WELCOME TO JIM ROSE REMEMBERS RADIO

December 30, 2013 [Monday]

Issue #1264

LACY AND I WISH YOU A HAPPY AND SAFE NEW YEAR!

ALL THE NEWS THAT IS NEWS

BOCEPHUS RINGS IN NEW YEAR 2014 Hank Williams nicknames his 3 year old son Bocephus. On January 1, 1953 Hank Williams Jr.'s dad is found dead in the backseat of his Cadillac in West Virginia. New Year’s Day 2013 marks the 60th anniversary of the death of Hank Jr.'s father. In 1975, Hank Jr. survives a 500-foot fall down a Montana mountain. What emerges is a bold kick of Southern Rock and Blues. During the 1980s, Hank Jr. scores two Country Music Association entertainer of the year awards. New Year’s Day 2013 marks the 60th anniversary of the death of Hank Jr.'s father. Hank Williams Jr. kicks in New Year 2014 from the stage of the fifth annual Music City New Year’s Eve Bash on Broadway in downtown Nashville, TN with a free concert on Lower Broadway. Hank Williams Jr. is a prime example of how a country boy can survive.

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COUNTDOWN CHICAGO 2014 The ultimate front row seat to the hottest parties, music, comedy and spectacular fireworks in and around Chicago, IL is New Year's Eve Chicago style on Tuesday, December 31, 2013 from 11:08 pm-12:15 am on WLS TV ABC CH 7. This is the only LIVE, local New Year's Eve show in the Windy City. On hand as the evening's co-hosts are ABC 7's Ryan Chiaverini, Janet Davies, Mark Giangreco, Hosea Sanders, Val Warner and Ji Suk Yi. It all takes place at Chicago's elegant and historic Palmer House Hotel with a dance party at the South Side Parkway Ballroom and a Country/Western good time inside Rosemont's MB Financial Park Entertainment Complex. Be there!

A&E QUICKLY CHANGES ITS MIND The fifth season of A&E's family series Duck Dynasty originally is to begin on January 15, 2014 but its future is uncertain. A&E places the show on indefinite hiatus because of Duck Dynasty patriarch Phil Robertson's comments in a GQ magazine article. A&E claims that it will drop Robertson from the show. This creates quite a roar amongst Duck Dynasty fans. A petition that calls for A&E to bring Robertson back to the series grabs 250,000 signatures in about a week. In a statement on Friday, December 27th A&E changes its mind. Phil Robertson will return to his role in Duck Dynasty. This is a reminder of a William Shakespeare quote: Much ado about nothing.

SANTANA REUNITES WITH HOMELESS FORMER BAND MEMBER Just in time for Christmas, Rock guitarist Carlos Santana reunites with former original Santana Blues Band member who lives in a camper on the streets of East Oakland, CA. KRON TV San Francisco reporter Stanley Roberts files a report on illegal dumping in East Oakland when he spies Marcus Malone going through trash. Marcus tells reporter Roberts that he once plays drums in Carlos Santana's Blues Band. Out near an East Oakland city dumpster, the TV reporter brings the two former band members together again. According to KRON TV, Santana says that he intends to record some songs with his old band with Malone back on percussion. What a wonderful Christmas present and a Happy New Year!

TRIVIA QUESTION: Who develops the first handheld two-way radio? The answer appears below.

MOVERS AND SHAKERS

•CHRIS JAGGER's Jagger Mafia mornings on Clear Channel Alternative KDGE FM (102.1) Dallas, TX from 1998 to 2006 returns on Monday, January 6, 2014 from mornings on Clear Channel Hot AC KDMX FM (102.9 Now). •PAUL W. SMITH morning show renews with Cumulus WJR-760 Detroit, MI for 7 more years. •BOB MURRAY host of Morning Newswatch 5:30-9 am on Saga WTAX-1240 in Springfield, IL since 2003 takes time off due to aggressive form of brain cancer. •WOR-710 Clear Channel NYC steps into shoes of retiring John Gambling with Elliot Segal's Elliot in the Morning from Washington, DC's WWDC FM (DC101).

ENTERTAINMENT AND NEWS MILESTONES

•1957 NEW YORK GIANTS win NFL championship on December 30th. •1967 THE OSBORNE BROTHERS' single Rocky Top releases on Decca records on December 25th. •1973 MINNESOTA VIKINGS beat the Dallas Cowboys 27-10 in NFC championship game on December 30th. •1983 GEORGE JONES I Am What I Am is the first Platinum album of his career on December 29th. •1993 MACK DAVID writer of Classic Bachelor in Paradise dies at 81 on December 30th. •2001 NEAL MCCOY and Wayne Newton are part of USO's Deliver America Tour for American troops at the Kandahar Airport in Afghanistan on December 30th.

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BEN HAROLD [KLIF/KXOL/KNUZ/KENR] (Knoxville, TN) Dear Jim, I was saddened to learn of the death of my friend, Bill Alford. Bill was one of the greats. He hired me from 1230 KNUZ when he became ND of 1070 KENR, tagging me to anchor afternoon drive news. He had a great sense of humor and was a fantastic guy! Some of my best memories of him include: He, myself, and the entire news crew from KENR covering the launch of the very first space shuttle (STS-1) at JSC. My little desk adjoined a reporter from Dutch World Radio. Bill and I later served on the board of Texas AP Broadcasters. That year, KENR (under his direction) won the AP's "Best Major Market Newscast" category. I have great memories of Bill, including some very funny stories. He will be missed. On a sidebar, I also hope all readers, as well as you and Lacy Girl had a very Merry Christmas and that everyone will have a blessed 2014. Ben Harold

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DUKE GILLELAND [Bob Wills Western Swing fan] (Belton, TX) Subject: Ray Price... First heard Ray on a juke box in a Sealy Texas pool hall in the 60’s at age 14. The Song was “Heartaches by the Number” and like the music of Bob Wills, would possess my music taste for life! Aaahhh yes, that Great TEXAS dance beat. Ray might have performed all over the country BUT his music was 100% TEXAS! Thank God he still inspires lots of younger bandleaders with that shuffle dance beat. THANKS Ray, it was one h*** of a party! And thank you Jim for remembering Ray at the end! Duke Gilleland; Belton Texas

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JIM MCCURDY [ex KORQ FM DJ, KTAB-TV news anchor] (Austin-Cedar Park, TX) My last newscast was in 1995 when I moved into the medical field. I worked with a guy who went to Dallas I think went by the air name of Johnny Dark (His real name was Jay Cagle or something like that?? I think he went to KFJZ? It wasn't the Johnny Borders Johnny Dark.) Fun memories of a time long ago that I consider a privilege of being a small part of. Keep up the good work that you are doing Jim! Thanks for keeping us old jocks apprised of what's going on in radio and the media today. I look forward to each issue of JRRR! Best to you and Lacy!! Jim McCurdy

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GUYANNE MCCALL [new DJ on KHLB FM - Country singer Darrel McCall's daughter] (Mason, TX) Mr. Rose, What an honor to hear from you! I am not quite sure what you want me to say but I will give it my best! I have grown up in the Country Music world with a father who is a Traditional Country Music Entertainer by the name of Darrell McCall. Country Music runs deep in my blood and I am very excited about my newest adventure in radio at KHLB 102.5 in Mason, Texas! I have not yet started on the airwaves but I am working on getting all of the music together for what will be my mid-day program. Charley Jordan (co-owner) of KHLB and I have worked together for numerous years in radio so it is much like a family with him and Tim Walker (co-owner) nick naming me "the Darling:)" being that I am the only female. Its like I have new brothers :) Much thanks! Guyanne McCall Dannheim

TRIVIA ANSWER: In 1940, Paul Galvin develops first handheld two-way radio, the Handie-Talkie, for the U. S. Army. Many communications technologies that we take for granted today are born in Motorola labs following World War II. In 1947 Motorola kicks off first television on sale for under $200. In 1956 Motorola introduces the world's first pager. In 1969 Motorola stocks radio and television equipment to televise Neil Armstrong's first steps on the Moon. In 1973 Motorola invents world's first handheld cellular phone. Today Motorola is one of the largest cell phone manufacturers in the world. It all begins with the car radio.

JOHN E. ELLIS (Austin, TX) Subject: Please subscribe me to Jim Rose Remembers Radio. Jim, I heard about you from Herb Skoog. I am no longer in radio but worked in the business for almost 20 years in Austin and Victoria. In Austin I worked at the old K98 back in the Dick Oppenheimer days and KEY 103/KMOW (an oldies reincarnation of KNOW). In Victoria I was part owner, General Manager and morning personality for 92.3 K-LITE/KVLT. Akitas are great dogs by the way.

EDITH WHARTON (January 24, 1862 - August 11, 1937) There are two ways of spreading light: to be the candle or the mirror that reflects it.

Jim Rose and Lacy

Houston, Texas - Laus Deo

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JIM ROSE REMEMBERS RADIO Issue #1263

WELCOME TO JIM ROSE REMEMBERS RADIO

December 27, 2013 [Friday]

Issue #1263

LACY AND I WISH YOU A HAPPY AND SAFE NEW YEAR!

ALL THE NEWS THAT IS NEWS

LOUISIANA SOLVES A&E'S DUCK DYNESTY MELEE A&E's mega TV hit show Duck Dynasty draws a staggering 11.8 million viewers. It is the #1 series in cable TV history. Duck Dynasty is produced near the Robertson family’s home in Ouachita Parish, LA. A recent GQ interview with family patriarch Phil Robertson creates a stir in the A&E corral. When A&E suspends Phil from the show indefinitely it awakens a sleeping giant. Jay Dardenne Louisiana’s lieutenant governor says the Duck Dynasty reality TV show is important to state tourism and can help the Robertson family connect with new producers if they do not reach agreement with A&E. A&E has nine of next season’s 10 episodes in the can. It doesn't need Robertson in front of a camera before March 2014. Stay tuned to this Bat channel.

GAMBLING'S FINAL WOR SHOW John R. Gambling‘s morning show on WOR-710 on Friday, December 20, 2013 brings to a close the continuous 88-year Gambling family radio dynasty. Bill O’Reilly, who is one of the guests who phones into Gambling‘s morning show mentions that over the years radio changes to become more like 'pitched warfare'. O’Reilly asks John if that is good or bad. Gambling responds: I think that it’s, ultimately, a bad thing. In thinking about that question and having been told that one of the reasons that people have listened to me and listened to all of the Gamblings is the civility. Other guests on Gambling’s final program include Donald Trump, Mayor Michael Bloomberg and Rudy Giuliani. The WOR crew presents the retiring John R. Gambling a brand new golf bag.

ZUCKER HAS BIG PLANS FOR THE NEW CNN After CNN scores its lowest ratings in more than a year with an average of just 385,000 viewers and only 95,000 in the key 25-54 demographic, CNN's new honcho Jeff Zucker says the 24-hour news network will involve less news and more attitude. In January 2013, Zucker, who is the former President and CEO of NBC Universal, takes over at CNN with a goal to broaden the definition of news. In November 2012, Zucker tells reporters: I think our competition today is anybody that competes for eyeballs and attention and produces non-fiction programming. News is about more than politics and war. I think ESPN owns sports, I think the Weather Channel owns weather, and I want CNN to own news and information.

FCC CONSIDERS NO MORE NFL TV BLACKOUTS Do you remember decades ago when the NFL decides to televise its football games? They wonder if there will be enough viewers to support it. NFL games on TV become extremely popular. Nearly 40 years ago, NFL team owners talk the FCC into blacking out home games that are not sell outs at the stadium. They forget that we tax payers help pay for their elaborate new stadiums. Plus, TV networks pay the NFL millions of dollars to carry their games. On Wednesday, December 18, 2013 the FCC takes one step toward repealing its blackout rule when its five-member commission votes unanimously to repeal the TV blackout rule. A few more steps remain. We hope for a final ruling in the first half of 2014.

TRIVIA QUESTION: Is Norman Lear one of the writers for TV's 1950s variety program Your Show of Shows? The answer appears below.

MOVERS AND SHAKERS

•HAPPY BIRTHDAY! Robert Tindle Christmas Day December 25th, Jonathan Fricke Saturday, December 28th and Mike Shannon Sunday, December 29th. •DAN MCNEIL CBS Radio WSCR-670 Chicago midday sports talk host returns after two months absence. •VIC RATNER retires on December 31, 2013 after 40 years on ABC News Radio. •KFUT-1270 Spanish Oldies Palm Springs-Thousand Palms, CA Desert Radio Group ejects to Fox Sports KFSQ-1270 at noon on Wednesday, December 18, 2013. •MIDWEST FAMILY BROADCASTING flips Oldies daytimer WHIT-1550 Madison, WI from Cumulus True Oldies to Classic Country Hank.

ENTERTAINMENT AND NEWS MILESTONES

•1953 ARTHUR KENT Canadian NBC TV journalist during 1991 Persian Gulf War Gulf War coverage gains nickname Scud Stud born on December 27th. •1962 JEFF BRYANT Academy of Country Music 1996 and 1998 top vocal group Ricochet's drummer born on December 27th in Pecos, TX. •1979 KNOTS LANDING premieres on CBS TV on December 27th. •1982 THE OAK RIDGE BOYS' Christmas album certifies Gold on December 27th. •1992 HARRY CONNICK, JR. caught with 9mm gun in NYC's JFK airport on December 27th. •2009 CLAY WALKER and wife Jessica have daughter Mary Elizabeth born on December 27th.

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BEVERLY BREMERS [Pop singer Don’t Say You Don’t Remember #15-1971/72] (Lake Forest, CA) Hi, I've sent you a Season's Greetings eCard. Click here to view: http://officegreeting.com/card/view/120924/7fa94a694ab5817443b0372b92095f0d/ Thanks, Beverly

DAVE MICHAELS [WSAI-1360/KONO-860/KBUC FM] (Dayton-Huber Heights, OH) Subject: Merry Christmas Eve Jimmy. Its going on 4:30am here and its 19 degrees with snow flurries as I look out the window. Dave

CHUCK DUNAWAY [WABC-770/KLIF-1190/KILT-610] (Houston-Katy, TX) Subject: Elvis Christmas 1957...I was at KILT (610) in Houston and happy to play these Christmas songs on the radio... The top selling Christmas album of all time, Jordanaires and E on piano. (www.youtube.com/watch?v=ROpqaec5hIM)

BOB GRANT [Robert Hanger - legendary East Coast DJ] (San Angelo-Abilene, TX) Subject: Greetings. Best wishes for a very Merry Christmas from BOB & Sonny Lee, out in far west Texas.

TONY WILLIAMS [WKY-930/KRLD-1080/Metro Traffic] (Dallas-Richardson, TX) Merry Christmas, Jim and Lacy, and a Happy New Year. Tony and Scooter

DR. BRUCE NELSON [KFTX FM 97.5 GM/AM Drive DJ Retired on 12/31/2010] (Corpus Christi, TX) Subject: Jim Rose Remembers Radio (#1262) December 23, 2013 [Monday] Tidings of comfort and joy for Christmas and a Happy New Year Jim!!!!! Dr. Bruce

ROBERT TINDLE [Radio Engineering Professional] (Tyler-Lufkin, TX) Merry Christmas and Happy Holidays to You and Lacy!

STEVE CUMMING [ex ABC oldies-KLIF-570-WBAP-820] (D/FW, TX) Jim. I hope it's a good new year for those of us still in radio and for those forced out. It's crossed my mind that we should be thankful to the Man Upstairs. Had we been born 100 years earlier or later, we would have missed radio altogether. Merry Christmas! Steve Cumming; Station Manager, North Texas Radio for the Blind (NTRB) Austin Information Radio (AIR) a service of Reading & Radio Resource, Dallas (www.readingresource.org)

JOANIE GREEN-GALLO [Longtime Houston, TX DJ/traffic reporter] (Tulsa, OK) Subject: Lacy turns 9 on November 1, 2013. Jim, Ohmahgoodness! That is getting up there for an Akita! I guess you can look on the bright side; she's in a loving home with a loving person who dotes on her and that is what keeps those four feet prancing and tail waggin'. And Lacy does the same for you. Happy birthday! Crossing into a new decade, how terrific! I'll be 63 in Feb. I don't feel it...I packed 8 42 gallon trash bags with leaves that dumped on the driveway and back patio ~ I've got a slight twinge in my back, but overall am not too worse for the wear (knock wood) ~ I'll see how I feel in the morning. Well, it's getting late and as good as the Dick Powell film noir that's on TV is, I'm going to call it a night...I'm yawning. Talk with you later, Joan

TRIVIA ANSWER: Norman Lear's TV writing career begins in 1950 as a writer on The Ford Star Review and The Colgate Comedy Hour. He is not one of the writers on TV's 1950s variety program Your Show of Shows. But twenty years later, Norman Lear and Bud Yorkin team up to create All in the Family starring Carroll O'Conner (Archie Bunker), Jean Stapleton (Edith), Rob Reiner (Meathead) and Sally Struthers (Gloria). From 1968-1979, Norman Lear is a writer on all 209 All in the Family episodes. Other writers on Your Show of Shows who later rise to stardom on their own include Carl Reiner, Woody Allen and Mel Brooks.

JOAN PATE-DAY [late Sam Pate's sister] (Cedar Creek Lake, TX) Subject: Ray Price. Whoops here comes the soap box. Sam (Pate) told me he wondered if anyone would remember him when he died. His funeral service was standing room only. Same as you my friend. When you die it will be standing room only. (did that make you laugh) You have so many friends even you do not know them all and I am proud to be one of them.

GENE WATSON (Farewell Party #5-1979) When my friends gather 'round For my, farewell party Want you, pretend you love me?

Jim Rose and Lacy

Houston, Texas - Laus Deo

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WELCOME TO JIM ROSE REMEMBERS RADIO

December 23, 2013 [Monday]

Issue #1262

MERRY CHRISTMAS FROM LACY AND JIM

ALL THE NEWS THAT IS NEWS

SUPERJOCK DECIDES TO LEAVE THE BUILDING Larry Lee Blankenburg's first radio position is on KCID-1490 in Caldwell, ID. His radio name comes from Notre Dame Quarterback Johnny Lujack. Larry Lujack says that he is the morning DJ because the morning DJ makes the most money. In April 1967, Larry lands on WCFL-1000 in Chicago. Just four months later he jettisons to WCFL's Top 40 chief competitor, WLS-890. In 1972, WCFL-1000 snares Lujack for four more years until it flips to Beautiful Music. He teams up with Tommy Edwards on WLS for 11 years. In 1987, he retires from radio. In 2000, radio snags him for six more years. In May 2008 he appears on the WLS-890 Rewind reunion weekend. Larry Lujack dies of cancer at 73 in Santa Fe, NM. (http://youtu.be/BXs9_QLNCmE)

A&E SUSPENDS DUCK DYNESTY STAR One of America's most popular cable TV shows is Duck Dynasty about the Robertson family of West Monroe, LA. Duck Dynasty is an instant TV hit. We viewers love each member of the Robertson family who express their strong beliefs in God and the Bible. On Thursday, December 19, 2013 cable TV network A&E 'suspends' Phil Robertson from the show because of his comments in a GQ interview. After A&E suspends Phil Robertson, of the Duck Dynasty TV show, restaurant chain Cracker Barrel posts on its social page on Friday night that it will no longer carry A&E's Duck Dynasty brand merchandise but it will continue to carry the Robertson family's Duck Commander Products. Salute! Cracker Barrel. A&E: aefeedback@aenetworks.com.

CBS SHAKES AND RATTLES SPORTS IN PHILLY AND HOUSTON CBS Sports jars WIP FM (94.1) Philadelphia, PA & KILT-610 Houston, TX with drastic new lineup adjustments. WIP FM afternoon co-host Glen Macnow negotiates a new contract, but he will not return to afternoons on WIP. Glen's new pact places him on Saturday mornings with Ray Didinger, also on sister News KYW-1060 Reporters Roundtable and WIP/WPHT’s pre and postgame coverage of the Philadelphia Phillies. Rob Ellis replaces Macnow in afternoons with Anthony Gargano. Josh Innes. who co-hosts afternoons at sister Sports KILT-610 Houston fills Ellis’ night spot. Sean Pendergast who is with Gow Communication Yahoo Sports KGOW-1560 since 2007 replaces Innes with co-host Rich Lord on KILT-610.

AMERICA'S LONGEST RUNNING RADIO SHOW HOST Folk singer, songwriter and author 93 year old Oscar Brand logs 68 continuous, record-breaking years on the radio. Brand's Folksong Festival program on NYC public radio WNYC-820 shatters all records for radio longevity. In his career that spans well over 60 years, Oscar pens at least 300 songs plus releases nearly 100 record albums which contain mainly Canadian and American patriotic tunes. Oscar Brand's Folksong Festival on WNYC-820 debuts on December 10, 1945 and airs every Saturday night at 10 pm in New York City. The Guinness Book of World Records logs Oscar Brand's Folksong Festival as the longest-running radio program with the same host.

TRIVIA QUESTION: Which one of the Fathers of Television invents the first all-electric television transmitter image dissector? The answer appears below.

MOVERS AND SHAKERS

•HAPPY BIRTHDAY! Andy Waldrop & Janet Yancey (Arch's wife) on Thursday, December 26th. •KHMX FM CBS Radio Mix 96.5 Houston, TX brings in the Atom Smasher & Shawnda McNeal on mornings starting Monday, January 6, 2014 from South Central Hot 96FM in Evansville, IN/Owensboro, KY. •DISNEY/ABC TV Katie Couric's syndicated TV talk show, Katie, ends two-year run after this season. •MICHAEL SAVAGE's Savage Nation returns to PM Drive 3-6 pm on over 200 Cumulus stations including powerhouses WABC (New York), WLS (Chicago), WBAP (Dallas), WMAL (Washington), KSFO (San Francisco) and WJR (Detroit).

ENTERTAINMENT AND NEWS MILESTONES

•1951 JOHNNY CONTARDO Sha Na Na lead singer appears in hit musical Grease as Johnny Casino and the Gamblers born on December 23rd in Boston, MA. •1968 TAMMY WYNETTE's album Stand By Your Man releases on Epic records on December 23rd. •1970 U.S.S.R. performs nuclear test on December 23rd. •1984 THE JUDDS single Why Not Me mines Gold at #1 in Billboard Country on December 22nd. •1994 CHARLES SHIRLEY Jazz sessions arranger dies at 74 on December 23rd. •2003 CRAIG MORGAN's Stars for Stripes Tour in Kuwait on December 23rd is 1st Middle East concert for American G.I.s during Christmas.

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PAT MCGOWAN [Engineer-In-Charge NCP SS-4 New Century Productions] (Chandler, AZ) Subject: Larry Lujack. Hi Jim, Hope this finds you and Lacy well and ready for the Holidays. I'm sure you've heard by now, but just in case you have not, very sad news last night about the passing of "Superjock" Larry Lujack of cancer at the age of 73. Growing up in Chicago he was our voice and the icon of the BIG 89 WLS. RIP. Patrick McGowan; Engineer-In-Charge; US Mobile Units NEP (www.nepinc.com)

KEN DOWE [CEO Service Broadcasting #1 KKDA FM (104.5) / EVP McLendon Corp. #1 KLIF-1190] (Dallas, TX) Subject: Fwd: Chicago Tribune - Larry Lujack, legendary Chicago DJ, dies. Jim, FYI. A really...talented man...Ken (http://my.chicagotribune.com/#section/-1/article/p2p-78608802/)

CHUCK DUNAWAY [ex WABC-770, KLIF-1190, KBOX-1480 & KILT-610] (Houston-Katy, TX) I thought you might want to know about this. Radio Personality, Larry Lujack, dead at 73, of esophageal cancer. R.I.P. Larry. I opened my email from Tom Daniels and sent the info about Larry (Lujack) passing away before I saw the blurb in your sheet. I might have known you’d have the news. Have a great day my friend. Chuck

FR. BOB TOMLINSON (Jacksonville-Lake Striker, TX) Subject: Larry Lujack. Jim I've just been reading the sad news of the death of 'SuperJock' Larry Lujack. Listening to air checks and reading his book had a major influence on my radio career. I had a chance to meet him two times, once in New Orleans and Chicago. In New Orleans I was in an elevator with him and Don Imus. It was non stop laughs a gags all the way to the top floor. A night I'll never forget. RIP Uncle Lar. Blessing to you and Lacy and Merry Christmas, Bob Tomlinson

BOB FORD [ex KZFX FM, KLOL FM, KSRR FM, KAUM FM, KXYZ-1320] (Galveston, TX) Subject: Tom Neumann / KZFX Houston. Hi Jim...I was saddened to learn of the passing of a friend, and former colleague of mine...Tom Neumann on November 30th. Tom and I worked together at KZFX - Z107 Houston back in the early nineties. He took over my midday shift when Crash (Stewart) and I began hosting mornings in 1992. After I left the station in 1993...I lost touch with most of the folks there. One day, a couple of years ago...I was strolling through the Galveston Home Depot. I heard a Home Depot guy talking to a customer. I know that voice...went around the corner...and it was Tom Neumann! I hadn't seen him in almost twenty years! We talked for almost an hour. On Z107 he hosted the "All Request Lunch Hour" everyday. From what I'm gathering...cancer got the best of him. He was a great guy...and will be missed. Merry Christmas, Bob Ford (www.bobfordproductions.com)

TRIVIA ANSWER: German technician, inventor and TV pioneer Paul Julius Gottlieb Nipkow paves the way in 1884 with his patent for sending moving pictures by wire. John Logie Baird of England and Charles Jenkins inventor from Dayton, OH both improve on Nipkow's system.

MIKE SHANNON [ex WBAP-820] (Dallas-Mesquite, TX) Subject: Next DFW Radio/TV Lunch Bunch scheduled for Sat Jan 4, 2014! Barring another ice storm, we're set for the first Lunch Bunch of the new year on Saturday, January 4, 2014. We'll gather again at Humperdink's, NW Hwy between 35E/Stemmons and Loop 12/Walton Walker between noon and 3pm. Same deal as usual...casual, come-and-go as you please, each person pays for their own. Hope you can make it! And Merry Christmas and Happy 2014 to each one of you. Your friendship and support are irreplaceable and deeply appreciated. All my best...Mike Shannon (www.dfwRetroplex.com)

H.L. Mencken [July 26, 1920] On some great and glorious day, the plain folks of the land will reach their heart's desire at last and the White House will be occupied by a fool and complete narcissistic moron.

Jim Rose and Lacy

Houston, Texas - Laus Deo

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WELCOME TO JIM ROSE REMEMBERS RADIO

December 20, 2013 [Friday]

Issue #1261

ALL THE NEWS THAT IS NEWS

THE CHEROKEE COWBOY RIDES NO MORE Billy Mack Jr., Ray Price's family spokesman, tearfully reports that Price passes away at 87 on Monday afternoon, December 16, 2013 at his ranch outside Mount Pleasant, TX. Billie Perryman, wife of family friend Tom Perryman, who is a DJ on KKUS FM in Tyler, also confirms his death. Ray Price, one of Country music's most popular and influential singers and bandleaders with more than 100 hits one of the last living connections to Hank Williams, is no longer with us. In the early 1950s, Ray and Hank are roommates in Nashville, TN. Price gives breaks to some of Country music's biggest stars like Willie Nelson, Roger Miller and Johnny Paycheck. In 1996, forty years after his first hit, Ray Price elects to the Country Music Hall of Fame.

ANOTHER PIECE OF OLD HOLLYWOOD DEPARTS The Los Angeles Times reports that Oscar winner Joan Fontaine dies at 96 on Sunday, December 15, 2013 in her home in Carmel, CA. The exquisitely smooth as silk 1940s actress Joan Fontaine who scores an Oscar for her role in Alfred Hitchcock's Suspicion also is well-known for her lifelong feud with her famous older sister actress, Olivia de Havilland who wins an Oscar for her role in 1939's movie classic Gone With the Wind. Joan de Beauvoir de Havilland is born on October 22, 1917 in Tokyo. Her mother is actress Lillian Ruse. Fontaine gains a nomination as best actress for her role in Hitchcock's film version of Daphne du Maurier's romance novel Rebecca (1940), plus, three years later a nomination for Edmund Goulding's The Constant Nymph.

ADMIRERS PURSUE VANISHING LATE NIGHT HOST Jay Leno the most watched late-night TV host will be without a TV job in February 2014 when NBC hands over The Tonight Show reins to Jimmy Fallon. Some unlikely suitors already pursue Jay for other opportunities. Does NBC TV make another serious mistake like the one when they replace Leno with Conan the barbarian? The only person who thinks that Jimmy Fallon is funny is Jimmy Fallon himself. This is a reminder of the terrible mistakes the GOP makes with their last two candidates for President. Among those who pursue Jay is CNN President Jeff Zucker who seeks Leno for a late-night or primetime show on his network. Others include Tribune, American Idol producer Core Media Group and former NBC chief Jeff Gaspin.

BIONDI'S ANNUAL TOY DRIVE IN FULL SWING Beginning on December 14, 2013 Chicago, IL's legendary radio personality, National Radio Hall of Fame member and WLS FM nighttime DJ Dick Biondi hosts his annual toy drive to collect gifts for underprivileged local area children. This is Dick Biondi's 22nd year for his annual holiday toy drive for children. Over the years Biondi's annual toy drives are on WJMK FM, WJMK HD2, WZZN FM and WLS FM. For the past five years, Biondi's toy drives are at Stratford Square Mall in Bloomingdale. But for 2013 Biondi's toy drive takes place at the Block Thirty Seven mall at 108 N. State Street in Chi-Town. The event kicks off on December 14th with living radio legend Dick Biondi greeting fans at the WLS FM booth from 10:00am to 8:00pm.

TRIVIA QUESTION: When is the first nationwide network television newscast? The answer appears below.

MOVERS AND SHAKERS

•HAPPY BIRTHDAY! Gary Allyn, Dr. Bruce Nelson and Derrill Holly on December 21st. •LARRY LUJACK legendary Chicago DJ dies at 73 on Wednesday, December 18, 2013. •WFAA TV ABC CH 8 Dallas, TX scores 2014 Alfred I. DuPont Best Investigative Reporting award from Columbia University’s Graduate School of Journalism. •MICHAEL HORN Imaging Director since 1995 on WBBM FM Chicago, IL plus CBS stations in New York, Houston, Pittsburgh and Phoenix leaves the building. •TOD CASTLEBERRY exits Lincoln Financial Media Sports Talk WAXY-790 [The Ticket] Miami, FL.

ENTERTAINMENT AND NEWS MILESTONES

•1953 KWTV TV CBS CH 9 in Oklahoma City, OK begins broadcasting on December 20th. •1967 DUANE PROPES Little Texas bass player (God Blessed Texas #4-1993) born on December 17th in Longview, TX. •1975 THE EAGLES recruit Joe Walsh to join the group on December 20th. •1982 DON LAW legendary Columbia record producer (Ray Price's For the Good Times) dies on December 20th in La Marque, TX. •1997 DAWN STEEL first female major Hollywood studio head (Flashdance and Fatal Attraction) dies at 51 on December 20th. •2003 GARY ALLAN's video Songs About Rain debuts on CMT on December 20th.

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BRUCE BUCHANAN [radio air name Jim Edwards] (Naples, FL) over the years i worked at kxyz houston, kono, woai, ksaq, kity, klls san antonio, kxol, kfjz, kmgc, knus, kvil dallas, klzz san diego, kall, klcy salt lake city, kkcw portland, kmjc denver, kmet chicago, the mix charlotte, kstt davenport, wrmf palm beach, waxy miami, wksf asheville, wcls, whfi detroit, wvic, wils lansing, whnn bay city, wfbg altoona, wtcm traverse city. also a few years with a jingle house, CRC, in dallas and Atwood- Richards in new york city...plus news director and anchor on wpbn tv traverse city. my favorite radio stories include the "incredible magic christian" (many of those) and going into klzz at midnight with a colt .45 to remove some staffers that had taken over the station after being given notice of a format change.

JAY West [KILT-610/KODA FM/KRIO-910] (Houston, TX) Happy holidays to each of you. In case you've wondered where I've been last couple of months...here's the scoop. About week before Thanksgiving I was admitted to Hospital completely anemic and lethargic. I was unable to walk or even get up from a chair. My heart rate was rather low (around 42). It was decided I needed a pacemaker to up my heart rate, but I said no !!!!. After a week in hospital with blood transfusions I was well enough to come home. I missed Thanksgiving with my family but came home shortly thereafter. That lasted only a few days, and I began to slip again. This time the doc's INSISTED I get a pacemaker...so I was back in the hospital for pre-op, and then the pacemaker surgery. After a week's stay after the surgery, I was sent to Hospital Re-hab for three (3) weeks, and just got home yesterday (Tuesday, Dec, 17th). It's been hell, but hope this is the fix I've needed for long while. Merry Christmas to everyone of you..my friends. Hope to hear from you when time allows. Much love everyone, Jay West

JOAN PATE-DAY [late Sam Pate's sister] (Cedar Creek Lake, TX) Subject: Ray Price. Sad news of Ray Price. He has a voice lovers feel even more in love when hearing. The so called country singers of today I don't care to hear, as half the time I can't understand a word they say. I wonder if in 50 years anyone will even recall them. But those like Ray Price we will be hearing their songs for many years after they are gone. That is if the radio stations get smart and start playing them. I attended many of Ray's shows and never once do I remember him screaming and jumping all over the stage. He did not have to as his voice was all needed. Thank you Ray for many years of your golden voice. And thanks to your precious family for sharing you all of the years you were on the road.

ROBERT TINDLE [Radio Engineering Professional] (Tyler-Lufkin, TX) Subject: Bill Alford Obituary. Jim! I noticed in The Lufkin News Obituary section that Bill Alford of Nacogdoches, Texas passed away on November 12, 2013 at age 65 after a 3 year battle with lung cancer. Bill was born in Houston, Texas and started his career in broadcasting at KIKK Radio. Bill then went into a very successful career in Television news and earned many prestigious awards for his work. Bill anchored the news at several East Texas television stations as well as television stations in some major Texas cities as well. Thanks, Robert Tindle

TRIVIA ANSWER: In 1950, the name of CBS TV's nightly news becomes Douglas Edwards and the News. In September 1951, CBS TV's Douglas Edwards and the News is the first network news to broadcast all across America from shore to shore. When CBS TV first reaches the west coast, Douglas Edwards greeting is Good evening everyone, coast to coast. In 1962, when Walter Cronkite replaces Edwards, CBS TV renames Douglas Edwards and the News to The CBS Evening News. Until he retires on April 1, 1988 Douglas remains with CBS News in various daytime television newscasts plus radio news broadcasts.

CHARLES GEORGE (Dallas, TX) Subject: Jim Hall. The fabulous Jazz Guitarist, Jim Hall passed away this week. I liked his work both as a sideman as a leader. I enjoyed his version of Concerto Aranjeuz, Joaquin Rodrigo. The other well known Jazz version being on Sketches Of Spain, Miles Davis.

RAY PRICE (January 12, 1926 - December 16, 2013) Don't look so sad. I know it's over. But life goes on and this old world will keep on turning.

Jim Rose and Lacy

Houston, Texas - Laus Deo

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December 16, 2013 [Monday]

Issue #1260

ALL THE NEWS THAT IS NEWS

COUNTRY SINGER ENTERS FINAL DAYS Since the 1950s we Ray Price fans enjoy his big hit tunes like Crazy Arms (#1 for 20 weeks-1956), Heartaches by the Number (#2-1959), Danny Boy (#9-1967) and For the Good Times (#1-1970). During the 1950s Ray's tunes are mostly twin fiddle two-step dance songs. But in 1967 with Danny Boy he ushers in new Pop style ballads with lush violins. So sorry to report that one of our all time favorite singers Ray Price has pancreatic cancer. Ray's wife of 45 years, Janie, says that her 87-year-old husband enters what she calls his final days. Price decides against receiving any further aggressive treatment and returns to his ranch in Mount Pleasant, TX. You can send a card to Ray Price at POB 1986, Mt. Pleasant, TX 75456.

HARSH ICY WEATHER SPRINGS RADIO TO ACTION Radio Ink reports about a remarkable radio person who gives his all to his community NextMedia Operations Manager Jason Taylor of KMKT FM (Katy Country 93.1). When ice storms barrel through North Texas and Southern Oklahoma and the Sherman-Denison, TX area Jason bunkers down in the radio control room throughout the chilling weekend to aid thousands of truckers and travelers as they attempt to ease their way up and down US 75 between Texas and Oklahoma stranding many for over 10 hours in freezing weather. Taylor tells Radio Ink: When you know that the things that you and your coworkers are telling listeners, and sharing in social media could very well save a life, even just one, it makes everything you do worth it.

MARTHA FIRES 100 EMPLOYEES IN TIME FOR CHRISTMAS Many us remember way back in March 2004 when a jury finds Martha Stewart guilty on all four counts of obstructing justice and lying to investigators about a well-timed stock sale. On Friday, July 16, 2004 Martha Stewart is sentenced to five months in prison for obstructing a federal securities investigation. The multimillionaire businesswoman receives the lightest sentence possible under federal guidelines. The New York Post reports that on Thursday, December 12, 2013 just in time for Christmas, Martha Stewart fires about 100 members of her Martha Stewart Living Omnimedia staff. Don't blame Martha. This is the first major downsizing move by her company’s new CEO, Daniel Dienst.

ANOTHER NEW RADIO NAME POPS UP IN MOTOWN WDRQ FM broadcasts from the Fisher Building just north of downtown Detroit, MI from its antenna located at the intersection of 10 Mile and Greenfield Roads in suburban Oak Park. After it struggles in the Detroit, MI radio ratings battle, Cumulus flips WDRQ FM Variety Hits (Doug FM 93.1) to Country music as Nash FM 93.1 to go up against CBS Radio Country giant WYCD FM 99.5 which leads the Detroit radio market with a 7.9 share. In the November 2013 Nielsen PPM ratings, WDRQ FM ranks 18th in the Detroit market with a 2.5 share. Before its long rumored format make over to solid Country tunes, WDRQ FM now spins non-stop Country Christmas music. In January 2014 the all new Country WDRQ FM Nash FM 93.1 emerges.

TRIVIA QUESTION: In 1957, what TV news anchor has the single largest audience of any news medium? The answer appears below.

MOVERS AND SHAKERS

•HAPPY BIRTHDAY! Bill Cordell on December 16th & Tony Bridge on December 17th. •BRAD BOOKER succeeds departing morning hosts JB Hager & Sandy McIlree on Entercom Hot AC KAMX FM (Mix 94.7) Austin, TX. •BERNICE KEARNEY takes the place of retiring Jim Boyle as News Director of KSAT TV ABC CH 12 San Antonio, TX. •WFFG FM Pamal Country (Froggy 107.1) Corinth, NY swaps frequencies with WKBE FM Hot AC (The Point 100.3) Warrensburg, NY at 7pm on December 26, 2013 to increase its coverage. •WGN-720 Tribune News/Talk/Sports Chicago, IL raises over $554,000 for November 17, 2013 tornado victims.

ENTERTAINMENT AND NEWS MILESTONES

•1952 SUSAN ESTRICH political commentator for Fox News born on December 16th. •1963 JEFF CARSON 1996 Academy of Country Music Video of the Year award winner born on December 16th in Tulsa, OK. •1975 ONE DAY AT A TIME 1st broadcast on CBS TV on December 16th. •1984 ANNE MURRAY & DAVE LOGGINS single Nobody Loves Me Like You Do scores #1 in Billboard Country on December 15th. •1990 KUSW Super Power commercial shortwave radio in Salt Lake City-Murray, UT final radio broadcast on December 16th. •2004 GEORGE STRAIT's album 50 Number Ones certifies Quintuple-Platinum on December 16th.

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RED JONES [2008 Georgia Radio Hall of Fame - retired on June 15, 2011 [W] after 63 years in radio] (Carrollton-Tallapoosa, GA) Subject: Ray Price leaving hospital. Country music legend Ray Price leaving hospital for Mount Pleasant home, leaves final message for fans Posted by Marshall Stephens From East Texas Medical Center: Country Music Hall of Fame member and American country music singer Ray Price, 87, plans to leave East Texas Medical Center in Tyler today to go to his home in Mt. Pleasant for home hospice care. Price was diagnosed in 2011 with pancreatic cancer, and despite aggressive treatment, the cancer has recently spread to his liver, intestines and now his lungs. Price and his wife of 45 years, Janie, decide to not pursue any further aggressive treatment. "Ray...my beloved husband has entered the final stages of his cancer that he has battled for 25 months...he has strong convictions and great faith in God....return home to spend his final days on his beloved ranch surrounded by the comfort of his home, family and friends." Price wanted to give a final message to his fans. "I love my fans and have devoted my life reaching out to them. I appreciate their support all these years and I hope I haven't let them down. I am at peace. I love Jesus. I'm going to be just fine. Don't worry about me. I'll see you again one day."

JEFF MACK [McClain-KULF/KILT FM/KENR/WNOE/WYYN/KNUZ] (Cleveland, TX) Here's one for the record books. By the time I graduated from high school, Bob (White) was gone and a new PD by the name of Bill Young from Waco was running the ship. My dream of working at KILT-AM never happened, but I was very fortunate to work for other great stations like, KULF, KILT-FM, KENR, WNOE, WYYN, KNUZ and others during 25 years of my radio career. I never had a day I couldn't wait to get to work. I loved every minute of it. I really miss the people I worked as much as the business itself. I worked with some great talents through the years and learned a lot from each and everyone of them. In 1988 I left my last radio job at KNUZ and became self employed in a small video production business. I'm sure I wouldn't recognize the inside of a control room any more. Gotta say, it would be fun just to fall back in time and run a few sets on the radio playing a little Rock N Roll! Keep up the great work my friend, Jeff "Mack" McClain

BUD BUSCHARDT [former Director WFAA TV CH-8, ABC satellite radio PD/host] (Dallas, TX) Jim, Charley Van (WFAA-Dallas, TX) was a fun person. Typical radio guy though. He and Tony Lawrence used to play pranks on the staff and especially on George Kent, the record librarian. I remember one day when they came back from lunch (back in the days when people did not lock their cars) they set everybody's radio dials to 570. I also remember when "A Horse With No Name" by America was released, he added it to the playlist immediately. He liked that record! Bud

LESLIE WAYNE HODGES [previously KRCS-550 DJ] (Marshall, TX) Subject: KLBK Lubbock Jim, will you let Jay Weaver know I was on air at KLBK AM and FM Lubbock August 1978 to August 1979. It was a mystic experience. Effortless felt like my 3 or 4 hour air shift lasted all of thirty seven seconds. I was pleasantly fatigued after my on air shift then slept like I was drugged for twelve hours. Leslie

TRIVIA ANSWER: Douglas Edwards with the News (August 15, 1948-62) at 7:30 pm original title is CBS Television News. On December 18, 1957, Variety reports that Douglas Edwards with the News has the single largest audience of any news medium. It reaches 33,975,360 viewers per week and 14,156,400 viewers per day. Variety says that this eclipses all other television news shows plus all newspapers and news magazines. It the first television program to use videotape.

CHARLES GEORGE [Ham radio KC5RAI] (Dallas, TX) Subject: Third Class ticket. I had a third class ticket when it expired and was renewed they gave me an Operators Permit. I still have that though now the more important license for me is my Amateur Radio License, I am a Tech so don't have all the privileges like my friend KT5A and others but I enjoy the ones I have. There was a Mel Price, who taught at ETSU, Commerce. I think he also worked at KSST 1230 and I had a letter from him for a reception report for KDXE (FM). Charles George, KC5RAI

GERALD R. FORD [38th U.S. President] (July 14, 1913 - December 26, 2006) I watch a lot of baseball on the radio.

Jim Rose and Lacy

Houston, Texas - Laus Deo

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December 13, 2013 [Friday]

Issue #1259

ALL THE NEWS THAT IS NEWS

SPORTS RADIO HOST WALKS OUT From 1986-93 Glen Macnow is a sports reporter for The Philadelphia Inquirer until he joins WIP-610. On September 2, 2011 WIP-610 begins to simulcast on the former Rock WYSP FM (94.1). Since March 25, 2008 Macnow co-hosts the Gargano & Macnow show on WIP FM from 1pm-6pm. On Sunday, December 8, 2013 prior to the Philly Eagles- Detroit Lions NFL game, Glen hosts the pre game show at the Linc. According to the CBS affiliate’s website, Macnow is to be on-the-air as scheduled on Monday. But after 20 years as co-host on Sportsradio WIP-610/WIP FM Macnow, while live on the air at Chickie’s and Pete’s, hugs his co-host Anthony Gargano and walks off the set at 4:40 pm over a contract dispute with WIP FM.

WHAT'S IN A NAME? Radio thinkers of our times need to find more worthwhile things to do. The name game radio gimmick of calling a radio station Bob or another guy's name is as silly as the words in our first school book reading primer. When I hear the word Bob I think of a fishing cork that bobs when a fish nibbles at the bait. In June 2010, WILV FM rebrands itself as Chicago's Rewind 100.3 with Feel good favorites from the 80's and more. Let's play follow the leader. This comes after sister-station WREW FM in Cincinnati, OH does a similar rebrand in 2009. In October 2013, WREW FM comes to its senses and drops its Rewind logo. On December 1, 2013 WILV FM wakes up and drops Rewind for just plain old Chicago's 100.3. Perhaps 2014 brings another new radio name.

RADIO RAISES MONEY FOR SLAIN POLICE OFFICER On Sunday afternoon, November 3, 2013 Oregon City Reserve Officer Robert Libke (41) responds to a 911 call of an armed man outside a burning house. The gunner shoots Libke above his right eye. Officer Libke dies from the gunshot wound. Alpha's KUPL FM (The Bull 98.7) North Plains, OR; Duke’s Bar & Grill and Team Latus Harley Davidson raise over $6000 at a benefit concert for the family of the fallen Police Officer. The show at Duke’s Bar & Grill features several performers plus a special appearance by Kimberly Maus of Fox CH 12. A 19 year old Police Cadet from North Plains, OR opens the concert with The National Anthem. Slain Officer Robert Libke leaves behind his wife, Wendy, who is six months pregnant and on bed rest.

FRIDAY THE 13TH In Western and Eastern superstition, many consider Friday the 13th as an unlucky day. Two older superstitions: consider thirteen is an unlucky number and Friday is an unlucky day. Put them together and we might experience mayhem. In 1907, author Thomas W. Lawson's popular novel Friday, the Thirteenth, a crooked and crafty entrepreneur takes advantage of the superstition when he creates a Wall Street panic on a Friday the 13th. The date Friday the 13th is also a series of twelve horror slasher movies, plus TV show, novels and comic books. The movie series features fictional character Jason Voorhees, who as a boy drowns at Camp Crystal Lake because of camp staff negligence. Decades later, Camp Crystal Lake is cursed with a series of mass murders.

TRIVIA QUESTION: When does Walter Cronkite replace Douglas Edwards as CBS TV evening news anchor? The answer appears below.

MOVERS AND SHAKERS

•HAPPY BIRTHDAY! Ed Brandon retired long time KTRK TV Chief Meteorologist on December 11th. •RADIO DISNEY sells KRDY-1160 San Antonio, TX & KDIS FM (99.5) Little Rock, AR to Salem Communications for $2 Million. KRDY-1160 joins Christian Preaching KSLR-630 & Conservative Talk KLUP-930 in Salem’s San Antonio cluster. •SAM BELILTY moves on up from ND at KWEX TV Univision CH 41 San Antonio, TX after 6 years to be new ND of KUVN TV CH 23 Unvision Dallas, TX. •MARK ADAMS VP of Music Programming CBS Radio in Houston, TX is Clear Channel's new VP of Music Programming of its eight Portland, OR stations.

ENTERTAINMENT AND NEWS MILESTONES

•1953 KOAM TV CBS CH 7 in Pittsburg, KS/Joplin, MO begins broadcasting on December 13th. •1963 TY ENGLAND ex Garth Brooks guitarist goes solo in 1994 (Should've Asked Her Faster #3-1995) born on December 5th in Oklahoma City, OK. •1979 JON HALL star of one of my favorite TV series Ramar of the Jungle (1952-55) dies at 66 on December 13th. •1989 TAYLOR SWIFT multi-Platinum singer-songwriter born on December 13th in Reading, PA. •1996 MAE BARNES Jazz-Blues singer dies at 89 on December 13th. •2001 MARTINA MCBRIDE's video Blessed debuts on CMT's Most Wanted Live on December 12th.

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JEFF THOMPSON [ex NBC NEWS, 30 Rockefeller Plaza-Chairman & CEO Thompson Communication Breakthroughs] (Greensboro/Winston-Salem, NC) Even More coincidences, Jim. Yeah, sometimes those fans can be annoying....or entertaining! It's also funny Jim, that in the late 50's, just a little while before you got to San Antonio...I was just up the highway in Austin attending the University of Texas AND working to pay my way through school at several Radio stations, first as a reporter on the schools' outlet, Radio KUT, where I was also doing a nationally syndicated Celebrity interview program...then as a D.J. at the all Jazz station KAZZ-FM. Then after I got married, I helped put Radio KASE on the air, and was a DJ. PLUS for a while I was program director Still in Austin before moving south to KXYZ in Houston in 1960, I even worked as a performing musician on Lady Bird Johnson's stations, KTBC, Radio & TV. There I even sang and recorded their station-break ID jingles. Just thought you might enjoy some of the story and pix, Jim. - JT

SONNY RAY STOLZ [ex KIKK-650] (Houston, TX) Subject: Just Learned Today about Jaroslav Vodehnal (Jerry Hill). To Those Who May Have Known Him (and Who May Not Have Heard). Did not know that Jari had been killed October 03 by an 18-wheeler. We worked together in the mid-1960s at KWHI Radio in Brenham. He went on to a successful video career and was well-liked and respected for his talent and personality. He will be missed by his friends and the industry. He went by Jerry Hill in his early radio days, but Jaroslav Vodehnal was known all around Houston for his video productions over the years. For now, his daughter Wendy is keeping his (social) page active for those who care to post something. - Sonny

DR. JEFF CUNNINGHAM [former KXOL-1360 engineer] (Austin-Kyle, TX) Just a note to let you know that Bill Bradford, the KSST owner/GM, passed away last night (Monday, December 9, 2013) at age 93. While he lived a long life, he also lived a FULL life and left nothing on the table at the end. Jeff Cunningham, DC, MA Kyle, TX (www.zoesplaceclinic.com) / (www.myspace.com/drjeffcunningham)

JOHN DENNEY [ex KPRC/KPRC TV/KODA/KXYZ] (Greenville, TX) Subject: Bill Bradford Death. Jim, In 1960, right after graduating from high school, I went to Sulphur Springs and KSST to apply for a job. Mr. Bradford gave me some copy to read and then left me alone. After reading the copy, he came back in, listened to the tape, and pointed out a few mistakes, like "library" is not pronounced "lie-berry." I left KSST feeling rather hopeless that I would ever have a career in radio. But then, two months later, he called and offered me a job. I couldn't believe it, but I had to turn him down because by then I had paid me fees to go to Baylor. But that call from him meant more to me because it meant that I could work in radio. I could do it. A few years later, I started at KGVL in Greenville, went to Houston to KXYZ, KODA and then into television at KPRC. After a thirty year career in radio and television, I have never forgotten Bill Bradford.

TRIVIA ANSWER: Douglas Edwards begins as CBS Television News anchor on May 3, 1948. On April 16, 1962 Walter Cronkite replaces Edwards as CBS TV evening news anchor. Douglas continues as a CBS TV news reporter. Scott Pelley is current CBS TV evening news anchor.

JAY WEAVER [ex KCUL-1540/KBUY-1540/KPCN-730] (DFW-Hurst, TX) Jim - I guess I spent too much time around radio journalists that tried to be professional and sound professional. I still prefer well presented news by a person that has the voice of a journalist. Bob Schieffer sounds like a hick when compared to so many, even local people. As I said, I guess he has something that got him where he is, but he is not what I like to listen to. When it comes to news, I never cared for the way I sounded. Jay

NORMAN MAILER (January 31, 1923 to November 10, 2007) If a person is not talented enough to be a novelist, not smart enough to be a lawyer, and his hands are too shaky to perform operations, he becomes a journalist.

Jim Rose and Lacy

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December 09, 2013 [Monday]

Issue #1258

ALL THE NEWS THAT IS NEWS

TWO THUGS THREATEN RADIO HOST WPRO-630 Providence, RI morning talk show host John DePetro files a complaint with local cops in reference to two men he does not know who threaten him outside the radio studios on Tuesday morning, December 3, 2013. Apparently the duo is upset about DePetro's comments in connection with a labor union protest that occurs in September 2013. The Providence Journal reports that DePetro gives his opinion about union leaders after a union protest at a fundraiser for State General Treasurer Gina Raimondo that intimidates attendees and prevents others from attending. DePetro reportedly puts down the female union leader with harsh words.

IS THE NFL ANTI GUN? Fox cable TV sells out its upcoming Super Bowl with ads that reach as high as $4.5M each. In comparison, CBS TV averages just under $4M per spot for the 2013 Super Bowl. According to executives, most Fox 30-second ads go for about $4 million, but prices climb to as high as $4.5 million for the last few remaining spots. Fox wants even more revenue because it pushes other opportunities during live streaming and on cable to advertisers interested in being part of the big game. But when Daniel Defense wants to run its classy ads during the Super Bowl the NFL says No! because Daniel Defense manufactures firearms and firearm accessories. According to the NFL: Firearms, ammunition or other weapons are prohibited. Along with football games the NFL now has a political agenda, too.

FEMALE JOURNALISTS PLAY RUSSIAN ROULETTE A recent study of 875 women from all over the world by the International News Safety Institute and the International Women’s Media Foundation claim that 64% of females face intimidation, threats or abuse while at work. This survey covers all forms of media; the majority of whom are newspaper reporters. The report claims that 25% of the respondents say that the most common form of intimidation, threats or abuse is 'Abuse of power or authority'. Next is 21% who cite Verbal, written and/or physical intimidation including personal threats. At 18% is Attempts or threats to damage reputation or honor. The survey also uncovers that 46% of female journalists experience sexual harassment.

RUSH IS ON THE MOVE Clear Channel relocates Rush Limbaugh in three major markets. In Los Angeles and San Francisco, CA CC moves Rush Limbaugh off an established station to anchor a new station and help build it up. CC makes similar moves in Boston, Houston, Pittsburgh, plus other spots on the dial. In New York, Clear Channel moves Rush off Cumulus WABC-770 and places him on WOR-710 that it recently buys. Radio Ink reports that in January 2014, CC Los Angeles flips Limbaugh from KFI-640 to KTLK-1150 as The Patriot AM home of Los Angeles Conservative Talk radio. The same thing happens in San Francisco. Rush advances from KKSF-910 to KNEW-960. In Houston, TX Rush Limbaugh is a staple on KTRH-740 from 11am-2pm.

TRIVIA QUESTION: When does The Huntley-Brinkley Report replace John Cameron Swayze's Camel News Caravan? The answer appears below.

MOVERS AND SHAKERS

HAPPY BIRTHDAY! Moses Druxman (Cal's son) on December 7th. •PETER BOLGER 30-year programming vet most recently Clear Channel Director of AM Programming at News-Talk WOAI-1200 and Sports KTKR-760 [The Ticket] in San Antonio, TX replaces Tracy Slutzkin as new Operations Manager/Program Director of WLS-890 in Chicago, IL. Tracy remains on board as APD/Executive Producer. •KWBT FM Edwards Media Rhythmic CHR (The Beat 104.9) Waco-Bellmead, TX relocates to 94.5 on December 31, 2013. •MIKEY V joins WXKS FM [KISS 108] Boston, MA as its new 7pm-midnight DJ plus Creative Coordinator.

ENTERTAINMENT AND NEWS MILESTONES

•1953 GENERAL ELECTRIC fires all Communist employees on December 9th. •1968 MERLE HAGGARD records Hungry Eyes & Silver Wings on December 9th in Hollywood, CA at Capitol Recording Studios. •1979 FULTON J. SHEEN archbishop/religious broadcaster dies at 84 on December 9th in New York City. •1980 WAYLON JENNINGS' single Theme From The Dukes Of Hazzard (Good Ol' Boys) goes Gold on December 9th. •1995 VIVIAN BLAINE star of Guys and Dolls dies at 74 of heart failure on December 9th. •2003 TOBY KEITH's album Shock'n Y'all goes Gold, Platinum & Double-Platinum on the same day December 9th.

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DAVE MICHAELS [former WSAI-1360/KONO-860/KBUC FM] (Dayton-Huber Heights, OH) Subject: Jim Rose Radio Trivia. When I was in Dallas at Elkins ( to get the First ticket-1966 ) on Inwood Rd. I rented a room from a Window lady in Highland Park. I went out to the KLIF Tower Site: very impressive. The daytime pattern was huge Daytime was 50,000 watts, after dark down to 1,000 watts. I remember the night guy was Chuck Boyles Over - talk call in show. KLIF 1190 KLIF in Dallas... Pams I think! Its 20 minutes before 9 this is KLIF 20/20 Double Power News (maybe Brad Messer & Williams) this is going back over 40 years ago...what a great sounding News Dept and Jock line up. Dave Michaels - KONO KBUC WSAI

DR. JEFF CUNNINGHAM [ex KXOL-1360] (Austin-Kyle, TX) Subject: Bill Bradford. Jim: Bill Bradford is the owner/GM of KSST in Sulphur Springs. He is a pioneer in small town radio and has always been pretty much high on my list of people due to the fact that he got me started in radio as a lad and hired me full time when I was ready. He is now 93 and his health has taken some hits recently. This is from his daughter, Kelly: "As a broadcaster, my dad has never been really been a man of few words -- but a stroke 2+ weeks ago changed that. Even with the efforts of many caring medical professionals, it looks like he won't regain what the stroke took. The Lord is blessing us with some beautiful moments we will treasure forever." Brad was very important in the development of the EBS system to the point that the NAB honchos were meeting and asked him what he thought they should say so people wouldn't get alarmed. He advised them to say "This is only a test". And they did. He is on the wall of honor, whatever that is, in the TRHOF. If there is anybody that should be on center stage there it is Bill Bradford. Jeff Cunningham, DC, MA Kyle, TX (www.zoesplaceclinic.com) / www.myspace.com/drjeffcunningham)

MIKE SHANNON [former WBAP-820 news] (Dallas-Mesquite, TX) Subject: 12/7 Lunch Bunch cancellation! Watching for bad weather. THANK YOU for bird-dogging this! I usually get quite a few who tell me they learn of the gathering each time via JRRR. I'll save my comments about Texas weather, but I believe this is the first time in 10 years that we've had to cancel one of these. More later...and thank you again! Mike (www.dfwRetroplex.com)

ROBERT TINDLE [Radio Engineering Professional] (Tyler-Lufkin, TX) Subject: Yates Media stations in Lufkin, Texas. Jim! It was announced today that Bob May has been appointed GM of the 5 Yates Media stations in Lufkin and will be operating them as "Pentagon Broadcasting" and in the process of purchasing them. Steven Yates is in Polk County jail for multiple violations of parole. Do you know who Bob May is? Thanks, Robert Tindle

TRIVIA ANSWER: On October 29, 1956 The Huntley-Brinkley Report (sometimes known as The Texaco Huntley-Brinkley Report) as NBC TV's network flagship evening news program replaces the Camel News Caravan with John Cameron Swayze as its anchor. Chet Huntley is the New York City anchor while David Brinkley is behind the Washington, DC desk. On July 31, 1970 Huntley and Brinkley end their final newscast together. Until 1981, Brinkley is co-anchor or commentator on Nightly News until he exits for ABC News on its new weekly Sunday morning news program This Week. David Brinkley dies in 2003. Chet Huntley passes in 1974.

IRA 'Eye' LIPSON [former KZEW FM AOR The Zoo] (Dallas, TX) Subject: Wondering. Wondering if anyone else has kept their 3rd class radio telephone operator permit. I still have mine, issued back in 1977, and just can't bear to throw it out. Ira “Eye” Lipson; Certified Media Hotshot; Dallas, Texas USA (www.Lipsonworks.com)

REBECCA WEST (1892-1983) Journalism is the ability to meet the challenge of filling space.

Jim Rose and Lacy

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December 06, 2013 [Friday]

Issue #1257

ALL THE NEWS THAT IS NEWS

TRINITY TV FOUNDER DIES Outfitted with a Central Bible Institute and Seminary theology degree in Springfield, MO along with his broadcasting background and religious training Paul Crouch creates an enormous television and satellite-delivered faith-based ministry to millions of fans throughout the entire world. Paul's broadcasting background which begins on the CBI campus radio station leads to a part time announcing position on KRSD-AM Rapid City, SD. He moves on up to PD. Next, Crouch becomes manager of KRSD TV NBC CH 7 in Rapid City. In 1961, the Assemblies of God church appoints Paul as head of their new TV and film production department. In 1973, along with his wife, Jan, Dr. Paul Crouch founds Trinity Broadcasting which amasses a worldwide ministry of several TV stations.

ANOTHER MSNBC HOST EXITS AFTER DEFAMATORY COMMENTS MSNBC TV afternoon talk show host, Martin Bashir, who is a former co-anchor of Nightline leaves MSNBC after a meeting with its President Phil Griffin. Martin Bashir resigns from MSNBC after he makes scathing on-air comments about Sarah Palin in November 2013. Bashir apologizes and flees for two weeks on a so-called vacation. When MSNBC takes no disciplinary action against him, criticism mounts. You may remember that MSNBC recently boots Alec Baldwin because of his alleged anti-gay slur hurled at a photographer. MSNBC sits still and allows public pressure to build to the point where the only way to control the damage was to sever its relationship with British journalist, Martin Bashir.

J.B. CLOSES IN ON HIS HUNT As we earlier report in JRRR, J.B. Hager who is a radio force in Austin, TX for almost 20 years exits his morning show position on FM Mix 94.7 on November 25, 2013 when station management fails to renew his contract after nearly 18 years on the air there. Hager retorts: I’m not done. Alan Kirshbom, VP/MM of Entercom Austin which owns Mix 94.7 reports that in October he informs Hager that his contract is about to run out but J.B. decides to take himself off the show after completing some promotional events. Both J.B. and his longtime co-host Sandy McIlree's contract runs through the end of 2013. Hager says that he’s been glued to the phone with his agent and a new radio deal is coming very soon.

BRENDA STILL ROCKS AROUND THE CHRISTMAS TREE In 1958, 13 year old Brenda Lee strolls into Owen Bradley’s Quonset Hut studio with Nashville, TN's top musicians guitarists Hank Garland and Harold Bradley, pianist Floyd Cramer (Last Date #2 for 4 weeks), boss bass man Bob Moore, drummer Douglas Kirkham plus the wailing saxophone of Boots Randolph (Yakety Sax) to record Rockin’ Around the Christmas Tree. In 1960, Lee racks up #1 Pop hits with her singles I’m Sorry and I Want to Be Wanted as well as a third release of Rockin’. Brenda Lee is only female artist to induct into both the Rock and Roll and Country music Halls of Fame. On December 8, 2013 Rockin’ Around the Tree with Brenda Lee at Nashville's St. Cecilia Academy Theater benefits its Academy Fine Arts drive.

TRIVIA QUESTION: What other TV show does The Honeymooners influence ?

MOVERS AND SHAKERS

•HAPPY BIRTHDAY! Gene Thomas and Dixie Howell on Wednesday, December 4th. Norm Uhl on December 9, 2013. •BRUCE LOGAN exits Clear Channel Media & Entertainment after 17 years as new VP/Programming and Operations Manager of CBS Radio's six-station Houston, TX cluster which includes KILT FM. •JERRY BOULDING urban radio vet dies at 75 in his Los Angeles, CA home on Thanksgiving evening, November 28, 2013. •RADIODISCUSSIONS.COM radio-themed Web message board formerly Chicago-based Radio-Info.com suddenly shuts down immediately because of its inability to monetize the website.

ENTERTAINMENT AND NEWS MILESTONES

•1956 PETER BUCK guitarist with Alternative Rock band REM born on December 6th. •1967 GARY ALLAN (Smoke Rings In The Dark #12-1999) born Gary Herzberg on December 5th in Montebello, CA. •1976 COLLEEN HASKELL TV producer/actress born on December 6th. •1984 WAYLON JENNINGS, Willie Nelson, Johnny Cash and Kris Kristofferson record Highwayman on December 6th at Nashville's Moman Studios along with guitarist Marty Stuart. •1996 PETE ROZELLE NFL commissioner dies at 70 on December 6th. •2002 TRAVIS TRITT & RAY CHARLES duo for hour of music on December 6th on CMT Crossroads.

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JEFF THOMPSON [ex NBC NEWS, 30 Rockefeller Plaza-Chairman & CEO Thompson Communication Breakthroughs] (Greensboro/Winston-Salem, NC) Now "Segue" 2 decades forward, and I'm broadcasting at a major station in Houston, KXYZ Radio. At 5 p.m. Nov. 21, 1963, I am at Houston's Hobby Airport, when Air Force One lands carrying the President and First Lady. Vice Pres. LBJ and Lady Bird Johnson, had landed first on Air Force 2. All four came down their planes stairs greeting and shaking hands with many of us in the front row of the crowd assembled. I shot 8 mm film of the event, (which the FBI later confiscated for several weeks after the assassination...then returned it to me). That was only 20 hours before the President was killed!. JFK was in Houston to honor our Congressman Albert Thomas, who was extremely powerful in getting NASA's Spacecraft Center located there. Later that night, they all flew to Ft. Worth, then Dallas the next morning, for the parade past the Texas School Book Depository (another coincidence for me, since a block earlier along the parade route, I took music lessons as a teenager...and also received a talent contest application from the Book Depository address.) Later, Jeff Thompson

BILL BRAGG [Voice of BIG TEX 2002-12] (Dallas-Richardson, TX) Back to KPCN. Do you remember the "Don't Drink The Water" sign in the Men's Room? While the old Studio/Transmitter location is now in the heart of Grand Prairie, Texas; we didn't even have "running water" in those days. We had a well and a pump out back; but the water was only safe for flushing. And what about the coat hanger loop with the flashlight bulb attached? The RF from the transmitter out back would cause the filament to glow. You always knew that transmitter was ON; but there was not a speaker to let you know if your record had run out. I almost got fired when Bo Powell's herd of goats got loose. I had forgotten to shut the gate when I arrived for work. I remember too when Irene Runnells (of KBOX fame) took over and changed the call letters to KKDA. She called a Staff Meeting and went around the room, pointing to everyone and shouting "YOU'RE FIRED"! When the grounds keeper asked "what about me", she thought for a moment and replied "You're fired too"! Keep up the good work! Bill Bragg *** YESTERDAY USA *** 24/7 OLD TIME RADIO SHOWS LIVE SHOWS AT 10:30 PM EST. *** 31 years of 24/7 Service *** (www.yesterdayusa.com)

JIM MCCURDY [ex KORQ FM DJ, KTAB-TV news anchor] (Austin-Cedar Park, TX) Subject: Michael Henry Martin. Jim, I worked with Mike from 1966 through 1970 when I entered the realm of TV, and was a news anchor for about 30 years. Had offers to go to larger markets like Dallas, Houston and Atlanta, but chose to stay in Abilene and raise my family. It was a good way for me to work my way through college at McMurry and stay out of the Vietnam Draft :o) Keep up the good work that you are doing Jim! Thanks for keeping us old jocks apprised of what's going on in radio and the media today. I look forward to each issue of JRRR! Best to you and Lacy!! Jim McCurdy

MIKE SHANNON (Dallas-Mesquite, TX) Subject: Sat's radio/TV "Lunch Bunch" is CANCELED. We are canceled for this Saturday. I know Harold Taft always said, "Don't forecast snow until you see it", but I think we can safely say that driving conditions are going to be hazardous from Thurs night through the weekend. we may try this again on Sat, January 4, 2014. Mike [www.dfwRetroplex.com]

TRIVIA ANSWER: The four main characters of The Honeymooners (1952-1957) are the inspiration of the four main characters in The Flintstones (1960-1966).

ROBERT TINDLE [Radio Engineering Professional] (Tyler-Lufkin, TX) Subject: Thank You Jim! Thank You so much for your continued Newsletter for the Broadcast Industry! Broadcast Engineering Magazine is no more and Billboard does not touch the subjects that you do so You and Lacy keep up the good work! You are officially in the TRHOF (Tindle Radio Hall of Fame)! Thanks again, Robert Anthony Tindle- Engineering and Operations, Lufkin, Texas

RICKEY HENDERSON (December 25, 1958 - p) If you look at some of the people in the hall of fame, my numbers are compatible.

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December 02, 2013 [Monday]

Issue #1256

ALL THE NEWS THAT IS NEWS

THE HONEYMOON IS OVER! From October 1, 1955–September 22, 1956 one of my favorite TV shows of all time is The Honeymooners. Its 39 episodes star Jackie Gleason (Ralph Kramden), Art Carney (Ed Norton), Audrey Meadows (Alice Kramden) and Joyce Randolph (Trixie Norton) with Jack Lescoulie as its announcer and Sammy Spear as musical director. In 1966, CBS TV revives The Honeymooners with Sheila MacRae as Alice Kramden and Jane Kean as Trixie Norton. In the 1940s Jane works with Gleason in vaudeville. She is born on April 10, 1923 in Hartford, CN. Kean performs with her sister Betty on The Ed Sullivan Show. Jane Kean dies on Tuesday, November 26, 2013 at Providence St. Joseph Medical Center in Burbank, CA after a fall that leads to a hemorrhagic stroke.

THE SOONER STATE LOSES A JEWEL Maggie Stokes begins her journalism career as a reporter and later morning and midday anchor on KTEN TV Denison, TX. She moves on up to KOTV TV CH 6 in Tulsa, OK as Web news anchor and next as morning reporter and fill-in anchor. In December 2009, Maggie joins KOCO TV CH 5 in OKC, OK as a weekday traffic reporter and quickly becomes its morning anchor. On Wednesday, November 27, 2013 Stokes signs off at the ABC affiliate to move to Florida to be with her fiancée, former KOCO TV anchor and current WSVN TV CH 7 Miami/Ft. Lauderdale reporter, Brandon Beyer. Her co-anchor Wendell Edwards sighs: It’s a sad day for us here at KOCO five news. We have to say goodbye to my co-anchor Maggie Stokes who’s leaving to get married.

CHINA STEALS AMERICA'S TV WRITERS China brings back older and underemployed writers from America's Golden Age of Television like The Mary Tyler Moore Show and Kojak into their booming TV market. E! Entertainment co-founder Larry Namer, CEO of Chinese production company Metan, organizes about 2,000 older American writers to create content for Chinese TV. Namer tells THR: While China's media business is developing at a rapid pace, core skills of storytelling are lacking. We believe Metan will fill this void. Namer teams with Art Eisenson and David Gittins to head a group of writers who pen such hits as Miami Vice, Hart to Hart and Murder, She Wrote. Eisenson says: This allows older writers to get their mojo back. We understand television.

ELVIS IS STILL THE KING! On Friday, November 29, 2013 a Rock and Roll Hall of Fame and Museum in Cleveland, OH exhibit opens with Elvis Presley Enterprises that includes more than 40 Elvis Presley artifacts on loan by his Graceland mansion in Memphis, TN. On January 8, 1935 Elvis is born in Tupelo, MS. On August 16, 1977 he dies at 42 of a heart attack at Graceland. The Elvis Presley Trust manages his assets. Feast your eyes on The King's walnut-size 41-carat ruby and diamond ring, a 25.5-carat opal ring and a sapphire pinkie ring. It takes the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame until 1986 to finally induct Elvis the Pelvis plus they call him the undisputed King of Rock and Roll. Who are these jug heads? We Elvis Presley fans know as far back as 1956 that he is the undisputed King of Rock 'n' Roll.

TRIVIA QUESTION: In The Honeymooners why does Jackie Gleason pat himself on the stomach? The answer appears below.

MOVERS AND SHAKERS

•HAPPY ANNIVERSARY! Jim McCurdy former TX radio-TV legend celebrates 1 year of sanity at University Federal Credit Union. •HAPPY BIRTHDAY! Bob Edwards and John Wesley Ryles December 2nd. •CNN Nielsen November, 2013 ratings down in key 25-54 demographic -62% in primetime and down -59% for total day viewing. •MSNBC Nielsen November, 2013 ratings down -45% in viewers down -52% in demo. MSNBC primetime loses half its viewership more than half (-57%) in the demo. •WLIT FM Clear Channel Chicago, IL AC [My FM 93.9] goes all Christmas music.

ENTERTAINMENT AND NEWS MILESTONES

•1958 KNOP TV NBC CH 2 in North Platte, NB begins broadcasting on December 2nd. •1964 BUCK OWENS records I've Got A Tiger By The Tail and Cryin' Time on December 1st at the Capitol Recording Studios in Hollywood, CA. •1978 NEIL DIAMOND & BARBRA STRIESAND's single You Don't Bring Me Flowers bags #1 on December 2nd. •1989 RANDY TRAVIS' single It's Just A Matter Of Time snares #1 on December 2nd in Billboard Country. •1992 WQXR-1560 in New York City flips calls to WQEW-1560 on December 2nd. •2000 LONESTAR's Lonely Grill is its first Triple-Platinum album on December 1st.

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JEFF THOMPSON [former NBC NEWS, 30 Rockefller Plaza-now Chairman/CEO of Thompson Communications] (Greensboro/Winston-Salem, NC) Gosh Jim, you and I have some common upbringing in Oak Cliff, suburb of Dallas. It was different years, but your stories indicate to me that I'm a good deal older than you. But the JFK assassination coincidental aspects are similar! As a kid I lived in Oak Cliff at 405 W. 9th Street, perhaps only a couple of blocks from where Dallas Police Office J. D. Tippet was shot on 10th street, and only about 3 long blocks from the Texas Theatre, on Jefferson Blvd. where Lee Harvey Oswald was captured. Like you, my family and I had enjoyed scores of movies in that theatre over the years. Just thought you'd appreciate the coincidental parts of our lives in Texas and Dallas. Later, Jeff Thompson

TONY WILLIAMS [former WKY-930/KRLD-1080/Metro Traffic] (Dallas-Richardson, TX) After I left the traffic shift, Jim (Prewitt) took it, and when he left Mike (Shannon) took it. I was never so bored in my life. Sacking groceries would be more interesting. All the people at Traffic.com or later Traffic Pulse were let go after it merged with another company. Traffic reporting is dying out. KERA, the NPR station here, dropped it a few weeks ago. Almost all the planes and helicopters are grounded here. Aviation fuel is just too expensive. I refused to fly in those death traps. The lunch crowd tries to meet every three months. The next is December (2013). It's oldtimers. No young people go. Most have been retired for years. T

ROBERT TINDLE [Radio Engineering Professional] (Tyler-Lufkin, TX) Subject: One of the FCC Filings that I told you a while back I would be involved in has now been filed! Jim! I will be doing Engineering and operations work for John [Walton of Walton & Johnson Show]. I can give you his E-mail if you have other questions. He likely will not be ready to announce any other details yet. That station covers from the Louisiana state line to Channelview!

UNIVISION spins off Spanish CHR KPTY FM (Tu Musica 104.9) Winnie, TX to John Walton's Excel Media for $525,000. It's Walton's first radio station.

GUYANNE MCCALL [new DJ on KHLB FM - Country singer Darrel McCall's daughter] (Mason, TX) Mr. Rose, I would love to be a subscriber to your newsletter just let me know what I need to do! This is my e-mail address from home until I begin my "employment" with KHLB so you may contact me here. Sign me up! I will keep you in the loop and I look forward to bringing Traditional Country Music to KHLB in Mason! Wish me luck! Much Thanks! Guyanne McCall Dannheim

CHUCK DUNAWAY [previous DJ on WABC-770, KLIF-1190, KBOX-1480 & KILT-610] (Houston-Katy, TX) Subject: more. Jim; As a follow up to the story about the warren Commission. I received a call at my home a few days later from the FBI wanting to know how my phone number was in Jack Ruby’s phone/address book. I simply explained that Ruby brought sandwiches to the KLIF (1190) studios from time to time would visit with the Jock on duty. He would write Carousel Club on the big blackboard we had in the control room and ask us to plug his club. Gordon McLendon apparently didn’t mind so we’d do it as a favor to Jack. That address book is in the Kennedy collection at the national Museum in Washington, DC. It is with the material that is cataloged and stored in the Museum basement that requires you to sign a register to see. Now you know most of the rest of the story. Chuck

TRIVIA ANSWER: In The Honeymooners Jackie Gleason rarely likes to rehearse. When he happens to forget his lines, to alert cast members, he pats himself on the stomach. Audrey Meadows is the only cast member who receives residual payments for the show during her entire life. Her shrewd manager who becomes her husband, Joe Hecht, predicts the possibilities of reruns. Her contract stipulates that if the show ever airs in future time slots, she will be paid royalties. This is history in the making because royalties are now standard that directors, actors, writers, and voice actors get paid for each reshowing of a TV episode.

MICHELLE DEAN PLUNK [late Jim Travis' daughter] (Marble Falls, TX) Hi Jim, Thank you Jim Rose for your wonderful input on your Jim Rose Remembers radio!!! ;) I enjoy reading! (www.pamperedchef.biz/mdeanplunk) / (www.marykay.com/mplunk)

MEISTER ECKHART (December 18, 1259 - December 16, 1327) If the only prayer you said was thank you, that would be enough.

Jim Rose and Lacy

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November 29, 2013 [Friday]

Issue #1255

LACY AND I WISH YOU A HAPPY AND JOYOUS THANKSGIVING!

ALL THE NEWS THAT IS NEWS

RADIO GIANT MEETS FINAL WATERLOO Radio legend Ron Ruth who begins his radio career in San Antonio, TX becomes a familiar face at the RAB passes away at 75 on Saturday, November 16, 2013. In 2011, Ron ends his 19 years at the Radio Advertising Bureau to become a consultant. On his way up the radio ladder in Boston, MA Ruth shares a small apartment with two other aspiring jocks, Jack Burns and George Carlin. Jack Burns replaces Don Knotts' Barney Fife on The Andy Griffith TV show. Of course former KXOL-1360 DJ George Carlin is one of our most favorite comedians. Ron Ruth concludes: I soon realized I had no talent for being on-air, so I talked the GM into letting me sort of get into sales. Radio consultant Kent Burkhart tells Radio Ink: Ron's smile will not be forgotten!

SMART ALEC LOSES SHOW One might ask what accolades does Alec Baldwin possess. Exactly what are his badges of honor? Well, Alexander Rae Baldwin III is an American actor who appears on film, stage and TV sets. Alec's performance in the 2003 movie The Cooler grants him an Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor nomination. From 2006 to 2013, as Jack Donaghy on NBC sitcom 30 Rock he wins two Emmy Awards, three Golden Globe Awards and seven Screen Actors Guild Awards. But some might label him as smart Alec because of his hot-headed actions. After his homophobic outburst at a paparazzo outside his New York City apartment, NBC cancels Alec Baldwin's low-rated MSNBC news program Up Late. Baldwin’s last part in Up Late has a 41% drop from its October 11, 2013 debut.

MILLER'S TIME SLOT ADVANCES With the onslaught of big changes after Westwood One merges with Cumulus Media it creates a Conservative Talk syndication shuffle. In January 2014, Dennis Miller now 10am-1pm ET show moves into the 12noon-3pm day part. Dennis' move to the new timeslot places him right up against Rush Limbaugh. Miller also gains live clearances on Cumulus KLIF-570 Dallas, TX; KCMO-710/KCMO FM (103.7) Kansas City, MO plus others. Both KLIF-570 and KCMO-710 currently air Cumulus’ Mike Huckabee from 12noon-3pm. Radio Ink reports: The Mike Huckabee Show on radio, heard three hours a day on over 200 radio stations across the country since April of 2012, will conclude its run with the end of the final show on Thursday, December 12 (2013).

RADIO FOLKS HAVE NO SECURITY Yes, we radio vets know that our times on each radio frequency are at the whims of owners and GMs who get their kicks firing radio personalities. But today we face yet another breech of our security. No one has any hint of security anymore. Our government now spies on every word that we type in our email plus our personal Web sites and places them inside a vast storage vault for possible future use against us. It takes Edward Snowden to alert Americans and the world that NSA spies on all of us. Edward is the modern day Paul Revere but he has to flee to Russia for his life. NSA's surveillance opens the doors for storage companies like Spider-Oak who has a clever way to avoid handing over customer information through government subpoenas, or otherwise.

TRIVIA QUESTION: When does Edward R. Murrow's first See It Now documentary news program air on CBS TV? The answer appears below.

MOVERS AND SHAKERS

•HAPPY BIRTHDAY! Dan McCurdy November 25th, Kay Clarkson November 27th and Chuck Dunaway December 1st. Salute! •CRAIG WAY afternoon host of The Sports Buffet on Clear Channel KVET-1300 (The Zone) Austin, TX is finalist in The National Sportscasters & Sportswriters Association's Texas Sportscaster of the Year award. •ENTERCOM aces JB of the JB & Sandy morning show after 17 years on KAMX FM (Mix 94.7) in Austin, TX. •GERALDO RIVERA Cumulus talk personality exits national syndication. His 10:00 am to 12:00 noon ET program will be heard exclusively on WABC-770 in NYC beginning January 1, 2014.

ENTERTAINMENT AND NEWS MILESTONES

•1953 WSIX TV ABC CH 8 in Nashville, TN begins broadcasting on November 28th. •1961 JIMMY DEAN and comic Jack Benny in audience on November 29th for The Grand Ole Opry at Carnegie Hall with Patsy Cline, Marty Robbins and Faron Young to benefit the Musicians' Aid Society. •1976 GODFREY CAMBRIDGE comedian actor (Watermelon Man - 1970) dies at 43 on November 28th. •1985 GEORGE STRAIT's Greatest Hits album certifies Gold on November 22nd. •1999 GENE RAYBURN game show host on Match Game dies at 81 on November 28th. •2007 GARY ALLAN's Greatest Hits album goes Gold on November 29th.

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BEN HAROLD [ex KXOL-1360, KENR-1070] (Knoxville, TN) Subject: thanksgiving. hi jim, i just wanted to take a moment to personally wish you and lacy girl a very happy thanksgiving. remember the "good old days" when NO stores were open on thanksgiving? this part (below) you can use in the newsletter, if you want, because it really has stuck with me through all these years: Throughout my career, I can't remember NOT working at some radio station on Thanksgiving or Christmas. However, one of those Thanksgivings is happily stuck in my memory. It happened at KXOL 1360-AM during the top-40 days. I, sadly, can't recall the jock's name I was doing news for, but we were tagged with working the midday/afternoon shift that day. A woman listener called in to say that she was bringing us some food, since we had to work on the holiday. I guess we figured it was going to be a turkey sandwich or something. When we answered the door, she hauled in a HUGE Thanksgiving spread, including a whole turkey, with ALL the trimmings. WOW! What an outstanding memory...AND...it happened at KXOL! best regards, old friend, and please pet lacy girl for me! ben

CHUCK DUNAWAY [previous DJ on WABC-770, KLIF-1190, KBOX-1480 & KILT-610] (Houston-Katy, TX) Subject: memory. Jim; My birthday is a couple of weeks after yours so...Happy birthday my friend…you’re still a young man from my perspective. I noted all the memories of the day Kennedy was shot in Dallas and my memory is about the same as most of those. My bigger memory is after the shooting of Kennedy and the way I came to be mentioned in the Warren commission’s report. I was home watching TV when Jack Ruby was telecast, live on Dallas TV, shooting Lee Harvey Oswald. Jack was a frequent visitor to KLIF (1190) and most of the Jocks knew him well. I immediately recognized Jack, as the shooter. Ken Dowe dropped by the house moments later and I told Ken that I just witnessed Ruby shoot Oswald. Ken was called before the commission and told them the story. That’s how my name got into in the commission report. Chuck

BILL BRAGG [Voice of BIG TEX 2002-12] (Dallas-Richardson, TX) Subject: KPCN MEMORIES. Hi Jim: First, Happy (belated) Birthday! And your great articles always make my day; Thanks so much! The note from "The Big R" Randy Ryder of KPCN, brought back a flood of fond memories! "Command Ranch Radio" (as Shooting Newton" would say) was my first job in Radio. I was working at the all new KTVT (TV) Dallas studios during week days and pulling weekends at KPCN. When KTVT started building that Studio, I would stop by every day; because I lived nearby. I soon learned what time the "Big Wigs from Ft. Worth" would make their daily inspection; and I was always there to beg for a job! WOW, that was 42 years ago! *** YESTERDAY USA *** 24/7 OLD TIME RADIO SHOWS LIVE SHOWS AT 10:30 PM EST. *** 31 years of 24/7 Service *** (www.yesterdayusa.com)

JIM GOUGH ['Mr. Texas'-movie actor-voice actor] (Austin-Liberty Hill, TX) Subject: Jim Rose Remembers Radio (#1253) November 22, 2013 [Friday] I was working as an art director for a Dallas Agency the day JFK was killed. Like so many I was standing on the street while the motorcade passed at the corner of Lemmon and Turtlecreek. I returned to my desk, turned the volume up on my little radio and heard "shots fired on the motorcade" The following days were unbelievable! Jim Gough

TRIVIA ANSWER: On November 18, 1951 the legendary Edward R. Murrow televises his first See It Now documentary news program on CBS TV with a larger staff and better facilities than Douglas Edwards' news program. From 1952-1955, the 30 minutes See It Now runs sometimes in regular timeslots. But until 1958 it occasionally airs in other time slots as special programming. See It Now plays off the success of Edward R. Murrow’s radio show, Hear It Now, on Fridays at 9 pm from December 15, 1950-June 15, 1951.

MARCEL PROUST (July 10, 1871 - November 18, 1922) Let us be grateful to the people who make us happy; they are the charming gardeners who make our souls blossom.

Jim Rose and Lacy

Houston, Texas - Laus Deo

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November 25, 2013 [Monday]

Issue #1254

ALL THE NEWS THAT IS NEWS

JFK ASSASSINATION IS A SPIRAL In the mid 1950s three Dallas Times Herald paper routes keep this school student mighty busy. However, in the 9th grade Wyatt's grocery store offers 50c an hour as a sacker/package out boy. Each year my pay increases: 50c, 75c, 90c and by the time that I'm a senior at the brand new Kimball high school my pay leaps to $1 an hour. Wyatt's grocery store's address is in the 2000 block of South Beckley Avenue in Oak Cliff the home of KLIF-1190. In November 1963 the accused assassin of President JFK rents a room for $8 a week at 1026 North Beckley Avenue which is maybe 10 blocks away from that Wyatt's grocery store. Superior insurance company offer $220 a month as a full time bookkeeper which is located on President JFK's parade route.

LHO KILLS A DALLAS COP While he patrols the streets of Oak Cliff, Dallas police officer J.D. Tippitt spots a guy walking on the sidewalk who matches the description of the accused assassin of President JFK. As the officer exits his squad car to question the mysterious man, his suspect whips out a revolver and shoots officer Tippitt to death. Police trace the shooting suspect to the Texas Theater on Jefferson Avenue. Over the years, many times we visit the Texas Theater to watch movies. Cops capture Lee Harvey Oswald inside the Texas Theater. Ironically, officer Tippitt along with his wife and two sons live in a new brick home not too far away from where I grow up. So, even though he is not a true Dallasite JFK's assassin has tremendous ties to the huge Oak Cliff section of Dallas, TX.

KATIE IS A YAHOO YO-YO Katie Couric reminds us of a yo-yo that bounces back and forth on a string. The Washington Post reports on Saturday, November 22, 2013: After transitioning from the "Today" show to CBS News, and finally to ABC News, Couric is now planning a major switch to an online Yahoo show. According to another report: While Katie is renewable at its current ratings level, the cost of producing it - including Couric’s annual $20 million salary makes renewing it challenging. Broadcasting & Cable files this report on Saturday, November 22, 2013: Katie Couric is negotiating her exit from ABC News, where she serves as a special correspondent, and is headed to Yahoo.

LATEST ANDY KAUFMAN STUNT IS HOAX Cult comedy star Andy Kaufman dies at 35 of lung cancer at Cedars Sinai Medical Center in Los Angeles, CA on May 16, 1984. Many years ago, Andy's son Michael describes how he discovers that his dad plans to fake his death in 1984 and reappear on Christmas Eve 1999. Leave it to Andy Kaufman to pull off a life hoax, without even trying. On Monday, November 11, 2013 a woman who appears onstage claims to be cult comedy star Andy Kaufman’s daughter. But it proves to be another Koffman hoax. TSG reveals that the woman is a New York City actress whose real father is a Manhattan psychiatrist. Alexandra Tatarsky meets Andy's son Michael Kaufman at a Manhattan gallery exhibit of Kaufman artifacts from the comedian’s personal life.

TRIVIA QUESTION: When does legendary TV game show host Wink Martindale exit Tic Tac Dough? The answer appears below.

MOVERS AND SHAKERS

•HAPPY BIRTHDAY! Dan McCurdy Monday, November 25, 2013. •JARED HART exits APD/Producer post of Ronn Owens program on Cumulus Media KGO-810 San Francisco, CA to join CBS Radio News/Talk WPHT-1210 Philadelphia, PA as new PD. •MIKE ST PETER rises from news VP at WVIT TV NBC O&O CH 30 Hartford-New Britain, CT since 2006 to GM of New England Cable News, NBC Universal's 24-hour cable network in Newton, MA. •EDUCATIONAL MEDIA FOUNDATION KLVS FM (K-Love 107.3) Livermore, CA applies to the FCC to glide 7 miles closer to the San Francisco Bay to boost coverage.

ENTERTAINMENT AND NEWS MILESTONES

•1958 CHARLES F KETTERING founder of Delco, longtime director of research at GM and holder of 186 patents who invents the auto self-starter dies at 82 on November 25th. •1964 CONNIE SMITH's debut RCA single Once A Day grabs #1 in Billboard Country on November 28th. •1977 RICHARD CARLSON actor (I Led Three Lives 1953-56) dies at 65 on November 25th. •1980 KENNY ROGERS' single Lady masters #1 in Billboard Country on November 22nd. •1998 FLIP WILSON comic The Flip Wilson Show dies at 64 on November 25th. •2004 ALAN JACKSON's video Monday Morning Church debuts on CMT on November 25th.

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JACK PARNELL [former Program Director WHBQ-560] (Memphis, TN) Subject: Jim Rose Remembers Radio (#1253) November 22, 2013 [Friday] Afternoon Jim: Still enjoying tremendously your remembrances of radio, and attached is an article that appeared in the Memphis Commercial Appeal, our hometown, and formerly Wink Martindale's hometown, that "on this day, 1954, Wink Martindale was ready for a parade...etc." Dunno if you print that many pix, this one came from the "Memphis Memories" section of the Commercial Appeal. Jack Parnell-Memphis.

DANNO WOLKOFF [owner/founder/P/CEO of Envision Radio Networks] (Cleveland, OH) Envision Pushes More Cheer - Program syndicator Envision Radio Networks says it has added affiliates in Champaign, Ill., Davenport, Iowa, Denver, Green Bay, Wis., Lexington, Ky., Little Rock, Ark., Madison, Wis., Paducah, Ky., Seattle and Springfield, Ill., for its 10-hour Christmas series, “The 100 Greatest Christmas Hits of All Time.” TV game show host Wink Martindale will host the series. The 100-song lineup “is based on data compiled by Billboard Magazine and listings of the Christmas tracks most played on radio over the past decade. This compilation includes hit singles as well as classic tracks from the most-loved and best-selling Christmas albums of all time,” a release explains. Songs include oldies from Bing Crosby to recent cuts from the cast of “Glee.” Envision says the program is available on a cash basis. Danno Envision Radio Networks

RANDY RYDER [The "Big R" KPCN] (Mansfield, TX) Subject: Happy Birthday! “Happy 70th Birthday”, Jim, I will be right behind you on Dec. 16 for my 70th. We sure had some great times (KPCN-730) and I really miss all my good ‘ol buddies. I really enjoy reading your news letter. Thanks for being a great friend, a “voice from the past” The “Big R”!!! Randy Ryder; Mansfield, Texas USA

KPCN-730 In summer 1967 when I'm the noon-3pm DJ on KPCN-730 in my home town Dallas, TX Randy Ryder and I have lots of fun with our female admirers who call us each day. One day Randy, who goes on the air at 3 right after me, has Mary on the phone. She calls me each and every day. Ryder tells Mary that I'm in the KPCN control room. She and her girlfriend want to take me for a joy ride in their sports car. They motor out to KPCN's studios. Boy oh boy what a joy that ride is!

