Gene West (Noon-3PM) returned in August to his old shift. Again, the emphasis was on being friendly and upbeat, creating a family atmosphere among staff and listeners. The complete two-hour 1990 KCBQ Reunion DVD is available from California Aircheck. [CDATA[ He left in October to return to Fresno at KFIG. I recall the BBC showed Help! Sonny West hosts the show, and Martin's partner of seven years, Specs Howard, calls in and stumps the Hare. KCBQ aired a tribute to Flowers, whose real name was Phil Boles,and both friends and colleagues remembered him as a consummateprofessional devoted to an aunt (who died recently), a houseful ofcats and the business of broadcasting. KHJ The Real Don Steele 12-31-65 (s)added 3 months ago; KHJ Los Angeles - The Real Don Steele 12-22-65added 3 months ago; The antenna site was sold amidst urban development in the area, and is now a shopping center, anchored by a Kohl's and a Lowe's. Happier has raced at Del Mar, Santa Anita with wins at Del Mar, Santa Anita . instead of a DJ, and contained the lyrics of a current hit. He was pacing buck naked in the dressing roomSeeing me, he grabbed his gold Lam suit and covered himself. The best part about the day? His newest record, And So It Goes, from Blindspot Records, was produced by Mike Kamoo (the Stereotypes) and Wolfgang Grasekamp at Kamoo's Earthling Studios. 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. It was a privilege. Today, the station broadcasts almost complete wall-to-wall syndication, however, the station still has sales offices in the University City area. Of course we'd had deaths in the family, but this was different, it felt as if my youth had been torn away. It alldepends on whether listeners will abandon KSON. 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. This groundbreaking AM radio station has had a complicated history, its many different owners moving the studio about from time to time and playing everything from contemporary music to country music. Despite the rowdiness, the emphasis was always on the positive and being upbeat and helpful to the community. Or click a tag! In an effort to provide some local programming, live and local host Andrea Kaye has a public affairs program, which airs in the evenings. The next two nights, both of Presley's concerts at the San Diego Arena on 8th and Harbor Drive (aka Glacier Garden ) were sold out and police presence was heavy. Chuck died in March 3, 1988. Email . "If he puts on the same kind of show that he did last April, I'll arrest him for disorderly conduct," he was quoted saying in the Union (repeated nationwide after newswires picked up the story). After two years of nipping at the tail of country music giantKSON, Clear Channel is going for the gusto. Hotels near Lucky Hare Brewing Company: (1.16 mi) Single Island Shores (2.85 mi) Magnolia Place Bed & Breakfast (1.96 mi) Sunrise Landing Bed and Breakfast (4.06 mi) The Lodge at Grist Iron (5.19 mi) 1897 Beekman House; View all hotels near Lucky Hare Brewing Company on Tripadvisor San Diego Radio Battle. I reached the million-point mark five different times, but I only broke two million once. How to create a wildlife-friendly backyard! Well-endowed blues chanteuse Candye Kane seems comfortable with public fixation on her 44GGG size breasts (though she no longer plays piano by slapping them on the keys). By now, KGB was the only Drake station not winning its market. New emphasis was placed on rock histories, documentaries, quasi documentaries, and promotions. But Stone left the air when he became PD at KFRC. It was amazing how their personalities contrasted with their on-air personas, though I guess no one who was really that nuts could hold a job for long. No part of this site may be reproduced without our written permission. They are beautiful, one of a kind, conversation pieces and they are the next best thing to resting your head on my own 44GGsthey really are fun, soft, comfortable and add to the decor of any home!" James, who worked at KCBQ from 1955 to 1961, remembers that Bartell never told him not to do anything on the air. By day, KCBQ operates at 50,000 watts, the maximum power for American AM stations. Proceeds from the album sales went to the United Way. It relays AM 1170 onto 96.1 FM. Dean Goss arrived from KODJ (now Arrow 93). He came to KGB from from KFRC San Francisco in July to become Program Director and do the afternoon shift, (perhaps knowing it was a caretaker role). Hare Krishna. Brown Broadcasting returned the station to the traditional popular music format as 13K under Program Director John Lander in 1979. 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. A HISTORY OF DEATH METAL - Comic strip by JAS and Kiss Comics artist Scott Pentzer GOTHS FOR JESUS: PASTOR DAVE'S CHRISTIAN GOTHS - From the start, Pastor Dave was interested in starting a ministry for goth kids. KCBQ (1170 kHz 'The Answer') is a commercial AM radio station in San Diego, California. (Wanna bet it wont show up at San Diegos gay pride parade, asKSON has done?) No autographs or picturesthings were more structured in those days.. Most notably among these is Happy Hare (Harry Martin) who was a titan of the airwaves of KCBQ in the 1950s, 60s, an early 70s. "For ten years I'd been telling people about a video game I loved as a kid called Star Castle," says Rookie Card singer/guitarist Adam Gimbel. Thread starter SDRadio; Start date Jan 6, 2009; S. SDRadio Leading Participant. He was on staff in 1966-67 under the name of Bob Elliott. 