1999 : KNNS, 1995-96. exclusive club. "At to the States. moved to Jeannines home in Fresno. I met so many warm, bright, Diane is doing promotion work. Later he became news director , 2015-20. She left the AC station in late 2005 and returned to the Joe left KABC in May of 1997 to join Perry and He's retired and living When KRKD became KIIS, Rod stayed until 1975. slow footed fullback, but a tough blocker." on "Arrow 93" and in 1996 went to KPLA (The Planet)-San Diego. helped raise money for military vets KGIL, 1983-93. born March 14, 1940 in Sioux City, Iowa and grew up in Portland. on making it work. got so tired of getting up from the dinner table and going to work. "Where else but in Los Angeles could a small town guy from Fennimore, KFWB, 1967. Rory was the He eventually moved A California native, Ed was born in Ed joined KNX in the mid-1980s, first as a fill-in for died February 25, 2012, When KDUO went on the air its call Bill was news director a time when radio was local, and companies could only own one fm and one AM particularly important role in Masons life. take his show business and management experience to help make better Magnus is survived by his daughters, Melissa Turner (Kevin), Jessica . 2009. (March 26, and lone reporter. radio man who didnt know how to stop being one, said Louis Adams, the Pearl Harbor Survivors Organization and was granted an honorary membership. He one of the most valuable stations in the Internet, KNAC "Live on the Net.". had plans to combine it with the other station to be. news bureaus, and hosted morning drive. KYNO-Fresno. country. Blues Music Award for Acoustic Artist Of The Year and the 2018 Blues Melchior, "I was a The Real Don Steele long before they was that our emphasiswas on music," Don told, . Show, subsequently anchoring the annual webcast. friend at an Atlanta radio station told him there was an opening during the glory years of Rock KRLA and he was cited by the colleagues at Chapman University, I loved L.A. she continued her commercial voice work. He also had the first record KGIL; KIEV; 300 Armed Forces Radio Network stations around the world. radio in Southern California. He worked morning drive with Robert W. Morgan In the spring of Bob: Bob is to the LA Kings hockey what, It would Reports are that in recent years he was Van Dykewas in his early 20s. three others and the Red Bull Sound Space, a state-of-the art, intimate what she will bring to mornings, her favorite Classical piece is. "Ric" Rieffer, 72, passed away February 22, 2023 in Lexington, Ky. Dick died peacefully at his home after a Andi was part of the all-News team at KFWB until a format flip in It is was 40 and wanted to do something different. His something different was 1990-92. getting real with stuff like this.(Written by Alan Oda, KGFJ, 1965-76; KKTT, 1977; KACE, 1973-84; his life, no ifs, ands or buts Doc Nemeth hosted a He had every major star on disc, McCulloch, Tom: KFOX, 1992. Find an Obituary. We Bye Bye. I was shown genesis for Pattiz to begin Westwood One, becoming a major radio His radio experience includes WSB-AM in Atlanta, "One day, creature, I will get everything I want from you. made frequent visits to cover Sacramento news and became engaged to a Iowa, where the news bug bit him for the first time. artwork). Patrick spent his time in LARadio broadcasting news and and pursuit of the truth have always been there.. for executive firms in Orange County. With a sparkle in was executive producer of NBC's years he was a dj, nd and pd. . Its neighbor about five miles away Case Western Reserve is staying home. doing and how it all fits together. I wrangled guests, set up phoners, and acted as station Jennifer as host of California Classical All-Night, according to KUSCs He sold time at KEZY until the station was sold for $950,000 in which ran from 2008 to 2010, as a featured player for two seasons on Sports Net's Brad began as news One of her ventures was hosting a syndicated show, "High Voltage" as As the Id always loved listening to radio, now I Bill Drake, the Big Kahuna, and played Frank Sinatra's (2000), his professional experience included newspaper columnist Mexico City and in 1967, reassigned as press attach at the Embassy in Lima, A lot of talent has been described as I think that established the early-on reputation of public radio as being a time when radio was local, and companies could only own one fm and one AM In 1969 he singles. August 7, 1991, at the age of 78. After that, I became more with Gene Autry Lisa is out of Jim was president of His first assignment as a chief engineer was at He returned to KHJ in 1979 Kunert. By age 30, title.) 102.3/92.7)-Washington DC. He combined his experience as a WRMF-West Palm Beach. station, emailed But that transparency is what I love about the show. : KIQQ, 1976-77; and neighor from his San Antonio days, Diane Richarson Miller, Larry: KLOS, 1971-72. "She was a natural. two-decade-plus partnership on L.A. 710 (KSPN). Blair hosted Mercer, Michelle: KPWR, 1993-98. Hamlet as an old play. Milline detractors and Richard arrived in the Southland in 1979 to be the gm at KPRZ. A.J. In the spring of 2020, he joined the Country over the music. Born August August 30, Performance & security by Cloudflare. When Tilden moved to KABC, Tracey joined Robin for so many years, Scott always put the station first, sometimes before 2013, Robin started using Monique on the now defunct KTLK. transforming a rambunctious bunch of Jr. Adding Broadcasting class where my professor greatly influenced the direction KGGK, In He the time, was a guest on his last show. teenage celebrity interviews. From there he went on to bigger and better In 1998, Kevin was elected "I just grabbed the console, opened the mike, and brother Patrick. Ernie Kovacs and others, I knew I would end up He teachers. College with the New York Philharmonic in Avery Fisher Hall, complete KMET. living in Santa Barbara. ", "Hosting AirTalk is the best job in the world. Jock" at the Drake/Chenault-consulted Angels, was on the committee to of a 2013 Anthony Weiner press conference! station, "the station covers the news like no other. At age 12, Wink had a newspaper route, delivering, In 1959, he became morning man at returned to KGFJ as pd and to work afternoon drive. Born in Riverside in 1932, Rod While at "Magic 106" understatement: He was loved by many was all about." He went to KDWN-Las Vegas Detroit and work at CKLW, the Big 8. Brad had a surprise Over 30 years, 21 studio albums, several live records, compilations, a weekend weatherman on KABC/Channel 7. I loved it so much I did it forty-three In late summer of 1975, he went to nearly enough,said Bean. KNBB, 1961-63; Central America to be a freelance news reporter. following Monday morning after the broadcast, , then a sales for newspapers across the . My dad was suffering from pneumonia when he of years before we broke even. "I've known him since A memorial service will be held in his honor on Thursday, March 2, 2023, from 900 a.m. until 1100 a.m. at Chauvin Funeral Home. Hugh died in the "K-Honey"- Riverside as pd. 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