JIM GOUGH ['Mr. Texas'-movie actor-voice actor] (Austin-Liberty Hill, TX) Subject: Jim Rose Remembers Radio (#1253) November 22, 2013 [Friday] I was working as an art director for a Dallas Agency the day JFK was killed. Like so many I was standing on the street while the motorcade passed at the corner of Lemmon and Turtle creek. I returned to my desk, turned the volume up on my little radio and heard "shots fired on the motorcade" The following days were unbelieveable! Jim Gough

TRIVIA ANSWER: Wink Martindale's first break in television is as host of WHBQ TV CH 13 Memphis, TN kiddie TV show Mars Patrol with Tiny the Clown (Dr. Ray Hill, a professor at Southwestern) plus Mr. Magic (Dick Williams who also hosts TV show Magicland) with slight-of-hand for the kiddies. Wink later hosts CBS TV's game show Tic Tac Dough for its first 7 seasons that premiers in September 1978. Wink's final episode of Tic Tac Dough is on May 24, 1985 with contestant Gisele Perez. Martindale exits TTD to host his new TV show, Headline Chasers. On June 2, 2006, Wink Martindale receives a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame.

WINK MARTINDALE (Los Angeles-Calabasas, CA) Jim and Lacy: Geez! That was a long time ago!!! lol!!! Some days I can't recall my name, much less such a date! I would think it had to be in '53. Wish I could help. HAPPY THANKSGIVING to you both. Keep up your SPECTACULAR daily work. Best blessings, Wink

TONY WILLIAMS [WKY-930/KRLD-1080/Metro Traffic] (Dallas-Richardson, TX) Subject: TRHOF voting. What if only the board of directors voted on inductees from air checks and/or resumes submitted by those nominated by the board. People who have never been in radio should not be voting. When I was looking at the TRHOF FB site which I first saw last night one of the inductees was a traffic reporter apparently his entire time in broadcasting. I can say it since I was one part-time, but traffic reporters are the bottom feeders of broadcasting.

JOSEPH STALIN (December 21, 1879 - March 5, 1953) He who votes does not have the power - he who counts the votes has the power.

Jim Rose and Lacy

Houston, Texas - Laus Deo

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November 22, 2013 [Friday]

Issue #1253

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NOVEMBER 22, 1963 is a day that will live on in infamy as FDR once proclaims about December 7, 1941 when Japanese warplanes bomb the U.S. naval base in an early-morning sneak attack on Oahu Island's Pearl Harbor. One and a half years after I graduate from the brand new Kimball high school in Dallas, TX my first full time paycheck is from the home office of Superior auto insurance company. On November 22, 1963 its tall building stands on JFK's Presidential parade route. We stand three deep as JFK's long black Lincoln convertible passes us by. To grab a noon time meal I enter the small Greek restaurant on the ground floor and sit in a booth that faces outside toward the street. Then, a guy slams open our front door and screams: The President has been shot! Impossible! Not in our home town!

IT'S TRUE THE PRESIDENT OF AMERICA HAS BEEN SHOT! After I finish the meal I take the elevator to the 3rd floor of Superior insurance company. Why I get off on the third floor remains a mystery to this day because my desk is on the 4th floor. As the elevator door slowly opens I see 2 or 3 secretaries on the far side of the huge office floor but all of the desks are empty. With their radio blaring out the news of the day they are crying. Indeed the President of our country has been shot! On that fateful Friday, all downtown Dallas employees go home. As I drive my brand new 1963 Dodge Polara sport coupe home, an eerie feeling makes my skin feel like lava flows beneath it. For the very first time in my life, the massive Stemmons freeway has only a couple of cars and one of them is mine.

AL GORE'S CURRENT TV IS A FLOP SO IS AL ZAZEERA TV More people sign up for Obamacare than those who watch Al Zareera TV's new American cable channel! Evidently not everyone here in America desires the Islamist point of view. Obamacare signups and Al Zazeera TV viewer totals make GM's Chevy Volt debacle the Car of the Year. As you may remember, in January 2013, Al Zareera TV's financial backer, the government of Qatar, forks over a robust $500 million to line former VP Al Gore's pockets to buy his dwindling Current TV cable channel plus A-Z gains rights to US distribution. Gore's Current TV cable channel has very few viewers and so does Al Zareera's new American TV channel. But I guess $500 million is mere pocket change to the oil rich Arab country of Qatar.

KASEM HAS PARKINSON'S We admire Kemal Amin [Casey] Kasem as the host of the American Top 40 countdown show, plus his countless other voice work. In 1980, radio legend Casey Kasem's second bride's name is Jean. In 1989, Casey buys a now $43 million home as a birthday present for his wife, Jean. One of our most beloved radio broadcasters, 81-year-old Casey Kasem, is in the hospital with advanced Parkinson's disease. But his 59 year old wife, Jean, denies his kids (Kerri, Mike, Liberty Irene and Julie) their visiting rights. TMZ reports that Casey's wife tells his kids if they would drop their lawsuit for a conservatorship if she were to give them the right to visit their father...a security guard would be in the general vicinity. Kasem's children reject his wife's unbelievable offer.

TRIVIA QUESTION: When does ABC Nightly News with John Daly begin? The answer appears below.

MOVERS AND SHAKERS

•HAPPY BIRTHDAY! Robert Poer on Wednesday, November 20th. •TEXAS RADIO CHRISTMAS list includes Classic Hits KLUV FM (98.7) Dallas, AC KTSM FM (Sunny 99.9) El Paso & AC KQXT FM (Q101.9) San Antonio. •WNFZ FM (94.3) drops Active Rock music for simulcast of sister Talk WKVL-850 as Knoxville, TN's only FM/AM Talk Radio Combo. •ANDREW RASHBASS Reuters' CEO proclaims that Stuart Karle will exit after two years as its COO. Rashbass sighs: there is no longer a role for a chief operating officer. •EMF buys Ted Tucker's Cochise Broadcasting Classic Rock KYEN FM (103.9) Severance, CO for $1.325M.

ENTERTAINMENT AND NEWS MILESTONES

•1957 SIMON AND GARFUNKEL appear on American Bandstand on November 22nd as Tom and Jerry. •1968 TAMMY WYNETTE's Classic single Stand By Your Man snares #1 in Billboard Country on November 23rd. •1976 CATHY GUISEWHITE's comic strip Cathy debuts on November 22nd. •1986 LYNN ANDERSON's Rose Garden written by Joe South is her only Platinum album on November 21st. •1990 MARGARET THATCHER resigns as British Prime Minister on November 22nd. •2007 WYNONNA sings Winter Wonderland on November 22nd during the Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade as she rides down Broadway.

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BRAD MESSER [ex KLIF-1190 News/KTSA-550 Talk Host] (Portland-Sherwood, OR) Subject: November 22, 1963. No. My grid section then was Austin...KNOW radio. It was a terrible Friday. And Sunday. Brad Messer

FRANK HALEY [former KLIF-1190 News, presently KKIM FM 102.9 News Director] (Albuquerque, NM) Subject: November 22, 1963. No, I was in college at Stephen F Austin didn't work at KLIF till '67. I watched the Oswald shooting too on TV as most of America did. Our good friend Gary de Laune was next to Ruby. I did a 1/2 hour with Gary about 2 months ago, it'll run in a couple of weeks. My first radio job was in 1960, I was 19 years. 53 years ago, hard to imagine. Be safe, Frank

GARY DELAUNE [former KLIF-1190 newscaster/KENS TV CH 5 sportscaster] (San Antonio, TX) Subject: JFK. I was to go to the Trade Mart to join Gordon McLendon for the JFK speech...I had done the noon news...prepared the 1:00 and received a phone call on the hotline tipping me on the shots being fired. My police department contact confirmed it...at 12:36:55 (according to FBI analyst Farris Rookstool III) 1:38 deep into “I Have a Boy Friend” by the Chantels. I repeated the bulletin and information until Gordon McLendon and Joe Long arrived at KLIF studios. They told me to head for the P.D. as I had the contacts. We were able to break the story about Lee Harvey Oswald being a discharged Marine, was a marksman, lived in Russia and married a Russian woman. UPI picked up all our information. That night, Jack Ruby was bringing me sandwiches to the P.D. but couldn’t find me and saw Oswald in the line-room and began hatching his plan to avenge Jackie Kennedy. More in another post. GD (www.garydnews.com)

BEN HAROLD [KXOL, KENR] (Knoxville, TN) Subject: birthday wishes! Happy belated birthday, Jim! I am proud to have worked with you in the past and definitely proud to have you as my friend. You continue to be a credit to the broadcast industry - Keep up the great work! IF Lacy HAD been able to bake you a cake, it certainly would have been the paws that refreshes! Yes, a bad pun, but I couldn't resist. Ben Harold, retired, Knoxville, TN.

DERRILL E. HOLLY [Former KIKK FM] (Arlington, VA/Washington, DC) Seventy and still going strong. Nuff said.

DEAN DANIELS [Big Daddy Glen Daniels son] (Dallas, TX) Happy Birthday Jim! HI Jim, Just wanted to wish you a very happy birthday! Your mention of Elkins Institute reminds me of when I was very little and Dad went through Elkins to get his 1st Phone. I still have all his notes and notebooks from that experience which today looks rather archaic but still cool! So much has changed in the digital age as I sit her engineering and directing HD video for the American Heart Association convention in Dallas. Anyway, thanks for the memories and I hope your birthday was spectacular! All the best, G. Dean Daniels; Video Specialist/Director; Freeman (www.freemanco.com)

TRIVIA ANSWER: On October 12, 1953, John Daly is host of ABC Nightly News. Before ABC TV, John has a long time radio news career on CBS.

DON SUNDEEN [DJ/Hi Records promotion/TV ad production] (Dallas, TX) Subject: Jim Rose Remembers Radio (#1252) November 18, 2013 [Monday] Hey Jim, a little late, but I thought you should know that 70 is the new 50. Keep on keeping on. Don

JOE FORD [KILT-KNUZ-KENR-KRBE-KFMK & KLDE] (Houston, TX) Happy Birthday, Jim! Just read your column and discovered your 70th was Monday (actually Saturday)! Hope it was good for you and Lacy. Joe Ford (Tx Radio Hall of Fame-2003) KNUZ, KIKK FM, KENR, KRBE, KILT, KFMK & KLDE. Seriously? No wonder I found other interests!

[Gentleman] JIM CARTER [ex KONO] (San Antonio, TX) Subject: Jim Rose Remembers Radio (#1252) November 18, 2013 [Monday] Hey Jimbo...I can't even keep up with my birthday much less anybody else's! So happy belated birthday and many happy returns! Gentleman Jim Carter (retired); San Antonio, Texas

[Jumpin'] JOE BARNETT [Actor/Comedian/Voice Talent/Clear Channel Radio] (Houston-Katy, TX) Happy Birthday!!

VICKY DINGES BENNETT [Hospital & Health Care Professional] (Houston-Bellaire, TX) **~ Happy Birthday Jim ~**

JERRY STERN [CEO/GM Galveston Community Radio] (Houston-Galveston, TX) Jim, wishing you a very Happy Birthday.

TONY WILLIAMS [WKY-930/KRLD-1080/Metro Traffic] (Dallas-Richardson, TX) Did I miss your birthday? Well, Happy Birthday Jim. Just remember you're not a year older on your birthday ... you're just one day older.

PARIS HILTON (February 17, 1981 - p) The way I see it, you should live everyday like it's your birthday.

Jim Rose and Lacy

Houston, Texas - Laus Deo

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November 18, 2013 [Monday]

Issue #1252

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TELEVISION PIONEER'S LIFE EBBS Lester Louis Brown is born on December 20, 1928 in East Chicago, IN. In 1953, when Les becomes an entertainment reporter for Variety his television mission switches to radio. When TV becomes the dominant broadcast medium his path quickly changes. Les is one of the first journalists to cover television from its early days with his New York Times reports, plus he founds and edits a cutting edge magazine about the TV industry and he produces a definitive TV book of facts. In 1981, he founds one of the first magazines that analyzes the TV industry, Channels of Communications. Brown says cable channel expansion could give too much power to cable companies. On November 4, 2013 Les Brown dies of lung cancer at 84 in his home in Larchmont, NY.

RAMSEY ON THE ROAD AGAIN In just one year after he exits WWTN FM (99.7) which is his longtime flagship station in Nashville, TN for Cromwell Sports WPRT FM (The Game 102.5), syndicated radio advice host Dave Ramsey is on the road again in Music City. On January 2, 2014 Ramsey leap frogs to Clear Channel News/Talk WLAC-1510. But, when he relocates, Brother Dave loses his live shot spot in the Nashville area because his program begins to air on delay from 5-8pm. Ramsey's move aids WPRT FM to once again emphasize on Sports Talk. WPRT FM's 1.0 share trails Cumulus’ WGFX FM The Zone 104.5’s 6.1 share in the October 2013 PPM ratings. This might also help WLAC-1510 in their battle against WWTN FM which it tails 4.4 to 2.3.

CLINT EASTWOOD MAKES HER DAY The former Mrs. Clint Eastwood returns to KSBW TV CH 8. Dina Eastwood meets her more famous husband Clint while she is a news anchor at the Salinas-Monterey, CA NBC affiliate. Dina, who is a KSBW TV anchor from 1991 until 1996 as Dina Ruiz, begins a two week stint as a KSBW TV 5:00 pm news anchor. KSBW TV proudly proclaims: Dina Ruiz Eastwood is co-anchoring the 5 pm news this week on KSBW Action News 8 with Dan Green! ...welcome her back. In 1992 Ruiz meets Clint Eastwood while she interviews him. They later become man and wife. In October 2013 she files for divorce. Lawton Dodd, KSBW TV News Director tells TMZ that Dina will come back from time to time after the sweeps.

AAA RADIO RETURNS TO MARTHA'S VINEYARD In late 2012 after WMVY FM sells their 92.7 signal to Boston University it becomes a listener supported webcaster. Its management acquires a new signal for its radio station when Friends of MVYRadio, LLC agree to purchase WMEX FM (88.7) Edgartown, MA from Vineyard Public Radio for $450,000. WMEX FM's current license is 250 watts at 66 meters with a Construction Permit to increase to 420 watts at 92 meters. Part of the sale agreement has MVYRadio to modify that CP to another tower site in Tisbury, MA. The station hopes to be back on the air by the Spring of 2014. WMVY FM's AAA format returns to Martha’s Vineyard in early 2014. Since it signs-off in February 2013, WMVY loses its call letters to WMXR FM (104.3) Hartford, VT.

TRIVIA QUESTION: When does Douglas Edwards host the television game show The Masquerade Party? The answer appears below.

MOVERS AND SHAKERS

•UNIVISION sells KPTY FM (105.3) Winnie, TX which is a simulcast of Spanish CHR KAMA FM (Tu Musica 104.9) Deer Park, TX to Excel Media. KPTY FM is a Class C2 with 50kW at 150 meters. See Tindle below. •KOST FM (103.5) Los Angeles, CA launches its 10th anniversary of annual Christmas music programming at 10am Tuesday, November 12, 2013 with Barry Manilow's White Christmas. •JVC BROADCASTING pulls the plug on Rock WRCN FM (103.9) Riverhead, NY at 5pm Friday evening, November 15, 2013 when it flips to Christmas Music as Christmas 103.9 until after the holidays when it triple flips to News/Talk LI News Radio.

ENTERTAINMENT AND NEWS MILESTONES

•1961 JOHN F. KENNEDY sends 18,000 military advisors to South Vietnam on November 18th. •1962 KRISTEN HALL singer-songwriter founding member of Sugarland born on October 26th in Gross Pointe, MI. •1978 JIM JONES leader of the Jonestown Cult commits suicide on November 18th. •1980 BARBARA MANDRELL AND THE MANDRELL SISTERS debuts on NBC TV on November 18th with guests Dolly Parton and John Schneider. •1994 CAB CALLOWAY American Big Band leader/actor dies at 86 on November 18th. •2008 ZAC BROWN BAND's album The Foundation releases on Atlantic on November 18th.

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RED JONES [2008 Georgia Radio Hall of Fame - retired from WKNG-1060 [W] June 15, 2011 after 63 years in radio] (Carrollton-Tallapoosa, GA) Congrats on # 70 !!! As best I remember, that was a good year. And you have certainly worked for the best. Keep up the good work on your column. Red Jones; Georgia Radio Hall Of Fame (formerly, long time ago, KVET, KILT.)

JONATHAN FRICKE [KOKE/KFOX/KRAK/WSM/WSAI] (Nashville, TN) Wishing you a very happy birthday, my friend! May your day be as awesome as you!

WALTRAUD HOFMEISTER (Lindau Bodensee, Bayern, Germany) HAPPY BIRTHDAY; JIM; ENJOY YOUR DAY!

BRUCE BUCHANAN [air name Jim Edwards-KVIL FM] (Naples, FL) happy birthday...your list of call letters is almost as long as mine. bruce buchanan aka jim edwards

FRANK HALEY [News Director KKIM FM 102.9] (Albuquerque, NM) Happy Birthday Jim. Have a good one.

CHUCK CASHMERE (San Diego-Carlsbad, CA) Have a good one Jim. (www.chuckcashmere.com)

RANDY KENDRICK [Senior Product Manager - ACN] (Centennial, CO) Happy Birthday, Jim!

JOHN BUTLER [former KLIF-1190 DJ] (Dallas, TX) Subject: Happy Birthday Jim! Jim, I just read your comment concerning your birthday on the 16th, but you obviously made a math mistake. There is no way you are 70. But, what ever the number is, you are forever the young guy behind the mic riding heard over the Texas airwaves ... only a year or so ago. I always enjoy reading your insights on broadcasting of yesterday, today and tomorrow. Your dedication to your newsletter is appreciated by all. Jim, congrats and HAPPY BIRTHDAY!!! - John Butler; Butler7media, LLC; Dallas, Texas

ALAN SHAPIRO [previously with Warner Music Group and WEA] (Houston-Lake Conroe, TX) Happy Birthday Jim

KELLY MCCLAIN [Traffic Reporter at Radiate Media, K-Lite] (Houston, TX) Happy Birthday to You, Jim!

JOANIE GREEN-GALLO [Longtime Houston, TX DJ/traffic reporter] (Tulsa, OK) Subject: One song...you CAN'T sing today... "A very merry unbirthday to you...and YOU!" because it is your birthday! And a milestone one at that! I hope you have a very special day ~ many happy returns. Joan

FR. BOB TOMLINSON (Jacksonville-Lake Striker, TX) Happy Birthday Jim. I hope the day is going well for you. Take care of yourself. My best to you and Lacy. Fr. Bob Tomlinson

ANDY WALDROP [Engineer KUHF FM 88.7 & KUHA FM 91.7] (Houston, TX) Happy Birthday, Jim!!! I'd love to take you to lunch for your birthday!! Let me know when!

JOAN MORRIS [Rosebrock-1962 Kimball class] (Dallas, TX) Happy birthday! Wishing you a happy birthday, Jimmie!

DR. JEFF CUNNINGHAM (Austin-Kyle, TX) Subject: Jim Rose Remembers Radio (#1251) November 15, 2013 [Friday] Happy birthday, dude. You are now officially middle age! Jeff Cunningham, DC, MA; Kyle, TX (www.zoesplaceclinic.com) / (www.myspace.com/drjeffcunningham)

MICHAEL JAMES LUCAS [KXOL-KONO-KNOW] (Austin, TX) Happy birthday Jim...have a great one. The best ever!

MIKE SHANNON [Navteq traffic WBAP-820] (Dallas-Mesquite, TX) Happy big 7-0 Jim! (www.dfwRetroplex.com)

T.J. CALLAHAN [Donna Croft-KILT FM] (Houston-Sugar Land, TX) Happy Birthday my friend!

DR. BRUCE NELSON [KFTX FM GM/AM Drive DJ retired] (Corpus Christi, TX) Merry THanksBirthday Jim. These holidays all seem to run together!! DrB

MARTI SETTLE [Martha Stogner-1962 Kimball class] (Dallas, TX) Happy birthday! Wishing you a happy birthday, Jimmie!

BILL CHERRY [Music 'til Dawn host on WWL-870] (Dallas, TX) Happy Birthday, Radio Jim!

JOAN PATE-DAY [late Sam Pate's sister] (Cedar Creek Lake, TX) OF COURSE I DID NOT FORGET...HAPPY BIRTHDAY MY FRIEND!

BOB GRANT [East Coast radio legend - Robert Hanger] (San Angelo-Abilene, TX) Subject: Jim Rose Remembers Radio (#1251) November 15, 2013 [Friday] Happy Birthday Jim! You should automatically be in TRHOF now for sure, with NO voting required. Let's see that show-of-hands! Robert, waiting for you to catch up indeed. Happy Thanksgiving too.

BRAD WITT (Conroe, TX) [Production Mgr./DJ noon-3pm KVST FM 99.7] happy b'day blessings, jim:)

CHUMBE SALINAS [Retired TX Mortgage Loan Broker] (Benavides, TX) Have a happy and blessed birthday, Jim! Hope all's well!

JUMPIN' JOE BARNETT (Houston-Katy, TX) Happy Birthday!!

JOHN HALE [Retired KLBJ-590/KONO-860/KTRH-740 newscaster] (McKinney, TX) Hey Jim, Happy birthday my friend.

ROBERT POER [previous Sony music] (Dallas/Fort Worth, TX) Happy Birthday Jim! Hope it is a great day for you!!

MARY [Sam] STODDARD (Dallas-Frisco, TX) Happy Birthday, Jim. Hope Lacy baked you a cake! Congratulations. Wish I could be there to help celebrate! XOXO

JERRY STERN [Galveston Community Radio Chairman of Board/GM] (Houston-Kingwood, TX) Jim, wishing you a very Happy Birthday!

BILL HILL [principal license holder of KSET] (Beaumont, TX) Happy Birthday, young fella!

LINDA ALLEN CARDWELL [KHS '62] (Dallas-Rockwall, TX) HAPPY BIRTHDAY, JIM!!!! Hope you are having a great day. Linda Allen Cardwell KHS '62

CASEY JAMES [singer-songwriter] (Houston-Pearland, TX) happy birthday JIM!

CHARLES GEORGE [Ham radio KC5RAI-ex KCHU FM] (Dallas, TX) I hope you have a Happy Birthday. Your newsletter for any one interested in the various aspects of communication.

TRIVIA ANSWER: The original Masquerade Party TV game show runs from 1952-60 with several hosts. During the 1953 season Douglas Edwards is its host.

ROBERT TINDLE [Radio Engineering Professional] (Tyler-Lufkin, TX) Subject: One of the FCC Filings that I told you a while back I would be involved in has now been filed! Near Beaumont-Port Arthur, Texas, Univision sells Spanish contemporary “Tu Musica 105.3” KPTY. It’s a Class C2 licensed to Winnie that had a tough time back during 2008’s Hurricane Ike. The transmitter’s located west of Port Arthur and southwest of Beaumont, with Houston located 60 miles due west, along I-10. The buyer is John Walton-led Excel Media LLC, which doesn’t have any other broadcast interests. Univision’s owned the onetime KLTO Crystal Beach since 2002. It’s currently simulcasting “Tu Musica” with Deer Park-licensed KAMA-FM at 104.9 – whose signal is nicely centered in the Houston metro, and won’t be affected by losing the simulcast with KPTY. Brokers – Kalil & Company for seller Univision and Sandi Bergman of MyMediaBroker.com for buyer Excel.

GARRETT HEDLUND (September 3, 1984 - p) I grew up on a farm where we had one radio station and it was all country.

Jim Rose and Lacy

Houston, Texas - Laus Deo

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November 15, 2013 [Friday]

Issue #1251

ALL THE NEWS THAT IS NEWS

MUGGERS ROB AND BEAT RADIO HOST At 2:30 am on Thursday morning, November 7, 2013 WCCO-830 managing editor/morning news anchor Steve Murphy jogs from his south Minneapolis home to the bus stop when assailants tackle him from behind, beat him and steal his wallet and then flee the scene like the cowards that they are. ER treats the Minneapolis radio anchor for cuts to his head and a contusion to his chest wall. Murphy tells myfox9.com that as he jogs to catch the bus to go to work at 2:30 am he notices a white SUV: I had just jogged down 53rd Street and I could see the headlights behind me. I thought at the time If I see him again, I'm in trouble. I thought, this is it. Murphy gets up off the sidewalk and hurries to the bus stop where the bus driver takes him to the hospital.

LONG TIME GOTHAM CITY RADIO HOST CALLS IT QUITS Radio Ink reports that after 40 years on the air with 35 of them in New York City plus, since 2008 as the WOR-710 morning host, John Gambling calls it quits on December 10, 2013. After he follows in his grandfather's and father's footsteps as morning host on WOR-710 NYC, John R. Gambling retires on December 20, 2013. Beginning in 1925, Rambling with Gambling is the longest-running radio show in America with John B. Gambling. In 1959, John A. Gambling takes over. In 1990, John R. Gambling is host after he co-hosts with his father beginning in 1985. In 2000, the third Gambling exits WOR-710 for crosstown WABC-770. In 2008, he returns to WOR-710. Rush Limbaugh and Sean Hannity join WOR-710 on January 1, 2014.

DALLAS, TX TV STATION HONORS LATE NEWS DIRECTOR From 1973 to 1989 Marty Haag is News Director of WFAA TV ABC CH 8 in Dallas, TX. On Monday, November 11, 2013 WFAA TV names its newsroom after late News Director Marty Haag, plus unveils a plaque with an inscription that reads: Marty personified journalism with numerous national awards. Haag sets the bar high for journalists under his watch. Former WFAA TV reporter Doug Fox says: Yes, he was challenging, he pushed hard, but that was good for all of us. That made us better, better reporters, better individuals. WFAA anchor Gloria Campos sighs: He was like a second father to me. Dale Hansen Sports anchor adds: He was far and away the best I’ve ever worked with. In 2004 Marty Haag dies at 69.

WELL I FINALLY MADE IT! On Saturday, November 16, 2013 I reach 70 years on God's green earth! September 2014 is my 50th year in TX radio! In 1964 as a student at Elkins Institute of Radio in my home town Dallas, TX I receive a 3rd Class FCC license. Next comes Elkins Institute of Electronics that leads me to the goalpost 1st Class FCC license which makes me a combo DJ/Engineer. The very first radio DJ position on KASO-1240 in Minden, LA springboards to TX top radio stations in Austin, Waco, Dallas, San Antonio, Ft. Worth, and Houston on familiar call letters KHFI FM, KPCN, WFAA, KBUC, KBAT, KFJZ, KXOL, KITE, WACO, KBER, KBOX, KLIF, KIKK FM, KULF plus twice on KILT FM. Since May 2004 I write, edit and publish this Web column-newsletter Jim Rose Remembers Radio.

TRIVIA QUESTION: Who anchors America's first nightly TV news program? The answer appears below.

MOVERS AND SHAKERS

•KVIL FM CBS (103.7) Dallas, TX passes its annual Christmas music over to cluster mate KLUV FM (98.7) because CBS Director of Music Programming in Dallas Ron Harrell says: Christmas music is a natural fit with KLUV's Classic Hits format. •MIKE ST PETER moves on up from VP of news at WVIT TV NBC O&O CH 30 Hartford-New Britain, CT since 2006 to GM of New England Cable News, NBC Universal's 24-hour cable network in Newton, MA. •JIM BLASINGAME begins his two-hour program The Small Business Advocate on November 17, 1997. On Sunday, November 17, 2013 Blasingame celebrates 16 years with show #3,901.

ENTERTAINMENT AND NEWS MILESTONES

•1953 WIBW TV CBS/ABC CH 13 in Topeka, KS begins broadcasting on November 15th. •1969 MERLE HAGGARD's single Okie From Muskogee grand slams #1 in Billboard Country on November 15th. •1971 SANDRA KIM French singer Caldarone wins 1986 Eurovision Song Contest with J'aime la Vie born on November 15th. •1989 VINCE GILL's album When I Call Your Name releases on MCA records on November 14th. •1997 SAUL CHAPLIN West Side Story musical director dies in Cedars-Sinai Medical Center at 85 on November 15th. •2003 TOBY KEITH's single I Love This Bar grabs #1 in Billboard Country on November 15th.

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WINK MARTINDALE [Legendary TV game show host] (Los Angeles-Calabasas, CA) Subject: Keynote Speech To Veterans.doc. Just thought you might like to read my speech to 700 veterans today in La Habra, CA. God Bless Our Great Country. Wink - Keynote Speech To Veterans La Habra, CA 11AM 11/11/13. By the looks on your faces you expected Alex Trebek or Pat Sajak, right? No way. They get paid by the word. I just speak to hear your applause. (Hint, Hint). When James Gomez called me several months ago about being your keynote speaker this morning he said, “Wink you’re a good American, right”? I said “Absolutely”! He said “You believe in free speech, right”? I said “Absolutely”! He said “Good! You’re making one to the Veterans in La Habra Veteran’s Day!! So, here I am! (And honored to be here I might add).

PAT MCGOWAN [Engineer-In-Charge NCP SS-4 New Century Productions] (Chandler, AZ) Subject: KUHF. Jim, Read with interest your mention of $$$ troubles at The University of Houston radio stations. Back in the day ('67-'70) I spent MANY UNPAID happy hours at the little closet we called home. So did others. Milt Dooley, Lyn Salerno, Rob McCain, Robb Ritchey and many more that had long successful broadcast careers among names that come to mind. These are non-commercial (ha) stations that should be staffed and run by NON-PAID students learning the craft, except for a GM and a CE. We had a budget of virtually nothing and a good radio station (then 91.3 KUHF). Paid staff layoffs. So what! Put the stations back in student hands where they belong! Paid staff? That's called a real job with a real commercial radio station. Just my two cents worth. Best to you and Lacy. Pat McGowan; EIC NEP US Mobile Units

LIZ PATRANELLA [Liz Houston - KTSA-550, KBAT-680] (Austin, TX) Subject: Final Reminder -- SSARB Luncheon This Friday. Final reminder. This Friday, November 15, NOON San Antonio Radio Broadcasters Luncheon The Egg & I Blanco & NW Loop 410 behind Park North Mall at Blanco & Rector. No need to RSVP...if you already have, see you there. If you haven't...come anyway! Liz

JAY WEAVER [KLBK-1360/Lubbock, TX; KBUY-1540/Fort Worth, TX; KPCN-730; Grand Prairie, TX] (DFW-Hurst, TX) Subject: BOB SCHIEFFER Jim, I guess I don't get it! I have watched Bob Schieffer for years, and before I watched, I listened when he was a newscaster on KXOL, here in Fort Worth. Maybe it's his voice, I really don't know. I just have not ever been able to find his journalism abilities to be that great and I have thought for several years the only reason he has gone as far as he has in television journalism is because he is the "last man standing' at CBS. I guess if you have to name your school of journalism after someone, Bob Schieffer is the choice, but surely there were others who have graduated from the Texas Christian University School Of Journalism that are real journalists. Thank you for all you do, Jim. By the way, "Hello!" to Lacy from my 11 year old Chihuahua. His name is Jefferson.

TRIVIA ANSWER: In 1942, Douglas Edwards joins CBS Radio to anchor The World Today evening newscast also World News Today on Sunday afternoons. Edwards comes to CBS after his time as a newscaster and announcer on WSB-750 in Atlanta, GA and WXYZ-1270 in Detroit, MI. Douglas is America's first television network news anchor on CBS TV's first nightly newscast 7:30-7:45 pm from 1948–1962. Originally it has no sponsor but later Oldsmobile picks it up. Later, CBS Television News becomes CBS Evening News.

CHARLES GEORGE [ex KCHU FM] (Dallas, TX) My mother turned 83 on November 8. I was getting a lot of Spam because of Facebook, so dropped every one that I had listed as friends. I am slowly rebuilding but making sure I know them well before doing so. I like Facebook for some things. Another area talent is Lala Johnson, she does Jazz and R&B. She has a few videos on Youtube. Anyway, before I forget Happy Birthday a bit early.

WALT DISNEY (December 5, 1901 to December 15, 1966) If you can dream it, you can do it.

Jim Rose and Lacy

Houston, Texas - Laus Deo

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November 11, 2013 [Monday]

Issue #1250

ALL THE NEWS THAT IS NEWS

MORE VIOLENCE ON TV The Augusta, GA Chronicle reports that a caller to local ABC affiliate WJBF TV CH 6 threatens reporter Michael Miller that he will be blasted in the face with a shotgun. The Richmond County sheriff’s department incident report indicates that WJBF TV notifies them around 2 pm after a man threatens reporter Michael Miller with a shotgun. According to the Chronicle, Miller tells cops that he just finishes a report about Green Dot card scams. Green Dot cards are prepaid, reloadable debit and credit cards. The caller calls WJBF TV again and threatens to kill everyone in the studio. The Chronicle says that WJBF TV alerts the Police squad on Tuesday afternoon, November 5, 2013 about the call.

CNN THROWS IN THE TOWEL Recently, CNN brags it will produce and broadcast a feature-length documentary about likely 2016 Democratic presidential candidate Hillary Clinton. But CNN abandons the project when Hillary Clinton’s press secretary, Nick Merrill, tells them that she was busy writing her book, and not speaking to the media. For several years, Fox News dominates the cable TV ratings. Among cable network news channels CNN ranks even below the low-rated MSNBC. Good-bye CNN. On Friday, November 8, 2013 CNN announces that with its ratings and reputation sinking fast like the Titanic, it will begin investing in everything except serious news-gathering with a new focus on a variety of unscripted formats, including other travel shows, and immersive’ nonfiction programs.

MONEY PROBLEMS PLAGUE HOUSTON, TX FM KUHA FM Classical (91.7) Houston, TX lays off four on-air hosts plus a 'handful of off-air personnel' on Thursday, November 07, 2013 because a poor nine day fundraising campaign leaves it $74,000 short of its $200,000 goal. American Public Media’s Classical 24 Network replaces on-air hosts Bob Stevenson, Elaine Kennedy, Chris Johnson and Chris Hathaway. Along with the cuts, local arts and music program The Front Row also cancels out. Financial problems plague sister NPR News/Talk KUHF FM (88.7) too as it falls short $200,000 of its $1 million goal. In 2010 KUHF buys then KTRU FM from Rice University for $9.5 Million. In May 2011 KTRU FM begins to operate as All-Classical KUHA FM.

TV STATIONS SWITCH ANCHORS What'll they think up next? Movers load up the moving vans because KCBS TV CH 2 Los Angeles, CA plans to swap anchor teams plus time slots with independent station KCAL TV CH 9 beginning on November 18, 2013. That's Right! Git up and boogie! KCAL TV evening anchor team Sharon Tay, Rick Garcia and meteorologist Evelyn Taft relocate to KCBS TV to anchor the morning and 11:00 am newscasts. Traffic reporter Stephanie Simmons is the only KCBS TV morning news team member to remain. KCBS TV morning team Kent Shockneck and Suzie Suh join meteorologist Rich Fields in Tay and Garcia’s old spots on independent station KCAL TV at 8:00 and 10:00 pm. KCBS TV Chief Meteorologist Josh Rubenstein moves to KCAL TV at Noon, 2:00, 3:00 and 4:00 pm.

TRIVIA QUESTION: Which state is home to America's oldest cattle ranch?

MOVERS AND SHAKERS

•BOB SCHIEFFER former KXOL-1360 news now CBS News Chief Washington DC Correspondent star journalism student of Texas Christian University in Ft. Worth renames its College of Communications the Schieffer College of Communications on Friday, November 8, 2013. •J.D. HAYWORTH co-host of morning drive show on Sports Talk XEPRS-1090 San Diego, CA sues its operator Broadcasting Company of the Americas after they fire him just six months into his two-year contract. •WNIC FM Clear Channel AC (100.3) Detroit, MI segues from Fresh 100 which begins in December 2010 to Christmas music on Thursday, November 7, 2013.

ENTERTAINMENT AND NEWS MILESTONES

•1956 VICTOR YOUNG orchestra leader on The Milton Berle TV Show dies at 56 on November 11th. •1961 HANK WILLIAMS, Fred Rose and Jimmie Rodgers first inductees into Country Music Hall Of Fame on November 3rd. •1972 BERRY OAKLEY Allman Brothers Rock band bassist born on November 11th. •1983 MIRANDA LAMBERT 1st female to earn nine Country Music Association nominations in a single year during 2010 born on November 10th in Longview, TX. •1994 BILL GATES buys da Vinci's Codex on November 11th for $30,800,000. •2008 TAYLOR SWIFT's album Fearless releases on Big Machine on November 11th.

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DAN MCCURDY [Charlie & Harrigan KLIF-1190] (Sherman, TX) Subject: Mel Blanc. Jim, in the last JRRR, you wrote: <<"Voice actor Mel Blanc's incredible cartoon character voices virtually invent the medium. Mel's grave marker proclaims That's All Folks...">> While his resting place has that famous line...my autographed copy of his last (maybe only?) book is entitled, "That's Not All, Folks"...I happened to be in Chicago visiting a friend when I heard on WFMT-FM (Chicago's classical music giant) that they were offering Blanc's book, autographed no less, for a contribution to WFMT's pledge drive. Being a huge MB fan, I called 'em up, made the donation and received the book a week or so later. Along with an autographed copy of "Bubbles," by Beverly Sills, whom I met in Dallas, Mel Blanc's autobiography sits in the highest spot of my bookshelf for all to see. BTW, I have a new Akita buddy named 'Aki' west of here near Whitesboro who is eager to meet Miss Lacy...would welcome a visit by you both for a surprise 'matchmaker' introduction <g>). My best to you and Lacy, Jim. Dan McCurdy, Sherman, Texas; KLIF (Charlie Brown), KBOX (Dan Patrick) - Dallas; WMEX (Fenway) - Boston; Inducted in the Texas Radio Hall of Fame 2004; President, McCurdy Comms

ROBERT TINDLE [Radio Engineering Professional] (Tyler-Lufkin, TX) Subject: KASO AM Sale. Jim! Me bad, I guess I misunderstood so we will be handing out the congratulations in April 2015. I think that KASO was sold with a Class A FM station for a total of about $300,000. Was probably worth almost a million once upon a time. The Minden FM was moved to 95.7 and is a move-in station to Shreveport now and owned by Access 1 holdings. I know a lot of small dogs that lived to almost 15 years but larger dogs do not seem to live nearly as long. I have had several live a long time but not long enough so cherish the time you do have with Lacy. I had an elderly Aunt who lived alone in Fort Worth and after her dog passed away I asked her about getting another dog and she replied "Oh No, They do not live long enough and it hurts too much when they go"! Take care and keep up the good work! I will write you another letter of gratuity very soon! Thanks, Robert Tindle

PAUL CHRISTY [KRTH FM/KFRC-610/KFI-640/PD KRBE FM/KHMX FM/PD KZFX FM/KHTC] (Houston, TX) Subject: Do you remember spinning disco in a night club? Just noticed that I didn't answer this, sorry! I did play disco and 80s dance music at a club called Boogie Nights. I usually worked the one on 1960 & Kuykendahl but sometimes on Richmond Ave. It was my last gasp of craziness, I tell ya. Once the power went out up on Kuykendahl, and the place was plunged into silence and total darkness. That's when things got really wild! Ah yes... PC

JOHN HALE [Retired KLBJ-590/KONO-860/KTRH-740 newscaster] (Dallas-McKinney, TX) Subject: Jim Rose Remembers Radio (#1150) November 26, 2012 [Monday] Jim, I'm not real sure most radio or TV news departments want real news reporters any longer. A good friend who's still a news director told me recently that today's news is all about guns, God, and gays, and that there's no premium placed any longer on real reporting and writing skills. There's a lot of truth in that...all you have to do is listen to the content of the news on the so-called news-talk radio stations, or watch TV news, including the national network newscasts, to realize they're not using the same hiring and editing standards that they did back in our days in the business. John Hale; McKinney, Texas

TRIVIA ANSWER: The King Ranch, in South Texas between Corpus Christi and Brownsville, is one of the world's largest ranches. The largest contiguous U.S. ranch is the Waggoner Ranch near Vernon, TX. In 1853 Captain Richard King and Gideon K. Lewis found The King Ranch with 825,000 acres. In 1961 the King Ranch is designated a National Historic Landmark. In the early 1850s Daniel Waggoner founds The Waggoner (Three D) 3,000-acre Ranch. Surprise! Surprise! Deep Hollow Ranch near Montauk, NY dates as far back as the 1700s as America's oldest cattle ranch

LESLIE WAYNE HODGES [ex KRCS] (Marshall, TX) Subject: Don Harris WBAP AND John Bagwell KOZA. I agree. I sure did enjoy and look forward to hearing Don Harris on WBAP 820 Fort Worth. Could hear Don Harris in Midland before sunrise. Great radio Don the cowbell at 5 am and the National Anthem before 6 am. Thank you, Leslie

SHIRLEY BASSEY (January 8, 1937 - p) No wedding bells for me anymore. I've been happily married to my profession for years.

Jim Rose and Lacy

Houston, Texas - Laus Deo

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November 08, 2013 [Friday]

Issue #1249

ALL THE NEWS THAT IS NEWS

RADIO MUST REINVENT ITSELF An article in Radio Ink tells it like it is. Saga Communications CEO Ed Christian warns: 'If we accept the reality that we are crawling, we need to adapt what we do'. Christian maintains that 'radio needs to rebuild its image in order to remain healthy in a slow-growth world'. Ed goes on: radio needs to focus more on its product and take care of the people who produce that product. 'We can't clone a plant. Our business is about our people. We need to get our product right. You can treat people with respect and make money. You can do both, even in a 2 percent world'. Listen up bankers! Consolidating radio stations into factories full of line workers, firing top talent and programmers and voice-tracking from another state kills its product and its respectability.

BRADY IS CHICAGO'S FOURTH KISS WKSC FM (Kiss FM 103.5) Chicago, IL brings in its fourth nighttime host in less than four months. Monday, November 4, 2013 is nighttime host Brady's first evening on the air. In addition to 8:00pm-Midnight DJ duties on Kiss FM, Brady also is its new Music Director. Brady, aka Brady Broski, charges into Chicago's Kiss FM studios from another Kiss FM in Hartford, CT, WKSS FM. Will someone please explain what Kiss FM is? Too many kisses bring a slap in the face. Brady is co-host on the WKSS FM Courtney & Kiss in the Morning show since September 2009. Of course, only a conglomerate like Clear Channel can come up with that many radio kisses but they definitely are not Hershey’s. Brady also voice-tracks CC radio shows in other locales.

RADIO PERSONALITY CELEBRATES 50 YEARS IN RADIO Steve Warren celebrates 50 years in radio which begins in 1963 on WKLO-1080 in Louisville, KY. Warren remembers WKLO and how he gets his first radio position: In those days there were two hot top 40 stations in Louisville, WKLO and WAKY. I was a WKLO guy and dreamed of working there while attending junior and senior high school. I beat their door down for several weeks before they found a summer job for me. Steve addresses his 1963 class reunion in his hometown New Albany, IN. Presently, Steve is the host and producer of the weekly Country Oldies Show on 100 radio stations in Envision's Radio Network. Steve Warren is on seven stations in NYC, as well as program director of stations in San Antonio, Albany and Dayton.

COP FILES DEFAMATION SUIT AGAINST RADIO HOST In radio when we are on the air we have to be mighty careful what we say. Terry Meiners WHAS-840 Louisville, KY talk show host learns the hard way. In March 2011 Louisville Metro Police officer Sam Cromity pulls Meiners over and issues him a speeding ticket. Terry pokes fun at Cromity on his radio show because he believes the officer is confrontational during the traffic stop. He refers to the cop as Black Barney which is a reference to TV’s Barney Fife plus the black Mustang that Cromity drives. Cromity files a law suit that claims Meiners’ words on the radio are irresponsible, reckless and dangerous. The judge rules that Meiners’ words are 'non-actionable expressions of opinion'.

TRIVIA QUESTION: Who utters the famous phrase That's all folks? The answer appears below.

MOVERS AND SHAKERS

•HAPPY BIRTHDAY! Dale R. Miller on Saturday, November 9, 2013. •JOULE BROADCASTING sells Comedy KKLF-1700 Dallas-Richardson, TX to Claro Communications for $1.25 Million. Gerald Benavides who operates Claro owns Spanish Talk KBRN-1500, Tejano Radio Jalapeño KEDA-1540/K272EK FM (102.3) San Antonio, Spanish Oldies KROB-1510/K232DE FM (94.3) and Regional Mexican KMZZ FM (La Ley 106.9) Corpus Christi. •NIK RIVERS exits PD post at WZNE FM Rochester, NY in mid-November 2013 to move on up as new PD/Brand Manager of Entercom WLKK FM New Alternative Rock (107.7) Buffalo-Wethersfield, NY.

ENTERTAINMENT AND NEWS MILESTONES

•1959 KJTV TV (now KGET) NBC CH 17 in Bakersfield, CA 1st broadcasts on November 8th. •1968 CHRIS CAGLE Top 2000 New Artist nomination from Academy of Country Music born on November 10th in De Ridder, LA. •1974 IVORY JOE HUNTER R&B/Rock singer/pianist (Since I Met You Baby #12-1956) dies of lung cancer in Memphis, TN at 60 on November 8th. •1988 ALABAMA's #1 single Song Of The South releases on RCA records on November 7th. •1992 KEITH [Red] MITCHELL US/Swedish Jazz bassist dies on November 8th. •2005 JASON ALDEAN self-titled album certifies Gold on November 8th.

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WINK MARTINDALE [Legendary TV Game Show Host] (Los Angeles-Calabasas, CA) Good morning Jim...from Calabasas, CA!!! As a daily reader of your excellent web column on radio - I thought this press release outlining Envision Radio Network's "The 100 Greatest Christmas Hits of All Time" (co-produced and hosted by yours truly) might be worthy of mention. I'll also e-mail you the short version of the release as well. Hope all is well with you my friend. Keep up the good work. You have mentioned to me more than once that you'd like me to give you some detailed info on my career and what "I'm up to right now". Well, this is "Step 1" in answering that request! HAPPY HOLIDAYS to you and yours. Best personal regards, Wink

ROBERT TINDLE [Radio Engineering Professional] (Tyler-Lufkin, TX) Subject: KASO AM Sale. Jim! I just noticed in the FCC records that recently the first station you worked at, KASO 1240 AM in Minden, Louisiana just sold! Wasn't that 50 Years ago that you started your career there? HAPPY GOLDEN ANNIVERSARY in Radio Jim Rose!!! Keep that radio and television news coming for us! It is much appreciated! Thanks, Robert Anthony Tindle

RADIO GOLDEN ANNIVERSARY for me actually is 2014 because my start on KASO-1040 in Minden, LA is April 1965 with the Dave Clark Five. Enrollment in Elkins Institute of Radio is about September 1964. So next year, 2014, marks 50 years in radio. May 2014 marks the 10th year of Jim Rose Remembers Radio Web column-newsletter which begins in May 2004. On November 1, 2013 Lacy turns 9 which is very old for a large breed like Akita. On November 16, 2013 I hit the magic number 70 which makes me a senior citizen.

BUD BUSCHARDT [former Director WFAA TV CH-8, ABC satellite radio PD/host] (Dallas, TX) If you want to place a time on your almost visit with Ron (Chapman), the last Sump'n Else show aired on Friday, January 26, 1968. I will have more information on that show in a future email to you. I was the original Unit Manager for the shows and the NorthPark studio. Speaking of the WFAA-FM automation system, did you ever hear the story of what Ira and the zoo crew did with that system before KZEW hit the air? Funny broadcast story. Bud

TONY LAWRENCE [WFAA-570/KKDA-730] (D/FW-Arlington, TX) Don Harris, WBAP Radio for many years, passed away in Waco on October 18th. Don was 75 years of age and retired in 1994. He was a long time resident of Meridian, Texas where memorial services were held on October 26th. "I was all for Obamacare until I found out I was paying for it," a recent letter from a young woman to Pam Kehaly, president of Anthem Blue Cross in California.

JOHN BAGWELL (Dallas, TX) Subject: Today's radio. I remember the old days when... "you're never more than three minutes away from music at KOZA..." Now, stations have two or three commercial blocks of up to 6 or 8 minutes of spots in row. Having your spot in the last rotation is useless and if you are the third car dealer in rotation you might as well give up on getting any decent results from your advertising buy. And don't get me started on the spot rates! You want to me to pay how much? I only want to rent :30 of air time not own the whole station! Why would someone want to listen to music and 18 minutes of commercials, when they can listen to music without the commercials on their ipad or iphone? Just my thoughts. John Bagwell; Bagwell Marketing; Dallas, TX

TRIVIA ANSWER: On the banner at the end of Looney Tunes cartoons Porky Pig yells That's all folks! A 1926 British cartoon Jerry The Troublesome Tyke series ends with And That's All! In a 1929 cartoon Bosko says So long, folks! But at the end of a 1930 Warner Bros. Looney Tunes cartoon Bosko is the first to say That's all folks! In both the Looney Tunes and Merrie Melodies series what we remember the most is Porky Pig who stutters Th-th-th-that's all folks! Voice actor Mel Blanc's incredible cartoon character voices virtually invent the medium. Mel's grave marker proclaims That's All Folks.

JO BUSSELL [KLDE FM/Mix 96.5/Metro Traffic/Clear Channel/Atlanta's Z93 and V103] (Houston, TX) Subject: Radio station changes. My husband Troy looked up the website of KHLB in Mason (TX) and saw that it had been sold, format still country but says it has more community service, and a whole new air staff. None of the former Houston radio personalities like Barry Kay are there. 'Delight yourself in the Lord, and He will give you the desires of your heart' (Psalm 37:4, ESV).

EZRA POUND (October 30, 1885 to November 1, 1972) The real trouble with war (modern war) is that it gives no one a chance to kill the right people.

Jim Rose and Lacy

Houston, Texas - Laus Deo

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November 04, 2013 [Monday]

AFTER MIDNIGHT ON SATURDAY, NOVEMBER 2, 2013 WE FALL BACK ONE HOUR

ALL THE NEWS THAT IS NEWS

WILDCAT AGGRESSOR SPRAYS TV CREW WITH MACE Goodbye! Adios! Sayonara! While they cover a home invasion WUSA TV reporter Bruce Johnson and photographer Daniell Gill catch the attention of a woman inside a house who demands that the CBS affiliate’s crew exit and keeps yelling at them, Goodbye! When the TV team advises the female that they are standing on public property, she sprays them with mace and gets physical until they agree to leave. On the air Johnson sighs: We don’t know who the young woman was in that video. It’s possible, just possible she could have been one of those people held hostage at gunpoint inside the house. Johnson says they will not file charges. They'll leave that up to the police.

WLS BRINGS BACK SUPERSTAR During the 1950s through the 1970s we marvel at the top radio talent on Chicago, IL 50,000 watt clear channel flamethrower WLS-890. In the 2000s sister station WLS FM (94.7) carries the torch with the hits of the 70s and 80s when they bring back former Windy City superstar radio personality, Robert Murphy, who joins WLS FM weekdays from 4:00pm-8:00pm on November 11, 2013. To make room for Robert, WLS FM shortens its existing DJ show times by one hour each. Brant Miller: 5:30am-9:00am (formerly 5:30am-10:00am), Greg Brown: 9:00am-1:00pm (formerly 10:00am-3:00pm), Danny Lake: 1:00pm-4:00pm (formerly 3:00pm-7:00pm), Robert Murphy: 4:00pm-8:00pm, John Records Landecker: 8:00pm-11:00pm and Dick Biondi: 11:00pm-2:00am.

RADIO CHRISTMAS TREATS ARE HALLOWEEN TRICKS With only 51 shopping days until Christmas, radio's mood begins to shift to Christmas music in Albuquerque, Cape May, Syracuse and Yakima. Radio Christmas early birds include Clear Channel AC WLTQ FM (The Coast 92.1) Venice/Sarasota, FL; Olivet Nazarene University WHZN FM (88.3) Indianapolis, IN; Columbia Bible College WRCM FM (New Life 91.9) Charlotte, NC; KWND FM (The Wind 88.3) Springfield, MO; WHZN FM (88.3) New Whiteland/Indianapolis, IN; WTMK FM (88.5) Lowell IN; WONU FM (89.7 Kankakee, IL along with WZTI-1290 Radio Alliance Standards Milwaukee, WI. However, WRCM FM says that it will begin playing Christmas songs on Thanksgiving Day.

IS CHINESE TV AHEAD OF AMERICA? Every night even on high priced satellite TV most of the channels are full of infomercials. We search and search the channels but all we find are those infomercials that hawk every snake oil product even vibrating bras. Yes, vibrating bras are products that Ellen Degeneres recently praises on her TV show and now they are on infomercials, too! Well, Chinese media watchdog agency the State General Administration of Press, Publication, Radio, Film and Television now seeks to clean up their airwaves of infomercials with strict new limits on the volume of infomercials TV stations are allowed to broadcast. The new guidelines limit broadcasters to a maximum of three minutes per hour and ban infomercials outright from 6 pm to midnight.

TRIVIA QUESTION: In 1950s TV who is the Man With a Camera? The answer appears below.

MOVERS AND SHAKERS

•GARY SINISE Forrest Gump actor raises money for smart home for Cedar Falls, IA resident Taylor Morris who loses limbs after Afghanistan incendiary bomb blast in May 2012. •JERRY MCKENNA veteran programmer moves on up from Cumulus Worcester and Springfield, MA clusters to PD of Cape Cod Broadcasting's four stations: AC Fresh WQRC FM (99.9), Country WKPE FM (103.9), Classical WFCC FM (107.5) & Soft Rock WOCN FM (104.7). •SEAN HANNITY Premiere Networks Conservative Talk show moves from Cumulus WBAP-820 Dallas, TX at the end of December 2013 to Salem News/Talk KSKY-660 live from 2-5:00 pm CT.

ENTERTAINMENT AND NEWS MILESTONES

•1956 JAMES HONEYMAN-SCOTT Rock guitarist & singer with The Pretenders born in Hereford, England on November 4th. •1964 ROGER MILLER records his single King Of The Road in Nashville, TN on November 3rd. •1975 SHEILA RYAN actress who stars in over 60 movies dies from a road traffic accident at 54 on November 4th. •1984 WILLIE NELSON's remake of Steve Goodman's City Of New Orleans grabs #1 in Billboard Country on November 3rd. •1997 WALLY BRUNER journalist (ABC, What's My Line) dies at 66 on November 4th. •2003 TOBY KEITH's album Shock'n Y'all releases on DreamWorks on November 4th.

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BEN HAROLD (Knoxville, TN) Subject: hey jim, some info. dear jim, many people may or may not know orville bailey. he is a mover and shaker in "our" day. he started out in harlan, kentucky, later working at WANO, pineville, ky - and then WFXY in middlesoboro, ky. I spent many years as orv's station manager at WLIQ in harriman, tennessee, when I retired out here to the boonies (although I’d known him long before then). last week, he suffered a lower aortic aneurism and was airlifted to knoxville for emergency surgery, where he remains at this writing. he is not is good shape. I respectfully request prayers for my closest and dearest old friend. I just figured I’d pass it along. meantime, I trust you and lacy are doing well. my wife and I are hanging in here, as usual. ben harold, retired, knoxville, tennessee

MICHELLE DEAN PLUNK [late Jim Travis' daughter] (Marble Falls, TX) Subject: Jim Rose Remembers Radio (#1240) October 07, 2013 [Monday] Yep sweet Rosie "Kay" also my sweet mom lost her Jan 29th 2009 to Lung cancer! Oh how I love to hear things about both of them! I too am still in shock although it is becoming more reality as each day is passing and realizing my morning ride to work will now be silence and no insight to the news in his view as well as no weather report! Seems so empty right now! Guess I can say I officially feel orphaned! Thank you for memories, kind words and for being a great friend! I too thought he would live forever! Guess that is unrealilistic! Michelle (www.pamperedchef.biz/mdeanplunk) / (www.marykay.com/mplunk)

KROI FM (92.1) Radio One all-news broadcasts from elaborate studios in Greenway Plaza with some of Houston, TX top names in radio and TV. Our former KULF-790 colleague from 1979 J.P. Prichard's picture and story are on the front page of the Sunday, October 20, 2013 Houston Chronicle Business section.

J.P. PRITCHARD [News 92 FM morning anchor] (Houston, TX) Subject: J.P. Pritchard in Houston Chronicle! Nice to hear from you Jim. Thank you for the kind words. I do remember those days at KULF – heady times – and for me a place of learning. Hope all is well with you and Lacy. JP

GARY PENN [ex KXOL-1360] (Dallas, TX) JR...I think I crossed paths with you at KXOL? Did not know that you, like me, are an Oak Cliff boy. I went to SOC, along with Jim Carter aka Gentleman Jim. Gary Penn - KXOL weekends 1972-76

TONY WILLIAMS [former WKY-930/KRLD-1080] (Dallas-Richardson, TX) ...worked at an FM KAFG in OKC. Sometimes I would go to production room and record news or weather. When I came back maybe two reels and the large time check cart were firing at once. For two or three years at WKY, I had a live newsman on all nights. Not even the news/talk station had 24 hours. Early in 1973 at KAKC, Tulsa I had to record newscasts for the AM ... and others for the FM. I hated taping. Once on the AM in the PM live, I inadvertently knocked over my stack of carts with actualities because the table was so narrow. So I was trying to read the newscast and the labels on the cart ... it was a disaster. WKY always had three-hour shifts except for the six-hour all night one.

TRIVIA ANSWER: From 1958-60 ABC TV stars Charles Bronson as Mike Kovac in 29 30-minute dramatic episodes of Man With A Camera where he and his camera just happen to be at the right place and time for crime. James Flavin is Lt. Donovan with guest stars Angie Dickinson, Yvonne Craig and Sebastian Cabot.

JIM MCCURDY [ex news anchor KRBC-TV & KTAB-TV for 30 years] (Austin, TX) Subject: TRHOF. Jim, I second everyone else’s support of your induction in the Texas Radio Hall of Fame! You provide an outstanding service that is well researched and current, and keeps us old DJ’s up to date on all things media. Again, you deserve the induction as much as anyone who is in the Hall of Fame right now! My Best, Jim McCurdy Medical Business Development Mortgage Services

JOE FORD [previous KLDE FM/KILT-610/KNUZ-1230 DJ] (Houston, TX) Subject: TRHofF. Jim-I guess I've been living In a cave but I thought you got in this year? What the h*** is happening?

JIM SPUR [formerly with Bob Green Productions/ABC/KXYZ] (Houston, TX) Subject: hall. Ya' know Jim, it doesn't matter if you ever get inducted into some kind of hall of fame or not, you're already there.

CLAYTON MOORE (September 14, 1914 - December 28, 1999) Once I got the Lone Ranger role, I didn't want any other.

Jim Rose and Lacy

Houston, Texas - Laus Deo

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November 01, 2013 [Friday]

Issue #1247

AFTER MIDNIGHT ON SATURDAY, NOVEMBER 2, 2013 WE FALL BACK ONE HOUR

ALL THE NEWS THAT IS NEWS

SINGER TAKES LAST WALK ON THE WILD SIDE Since just a young child, music and radio are captivating. Many tunes win me over. Rock pioneer Lou Reed's recordings never really ring a bell until in 1975 as Music Director of KXOL-1360 in Ft. Worth, TX I run across Lou's RCA record Walk on the Wild Side. Its great harmony and smooth production are terrific. Never actually listen to its lyrics until years later and boy oh boy that tune really is a walk on the wild side! Many consider Rock pioneer Lou Reed as one of the most influential artists in Pop music. Lou and the Velvet Underground fuse art and music. Reed cancels five California April 2013 concert dates. In May 2013 he has a liver transplant. On Sunday, October 27, 2013 the Punk poet of Rock ' n' Roll Lou Reed dies at 71.

BETTER BE SURE THE MIC IS OFF Hello. Testing one, two, three. Gun owners know to always treat any gun as if it is loaded. Never point a gun unless we mean to shoot it. Always treat a microphone like it's turned on. Never say anything in front of a microphone that we do not want the world to hear. Well, sometimes we slip up like when KOA-850 Denver, CO newscaster Steffan Tubbs listens to commercials behind a studio door and criticizes TV's Snooki's appearance with the word ugly and the f-word flies out over the air. Whoops! Somebody has left the studio microphone on! Listener's outrage floods social media and lights up KOA's telephone lines. KOA apologizes but like in Pop Rock band OneRepublic's 2007 lyrics: It's too late to apologize, it's too late. I said it's too late to apologize.

FORMER DALLAS COWBOY KICKED OFF RADIO Dexter Manley is a former defensive lineman for the Dallas Cowboys and the Washington Redskins. He is known for his smutty remarks. Due to what he says on Monday morning, October 28, 2013 he also is a former talk host on WTOP-1500/WTOP FM. Radio Ink reports that WTOP in Washington, DC boots Manley because of his disgusting remarks about former Dallas Cowboys quarterback Troy Aikman who steers the Cowboys to three Superbowl victories in the 1990s. WTOP news anchors Mike Moss and Bruce Alan challenge Dexter on his ill-bred wisecrack. Manley quickly reacts: I take that back. I apologize. His song and dance does not impress Jim Farley, WTOP VP/News and Programming, who says that Manley will no longer be appearing on WTOP.

WANNA BUY A RADIO STATION? Radioinsight reports that after it runs more than $400,000 in deficits for each of the last three years, the Santa Barbara Foundation comes to a unanimous decision in September 2013 to place KDB FM Classical (93.7) the town's oldest radio station on the auction block. In 2003 the foundation purchases KDB FM with a donation by Michael Towbes. Tim Owens, KDB FM general manager since 2009, tells www.livemusicsantabarbara.com/ that the 87-year-old Classical music radio station only has less than 1000 of its 20,000 daily listeners as donors. It is a commercial operation but uses donations and grants to supplement its ad revenue. Santa Barbara Foundation CEO Ron Gallo says they have three serious inquiries but he doesn't release its asking price.

TRIVIA QUESTION: How do car radios get their start? The answer appears below.

MOVERS AND SHAKERS

•HAPPY BIRTHDAY! Shadoe Stevens on November 3, 2013. •KSAS FM HeartPeak Broadcasting CHR Kiss FM 103.3 Boise, ID soon to be Townsquare Media slides to 103.5 at 5:00pm on Halloween Day 2013. •KSKI FM AAA 103.7 Sun Valley, ID moves to 94.5; KZNO FM Sports (The Zone 102.9) Jerome/Twin Falls shifts to 103.1. These moves enable JLD Media KPHD FM 97.5 Elko, NV to ease into the Boise market on 102.7 with a license for Melba, ID. •JOE KING aka Joe Elvis for over 20 years on Classic Rock WNRQ FM (The Rock 105.9) Nashville, TN out due to reduction in workforce. •SENATE confirms on Tuesday night, October 29, 2013 Tom Wheeler as FCC Chairman and Michael O'Rielly is next Republican Commissioner.

ENTERTAINMENT AND NEWS MILESTONES

•1957 KVII TV ABC CH 7 in Amarillo, TX begins broadcasting on November 1st. •1963 KENNY ALPHIN (Big Kenny of Big & Rich) born on November 1st at the Culpeper County Hospital in Culpeper, VA. •1970 KGTF TV PBS CH 12 in Agana, GU begins broadcasting on November 1st. •1983 LEE GREENWOOD after he tapes the syndicated Solid Gold in Los Angeles, CA on October 31st he gives MCA chairman Irving Azoff a tape of God Bless the U.S.A. •1999 WALTER PAYTON from Jackson State University Chicago Bears running back for thirteen seasons dies at 45 on November 1st. •2008 TRACE ADKINS single You're Gonna Miss This goes Gold on October 31st.

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RED JONES [2008 Georgia Radio Hall of Fame - retired from WKNG-1060 [W] June 15, 2011 after 63 years in radio] (Carrollton-Tallapoosa, GA) Subject: my wife. This is to close friends many of whom met my wife Betty or knew her from long acquaintances. Her battle with cancer ended today, Sunday, at 1:27 pm and Heaven gained another resident. In her 81 years she touched the hearts and life of so many. We both had lost mates so it was widow meeting widower and three and a half years of togetherness was a blessing from God. Love your partner in marriage and make the most of every day. Good reading is 1 Cor 15/35-58. Red Jones

DR. JEFF CUNNINGHAM (Austin-Kyle, TX) Subject: Jim Rose Remembers Radio (#1246) October 28, 2013 [Monday] Well, I am a member of the TRHOF and I am totally in agreement with the notion that JR should be in the hall. I have nominated and voted for him in the past and will do so again! Jeff Cunningham, DC, MA Kyle, TX (www.zoesplaceclinic.com / www.myspace.com/drjeffcunningham)

JOE FORD [former KILT-610/KNUZ-1230] (Houston, TX) Subject: TRHofF. Hey Jim, Good luck to you for induction. If I were to be in the state for this years ceremony, I would welcome you with open arms. It's about time your name is added to the TRH of F. Your tireless efforts in front of the computer keep the rest of us connected to all things we love and hate about radio! Your impeccable resume certainly makes you more than qualified for a standing ovation when your name is called! Also, the fact that you give us this well researched column each week, free of charge, is quite remarkable. Give Lacy a big ol' belly rub and keep up the good vibes. Joe Ford (Texas Radio Hall of Fame-2003)

LIZ PATRANELLA [Liz Houston - KTSA-550, KBAT-680] (Austin, TX) Attention! Attention! Change of Venue for Luncheon! Same day and time: Friday, November 15, Noon New Venue: The Egg & I Blanco & NW Loop 410 behind Park North Center at Blanco & Rector 210-366-9000 Grady’s started charging for their meeting room, so we have sought out a new place. We’ll be in the private meeting room. The restaurant serves a full breakfast menu at lunch and also a lunch menu with a selection of soups, salads, and sandwiches (and fish tacos!). Thanks to Mark Carrillo for doing the research to find us a new place and for making arrangements with The Egg & I. Reminder: Ongoing activities for SSARB will be discussed, including plans for our display at the South Texas Popular Culture Center. Be there to hear all about it and share your ideas with the group. Thanks to those who have already replied ... but if you haven’t, please R.S.V.P. by reply email. See you there! Liz

TRIVIA ANSWER: In the beginning, car radio sales are difficult because they cost 20% of the price of a brand-new auto. In 1930, during the Great Depression Paul Galvin, owner of Galvin Manufacturing Corporation, loses money. In 1933, things improve when Ford offers Motorola radios installed at the factory. In 1934 Galvin strikes a deal with B.F. Goodrich Tire Company to sell and install car radios in its chain of tire stores. By then the price of the car radios drops to $55. In 1936, Galvin introduces push-button tuning. In 1947, the name of the car radio company officially changes from Galvin to Motorola.

MICHELLE DEAN PLUNK [late Jim Travis' daughter] (Marble Falls, TX) Subject: Jim Travis' services. Thank you and sorry for the delay... I was in Round Rock most of yesterday and had to mow and clean a house... Have 2 houses to mow and one to clean today! Trying to get my life back on track and so far behind. :( This rain made the grass Grow! lol... My dad is 73. He would have been 74 next May. thank you for doing that for me... Hope he has a good turn out. Have a FABULOUS day!!! Michelle

EDGAR BERGEN (1903 - 1978) Hard work never killed anybody, but why take a chance?

Jim Rose and Lacy

Houston, Texas - Laus Deo

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October 28, 2013 [Monday]

Issue #1246

HAVE A HAPPY AND SAFE HALLOWEEN!

ALL THE NEWS THAT IS NEWS

TWO ANGELA WEATHERCASTERS CONFUSE TV VIEWERS These days TV viewers in Indianapolis, IN might just be a little confused because the city has two weathercasters by the name of Angela. In August 2013, WTHR TV hires meteorologist Angela Buchman from cross-town rival WISH TV. FOX affiliate WXIN TV weather anchor Angela Ganote posts billboards that say: Only One Angela. The Indianapolis Business Journal reports that WTHR TV gains a big ratings increase since Angela Buchman’s debut on September 3rd. Buchman predicts Indy weather weekdays at 5 pm, 6 pm and 11 pm. IBJ informs us that CBS affiliate WISH TV has the opposite ratings for its 6:00 pm news which fall 31% while WTHR TV's ratings rise 14% over September 2012.

BALTIMORE GOES COUNTRY For the first time since 1999, WPOC FM Clear Channel Country (93.1) Baltimore. MD has a Country music radio competitor. At noon, Friday, October 25, 2013 CBS Radio signs on New Country 106.1 featuring today's top Country singers. New Country 106.1 lineup includes radio hosts already in the CBS Baltimore cluster: Fast Jimi Roberts WLIF FM (101.9) afternoon host is new 106.1 morning host, Jenn Marino WWMX FM (106.5) afternoon co-host does middays on 106.1, Steve Mann is in 106.1 afternoon slot and Scott Davies takes control of 106.1 at nights. Robert Philips, CBS Radio Baltimore SVP/MM brags: Country fans here in Baltimore are extremely passionate. New Country 106.1 streams online at www.NewCountry1061.com.

THE RUSH IS ON TO WOR-710 In August 2012, Clear Channel buys Talk WOR-710 NYC for $30 Million. Since then, WOR-710 is in a sort of holding pattern. But that ends in January 2014 when Rush Limbaugh and Sean Hannity leap over from Cumulus WABC-770. Plus, Clear Channel rebrands WOR-710 by becoming the new flagship station of New York Mets baseball. Howie Rose possibly returns as lead play-by-play voice of the Mets. ESPN New York reports: The Mets ended a 31 year relationship with CBS Sports WFAN (and predecessor WHN) in September when CBS signed a deal to move the New York Yankees over from sister News WCBS-880. Clear Channel radio is flagship of the Cleveland Indians, Cincinnati Reds, Colorado Rockies, Houston Astros, Los Angeles Dodgers & Tampa Bay Rays.

BREEZY RADIO NEWS FROM WINDY CITY ChicagoLand Radio and Media lets us know that WUSN FM (US99.5) hires Joel Lisinski as its new nighttime personality from 7:00pm-midnight Monday through Friday to begin the week of November 4, 2013. At Emerson College in Boston, MA his major is Media Arts and Radio where he is a DJ on Emerson's WERS FM. As an Evanston, native Lisinski grows up listening to Chicago radio. Since October 2007, Joel is in Milwaukee radio weekends and overnights on WXSS FM and WMYX FM as Joel Sheridan. Before Milwaukee, Lisinski is on WXLC FM. While his birth name is Joel Lisinski plus his Milwaukee radio name is Joel Sheridan, he will use neither one as his on-air name on US99.5. WUSN FM searches for his new radio air name.

TRIVIA QUESTION: Who plays Boston Blackie in the 1950s TV detective series? The answer appears below.

MOVERS AND SHAKERS

•HAPPY BIRTHDAY! Dave Michaels Elkins Radio 1967 grad Dallas, TX - DJ on KBUC FM, KONO-860, WSAI-1360 celebrates another year on Monday, October 28th. •STEVE MCINTOSH & TED WOODWARD kick up their heels over their 4,000th program on Thursday, October 17, 2013 as Wichita’s longest-running morning show on Entercom’s News/Talk KNSS-1330. •PAT GALLAGHER cut from Entercom WMMM FM (105.5) PD post in Madison, WI after nearly two decades. •DON GERONIMO before he exits sports KHTK-1140 says good-bye to his fans. Geronimo remains with CBS and relocates to another sector.

ENTERTAINMENT AND NEWS MILESTONES

•1957 WMVS TV PBS CH 10 in Milwaukee, WI begins broadcasting on October 28th. •1966 EDDY ARNOLD and others join Country Music Hall Of Fame on October 22nd. •1970 BABY HUEY (James Ramey) with Baby Huey and Babysitters dies on October 28th. •1984 ALABAMA's single If You're Gonna Play In Texas (You Gotta Have A Fiddle In The Band) scores #1 in Billboard Country on October 27th. •1996 MOREY AMSTERDAM comedian on the Dick Van Dyke Show dies at 87 on October 28th. •2001 BROOKS & DUNN's single Only In America grabs #1 in Billboard Country on October 27th.

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STEVE WEED [FM Operations Manager: KHYL/KQJK/KHLX] (Sacramento, CA) Subject: Story Archive. Thanks for the quick response, Jim! Please do sign me up, I was not aware of your newsletter until I search for Domino. That is sad, I worked with him way back at the start of my career in Dallas. I can't recall his real name, but that was where he picked up the Domino Rippy handle. Thanks, Steve PS: give Lacy a scratch behind the ear for me!

IRA [Eye] LIPSON (Dallas, TX) Subject: The genesis of KZEW - The Zoo in Dallas. Recently a friend asked how we chose The Zoo as the station name back in '73. GM John Dew and I were in a meeting with Sebastian Stone and Willis Duff and we were tossing out a bunch of call letter ideas and The Zoo just popped into my mind and everyone loved it. Seemed like a fun image with a lot of possibilities. I found out that KZOO was already held by a station in Wisconsin so we went with KZEW. We always called ourselves The Zoo, which was unique in the era of K-This or K-That. To have some fun we sent kazoos with notice of our call letter change to other stations and for a long time they were calling us Kazoo. Also, in the last few weeks before our KZEW debut we were still running the automated beautiful music format on WFAA FM and I cut a deceiving legal ID to create more confusion. "Zesty, Easy, Warm. WFAA FM Dallas." Great fun in the early days of The ZOO. Ira "Eye" Lipson, founding PD and Zoologist

BILL HILL [principal license holder of KSET] (Beaumont, TX) Subject: Eastern Michigan U. John Dew, who now lives in The Villages in Florida, has a lot of family in Michigan. John has a great major Market background. He comes back to visit From time to time.

MICHELLE DEAN PLUNK [Late Jim Travis' daughter] (Marble Falls, TX) Subject: Jim Travis' services. Can you help me get the word out about pop's service on Wednesday the 30th 6-8 at the broken spoke. Since the date changed I just want to make sure everyone knows! Thank you! Are you going to try and make it?

TONY WILLIAMS [former WKY-930/KRLD-1080] (Dallas-Richardson, TX) Subject: editorial for JRRR. With all the distinguished inductees in the Texas Radio Hall of Fame, it's past time to honor another -- Jim Rose -- a man who helps us remember radio's past, update us on current events. and steers us ahead to broadcasting's possible future with his "Jim Rose Remembers Radio". Jim has served as a PD, MD, chief engineer as well as a DJ and talk show host at many of Texas' outstanding radio stations. Here's a few -- KHFI-FM in Austin, WFAA in Dallas, KBUC and KBAT. Here's more: WACO in WACO, KBOX in Dallas as well as KLIF, KITE and KBER in San Antonio, KFJZ, KJIM and KXOL -- all in Fort Worth. KIKK AM-FM, KULF, KILT AM and FM, I think I listed about half the stations on Jim's resume from 1965-1995, but if you want to see more, I will send his resume. Jim is a taskmaster as an editor so I had to edit myself. However, I will ask for once that he run this piece in full. Jim has worked for years in broadcasting at some of the finest stations in the nation as well as Texas. Leaving Jim Rose out of the TRHOF is like omitting Lou Gehrig from the Baseball Hall of Fame. Kent Burkhart and others believe Jim should be inducted. I go further. Suspend the rules and induct Jim by unanimous consent. I am not a dues member of the TRHOF nor have I ever been. The above are my words and mine only. However, induction into the TRHOF should not be a popularity contest. I hope those with clout within the TRHOF will do the right thing and ensure that Jim Rose is Inducted into the Texas Radio Hall of Fame. He deserves it. Thank you. Tony Williams, Dallas, TX

TRIVIA ANSWER: From 1951-53 one of my favorite TV shows is Boston Blackie. Kent Taylor is detective Boston Blackie. Frank Orth is Inspector Farraday. Whitey is the beloved doggie.

KENT BURKHART [legendary radio programmer] (Miami/Key Biscayne, FL) Subject: I read you from the Florida Keys. Love the Atlantic. From Marathon to Key West is great fishing. If I could chef I would open a fish cafe Key style sitting outside In the sun and shade and 80 degree breeze. Football coach Jimmy Johnson lives down here somewhere but I have not met him. Have a good NFL Sunday. KB.

DENNIS WILSON (The Beach Boys) On the beach, you can live in bliss.

Jim Rose and Lacy

Houston, Texas - Laus Deo

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October 25, 2013 [Friday]

Issue #1245

ALL THE NEWS THAT IS NEWS

FORMER HOUSTON TV ANCHOR FOUND DEAD One our favorite KTRK TV CH 13 news anchors dies at his home in Cape Cod, MA on Sunday, October 20, 2013. In the 1980s Alan Hemberger is a weekday evening co-anchor on KMOL TV (now WOAI TV) CH 4 San Antonio, TX. In 1989, he arrives in Houston as the anchor of KTRK TV Live at Five for nine years. Throughout the 1990s, Alan Hemberger is an Eyewitness KTRK TV News anchor. Alan's wife Jane says he moves to California to host a Blues radio program. Family members express concern when they cannot reach him. During a welfare check, police find Alan unconscious. Agents believe the cause of his death at only 65 is a heart attack. Alan's wife states that in 2012 he relocates to Cape Cod: It was his life-long dream to live on Cape Cod.

HOUSTON OILERS/TENNESSEE TITANS OWNER DEPARTS As we previously report on Friday, October 18, 2013 former Houston Oilers coach Bum Phillips passes away. After Bum's tenure as Oilers head coach, owner Bud Adams demands a new stadium or he will move the team. Already fans are very upset with owner Bud Adams. In 1996 Bud decides that the Astrodome is no longer home, he packs up the Houston Oilers and moves them to Tennessee as the Titans. In March 2013 Adams tells The Tennessean I just had my 90th birthday and somebody asked me, ‘Adams, how long are you going to stay at this thing?' I said I’ve made in 90, so I might as well go to 100. And I’d like to get in the playoffs and see some winning football over that stretch, too. On October 21, 2013 Bud Adams dies at 90.

AMERICA'S PRIZE RADIO COUNT DOWN HOST HEALTH DECLINES When we reach a certain age those whom we admire for decades seem to disappear right before our eyes. Kemal Amin Kasem or as we know him best, Casey Kasem, brings us music lovers much joy for decades as the host of the nationally syndicated Top 40 countdown show American Top 40. Casey appears in Scooby-Doo! film series as well as many other movies. Mr. Kasem needs our prayers because the 81 year old veteran radio personality now suffers from advanced Parkinson's Disease. His wife Jean pleads: My husband is terminally ill and unable to leave home. Casey Kasem born on April 27, 1932 in Detroit, MI: Keep your feet on the ground and keep reaching for the stars.

DOLLY PARTON IN CAR CRASH I summer 1967, when I'm the noon-3pm DJ on KPCN-730 in my home town Dallas, TX we spin a hit record by a new artist called Something Fishy. It is by Dolly Parton who replaces Norma Jean on Porter Wagoner's TV show from 1967-74. The Dolly and Porter duo have 17 hit singles in Billboard's Country chart. As a solo artist Parton has many hit singles including one she writes, I Will Always Love You. On Monday, October 21, 2013 Nashville cops report that Dolly receives minor injuries in a car crash at 11:41am at the intersection of Vaulx Lane and Kirkwood Avenue. Police report indicates that Judy Ogle, 68, of Nashville fails to yield the right of way. The fender bender sends both Dolly and Judy to Vanderbilt University Medical Center with minor injuries.

TRIVIA QUESTION: Who anchors America's first major television news event? The answer appears below.

MOVERS AND SHAKERS

•HAPPY BIRTHDAY! Jerry Stern and Mark Driscoll Monday, October 21st. •RICH LIEBERMAN exits KOMY-1340 for KSCO-1080 San Francisco, CA from 2p-4p on October 1, 2013. •WHQQ FM Cromwell Variety Hits (Jack FM 98.9) Neoga-Effingham-Mattoon, IL flips to ESPN Sports The Game. •WBEN-930 Entercom news/talk Buffalo, NY adds decorated Iraq War Vet David Bellavia to Local Late Night Show from 10:00 pm to 1:00 am beginning October 21. •KBZD FM Tejas Broadcasting Classic Country (Legends 99.7) Amarillo, TX flips to Hot AC (Amarillo’s Best Music Fun 99.7). •JASON CRABB Grammy award winner 2012 Artist of the Year gains 4 more GMA Dove Awards during 44th GMA Dove Awards at Lipscomb University on Tuesday, October 15, 2013.

ENTERTAINMENT AND NEWS MILESTONES

•1953 KIEM TV NBC/CBS/ABC CH 3 in Eureka, CA begins broadcasting on October 25th. •1965 ERNEST TUBB joins Country Music Hall Of Fame at Nashville, TN Municipal Auditorium on October 22nd. •1993 VINCENT PRICE actor well known for his distinctive voice and series of horror films (The Fly - 1958 and The Raven - 1963) dies of lung cancer on October 25th at 82. •1984 ALABAMA is first Country group to go Triple-Platinum with albums Feels So Right and Mountain Music each with 3 million copies on October 25th with. •1991 BILL GRAHAM famed Rock concert promoter (Filmore, Dylan) dies at 60 on October 25th. •2010 TAYLOR SWIFT's album Speak Now releases on Big Machine records on October 25th.

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DAVE MICHAELS [former WSAI-1360/KONO-860/KBUC FM] (Dayton-Huber Heights, OH) Subject: Rose Radio Report. Jimmy: Back to the basics''' up until 3am working on circuit board wire to wire - with the Weller Soldering Iron, wire to binding posts - old style neighbor...NO PCB's with parts dropped on top - willy-nellie - back to real Electronics, things I learned at the Cleveland Institute of Electronics in the BIG City by the Lake. Rock & Roll Hall of Fame. Elkins 1st Class - 1st Phone Radio Telephone Lic. Jimmy!!!!! Real Radio Electronics - 2 lb power Transformers. Drop one of these babies on your foot!!!!!!!! How ya doin? Dave

BOB GRANT [Robert Hanger] (San Angelo-Abilene, TX) Subject: Leon Ashley Dead! Leon Walton (born May 18, 1936 - died October 20, 2013) is an American country music artist, known professionally as Leon Ashley. He is known mainly for his number 1 single "Laura (What's He Got That I Ain't Got)", which topped the country singles charts in 1967. Ashley wrote, recorded, released, distributed and published the single on his own. Leon Walton was born on May 18, 1936 in Covington, Georgia. He first performed at age nine on a local radio show, and released his first single in 1960 on Goldband Records. Ashley eventually married singer Margie Singleton. In 1967, Ashley founded his own label, Ashley Records. The label's releases proved more successful than his releases on Goldband and Imperial, with one Records release — "Laura (What's He Got That I Ain't Got)" — becoming his only number 1 country hit that year. This song made him the first country music artist "to write, record, release, distribute and publish his own material", according to Allmusic. His chart success waned by 1969, however, and he shifted his focus to songwriting for other artists. Ashley died in Hendersonville, Tennessee on October 20, 2013 after a lengthy illness.

LEON ASHLEY 1936-2013 In 1969 while on the air in PM Drive on KBUC FM-AM in San Antonio, TX I look out the giant control room window above the audio console and see Leon Ashley without his band arrive in a long black limousine. Leon is a very nice guy. We have a wonderful on air interview. Before that, while he and his band stay at a hotel, they get into a huge disagreement and his band deserts him. So, Ashley has no band to back him up at Bobbie Barker's Farmer's Daughter night club. Bobbie has to quickly round up a band to back him on stage. That's why in 1969 Leon Ashley's hit records begin to falter.

TONY WILLIAMS [former WKY-930/KRLD-1080/Metro Traffic] (Dallas-Richardson, TX) Subject: TRHOF. I am going to write a piece about the TRHOF and your induction, but I wanted to cool down first. MY dad told me if I am going to write a hot letter, sit on it a few days if you can. Your absence is like leaving Lou Gehrig out the Baseball Hall of Fame.

TRIVIA ANSWER: In 1948 Douglas Edwards anchors America's first gavel-to-gavel coverage of a political convention for CBS TV when he covers the Democratic, Republican and Progressive party conventions all from Philadelphia, PA. The other main correspondents include the legendary Edward R. Murrow and historian Quincy Howe. This is the first major display of the power of American television. In the same year, Douglas also anchors CBS-TV’s first nightly news program.

LARRY STEWART [ex KBUC FM] (San Antonio-Selma, TX) Subject: Larry Nolan Stewart III. I worked at KBUC off and on from 1973 to 77. Bubba was a hoot. I remember being in one of the KBUC news units you mentioned. I was at a stop light near the station with him when my foot activated the siren switch. I did not know the car was siren equipped! Scared the beans out of lots of confused motorists. I asked him once why he kept firing me and rehiring me so many times. “It’s so much fun firing you that I just have to bring you back once in a while” was his reply. Such is the life of a utility announcer. My last radio gig was a country western show on a pirate station in Brussels, Belgium in the late 1980’s. Larry Stewart; Outside Sales Representative; Volvo Rents Selma

DON KNOTTS [Barney Fife 'Andy Griffith Show'] Now here at the Rock we have two rules. Memorize them until you can say them in your sleep. Rule number one: obey all rules. Rule number two: no writing on the walls.

Jim Rose and Lacy

Houston, Texas - Laus Deo

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October 21, 2013 [Monday]

Issue #1244

ALL THE NEWS THAT IS NEWS

BUM PHILLIPS 1923-2013 In the 1970s, we cheer head coach Bum Phillips and the Houston Oilers from in front of our TV sets and in the Astrodome. Son, Wade, is Houston Texans' defensive coordinator and former head coach of the Dallas Cowboys. Oilers folksy head coach Bum Phillips dies on Friday, October 18, 2013 at 90 at his ranch in Goliad. In 1975, Bum becomes head coach of the Houston Oilers. He drafts Heisman Trophy winning running back jersey #34 Earl Campbell and leads his team to two AFC Championship games. Before he retires to his ranch in Goliad, Bum is a TV and radio football analyst. In 2005, he undergoes triple bypass surgery. Bum Phillips leaves behind wife Debbie, six children, almost two dozen grandchildren and thousands of us fans.

RUSH AND HANNITY RETURN TO PHILLY In August 2013 when Merlin sells WWIQ FM (IQ 106.9) Philadelphia, PA to YMF Media, two Conservative talkers Rush Limbaugh and Sean Hannity end up missing on Philly airwaves. On Monday, October 28, 2013 Limbaugh returns to his regular old time spot noon to 3pm on Talk Radio WPHT-1210, but Hannity airs on tape from 9pm to Midnight which is not his regular 3 to 6pm live space right after Rush. Casey Bartholomew heard from 10pm to 1am becomes the odd man out. Dick Morris loses one hour, now from 3pm to 6pm. Dom Giordano moves from 10am to 2pm to 9am to High Noon. Marc Rayfield SVP/MM CBS Radio Philadelphia crows, We couldn’t be more pleased to bring Rush and Sean home to WPHT. They are leaders in the format.

REUTERS BUYS OUT EMPLOYEES On Wednesday, October 9, 2013 Thomson Reuters says it will eliminate seven Guild-represented Editorial staff positions by December 31, 2013 and move its Americas editing desk from Washington, DC to New York. Level 2 Journalist jobs move to Bangalore plus a photographer and four reporters in Miami, which becomes a one-person bureau. Reuters news agency in Canary Wharf, London, UK offers buyouts to employees who are with the company for at least 18 years. The Newspaper Guild of NY plans to counter Reuters’ buyout offer to 97 people. No word if the buyout has anything to do with the five percent staff cutbacks that Reuters’ editor, Stephen Adler, promises last week. The Newspaper Guild of New York plans to submit its counter offer this week.

WILL ABC SELL ITS TV STATIONS? The Chicagoland Radio & Media website reports that once again rumors swirl about The Walt Disney Company looking into possible sales of its eight owned and operated television stations. The New York Post says that Disney is strongly exploring that option and is looking for an investment bank to handle the process. Up for grabs here in TX is KTRK-TV CH 13 in Market #10 Houston. Other TV properties include: WLS-TV Chicago (Market #3), WABC-TV New York City (Market #1), KABC-TV Los Angeles (Market #2), WPVI-TV Philadelphia (Market #4), KGO-TV San Francisco/Oakland/San Jose (Market #6), WTVD-TV Durham/Raleigh/Fayetteville (Market #24) and KFSN-TV Fresno (Market #55).

TRIVIA QUESTION: Where does the name Oak Ridge Boys originate? The answer appears below.

MOVERS AND SHAKERS

•HAPPY BIRTHDAY! Joan Pate-Day (sister of radio's Sam Pate) Friday, October 18th. Mark Driscoll Monday, October 21st. Leslie Wayne Hodges Wednesday, October 23rd. •ENTERCOM pulls the plug on WBEN FM (107.7) Buffalo, NY simulcast of News-Talk WBEN-930 for an Alternative music format. •DON DUDLEY 25 year local news vet in Maine, South Carolina and Washington, D.C. exits WRNN TV CH 48 RNN Kingston, NY and Verizon FiOS 1 TV News NYC for WUTR TV ABC CH 20 Utica, NY 6:00 and 11:00 p.m. newscasts beginning Monday, October 21, 2013. •ALABAMA MUSIC HALL OF FAME in Tuscumbia reopens Friday, October 18, 2013 after shut almost a year due to financial problems that halts its celebration of Alabama music ranging from Hank Williams to Nat King Cole.

ENTERTAINMENT AND NEWS MILESTONES

•1957 ELVIS PRESLEY's second motion picture Jailhouse Rock opens on October 21st. •1967 THE MUSIC CITY NEWS first annual awards at Ernest Tubb's Record Shop on October 21st Merle Haggard takes Favorite Male Artist, Loretta Lynn scores Favorite Female Artist. •1971 RAYMOND HATTON actor who appears in almost five hundred movies including Girls in Prison (1956) dies at 84 on October 21st of a heart attack. •1987 DWIGHT YOAKAM's Hillbilly Deluxe album goes Gold exactly six months after its release on October 21st. •1992 JACKSON WEAVER voice of Smokey the Bear dies of diabetes on October 21st. •2004 TOBY KEITH's Shock'n Y'all brings his second Quadruple-Platinum album on October 21st.

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ROBERT MILLER [Professor EMU] (Detroit/Plymouth, MI) Hi Jim, Thank you for your kind endorsement on LinkedIn. I appreciate that. Wish you were in this part of the country as it would be a real treat to have you visit my class (Introduction to Electronic Media). I can't seem to get anyone up here to take the time to share their broadcasting experience with my university students. I talk about my own history but it would be even better with someone of your vast major market experience. All the best, Bob Miller Eastern Michigan University

JOANIE GREEN-GALLO [Longtime Houston, TX DJ/traffic reporter] (Tulsa, OK) HAHHAHAH! That sounds like KFWD ~ I was only there from 6 to midnight M-F and from 2-6 on weekends, except for the day we took a staff picture in front of the trailer under a big banner that read "Zap the Zoo!" I'm looking for it ~ dang, I can't seem to find it ~ I'll keep looking ~ if I find it, I'll email it to you. I'm attaching an old business card I have from when I worked at KPRC proudly displaying the Post-Newsweek logo from when they bought it from the Hobby family. Hmmmm, I may find out something from my old boss at Ch 2...he really is a terrific person and pretty high up the chain there. He guided us through the HD Conversion ~ OY! Going from analog to digital really gave lots of folks gray hair... Thank you for your kind words. I've been kinda busy these last several weeks... So that's the latest on this end... :-) Joan

CHUCK DUNAWAY [previous DJ on WABC-770, KLIF-1190, KBOX-1480 & KILT-610] (Houston-Katy, TX) Subject: Some of America's Most Beautiful Women. When I danced with Ann Margaret she didn’t have on those high heels she wears in films. She was wearing comfortable flats. I’d say she is about 5’2” or possibly 5’3”. Thank you for your story. I still say...write a book or do a serial version on JRRR. Chuck

HENRY WILLIAMS (Austin, TX) Subject: Jim Travis. An Austin location has been chosen to celebrate the life of former KVET DJ Jim Travis. This is the information from Jim's daughter Michelle: To all the people who have been waiting for the status for the memorial service for Jim WW Travis, it has been set. The Jim WW Travis Celebration of life will be held at the Broken Spoke in Austin, Texas on Tuesday Oct 29, 2013 from 6-8pm. All of his Family, Friends, former co-workers, Listeners and any others interested in this event are invited. There will current and former DJs, Entertainers, and co-workers from Jim's 5 decades of radio work. The Broken Spoke has donated the space and the guests will be responsible for the cost of their own food and drinks. I hope to see many of you there.