13:06. Hector. was the center of the hippie movement in that period, flower power and the drug culture and all that.http://www.sandiegoreader.com/weblogs/bands/2007/sep/02/the-ob-ranger-return-of-a-70s-counterculture-hero, LOCAL RADIO HISTORY PART 3: LOCAL JOCK SAYS HE WAS STALKED - A REAL LIFE PLAY MISTY FOR ME?  - The dark side of audiological obsession formed the basis of the 1971 Clint Eastwood thriller Play Misty For Me (the actor's directorial debut). Charlie then took the 6-9 AM shift in October when Big John Carter left. [REELRADIO HOME] In the mid- to late 1950s, it was one of the country's first big rock 'n' roll stations, a pioneer of the music that swept. Oh, boy, right in my wheelhouse! Chris Cane (9:00 AM 1:00 PM) The same Christopher Cane that was on the KGB staff from 1969 to 1971, then at KCBQ from 1971 through 1973. "I was back there playing between sets, and a guy who'd been playing Galaga turned around to watch mebefore I finished my game, he bought me a vodka tonic and called me 'the Eddie Van Halen of Ms. Pac-Man. We also had a sit-down Pac-Man that was hugely popular. A detailed Wikipedia article can be found here. He was one of only seven who worked at the three big Boss Radio stations. Ironically while The Beatles were shut down fairly quickly by the police during their rooftop performance, in this case it took authorities several hours to arrive. The disc includes two tracks featuring Tony Sheridan on guitar. We felt it would be a good way to say in the name what thestation and the format really embodies, said Mike Glickenhaus, alocal Clear Channel executive. Johnny served as Interim Program Director while Bobby Ocean did a little jail time after failing to show up for National Guard duty.  http://www.sandiegoreader.com/weblogs/bands/2008/aug/21/viejas-pays-20k-to-local-cover-band-plus-casb74f5f/. 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. Kind of like scat. The transmitter site was moved from College and El Cajon Boulevard to a new site in then-remote, bucolic Santee. Among other stunts, Martin recalls running for mayor and staging Indian rain dances on the air. Johnny Mitchell (Paul Stelljes) (3-6 PM) arrived in March from KYNO Fresno where he had been PD and did the afternoon drive shift under the name of Harry Miller. THIS WEEKS NEW OVERHEARD COMIC Thanks to tipster Jaime Picket, who gets the original artwork for sharing! He would soon be collaborating with new Program Director Ron Jacobs on a new format. Change). Two other Atari Lounge consoles are currently down, with the busted skateboarding game rumored to be replaced soon with either Space Invaders or Tempest. As a former professional boxer, his favorite past time was going bowling, getting drunk, then taking on Marines that looked at him funny. Martin, who worked with both James and Howard at KCBQ in 1955, appears with Howard at the end of this partial video of the March 1, 1990 Reunion. Beginning in 1955, he was an almost constant local presence, alongside such other fondly remembered characters from the Silver Age of Radio like Jim McInnes ("JM in the PM"), Shadoe Stevens, Gabriel Wisdom, Gary Allyn, etc. Late in the year, the city Social Services Department held a series of hearings, to discuss whether Presley should be banned from playing in San Diego . Don Dale left in June and Jesse Bullett moved to the graveyard shift. Most of these local bands have one thing in common; using morbid narrative, death-centered ideals, and grotesque imagery as their greatest focus and priority, often (IMO) at the expense of musical form http://www.sandiegoreader.com/weblogs/bands/2007/aug/28/hello-satan-dark-metal-in-san-diego. KCBQ 1170 AM - Nostalgic Southern California KCBQ- From Wikipedia In 1958, the station increased its power to 50k watts directional daytime and 5k watts directional nighttime with a huge $50,000 treasure hunt giveaway to publicize the power increase. Goes Out newsletter, with the week's best events, to help you explore and experience our city. 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. Harry Martin owes me a dollar and Id like to collect at 10% interest each year, James said with a laugh. To me, it was a very community-oriented station. KCBQ Vet Ralph James is featured with a Lambada gag before Ralph The Rapper and Harry The Hipper perform a "rap". News talk programming is the second most popular radio format in the country, based both on listenership and number of radio stations. We frequently screamed but we always smiled, said Werges, who worked at the station in 1971 and 72, and again in 73 and 74, serving as program director. "They are each guaranteed to be worn by me and no two are alike, she says. Color choices may not always be possible. Change), You are commenting using your Facebook account. luckyharebrewing@gmail.com. He was 58. [7] This program uses studios at the KCBQ sales office. . No one believed me. The station returned to being a ratings leader with a MOR format as rival KCBQ began experimenting with a Country and Western format. See, in late 77, early 78 I attended the KCBQ Broadcast Workshop where I knew and took classes under a number of these guys. My hero was gone, a man whom I felt I had known personally since 1963, a man I admired, a man who together with his three mates inspired me, made me laugh out loud, made me pick up the guitar, a man murdered by a bastard with a gun. Beginning on April 12, the station changed its focus from air personalities to productions. But being loyal to the Drake organization, he offered them first shot and they placed him in the afternoon drive at KGB. 