TRIVIA ANSWER: In January 1943, the Army taps 59,000 acres of land near Knoxville, TN as the Kingston Demolition Range and evacuates all 3,000 residents. In November 1942, Oak Ridge is named after Black Oak Ridge military secret project. In the mid 1940s, the Oak Ridge Boys quartet forms. Today's group includes lead singer Duane Allen, William Lee Golden, Joe Bonsall & Richard Sterban's deep bass voice: Oom Pah Pah Mau Mau in Elvira & Bah Bah, Bah Bah in Bobbie Sue.

CHARLES GEORGE [ex KCHU FM] (Dallas, TX) Subject: Sinatra. I read once where Frank Sinatra says to Cole Porter, "I Love this song!" Cole Porter, "Then why don't you sing it the way I wrote it?" Whether it is true or not, I don't know, but it makes a good story. And it seems that Cole Porter would probably enjoy the idea of Everything Must Go. When growing up it South East Dallas my parents had friends in North Dallas. They would say, while on the phone hold up there is a plane over the house can't hear... A few minutes later my parents would say, Wait there is a plane over the house. I had this problem at times also when I was doing volunteer work at KCHU (FM). Charles George

FRANK SINATRA (December 12, 1915 - May 14, 1998) Wait till you see that sunshine day. You ain't seen nothin' yet. The best is yet to come.

Jim Rose and Lacy

Houston, Texas - Laus Deo

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October 18, 2013 [Friday]

Issue #1243

ALL THE NEWS THAT IS NEWS

ANOTHER TV CREW ASSAULTED Mediabistro reports that a sniper in a gold Nissan Maxima fires a barrage of bullets at Albuquerque, NM ABC affiliate KOAT TV’s helicopter last week. This causes more than $100,000 worth of damage and places the copter on the disabled bench. According to the Albuquerque Journal, the gunslinger also fires at a nearby KOAT satellite TV truck. Cops indicate that they have a 'very strong' lead in the case. Mary Lynn Roper, KOAT TV P/GM says: We appreciate the efforts of APD to find who is responsible for this. Sky 7 is a tool we use to serve the public interest. It has saved individuals and gives officials a bird’s eye view when residents, communities or pueblos are in trouble.

EIGHT TX RADIO STATIONS CHANGE HANDS Border Media closes the deal for $31 Million on 8 radio stations in the San Antonio, TX area to Larry Wilson, Chairman of Alpha Broadcasting and L&L Broadcasting. These 8 TX radio frequencies include KJXK FM (102.7), KLEY FM (La Ley 95.7), KSAH-720, KSAH FM (Norteno 104.1), KTFM FM (94.1), news/talk KTSA-550, KZDC-1250 and KHHL FM (ESPN Deportes 103.1). KTSA-550 is former McLendon Top 40 powerhouse of the 1950s and 1960s. When the deal completes, it brings L&L's total number of radio stations to forty-three. Larry Wilson brags: These are a great cluster of radio stations located in a beautiful market that are operated by a very talented group of people. We are excited to add them to our growing company.

ROUNDER RECORDS PACKS UP AND MOVES TO MUSIC CITY In 2014, Music City receives a Godsend when historic roots label Rounder records rushes out of suburban Boston, MA and sets up shop in Nashville, TN to be where the action is. Keep your resume handy because after it relocates, Rounder Records, a subsidiary of Concord Music Group, will be adding new personnel. Founded in Cambridge, MA in 1970, Rounder produces Blues, Rock and Folk records. Among its roster are Alison Krauss, George Thorogood and the Destroyers, Rush, Riders in the Sky and Mary Chapin Carpenter. Rounder Records VP of A&R Scott Billington brags: I’ve got a couple lines in the water I’m hoping will land. I can’t tell you yet. It’s a very exciting time.

SMOKEY THE DOG HAS HIS DAY In 2009, Jacksonville, IL firefighters rescue 4-year-old Labrador retriever mix Smokey as a puppy from a house fire. She now lives in a substation. Smokey the Dog as a fire specialist receives praise as she prepares to appear in a major television drama episode. Illinois Governor Pat Quinn declares Friday, October 11, 2013 Smokey the Dog Day. After she wins a Top Dog competition on The Today show, the Jacksonville, IL fire department doggie will appear this season on NBC's Chicago Fire. Filming for Chicago Fire begins this week and concludes in May 2014. Smokey trains Jacksonville kindergarteners through 3rd-graders to stop, drop and roll. To commemorate the October 8, 1871 Great Chicago Fire, officials establish Fire Prevention Week.

TRIVIA QUESTION: What is the worst place to live in the UK? The answer appears below.

MOVERS AND SHAKERS

•MATT WOLF for past 13 years is Cox WBAB FM (95.3) morning show producer and evening host in Long Island, NY. Matt joins ABC News Radio as Production Manager. •KKOB-770 Cumulus news/talk Albuquerque, NM scores #1 12+ for 53rd straight Nielsen Audio book in a row. •FCC social media team announces they will not tweet due to the shutdown. How long can FCC hold off their tweets? FCC now tweets! •SCOTT STIEGLER PM drive host on Cumulus Conservative Talk KKOB-770 Albuquerque, NM in just six months takes the afternoon show from 8th to 1st in persons 25-54. •TROY AIKMAN (ex Cowboys quarterback) Thom Brennaman and Pam Oliver cover Sunday's NFL match up between arch rivals Dallas Cowboys and Philadelphia Eagles on Fox TV at 1 pm. Go Cowboys!

ENTERTAINMENT AND NEWS MILESTONES

•1953 WTVK TV NBC CH 26 in Knoxville, TN begins broadcasting on October 18th. •1968 GLEN CAMPBELL scores two honors on October 18th Entertainer of the Year and Male Vocalist of the Year during second annual Country Music Association awards at Nashville's Ryman Auditorium broadcast on NBC TV. •1973 FRANK KNIGHT TV announcer/host of CBS TV's Longines Chronoscope from 1951 to 1955 dies at 79 on October 18th. •1980 DON WILLIAMS' single I Believe In You chalks up #1 in Billboard Country on October 18th. •1997 NANCY DICKERSON 1st female radio news correspondent in 1960 on CBS News dies at 70 on October 18th. •2005 CARRIE UNDERWOOD's single Jesus, Take The Wheel releases on Arista records on October 18th.

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JIM MCCURDY (Austin-Cedar Park, TX) Subject: Michael Henry Martin. Jim, I wanted to let you know that a good friend and former DJ colleague of mine, Michael Henry Martin died last Sunday. His funeral was held in Abilene last Thursday. Mike and I worked together from '66 through 1970 at KNIT Radio. We had a great time with just 500 watts of AM power, and the station's sound and format would have worked in any major city. Michael Henry had more talent in his little finger than most folks had in their whole body! He chose to live and work in Abilene and became a local legend not only when he was on the air, but he had a wonderful musical ear and could write, produce and create with the best of them. He touched a number of lives not only with his musical talents, but with his wise counsel and being a friend as well. I'm sure God has him leading the choir in Heaven. Mike was a good ol' boy for sure! God speed Michael Henry! Jim McCurdy

DUANE ALLEN [Oak Ridge Boys Lead singer] (Hendersonville, TN) Subject: Something interesting! Thank Jim. Yes, I knew this label (Rounder) was moving to Nashville. They are a very good Independent label, and do really good work. We did one album with Jimmy Sturr, which was on Rounder. Very nice people. Duane

LYNN WOOLLEY [WFAA-KRLD-KTEM] (Waco-Temple, TX) Don Maples, 74, is in the obituaries this morning and I am a bit sad and nostalgic. Don was the program manager of KTEM/Temple when I was about 14 and trying to get into radio. At 17, I got a job at KYLE-FM, on top the Kyle Hotel. A couple of years later, I found myself working for Don, doing weekends on KTEM and playing Top 40 records on a those old-style gargantuan turntables we had. Don was a radio hero to me. He did a morning show, "The Maples Musical Merry-Go-Round," ran the programming department and was the voice of the Temple Wildcats on Friday nights. Don was an old-style deejay, playing to the middle aged audience wile I was playing to the high school kids. He was great on the football games. Once I made it to Dallas, I tried to get Don a staff position at WFAA 570. He was a bit leery of the major market life, and I could not get him to take the job. Later in life, he drove a HOP bus for the city. He helped me with my style and delivery more than I can even recall. I was not a natural like my buddy J. Hugh Sprott (Jay Scott) who worked there at the time, and later went to WABC-TV in new York as an anchor. I needed work. Don was willing to help -- and yell at me if I needed it -- and make me into a radio professional. And now he's gone. (www.BeLogical.com)

TRIVIA ANSWER: Great Britain supplies America with the British Invasion along with The Beatles. A book that identifies Britain’s least desirable locations titled Crap Towns Returns based on online contributions from British people who nominate the worst areas to live regarding factors such as snobbery, poverty and transport links. #1 on the list of 50 worst places to live in the UK is the British capital city of London. The book’s co-author, Sam Jordison, says: Lots of Londoners are fed up of the city because of queuing, rocketing house prices, the chore of commuting, the dangers and pure exhaustion of living there. Bradford, Chipping Norton, Southampton and York also receive votes for the most hated places in the UK.

MIKE BRAUN [ex KWTX-1230] (Ft. Worth, TX) Subject: R.C. "Bob" Bryan dies. Jim, I think it's important to remember the many performers who exemplified LOCAL radio back in the day. Another one of those early pioneers has died. R.C. "Bob" Bryan, 88, of Richland Hills, Texas (a Fort Worth suburb), passed away Friday, Oct. 4, 2013. Bob was born in 1925 in Abilene. He was involved in the Texas music industry for over 60 years. His first singing gig was on radio station KRBC in Abilene. Here's a link to his obituary and photo in the (Fort Worth) Star-Telegram: www.legacy.com/obituaries/dfw/obituary.aspx?page=lifestory&pid=167350827. Mike Braun, Fort Worth (KWTX-AM/FM, Waco, 1975-1979)

SAM HOUSTON [War Hero, General, Indian Friend and President of the Republic of Texas] Texas will again lift its head and stand among the nations. It ought to do so, for no country upon the globe can compare with it in natural advantages.

Jim Rose and Lacy

Houston, Texas - Laus Deo

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October 14, 2013 [Monday]

Issue #1242

LACY AND I HOPE THAT YOU A HAPPY AND SAFE COLUMBUS DAY!

ALL THE NEWS THAT IS NEWS

TV REPORTER MAY BE DEPORTED We hear all of this talk about 15 to 30 million illegal aliens here in American that should be deported. Instead they commit more crimes by marching for their rights. Illegal aliens have zero rights here in America. Well, James Mahon who is a reporter for WDEF TV CBS CH 12 Chattanooga, TN has a 12-month work visa. But after Mahon's work visa expires he’s kind of stuck in a no-man’s land, as he anxiously waits to hear if he can stay or if he has to go back to his native Ireland. Mahon tells the local ABC affiliate WTVC: I’m in a situation where I can’t work. I can’t drive. I can’t pay taxes. I can just sit and wait. That’s what I’m here doing, sitting and waiting till someone somewhere reads my paperwork and tells me yes or no.

TALK RADIO HOST SUES TRN Andrea Tantaros lovely talk radio host who replaces Laura Ingraham on Talk Radio Network accuses TRN of fraud and breach of contract stating that CEO Mark Masters made multiple false statements to her. Andrea alleges that Masters tells her that Ingraham was a nightmare, difficult to deal with, and an impossible and unfair negotiator. Andrea further states that Masters promised to invest millions of dollars promoting (her) show. Tantaros also claims that TRN’s layoffs of much of its staff left her show without 'a competent executive producer, a full-time call screener, a paid assistant, or a sound effects manager'. In 2012, Michael Savage exits TRN for Cumulus under similar circumstances following the victory of his own legal battle with the company.

FOOD NETWORK RATINGS PLUNGE After the Food Network drops popular celebrity chef Paula Deen on Friday, June 21, 2013 angry messages pile up on the Food Network's social page. Many of Deen's ardent supporters threaten to change the channel for good. One viewer writes: So good-bye Food Network. I hope you fold like an accordion!!! The Food Network’s ratings take a nose dive after they dump popular celebrity chef Paula Deen. Paula's Southern accent, beautiful smile plus outstanding recipes lure me in like a fishing rod. The Food Network drops 66-year-old Paula Deen after 11 years with the cable network after a former employee files a lawsuit against her that claims she once uses racial epithets. The defendant drops the suit but MSM takes Paula to the flogging pole.

GOODMAN BUYS NEXTMEDIA LOCK, STOCK & BARREL Dean Goodman who owns four West Palm Beach, FL radio stations under the Palm Beach Broadcasting marquee plus twenty six unranked radio stations in Iowa and Missouri under the Goodradio.TV name buys NextMedia for $91M. This sale adds thirty three radio stations in eight states to the Goodman corral. Rumors persist that Goodman will consolidate all of his goodies into one new publicly traded station group. Dean’s new group of radio stations lie in several locales: Chicago/Joliet, IL; San Jose, CA; Canton, OH; New Bern/Jacksonville, NC; Myrtle Beach, SC; Saginaw, MI; Kenosha, WI/Waukegan, IL which includes a TX operation in Sherman/Denison which is north of Dallas, TX.

TRIVIA QUESTION: Who are the fathers of our car's radios? The answer appears below.

MOVERS AND SHAKERS

•HAPPY BIRTHDAY! Clint Wright Sunday, October 13, 2013. •KKTX FM Townsquare Active Rock (96X Rocks) Tyler/Longview/Kilgore, TX flips to Classic Rock. In Spring 2013, KKTX FM is lowest rated of Townsquare’s four Tyler area radio stations with a 4.4 share. •KFBK-1530 Clear Channel News/Sports/Talk Sacramento, CA debuts Pat Walsh's new evening Talk Show on Monday, October 14, 2013 from 7:00 pm to 10:00 pm PT. •007 SUBMARINE CAR from James Bond's The Spy Who Loved Me thriller sells at a London auction for 550,000 pounds ($865,000).

ENTERTAINMENT AND NEWS MILESTONES

•1953 WTEN TV ABC CH 10 in Albany, NY begins broadcasting on October 14th. •1967 TAMMY WYNETTE's I Don't Wanna Play House is her first #1 Billboard Country single on October 14th. •1978 RESCUE FROM GILLIGAN'S ISLAND on October 14th is 1st TV movie made from TV series. •1989 CLINT BLACK's single Killin' Time scores #1 in Billboard Country on October 14th. •1990 LEONARD BERNSTEIN composer/conductor/pianist one of America's most talented musicians dies of heart attack at 72 on October 14th. •2011 ZAC BROWN BAND's video Keep Me In Mind debuts on October 14th on CMT.

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WINK MARTINDALE [Legendary TV game show host] (Los Angeles, CA) Subject: Air Schedule. In case you'd care to listen to my October "Siriusly Sinatra" show on Sirius XM, below are the times it'll air. This is all about the "Songwriters Who Wrote for The Voice - Frank Sinatra". Songwriters like Sammy Cahn, Jimmy Van Huesen, Jule Styne, Phil Silvers, Marilyn & Alan Bergman, Paul Anka and on and on. Good show (even if I do say so!) lol. Note all the times are Eastern Times. Have a great weekend. Wink Sirius XM CH 71 Siriusly Sinatra show schedule: Monday October 14 (2013) 3pm ET, Wednesday October 16 9pm ET, Friday October 18 12pm ET, Monday October 28 6pm ET, Tuesday October 29 9pm ET, Thursday October 31 9am ET and Saturday November 2 3pm ET.

TOM ELLIS [Veteran WABC TV NYC & WBZ TV Boston, MA news anchor] (Boston-Cape Cod-East Sandwich, MA) Hi, Jim and Lacy, Your Andy Rooney quote is SO true. After reaching age 81, and with no future possibility of remaining "young", my aim now is to remain "youthful". By the way, I had the great pleasure of knowing Andy personally, and can verify that he was a very nice man, provided you didn't intrude too deeply into his personal life or time. Also, his daughter, Emily, was my boss at Channel 5 in Boston for 4 years, and she always treats everyone with dignity and respect. Tom

JOANIE GREEN-GALLO [Longtime Houston, TX DJ/traffic reporter] (Tulsa, OK) Subject: Question for you... I see your information regarding the sale of the Washington Post to Jeff Bezos of Amazon ~ does it cover the paper only or does the sale include their TV stations like KPRC and WDIV and Newsweek Magazine? Your story about KXAS brought back some memories when you mentioned it is right in the flight path at DFW. When I worked at KFWD, it was on 360 just south of DFW. KFWD was housed in two trailers, one for sales and the other for broadcasting. We never really had much trouble with the planes coming in, but I used to have a tough time when the Surtran busses would come home to roost for the night at their parking site near the station ~ the busses always made the turntables rumble and the records skip. Joanie

DAN LOVETT [ex WABC TV & KTRK TV sports anchor] (Houston, TX) Subject: CALL LETTERS. Jim, Always interesting to discover how call letters of various radio stations are born. KPRC in Houston, Kotton Port, Rail Center. KTRH in Houston, The Rice Hotel I'm sure they are many more Dan

TRIVIA ANSWER: In 1929, two young men, William Lear and Elmer Wavering, drive their girlfriends to a lookout point high above the Mississippi River above Quincy, IL. One of the girlfriends says that she likes to listen to music in their car. Lear who is a radio operator in U.S. Navy during WW I and Wavering take apart a home radio to try to get it to work in a car. They take it to Paul Galvin owner of Galvin Manufacturing Corporation in Chicago who believes that mass-produced, affordable car radios have potential to become a huge business. Lear and Wavering perfect their first radio and install it in Galvin's Studebaker.

GLORIA BRADSHAW [radio fan] (Houston-Galveston, TX) Well hello! So, is this you? How are you? Well, going thru old (sorry) photos I ran across one with you. With your number lol! Now I live in Galveston. I started looking for you til my daughter gave birth to my new grandson August 22. Been with them a month. Made it home in time for bills due. Yes, life's been good. and then there's been some sad times too. I originally started here alone. No kids no husbands or bfs. Now my son lives with me. I'm 47 now. But I may not be the richest but my riches are in other ways. I've been married 3 times. 1 was a shotgun wedding with the bullet for me. Lasted a yr. my second I lost in 2000. My third I divorced in 2010. He had a motorcycle accident in 07. and was never the same. My husband died on the 4th. Just living life now. I opened my own cleaning company here. It's nice. I have a 1 bedroom at the moment but it overlooks the ocean. Well it's been a pleasure JIM. Had to know what happened to you! Love n kisses, Gloria

PORTER WAGONER (August 12, 1927 - October 28, 2007) I've enjoyed as much of this as I can stand.

Jim Rose and Lacy

Houston, Texas - Laus Deo

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October 11, 2013 [Friday]

Issue #1241

ALL THE NEWS THAT IS NEWS

EX TV ANCHOR AND POLITICIAN IS NO MORE Former KMSP TV anchor who becomes Conservative Republican senator from Minnesota, Rod Grams, dies at 65 of colon and liver cancer at 11:45 pm on Tuesday, October 8, 2013 at home in Crown, MN with his wife, Chris, at his side. Grams is a decade-long anchor on KMSP TV Fox CH 9 in the Twin Cities and a homebuilder until he enters politics in 1992 as a Republican candidate. In the past few years, Grams operates three small radio stations in Little Falls, MN. Tom Lyden, Investigative Reporter on FOX 9, remembers: Like so many old newsmen, he loves the intimacy of radio. Rod Grams always seemed right there with us, whether we were viewers or voters. In so many ways, he was so Minnesotan – so much like one of us.

MUGGERS ATTACK ANOTHER TV CREW Police report multiple incidents across the Bay area. In August 2013 thieves rob a KGO crew at gunpoint in West Oakland, CA. On Friday night, September 27, 2013 Mounties snare two 19-year-old men, Armani McFarland and John Woods, after they attempt to rob a KRON TV CH 4 news crew. A KRON TV security guard shoots one of the men. Police say two suspects in San Francisco’s Bayview district approach Jeff Bush, a reporter for the San Francisco independent TV station, and demand that Jeff give up his computer and camera gear. After Bush hands over the equipment and runs for cover, the unidentified security guard fires at the suspects and hits one of the bandits in the leg. Cops nab the wounded outlaw at the San Francisco General Hospital.

BIG CHANGES IN BIG D SPORTS RADIO On Monday, October 7, 2013 after Sports KTDK FM (104.1) Sanger, TX goes dark in the Dallas-Ft. Worth market, Cumulus announces plans to give Sports KTCK-1310 [The Ticket] a new FM signal in the Big D area. On Monday, October 21, 2013 Cumulus flips News/Talk WBAP FM (96.7) Flower Mound to a simulcast of KTCK-1310. Since March 2010, WBAP FM simulcasts sister station WBAP-820. Dan Bennett, Cumulus VP/Market Manager informs us: We have seen no ratings increase since adding the FM. WBAP-820 still covers 114 counties in the day and has been heard in up to 38 states at night and early morning before the sun comes up. WBAP FM (96.7), which switches to KTCK FM, rimshots the Dallas market from the northwestern portion of town.

DALLAS, TX TV NEWS EXEC DEPARTS More big news for Big D broadcasting. Denise Killian vacates her Assistant News Director position at KDAF TV CW CH 33 Dallas, TX to become News Director of LIN Media KSNW TV NBC CH 16 Wichita, KS. Killian replaces Jason Kravarik who exits KSNW TV in January 2012 to be the Assistant News Director at KOIN TV CH 6 Portland, OR. Before Denise is at KDAF TV, she is News Director of KWQC TV CH 6 in the Quad Cities. Earlier in her career Killian is in Nashville, TN; Corpus Christi and Temple, TX broadcasting. In August 2013 KSNW TV adds a new General Manager. In October 2013 LIN Media completes its acquisition of KSNW TV from New Vision.

TRIVIA QUESTION: How much do original RCA television receivers cost in 1939? The answer appears below.

MOVERS AND SHAKERS

•HAPPY BIRTHDAY! Judy Nelon Monday, October 7th. •KHTK-1140 CBS Sports Sacramento, CA removes Don Geronimo from 12-3pm. •JASON ROSS KHTK-1140 Sports Director plus Dave [Deuce] Mason are Don Geronimo's 12-3pm replacements. Don is with KHTK-1140 for several years. •WSHP FM Artistic Media Partners Classic Rock (The Rocket 95.7) Attica-Lafayette, IN flips to Your Country 95.7. •BUCKLEY fires WDRC-1360 Hartford, CT Morning DJ Jerry Kristafer after 15 years. •TOM BECKA exits crosstown Clear Channel KFAB-1110 to spend a year on KRWK-1360 in Fargo, ND but returns to Omaha, NB on KOIL-1290.

ENTERTAINMENT AND NEWS MILESTONES

•1959 KTHI TV NBC CH 11 in Fargo-Grand Forks, ND first airs on October 11th. •1969 RHETT AKINS Country singer songwriter (Rodney Atkins' Take a Back Road) born on October 13th in Valdosta, GA. •1975 SATURDAY NIGHT LIVE premieres on October 11th with guest host George Carlin. •1986 THE BELLAMY BROTHERS' Greatest Hits is their first Gold album on October 10th. •1990 DOUGLAS EDWARDS (Clyde Douglas) America's first TV news anchor on CBS dies of cancer at 73 on October 13th. Walter Cronkite replaces Edwards. •2005 GARY ALLAN's album Tough All Over releases on MCA records on October 11th.

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KENT BURKHART [Legendary radio programmer] (Miami/Key Biscayne, FL) Subject: I thought you had been inducted into the TRHF years ago. You should be in it. I will nominate you if I get a nomination slip for next year. KB. Kent Burkhart

BOB GRANT [Robert Hanger] (Ret from Radio-TV) Subject: RE: JRRR, 10/7. Jim, I agree w/ Tony Williams' note to you. Your credentials & TX radio experience should make your induction automatic! I cannot fathom why you have not been inducted into TRHOF. With your record & years in TX Radio, seems it should even be more automatic to me, as an observer of TX Radio. BOB Grant Hanger (Ret from Radio-TV back in the Colonies)

[Gentleman] JIM Carter [KBUC FM, KONO-860 etc] (San Antonio, TX) Subject: Jim Rose Remembers Radio (#1240) October 07, 2013 [Monday] Howdy Jimbo...this to sadly report that one our business' great talents passed away this past Sunday. He was Michael Henry Martin age 68 of Abilene, Texas, Henry was good enough to work in any market BAR NONE. But he chose to make a career in his home town of Abilene. Henry was a great jock, production man, producer and a host of other talents. He will be sorely missed. Cheers, Gentleman Jim Carter/San Antonio, Texas

HENRY LAROCCA [ex KTRM, KLVI, KAYC] (Beaumont, TX) Subject: Doctors say TV Host "Cowboy John" losing battle with cancer - 12 News KBMT and K-JAC. News, Weather and Sports for SE Texas. Channel 4 was KPAC-TV for most of Cowboy John TV show run. It became K J A C after Port Arthur College sold its half to partner Jefferson Amusement Company who then changed the call to distance the TV from KPAC 1250AM/98.5FM still owned by the PA College (now Lamar Port Arthur. The library building was the AM studios which was a Middle of the Road or MOR format. The FM was automated elevator music until Clear Channel bought the stations in the late mid 70s and changed the FM to KHYS and album rock; Garner also ran the bingo segments and then later "Dialing for Dollars" during the afternoon movie on Channel 4. 3: He was also weatherman on the weekdays newscasts and did some anchoring on the weekends. (www.12newsnow.com/story/23631269/doctors-say-tv-host-cowboy-john-losing-battle-with-cancer)

MICHELLE DEAN PLUNK [Jim Travis daughter] (Marble Falls, TX) Subject: Jim Rose Remembers Radio (#1240) October 07, 2013 [Monday] Jim, Just thought I would let you know my sweet dad Jim WW Travis passed Oct 4th at 230pm Knew y'all were friends! Enjoy your emails thanks for all the memories! Michelle

TRIVIA ANSWER: In 1939, RCA features four television models: TRK-12, TRK-9, TRK-5 and TT-5. It introduces its TT-5 vision-only table model last. 1939 RCA TV prices are considered high ranging from $199.50 to $600, which in 1998 U.S. dollars is approximately $2,000 to $6,000. RCA gears its advertising toward the wealthy, with viewers dressed in evening suits and gowns to watch TV. Turkish-American industrial designer John Vassos designs all RCA TV sets with hand-crafted, highly polished wood cabinets. Vassos also creates the Radio Living Room of Tomorrow.

JOHN HALE [Retired KLBJ-590/KONO-860/KTRH-740 newscaster] (Dallas-McKinney, TX) Subject: Jim Rose Remembers Radio (#1240) October 07, 2013 [Monday] Jim, Thanks for the birthday wishes. You know that at a certain age, it just becomes another number. Actually, I got a terrific present this year...a new left knee courtesy of Dr. Kurt Rathjen and the great staff at Baylor Hospital in Dallas. The knee's still sore, but persistence in my rehab program should take care of that. It's gonna be great NOT to have a hitch in my getalong soon. John Hale McKinney, Texas

ANDY ROONEY (January 14, 1919 - November 04, 2011) It's paradoxical that the idea of living a long life appeals to everyone, but the idea of getting old doesn't appeal to anyone.

Jim Rose and Lacy

Houston, Texas - Laus Deo

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October 07, 2013 [Monday]

Issue #1240

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LONG TIME RADIO FRIEND DRIFTS AWAY INTO THE NIGHT In 1968, when I'm PM Drive DJ/PD/MD on KBUC FM-AM in San Antonio, TX, Colonel Jim Travis becomes our new mid day DJ. We become the best of friends. In 1976 when Top 40 KXOL-1360 in Ft. Worth flips to Country, Jim Travis is our new AM Drive DJ. In 2008, when my cherished Akita girl doggie Tejas dies, I search and search for another Akita girl doggie with no success. But Jim's wife Jo locates a fabulous Akita girl doggie by the name of Lacy at an Akita breeding/rescue kennel east of Dallas in Greenville, TX. Lacy is my pride and joy. So sad that our long time friend and fellow radio DJ Jim Travis dies in Hot Springs, AR on Friday, October 4, 2013. Jim leaves behind his beloved wife Jo plus kids and grand kids.

TEXAS TV STATION OPENS HUGE MEDIA COMPLEX KXAS-TV NBC CH 5 opens a massive new state-of-the-art, 75,000-square-foot media complex. Located 17 miles from both downtown Fort Worth and downtown Dallas, TX its location at 4805 Amon Carter Blvd. in The CentrePort Business Park, just south of the Dallas-Fort Worth International Airport, makes it centrally located so reporters can better cover DFW. But its site places it right in the middle of aircraft flight patterns. So KXAS-TV probably might not do many outdoor interviews because of the noisy jets overhead. But, a KXAS-TV executive says its studios are soundproof, thanks to acoustic ceilings, air gaps and five inches of concrete. Everything in TX is big. The new facility will house more than 300 employees.

'O' IS THE NEW 'N' WORD Heaven forbid any radio or TV newscaster or reporter use the 'N' word or else all Hades breaks loose. WND news editor Drew Zahn puts out a warning: Two of America’s largest mainstream media outlets have decided reporters should cut down on the use of the term 'Obamacare' fearing it’s gotten too negative of a connotation. That's right, radio and TV reporters must not use that now dreaded word 'Obamacare'. Tom Kent, Associated Press deputy managing editor and standards editor, says: 'Obamacare' was coined by opponents of the law and is still used by them in a derogatory manner...reporters must back off using the term 'Obamacare' when referring to the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act.

NIELSEN ARBITRON DONE DEAL On December 17, 2012 Nielsen agrees to acquire all of Arbitron's outstanding common stock at $48 per share for a total of $1.3 billion purchase price. This week, Nielsen Holdings announces that its acquisition of U.S. radio ratings giant Arbitron is now complete. The new name of the conglomerate is Nielsen Audio. Guess that means the end of the ARB Book which radio lives under for decades. Nielsen CEO David Calhoun says in a press release: This is a great day for Nielsen and a natural step in our evolution. The Fort Mill Times reports: Nielsen will update its full year guidance to include the impact of the Arbitron acquisition during its Q3 2013 earnings conference call, which will be held October 23, 2013.

TRIVIA QUESTION: Where does radio station KOIL get its call letters? The answer appears below.

MOVERS AND SHAKERS

•HAPPY BIRTHDAY! John Hale October 8th. •WASHINGTON POST officially ends 80 years of local control of the newspaper by the Graham family as it closes on its sale for $250 million to Amazon.com founder Jeff Bezos on Tuesday, October 1, 2013. •PAUL KRIEGLER exits cross-town Tulsa, OK KMYZ FM and KTSO FM to join Journal’s KBEZ FM (92.9) as PD. •WXYZ TV ABC CH 7 Detroit, MI reunion at Club Venetian in Madison Heights, MI brings together 300 past and present station employees. •DAVID LETTERMAN extends his CBS The Late Show contract on Friday, October 4, 2013 through 2015. •TRIBUNE Q2 earnings drop 20% from $327M to $260M - 2012 Q includes $41 million copyright royalties paid to its WGN TV CW CH 9 Chicago, IL.

ENTERTAINMENT AND NEWS MILESTONES

•1957 KOAC TV PBS CH 7 in Corvallis, OR begins broadcasting on October 07th. •1966 TIM RUSHLOW lead singer of Little Texas born on October 6th in Arlington, TX. •1977 STEVE HACKETT guitarist quits Rock group Genesis on October 7th. •1984 HAL DAVID & BILLY SHERRILL induct into The Nashville Songwriters Hall Of Fame on October 7th. David writes To All the Girls I've Loved Before and It Was Almost like a Song. Sherrill pens Almost Persuaded and Stand By Your Man. •1991 LEO DUROCHER baseball coach/manager of the Dodgers and the Giants dies at 86 on October 7th. •2008 JOSH TURNER & JOHN RICH in audience when presidential candidates John McCain & Barack Obama debate on national TV from Nashville's Belmont University on October 7th.

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CONNELL MILLER (Branson, MO) Subject: Correction re Danny Gatton... Hi Jim, Just wanted to make a small correction regarding the cause of death of Daniel W. Gatton (better known simply as Danny), who you mentioned as passing away of a heart attack. He actually locked himself in his garage where he kept a small car collection, and committed suicide with a pistol. No one knows why, but some feel it was depression due in part to the loss of his record label and the heart attack death of his close friend and bandmate, Billy Windsor, earlier that year. Dubbed by Guitar Player magazine as “the world’s greatest unknown guitarist,” he was an incredible musician (check out all the videos of him on YouTube) and whenever I listened to him I didn’t know whether to grab my guitar and woodshed non-stop for the next ten years or just switch to a different instrument! You and Lacy have a good day! Connell

HANK [Henry] WILLIAMS (Austin, TX) Subject: Jim Travis passes. Former KBUC, KVET and KXOL DJ Jim Travis died Friday, October 4 in Hot Springs, Arkansas. Here is info written by former KVET DJ Tweed Scott: I am sad to report that my friend and radio colleague Jim W. W. Travis has passed away. Anyone who has been around Austin radio will remember his irrepressible humor on KVET. He was teamed with Penny Reeves in the early days and later with Sammy Allred. I even worked a few shows with him too. He was a genuinely funny guy. One of the funniest I ever worked with. If you ever met him, you'd never forget him. He was a pro. He truly was one of a kind. Radio lost a great one. So proud to have him as a friend. Prayers for him and his family. There will never be another 'Snipe Warden' like him. You will be missed Trav.

FRANK B. WRIGHT [Aviation & Aerospace Professional] (Dallas, TX/Blowing Rock, SC) Subject: Dick Biondi. I read your story on Dick Biondi and realized I had missed the NPR story about him. You can listen to it at www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=224715929 The NPR piece is short--just over five minutes but is well done and really focuses not only on Biondi's career but also AM radio. Frank B. Wright Dallas, TX

DAVE TUCKER [ex KFJZ-1270, KXOL-1360, KBOX-1480] (Ft. Worth, TX) Subject: Jim Rose Remembers Radio (#1239) October 04, 2013 [Friday] Hi Jim! I have just learned that Bruce Hughes was murdered. I found about it on one of Mike Shannon's web pages. (www.dfwRetroplex.com) D/FW Media Death list. I worked with Bruce at KNUS and later at TSN. I was surprised to hear about his demise. Do you know any more about what happened to Bruce? Thanks! Best to you and Lacy! Dave Tucker

TRIVIA ANSWER: Mona Motor Oil Company signs KOIL on July 10, 1925 in Council Bluffs, IA. That's where the OIL in the call letters come from. KOIL originally broadcasts at 1080 before it moves to 1290. In 1937, KOIL relocates to Omaha. In 1953, salesman and promoter Don Burden purchases KOIL which later flips to Top 40. Well-known radio announcers who once are on KOIL's air waves include Roger W. Morgan, Dr. Don Rose, Dick Sainte, former Shindig! host Jimmy O'Neill, The Real Don Steele, Gary Owen, Kris Eric Stevens and Lyle Dean.

TONY WILLIAMS [previously WKY-930/KRLD-1080] (Dallas-Richardson, TX) Subject: Congratulations? Gee, I thought you were in the THOF. What kind of outfit is it that does (not) have you as an inductee? Your resume and experience speaks for itself. This kind of thing gives the THOF a lack of credibility. How many vote for inductees?

JOHN 8:32 [The New King James Version] And you shall know the truth, and the truth shall make you free.

Jim Rose and Lacy

Houston, Texas - Laus Deo

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October 04, 2013 [Friday]

Issue #1239

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POPULAR ESPIONAGE THRILLER WRITER EXPIRES One of our most favorite geopolitical thriller novelists, Tom Clancy, dies at 66. Clancy's publisher informs the New York Times that Tom passes away on Tuesday night, October 1, 2013 at Johns Hopkins Hospital in Baltimore, MD. We remember seeing several of Clancy's books in movie form such as: The Hunt for Red October, Patriot Games and Clear and Present Danger. In fact some of Tom Clancy's books are so popular that they inspire video games. Born in Baltimore, MD, Clancy's name first makes waves in the 1980s for his exciting underground activity novels. Tom is a supporter of the Republican Party plus a lifetime member of the NRA. Tom Clancy's latest book, Command Authority, is due out in December 2013.

HOUSTON, TX TALK HOST SPARS WITH OWNER On February 18, 1948 Dave Morris and three partners put KNUZ-1230 on the air in Houston, TX. In 1997 new owner SFX Broadcasting flips call letters to KQUE-1230. In 2013 another new owner Lieberman Broadcasting changes its call letters to KCOH-1230 which originally is Black KCOH-1430. According to KHOU TV, talk show host Michael Harris exits his talk show on KCOH-1230 after he accuses its owner Jesse Dunn of misusing station funds. Harris tells KHOU TV that he secured loans for the station – for operational purposes – and he alleges Dunn used the money for personal expenses and gambling. Dunn tells KHOU TV that he did use some money for gambling but that the money belongs to him since he is president of the station.

WILL JUMPS FROM ABC TO FOX On Wednesday, October 2, 2013 FOX executive vice president of news, Michael Clemente, announces that George F. Will jumps to Fox News after more than 30 years at ABC News: We are delighted to have someone of George’s stature join FOX News. His wisdom is enduring and his achievements are far too long to list. Clemente says that George will appear across all FNC programming, including as a panelist on 'Special Report with Bret Baier' and 'Fox News Sunday with Chris Wallace'. www.Townhall.com ponders: Does this mean that Charles Krauthammer and George Will will now be appearing regularly on “Special Report” together? Splendid. This, my friends, should be a ton of fun to watch.

LEGENDARY WINDY CITY DJ DOES NOT RUST Windy City Rock 'n' Roll radio legend Dick Biondi who is a radio DJ since the 1950s on 28 stations from NYC to Chicago to L.A. to Myrtle Beach, SC recently talks about his early days in radio with NPR's Weekend Edition host Scott Simon such as him being the first to play The Beatles' Please Please Me. Biondi also mentions today's radio industry: If radio is once considered show business that today's radio forgot the first word and only worries about the second word. In regards to radio retirement, the 81-year-old radio icon sighs: I don't want to retire, because as my Dad told me when I was just a young kid, when you retire, you start to rust. And I don't want to rust. Presently, Dick Biondi is a late night DJ on Chicago's Oldies WLS FM (94.7).

TRIVIA QUESTION: When does American television make its formal debut at the World's Fair? The answer appears below.

MOVERS AND SHAKERS

•HAPPY BIRTHDAY! BOBBY RICH Thursday, October 3rd. •WVAZ FM (V103) tosses 85th Birthday Party for Chicago's iconic and historic radio personality Herb Kent on Saturday, October 5, 2013. •BRUCE LEVINE veteran baseball reporter exits ESPN WMVP-1000 Chicago, IL on Saturday, September 28, 2013 after over two decades because ESPN does not renew his contract which expires on Monday, September 30th. •STEVE KOSTAN 18 years with Greater Media Classic Rock WCSX FM (94.7) Detroit-Birmingham, MI contract does not renew. •SCOTT MILLER of WGN-720 wins Chicago's Funniest Media Personality contest on Tuesday night, October 1, 2013 on Chicago's Laugh Factory stand-up comedy stage.

ENTERTAINMENT AND NEWS MILESTONES

•1958 ANNEKA RICE television hostess ITV's cooking show Sunday Feast author star in The Vagina Monologues born Anne Rice on October 4th in Cowbridge, Vale of Glamorgan, Wales. •1967 GILLIAN WELCH Alternative Country singer-songwriter who appears on the O Brother, Where Art Thou? Soundtrack born on October 2nd in NYC. •1970 WFYI TV PBS CH 20 in Indianapolis, IN begins broadcasting on October 4th. •1989 MARTY STUART's album Hillbilly Rock releases on MCA records on October 3rd. •1994 DANIEL WOOD GATTON guitar virtuoso in R&B, Pop, Country, Rock and Jazz dies by gun shot wound at 49 on October 4th. •2005 SARA EVANS' album Real Fine Place releases on RCA records on October 4th.

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SCOTT HODGES [KLKL FM (95.7) ex WOR FM/KLIF-1190/KEEL-710] (Shreveport, LA) Subject: JC Webster passes away. My information tells me she was 69. You're no doubt aware, JC is the first recipient of the Mary "Sam" Stoddard award within the Texas Radio Hall of Fame. She was a sweet lady, a caring lady, a devoted mother of Kelly, Janet and Justin, a loving grandmother, and an example for all of us on how to honorably take care of parents and family members during their difficult times. She will be missed. I had planned to drive to Mena, Arkansas and gently take her to Dallas in November so she could personally accept her award. Her son Kelly had already purchased her a new suit for her induction. I'm saddened to say, the only trip to Mena for me, will be for her funeral. Please pass this information on to Michael O'Shea! I don't have his email address or phone number. Scott Hodges; S&L Production Services; Shreveport, LA

DR. BRUCE NELSON [KFTX FM 97.5 GM/AM Drive DJ Retired on 12/31/2010] (Corpus Christi, TX) Subject: Jim Rose Remembers Radio (#1238) September 30, 2013 [Monday] Jim, Sad to hear of the passing of Mac Curtis. I addition to his "Rock-A-Billy Creds he had some good records on Billboards Country Chart, including a great cover on the rock classic "Early in the Morning" (Rinky-Dinks and Buddy Holly) and a great radio career. I owe Mac a debt of gratitude because when he left as Program Director of WPLO in Atlanta to accept another radio in Florida I was hired as WPLO's new program director. I was quite a jump for me from Monroe La. to Atlanta. Good to see Red Jones still around, he was a radio legend when I arrived in Atlanta in 1968!!! Pretty sure Mac's Epic album was called "Sunshine Man" and so was one of his singles!!! Happy 70th if I forget in November already beat ya there last May!!! Dr. Bruce

LIZ PATRANELLA [Liz Houston - KTSA-550, KBAT-680] (Austin, TX) Subject: Fall SSARB Meeting and DJ Reunion Lunch. Come One! Come All! Spring Get-Together...Lunch...and Gab Fest! Friday, November 15, Noon RSVP today! Grady’s 6510 San Pedro Ave at Jackson-Keller San Antonio, TX 78216. We’ll be in the private dining room to the right when you walk in the door. Place your lunch order at the counter and then join us! Ongoing activities for SSARB will be discussed, including plans for our display at the South Texas Popular Culture Center. Be there to hear all about it and share your ideas with the group. We also encourage you to bring radio memorabilia and stories to share! Please R.S.V.P. by reply email so we can provide a head count. If you can't come, but would like a short message read to the group, please email the message to me and I'll read it at the luncheon. I look forward to seeing everyone…and hopefully some who haven’t been able to join us before. I await your email RSVP replies! Liz (liz.patranella@gmail.com)

TONY BRIDGE [former owner KMHT-1450/FM, KBCL-1340/FM, KLUE-1280 & KHER FM] (Fort Worth-Benbrook, TX) Subject: Touching Base. Did not want you to think I had gone away. Have been under the weather with several procedures on my lower back as Old Age takes its toll. Enjoy thoroughly your great web pages. Keep up the good work my friend. Tony Bridge Fort Worth, Texas

TRIVIA ANSWER: American television makes its formal debut at the World's Fair on Sunday April 30, 1939 when NBC broadcasts images of President Franklin D. Roosevelt who addresses the opening of the World's Fair which coincides with the first Presidential address on television by FDR. RCA's mobile Television van, Telemobile, sends the signal to the Empire State transmitter and rebroadcast. The New York Times reports the broadcast pictures are clear and steady.

CASEY JAMES [Singer and Songwriter] (Houston-Pearland, TX) Subject: Thanks Jim. Thank you Jim for all the (LnkedIn) endorsements. It would be nice to really meet you one day. You were the light in my radio, growing up. Still enjoy your newsletter. CJP

DAVE MARSDEN [one of Canada's pioneering Rock radio DJs] Being on the air is and probably always will be the highest point for me.

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September 30, 2013 [Monday]

Issue #1238

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BRAZEN GUNMAN ROBS TV REPORTER These days it's just not safe to be anywhere anymore. That's why we need to pack a piece to defend ourselves. Around 6:45 pm on Thursday evening, September 26, 2013 on the Northwest side of Jacksonville, FL a stickup artist whips out his howitzer and robs local TV reporter Mike Lyons and his photographer. The mugger demands that the two TV employees give up their wallets and cell phones. The stickup artist flees the scene without harming the two who are employees of First Coast Jacksonville, FL NBC and ABC duopoly WTLV TV CH 12 and WJXX TV CH 25. FCN works with the Jacksonville Sheriff's Office to identify and locate the suspect and toss the punk behind bars and throw away the keys.

HANK RETURNS TO OKLAHOMA CITY In the past few years we see radio formats with names like Bob FM which say we play everything. Creeping into our radio's signals is a new name, Hank FM, that plays Classic Country in the shadows of Hank Williams, Sr. Hank FM is the brand name of a Country music radio station format that features both New Country and Classic Country which is basically what we do in the 1960s. On Monday, September 30, 2013 Hank FM rolls into Mustang/Oklahoma City, OK when Chisholm Trail KZLS FM flips from True Oldies Channel programming to Classic Country 99.7 Hank FM with new call letters KNAH. Present KZLS calls shift to KOAG-1640 in Enid, OK. Current KZLS FM morning co-host Dave Martin remains as solo host.

FCC FINES NON-COM 21 VIOLATIONS Radio Ink reports that the FCC fines Public Radio Station KGLP FM (91.7) in Gallup, NM $12,000 for missing six years of quarterly issues/programs lists. KGLP FM does admit that it doesn't file the 21 lists when it applies for its FCC license renewal. Despite the fact it does reconstruct the reports the FCC doesn't take it lightly. Fox Charlie Charlie says the only reason KGLP FM admits their wrong is because it must do so during the renewal mode. As punishment, the FCC only grants the radio station a 4-year renewal. FCC states: We believe that the licensee’s violation was a 'serious' violation, as it denied both the public and the Commission any opportunity to review and comment on the station’s programming during much of the past two license terms.

RADIO FACTS According to Independent Talk KFNX-1100 Phoenix, AZ 92% of the U.S. population listens to radio each week. 65% of Americans believe radio is more personal than television. The typical person spends 92 minutes per day listening to radio. 241.2 million people age 12+ listen to radio each week. Radio reaches 94% of college grads age 18+. In the U.S. 50% more people use radio than go to Google in a month (61 million). 63% of American adults listen to radio every day. Over 89% of New/Talk Radio listeners are registered voters. But why don't they vote? 78% of Americans feel that radio makes a difference in their communities. Most radio advertisements generate emotional levels equal to or higher than those on TV.

TRIVIA QUESTION: In 1950, there are two color TV systems, RCA and CBS. Which color TV system wins out? The answer appears below.

MOVERS AND SHAKERS

•HAPPY BIRTHDAY! *Wayne Watkins on Wednesday, October 2nd. •JACK DIAMOND joins Lincoln Financial WLYF FM AC (Lite FM 101.5) on mornings. •KZLS FM Chisholm Trail Broadcasting (True Oldies 99.7) Mustang/Oklahoma City, OK sidesteps to Classic Country Hank FM 98.3. •MICHAEL SAVAGE Cumulus syndicated host returns to 10pm-1am nightly on Entercom News/Talk WRKO-680 Boston, MA after one-year absence. •DEAN DILLON songwriter (George Jones' Tennessee Whiskey and George Strait's Ocean Front Property) honored as BMI Icon at 61st annual Country Awards on November 5, 2013 at BMI Nashville, TN.

ENTERTAINMENT AND NEWS MILESTONES

•1950 WSM TV NBC CH 4 in Nashville, TN begins broadcasting on September 30th. •1963 EDDIE MONTGOMERY of CMA 2000 Vocal Duo of the Year Country set Montgomery Gentry is born on September 30th in Lancaster, KY. •1978 EDGAR BERGEN Charlie McCarthy ventriloquist dies at 75 on September 30th. •1986 THE EVERLY BROTHERS receive a star on the Hollywood Walk Of Fame on October 2nd. •2006 GEORGE STRAIT's Jamey Johnson-written single Give It Away grabs #1 in Billboard Country on September 30th. •2010 TONY CURTIS movie actor who appears in over 100 films dies on September 30th in Las Vegas, NV.

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RED JONES [2008 Georgia Radio Hall of Fame - retires on June 15, 2011 after 63 years in radio] (Carrollton-Tallapoosa, GA) Subject: Mac Curtis. I always enjoy your column because I find info on people I know. Sad to hear of Mac Curtis passing. He and I worked together in Atlanta in 1968 and a good man. We're losing a lot of them in "our" era. I feel very blessed to have passed # 82 last week. Keep up the good work. Red Jones Georgia Radio Hall Of Fame

ED MILLER [ex OM/PD/ND KPCN-730] (Austin, TX) Subject: Mac Curtis. Jim, re: the passing of Mac Curtis, as reported in your column 10/26. Was Mac still PD at KPCN during your tenure there? Mac was already on-air when I arrived at the station in the early 60's, and was quite well known in the D/FW country music community. His handsome duck-tailed pompadour and suave demeanor made him quite popular, and his patented Cajun Yell (Ahh-eeee!) always drew attention. He worked mid-days ('PCN was a day-timer), between the board shifts of the late Horace Logan and the late Groovy Joe Poovey. Last I saw him was when I had a vintage recording studio (the Texas Tube Room) in Fort Worth during the early 90's, and wanted to discuss the possibility of him working with a hot young rockabilly band I was working with. He came by in a pink Cadillac and stayed just long enough to decline the offer. Too busy in Japan at the time, he said. A lot of the good 'uns are gone now, Jim, and it's up to us to keep their names and memories alive. Thanks for giving us a forum to recall our history. Ed Miller

JOHN DENNEY [ex KPRC/KPRC TV/KODA/KXYZ FM/KHUL FM] (Greenville, TX) hi Jim, I knew KTER in Terrell well. In the late 50s when I was in high school, I knew I wanted to get into radio and figured my best chance was with KGVL in Greenville, or a nearby station like KTER or KSST in Sulphur Springs. So on weekends, I'd take my girl on a drive. She thought I was such a wonderful guy, spending my afternoons with her, driving all around. But what I was really doing was driving first to Terrell and listening to KTER and then over to Sulphur Springs listening to KSST. I could not get those stations in Greenville and so I was driving around to study their formats. Right after graduating high school, I was offered a job at KSST but I had already committed to college in Waco so I had to turn it down. Broke my heart. By the way, did you work at KIKK-FM? That station was originally KHUL-FM, my first job in Houston. John

TONY WILLIAMS [WKY-930/KRLD-1080] (Dallas-Richardson, TX) Thank you Jim. The Roses ... I like that a lot ... I always thought "Rescue Me" was a great song. I was not a great jock like many, but I did seem to know when a song had ... something. Sometimes intangible. True story. Jim Prewitt when he was at KLUV said Ron Chapman hated ... hated ... "Rescue Me". Well, to each his own. But I clearly remember in the 1970, a guy at an FM station declared that they would beat WKY one day. I thought he was raving mad. AM beat FM? Come on. I told someone that story, and he replied, "Well, I thought the Beatles were a fad." It does seem like a lot of greats are in musical heaven this year. Well, at least I hope they are there and not the other place.

TRIVIA ANSWER: In 1950, there are two color TV systems, RCA, owner of NBC, and CBS. Being that almost all TVs are made with the RCA color TV system, the resulting incompatibility keeps CBS out of color picture TV until well into the mid-1960s. To fully get into the color TV game, not overly enthused, CBS finally gives in and accepts the RCA system.

CHUCK DUNAWAY [ex WABC-770/KLIF-1190/KBOX-1480/KILT-610] (Houston-Katy, TX) Subject: Ray Stevens Does It Again! Here is a "day brightener" for you! Listen and enjoy!!! What would we ever do without Ray Stevens??? This is one of the best www.youtube.com/embed/WgOHOHKBEqE?feature=player_detailpage.

RAY STEVENS (Ahab the Arab #5-1962) Let me tell you about Ahab the Arab. The sheik of the burning sand.

Jim Rose and Lacy

Houston, Texas - Laus Deo

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September 27, 2013 [Friday]

Issue #1237

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REPORTER WHO STANDS NEAR RUBY'S BULLET DIES In 1957, Jeffrey Blyth arrives in New York from England as chief U.S. correspondent for The Daily Mail. He joins the BBC as a New York radio correspondent. For more than 40 years from New York he chronicles U.S. affairs for Press Gazette. Blyth's major stories include the assassination of President Kennedy in Dallas, killing of Robert Kennedy in Los Angeles, Chappaquiddick and Castro’s takeover of Cuba. On November 24, 1963 as he stands a few paces away, Jeffrey sees Jack Ruby shoot Lee Harvey Oswald. His travels take him all over the world to cover the Suez Crisis, Grace Kelly’s wedding, the Hungarian Revolution and the building of the Berlin Wall. Legendary British journalist Jeffrey Blyth passes away at 87.

MOVE OVER HIP HOP HERE COMES HICK HOP Remember 1979 when we hear lots of Disco dance music on the radio? Times change. Along comes Rap and Hip Hop. The latest music sensation is Hick Hop which is a little bit backwoods and a little bit street southern sound with an urban beat. It's Country (with) rap’s heavy bass about pickup-driving, beer-swillin’, good ole boys. Can you dig it baby? Country music singer-songwriter John Rich says: Just when you think everything’s been done in music, you look up and here’s a new amalgam. Lenny Cooper and Charley Farley are Hick Hop rappers on their music video Country Folks Anthem on location at Wooley's in Mooreville, TN. Colt Ford, one of Hick Hop’s most popular artists says its fan base is the countriest of the country people.

TV NEEDS NEWS FACT CHECKERS Rumor of the day is should TV news have on-air fact checkers? When newspapers print incorrect news information they do print updates with correct information but they are hidden away in tiny blocks some place else in the newspaper. So, no one sees it. When we watch a TV anchor or reporter with incorrect news no one ever corrects it. Take CBS News and NBC News when they misidentify the Navy Yard shooter. USA Today‘s Rem Rieder argues that TV news should take cues from ESPN’s Pardon the Interruption and employ on-air fact checkers. ESPN's Tony Kornheiser says: If you get something wrong, you ought to correct it right on the spot. If you don’t, you can be sure that many readers and viewers will take to Twitter to point them out.

MARCONI AWARDS 2013 The Marconi Awards winners named on September 19th at the Marconi Radio Awards Dinner & Show during the 2013 NAB radio show in Orlando, FL include: CBS Radio WBBM-780 Chicago, IL the Legendary Station Award; Cox Media KRMG FM Tulsa, OK Medium Market Station of the Year; CBS Radio WBZ-1030 Boston, MA News/Talk Station of the Year; Brian Byers of WSOY-1340 Decatur, IL Medium Market Personality of the Year and KTCK-1310 Dallas, TX Sports Station of the Year. Shotgun Tom Kelly of CBS Radio KRTH FM in Los Angeles, CA is 2013 NAB Marconi Radio Awards Dinner & Show host. Grammy Award-Winning band The Mavericks from Big Machine Label Group are featured artists.

TRIVIA QUESTION: What TV show does CBS President Bob Wood turn down to preempt Doris Day's popular show? The answer appears below.

MOVERS AND SHAKERS

•HAPPY BIRTHDAY! *Grant Merrill September 23rd. •ROZ VARON Emmy Award-winning Traffic/Transportation Anchor returns to WLS-TV on Monday morning, September 23, 2013 after breast cancer surgery. •WWWL-1350 ESPN New Orleans, LA flips to a mix of Sports and Lifestyle Talk as 3WL on October 14, 2013. •ANGELA HILL former WWL-TV New Orleans, LA news anchor ends her retirement on September 30, 2013 to join Entercom news/talk WWL-AM/FM 1-4:00 pm. •HERB GRAHAM veteran Chicago, IL radio, television and voiceover artist passes away at 87 in Skokie Hospital on August 19, 2013.

ENTERTAINMENT AND NEWS MILESTONES

•1953 WHBQ TV ABC CH 13 in Memphis, TN begins broadcasting on September 27th. •1960 DOUG SUPERNAW (I Don't Call Him Daddy #1 for 2 weeks-1993) born on September 26th at St. Joseph Hospital in Bryan, TX. •1972 GWYNETH PALTROW actress in Pallbearer & Emma born in Los Angeles, CA on September 27th. •1989 THE JUDDS single Let Me Tell You About Love grabs #1 in Billboard Country on September 30th. •1995 ALISON [Night Bird] STEELE DJ on WNEWFM and WXRK FM dies of cancer on September 27th. •2008 TRACE ADKINS & 38 SPECIAL debut on CMT Crossroads on September 27th.

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CHUCK CASHMERE [ex KNUZ-1230] (San Diego-Carlsbad, CA) Regarding my tenure at KNUZ (1230)/KQUE (FM), Webb Hunt was my PD in 64/65. Arch hired me for part time in 1976 at KNUZ, then I went part time to KQUE after a couple of weeks where Paul was PD. I never knew about my ratings but as I understand they were ok. 76 staffers were Paul, Webb, Walt Hammock, Gray, and a couple of others I can't remember. I enjoyed the work and people, hung around waiting for a full time job. When I found out the $$$ they were paying I hi-tailed it back to CA. But I loved radio, didn't think I had much talent for it due to a limited education. CC

BILLY THORMAN [Prod Dir KFWR FM] (Ft. Worth, TX) Subject: Mac Curtis. Hey Jim, my friend, Rockabilly Legend Mac Curtis passed away last Monday at 6pm. He was still in demand and touring in Japan, and Germany all of Europe. Mac worked radio for years, including Los Angeles. All the best! b

L.B. LYON [News Anchor KBNJ FM 91.7] (Dallas-Waxahachie-Red Oak, TX) Subject: Jim Rose Remembers Radio. Times are not good for an old fart in radio. Even the young guys are getting ousted. I decided to not leave this market (Dallas) because my family has established too many roots. Instead, I created a little radio niche for myself by preparing and broadcasting short news reports for smaller market stations that cannot afford their own news talent or department. At present I do the news for KVMV in McAllen, TX as well as KBNJ in Corpus Christi. I also do news reports for Leading Edge Radio Network (internet radio). I also prepare a one minute news that doubles as a call to prayer for Christian stations. I do this daily and have it on the air at prayerpoints.net, as well as radio stations in Dallas, McAllen, somewhere in Arizona and Danville, Pennsylvania. I do voice work when I can find the jobs and I also do feature stories (narration, interviews and production) for www.faithteam.org. It keeps us old radio dogs busy. L.B.

DAVE DONAHUE [ex KTHT FM/KRLA-870] (Jasper, TX) Thanks Jim, Of course, add me to your email list. Much appreciated, you do a awesome job of keeping in the loop. I am reading a lot of your site now to catch up. Great stuff! First job, 1954 doing "God Block" and LIVE station ID's (Thrill!) "Hey Mom, did you hear me on the radio?" *KVHL, Homer, Louisiana. Think I made twenty-five cents an hours, and that included vacuuming and emptying out the studios and offices on Sunday! *(Those calls don't exist any longer) so who knows today what the little station is about). First full time vacation relief, KALT, Atlanta, Texas with the later country star, NAT STUCKEY. Also GEORGE JONES and I just missed each other in 59 in Jasper at KTXJ radio as 'announcers' and my first full time "Teen Time" afternoon show. Thanks Jim, I look forward to our communication. Dave Donahue, Johnny Knight, Mark O Marks, PJ Thomas

TRIVIA ANSWER: When given the opportunity to air this program in 1970, reports indicate that CBS President Bob Wood turns it down with these words: Preempt Doris Day? Are you out of your mind?. Monday Night Football is what Wood turns down in favor of the popular Doris Day variety show. MNF moves over to ABC with Howard Cosell, Frank Gifford, Don Meredith, Dan Dierdorf, Al Michaels and Dennis Miller. In 2006, the 1970 brainchild of ABC Sports president Roone Arledge, Monday Night Football, shifts to cable ESPN TV. To this day, MNF remains a prime-time staple that we love.

JOE FORD [former KLDE FM/KNUZ-1230/KILT-610] (Houston-Spring, TX) Subject: WYDS. You know what they say, Jim. Today's receptionist is tomorrow's Operations Manager! Unfortunately, it's true. Several of you who worked the Houston market probably remember the story of the idiot who hired a girl because she was cute and looked good sitting at the front desk. A month later she was appointed music director! A couple of months after that, the station tanked. Management was replaced, she was replaced and in no time, the station switched formats! Gotta love it!

LAWRENCE J. PETER [The Peter Principle] In a hierarchy every employee tends to rise to his level of incompetence. Members are promoted so long as they work competently. Sooner or later they are promoted to a position at which they are no longer competent, and there they remain.

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September 23, 2013 [Monday]

Issue #1236

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THE 'ROCKABILLY KING' PASSES The loss of Country legend Marvin Rainwater saddens us music lovers. Rainwater who is of Cherokee Indian heritage dies on September 17, 2013 at 88. In 1955, he appears on the Arthur Godfrey talent scout show. For four years Marvin is a regular on Red Foley's Ozark Jubilee plus other TV shows like Ed Sullivan, Dick Clark, Porter Wagoner and London's Sunday Night at the Palladium. In 1957, with sales of over a half million copies, Marvin's Gonna Find Me A Bluebird rises to #18 in Billboard's Pop chart and #3 in Billboard Country. For six weeks, his Whole Lotta Woman lasts at #1 in England. In the Academy Award Winning Movie Georgie Girl, Vanessa Redgrave sings Marvin’s tune Whole Lotta Woman. The songs he sings touches our hearts.

NEWS TALK HOST CELEBRATES A QUARTER OF A CENTURY In 1988, Ronald Reagan is President of the United States, the NFL St Louis Cardinals move to Phoenix, AZ plus on September 20th Charlie Brennan begins to host his nights and weekends talk show on KMOX-1120 in The Biggest Little City in the World. On Friday, September 20, 2013 talk show host Charlie Brennan celebrates his 25th anniversary on News/Talk KMOX-1120 with a live broadcast in front of a packed audience. Joining Charlie's broadcast are: Joe Buck, Larry King, Morley Safer, Jennifer Griffin, Ian Anderson of Jethro Tull, singers Ricky Skaggs and Michael McDonald, Tony La Russa, Joe Garagiola, Bob Pettit and Ted Koppel. Mayor Francis Slay declares it Charlie Brennan Day in St. Louis.

CUMULUS DIAL GLOBAL DEAL SHAKES UP NY RADIO In 1997, Chief Executive Lew Dickey co-founds Cumulus. In 2011, it acquires Citadel for $2.4 billion and adds big-market radio stations. Cumulus buys Dial Global for $260 million in cash. But Cumulus spars with Clear Channel's Premiere over future rights to Rush Limbaugh and Sean Hannity radio shows. Cumulus renews Limbaugh but sends Hannity packing. Cumulus' 440 stations is well behind Clear Channel's 800. Cumulus-Dial combination creates a smaller competitor to Clear Channel's Premiere Networks and Walt Disney's ESPN Radio. Rumors have it that if Les Moonves spins off his CBS Radio division that Cumulus might snap it up in a jiffy. A recent report in the New York Post says that it could happen in the next 12 to 24 months.

THE RUSH IS ON It's official. In January 2014, Clear Channel plans to move Rush Limbaugh and Sean Hannity from Cumulus WABC-770 to its WOR-710 in NYC. In the August 2013 PPM radio ratings, WOR-710 registers a 1.2 share, which is well behind WABC-770's 2.7. WOR-710 plans a full rebranding with a new lineup. For WOR-710, Clear Channel registers domains www.NewYork710.com, www.NewYork710AM.com, www.NY710.com and www.NY710AM.com. All of its domains redirect to its existing site. Both Talk stations repackage to grow their audiences. The addition of Limbaugh and Hannity features six hours of WABC-770's daytime squad moving down the radio dial to WOR-710.

TRIVIA QUESTION: How many hosts has NBC TV's The Tonight Show had? The answer appears below.

MOVERS AND SHAKERS

•HAPPY BIRTHDAY! *Joe Messina host of nationally syndicated Real Side with Joe Messina celebrates his big day on Monday, September 23rd. Salute! •FTC approves two leading companies in broadcast measurement Nielsen to purchase Arbitron for $1.3 billion to close on September 30, 2013. •RYAN KRAMER exits Program Director and afternoon host post on KSME FM (Kiss FM 96.1) Fort Collins-Greeley, CO to be new APD of Clear Channel Top 40 KHFI FM (Kiss FM 96.7) and Hip Hop/R&B KPEZ FM (The Beat 102.3) Austin, TX. •WUFC-1510 NBC Sports Boston, MA changes direction to Yahoo Sports Radio 1510.

ENTERTAINMENT AND NEWS MILESTONES

•1953 KHQA TV CBS CH 7 in Hannibal-Quincy, MO begins broadcasting on September 23rd. •1961 LEROY VAN DYKE's single Walk On By begins the first of 19 weeks at #1 in Billboard Country on September 25th. •1977 CHERYL LADD replaces Farrah Fawcett on Charlie's Angels on September 23rd. •1989 CLINT BLACK's first Gold album is Killin' Time on September 24th. •1995 LAWRENCE [Booker T] LAURY Memphis, TN blues pianist/vocalist dies of cancer at 81 on September 23rd. •2006 VINCE GILL & ALISON KRAUSS tape an episode of CMT Cross Country on September 23rd at The Factory in Franklin, TN.

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CHUCK CASHMERE [former KNUZ-1230] (San Diego-Carlsbad, CA) Subject: Go see Cal. Hi Jim thanks for the post on Cal (Worthington). I spent the better part of the last 20 yrs of my working life at his dealerships. With all the accolades about his business success I'm tempted to add this little bit of trivia. I feel some of todays hip hop slang ie: dawg emanated from the neighborhood surrounding his Long Beach, CA. dealership. The kids there grew up with "my dog spot," It's speculation on my part but it's possible some of this vernacular got started there. Just an observation.

TOM ELLIS [Veteran WABC TV NYC & WBZ TV Boston, MA news anchor] (Boston-Cape Cod-East Sandwich, MA) Subject: THANKS! Hi, Jim and Lacy, Thanks for the B-day mention in JRRR. Cruisin right along at 81. Mowed 3 (that's THREE) lawns today, and spent an hour and a half at the gym doing cardio and weights. Still at high school graduation's 165 pounds. Enjoying Patriots and Red Sox, who've cruised right into the playoffs. Live is good with wife, Arlene, here on beautiful Cape Cod. Tom (ex KONO news hound) Ellis.

DAVE DONAHUE [ex KTHT FM, KRLA-870] (Jasper, TX) I am trying to remember memories from KTHT Houston 1957 or 58??? I was all summer vacation relief. Think Larry Kane? worked there, who else? Cannot remember. I did get to know Biff Collie of KNUZ, along with Newsman Cecil Tuck. Both of them would move to LA and I'd know Biff out there as he was doing some work for Peter Frank Studios/Stars International, where I was a producer in early sixties. Cecil would tip me on work at Pasadena's KRLA (in receivership) and I'd work night shifts for Reb Foster, and one of my even today biggest hero's, Bob Eubanks, who first brought the Beatles to the West Coast. Amazing time out there! Thanks Jim, I look forward to our communication. Dave Donahue, Johnny Knight, Mark O Marks, PJ Thomas

BILL HILL [principal license holder of KSET] (Beaumont, TX) Subject: All News. Jim, they don't need radio salespeople. They need someone to develop mostly non radio people to sell the concept to non agency accounts. That's what Total Traffic still does. At WOAI, there was one year when we were number 1 in billing for the entire year and 72% of our billing was direct. I wish I could consult them. It's such an easy fix when you know how. The tools to manage it are knowing how to develop and monitor each salesperson in ways not usually used in radio. Shane has set up an excellent product with some real pros on the air. I listen often. They have some advertisers you don't hear on other stations, but not nearly enough of them. I would also bet they are letting agencies dictate rate, which is a real copout. Crashing this format and being another music source with little or no personality or local identity is not the answer.

TRIVIA ANSWER: From 1954-57, Steve Allen is The Tonight Show's first host. For 6 months in 1957, Jack Lescoulie & Al Collins host. From 1957–62 Jack Paar hosts until he abruptly quits in a dispute. From 1962-92, Johnny Carson is the king of late night television. After Carson retires, from 1992-2009, Jay Leno takes over the late night desk. Briefly from June 2009 to January 2010 Conan O’Brien is host. From March 2010 to present Jay Leno returns as host. In 2014, when Leno's contract ends Jimmy Fallon is its next host.

JAY WEST [ex KILT-610/KODA FM/KRIO-910] (Houston, TX) Subject: Jay West has recommended you on LinkedIn. LinkedIn Recommendations - Jay West has recommended your work as Owner at Jim Rose Remembers Radio Web Column. Dear Jim, I've written this recommendation of your work to share with other LinkedIn users. Details of the Recommendation: "All-around good guy. Keeping Texas radio memories alive with his knowledge, and allowing all of us "past" radio folk a word or two about our experiences in the biz through his internet newsletter. We need his expertise to keep our memories alive. Thanks Jim for pushing onward !! Jay West"

ROY ROGERS [King of the Cowboys] (November 5, 1911 to July 6, 1998) Until we meet again, may the good Lord take a liking to you.

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September 20, 2013 [Friday]

Issue #1235

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WEST TEXAS RADIO ICON DRIFTS AWAY William [Bill] Leslie is born on June 11, 1940 in Snyder, TX. In 1955, around 14 he gets his first break in radio when a DJ fails to show up on KOYL-1310 in Odessa. KOYL sends him to Elkins Institute of Radio in Dallas to get his 1st Class FCC license. A few years later, the Army inducts him. Then he takes his camera to WOAI TV in San Antonio. Leslie's film and video produces in all formats worldwide. In 1999 when Bill suffers a heart attack his doctor advises him to retire. Bill Leslie passes away at 72 on February 22, 2013 in Dallas. His survivors include daughters Shelly Gwin of Red Creek and Wendi Sherill of West Virginia; brother Bob Leslie of Odessa; sister Wanda Harmon of San Antonio; four grandchildren and one great-grandchild.

LONG ISLAND BIG BAND DJ IS NO MORE Jack Ellsworth grows up in Brooklyn, NY. During World War II he is a U.S. Marine. In 1947, Ellsworth gets his first big break in radio in Providence, RI. From 1981 to 2001 Long Island radio legend Jack Ellsworth and his wife and business-partner, Dot, own and operate independent radio station WLIM-1580 in Patchogue. After they sell WLIM, Jack broadcasts his Big-Band music program Memories in Melody on WALK-1370 until the recent death in July 2013 of his wife of more than 60 years. Family members say Jack struggles after the death of his wife and dies at 91 on Thursday evening, September 12, 2013 in the presence of his family. His son tells Newsday: He really died of a broken heart. They were inseparable.

CELEBRITY ENDORSEMENTS ARE BORING A recent discovery shows that celebrity TV endorsements bore and polarize potential customers. Jenny Craig drops celebrity endorsements from TV commercials because too many weight loss tales of the rich and famous confuse its customers. Quick! Which weight-loss company features actress Valerie Bertinelli in its ads? How about Jennifer Hudson? Or Mariah Carey? If you cannot associate those stars with weight loss products, don't feel like The Lone Ranger. Jenny Craig, which uses Bertinelli, announces that it will use far less celebs and rolls out new animated advertising campaigns without the big celebrity endorsement fees. A recent study by Ace Metrix indicates ads without celebrities rate better with consumers than ads with celebrities.

BIG CORPORATE RADIO PUSHES ALAN JACKSON OFF RADIO! That's right. In the 1990s when I'm a DJ on KILT FM here in Houston, TX our slogan is New Country where we only play New Music with no Oldies. A few years after I exit KILT FM in 1995 a new PD adds Oldies and calls it Variety. This past week we learn that KILT FM will now only play New Music that has a Rock flavor. Alan Jackson is one of Country music's most popular artists but the new direction that Big Media wants to take Country radio is away from being Country. Jackson says that he will most likely not be on the main stream media radio in the near future. This is not because he wants to stop making great music. It’s because Big Media's main stream radio wants to force Alan Jackson to retire! What are your thoughts?

TRIVIA QUESTION: When is the first college football game to broadcast on TV? The answer appears below.

MOVERS AND SHAKERS

•HAPPY BIRTHDAY! *Dave Crockett Wednesday, September 4th. *Jumpin' Joe Barnett Saturday, September 21st. *Tom Ellis Sunday, September 22nd. Salute! •CUMULUS flips W255CJ-FM Country/Christian AC (The Walk 98.9) Atlanta, GA brings back Scott Shannon to program and host True Oldies music from 1950s to the 1970s. •WYYD FM Clear Channel Country (107.9) Roanoke/Amherst, VA shifts to younger audience removes most pre-2000′s songs as WYYD FM New Country 107.9. •JONATHON BRANDMEIER begins new radio show weekdays 6-9:00am on www.wgn.fm/Freeform.html on Monday, September 16, 2013.

ENTERTAINMENT AND NEWS MILESTONES

•1952 KPTV TV IND CH 12 in Portland, OR begins broadcasting on September 20th. •1964 TRISHA YEARWOOD 1997 Grammy for How Do I Live born on September 19th in Monticello, GA. •1973 JIM CROCE Pop singer (half million seller Time in a Bottle #1 for 2 weeks-1973) dies in a plane crash on September 20th at 30. •1981 MICKEY GILLEY's rehashing of You Don't Know Me grabs #1 in Billboard Country on September 19th. •1996 PAUL WESTON bandleader (Star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame) dies on September 20th at 84. •2002 TOBY KEITH's video Who's Your Daddy? premieres on September 20th on CMT TV.

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CHUCK CASHMERE [former KNUZ-1230 DJ] (San Diego-Carlsbad, CA) Subject: Go see Cal Ha Ha, always look forward to reading your column Jim. Thanks for the response. When she was doing traffic reports here in 65/66 for KLAC my wife brought home a Cal Worthington story. She was still laughing about some joke he'd told at a meeting for the station. He'd traded traffic control info for radio and TV time. She mentioned this was somebody I would like because of my interest in country music. He also had a TV show here in the early days of TV. His ex wife Bonnie is a beautiful woman and according to my sources he was seeing a beautiful lady during his last days. CC

SHELLY LESLIE-GWIN (Dallas-Red Oak, TX) Subject: my dad Bill Leslie. I am sorry to say he passed away on Feb. 22 (2013). You can email me at sgwin@nglantz.com if you would like any more info. Shelly

BILL HILL [KSET principal license holder] (Beaumont, TX) Subject: All News. Hello Jim: I don't think the issue with this format is inside the studios. You can help the bottom line a great deal more by the right approach to the top line than you ever will by cutting expenses. The very minute you take a specialized format such as this one with the high-quality audience it delivers and start talking in terms of ratings, you are on the wrong track. For many years WOAI in San Antonio was not the number one station but was number one or close to it in billing month after month. Metro traffic was not sold based on numbers. As you know, I was involved for a number of years in each of these. It requires a specific way of selling and the right tools to manage the sales effort. It's really a simple process, if you execute the right plan. The on-air product of KROI is, in my view, well conceived and executed.

JOE FORD [former KNUZ-1230/KILT-610] (Houston, TX) Subject: WYDS. Jim-WYDS is editing the songs to cram in 24 songs an hour? Hilarious! Man, the crass mentality of greed and deception raises its ugly radio head again! This must be appealing to the idiots who don't know they can listen to the full versions of their favorite tunes on iHeart radio, iTunes or most anywhere on the internet! Even back in the day when this was first done with songs like American Pie it was a ratings killer. I can't believe any sensible person would fall for this ploy but then, there are a lot of folks who might not catch on. I can hear the liners now: "More music WYDS. The only station on the dial with 24 song style.

TRIVIA ANSWER: Since October 8, 1921 college football games broadcast on radio beginning with the West Virginia vs. Pittsburgh football game in Pittsburgh, PA. On September 30, 1939, the first college football game on TV is between Princeton and Columbia from Baker Field in NYC. In 1911, a Western Union telegraph wire from Columbia, MO relays a mechanical reproduction of the Kansas vs. Missouri football game to more than 1,000 people in downtown Lawrence, KS.

MIKE SHANNON [ex WBAP-820] (Dallas-Mesquite, TX) Subject: DFW media 'Lunch Bunch" set for THIS Saturday the 21st! We're ready again for another quarterly meeting of the minds at our usual place, Humperdink's on NW Hwy and Loop 12/Walton Walker. We'll gather this Saturday between noon and 3pm, come and go as you please, casual, each person pays for their own, etc. We'll be outgrowing Humperdink's soon, so if anyone has ideas for future venues, please let me know (need central location, separate checks, dedicated area/meeting room, etc.) Hope you all can make it! RSVP not necessary. Please email me with any questions. Thanks to all! Mike Shannon (shannon914@gmail.com)

BARRY COMMONER (May 28, 1917 - September 30, 2012) There is no such thing as a free lunch.

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September 16, 2013 [Monday]

Issue #1234

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WILL FM NEWS SURVIVE IN HOUSTON, TX? In the week of November 14, 2011 Radio One flips Christian KROI FM (Praise 92.1) Houston, TX to News 92 FM with 24-hour news and hires some of Houston's most well known radio and television personalities. News Director Denise Bishop hires J.P. Pritchard and Lana Hughes as morning news anchors to compete with KPRC-950 and KTRH-740. Other local names include Mike Barajas, Lanny Griffith, Laurie Kendrick, Martha Martinez and Pattie Shieh. Radio One builds magnificent studios but ratings and revenue do not follow. This week Radio One lets Denise Bishop go and eliminates the News Director position. Will all news KROI FM survive? To boost KROI FM's ratings Houston needs another hurricane for its reporters to cover.

PREMIERE REFUSES TO STOP AIRING BELL Before George Noory takes over his nationwide syndicated radio show Coast-to-Coast, Art Bell is its host. In 2003. Bell retires from Coast-to-Coast. Premiere says George Noory's Coast to Coast is on about 570 radio stations and its revenue has increased. Next week, Art's new show debuts on SiriusXM 104 but Premiere says it will not stop airing replays of his old Somewhere in Time with Art Bell shows on Saturday. Bell complains: I wanted my name dropped from the show as well as my Saturday shows stopped to be blunt because I hated the direction the show had taken and no longer wanted to be associated with it. Premiere retaliates: To remove the show from our weekend lineup would be a disservice to affiliates and their listeners.

KOGO SHAKES UP BALBOA PARK Clear Channel News/Talk KOGO-600 San Diego, CA unveils its newly revised lineup of air personalities. Current PM Drive talk host Chris Merrill moves his Voice of Merrill program to morning drive 5-9am. Chris takes over that time spot from Chip Franklin who leaves. Former morning co-host and long time KOGO-600 vet LaDona Harvey returns to middays noon-3pm right after Rush Limbaugh. Current midday host Bob [Sully] Sullivan replaces Merrill in PM drive 3-7pm. To round out the other show times. Premiere Networks syndicated Ground Zero with Clyde Lewis (7-10pm), Coast To Coast with George Noory (10pm-4am) and The Wall Street Journal This Morning (4-5am). KOGO's revised lineup begins on Monday morning, September 16, 2013.

FORGET 12 IN A ROW From 1991-95 during my time as a DJ on New Country KILT FM here in Houston, TX every hour we play 12 in a row that begins 5 minutes before the hour. It usually carries us to about 35 minutes after the hour. Then we stuff as many commercials as we can in 3 stop sets up to about 55 minutes after the hour. CHR WYDS FM (The Party 93.1) Decatur, IL has a better idea. Paragon Media Strategies and SparkNet shell out Twice the Music in Half The Time when they edit tunes down shorter to fit up to 24 songs in each hour. WYDS FM definitely plays more music than any other radio station but we do not get to hear the entire songs. WYDS FM promotes stopsets no longer than 3 minutes in length. Listeners get to hear more songs each hour but will we accept shorter tunes?

TRIVIA QUESTION: What do TV stations WSBK Boston, WGN Chicago, WTBS Atlanta and WWOR New Jersey all have in common? The answer appears below.

MOVERS AND SHAKERS

•DREW LANE formerly of WRIF FM's Drew and Mike Show leaps to Sports WMGC FM (105.1) Detroit, MI in PM Drive 3-7 pm. •SYDNEY LEATHERS 23-year old Democratic political activist tells KRFX FM (103.5) Denver, CO hosts Lewis and Floorwax she plans to turn her recent sexting scandal with New York City mayoral hopeful Anthony Weiner into a radio gig. •WJSJ FM (Caliente Mix Fun 105) Jacksonville, FL catapults to 1980s Classic Hits on Monday, August 5, 2013 as 105.3 The Mix. •MICK LEE is new PD/PM Drive DJ on Clear Channel WLIT FM (My FM 93.9) Chicago, IL beginning on August 19, 2013.

ENTERTAINMENT AND NEWS MILESTONES

•1954 CKLW TV CBC CH 9 in Windsor, ON begins broadcasting on September 16th. •1967 DAVID HOUSTON & TAMMY WYNETTE's single written by Billy Sherrill and Curly Putman My Elusive Dreams grabs #1 in Billboard Country on September 16th. •1977 MARC BOLAN lead singer and guitarist with Rock group T Rex dies at 29 in a car crash on September 16th. •1981 ALABAMA's LP Feels So Right is its first platinum album on September 15th. •1990 DENNIS QUAID movie actor weds actress Meg Ryan on September 16th. •2000 JO DEE MESSONA's single That's The Way rings #1 in Billboard Country on September 16th.

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JACK PARNELL [former Program Director WHBQ-560] (Memphis-Germantown, TN) Subject: Charlie Allen death. Former WHBQ, Memphis newsman, Jackson, MS. TV anchor, and Jonesboro TV anchor Charlie Allen died on 9/7 in Jonesboro. He was also an accomplished musician, and was a member of a popular high school rock band in his hometown of Humboldt, TN. with Rayburn Anthony and T.G. Sheppard (nee Bill Browder). He had built his own FM station, WWGM, 93.1 in Alamo, TN many years ago, which he later sold. His son, John Allen, is a well-known country music production coordinator in Nashville.

MIKE BRAUN [ex KWTX-1230] (Ft. Worth, TX) Subject: Hermann Bockelmann dies. Jim, Zany radio legend Hermann Bockelmann, long-time host of "Europe Today" on KAAM 770 (Garland/Dallas/Fort Worth), died Thursday, September 12. Here's a link with more information: www.radioink.com/Article.asp?id=2698858&spid=24698. Herman was voted Best Radio DJ in 2005 by the "Dallas Observer." Here's a link with the details: www.dallasobserver.com/bestof/2005/award/best-radio-dj-30016/. Mike Braun; KWTX-AM/FM, Waco 1975-1979

MIKE SHANNON [past WBAP-820 news] (Dallas-Mesquite, TX) Subject: News bits. Hi Jim! Wanted to let you know that one internet source is saying that Hermann Bockelmann has died. He had been at KAAM-770 in DFW since 1999, hosting a variety of offbeat music and talk programs there. Before that, he worked for WRR-FM in Dallas. Next, former KHOU (Houston) news anchor John Hambrick has died. He was 73 and had lung cancer. Hambrick spent most of his career in Cleveland and Miami, but called Texas home. The other Hambrick brothers, Judd and Mike, spent time at the anchor desk in DFW over the years at KDFW and KTVT respectively. Also, my website has officially changed names now, and the old www.knus99.com no longer works. The new domain name is www.dfwRetroplex.com. Hope all is well! And hoping that my tiny contribution helped some with your computer issues. Take care, Mike

JOAN PATE-DAY [late Sam Pate's sister] (Cedar Creek Lake, TX) Subject: NEWS. Jimbo, glad Frank Haley said Gary DeLaune announced Kennedy first on KLIF. Frank can tell you we all know who announced it first. What made radio news so exciting back then was the competing the guys had with each other to be first to report. Sam had an advantage as he grew up in Dallas. He knew all of the roads and the short way to get there. Sometimes he beat the police to the scene. Not as congested as today. Yet these guys remained the best of friends. As long as these men are around I feel a part of Sam is still with me. The mystery of who reported the shooting first is as mysterious as who did the shooting.

TRIVIA ANSWER: TV stations WSBK Boston, WGN Chicago, WTBS Atlanta and WWOR New Jersey all are Superstations. A TV Superstation is an independent station whose signal local cable television systems pick up through redistribution by satellite.

BOB MORRISON [News - Leading Edge Radio Net] (Dallas, TX) Subject: Jim Rose Remembers Radio. Another excellent, free radio news resource. Bob M

L.B. LYON [News Anchor KBNJ FM 91.7] (Dallas-Waxahachie-Red Oak, TX) Subject: Jim Rose Remembers Radio. My good friend Bob Morrison sent me a copy of JRRR and I decided I wanted to start receiving the reports as well. I'm a longtime radio fixture in this market. I worked in TV on the news desk for both KXAS and KTVT and then quit to join KCBI 90.9fm as News Director. I was with them for ten and a half years before new management did what new management does best and ousted all the good people. After a few years of nothing I became News Director for KVTT Christian radio. Unfortunately, the FM frequency they were on was sold to public radio and we got shoved to an AM daytimer frequency. The audience didn't follow us and since we were a listener supported non-comm we found ourselves in deep do-do. Eight months later we signed off for good because we couldn't pay the huge monthly rent for the AM frequency. L.B.

JOHN MILTON (December 9, 1608 – November 8, 1674) Tomorrow to fresh woods, and pastures new.

Jim Rose and Lacy

Houston, Texas - Laus Deo

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September 13, 2013 [Friday]

Issue #1233

ALL THE NEWS THAT IS NEWS

SHOCKING NEWS FOR CHICAGO RADIO FANS For the past 27-years Don Wade is morning personality on WLS-890 in Chicago, IL. Don is on the air for 55-years. Since 1989, Don and his broadcasting partner and wife Roma own mornings on WLS-890. Wade who is a Conservative contrasts The Windy City's left wing political establishment. But he and his lovely wife Roma interview many Chicago area politicians from both parties and at all levels of government. WLS Chicago morning host Don Wade who co-hosts the morning show with his wife Roma on 50 kW Chicago talk station WLS-890 since 1985 retires at the end of 2012 due to brain cancer. On Friday, September 6, 2013 Don Wade loses his battle with brain cancer and dies at 72. Don Wade's WLS memorial page is www.wlsam.com/.

LONG TIME CALIFORNIA TV AD CAR DEALER SAYS GOOD-BYE Cal Worthington, a TV fixture who builds a fortune from his West Coast auto dealerships with his folksy car lot TV commercials that urge customers to Go see Cal. He watches football with his family at his Big W Ranch in Orland, CA, just north of Sacramento and dies at 92 on Sunday, September 8, 2013. The Oklahoma native, who is a decorated bomber pilot during World War II, founds his first dealership in the late 1940s in Southern California. Worthington quickly takes advantage of broadcast advertising. Cal stars in a series of radio and TV spots that feature him in his big white cowboy hat with his dog Spot which turns out to be all kinds of animals from tigers to elephants plus a banjo tune Go see Cal, go see Cal, go see Cal.

DOES DIAL GLOBAL CUMULUS MERGER CREATE A MONOPOLY? Talk Radio Network says that the proposed merger between Dial Global/Westwood One and Cumulus is a dark one for our industry. In its pending antitrust action against Dial Global/Westwood One, TRN complains: If this merger is allowed to occur, the culture of corruption at Dial/Westwood, as described in our second amended complaint, and other filings, will surely infect and spread within the new behemoth entity and victimize the rest of the industry, resulting in a super monopoly. The actions force TRN to cut back to basic operating essentials. ARNN suspends its broadcast operations, effective at the close of its broadcast day on Friday, September 6, 2013, pending the outcome of its actions against Dial Global/Westwood.

PACIFICA FIRES ALL D.C. RADIO STAFF New York public radio station layoffs loom. For the past decade WBAI FM's debts grow enormous. It's not often that a radio station executive cries on the air about firing employees. This may be a first. Pacifica Foundation interim executive director Summer Reese cries on the air while she relays the details of a major staff shake-up. This happens on WBAI FM in NYC concerning a huge downsizing at the public radio station. Reese says on the air that 75% of WBAI 99.5 FM staff was being dismissed. The Village Voice reports that Pacifica's 50-plus-year-old New York noncomm WBAI FM lays off its entire news department and most of the rest of the on-air talent as well. Andrew Phillips, former Pacifica KPFA Berkeley GM rushes in as interim PD.

TRIVIA QUESTION: In the 1960s television censorship rears its head and causes the cancellation of what popular TV show? The answer appears below.

MOVERS AND SHAKERS

•HAPPY BIRTHDAY! *David Faulkner formerly with KTNS-1600 and KFJZ-870 celebrates Sunday, September 15, 2013. •DEIDRE RICHTER exits Senior Regional Sales Director position at Microsoft to new Clear Channel Dallas, TX Market President of its six-station cluster. •KEVIN MACLELLAN 25-year veteran over 12 years with London-based Comcast replaces Jeff Shell as new Chairman of NBCUniversal International. •JEFF SHELL former NBCUniversal International Chairman to run Universal Pictures Studios. •OREN LIEBERMANN CBS O&O KYW TV CH 3 reporter exits for around-the-world cruise with wife Cassie Kramer.

ENTERTAINMENT AND NEWS MILESTONES

•1954 WPBN TV NBC CH 7 in Traverse City, MI begins broadcasting on September 13th. •1967 BOBBIE GENTRY's single Ode To Billie Joe goes gold on September 11th. •1972 THE WALTONS 1st broadcast on CBS TV is on September 13th. •1986 REBA MCENTIRE's single Little Rock grand slams #1 in Billboard Country on September 13th. •1992 LOU JACOBS American clown who appears on a 1966 U.S. postage stamp dies at 89 on September 13th. •2003 JOHNNY CASH dies at Nashville's Baptist Hospital on September 12th from diabetes, just four months after his wife, June Carter passes away.

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FRANK HALEY [News Director KKIM-1000] (Albuquerque, NM) Subject: Jim Rose Remembers Radio (#1229) August 30, 2013 [Friday] Jim, just saw the note in JRRR by Gary DeLaune. I had Gary on my 1/2 hr interview program on KKIM am 1000 (mykkim.com) While he was in Albuquerque. At 80 years old, Gary is amazing, he remembers all the names of police and others involved in the JFK day 50 years ago in Dallas this Nov 22. He was first to break the news on KLIF that "shots have been fired at the motorcade"... We ran the interview twice last week-end and we'll "air" it again on Nov. 16 & 17. I don't know about "the legendary Frank Haley", but I'm glad I can count Gary DeLaune among my friends. Keep up the good work Jim. Give the doggie a hug for me. Frank Haley cjf

CHUCK DUNAWAY [former DJ on WABC-770, KLIF-1190, KBOX-1480, KILT-610] (Houston-Katy, TX) Subject: memories. Jay West’s story in today’s JRRR reminded me that my first time on the air, while a senior at S. F. Austin High in Houston, was at all Spanish KLVL in Pasadena. I was the only English speaking person on the air on Saturdays with the Morales sisters on a program called “Teen Canteen”. Not very original, but it was 1952. The sisters spoke broken English and I was trying to speak “Midwestern”. The station is still owned by the Morales family and is located next to the Morales Funeral home. The KLVL board operator/announcer gave me the encouragement I needed to attempt getting a job on radio when I graduated High School later that year. A few years ago my son in laws father passed away and the funeral services were held at Morales Funeral home. I discovered that one of the sisters is now running the funeral home so I left her my phone number. I thought it would be fun do some reminiscing of 60 years before. There was no call so I get a chance to reminisce now...thanks to you and Jay.

DAVE DONAHUE [ex KTHT FM, KRLA-870] (Jasper, TX) With interest I observed the THOF? Know little about it, is it that one up in Carthage at the Ritter museum? (I was pretty close to Tex before he died) (I was not born in the Lone Star State), in fact I have NO HOME STATE. Does that sound like a gypsy? TRUE, Dad an oil worker, and me a DJ. You know the game, went to over 100 schools in 27 states before my senior year at the Allen Military Academy in Bryan, Texas. Feel free to use my personal email address, in fact this is more than likely best for our contacts. I'd like to get to know a lot of other radio people in the big H area with some depth. I am tracking down my history in radio there now. The old brain...very weak on most details now...it was about 56 or 57. Regards, Dave Donahue (real name) Lowell Nunnally aka; Johnny Knight, Mark O Marks, PJ Thomas

TRIVIA ANSWER: Despite its high ratings, CBS cancels The Smothers Brothers Comedy Hour TV show in 1969 after a long fight over the show's controversial content. Tom and Dick Smothers who are singers, musicians, comedians and folk heroes feature several future stars on their TV show including perennial Presidential hopeful and satirist Pat Paulsen, Steve Martin, Mason Williams, Joan Baez, Buffalo Springfield, Cream, Donovan, The Doors, Janis Ian, Jefferson Airplane, Peter, Paul and Mary, Kenny Rogers, Jim Stafford and even Pete Seeger with his advertiser-sensitive music. But it is the Smothers Brothers' stance on the Vietnam war, drugs, sex and religion that rubs CBS' censors in the wrong way. CBS President/CEO, William S. Paley, cancels the show on April 4, 1969.

MIKE SHANNON [former WBAP-820] (Dallas-Mesquite, TX) Subject: Next DFW Media Lunch Bunch is Saturday, Sept 21st! ...we're looking for a new place to gather. Humperdink's has been great with us for a long time now, but they're running out of room. These days, we'll easily have 40 people show up, and that about maxes out the atrium. We would like something in that same general vicinity (maybe a 10-mile radius?) that has a dedicated, private dining room for us (you know how loud those radio people talk...lol.) The room must be free, and the venue shouldn't have a problem writing individual tickets. Just email me with any suggestions. (shannon914@gmail.com) It'd be great to kick off our TEN-YEAR anniversary of the Lunch Bunch with a new home next year. Thanks to all! See you there. You'll get another reminder as it gets closer. Mike Shannon (www.dfwRetroplex.com)

HOMER SIMPSON [The Simpsons December 17, 1989 to May 19, 2013] Remember, as far as anyone knows, we're a nice, normal family.

Jim Rose and Lacy

Houston, Texas - Laus Deo

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September 09, 2013 [Monday]

Issue #1232

ALL THE NEWS THAT IS NEWS

SWAMP PEOPLE ARRESTED FOR ASSAULT Duck Dynasty is the most popular Reality TV show. On Friday, September 6, 2013 cops arrest two members of another hit reality TV show Swamp People who allegedly attack a man with a beer bottle in August. The Terrebonne Parish Sheriff's Office news release says: Roland R.J. Molinere Jr., 51, and his son, Roland Jay Paul Molinere III, 25, both of Bourg, are accused of attacking a 24-year-old man August 8 at a convenience store, hitting him repeatedly with the beverage. Both suspects booked on aggravated battery charges released on $1,000 bond. The Molineres are recurring cast members on A&E Networks Swamp People which is currently in its fifth season follows southeast Louisiana alligator hunters during the month long gator season.

RADIO STATION SELLS FOR $10 Wanna buy a radio station? Billion dollar radio station-group acquisitions mark the 2013 summer. But the sale of low power (LP) WJDP FM Pigeon Forge, TN sets a new low price record at just $10 plus a 2003 Coachmen Cross Country motor home. The deal fits the bill for church minister seller, John Colson Dash, who wants to get out of day to day radio programming in exchange for a motor home so that he can tour America to spread the Word of God. Dash posts a message on Yahoo that he seeks to unload his radio station and needs to pick up a motor home in return. The buyer, Randall Weiss, has a yearning to launch a new Christian radio station and he has a 2003 Coachmen Cross Country motor home with 70,000 miles on it that he no longer wants.

THE DAY THE MUSIC DIED Don McLean's song American Pie says that February 3, 1959 is the day the music died. On a snowy February night shortly after takeoff just after 1 am about five miles northwest of Mason City Airport near Clear Lake, IA a three-passenger 1947 Beechcraft Bonanza aircraft dives and kills its Rock 'n' Roll star passengers 22-year-old Buddy Holly, 28-year-old J.P. [The Big Bopper] Richardson and 17-year-old Ritchie Valens. The 21-year-old pilot, Roger Peterson, also dies. Police report the airplane spins out of control during a light snowstorm. Only the pilot's body is found inside the wreckage because the impact tosses the singers out of the plane. Waylon Jennings gives up his seat to Buddy. Tommy Allsup loses a coin toss and gives his seat to Ritchie Valens.

CRICKETS' DRUMMER'S HOME IS RESTORED On Friday, September 6, 2013 a ribbon-cutting ceremony proudly proclaims that Buddy Holly and The Crickets drummer Jerry Allison's childhood home moves to the grounds of the Buddy Holly Center in Lubbock, TX which is the hometown of the legendary 1950s singer. Before Allison's home where he and Holly write their first big hit record That'll Be the Day relocates to the Buddy Holly Center, it undergoes a $148,000 renovation. The Lubbock Avalanche-Journal reports drummer Allison and the other Crickets, standup bass player Joe B. Mauldin and singer Sonny Curtis are in Lubbock on Thursday to share their precious memories of the house.

TRIVIA QUESTION: World War II greatly curtails television. Which TV network continues extensive programming during the war? The answer appears below.

MOVERS AND SHAKERS

•HAPPY BIRTHDAY! *Charley Seay September 10th. *Ron Samuels September 11th. •TRN Talk Radio Network CEO Mark Masters files with FCC to block Cumulus/Dial Global merger. •LISA SYLVESTER replaces Darieth Chisolm in October 2013 as co-anchor of nightly newscasts on WPXI TV NBC CH 11 Pittsburgh, PA. •MARK LEVIN Cumulus Networks syndicated host new book, The Liberty Amendments, hits #1 on three different New York Times bestseller lists. But Washington Post and Los Angeles Times ignore it. •PHIL METLIN VP/News Director of WTTG TV Fox O&O CH 5 Washington, D.C. retires after 21 years.

ENTERTAINMENT AND NEWS MILESTONES

•1957 PAUL ANKA's single Diana hits #1 on September 9th. •1968 BUCK OWENS performs Act Naturally, Together Again, and I've Got A Tiger By The Tail for President Lyndon Johnson at the White House. •1971 JOHN LENNON releases his album Imagine on September 9th. •1989 KEITH WHITLEY late Country singer's I Wonder Do You Think of Me grabs #1 in Billboard Country on September 9th. •1999 RUTH ROMAN actress in Alfred Hitchcock's 1951 thriller Strangers on a Train dies at 75 on September 9th. •2011 LADY ANTEBELLUM's video We Owned the Night debuts on CMT on September 9th.

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STEVE WEED [FM Operations Manager at Clear Channel Radio] (Sacramento, CA) Subject: Story Archive. Thanks for the quick response, Jim! Please do sign me up, I was not aware of your newsletter until I search for Domino (Rippy). That is sad, I worked with him way back at the start of my career in Dallas. I can't recall his real name, but that was where he picked up the Domino Rippy handle. Thanks, Steve PS: give Lacy a scratch behind the ear for me!

DAN LOVETT [ex WABC TV & KTRK TV sports anchor] (Houston, TX) Subject: Frost. Jim, In all of the obits I have read about the passing of David Frost, none mention the scam he was involved in, when 'Evel Knievel attempted to jump the Snake River Canyon in September of 1974. I know, because I was there with him. Frost had been hired by Bob Arum, the boxing promoter who had put this pay-per-view telecast together. Frost would anchor the closed-circuit telecast. Astronaut James Lovell, the commander of the ill-fated Apollo 13 mission to the Moon, was hired by Arum to be the analyst from NASA who would describe the rocket that would power the Evel one across the Canyon. I was hired by Arum to be the reporter on the other side of the Canyon to interview him when he landed. That interview never took place of course. I tell the whole story about this snake oil event involving Frost, Lovell and myself in my forthcoming book, "Here Now the News"...due in late October. Frost never wanted his name linked to this fraud of a sporting event and it appears never will be. I would be happy to send you the chapter on this scam if you are interested. Thanks Dan Lovett

JIM BELL [KUHF FM Morning Edition anchor - 1997-Retired 2010] (Lufkin, TX) Subject: David Frost and Nancy Ames. Hey Jim, Did you know that one of David Frost's regulars on That Was The Week That Was is one of Houston's best known personalities? Every week when TW3 was on the air, Nancy Ames opened the show singing the intro title song, and later she would sing that week's news headlines in a very funny way and it made her famous. She was known as the TW3 girl, and she was one of the highlights of the show. Nancy has lived in Houston since the 70s, and today she and her husband Danny Ward are going strong as entertainment promoters and producers with their Houston-based firm Ward & Ames Special Events. Now you know. Jim Bell; Retired Old Coot living in Lufkin

JAY WEST [ex KILT-610/KODA FM/KRIO-910] (Houston, TX) Subject: Hi Jim, In reading comments from Chuck Dunaway in your latest newsletter, sparked a similar memory to me. My first radio job in the USA (as I was living in Mexico City) was in Mission, Texas (Rio Grande Valley) at station KIRT-am). This was 1960, and I made whopping $62.50 weekly and was living alone in The Mission Hotel for 80 bucks a month. No car. Fortunately in was just across the street from the radio station, so didn't have to go. The station broadcast in Spanish from sign-on til noon, and in English from noon til sundown daily. I was THE only English announcer on the staff. 7 days a week. I also typed the log every day...plus wrote and recorded all English commercials. I was 19 years old and as green as they come. Interesting to me anyway!! JAY WEST

TRIVIA ANSWER: Named for Dr. Allan B. DuMont, America's fourth television network DuMont which launches in 1946 is second to begin operating TV stations after NBC during World War II. Even with such hugely popular TV stars such as Jackie Gleason, Paul Winchell and Ted Mack host of the Original Amateur Hour, the DuMont TV network officially ceases to exist on October 10, 1955.

JOHN HALE (Dallas-McKinney, TX) Subject: Jim Rose Remembers Radio (#1231) September 06, 2013 [Friday] Hi Jim, I got a kick out of Chuck Dunaway's account of his first job out in Big Spring, Texas. I followed suit in early 1969, moving from beautiful Palestine, Texas out to the Permian Basin to work at KBST, and even though I worked fewer hours for a little more money, it wasn't a whole lot easier for me. No offense to those who like west Texas, but I grew up close to pine trees and sandy land, and it didn't take me long to discover how much I missed the piney woods. It also didn't take me too long to find another job and move from Big Spring back east to Longview, Texas. I think west Texas is an acquired taste for some folks. John Hale; McKinney, Texas

MARKHAM SHAW PYLE (1962-p) You can leave East Texas, for Houston, for New York, or Bonn or Tokyo; but you can never quite leave it behind.

Jim Rose and Lacy

Houston, Texas - Laus Deo

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September 06, 2013 [Friday]

Issue #1231

ALL THE NEWS THAT IS NEWS

TOP BRITISH TV HOST EXPIRES In 1962, iconoclastic British broadcaster David Frost hosts a satirical look at the news on Saturday nights in Britain known as That Was the Week That Was. In the United States, the show briefly appears on NBC TV. The program influences The Daily Show and the Weekend Update portion of NBC’s Saturday Night Live. David is best known for his interview of former President Nixon in 1977 after he resigns from office in disgrace. On Saturday, August 31, 2013 David Frost dies from a heart attack at 74 on board the cruise ship MS Queen Elizabeth, on which he is a speaker. Sir David Frost hosts an Al Jazeera English program which begins when the network launches in November 2006.

DIAL GLOBAL BECOMES WESTWOOD ONE As we recently report in JRRR, Cumulus buys Dial Global for $260 million. Syndicator Dial Global’s racehorses include the NFL, NCAA and NASCAR also talk show host Dennis Miller. CEO Paul Caine admits the name Dial Global tends to draw blank looks. Before he assumes the role of Dial Global CEO, Caine is chief revenue officer of Time Incorporated magazine publisher. Since the 1970's, Westwood One is a huge brand in radio. What a small world! In 2011, that is the radio network with which Dial Global merges. Caine sighs: Having to explain who we are sometimes creates a level of what I would call friction. We haven’t had a strong calling card, coming in, of who we were. That’s why, as of today, Dial Global is renaming itself Westwood One.

IS IT THE END OF THE TRAIL FOR RADIO DISNEY? Variety reports that Disney has a for sale sign posted at seven of its medium market radio stations. Two of Radio Disney's radio stations on sale both go dark. Radio Disney notifies the FCC that KPHN-1190 Kansas City, MO and KDIS FM (99.5) Little Rock, AR both suspend operations. Could a previous owner return to the Little Rock market? In 2002, Loretta Lever sells KYFX FM to Disney for $2.56 Million but then takes Disney to court to have the sale overturned. On July 31, 2013 Lever, who operates KYFX FM as Urban AC (Foxy 99.5) until 2003, registers www.foxy995.com. One of the Disney radio stations up for sale in TX is KRDY-1160 San Antonio.

BARRETT GETS NO MONEY In 1959, Motown pianist and singer, Barrett Strong, keeps us moving and grooving with his hit tune Money (That’s What I Want). On the lawn outside Motown Records’ former headquarters in Detroit, MI an historic marker honors the crucial role that the tune Money plays in building the Motown empire. Barrett's hypnotic piano riff in Money that he records in 1959 was the first national success for the label that came to be known as Hitsville U.S.A. But his name does not appear in the copyright documents for Money which is Motown’s first national hit. Over the years, Money produces millions of dollars in publishing royalties. But Barrett Strong, who first records Money and is a writer of the tune, says that he has never seen a penny of those profits.

TRIVIA QUESTION: What Russian scientist is widely regarded as one of the Fathers of Television? The answer appears below.

MOVERS AND SHAKERS

•KTTH-770 Bonneville Talk Seattle, WA marks its 10th anniversary of The Truth on Tuesday, September 3, 2013. •KEN MATTHEWS exits mornings on WAEB FM Allentown, PA for WHP-580 Harrisburg, PA. •MAX MEDIA sells six Arkansas radio stations to EAB: KCJC FM, KCAB-980 Dardanelle; KWKK FM Russelville; KVLD FM Atkins; KVOM-800 and KVOM FM Morrilton. •CLARK HOWARD Dial Global/Cox Media Group syndicated host releases his 10th book, Clark Howard’s Living Large For The Long Haul, how to live below your means while still living life to its fullest.

ENTERTAINMENT AND NEWS MILESTONES

•1954 WINS-1010 NYC begins playing Rock n Roll on the Alan Freed Show on September 6th. •1963 GARY BAKER songwriter (John Michael Montgomery’s I Swear) born on September 8th in Niagara Falls, NY. •1977 PAUL BURKHARD Swiss composer dies at 65 on September 6th. •1980 JOHNNY LEE's Lookin' For Love is his first #1 single in Billboard Country on September 6th. •1990 TOM FOGERTY rhythm guitarist in Creedence Clearwater dies at 48 on September 6th of tuberculosis in Scottsdale, AZ. •2000 JOHN MICHAEL MONTGOMERY's video The Little Girl premieres on CMT on September 6th.

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RED JONES [ex KILT-610] (Carrollton-Tallapoosa, GA) Subject: time. Thanks for the h/b wish. My b/d was the 28th; my wife's the 31st. But it was all part of her in the hospital for 13 days and is now at home under hospice care. cancer. Pray for her. Thanks for all you do. Red Jones; Georgia Radio Hall Of Fame.

BILL HILL [owner of KSET-1300 AM] (Beaumont-Lumberton, TX) Subject: Cable penetration. Hi Jim: You might go to the TV web site and check out cable penetration, market by market. I think you will find it interesting. It's below 50% in some markets and is just over 50% in others. Satellite reception is growing. With HDTV, quite a few homes are taking it off the air. Lots of other options, too. Best wishes to you. By the way, I turn 81 next Saturday. 63 years in radio and television. Still sort of at it. I am the principal of the licensee company of KSET. Station is LMA'd and I am only involved as license holder. Bill Hill

DON SUNDEEN [DJ/Hi Records promotion/TV ad prod] (Dallas, TX) Subject: Here's The Stretcher Brothers Labor Day Show. As most of you probably know, my bud, Eye Lipson, and I do weekly shows on Radio for the Blind. We've also recorded some Holiday Specials including a two hour Christmas Show. However, we've also decided to do shows for holidays that aren't often featured in the media, like Labor Day. This is an hour that we wrote and produced last year that was very well received and will be entered in an international competition this year. There's content that explains how Labor Day began and what it means now, but there's also Stretcher Brothers fun and some great music that should bring back memories of years past to most of you. No obligation, but if you have some time, or folks over to barbecue, crank it up and enjoy. Don Sundeen (https://app.box.com/s/8f23058ca5daea8be0b2)

CHUCK DUNAWAY [former DJ on WABC-770, KLIF-1190, KBOX-1480 & KILT-610] (Houston-Katy, TX) My first radio gig in 1952 was at KBST in Big Spring and the minimum wage was 65 cents an hour. Because of my age the manager had to contact the wage and hour board to verify I could work 60 hours a week for minimum wage. I remember that as if it were yesterday as I had to pay for room and board etc. I was all alone with no car in Big Spring and on a strict budget of which $8 a week went for a shared room and one meal. Fortunately I could walk to and from the studios. My take home pay left no room to wiggle and I had to have those 60 hours each week to make it. Some weeks I got fewer than 60 hours. It was tough, but a good lesson learned on survival. Chuck

TRIVIA ANSWER: Russian scientist, Vladimir Zworykin, who creates the iconoscope and the kinescope, is widely regarded as one of the Fathers of Television. Russian native Zworykin (1889-1982) studies under Boris Rosing at the Petrograd Institute of Technology. Vladimir emigrates to the United States and became a citizen in 1924. Zworykin works with both Westinghouse and longtime leader of RCA David Sarnoff to develop the electron microscope. RCA's Sarnoff sees the potential for a nationwide network. In 1926 he develops the first national radio network that he names the National Broadcasting Company (NBC).

JIM GOUGH ['Mr. Texas'-movie actor-voice actor] (Austin-Liberty Hill, TX) Subject: Jim Rose Remembers Radio (#1228) August 26, 2013 [Monday] I noticed my old friend Frank Dobbs was mentioned in your last newsletter. He and Mike Cusak started a film company called MFC Films in Houston back in the 1980's. I did many a spot with Frank as director. He was a hard dude to work with but very professional! Jim Gough

JIM SPUR [former KXYZ/WJPR/WTLO/WMOR/WTAP TV/WDDT/WJKY] (Houston, TX) Subject: R.B. Jim, So sad to hear of Robert B. McIntyre's health issues. He is a hero of mine, and I can still hear him say, with all the authority of God..."R B M, 20, 20 news" Jim

TROY BUSSELL (Houston, TX) Subject: Jim Rose Remembers Radio (#1230) September 02, 2013 [Monday] Thanks Mr.Rose! Happy Labor Day weekend to you and family! T. Bussell

W. C. FIELDS (January 29, 1880 to December 25, 1946) After two days in hospital I took a turn for the nurse.

Jim Rose and Lacy

Houston, Texas - Laus Deo

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September 02, 2013 [Monday]

Issue #1230

HAVE A HAPPY AND SAFE LABOR DAY WEEKEND

ALL THE NEWS THAT IS NEWS

MARTIAN ALIENS RADIO TAKE OVER BRINGS SCARE On October 30, 1938 a broadcast of The War of the Worlds series of fictitious news bulletins that a Martian alien invasion is in progress creates widespread panic among listeners who actually believe that the events are real. But it is a Halloween episode of The Mercury Theatre that stars Orson Welles about H. G. Wells's original novel about an alien invasion of Earth. Recently, when WMSR FM Miami, FL airs comments from two aliens who plan to take over the radio station it is merely to promote WMSR FM's flip from CHR to AAA. Talk of the Martian alien invasion causes local law enforcement to place extra security at area schools. It's exciting to know that radio still has the ability to generate this much excitement.

LONG TIME NEBRASKA TALK HOST CALLS IT QUITS Marconi Award-winning veteran KFOR-1240 Lincoln, NE morning co-host Cathy Blythe tells the Journal Star’s Jeff Korbelik that she will retire after 31 years on September 13, 2013. Blythe is a Lincoln native and two-time NAB Marconi Award recipient who kicks off her radio career in 1972 as KFOR’s front desk receptionist but later moves on up as a radio talk host. She continues to host her syndicated self-help show, Problems & Solutions, from 9-10am weekdays which she starts in 1992 on KFOR. The One You Turn To News Talk KFOR midday host Carol Turner replaces Blythe in her morning show. News anchor Jill St. James takes over Turner’s midday spot.

TRIBUNE REALIGNS WGN LINEUP On Thursday, August 29, 2013 Jimmy de Castro President and General Manager releases WGN's new lineup that debuts on Tuesday, September 3rd. Two Chicago Tribune employees, columnist Rick Kogan and political reporter Rick Pearson, join sister station WGN-720 with weekend radio shows. Steve Cochran returns full time as host of the morning show weekdays from 5am to 9am. Wendy Snyder eases in mid-mornings from 9am to 12pm as Bill Leff’s co-host. Husband-and-wife duo Bob Sirott and Marianne Murciano from 12pm to 3pm. Garry Meier continues as host of the afternoon drive show from 3-7pm. The David Kaplan Show airs from 7pm to 11pm. Pete McMurray is the 11pm to 2am host. WGN veteran Nick Digilio moves to 2am to 5am.

LABOR DAY WEEKEND RADIO FORMAT FLIPS Entercom tosses Classic Rock KMTT FM (The Mountain 103.7) Seattle, WA to Rhythmic Hot AC (Hot 103.7). Bell Media ditches Rock CKX FM (KX 96) Brandon, MN for Variety Hits Bob 96.1. Telesouth buys Southern Gospel WOSM FM (103.1) Biloxi, MS and scraps it for News/Talk Supertalk Mississippi. Guaranty Classic Country KYPY FM Country Legends (104.9) Baton Rouge, LA now simulcasts sister Sports WNXX FM ESPN (104.5). Cumulus Adult CHR WRQX FM (Mix 107.3) Washington, DC rebrands as All The Hits 107.3. Townsquare WDGM FM Sports (The Deuce 99.1) Tuscaloosa, AL relaunches as The Tide 99.1. Genesee Media WASB-1590 Brockport/Rochester, NY ends its simulcast of Business WRSB-1310 and flips to Sports Team 1590.

TRIVIA QUESTION: What 1948 invention by television store owners helps them sell more TV sets? The answer appears below.

MOVERS AND SHAKERS

•HAPPY BIRTHDAY! *Barry Kilgore on September 3rd. *Claude Hall on September 4th. *Chuck Joseph on September 5th. •MERRIE STREET Hearst News/Talk WBAL-1090 Baltimore, MD News Director replacement is Michelle Butt. •CUMULUS buys Dial Global for $260 million. To help finance the purchase Cumulus sells 53 radio stations in 12 markets to Townsquare for $238 million. •TOWNSQUARE altogether grabs 71 radio stations in 15 markets. It will own a total of 312 radio stations in 66 markets in 25 states placing it in third place. •BOB SMITH longtime host and producer retires after 25 Years from WXXI-1370 Rochester, NY.

ENTERTAINMENT AND NEWS MILESTONES

•1955 KCRA TV NBC CH 3 in Sacramento, CA begins broadcasting on September 2nd. •1962 MARTY ROBBINS' single Devil Woman begins 8 weeks at #1 in Billboard Country on September 1st. •1970 ALLAN WALKER regular performer on The Red Buttons TV Show dies at 64 on September 2nd. •1983 KENNY ROGERS' album Eyes That See In the Dark releases on RCA records on August 30th. •1996 OTTO LUENING conductor and composer dies at 96 on September 2nd. •2001 JERRY LEWIS MUSCULAR DYSTROPHY TELETHON begins on September 3rd with Country guests: The Oak Ridge Boys and Alan Jackson.

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GARY DAVIS (Mena, AR) Subject: Jim Rose Remembers Radio (#1229) August 30, 2013 [Friday] Hey Jim, I am Gary Davis, J.C. Webster's son. I just wanted to make sure you knew that my mom passed away on Aug. 24th. We tried to notify everyone that we could think of but I did not know if you were aware of her passing. I know she was so very excited about her recent selection to the TRHOF. She was so looking forward to making the trip to Dallas for the induction ceremony! We know that radio was a huge part of her life for so many years and it sure made her happy for the last couple of months. I don't know if you knew my mom or not but she was a big fan of yours. We all appreciate you and to everyone that gave her a little bit of happiness for the past few months of her life! If you have any questions, feel free to drop me a line or give me a call. Thanks again, Gary Davis

J.R. RUSS (Philadelphia-Boothwyn, PA) Subject: Format Change. www.roadmasterrock.com has flipped format to www.WCFLchicago.com. the late, great AM station from Chicago was once owned by a union and identified itself as “The Voice of Labor”. after making the decision to change, recapturing the sound became a “Labor of Love” launch a new “Voice of Labor” on Labor Day weekend! WCFLchicago won’t be a typical “tribute station”, musically trapped in a decade or two, it will be a fresher, Classic Hits format that will span five decades of hits. Kris Earl Phillips as Liner Guy and Hy Lit Technologies of Philadelphia. Russ said “I’ve always wanted to be the P.D. of WCFL…and now I ARE one!” Besides the direct website feed, WCFLchicago.com is available on TuneIn, Shoutcast and several other broadcast platforms. Contact J.R. Russ @ 202-510-7777 or wcflchicago@gmail.com

DAVE DONAHUE [ex KTHT/KRLA] (Jasper, TX) Subject: What a Pleasure Jim, Thanks for the contact. I have 60 years of radio coming up next year. I am on the air at KJAS in Jasper, Texas doing a; "Friday Rock and Roll Oldies" show 1-5pm. How ironic, my career has come full circle for I started in rock and roll and ended my full time career in Country radio. Did a run over of your web site, and will get deeper into it shortly. I have a mobile recording studio doing VO's in Jasper. Also, finishing a so far, 2 volume novel with the first hopefully going to publication in the next month or so. It's a unique Radio Book! (Details later too). Regards, Dave Donahue (real name) Lowell Nunnally aka; Johnny Knight, Mark O Marks, PJ Thomas

JOHN DENNEY [KPRC-950/KHUL FM/KGVL] (Greenville, TX) I had forgotten about those six days a week schedules like you had a KTER. Frank Melton and I had the same six days at KGVL. He hated it and I loved it. Gave me time to do things during the week and still get in 40 hours. While you probably had the worst of it...six days sign-on sign-off, my worst schedule was only 9 hours. Miller added Saturday and Sunday sign-on to 3pm to my schedule at KPRC, doing news every 30 minutes. But not much happens on Sundays, so I was about crazy when I got off after trying to write the same few news stories differently after 18 newscasts. But, boy, those were fun days, right?

TRIVIA ANSWER: In 1948, simultaneously in Oregon and Pennsylvania, television store owners come up with CATV (Community Antenna Television) to help them sell more TV sets. Local appliance store owners construct and manage early cable TV systems for areas that cannot receive clear television signals. It isn't until the 1970's that cable TV begins to experiment with children’s networks, all-music channels, 24-hour news and more. Today, cable TV rules the roost.

JOHN HALE (Dallas-McKinney, TX) Subject: Jim Rose Remembers Radio (#1228) August 26, 2013 [Monday] Jim, your quote at the bottom from chief justice Earl Warren was interesting, but he could have been just as right to say "We may not know the whole truth EVER." (Referencing the Kennedy assassination.) John Hale McKinney, Texas

TOM HANKS [Forrest Gump] My momma always said, "Life was like a box of chocolates. You never know what you're gonna get".

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August 30, 2013 [Friday]

Issue #1229

HAVE A HAPPY AND SAFE LABOR DAY WEEKEND

ALL THE NEWS THAT IS NEWS

TV REPORTER DIES IN ACCIDENT According to Los Angeles Times Fox O&O KTTV TV on Sunday, August 25, 2013 its investigative writer and producer Martin Burns dies at 56 in an apparent hiking accident. KTTV TV anchor Araksya Karapetyan writes on the station's website: Not a lot of details at this point, all we know right now is that he went for a hike, fell and that was it. In an instant, he was gone. Working with him was incredibly fulfilling. It’s what being a journalist is all about. KTTV TV VP/News Director Kingsley Smith writes: He made a personal difference in my professional life every day. He always worked with grace and dignity. He is on the short list of people that NO ONE ever complained about, ever. I will miss him. This newsroom will miss him. Our viewers will miss him.

GUNMAN ORDERS SCHOOL TO CALL TV STATION About 1 pm ET on Tuesday afternoon, August 19, 2013 a man with an AK-47 assault-style rifle strolls into Ronald E. McNair Discovery Learning Academy in unincorporated DeKalb County outside Atlanta, GA in Decatur and orders a school employee to call WSB TV ABC CH 2. The triggerman barricades himself in the school office. He warns the school clerk that he wants WSB TV to start filming as police die. Officials report that the 20 year old suspect, Michael Brandon Hill, clothed in black, armed with an AK-47 assault-style rifle fires off about six gun blasts as cops race to the scene. But when cops return fire, the gun moll flashes a white flag. A pupil's dad tells WXIA TV CH 11 that school officials definitely need to upgrade security.

FM CHIP INTEREST GROWS Radio Ink reports that with NAB/RAB's Radio Show in Orlando, FL less than a month away, plus Sprint rolls out its new NextRadio app on phones, Emmis Communications SVP/CTO, Paul Brenner, alerts its staff what to expect from the new smartphone FM chip app. Also, what radio stations must do to rev up consumer interest in the new FM chip that allows smartphone users to listen to FM radio on their devices. Brenner tells Radio Ink that while it's still early for the new FM chip, consumers already show interest in it. Emmis’ Next Radio app uses FM chips in smartphones to pull in over-the-air radio signals and (shows) users album cover art, station logos, host pictures and other information when synched with a station’s programming.

ELVIS PRESLEY'S GOLD PLATED PIANO IS FOR SALE For their first anniversary, Priscilla Presley gives a gold-painted piano to her hubby Elvis. For now, the King of Rock and Roll’s 24-carat-gold-painted grand piano sits on loan in the Country Music Hall of Fame. Akron, OH businessman Russ Kemppel, who dies in January 2012 owns the piano. His purchase price is $2 million. Scott Ferrell, Kemppel Industries’ CEO and executor of the estate says Russ moves the piano out of Presley’s Memphis estate in Graceland 22 years ago and leases it to the Country Music Hall of Fame for $1. Russ Kemppel's family gives a 90-day notice to end the hall's lease and gives Smyrna Middle School family and consumer science teacher, Terri Fenn, until September 3, 2013 to sell the piano.

TRIVIA QUESTION: What late 1950s TV quiz show is involved in a scandal? The answer appears below.

MOVERS AND SHAKERS

•COX fires 2 longtime air personalities Matt Loyd host of The Spice Show weeknights at 7 pm on Hot Talk WHPT FM (The Bone 102.5) Tampa, FL and Chris Fisher 3-5 am weekdays. •HELEN GLOVER 8 year morning show host on Clear Channel Talk WHJJ-920 Providence, RI fired. •CUMULUS rumors very close to multi-layered deal to acquire Dial Global. •RON ST. PIERRE laid off in February 2013 by rival WPRO-630 replaces Helen Glover on WHJJ-920. •ESPN RADIO which begins on January 1, 1992 goes island with the launch of KLAS FM (Sports 89) Kingston, Jamaica on Monday, August 19, 2013.

ENTERTAINMENT AND NEWS MILESTONES

•1951 TIMOTHY BOTTOMS actor in Paper Chase and East of Eden born on August 30th in Santa Barbara, CA. •1966 SHAWN CAMP singer-songwriter (George Strait's River Of Love and Garth Brooks' Two Pina Coladas) born on August 29th in Little Rock, AR. •1971 WNPI TV PBS CH 18 in Norwood, NY begins broadcasting on August 30th. •1983 KENNY ROGERS' album Eyes That See In the Dark releases on RCA records on August 30th. •1995 CABLE NEWS NETWORK joins the Internet on August 30th. •2005 BROOKS & DUNN's album Hillbilly Deluxe releases on Arista records on August 30th.

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SCOTT HODGES (Shreveport, LA) Subject: JC Webster passes away. A sad day today! JC Webster passed away sometime Friday night or Saturday morning. All I know now is she died quietly in her sleep. I must tell you though, she died with the knowledge she made it into the TRHOF and that made her happy, almost giddy. In fact her son Kelly bought her a new suit. She was either planning for the trip in November, or she was preparing for a video thank you to the HOF membership. No word on her funeral, but I'll let you know as soon as I know. Oh, be expecting a call from the Mena, AR newspaper. Scott Hodges; S&L Production Services; Shreveport, LA

MICHAEL O’SHEA [for Pres/GM Cascade Radio Group-now MM at Sonoma Media] (Bellingham, WA) Subject: JC Webster passes away. Jim...I am stunned and thinking blurred at this news. I appreciate you passing it along. I'll write to Scott too. How unfortunate...I had just communicated with her a wee(k) or two ago about her being honored by the TRHOF and was planning a trip the(r)e to be with her. How shocking. Michael O'Shea

DON SUNDEEN [DJ/Hi Records promotion/TV ad production] (Dallas, TX) Subject: Different Drum: The Power of Linda Ronstadt’s Voice. "I've been cheated, been mistreated, when will I be loved?" Like most of the young dudes on the street in Hollywood in the early-70's I had a great crush on Linda Ronstadt; not that I had a chance of ever being with her, but a crush, like you might have had on a pretty, young third grade teacher. When I was ushered into her presence one night before a performance by her boyfriend of the time, J.D. Souther, she was sitting barefoot on a grimy Green Room couch calmly knitting. I found myself nervous and blurted out, "I love your work Miss Ronstadt." or some other lame comment, and she looked up at me smiling in a knowing way, and said, "Why, thank you." Suddenly, I found myself being escorted out the side door as another admirer was being led in. As this article says, it was Linda's beautiful and distinctive voice that made her an icon of the time, and the news that Parkinson's disease has quieted it is a tragedy for all of us who have loved her and her music. Fortunately Linda's large body of recorded work lives on and will continue to be heard by generations of fans both old and new.

GARY DELAUNE (San Antonio, TX) Subject: old guys and old stories. Jim: Just returned from New Mexico were I visited Alb, Santa Fe and Los Alamos. Did a show with the legendary Frank Haley and tried to call former SWC announcer Connie Alexander. Frank told about Bob McIntyre and we reminisced about the old KNUZ-KILT days. Found out my Dad was at Los Alamos at the beginning of the Manhattan Project. He never talked about it. Begin my 54th year broadcasting Texas HS football this week. Have a cool autumn. Gary DeLaune Oh yes...Forgot to mention today is the anniversary date when Elvis reported back to Ft. Hood; 8/25/58...His outfit replaced ours in Germany. GD (www.garydnews.com)

TRIVIA ANSWER: In 1958, it is revealed that TV game show Twenty-One with host Jack Barry producer rigs the quiz show. Contestant Charles Van Doren receives his answers in advance from producer Dan Enright. In the late 1950's U.S. government investigates TV quiz shows Twenty One, Dotto and 64,000 Dollar Question for allegations of tampering. The scandal causes TV networks to cancel quiz shows. The 1994 movie Quiz Show portrays a similar TV quiz show scandal.

FR. BOB TOMLINSON (Jacksonville-Lake Striker, TX) Subject: Remembering the Day the Music Died. Hi Jim and Lacy, Thanks for mentioning the news of Jay Paul Richardson. It must have been some big shoes to live in. Even more so is remembering that there were four people in that plane. Long forgotten is the pilot Roger Peterson. Thanks for remembering him. Other news that broke today is the passing of J.C. Webster. She was to be awarded the first "Sammy" award at this years Texas Radio Hall of Fame awards banquet. Our thoughts go out to her family at this time. All the best to you and Lacy, Bob Tomlinson

MARKUS ZUSAK [Australian author I Am the Messenger 2003] Sometimes people are beautiful. Not in looks. Not in what they say. Just in what they are.

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August 26, 2013 [Monday]

Issue #1228

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BIG BOPPER JR. PERISHES In 1971, Don McLean's hit tune American Pie says the music dies on February 3, 1959 when fellow Rock-and-Roll stars Buddy Holly, J.P. [The Big Bopper] Richardson and Ritchie Valens take their last breaths in a plane crash in Clear Lake, IA. The son of The Big Bopper who spends his life living under the legacy of his Rock-and-Roll dad passes away at 54 on Wednesday, August 21, 2013 in a Houston, TX hospital after a long illness. A memorial service is scheduled at 12:30 pm August 31st in Houston for Katy resident Jay Perry Richardson at Memorial Oaks Funeral Home. His dad, The Big Bopper, records the hit single Chantilly Lace before he dies in a small plane crash in Iowa. Pilot, Roger Peterson, also dies in the crash.

AMERICA'S SONG BIRD TWEETS NO MORE In 1967 we DJs on WFAA-820 and WFAA-570 in Dallas, TX are thrilled to spin a new record by a new group The Stone Poneys whose lead singer, Linda Ronstadt, has the voice of an angel. Around Christmas 1974, Linda's first #1 tune as a solo artist is a tune that has a marvelous guitar riff by Andrew Gold, You're No Good. Ronstadt continues into 1989 with 10 Top 10 songs. But on Friday, August 23, 2013 in an interview with AARP Linda reveals that she has Parkinson's. She says she receives a diagnosis of the neurological disorder eight months ago. Linda says that several years ago she begins to experience symptoms, hand tremors and trouble controlling the muscles that let her sing. The 67-year-old music legend says now she can't sing a note.

A CHANGE IS GONNA COME TO CHICAGO TV Bob Sirott, co-anchor of WFLD-TV Fox CH 32 Chicago, IL 9:00pm newscast for over three years, exits the first week of September 2013. Bob lobbies WFLD-TV management to replace his co-anchor Robin Robinson with his wife who is a former WFLD TV news anchor herself. But his plea is not to be. Sirott's FOX TV contract expires the beginning of July 2013. He remains with an extension but that ends soon. Sirott continues to co-anchor FOX TV CH 32's 9:00pm newscast with Robin Robinson through September 5th. Sirott's replacement is Jeff Herndon, who comes to the Windy City from KAKE TV ABC CH 10 in Wichita, KS. Herndon's first day on WFLD-TV is October 1, 2013.

ABC HAS BAD NEWS FOR EMPLOYEES The Los Angeles Times reports that as part of a restructuring of operations, layoffs are on their way to the Disney/ABC Television Group, plus many at the ABC owned stations. A person who is familiar with the situation says about 175 jobs are expected to be cut through layoffs or from not filling open positions. The Disney/ABC Television Group has around 7,600 employees. A Disney/ABC Television Group spokesman relates: As technological advances continue to alter the competitive landscape and viewer habits, it’s incumbent upon us to stay ahead of the curve. To that end, we’ve undergone a review of our organizational structures and processes, and have re-imagined and realigned certain areas and functions.

TRIVIA QUESTION: Who or what is Bamboo Harvester? The answer appears below.

MOVERS AND SHAKERS

•HAPPY BIRTHDAY! *Jerome Davis Saturday, August 24th. *Red Jones Georgia Radio Hall Of Fame member Wednesday, August 28. •MICHELLE DONALDSON exits Arizona's oldest television station KPHO TV CBS CH 5 Phoenix, AZ after five years as news director on September 9, 2013 for new mission as news director of KOB TV NBC CH 4 Albuquerque, NM. •BOB O'DELL replaces John Kelly as new PD of Classic Rock KGGO FM (94.9) Des Moines, IA. •JIM ROSENFIELD exits NBC-owned WRC TV in Washington, D.C. for 4pm, 6pm and 11pm weeknight anchor post on WCAU TV NBC CH 10 Philadelphia, PA starting September 9, 2013.

ENTERTAINMENT AND NEWS MILESTONES

•1956 KREY TV CBS/NBC CH 10 in Montrose, CO begins broadcasting on August 26th. •1961 JIMMY OLANDER guitarist with Diamond Rio (Meet In The Middle #1 for 2 weeks-1991) born on August 26th in Minneapolis, MN. •1978 CHARLES BOYER French actor Gaslight (1944) and Rogues (1964) dies at 78 on August 26th. •1982 LEANN RIMES (age 13 wins Grammy for Best New Artist) born on August 28th in Jackson, MS. •1995 RONALD ANTHONY WHITE singer co-founder of The Miracles dies at 57 on August 26th. •2000 PAM TILLIS performs Maybe It Was Memphis on August 26th as she joins the Grand Ole Opry.

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FRANK B. WRIGHT (Dallas, TX/Blowing Rock, SC) Subject: internet radio station recommendation. Hi Jim, For those of us who enjoy listening to a good, old fashion morning show with a disc jockey that has personality and who actually talks to you, I'd like to recommend www.humboldt101.com/. They broadcast from Arcata, CA but the morning show is done live 6-9am Pacific time (8-11am Central) from Ontario Canada. Don Andrews, the morning man, does the show from Studio B (which stands for "basement"). No commercials, great easy listening music from an enormous library. I've been listening all summer with the music playing through the house intercom. It's radio like it used to be! Frank B. Wright

DAN LOVETT [ex WABC TV & KTRK TV sports anchor] (Houston, TX) Subject: Davis. Jim, Sorry to hear about Danny Davis. He is from my home town of Payette, Idaho. We both started in radio there...but not at the same time...he once dated my sister Kay...they were four years behind me in high school...and by the way, I will see Davis at his and my sister's class reunion on September 21 in Idaho...it is their 50th class reunion... don't know if you heard...but my old radio friend...R.B. McIntire who was on KILT for years and years...just had successful triple-by-pass surgery. dan

JOHN DENNEY [former KPRC TV Eyes of Texas] (Greenville, TX) Hi Jim. I started in radio at KGVL in Greenville, Tex., moved to Houston in 1963 to attend the University of Houston and worked first at KHUL-FM, then was hired as the first announcer at KXYZ-FM in about 1964. A few years later, Milt Willis and I moved to KODA. He worked mornings and I worked afternoons. Around 1967 I was hired at KPRC radio by Ray Miller. Fred Edison at KPRC taught me how to shoot film and after a year or so, Miller moved me to the television side. When Frank Dobbs left KPRC-TV, I took his place on the Eyes of Texas show. I left KPRC in 1977 and bought a weekly newspaper near Dallas. Two years later, I sold it and moved back into television in news and station management, working in Wichita, Kansas, Milwaukee, Eau Claire, Wisc. and Lincoln, Neb. I found your site while trying to find the real name of Jack London. I knew him as Sam but I could not remember his last name. I met him when he worked at KTHT and then we worked together at KPRC. I enjoyed listening to the air checks on your site. On one, for KILT, it began with news and the announcer was Rick Fulgrum (not sure of the spelling). Rick hired me when KXYZ-FM signed on. Thanks. John

JIM GOUGH ['Mr. Texas'-movie actor-voice actor] (Austin-Liberty Hill, TX) Subject: Jim Rose Remembers Radio (#1226) August 19, 2013 [Monday] Jim...that's awful news about my old friend Paul Berlin. Dave Morris who owned KQUE/KNUZ was very proud of him! He was Houston's favorite DJ for a long time! Everyone should pray for Paul. Jim Gough

TRIVIA ANSWER: Bamboo Harvester is the real name of the star palomino talking horse in the TV series Mr. Ed. Movie cowboy star Allen [Rocky] Lane is the voice of Mr. Ed. The popular CBS TV series runs from January 5, 1961 to February 6, 1966. Mister Ed's owner is Wilbur Post played by Alan Young.

CHUCK DUNAWAY [ex KBOX-1480, KLIF-1190, WABC-770] (Houston-Katy, TX) Subject: Ken Dowe. One little Ken Dowe story is about the shooting of Lee Harvey Oswald by Jack Ruby. It was shown live on Dallas TV and I recognized Ruby when he did shoot Oswald. Ken came to my house a few minutes after it was shown on TV and I told him that I recognized Jack Ruby as the shooter. All the KLIF DJ’s knew Jack Ruby because he’d come to the station with sandwiches and stuff and write Carousel Club on the big blackboard in the control room hoping to get a free plug. Anyway, when Ken was testifying before the Warren Commission he mentioned that I was the first to tell him that Ruby was the shooter. I was called by the FBI and asked why my phone number was in Ruby’s book, but it went no further. Thanks to Ken I was mentioned in the Warren commission report.

EARL WARREN [Chief Justice of the United States] (March 19, 1891 to July 9, 1974) We may not know the whole story in our lifetime.

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August 23, 2013 [Friday]

Issue #1227

ALL THE NEWS THAT IS NEWS

AL JAZEERA COMES TO AMERICA Current TV founded in 2002 by former U.S. Vice President Al Gore and businessman Joel Hyatt goes on the air at midnight EDT on August 1, 2005. On January 2, 2013 Gore sells Current TV to Qatar-based Al Jazeera who plans to shut it down with a new New York-based channel called Al Jazeera America. Surprise! Surprise! Qatar TV comes to America! At 3pm on Tuesday, August 20, 2013 Current cable channel becomes Al Jazeera TV. But AT&T U-verse drops Current TV before it becomes Al Jazeera. Time Warner Cable, second-largest U.S. cable operator dumps Current TV after its sale to Al Jazeera. Comcast, DirecTV, Dish and Verizon do carry the Emir of Quatar's new cable channel Al Jazeera (AJAM).

RUSH IS IN HANNITY IS OUT Rush Limbaugh, who celebrates 25 years on the air is America's #1 radio Talk host, tells us not to worry. El Rushbo remains on Cumulus radio stations. According to Radio Ink, when Premiere Radio Networks agrees to unbundle Limbaugh and Sean Hannity, this leaves Sean out in the cold to fend for himself. When Cumulus CEO Lew Dickey claims that the talk format does not bring in the big bucks that he thinks it should, he pastes a code red sticker on it. America's #2 Talk host Sean Hannity's fee may be too high. So, the Cumulus 2014 lineup places Michael Savage in Sean's seat. As we report in Monday's issue of JRRR, America's #1 Talk host Rush Limbaugh will leap through the hoops from WABC-770 to Clear Channel WOR-710 in America's #1 radio market, NYC.

SEAN HANNITY'S NEXT MOVE In August 2012 Clear Channel buys WOR-710 which is New York City’s oldest radio station and one of its last independents to survive. CC already owns five FM music radio stations in NYC. Clear Channel's purchase of WOR-710 might provide a Gothom City home for talk programs which it owns through its Premiere syndication. At the end of 2013 Rush Limbaugh leapfrogs from WABC-770 to WOR-710. Will Sean Hannity replace WOR-710 morning host John Gambling whose family is on NYC radio since 1925? When Hannity's contract terminates at the end of 2013, Michael Savage is his replacement on Cumulus radio. Will Sean Hannity flip from WABC-770 to WOR-710 in The Big Apple at the end of 2013? Only the Shadow knows. Stay tuned to this Bat channel.

FOX NEWS CHANNEL LOOSENS ITS ROOTS America's #1 TV talk host, Fox News Channel's Bill O-Reilly, continues to hit his stride with a new contract. The network's #2 talk host, Sean Hannity, doesn't fare as well at the Fox studios in New York. Although Fox News signs long-term pacts with Megyn Kelly, Bret Baier, Shepard Smith, Bill O'Reilly, Sean Hannity and Greta Van Susteren where are they going to place Sean Hannity? Don't mess with success. When Fox TV's popular daytime TV host, Megyn Kelly, moves to the 9 pm spot on Fox News, where does that leave Sean Hannity and Greta Van Susteren? Observers believe that Kelly will bump Greta Van Susteren off Fox TV because her show has the lowest-ratings. But Greta growls that she ain't going no where. Don't touch this Bat channel.

TRIVIA QUESTION: Who is the creator of NBC's Tonight Show? The answer appears below.

MOVERS AND SHAKERS

•KOY-1230 Phoenix, AZ the state’s first licensed radio station since 1922 dismisses one of radio's last real morning personalities Danny Davis after 15 Years with no live DJs, flips from Soft AC/Oldies to KFYI Business from sister News/Talk KFYI-550 stale autopilot Bloomberg. •KEVIN GRAHAM of Cumulus KFNZ-1320 Salt Lake City, ID replaces Jason Wolfe in September 2013 as new Brand Manager of Entercom WEEI FM (93.7) Boston, MA. •LORI SHEPARD longtime News Director of Clear Channel News/Talk WIOD-610 Miami, FL exits after two and a half decades. •WGN-720 Tribune Chicago, IL new GM Jimmy De Castro brings back Steve Cochran to morning drive and Kathy & Judy from 9 to noon on September 3, 2013. Bob Sirott and wife, Marianne Murciano to host noon to 3 pm.

ENTERTAINMENT AND NEWS MILESTONES

•1953 KBAK TV ABC CH 29 in Bakersfield, CA begins its first broadcast on August 22nd. •1969 JOHNNY CASH's single A Boy Named Sue smashes #1 in Billboard Country on August 23rd. •1975 PAUL KOSSOFF British Rock band Free formed in 1968 (All Right Now #4-1970) guitarist revives from dead after a heart attack on August 23rd later passes away on March 19, 1976 of reported drug-induced heart failure. •1980 EDDIE RABBITT's single Drivin' My Life Away lands at #1 in Billboard Country on August 23rd. •1995 LARRY HAGMAN star of TV hit series Dallas receives a liver transplant on August 23rd. •2003 TRACE ADKINS officially inducts into the Grand Ole Opry on August 23rd by Ronnie Millsap and Lorrie Morgan.

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TOM ELLIS [Veteran WABC TV NYC & WBZ TV Boston, MA news anchor] (Boston-Cape Cod-East Sandwich, MA) Subject: Dan Lovett. Hi, Jim and Lacy, See on JRRR that Dan Lovett has checked in. He was the Sports Anchor at WABC-TV, Channel 7, NYC while I was a News Anchor there in the mid 70's. He was a good friend and great co-worker. Please tell him "hello" for me. Tom

DAN LOVETT [ex WABC TV & KTRK TV sports anchor] (Houston, TX) Jim Thanx so much for the email about Ellis. We lived in the same apartment building in NYC when we both worked at WABC-TV back in the late 70s... I have emailed him. Thanx again Dan

MIKE BRAUN [ex KWTX-1230 Waco, TX] (Ft. Worth, TX) Subject: KWTX anniversary and Buddy Bostick birthday. Jim, An application for KWTX was made in May 1941, but the start of World War II imposed equipment and construction restrictions, delaying the station’s approval and completion for five years. KWTX radio’s inaugural broadcast was May 1, 1946, at “1-2-3 on your dial” (1230 kc) from its original second-floor studio at 108-1/2 South 6th Street in downtown Waco. The station was a Mutual affiliate and aired a mix of local and network music, news, sports and drama. The station moved to a new facility at 4520 Bosque Blvd. in Waco around 1952. This building would become known as Broadcast Center, and after the building was expanded, it shared space with KWTX-TV (Channel 10) in 1955 and KWTX-FM (97.5) in 1970. The South 6th building is still occupied by other tenants, although the second floor, where the KWTX offices, studio and control room were located, has completely changed. Best wishes, Mike Braun, KWTX-AM/FM, 1975-1979

JOHN HALE (Austin-Cedar Park, TX) Jim, I get a kick out of watching my Scottie have dreams while he's sleeping. I think he's dreaming about chasing cats and squirrels, and he kinda barks in his sleep, rather than talking in his sleep, when he's having a dream. Reference your question about doing traffic, I'm working the late shift weekends for Total Traffic, the traffic branch of Clear Channel. I provide reports on DFW traffic for Sirius satellite radio, and Houston traffic for News 92 F-M (KROI) overnight Saturday and Sunday nights. It's just enough work for me, since I'm a retired guy, and I enjoy doing traffic because it's one of the last things left in broadcasting these days where you can use some personality and individuality. Give Lacy a big hug for me, and we'll talk again soon my friend. John Hale; McKinney, Texas (Retired, but not acting like it!)

TRIVIA ANSWER: TV pioneer Sylvester [Pat] Weaver as NBC's program manager creates the Tonight Show. Weaver, who is father of actress Sigorney Weaver, is the innovator of the Spectacular which gives NBC's owner RCA the advantage to increase the sale of TV sets. Participation advertising with multiple sponsors, also gives more control of the shows to the network. Sylvester [Pat] Weaver passes away on March 15, 2002.

DUKE GILLELAND (Belton TX) Subject: Comment On "New" Country Article... Jim, Your note on Less Classics More New Country should have read Less Classics For NO Country! Thank God there are still a few stations that have the guts to remember those who built the roads that nashville music travels on today! Duke Gilleland; Belton Texas

KEN OLSON [President/Chairman/founder of Digital Equipment Corp. 1977] There is no reason anyone would want a computer in their home.

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August 19, 2013 [Monday]

Issue #1226

ALL THE NEWS THAT IS NEWS

BIG CHANGES AT CUMULUS Rumors persist that syndicated Conservative Talk radio hosts Rush Limbaugh and Sean Hannity may disappear from Cumulus radio stations over contract renewal disputes. Rush says not to worry because nothing will change on his end. Politico.com asserts that Cumulus may drop Sean Hannity from its stations, but it probably will continue to air Rush Limbaugh on virtually all of his current affiliates. Michael Savage tells listeners that he is the heir apparent to Hannity’s timeslot on Cumulus’ stations and predicted he will move to afternoons by the end of the year. Cumulus hires possible replacements for its Conservative Talk stations. Clear Channel buys WOR-710 New York City for a possible affiliate for Rush and Sean in radio market #1.

LESS CLASSICS MORE NEW COUNTRY It's out with the old and in with the new on Classic Country KHLX FM (93.1) Sacramento, CA. In the July 2013 PPM, KHLX FM has a 1.9 share. Radio Insider reports that Ken Charles, VP/Programming of Clear Channel Sacramento registers 931Country.com, 931NewCountry.com, Country931FM.com and NewCountry931.com which indicate a taste for New Country as opposed to Classic Country on KHLX FM (93.1). KHLX FM competitor KCCL FM recently relocates from 92.1 to a stronger 101.5 signal. A move to New Country makes KHLX the third Sacramento radio station with New Country to join CBS KNCI FM (105.1) and Entravision KNTY FM (The Wolf 101.9).

BRIGHAM YOUNG STATE DOES THE RADIO SIDESTEP In January 1996 Cumulus debuts its Classic Hits The End format on KENZ FM 107.5 Salt Lake City, ID. In 2005 Cumulus moves Classic Hits KENZ FM The End to 101.9. In April 2010, it flips Classic Hits The End to 1990s Hits. But in December 2010, Cumulus revives its Adult Alternative format on 101.9. On Friday, August 16, 2013 at 12pm, Cumulus relaunches KENZ FM as Classic Hits 101.9 and picks up the syndicated Bob & Tom Show from sister Classic Rock KBER FM 101.1. KBER FM afternoon hosts Mick & Allen move their Freak Show back to mornings. KENZ FM's new format places it in competition with Bonneville Classic Hits KRSP FM The Arrow 103.5 and Clear Channel duo Oldies KODJ FM 94.1 and Rock KAAZ FM 106.5.

FAMILY BATTLE OVER GOSPEL SONG FLIES AWAY On Thursday, August 15, 2013 the U.S. 6th Circuit Court of Appeals orders more hearings in the fight over who owns the rights and royalties to Albert Brumley Sr.’s classic 'I’ll Fly Away'. Judge Boyce Martin says that a trial judge is wrong when he excludes two articles that quote Brumley about where he works when he writes I’ll Fly Away. Albert Brumley Sr. writes the song in the late 1920s while he picks cotton on his parent’s Oklahoma farm. He copyrights the song. In 1960, he renews the copyright. But in between those times he sells the song to Hartford Music Company. A few years later, he buys Hartford Music's copyrights. Brumley's children argue that they are due a share of the royalties to the song.

TRIVIA QUESTION: What product is the first television commercial? The answer appears below.

MOVERS AND SHAKERS

•HAPPY BIRTHDAY! Chuck Scott August 18th. James Burton and Paul Christy August 21st. •RYAN KRAMER PD/Afternoon Host on CHR KSME FM (96.1 Kiss-FM) Fort Collins, CO moves on up to APD of CHR KHFI FM (Kiss-FM 96.7) and Rhythmic KPEZ FM (The Beat 102.3) Austin, TX also AM Drive on KPEZ FM. •JASON WOLFE Entercom WEEI FM (93.7) Boston, MA PD/VP of Programming for nearly 22 years hits exit ramp. •MARK [Coop] COOPER WPDH FM Classic Rock (101.5) Morning Man for more than a dozen years dies from a stroke at 49 on Sunday, August 11, 2013.

ENTERTAINMENT AND NEWS MILESTONES

•1950 ABC TV begins Saturday morning kid shows Animal Clinic and Acrobat Ranch on August 19th. •1969 CLAY WALKER (What's It To You, Who Needs You Baby and The Chain Of Love) born on August 19th in Beaumont, TX. •1979 THE KNACK's single My Sharona remains #1 for 42 days beginning on August 19th. •1985 RICKY SKAGGS leads the pack with six Country Music Association award nominations on August 20th. •1995 DANNY ARNOLD British TV producer dies at 70 on August 19th. •2003 KENNY CHESNEY's video crew and a helicopter pilot escape injury when their chopper crashes while taping video in Austin, TX.

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BRUCE ELROD [Cash Box & Record World owner/publisher] (Ridgeway, SC) Subject: bulletin. Tompall Glaser, country music’s first real country outlaw singer has died of an undisclosed illness at the age of 79. He recorded solo and as a team player as Tompall and the Glaser Brothers. Listen to his top 10 hits here Rings/California Girl and the Tennessee Square, Lovin Her Was Easier (Than Anything I'll Ever Do Again). California Girl was the ultimate country hippie song of the time with a full symphony orchestra and peaked at # 11. Some country stations thought it was classical pop.

DAN LOVETT [ex ABC anchor & KTRK TV CH 13 Sports anchor] (Houston, TX) Jim, Ed Brandon, former weather guy at 13 in Houston when I was doing sports there, told me about your Remember Radio page...great stuff...put me on your subscribe list. been retired from ABC for over ten years now...have a book coming out in late Sept, will keep you posted. Don't know if you know...but Paul Berlin told me a couple of weeks ago he has lung cancer and is being treated. Paul, now 82, lost his wife Nezzie back in June. Really enjoy JRRR. dan lovett

CHUCK DUNAWAY (Houston-Katy, TX) I went to two lunch bunch gatherings in the beginning, but haven’t been in some time...My health gets in the way or I have other plans that cannot be broken. The 50’s were nice for me too. I just returned from a trip to OKC where I was videotaped stories (2 hours) for the Oklahoma Museum of History. The video and accompanying pictures will be available at the Museum in what is to be called The Chuck Dunaway collection. While there I also videoed for web site dedicated to the History of Channel 4 in OKC because I did a TV show there that was quite popular in the 50’s. I was so honored because I was born in Oklahoma. Kendall and I flew up on Saturday and back on Sunday and had time to have a brunch with Danny Williams’ widow who keeps the memory of Danny alive in Oklahoma. She was a wonderful and supportive wife for Danny and made his later years joyful. As you know Danny was a true Radio/TV legend in the Sooner state. Have a wonderful; day and keep the memories alive. Chuck

MIKE SHANNON [formerly WBAP-820/WFAA-TV] (Dallas-Mesquite, TX) Subject: Next DFW Media Lunch Bunch is Saturday, Sept 21st! We're set for our third quarterly gathering of the year. It's still a month away at this point, but I just made the reservation and may as well get the word out! Same place...Humperdink's on NW Hwy between Loop 12/Walton Walker and 35E/Stemmons. We'll meet in the 'atrium,' as usual, Sept 21, between 12 noon and 3pm. Same protocol...casual, each person pays for their own, drop by/drop in/drop out as you please. No speeches, no agendas (as Larry Shannon would always say,) and we'll toast the late Kidd Kraddick along the way. Don't miss it! RSVP not necessary. Mike Shannon (www.KNUS99.com)

TRIVIA ANSWER: The first television commercial airs WNBT-1490 in New York City in 1941 for Bulova wristwatches, that shows the face of a Bulova clock along with a voiceover. The ad costs only nine dollars.

ROBERT TINDLE [Radio Engineering Professional] (Tyler-Lufkin, TX) East Texas has produced many radio legends! From Lufkin there was Murphy Martin WFAA, Bill Young KILT, Hubcap Carter KLUV, Robert B. McIntire KILT, Steve Rixx KILT-FM, David Anderson KOKE-FM, Butch Brady KRBE and maybe others besides myself that I do not remember at the moment! Notables that worked in Lufkin at KLUF when I did were: Jerry Don Helm, Troy Langham, Harley Colt, Johnathan Hale and Clay Steely! KLUF got good enough in the late 70s to go straight to Houston or Dallas without going through KDOK in Tyler! Keep Tuned! Thanks and take care! Robert Tindle

LARRY KING [TV and radio host] (November 19, 1933 - p) I'm the worst person to be stuck with in a traffic jam.

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August 16, 2013 [Friday]

Issue #1225

ALL THE NEWS THAT IS NEWS

BELOVED POP SINGER NO LONGER WITH US One of our favorite Pop singers, Eydie Gorme, is to be 85 on Friday, August 16, 2013. But Eydie passes away on Saturday, August 10, 2013 at Sunrise Hospital after a brief illness. Eydie Gorme is born Edith Garmezano on August 16, 1928 as Neil Sedaka's cousin in New York City's Bronx borough. In 1963, Eydie first gains fame with her biggest solo hit record, Blame It on the Bossa Nova, at #6 on Cash Box's Pop chart. In 1954, she meets her husband singer Steve Lawrence on the set of The Tonight Show with then host Steve Allen. In 1958, Steve and Eydie have their own TV show but have to cancel after one season because the Army drafts Steve. From 1960 to 2009 Steve and Eydie record 93 albums. They gain a dozen Emmys plus two Grammys.

GOODBYE LOCAL TV ANCHOR On Thursday, August 8, 2013, Fox Television Stations CEO Jack Abernethy tells its investors: We are retiring the typical anchorman and replacing him with multi-skilled personalities and journalists to evolve the local news model. Abernethy says the financial success of local news over the last four decades makes the news business very resistant to change and innovation and stagnant in style and form. He says Fox owned TV stations will evolve in a number of ways, including replacing the traditional anchor and newscast models and using technology and social media more effectively. As an example Abernethy points out that on WWOR TV the launch of Chasing New Jersey replaces the station’s only newscast.

CALLER PULLS HOAX ON ALBANY TALK HOST How does a radio talk show host verify who a phone caller says they are? Radio Ink reports that for about a half hour on Monday afternoon, August 12, 2013 a caller on Mike Lindsley's talk show on Townsquare ESPN WTMM FM (The Team 104.5) in Albany, NY claims to be former New York Yankee Shane Spencer. As Spencer, the caller claims that during his time as a player on the New York Yankees he dabbles in steroids. Shane learns about the interview and alerts the Michael Kay show on WEPN FM ESPN (98.7) in NYC that the caller is an imposter: I am hearing about this interview from friends, family, former teammates, and fans. I would like to set the record straight that the interview was not done with me and all the opinions were not mine.

CLEAR CHANNEL'S AXE SWINGS WIDE Instead of all at once, Clear Channel spreads its veteran cuts over a few weeks. CC replaces once mighty radio vets with part-timers, syndication or small market staff who move on up. Gone are: Houston: Adam Wexler & Matt Jackson (KBME-790); Dallas: Jon Dillon (KZPS FM 92.5); Boston: Bobby Blaze (WJMN FM 94.5); Phoenix: Danny Davis (15 years on KOY-1230), Bryan Allen (KMXP FM 96.9), Kevin Mannion & Billy Michaels (KNIX FM 102.5); Baltimore: Mick Lee heads off to Chicago; Oklahoma City: Joe Friday (KTST FM 101.9); Portland: Mark Mason & Dave Anderson (KEX-1190); Charlotte: Darla Thomas (WLKO FM 102.9); Minneapolis: Bob Davis & Tom Emmer (WTCN-1130); plus Nashville: Joe [Elvis] King (WNRQ FM 105.9).

TRIVIA QUESTION: On what date does satellite television begin? The answer appears below.

MOVERS AND SHAKERS

•HAPPY BIRTHDAY! Chuck Scott on August 18, 2013. •LAUREN PETROWSKI general assignment reporter on FOX KTBC TV CH 7 Austin, TX adds weekend evening anchor duties beginning this weekend. •BREEANNA MALIK moves on up to Clear Channel Houston VP of Sales of six radio stations from San Antonio where she is Market President. •AMELIA EARHART KUSA TV NBC CH 9 Denver, CO traffic reporter says she is no relation to legendary aviation pilot Amelia Earhart known for her historic flight around the world. •MIRIAM WEAVER & AMY JOE CLARK co-hosts of Chicks-On-The-Right move up from weekends to PM Drive 4-6pm on Emmis News/Talk WIBC-1070 Indianapolis, IN. •JASON DIXON joins Greater Media’s just-launched Motor City Sports WMGC FM 105.1 as PD.

ENTERTAINMENT AND NEWS MILESTONES

•1953 KTAL TV NBC CH 6 in Shreveport, LA-Texarkana, TX begins broadcasting on August 16th. •1964 ROY ROGERS King of the Cowboys completes nine-hours of surgery on August 14th to repair vertebrae damage to his back for years of riding his horse Trigger. •1977 ELVIS PRESLEY King of Rock and Roll dies of a heart condition at 42 in Graceland on August 16th. •1980 ALABAMA's Tennessee River is its first #1 Billboard Country single on August 16th. •1995 JOHN PRIESTLY MCCARTHY aka J.P. for over 30 years #1 rated legendary morning radio personality on WJR-760 in Detroit, MI dies at 62 of a rare blood disorder on August 16th. •2005 BRAD PAISLEY's album Time Well Wasted releases on Arista records on August 16th.

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DAVE MICHAELS [ex WSAI-1360/KONO-860/KBUC FM] (Dayton-Huber Heights, OH) JIM ole friend, WLIJ Radio Shelbyville, Tn About 1 hour from Nashville out in the middle of nowhere! Did a top-40 show, news, and production. Loved it...ate it - lived it 24/7. I was young & stupid. 32 years in the Biz - Jimmy. Rode in Limos with Dolly & Kenny, Willie. back stage with - Joe Cocker, George Jones, Edgar Winter , Rick Derrenger, Rufus Thomas, Joe Walsh, Uriah Heep, Brownsville Station, REO Speedwagon, Lemon Pipers, Grand Funk Railroad, Chubby Checker, Peter Noon, Lou Christie, Moby Grape, TG Sheppard, Mo Bandy, Lonnie Mack, Bill Deal & Rondells, Captain Beefheart, Johnny Preston, Frigid Pink, Max Frost & Troopers, Staple Singers, Lou Reed, The Judds, David Allen Coe, John Cougar M, Kenny Price, David Clayton Thomas, Bobby Sherman, Styx, Gordon Lightfoot, Harry Neilson, Johnny Rivers and the list goes on! Dave Michaels

ROBERT TINDLE [Radio Engineering Professional] (Tyler-Lufkin, TX) Subject: Good News! Jim! Here is some Good News! Congratulations to Danny Merrell! Danny, host of the morning show on KYKS 105.1 Lufkin/Nacogdoches was voted "Best Local Radio Personality" for the 6TH YEAR IN A ROW from a Readers Choice poll of the local daily newspaper The Lufkin News! Way to go Danny!

GEORGE SCHANK [KUHA/KUHF FM engineer] (Houston-Conroe, TX) Subject: the pilgrimage. Jim, Don't forget. This is the week that the annual pilgrimage to Graceland takes place. George Schank; KUHA/KUHF; Houston

AUGUST 16, 1977: A DATE THAT LIVES ON IN INFAMY On August 16, 1977 I'm on I-10 on my way to Houston as a DJ on KIKK FM. Scan the radio dial to see if I can pick up KIKK-650. Finally, its signal scratches into the radio. Think that I hear the announcer say that Elvis Presley has died. No! That cannot be! As I get closer to Houston the radio signal clears up more. Yes indeed Elvis Presley has died! Never will forget that day that will live on in infamy.

MARY STODDARD ['Sam' on KVIL FM 1964] (Dallas-Frisco, TX) Hey Jim, Know what you mean about Houston. I grew up in Eagle Lake, 60 mi. SW just off I-10 before Columbus. I live in Frisco, TX just N. of Plano City line at Preston & Hwy. 121. So Dallas is somewhere I have lunches with my broadcasting friends at least once a month. DFW Media Lunch Bunch & WFAA exes the 1st Thurs. of every month. Hope that answers your question. Great corresponding with you, Jim. All best, Mary SAM

TRIVIA ANSWER: Satellite television begins on July 10, 1962 one day after the launch of Telstar. Communications satellite Telstar sends to Europe a concert by the Mormon Tabernacle Choir at Mt. Rushmore. American viewers witness the sights of Paris, France. In 1962 The Tornados instrumental record Telstar is a hit.

JIM GOUGH ['Mr. Texas'-movie actor-voice actor] (Austin-Liberty Hill, TX) Subject: Jim Rose Remembers Radio (#1188) April 08, 2013 [Monday] It was '86 or '87. A guy named Bob Anderson owned KRLY and my office was in the same building on Westheimer. Channel 26 TV was on the ground floor and I produced many a spot there! I think Rod (Tanner) only did a year or so at KOUL. Guy named Bob Trask moved to Corpus to manage the station. His wife was a model and I used her in some spots as well. Jim Gough

CHARLES GEORGE [ex KCHU FM] (Dallas, TX) I hope you get everything to work with your column. I find that I still like listening to the Radio, actually as soon as I got my radio, I quit looking at TV as much. Why I don't have Cable, and yet AT&T and others keep trying to push it. Like I use to go swimming but I don't as much as I use to, and the pools that I use to are gone are boarded up. Also I never liked Bowling but liked to go with friends sometimes, those places are gone. I want to wish you the best. Charles George KC5RAI

MEL BLANC [voice of Bugs Bunny, plus others] (May 30, 1908-July 10, 1989) That's all folks.

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August 12, 2013 [Monday]

Issue #1224

ALL THE NEWS THAT IS NEWS

MUSIC CITY LOSES A TREASURE Tears fall like rain in Nashville, TN over the loss of one of its most prolific music producers, writer of Classic songs, discoverer of stars and member of the Country Music Hall of Fame when Cowboy Jack Clement dies of liver cancer at 82. Jack Clement's legacy begins at Sun Records in Memphis when he is the first to record Jerry Lee Lewis and Roy Orbison. In Nashville, Jack desegregates Country music when he brings Charley Pride to RCA records. The former Arthur Murray dance instructor and U.S. Marine publishes George Jones' Classic She Thinks I Still Care. There is hardly any well known recording artist that his life doesn't touch. Jack Clement’s home studio on Belmont Boulevard is a meeting place for generations of Nashville musicians.

WILLIE'S GUITAR PICKER PICKS FINAL NOTE Jody Payne is born James L. Payne on January 11, 1936 in Garrard County, KY. Jody and his sister, Imogene, sing with their dad on WHIR in Danville. In 1951, Payne goes on the road with Charlie Monroe. Around 1962 in Detroit, MI he meets Willie Nelson who plays bass with Ray Price. In November 1973, Jody joins Willie Nelson's band and remains for 35 years. On March 4, 2008 Payne plays guitar with Willie Nelson's band at the Star of Texas Fair and Rodeo in Austin, TX. The Mobile Press-Register profile says Jody retires to Stapleton, AL with his wife Vicki. He continues to play music and teaches guitar at a local music store. On Saturday August 10, 2013 Jody Payne dies at 77.

HUGE UPSET IN CHICAGO'S PUBLISHING WORLD Chicago Tribune publishes sportswriter Dan Pompei's final column last week. The reason? The Tribune passes a rule that states no more outside, freelance work. Pompei refuses to give up his other sources of income and chooses to bid farewell to the Tribune. AOL's news website, Patch, sees what most call a Black Friday on August 9, 2013. Out of almost 900 of its websites, approximately 400 are shut down. As many as 500 employees nationwide hit the door. Patch operates several suburban-specific Chicago websites. Judy Keen, who is the USA Today locally-based Chicago Bureau Chief since January 2007, accepts a buyout of her contract and exits the newspaper. Judy flees to St. Paul, MN as a freelance reporter.

TSA MOLESTS RADIO PERSON TV, radio, newspaper, social media and fans are in an uproar in Orlando, FL about what happens to WTKS FM Real Radio (104.1) talk personality Jana Banana at the Orlando International Airport. Jana Shelfer who is in a wheelchair, says TSA agents touch her inappropriately and cause her to miss her flight because their pat-down takes an hour. Hundreds of radio listeners express outrage over TSA's policies regarding people in wheelchairs. TSA says both Jana and her wheelchair set off an alarm, explosives experts called in, she was screened in a private room with the door closed. TSA agent states that her screening does not take over an hour. Rather, from the time she stepped into line, to when she left the screening, it was less then 40 minutes.

TRIVIA QUESTION: What fact is ironic about The Four Seasons' hit, December 1963 (Oh What A Night)? The answer appears below.

MOVERS AND SHAKERS

•HAPPY BIRTHDAY! Keith Bilbrey Wednesday, August 14th. •RANDY GALLOWAY afternoon host on Cumulus ESPN KESN FM (103.3) Allen/Dallas, TX since 2003 retires at the end of 2013. •ASHTON ALTIERI meteorologist vacates KXTV TV ABC CH 10 Sacramento, CA to join WFAA TV ABC CH 13 Dallas-Fort Worth, TX. •CAREY EDWARDS comes back to TX from Sandusky KRWM FM (106.3) Seattle, WA as afternoon drive host on Country KCYY FM (Y100) San Antonio, TX. Paul Finebaum a fixture on Birmingham, AL radio since 1985 returns to local radio with Cumulus Media Networks as distributor on WJOX FM (94.5) on Monday, August 12, 2013 at 2 pm ET. •KQLA FM Eagle AC (Q103.5) Ogden, KS flips to Q Country (103.5) on Monday morning, July 29, 2013.

ENTERTAINMENT AND NEWS MILESTONES

•1955 WPBT TV PBS CH 2 in Miami, FL begins broadcasting on August 12th. •1967 MICHAEL KNOX producer of Trace Adkins' This Ain't No Love Song and Josh Thompson's Beer on the Table born on August 13th. •1975 CASEY AFFLECK Golden Globe & Academy Award nominated actor and film director younger brother of Ben Affleck born Caleb Casey Affleck on August 12th in Falmouth, MA but grows up in Cambridge. •1989 PATTY LOVELESS' Timber, I'm Falling In Love is her first #1 Country single on August 12th. •1994 FOX NETWORK's 1st NFL game an exhibition between San Francisco 49'ers and Denver Broncos on August 12th. •2000 LONESTAR's single What About Now hits #1 in Billboard Country on August 12th.

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CONNELL MILLER [Editor-in-Chief - Nostalgia Drag World] (Rogers, AR) Yup...we moved back to Arkansas a couple months ago. I'm Editor-in-Chief of a new online drag racing magazine, Nostalgia Drag World (www.nostalgiadragworld.com/) and since our webmaster lives in the area and the Chicago-based publisher will soon be moving here, we needed to come back. My three kids and four grandkids as well as my wife's daughter and grandson living here also had a lot to do with it. Branson was nice and, since we're only 90 miles away, we can go back and visit occasionally. Hope you and Lacy are doing well waay down in Houston-town! Connell

DR. JEFF CUNNINGHAM (Austin-Kyle, TX) Jim, I really don't watch much TV anymore at all. The ads that they are using, for some reason, see designed to repulse the average viewer. I am not much on all the violence on TV but it would be occasionally nice to be able to watch television and not have to turn it off when my daughter is around. I suppose that is when I quit watching for the most part. The thing that disgusts me more than anything is all of the drug ads. They make it sound sexy to be messed up on drugs and the erectile dysfunction drugs are pretty horrible. Medicine men today do whatever the drug company tells them to do and unfortunately that is largely recreational in nature. I appreciate informational TV ads, but they have gone way overboard on drugs. Jeff Cunningham, DC, MA (www.zoesplaceclinic.com) / (www.myspace.com/drjeffcunningham)

ROBERT TINDLE [Radio Engineering Professional] (Tyler-Lufkin, TX) Jim! It is just too many passing away recently it seems and likely more to come soon. Thanks for your great service to us broadcasters. Robert Tindle

CHARLES GEORGE [ex KCHU FM] (Dallas, TX) Hi, Stations can talk about how much better the music was in the good ole' days without mention of people like: Leadbelly, Blind Lemon Jefferson, Blind Willie McTell, Willie Dixon. They will think Cream and others did the music first, unless they do research. Like who would believe students from Harvard would think of cheating on a take home exam. "You can always tell a Harvard Man but you can't tell him much." Charles George, KC5RAI

TRIVIA ANSWER: The Four Seasons' hit December 1963 (Oh What A Night) originally written by Bob Gaudio as December 5th, 1933. But with a little coaxing from Frankie Valli, Gaudio rewrites the lyrics plus the melody. In 1976, December 1963 (Oh What A Night) strikes #1 in both the US and UK charts.

JERRY HEILMAN (Nacogdoches, TX) Thanks to Dave Malone, USA (ret) (KEBE/KOOI, KBOX, KAND, AFN) for providing this. AFN Wiesbaden AM Radio Transmitter Going Off the Air. AFN Europe turns off its 873 AM radio transmitter in Central Germany May 31, as part of Department of Defense’s ongoing efforts to reduce operating costs. It is one of two that serves Wiesbaden Army Airfield. AM 873 provides a mix of news, talk and political commentary. The second transmitter, 98.7 FM, broadcasts AFN The Eagle, 24/7 service of contemporary music, community information & top of the hour news. News & talk fans can listen to two Power Network Shows, Morning Newswatch, from 0600-0900 & Afternoon Newswatch from 1600-1880 weekdays on AFN 360: Internet Radio. 873 AM transmitter, off post in Weisskirchen, Germany, singled out for cost savings because of isolated location & high-cost upkeep. AFN Europe anticipates additional changes to provide American military with quality entertainment & command information, while being good stewards of taxpayer dollars.

AMBROSE BIERCE (June 24, 1842 - December 26, 1913) War is God's way of teaching Americans geography.

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August 09, 2013 [Friday]

Issue #1223

ALL THE NEWS THAT IS NEWS

LONG TIME RADIO OWNER'S TIME RUNS OUT John Mahaffey begins his long radio career on KWTO-560 in Springfield, MO. In the late 1960’s, he buys KJPW-1390 in Waynesville. Mahaffey expands with radio stations in Missouri, Kansas, Oklahoma, New Mexico, Texas and Louisiana. John's son Robert tells Radio Ink that his dad was a very demanding but fair leader, his integrity and honor were beyond reproach and he never accepted the status quo...he was one of the real radio pioneers starting out in the 50's through to his death. People who knew him will remember him as a hard-nosed and demanding leader but at the end of the day, fairness and truth were two big words for him. John Barton Mahaffey passes away on Friday, August 2, 2013 surrounded by his loving family and pastor.

JAZZ MUSICIAN PLAYS LAST KEY In 1967, before he earns a bachelor's degree in trombone and composition plus a minor in contrabass from the San Francisco Conservatory, George Duke attends Tamalpais High School about 14 miles north of the Golden Gate Bridge in Mill Valley. Over the years, Duke plays with many artists from Jean-Luc Ponty to the Mothers of Invention to Cannonball Adderley. In 1999, he receives a Grammy nomination for Best Contemporary Jazz Performance for After Hours. In summer 2011, George's trio along with David Sanborn and Marcus Miller tour the USA with more than 20 sold out shows. On Monday, August 5, 2013 George Duke dies at 67 in Los Angeles of chronic lymphocytic leukemia. George's survivors include his sons Rasheed and John.

KID ROCK ISSUES THREAT TO INVADERS According to Undersheriff Michael McCabe, cops arrest a 43-year-old intruder in his home north of Detroit on Saturday, August 3, 2013 after he attempts to burglarize Rock star Kid Rock's mansion. Security camera surveillance video on Kid Rock's property in Clarkston, MI shows a man who rams the gate of Rock's home around 3:30 pm Wednesday with a white 1994 Ford Club Wagon van and attempts to break into his chateau. Kid Rock issues a warning on his website: Thank God I was not on the property at the time of this attempted break in. I am an avid hunter and marksman and I will not hesitate to shoot anyone who has myself or family in fear for our lives. I take the invasion of my personal space very seriously regardless of who you are.

TV CREW ROBBED AT GUNPOINT A string of Bay Area crime sprees target the media. In 2012, thieves beat and rob a KPIX TV CH 5 photographer of his camera. Another episode in May 2013 thugs steal personal items from a KGO TV CH 7 news van. What is ironic is both events happen in Oakland, CA. The latest Oakland crime adventure occurs on Friday afternoon, August 2, 2013 just after 2:30 pm when stickup artists rob at gunpoint a KGO TV crew of their camera equipment in the 2700 block of Chestnut Street in the western part of the city. The San Francisco Chronicle reports this unlawful act happens despite the fact that the crew was accompanied by a security guard. Oakland, CA is like a chapter from the Old West of the 1800s full of quick-draw artists, bandits and thieves.

TRIVIA QUESTION: Who invents the fuzzy guitar sound on Marty Robbins’ #1 hit Don’t Worry? The answer appears below.

MOVERS AND SHAKERS

•HAPPY BIRTHDAY! Charlie Cook & B.J. Thomas August 7th. •PAUL PETERSON (Paul Gibson) PD/midday DJ on KDCD FM (Lonestar 92.9) San Angelo, TX dies at 44 of a major stroke on Sunday, August 4, 2013. •JEFF MILES Waco, TX native former Ft. Sam army medic behind the mic in Dallas, New York and Atlanta is new Miles in the Morning on KCYY FM (100.3) San Antonio beginning August 5, 2013. •CHRISTINE HAAS exits KNSD TV CH 39 San Diego, CA to co-anchor weekday evening newscasts on Fox O&O KTBC TV CH 7 Austin, TX. •JOHN RECORDS LANDECKER three weeks ago has surgery on both knees returns to WLS FM Chicago, IL on Monday night, August 5, 2013. •TOMMY CASTOR is new Clear Channel KZCH FM (96.3) Wichita, KS Program Director.

ENTERTAINMENT AND NEWS MILESTONES

•1957 MELANIE GRIFFITH Golden Globe winning actress in film Working Girl born in NYC on August 9th. •1961 PATSY CLINE's single I Fall to Pieces grand slams #1 in Billboard Country on August 7th. •1972 BILL BERNS TV Screen Magazine commentator dies at 53 on August 9th. •1987 REBA MCENTIRE's single One Promise Too Late lands at #1 in Billboard Country on August 8th. •1995 JERRY GARCIA lead guitarist, singer and songwriter with Rock band Grateful Dead dies at 4:23 am on August 9th just eight days after his 53rd birthday at Forest Knolls, Marin County, CA. •2003 ALAN JACKSON & JIMMY BUFFETT's single It's Five O’clock Somewhere begins first of eight weeks at #1 in Billboard Country on August 9th.

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GARY ALLYN [ex KONO-860] (San Diego-Fallbrook, CA) Subject: Official news. Hey Jimbo...Just a quick note to let you know I received official notice of my being inducted into The Texas Radio Hall of Fame today. Many thanks to all those who voted for me. A real honor to be included with so many great broadcasters who worked in the Lone Star State. A virtual “Who’s Who” of our profession. To be in the company of Chuck Blore, Jimmy Rabbit, Charlie Van Dyke, Chuck Dunaway, Gordon McClendon, & dozens more...well...it does make the chest pop out a bit. Many thanks to all the TRH of F Board of Directors for this special Awards dinner in November in Dallas. I hope all is much better with you, and please...please keep up this fine website. Your Radio Pal...Gary Allyn

DAN MCCURDY [formerly Charlie & Harrigan-KLIF-1190] (Sherman, TX) Subject: Jim Rose Remembers Radio (#1197) May 10, 2013 [Friday] Jim...I just picked up the sad, sad news of Russ Knight, The Weird Beard's passing last year. Guess I missed the story in your October JRRRs. Got it from Kevin McCarthy's site tonight. Great guy, Russ. Just as sweet as he could be (for all his Weirdness facade). He was a gentle mentor for me when I pulled the midnight to daybreak gig on KLIF early in my Mighty 1190 career (air name: Dan Patrick). A true gentle giant who took a liking to a greenhorn from Abilene, TX who always sent me into my graveyard shift with a kind word, wink and a smile. Boy, did he dominate the nighttime ratings, too. 60+ AQH shares...even beating Ron and me with our highest Charlie & Harrigan mark of 54 in the fall of '64! RATS! We just keep on losing the good 'uns. You and I Jim, well, we just keep on a'truckin' and jivin'... Dan McCurdy, Sherman, TX -- KLIF, KBOX-Dallas, WMEX-Boston, 2004 inductee in the Texas Radio Hall of Fame

MARY STODDARD ['Sam' on KVIL FM 1964] (Dallas-Frisco, TX) Hello Jim, I will definitely put some stories together for you and can put some blurbs in an email for you. Still have a very exciting and interesting life and career, even though I'm not on the air full time in awhile. I have produced several segments for 60-Minutes TV in NYC and Sydney Australia. Two years ago, I helped produce a French documentary which aired to rave reviews on Planette TV in Paris and others. I know your interested mainly in broadcasting stories, so I will try to find some interesting tidbits for you to consider. All best till later, Mary SAM

CHUCK DUNAWAY [former DJ on WABC-770, KLIF-1190, KBOX-1480 & KILT-610] (Houston-Katy, TX) Subject: Power of Radio. In 1938 it took only ONE performance of a song, on just ONE radio show, to make that song an instant nationwide hit that would go on to be a popular standard even to this day. Just ONE "spin" by the right person on the right show...that's all it took. A good reminder of the power of personality when it's combined with great product and the power of radio. (www.youtube.com/watch?v=oIi0VUAAlaU)

TRIVIA ANSWER: Nashville, TN is the birthplace of the distorted fuzzy guitar sound that we hear in Sizling Sixties psychedelic Rock ’n’ Roll tunes. Glen Snoddy, 91-year-old retired audio engineer who controls producer Owen Bradley’s three-channel recording console in summer 1960 remembers: I’m pretty sure what happened was the primary transformer opened up when the console malfunctioned and caused session great Grady Martin’s guitar sound to go from clean to bludgeoning during the recording of Marty Robbins’ 'Don’t Worry'. That one single fuzzy guitar jars, invigorates and launches Marty's Don’t Worry to #1 Country and #3 on Billboard's Pop chart. Recording artists rush to Bradley’s studio in search of that fuzzy guitar sound.

JIM GOUGH ['Mr. Texas'-movie actor-voice actor] (Austin-Liberty Hill, TX) Subject: Jim Rose Remembers Radio (#1191) April 19, 2013 [Friday] Jim...I can't believe anyone who grew up in Texas doesn't know about Bob Wills. He created Western Swing in the 1930's when he played with the Lightcrust Doughboys in Fort Worth. All of us that play that kind of real Texas Music were and still are big Wills' fans! I saw his great band first at the old Dessau Hall near Austin in 1948. One of his best steel guitar players is my friend Herb Remington from Houston. Best, Jim Gough

KRIS KRISTOFFERSON (June 22, 1936-p) I'd trade all my tomorrows for one single yesterday.

Jim Rose and Lacy

Houston, Texas - Laus Deo

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August 05, 2013 [Monday]

Issue #1222

ALL THE NEWS THAT IS NEWS

TRAGEDY STRIKES NYC MAGAZINE EXECUTIVE New Yorker, Lucky magazine and Cosmopolitan ad executive Jennifer Rosoff excited about her first date with Stephen Close falls from the balcony of her 17th floor Stonehenge 57 corner apartment and plunges to her death on Wednesday night, July 31, 2013. A friend describes Jennifer as an A-player in the competitive world of media advertising sales. Gotham City cops say just before 1am on Wednesday night the attractive 35 year old woman leans against or sits on the 17th floor railing which suddenly buckles and twists. The lovely young woman falls backwards 17 stories to her death. Moments before the railing collapses her date exclaims: You know, you shouldn't do that. She replies: I do it all the time.

MAN THREATENS RADIO TALK HOST Controversial Talk host Austin Rhodes celebrates over 20 years in PM Drive on WGAC-580/WGAC FM (93.1) in Augusta, GA. Some refer to him as the Don Imus of Augusta. Local cops put behind bars a local man who threatens Talk show host Rhodes with bodily harm. After Darnell Tyray Chambers makes what Rhodes considers a threatening statement about him in a social tabloid, per Beasley Broadcast Group policy he reports the threat to the cop squad. The Columbia County News-Times reports that police arrest the 25-year old Augusta, GA resident Darnell Tyray Chambers on charges of making terroristic threats and acts. Augusta law enforcement places the offender behind bars on a $2,600 bond.

SWAT TEAM CAPTURES HOLLYWOOD FILM MAKERS Los Angeles, CA SWAT team responds to a 911 call from a woman who claims that she sees an armed, masked gunman inside Classic Coffee in Glendora, a suburb east of L.A. When cops arrive on the scene they whip out their guns and point them toward a group of college filmmakers who are in the process of shooting a robbery scene at a coffee shop. As an actor grasps his fake handgun, cops make a life-or-death choice. One of the patrolmen knocks the gun out of the actor's hand and slaps handcuffs on his wrists. Glendora police Captain Tim Staab says this depicts the potential dangers in a movie-making region for amateur film crews who don't get permits and follow proper steps before taking to the streets.

FOX NEWS UNCOVERS IMPOSTERS Across America and on the Internet military imposters who brag about awards and medals they do not earn is rampant. Fox News network of Internet detectives uncovers cases of stolen valor. Former military policeman at Fort Sam, Paul Schroeder, brags that he receives the Silver Star, Purple Heart and other decorations when he serves with Special Forces in Iraq and Afghanistan. He claims that he suffers from Post Traumatic Stress Disorder. He even becomes Director of Counseling at the PTSD Foundation in Houston, TX. But when Schroeder attempts to get Silver Star license plates for his car, police discover his military record had been forged. Cops sentence Schroeder to 30 days in jail but only because he tampers with his official military records.

TRIVIA QUESTION: Who is the first U.S. President to appear on television? The answer appears below.

MOVERS AND SHAKERS

•HAPPY BIRTHDAY! Gary Hamilton August 1st. Johnny Shannon August 6th. Charlie Cook August 7th. Charles George & Willie P. Richardson August 8th. •DAN HALYBURTON exits CBS Texas State Network in Dallas, TX in August 2013 for VP of Falls Media in Wichita Falls, TX to seek strategic acquisitions. •MATT JACKSON & ADAM WEXLER co-hosts on Clear Channel Sports/Talk KBME-790 Houston, TX since 2009 replacements are Lance Zierlein and Adam Clanton. •JOHN PALMER former NBC News anchor for 40 years until he retires in 2002 dies at 77 on Saturday, August 3, 2013. •STORM N NORMAN with nearly 40 years on WEBE FM (107.9) Bridgeport, CT morning show retires on Saturday, August 3, 2013.