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)". And Tony & Kris should be a significant draw,although the show has never gotten huge. and other pioneer rockers. Hope all is well! Ticket sales for the two 1956 concerts (with his new backing band the Jordanaires) reportedly totaled $17,250, with 11,250 fans attending. She reached into the pocket of her dress and produced two quarters. He also was on staff at KCBQ in 1972. This short aircheck features Harry Martin ( Happy Hare, d. 2009) after his return to San Diego following seven years in Cleveland and Detroit. Apparently, and I just found this out recently, Mike Halloran told Marco Collins [ex 91X DJ, then at Seattle radio] the story, so Marco Collins put the story out there and it got picked up. 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. Setup Type: Offline Installer / Full Standalone Setup. My daughter, Sidra LEE Tyler, is named for the news guy, Lee Marshall, who later went on to become the voice of one of those all-girl wrestling promotions. It is owned by Salem Media Group and airs a talk radio format. 9-12 PM Jesse Bullett . I had caught him., In contrast to his black head of hair was a golden wheat-colored tuft [down below]. Over both evenings, several young women were removed from the Arena, reportedly for "hysterical and lewd behavior." Well, nevermind.). Staff changes occurred regularly. But today she didn't do that, today it was 'John Lennon has been shot. (courtesy http://abbeyrd.best.vwh.net/news/1125upontheroof.html), February 1964: the Beatles taught the world to play. KCBQ is the San Diego affiliate for Salem's line up of conservative nationally syndicated hosts, which include, but are not limited to Mike Gallagher, Dennis Prager, Hugh Hewitt, Larry Elder and Sebastian Gorka. Beautiful kani. On her website candyekane.com, she sells pillows made from her own bras. Listen Now. THE CASBAHS 20TH ANNIVERSARY CELEBRATE IN THE ATARI LOUNGE, The Casbahs 20th Anniversary celebration continues Rosey at http://www.sddialedin.com is selling merch at most shows, and she says the Anniversary shirts are selling out fast, so make sure you get there to get one, or order direct from Rosey ----, The Anniversary events arent all musical, tho fer instance, longtime local photog Sean McMullen will have a showing at the Casbah this weekend ----, Dialed-in Rosey reports The photography includes shots of Creedle, Interpol, X, Spoon, Mooney Suzuki, Celebration, El Vez, Devo + more. He was really energetic, but he still seemed "normal," at least normal for a radio guy. Yep, he was a natural blonde, alright. I get all choked up.. . A monument to the original KCBQ, which was influential in popularizing the Top 40 music format for the rest of the nation, now stands at the radio stations old Santee transmitter site. In 2011, San Diegan Mike Zuccaro launched the "Saturday Night Sock Hop". This put KCBQ as a full service station (hybrid talk and music). He still does on oldies KRTH radio in Los Angeles. She was sired by Street Sense out of the Giant's Causeway mare On My Way. Those studios are dedicated in 1957 with a live broadcast from an outdoor stage featuring the music of Bill Green's Big Band. 1979. PD Bob McKay, in 1985 the station changed to a syndicated "first decade of rock 'n' roll" oldies format, Kool Gold, which carried it through most of the 1990s. Get our L.A. Can't Help Falling In Love - Elvis Presley 3 6. It has to be a sit-down table version, and it has to be fast. had been with KCBQ in 1970 before the Great Purge. What a great post, though, and what great memories! In October 2016, Salem Communications purchased K260CG, an FM translator station in Mohave Valley, Arizona. Professional_Spot_26 2 hr. Kane says shes gotten interest from retail stores, but that she currently recycles her undergarments on a per-order basis. 1 with a bullet. Buzz Bennett had contacted him to come to KCBQ. 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. http://www.sandiegoreader.com/weblogs/bands/2007/sep/02/the-ob-ranger-return-of-a-70s-counterculture-hero, http://www.sandiegoreader.com/weblogs/bands/2007/sep/02/local-jock-says-he-was-stalked-a-real-life-play-me, http://abbeyrd.best.vwh.net/news/1125upontheroof.html, http://www.sandiegoreader.com/weblogs/bands/2007/sep/02/star-trek-the-continuing-mission-interview, http://www.sandiegoreader.com/photos/galleries/overheard-san-diego/, http://www.sandiegoreader.com/photos/galleries/famous-former-neighbors/, http://www.myspace.com/sandiegoreadermusic. 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