ENTERTAINMENT AND NEWS MILESTONES

•1957 WJZ TV CBS CH 13 Baltimore MD begins radio transmissions on August 5th. •1961 MARK O'CONNOR six time Country Music Association Fiddler of the year born on August 5th in Seattle, WA. •1972 MOODY BLUES first release over 7 minutes long Nights in White Satin in 1967 where it sails to #19 in the UK re-release it 5 years later and it goes Gold on August 5th at #2 in Billboard and #1 in Cash Box. •1989 DOLLY PARTON's single Why'd You Come In Here Lookin' Like That wins #1 in Billboard Country on August 5th. •1996 DALLAS COWBOYS play Kansas City Chiefs in Monterrey, Mexico on August 5th. •2010 CHARLEY PRIDE with Nolan Ryan investor group buys Texas Rangers on August 5th for $593 million at auction in Fort Worth, TX.

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CONNELL MILLER [Editor-in-Chief - Nostalgia Drag World] (Rogers, AR) Subject: The day that Albert Einstein most feared has finally arrived... Judy and I were eating at an Applebee's in Panama City Beach, Florida last year and there was a family of three or possibly four generations sitting close to us. A young girl - possibly 14 or 15 - sitting with this great family gathering, spent about 35-40 minutes of the hour they were there, texting. She was talking on her phone for about another 10 minutes. This meant she only interacted with all the gathered relatives (between bites of her food) for about 10 minutes or less. What a shame! The "dumbing of America!"

NICK ALEXANDER [ex KVIL/KZEW/KLIF/KXOL/KNUS] (Dallas/Quinlan, TX) Subject: Passing of Kidd Kraddick. Jim I received your “Jim Rose Remembers Radio” today, probably because I replied to Ken Dowe’s e-mail about Kidd’s passing. How do I sign up for your daily e-mail? Nick Alexander Formerly: Operations Manager KVIL-Dallas, Production Manager WFAA/KZEW-Dallas, Program Director WKRG-FM Mobile, Disk Jockey Assistant PD KLIF Dallas, Disk Jockey KYNO-Fresno, KXOL FT. Worth, KDOK Tyler, Tx, KNUS-FM Dallas. Today I own an advertising agency and production company, and am a voice for hire. I work from my home in the country, about 50 miles east of Dallas. Nick; Nick Alexander Productions; Quinlan, Tx (www.NickAlexanderProductions.com)

LYNN WOOLLEY [KTEM ex KRLD-KNOW-KUT] (Temple, TX) Subject: Kookie. Jim, I enjoyed reading about 77 Sunset Strip. In the late 70's, some friends and I were watching old episodes on 16mm film. (No VCR's yet in those days.) Several of us decided to write a book, but only 3 of us stayed with the project. The result was WARNER BROS. TELEVISION (McFarland and Co. 1985). The story of the WB series -- Cheyenne, Maverick, Lawman, The Alaskans, The Roaring Twenties, The Gallant Men, Hawaiian Eye, SurfSide 6, Lawman, Bronco, Sugarfoot, Colt 45 and a few others is still fun to read about. The WB studio under William T. Orr (whom I had a chance to meet at his Hollywood home while writing the book) really pulled ABC's fat out of the fire. 77 Sunset Strip was my favorite WB show, but Maverick, now coming out on DVD, was a total delight. You can still buy my book through AMAZON but it's now a collector's item and costs quite a bit -- not that get any of the money. Lynn (www.BeLogical.com)

MARY STODDARD ['Sam' on KVIL FM 1964] (Dallas-Frisco, TX) Hey Jim, I can probably get you a quote from Management at KHCB about her (Virginia Nash), if you like. I'd love to see The Chronicle do a small feature on her life of service sometime. Maybe I'll work up a Press Release and send them one. I worked with Reporters there to do a story on my Mother, just prior to her death in 2003. I make my living (such as it is) as a Publicist now, so these things come naturally to me. All best, Mary SAM

TRIVIA ANSWER: President Franklin Roosevelt is the first U.S. President to appear on television at the Worlds Fair on April 30, 1939. This is also marks American television's formal debut at the World's Fair. Ten days prior to President Roosevelt's speech, David Sarnoff, President of Radio Corporation of America (RCA), makes the dedication speech for the opening of the RCA Pavilion at the New York World's Fair.

LESLIE WAYNE HODGES (Marshall, TX) Why is Cumulus desiring to end carrying Rush and Sean? I'm guessing yes Rush and Sean numbers ratings or strong though in what demographic. Could be their listeners are actively listening and have bought / purchased all they need to in life holding on to what they have purchased which is paid for thus the advertisers are telling the new ad men that come knocking "Yes they listen just don't buy any thing sooo what am I to do with that" ask the businesses to the Rush and Sean Hannity Radio Admen? Will The Kidd Kraddick Show continue with the remaining players? Leslie Wayne Hodges

ALBERT EINSTEIN (March 14,1879 to April 17, 1955) I fear the day that technology will surpass our human interaction.

Jim Rose and Lacy

Houston, Texas - Laus Deo

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August 02, 2013 [Friday]

Issue #1221

ALL THE NEWS THAT IS NEWS

AMERICA'S TOP TWO TALK HOSTS DROPPED? A major shakeup in radio. Politico reports on Sunday night, July 28, 2013 that the second-largest radio network in America, Cumulus, will drop Rush Limbaugh and Sean Hannity from its radio stations at the end of 2013. A source reports to JRRR that Cumulus will not renew its contracts with either host. This comes after negotiations between Cumulus and Premiere Networks break down due to disagreements over the cost of the distribution rights. Such action removes the two most highly rated Conservative talk personalities from more than 40 Cumulus channels. On Monday, July 29th Rush fires back with No, don't believe Politico it's a strategic negotiating move like in major league football.

FANS MOURN LOSS OF KIDD KRADDICK In the last issue of JRRR we pay tribute to David Peter [Kidd] Craddick born on August 22, 1959 in Napoleon, OH who dies at 53 on July 27, 2013 of an enlarged heart. Kidd is a hero to his radio fans plus the kids that he helps with his Kidd's Kids foundation. Since his late-night debut in 1984 on KEGL FM (The Eagle 97.1) Craddick is a staple in the Dallas, TX radio market. In 1992, his morning show moves to KHKS FM (Kiss FM 106.1). In 2001, his show syndicates to more than 75 affiliates. On Sunday, July 28, 2013 fans place flowers, candles and notes at a makeshift memorial for Kidd Craddick at his show's studios in Dallas suburb Las Colinas, TX. In remembrance a fan says Don't cry because it's over. Smile because it happened.

BIGGEST NEWS OF THE DAY? Dow Jones research indicates from July 22 through July 24, 2013 the biggest newspaper story globally is the labor, birth and naming of Kate Middleton and Prince William's baby boy George Alexander Louis. The U.K., with 176 page-one stories, is the top baby-obsessed nation. Canada ranks second with 61. The U.S. is third with 45 front page stories. Australia's 13 plus Ireland's 8 come in 4th and 5th. Globally, #2 biggest story is the election of Pope Francis during its first three days. The third most important news of the day? Dow Jones research indicates that President Obama's second inauguration falls into 3rd place with 131 front-page stories. Factiva, Dow Jones' news and analytics platform, is the source of all of this factual data.

KOOKIE TURNS 80! That's the headline of an email we receive this week with this shocking news. Edd (Kookie) Byrnes turns 80 on Tuesday, July 30, 2013! Baby Boomers ask who is Kookie? If you're a fan like we are of TV's weekly series 77 Sunset Strip that runs from October 10, 1958 to February 7, 1964 you know that teen heartthrob restaurant valet Kookie keeps his comb handy to groom his duck-tail hair. If a pretty girl strolls by, Kookie might just say: Baby, you're the ginchiest! In 1959, Edd (Kookie) Byrnes and Connie Stevens score a #3 hit record with Kookie, Kookie (Lend Me Your Comb). ABC's Hollywood private eye detective TV series 77 Sunset Strip stars Edward Byrnes (Kookie), suave private eye Efrem Zimbalist, Jr. (Stuart Bailey) and partner Roger Smith (Jeff Spencer).

TRIVIA QUESTION: In 77 Sunset Strip's final 1964 season where are Edd (Kookie) Byrnes and Roger Smith? The answer appears below.

MOVERS AND SHAKERS

•KROI FM (News 92 FM) Houston, TX teams with KHOU TV CBS CH 11 meteorologists for up-to-the-minute weather coverage. Also, News 92 FM and Yahoo Sports Radio KGOW-1560 will share news and sports content. •GEOFF PINKUS midday host exits WCKG-1530 Chicago, IL after his show on Tuesday, July 30, 2013 for an extended break. •ALLAN HANDELMAN returns to radio after 16-months on Monday, August 5, 2013 in PM Drive on Curtis Media Talk WSJS-600 Greensboro, NC. •WMPS-1210 Flinn Broadcasting Conservative Talk [The Point] Bartlett/Memphis, TN flips to AAA [Radio Superhero].

ENTERTAINMENT AND NEWS MILESTONES

•1953 KCPQ TV IND CH 13 in Tacoma-Seattle, WA begins broadcasting on August 2nd. •1966 MERLE HAGGARD records his hit single The Fugitive on August 1st at the Capitol Recording Studio in Hollywood, CA. •1978 TOTIE FIELDS (Sophie Feldman) comedienne dies at 48 on August 2nd. •1986 GEORGE STRAIT's single Nobody In His Right Mind Would've Left Her lands at #1 in Billboard Country on August 2nd. •1993 DON IMUS New York City radio personality on WFAN-660 lung collapses on August 2nd. •2003 BROOKS & DUNN's single Red Dirt Road scrams to #1 in Billboard Country on August 2nd.

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CONNELL MILLER [Editor-in-Chief - Nostalgia Drag World] (Rogers, AR) Subject: J.J. Cale... Hi Jim, I had a call early Saturday from the Oklahoma Music Hall of Fame informing me of J.J. Cale's passing the night before. Away from radio, my other job was playing in a band. In the early 1960s, when he was "Johnny Cale and the Quintet" and we were "Joe Huff and the Matadors," we fought for many of the same gigs - not only in Tulsa but around Oklahoma and the surrounding states, as both of us were heavily playing the college circuit. Cale eventually dropped the "Johnny" to become "J.J." and went on to write such songs as "Magnolia," "They Call Me The Breeze," "Cocaine," "After Midnight," "Sensitive Kind," "Crazy Mama" and many others. He was a true proponent of the "Tulsa Sound" - widely recognized for its laid-back amalgam of rock, blues, gospel, and country. My condolences go out to his family and our wide circle of musicians and friends who knew him or just loved his music. R.I.P. John... Connell Miller; Rogers, Arkansas (www.nostalgiadragworld.com/)

TONY WILLIAMS [ex KRLD-1080] (Dallas-Richardson, TX) Subject: Herb Kaplow obit. 'Herb Kaplow, Voice of ABC and NBC News, Dies at 86 By DOUGLAS MARTIN Herb Kaplow, a longtime Washington correspondent who for more than four decades brought an authoritative voice to his reporting from all 50 states and more than 50 countries for NBC News and ABC News, died on Saturday in Arlington, Va. He was 86.'

ROBERT TINDLE [Radio Engineering Professional] (Tyler-Lufkin, TX) Subject: Well Known and Liked Radio/TV Engineer Passes away. Jim! A very great broadcast engineer Tom Fussell who made many friends over the last 30 plus years passed away last Friday night July 26, 2013 due primarily to complications from diabetes. Tom was in his mid 50s and had started his broadcast career at 1420 AM KLNX in Lufkin, Texas and then worked for KJCS, KYKS and many other stations in that area. Tom worked at then Clear Channel's KHYS 98.5 FM/KALO 1250AM in Beaumont-Port Arthur in the 80s and later stations in Austin, Texas such as KOOL 99 FM and others. After that KORA FM/ KTAM AM/TV in Bryan, Texas and eventually back to East Texas and was most recently working at KETX AM/FM/TV in Livingston, Texas. Tom was an innovator and loved to tell jokes and funny stories and also was of those "Yes We Can" attitude engineers. I NEVER met anyone who did not like Tom. He will be greatly missed! Thanks, Robert Tindle

JIM WHITE [WRR-1310/KRLD-1080 host of morning show 1994] (Dallas, TX) Subject: Kidd Kraddick/deceased. A great shock. He was a fine talent. He worked so hard for his charity, too. "RIP, Dave". Jim White; Founder, Savor Dallas - Celebrate the 10th Anniversary March 20-23, 2014! The Most Delicious Wine and Food Festival in Texas! (www.SavorDallas.com)

TRIVIA ANSWER: Roy Huggins creates TV series 77 Sunset Strip, Cheyenne, Maverick and The Fugitive all filmed at Warner Brothers Studios in Burbank, CA. Private eyes Stu and Jeff's office is 77 Sunset Strip in Los Angeles next door to a snazzy restaurant where Kookie is a valet. Dino's Lodge, used in the TV series is then owned by Dean Martin. For the its 6th and final season, ABC hands the creative reigns over to Jack Webb and William Conrad who fire the entire cast except Efrem Zimbalist Jr. They re-mold his character Stu Bailey into an international spy but it bombs. ABC cancels the series mid-season.

CHARLES GEORGE [ex KCHU FM] (Dallas, TX) Hi, I did not do well in Journalism at college, but I kept the book I used for my Journalism Writing Class and find it useful: Grammar For Journalists, E. L. Callihan, Chilton Book Company. I suppose it is an artifact considering most of the information can be found on the Internet. Currently The Dallas Art Museum has an exhibit of Marc Chagall. I hope your readers in DFW area take the time to go see it. I also enjoy the Thursday Night Concerts in the Atrium at the Museum. Charles George, KC5RAI

HENRY R. LUCE (1898-1967) I became a journalist to come as close as possible to the heart of the world.

Jim Rose and Lacy

Houston, Texas - Laus Deo

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July 29, 2013 [Monday]

Issue #1220

ALL THE NEWS THAT IS NEWS

TOP RADIO BROADCASTER SUCCUMBS On Saturday night and very early Sunday morning email floods our computer about the shocking, sudden death of one of radio's top broadcasters. Radio Ink reports that nationally syndicated morning show host, Kidd Kraddick, dies at only 53 from a brain aneurysm during a golf tournament for his charity. Kraddick is in New Orleans, LA at a golf tournament to raise money for his Kidd’s Kids charity. Kelly Kibler Owens, Clear Channel SVPO. issues a statement, All of us at KISS-FM, ClearChannel Dallas, YEA Networks and the Kidd Kraddick in the Morning crew are heartbroken over the loss of our dear friend and leader...for 21 years his foundation has been dedicated to bringing joy to thousands of chronically and terminally ill children.

ROCK ICON REACHES END OF HIS JOURNEY A towering figure who defines 1970s Rock 'n' Roll with his anthems After Midnight and Call Me the Breeze dies Friday night, July 26, 2013 at Scripps Hospital in La Jolla, CA. The line of musicians who JJ Cale influences can reach the Strait of Gibralter but his name does not shine in neon lights. Cale says in an interview on his website No, it doesn't bother me. What's really nice is when you get a check in the mail. Eric Clapton and Lynyrd Skynyrd sail JJ Cale tunes to the moon and back. Cale as singer-songwriter and producer becomes known as the main architect of the Tulsa Sound. His manager, Mike Kappus, says that he dies of a heart attack at 74.

AL JAZEERA ASSAULTS AMERICAN TV On Wednesday, January 2, 2013 former Vice President Al Gore unloads his low rated liberal Current TV cable channel to the Emir of Qatar-funded Arab news channel Al-Jazeera. Gore's 20% stake nets him $100 million out of the reported $500 million total sale price. Al-Jazeera plans to end the agonizing seven-year-old Current TV and switch it to Al-Jazeera America with five to 10 new U.S. bureaus above the five it already has to launch on August 20, 2013. Al-Jazeera begins to raid American TV executives and reporters. Kate O'Brian, ABC News veteran, is its new President. Ehab El-Shihabi, who starts Al-Jazeera America's ball rolling, hires news anchors Ali Velshi, Soledad O'Brien and Richelle Carey.

BARB'S RADIO CAREER MOVES ON UP AND OUT Just out of high school in Fort Wayne, IN Barb Richards begins her journey in radio. Like most of us radio DJs to climb the ladder to success we move on up to larger markets in our quest for fame and fortune. Many of us find fame but fortune is at the end of our rainbows. For 8 years, Barb bounces back and forth on her crusade to bigger radio markets. In 1983, she winds up in Cleveland, OH. Again like a lot of us when the radio station flips its format in 1984, she receives the rusty axe. Richards and her husband relocate back to Fort Wayne. Bingo! Hot Adult Contemporary WFWQ FM (95.1) places her back on the air again in her home town. After nearly 30 years with WFWQ FM, Barb Richards now decides to retire from radio.

TRIVIA QUESTION: Which long-time radio personality hosts two landmark TV shows as well as an award winning documentary? The answer appears below.

MOVERS AND SHAKERS

•WDMT FM Entercom Adult Alternative Scranton/Wilkes-Barre flips to Sports Talk (The Sports Hub 102.3) on August 5, 2013. •KKOB-770 Cumulus News/Talk Albuquerque, NM records its 52nd straight #1 Arbitron ratings book. •WMYT FM Christian Talk (106.7) Carolina Beach/Wilmington, NC flips to Conservative Talk (My Talker 106.7) on Monday, July 22, 2013. •WSSJ FM Gospel (Joy 100.1) Rincon/Savannah, GA out of bankruptcy receivership sells to L&L Broadcasting for $1.55 Million. •SCOTT SAVAGE receiver sells WSSJ FM sister WSGA FM (92.3) to EMF Broadcasting for $525,000.

ENTERTAINMENT AND NEWS MILESTONES

•1956 WCKT TV (now WSVN) IND CH 7 in Miami, FL begins broadcasting on July 29th. •1966 MARTINA MCBRIDE CMA Female Vocalist of the Year four times born on July 29th in Medicine Lodge, KS. •1973 LED ZEPPELIN $180,000 in receipts stolen from NY Hilton hotel on July 29th. •1989 REBA MCENTIRE's remake of Everly Brothers Classic Cathy's Clown rings #1 in Billboard Country on July 29th. •1994 INDIA ARMY kills 27 Moslem militants on July 29th. •2006 CHARLEY PRIDE sings American and Canadian National Anthems on July 29th in Cooperstown, NY when 17 former Negro Leaguers join Baseball Hall of Fame.

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BRUCE ELROD (Ridgeway, SC) Subject: Today in Music History--Mick Jagger Turns 70! "Would YOU let your sister go out with one of THEM?" It was the question asked in a British newspaper's mid-60's editorial about this rock group...all part of an often-told story by Casey Kasem on "American Top 40" at various times during the 1970's. In the same Casey story, another writer called this group "perverted, outrageous, violent, repulsive, ugly, tasteless, incoherent, a travesty--and that's what's good about them." Well, that "perverted ugly" group is still going strong today. And just recently, the Rolling Stones released to I-Tunes a 19-song LP with the best of their Hyde Park live concert performances of July 6 and 13. Oh, and Mick Jagger turns SEVENTH Friday (7/26/13). Do the Rolling Stones still cook? Oh, do they ever... (www.youtube.com/watch?v=JG_zYBYFX2Q) / (www.youtube.com/watch?v=wJrP2uFwGUo)

MARY STODDARD [Sam-KVIL FM 1964] (Dallas-Frisco, TX) Jim- Guess you heard Kidd Kraddick died this morning in New Orleans...while doing a Charity Event? Brain hemorrhage. Age 53? I was so sad to hear it! My husband, Mike died in 1985 after a massive brain hemorrhage. Kidd heard an Interview Ernie Brown did w/me one night on KRLD and talked about hearing me speak on his show the next morning. TV Anchor, Jeff Eliasoph heard the same interview and immediately invited me over to dinner at his home that next Friday. We've been friends since! He (Kidd)was always very supportive of my volunteer work on health/neurological issues! I have a transcript of that full hour Interview on one of my volunteer websites on the Internet. Best, Mary Nash Stoddard; Publicist/Journalist (www.stoddardmedia.com)

KEN DOWE [CEO Service Broadcasting #1 KKDA FM (104.5) / EVP McLendon Corp. #1 KLIF-1190] (Dallas, TX) Subject: Kidd Kraddick/deceased! He was driving to the airport when he pitched over dead. Brain aneurysm I am told. Ken

NICK ALEXANDER (Coppell, TX) Subject: Kidd Kraddick/deceased! How sad. He was a great talent. Sad he is gone so soon. Prayers for his family & friends. May he R.I.P. Nick Alexander (www.nickalexanderproductions.com/)

DON SUNDEEN [former KCOH-1430 OM/PD/DJ-Hi Records promotion-TV ad prod] (Dallas, TX) Subject: Bermuda Radio Archive Network. Jim, thought you'd find this radio 'small world' story interesting. Hope you have great 2013. Written by Jim Richards, morning man at ZBM 2, the station we tried to compete with in Bermuda in the early 60's... ZBM 1 and 2 were based on the BBC model and staffed by announcers from Britain's possessions, Canada, Australia, and other English speaking countries, all well paid and professional. They wouldn't hire me because I was an American, even for a part-time gig, so I ended up on the native station, ZFB, the only non-Bermudian, and as the newly minted Canadian Donnie Dare. The story Jim tells is true and almost too coincidental. Bermuda Radio Archive Network.

TRIVIA ANSWER: As an American broadcast journalist, Edward R. Murrow first gains prominence with his series of radio news broadcasts during World War II, plus his later confrontations with Sen. Joseph McCarthy at the height of his power. Many consider Edward R. Murrow as the father of modern journalism. The long-time radio personality hosts two landmark TV shows See It Now and Person to Person as well as his award winning documentary Harvest of Shame. Native of Polecat Creek, NC Edward R. Murrow is born on April 25, 1908 in Guilford County. He dies on April 27, 1965 in Pawling, NY.

JIM GOUGH ['Mr. Texas'-movie actor-voice actor] (Austin-Liberty Hill, TX) Subject: Jim Rose Remembers Radio (#1188) April 08, 2013 [Monday] The famous Leroy Gloger from KIKK bought TV-26 and someone said "you really got a dog that time"...so he changed it to KDOG TV. He asked me to design a logo for it. Jim Gough

JON VOIGHT (December 29, 1938 - p) This lie of political correctness is bringing this country down. You just want to break through it all.

Jim Rose and Lacy

Houston, Texas - Laus Deo

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July 26, 2013 [Friday]

Issue #1219

ALL THE NEWS THAT IS NEWS

LAW AND ORDER DIES The Chicago Tribune reports that on Monday, July 22, 2013 former Windy City policeman turned actor, Dennis Farina, dies from a blood clot in his lung at 69 in Scottsdale, AZ. Dennis is a Chicago native and 18-year veteran of the Chicago Police Department who stars as detective Joe Fontana in the long-running TV series Law & Order. Farina appears in films Saving Private Ryan and Midnight Run. He replaces Jerry Orbach on the TV series Law & Order. On March 9, 2006 Farina attends the International Radio and Television Society Foundation Gold Medal award dinner in NYC. On March 5, 2008 Dennis poses at the premiere of his new film The Grand in Hollywood, CA. In 2012, Dennis appears in HBO series Luck.

FREE NEWSPAPER DOESN'T WORK The Nashville City Paper, which begins publishing a free weekday newspaper in 2000, ceases publication after the Friday, August 9, 2013 issue. In a statement on The Nashville City Paper’s website, SouthComm CEO Chris Ferrell says: In the last few days, we made the difficult decision to stop publishing The City Paper. The model proved very popular with readers, but in publishing the revenue doesn’t necessarily follow the readership. Ferrell admits that some staff members will be able to work for other local SouthComm publications and websites, including the Nashville Post, Nashville Scene and nFocus. As result of the closure, a total of eight employees lose their jobs including longtime political writer Ken Whitehouse.

TOWNSQUARE MOVES ON UP Radio Ink reports that Townsquare Media is one of our biggest movers on the list. According to Radio Ink, after three years, Townsquare is now fifth in number of radio stations owned at 242. BIA/Kelsey rates Townsquare ninth in 2012 billing at almost $190 million. Townsquare CEO Steven Price moves on up from 16th to 9th in Radio Ink's 40 Most Powerful People in Radio list. Price says Townsquare’s story, in its 51 small and medium markets, is live and local for audiences, while for advertisers, the story is to help them grow their businesses. Oaktree Capital supplies the cash for Price’s vision of a media and entertainment company with radio, digital, and live event properties. Recently, Townsquare buys AOL Music and ComicsAlliance digital assets.

ACUFF-ROSE HAS NEW LEGACY There's lots of Roses in England and Tennessee, too. In the 1800s granddad Rose arrives in America from England and settles in Tennessee. Younger Roses move to Kaufman county TX. Dad, George Rose's birth place is Pulaski, TN. In 1942, Roy Acuff and Fred Rose form historic music publisher and Music City hallmark Acuff-Rose. From the 1950s through the 1970s A-R produces many Country and Pop Classics like Oh Pretty Woman, Your Cheatin’ Heart and Tennessee Waltz. The studio once used by Elvis Presley and other music legends new owner Legacy Instruction Media CEO Gabriel Smith vows to preserve the Acuff-Rose building second-floor lobby that features Acuff-Rose Memorial wall with a variety of photographs, records and other memorabilia.

TRIVIA QUESTION: Which of these TV stars do NOT debut in 1948: Ed Sullivan, Allen Funt, Milton Berle or Bob Barker? The answer appears below.

MOVERS AND SHAKERS

•HAPPY BIRTHDAY! Parris Afton Bonds on Sunday, July 21st. Joe Ladd [KIKK FM] and Doreen Gray on Thursday, July 25th. Bob Ford [KZFX FM] and Charlie Van Dyke [KLIF-1190/WLS-890] July 26th. Mike Marshall [WFAA-570/KQUE FM] July 28th. •KCLE-1460 Burleson/Fort Worth, TX flips Classic/Texas Country for ESPN on Wednesday, July 24, 2013. •JONATHAN PETERLIN Chicago, IL native former WSCR-670 intern & WIND-560 board op exits KGSO-1410 Wichita, KS as morning show co-anchor/Operations Manager since November 2012 for full-time at Yahoo! Sports in Houston, TX.

ENTERTAINMENT AND NEWS MILESTONES

•1954 WCET TV PBS CH 48 in Cincinnati, OH begins broadcasting on July 26th. •1968 JEANNIE C. RILEY records Tom. T. Hall's Harper Valley P.T.A. on July 26th. Before it hits #1 Jeannie appears live on KBUC FM stage in Alamo City. •1975 LEIGH WHIPPER actor 1st black member of Actor’s Equity Association in 1913 dies at 98 on July 26th in Harlem, NY. •1986 RANDY TRAVIS' On The Other Hand is his first #1 single in Billboard Country on July 26th. •1990 GENERAL HOSPITAL tapes 7,000th episode on July 26th. •2003 LONESTAR's single My Front Porch Looking In scores #1 in Billboard Country on July 26th.

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CONNELL MILLER (Branson, MO) I'm renting a small office at a storage facility, and a friend who does audio/visual recording in the unit next door, Jesse Deese, went to Joe South's (Games People Play, Walk a Mile in My Shoes) funeral. Jesse used to have a recording studio in Georgia where he recorded the last of South's albums, and still has two unreleased tunes in the can (he played one of them at the service). Hopefully they'll soon see the light of day! Connell

BRYAN HOUSTON (Tyler, TX) Jim, I started in radio when I was in high school in Eunice, LA in 1973. Worked in Lafayette, Abbeville, Tyler, TX, Baton Rouge. Moved into TV as sportscaster in 1980, working in Tyler, Lufkin, Chattanooga, then came back to be a news anchor in Tyler in 1991 and did that until two years ago, when I got tired of the direction TV news was going. I got the opportunity to do a sports talk show at 99.3 TALK FM in Tyler, did that for 1 1/2 years. The station was in deep debt, terribly mismanaged, and finally in February, they dropped the format and laid off all the humans. I now work for a sports marketing company, do guest appearances on a local sports talk show twice a week, and host podcasts for a Dallas-based website, www.RattleAndHumSports.com. That's my story and I'm sticking to it. I look forward to reading your newsletter. Thank you. Bryan Houston; Clear Marketing Concepts (www.clearmarketingconcepts.com)

DON SUNDEEN [TV ad prod-former KCOH-1430 OM/PD/DJ-Hi Records promotion] (Dallas, TX) 'Wikipedia on "It's Later Than You Think." The most popular version of the song, recorded by Guy Lombardo and His Royal Canadians, was made on November 27 (some sources give November 28), 1949. The recording was released by Decca Records as catalog number 24825. The record first reached the Billboard charts on January 13, 1950 and lasted 19 weeks on the chart, peaking at #10. Another recording, by Doris Day, was made on January 13, 1950 and released by Columbia Records as catalog number 38709. Tommy Dorsey and his orchestra made a recording on February 2, 1949 which was released by RCA Victor Records as catalog number 20-3375. In 1963 Prince Buster recorded a Ska version which was released by Blue Beat records as a B-Side.'

CHUCK DUNAWAY [former DJ on WABC-770, KLIF-1190, KBOX-1480 & KILT-610] (Houston-Katy, TX) Subject: Ken Dowe? Jim I hired Ken when I was PD at KBOX (1480) to come from San Diego to do the morning show. I wish I could take more credit for his illustrious career but he did it all on his own….him and Granny. Ken and Dottie remain close friends to this day. Wonderful folks, but alas I have no stories to submit...

JIM GOUGH ['Mr. Texas'-movie actor-voice actor] (Austin-Liberty Hill, TX) Subject: Jim Rose Remembers Radio (#1218) July 22, 2013 [Monday] You mentioned the great Hugh Lampman in your last newsletter. I remember him well as both of us were on the Dallas SAG/AFTRA board at one time. Besides his voice I remember he always had a cigar and he never wore socks! Best, Jim Gough

TRIVIA ANSWER: In 1956, Bob Barker, long-time host of The Price Is Right, makes his TV debut when he replaces Ralph Edwards as host of Truth Or Consequences. These stars make their TV debut the year of my baby sister's birth, 1948. On June 20, 1948 Ed Sullivan begins his TV jaunt as host of The Toast Of the Town (we fans remember as The Ed Sullivan Show). On August 10, 1948 Allen Funt trades in his Candid Microphone for a Candid Camera. On September 21, 1948 Milton Berle aka Uncle Milty on The Milton Berle Show makes his TV debut on The Texaco Star Theatre. Our family gets our first TV set when we move into our brand new house in 1949 in the all new Beckley Heights sub-division way out in the country in Dallas, TX.

PARRIS AFTON BONDS [Historic Romance novelist] (Dallas-Allen, TX) Subject: Happy Birthday! Oh, Jimmy, thank you for making my day special. I'll never forget our (my) first kiss, playing Spin the Bottle (1958). It was such a special event for me and you are still so special to me, dear one! Parris Afton Bonds; Namesake of the Parris Award (www.parrisaftonbonds.com) / (www.amazon.com/author/parrisaftonbonds)

SARAH ADDISON ALLEN [New York Times Bestselling novelist - The Sugar Queen] I think Heaven will be like a first kiss.

Jim Rose and Lacy

Houston, Texas - Laus Deo

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July 22, 2013 [Monday]

Issue #1218

ALL THE NEWS THAT IS NEWS

OUTRAGE OVER COVER OF ROLLING STONE Citizens of America rise up in an uproar over the controversial cover of Rolling Stone's glamour shot of surviving Boston Marathon bomber. WBOS FM Greater Media Alternative Rock (92.9) Boston, MA offers to buy back subscribers' copies of the issue in exchange for concert tickets. RS subscribers bring a copy of the August 1, 2013 issue including its subscription mailing label to WBOS FM to receive a random pair of concert tickets. WBOS FM plans to send all of the bought back copies right back to Rolling Stone magazine's doorstep. On Wednesday, July 17th the following retailers declare they will not sell copies of the Rolling Stone issue in-store: Tedeschi, CVS, Walgreens, Shaw's plus many other retailers.

ERIC & KATHY'S PATIO PARTY! After radio stints in Colorado, Florida and Pennsylvania, Elburn, IL native Eric Ferguson entertains WTMX FM listeners for over a decade. His partner in crime Kathy Hart's love of pizza is one of the many reasons she enjoys being on the Windy City's Mix FM. On Wednesday, July 24, 2013 The Eric & Kathy Show 5:30-10am on Hubbard WTMX FM (The Mix 101.9) Chicago, IL has a Mix Patio Party at 5:40pm inside the city's U.S. Cellular Field to watch MLB's Chicago White Sox take on the Detroit Tigers at 7:10pm. Ticket holders to the event gain unlimited buffet food and drinks Ummm Good! at the Mix Patio Party as well as outfield tickets to the game. Get your tickets at: https://oss.ticketmaster.com/aps/whitesox/EN/legacy/flexdiff/details/DSMIX.

DOES CNN HAVE TOO MUCH TIME ON ITS HANDS? Must be a slow news cycle which causes CNN cable network to decide to release its list of the best, most influential radio personalities of all time. At the head of CNN's Kings of the Radio: All-time Great DJs is Alan Freed (late 1950s) who is the first radio legend. The King of the Moondoggers first uses the phrase Rock 'n' Roll to describe the blend of R&B and Country & Western music that he spins. In 1954, Freed moves from WJW-850 Cleveland, OH to WINS-1010 and next WABC-770 in New York City. But the 1959 payola scandal destroys his career. Albert James [Alan] Freed dies on January 20, 1965 in a Palm Springs, CA hospital at just 43. In 1986, Alan Freed inducts into the National Radio Hall of Fame.

APME BROADCAST AWARDS On Saturday, July 20, 2013 the Associated Press Media Editors (APME) announce the 2013 Alabama APME broadcast awards in Birmingham, AL. Top five radio awards include: Best Regularly Scheduled Newscast: WBHM, WBHM January 24, 2012, Andrew Yeager; Best Coverage of a Spot News Story: WBHM, January 2012 Tornado, Andrew Yeager; Best Extraordinary Coverage of a Planned Event: Alabama Public Radio, Alabama BCS Championship, Pat Duggins; Best General Sports: WBHM, Lacrosse in a Football State, Will Dahlburg and Best Public Affairs or Documentary: Alabama Public Radio, Winds of Change, Pat Duggins, Ryan Vasquez, Maggie Martin, Stan Ingold.

TRIVIA QUESTION: Which popular 1940s news program switches from radio to TV? The answer appears below.

MOVERS AND SHAKERS

•HAPPY BIRTHDAY! Jo Interrante veteran KVIL FM, KNUS FM, KFRC-610 newscaster celebrates on Monday, July 22, 2013. •KENNETH WILKERSON WWL-870 New Orleans Sports broadcaster since 1997 who for past two years hosts weekly sports-talk show on WLAE-TV dies at 52 from cancer. •KTCK-1310 (The Ticket) is Dallas, TX' lone finalist for two national radio Marconi Awards. This makes the seventh time KTCK-1310 is a finalist for sports station of the year. It wins in 2007. •WFAA TV ABC CH 8 Dallas, TX adds 4pm newscast with anchor Jason Wheeler on Monday, September 9, 2013. •ROBERT RATCLIFFE Deputy Dog Chief of FCC Media Bureau moves on up to acting Chief of Enforcement Bureau Indians to replace P. Michele Ellison, who FCC badges as Chief of Staff.

ENTERTAINMENT AND NEWS MILESTONES

•1954 WTHI TV CBS CH 10 in Terre Haute, IN begins broadcasting on July 22nd. •1961 PATSY CLINE after her June car accident enters Grand Ole Opry stage on July 22th in a wheelchair to show fans that her singing act returns soon. •1973 RUFUS WAINWRIGHT Canadian Musician born on July 22nd. •1989 GEORGE STRAIT's single What's Going On In Your World hits #1 in Billboard Country on July 22th. •1994 O. J. SIMPSON pleads absolutely 100% Not Guilty on July 22nd of murdering ex wife Nicole Simpson & friend Ronald Goldman. •2011 ELI YOUNG BAND's 1st Gold single on July 22th is Crazy Girl.

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ROBERT MILLER [Professor - University of MI] (Detroit/Plymouth, MI) Hi Jim & Lacy, It's always a treat to read you twice a week and hear stories from the folks who all have interesting backgrounds and stories to share. I know from time to time you write a short note about your experience but I think it would be great to read a longer narrative on your experiences and journey through the years in radio. I know we both worked for KBUC back in the 60's but it would be great it you gave your readers a bit more about yourself. Where are you from? Where did you first work in radio? Where did you last work in radio? And all those places in between! Who impressed you the most in radio and music? We all have our favorite stories and memories but you are too gracious to toot you own horn much. So, I think your readers will agree with me on this one...start tooting sir! Bob Miller Plymouth, MI

DALLAS, TX is my home town. From 1964-65 I attend Elkins Institute of Radio in Dallas. In April 1965 first radio DJ position is KASO-1240 in Minden, LA. In 1966 the wonderful Cal Druxman hires me as PD/MD/DJ on KHFI FM in Austin, TX. In 1967 Ed Miller places me noon-3pm DJ on the fantastic KPCN-730 in Big D. Move over to nights on 50,000 watt clear channel WFAA-820 in Dallas with listeners in 38 states. Other Dallas frequencies include KBOX-1480 (1971-72), KLIF-1190 (1972). Ft. Worth: KFJZ-1270 (1973-75) and KXOL-1360 (1975-76). In August 1977 it's KIKK FM here in Houston. In 1978 noon-3pm on KNUZ-1230. Then KULF-790 noon-3pm. In 1980 Bill Young hires me as a DJ on Album Rock KILT FM until it flips to Country in 1981. From 1991-95 back on KILT FM in Space City.

TONY WILLIAMS [ex WKY-930/KRLD-1080] (Dallas-Richardson, TX) Subject: Music 'Til Dawn. Jim, Was "Music "Til Dawn" sponsored by American Airlines in various cities? Tony (www.youtube.com/watch?v=IWe2MY5BvWY)

MUSIC TIL DAWN American Airlines sponsors Music Til Dawn on nine 50,000 watt clear channel radio stations throughout America. Its music is Classical. Theme song is That's All. Each host sounds almost the same with deep mellow voices. In Dallas, TX it is on KRLD-1080 with legendary Hugh Lampman as its host from 1954 to 1963 per Mike Shannon. Later, Lampman is a DJ on KVIL FM before it flips to Rock. Have a neat story from 1964 about Hugh at KVIL FM in posh Highland Park section of Dallas. In the 1960s, Tony Garrett is the next radio voice out of Big D to host Music Til Dawn on KRLD-1080. He sounds terrific, too.

MIKE BRAUN [ex KWTX-1230 Waco, TX] (Ft. Worth, TX) Subject: KWTX anniversary and Buddy Bostick birthday. Jim, KWTX radio and TV moved from 4520 Bosque Blvd. to a new building at 6700 American Plaza in 1986. The Bosque Blvd. building later became Oakcrest Funeral Home. KWTX-AM and FM were sold to GulfStar Communications in 1996, ending Mr. Bostick’s 50-year relationship with KWTX radio. "Buddy" Bostick celebrate{s} his 95th birthday on May 18. The stations are now owed by Clear Channel Communications and are located at 314 West State Hwy. 6 in Waco. KWTX-TV was sold to Gray Communications in 1999 and remains at 6700 American Plaza. Best wishes, Mike Braun, KWTX-AM/FM, 1975-1979

TRIVIA ANSWER: On October 5, 1945 the popular radio program Meet the Press begins. On November 6, 1947 the production switches from radio to TV. Martha Rountree is Meet The Press' first TV moderator. In 1991 Tim Russert becomes Meet the Press' longest running host for 17 years. On Friday, June 13, 2008 Tim dies at 58 after he collapses at the NBC News D.C. bureau. In December 2008, David Gregory replaces Tim. After more than 50 years, Meet The Press still airs weekly on NBC. Its moderators include: Martha Rountree (1947–53), Ned Brooks (1953–65), Lawrence E. Spivak (1966–75), Bill Monroe (1975–84), Roger Mudd (1984–85), Marvin Kalb (1985–87), Chris Wallace (1987–88), Garrick Utley (1989–91), Tim Russert (1991–2008) and David Gregory (2008–p).

HENRY LAROCCA [ex KTRM-990/KAYC-1450/KLVI-560] (Beaumont, TX) Hello Jim ...hope you had a blast on the fourth...bet your neighbors treated you to lots of good old fashioned fire works...we did have some fun days back at KTRM with the 990 gang...heck I even miss the RF...mentioned you earlier here (LinkedIn). http://news.jimroseremembersradio.com It's all the news you need to keep up with the broadcasting industry. Stay cool my friend...hope to be that way soon so we can dine at your favorite restaurant Dairy Queen.

CHUCK DUNAWAY [former DJ on WABC-770, KLIF-1190, KBOX-1480 & KILT-610] (Houston-Katy, TX) Subject: Rolling Stones insensitive and disgusting cover... What want to know is where are the “rock” acts coming out against Rolling stone? C’mon Bruce Springsteen, where are you or anybody. Talk about Hypocrites. That’s all I gota’ say. Chuck

FRANK SINATRA (1915-1998) Rock 'n Roll is the most brutal, ugly, desperate, vicious form of expression it has been my misfortune to hear.

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July 19, 2013 [Friday]

Issue #1217

ALL THE NEWS THAT IS NEWS

RADIO DJ STRUCK BY TRUCK After a horrible accident just 3 weeks ago, Rob Riccitelli returns to Portland, ME's airwaves on WCYY FM (94.3). Nearly a month ago, a truck strikes Rob while he bicycles to work. The truck crash breaks bones, including his collarbone, every rib on the right side of his body and a few on the left, his pelvis, tailbone, and foot, along with a collapsed lung. Whew! Rob broadcasts directly from his living room thanks to WCYY's engineers who rig an interim studio in his home. Riccitelli offers wise words of wisdom: Whether you're riding a bike or driving a car, both people have this huge responsibility to be careful and look out for one another. Rob expects to make a full recovery and be back in the WCYY FM control room sometime next week.

TV STATION VICTIM OF PRANK How far is too far? On Saturday, July 6, 2013 three young passengers perish when Asiana flight 214 Boeing 777 jet carrying more than 300 passengers in flight from Seoul, South Korea crashes as it attempts to land at San Francisco International Airport. An embarrassing news story surfaces when KTVU TV reports bogus and culturally insensitive names for the four pilots on board, 'Sum Ting Wong' and 'Wi Tu Lo'. KTVU TV issues an apology but instead of concentrating on the injuries, Asiana Airlines files a lawsuit against the TV station. Asiana weasels out of its lawsuit when NTSB admits that a summer intern mistakenly confirms the names of the aircraft's crew. It's clear that KTVU TV is the victim of a prank.

HUBBARD ATTACKS SANDUSKY Huge radio acquisitions begin to reappear once again. Radio Ink reports that Hubbard grabs Sandusky's 10 radio hubs in Seattle, WA and Phoenix, AZ for about $85.5 million. Radio Insider lists the stations. Seattle's 5: Pop Standards KIXI-880, CHR KQMV FM (92.5), Talk KKNW-1150, AC KRWM FM (106.9) and AC KLCK FM (98.9). Phoenix 5 includes: Classic Rock KSLX FM (100.7), Rock KUPD FM (97.9), Rock KDKB FM (93.3), Oldies KAZG-1440 and Sports KDUS-1060. Good news! Hubbard adds 65 to 70 full-time employees in both markets. Hubbard President/CEO Bruce Reese says no programming or personnel changes at any of the stations. Hubbard has about 600 employees. Sandusky’s 36-year reign as a radio broadcaster ends.

MASON JOINS BOARD Born in Louisville, KY CBS Radio President/Chief Executive Officer Dan Mason unites with The Broadcasters Foundation of America Board of Directors. Mason's three other partners include Cox Media President Bill Hoffman, CobbCorp President Brian Cobb and E.W. Scripps Senior VP Brian Lawlor. The BFA expands with one new officer, Katz Television Group President/CEO Leo MacCourtney. In 1982, Mason pushes the start button on the first Country tune on WUSN FM (99.5) Chicago, IL after it flips formats. WUSN FM remains Windy City's top Country radio station. During my time as a DJ on KILT FM Houston in the 1990s to today Dan Mason still calls the shots on all of CBS Radio’s Country stations, plus he sits on the board of Academy of Country Music.

TRIVIA QUESTION: What cartoon character does RCA use in its first experimental TV transmissions? The answer appears below.

MOVERS AND SHAKERS

•HAPPY BIRTHDAY! Bill Hennes Pompano Beach, FL consultant on July 20th. •WWIQ FM Merlin Media Talk (IQ 106.9) Philadelphia, PA replaces Lionel with syndicated Don Imus in the Morning. Lionel has newscasts on WPIX TV plus www.lionelmedia.com/. •ED NORRIS Baltimore morning co-host returns to CBS Radio sports talk WJZ FM (The Fan 105.7) after April 2013 motorcycle accident. •LARRY WILSON Chairman of Alpha Broadcasting and L&L Broadcasting Portland, OR buys six YMF Media radio stations in Jackson, MS to add to his 24 station canopy: KXI FM, WJMI FM, WRKS FM, WJNT-1180, WOAD-1300 and WJQS-1400.

ENTERTAINMENT AND NEWS MILESTONES

•1953 WAKR TV (now WAKC) ABC CH 23 in Akron, OH begins broadcasting on July 19th. •1968 JOHNNY CASH's live version of Folsom Prison Blues slams #1 in Billboard Country on July 20th. •1976 DEEP PURPLE Rock group disbands on July 19th. •1980 MICKEY GILLEY's version of Buddy Holly's True Love Ways zooms to #1 in Billboard Country on July 19th. •1990 JOHNNY WAYNE comedian with Wayne and Shuster dies of cancer at 72 on July 19th. •2003 ALAN JACKSON's video with Jimmy Buffett It's Five O'Clock Somewhere debuts on CMT's Most Wanted Live on July 19th.

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TOM ELLIS [Veteran WABC TV NYC & WBZ TV Boston, MA news anchor] (Boston-Cape Cod-East Sandwich, MA) Wynona (Judd) and her band stayed for 5 nights in the huge barn house Arlene and I built on a hill overlooking Cape Cod Bay in the late 80's early 90's when Wynona and Clint Black were touring and playing concerts in this area. She rode a Harley all over the Cape, and once wound up in a ditch but uninjured alongside Route 6-A near our house. She acted pretty wild in those days. Aerosmith also stayed a week in our barnhouse that was on a 5 acre plot surrounded by woods and an apple orchard.

GARY DELAUNE (San Antonio, TX) Jim: My great nephew won an Emmy for this story two weeks ago in the history category. He got prestigious job with Discovery channel after the story. I was humbled that he chose me as subject. Gary DeLaune http://wtvr.com/2012/11/22/the-man-who-shocked-the-world-announcing-jfks-assassination/ San Antonio businessman Pat O’Connell died last week at 61. He was All American lineman at SMU & high school All American at Thomas Jefferson H.S. ...a major source in knowing the inside information on the SMU scandal in the 80’s. He testified about payments made to SMU players when Ron Meyer & Bobby Collins coaching there. Also, Bruce Hathaway & I celebrated 6th year on Bruce & Gary Program. No one thought it would last, including us. www.Star810.com & KYTY AM. Our prayers go out to Randy Travis who has led a troubled life past few years. Have a cool and wet July. Gary D.

CHRIS HUFF [APD/MD at New Country KSCS 96.3] (D/FW/Arlington, TX) Hi Jim, hope all is well. My fellow radio historian David Gleason is in the process of adding another section to his gargantuan online collection of broadcasting-related materials. Up next - Radio & Records magazine. If any of your readers are like me (radio packrats) and have some old R&R magazines stashed away somewhere, David would love to hear from them! David will cover the cost of shipping, then scan the magazine. Several issues already scanned and posted: www.americanradiohistory.com/RandR-Magazine-Page-Range-Guide.htm Anyone with anything to contribute can email David at david@davidgleason.com tell him what you have so he can arrange shipping. Chris Huff (www.dfwradioarchives.info)

TRIVIA ANSWER: In 1929, RCA's first experimental TV transmissions begin with pictures of cartoon character Felix the Cat. Basically, TV programming in 1929 consists of watching a papier-mâché statue of Felix the Cat who spins around on a record player turntable. In the silent film era, Felix the Cat is a funny cartoon cat. He has a black body, huge white eyes and giant grin. Felix is the first animated character that gains enough popularity to draw movie audiences. In 1953, Felix cartoons begin to appear on American TV. Joe Oriolo redesigns a long-legged Felix, along with new characters, plus Felix has a Magic Bag of Tricks.

JIM GOUGH ['Mr. Texas'-movie actor-voice actor] (Austin-Liberty Hill, TX) Subject: Jim Rose Remembers Radio (#1215) July 12, 2013 [Friday] Jim...noticed one of your fans mentioned growing up on Bob Wills music. Most of us old-timers did. I was just thinking about how many ex-Playboys I've had the honor of playing with over the years. I still stay in touch with my old friend Herb Remington, who's still playing at 84 years old! Bob always hired the greatest musicians! Best...Jim Gough

BILL CHERRY [Realtor - in late 1950s Music 'til Dawn host on WWL-870] (Dallas, TX) Subject: Wealth Coach recommends Jim Rose on LinkedIn. William S. Cherry has recommended your work as Owner at Jim Rose Remembers Radio Web Column. Dear Jim, I've written this recommendation of your work to share with other LinkedIn users. Details of the Recommendation: "Jim Rose is, quite frankly, a broadcasting icon. His "Jim Rose Remembers Radio" is enormously useful to those of us who are interested in the past, present and future of radio." Service Category: Radio. Top Qualities: Great Results, Personable, High Integrity.

JRRR RENEWAL TIME IS HERE In just a couple of days JRRR's Web server and domain must renew or all is lost. With around the clock use 7 days a week electronic gear wears out. To function properly JRRR needs a new monitor, modem, cables, keyboard and mouse. JRRR contains no advertisements. To remain alive we depend upon you our subscribers. If you wish to contribute to keep JRRR coming to you please click Rosekkkj@earthlink.net. Lacy and I thank you.

JAY WEAVER [KCUL-1540/KBUY-1540/KPCN-730] (Fort Worth, TX) Wow, Jim! Thank you! Telling the stories is all we have left and while they are fun to tell, the real thing was such a great part of my life, I still think back about how lucky I was to be able to work in radio. It is one of the few things in my life I would do all over again if I could. Thank you for enabling so many of us to remember those great days! "Jim Rose Remembers Radio" is something I look forward twice each week, every week. Jay

MARK TWAIN [Samuel Langhorne Clemens] (1835-1910) I am hard at work...merely for the love of it.

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July 15, 2013 [Monday]

Issue #1216

ALL THE NEWS THAT IS NEWS

LONG TIME BBC JOURNALIST PASSES INTO THE NIGHT Journalist and broadcaster Alan Whicker's BBC and ITV TV career bridges six decades. After he joins the British Army at the end of World War II, his stint as editor of British Army newspaper whets his appetite for journalism. In 1957 he allies with the BBC. Alan is best known for his long-running docudrama series, Whicker's World, which airs from 1959 to 1988 on both the BBC and ITV. The series features Whicker reporting on the unusual and bizarre, interviewing all types of people from millionaires and monks to gangsters and dictators. During his career, Alan wins two Baftas: the Factual Personality Award in 1965 and the Richard Dimbleby prize in 1978. Alan Whicker dies at 87 from bronchial pneumonia.

GRETCHEN EXITS FOX FRIENDS Another female TV commentator who lays so easy on our eyes is Gretchen Carlson on Fox & Friends. Fox News Channel announces late Tuesday, July 9, 2013 that Elisabeth Hasselbeck replaces Gretchen as co-host on the its morning program, Fox & Friends. Elisabeth is a nice person to see on our TV sets but many of us grow accustomed to Carlson's face during our morning coffee. Hasselbeck, who is the in house conservative voice on ABC’s The View joins Steve Doocy and Brian Kilmeade on the Fox News New York City set beginning in mid-September 2013. That's when Carlson hosts her own teatime Fox TV show because Megyn Kelly moves to Primetime. Jenny McCarthy joins The View as a regular panelist when it begins its 17th season in fall 2013.

IMUS SWITCHES TEAMS IN PHILLY The revolving door of local hosts on Merlin News/Talk WWIQ FM (IQ 106.9) Camden/Philadelphia, PA may finally ease up a bit as it brings in the syndicated Imus in the Morning Talk show beginning on Monday, July 15, 2013. In May 2012, Merlin launches WWIQ FM with Philly’s Morning News host Program Director Al Gardner plus longtime Philadelphia TV anchor Larry Mendte. At the end of 2012, Mendte leaves the building. WPIX TV New York commentator Lionel is his replacement. In March 2013, Gardner exits. Prior to the switch, the syndicated Imus in the Morning Talk show has a long run in mornings on crosstown CBS News/Talk WPHT-1210. Don Imus' Cumulus Media Networks program new time on WWIQ FM is from 6-9am.

TODAY'S TV ADS ARE LIKE ROTTEN TOMATOES Is it just me or do today's TV ads repulse and upset your equilibrium, too? Who is in charge of promotions that allow such balderdash to flow through the eye of our TV sets that turns them into true idiot boxes? Today's TV ads depict imbeciles, kooks and morons who look like rejects from society who perform silly deeds. Which TV ad disgusts you the most? These nauseating ads attempt to fill our minds with ideas of how society should percolate but none of it is real. Today's nerdy TV ads are distasteful, obnoxious and offensive. What tries our souls the most is that the worst TV ads air over and over on all channels seven days a week. Every time one of those awful TV ads pops up, we snatch the remote control to find another similar ad.

TRIVIA QUESTION: Who is Lady GaGa before she becomes famous? The answer appears below.

MOVERS AND SHAKERS

•JIM SWIFT reporter who starts at former KTVV TV in 1977 retires from KXAN TV NBC CH 36 Austin, TX after 36 Years. •JONATHAN BETZ Dallas native former WFAA TV CH8 reporter joins Al Jazeera America as anchor based in NYC beginning in August 2013. •DEREK MADDEN PD/Afternoon Host on Cumulus Classic Rock KSAN FM (107.7 The Bone) San Francisco, CA replaces KLOS FM (95.5) Los Angeles APD/Interim PD Bill Huning who leaves the building on Tuesday, July 9, 2013. •BILL PUGH who joins Cumulus in May 2013 as OM of KSAN FM plus OM/PD of sister AAA KFOG FM (104.5) replaces Derek Madden at KSAN FM.

ENTERTAINMENT AND NEWS MILESTONES

•1954 KOCO TV ABC CH 5 in Oklahoma City, OK begins broadcasting on July 15th. •1961 BILL ANDERSON (Still #1 for 7 weeks-1963) joins Grand Ole Opry on July 15th. •1976 PAUL WILLIAM GALLICO novelist dies at 78 on July 15th. •1980 GLEN CAMPBELL & TANYA TUCKER sing National Anthem on July 14th at Republican National Convention in Detroit, MI. •1991 BERT CONVY game show host on Win Lose or Draw dies at 57 on July 15th. •2010 HANK COCHRAN legendary songwriter (I Fall to Pieces, She's Got You and Make the World Go Away) dies of pancreatic cancer on July 15th in Hendersonville, TN.

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BO WOODS [PD/Morning Host KNOT-1450] (Prescott, AZ) Jim, Congratulations on your nomination for the Texas radio Hall Of Fame. My Father (Jack Woods aka Charlie Brown KLIF-1190) really likes you! I would like to encourage you to vote for Mike Wade, this year, for induction into the Texas Radio Hall of Fame. Mike is a nominee and would appreciate your vote. Mike is a Texas native and has had a long & successful career. My Father, Jack Woods & I have had the pleasure to both work with Mike. Charlie & Harrigan, mercifully at times, introduced Mike on the air when he worked Mid-Days on KLIF in 1975. Mike was my Morning guy on KLUV-FM 20 years later. Mike is currently in Dallas working on air for Cumulus. Mike is real deserving of the hall and I would appreciate you voting and encouraging other voting members to do the same. Sincerely, Bo Woods P.S. Remember voting ends July 31st!

JAY WEST (Houston, TX) I recall way, way back when I first started radio at XEL radio in Mexico City while still at the American High School. I was 7-10PM and took requests. This is even before rock 'n roll was a thing. Phone rang, I answered and on the other end was a voice telling me...Hi, this is Audie Murphy, and wondered if you could play "Battle of New Orleans" for me. Of course, leery as I was, I told him to buzz off. He said, no really this is Audie Murphy and I am requesting a song. I hung up on him and went about my business. I thought his voice sounded familiar, but that's about as far as it went. Next day I read in "The News": (American language paper) that Audie Murphy is in town finishing up his latest movie. I had always been a huge Audie Murphy fan since the movie/book "To Hell and Back"...Audie the most decorated soldier in US history. Now I am sure it was really him. Oh well, what do expect from a 17 year old high school student. I'm sure others in the radio business have made similar asinine mistakes. -- JAY WEST

DOYLE KING [currently KILT-610/News 92 FM/KWWJ-1360/KLUP-930] (Dallas-Grand Prairie, TX) Hi Jim, I got your address from Mike Shannon in a link he sent out. I am in radio and have been since 1975. I currently am doing morning traffic in Houston for: Sports Radio 610, News 92 FM and KWWJ. I also do news updates for KLUP in San Antonio. I also do 3 weekend shows for Cumulus Radio's Classic Rock Network. I live in Grand Prairie, Texas. Doyle King

DANNY RAY BOYER [President KLDE FM Oldies 104.9 & KPEP FM Classic County 106.5] (Eldorado, TX) Subject: Jim Rose Remembers Radio column? Jim Rose, please add us to your mailing list. Danny Ray Boyer - drboyer@klderdio.com Tabitha Abrigo - tabitha@klderadio.com Thanks, Danny Ray Boyer - President KLDE - Oldies 104.9 & KPEP - Classic County 106.5 By the way, we play everything from in house, except Texas State Network News. Live and local.

TRIVIA ANSWER: Stefani Joanne Angelina Germanotta is born on March 28, 1986 in New York City. She withdraws from the Convent of the Sacred Heart and New York University's Tisch School of the Arts to begin her music career. As an American singer, songwriter, record producer, activist, businesswoman, fashion designer and actress she becomes known by her stage name Lady Gaga. She performs in the Rock music scene of Manhattan's Lower East Side. Toward the end of 2007, record executive and producer Vincent Herbert signs her to his label Streamline/Interscope Records as a songwriter. Her vocal talent attracts recording artist Akon, who signs her to Kon Live Distribution, his own label under Interscope. Lady Gaga gains prominence as a recording artist after the release of her debut album, The Fame (2008) which shoots to #1 around the world. Lady GaGa's album includes international #1 singles Just Dance and Poker Face.

BILL BRAGG [former voice of Big Tex] (Dallas-Richardson, TX) Please add me to your Mailing List! Thanks Bill Bragg The Voice of Big Tex 2002 - 2012 Yesterday USA 24/7 Old Time Radio Shows Live Shows at 10:30 pm EST. 31 years of 24/7 Service (www.yesterdayusa.com)

JASON WALKER (Fort Worth, TX) Subject: Column. Jim...I'd like to receive your twice-weekly email. Thank you! Jason Walker KFWR/KTFW Fort Worth

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LEN DEIGHTON [The Ipcress File 1962] (1929 - p) I wouldn't miss an edition of your Newsletter. It is a wonderful publication.

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July 12, 2013 [Friday]

Issue #1215

ALL THE NEWS THAT IS NEWS

JIM FOGLESONG, RIP Country Music Hall of Fame member and trailblazing music executive, Jim Foglesong, who signs Superstars Garth Brooks, George Strait, The Oak Ridge Boys, Reba McEntire, Roy Clark, Barbara Mandrell and countless others dies at 90 in Nashville, TN on Tuesday, July 9, 2013. After every other major record label passes on him, Foglesong signs Garth Brooks who becomes the biggest-selling solo artist in the history of Country music. In 1951, Jim enters the music industry transferring discs at Columbia Records. He joins RCA Victor's Artists & Repertoire team. In 1970, he relocates to Nashville as Dot Records' head of A&R. In 1973, Jim Foglesong becomes Dot's President. In 2012, Jim retires from his teaching position at Vanderbilt University's Blair School of Music.

RANDY TRAVIS CRITICAL CONDITION IN TEXAS After his performance in June 2013 at the Country Music Association Festival's nightly concert series, a Texas hospital lists 54-year-old Country music star Randy Travis in critical condition. Randy enters Baylor Medical Center in McKinney, TX on July 7, 2013 suffering from complications of viral cardiomyopathy which is a heart condition. Late news early Thursday morning: Randy Travis out of surgery after he suffers a stroke his condition stabilizes. Our prayers are for complete recovery for one of our favorite Country singers, Randy Travis, who celebrates 15 #1 hits in the 1980s and 1990s. In 2010, Travis receives his seventh Grammy award. You can send your get well cards to: Randy Travis; 266 Blanks Road; Tioga, TX 76271.

DETROIT WITH FOUR SPORTS TALK RADIO STATIONS? CBS Radio WXYT FM (The Ticket 97.1) is Detroit's #1 Sports station. The Ticket is safe because of its strong FM signal plus it owns broadcast rights to all of the local teams. Clear Channel WDFN-1130 (The Fan) used to rule Detroit's air waves but is now mostly national syndication. At midnight on Wednesday, December 31, 2012 when CBS Sports Radio launches WXYT-1270, Detroit gains three Sports talkers. Can the City of Detroit support four Sports talk radio mouthpieces? Rumors persist that Greater Media WMGC FM (Today's Magic 105.1) is anxious, able and ready to leap into Motown's highly competitive Sports Talk radio hippodrome. WMGC FM just might grab ESPN's reins just in time for the start of the NFL football season.

DO YOU REMEMBER SERVICE STATIONS? You may ask a friend what is a service station? Way back in the Fabulous Fifties when The Weird Beard Russ Knight spins 45 rpm Rock 'n' Roll hits on KLIF-1190 what we know today as gas stations where we pump push-a-leen into our auto's tank are service stations. When we motor our 1957 Dodge Coronets into a service station, quickly a nicely dressed attendant, who is an American not from the Far East, asks if we want them to check our oil. This highly efficient gas attendant raises the hood of our muscle car and checks the oil level, amount of water in our radiator and wipes the bugs off our windshield. Then the petrol person fills our auto's gasoline tank for 15c a gallon. A $1 bill goes a long way. Sometimes we receive a glass or Green stamps.

TRIVIA QUESTION: Which Oak Ridge Boys song contains the line: Rising up in the sky, telling this world good-bye? The answer appears below.

MOVERS AND SHAKERS

•HAPPY BIRTHDAY! Bob Hamilton on Tuesday, July 9, 2013. Jim Conlee & Bob Allen on Saturday, July 13, 2013. •MELANIE HEBERT Marrero, LA native Emmy-nominated anchor journalist bids adieu to WWL TV CBS CH 4 New Orleans, LA after one year to join husband in Baton Rouge. •BROOKE HUNTER Chicago radio veteran returns on Monday, July 1, 2013 after two years as new Midday Host on WLIT FM (My FM 93.9). •MASON DIXON neighborly radio voice over three decades signs new pact with WRBQ FM (Q105) Tampa, FL. •GERARD MEDIA buys Talk WHFB-1060 Benton Harbor-St. Joseph, MI for $175,000.

ENTERTAINMENT AND NEWS MILESTONES

•1952 HANK & AUDREY WILLIAMS divorce for second and final time on July 10th. •1960 XEWT TV IND CH 12 in Tijuana-San Diego, CA begins broadcasting on July 12th. •1972 TOM T. HALL records (Old Dogs-Children And) Watermelon Wine on July 12th at Mercury Recording Studio in Nashville, TN. •1983 CHRIS WOOD founding member of British Rock band Traffic dies of pneumonia at 39 on July 12th. •1994 BRADY SEALS piano player last appearance as member of Little Texas on July 12th in Charlotte, MI. •2011 EUROMILLIONS largest jackpot in history in Britain scores 161,653,000 pounds on July 12th.

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DUANE ALLEN [Lead singer - Oak Ridge Boys] (Hendersonville, TN) Subject: Jim Foglesong... OK Jim, just for you... When Jim Foglesong signed The Oak Ridge Boys to an ABC/DOT contract, later to MCA, he was the only record executive in Nashville who really believed in us. He sent Ron Chancey to Oklahoma City to see us in concert. Once Ron saw us, he returned to Nashville, and found the song "Y'All Come Back Saloon". Jim Foglesong went with The Oak Ridge Boys around the world as we worked the huge festivals in France, England, Monte Carlo and other foreign countries. Jim was "The" Man in Country music to get our Country music career off the ground... Duane Allen

JIM HALSEY [Manager - Oak Ridge Boys] (Tulsa, OK) Subject: Jim Foglesong. Jim, Thanks for asking me. “It’s hard to adequately express the fondness and love I had for Jim Foglesong. He was one of the most genuinely respected persons in our industry. He was directly responsible for much of the success of my clients Hank Thompson, Roy Clark and The Oak Ridge Boys. Jim Foglesong was a man of vision, intelligence, compassion, honesty and integrity. A discoverer of talent with astute artistic sensibility, a generous friend to many, business man, community leader. A mentor to me, but most importantly, my friend with a good heart. I will be eternally thankful to Jim Foglesong.” Thank you, Jim Halsey, Impresario; Tulsa, OK - Further to you, Jim Rose and Lacy, I enjoy your news and information each week. The Oak Ridge Boys always prominent. For your information, I’m still managing the Oak Ridge Boys (39 years) and Roy Clark (since 1959). Keep up your good work.

JOHN HALE [Retired KLBJ-590/KONO-860/KTRH-740 newscaster] (Dallas-McKinney, TX) Subject: Jim Rose Remembers Radio (#1214) July 08, 2013 [Monday] Hi Jim, I've been following your conversation on Boston Blackie and yep, I loved watching it when I was a pup too. My favorite old time series however was Have Gun, Will Travel. Richard Boone was the most interesting tv cowboy back in the day. I've managed through the years to pick up all six seasons of Have Gun, Will Travel, and just lately, I've gone on a jag of watching it again. I still think it's some of the best writing ever done on tv, and in addition, it reminds me of the many Saturday nights I spent as a youngster with my grandfather, watching it, Gunsmoke, and Death Valley Days. Those were simpler, and to my mind much better times! I hope things are going really well for you and Lacy. John Hale McKinney, Texas

TRIVIA ANSWER: The inspirational line Rising up in the sky, telling this world good-bye, going where no one dies comes from The Oak Ridge Boys Gospel tune Jesus Is Coming Soon. The Oak Ridge Boys record Jesus Is Coming Soon twice. First time is in 1969 in the album It's Happening. That's when I and girlfriend at the time are honored to attend an Oak Ridge Boys concert in San Antonio, TX. This is when they are still a Gospel quartet. The second time The Oak Ridge Boys record Jesus Is Coming Soon is in 2005 in their CD Common Thread.

DADE MOORE [Program Director of KVST FM ex KKBQ/KHMX/KIKK/KLDE/KNUZ] (Houston, TX) Jim, please add me to your LinkedIn network. (www.dade.cc) / (www.rockandroll.fm) / (www.angelfireradio.com)

DUKE GILLELAND [Bob Wills Western Swing chat board] (Belton, TX) Jim, I have probably read Bud Townsend’s "San Antonio Rose" book a hundred times! Bought it from him and Bob's wife Betty at a book signing party in Temple in '76 And yes, the first music that graced my kid ears when they came from the hospital was Wills. My wife Cindy and I were married in '75 and still travel up to 300-400 miles to dances and music events. Coming from a Rodeo family, she has the same taste in music that I do and LOVES to dance-THANK GOD!! Enough venting and story telling! Duke

BOB WILLS [King of Western Swing] (March 6, 1905 – May 13, 1975) You can change the name of an old song, rearrange it and make it swing.

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July 08, 2013 [Monday]

Issue #1214

ALL THE NEWS THAT IS NEWS

SUN TIMES SLASHES STAFF Internet craze plus iPhones and Smart phone contraptions wreak havoc upon paper newspapers because we no longer wait until tomorrow morning to see today's news that is available right now with our marvelous electronic gadgets. James Crugnale of Mediabistro reports that the Chicago Sun-Times lays off its entire photography staff and plans to use freelance photographers and reporters to shoot photos and video going forward. According to sources, a total of 28 full-time staffers received the news Thursday morning at a meeting held at the Sun-Times offices in Chicago. On Thursday morning, Sun-Times photographer Al Podgorski discovers that his entire department is wiped out. In a split second he grabs his camera to capture the earth shattering event.

FOX MOVES MEGYN To my eyes the most pleasant female talk show host to watch, Megyn Kelly. moves from her two-hour Fox News afternoon show America Live to Primetime. But Fox News Primetime's Bill O’Reilly, Sean Hannity and Greta Van Susteren appear sealed into their Fox seats. Greta recently signs an extension of her Fox contract. However, according to an insider, last spring Van Susteren meets with CNN chief Jeff Zucker about a possible position at her former cable network. But, evidently CNN isn’t interested. The Atlantic Wire reports: The only option we see is a co-hosting gig, or perhaps they dump the 11 p.m. O’Reilly Factor re-run for a brand-new late night show. But late-night is not primetime. Only The Shadow knows what lurks behind the walls of the Fox empire.

VILLAGE VOICE'S MOUTHPIECE SILENCED Paper newspapers' Bloodbath Day continues at the Village Voice. Rumors persist that it's only a matter of time before the axe falls at the Village Voice. Michael Musto, the Village Voice nightlife columnist and most high-profile remaining staff member, leaves the building. Sources tell JRRR that Robert Sietsema, the Voice‘s longtime food critic, plus Michael Feingold, the paper’s theater critic both seek other employment. Christine Brennan, executive editor of the Village Voice Media Group, oversees the reductions, which include others at the Voice's business table. When a paper ups and fires three of its most iconic writers, we know things must be really bad at the Voice's water fountain.

ANOTHER CELEBRITY FALLS DUE TO POLITICAL CORRECTNESS When will this political correctness b-s end here in America the former land of the free? Just like lost sheep: The Food Network, Smithfield Foods pork producer who compensates Deen as a celebrity endorser, Wal-Mart, Target, book publisher Ballantine all drop Paula Deen plus her products. Even a diabetes drug company dumps her as a paid spokeswoman. Forbes ranks Deen as fourth-highest-earning celebrity chef with at least $17 million. According to Strategic Resource Group, Paula generates annual revenue of nearly $100 million. On Thursday, Paula Deen cuts business ties with the agent who helps build her Food Network empire which crumbles due to her admission that she uses a racial slur 30 years ago.

TRIVIA QUESTION: What popular muscular movie tough guy who stars in violent revenge crime dramas stars in 1950s TV series? The answer appears below.

MOVERS AND SHAKERS

•HAPPY BIRTHDAY! Frank Edwards Program Director KRYS FM K-99/Oldies KMXR FM 93.9/NewsRadio KKTX-1360 Corpus Christi, TX on July 20th. •SUSAN CARLSON former WBBM TV CBS CH 2 News Anchor joins WLS-890 Chicago, IL as afternoon News Anchor/co-host on The Roe Conn Show with Richard Roeper. •STEVE COCHRAN former News/Talk WGN-720 personality exits Salem News/Talk WIND-560 to return to WGN's airspace for the first time in just over three years. •KENNY WILKERSON longtime WWL-870 New Orleans, LA sports reporter for 17 years dies at 52.

ENTERTAINMENT AND NEWS MILESTONES

•1954 KMOX TV (now KMOV) CBS CH 4 in St Louis, MO first broadcast on July 8th. •1961 TOBY KEITH (Should've Been A Cowboy #1 for 2 weeks in 1993) born in Clinton, OK. •1979 MICHAEL WILDING movie/TV actor Elizabeth Taylor ex dies on July 8th from fall down flight of stairs head injury during epileptic seizure. •1987 HANK WILLIAMS JR.'s album Born To Boogie releases on Warner/Curb records on July 7th. •1994 DICK SARGENT actor as Darren in Bewitched dies of cancer at 64 on July 8th. •2000 LEE ANN WOMACK's single I Hope You Dance begins 5-week perch at #1 in Billboard Country on July 8th.

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FRANK HALEY [ex KLIF-1190 now News Director KKIM FM 102.9] (Albuquerque, NM) Subject: Jim Rose Remembers Radio (#1211) June 28, 2013 [Friday] Jim, Larry Wilson is the guy who owned KKOB when I worked there in the late '90s. The whole operation was run by the "bean counters", no matter that a "air personality" had been on the station for over 20 years and built a loyal following. After the previous owner, Hubbard Broadcasting, had spent thousands of dollars building its news image as THE NEWS AUTHORITY, the new owners dumped that, and wondered why the ratings dropped. After doing the morning news on what was then KOB am from 1977 thru 1997, I moved on to early retirement. Still working, but on a smaller scale. As the late Howard Finch of KTRH fame used to say, "I've seen 'em come, and I've seen 'em go, but I'm still here." You and the pup have a great day my friend. Lord Help us. Frank cjf

JAY WEAVER [KLBK-1360/Lubbock, TX; KBUY-1540/Fort Worth, TX; KPCN-730; Grand Prairie, TX] (Fort Worth, TX) Subject: Boston Blackie and others. I agree with Fr. Bob Tomlinson, Boston Blackie takes me right back to a youngster watching Boston Blackie on television. I know I saw every episode at least ten times! Fr. Bob mentioned another childhood phenomena, the "clingy plastic sheet to stick on the TV screen while the show was 'on the air'." I remember two plastic items that you could "apply" to the TV screen, one was colored with blue across the top to represent the sky and green across the bottom to represent the ground and was obviously best used for outdoor scenes. Of course, it fit very few outdoor scenes. The other was for use while watching the "Winky Dink" TV show. You were given instructions to draw on the plastic to see the "final" work of what you were instructed to draw by the nice man or lady (usually a man) on the TV. It was really nifty! I remembered "Winky Dink" as being a network type of show, but it could have been local to Dallas-Fort Worth. I haven't thought about that for years and years! Thanks for the memories, Fr. Bob!

DEAN WARD (San Antonio, TX) Subject: LinkedIn network. It's been awhile Jim. I've just been reading...you never lose a stroke in this crazy business! I can't believe how the time just fades away. It's hard to keep up with the D.C. scene anymore. I'm cranking up my voice over business once again...about every 30 years I take another poke at it. Hoping a great Fourth for you. If you have any influence, can you cool these days down just a little? My best to you...thanks for spotting my Linkedin connection... Dean

BEAU RENFRO [Lead Singer Clear Country] (Tucson, AZ) Subject: LinkedIn. Thanks for the connect, looks like we went down diff roods together. I'm from Tyler, Texas and worked for KROZ FM for seven years then move to Springfield, Mo to KTTS for the last year in radio. Miss it a lot. Good Luck.

TRIVIA ANSWER: Charles Bronson, born Charles Dennis Buchinsky on November 3, 1921 in Ehrenfeld in Cambria County in the coal region of the Allegheny Mountains north of Johnstown, PA changes his last name to Bronson during the McCarthy hearings because Buchinsky sounds too Russian. Charles gets his show biz name from Bronson Avenue which is the location of the famous gated entrance to Paramount Pictures in Hollywood, CA. We watch Bronson in movie amazement as he takes out thugs with his magnum firing arm. From 1958-60, we TV buffs first see Charles Bronson as Mike Kovac in TV series, Man With A Camera, where he happens upon crime scenes with his photographic lens. Things begin to get out of control but Mike Kovac always comes out a winner.

NOREEN DICKSON [Pet rescue kennel comforter after Tejas dies on Friday, May 8, 2009] (Houston-Cypress, TX) Happy 4th of July!

DUKE GILLELAND [Bob Wills Western Swing chat board] (Belton, TX) Subject: Local LIVE DJs... WHERE IS THE LOCAL RADIO ANNOUNCER? AMEN!!! Duke Gilleland Belton Texas

JOHNNY CARSON (October 23, 1925 to January 23, 2005 ) If life was fair, Elvis would be alive and all the impersonators would be dead.

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July 05, 2013 [Friday]

Issue #1213

GOD BLESS AMERICA! HAPPY FOURTH OF JULY!

ALL THE NEWS THAT IS NEWS

HANK WILLIAMS' DRIVER PERISHES Legendary Country singer Hank Williams is born on September 17, 1923 in Mt. Olive, AL. He dies at only 29 just before or on January 1, 1953. Hank passes away during the night in the back seat of his blue 1952 Cadillac near Bluefield, WV while he and driver Charles Carr are on their way to a show in Canton, OH. At the time, Charles' dad owns a Montgomery, AL cab company. Carr, who is just a college freshman when he drives Country music legend Hank Williams on his final, lonesome journey six decades ago, dies at 79 on Monday, July 1, 2013 after a brief illness. Carr's son, Charles Lands Carr, reveals that his dad doesn't talk much about being Williams' driver on that final trip, until late in his life.

FLEEING SUSPECT FIRES GUN AT TV REPORTER On Friday, June 28, 2013 Willimantic, CT cops enter Andrew Samuolis' house to check on the welfare of his dad. The suspect shoots an officer and flees into the woods. WFSB TV CBS CH 3 Hartford, CT cameraman yells to reporter Kim Lucey, Kim. He’s right here. TV viewers see the suspect Andrew Samuolis in his bullet proof vest with a gun in his hand appear from behind some trees. The gun moll sees the cameraman and points the weapon at his own head. As the cameraman runs away the gunman fires several shots. Reporter Kim Lucey says ...my photographer and I hit the ground. Police subdue Samuolis and discover a decomposed body inside his house. Samuolis confesses that he kills his father in February 2013. Bond is set at $1 million.

THE DEAL OF THE CENTURY Toward the end of 2012, Tribune exits bankruptcy. But, as an electrifying affirmation of the local broadcast industry, Tribune bounces back with the harvest of Local TV LLC for $2.725B. This adds 19 TV stations in 16 key markets to its group. Along with Tribune's own 23 stations, Tribune now bills itself as the #1 Local TV affiliate group in America. Tribune's attaché case increases from 23 to 42 stations which include 14 CW affiliates, 14 Fox affiliates, five CBS affiliates, three ABC affiliates, two NBC affiliates and four independents. Tribune also becomes the #1 Fox affiliate group. Observers believe that multiple buyers will acquire the huge group of TV stations but the now mighty King Kong Tribune swoops down and gobbles all of them in one bite.

WHERE IS THE LOCAL RADIO ANNOUNCER? Isn't it wonderful that we have radio stations where we can hear smooth sounds like Duane Allen and The Oak Ridge Boys tune I'll Be True to You? But when we try to call the local radio DJ all we receive is a recorded message. Where is the local radio announcer? Oh yes, that Internet gizmo mentions the war in Iraq. But where do we tune to find out about an approaching hurricane or tornado? Is the roof of my home in danger of wind damage? What about today's school lunch menu? Today's local radio stations carry voice tracks from thousands of miles away. We radio fans want to hear local DJs live on the air who speak with us as their friends and neighbors who warn us of severe weather plus local happenings in our own communities.

TRIVIA QUESTION: Is TV's popular 1950s detective series Boston Blackie ever a movie? The answer appears below.

MOVERS AND SHAKERS

•SHANNON WOLFSON rejoins KXAN TV NBC CH 36 Austin, TX as an investigative reporter after she takes a three-month break from the small screen. •JEN BRIEN new Newsradio WBZ-1030 Boston, MA overnight host replaces Steve LeVeille who retires. •DAVE FROEHLICH exits KRIS TV NBC CH 6 in Corpus Christi, TX as Anchor/Reporter for Morning Anchor spot on KTBC TV Fox CH 7 Austin on Wednesday, July 3, 2013. •WBT AM/FM Greater Media Charlotte receives 2013 Station of the Year (large market category) award at the North Carolina Association of Broadcasters (NCAB) annual convention in Greensboro.

ENTERTAINMENT AND NEWS MILESTONES

•1953 WANC TV IND CH 21 (now Fox WHNS TV) in Asheville, NC begins broadcasting on July 5th. •1969 JACK GREENE's single Statue of a Fool makes #1 in Billboard Country on July 5th. •1979 JUDSON LAIRE actor/singer Papa Lars Hanson on TV series Mama (1949-57) dies at 76 on July 5th. •1980 JOHN CONLEE (Rose Colored Glasses #5-1978) debuts on the Grand Ole Opry on July 5th. •1993 HARRISON E. SALISBURY journalist with the New York Times dies at 84 on July 5th. •2000 TRAVIS TRITT's video Best of Intentions debuts on CMT on July 5th.

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FRANK HALEY [ex KLIF-1190 now News Director KKIM FM 102.9] (Albuquerque, NM) Subject: Jim Rose Remembers Radio (#1211) June 28, 2013 [Friday] One of the best GM's I ever had was Joe Leonard, Jr, GM/owner of KGAF am/fm in Gainesville, TX. He's still around at 85+. He e-mails me ever so often. I worked for him for 2 years, and left to go back to college. He sent me a Christmas bonus check even though I left in June of that year. What a great guy. Frank

GARY DELAUNE [former KLIF-1190 - KENS TV CH 5] (San Antonio, TX) Subject: Jim Rose Remembers Radio (#1212) July 01, 2013 [Monday] Perhaps the tremendous talent for the Redskins, RGIII who is already under attack from many non-Christians, summed it best when he said: “We are being held captive by the tyranny of political correctness” He has already been attacked by those who have lost their patriotism, Christianity, values, integrity and common sense. Maybe you and I should limit our correspondence because I am fearful someone might dig up from the news graveyard, something I said in 1973. The only problem is, they could sue me but even if they won, they wouldn’t get enough to buy tickets to an Astro game. Take care and don’t mention Paul Berlin...that might be a trigger for Eric Holder. And I don’t write cook books. GD (www.garydnews.com)

CHARLES GEORGE [Ham radio KC5RAI] (Dallas, TX) Subject: Food For Thought. The way the media is treating Paula Dean is not a new tactic. Neither is Time-Warner coming by to try and sell me on Cable. I told the person I had a nice antenna that got all the TV signals I would ever watch. He goes, "We can help you save money." I save by not having Cable. Miles Davis once said he did not give interviews to the press since they took things out of context. Buddy Rich however did not mind being on the Tonight Show with Johnny Carson. I get irritated when on the radio I hear, "Here is a new ..." When if a person uses the library or reads the newspaper they would know that it is not new. If people want to spend money on a Scam should I stop them. I know a person can't know every thing but they don't have to be proud of not knowing. I have always been poor at Math, but I still spend time studying the subject. Study to show thy self does not mean graduate then put all your knowledge on the shelf. I hope you have a Happy and Safe 4th of July. I will spend part of the day playing my musical instruments. I maybe an amateur but would like to get better anyway. Charles George, KC5RAI

PAT MCCUTCHIN [Entertainment Properties] (Austin-Georgetown, TX) Subject: Boston Blackie. Jim and Lacy, I turned 71 in January. My dad was an early adopter—first air conditioned car, TV, and color TV in the neighborhood. The first show I saw was “Stump’em”, the first show of the day (5:00 p.m.) on WBAP. People would send in names of songs and the organist had to play them. I watched the first shows on KBTV (WFAA), KRLD and KFJZ (KTVT). ZIV produced and sold the shows directly to the local stations and they were usually shown out of prime time. Thanks. Pat

TRIVIA ANSWER: Author Jack Boyle (October 19, 1881 – October 1928) creates detective Boston Blackie for use in films, radio and television. TV's popular detective series Boston Blackie only airs from 1951-53 but it sure does make a sizable impression on us kids who watch every exciting 30 minute episode. Kent Taylor is TV's Boston Blackie. The earliest film adaptations from 1918 to 1927 are silent. In 1941, Boston Blackie revives on Columbia Pictures starring Chester Morris in Meet Boston Blackie plus a series. Harriet Hilliard (Nelson) of TV's Ozzie & Harriet is one of a variety of actresses who play various gal-Friday roles.

FR. BOB TOMLINSON (Jacksonville-Lake Striker, TX) Subject: Boston Blackie and others. Wow what a trip down memory lane. I remember watching Boston Blackie and shows like I Lead Three Lives, like most of those our ages. We were just kids then looking forward to all this exciting shows. In Dallas one station ran a local show that you could get a clingy plastic sheet to stick on the TV while the show was on. I believe your could use crayons on it. Memory has faded on the name of the show or the host. I do remember the Mark Wilson Magic show when it was local in Dallas. I was in the audience many times since my dad was friends with Mark's dad. Hope you and Lacy have a great 4th of July. Bob Tomlinson retired (almost in East Texas.) PS, I'm still hoping those of your readers who live in East Texas might have a Meet and Greet. =

HORATIO [Boston Blackie] BLACK (Meet Boston Blackie 1941) I think the lady needs a friend, and we're the friendly type.

Jim Rose and Lacy

Houston, Texas - Laus Deo

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July 01, 2013 [Monday]

Issue #1212

ALL THE NEWS THAT IS NEWS

POLITICAL CORRECTNESS IS WAY OUT OF HAND Being a single guy, food preparation and cooking are my duties. TV star chefs like Paula Deen on The Food Network give mighty good ideas for meals. But when the barbaric media gets it in for you they have no morals. The media gets word about a discrimination lawsuit filed last year by a disgruntled ex employee who manages Uncle Bubba's Seafood and Oyster House, which is a Savannah restaurant that Deen and her brother Bubba Hiers own. This woman goes for Paula's throat for $1M. As result of the massive media display on the 66-year-old Southern kitchen celebrity, the Food Network refuses to renew her contract. Her book publisher cancels her deal for books, which includes an upcoming cookbook on www.Amazon.com.

FM CHIP IN CELL PHONES A huge breakthrough in the radio industry is when Sprint, America’s third-largest wireless provider, agrees to make FM radio accessible on a number of its Android and Windows cellular devices. Emmis Communications CEO Jeff Smulyan who champions FM Chips makes his quarterly earnings announcement this week. Up until recently Smulyan only says that the app that will ignite the chip on phones will be ready later this year. Since Smulyan convinces Sprint to install the FM Chip in some of its 2013 phones, Emmis works on the app that it hopes the entire radio industry will embrace much like it's embraced iHeartRadio.

STEVEN SEAGAL IS A WONDERFUL ACTOR Admire movie action actor Steven Seagal because he has a pair of big beautiful doggies who are trained attack dogs but like my 100 lb. Akita girl doggie, Lacy, in his presence they are sweethearts. We watch Steven Seagal in movies mow down aggressive attackers with swift moves of his hands. For 20 years he is a deputy sheriff in Jefferson parish LA. As a huge Akita doggie Lacy begins to shed her fur in big handfuls inside our home. On Friday she has an appointment at the doggie grooming salon on Memorial Avenue here in far west Houston, TX. Lacy exits the doggie grooming salon looking good. She prances like the princess that she is. You can watch the exciting Steven Seagal: Lawman TV reality series on Reelz TV.

WHAT'LL YOU BID? Trivia is a huge market. Fans flock to auctions for radio, TV and movie memorabilia. On January 19, 2013 during the Barrett-Jackson car auction in Scottsdale, AZ the original Batmobile vehicle sells for $4.2 million. On July 19, 2012 before its auction in Etwall, England fans view a slice of toast on a plate that commemorates the Royal Wedding of Britain's Prince Charles and Princess Diana. The piece of toast left over from the breakfast table of Charles and Diana goes for $361. On February 11, 2013 at the Hotel Drouot auction house in Paris, France Pop singer Lady Gaga's shoes circa 2010 by Emporio Armani that Lady Gaga wears during the The Monster Ball Tour concert at Paris Bercy on December 19, 2010 go for more than $10,000.

TRIVIA QUESTION: What big movie star gets his break as a blacksmith in TV's popular Gunsmoke series? The answer appears below.

MOVERS AND SHAKERS

•HAPPY BIRTHDAY! Monte Nennig Monday, July 1st. Neenah M. Friedheim Wednesday, July 3rd. •STEVE DAHL & GARRY MEIER Chicago, IL radio AM Drive Superstars on WLUP FM for 14 years before their split in 1993 induct into the 2013 National Radio Hall of Fame. •ROB ARCHER replaces midday news anchor Chris Lane on Clear Channel News/Talk KFI-640 Los Angeles, CA. •GLENN BECK's Mercury Radio Arts buys Las Colinas, TX studios as headquarters for TV and radio productions. In 1982, facility built for production of movies and TV shows such as Robocop, JFK, Silkwood, Prison Break and Walker Texas Ranger.

ENTERTAINMENT AND NEWS MILESTONES

•1955 KEITH WHITLEY [Don't Close Your Eyes #1-1988, When You Say Nothing at All #1 for 2 weeks-1988] Lorrie Morgan's late husband born on July 1st in Sandy Hook, KY. •1965 KUID TV PBS CH 12 in Moscow, ID begins broadcasting on July 1st. •1972 HANK WILLIAMS JR.'s single Eleven Roses chimes #1 in Billboard Country on July 1st. •1982 ABC national music radio network premiere on July 1st never happens. •1995 JOHN MICHAEL MONTGOMERY's single Sold (The Grundy County Auction Incident) hits #1 in Billboard Country on July 1st. •2004 MARLON BRANDO co-star in The Godfather dies at 80 on July 1st.

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BRUCE ELROD [Cash Box & Record World owner/publisher] (Ridgeway, SC) Subject: Today's Almost Forgotten Oldie--"Music Box Dancer". In 1979, disco music still ruled on the pop chart...and the pop music scene contained mostly songs my late mother could care less about. With this huge noticeable exception... www.youtube.com/watch?v=2N_tmH6y7ng "Music Box Dancer" by Frank Mills, who turns 71 Thursday, was one 3:12-long piano-dominated instrumental that my mom absolutely loved. But then, so did the rest of the USA. "Music Box Dancer" reached #2 on the Cash Box pop chart In April of 1979. It was kept out of #1 by "What a Fool Believes" by the Doobie Brothers and the disco remake "Knock On Wood" by Amii Stewart.

PAT MCCUTCHIN (Austin-Georgetown, TX) Subject: Boston Blackie. “Friend of those who have no friend, enemy to those who make him an enemy” I enjoyed all the old ZIV shows, especially “Racket Squad”, “I Led Three Lives” and “Waterfront”. He also did the “Cisco Kid” which (h)e shot in color. Pat McCutchin

BLAKE LINDSAY [ex Dallas & San Antonio, TX DJ] (Dallas-Addison, TX) Subject: Jim Rose Remembers Radio (#1211) June 28, 2013 [Friday] Thank you very much Jim, for quoting my longtime friend and mentor Zig Ziglar. I had the opportunity to visit with his son Tom last week for an hour. Tom is like a brother to me, nearly twins age wise. Those Ziglar’s are true blue when it comes to walking the walk, and not just talking the talk. Thank you also Jim for keeping up your excellent thoughtful work for all these years. Still enjoy as much as ever. Blazin’ Blake Lindsay

DAVID FAULKNER [KTNS-1600 Plano/KFJZ-870 Ft. Worth] (Dallas, TX) Subject: KTNS-1600 news... Hey Jim, KTNS was 24/7 (5KW day/1KW night) with one exception. We signed off at midnight Sunday and signed back on in time to hit 5AM Monday ABC News. Not sure why we did that. I arrived around 3AM on Mondays to start preparing things for our 6 to 9AM newscast. Did the sign on at 4:58, I think. Tues thru Fri mornings, I had been there since 11PM. You mentioned people spending time on Facebook in one of our previous exchanges. Maybe some of them are reading your newsletter. I post each edition on my Twitter and Facebook pages. Others probably share it that way too. Best, David

TRIVIA ANSWER: TV's popular western series Gunsmoke airs from 1955-75. One of the first movie actors who gains fame on Gunsmoke is Burton Leon [Burt] Reynolds, Jr. born in Lansing, MI on February 11, 1936. Burt plays Indian Blacksmith Quint Asper from 1962-65. He attends Florida State University on a football scholarship, but an injury turns him to drama with a scholarship to the Hyde Park Playhouse. But, in 1977 we remember Burt as Bo [Bandit] Darville in Smokey and the Bandit with Sheriff Buford T. Justice hot on his trail. From 1963–1965 his wife is Laugh In co-star Judy Carne. From 1988-93 Reynolds' wife is WKRP in Cincinnati co-star Loni Anderson. In 1997 his role as a porn director in Boogie Nights earns him a Best Supporting Actor Oscar nomination plus a Golden Globe.

DAN MCCURDY [formerly Charlie & Harrigan-KLIF-1190] (Sherman, TX) Subject: DAN McCURDY has recommended you on LinkedIn. DAN McCURDY has recommended your work at Jim Rose Remembers Radio Web Column. Dear Jim, I've written this recommendation of your work to share with other LinkedIn users. Details of the Recommendation: "Whatta dedicated radio pro Jim is! Manages/edits Jim Rose Remembers Radio, a twice-weekly radio news that's a MUST for all us TEXAS radio-heads and former DJs at KLIF, Dallas; KBOX, Dallas...plus many, many more ex-broadcast goofballs across the country. Jim's a winner and a sheer force in spreading the latest news and radio-happenings to all of us! Dan McCurdy, Sherman, Texas - KLIF, KBOX, WMEX-Boston; 2004 inductee in The Texas Radio Hall of Fame; former ad/PR exec. at Fortune 500 company 1967-87"

JOHN GARY [One of my favorite Pop singers] (November 29, 1932 - January 4, 1998) It's this business. It's like the Marines. You don't have to know everyone real well, but it's like they're your brothers. That's what show biz is.

Jim Rose and Lacy

Houston, Texas - Laus Deo

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WELCOME TO JIM ROSE REMEMBERS RADIO

June 28, 2013 [Friday]

Issue #1211

ALL THE NEWS THAT IS NEWS

CNN SHUTS DOWN RADIO On April 1, 2013 Dial Global ceases its distribution of CNN Radio's twice-an-hour newscasts and instead begins to carry NBC News. The CNN radio news center continues to create original audio news content for other distribution channels like podcasts. But on Tuesday, June 25, 2013 CNN Radio brings to an end its Walkman air beam production as it terminates its radio division. CNN issues a press statement: The company completed a review of its radio business and has made the decision to cease production of CNN Radio podcasts, effective immediately. This sudden closure affects about 12 CNN staff members. CNN claims that it reassigns a few ousted radio staff members elsewhere inside the company.

PACIFICA RADIO FIRES ENTIRE STAFF Radio Ink reports that listener-sponsored Pacifica Public Radio WBAI FM (Your Peace & Justice Community Radio Station 99.5) NYC fires its entire staff with their last day on Monday, July 15, 2013. Radio Ink notes that WBAI FM experiences money troubles, specifically missing its June 2013 Empire State Building rent payment. The Pacifica radio station delivers its layoff notices by certified mail. What a way to go! According to an online report, WBAI FM employees are to receive severance pay. WBAI General Manager, Berthold Reimers, says he signs a lease for a floor of the building at 388 Atlantic Avenue for a rent of $4,800 a month and will move to that location once all of the cabling, phone lines, etc. are fully installed.

14 YEAR TALK CONTRACT NOT RENEWED Jim Villanucci, 14 year mid-morning host on Cumulus heritage Talk KKOB-770 Albuquerque, NM survives the non renewal of his long time contract with a quick leap frog way up north to News/Talk KXL FM (101.1) Portland, OR as its new afternoon drive host. Jim receives what he says is a little help from his friends in the industry - some of whom he had never even met in person. Villanucci admits that when he loses his post on KKOB-770 he is scared and experiences some rough stuff emotionally but now he is grateful. Villanucci tells Talkers that he is grateful and 'happy' to now be working with a new team at Larry Wilson's Alpha Broadcasting hosting the late morning show on news/talk KXL, Portland, OR.

WEST TEXAS TV MAKES CHANGES KTXS TV ABC CH 20 which covers Abilene-Sweetwater-Brownwood, TX has a few newsroom changes. Jason Goodwin moves on up from Assistant News Director to News Director to replace George Levesque who is ND since 2007. Levesque rises to KTXS TV managing editor and anchors the 10:00 pm newscast beside Wayne McCormick. KTXS TV VP/GM Albert Brown brags: George has been an outstanding leader for KTXS News and now he will be able to use that same leadership to KTXS News at 10. Braid Blanks vacates the 10:00 pm news anchor spot to Levesque’s former place next to McCormick on the 5:00 pm news. She continues to anchor the 6:00 pm news. KTXS TV adds meteorologist Anthony Domol who is a graduate of Michigan State University.

TRIVIA QUESTION: Who plays detective Boston Blackie in the early 1950s TV series? The answer appears below.

MOVERS AND SHAKERS

•HAPPY BIRTHDAY! Guy Zapoleon President of Zapoleon Media Strategies radio consultants on Thursday, June 27th. Barry Kaye King Kong radio DJ plus Judy Salvador Sunday, June 30th. •WIOU-1350 Kokomo, IN drops local talk shows with hosts Rob Rupe and Peter Heck plus syndicated Glenn Beck and Rush Limbaugh to flip to ESPN national Sports feed on July 1, 2013. •BRUCE BRADLEY former KMOX-1120 St. Louis, MO host from 1986 to 1992 dies at 79 on Saturday, June 22, 2013. Previously Bruce is on WHN-1050, WNEW-1130 and WYNY-1450 NYC, WCAU-1210 Philly, WBZ-1030 Boston and WROW-590 Albany.

ENTERTAINMENT AND NEWS MILESTONES

•1951 AMOS 'N' ANDY premieres on CBS TV on June 28th. •1966 MERLE HAGGARD records The Bottle Let Me Down on June 28th at the Capitol Recording Studios near Hollywood & Vine in Los Angeles, CA. •1975 LEE TREVINO lightning strikes famous Texas golfer on June 28th at Western Open. •1980 THE OAK RIDGE BOYS single Trying To Love Two Women nails #1 in Billboard Country on June 28th. •1992 CALIFORNIA rocks with 2 earthquakes on June 28th which includes the 3rd strongest in U.S. history at 7.4 Magnitude. •2005 GEORGE STRAIT's album Somewhere Down In Texas releases on MCA records on June 28th.

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BRUCE ELROD [Cash Box & Record World owner/publisher] (Ridgeway, SC) Subject: Bobby "Blue" Bland 1930-2013. Bobby "Blue" Bland, the blues and soul whom this writer best remembers for his late 1961 pop hit, "Turn On Your Love Light," died Sunday (June 23, 2013). He was 83. Bland had 35 hits on the Cash Box pop chart from 1960 to 1974. Only three of them, though, made the top 40. "Ain't Nothing You Can Do" reached #16 in 1964; "Call On Me" was #29 in 1963; and "Turn On Your Love Light" reached #27, and sounded like this... www.youtube.com/watch?v=StdN_CiCNS4 Jerry Lee Lewis, Bob Seger, Bill Black's Combo, the Human Beinz, Oscar Toney Jr., Edgar Winter, the Rascals, the Grateful Dead and Van Morrison are among the acts to have recorded "Turn On Your Love Light." According to Wikipedia, Bland was inducted into the Rock And Roll Hall of Fame in 1992 and the Blues Hall of Fame in 1982. He received a Grammy Lifetime Achievement Award in 1997. Bland recorded at least 27 albums and had at least 63 songs make one R&B chart.

WHEN A BLUEBIRD FALLS Here's something to brighten your day. (http://judysp.wordpress.com/2013/04/13/when-a-bluebird-falls/)

JONATHAN FRICKE [Ex KBUY Fort Worth/KOKE FM-AM Austin/KFOX Los Angeles/KRAK Sacramento/WSM Nashville/WSAI Cincinnati] (Nashville, TN) What a beautiful story. Thanks Jim for sending it. Hope all is well with you and Lacy. Jonathan

ROBERT MILLER [University of Michigan professor] [Bob] (Detroit/Plymouth, MI) Thanks for reminding us how animals feel and have emotions like the rest of us. Hopefully it might help us have a little more compassion for creatures we share the planet with and cut them some slack. \ Bob

JAMES MARVELL [Mercy lead singer - 'Love Can Make You Happy' 1969] (Tampa, FL) That's something else!

PARRIS AFTON BONDS [Noted fiction writer] (Dallas-Allen, TX) Thank you for sharing, my friend! Beautiful story. Parris Afton Bonds; Namesake of the Parris Award (www.parrisaftonbonds.com) / (www.amazon.com/author/parrisaftonbonds)

DR. BRUCE NELSON [KFTX FM GM/AM Drive DJ Retired on 12/31/2010] (Corpus Christi, TX) Good way to start my day...Thanks for sharing!!! DrB (www.kftx.com)

ROBERT TINDLE [Radio Engineering Professional] (Tyler-Lufkin, TX) Thank You Jim! Robert Tindle

WENDEL HULSE [Attorney] (Dallas-Grand Prairie, TX) Beautiful message, Jim. Thanks. Wendel

JERRY HEILMAN [DJ on KJCS FM] (Nacogdoches, TX) Thanks, Jim. Made my day and maybe my whole week.

MARY STODDARD ['Sam' on KVIL FM 1964] (Dallas-Frisco, TX) Beautiful, Jim. Wonderful reminder of God's love for us and ALL his precious creatures! Always a favorite hymn for me, as well! -- Best 2U & Lady Lacy, M.S.

DAVE MICHAELS [ex WSAI-1360/KONO-860/KBUC FM] (Dayton-Huber Heights, OH) VERY NICE JIM ----- my wife almost cried You old softy --you Dave

JO BUSSELL [ex KLDE FM/Mix 96.5/Metro Traffic/Clear Channel/Atlanta's Z93 and V103] (Houston, TX) Amen. Thank you so much for sending.

CHET MAXWELL [former GM KBOX-1480] (San Antonio, TX) Beautiful and sad!

PAUL CHRISTY [Houston radio staple for over 20 years] (Houston, TX) Too heartbreaking! PC

JIM GOUGH ['Mr. Texas'-movie actor-voice actor] (Austin-Liberty Hill, TX) I saw that...really something! Jim Gough

TRIVIA ANSWER: In 1949, our family moves into a brand new white frame house in probably one of the very first sub-divisions far southwest of Dallas, TX. We are way out in the country. Soon, dad buys us a new 17" Truetone table model TV set from Western Auto which is a giant screen back then. Can remember seeing the very first I Love Lucy show in 1951. One of my favorite TV shows is Boston Blackie starring Kent Taylor as Boston, Lois Collier is Mary, Frank Orth is Inspector Farraday plus Whitey their doggie. Boston Blackie is a syndicated detective cop series that airs from 1951-53 with 58 exciting 30-minute episodes.

ROBERT TINDLE [Radio Engineering Professional] (Tyler-Lufkin, TX) My best gigs was Engineer and DJ at KIXK 106.1 in Dallas and KHYI Y95/KODZ Oldies 94.9 in Dallas with Wolfman Jack before making the rounds at most of the stations in Houston as Engineer! I also worked in Austin, Beaumont, Bryan and Laredo, Texas, Tulsa, Oklahoma, Little Rock, Arkansas and Baton Rouge, Louisiana! You should post your Radio career timeline maybe on your 50th (anniversary-2014), I know it would be interesting! Keep Tuned! Thanks and take care! Robert Tindle

ZIG ZIGLAR (November 6, 1926 - November 28, 2012) Expect the best. Prepare for the worst. Capitalize on what comes.

Jim Rose and Lacy

Houston, Texas - Laus Deo

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June 24, 2013 [Monday]

Issue #1210

ALL THE NEWS THAT IS NEWS

BIG TX TV OOPS! The National Hockey League is a professional ice hockey league of 30 franchised member clubs with 7 in Canada and 23 in the United States. The Stanley Cup sports trophy annually goes to the league playoff champ at the end of each season. The game ties at five. In overtime, the Chicago Blackhawks and the Boston Bruins compete for the Stanley Cup. With the puck almost on the stick of the player to score the game decider, KXAN TV CH 36 Austin, TX cuts away to a commercial break. When KXAN TV cuts back, the Blackhawks rise from their bench to celebrate a win. KXAN TV's phones fire up with angry hockey fans who blurt out their fierce feelings. KXAN TV anchor Leslie Rhode apologizes: It was...the worst possible time to do that. We are so sorry. We apologize for that error.

GARY ALLEN HOSTS LAST SHOW On Thursday, June 21, 2013 Grand Rapids, MI morning host Gary Allen retires after 32 years as he hosts his last show on Clear Channel WOOD-1300. The City of Grand Rapids declares Thursday Gary Allen Day as the legendary local radio personality broadcasts live from the celebration at Cinema North. Eight months ago, Allen announces his retirement saying that at age 65 there are still some things he wants to do. Allen tells sister station WOOD TV: I want to be remembered as the guy that people woke up to on the radio in the morning, you have fun, we gave them the news, we gave them the weather, we gave them the traffic and between the group at WOOD, we gave them some laughs, too.

WHITE HOUSE DODGES PRESS QUESTIONS 9,486 TIMES For aspiring TV reporters, White House Spokesman Jay Carney shows us how he can dodge TV press questions almost 10,000 times. Recently, Yahoo News conducts an analysis that provides an interactive embed which identifies 13 distinct strains in the way he dodges a reporter's question. Yahoo's analysis looks at 444 press briefings that uncovers Carney, in one way or another, dodged reporters' inquiries 9,486 times. But jive talking Jay almost always appreciates the questions TV reporters ask because he repeats that word over and over. How does a TV reporter break a barrier when a political spokesman bird-dogs media's questions? Where's CBS TV news reporter Mike Wallace when we need him the most?

HERE'S A CHANCE OF A LIFETIME! Everyone loves The Price Is Right! From 1972 to 2007, Robert William [Bob] Barker born in Washington State on December 12, 1923 is The Price Is Right's long time host. Better hurry because the daytime Emmy award-winning game show The Price Is Right kicks off its Fifth Annual Nationwide Contestant Search in Philadelphia, PA on Tuesday, June 25, 2013. Two Semi-Finalists from the Philadelphia area win free flights to Los Angeles, CA. One of the two is guaranteed a spot on Contestants’ Row. The Price Is Right casting call is at Philadelphia's casino, racing and nightlife paradise center Parx Casino, 2999 Street Road, Bensalem, PA 19020. The Price Is Right contestants will appear during the 42nd season of the game show.

TRIVIA QUESTION: What causes John Lennon to say that Elvis Presley is like Bing Crosby now? The answer appears below.

MOVERS AND SHAKERS

•HAPPY BIRTHDAY! Traci Strunk former CBS Radio admits to one more year on Saturday, June 22nd. Ed Stern tallies his numbers on Monday, June 24th. •KATIE COURIC's first season new TV talk show misses its mark. Former WLS TV Chicago, IL GM Emily Barr sighs: Couric's talk show did not meet ratings expectations. •JUSTIN CHASE programming vet moves on up to Beasley Broadcasting's first-ever Vice President of Programming. •COY BAREFOOT Talk personality on Saga Communications News/Talk/Sports WINA-1070 Charlottesville, VA joins Monticello Media News/Talk WCHV FM (107.5) from 4:00 to 6:00 pm.

ENTERTAINMENT AND NEWS MILESTONES

•1951 HANK WILLIAMS' single Hey, Good Lookin' releases on MGM records on June 22nd. •1961 IRAQ demands control of Kuwait on June 24th. •1978 THE OAK RIDGE BOYS' first #1 Country single is I'll Be True To You on June 24th. •1987 JACKIE GLEASON comedian star of one of our favorite TV shows The Honeymooners dies of colon cancer at 71 on June 24th. •1995 TRACY LAWRENCE's single Texas Tornado burns a #1 hole in Billboard Country on June 24th. •2000 DAVID TOMLINSON British actor we remember for his role as authority figure George Banks in Walt Disney's Mary Poppins dies at 83 on June 24th.

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JIM TRAVIS (Hot Springs, AR) Back in about 1973 WWOL was in Buffalo NY. The station sucked and so did Buffalo. The first day in town I went into a small diner for a cup of coffee. It had both cream and sugar already added. I called the waitress back over to my table and told her that I had not ordered my coffee that way. She gave me a Go to H*** look and asked "Where in the H*** are you from? I told her, "Texas". Then without breaking a smile she said, "No s***, I would have never guessed. Then once I was on the sidewalk down town I was standing waiting for the light to change so I could cross the street. I noticed a sign that said, "No Standing" There was a cop standing next to me, so I asked him just where I was supposed stand. You guessed it, here came the where in the H*** are you from question. Again no standing in New York means "No Parking" Willie was right, "Buffalo was not geared for him and Paul or little wet behind the ears Jimmy Travis (www.JimWWTravis.com)

MARY STODDARD ['Sam' on KVIL FM 1964] (Dallas-Frisco, TX) Jim, Did you ever work with Jim MacKrell? I met him when he was AR rep for RCA, he got me a job w/Henry Mancini, I had to turn down when I fell madly in love w/Mike Stoddard. Jim hasn't spoken more than 4 words to me since. Years later, after I offered him an abject apology (I seem to be good at those), for being such a silly girl and told him I'd grown up since then and wanted to be friends, his email reply was "You got it, Friend!" Figured out later, he probably has a joint account with his wife and didn't want her to get the wrong idea about me/us. Just curious. I loved Ron Rice at KBOX. Have a great radio story about him I'll have to scribble out someday. He was another who was very kind to me. Long story for later! Jim, I am so happy you liked my last email. Like I say… sometimes I get things right! XOXO -- Mary "SAM" Stoddard (First Female DJ/Announcer on Dallas Radio, KVIL's Girl-Named-Sam 1964)

JIM BELL [KUHF FM 88.7 Morning Edition anchor since 1997-Retired 2010] (Lufkin, TX) Subject: Stars Singing Hit Songs. Hey Jim, How about stars singing songs that were hits? Tammy, by Debbie Reynolds comes to mind. It was released when the movie Tammy and the Bachelor came out in 1957 and it reached Number 1. Then there was Thunder Road, written and sung by Robert Mitchum when the movie came out in 1958. It got a lot of airplay, but it only reached #69. Mitchum did a lot of his own singing in his films. He can be heard in Rachel and the Stranger, River of No Return and The Night of the Hunter, perhaps his most memorable. I've never been able to sing Leaning on the Everlasting Arms without thinking of Robert Mitchum. Jim Bell Blissfully retired in Lufkin

TRIVIA ANSWER: The Smithsonian Institution in Washington, D.C. names Elvis Presley The Greatest Entertainer of the 20th Century. John Lennon says: Before Elvis there was nothing. In 1963, when Elvis Presley's new single You're The Devil In Disguise debuts to a British audience on the BBC TV show Juke Box Jury, celebrity guest John Lennon votes the song a miss. Lennon says that Elvis Presley is like Bing Crosby now. But it turns out that John Lennon's prediction is wrong because Elvis Presley's new single You're The Devil In Disguise zooms to the top of the UK chart. The R.I.A.A. reports the Beatles are #2 on the list of All Time Record Sellers with nearly 1.6 billion worldwide. The R.I.A.A. acclaims the Leading all time Artist in Record Sales is Elvis Presley who leads sales for both Solo Artist or Group with over 2.5 billion records worldwide.

JAY PENNINGTON (Dallas-Flower Mound, TX) Subject: KEXL (San Antonio 104.5 in the 70's) website keeps growing. Hi Jim, My website dedicated to KEXL 104.5 San Antonio in the 70's keeps growing. Someone recently sent me about a 6 hour segment where one day back in the 70's he had turned on his reel-to-reel and recorded "a day at KEXL" and I'm editing it now to use the Jock talk and commercials for the website. I have a new shorter domain name to get to my KEXL website www.kexl.info If folks listened to KEXL 104.5 in San Antonio during the 70's they should get a kick out of the website - its got pages and pages of photos, T-shirts, decals, and recordings of KEXL Jock talk and local commercials of the 70's. Thanks! Jay Pennington (www.penningtontechnicalarts.com)

JULIUS LESTER [Progressive Radio] Freeform radio is an art form. The airwaves are the empty canvas, the producer is the artist, and the sound is the paint.

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June 21, 2013 [Friday]

Issue #1209

ALL THE NEWS THAT IS NEWS

SOPRANO MEETS HIS WATERLOO The HBO series The Sopranos (1999-2007) brings its star James Gandolfini three Emmys as mobster boss Tony Soprano during its six-year run. Gandolfini gains fame as a hit man in the 1993 hit True Romance. In 1999, he quickly becomes a Hollywood legend as Tony Soprano. While on vacation in Italy James Gandolfini dies on Wednesday, June 19, 2013 at 51 from what some believe is a heart attack. Gandolfini is in Italy to attend the 59th Taormina Film Festival in Sicily. He is there to participate in a festival event this weekend with Italian director Gabriele Muccino. Joseph R. Gannascoli, who is Vito on The Sopranos, tells TMZ: James is one guy who never turned his back on me. He was the most humble and gifted actor and person I have ever worked with.

FAMED MUSIC WRITER IS NO MORE After he graduates from the University of Texas in Austin, famed music journalist Chet Flippo begins his career with Rolling Stone magazine. In 1974 he becomes Rolling Stone's New York bureau chief through the late 1970s. Over the years, Chet writes about singers and music in magazine articles from Rolling Stone to People. For more than a decade, Flippo writes several books about Rock and Country artists, which includes Hank Williams, the Rolling Stones, Paul McCartney and Elvis Presley. For the past 10 years, Flippo is the editorial director of CMT TV and CMT.com. Chet Flippo also lectures at the University of Tennessee. He is the Nashville bureau chief of Billboard magazine. On Wednesday morning, June 19, 2013 Chet Flippo dies at 69.

I GUARANTEE IT NO LONGER ON TV For several years we see George Zimmer as a TV pitchman for his Men's Wearhouse clothing stores. In 1971, right out of college, Zimmer enters the clothing industry in Hong Kong as a salesman at his father’s coat making business. In 1973, he opens the first Men’s Wearhouse in Houston, TX. In the 1970s, the Men’s Wearhouse airs its first TV commercial. In 1986, Zimmer stars in his first TV commercial with the now famous line You’re going to like the way you look. I guarantee it. George builds Men’s Wearhouse into one of North America’s largest specialty men’s clothiers with 1,143 locations and produces $2.48 billion in earnings. On Wednesday, June 19, 2013 Men’s Wearhouse board fires its founder and executive chairman, George Zimmer.

BIG SHAKE UP IN NASHVILLE In its first season, ABC TV's Nashville is a hit with a 1.9 rating in the key adults 18-49 demographic. The show reaches a season-long average of 5.94 million total viewers per episode. In May 2013, the show experiences a massive crew shake-up. Line producer Loucas George and production supervisor Don Bensko, along with their team that runs the show on the ground in Nashville, contracts do not renew for the second season. And now, award-winning musician, songwriter and executive music producer T Bone Burnett will not be part of Nashville's second season because of his heavy workload. Acclaimed Nashville Americana artist Buddy Miller who is another key musical force in the show's first season takes T Bone Burnett's place for Season 2.

TRIVIA QUESTION: How do producers set up Brenda Lee's Christmas spirit in October 1958? The answer appears below.

MOVERS AND SHAKERS

•HAPPY BIRTHDAY! Joel Raab Wednesday, June 19th. Chuck [Boom Boom] Cannon and Gary DeLaune's odometers roll over on Thursday, June 20, 2013. •STEVE SKLENAR exits Lincoln Financial San Diego, CA as new Market Manager of Cumulus' 7 bases. •MIKE ADDAMS retires after 19 Years as morning host on WMJX FM (106.7) Boston, MA on Friday, June 28, 2013. •PHIL HARRIS exits middays on WLYT FM (106.7) Charlotte, NC since 2000 for mornings on WKQC FM (104.7) beginning July 1, 2013. •CHERYL CHODUN reporter retires to teach journalism after 25 years on WXYZ TV ABC CH 7 Detroit, MI on July 26, 2013.

ENTERTAINMENT AND NEWS MILESTONES

•1951 NILS LOFGREN guitarist/singer/songwriter with East Street Band born on June 21st in Chicago, IL. •1964 PORTER HOWELL founder/guitarist with Little Texas (God Blessed Texas #4-1993, What Might Have Been #2-1993 and Kick A Little #5-1994) born on June 21st in Longview, TX. •1975 Jaws by Steven Spielberg opens on June 20th. •1983 KATHY MATTEA signs her first recording contract with Mercury Records on June 21st. •1990 LITTLE RICHARD receives a star on Hollywood's walk of fame on June 21st. •2000 JO DEE MESSINA's video That's The Way debuts on June 21st on CMT TV.

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BRUCE ELROD [Cash Box & Record World owner/publisher] (Ridgeway, SC) Subject: obit for chet (Flippo). Chet was the ultimate reviewer and was my friend. The many years he worked at the Nashville office of Billboard he gave my record label Lost Gold Records several good reviews and wrote a piece on Lost Gold Records for Billboard in 1999. He was very supportive in me resurrecting the old Cashbox Magazine. I will miss you Chet. Say hi to Slim, you're both arriving about the same time.

DON SUNDEEN [former Hi Records promotion] (Dallas, TX) Subject: Thanks for your kind note. It was so nice hearing from you the other day, I'm just catching up with email. Couple of things about me, I transferred from radio to records when I left KCOH, Houston, in April of 1968, following the assassination of Martin Luther King. It didn't take Kreskin to realize that the days of a white Ops. Manager/P.D. were coming to an end, and for good reason. Anyway, I was hired by Liberty/UA to do promotion in Houston and South Texas, one of the first such jobs on the street. In 1969 they sent me to San Francisco, because that's where the music was. I then joined Mercury in Los Angeles for a couple of years and finally was hired by Polydor to set up promotion in Texas out of Dallas in 72. The 'Hi Records,' thing came near the end of my career when I worked with the late, great producer Willie Mitchell, Al Green and others on that wonderful Memphis label, some of the fondest memories of my life. Transitioned into Television commercial production in the mid-80's when disco took over and spent the last years of my career in marketing and eventually serving as Executive Producer at Apollo Films. Best to you and Lacy, I think it's wonderful what you are doing.

BUD BUSCHARDT [previous WFAA TV Director/WFAA-570 Oldies show] (Dallas, TX) Subject: Belo spins off WFAA radio. Jim, You got me. I was out of FAA by August of 1981 and really did not keep up with the daily workings. I do know that before they sold WFAA Radio, the board of directors was very careful to change the call letters so they could keep those treasured letters for the TV station which was a bigger cash cow than the radio stations. For that short time period AM was an oldies station...can't even remember those call letters. Senior moments are happening more frequently, unfortunately. You might already be familiar with these sites, if not, you might check Mike Shannon's www.KNUS99Dallas.com; Steve Eberhart's www.KLIFhistory.com, or Chris Huff's www.dfwradioarchives.info If you are unable to find out, I still know some people who worked there back then. Let me know. Take care Bud

MIKE BRAUN (Ft. Worth, TX) Subject: More about Goodson McKee, W-A-C-O. Jim, Here's a little more information about the life of former W-A-C-O announcer Goodson McKee, who passed away May 29 in Waco. Terri Jo Ryan wrote a nice story about Goodson for her weekly "Brazos Past" column about Waco history in the Waco Tribune-Herald. Here's the link: www.wacotrib.com/news/waco_history/ Mike Braun, Fort Worth (KWTX-AM/FM, Waco, 1975-1979)

TRIVIA ANSWER: Pop/Country singer Brenda Lee is born Brenda Mae Tarpley on December 11, 1944 in Lithonia, GA. She begins her professional singer career at 6. When Brenda signs a record contract with Decca in 1956 she is known as Little Miss Dynamite. Joel Whitburn's Pop Annual lists Brenda as #1 female singer of the 1960s. Brenda's summer 1960 recording of I'm Sorry is #1 on the Pop charts for three weeks. On October 19, 1958, to set the stage for her to record Rockin' Around the Christmas Tree, Decca producers chill the studio with an air conditioner. To get the musicians in the holiday spirit they set up a Christmas tree. From 1957-73 she charts 55 Pop hit tunes. From 1971-85 Brenda is a successful Country singer. In 1997, Brenda Lee inducts into the Country Music Hall of Fame.

JIM TRAVIS [KBUC DJ] (Hot Springs, AR) Subject: Bill Bailey. Back in the mid 70's I did mornings at WWOL in Buffalo New York. Bill Bailey was doing mornings on # 1 WKBW. We meet at some function, I asked Bill how long did it take him to get to be the top jock in town. He told me, ''About 15 minutes after he got off the bus. I don't know if this was the same Bill Bailey you were talking about or not. Either way this one was indeed one great DJ.

WOLFMAN JACK [on Top 40 radio] It stays with you, and it makes life feel so good!

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June 17, 2013 [Monday]

Issue #1208

ALL THE NEWS THAT IS NEWS

BILL BAILEY NO LONGER WITH US The second of the two short-term WLS-890 DJs who use the name Bill Bailey suddenly passes away at 66 on Wednesday morning, June 13, 2013. Bill Bailey, who is a DJ on WLS-890 in 1972 and 1973 is a Chicago native, who finally gets his chance to be on the air on his favorite local radio station after years in other markets. While on WLS-890, he meets and falls in love with a station employee who becomes his wife. In addition to Chicago, Bailey's voice is on major market radio stations in New York, Washington, DC and Detroit. Since August 2009, Bailey is morning host/Program Director of WGVU-1480 in Grand Rapids, MI. When he combines both of his passions radio and golf at a WGVU anniversary golf event he dies of a heart attack on the 17th tee.

BIG MOVE INSIDE BELO Dallas, TX's A.H. Belo owns WFAA TV ABC CH 8, The Dallas Morning News plus several other TV stations that includes WWL TV CH 4 in New Orleans, LA. TVSpy reports that Triston Sanders exits Belo's WWL TV to join its KENS TV CBS CH 5 San Antonio, TX operation as executive news director. Triston is with WWL TV since September 2012. Before she joins WWL TV, she is WCTV TV News Director in Tallahassee, FL. She also is former producer at WSVN TV in Miami and WFLA TV in Tampa. Triston replaces Kurt Davis, who recently moves on up to CBS News vice president of news services. Triston Sanders begins her duties on KENS TV on July 1, 2013.

A GIANT GANNETT GOBBLES BELO TV From 1967-68 when I'm a DJ on 50,000 watt clear channel WFAA-820 in my hometown Dallas, TX on a clear night telephone calls come in from all across America. A woman who lives in Mayfield, KY calls in to see how long she can keep me on the phone. Belo owns WFAA-820/570, WFAA FM, WFAA TV and the Dallas Morning News. In 1885 Belo begins to publish the Dallas Morning News. In the early 1920s, it launches WFAA-AM as one of the first radio stations in America. In 1950, Belo purchases Dallas, TX station KBTV TV and renames it WFAA TV. In 2008, Belo spins off The Dallas Morning News into a separate firm, A.H. Belo Corporation. In 2013, Gannett acquires Belo plus its 20 TV stations, including WFAA in Dallas, for $2.2 billion.

DOCTOR HAGGARD, I PRESUME Merle Ronald Haggard is born in 1937 near Bakersfield, CA. In 1960, he leaps into the Bakersfield juke joint honky-tonk scene. In 1962 Haggard becomes a bassist in Wynn Stewart’s band (It's Such a Pretty World Today #1 for 2 weeks-1967). In 1964, he records his first single Sing a Sad Song which lands into the Top 20. His follow up single (My Friends Are Gonna Be) Strangers reaches the Top 10 plus gains him a contract with Capitol Records. In 1967, Haggard has three Top 10 singles plus his first #1, The Fugitive. Merle Haggard ends up with 40 #1 hits. We can now call him doctor as well because on Friday, June 14, 2013 the California State University, Bakersfield presents The Hag with an honorary doctorate.

TRIVIA QUESTION: Who is Sylvia in Dr. Hook's hit tune Sylvia's Mother? The answer appears below.

MOVERS AND SHAKERS

•BOB MORFORD replaces VP/ND Tom Doerr who exits KRIV TV CH 26 Houston, TX to be news director of WFLD TV Fox O&O in Chicago, IL. •EMPIRE BROADCASTING flips WPTR-1540 Albany, NY from Oldies to CBS Sports Radio network to bring Jim Rome back to the state capitol. •SARAH PALIN former Governor of Alaska and 2008 Republican Vice-Presidential candidate returns as a contributor to Fox News Channel’s daytime and primetime programming starting with FOX & Friends on June 17, 2013 plus Fox Business Network. •BILL CLINTON warns NSA: Be careful what's in your emails.

ENTERTAINMENT AND NEWS MILESTONES

•1955 FARON YOUNG's hot single Live Fast, Love Hard, Die Young chimes #1 in Billboard Country on June 18th. •1968 KQEC TV PBS CH 32 in San Francisco, CA begins broadcasting on June 17th. •1978 EMMYLOU HARRIS zooms Delbert McClinton's Two More Bottles of Wine to #1 in Billboard Country on June 17th. •1980 LED ZEPPELIN begins their final European tour on June 17th. •1994 NEAL MCCOY's single Wink hangs on to #1 for 4 weeks in Billboard Country on June 18th. •2008 CYD CHARISSE dancer and actress born in 1922, as child recovers from polio, studies ballet, in the 1940s enters films, dies on June 17th.

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ANN J. MORTON [singer/sister of Country singer Jim Mundy] (Springfield, MO) Subject: Record World. I remember the old Record World when Tom Mcintee and Marie Ratliff were there. Tom founded it back in the 70's. Was a sad day when he passed. He was my best friends. I am glad you are going to revive it. It was a great magazine. Good Luck to you and take care. Ann J. Morton

DUSTY BLACK (Austin, TX) Jim, So nice to hear from you. Yes, I was at KBOX from April 1972 through December 1985. A long and incredible ride. I started as a salesman in 1972. In 1977 I became the Assistant General Manager/General Sales Manager. As you know, KBOX was the first major market 'Modern Country Station' and as such we experienced a lot of time in the country music limelight. It was a fun place to work...we had a wonderful on-air staff and some of the finest production, sales, promotion and administration folks working in radio. A cool place to begin my career. Chet Maxwell hired me fresh out of college (TCU), he took a chance on me and I'll be forever grateful. Best personal regards, Dusty Black

JEROME DAVIS [ex KFJZ-1270 & WBAP-820] (Dallas-Colleyville, TX) Subject: Joe Long. Joe Long, along with Gary Delaune, were great helps to me when I came to Fort Worth-Dallas in 1963 to join KFJZ. I was still a pretty young, green news reporter, fresh from East Texas, knowing very little about how things worked in the big cities. At the time, Fort Worth and Dallas were actually two different markets. So KFJZ and KLIF traded news feeds to jazz up our newscasts. I had met neither Joe or Gary when I made the first call over for a feed. Gary answered, was most helpful, and we became good friends over the telephone. But then came the day I called and Joe Long answered. He was all business, and I probably stammered for a few seconds before I finally asked for a feed. When he finished, he dropped the abruptness, we had a nice conversation and we also became good friends. Over the course of the next few months, Joe and Gary filled me in on the way things worked in Dallas. They were most helpful. I had a head start once I moved to WBAP where the news coverage was more like Dallas and Fort Worth being one market. Jerome Davis; Colleyville, TX

JERRY HEILMAN [KJCS FM 103.3] (Nacogdoches, TX) Subject: RADIO'S FUTURE. Jim, It is hard to get local merchants to advertise these days in small markets. I don't know what they are waiting on (maybe a new president?). If a station is forced to rely on agency buys, then they had better have the 12 to 24 year olds as listeners. That means that classic country, classic rock, and oldies rock stations are out of luck. The agency folks only want what sells to kids. Where do most kids get the money to buy stuff? From their parents and grandparents. Shouldn't agencies be targeting the older demos so grandma and grandpa know what they are paying for when junior asks for money? Jerry Heilman (KEBE, KOOI, KLIS, KSFA, KJSC, 103thebull), Nacogdoches, TX

TRIVIA ANSWER: Sheldon Allan [Shel] Silverstein is born on September 25, 1930 and passes away on May 8, 1999 in Key West, FL. He pens many familiar hit tunes for several recording artists such as: Johnny Cash's A Boy Named Sue (1969), Dr. Hook's The Cover of the Rolling Stone (1973) plus the group's Sylvia's Mother (1972). Shel reveals that he really does call a girl by the name of Sylvia but her mother refuses to let him talk to her. She says that Sylvia is packing her bags to go away and get married.

BILL CAMPBELL [radio fan - Kimball h-s grad] (Waxahachie-Dallas, TX) Subject: Waxahachie. Hi Jim, The Southwest Assembly of God college is still there and open. I take a picture next time I am by there. Bill

SOUTHWESTERN ASSEMBLIES OF GOD UNIVERSITY (1927-p) in Waxahachie, TX expels fellow student/singer/piano player Jerry Lee Lewis in 1950 because he plays a Boogie Woogie version of Gospel standard My God Is Real at a school function. What a terrific talent Jerry Lee Lewis is! Wouldn't we all love to be there to witness Jerry Lee Lewis pump his piano to My God Is Real ?

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June 14, 2013 [Friday]

Issue #1207

HAPPY FATHERS' DAY!

ALL THE NEWS THAT IS NEWS

NEW SHERIFF RIDES INTO NBC NEWS LAND NBC TV has a great fall and struggles to put its pieces back together again. The Today show loses its long-time commanding cachet in mornings to ABC's Good Morning America. NBC TV's flagship Nightly News still tops the evening news spot, but NBC abruptly cancels anchor Brian Williams' Rock Center newsmagazine after less than two years on the air. After Steve Capus vacates as head honcho in February 2013, NBC News takes its time to ease Deborah Turness into his Presidential suite. Deborah is formerly the editor of U.K.'s ITV News. Pat Fili-Krushel, chairman of NBCUniversal News Group brags: She is a leader with a global perspective, who is very familiar with NBC News, having worked closely with us through our partnership with ITN.

FINEBAUM HITS HIS STRIDE IN THE SOUTHEAST Paul Finebaum sports author, television, radio personality and former columnist based in Birmingham, AL ESPN recently hires for its new SEC Network to produce a radio show from the network's home base in Charlotte, NC. Finebaum is born in 1955 in Memphis, TN and attends the University of TN. In the 1980's, Paul begins his radio career with commentaries on the Mark and Brian show on WAPI FM (100.5) in Birmingham. A few years later, his own PM Drive show on WAPI-1070 blooms into the highest rated sport-talk show in The Magic City. In 2001 his show syndicates with affiliates all over the southeast. On August 1, 2013 Finebaum begins his new position on ESPN radio and ESPN-TV's brand new SEC network.

BUBBLEGUM ARAMA SPECTACULAR Bubble gum Rock bands come and go because young teens are fickle for the hottest new thing. In 1966 it's Hey, Hey, the Monkees TV show with Last Train to Clarksville at #1 but I'm a Believer hangs on to #1 for 7 weeks. From summer 1988-90 New Kids on the Block are hot. From 1991-95, Boyz II Men. In 1995 it's the The Backstreet Boys. 1997's Adult Contemporary Boy Band 98 Degrees reunite for a new album plus a forthcoming tour in summer 2013. In 2012 L.A. Rock band One Direction battles with British-Irish Pop Boy Band One Direction over their shared name. One Direction is the resurgence of the Boy Band concept, plus part of a new British Invasion in the U.S. with sales of over 14 million singles and 8 million albums. Bubblegum Rock is back!

MID AMERICA RADIO HOST TRIES TV During his long career, veteran Chicago, IL newscaster Charlie Meyerson wears many hats. While a student at U of I he is a DJ/news reporter/anchor on WPGU FM. In the late 1970's he becomes News Director of WMRO-1280 and WAUR FM. From 1979 to 1989, he is newscaster on Progressive Rock WXRT FM (93.1). Until 1998, Charlie is News Director and morning news anchor on Smooth Jazz WNUA FM (95.5). From August 2009-June 2011, he is News Director of Tribune News/Talk WGN-720. From July 2011 to July 2012, he is Chicago bureau chief of News WIQI FM (101.1). He is a writer, columnist, senior producer and editor for the Chicago Tribune. Recently, Meyerson fills in as host for vacationing Ken Davis on CAN-TV's Chicago Newsroom.

TRIVIA QUESTION: How many male movie stars sing songs that are flops? The answer appears below.

MOVERS AND SHAKERS

•HAPPY BIRTHDAY! Scott Arthur KQUE FM morning DJ vet lights another one on Friday, June 14, 2013. •BILL [Rascal] McCaskil of Victoria, TX first white DJ to play R&B in Houston, TX on KREL-920 Night Train program passes away at 86 on Sunday, June 9, 2013. •INEZ [Nezzie] BERLIN born in New Braunfels, TX on July 10, 1928 receives broadcast degree from University of TX joins KNUZ-1230 in the Bayou City marries DJ Paul Berlin in 1952 dies at 84 on Sunday, June 2, 2013. •KELLY KIBLER 16 years with Clear Channel moves on up to SVP of Operations for CC’s Dallas, Houston, Austin and San Antonio, TX Markets. •MORGAN FOGARTY exits WCCB TV FOX CH 18 Charlotte, NC for unnamed national TV News position.

ENTERTAINMENT AND NEWS MILESTONES

•1954 PRESIDENT EISENHOWER signs order that adds the words under God to the Pledge of Allegiance on June 14th. •1961 PATSY CLINE seriously injured in head-on car collision on June 14th in Nashville, TN. Two passengers in other car die, Cline receives dislocated hip plus a cut across her forehead. •1976 THE GONG SHOW with host Chuck Barris premieres on TV in syndication on June 14th. •1983 JOHN ANDERSON's single Swingin' goes Gold on June 14th. •1994 HENRY MANCINI Grammy award winning composer (The Pink Panther Theme-1964, Moon River-1961) dies at 70 on June 14th. •2003 TOBY KEITH & WILLIE NELSON's duo Beer For My Horses slams #1 in Billboard Country on June 14th.

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BRUCE ELROD [Cash Box & Record World owner/publisher] (Ridgeway, SC) Subject: Jim Sundquist (The Fendermen) -- 1937-2013. Of all the singing duos to have had hit songs, the Fendermen were one of a kind. Imagine, a duo, best known for the hit song "Mule Skinner Blues," consisting of two people...of the same sex who...were born the same day...but...weren't related!!! Jim Sundquist was born on November 26, 1937 in Niagara, WI. Phil Humphrey was born on November 26, 1937 in Stoughton, WI. Sadly, Jim Sundquist died Tuesday, June 4, 2013, at his Fairfax, Minn., home, according to Wikipedia and the Minneapolis Star Tribune. He was 75. The cause of death was not reported. Special thanks to oldies expert and radio friend Ronnie Allen for his tip on Sundquist's passing. According to Joel Whitburn's Record Research and writer Wayne Jancik, the Fendermen got their name from the guitar model name. They met at the University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee in the late 50's. "Mule Skinner Blues" was recorded in the back room of a record store in Middleton, WI. (www.youtube.com/watch?v=j3-mh3vXDA0)

JIM TRAVIS [ex KBUC-KVET-KXOL] (Hot Springs, AR) Subject: Don Bowman. I saw today where Don Bowman had passed. Did you know that he worked at KVET some time in the mid 70's. Did mid days for a short time. (www.JimWWTravis.com)

MARY STODDARD [girl named 'Sam' on KVIL FM 1964] (Dallas-Frisco, TX) Jim - Hope you got my latest story re: KLIF/KVIL, etc., inspired by Monday's JRRR column. FYI, I am not publishing this anywhere on the Internet, unless you tell me you can't use it in your publication. I'd love it if you would, but if you can't, I understand. Please let me know in the next few days if you are able. Might be a good story for the upcoming Holiday weekend. It's exclusive for you, till then, or whenever you say. I hope you found it interesting, at least. Did it just for you, my friend. All best to you & Lacy, Mary=

MIKE BRAUN [ex KWTX-1230 Waco, TX] (Ft. Worth, TX) Subject: KWTX anniversary and Buddy Bostick birthday. Thanks, Jim. I hope you can use all (of parts of it in several issues). I forget to include that Buddy Bostick was honored with the Pioneer of the Year award by the Texas Association of Broadcasters in 1996. Best wishes, Mike Braun

JIM GOUGH ['Mr. Texas'-movie actor-voice actor] (Austin-Liberty Hill, TX) Subject: Jim Rose Remembers Radio (#1197) May 10, 2013 [Friday] Jim...I remember the old Cork Club (KULF-790) very well. I was doing Dodge spots in Detroit in the late 70's and I invited a producer from BBDO to come to Houston. I took him to the Rodeo and later to the Cork Club. While we were there in walked Roy Rogers and the Sons of the Pioneers. The cat from Detroit thought he'd died and gone to Heaven. Those were the days! Best, Jim Gough

TRIVIA ANSWER: Movie actors Rock Hudson, Sylvester Stallone, Joe Pesci, Burt Reynolds and Jerry Mathers each record songs but none of them are catchy. In March 1970, Rock Hudson sings the forgettable Songs of Rod MacKuen. Sylvester Stallone blurts out the theme song of one of the worst movies ever made, Paradise Alley. Joe Pesci ruins Yo Cousin Vinny from 1992’s comedy My Cousin Vinny. Love that movie, especially Marisa Tomei, but Pesci's tune stinks. Burt Reynolds groans the terrible song Let's Do Something Cheap and Superficial from the movie Smokey and the Bandit. Jerry Mathers who is Theodore Beaver Cleaver on TV's wonderful classic series from 1957-1963 Leave It To Beaver records two awful tunes in 1962: Wind-Up Toy with Don't Cha Cry on the flip side.

ROBERT TINDLE [Radio Engineering Professional] (Tyler-Lufkin, TX) Subject: Jim Rose Remembers Radio (#1204) June 03, 2013 [Monday] Thank You so much Jim and Lacy for the Great Newsletter that You provide for all of us! I know that sometimes you do not hear that nearly as much as you should!

CHARLES DICKENS (1812-1870) Money and goods are certainly the best of references.

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June 10, 2013 [Monday]

Issue #1206

ALL THE NEWS THAT IS NEWS

TEEN SWIMMING CHAMP HOLLYWOOD MOVIE STAR SUCCUMBS Esther Williams, a teenage swimming champion who becomes an enormous Hollywood movie star during a decade of watery MGM extravaganzas dies in her sleep at 91 on Thursday, June 6, 2013 in Beverly Hills, CA. During the 1940s and 1950s, Williams is one of Hollywood’s biggest moneymakers as she appears in spectacular swimsuit movies that take advantage of her wholesome beauty and perfect figure. Her list of films like Easy to Wed, Neptune’s Daughter and Dangerous When Wet follow a successful formula of romance, music, a bit of comedy and a flimsy plot that gives excuses to get Williams into the water. Her extravaganzas dazzle a second generation by way of television in That’s Entertainment.

RADIO KILLS THE RADIO STAR The times they are a changing and changing fast. Shirley Halperin, Music Editor of The Hollywood Reporter, proclaims that the end is near: With a third of talk radio's audience now over 65, on-air talent is aging apace leaving the future of a stagnant, debt-saddled industry in question. Loose cannon Talk radio personality Tom Leykis who is one of few former FM radio personalities who commands a Stern-like contract proclaims: There's no room on the radio for a new Howard Stern today. In 2009, after CBS Radio pulls the plug on his show (paying out his $20 million-plus contract), Leykis doesn't jump ship to a terrestrial radio station or even to satellite, but instead he creates his own Internet radio network that he calls The New Normal. Is this the new normal?

CNN'S NEW SHERIFF CLEARS OUT PETRIFIED FOREST At one time, cable news channel CNN is the only game in town. But times change. In the past decade, CNN struggles in the ratings tremendously against the all powerful FOX TV. In March 2013 Jeff Zucker rides into town to take over the reins of CNN. Some of Jeff’s staff changes include new deputies Jake Tapper and Chris Cuomo. Older wranglers receive Zucker's boot. James Carville, Mary Matalin and Roland Martin are no longer in town. Rumors fly that Santa Claus look alike Wolf Blitzer is about to drift away like tumbleweed from CNN's ranch. A CNN insider tells the Daily News: Wolf is going to be gradually phased out and replaced with a younger, hipper host.

BETTER WATCH WHAT YOU TWEET In 1969, the Supreme Court rules that students have a right to self-expression, as long as that expression doesn’t disrupt class work or school activities or invade the rights of others. Recently, an innocent Tweet gets a student suspended. An upstate New York high-school suspends a student and accuses him of trying to incite a social media riot after he suggests budget cuts for his public school that begins with elimination of his principal’s job. Syracuse Post-Standard reports that Cicero-North Syracuse High School superintendent accuses senior Patrick Brown of using Twitter to incite 'a social media riot'. School officials suspend Brown for three days because his Twitter hash tag solicits ideas for district budget cuts after voters reject $144.7 million budget.

TRIVIA QUESTION: What recording artist does The Beatles turn down for their new Apple Records? The answer appears below.

MOVERS AND SHAKERS

•HAPPY BIRTHDAY! Joe Nick Patoski Austin, TX freelance writer for Texas Monthly and others celebrates Thursday, June 6, 2013. •JIMMY DE CASTRO WGN-720 Chicago, IL new President and General Manager releases PD Bill White on Monday afternoon, June 3, 2013. De Castro has a Program Director replacement in mind, CBS WSCR-670 The Score PD Mitch Rosen, and offers him the job. But he turns it down. •HARRY BIRRELL who joins KNX-1070 Los Angeles, CA in 1968 retires as news anchor in 1999 dies at 85 on Saturday May 25, 2013 in his suburban L.A. home.

ENTERTAINMENT AND NEWS MILESTONES

•1952 HANK WILLIAMS records Jambalaya (On The Bayou), Settin' The Woods On Fire and I'll Never Get Out Of This World Alive on June 13th at the Castle Studio in Nashville, TN. •1968 KCFW TV ABC/NBC CH 9 in Kalispell, MT begins broadcasting on June 10th. •1978 WILLIE NELSON's reawakening of Hoagy Carmichael's Georgia on My Mind hits #1 in Billboard Country on June 10th. •1981 PETE ROSE ties Stan Musial's NL record of 3,630 hits on June 10th. •1993 REBA MCENTIRE & LINDA DAVIS record Does He Love You on June 9th. •2004 RAY CHARLES Blues legend (Georgia on My Mind) dies at 73 on June 10th.

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BRUCE ELROD [Cash Box & Record World owner/publisher] (Ridgeway, SC) Subject: Don Bowman (1937-2013) Enters Entertainment Heaven. The multi-talented Don Bowman highlights a list of five performers who've passed away in recent days. Bowman died Wednesday (June 5, 2013) at a nursing home in Forsyth, Missouri. He was 75. Among Bowman's accomplishments were as the first host of "American Country Countdown" when the show began in 1973; a substitute host for Casey Kasem on "American Top 40" on the June 16, 1973 show when "My Love" was #1; a country music hit performer; a songwriter; and a comedian. Special thanks to AT40 friend/historian Pete Battistini for tipping me off on Bowman's passing. After playing that Paul McCartney and Wings song, Bowman gained fame (or, infamy if you prefer) for poking fun at Casey's famous signoff slogan...and getting away with it. In closing, Bowman said, "Till then--and Casey, if you're listening, keep your feet on the ground--and don't step on any stars." Casey never heard what Bowman said until many years later. "I wasn't around," Casey explained. "If I'd known about it, I'd've asked Don not to use it."

DON SUNDEEN [DJ/Hi Records promotion/TV ad prod] (Dallas, TX) Subject: Jim Rose Remembers Radio Issue #1204 Gary Lewis & the Playboys - I was at KELP, nighttime rocker, when Gary came to town. I remember a couple of things, one being that his keyboard player was a strange dude with a brush cut named Leon Russell from Tulsa. But most memorable, was that I got locked in the dressing room with him. The hall was full of young girls, and while I was getting the obligatory clip, "When I'm in El Paso I always listen to Donnie Dare," the cops locked the door with the two of us inside. So here we were, two skinny young dudes forced to make conversation. I said, "It must be great to be Jerry Lewis' son," and he looked at me like I was crazy and said, "How would you like to try and fill those shoes?" It was my first time with a scion of the rich and famous and the challenges they faced. Sent from my iPad=

JOHN HALE [former newscaster on KLBJ-590] (Dallas-McKinney, TX) Subject: Jim Rose Remembers Radio (#1204) June 03, 2013 [Monday] Hi Jim, John Hale here. I was sorry to read of the passing of Goodson McKee. I grew up in Mexia, Texas listening to Goodson's newscasts on W-A-C-O back in the late fifties and early sixties. He was a fine newscaster and, I thought, the equal of just about anyone working in much bigger markets. He has a brisk and authoritative delivery, and economical writing style, and he was obviously plugged in to what was happening in central Texas, because people all around W-A-C-O's listening area caught his newscasts. He wasn't a clone of Paul Harvey, but had some of Harvey's writing and delivery style. Goodson McKee was a real pioneer Texas newsman and someone who would be a great candidate for the Texas Radio Hall of Fame. John Hale; McKinney, Texas

TRIVIA ANSWER: The Beatles operate The Apple Boutique from December 1967 until July 1968. On Sunday, March 17, 2013 the U.K.’s Heritage Foundation unveils one of its commemorative Blue Plaques at 94 Baker Street in London which is the location of the Fab Four’s long-closed Apple Boutique clothing store. In 1968, to help launch the new Beatles' recording company, Apple Records, the firm encourages new acts to send audition tapes. Apple Records brings a rainbow spectrum of music from folk, Rock and soul to The Modern Jazz Quartet plus contemporary British classical composer John Tavener. Apple Records signs Bad Finger, Mary Hopkin, Billy Preston plus several others, but they turn down up-and-coming new recording artist David Bowie.

GEORGE SCHANK [KSBJ FM engineer] (Houston-Conroe, TX) Subject: How Superman might shave. Jim, Since reading that piece about how Superman might shave; I will never be able to go into a phone booth (few as they are, nowdays), without looking around for the shaving supplies. George Schank KUHA/KUHF/KUHT Houston

KEITH THIBODEAUX [Little Ricky in I Love Lucy] (December 1, 1950 - p) George Reeves was really Superman in my eyes. For him to come on the set and be there was a treat for me.

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June 05, 2013 [Friday]

Issue #1205

ALL THE NEWS THAT IS NEWS

OH WHAT A NIGHT One of my all time favorite 1956 Doo-Wop tunes is The Dells' Oh, What a Nite. Lead singer Marvin Junior, who The Temptations' David Ruffin once calls Iron Throat, helps Marvin Junior form Doo-Wop and R&B group The Dells in the early Fifties while in high-school in Harvey, IL. The Dells are Marvin Junior, Verne Allison, Chuck Barksdale, Michael McGill and Johnny Funches. Marvin Junior's massive and versatile voice holds up strongly over his 57 years of performing. In 2004, The Dells join the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame but since the 2009 death of band mate Johnny Carter no longer perform as a group. The New York Times reports that on Wednesday, May 29, 2013 Marvin Junior dies at 77 from kidney and heart problems in his home in Harvey, IL.

TV STORM CHASER CAUGHT UP IN STORM Weather Channel producer and camera operator Austin Anderson injured in the Friday, May 31, 2013 outbreak of tornadoes in the Oklahoma City area tells KWTV TV from his hospital bed that he suffers a cracked sternum, five broken ribs, a broken vertebrae and a cracked vertebrae in his neck. Anderson tells the Oklahoma City CBS affiliate: I could remember it tumbling through the air and my head getting jerked back and forth. Anderson, formerly with KPRC TV in Houston who lives in Texas, reveals in his Skype interview on ABC KVUE TV in his hometown Austin: Tornados are an amazing act of nature and it’s always amazing for me to see it. I just don’t think I should be as close as I was to this one.

SHAKE UP AT CHICAGO NEWSPAPER CAUSES ANGER On Thursday morning, May 30, 2013 Sun-Times Media makes a controversial decision to eliminate virtually all of their staff photographers, keeping just three people to help with photographic editing. Reporters who never have taken pictures before, now asked to be photographers and videographers in addition to their writing. Chicago Sun-Times Media's rash decision gains national headlines and sends shockwaves throughout the entire newspaper industry. This also causes tremendous anger amongst skilled photographers. Longtime Sun-Times columnist Dave Hoekstra roars: Photography is not the snap of a finger, but the sound of experience. Chicago Reader's Michael Miner gasps: Times are tough indeed.

SUPERMAN FANS NOT HAPPY WITH P&G In 2005, Cincinnati, OH-based Procter & Gamble buys Gillette Razor Company. P&G's recent TV ads that question how Superman might shave angers some of the superhero's fans. P&G's Gillette TV ads light-heartedly ask how Superman might shave. P&G's campaign that ties into the upcoming Man of Steel movie features celebrities such as director Kevin Smith who pokes fun at the question. Bloomberg reports that Superman fans think that’s a silly question because in both live-action and cartoons Superman bounces energy rays from his eyes off a mirror to remove unwanted facial hair. This huge controversy lands on Twitter and other social sites as well as traditional media. What do you think? How does Superman shave?

TRIVIA QUESTION: In Superman's radio, TV, comics and movie adventures who is editor of the Daily Planet? The answer appears below.

MOVERS AND SHAKERS

•KPRC TV NBC CH 2 Houston, TX caught with pants down as they Tweet rival station KTRK TV ABC CH 13's morning chopper photos of overturned tanker truck accident on Tuesday, June 4, 2013. •PETER BOYLES top-rated morning drive-time anchor on KHOW-630 Denver, CO known for challenging President Obama’s eligibility fired after reportedly getting into a “violent” confrontation with his own longtime producer, Greg Hollenback. •DALE NICHOLSON longtime manager of KATV TV ABC CH7 until 2009 dies in his Little Rock, AR home on Saturday night, June 1, 2013.

ENTERTAINMENT AND NEWS MILESTONES

•1953 WDAU TV (now WYOU) CBS CH 22 in Scranton Wilkes-Barre, PA begins broadcasting on June 7th. •1969 THE JOHNNY CASH SHOW first episode airs on June 7th on ABC-TV with guest Bob Dylan who joins the Man in Black on Girl from the North Country. •1979 CHUCK BERRY Rock & R&B singer receives charges of tax evasion on June 7th. •1981 TRAVIS TRITT graduates from high school on June 6th. •1990 BARBARA BAXLEY actress who plays Leona in the movie Norma Rae starring Sally Field dies at 63 of a heart attack on June 7th. •2005 JOHNNY CASH's single Hurt goes Gold on June 7th.

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FRANK HALEY [News Director KKIM FM 102.9] (Albuquerque, NM) Subject: Jim Rose Remembers Radio (#1204) June 03, 2013 [Monday] Jim, thanks for the latest JRRR, so sorry to hear about Houston's 4 fire fighters you lost in that big fire off the S. W. freeway. Have you heard any news about Bill Young's illness lately. Thanks again. Frank ps. We have 2 big forest fires going now, one between Santa Fe and Pecos, NM and one in the Jemez mountains just N. W. of Albuquerque. We can see the smoke from here. fh

CHUMBE SALINAS [Willie Nelson and radio fan] (Benavides, TX) Hi!! Just wanted to tell you that I'll be having open heart surgery in the morning (Monday) to have a heart valve replaced and also fix an aortic aneurysm which threw me for a loop! I feel everything should be ok one way or the other and I leave it in God's hands! It wasn't an emergency (discovered a month and a half ago) but the time has come to have it done and it will be the first time in my life that I will be a patient in a hospital!! New experience for sure. Take care, Jim, and keep up the good work with the newsletter! God bless you and Lacy!! Chumbe

Update on Chumbe's surgery. From Barbara Harrell Doctors Regional in Corpus Christi!!! "She is so fine, she is ready to go to fiesta again" (per Chumbe! :) 12:07 pm Chumbe did beautifully. Doctor said everything went as planned. He was very positive. Surgery did not take 5 hours but 2 hours. She is sleeping soundly in ICU. Nurse said this next 4-6 hours she would sleep and that is done to keep her calm. She will be in ICU probably through tomorrow then to a room Wednesday.

Chumbe update - Chumbe is more alert this evening. Breathing tube is gone, she stays awake for about 30 minutes, drinks water and tells me to go home and rest. She has requested phone but she is not able to use. (She dictated earlier message to me.) Nurse tells me she will be in ICU tomorrow with move to room on Wed.

LYNN WOOLLEY [KRLD-KTEM-KNOW-KUT] (Temple/Waco, TX) Subject: West funds. Jim, When the fertilizer plant blew up at West, Texas, The Lynn Woolley Show (KCRS, KTEM, KWBC, KVOP, KBBW) hooked up with Texas Partners Federal Credit Union to raise money. We did two things at the show: we asked listeners all over the state to send in donations, and we had a night of music at a sidewalk cafe called The French Quarter in Temple, where we positioned a tip jar. We raised $813.56 in the jar and brought in $4,567.48 in the mail for a total of $5,381.04. Texas Partners will present the check along with what they raised at their four branches. Talk radio cares about Texas. Lynn (www.BeLogical.com)

TRIVIA ANSWER: In 1933, American writer Jerry Segal and Canadian-born American artist Joe Shuster create Superman, but he does not appear until 1938. Superman's planet is Krypton. His natural parents name him Kal-El. But when he arrives on Earth, his adoptive parents name him Clark Kent. Actor Nicolas Cage names his son Kal-el. Superman first appears in the most valuable comic book in the world, Action Comics 1. The Man of Steel protects Metropolis. Superman's hidden identity is Clark Kent who works for the Daily Planet. Perry White is the editor of the Daily Planet. Newspaper reporter Lois Lane is Superman's secret admirer. A street in Fullerton, CA name is Lois Lane. Superman's doggie is Krypto whose secret identity is Skip. Superman's retreat is Fortress of Solitude.

JAY WEST [ex KILT-610/KODA FM/KRIO-910] (Houston, TX) Subject: Gary Lewis &The Playboys. While reading in your most recent newsletter about Gary Lewis & Playboys, it back many memories. When I was PD at KRIO, McAllen, Texas we had the distinction of previewing the very first live performance of Gary Lewis & The Playboys as well as the first live performance of Dick & Deedee (The Mountain's High...). It was a Dick Clark Caravan of Stars that we promoted on Kay-Rio. Was a big show and lots of fans. I think admission was 2 bucks a ticket. Of course, this goes back to the mid '60's !!! Thought maybe some of your readers would get a kick out of that !!! Rock on, my friend !! -- JAY WEST

ARNOLD H. GLASOW (1905-1998) Praise does wonders for our sense of hearing.

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June 03, 2013 [Monday]

Issue #1204

ALL THE NEWS THAT IS NEWS

STIFLE IT DINGBAT! Those are the famous words that Archie Bunker yells to his wife Edith when she begins to talk nonstop on TV's popular comedy series All in the Family which airs from 1971-79. The late Carroll O’Connor plays bigoted, belligerent loading-dock worker Archie Bunker who is husband to Queens housewife Edith. Archie himself raves about politics when he proclaims that the democrats are driving the country into the dumper! Both Edith and Archie complain about life while they sit in front of TV in their easy chairs which are now on display at the Smithsonian. For half a century, character actress Stapleton appears in theater, TV and movies, but we remember her most as the adorable Edith Bunker in All in the Family. Jean Stapleton dies at 90 on Friday, May 31, 2013.

DENVER TV STORY COMPLETELY FALSE Mediabistro reports that KUSA TV NBC CH9 in nearby Denver town of Colorado Springs, CO uncovers earth shattering facts that a news report on rival KDVR TV Fox CH31 is a complete hoax. KUSA TV anchor Kyle Clark says that KDVR TV's report about an Italian gun executive who cops arrest after they mistake him for a terrorist came apart almost instantly. Clark begins to investigate the story after several viewers ask why KUSA TV does not cover the story. Clark sighs: There wasn’t anyone out there saying that the story happened as it was described elsewhere. So this wasn’t some great feat of investigative journalism on our part. Fox affiliate KDVR TV admits that they base their report on an elaborate but false story.

POLITICAL CORRECTNESS KILLS AMERICA If the sky contains a lot of clouds it's a cloudy day. If someone steals something we call them a thief. If a foreigner is in America illegally they are illegal. They also are outsiders or aliens. So, they are illegal aliens. Not so with the San Francisco Chronicle plus several other publications who now reconsider the term illegal alien. David Steinberg, copy desk chief at the Chronicle, says in an email to Poynter: Chronicle journalists are now advised not to refer to a person as “illegal” or as an “alien”; instead, “illegal” should only be used in describing the means by which they entered the country, and only with proper attribution. These copy cat publications mimic the Associated Press’ style on the term illegal alien.

WANNA BUY SOME BOOKS AT GIVE AWAY PRICES? These days times are mighty difficult for many of us, especially book stores. Kent, WA’s Once Sold Tales shutters its doors after 9 years. Carrie, owner of the book store struggles to find homes for 500,000 books before her warehouse closes at the end of May 2013. She wants to conduct a special book sale instead of pulping the books. She has few options. If her books are not sold, she will have to pulp them because it costs more than her business can afford to house the books. Some of America's schools have empty library shelves. It's a shame, a tragedy and waste of resources to pulp those books. Carrie's warehouse book sale lasts until the end of May 2013. All books, movies and music just $1-2 each. (www.oncesoldtales.com/)

TRIVIA QUESTION: Who declines to record Gary Lewis & the Playboys hit tune This Diamond Ring? The answer appears below.

MOVERS AND SHAKERS

•HAPPY BIRTHDAY! Sonny Melendrez illustrious San Antonio, TX Motivational Speaker former DJ on KTSA-550 and KAHL-1310 nudges his age chart up one notch on May 31, 2013. •WRQX FM (Mix 107.3) Washington, DC replaces Jack Diamond after 25 years with Jeff Dauler and Kristin Klingshirn's The Bert Show on mornings. •WYNZ FM Saga Classic Hits (Big Hits Y100.9) South Portland, ME removes its DJs and rebrands as Rewind 100.9 with a broader playlist. •WGY-810 & WRVE FM (99.5 The River) Clear Channel raise over $626,000 for Albany Medical Center Children's Hospital during the annual Cares for Kids Radiothon.

ENTERTAINMENT AND NEWS MILESTONES

•1955 KLFY TV CBS CH 10 in Lafayette, LA begins broadcasting on June 3rd. •1968 JAMIE O'NEAL Academy of Country Music Top New Female award winner born on June 3rd in Sydney, Australia. •1972 COMMANDER CODY and His Lost Planet Airmen's single Hot Rod Lincoln slams #9 on June 3rd. •1989 REBA MCENTIRE while she performs at Caesar's marries manager Narvel Blackstock on June 3rd in Lake Tahoe, NV. •1994 WIIZ FM (Kiss FM 98.7) New York City goes off the air on June 3rd and merges with WBLS FM 107.5. •2009 GEORGE STRAIT's album Troubadour certifies Platinum on June 3rd.

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JACK PARNELL [ex WHBQ-560] (Memphis, TN) Subject: Where is radio headed? Hello again, Jim: You're right the opening of the gates by the FCC was what got the greedy owners, who still know nothing about radio, rich, then under. We have a local station here that doesn't even run commercials, nor pay their disk jockeys, but it's so interesting that it's getting lots of listeners. It's fully listener supported, a real potpourri of music, but every jock loves what they're doing and it comes thru on the air. It's WEVL, which stands for "weevil", as in boll weevil, not double you evil! Jack Parnell

MIKE BRAUN [ex KWTX-1230 Waco, TX] (Ft. Worth, TX) Subject: Obit: Goodson McKee, W-A-C-O radio. Jim, More sad news to report. I saw a brief announcement in the Waco Tribune-Herald, May 31, that broadcast pioneer Goodson McKee passed away. Goodson had a long-time association with WACO radio and statewide radio broadcasts. Here's all I know so far: Goodson McKee (November 26, 1927 - May 29, 2013) of Waco, passed away Wednesday, May 29, 2013. Services are pending at Wilkirson-Hatch-Bailey Funeral Home in Waco. I'll send details when they become available, probably tomorrow. Goodson was interviewed for Baylor University's Institute of Oral History by Michelle Holland in 2009 for her History of Waco Broadcasting project. Mike Braun, Fort Worth (KWTX-AM/FM, 1975-1979, Waco)

TONY WILLIAMS [ex WKY-930/KRLD-1080/Metro Traffic] (Dallas-Richardson, TX) Subject: Jean Stapleton, Who Played TV's Edith Bunker, Dies. NEW YORK — Actress Jean Stapleton, best known for her role as Edith Bunker in the hit 1970s' television series "All in the Family," has died at age 90, the Los Angeles Times reported on Saturday. Stapleton's family said she died on Friday of natural causes at her home in New York City, the newspaper reported. The actress won three Emmys for her role as the long-suffering wife of loud-mouthed bigot Archie Bunker, played by the late Carroll O'Connor, in the TV sitcom. (Reporting by Barbara Goldberg; Editing by Peter Cooney)

BRYAN HOUSTON (Tyler, TX) Subject: Subscription to newsletter. Saw it on Bill Young's Facebook page, I believe. If it's good enough for Bill, it's good enough for me. And my high school head football coach was born and raised in Minden (LA). Bryan Houston; Clear Marketing Concepts (www.clearmarketingconcepts.com)

MARY STODDARD [girl named 'Sam' on KVIL FM 1964] (Dallas-Frisco, TX) Subject: Jim Rose Remembers Radio (#1203) May 31, 2013 [Friday] Big Thanks to you and "Lady" Lacy. Loved this issue of JRRR! Rock on, my friend! -- Mary

TRIVIA ANSWER: The Drifters and Bobby Vee turn down the song This Diamond Ring which Gary Lewis & the Playboys take to #1 in the US in 1965. The writers of the song Al Kooper, Bob Brass and Irwin Levine admit that they are revolted by the Playboy's version of the tune because they intend it to be a soulful R&B song but Lewis made a teenage milkshake out of it. Gary Lewis, son of comedian Jerry Lewis, fronts 1960s Rock group Gary Lewis & the Playboys. The group has 8 Gold singles, 17 Top 40 Hits, 4 Gold albums, plus 45 Million worldwide record sales. These days, Gary Lewis, founder of Rock group Gary Lewis & the Playboys, makes his home in Rochester, NY with his wife Donna. Gary still tours with his group, but besides himself, there are no original members in the group. His current group of musicians is with him since 2004. The 65 year old Lewis says touring has never stopped. We're going to tour until we need iron lungs.

BILL CAMPBELL [Radio fan Kimball grad 1971] (Waxahachie-Dallas, TX) Subject: Subscribe. Hi Jim, I have no media ties. I just retired as a fireman. I did grow up listening to the various radio stations you worked for and I am sure I have heard you. My memory is of KLIF, KBOX, KIXL and KFJZ to name a few. I graduated from Kimball in 71. Boyette once se(n)t me to the office to see Durrett for my "long hair", (touching my ears) who sent me to get a haircut. My cousin, Judy Scott graduated there in 64. They lived way far out at the end of Polk St. on Wintergreen Rd. Bill

DAVID KEITH (May 8, 1954 - p) From sixth grade on I was a real Pillsbury doughboy. Overweight, long hair, thick glasses.

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May 31, 2013 [Friday]

Issue #1203

ALL THE NEWS THAT IS NEWS

R.I.P. GENE BURNS Breaking News over the Memorial Day holiday weekend: veteran Talk radio personality and longtime KGO-810 San Francisco, CA host Gene Burns dies on Saturday, May 25, 2013 after what is described as a string of illnesses, including a recent stroke. Gene hosts popular weekend show Dining Around with Gene Burns that zeros in on fine wine and fine dining in the Bay Area each Saturday. The legendary Talk radio host Gene Burns has a colorful career that includes WCBM-680 Baltimore, MD; WEEI-590 and WRKO-680 Boston, MA; WCAU-1210 (now WPHT) Philadelphia, PA; WKIS-740 (now WQTM) Orlando, FL and WOR-710 NYC. Also, nightly from 1995 until 2011 on KGO-810 San Francisco, CA.

WHERE ARE THEY NOW? If you wonder what happens to familiar voices on Houston, TX radio and TV airwaves, JRRR tracks them down. After KROI FM flips from Gospel Praise format to all news on July 5, 2011 it snags 6 familiar local names. J.P. Pritchard and Lana Hughes exit KTRH-740 in Houston on Friday July 1, 2011 after 27 years to anchor KROI FM morning news. From 1978-80 during my time on KULF-790, J.P. becomes its distinguished News Director. Other familiar local broadcasters who now appear on KROI FM include: Kevin Charles, Mike Barajas, Craig Roberts, Pattie Shieh and Lanny Griffith. KTRH GM Eddie Martiny tells the Houston Chronicle: Traditional news coverage is no longer as compelling as it used to be. Today, they get it from Blackberries and smartphones.

SAY GOODNIGHT GRACIE Those are the words that George Burns says to his wife Gracie Allen to close out their popular radio show. At a performance in 1922, Gracie Allen meets George Burns and the duo forms a comedy act. In 1923, the 27-year-old Burns and 18-year-old Allen team up for the vaudeville circuit. On January 7, 1926 they wed in Cleveland, OH. On Tuesday, May 21, 2013 Say Goodnight, Gracie’s Women working in News and Talk radio hold their 38th annual Gracie Awards at L.A.’s Beverly Hilton Hotel. CBS Radio News reporter Heather Bosch wins an award for Outstanding Series for her five-part report on Women Warriors. Other notables include: Brooke Gladstone and Mirela Iverac of WNYC FM NYC & Claudia Morell, Robin Shannon and Julie Clark with WFUV FM NYC.

JOHNNY CASH MUSEUM GRAND OPENING Many of us music fans believe that the first Super Group is the Million Dollar Quartet which is the name of recordings made by Elvis Presley, Jerry Lee Lewis, Carl Perkins and Johnny Cash on Tuesday December 4, 1956 in the Sun Record Studios in Memphis, TN. Thursday, May 30, 2013 marks the grand opening ceremony of the Johnny Cash Museum in Nashville, TN. The museum showcases the incredible journey and influence of one of music’s greatest success stories and features an extensive collection of artifacts from the late country legend’s life and career, including guitars, awards, and childhood photographs. Museum founder Bill Miller says the museum is a lifelong dream. I became a Johnny Cash fan of at age nine in 1969.

TRIVIA QUESTION: White Christmas by Bing Crosby is the best-selling single of all time. How many copies does it sell? The answer appears below.

MOVERS AND SHAKERS

•JONATHAN BETZ Richardson high school grad news reporter on WFAA TV ABC CH8 Dallas, TX since March 2008 infiltrates a secret covert NYC TV station. •KYKY FM CBS (98.1) St. Louis, MO Phillips and Company Morning Show play requests for donations through the American Red Cross for storm victims in Moore, OK. $33,670 total raised. President of local fast-food chain Lion's Choice doubles the total to $67,340. •MARSHALL LYTLE original bass player in Bill Haley & His Comets one of first bands to take Rock 'n' Roll mainstream dies at 79 on May 25, 2013 in his home in New Port Richey, FL.

ENTERTAINMENT AND NEWS MILESTONES

•1953 WSUN TV IND CH 38 in St. Petersburg-Tampa, FL 1st broadcast is on May 31st. •1964 WYNONNA JUDD is born in King's Daughters Hospital in Ashland, KY on May 30th, the same day her mother, Naomi Judd, graduates from high school. •1970 KDUB TV ABC CH 40 in Dubuque, IA begins broadcasting on May 31st. •1981 THE OAK RIDGE BOYS' single written by Dallas Frazier Elvira smashes #1 in Billboard Country on May 30th. •1990 LIBERTY IRENE KASEM daughter of Casey and Jean Kasam is born on May 31st. •2000 MARK CHESNUTT's Greatest Hits album snares a Platinum trophy on May 30th.

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BRUCE ELROD [Cash Box & Record World owner/publisher] (Ridgeway, SC) Subject: American Trilogy. the true history of this song. I had the chance to talk with Mickey Newberry about it and it’s just the way he intended it to be, a new southern anthem. thought I would give you some trivia about this song Mickey Newberry wrote this as a totally southern patriotic song and Elvis (Presley) picked up on it right away. he would never have recorded the song with Julia Howe’s Battle Hymn of the Republic as that song is still not sung in the south, it’s considered an enemy anthem. the chorus part of battle hymn, Julia Howe stole from a southern Methodist camp meeting song that first appeared in 1857, therefore American trilogy is a total southern song and Elvis knew it. Bruce

JONATHAN BETZ [General assignment reporter on WFAA TV] (Dallas, TX) Hi Jim- thanks for the kind note. Great to hear from you. My new bosses have asked me not to yet share where I'm going. All I can say is it'll be an anchoring job in New York. I'll let you know when they're ready for me to announce. Wish I could tell you more! I appreciate the interest! Many thanks, Jonathan Betz; Reporter WFAA-TV, Channel 8; Dallas, TX

MIKE BRAUN [ex KWTX-1230 Waco, TX] (Ft. Worth, TX) Subject: Obit: Richard L. "Dick" Gifford. Jim, Saw this obituary for Richard L. "Dick" Gifford, Amarillo radio announcer (1949-1956) and KTVT-TV, Fort Worth (1956-1986). He passed away May 11, 2013, in Fort Worth. Here's the link to his obit and picture in the Star-Telegram: www.legacy.com/obituaries/dfw/obituary.aspx?n=richard-l-gifford-dick&pid=164975284#fbLoggedOut. The obit mentions that after he graduated from Northwestern University, he returned to Amarillo and became a radio announcer (no station(s) given). He joined KTVT-TV in Fort Worth in 1956 and later became local sales manager until his retirement after 30 years. Known for his distinctive bass voice, Dick was active in barbershop quartets, singing jingles for radio and television, and with the Dave Garroway Show in Chicago. Mike Braun, KWTX-AM/FM, Waco, 1975-1979

MARY STODDARD ['Sam' on KVIL FM 1964] (Dallas-Frisco, TX) Hi Jim Rose and Lacy - I love remembering Radio History and Personalities you write about so well in your Jim Rose Remembers Radio! Wanted to share some thoughts with you I'd never expressed before, as one who's been in the business of Radio/Broadcasting, celebrating my 60th Anniversary next year! Monday's blurb about some of my old KLIF Radio colleagues: Joe Long, Roy Nichols & Gary DeLaune sparked some great memories, which your columns so often do for me! Thank you, Jim Rose for bringing it all back so vividly. Almost makes me feel like I was there. Oh, wait, I was! -- Mary "SAM" Stoddard (First Female DJ/Announcer on Dallas Radio, KVIL's Girl-Named-Sam 1964)

TRIVIA ANSWER: White Christmas written by Irving Berlin reminisces about an old-fashioned snow covered Christmas setting. According to the Guinness Book of World Records, Bing Crosby's version of White Christmas is the best-selling single of all time, with estimated sales more than 125 million copies worldwide. In 1942 alone, Crosby's recording spends eleven weeks on top of the Billboard charts. However, it is not his 1942 recording that American audiences hear endlessly during Christmastime, but rather the re-recording he makes in 1947. The first public performance of the song by Crosby is on his NBC radio show The Kraft Music Hall on Christmas Day, 1941. In 1954, White Christmas gains further popularity in the film released under the same name stars Bing Crosby and Rosemary Clooney.

NOREEN DICKSON [Owner of Pets Are Us Rescue] (Houston-Cypress, TX) Subject: hello. I wanted to wish a Happy Memorial Day. Have a great day! Noreen Thank you Pets Are Us Rescue (www.petsareusrescue.org)

LESLIE WAYNE HODGES [formerly KCRS-550] (Marshall, TX) Subject: Interviewed Sol (Billie Sol Estes) in Brady Texas 1994. Sol convinced me in 1994 in Brady Texas at KNEL Radio he is not the problem they {Federal Government} is looking for. My radio was on this Wednesday morning before 6 when I heard Sol was found dead Tuesday. He and his wife Patsy were pleasant to be with. when living in Pecos my brother Linden stayed in the Preachers Home that Sol built and paid for this was a awesome home as Mom and Dad were in Midland looking for the home we would be living in which became 2208 Humble from August 27th 1969 to May 2003. Be glad to talk with about my interview with Sol. Just let me know. Leslie

REV. LANA BRADLEY [Billie Sol Estes funeral in Granbury, TX Saturday, May 18, 2013] I'm not going to stand here today and tell you that Billy Sol was a saint, but neither are any of us in this sanctuary today.

Jim Rose and Lacy

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May 27, 2013 [Monday]

Issue #1202

LACY AND I WISH YOU A SAFE AND HAPPY MEMORIAL DAY WEEKEND!

ALL THE NEWS THAT IS NEWS

BAKERSFIELD TV ICON MEETS HIS MAKER On September 26, 1953 KERO TV NBC CH10 goes on the air. In 1955, KERO-1230's new owner splits radio & TV stations. On July 1, 1963 FCC forces KERO TV to move from VHF CH10 to UHF CH23. KERO TV is NBC until March 1984 when it flips to CBS. In 1996, ABC. On October 3, 2011 McGraw-Hill unloads its TV stations to E.W. Scripps for $212 million. For 20 years, Bakersfield TV legend Don Rodewald hosts a two-hour show from 3 to 5pm on KERO TV. Daughter Judy Barkett remembers: It was the precursor to the modern-day talk show. He showed movies and he did live features. On Wednesday afternoon, May 22, 2013 Bakersfield, CA broadcasting TV pioneer Don Rodewald dies at 86 in San Joaquin Community Hospital.

RADIO HOST AIDES OK FUNNEL CLOUD SURVIVORS Once again, radio reigns supreme. On Wednesday, May 22, 2013 The Mid-Valley's Favorite Radio Station KYKN-1430 Salem-Keizer, OR noon-3 pm host Bill Post conducts a fundraiser on his show for the victims of the tornado in Moore and the Oklahoma City metropolitan area. In just three hours, Post's listeners raise $8,500 to go directly to Oklahoma through Glenn Beck's Mercury One non-profit. Bill sighs: It was amazing how the people of the mid-valley pitched in to help our American friends in Oklahoma. The National Weather Service officially rates the tornado that strikes Southeast 134th at Toby Keith and Sooner Road in Moore, OK an EF-5 Enhanced Fujita scale with the highest wind speeds greater than 200mph.

JUST IN TIME FOR MEMORIAL DAY WEEKEND Each of Cumulus five Country stations in Albany, GA; Boise, ID; Des Moines, IA; Green Bay, WI and Lexington, KY new name is Nash FM. Martz flips Country WSNN FM (99.3) to 1980s Hits and WPDM-1470 to Sports in Potsdam, NY. KIGS-620 Hanford, CA formerly mute is now Fox Sports 620. Entercom veers from Variety Hits WNTR FM (My 107.9) in Indianapolis, IN to Adult CHR (The Mix 107.9). Journal flips WNOX FM (93.1) Knoxville, TN from Country to Classic Hits 93.1. KCCY-1350 Pueblo, CO ends Classic Country for Fox Sports 1350. Cox tosses Spanish La Mega on WHJX FM in favor of Urban Oldies Hot 106.5 in Jacksonville-Ponte Vedra Beach, FL.

NEWS CORPORATION SPLITS News Corporation board votes to have a split soiree with party hats, noise makers and piñatas on June 28, 2013. The two new companies are News Corporation for publishing and 21st Century Fox for movies and TV. Forbes reports that the Murdochs: Rupert, Lachlan and James will pitch tents in both troupes. News Corporation's new board features John Elkann (former Fiat chairman); Ana Paula Pessoa (partner at Brunswick Group, a PR firm) and Masroor Siddiqui (an investor). At 21st Century Fox it's Delphine Arnault (deputy general manager at Christian Dior); Jacques Nasser (former Ford CEO) and Robert Silberman (executive chairman at Strayer Education).

TRIVIA QUESTION: What prompts Ray Stevens to write and record his 1974 hit record The Streak? The answer appears below.

MOVERS AND SHAKERS

•HAPPY BIRTHDAY! David Gold former talk host on WBAP-820 & KLIF-570 Dallas, TX lights the candles on Tuesday, May 28, 2013. •JIMMY DE CASTRO returns as President/GM of Tribune WGN-720 Chicago, IL which experiences bankruptcy plus management downfall. •CARLTON HOUSTON exits KTUL TV ABC CH8 Tulsa, OK as new News Director of KFOR TV NBC CH4 Oklahoma City to replace Mary Ann Eckstein who eases out after 33 years. •BEN SIMMONEAU KYW TV CBS O&O CH3 Philadelphia, PA reporter since April, 2008 departs. In April 2013, reporter Robin Rieger is gone. In May 2013, anchor Susan Barnett not there.

ENTERTAINMENT AND NEWS MILESTONES

•1955 THE RED BUTTONS SHOW which is a favorite of ours last airs on NBC-TV on May 27th. •1968 GLEN CAMPBELL records Jim Webb's Wichita Lineman on May 27th at Capitol Recording Studio at Hollywood & Vine in Los Angeles, CA. •1975 EZZARD CHARLES heavyweight boxing champion (1949-51) dies at 53 on May 27th. •1989 RODNEY CROWELL's single After All This Time rings #1 in Billboard Country on May 27th. •1994 LARRY KING ends Mutual Radio Network radio show on May 27th. •2006 TOBY KEITH performs for American soldiers at Forward Operating Base Warhorse in Iraq's Diyala province on May 27th.

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JAMES MARVELL [Mercy lead singer - 'Love Can Make You Happy' 1969] (Tampa, FL) Subject: Hello Jim, in Tulsa with friend and DJ legend Billy Parker and Roy Clark. Jim, Keeping you updated on my travels through the west. After leaving South Texas I wound up on a radio taping with Roy Clark. Billy Parker, my good friend of 40 years, interviewed us for his radio show on Tulsa's 99.5. Here is a link that your readers may want to check out -

http://whisnews21.com/2013/04/05/james-marvell-celebrates-roy-clarks-80th-birthday/ Best to you and Lacy, James Marvell formerly of Mercy and The Country Cavaleers

BILL CONWAY [Former PD/OM Entercom KOIT FM] (San Diego, CA) Subject: Jack Weston. Hey Jim, I was wondering if anyone knows what ever happened to Jack Weston formerly of KBOX and RCA Records. We were classmates at North Texas when he took his booming voice to Country radio. We touched base often when he transitioned to Records. Eventually he was a National VP at RCA Country. He moved to another label and then I lost track of him in the 90s. NTSU friends remember him as Jack Bullard, his real name. Thanks Bill Conway Good ole Texas boy in San Diego =

BILL CAMPBELL (Waxahachie-Dallas, TX) Subject: Subscribe. Hi Jim, I saw your post on the Wheatland Schools Facebook page. My connection to Wheatland is that my grandparents lived in the house on Wheatland just east of Hampton. My uncle, J.T. Scott, farmed a large portion of the area up until the mid 60's. He grew up in the house across from my grandparents and his folks ran the gin lot. I have a lot of fond memories of the area from the 50's and 60's and of the Methodist church. Most of my family back to my great grandparents are buried in the cemetery. Thanks for sending the newsletter. Bill

MARY STODDARD ['Sam' on KVIL FM 1964] (Dallas-Frisco, TX) Love this, Jim. Could've written so much more…but held back. Less is more in many cases. Thank you for the undeserved praise from a 'real' editor. I just get it right every now and then, like a blind hog finds an acorn! You have managed to mention the names of some of my favorite people and one I have mixed emotions about. (Too bitchy again!) Love Ron, but he wants to expunge the KVIL History before he got there. That's just wrong! On the other hand, I absolutely adored Al Lurie and Joe Long! Both gentle Giants! -- Mary "SAM" Stoddard (First Female DJ/Announcer on Dallas Radio, KVIL's Girl-Named-Sam 1964)

TRIVIA ANSWER: After he reads a newspaper article about a college student who removes his clothes and runs through a crowd, Ray Stevens believes it's a great idea for a song. When The Streak lands on Billboard's survey in April, 1974, there already are fifteen other tunes about streaking. Another forty Streak songs follow. In summer 1974 we spin Ray Stevens' The Streak on Top 40 KFJZ-1270 in Ft. Worth, TX. Some record stores even set up sections for Streaks Of The Week. Ray Stevens' The Streak strikes #1 on Pop charts just five weeks after it debuts. The Streak remains in the Top Four for a month.

JERRY HEILMAN [KJCS FM The Bull 103.3] (Nacogdoches, TX) Subject: news sounders. Jim, I have a question for your JRRR fans and readers. I am looking for a good news intro and :30 or :60 bed. If anyone out there has access to anything we could use, they can contact me by email at jerry@103thebull.com Thanks, and keep up the good work.

JAY WEAVER [ex KCUL-1540/KBUY-1540/KPCN-730] (DFW-Hurst, TX) Subject: Your Nomination To The Texas Radio Hall Of Fame. Hang in there, Jim and let's see how it goes! There are definitely enough people who know who you are! I'll be talking it up! Jay

W.C. FIELDS [William Claude Dukenfield] (01/29/1880 - 12/25/1946) I spent half my money on gambling, alcohol and wild women. The other half I wasted.

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May 24, 2013 [Friday]

Issue #1201

ALL THE NEWS THAT IS NEWS

DOORS ARCHITECT TOPPLES Jim Morrison and Ray Manzarek first meet at a UCLA film school. In June 1965, they form Rock group The Doors in Los Angeles, CA with Jim Morrison (lead singer/songwriter), Ray Manzarek (keyboards), Robbie Kreiger (guitar) and John Densmore (drums). The Doors premiere chart tune Light My Fire flames up Billboard's #1 spot for three weeks. The group has a breathtaking impact on Rock 'n' Roll. But Morrison's controversial onstage locomotions raise cops' eyebrows with several arrests which cause cancelations. On July 3, 1971 Jim Morrison dies of heart failure in Paris, France at only 27. On Monday, May 20, 2013 Doors keyboardist and founding member Ray Manzarek passes at 74 in Rosenheim, Germany surrounded by his family.

SONG WRITER ENTERS ROCK & ROLL HEAVEN In 1975, one the most favorite tunes to spin on Top 40 KXOL-1360 in Ft. Worth, TX is the Righteous Brothers' Rock and Roll Heaven. Alan O’Day who writes Helen Reddy’s #1 tune Angie Baby which in 1974 I spin on Top 40 KFJZ-1270 plus his own #1 smash in 1977 Undercover Angel also pens Rock and Roll Heaven. In 1973, Alan records his first solo album Caress Me Pretty Music but in 1977 it is Undercover Angel that gives him his first worldwide solo hit under his own name. O’Day experiences another major hit Skinny Girls which rings #11 in Australia. Alan writes over 100 songs for Jim Henson’s TV show Muppet Babies. Alan O’Day dies from brain cancer at 72 in his Westwood, CA home on Friday, May 17, 2013.

ESPN TOSSES 100S OF EMPLOYEES TO THE WIND That's right! Git up and boogie! On Tuesday, May 21, 2013 ESPN shocks hundreds of its associates with discharge papers. How nice of them: Some of those being laid off have been told they can stay until the end of the week if they want. An incognito staff member who gets the axe is with ESPN for almost a decade considers the move completely out of the blue. I was told it was 10 percent across the board, which would be roughly 400. ESPN issues a statement: We are implementing changes across the company to enhance our continued growth while smartly managing costs. While difficult, we are confident that it will make us more competitive, innovative and productive.

TRUTH IN REPORTING The recent massive cyclone that blasts its way through a tiny Oklahoma town of 56,000 south of Oklahoma City shocks and dismays us all. The twister's whirlwind rips Moore's small community apart, annihilates its elementary school and explodes homes into fragments of shattered wood. On May 20, 2013 reports flood our airwaves with amazing totals like 91 dead, 20 of them children. Soon, authorities greatly reduce the number of confirmed deaths to at least 51 dead, 9 of them children. Finally, the death toll recedes to 24, with 7 of them school kids. Before that, all newscasts shout that 51 die along with 20 young people. Death totals in any storm should be closely examined before unrealistic numbers air on radio and TV.

TRIVIA QUESTION: Does Jim Morrison really enjoy lighting the fire? The answer appears below.

MOVERS AND SHAKERS

•RADIO INK's Streamline Publishing purchases www.radio-info.com and christens it www.Radiodiscussions.com. Longtime JRRR subscriber T.J. Lambert is new VP/GM of Radio Ink. In early 2013 Streamline's Radio Ink acquires Radio & Television Business Report. •ROB JENNINGS whose broadcast career spans six decades retires after 36 Years as Action News Anchor on WPVI TV ABC CH6 Philadelphia, PA. •AMBER MILLER PD/PM Drive host on Modern Rock WEQX FM (102.7) Manchester, VT departs after 6 years. •DON KAIN reporter for more than 25 years on WFSB TV CBS CH3 Hartford, CT retires on June 7, 2013.

ENTERTAINMENT AND NEWS MILESTONES

•1956 HELEN TERRY British back up singer with lead singer Boy George's Culture Club born on May 25th. •1961 DANA WILLIAMS bass player with CMA Vocal Group Diamond Rio born on May 22nd in Dayton, OH. •1974 DEAN MARTIN SHOW last airs on NBC TV on May 24th. •1988 KATHY MATTEA's single Eighteen Wheels And A Dozen Roses grabs #1 in Billboard Country on May 21st. •1991 GENE CLARK Folk-Rock singer-writer with The Byrds (Mr. Tambourine Man) dies at 49 on May 24th in his Sherman Oaks, CA home. •2003 RANDY TRAVIS' single Three Wooden Crosses wins #1 in Billboard Country on May 24th.

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JEFF THOMPSON [former NBC News, 30 Rockefeller Plaza] (Greensboro/Winston-Salem, NC) Subject: Jim Rose Remembers Radio (#1200) May 20, 2013 [Monday] Hi Jim: Interesting May 17th Trivia story about the origins of the N BC Network chimes...which according to your report was "mechanized" way back in 1932 by Richard H. Ranger. However, when I joined NBC Network Radio News...in 1970, I was amazed to find that it was NOT mechanized...but, in fact, we anchormen had to begin each newscast at the top of the hour by personally and physically playing a real, but small 3 note xylophone that sent the sound of the chimes into the same microphone that I was about to speak into, reporting the world news to the nation. A few years later into my tenure at "30 Rock"...the chimes were, indeed, "mechanized", in that the audio engineer played a recorder version of them each time my newscast began. More like electronic sounding tones. But the theme still persists.- Jeff Thompson - NBC News, WOR-TV, WINS, in NYC, KMSC & KXYZ Radio, KVVV-TV in Houston, etc.

DR. BRUCE NELSON [KFTX FM 97.5 GM/AM Drive DJ Retired on 12/31/2010] (Corpus Christi, TX) Subject: Jim Rose Remembers Radio (#1200) May 20, 2013 [Monday] Greetings from Branson Jim. We saw and spent some time with Mickey Gilley on my birthday and friendship aside this (is) a Branson show must!!! Total class production and Gilley singing better then ever. He has risin above brain surgery several year back and paralysis from a fall few years ago to stage a remarkable comeback at 77. good shows include "Oh What a Truly inspiring and NOT to be missed in Branson. Other show include the Four Season Tribute "Oh What a night" and "Joseph" WOW!! Be well Dr. Bruce (www.kftx.com)

JAY WEAVER [KCUL-1540/KBUY-1540/KPCN-730] (DFW-Hurst, TX) Subject: Your Nomination To The Texas Radio Hall Of Fame. Jim, congratulations on being nominated to the Texas Radio Hall Of Fame. You got my vote! You deserve a place in the Hall for all you do! I would have voted for you twice, but of course, it's against the rules! Jay Weaver

MIKE SHANNON [ex WBAP-820/WFAA-TV] (Dallas-Mesquite, TX) Subject: Next DFW Radio/TV Lunch Bunch set for Sat June 8. And we'll be back at Humperdink's again, 2208 W. Northwest Hwy between Loop 12/Walton Walker and 35E/Stemmons Fwy in NW Dallas,) coming up Saturday, June 8, from 12 noon 'til 3PM (or so...feel free to drop in/drop out, come and go, etc.) Same protocol...casual, each person pays for their own, etc. We'll meet in the 'atrium' room at Humperdink's (usual room) and maybe even spread out onto the patio if the weather behaves. RSVP not necessary. Any questions, just holler. See you there! Mike (www.KNUS99.com)

TRIVIA ANSWER: Poet, Rock singer James Douglas Morrison is born on December 8, 1943 in Melbourne, FL of both Scottish and Irish ancestors. He is the son of a U.S. Naval Officer who fights in World War II, Admiral Sir George Stephen Morrison, and Clara Clarke. Morrison doesn't like the strict attitudes that his parents impose on him. So, early in life he develops a rebellious spirit. In summer 1967, The Doors' Light My Fire tops Billboard's Hot 100 for three weeks. But reportedly Jim Morrison often says that he never likes the song and resents having to sing it. Ironically, Light My Fire is the last song that he ever sings with the Doors during their final public performance on December 12, 1970 at The Warehouse in New Orleans, LA when Jim exits the band.

JIM GOUGH ['Mr. Texas'-movie actor-voice actor] (Austin-Liberty Hill, TX) When I was in Detroit in 68, I had to stay in my hotel room. At least I got to record at the famous Artie Fields Productions! A few years ago Gail and I got to visit Roy's (Rogers) museum in Apple Valley, CA. Jim Gough

JIM MORRISON (December 8, 1943 - July 3, 1971) Come on baby, light my fire. Come on baby, light my fire. Try to set the night on fire.

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May 20, 2013 [Monday]

Issue #1200

ALL THE NEWS THAT IS NEWS

'HI-DE-HI' IS NO MORE Actor Paul Shane who makes his name playing Ted Bovis in BBC's long-running TV sitcom Hi-de-Hi! dies at 72 after a short illness surrounded by close family at a hospice in Rotherham, South Yorkshire on Thursday, May 16, 2013. Paul later appears in You Rang, M'Lord, along with other members of the former Hi-de-Hi! cast. Paul Shane, born in Rotherham in 1940, begins his working life as a miner but an accident turns him to the entertainment industry. He sings and entertains in pubs and clubs across South Yorkshire until TV offers enter the picture in the early 1970s. In 1980, his big break arrives with the BBC hit Hi-de-Hi! written by Jimmy Perry and David Croft. The series, which airs until 1988, wins large audiences and a Bafta for Best Comedy Series in 1984.

TV REPORTER MAY LOSE JOB FOR REPORTING TRUTH CBS TV reporter Sharyl Attkisson who is just about the only member of the MSM who dares to investigate Benghazi-gate and now reports come in that she might lose her job over it plus the fact that CBS News president is the brother of a top Obama Administration official allegedly does not help her situation. The Daily Caller reports: The brother of a top Obama administration official is also the president of CBS News, and the network may be days away from dropping one of its top investigative reporters for covering the administration’s scandals too aggressively. CBS News executives reportedly express frustration with their own reporter, Sharyl Attkisson. Do we live in America or in a third world country?

COUNTRY RADIO DIES IN CANADA Australian Rock music journalist and media executive, Paul Cashmere, reports that Aussie born singer/songwriter Greg Quill dies at 66 in Canada from complications from pneumonia after suffering health issues for a number of years. Guitarist Sam See, who plays with Quill in Southern Cross, sighs: Very sad to hear of the passing of Greg Quill. A significant hole has been left. Greg is best known for the hit song Gypsy Queen which is a major hit in Australia in 1972. In the late 1960s, Greg begins his career in Sydney. In June 1970 he puts together his first Country Radio line-up and bases his band’s sound on The Byrds, Bob Dylan and The Band. In late 1970s, Quill exits Australia and relocates to Canada as senior arts columnist for the Toronto Star.

AWARD WINNING WINDY CITY TV ANCHOR GETS THE BOOT On Friday afternoon, May 17, 2013 WBBM TV CBS CH2 jettisons news anchor Susan Carlson who is with WBBM TV for the last 10.5 years from traffic reporter, to feature reporter, to news anchor. Observers believe that extremely low ratings of CBS CH2 early morning newscasts, of which Carlson co-anchors, take a significant role in her release. Chicago native, Susan Carlson graduates Magna Cum Laude from Loyola University in 1991 with a Bachelor's degree in Broadcast Journalism and English, and graduating from Roosevelt University in 2009 with a Master's degree in Journalism. Susan wins 5 local Emmy Awards, Edward R. Murrow Award plus a Chicagoland Achievement in Radio Award.

TRIVIA QUESTION: When does a 17 minute sound check actually appear on a record album? The answer appears below.

MOVERS AND SHAKERS

•MONROE HOPPER Gospel music star founding member of North Carolina Gospel group The Hopper Brothers [later, The Hoppers] dies at 86 on Friday, May 17, 2013 in Madison, NC. •NFL OWNERS award Houston, TX the 2017 Super Bowl. •WALTON & JOHNSON scramble for a comeback in Houston, TX radio on Clear Channel Talk KPRC-950 on Tuesday, April 30, 2013 that replaces the popular syndicated Conservative Talk host Joe [Pags] Pagliarulo out of WOAI-1200 in San Antonio, TX. The Houston Chronicle reports that KPRC-950 jettisons W&J 5 months ago in December 2012.

ENTERTAINMENT AND NEWS MILESTONES

•1955 STEVE GEORGE keyboardist for 1980s Rock band Mr. Mister born on May 20th. •1965 ROGER MILLER's single King Of The Road hits Gold on May 19th. •1972 WALTER WINCHELL radio columnist later narrates popular TV series The Untouchables dies of prostate cancer at 75 on May 20th. •1980 ALABAMA's 1st album to hit charts My Home's In Alabama releases on RCA records on May 20th. •1995 CBS NEWS fires co-anchor Connie Chung on May 20th. •2005 THE OAK RIDGE BOYS along with lead singer Duane Allen perform the National Anthem at Shea Stadium on May 20th as New York Mets lose to the NY Yankees 5-2.

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JACK PARNELL [ex WHBQ-560] (Memphis, TN) Subject: Where is radio headed? Hello again, Jim: Thanks so much for your fantastic writings...heavy truths that almost nobody in the biz has the sense to realize today. I really wish we could be around when it gets better, but I don't think we will be...I certainly don't expect to be 105! Thanks also for adding me to your list and sending the good stuff. Jack Parnell

JERRY HEILMAN [KJCS FM 103.3] (Nacogdoches, TX) Subject: hackers. Enjoyed your read on hackers getting control of websites at WTOP and WFED. Will Congress ever address this problem by making it illegal to download any content on a computer without the owner's express consent? Probably not. As radio stations and other businesses put more of their reliance on the web, I can just see a future hacker getting into the program log and entering some nasty content that would then run on the air. Microsoft is the world's worst at putting c*** onto your computer. I hope you and Lacy are doing well. YOU'VE GOT MY VOTE (trhof)!! Way past time you got the honor you so richly deserve. Jerry Heilman (KEBE, KOOI, KLIS, KSFA, KJSC, 103thebull), Nacogdoches, TX

JAY WEST [former KILT-610/KRI0-910] (Houston, TX) Subject: Hi Jim. Thanx for the mention in your column this week. For future reference ...Please note that I have never worked at KLIF/Dallas. My radio tenure was KRIO, McAllen Texas, KILT-am. Houston. Total of 20 years for both. Thank you again for your reference and your kindness. Jay West

JIM GOUGH ['Mr. Texas'-movie actor-voice actor] (Austin-Liberty Hill, TX) Subject: Jim Rose Remembers Radio (#1199) May 17, 2013 [Friday] I was so sorry to hear about my friend Jay West's health problems. Our prayers are with him. Jim Gough

GARY DELAUNE [ex KLIF-1190, KENS TV] (San Antonio, TX) Subject: Joe Long. I knew Joe well. He had a great family and I had just started at KENS-TV when he died and Paul (Long) I think it was, called to see if I could come to the funeral so I flew to Dallas. Truly a tremendous talent...at KLIF. Roy Nichols and I left...to go to KRLD-TV as Jim Underwood and Bill Cevera convinced Barker to hire us. Five other employees left the same day Roy and I quit. Gordon (McLendon) wrote me a letter of apology about hiring Jay Randolph as station manager. Bill Morgan had announced I was to be the new voice of the Cowboys and SMU basketball...But as they say, the rest is history. GD (www.garydnews.com)

JOE LONG From 1971-72 during my time as a newscaster/mobile news reporter on KBOX-1480 in Dallas, TX I have nothing but immense praise for Joe Long. He is the crown jewel of TX radio. Many say he has the voice of God. Joe treats me extremely well. One item that sticks with me forever is he says when we botch a word, do not stop to correct it. Just keep on going as if nothing has happened and most people will never notice. Joe says if we stop to make a correction, then everyone will know. So, just keep on going. Brilliant! In 1972, it is my duty to be the first in the world to announce in a newscast that the legendary Joe Long dies.

DUSTY BLACK [TX Radio 1972-2006 in Austin/Dallas/Houston] (Austin, TX) Jim, When I started in 1972 Dick Moore was the news director. When month did you leave KBOX (1480). I know it was in 1972? I have followed your career for all of these years. True Golden Days. Dusty Black

TRIVIA ANSWER: While they wait for producer Jim Hilton to arrive, Hard Rock band Iron Butterfly runs through In-A-Gadda-Da-Vida as a sound check for engineer Don Casale and he rolls the tape to capture the rift. When he plays the tape back, everyone agrees that the band cannot improve on the sound. So, that seventeen minute sound check actually appears on Iron Butterfly's Multi-Platinum album In-A-Gadda-Da-Vida.

MIKE BRAUN [ex KWTX-1230 Waco, TX] (Ft. Worth, TX) Jim, The KWTX-AM transmitter and tower are in their original location near Primrose Drive between South 16th and South 18th streets (off LaSalle Avenue) in Waco. The KWTX-TV and KWTX-FM transmitters and tower are located in Moody (south of Waco). Best wishes, Mike Braun, KWTX-AM/FM, 1975-1979

PHIL DONAHUE [Former TV talk show host] The radio of my youth...is now a quaint memory replaced by computer hard drives.

Jim Rose and Lacy

Houston, Texas - Laus Deo

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May 17, 2013 [Friday]

Issue #1199

ALL THE NEWS THAT IS NEWS

JUSTICE DEPARTMENT BUGS AP PHONE RECORDS Recently, the Justice Department secretly obtains Associated Press reporters and editor’s telephone records that a cooperative's top news executive calls a "massive and unprecedented intrusion" into how news organizations gather news. This is straight from a James Bond movie script. In April and May 2012, the feds seize records of more than 20 separate telephone lines which are assigned to AP and its journalists. AP President and Chief Executive Officer Gary Pruitt says the government sought and obtained information far beyond anything that could be justified by any specific investigation. He demands the return of the phone records plus destruction of all copies.

CYBER-MONSTER HACKS DC RADIO Recently, Hubbard all-news WTOP FM (103.5) Washington, DC blocks visitors from logging into its popular website due to what it describes as a cyber attack. This Internet monster, also strikes sister station Federal News Radio WFED-1500 website which attacks visitors’ computers with spyware. WTOP's website posts a story which says it is just one of many media and other websites the cyber attack compromises. Hackers take advantage of a security flaw in IE that redirects traffic to a fake site that then installs malware on a user’s computer. Kim Komando, Weststar Talk Radio Network host, reports that as of now, Microsoft doesn’t have a fix for the security flaw in IE 8. The Digital Goddess suggests an upgrade to IE 9 or 10, or switch web browsers.

NASHVILLE SPACE IS TIGHT Nashville musicians desire more bright yellow marked loading zone spaces in The Country Music Capital of the World. Robert Cabrera of the Nashville Business Journal reports that Music City musicians are in a battle with the city's Metro over loading zone spaces for them to unload their equipment for performances at downtown Nashville’s honky-tonks because the zones are always occupied. WTVF TV CBS Channel 5 News reports that Tune Town musicians push for more spaces at a public meeting with the city’s traffic and parking committee on Monday, May 13, 2013. With Nashville being the home of the historic Ryman Auditorium, some folks refer to it as the Carnegie Hall of the South.

LITTLE RICHARD IS BEING MOVED Rock and R&B Superstar Little Richard is not physically relocating but Macon Mayor Robert Reichert confirms on WMAZ TV on Friday, May 11, 2013 that Little Richard's boyhood home in Macon, GA will move to another location because of a highway construction project. Richard Wayne Penniman is born on December 5, 1932 in Macon's Pleasant Hill community which the new Interstate 75 later divides. The 80 year old singer of Tutti Frutti's boyhood home faces possible demolition to make room for a planned expansion of the interchange. Quick on the scene, City officials will relocate Little Richard's bambino dwelling to a lot near the Pleasant Hill community garden to be used as a neighborhood resource center. Well, a whop bop-a-lu a whop bam boo!

TRIVIA QUESTION: What is the origin of the famous three-note NBC chimes? The answer appears below.

MOVERS AND SHAKERS

•DR. JOYCE BROTHERS psychologist who is a pioneer of the TV advice show dies at 85 on Monday, May 13, 2013 in NYC. Dr. Brothers' celebrity takes off as a contestant on TV quiz show The $64,000 Question when she becomes the only woman to ever win the show's top prize. •JOHN WITTE GM of KFOX TV Fox CH14 El Paso, TX tells El Paso Times that he retires after 11 years just months before his first grandchild arrives and before Sinclair acquires KFOX TV. •HEIDI HARRIS former KRLA-870 Los Angeles morning co-host returns to Las Vegas on KBET-790 Talk That Rocks. •JUDITH DURHAM one of my all time favorite singers suffers Cerebral Hemorrhage midway through The Seekers Golden Jubilee Tour in Melbourne, Australia.

ENTERTAINMENT AND NEWS MILESTONES

•1956 BOB SAGET host of America's Funniest Home Video born on May 17th. •1967 GLEN CAMPBELL records John Hartford's Gentle On My Mind on May 17th arranged by Leon Russell at the Capitol Recording Studio in Hollywood, CA. •1975 10CC releases I'm Not in Love on May 17th. •1980 ALABAMA's Tennessee River releases on RCA records on May 16th. •1992 LAWRENCE WELK conductor/accordionist (Lawrence Welk Show) dies at 89 on May 17th. •2006 WALK THE LINE soundtrack album goes Platinum on May 17th featuring Johnny Cash's Ring Of Fire and Jackson performed by Reese Witherspoon, Joaquin Phoenix, Shooter Jennings & Waylon Payne. •DICK MORRIS formerly with Fox News lays down incorrect political Talk on WPHT-1210 Philadelphia, PA weekdays from 2-6p.

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DAVE BRUCE [Attorney at law] (West Dennis, MA) Subject: Radio newsletter. Thanks, Jim, yes, indeed, I think I did change email addresses without notifying you. Thanks for putting me back on the list. Much appreciated. Dave Bruce; Attorney at Law; West Dennis, MA

JEFF MACK [KULF/KILT FM/KENR/WNOE/WYYN/KNUZ] (Cleveland, TX) Here's one for the record books. Johnny Shannon, who I think is currently at KTSA, worked at KVLB along with me and Royce Guinn in 1965. KVLB was his first job out of Elkins licensing school. Royce and I were still in High School at the time. Johnny was a talented jock from the get go. It wasn't long before he was at KILT working part time/fill in, then full time. I was 17 at the time and totally consumed with radio. I listened to the BC band at night to great stations like WLS, WNOE and others learning from what I heard to find what suited my personality best. Of coarse it was high energy and fast delivery in those days. Every break had to have time, temp call letters, your name, music titles and artist. You jingled out of all stop sets and sweeps. When I finished a 4 to 6 hour show I was physically wore out. I know you can relate. Keep up the great work my friend, Jeff "Mack" McClain

JAY WEST [KILT-610/KODA FM/KRIO-910] (Houston, TX) yo jim. this is to update you on my progress in recovery. i am now at home resting and having home health-care, i have a physical therapist visit twice weekly...and an occupational therapist visit twice weekly. i am beginning hyperbolic treatments starting next monday for a couple of weeks to heal quicker from foot amputation, thanks for caring, and hope to be walking again soon. God speed!!!! -- JAY WEST

MARY STODDARD [Sam-KVIL FM] (Dallas/Frisco, TX) Subject: New BIO & TRHoF Nomination. Hi Jim: Hope you are well. Congratulations on the new format for your Newsletter. Nice! Thought you might be interested to see I've been Nominated for the 11th straight year for the TRHoF (I know, we've talked about this before!) After doing some heavy fact-checking, I can say I'm the 1st FCC Licensed Female in the State (lic. date: Jan. 28, 1965) I've never campaigned to get in before, but decided I really want this for my kids to see while they and I are still here to see it! Probably an exercise in futility, but here's my BIO that runs next to my name on the List of many, most of whom haven't the credentials, credits or seniority to be on it! Best to you, Jim. -- Mary Sam Stoddard

TRIVIA ANSWER: The famous three-note NBC chimes progress over several years. The three note sequence G-E-C may have been heard first on WSB-750 in Atlanta, GA. During the network broadcast of a Georgia Tech football game, an NBC technician in NYC hears the WSB version of the notes and asks permission to use them on NBC's national network. In 1931, NBC begins to use the three note chime. In 1932, Richard H. Ranger of the Rangertone company mechanizes the NBC chimes. This is the first audio trademark that the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office accepts. NBC-TV still uses the G-E-C chime. MSNBC cable TV network uses a variant with two preceding notes. NBC's radio branch no longer exists.

JOHN STEEL [engineer at KUHF FM/KUHA FM (U of H)/KONO-860/KLDE FM/KNUZ-1230] (Houston, TX) Subject: Nominations. Jim, I just sent in a nomination for you for the Texas Radio Hall of fame yesterday. I just looked and you are already listed as nominated so it looks like others have nominated you also. I know that Les Hodges nominated you, so could be that his nomination got there. I got nominated again also, I am not sure who nominated me. John Steel

WOLFMAN JACK [commenting about Top 40 radio] It stays with you, and it makes life feel so good!

Jim Rose and Lacy

Houston, Texas - Laus Deo

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May 13, 2013 [Monday]

Issue #1198

ALL THE NEWS THAT IS NEWS

SPACE CITY TV PRODUCER MURDERED TV Spy reports that former KRIV TV CH26 producer, Kathryn Greer Feagin, is found dead by her grandmother in her West Houston, TX apartment on Wednesday, May 8, 2013. According to Houston ABC O&O KTRK TV CH13 There was no sign of forced entry at her apartment, where her grandmother found her Wednesday after she had not heard from Feagin for several days. Houston cops investigates Kathryn's death as a murder. Before Feagain joins KRIV TV in 2009, WDSU TV in New Orleans is her employer. After Kathryn exits the Fox O&O in 2011, she teaches occasional classes at Sculpt Fitness in the Bayou City. A colleague tells KTRK TV: She had a real bubbly personality, just always happy.

JOURNALISM'S HOUSE IS ON FIRE CBS Evening News anchor Scott Pelley admits a recent rash of mistakes shows journalism's house is on fire. On Friday, May 10, 2013 during a journalism award ceremony, Scott scolds his industry: ...in a world in which everyone is a publisher no one is an editor. Pelley mentions how several news organizations prematurely reported an arrest in the Boston Marathon bombing case. Scott castigates fellow journalists as he urges them to worry less about the "vanity" of being first on a story and more about being right. This has been a bad few months for journalism. We're getting the big stories wrong over and over again. The CBS Evening News anchor's criticism comes as he receives a Fred Friendly journalism award from Quinnipiac University.

TYLER COPS FACE MAN ON TOP OF TV TOWER Around 4:30 Wednesday afternoon, May 8, 2013 a KYTX TV CH19 employee witnesses a man who cops later identify as Claude Allen Lacy close to 50 feet up its TV tower. By the time lawman arrive on the scene, KYTX TV reports that the perpetrator eases down to around 25 feet then he slowly inches back up the ladder. KYTX TV leads with the story on its 6:00 pm news. During the last 20 minutes of the newscast, reporter Field Sutton describes the activity at the tower which stands tall behind the KYTX TV studios. The standoff between county Mounties and the tower climber comes to a screeching halt just before 7:00 pm when he finally caves in and ends his high wire act on the spire. All's well that ends well in Tyler, TX.

BEN & SKIN TOGETHER AGAIN Radio Ink reports that Sports Talk KRLD FM (The Fan 105.3) in Dallas, TX hires Ben and Skin to host afternoons from 2-6pm. Previously for the past three years, Ben Rogers and Jeff [Skin] Wade broadcast from 9 am to noon on ESPN KESN FM in Big D. Before that Ben and Skin spread the word during KTCK-1310 The Ticket’s Mavs postgame radio show as well as Saturday mornings. Ben and Skin first appear on-air as a team in halftime segments on KSTR TV CH49’s Dallas Mavericks TV broadcasts. Gavin Spittle, VP News/Talk/Sports CBS Radio/Dallas is enthusiastic: We are really excited to bring the energy and excitement of the Ben and Skin Show to our listeners. “They are a perfect fit for our lineup and are well known in the DFW area,

TRIVIA QUESTION: Which four Beatles songs top Cashbox Magazine's record chart for sixteen straight weeks in 1964? The answer appears below.

MOVERS AND SHAKERS

•HAPPY BIRTHDAY! Dr. Bruce Nelson former GM/AM Drive DJ on KFTX FM [97.5] who retires on December 31, 2010 only ages one year on Wednesday, May 15, 2013. Jim Travis previous DJ on KBUC FM/KVET-1310/KXOL-1360 blows out 39 candles or more on Friday, May 17th. BOB GRANT East Coast radio icon has his day on Saturday, May 18th. •INGA BARKS joins Talk radio KNZR-1560 Bakersfield, CA from 3-5pm plus nightly 6-9pm on KMJ-580 Fresno. •KEVIN MILLER Morning drive talk host on Peak Broadcasting KIDO-630 in Boise, ID named Best Radio Host by KTVB TV as part of its 7’s Best awards.

ENTERTAINMENT AND NEWS MILESTONES

•1959 MILTON BERLE's Kraft Music Hall last airs on May 13th on NBC-TV. •1965 LARI WHITE soulful Country singer (Now I Know #5-1994) who has a role in Tom Hanks movie Cast Away born on May 13th in Dunedin, FL. •1970 THE BEATLES movie Let it Be premieres on May 13th. •1986 HANK WILLIAMS JR.'s Greatest Hits, Volume 2 album certifies Gold on May 13th. •1999 MEG GREENFIELD journalist for 20 years at Washington Post, 25 years as Newsweek editorial columnist plus Washington, D.C. insider dies of cancer at 68 on May 13th. •2003 JOE NICHOLS debut album Man With A Memory strikes Gold on May 13th.

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JACK PARNELL [ex WHBQ-560 DJ] (Memphis, TN) I think we could all write a book about our earliest jobs in radio. Shirley, my wife, has been trying to get me to write a book, mainly about the days after we moved to Memphis, and all the people we met. BTW, She and I will celebrate our 57th anniversary in August. WHBQ was a hot radio station all over the country...people would come in and listen to us just to see what made us so popular. I'm sure you knew that Dewey Phillips, who was on from 9 to midnight, was the first person in the world to play an Elvis (Presley) record "That's Alright Mama"...July 8, 1954. When he left in 1958, I took his air shift...9p to 1a.

TONY BRIDGE [2010 Texas Radio Hall of Fame inductee] (Fort Worth-Benbrook, TX) Subject: Bill Moore Obit Moore Obit. When Mike Braun reported the death of Bill Moore, it brought back many memories of a great friend. Bill and two of his crew would visit my three stations (KLUE Longview, KMHT Marshall, and KBCL Shreveport) several times a year. Bill would call and ask me if the station could handle another 25 or 35 thousand dollars that month. Of course we could. They would arrive in their big black Lincoln, quickly hit their phones already installed, and in two days the sales were done, and not a local account touched. It was all their “pocket accounts” from all over the state. Never any bad accounts, always a joy to see Bill and the guys. True hard working professionals working their selected stations state wide. Bill my friend we will certainly miss you; you were one of a kind. And where you are now, I bet Saint Peter can use another 25 or 35 thousand this month. Tony Bridge, Fort Worth.

TRIVIA ANSWER: In 1964, four different Beatles songs top Cashbox Magazine's record chart for sixteen straight weeks. From January 25th until May 16th the Fab Four leads the best sellers list with I Want To Hold Your Hand for 8 weeks, She Loves You for 2 weeks, Twist And Shout for 1 week and Can't Buy Me Love for 5 weeks. Louie Armstrong's Hello Dolly interrupts their streak for one week before Love Me Do puts The Beatles back on top for one more week.

MIKE BRAUN [ex KWTX-1230 Waco, TX] (Ft. Worth, TX) Subject: KWTX anniversary and Buddy Bostick birthday. Jim, Twenty-eight-year-old M.N. “Buddy” Bostick was the station manager who helped build KWTX radio. "Buddy" Bostick will celebrate his 95th birthday on May 18. Mr. Bostick would later become president and general manager of KWTX Broadcasting Company. In addition to KWTX-TV and KWTX-FM, the ownership group would put KBTX-TV, Bryan-College Station (Channel 3) on the air in 1957, along with the purchase of KXII-TV, Ardmore, Oklahoma (Channel 12). The company acquired KNAL radio, Victoria, Texas, in 1959 and KLFY-TV, Lafayette, Louisiana, in 1965. Best wishes, Mike Braun, KWTX-AM/FM, 1975-1979

CHUMBE SALINAS (Benavides, TX) Congratulations on you TRHF nomination!! You'll have my vote!

DAN MCCURDY [a while back Charlie & Harrigan-KLIF-1190] (Sherman, TX) Subject: Jim Rose Remembers Radio (#1197) May 10, 2013 [Friday] Hey, Jimbo...long time away from the 'puter...but I'm still a big fan of JRRR! I'll sure second the sentiment that your inclusion of pertinent lyrics, "George Jones (September 12, 1931 - April 26, 2013) They placed a wreath upon his door. And soon they'll carry him away. He stopped loving her today “was a master-stroke, not unexpected for a pro radio-head like yourself. As a woo-hoo rock n' rollin' ex-DJ with a deep love for classical music...truthfully, much of traditional C&W is also close to my heart. And none EVER captured the true essence of Country's penchant for story-telling better than Ol' Possum. Dang, I just hate it that we lost this lynch-pin to that wonderful genre...a genius of style and vocal acrobatics unmatched in the annals of Country Soul. Honestly, Ole George was my fave Country artist...he always seemed to pick just the perfect song that touched folks the deepest and spun their stories with a nonpareil honesty unmatched by any C&W artist in my recollection. Miss him? Heck yeah...we'll have to "Hold on...hold on...hold on to each other" for a loooong time before we see the likes of his vocal brilliance again. - Bestooya (and Lacy, too)... Dan McCurdy, Sherman, TX -- KLIF, KBOX-Dallas, WMEX-Boston, 2004 Inductee in the Texas Radio Hall of Fame

GEORGE ELIOT [Mary Ann Evans] (1819-1880) There is no feeling, perhaps, except the extremes of fear and grief, that does not find relief in music.

Jim Rose and Lacy

Houston, Texas - Laus Deo

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May 10, 2013 [Friday]

Issue #1197

ALL THE NEWS THAT IS NEWS

BURIAL PLOT FOUND FOR BOSTON BOMBER Radio Ink reports that Chaz of Chaz and AJ in the Morning Talk show on CMG Rock WPLR FM (99.1) in Hartford/New Haven/Milford, CT offers to personally purchase a burial plot (up to $1,000.00) for Boston Bombing Suspect Tamerlan Tsarnaev just as long as it's not in his home state of Connecticut or in Massachusetts where the bombing occurs. Chaz says: We've been through enough in this state; I can speak for most Connecticut residents when I say we REALLY don't want him here. We've had some historically horrible things happen recently, we don't want Connecticut to be known as a final resting place of a terrorist. Chaz further states: This is where I draw the line. Not in my backyard.

FUGEES SINGER GOES TO PRISON As a teenager in the 1990s, Lauryn Hill begins as a singer with the Fugees. In 1998, she releases her multiplatinum solo album The Miseducation of Lauryn Hill. In 2012, the Grammy-winning 37-year-old singer pleads guilty to failing to pay taxes on more than $1.8 million earned from 2005 to 2007. Also on the agenda are unpaid state and federal taxes in 2008 and 2009 that brings her total earnings to about $2.3 million. On Monday, May 6, 2013 as NJ U.S. Magistrate Madeline Cox Arleo orders singer Lauryn Hill to serve three months in prison. Hill compares her experience in the music industry to the slavery her ancestors endure. She pleads to the judge: I am a child of former slaves who had a system imposed on them. I had an economic system imposed on me.

ARBITRON RELEASES "RADIO TODAY 2013" STUDY All Access publishes Arbitron's Radio Today 2013 study. Among its highlights: Country and New Country, already #1 format in the report last year, grows again to remain in first place to reach another record audience share. The format benefits most from an influx of 18-24 listeners and is even #2 among teens nationally. News/Talk/Information and Talk/Personality remains #1 in PPM markets and #2 in the rest of the U.S. The 2,121 rated AM, FM, HD Radio and streamed spoken word formats rank prominently in highly educated, high income listeners. Read more at: www.allaccess.com/net-news/archive/story/118183/arbitron-s-radio-today-2013-study-looks-at-the-str#ixzz2Sj2qgdAE.

KULF'S PENTHOUSE SUITE LIES IN RUIN People change, things come and go but it's mighty difficult to imagine the present state of the elegant 14 floor castle that once houses Top 40 KULF-790 in its penthouse suite during my time as a DJ there from 1978-80 and in the 1950s King of the Wildcatters Glenn McCarthy's plush Cork Club with Frank Sinatra. James Dean clones oil tycoon McCarthy in the movie Giant. Central Square Plaza previously known as Central Bank building and earlier Century building at 2100 Travis in Houston, TX's Midtown District with its marble elevators stands vacant for 15 years. It's as if people just walk away from their desks and never return. Hallelujah! Local real estate investor Keeley Megarity purchases and will gut and restore the historic shrine.

TRIVIA QUESTION: What opinion does Frank Sinatra have of his Grammy winning tune Strangers in the Night? The answer appears below.

MOVERS AND SHAKERS

•MARIO MACHADO KCBS-TV Los Angeles, CA news anchor in 1960s & 1970s actor who appears in Rocky III, Scarface & Robocop dies at 78 of pneumonia in an L.A. convalescent facility. •WGY-810 Clear Channel News/Talk & Hot AC WRVE FM (The River 99.5) Albany-Schenectady, NY raises over $626,000 for Albany Medical Center Children's Hospital during their annual Cares for Kids Radiothon. •KVMX FM Lotus Classic Hits (MAX 92.1) Bakersfield, CA flips to KIX Country 92.1 FM.•GEORGE WALKER West Virginia Public Radio host for All Things Considered for nearly 12 years dies in his home over the weekend at 60.

ENTERTAINMENT AND NEWS MILESTONES

•1953 KCBD TV NBC CH11 in Lubbock, TX begins broadcasting on May 10th. •1962 JOHNNY CASH along with George Jones, Tompall & The Glaser Brothers and The Carter Family play prestigious Carnegie Hall in NYC on May 10th. •1974 STEELY DAN releases their single Rikki Don't Lose that Number (#4 summer 1974) on May 11th. •1984 LEE GREENWOOD's single God Bless The U.S.A. releases on MCA records on May 10th. •1992 SYLVIA SIMS Cabaret singer (I Could Have Danced All Night #20-1956) dies of a heart attack at 74 on May 10th. •2007 SUGARLAND's video Everyday America debuts on CMT TV on May 10th.

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JACK PARNELL [former DJ on WHBQ-560] (Memphis, TN) Jim: You're so right about Wink (Martindale); he was honored with a special award last year by the TN Radio Hall of Fame, and I was honored to introduce him and present his award. He knew he'd won and asked me to present him. We had a great time reliving some of those days of yore in radio. I notice you're in Houston; I'm sure you weren't there when my very close friend Jay Cook was PDing a station there, on his way to becoming President of Gannett Radio. What a great, talented, and extremely nice guy he was. We always stayed in close touch...he called me about 2 days before he died, knowing it wouldn't be long. JP

MIKE BRAUN [ex KWTX FM/AM] (Ft. Worth, TX) Subject: Obit: William "Bill" Emerson Moore; ex-KCUL, Fort Worth and other Texas stations. Jim, We've lost another pioneer broadcaster: William "Bill" Emerson Moore. I saw his obituary in the "Fort Worth Star-Telegram" on May 5. Here's a link to his obit and photo: www.legacy.com/obituaries/dfw/obituary.aspx?n=william-emerson-moore-bill&pid=164615834&fhid=4250#fbLoggedOut Mr. Moore was an announcer at KCUL in Fort Worth and several other Texas radio stations. He founded The Moore Company, Inc., a radio promotional firm, in the 1950s. He sold radio time for many stations and never had a contract ... a handshake was always good enough for him. I wonder at what other Texas radio stations Mr. Moore worked? Mike Braun, KWTX-AM/FM, Waco, 1975-1979

DAVID FAULKNER [KTNS-1600 Plano/KFJZ-870 Ft. Worth] (Dallas, TX) Subject: KTNS-1600 news... Jim, Good to hear from you. That is correct. 1600AM/Plano, TX had the KTNS calls from summer of 85 to Jan of 87. It carried the ABC Talkradio format with ABC News at the top of each hour. I worked there all but a few weeks of that. In Jan 87 the station sold and went dark for several months while it relocated to Dallas. It would return to the air with a new format that I called Spanish Disco. I have no idea of its actual name. :) I knew the Oakhurst, CA station got the KTNS calls. Didn't know it was an AC format. Thought it was News/Talk. AC is more interesting. AM has too many talkers. Best to you and Lacy, David

BRYAN HOUSTON (Tyler, TX) Subject: Subscription to newsletter. Saw it on Bill Young's Facebook page, I believe. If it's good enough for Bill, it's good enough for me. And my high school head football coach was born and raised in Minden (Louisiana). Bryan Houston; Clear Marketing Concepts (www.clearmarketingconcepts.com)

TRIVIA ANSWER: In 1966, Pop singer Frank Sinatra tops both the US and UK charts with his single Strangers In The Night. He later scores a Grammy for Best Male Pop Vocal Performance plus Record of the Year. The song is from the James Garner movie A Man Could Get Killed. In summer 1966, Strangers In The Night lands at #1 with sales of over a half million copies. Despite these successes, Sinatra despises the song and calls it a piece of **** and the worst ******* song I ever heard.

JAY WEAVER [KCUL-1540/KBUY-1540/KPCN-730] (DFW-Hurst, TX) Subject: Your Quote. GEORGE JONES (September 12, 1931 - April 26, 2013) They placed a wreath upon his door And soon they'll carry him away He stopped loving her today. Wow, Jim! Brilliant! I would have never thought this line could be the epitaph for George Jones' life, but you nailed it! Jay Weaver

GEORGE JONES (September 12, 1931 - April 26, 2013) Who's gonna fill their shoes? Who's gonna stand that tall? Who's gonna play the Opry And the Wabash Cannonball? Who's gonna give their heart and soul To get to me and you? Lord I wonder, who's gonna fill their shoes?

Jim Rose and Lacy

Houston, Texas - Laus Deo

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May 06, 2013 [Monday]

Issue #1196

ALL THE NEWS THAT IS NEWS

MOUSKETEER SHEDS HER EARS During the Fabulous Fifties we kids anxiously tune in our black and white TV sets every afternoon to watch The Mickey Mouse Club kids' variety show that features stories, songs and dance routines. It airs on ABC TV from 1955 to 1959. The very first episode introduces us to the Merry Mouseketeers. One of the Mousketeers who captures us boys' hearts is the cute-as-a-button, dark-haired 13 year old Annette Funicello. In the 1960s, Annette teams with another teen idol Frankie Avalon for a string of fun-in-the-sun Beach Blanket movies. But in 1992 we are saddened when the love of our life Annette reveals to us that she has multiple sclerosis. On Monday, April 8, 2013 the girl next door, Annette Funicello, dies at 70 from MS at Mercy Southwest Hospital.

AL JAZEERA COMES TO AMERICA On Wednesday, January 2, 2013 former American VP Al Gore sells his struggling left-leaning Current TV channel to Qatari-based Arab TV news Al Jazeera for $500 million. In summer 2013, Al Jazeera America opens new significant Chicago Bureau cable/satellite news channel. The current smaller Al Jazeera English news bureau in the Windy City opens toward the end of 2011 with correspondent John Hendren. It expands to at least three more news staffers, including on-air reporters. Chicagoland Radio and Media reports that Chi-Town's larger bureau is the first of 12 planned full news bureaus throughout the country for Al Jazeera America, all of which will be (in) operation well before the launch of the new network.

TURN OUT THE LITE AT KVIL In the early 1960′s; KVIL FM is one of the architects of the Adult Contemporary format. In December 2005, KVIL FM adopts 103.7 Lite FM as its new moniker. Earlier in 2013 after Tony Zazza and Julie Fisk replace Gene and Julie Gates in mornings on KVIL FM, the Highland Park-Dallas, TX radio station eases out of its 103.7 Lite-FM signature in favor of just its call letters KVIL FM. Jonathan Doll handles middays and Leigh Ann bunks down in her afternoon fortress. With its shift from Lite FM, KVIL FM's music inches toward a brighter and recurrent format. While KVIL FM now calls itself The Best Variety Of The 90′s, 2K, and Today it ejects older tunes to sister Variety Hits KJKK FM (Jack FM 100.3) and KLUV FM Classic Hits (98.7).

ROCK STAR REVEALS 'DANGEROUS RIDE' Around this same time of the year in 1967 many of us Rock fans sing along with the Turtles' #1 smash hit tune Happy Together. It sells over a half million copies. In 1999 BMI lists the Turtles' Happy Together as one of the top 50 songs of the 20th century, with over five million radio plays. Turtles' lead singer Howard Kaylan along with fellow Turtle Mark Volman as Flo and Eddie appear on over 100 albums by artists like Bruce Springsteen, Frank Zappa, John Lennon, the Ramones and Alice Cooper. Kaylan has a lot of stories to tell about the Rock lifestyle of sex, drugs and other excesses. In fact his new book Shell Shocked: My Life With the Turtles, Flo & Eddie and Frank Zappa is now available on Backbeat Books.

TRIVIA QUESTION: Who plays Marshal Matt Dillon in radio's original version of Gunsmoke? The answer appears below.

MOVERS AND SHAKERS

•HAPPY BIRTHDAY! Jim Prewitt [Catfish] DJ on CBS Country KNCI FM (105.1) in Sacramento, CA celebrates on Wednesday, May 8th. Bob Hamilton edges up the age chart on Wednesday, May 8th. Henry LaRocca who is a high school senior in 1976 when I'm MD/noon-3pm DJ on KTRM-990 in Beaumont, TX now is a father of a teen as he grows one year older on Thursday, May 9th. •CLAIRE C. SCHWIEKER aka Miss Claire on the Romper Room children's TV show from 1953 to 1994 dies at 81 on Sunday, April 28, 2013 in McLean, VA. •KLIF FM Cumulus CHR (I93) Haltom City, TX applies to FCC to increase signal coverage in D/FW.

ENTERTAINMENT AND NEWS MILESTONES

•1956 WRCB TV NBC CH3 in Chattanooga, TN begins broadcasting on May 6th. •1962 TY HERNDON winner of TNN/Music City News 1996 Male Star of Tomorrow award born on May 2nd in Butler, AL. •1977 BEATLES AT HOLLYWOOD BOWL album releases in the U.K. on May 6th. •1985 ALABAMA wins three top trophies on May 6th in the 20th annual Academy Of Country Music awards on NBC TV from the Goodtime Theater at Knott's Berry Farm in Buena Park, CA. •1997 BEE GEES induct into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame on May 6th. •2011 TAYLOR SWIFT's video Mean World premieres on CMT TV on May 6th.

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SAM LEE (Beverly Hills, CA) Subject: TRHF Nomination. Hi Brothers, I'm nominating Bruce Hughes & Jim Rose. Do you have anyone whose name I should put on the ballot? Get back to ASAP, so I can send it off. Thanks, Sam; The Zeitgeist Corporation; Beverly Hills, CA (www.ZeitgestCorp.org) / (www.NewsBeatUSA.com)

JAY WEAVER [KLBK-1340/KBUY-1540/KPCN-730] (DFW-Hurst, TX) Subject: George Jones: Jim, I believe it was 1969 while I was at KBUY in Fort Worth that Bill and Corky Kuykendall, owners of Panther Hall Ballroom in Fort Worth, TX, took another chance and booked George Jones for a Saturday evening show. They had booked George in the past and got lucky a few times when he showed. Come Saturday night, George appears to show up to do the 30 minute Cowtown Jamboree show on KFJZ Channel 11, but his bus is parked in the rough, rocky back parking lot and George never leaves the bus. The show had to go on with the house band. Surely George will make his 8:00 "curtain call", but George never shows up. The bus stays parked all evening into the night behind the six sided ballroom. The whole place was full of anticipation, but it faded away as the evening went on. That night was the first time I ever heard the phrase "No Show Jones". It was a heart breaker! Forty years later, we bought front row seats to see George Jones at the beautiful Bass Hall in Fort Worth and, finally, I got to see George. He showed up and he was fantastic! This time he was a heart taker! Keep up the fantastic work, Jim and a "pat" on the head to Lacy!

DAVID FAULKNER (Dallas, TX) [KTNS-1600 Plano/KFJZ-870 Ft. Worth] (Dallas, TX) Subject: George Jones. Jim, Hope all is well with you and Lacy. Thinking of George Jones today. This came to mind: One evening in the early 90's, I was with a group of friends eating at a steak house in the Ft. Worth Stockyards. So was George Jones. He was in concert somewhere nearby that night. It was one of the ladies in our group's birthday. She was a huge fan of his. One of the guys in our group shared this with Mr. Jones. He came over to our table, said "Happy Birthday" to her and kissed her on the cheek. She was still on cloud nine the next afternoon. Said she hadn't washed her face yet! :) Peace, David Faulkner

BRYAN HOUSTON (Tyler, TX) Subject: Subscription to newsletter. Bryan Houston; Tyler, TX; USA. Thanks. Bryan Houston; Clear Marketing Concepts (www.clearmarketingconcepts.com)

TRIVIA ANSWER: In the late 1940s, CBS chairman William S. Paley, who is a fan of The Adventures of Philip Marlowe detective radio mystery serial which by 1949 has the largest audience in radio, asks his programming chief, Hubell Robinson, to develop a robust Western series for radio. Creators Norman MacDonnell and John Meston come up with the western series Gunsmoke. Radio's Gunsmoke cast includes: William Conrad (Marshal Matt Dillon), Georgia Ellis (Kitty Russell), Howard McNear (Doc Adams) and Parley Baer (Chester Wesley Proudfoot). The 30 minute radio Western serial's 432 episodes air from April 26, 1952 to June 18, 1961. From 1955-75, Gunsmoke is a long running TV series with James Arness (Matt Dillon), Dennis Weaver (Chester Goode). Amanda Blake (Kitty Russell), Milburn Stone (Doc Adams) and Ken Curtis (Festus Haggen).

MIKE BRAUN [ex KWTX-1230 Waco, TX] (Ft. Worth, TX) Subject: KWTX anniversary and Buddy Bostick birthday. Jim, I have two milestones to report: KWTX anniversary and "Buddy" Bostick birthday. May 1 is the 67th anniversary of KWTX (1230 AM) Waco. KWTX was founded by Corsicana lawyer Beauford Jester and a group of Waco businessmen. Jester would be elected Texas governor in 1946 and again in 1948. He died in 1949; the only Texas governor to die while in office. In addition to Jester, the other owners of KWTX were: W.W. Callan, Dewitt T. Hicks, Hilton E. Howell, Robert E. Levy, Wilford W. Naman, Ross Sams and Davis Stribling. "Buddy" Bostick will celebrate his 95th birthday on May 18. Best wishes, Mike Braun, KWTX-AM/FM, 1975-1979

GEORGE JONES (September 12, 1931 - April 26, 2013) They placed a wreath upon his door And soon they'll carry him away He stopped loving her today.

Jim Rose and Lacy

Houston, Texas - Laus Deo

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May 03, 2013 [Friday]

Issue #1195

ALL THE NEWS THAT IS NEWS

O'SHEA FLEES TO THE CHANNEL ISLANDS Lawrence Amaturo recently buys five radio stations from Maverick Media in Santa Rosa, CA under its new name of Sonoma. Radio Ink reports that Michael O'Shea resigns his position as VP/GM of Saga's Cascade Radio Group in Bellingham Washington to become the Market Manager for the newly formed Sonoma Media Partners. Mike elaborates: I’ll be joining long-time friend and associate Lawrence Amaturo, the architect of this transaction, and former owner of the stations in Santa Rosa. O'Shea is with Saga since 2008. In 1972, during my time as a newscaster in Ted Agnew's wonderful group at KLIF-1190, Michael O'Shea is its dashing Program Director. At the time, good buddy John Butler with his deep voice is a DJ there, also.

LIMBAUGH BACK ON TV? Do you remember when Conservative Talk icon Rush Limbaugh shines bright on both radio and TV? From 1992 through 1996, Roger Ailes produces Limbaugh's syndicated half-hour TV show. Since Rush is 16, he has a series of DJ positions. In 1984, his talk show begins on KFBK-1530 in Sacramento, CA. In 1988, he goes national from the studios of WABC-770 in New York City. In 2012, Talkers Magazine lists Limbaugh as the most-listened-to talk show host with a weekly audience of 15 million. Latest rumor is that Rush Limbaugh might buy national TV time to reach people who do not hear his radio show. Limbaugh says one obstacle might be an aversion by the networks, which are left-leaning politically, to grant him airtime because of their disdain for him.

DOG AND BETH GO ON THE HUNT! For many years one of my favorite TV programs is Dog the Bounty Hunter on cable channel A&E. Duane and Beth Chapman and family are America's foremost bounty hunters. We fellow radio and TV broadcasters know full well that our industry is replete with politics. Variety reports that A&E declines to order additional installments of their #1 series because of production differences. It runs for 8 seasons. The final new episodes of Dog the Bounty Hunter begin airing on June 2, 2013 on A&E. CMT TV is on the fast track to beef up their cable channel so they become Dog the Bounty Hunter's new home with a new title, Dog and Beth: On The Hunt, plus more elaborate production techniques. Catch Dog and Beth: On The Hunt at 8/7 CT on Sunday nights.

REMEMBER WHEN? In search of electronic antiques, TWICE reporter Joseph Palenchar pays a visit to high-ceiling turn-of-the-century homes, old barns, and dark, decrepit cinder-block buildings that must have once been home to thriving commercial enterprises. What does he find? Motorola, Admiral, and Atwater Kent tabletop radios along with floorstanding Victrolas and stacks of 78 rpm records, wall-mounted hand-crank phones, a Pioneer tape deck, a VHS HQ VCR, a 1977 Sanyo 8-track player/recorder next to a stack of dusty 8-track tapes, a DOS PC and six-transistor portable AM radio. This leads us to wonder how many of our marvelous new electronic toys will soon appear in antique stores like our first iPhones, first-generation iPads, 32MB MP3 players and Plasma TVs?

TRIVIA QUESTION: What is the inspiration for the title of Procol Harum's 1967 tune A Whiter Shade Of Pale? The answer appears below.

MOVERS AND SHAKERS

•HAPPY BIRTHDAY! Bugs Bunny the second fictional character to receive a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame turns 75 on Tuesday, April 30, 2113. •JIM JOHNSON WLS-890 Chicago. IL 45 year vet grows up listening to Larry Lujak, Steve Dahl, and John [Records] Landecker. He becomes a reporter and anchor who covers plane crashes to gangsters to corrupt politicians on WLS-890. At 69, Jim decides to retire. •MICHAEL BAY’s 4th big-budget Transformers film contains plenty of car chases, robots and explosions to shoot in the Austin, TX area in June 2013 in the small towns of Lockhart, Taylor, Elgin and Pflugerville.

ENTERTAINMENT AND NEWS MILESTONES

•1952 KITTY WELLS during 1st Decca Records session on May 3rd lays down It Wasn't God Who Made Honky Tonk Angels at the Castle Studio in Nashville, TN. •1966 WDHO TV (now WNWO) ABC CH24 in Toledo, OH begins broadcasting on May 3rd. •1971 JOHN HOPKINS bass player in CMA Vocal Group of the year in 1988 and 1989 The Zac Brown Band born on May 3rd in Gainesville, GA. •1986 AIR LANKA Flight 512 crashes on May 3rd killing 22. •1993 CHARLEY PRIDE Country music legend joins the Grand Ole Opry on May 1st. •2007 WALLY SCHIRRA NASA astronaut dies of a heart attack at 84 on May 3rd in La Jolla, CA.

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MICHAEL O’SHEA [Former Pres/GM Cascade Radio Group-New Pres/MM of Sonoma Media] (Santa Rosa, CA) Hi Jim...Yep, its been a busy April for me...as I'm leaving Bellingham, WA (and Saga) for a terrific opportunity as President and Market Manger of Lawrence's Amaturo's newly purchased five station group in Santa Rosa, California. Lawrence engineered a terrific buy back of the stations he owned 15 years ago, and has invited me to be his operator. I'm looking forward with working with the excellent staff that the seller, Maverick Media, has put together. The moving truck is here now loading...and I'll be in Santa Rosa meeting the team there on Wednesday with Lawrence. Great market...wonderful new LOCAL ownership...and we're for sure doing LOCAL radio. Thanks, Jim...Sincerely, Michael O'Shea

JAY WEST [KLIF-1190/KILT-610] (Houston, TX) Subject: first day back to civilization. hello...on a dreary thunderstormy day here. it is Saturday April 27. first time on computer. I can't tell you how blessed I am to have so many dear friends. I am typing with my left hand only, so pardon my mistakes. I only wish I could contact each of you individually, but don't have the stamina. had surgery on left foot about two weeks ago after a billion medical tests. synopsis...left foot amputated partially, only have half of left foot now. procedure was successful after seeing my surgeon yesterday. not able to put any weight bearing on foot yet,thus very, very difficult to maneuver. this, with a severely sprained right arm from fall has made life for me difficult. your prayers were heard, as I faced a possible amputation on left leg up to knee, but was not necessary. I am recouping at home, with home health care. god bless you all for your responses and well wishes. I'm drained from typing so I'll sign off now, but will be in touch soon. oh, surgeon says I may start walking with special brace in about two weeks. for now it's wheelchair city. God bless, and I love each of you. JAY WEST

JIM GOUGH ['Mr. Texas'-movie actor-voice actor] (Austin-Liberty Hill, TX) Subject: Jim Rose Remembers Radio (#1194) April 29, 2013 [Monday] It was sad to hear of the parting of George Jones, one of the last REAL country singers! I was in Nashville in the 80's to do commercials for Blazer Financial Services of Miami. I had to take a guitar and sing for a bunch of salesmen from Blazer. Late in the evening one of them said, "Jim you know all the country stars, let's go to Printers' Alley and catch George Jones". I'd never been there but the desk clerk gave me directions. We found George's club and some lesser known singer was on the stage. The Blazer guys were getting drunker by the minute and finally George came in. I went over to him and asked him to sing before the loud bunch of drunks tore the joint down. Old George said, "Well I guess I could do that for another Texan"! George was one of a kind and will be missed by all of us 'Hill-billies". Jim Gough

TRIVIA ANSWER: British Rock band Procol Harum releases their debut song, A Whiter Shade of Pale, on May 12, 1967. The single leaps to #1 in the UK Singles Chart on June 8, 1967 and remains there for six weeks. With very little promotion, the tune reaches #5 in the U.S. A Whiter Shade Of Pale being one of the anthems of the 1967 Summer of Love, is one of less than 30 singles to sell over 10 million copies worldwide. Over 900 other artists record Procol Harum's 1967 hit A Whiter Shade Of Pale. Co-writer Keith Reid confesses to website www.songfacts.com that he comes up with the song's title after he overhears someone at a party who says to a woman, You've turned a whiter shade of pale.

ROBERT TINDLE [Radio Engineering Professional] (Tyler-Lufkin, TX) Subject: David Anderson 40th Anniversary in Radio! Thank You! Jim! Thank You so much! I have been in Radio 38 1/2 now! Next year we will celebrating your Golden Anniversary! Be sure to let us know when it happens, that is News!! I have been doing consulting work and hopefully will announce a surprising new major market FM Radio Station Very Soon! Keep Tuned! Thanks and take care! Robert Tindle

JIMMY KIMMEL [late night TV host] (November 13, 1967 - p) I want you all to know that if the North Koreans launch a nuclear missile tomorrow, I'm really glad we had this time together.

Jim Rose and Lacy

Houston, Texas - Laus Deo

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April 29, 2013 [Monday]

Issue #1194

ALL THE NEWS THAT IS NEWS

COUNTRY MUSIC FANS ARE HEART BROKEN Country Music Hall of Fame member George Jones, who is a master of sad Country ballads, dies at 81 on Friday, April 26, 2013 after an illness that places him in the hospital since April 18. Three favorite #1 George Jones tunes that still send chills up and down our spines are: She Thinks I Still Care (1962), He Stopped Loving Her Today (1980) and I Always Get Lucky with You (1983). For songwriters, getting a song cut by George Jones was the ultimate validation. Troy Tomlinson, CEO of Sony/ATV Music Publishing Nashville, TN reflects: For decades, virtually every writer who came into this town wanted to hear George Jones sing their song. Country Superstar George Jones' first #1 tune is White Lightning’ (1958).

GARY ALLEN IS OUT OF THE WOODS Newsradio WOOD-1300 in Grand Rapids is West MI's news, weather and traffic station since September 16, 1924. WOOD-1300 is the oldest radio station in West Michigan and one of the oldest in the world. It signs on September 16, 1924 as WEBK until January 13, 1926 when it flips to WOOD-1300. WOOD FM (106.9) simulcasts WOOD-1300. In 1996, Clear Channel purchases the radio station. Program Director Phil Tower's all-news morning program, West Michigan's Morning News stars Gary Allen, Steve Kelly & John Bry. Gary Allen, who is with WOOD-1300 for the past 32 years, with 24 of them in morning drive, announces that he will retire at the end of June 2013.

AOL SHUTTERS MUSIC DIVISION In 1985, Jim Kimsey founds Quantum Computer Services as an online services company. In 1991, Quantum becomes America Online, or AOL, as a multinational mass media corporation with its base in NYC. In January 2000, AOL and Time Warner merge as AOL Time Warner. In October 2007, AOL relocates one of its other headquarters from Loudoun County, VA to NYC but continues to operate its Virginia offices. This move causes a near 40% layoff at AOL. In February 2013, AOL reports first growth in quarterly revenue in 8 years with fourth quarter revenue of $599.5 million. On Thursday, April 26, 2013 AOL shuts down its Music division and lays off its staff. AOL tweets that the entire music editorial division which owns The Huffington Post, also closes.

BOSTON TERRORIST BOMBINGS SHAKE AMERICA Pop Superstar Neil Diamond takes the city that adopts his hit tune Sweet Caroline to heart will donate all of the royalties from the song to Boston's One Fund to help support the victims of the recent bombings. The Boston Red Sox plays Diamond’s hit Sweet Caroline at every game for over ten years. Last week, the team adds the song to the between innings music at a number of ballparks around the country in support of the city. On Saturday, April 27, 2013 Neil surprises the Red Sox and fans when he shows up unannounced to sing Sweet Caroline live during the seventh inning stretch. This sends the song back onto the charts. Sales leap 597% to almost 19,000 downloads at #33 on the Pop Digital Songs chart.

TRIVIA QUESTION: Where does Ronnie Van Zant come up with the name Lynyrd Skynyrd for his Southern Rock band? The answer appears below.

MOVERS AND SHAKERS

•HAPPY BIRTHDAY! Lee Abrams head honcho at THINK TeleVisual Network in Chicago, IL sets ablaze more candles than he can count on Monday, April 29, 2013. •DENVER BRONCOS air on KOA-850 since 1969 continues NFL's move to FM radio signs 4-year extension through 2017 to draw in younger fans with games simulcast on Clear Channel KRFX FM (The Fox 103.5). •KJFK-1230 Lib-Talk Reno, NV that debuts in 2005 with Air America personality Al Franken pulls plug on 8-year progressive Talk format because ...we simply cannot afford to absorb the loss any longer.

ENTERTAINMENT AND NEWS MILESTONES

•1956 WWBT TV NBC CH12 in Richmond, VA begins broadcasting on April 29th. •1968 MERLE HAGGARD's single The Legend of Bonnie and Clyde rises to #1 in Billboard Country on April 27th. •1970 50,000 U.S. and South Vietnamese troops invade Cambodia on April 29th. •1989 CLINT BLACK's debut album, Killin' Time releases on RCA records on April 29th. •1997 KEITH FERGUSON Blues bass guitarist with The Fabulous Thunderbirds dies at 50 on April 29th. •2011 TOBY KEITH lunges behind a bunker on April 29th when 4 mortars explode just before he appears on stage to sing for American soldiers in the Far East.

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DAVE MICHAELS [WSAI-1360/KONO-860/KBUC FM] (Dayton-Huber Heights, OH) Subject: Jim Rose Radio. Jim: way back in 1986 Memphis in May Festival I was middays at WMC 790 and was asked to go get George Jones out of his touring Bus and walk him up the back steps of the stage and than Introduce him to the crowd. Knocked on door and this guy in the band said come on in - I did, George said come on over and have a drink, and I did. We had Jack on the rocks (no Coke) and than I walked him to the stage - he sang all his hits perfectly. He was feeling no pain! Dave Michaels WMC, KBUC, KONO

GEORGE JONES INTERVIEW In 1969 when I'm PD/MD/PM Drive DJ on KBUC FM-AM in San Antonio, TX George Jones and his new wife Tammy Wynette are in town to appear at the San Antonio Rodeo. George and Tammy enter the KBUC remote broadcast studio for their live on the air interview. George rushes up to my mic as if the music should stop to allow him to talk on the radio. Mention that that I have many commercials. Let's get them out of the way so we can have plenty of time to chat. George eases over to a back chair and sits down. Tammy Wynette remains at my side. Finally, I say that in 60 seconds our radio interview will begin. He ignores me. It's down to 30 seconds. He doesn't budge. We are 10 seconds away. He doesn't bat an eye. Like a charging lioness, Tammy rushes over to George, grabs him and shoves him over to my side just in time for our radio interview to begin. George Jones is smooth as silk. What a blessing! Tammy saves the day.

DAVID FAULKNER [KTNS-1600 Plano/KFJZ-870 Ft. Worth] (Dallas, TX) Subject: George Jones (Note Two). Jim, Here's a link to a good article about George Jones: www.wsmv.com/story/22087106/country-legend-george-jones-dead-at-81 Peace, David Faulkner

LIZ PATRANELLA [Liz Houston - KTSA-550, KBAT-680] (Austin, TX) Subject: SSARB Meeting Report. Dear Radio Friends, For those of you who were unable to join us last Friday at Grady’s, you missed a very special get-together. We had a large turnout (32) which included several guests, first-timers and new faces...all of whom we are glad to welcome to the group! The highlight of the luncheon was the impromptu memorial for Don Couser. Don’s attorney, and former S.A. broadcaster, Michael Black, joined us, talked about Couser, and showed us some old photos and a dance poster of Don’s. Then I told a story about Don and asked others to share theirs. I also brought copies of Don’s bio that he and I wrote for his induction into the Texas Radio Hall of Fame and the story he wrote about how George the Duck came to be. More news on SSARB plans and activities coming soon. Liz

ROBERT TINDLE [Radio Engineering Professional] (Tyler-Lufkin, TX) Subject: David Anderson 40th Anniversary in Radio! Hello Jim! I would like to say Happy 40th Anniversary in Radio this week to my good friend David Anderson who was my first Program Directors at the radio station that we both started at, KLUF 1420 AM in Lufkin, Texas! David went to Beaumont with Al Caldwell and then to Austin at several stations there the last 30 plus years! He recently reunited with Bob Cole and Jim Ray and is once again morning sidekick and newsman for Retro KOKE-FM in Austin, Texas! Thanks, Robert Tindle

TRIVIA ANSWER: Southern Rock band head Ronnie Van Zant dreams up the name Lynyrd Skynyrd from Leonard Skinner, his P.E. teacher who rides shotgun on Robert E Lee high school's policy against boys with long hair. In the course of time, the band develops a mutual bond with Leonard and asks him to introduce them on stage at a concert in Jacksonville, FL. On October 20, 1977, Lynyrd Skynyrd's chartered Convair CV-300 runs out of fuel and crashes in a forest in Gillsburg, MS. Ronnie Van Zant, Steve Gaines, Cassie Gaines, assistant road manager Dean Kilpatrick, pilot Walter McCreary and co-pilot William Gray die on impact. On September 20, 2010 Leonard Skinner, who inspires Southern Rock band Lynyrd Skynyrd, dies of Alzheimer's at 77 at St. Catherine Manor in Riverside, FL.

JOHN HALE (McKinney, TX) Subject: Jim Rose Remembers Radio (#1191) April 19, 2013 [Friday] Jim, I got the chance this week to do something that's probably old hat to you. I took the A-train down from Denton to Dealey Plaza to see for the first time the Sixth Floor museum at the old School Book Depository, the grassy knoll and the infamous picket fence, and to take the trolley tour of the sites related to the JFK assassination. It took me fifty years to actually visit the sites, but I could still feel the history, and the sadness over the President's killing, despite the passage of all of those years. I remain convinced that the facts behind the assassination aren't known, despite the Warren Report, and I still think it's very important that someday they become known. I also think that visiting the site is something everyone should get the chance to do. John Hale; McKinney, Texas

ECCLESIASTES 1:9 (New International Version) What has been will be again, what has been done will be done again; there is nothing new under the sun.

Jim Rose and Lacy

Houston, Texas - Laus Deo

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April 26, 2013 [Friday]

Issue #1193

ALL THE NEWS THAT IS NEWS

THERE GOES THE SUN The first performer at the three-day 1969 Woodstock Festival, folk singer and guitarist Richie Havens, dies of heart attack at 72 on Monday, April 22, 2013. Originally, Havens is to go on fifth but is bumped up because of travel delays. Michael Lang, Woodstock Festival producer, says in his book The Road to Woodstock that he chooses Havens because of his calm but powerful demeanor. Richie's performance lasts for over an hour because the next acts have not yet arrived. In an interview with NPR, Havens sighs: So I'd go back and sing three more. This happened six times. So I sung every song I knew. Richie's website mentions that he has kidney surgery in 2010 but he never fully recovers. Richie Havens' biggest hit record is Here Comes the Sun (#16-1971).

TRIPLE NEWS EVENTS WREAK HAVOC ON DALLAS, TX RADIO The Boston, MA terrorist bombings last week combine with an arrest in the murder case of a District Attorney and his wife in nearby Kaufman County, TX plus the deadly explosion at a fertilizer plant in West, TX are major breaking news stories that deploy an almost military-like arsenal of news and human resources for top news radio outlets WBAP-820 and KLIF-570. Tyler Cox PD/OM of NewsTalk WBAP-820 Ft. Worth & News & Information KLIF-570 Dallas tells NTS MediaOnline: We began platooning our reporters with overlapping shifts so our coverage never lapsed. We balanced our coverage on both WBAP and KLIF.

CLASSIC ROCK RETURNS TO JERSEY SHORE On July 4, 1976 Top 40 WJRZ FM (100.1) debuts in Manahawkin, NJ. WJRZ FM keeps its CHR/Hot AC format until it flips to Classic Hits in 1992, but soon WJRZ switches back to CHR. In December 1998, WJRZ flips to Country as Jersey Shore Country. Its Country format has a mixed reaction and fails to attract enough listeners to survive. In June 2000, WJRZ FM catapults to Oldies as Oldies 100. In 2002, its ownership changes to Greater Media. WJRZ FM eases out of Oldies 100 to re-brand as WJRZ FM The Greatest Hits Of the 60's & 70's. In early 2008, its logo switches to Jersey's Greatest Hits. On Monday, April 22, 2013 to complete its radio merry-go-round, WJRZ FM returns to Classic Hits.

MYSTERIOUS LIGHTS SPOTTED OVER TAMPA, FL While out walking his dog, WFLA TV CH8 Meteorologist Brooks Garner takes pictures of unexplained lights flying in what appears to be formation over the skies of Tampa. Garner tells TVSpy: What was it? I can’t say for sure. I speculate it was of a very ‘terrestrial’ origin - probably Chinese floating lanterns - but I was too far away to be sure. Can his observation of those sinister sightings be the reason that the wide-eyed meteorologist flees WFLA TV in Tampa, FL for Houston, TX affiliate KHOU TV CBS CH11 in May 2013? Space City offers many bizarre big top spectaculars for Brooks to behold. Just ask our buddy former long time KTRK TV CH13 weather guy Ed Brandon because he is an eye witness to Houston's history in the making.

TRIVIA QUESTION: Why does The Beatles 9th record album contain just a plain white jacket? The answer appears below.

MOVERS AND GROOVERS

•HAPPY BIRTHDAY! T.J. Callahan KILT FM traffic voice of the 1990s fires up more than two dozen candles on Thursday, April 25, 2013. •KKYX-680 Classic Country San Antonio new simulcast on 150 watt KKYX FM (104.9) Mendoza, TX to cover northern & central parts of Alamo City causes Clear Channel to strike back with a simulcast of Classic Country KRPT FM (KBUC 92.5) Devine on 93.3 in McQueeny. •WINS-1010 reporter Glenn Schuck plus NBC News producer Bob Windrem induct into student-run WSOU FM (89.5) Hall of Fame at Seton Hall University in South Orange, NJ. •SAMUEL FOSTER 35-year-old promotions person at Cox WZZK, WBPT and WZNN Birmingham, AL loses control of his Mazda Tribute, strikes another vehicle, leaves the road and flips. He dies at UAB Hospital.

ENTERTAINMENT AND NEWS MILESTONES

•1956 EDWARD ARNOLD actor who appears in over 150 films (Mr. Smith Goes to Washington 1939) lifelong conservative Republican and staunch anti-Communist plus MC of 1938 radio program, The Chase and Sanborn Hour, dies of cerebral hemorrhage at 66 on April 26th. •1968 TIM WOMACK singer/guitarist with Sons Of The Desert (debut album produces hit single Whatever Comes First #10-1997) born on April 23rd in Brownwood, TX. •1977 STUDIO 54 famous New York disco opens on April 26th. •1980 DOTTIE WEST's single A Lesson In Leavin' rings #1 in Billboard Country on April 26th. •1997 JOEY FAYE Fruit of the Loom grapes vaudeville comic dies at 87 on April 26th. •2005 MICHAEL BRITT Lonestar guitarist and wife, Rene, produce daughter, Hillary Quinn Britt, on April 25th.

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WINK MARTINDALE [TV game show Hall of Fame/7 year host of Tic-Tac-Dough/2006 star on Hollywood Walk of Fame/former morning DJ on WHBQ-560 Memphis, TN] (Los Angeles, CA) Jim: Many thanks for the kind words. And YES. charter.net is still my e-mail address. I'm simply using the one I gave on the show for listeners to the program in case they want to comment. My best to you and Lacy. You column is always so interesting and up-to-date. Don't know how you find the time to do it...so well. Best blessings, Wink

JACK PARNELL [former DJ on WHBQ-560] (Memphis, TN) Subject: Where I got JRRR. Jim: I got JRRR from my good friend Wink Martindale...and I love it! Jack Parnell

LYNN WOOLLEY [KRLD-KTEM-KNOW-KUT] (Waco-Temple, TX) Subject: Don Couser. Jim, When I was growing up, I haunted the two downtown record shops in Temple: The Disc Shop and "The House of Sound" owned by two deejays, Gaylon Christie and Bill Harrell. Radio stations from all over Texas would send stacks of their surveys to the stores. I always picked them up and I kept many of them. I have one in near-mint condition from the week of Sept. 7, 1963 featuring "San Antonio's Seven Good Guys." The number 1 song at KONO was "Blue Velvet" by Bobby VInton. The Seven Good Guys were: Howard Edwards - AM drive, B. Marc Sommers - Late morning, Jerry Miller - noon- 3pm, Don Couser - 3pm-6pm, Don Green - early evening, Mike Scott - 9pm-midnight, Al Newman, Jr. all nights. If you have a copy of my book "The Last Great days of Radio" the survey is reproduced on page 14. I never met Don Couser, but have always known of him because of this survey. My condolences to his family. Lynn (www.BeLogical.com)

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JIM GOUGH ['Mr. Texas'-movie actor-voice actor] (Austin-Liberty Hill, TX) Subject: Jim Rose Remembers Radio (#1192) April 22, 2013 [Monday] Jim...I remember well that the album "The Texas Playboys for the Last Time" was released in 1973. Wills had suffered a couple of bad strokes and had to be wheeled into the session in a wheelchair. He could hardly do his famous 'ah-ha". He passed away shortly thereafter. Not many of the original Playboys are still with us. Herb Remington still plays but the great Johnny Gimble is in pretty bad shape. Jim Gough

TRIVIA ANSWER: When The Beatles discover that fellow UK band Family has an LP on the market with a similar title, Music in a Doll's House, they scrap the title of their ninth album, A Doll's House. After a few design problems, The Beatles' double disc issues inside just a plain white jacket with the words The Beatles. Fans begin to call it The White Album. Paul McCartney remembers: That was the tension album. We were all in the midst of that psychedelic thing, or just coming out of it. In any case, it was weird. There was a lot of friction during that album. We were just about to break up, and that was tense in itself. Cult leader Charles Manson uses the term Helter Skelter from the LP’s song of the same name to persuade members of his family to in his mind justify the mass murder of 26-year-old movie actress Sharon Tate and her entourage on August 9, 1969 in her husband movie director Roman Polanski’s rented home on Cielo Drive in Benedict Canyon, CA. The Beatles White Album is also their first recording following the death of their manager Brian Epstein on August 27, 1967. The two-pocket vinyl record goes on to become The Beatles best selling album ever with over 20 million in sales.

GEORGE SCHANK [KSBJ FM engineer] (Houston-Conroe, TX) Subject: Beaumont radio. I’d like to invite Henry LaRocca to contact me. Robert X Brown was my first GM/PD at KNRO in Conroe. I ran into him, working middays at KAYC; when I interviewed for an engineering job there. George Schank

GORDON JUMP [Arthur 'Big Guy' Carlson - 'WKRP In Cincinnati' 1978-82 - Thanksgiving] As God as my witness, I thought turkeys could fly.

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April 22, 2013 [Monday]

Issue #1192

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REMARKABLE ROCK RECORD PRODUCER LEAVES THE BUILDING Visionary record producer and engineer Andy Johns who masterminds some of our favorite all time records by Rock artists The Rolling Stones, Led Zeppelin, Aerosmith, The Who, Steve Miller Band, Free, Rod Stewart, Jethro Tull, Humble Pie, Ozzy Osbourne and Van Halen passes away at 61 on Sunday, April 7, 2013 in Los Angeles, CA. Producer/engineer Andy Johns comes from a family of sound engineers. His older brother is Glyn Johns (The Who, Eagles, Rolling Stones, Led Zeppelin) and his nephew is Ethan Johns (Ryan Adams, Kings of Leon, Kaiser Chiefs, Rufus Wainwright). Recent Andy Johns efforts include Steve Miller Band's Let Your Hair Down in 2011 plus Hard Rock Band Chickenfoot's album in 2009.

FORMER HOUSTON, TX TV NEWS ANCHOR RELOCATES Remember Dan O'Rourke who for 16 years is a news reporter and anchor on KPRC TV NBC CH2 here in Houston, TX? Dan ranks right up there with other KPRC TV anchors like the late Ron Stone, Bill Balleza, Jan Carson, Linda Lorelle, Bob Nicholas, weatherman Doug Johnson and sports anchors Ron Franklin and Craig Roberts. For four times the Associated Press names Dan O'Rourke Best TV Reporter in Texas major markets. In 2011, O'Rourke exits KPRC TV for a stint on KTSM TV NBC CH9 in El Paso, TX. On Thursday, April 18, 2013 TVSpy reports that Dan says goodbye to his El Paso TV fans: I love El Paso and I wish you all the very best in your lives. God bless you and your families, now and always.

IS THE TODAY SHOW A HOSTILE PLACE TO WORK? In 2011, Ann Curry joins The Today Show as co-host. For a year Ann co-anchors the floundering morning TV show beside Matt Lauer, until her ouster on June 28, 2012. JRRR uncovers a rash of behind the scenes harsh behavior. A staff member confesses: In the past, [former ‘Today’ host Katie] Couric would sometimes tease her about her clothes. One staff member recalls that a lot of time in the control room was spent making fun of Ann’s outfit choices or just generally messing with her. Perhaps, being pushed out of Today's lion's den is probably the best thing that can happen to Curry. The New York Times publishes a piece by Matt Lauer’s arch nemesis, Brian Stelter, titled Top of the Morning: Inside the Cutthroat World of Morning TV.

ROCK GROUP BADFINGER'S LATE FOUNDER RECEIVES AWARD Wales Rock quartet Badfinger begins as The Iveys with Pete Ham (guitar), Tom Evans (bass), Joey Molland (guitar) and Mike Gibbins (drums). All members of Badfinger share vocal duties except Gibbins. The group's first hit is Come and Get It in February 1970 that reaches #7. In 1971/72 Day After Day is their biggest hit at #4 with a half million in sales. The group combats two tremendous tragedies first when Pete Ham commits suicide at 27 on April 23, 1975. After Ham dies, Badfinger disbands. In 1979, Molland and Evans reunite. On November 23, 1983 Evans takes his life at 36. The English Heritage honors the late Pete Ham who founds Wales Rock quartet Badfinger with one of Britain’s Blue Plaques.

TRIVIA QUESTION: What singers does Elvis Presley have in his juke box? The answer appears below.

MOVERS AND SHAKERS

•HAPPY BIRTHDAY! Ernie Phillips former Dallas, TX recording artist promoter is one year older on Monday, April 22, 2013. •BARRY [BJ] JAMES veteran Chicago, IL radio executive longtime Program Director of WILV FM (100.3) announces his retirement to step down in May 2013. •GEORGE PLASTER WPRT FM (The Game 102.5) Nashville, TN sports radio host 1st to emcee public event at inaugural half-billion-dollar Music City Center Sports Festival on May 31st and June 1, 2013. •CLEAR CHANNEL SAN FRANCISCO loses 5 of its sales posse to Cumulus: Jaysson Reno, Chris Lange, Matt Hanlon, Tom Rains and Trevor Chase.

ENTERTAINMENT AND NEWS MILESTONES

•1950 PETER FRAMPTON British guitarist and vocalist with Humble Pie (solo album Frampton Comes Alive! sells more than 6 million copies) born on April 22nd in Kent, England. •1967 HEATH WRIGHT lead singer of Ricochet (Daddy's Money #1 for 2 weeks - 1996) born on April 22nd in Vian, OK. •1974 BARBARA WALTERS shifts to news co-anchor of NBC's Today Show on April 22nd. •1989 CLINT BLACK debuts on the Grand Ole Opry on April 22nd. •1991 JOHNNY CARSON announces his The Tonight Show retirement on April 22nd. •2000 GEORGE STRAIT's single The Best Day snags #1 in Billboard Country on April 22nd.

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CONNELL MILLER (Branson, MO) Subject: My wire recorder... Hi Jim, Joan Pate-Day probably has a few younger folks scratching their heads when she mentioned wire recorders. I still have my Webcor wire recorder my dad gave me in the early 1950s. The last time I used it was at a classmate’s birthday party in 1957 when I recorded his band. The “Marksmen” was a pretty good three-piece group from our Dallas school, with two of its members going on to great careers in rock and roll – Steve Miller - guitar and vocals - was the birthday boy, with Boz Scaggs playing bass. To work, my wire recorder would need refurbishing, but I’ve often wondered if that spool of wire that’s on it still has the Marksmen rocking out on that afternoon at Steve’s house! Take care Jim, and give Lacy a pat on the head for me... Connell

DAVE MICHAELS (Dayton-Huber Heights, OH) Subject: FYI (Jim in Houston). You mentioned "Jonathon Winters" ...did you know he is from Dayton, Ohio (related to the Winters' Bank people)? Not many people do! I know you are a stickler for the details! Cousin Billy; KQRO, KBUC, KONO, WONE, WTUE, WHIO

JOHN HALE (McKinney, TX) Subject: Jim Rose Remembers Radio (#1191) April 19, 2013 [Friday] Jim, You may have already gotten this email from Liz Patranella...if not, veteran San Antonio radio personality Don Couser has passed away. Our beloved friend, Don Couser, passed away last night. I spoke with his friend, Carl Wigglesworth, who said that Don passed at 1:00 a.m. today. He had not been well for the past 6 months and died from complications of dementia. At Don's request, he will be cremated and his ashes distributed in the mountains of Colorado by his children. There will be no public memorial ceremony. Please remember Don and his children in your prayers. John Hale; McKinney, Texas

HENRY LAROCCA [ex KTRM/KAYC/KLVI] (Beaumont, TX) Good morning Jim, Good to see you are with us...and yes the old KTRM studios near Parkdale mall in Beaumont are long gone...funny thing every time I'm at the intersection. My radio tunes its self to 990 and starts picking up old broadcast shows of Baxter, The Big Bopper, Buddy Johnson, Robert x Brown...then there is lots of R F and hums...sure glad I was given the chance to work radio with you and all the rest of those legends. I miss all my radio friends. Sent from Yahoo! Mail on Android

DUKE GILLELAND [Bob Wills Western Swing chat board] (Belton, TX) Subject: New KTON In Temple... Jim, In '70 we moved to Temple and I listened to WBAP & KTON night and day. 1973 was my senior year. Gaylon Christie and KTON put together a charter bus to San Antone for the Bob Wills birthday party at the Municipal Auditorium on March 6th. A bunch of us went. I always tell folks that was what I consider my "senior trip"! I always appreciated Gaylon for putting that trip together in '73. Duke

TRIVIA ANSWER: Elvis Presley's juke box located in a pavilion near his Graceland swimming pool contains records by Jerry Lee Lewis, Sammy Davis Jr., Tom Jones and many others. But none of Elvis Presley's own songs are ever included in his own personal juke box collection.

DUSTY BLACK [Clear Channel GM KPEZ FM/KASE FM/KHFI FM/KFMK FM] (Austin, TX) Subject: Dusty Black. Jim, I hope you are doing great. I sure would like to get on your mailing list. I worked in Texas Radio from 1972-2006, in Dallas, Houston and Austin. My contact information is below. Best regards, Dusty Black; Austin, Texas

PAUL HARVEY (September 4, 1918 – February 28, 2009) Now you know the rest of the story...Good day.

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April 19, 2013 [Friday]

Issue #1191

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TV SPORTS LEGEND CALLS LAST PLAY Fox Sports spokesman Dan Bell reports that former NFL player and longtime announcer Pat Summerall whose deep, resonant voice calls NFL games for more than 40 years dies at 82 on Tuesday, April 16, 2013. Pat Summerall first teams with Tom Brookshier and later with John Madden in the NFL announce booth for over four decades describes some of the biggest games in America with his deep, resonant voice. Pat tells viewers details on 16 Super Bowls, the Masters and the U.S. Open tennis tournament with his simple, understated style. John Madden says: Pat Summerall is the voice of football and always will be.

THE PHILADELPHIA SOUND GOES SILENT Millions hear Vincent Montana, Jr.'s music plus his playing on hits by hundreds of artists along with his being a member of MFSB. Vincent crafts the Sound of Philadelphia and founds the Salsoul Orchestra. Montana begins as a percussionist in Philadelphia studio sessions on the Soul Survivor’s Expressway to Your Heart, Delfonics’ La La Means I Love You and O’Jays’ Love Train. Montana dies on Saturday, April 13, 2013 at 86. Joseph Tarsia, Philadelphia Music Alliance chairman, sighs: Musician, arranger, producer, and friend, Vince was an intricate part of what was known around the world as the ‘Philadelphia Sound'. Vince Montana Jr.'s Philadelphia Walk of Fame star unveils in October 2013.

SINCLAIR TV MAY KEEP NEW RADIO STATIONS Sinclair Broadcast Group who gets out of radio almost 14 years ago acquires Fisher Communications will decide to keep the three Seattle radio stations or offload them once the deal is consummated. Sinclair CEO/EVP, Secretary of SCI and Secretary of Sinclair Television Group Inc., David B. Amy, says: ...they work very closely with the Seattle TV stations, and...benefit Seattle TV stations. So we've been in radio in the past, and we're familiar with what works and what doesn't work within a television market in that regard. But at this point, no, we haven't made any decision to do anything but to continue the way they are. Fisher owns Hot AC KPLZ FM (Star 101.5), All-News KOMO-1000/KOMO FM (97.7) and News/Talk KVI-570.

WANNA RECORD A RECORD? Beginning on Saturday, April 20, 2013 during National Record Store Day, anyone can record a song on Nashville, TN's Third Man Records. The Tennessean reports that famed Rock and Roll star Jack White and his company Third Man Records opens the world's only fully operational, open-to-the-public Vinyl Record Recording Booth. To coincide with National Record Store Day, beginning on April 20th, visitors to Third Man Records' Nashville storefront can record a tune on a vinyl record and mail their disc to a friend plus upload a digital version of their song on the Third Man website. This is part of Third Man's RSD festivities, which will also feature performances from Karen Elson and Mark Watrous. Be there! Be there!

TRIVIA QUESTION: Why does Swanson foods name its frozen dinners TV Dinners? The answer appears below.

MOVERS AND SHAKERS

•HAPPY BIRTHDAY! J.P. Pritchard long time Houston, TX newscaster on KULF-790/KTRH-740 and presently on News 92 FM fetes another annum on Sunday, April 14, 2013. •GEORGE BEVERLY SHEA the booming baritone who sings How Great Thou Art to millions of Christians at evangelist Billy Graham's crusades since 1947 dies at 104 on Tuesday night, April 16, 2013. •GREG WILLIAMS co-host of Rage Radio on CBS KRLD FM (The Fan 105.3) Dallas, TX is fired per his Twitter tweet on Monday, April 15, 2013. •WDVH FM (Dance Nova 101.7) Trenton/Gainesville, FL flips to Hank FM 101.7 on Monday morning, April 15, 2013.

ENTERTAINMENT AND NEWS MILESTONES

•1953 WAFB TV CBS CH9 in Baton Rouge, LA begins broadcasting on April 19th. •1969 GLEN CAMPBELL’s Jimmy Webb song Galveston hits #1 in Billboard Country on April 19th. •1972 UNITED STATES performs a nuclear test at Nevada Test Site on April 19th. •1980 CRYSTAL GAYLE's single It's Like We Never Said Goodbye blossoms to #1 in Billboard Country on April 19th. •1992 FRANKIE HOWARD British TV and film comic actor [Carry on Doctor (1967) and Up the Front (1972)] dies at 70 on April 19th. •2010 ZAC BROWN BAND's self-titled album The Foundation slams Double-Platinum on April 19th.

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PAUL BOTTOMS (Richmond, VA) Subject: Article attached for your consideration. Jim, I like your newsletter very much. I'm writing from Richmond, Va and am submitting a piece I wrote for a blog on armed forces radio I hope you'll consider. My radio background includes news at stations including KSCS, Dallas/Ft. Worth, KONO San Antonio, WJJD Chicago, Washington, D.C., Phoenix, Charlotte and some places I'm trying to forget. Paul Bottoms

EVELYN PATE ALLEN [former late KLIF-1190 mobile news reporter Sam Pate's sister] (Kemp, TX) Subject: Joan Pate. Jim, Joan told about all the children Mother taught; but failed to say see it was underprivileged ones. She also made it possible to get instruments at cost, sometimes out of her own pocket. Mother and myself were in Chicago when we went to see Welcome Travelers. Mom didn’t want to stay and tell her story; but I insisted until she did to shut me up. About three weeks later she received the call, then she and my dad went back to Chicago for her to be on the program. Some where in tons of pictures I have the picture of her with the vibra harp in The old Dallas Times Herald Sam had and Joan has the same gift of playing a number of instruments. Me? I'm a good cook. Evelyn Pate Allen; Cedar Creek Lake TX

DUKE GILLELAND [Bob Wills Western Swing chat board] (Belton, TX) Subject: New KTON In Temple... Jim, I remember the night they put Bob in the CMA Hall of Fame in '68. I saw my Daddy get on the edge of his chair and he said' "Damn, I thought he was dead"! I looked at him and asked who is he? He told me a few of the highlights as you have done here. A few weeks later while out at Globe(Houston's then day wallyworld) he urged me to buy a Wills album. From that day on, my music world was never the same. Bob & Western Swing went to the top and still reign there today! Just ask our good friend Larry Scott and he will tell you I wave the flag high! Larry, Bill Bailey, and Arch Yancey are special to me. Did you watch what they call country music the other night. Joke! Duke

TRIVIA ANSWER: The term TV dinner is a popular trademark originally used for a brand of packaged meal developed in 1953 for C.A. Swanson & Sons (The name in full is TV Brand Frozen Dinner). The original TV Dinner comes in aluminum trays and heats in ovens. Most frozen food trays are now made of microwaveable material, usually plastic that fits nicely on TV tray tables. The name TV dinner comes from the shape of the tray upon which it serves. The main entrée is in a bigger compartment on one side of the tray. The vegetables line up in smaller compartments on the other side. The arrangement is similar to how the front panels of a 1950s TV set looks with the screen on the left and speakers and control knobs on the right. One reason given for the name TV dinner is that early packaging features the image of a TV set. Another rationale is that many families eat these dinners in front of their TV sets. One of my favorite frozen TV dinners is spaghetti and meatballs with a few shakes of parmesan cheese for under $1.

JIM BELL [KUHF FM 88.7 Morning Edition anchor since 1997-Retired 2010] (Lufkin, TX) Subject: Trivia Question. Hey Jim, Your mention of WLS's 89th anniversary reminds me of one of my favorite radio trivia questions. Where did those call letters come from, and what do they stand for? Answer: WLS was put on the air in 1924 by Sears Roebuck, which advertised itself as the "World's Largest Store." WLS. Now you know. Jim Bell

CARLA SPRINGER (Dallas, TX) Subject: birthday mention. Thanks so much, Jim for mentioning my birthday in your column. You do such a great job every day! Carla Springer

LESLIE WAYNE HODGES (Marshall, TX) Hi Jim, sure do appreciate your news. I would not have known about Music radio 89, Jonathan Winters and more. Thank you Leslie Wayne Hodges On The Beach In Marshall Texas

JIMMY KIMMEL [late night TV host] (November 13, 1967 - p) Sorry, but once again we are completely out of time.

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April 15, 2013 [Monday]

Issue #1190

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MAUDE FRICKERT TAKES A BREAK One of America's most groundbreaking improv comics, Jonathan Winters, dies at 87 on Thursday evening, April 11, 2013 in his home in Montecito, CA. Jonathan's rubber-face is a grab bag of eccentric personalities and facial expressions that inspires generations of comics. Winters uses facial contortions, sound effects, plus tall tales to get laughs. Probably his most famous Main Street character is sweet-seeming grandmother Maude Frickert who has a barbed tongue and a roving eye. In 1988 Jonathan tells U.S. News & World Report: As a kid, I always wanted to be lots of things. I wanted to be in the French Foreign Legion, a detective, a doctor, a test pilot with a scarf, a fisherman who hauled in a tremendous marlin after a 12-hour fight.

VETERAN TEXAS TV VET BIDS FAREWELL For 34 years Brad Watson is an anchor, reporter and political observer on WFAA TV ABC CH8 in Dallas, TX. On Friday morning, April 12, 2013 with the last taping of Sunday's Inside Texas Politics, Brad ends his WFAA TV career to join Dallas based Luminant's corporate communications department. Watson remembers: I thought I'd died and gone to heaven when Marty Haag hired me in late 1978. It was Dallas-Fort Worth, it was WFAA. Brad Watson recalls memorable news events: October 1987, Jessica, toddler, down the well in Midland; Delta 1141 went down at D/FW International Airport on August 31st 1988; burning of the Branch Davidian Compound in 1993 and April 1995, the bombing of the federal building in Oklahoma City.

WLS TURNS 89 WLS-890 Chicago, IL 50,000 watt clear channel blow torch turns 89 on Friday, April 12, 2013. The Big 89 helps launch the careers of Gene Autry, Larry Lujack and Bob Sirott along with Windy City personalities Dick Biondi and John Records Landecker, plus legendary Texas radio air personality Charlie Van Dyke. On Friday evening, PM Drive co-host Roe Conn emcees a star-studded array of the biggest names in Chicago radio, past and present, in a special broadcast from historic Navy Pier to celebrate 89 years of WLS Radio entertaining Chicago. Joining Conn at the event are some of the biggest names from WLS’ past: Dick Biondi, Larry Lujack, Jeff Hendrix and Notre Dame Football Coach Brian Kelly.

REASON WHY CABLE TV BILLS SO HIGH Ever wonder what causes our cable TV bills to be so expensive? Can it be the high tech coaxial transmission lines? Is it the friendly cable TV roustabouts who install and repair those lines? The Philly Post may have a solution as to why our cable TV bills are so high. The fourth estate rag lists what Philadelphia’s most beloved corporate overlords take home last year. In 2012, Brian Roberts, Comcast CEO receives $29 million which is up 8% from 2011. Steve Burke, NBCUniversal/Kabletown CEO corrals $26.3 million which is up 11.3%. David L. Cohen, Comcast Executive VP grabs $15.9 million which is up 5%. Does your 2013 cost of living increase percentage come near those of those cable TV honchos? Do you even receive a cost of living increase for 2013?

TRIVIA QUESTION: How does Chubby Checker's 1963 song Loddy Lo come to be? The answer appears below.

MOVERS AND SHAKERS

•HAPPY BIRTHDAY! on April 13, 2007 to Carla Springer and on April 15th to my sister Shirley Ann Repass plus Albuquerque, NM newscaster Frank Haley. •TIM CARR former Minneapolis Tribune music critic who as A&R executive at Capitol, Warner Brothers and Dreamworks is instrumental in the signings of groups like the Beastie Boys and Megadeth is found stabbed to death at only 57 in his Pattaya, Thailand apartment. •KFWB-980 News/Talk Los Angeles, CA adds CBS Sports Radio Network and NBC Sports Radio Network programming. •ED KILGORE WGRZ TV NBC CH2 Buffalo, NY Sports Director retires after 40 Years. •GARY LYCAN longtime Orange County, CA Register radio columnist who battles prostate cancer for several years dies in his sleep at 68 on Tuesday, April 9, 2013.

ENTERTAINMENT AND NEWS MILESTONES

•1955 RAY KROC former DJ on WGES-1390 (World's Greatest Electrical School) in Oak Park, IL begins to build his massive worldwide chain of McDonald's fast food restaurants in Des Plaines, IL on April 15th. •1963 PATSY CLINE's fantastic single Sweet Dreams (Of You) releases on Decca records on April 15th only five weeks after she dies in a plane crash. •1970 WMGZ TV CH16 in Mayaguez, Puerto Rico begins broadcasting on April 15th. •1981 RONNIE MILSAP records his single I Wouldn't Have Missed It For The World on April 15th. •1994 WMMS FM fires Jeff and Flash Buzzard Morning Zoo team on April 15th who help bring Rock and Roll Hall of Fame to Cleveland. •2008 LADY ANTEBELLUM's self-titled debut album releases on Capitol records on April 15th.

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JOE MARTELLE (Grand Junction-Mesa, CO) Subject: Re: your help is needed in promoting my book, Radio Pro. Hi Jim I'm writing to ask your help in spreading the word about my book, Radio Pro--How to be a "real" air personality and what it takes. Please find attached a press release. Any help in posting it or part of it, on your web-site would be greatly appreciated. Thanking you in advance for your time and consideration, I remain, Respectfully, Joe Martelle (www.bearmanormedia.com)

GARY DELAUNE (San Antonio, TX) Thanks for the info on Celeste. Weetzie often came by when we were doing our recording sessions. Too bad she died so young. One of my mentors to get me in with Celeste was a great character actor named Will Wright. He and his wife, Nell, took me into their home after I was critically injured in a horse accident. They nursed me back to health. Jimmy Wakeley offered to do it but CBS doctors said I had to be isolated and Jimmy had a 13-year old and a 17 year old. Will took me on several movie locations and I got to know Dale Robertson pretty well since he was from OKC. GD (www.garydnews.com)

DUKE GILLELAND (Belton, TX) Subject: New KTON In Temple... Jim, In my world the biggest example of the call letter changing was KVOO in Tulsa! LOTS of Western Swing music history lost there went the change was made! Sad state of affairs. We can have a cat 4 tornado in Bell county today and when you turn on the local radio for info, all you gonna hear is rush limberger! Duke

BOB WILLS - Today, music for the most part vacates AM radio for FM but now Talk radio moves from AM radio over to FM while listeners find their music on satellite radio plus new devices such as iPods. In the 1930s and 1940s, Bob Wills Western swing music is tops in TX all the way up to Tulsa, OK. Take me back to Tulsa where Bob Wills is still the king! During the Depression, Bob Wills Western swing music is so huge in popularity that he books 3 shows each night. In 1934, Bob Wills and his Texas Playboys begin to broadcast noontime shows on 50,000 watt KVOO-1170 in Tulsa, OK. At midnight, May 15, 2002 legendary Country KVOO-1170 signs off after over 75 years to become News-Talk KFAQ-1170. It's so sad that in his last days, Bob Wills is bed ridden in poor health. In 1969, I co-host a Bob Wills benefit dance at my dear friend Bobbie Barker's Farmer's Daughter in San Antonio, TX. The place is jam packed with fans from all walks of life.

JOAN PATE-DAY [late KLIF-1190 mobile news reporter Sam Pate's sister] (Cedar Creek Lake, TX) Subject: Wire recorders. It was early fifties. Looked like one of those old portable record players. It had two reels on it. And the reels had wires. Used a stand microphone and as the reel turned, it was recorded on the other one. My mama won it on a television show called Welcome Travelers' which was in Chicago. They would find out from family members what the person always wanted but could not afford and that was their prize. It was a show about common folks who had done outstanding things. mama won recorder and an electric vibraharp because she had taught over 350 children to play different musical instruments free of charge. Which is why I play so many instruments.

TRIVIA ANSWER: Chubby Checker born Ernest Evans on October 3, 1941 in Spring Gulley, SC gains fame with his 1960 #1 hit record The Twist. This starts the worldwide Twist dance craze. In 1963, Chubby Checker writes his #12 hit song Loddy Lo about Miss World, Catharina Lodders, who wins the title a year earlier. In 1964, Chubby Checker and Catharina Lodders are wed.

JIM GOUGH ['Mr. Texas'-movie actor-voice actor] (Austin-Liberty Hill, TX) Subject: Jim Rose Remembers Radio (#1188) April 08, 2013 [Monday] I forgot to tell you we hired Rod Tanner in Houston to do the KOUL live morning show before switching to automation. I did the line..."a cool front just hit Corpus and the Coastal Bend...cool country KOUL"...good memories! Jim Gough

GERALD R. FORD [U.S. President August 9, 1974 – January 20, 1977] I watch a lot of baseball on the radio.

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April 12, 2013 [Friday]

Issue #1189

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LEGENDARY RADIO PROGRAMMER RIDES OFF INTO THE SUNSET George Wilson Crowell is born on July 18, 1929 in Katonah, NY. In the 1950s, he starts out as a professional baseball player. Next, sports announcer and then he leaps into radio as a DJ. In radio, as George Wilson, he programs Top 40 WOKY-920 in Milwaukee, WI. He rises to WOKY's lofty position of GM. Eventually George becomes Bartell Broadcasting's President, and then heads Starr's group of radio stations. As a broadcast executive, George Wilson gains two National Program Director badges plus Radio Executive of the Year medallion. George and his wife Jackie own and operate Internet programming service www.Memorytunes.fm. After 9am on Wednesday, April 10, 2013, George Wilson dies from a heart attack.

MOUSEKETEER SWEETHEART EXITS We kids in the Fabulous Fifties fondly remember Annette Funicello as a cute Mouseketeer on Walt Disney's popular afternoon TV show The Mickey Mouse Club that airs from 1955 to 1959. The pert, pretty, dark-haired Annette Funicello is just 13 when she gains fame on Disney's kiddie TV club. When The Mickey Mouse Club ends, Annette is the only cast member who remains under contract to Disney's studio. She appears in several Disney movies and also becomes a recording star with her hit single, Tall Paul. In the early 1960s, Annette teams with Frankie Avalon in a series of Beach Blanket movies. On Monday, April 8, 2013 teen heart throb Annette Funicello dies from Multiple Sclerosis, which she battles for more than 25 years.

LAMBERT NEW HEAD OF RADIO INK T.J. Lambert, former ABC Radio and ESPN Radio executive, elevates to his new role as Executive Vice President and General Manager of industry trade publication Radio Ink magazine which recently acquires Radio & Television Business Report. Deborah Parenti, EVP/Radio, brags: With the acquisition of Radio & Television Business Report, we’ve entered a new era for the company, and T.J. is the perfect choice to run these brands. I’ve worked with T.J. when he’s served as an adviser to our conferences, and I’m thrilled to collaborate with him going forward. Eric Rhoads, Radio Ink founder, daydreams: I’ve known T.J. most of my career in radio and have always considered him to be an A player and I wanted to have him on my team. He’s that strong!

POLITICIANS STAY OUT OF OUR LIVES! From the what will they think of next department comes former FCC Chairman Reed Hundt who proclaims that the government should pressure Washington Redskins owner Dan Snyder to change the name of his football team. Count the lights as they go out in Georgia! What in the world is this government loony thinking? In his Washington Post opinion piece, former FCC chairman Reed Hundt, claims: ...it's time the government put pressure on Washington Redskins owner Dan Snyder to change the name of his football team. Congress has repeatedly passed laws and otherwise raised a ruckus about indecent language on the broadcast airwaves used for radio and television. Snyder (should) no longer (be) using a derogatory term to describe his team.

TRIVIA QUESTION: How does Charlene's 1976 single, I've Never Been to Me, turn out? The answer appears below.

MOVERS AND SHAKERS

•HAPPY BIRTHDAY! Chuck Blore radio programming and voice-over legend blows out over 39 candles on Wednesday, April 10, 2013. •WRDU FM Clear Channel News/Talk (106.1) Raleigh, NC hands its call letters over to clustermate Classic Rock (100.7) and steals former Greater Media Talk WTKK FM (96.9) Boston, MA call letters to become Clear Channel News/Talk WTKK FM (Rush Radio 106.1). •DAVE RAMSEY nationally syndicated Talk show host inducts into NAB Broadcasting Hall of Fame at the NAB Show Radio Luncheon on Monday, April 8, 2013.

ENTERTAINMENT AND NEWS MILESTONES

•1954 JOE TURNER R&B singer releases Shake, Rattle and Roll on April 12th. •1961 MARTY ROBBINS' single El Paso wins Best Country & Western Performance during third annual Grammy Awards on April 12th. •1975 LINDA RONSTADT releases When Will I Be Loved on April 12th. •1980 CHARLEY PRIDE's version of Hank Williams' Honky Tonk Blues grand slams #1 in Billboard Country on April 12th. •1994 Q.T. MACON Blues singer and guitarist dies at 60 on April 12th. •2010 HANK WILLIAMS, SR. receives Pulitzer Prize special citation for craftsmanship as a songwriter on April 12th.

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T.J. LAMBERT [EVP/GM Radio Ink/RBR & TVBR] (Dallas, TX) Subject: Congratulations! Howdy Jim...sorry for the delayed response...I've known (Radio Ink founder) Eric (Rhoads) a long time. (Streamline Publishing CEO) Jim Robinson and I played together in the ABC radio networks band...always good to work with friends and people you like... Like most things I've done I'll let the game come to me and see what we've got and then adjust and tweak as needed. I have more than a few ideas but first things first...revs. Thanks for the note... T. J. Lambert; EVP/GM; Radio Ink/RBR & TVBR

GARY DELAUNE [former KLIF-1190 newscaster] (San Antonio, TX) I was in a special speech class in Hollywood 1957-59 taught by Celeste Rush who was a dialect expert and speech/drama coach. She spoke 9 languages and was married to an old network radio star, Lou Merrill. I was working in the CBS radio mail room and sports dept. and I would attend class every day during my lunch break. Some of her students were character actor John Larch, Alejandro Rey and a beautiful teenager by the name of Annette Funicello. Disney paid for the actors sessions but I paid my own and she knew I didn’t have any money so she said...”to make it look legal, pay me $2 a week”. She did more for my speech delivery than all other classes combined. She taught us how to use dialects and how to play with the microphone as they did on the network radio shows... GD (www.garydnews.com)

LYNN WOOLLEY [ex KRLD-KTEM-KNOW-KUT] (Waco-Temple, TX) Subject: Gaylon Christie. It (KTON-940) sold to M&M, I think, and then someone else bought it. But he only wanted it to upgrade and move it to Dallas as a 50,000 watt station. Other stations opposed it, and so it never got approval. The station was dark for more than a year and the FCC deleted it. It's been gone several years now. (www.BeLogical.com)

DUKE GILLELAND [Bob Wills Western Swing chat board] (Belton, TX) Subject: New KTON In Temple... Hope the “new” KTON coming to Temple does not add more to the cesspool. Good music AM radio stations are dying like flies in a freeze due to politics! I remember the OLD WBAP in Ft Worth. Enjoyed a many a show on both KMIL & KTAE through the years. Like losing old friends. Was that way with our local KTON years back. Time will tell. But then it’s all about the MONEY! Duke Gilleland; Belton

TRIVIA ANSWER: Charlene Marilynn D'Angelo Oliver is born on June 1, 1950 in Hollywood, CA. In 1967, at 18 she competes in Chuck Barris' Miss Dream Girl TV show. In 1972, the legendary Berry Gordy signs Charlene to Motown Records. In 1976, she records her single I've Never Been to Me. In 1977, the tune levels off at #97 on Billboard's Hot 100 singles chart. In 1982, Motown Records re-issues the song. Tampa, FL DJ Scott Shannon's girlfriend persuades him to spin the tune. He places the song in regular rotation on WRBQ FM (104.7) where this time it leaps to #3 in the United States and by June 1982 #1 in the United Kingdom. The single is one of the year's biggest hits. Charlene wears her wedding dress in the song's video at Blickling Hall, Norfolk, England. But, by this time, Charlene loses her record contract and moves to England to work in a sweetshop in Ilford, London. In 1994, the film The Adventures of Priscilla, Queen of the Desert features her I've Never Been to Me as its opening song.

CHARLES GEORGE (Dallas, TX) Before my time but I remember hearing it on WFAA, I think it was on your show or Mike Marshall's. Cab Driver, a song by The Mills Brothers KC5RAI

JIM GOUGH ['Mr. Texas'-movie actor-voice actor] (Austin-Liberty Hill, TX) Subject: Jim Rose Remembers Radio (#1188) April 08, 2013 [Monday] Interesting you mentioned KOUL in Corpus. Originally, it was owned by a rich dude from Houston. He asked me and my friend Rob Waddell (KPRC and KRLY) to go to the little station and program it for automation. The control room was wall to wall tape recorders. I did many station ID's and even produced TV spots to launch the deal. I also designed their logo and did billboards in the Corpus area. Rob left us way too soon..a great broadcaster! Jim Gough

KEVIN STIRTZ (Customer Loyalty Consultant) [Automated Radio vs. Real People Radio] Does the lack of a live person make a difference? Or do people listen just for the music without regard for the people?

Jim Rose and Lacy

Houston, Texas - Laus Deo

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April 08, 2013 [Monday]

Issue #1188

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DURAND DURAND DIES Irish character actor Milo O'Shea who plays arch nemesis villain Dr. Durand Durand in the 1968 cult movie Barbarella passes away at 86 in a New York hospital on Tuesday night, April 2, 2013. O'Shea's role as Dr. Durand Durand in the science fiction flick Barbarella inspires a British Rock group to name its band, Duran Duran. In 1976, O'Shea becomes a longtime resident of New York. Milo has many roles on stage and screen as well as TV series Cheers, Frasier, The Golden Girls, St Elsewhere and The West Wing. O'Shea appears with Paul Newman in The Verdict. Milo O'Shea's first wife from 1952–1974 is Irish actress Maureen Toal. He leaves behind his second wife, actress Kitty Sullivan, two sons (Colm and Steven) and three grandchildren.

NEW RADIO PROGRAMMER RIDES INTO AUSTIN, TX Clear Channel moves JT Bosch to Austin, TX as PD of Country KASE FM and Country KVET FM from Pennsylvania where he is Operations Manager plus Regional Program Manager of CC's Harrisburg, Lancaster/Reading, Williamsport, and Allentown markets. Bosch who dives into radio in 1988 begins his career on WUPE Pittsfield, MA. He wets his feet as a PD of WRHT FM (96.3) in Greenville, NC. He moves on up to APD and Music Director of WLAN FM (96.9) in Lancaster, PA and eventually becomes PD. Bosch later is PD of WHKF FM (99.3) in Harrisburg. In 2008. he is PD of WRBT FM (94.9). Bosch brags: I'm looking forward to starting this next chapter in my radio career and am excited to take KASE and KVET to the next level.

VARIETY SAYS AM RADIO IS CESSPOOL Variety TV Critic Brian Lowry decides to blast AM radio after he learns about FCC commissioner Ajit Pai's panel on AM revitalization at the NAB show in Las Vegas, NV. He writes a wickedly sarcastic article titled AM Radio: Welcome to the Cesspool. The harsh TV critic lets loose his cannons on several topics that bother him about radio: radio is often viewed as the bastard cousin at NAB, the medium that doesn’t garner much attention alongside TV and new technologies. Lowry doesn't like AM radio's advertising, diversity of stations in L.A., weekend infomercials and of course talk radio. He goes on: AM’s most obvious excess would be its contribution to political polarization in the form of talk hosts (conservatives Rush Limbaugh and Sean Hannity).

BIG RADIO CHANGES IN CORPUS CHRISTI, TX EMF Broadcasting continues to expand its Air-1 Christian CHR network in Texas with the acquisition of Country KOUL FM (103.7) Corpus Christi-Refugio from Tejas Broadcasting for $1.25 Million. KOUL FM also files a studio waiver request and will follow-up with its usual application to convert KOUL to non-commercial status. EMF already owns KKLM FM (88.7) Corpus Christi with its K-Love Christian AC network. Tejas Broadcasting hangs onto the rest of its Corpus Christi cluster: Hot AC KLTG FM (The Beach 96.5), Regional Mexican KMJR FM (La Caliente 98.3), and Spanish AC KLHB FM (Exitos 105.5).

TRIVIA QUESTION: What's the story about Elton John's hit tune Daniel? The answer appears below.

MOVERS AND SHAKERS

•TIM RICHARDS Clear Channel Top 40 (CHR) KZZP FM (KISS FM 104.7) Phoenix, AZ PD replaces Jeff Garrison after 17 years as PD of CBS Radio Country KMLE FM (107.9) in near by Chandler, AZ. •WQZQ-830 Nashville, TN flips from Gospel to NBC Sports Network with local talent George Plaster and Willy Daunic Sports Night along with Darren McFarland from 3-7 pm plus 4-7 pm on WPRT FM (The Game 102.5) and Murfreesboro's new translator 97.5. •T.J. MCCORMACK 25 year comedian and Conservative commentator on Fox News Channel is new AM Drive host on Whitney WVOX-1460 New Rochelle-Westchester, NY.

ENTERTAINMENT AND NEWS MILESTONES

•1952 ADAM WOODS drummer and pianist for British New Wave Pop/Rock band Fixx born on April 8th in London, England. •1960 JOHN SCHNEIDER (Bo Duke on TV series The Dukes Of Hazzard) born on April 8th in Mount Kisco, NY. •1976 PHIL OCHS protest singer and songwriter dies at 35 on April 9th. •1988 RANDY TRAVIS' album Storms Of Life goes Double-Platinum on April 8th. •1996 BEN JOHNSON cowboy Western movie actor (Rio Grande - 1949) dies of heart attack at 77 on April 8th. •2006 RASCAL FLATTS single What Hurts The Most begins four-week perch at #1 in Billboard Country on April 8th.

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JONATHAN FRICKE [2006 Country Radio Hall of Fame/WSM Nashville/KFOX Los Angeles/WSAI Cincinnati/KOKE AM/FM Austin] (Nashville, TN) Subject: Mandy. Beautiful day here today in Music City. So nice that Nancy, Mandy and I went for a stroll in Charlie Daniels Park. She is such a great little dog... hard to believe she was a rescue dog. Here is a picture of Mandy that was snapped when she was on the couch. Hope all is well... stay in touch! Jonathan

(Gentleman] JIM Carter [KBUC, KONO] (San Antonio, TX) Howdy Jimbo: One of your last email contributors mentioned meeting WRR's Jim Lowe, (the original voice of Big Tex). I worked for Jim Lowe back in 1969. I did afternoon drive at sizzling HOT WRR. "Smokin'" Jim Lowe did morning drive and was the "Shotgun Kelly" of the station. He was like a gunslinger. When you weren't paying attention to him "Smokin'" Jim would whip out one his famous "Library of Laffs" LP cuts and fill your ears with the likes of Jose Jiminez, Jonathon Winters or any of a number of other perennial favorites. And as a result Superjock "Smokin'" Jim hit a bulls eye with many Big D listeners and rode the range and kept the peace at WRR for nearly a century...or so it seemed. One day "Smokin" Jim decided enough was enough and galloped off into the sunset and left a heckuva legendary legacy. Lol. Just thinking about WRR being called a "HOT" station cracks me up! And calling my 2:00-6:00 PM shift "afternoon drive" and Jim Lowe being referred to as "Smokin' Joe" is a hoot 'n a holler...especially if you knew him or me. The station's ratings lived in the dumpster in the basement. The format was a combination of Charlie Van's WFAA, a little country influence from the likes of WBAP 820 and a dash of "long hair", (ie), KIXL. And of course every hour was spiced up with a comedy bit from one of a multitude of many funny folks that Jim Lowe personally hand-picked for his "Library of Laffs". It was fun to think about Jim again after all these years...so kudos to your contributor or reader for mentioning the one and only Jim Lowe. And no, this is not the Jim Lowe of "Green Door" fame...I actually thought it was the same guy until I was almost middle-aged, lol. Keep the memories coming Jim. The best to you and Lacy. Gentleman Jim Carter/San Antonio, Texas

LYNN WOOLLEY [KRLD-KTEM-KNOW-KUT] (Waco-Temple, TX) Subject: Gaylon Christie. By the way, KTON 940 is defunct. But the old KMIL and later KTAE, 1330, in Cameron will be moving to Temple with greatly increased power and the call letters will be KTON. (www.BeLogical.com)

JIM GOUGH ['Mr. Texas'-movie actor-voice actor] (Austin-Liberty Hill, TX) Subject: Jim Rose Remembers Radio (#1186) April 01, 2013 [Monday] Yep...I remember now. Milton (Graves) KFRD. I'm surprised that you and I never met at KNUZ. I was there a lot cutting spots. Paul Berlin and I were good friends and Dave Morris and I were on the same rodeo committee. Dave got me to produce some TV spots for him also. Jim Gough

TRIVIA ANSWER: In the morning of 1973, Bernie Taupin writes the lyrics to Elton John's hit record, Daniel. In the afternoon, Elton puts the words to music. Before the day finishes, Elton John records the tune with his band. Daniel swiftly rises to #2 in the US and reaches #4 in the UK with sales of over a half million copies.

ANDY WALDROP (Houston, TX) Subject: Terry Hunt? Jim, Here is a link to their homepage. I can't quite figure-out what their call letters are. Call letters COULD be KRMX. (www.929shooterfm.com/Homepage/14335002) Andy

JOAN PATE-DAY [late Sam Pate's sister] (Cedar Creek Lake, TX) Subject: Cowboy Weaver. My husband and I were dating at the time. He had bought me a new 17 jewel watch for Christmas and Cowboy asked to use it as we recorded (radio show). The whole time he was recording he continually wind my watch. When it broke he threw it to me and said "this does not run it is a piece of junk". My Bill never liked him after that. I did not go on his television show but Sam (Pate) played the slap bass for him. Behind him on the stage, without him knowing Sam would ride the bass like a horse. Cowboy thought everyone was laughing at him.

OSCAR WILDE (1854-1900) My experience is that as soon as people are old enough to know better, they don't know anything at all.

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April 05, 2013 [Friday]

Issue #1187

ALL THE NEWS THAT IS NEWS

WINDY CITY SPORTSCASTER FOUND DEAD Veteran Chicago, IL radio personality Johnny Von dies at 54 on Friday, March 29, 2013. The passing of John Vondruska, aka Johnny Von on the radio, shocks family members and friends because he is in peak physical shape and seemingly in great health. Johnny is a devout religious man who does not drink or smoke. Since January 2012, Johnny Von is the WCKG-1530 and Q101.com Sports Director. Previously, fans hear Johnny's voice on various other Chicago area radio stations including WLUP FM, WMVP-1000, WLS-890/WLS FM, also WKZW FM in Peoria. Johnny Von is a host on Internet radio and podcast sports talk shows, that include NFL Now! For a time, Von also fills-in as a sports reporter on WFLD TV Fox CH32.

LENO LEAVES TONIGHT SHOW AGAIN In 1992, Jay Leno takes over the Tonight Show reins from Johnny Carson. Remember back in 2009 when NBC TV honchos ask Jay to step down to allow Conan O'Brien host the Tonight Show? This proves to be an utter ratings failure. So, in 2010, Leno returns to rescue the Tonight Show as its host. That huge mistake costs NBC TV millions of dollars to buy out O'Brien and usher him out the door. We figure that things calm down a bit at NBC TV but now we hear rumors that the 62-year-old Jay Leno will step down again this time in favor of comedian Jimmy Fallon as the new Tonight Show host. Steve Burke, NBCUniversal CEO, brags that Leno is an entertainment icon plus he says that the timing of the move couldn't be better.

RADIO APRIL FOOLS JOKE GOES AWRY On Monday April 1, 2013 Renda Gator Country WWGR FM (101.9) morning duo Val St. John and Scott Fish in Fort Myers, FL announce that dihydrogen monoxide flows out of the city's water taps. This creates quite a stir amongst city dwellers because on the morning of April 1st Lee County Utilities office telephone lines jam from upset city residents who demand to know if the water is safe to drink. This little incident causes us to wonder about scientific knowledge in today's schools because everyone knows that dihydrogen monoxide is just another way to say water. WWGR FM's GM Tony Renda Junior suspends morning duo Val St. John and Scott Fish indefinitely. WWGR FM and its morning duo receive a lot of publicity in local newspaper and TV.

SPORTS FLOODS THE RADIO DIAL Music flees AM for FM, so talk fills the AM gap. Then, tunes move to digital devices such as iPod and once again Talk picks up the slack on FM. Houston, TX radio listeners have four Sports outlets from which to choose: KILT-610, KBME-790, KGOW-1560 and KFNC FM (97.5). In 2011, Sports KFAN-1130 Minneapolis, MN switches spots with Conservative Talk KTLK FM (100.3) to become KFAN FM. With the addition of WGVX FM, Cumulus makes it a three Sports radio station trimulcast at 105 on the FM dial: The Ticket WGVX FM (105.1), WGVY FM (105.3), WGVZ FM (105.7) to compete with Clear Channel KFAN FM (100.3) and Hubbard ESPN KSTP-1500. That's five Sports radio stations in the Twin Cities.

TRIVIA QUESTION: How does 1950s guitarist Hardrock Gunter gain his nickname? The answer appears below.

MOVERS AND SHAKERS

•HAPPY BIRTHDAY! John Driscoll one of America's top voice over actors (www.voiceoveramerica.com) observes Saturday, April 6, 2013. Jim Bell retired Houston, TX radio broadcaster celebrates birthday in Lufkin, TX on Sunday, April 7, 2013. •MIKE FRANCESA NYC Sports Talk radio wizard signs new long-term CBS Radio pact as WFAN-660/WFAN FM (101.9) PM drive host from 1:30-6:30pm. •MILLER MEDIA GROUP's three radio stations (Newsradio WHOW-1520, WHOW FM 92.3 and Soft AC WEZC FM 95.9) in Clinton, IL are back on the air with low power after a fire guts their transmitter building.

ENTERTAINMENT AND NEWS MILESTONES

•1953 WEYI TV CBS CH25 in Saginaw, MI begins broadcasting on April 5th. •1967 TROY GENTRY of 2000 Country Music Association Vocal Duo of the Year Montgomery Gentry born on April 5th in Lexington, KY. •1970 WSNS TV IND CH44 in Chicago, IL begins broadcasting on April 5th. •1981 MIKE ELI lead singer of 2012 Academy of Country Music award winners Eli Young Band born on April 5th in Tomball, TX. •1992 SAM WALTON billionaire CEO/owner of Wal-Mart dies of cancer at 74 on April 5th. •2008 JOHNNY CASH's single Hurt scores #1 in CMT's debut of its 100 Greatest Videos on April 5th.

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DAVE MICHAELS (Dayton-Huber Heights, OH) Subject: The Ring. I still have my "Gold - blue stone” ring from graduation at Elkins. I think it cost $ 60.00 back than. Did you also buy one? Yes, we all have stories from Elkins. Dave

KEN DOWE [CEO Service Broadcasting #1 KKDA FM (104.5) / EVP McLendon Corp. #1 KLIF-1190] (Dallas, TX) Subject: My promised response... Yesterday, I spoke with Sharon Young about Bill. She told me that Bill has a lot of difficulties remembering and gets confused easily. Sharon said he does not always remember those who do call him, but she thought he might remember me. I asked if it would be okay if I telephoned. "Absolutely." I called Bill and he answered after a lot of rings. His speech was raspy and smaller than the Bill we all know, but instantly recognized my voice. He told me I sounded just as young and warm as always (He's still lying) and was genuinely happy to hear from me. We laughed and joked. ME: "Can I do anything for you?" BILL: "Yes. You can take half my health issues and give me the rest!" We talked about how good it was that he sold the ranch when he did, and we made a lot of small talk. He was up to speed on everything, but a bit confused about some people (I know he knew) he couldn't recall, and about a few events in which he was involved, but didn't remember. Note: Bob & Chuck. He didn't recollect the videos we shot in Houston a couple years ago. I asked if I could telephone him again, and he enthusiastically said, "Please!" After I hung up I called Sharon once more. Told her what had happened, and she was very pleased that Bill had responded so well. If anyone wants to contact him from time to time, I'd think that's a good idea. ...say some frequent prayers for Bill and Sharon. Bill is still a much better man than most folks we've ever known. Best to all, Ken

BILL YOUNG - In 1974, radio icon Bill Young steps in as our new consultant at Top 40 KFJZ-1270 in Ft. Worth, TX. As Bill breeds new life into a tired old Rock radio station, he moves me into the 9am-noon spot. In 1980, what a thrill it is when legendary radio programmer and DJ Bill Young hires me as a DJ on Album Rock KILT FM here in Houston! While Young and the KILT crew celebrate the New Year 1981 downstairs in the conference room in the old building at 500 Lovett, I count down 1980's hit tunes upstairs on Top 40 KILT-610. Be there! Be there! Right now Bill Young experiences a few health issues. We pray for his immediate and abundant recovery.

WENDEL HULSE (Dallas-Grand Prairie, TX) Subject: Big Tex Burns and Loses His Voice. The sad thing is that Big Tex will never recover the greatest voice he ever had - that of Ol' Jim Lowe of Radio Station WRR. His "Howdy, Folks" still rings in my ears. I listened to Ol' Jim Lowe on WRR every morning and many afternoons for many years. His "Library Of Laughs" was always a special treat. I even had the special pleasure of meeting him one evening at the State Fair when he was taking a break from his Big Tex duties. A memory that I will always treasure. Wendel Hulse; Grand Prairie, Texas

BOB GRANT [Robert Hanger] (San Angelo-Abilene, TX) Subject: Rockabilly Pioneer. Another obit...Hardrock Gunter @ 88, 3/13/13. I knew him at WWVA, 1954; he once had music-pub. & real estate biz across Ohio River in St. Clairsville. Last I heard, he had retired to Colorado. They are going fast anymore. Use how or if you wish. BOB

TRIVIA ANSWER: Singer, songwriter and guitarist Sidney Louie Gunter Jr. born on February 27, 1925 in Birmingham, AL. In the late 1950s his music helps form Rock and Roll and Rockabilly music and he gains the title of Hardrock Gunter. He is one of the earliest Country boogie artists to start shifting into full-fledged Rockabilly. Gunter earns his nickname Hardrock when a car hood falls on his head but doesn't seem to bother him. Friends say that his head is as hard as a rock. At 13 he forms his first band. In 1949, Gunter appears on a local kids TV show. In 1950, he records Birmingham Bounce on the Bama label. Critics claim this is one of the first Rock & Roll records. In 1951, he signs with Decca records. His duet with Roberta Lee, Sixty Minute Man, is one of the first Country records to ever cross over to R&B audiences. In December 1952, Paul Myers hires him as an emcee and DJ on WWVA-1170. In 1964, Hardrock Gunter opens an insurance agency.

JIM GOUGH ['Mr. Texas'-movie actor-voice actor] (Austin-Liberty Hill, TX) Subject: Jim Rose Remembers Radio (#1186) April 01, 2013 [Monday] Jim...been thinking about all the interesting on-air folks in Houston over the years. Do you know what happened to Richard Dobbin and Milton Allen Graves? I'll never forget their 'gangbuster' news style on KIKK. The last time I saw Dobbin he was at KNUZ. Milton was at KFRD for a short time when I was there. Jim Gough

PSY (South Korean gangbuster Gangnam Style Rapper sensation) People change...memories don't.

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April 01, 2013 [Monday]

Issue #1186

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LEGENDARY MUSIC PRODUCER PERISHES Phil Ramone, native of South Africa music producer, engineer, violinist, and composer winner of 14 Grammys dies on Saturday, March 30, 2013 in New York-Presbyterian Hospital of pneumonia after being admitted for brain aneurysm surgery. One of Phil's Grammys is for lifetime achievement of Worldwide sales that top 100 million. Ramone's talents take him to Rock, Jazz, Swing and Pop music with the likes of Frank Sinatra, Aretha Franklin, Stevie Wonder, Paul McCartney, Elton John, Tony Bennett, Madonna and Lou Reed. One of the biggest names not to be inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame, Phil Ramone produces Classic albums by The Band, Bob Dylan, Paul Simon, Billy Joel and Ray Charles.

TEXAS RADIO ICON ALMOST MEETS HIS WATERLOO For years we hear Jim Pruett along with Mark Stevens on KILT-610, KULF-790 and KLOL FM. Jim now is a small business owner and staunch defender of the Second Amendment. He is also a heart attack survivor. Jim Pruett remembers: On Sunday February 24th I was standing at about ten minutes to 8am there with my wife and all of a sudden, I looked at her with a thousand yard stare...flipped over, dropped to my knees and then flipped over backwards...my head narrowly missing the concrete and I was dead. Thank God that Pruett's son Zac who is a CPR instructor for the Austin PD just happens to be right there and saves his life. Jim Pruett spends eight days in the hospital. He now recovers at home.

DEMISE OF THE LOVE CHILD In 1956 at 12, Deke Richards begins his long music career as a tunesmith. In his teens, Richards sings one of his songs for Motown honcho Berry Gordy who signs him as a writer. In 1968 Motown's Holland-Dozier-Holland quit over a contract dispute. Gordy joins Richards with college friends Freddie Perren and Fonce Mizell as Motown's songwriting team, The Corporation. The poets pen Love Child which hits #1 for Diana Ross and the Supremes along with their follow-up single I’m Living in Shame. They write many hits for the Jackson 5 including I Want You Back, ABC, The Love You Save. Mama’s Pearl, Sugar Daddy and Maybe Tomorrow. On Sunday, March 24, 2013 Deke Richards dies at 68 from esophageal cancer. Deke leaves behind his wife, Joan.

BIG TEX BURNS AND LOSES HIS VOICE On Friday morning, October 19, 2012 the iconic 52-feet cowboy who greets visitors to the State Fair of Texas that we all know as Big Tex catches fire and burns down to his metal structure. Big Tex stands tall for six decades. Originally, Jim Lowe long time morning DJ on WRR-1310 is the voice of Big Tex for nearly 40 years but he retires in 1997. The State Fair of TX is rebuilding its iconic Cowboy statue Big Tex to be even taller. But there's trouble on the range. Big Tex has lost his voice. State Fair of Texas new spokeswoman Sue Gooding does not renew Bill Bragg's contract who is Big Tex's voice since 2002. When the State Fair of Texas opens on September 27, 2013 not only will he have a different voice, but Big Tex will be all new.

TRIVIA QUESTION: What is the story behind Bobby Hebb's 1966 hit tune, Sunny? The answer appears below.

MOVERS AND SHAKERS

•BARBARA WALTERS 83 year old celebrated ABC TV News anchor and The View co-host retires in May 2013. •WHYA FM (101.1) Mashpee, MA which simulcasts sister Variety Hits WFRQ FM (Frank FM 93.5) Harwich Port, MA into Cape Cod breaks away as CHR WFRQ FM (Y101). •GLENN BECK's The Blaze Radio Network joins Sirius XM's Patriot Conservative Talk channel 125 beginning on Monday, March 25, 2013. •CHARLIE DANIELS Country legend recuperates at home with a new pacemaker implanted to regulate his heart resumes touring on April 11, 2013.

ENTERTAINMENT AND NEWS MILESTONES

•1957 WYES TV PBS CH12 in New Orleans, LA begins broadcasting on April 1st. •1962 BILLY DEAN is born on April 1st in Quincy, FL but he tells fans that his birthday is April 2nd so they won't think of him as an April Fool. •1976 FREDDIE LENNON father of The Beatles John Lennon dies at 63 on April 1st. •1984 HILLARY SCOTT female voice in multi-million selling group Lady Antebellum daughter of Linda Davis is born on April 1st in Nashville, TN. •1997 JOLIE GABOR mother of Zsa Zsa and Eva dies at 97 on April 1st. •2002 DIAMOND RIO's single Beautiful Mess releases to radio on Arista records on April 1st.

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CHUCK CASHMERE (San Diego-Carlsbad, CA) Subject: Tootsies. I noticed you recognizing Tooties bar in Nashville. When I was there in 98/99 or 95/96 I was amazed at the incredible autographs on Tooties old bar counter. I mean people who were in country music back in the 40's and 50's who hung around Tooties after it opened and left their calling card. I was back there in 2010 working on my CD Chuck Cashmere Nashville Sessions and the 1st thing I noticed upon visiting Tooties was the bar counter with those fantastic autographs was missing. Question some of your readers might be able to answer "Where is that bar counter now? I'm really curious to know. (www.chuckcashmere.com)

JOHN HALE (Dallas-McKinney, TX) Subject: Jim Rose Remembers Radio (#1185) March 29, 2013 [Friday] Hi Jim, Your mention of your early days in Terrell and McKinney jogged some thoughts of my early days working up in the Sherman-Denison market. Salaries back in the early seventies certainly weren't extravagant, and I was married, with a young daughter. I think I might have been clearing a little over $500.00 a month after taxes, and my wife had a part time job working at the old Gibson's in Sherman. I took a part time job working at a pizza place in Denison, not so much because of the extra money (It wasn't very much.) as for the fact the place would let you make your choice of a large pizza at the end of your shift to take home. My family and I could count on having a late night pizza at least three or four nights a week. You do what you can to keep the wolf away from the door. John Hale; McKinney, Texas

BOB ALLEN [KTRK TV ABC CH13 Sports Director for 39 years retires on Friday, January 18, 2013] (Houston, TX) When Steve Lundy went from KILT (610) to WLS (890) in Chicago, I was listening to his show that we could pick up in Nacogdoches. He was playing "Cherish" by the Association and did an amazing intro, where he got very close to the mike over the opening music bed and "From out of your past Chicago, the Association...and Cherish..." right up to the vocal...It was so good I thought I'd steal it and use it on my airshift in Nacogdoches...First thing I do is find "Cherish" put it on the turntable, get close to the mic and say, "From out of your past Chicago, the Association...and Cherish..."I was so proud of myself as I flipped off the mic switch, until I realized I was in Nacogdoches and not Chicago...Dumb adz move of the month. Bob

GARY DELAUNE [KENS TV CH5 reporter] (San Antonio, TX) Subject: Old video with your dad at the parade shooting. Detective Vick of the SAPD dug this out of the files from ‘79...If I just looked that young today...GD Shannon Delaune: Vick just ran across this and sent it over. I was 8 years old and still remember it vividly. Shannon G. DeLaune [GD's son]; Executive Director of Sales; SWBC; San Antonio, Texas Detective Warren Vick [San Antonio PD Forgery Unit] Subject: Old video with your dad at the parade shooting. (www.kens5.com/news/remembering-when/featured/1979--Sniper-fires-into-Battle-of-Flowers-crowds-128898288.html) Detective W. Vick # 2435; San Antonio Police Department; Forgery Unit

TRIVIA ANSWER: In 1963, Bobby Hebb writes his hit song Sunny about an unknown woman's smile that lifts his spirits after his brother, Hal, dies in a knife fight outside a Nashville, TN nightclub. He records Sunny to fill space in an album at the end of a recording session. In summer 1966, Sunny lasts for two weeks at #2 on Billboard with sales of over a half million copies. Bobby is also one of the first black artists ever to appear on the Grand Ole Opry. On Tuesday, August 3, 2010 R&B songwriter and singer Bobby Hebb passes away at 72 from lung cancer. At the time of his death, BMI lists Sunny as the 18th most performed song in its catalog.

BRUCE HATHAWAY [legendary DJ on KTSA-550 & KTFM FM] (San Antonio, TX) Great stories...Keep up the good work!!

JOAN PATE-DAY [late Sam Pate's sister] (Cedar Creek Lake, TX) Subject: Cowboy Weaver. Although he was much older than I was he always called me his girlfriend. He gave me one of his books of matches with his picture on it and said I was lucky as he usually charged 25 cents for them. He had no hair at all which was why he wore the hat. The reason I know this is because my mother refused to let him sit at our table with a hat on. (I am still that way about the hats)

LOUIS L’AMOUR (March 22, 1908 - June 10, 1988) There's a little cowboy in all of us, a little frontier.

Jim Rose and Lacy

Houston, Texas - Laus Deo

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March 29, 2013 [Friday]

Issue #1185

HAPPY EASTER SUNDAY!

ALL THE NEWS THAT IS NEWS

TULSA TV REPORTER RIP In 1972, U.S. Army vet Bill Mitchell partners with KTUL TV ABC CH8 in Tulsa, OK as a reporter. In 1982, he relocates to Little Rock, AR for one year at KARK TV NBC CH4 and then moves to KOCO TV ABC CH5 in Oklahoma City for 11 years. In 1994, Mitchell returns to KTUL TV and remains until December 2012. Mitchell's more well-known reports cover the Girl Scout Murders, the Edmond Post Office Massacre and the Oklahoma City Bombings. On Friday, March 22, 2013 Bill Mitchell dies at 69 from a long illness. KTUL GM Pat Baldwin looks back: We are mourning the loss of a great reporter and friend today. Bill loved the station and our viewers. He was a hard worker and taught us all how to find news stories. He will always be part of the Channel 8 family.

JORDANAIRES MEMBER SUCCUMBS In 1952, Gordon Stoker joins The Jordanaires as a piano player and tenor singer. The group becomes one of the most requested studio artists in Music Clty history. Gordon reminisces: For 23 years we had two to four sessions a day, six days a week: Ricky Nelson's Travelin’ Man, Poor Little Fool, Lonesome Town and It’s Late, Patsy Cline's Crazy, Jim Reeves's Four Walls, George Jones' He Stopped Loving Her Today plus Kenny Rogers' Lucille. They win a Record of the Year Grammy for Jimmy Dean’s Big Bad John. For 14 years, The Jordanaires appear on almost all of Elvis Presley's records. On Wednesday, March 27, 2013 Gordon Stoker passes away at 88 in his home in Brentwood, TN from a lengthy illness.

RUSH HAS NO EXIT PLAN After 25 years of incredible success in radio we imagine that Rush Limbaugh might place more attention to his game of golf. But No! shouts the King of Talk radio. In an exclusive interview with Radio Ink Magazine Rush admits that he does not have an exit plan: I cannot imagine not doing this, not having this to come to each day. At 62, Rush Limbaugh is the most successful broadcaster radio has ever seen. On August 1, 1988, Rush launches his radio show into syndication with 56 stations. Today, Rush Limbaugh's voice beams out on almost 600 radio stations. Each week, Limbaugh draws up to 20 million listeners. Rush Limbaugh has the highest-rated national radio talk show in America. Why would anyone want to give up unprecedented phenomenal success such as he experiences?

TRIALS AND TRIBULATIONS OF RADIO In 1965, the second radio position for me is sign-on to 10am Monday-Saturday for $60 a week on 250 watt flame thrower KTER-1570 in Terrell, TX about 25 miles straight east of Dallas on HWY80. When mid-day DJ Bob Shelton exits to the new KYAL-1600 in McKinney north of Dallas, KTER's illustrious owner/GM Bill Pirtle adds Bob's 10am-2pm show to my duties to make it sign-on to 2pm. KTER's chief engineer Darryl Parker escapes to TSN on KFJZ-1270 in Ft. Worth. Pirtle hands me a daily radio marathon from sign-on to sign-off M-SA. Thank God for the wonderful Cal Druxman KHFI FM and KHFI-970 GM in Austin, TX who rescues me in 1966 as PD/MD/DJ on KHFI FM for more than double KTER's penance at $125 a week and the race is on.

TRIVIA QUESTION: What name does Elvis Presley give to his mare? The answer appears below.

MOVERS AND SHAKERS

•NBC/DIAL GLOBAL celebrates with a huge shindig in NYC the relaunch of its NBC Sports Radio Network on Monday, April 1, 2013 with a new roster. •KJFK-1230 Lib-Talk Reno, NV that debuts in 2005 with Air America personality Al Franken pulls plug on 8-year progressive Talk format because ...we simply cannot afford to absorb the loss any longer. •WMVP-1000 Chicago, IL’s 50,000 watt Sports ESPN premiers new weekday lineup. Beginning Monday, April 1, 2013 Waddle & Silvy leap frog from mid-days to PM Drive plus Carmen & Jurko current PM Drive reverses to mid-days. ESPN Radio’s Colin Cowherd debuts at 9-10am.

ENTERTAINMENT AND NEWS MILESTONES

•1956 LISA J. ALLEN TV reporter/NY lawyer born on March 29th. •1960 TOOTSIE's ORCHID LOUNGE opens on lower Broadway in Nashville, TN on March 29th just around the corner from the Grand Ole Opry becomes a hangout for Country legends like Willie Nelson, Harlan Howard, Hank Cochran, Mel Tillis and others. •1971 ROYAL ALBERT HALL opens on March 29th. •1985 RESTLESS HEART's self-titled debut album releases on RCA records on March 27th. •2000 FAITH HILL's album Breathe certifies Triple-Platinum on March 29th. •1994 JIMMY JOHNSON Dallas Cowboys Head Coach quits on March 29th.

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DAVE MICHAELS [WSAI-1360/KONO-860/KBUC FM] (Dayton-Huber Heights, OH) Subject: National Radios. JIMMY: I go way back with the Nationals. I saw my first one at Walleys' house in Cheviot, Ohio. It was a National 300 with 13 tubes. I loved it; but could not afford it - I was a 14 year old kid. Later I got my first National at a Hamfest and during my years as a Radio Personality (U-Haul traveling) I sold it! Many years later after the 2d marriage - I found the NC-303 at a Ham Radio Flea market and bought it and carried it to the car and found out just how heavy these radios are. I was much younger. This one I have now (and was working on) I have had for about 11 years. Nothing like tuning AM radio late at night with a coffee or? on the rocks; and listening to CUBA, Germany, Texas - Ham radio operators, and all the strange signals you can pick up between 500kc and 32Megs - a world of adventure out there. I have always been fascinated with Radio Signals - and how directional radio stations can travel!!!! I know - I am strange! What a hobby CQ CQ Over out - clear 10-7 Mic Off Dave

BRUCE ELROD [Cash Box & Record World owner/publisher] (Ridgeway, SC) Jim Rose is available now on Record World Magazine at www.recordworldmagazine.com/Links.html the sister magazine of Cashbox Magazine, currently under construction to debut by April 1st. Click on the links page and go right to Jim Rose. Bruce Elrod, Current owner of Cashbox and Record World Magazine.

MARY STODDARD ['Sam' on KVIL FM 1964] (Dallas-Frisco, TX) Hello Jim, You and I seemed to be on similar paths in 1964. I was studying for my FCC License test in Nov. of that year. Passed with flying colors first time out. I knew some of the instructors at Elkins. Was Frank Haley one then? Anyway, I am impressed with the extensive career you've had in broadcasting and publishing the Trade Publication you do. Excellent work. Loved hearing about the different music formats in the different time slots, etc. It's hard for me to believe our paths never crossed by in the mid-sixties. All best till later, Mary SAM Stoddard (www.youtube.com/watch?v=RQoOajjC8GE=)

LYNN WOOLLEY [KRLD-WFAA-KTEM-KNOW] (Temple, TX) Subject: What's wrong with radio? Sometimes I wonder if the internet or consolidation will kill it first. Have you ever listened to an old Charlie Tuna air check or the Russ Knight "Crusin'" album and thought what a shame it is that today's young people have no concept of the Top 40 deejay? In those days, ownership had to find great talent if KBOX was to challenge KLIF or KONO was going to take on KTSA. With competition gone, the radio stations are so bland that kids are using their mobile devices for music. Radio might be saved with competition, but we've moved on. Ten years from now, it could all be gone. Lynn Woolley (in order of my employment there...) KYLE-FM, KTEM, KTAP, KNOW, WFAA, KRLD, KAAM, KPLE-FM, WACO/KHOO-FM, KVET. + guest hosting on KLBJ, WBAP and KSEV. (www.BeLogical.com)

TRIVIA ANSWER: Few people outside Elvis Presley's inner circle know that he loves horses. Elvis acquires a golden palomino that he names Rising Sun. Presley believes that everyone should have a horse, so he buys everybody a horse. In early 1967, when he gets too many horses inside his Graceland stables in Memphis, TN Elvis purchases a 163 acre ranch across the state line in Walls, MS for $300,000 that he calls The Circle G (in honor of Graceland). One of the horses that he buys for his ranch is a mare that he names after the current mayor of Memphis, William B. Ingram. Elvis nicknames his new mare, Mare Ingram.

CHUCK DUNAWAY [WABC/KLIF/KBOX] (Houston-Katy, TX) Subject: WABC-DEEJAYS. Jim it was 1959 and in the picture are me, Herb Oscar Anderson and Bill Owen who are still alive. Others are Scott Muni, Charlie Greer, Jack Carney and Farrell Smith….Over 54 years ago. Chuck

JIM BELL [KUHF FM 88.7 Morning Edition anchor since 1997-Retired 2010] (Lufkin, TX) Subject: Houston Favorite Still Goin' Strong. Hi Jim, Phil (Parr) doesn't do his radio stuff for the money. He says he doesn't need the few bucks he makes for cutting promos and bumpers. He says he does it because it's fun and it helps him keep a toe hold in the radio business. Hang in there, Jim

HENRY CHESTER (1832-1914) Enthusiasm is the greatest asset in the world. It beats money and power and influence.

Jim Rose and Lacy

Houston, Texas - Laus Deo

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March 25, 2013 [Monday]

Issue #1184

ALL THE NEWS THAT IS NEWS

SILICON BEACH LOSES WEATHERCASTER KFMB TV CBS CH8 San Diego, CA weathercaster for more than three decades, Doug Oliver, dies of complications of old age at 90 on Friday, March 15, 2013. Doug is born on February 21, 1923 in Lynn, MA. As a graduate of Lynn English High School, for a short time he attends Business College. He switches over to a Boston radio announcing school. In 1943, Oliver joins WLAW-680 (now WRKO-680) as a radio announcer in Boston suburb of Lawrence, MA. In 1952, his golden voice relocates to San Diego, CA to host KCBQ-1170's morning show, Kaffee Klatsch. And then the Slumber Busters wake-up show on KFSD-1450. In 1961, Oliver joins CBS affiliate KFMB TV where he remains 32 years as its lead weathercaster.

MUSIC EXITS MUSIC CITY In 1958 Music Row is born with WSM band leader and music director Owen Bradley's Quonset Hut recording studio. The Tennessean reports: Over the past decade, several Music Row labels, studios and related businesses have relocated to other areas of Nashville or to surrounding communities, causing a noticeable change in the area’s look and feel. Mary Hilliard Harrington's house in the Music Row neighborhood serves her well for six years. Her company, The Green Room PR, triples in size with Country stars Tim McGraw, Jason Aldean and Dierks Bentley as clients. Harrington relocates her firm to an address in the emerging SoBro neighborhood. Other studios soon follow, along with music publishers and record labels.

FCC FINES RADIO STATION OVER ITS CONTEST Sometimes when a radio station runs a contest it loses. Recently, the FCC issues forfeiture order against Soft Rock WMJX FM (Magic 106.7) Boston, MA for its basic contest rule requirement that both the prize and the conditions surrounding the prize, must be accurately described. In over 300 contest promotions, WMJX FM announces its grand prize: ...choice of a Mercedes Benz Z300W, an Audi TT 2.0 front wheel drive roadster, or a Toyota Prius hybrid, from Prime Motor Group with no fine print gimmicks. But what WMJX doesn't mention is that the actual prize is a two-year vehicle lease and the winner has to meet certain credit requirements in order to be able to enjoy the lease. Ow!

BEANTOWN TV ANCHOR EXITS Boston, MA TV morning meteorologist Melissa Mack's resume includes stints on WJW TV Fox CH8 in Cleveland, WYTV TV Fox CH33 in Youngstown, OH plus WTAP TV NBC CH49 in Parkersburg, WV. Just over three years ago Melissa arrives on CBS O&O WBZ TV CH4 as a morning meteorologist. But at the end of Friday morning’s March 22, 2013 newscast Mack remarks about her departure from WBZ TV: I don’t have to get up at 1:45 in the morning. So I have to be honest with you I threw my alarm clock away this morning. WBZ TV anchor Kerry Connolly says Mack is leaving for another opportunity. Melissa signs off her last forecast with this statement: It’s been great. But the butt crack of dawn just hasn’t worked for me.

TRIVIA QUESTION: Why are there no drum tracks in Neil Diamond's 1960s hit Cherry, Cherry? The answer appears below.

MOVERS AND SHAKERS

•HAPPY BIRTHDAY! Waltraud Hofmeister on Monday, March 25, 2013. J.D. Adams & Jay Noble on Tuesday, March 26th. •MATT PATRICK Clear Channel KTRH-740 plus KPRC-950 Houston, TX Talk host fills in for Bill Cunningham on Premiere Network nationally syndicated Live on Sunday Night, its Bill Cunningham program on Sunday, March 24, 2013. •WLS NATIONAL BARN DANCE celebrates 89th Anniversary on Saturday night, March 23, 2013 benefit for the National Radio Hall of Fame in actual studio where history-making national radio show once originates on 3rd Floor at 1230 West Washington Boulevard in the Windy City.

ENTERTAINMENT AND NEWS MILESTONES

•1955 BILL HAYES' Ballad of Davy Crockett is #1 for 5 weeks beginning on March 26th. •1968 KENNY CHESNEY one of Country music's biggest hit makers who wins Entertainer of the Year gold stars plus sells out stadiums is born on March 26th in Knoxville, TN. •1973 NOEL COWARD British playwright (Brief Encounter - 1945) dies at 73 on March 26th in Blue Harbor, Jamaica. •1983 JOHN ANDERSON's single Swingin' takes #1 in Billboard Country on March 26th. •1992 TRISHA YEARWOOD's self-titled album is her first Platinum disc on March 26th. •1993 LUIS FALCO choreographer in Fame dies at 50 on March 26th.

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DAVE MICHAELS [WSAI-1360/KONO-860/KBUC FM] (Dayton-Huber Heights, OH) Subject: Another Cold day in Ohio. JIM We even had snow flurries today. I want spring & summer. Ha ha! I am working on a NC-303 Receiver. The thing is a Monster. Weighs 60 lbs. All metal. Has 13 tubes. Big power transformer and lots of guts under the hood. I have it on its side, and checking old Caps for failure. I cleaned the Tuning Metal Caps with a spray...that was the easy part. I am trying to rid the thing of some unwanted HUM in the Receive. It covers 550kc to 32megs...full General Coverage receiver. A Boat anchor as they Call them. I'm not 25 years old anymore!!!!!!!! SO on a cold day that is what I am working on. Winds were so strong Yesterday here, my 35 foot antenna on the Patio was swaying (3) feet in either direction. Thank GOD its Fiber-Glass. Last night I was working on it - around 2am - listening to George Noory on Coast to Coast. The old Art Bell show. Making home made Texas Chili for supper tonight. What’s NEW with you JIM? Dave

MARY STODDARD ['Sam' on KVIL FM 1964] (Dallas-Frisco, TX) Subject: Monday's Newsletter. Hi Jim, Wanted to thank you for the lovely blurb in your Jim Rose Remembers column of Monday's Newsletter. Very surprised, pleased and grateful to you. I'm having so much fun with the video you linked to, because it features Charlie Van Dyke, as a teen DJ weekends at KVIL. He was my good buddy and actually introduced me to my future husband, Mike Stoddard (who's also pictured on the video at his job on AFRTS in Okinawa Japan the year before he came back to the states and we met) in the KVIL Control Room one Saturday afternoon when I was picking up my mail at the station. And, the rest is history! Thanks again, Jim. Really appreciate you! Let's keep in touch. All Best, Mary Sam Stoddard (KULP/WACO/KORC/KLIF/KVIL/KSKY/USA Radio/RealTalk Network) (www.youtube.com/watch?v=RQoOajjC8GE=)

LIZ PATRANELLA [Liz Houston - KTSA-550, KBAT-680] (Austin, TX) Subject: San Antonio Radio Reunion Lunch - April 19. Come One! Come All! R.S.V.P. TODAY! Society of San Antonio Radio Broadcasters Spring Get-Together, Lunch, and Gab Fest! Friday, April 19, NOON NEW LOCATION! Grady’s 6510 San Pedro Ave at Jackson-Keller San Antonio, TX 78216. We’ll be in the private dining room. The Grady’s menu has a variety of delicious items. Our thanks to Mark Carrillo for making arrangements with Grady’s. Plans for the Society of San Antonio Radio Broadcasters will be announced and discussed. Be there to hear all about it and share your ideas for the group. WE ALSO ENCOURAGE YOU TO BRING RADIO MEMORABILIA AND STORIES TO SHARE! Please R.S.V.P. by reply email so we can provide a head count. If you can't come, but would like a short message read to the group, please email the message to me and I'll read it at the luncheon. I look forward to seeing everyone…and hopefully some who haven’t been able to join us before. I await your email RSVP replies! Liz

TRIVIA ANSWER: Originally, Neil Diamond's hit Cherry, Cherry has no drum track because they record it as a demo with no intentions as a single release. In later sessions producers add drums and horns but not one of those tracks sounds as good as the original demo tape. In 1966, Cherry, Cherry becomes Neil Diamond's first big hit when it peaks at #6. In 1969, Neil Diamond scores his first Platinum recording with Sweet Caroline at #4. Neil's next single Holy Holy also goes Platinum. Diamond's first #1 hit is Cracklin' Rosie also a Platinum disc. In 1972, Song Sung Blue grand slams #1 with Platinum sales. But his biggest recording is his duo with Barbara Streisand on You Don't Bring Me Flowers that hangs on to #1 for 2 weeks with Platinum sales.

CHARLES GEORGE [ex KCHU FM] (Dallas, TX) Hi, I tend to be like a monkey, if I see some one else try something that I want to do... I don't always succeed but at least I have fun trying. My biggest problem has always been Math, so whenever I find a Math book that I find helpful, I get a copy if possible. My latest treasure: Numbers and Other Math Ideas Come Alive, Theoni Pappas, Wide World Press. Charles George, KC5RAI

CHUMBE SALINAS [avid Willie Nelson fan] (Benavides, TX) Subject: Old radio DJs... Yeah, I remember hearing all the stories by my radio friends of the goings on at the time and in their past jobs. I was around a lot of that by association! But like Chad and Jeremy used to sing, "they say all good things must end someday, autumn leaves must fall!" Loved radio back then! I feel sorry for those that didn't get a chance to experience it. Take care, Jim and Lacy. Chumbe

LEWIS CARROLL (1832-1898) Oh, 'tis love, 'tis love that makes the world go round.

Jim Rose and Lacy

Houston, Texas - Laus Deo

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March 22, 2013 [Friday]

Issue #1183

ALL THE NEWS THAT IS NEWS

SPINNERS LOSE ANOTHER SPINNER R&B group The Spinners new 1975 single Games People Play lands on Top 40 KXOL-1360's play list. In 1969 as Music Director/DJ on Country KBUC FM in San Antonio, TX we spin Joe South's single Games People Play. These are two totally different tunes but have the same name. The Spinners have to reissue their hit record under a different title, They Just Can’t Stop It (Games People Play). Bobby Smith who sings lead on some of the Spinners’ biggest hits passes away at 76 on Saturday, March 16, 2013 in Orlando, FL from pneumonia and influenza. In 1954, Bobby and fellow Motown Ferndale High School students form the Damingoes. In 1961 they sign with Harvey Fuqua’s Tri-Phi Records and change their name to the Spinners and the rest is history.

WELL IT WAS ALL I COULD DO TO KEEP FROM CRYIN' In 1975 when I'm Music Director/DJ on Top 40 KXOL-1360 in Ft. Worth, TX Country singer Willie Nelson is hot as a firecracker. So hot that we spin his new single Blue Eyes Crying in the Rain along side Tony Orlando & Dawn's Tie a Yellow Ribbon. After KXOL DJs play a softball game against a crew of bankers they invite me to their home to listen to some Willie Nelson. A new Country artist by the name of David Allan Coe's single You Never Even Called Me By My Name also takes us by storm. On Tuesday morning, March 19, 2013 in Ocala, FL David runs a red light in his SUV and a tractor-trailer broadsides his vehicle. Ocala Fire Rescue rushes David Allan Coe to the hospital where they list him in stable condition.

POPE BUMPS SAN ANTONIO TV STATION OFF AIR Around 5:00 am on Tuesday morning, March 19, 2013 a fire alarm goes off at WOAI TV CH4 which produces mass evacuation. NBC’s special report on the celebration mass for Pope Francis during the morning newscast appears to cause WOAI TV to go dark. John Seabers, WOAI TV GM, issues a statement: We expect to have electricity restored to the building by noon, and we anticipate having WOAI-TV on the air later this afternoon. We are grateful no one was injured. WOAI TV's slideshow of the fire shows flames bursting out of its second floor window. WOAI TV reporters and anchors file live reports from the scene on KABB TV Fox CH29, another property owned by WOAI parent company Sinclair Broadcasting.

KASO-1240 FIRST DAY on the air is a Sunday morning in April 1965. Owner Bo Cook stands in front of the Collins transmitter on the other side of the double-pane plate glass window. He pushes the filament button to warm up the tubes. On the hour Cook clicks the voltage button and gives me the high sign to read KASO's sign on from a card. Next is the Star Spangled Banner. So very nervous. Make lots of mistakes but that's how we learn radio back then. At noon, high school senior Billy Fuller takes over to spin music. By that time I'm completely worn to a frazzle. Bo tells me to go see a movie to calm down and relax. The local Minden, LA movie theater feature is a horror film Hush Hush Sweet Charlotte. A crazy woman chops people's heads off. Patti Page sings the title song which is a nice ballad.

TRIVIA QUESTION: What 'filler' tune becomes million selling top hit in 1957? The answer appears below.

MOVERS AND SHAKERS

•HAPPY BIRTHDAY! Steve Kelly on Friday, March 22, 2013. Moose Rosenfeld on Sunday, March 24, 2013. •SLY STONE of Sly & The Family Stone (Everyday People #1 for 4 weeks - 1968) turns 70 on Friday March 15, 2013. •KPRC-950 Clear Channel Talk The 9-5-0 Radio Mojo Houston, TX with the addition of former actress Janine Turner 5-7pm flips from Hot Talk to Conservative Talk as Houston’s More Stimulating Talk Radio. •FLOYD [Buddy] MCRAE last surviving member of 1950′s Bronx Doo Wop group The Chords (Sh-Boom #1 R&B summer 1954) dies on Tuesday afternoon, March 19, 2013 at Montifiore Medical Center.

ENTERTAINMENT AND NEWS MILESTONES

•1956 CARL PERKINS suffers a broken collarbone, concussion and cuts when his Chrysler that takes his band to NYC for The Perry Como Show rear-ends a truck in Delaware on March 22nd. •1963 THE BEATLES release 1st album Please Please Me on March 22nd. •1977 GLEN CAMPBELL's single Southern Nights scores #1 in Billboard Country on March 19th. •1986 CHARLES STARRETT (Durango Kid western movies) dies of cancer in Borrego Springs, CA on March 22nd. •1999 DIAMOND RIO's album Unbelievable goes Gold on March 22nd. •2001 WILLIAM HANNA creator of The Flintstones cartoon dies at 90 on March 22nd.

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TOM ELLIS [Veteran WABC TV NYC & WBZ TV Boston, MA news anchor] (Boston-Cape Cod-East Sandwich, MA) Subject: First day on KASO-1240... Hi, Jim and Lacy, Funny isn't it how we remember vividly some of our earliest work experiences. It's like a baby learning to walk or talk. The more we do it the better we get at it. You've carved this early work groove into your brain, and can replay it over and over exactly right every time somebody reminds you to put your mind's needle in that groove. It's fun to hear your stories retold so explicitly. T

JOHN HALE [former News reporter-anchor on KLBJ-590] (McKinney, TX) Hey Jim, Just a brief note to let you know that there is a two alarm fire on the second floor of WOAI-TV channel four in San Antonio. There's no word on the damage yet, but reports are that the station is off the air. You might want to go online to KENS-TV in San Antonio for more details on the fire. I would love to make a visit down to Houston to see you and some other friends, but I'm gonna be out of commission for a while. I am scheduled to have heart surgery on Thursday, the 21st, and while it's not of the most major variety, I'm not gonna be too sprightly for a while. I'll drop you a line and let you know how I'm doing when I get out of the hospital. The surgery is being done at Baylor Heart Hospital in Plano. If everything goes well, I should be out early next week. As for pronouncing atrial fibrillation...don't worry about that...just hope you don't get it! I'm too cantankerous to kick off this soon. John Hale; McKinney, Texas

JAY WEST [ex KILT-610 DJ] (Houston, TX) Subject: Bill Young. Jim, Bill hired me in 1971 and I stayed with KILT til late 1976 before starting my own Commercial Production Company in Houston for 28 years. Bill was More than an employer to me...he was a genuine friend. I can remember us playing tennis at 7:30 a.m. about once a week at the Houston Baptist College tennis courts before going to work for my air shift at 10 a.m. I lived about three blocks from Bill & Sharon in Sharpstown at the time. This news about his failing health has me deeply saddened. We used to stay in touch by e-mail often and the last I heard directly from him was a few months ago when he told me he was having a hard time with the recurrence of the breathing difficulty and was having to walk around with an air tank in tow. I pray for his health to return. Thanks Jim JAY WEST

JIM GOUGH ['Mr. Texas'-movie actor-voice actor] (Austin-Liberty Hill, TX) Subject: Jim Rose Remembers Radio (#1182) March 18 2013 [Monday] Jim...so sorry to hear that Bill Young is not doing well. He's a great guy and was a good friend. I also remember the many times Steve Lundy came to the studio I built with my pardner Casey Martin (one of the best 'commercial' announcers I ever knew!) Casey left us way too soon! Jim Gough

ROBERT TINDLE [radio engineer] (Lufkin, TX) Subject: Al Caldwell! Jim! I do not know if you heard but AL Caldwell celebrated 50 Years in Radio and his 77th Birthday March 12, 2013! Al is still going strong with public appearances and is still on the morning show on 560 KLVI in Beaumont, Texas where he has been since the Mid-70s and came from crosstown 1450 KAYC! Congratulations to Al, one of our true greats in this business! Thanks, Robert Tindle

TRIVIA ANSWER: In the mid 1950s white vocal groups and singers make a good living out of recording top R&B hits to become Top 40 radio hit makers themselves. With only 15 minutes left in a 3 hour recording session, Canadian vocal group The Diamonds record a tune that they just learn a few hours earlier, Little Darlin'. The Diamonds' Little Darlin' pokes fun at doo wop music but its first and only take becomes a million seller that grabs #2 on Billboard's Hot 100 survey where it remains for 21 weeks and is the third highest selling single of 1957.

BOB GRANT [East Coast radio icon] (San Angelo-Abilene, TX) Subject: TX radio. Hello Jim: Noted today @ KBTV, Fox 4 in Beaumont, where a radio personality has completed 50 yrs on radio DJ. He's Al Caldwell @ KLVI, Beaumont. There is a story there for you to check out & use. In my view, anyone who completes 50 yrs on radio in TX should automatically be inducted into TX Radio H Fame. Just a thought. Happy St. Patrick's Day too. BOB.

STEVEN WRIGHT (December 6, 1955 - p) Do Lipton employees take coffee breaks?

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March 18, 2013 [Monday]

Issue #1182

ALL THE NEWS THAT IS NEWS

1960S COUNTRY TREASURE PASSES INTO THE NIGHT Around Thanksgiving 1967 Jack Greene's hit tune There Goes My Everything strikes Gold. The song written by the legendary Dallas Frazier remains at #1 for 7 weeks on Billboard's Country chart. In 1967, the Country Music Association awards longtime Grand Ole Opry star Jack Greene the Single of the Year plus Male Vocalist of the Year. In fact, Jack receives Grammy award nominations for three years in a row. Greene's other hits include All the Time, You Are My Treasure, Until My Dreams Come True, What Locks the Door and Statue of a Fool. On Thursday, March 14, 2013 Jack Greene dies at home at 83 in Nashville, TN from complications of Alzheimer's disease.

RADIO GOES TO THE DOGS Due to the 1996 Telcom Law, many claim that consolidation causes America's radio stations to go to the dogs. In Temple, TX that is exactly what happens. Townsquare KLTD FM (The Ticket K101.7) Temple-Killeen, TX flips Sports programming to Music for Dogs (The Bone 101.7) which ties into its RadioPup mobile app. Previously, KLTD FM features Fox Sports Radio programming along with the Walton & Johnson morning show also Jim Rome. But they move over to sister News/Talk KTEM-1400. A promo indicates the local Sports Talk of the Town with Gene Pemberton moves to KTEM-1400 on Monday, March 18, 2013. KLTD FM's Music for Dogs promotes tunes like Baja Men’s Who Let The Dogs Out? and Patti Page’s How Much Is That Doggie In The Window? Woof! Woof!

RECORDS TRULY IS MY MIDDLE NAME From the 1960s-70s, we radio listeners throughout America tune in and turn on to Chicago's clear channel 50,000 watt WLS-890's powerful signal. Young radio DJs attempt to emulate WLS' big name voices like Steve Lundy, Scotty Brink, Charlie Van Dyke, Chuck Buell, Larry Lujack, Chuck Knapp, Fred Winston, one of my favorites the late Jerry Kay and John Records Landecker. Before 1996, radio is alive and well and Rockin'. Records really is John Landecker's middle name. At 65 John Records Landecker still plays the hits in The Windy City on WLS FM. His new book Records Truly Is My Middle Name that tells his tall radio tales hits book store shelves on March 28, 2013. Be there! Be there!

FEDS BUST HAITIAN FM RADIO STATION IN BOSTON On March 1, 2013 U.S. Marshals seize radio broadcast equipment at 9 Rutland Street near Boston, MA suburb of Brockton. Authorities claim the Haitian format on FM 91.7 interferes with air traffic communications in the area. This is not the first time because Margareth Pamphile, the woman listed in court papers as a resident of the multifamily home, receives prior warnings about the station. The perpetrators move the equipment three times. The FCC's Emmanuel Domkam states: We do not know the location of the studio where the station’s programming is produced, and we have not been able to determine the individual responsible for the station’s operation.

TRIVIA QUESTION: When Elvis Presley buys Graceland for his and his parents residence what is his mom's surprise request? The answer appears below.

MOVERS AND SHAKERS

•HAPPY BIRTHDAY! Tommy Overstreet on Sunday, March 17, 2013. Jim Gough Monday, March 18. 2013. Patti Lowery Tuesday, March 19, 2013. •MATT LAUER NBC TV Today show host angry over Ann Curry's exit not expected to re-sign when his $25-million-a-year contract expires in 2015 departs after dip in morning show ratings possibly replaces Jeopardy! host Alex Trebek in 2016. •BULLET film producer and director Robert E. Relyea dies of natural causes at 82 in Los Angeles, CA on March 5, 2013. Other films to his credit include: Westside Story, The Magnificent Seven, The Alamo and with Elvis Presley in Jailhouse Rock.

ENTERTAINMENT AND NEWS MILESTONES

•1957 WTWV TV (now WTVA) NBC CH9 in Tupelo-Columbus, MS begins broadcasting on March 18th. •1969 GLEN CAMPBELL's single and the album Galveston release on Capitol records on March 17th. •1970 KAEC TV ABC CH19 in Lufkin, TX suspends broadcasting on March 18th. •1985 KRIS KRISTOFFERSON inducts into the Songwriters Hall Of Fame in NYC on March 18th. •1994 ZSA ZSA GABOR files for bankruptcy on March 18th. •2000 TOBY KEITH's single How Do You Like Me Now? lingers at #1 for five-weeks in Billboard Country beginning on March 18th.

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TOM ELLIS (Boston-Cape Cod, MA) At KWED in Seguin, we had a Mexican DJ with a daily afternoon record show, followed by a German DJ with an Um Pa Pa Polka record show, but no Black show. Not a handful of Blacks in Seguin. All German and Czech and Hungarian...and all the rest were Mexicans. When we look back at some or our early experiences, it's hard to believe how we did it...how hard we were working...all those hours for very little compensation. But wasn't it fun? T

MARY STODDARD [Dallas, TX 1st female DJ as Sam on KVIL FM 1965] (Dallas, TX) Subject: Subscribe & Bill Young. Please add my name to subscriber list, Jim. Thanks -- Mary Sam Stoddard (First Female DJ/Anncr. in Dallas Radio - KVIL's Girl Named Sam Jan. 1965) Jim - I worked w/Bill Young at WACO (1460) in late 50s and he's remained a dear friend all these years. Talked w/him when his book came out and helped him get the word out on 'Dead Air'. He knew how much I loved it. And, was surprised to hear me say I thought it was a very 'funny' read as well. We'd been emailing back and forth from time to time since then about family and people in the biz we both knew. Bill Produced many of my VOs and Singing Jingles at WACO. He knew how to make me sound great! Loved that! So sorry to hear the latest news of his illness. Praying for his comfort and recovery. -- Mary Sam Stoddard (KULP/WACO/KORC/KLIF/KVIL/KSKY/USA Radio/RealTalk Network) (www.youtube.com/watch?v=RQoOajjC8GE=)

JAY WEST (Houston, TX) Subject: Bill Young. Jim, I am in shock in hearing of the plight of Bill Young. I am not able to process the information from your articles in your recent publication. In other words I find it hard to believe what was written. I knew Bill suffered from a childhood disease that had to do with his breathing...but the return of the problems with increased difficulty has my heart aching. This news is really a huge downer. Good God I pray for his health to return. Thanks Jim, I just had to mention this. Bill Young means the world to me!!! JAY WEST

CHET MAXWELL (San Antonio, TX) Subject: Bill Young. Hi Jim, Have you heard anything more regarding Bill Young’s condition? I would appreciate any new info that you have. Bill and I worked together at KILT in the 60’s. Thanks! My best to you and Lacy. Chet

JOHN HALE (McKinney, TX) Subject: Jim Rose Remembers Radio (#1181) March 15 2013 [Friday] Jim, I am so sorry to hear of Bill Young's illness. I bought his book 'Dead Air' a couple of years ago, a really great book about the salad days of KILT by the way, and I exchanged emails with him. I also had the chance for an extended phone conversation. He's a very nice person to talk with, and a walking encyclopedia of radio knowledge and history. Bill Young also has to rate as one of the two or three greatest program directors of all time, AND one of the finest commercial production announcers ever. I envy those of you who got the chance to work for him, and Bill Young is definitely in my prayers. John Hale; McKinney, Texas

TRIVIA ANSWER: When Elvis Presley buys Graceland he wants to create the most beautiful bedroom in Memphis for his mother, Gladys. But The King of Rock and Roll's mom has other things on her mind. Gladys Presley requests a chicken coop and a hog pen.

FR. BOB TOMLINSON (Jacksonville-Lake Striker, TX) Subject: Bill Young. Jim, I just read the current JRRR and the news of Bill Young's illness. Very sad news and I do pray for a healing for him. I listened to KILT almost not stop when I lived south of Houston in 70/72. Had to take a break from listening each day to do an air shift on KIOX Bay City. Steve Lundy was a wild child at night. Only station I've listened to that came close to the KLIF I grew up on. All the best to you and Lacy, Bob Tomlinson; Lake Striker

BOB GRANT [Robert Hanger] (San Angelo-Abilene, TX) Subject: Jack Greene. JIM: FYI... Worked several shows w/Jack in VA over the yrs. He was first Country music star to appear in Macy's Thanksgiving parade, 11/23/67. BOB

LITTLE JIMMY DICKENS (64 years on the Grand Ole Opry) Tweets: Would like to say God Rest my good friend Jack Greene in your arms in Heaven a true Opry legend you will be surely missed RIP.

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March 15, 2013 [Friday]

Issue #1181

HAPPY ST. PATRICK'S DAY!

ALL THE NEWS THAT IS NEWS

YES GUITARIST PLINKS LAST TUNE Billboard magazine confirms that guitarist and founding member of Progressive Rock band Yes, Peter Banks, dies at 65 in his home in London on Thursday, March 7, 2013. He is born in Barnet on July 15, 1947. After he records two albums with Yes that includes their self-titled debut release in 1969, he becomes a Progressive Rock star. Banks leaves Yes to form Flash and releases three albums: Flash (1972), Out Of Our Hands (1972) and In the Can (1973). Peter and his band Flash have several successful tours of Europe and the US along with an appearance on TV show The Midnight Special. When he does not show up for a recording session they find him deceased in his home. The BBC's Danny Baker calls Peter Banks the architect of progressive music.

JAMMIN FLIPS TO SXSW Every year thousands of brands, bands, artists and other industry big wigs gather in Austin, TX to view the latest trends in music, technology and other creative arts at South By Southwest Interactive Festival (SXSW). Clear Channel Sports KVET-1300 Austin, TX parent station of sister KVET FM (The Zone 98.1) replaces translator K276EL FM Rhythmic Oldies (Jammin 103.1) with temporary micro-format pop-up radio dedicated to the South By Southwest Music, Film, and Interactive Festivals. IHeartAustin Radio airs through March 17, 2013. K276EL FM translator covers the SXSW Interactive Festival and performers at the music festival plus programming from its Evolution Dance Music channel. Dig iHeartAustin Radio at www.iheartradio.com/go/sxsw/.

NO MORE AM FM RADIOS INSIDE AUTO DASHBOARDS During the Radio Ink Convergence conference Eric Rhoads witnesses the panel's discussion amongst three representatives of the automotive industry: one from Gartner Research; one from the Silicon Valley offices of General Motors; and one who represents an industry association for the connected car. Suddenly, a harsh statement is made: AM and FM are being eliminated from the dash of two car companies within two years and will be eliminated from the dash of all cars within five years. The panelists declare that young people don't use radio anymore. Automakers see no need to continue to put radios in the car. Kids want Pandora, Spotify, and other audio services. If they want radio, get it on TuneIn or iHeart.

BIG 3 AUTO MAKERS STRIKE BACK When word leaks out that American auto makers might get rid of FM-AM radios in new car dashes the Big Three speaks up. General Motors, Ford and Chrysler each admit their commitment to keeping broadcast radio inside their dashboards. Phil Abram, Chief Infotainment Officer at GM says: We can’t speak for other automakers, but to be clear, GM has no near term plans to eliminate AM and FM from GM vehicles. Alan Hall from Ford admits: There are no plans to ‘disband’ the AM frequency. Eric Mayne of Chrysler retaliates: We have no plans to get rid of them because of their value for our customers. Instead it’s the CD player that’s being phased-out. Some Chrysler models make CD optional plus the Viper won’t even allow a CD unit to be installed.

TRIVIA QUESTION: Does former Beatle John Lennon have a premonition about his death? The answer appears below.

MOVERS AND SHAKERS

•HAPPY BIRTHDAY! Buddy Johnson long time Beaumont, TX DJ on KTRM-990 & KYKR FM celebrates another annum on Saturday, March 16, 2013. •TAYLOR SWIFT hundreds of unopened envelopes of Swift's fan mail found by WKRN TV ABC CH2 Nashville, TN in a recycling dumpster. •FRANK FONTANA host of Let's Be Frank along with producer Andy Hermann returns to WGN-720 Chicago, IL on Sunday, March 17, 2013 from 1:00pm-2:30pm. •MORGAN PRUE exits PD of Classic Hits Boom in Ottawa as new APD at Greater Media WMJX FM in Boston, MA.

ENTERTAINMENT AND NEWS MILESTONES

•1955 WLEX TV NBC CH18 in Lexington, KY begins broadcasting on March 15th. •1966 ROGER MILLER scores six times on March 15th at the 8th annual Grammy Awards. King Of The Road nails Best Contemporary Male, Contemporary Single, Country & Western Male, C&W Single and C&W Song. •1971 CBS TV announces that it drops the Ed Sullivan Show on March 15th. •1988 RANDY TRAVIS' single Too Gone Too Long grabs #1 in Billboard Country on March 12th. •1997 GAIL DAVIS star of TV's Annie Oakley dies on March 15th. •2010 MIRANDA LAMBERT's single White Liar goes Gold on March 12th.

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FRANK HALEY [KKIM-1000 News Director/former KLIF-1190/KILT-610] (Albuquerque, NM) [To: Charlie Van Dyke, Jim Rose, Ken Dowe, Ron Chapman, John Borders, John Bass, Jim White, Nick Alexander] Subject: Bill Young. R[obert] B. McIntire just told me "He [Bill Young] is ill. A malady he fought as a young boy involving the lungs has re-appeared. I saw him a year ago and he looked frail at that time." and from a couple other people, it appears he is close to death. So sorry.

CHARLIE VAN DYKE [retired KLIF-1190/WLS-890] (Paradise Valley, AZ) [To: Ken Dowe, Jim Rose, Ron Chapman, John Borders, Frank Haley, John Bass, Jim White, Nick Alexander] Subject: Bill Young. Ken...what is happening? I spoke with him maybe 9 months ago...maybe 11...but he was OK. Is it cancer. What's going on? Wow...our numbers are getting thin. Ugh! C

KEN DOWE [retired CEO Service Broadcasting #1 KKDA FM (104.5) / EVP McLendon Corp. #1 KLIF-1190] (Dallas, TX) [To: Charlie Van Dyke, Jim Rose, Frank Haley, Ron Chapman, John Borders, John Bass, Jim White, Nick Alexander] Subject: Bill Young. Charlie, Bill has a congenital respiratory problem that has been worsening from chronic to critical in recent years. Breathing has gone from labored to nearly impossible. He has suffered greatly. Now, we are being told he is near death. Bill Young is a wonderful man, a great friend, and a legend in our game. Ken

BILL YOUNG [from editor] From 1974-75 during my time as a DJ on Top 40 KFJZ-1270 in Ft. Worth, TX Bill Young wakes up our format as our consultant. In 1980, what an exciting time it is in Houston, TX radio because Bill hires me as a DJ on Album Rock KILT FM. Young not only is one of America's top radio Program Directors but he also is a wonderful person. Long time legendary KILT-610/KILT FM Houston, TX Program Director Bill Young is ill and needs our prayers.

CASEY JAMES [Putnam] (Houston-Pearland, TX) Subject: Jim I have always wondered how many car collisions you have survived over the years. I know you have been lucky and unlucky in this matter and if you were ever to write your memoirs they would be larger than life and an adventure. I have even thought of writing a song about the adventures of A Man That should be in Hall Fame For Sure. Mellow fellar Rose Love ya Jim, Casey James Putnam

CHARLES GEORGE [ex KCHU FM] (Dallas, TX) Subject: Midnight In Moscow. Hi, A bit of trivia. Radio Moscow use to use the Kenny Ball tune Midnight in Moscow as a segue between segments and at ID times when changing frequencies. KTON 940 use to have a very good signal in to South East Dallas. I notice Soul 73 is no more it now has Foreign Language programming. I bought a new-used Ovation Celebrity Guitar. I like to use it for slide guitar, my other Ovation Guitar is kept in Standard tuning. I don't like to retune unless I have to. After I get caught up on a few things need to send you a subscription, so need your current address. Charles George

TRIVIA ANSWER: In 1963, after The Beatles relocate to London, John Lennon has a conversation with fashion model Sonny Freeman. She admits to John that a German soldier shoots her father because of his anti-Nazi views. Lennon confesses to Sonny that he doesn't believe that he will live very long either. John says that he has a forewarning that he will be shot too. On the night of December 8, 1980 as Lennon and wife Yoko Ono return from Record Plant Studio to their home at The Dakota, 25-year-old crazed fan Mark David Chapman shoots him at close range. St. Luke's-Roosevelt Hospital doctors pronounce John Lennon dead on arrival.

CONLEY RICHARD BRIMAGE [1962 Kimball high school graduate/classmate] (Houston-Spring, TX) Subject: Polk Salad Annie. Jim, I remember the song but don't remember how they spelled it at the time. The salad is made from pokeweed leaves and so the spelling is poke salad. My wife remembers eating it when she lived in the country out in East Texas. The plant is toxic so preparation is very important to keep from poisoning yourself. Although like you KLIF was my favorite station I have admit I don't remember Midnight to Moscow. Will have to see if I can find it on you tube. Hope you and Lacy are doing well. I don't listen to music on the radio any more. Use my Ipod and some Denon headphones. Cheers for now. Conley Brimage; Spring, TX

TONY JOE WHITE (July 23, 1943 - p) ...looks somethin' like a turnip green. Everybody calls it Polk salad. Polk...salad.

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March 11, 2013 [Monday]

Issue #1180

ALL THE NEWS THAT IS NEWS

JAZZMAN BALL IS NO MORE In spring 1962 my senior year at the massive 4000 student capacity Kimball high school in Dallas, TX our ears are like magnets when our transistor radios pick up the new Jazz tune, Midnight to Moscow, on KLIF-1190. Wow! What a fantastic song that features Kenny Ball and his Jazzmen which is a Dixieland Jazz band. On May 26, 1930, Jazz trumpet player and vocalist Kenny Ball is born in Ilford, Essex, England. In 1958, Kenny Ball introduces New Orleans Dixieland Jazz to the UK. The tune shuffles up to #2 on Billboard and remains on the survey for 14 weeks. Midnight to Moscow's original Russian title is Padmeskoveeye Vietchera. British trumpet legend Kenny Ball dies in a hospital at 82 from Pneumonia on Thursday morning, March 7, 2013.

NEW ORLEANS RADIO PERSONALITY BEATEN AND ROBBED Helen Freund of the Times-Picayune reports that a gang assaults and robs a New Orleans, LA radio host in the central business district on Wednesday morning, March 6, 2013. Scott Paisant, host of WWL-870's The Scoot Show says while on his way to work around 3:50 am four hooligans strong-arm and rob him. Paisant tells police that as he walks in the 600 block of Gravier Street four punks approach from the other side of the street. One of the thugs blocks his path and begins to feel his pockets. The hit man pushes him to the ground. Paisant says that while the goon kicks him several times the other three hoods stand there and laugh. The four bozos grab his briefcase and flee the scene in a red four-door car.

TV REPORTER UNDER GUNFIRE IN THE ALAMO CITY KENS TV CBS CH5 San Antonio, TX reporter Marvin Hurst is live on the scene during a standoff that involves a SWAT team plus an armed man when gunfire interrupts his report. As multiple gunshots ring out Hurst tries to keep his cool despite being close to the crackle of gunfire: As you can hear in the background as this situation is going off, that was gun fire of some sort. Something has occurred. The KENS TV photographer zooms in to reveal the silhouette of a SWAT team member who skirts the house. TV viewers are eye witnesses to the SWAT team who rushes the house in force. Less than a minute later, Cops confirm that the suspect is dead.

HOUSTON, TX SPORTS RADIO HAS NEW HOSS Big news in the shoot out at the Bayou City Sports corral. On March 25, 2013 former KQTH FM (104.1) and KFFN-1490 Tucson, AZ Program Director Ryan McCredden rides his steed into Houston as new sheriff of CBS Radio-Houston Sports KILT-610 and CBS Sports KIKK-650. McCredden eases into Gavin Spittle's saddle who moves on up to Vice President of CBS KRLD-1080/KRLD FM Dallas, TX News/Talk/Sports reservation. This is not new territory for Spittle because previously he is APD of KRLD-1080 plus Executive Producer of the Texas Rangers Radio Network. Houston has five Sports radio stations: CBS KILT-610 and KIKK-650, Clear Channel KBME-790, David Gow’s KFNC FM (97.5) and KGOW-1560.

TRIVIA QUESTION: What's the story behind Billy Swan's only #1 hit record? The answer appears below.

MOVERS AND SHAKERS

•HAPPY BIRTHDAY! Andy Carr former San Antonio, TX DJ on Tuesday, March 12, 2013. •KFNL FM Active Rock (The Bone 92.7) Fargo, ND goes dark on February 28, 2013. In March 2012, Northwestern College buys KFNL FM from Robert Ingstad’s Mediactive and assumes the format of its KRWK FM (Rock 102) after it flips to News/Talk. •CANDY O'TERRY afternoon host/APD on Greater Media WMJX FM Boston, MA moves on up to the morning show with Mike Addams. •TIME WARNER spins off Time Magazine to focus on its TV networks, film and TV production businesses.

ENTERTAINMENT AND NEWS MILESTONES

•1950 BOBBY MCFERRIN singer on 1989 Grammy hit Don't Worry Be Happy is born on March 11th. •1969 LESTER FLATT & EARL SCRUGGS Bluegrass duo split after 25 years on March 11th. •1975 SAMMY SPEAR orchestra leader on the Dom Deluise TV Show dies at 65 on March 11th. •1981 EDDIE RABBITT's single I Love a Rainy Night certifies Gold on March 10th. •1992 RICHARD BROOKS director of 1950s teen rebel movie Blackboard Jungle dies at 79 on March 11th. •2006 DON WILLIAMS performs Lord, I Hope This Day Is Good on his final Nashville, TN concert on March 11th at David Lipscomb U's Allen Arena.

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CHUCK CASHMERE [former KNUZ-1230 DJ] (San Diego-Carlsbad, CA) Subject: The past. Hi Jim, Today I read about Gayland Christy who I'd consider a friend even though I've not seen him in fifty years. Gayland was the only PD to play a record that I'd recorded back in 1959...it actually became local hit. He played it frequently during the time I was stationed at Fort Hood. Some of the guys had the really small transistor radios with them when we were in the field and figured me to be some kind of celebrity. On being relieved from the US ARMY I dropped by KTON to say goodbye and thank them for the radio play. Gayland and I had talked radio and he mentioned an opening at KTEM which I auditioned for and got hired. My first job out of the Army. He certainly deserves the honor of the Country Music Radio Hall of Fame. I attended all of the Country music shows he promoted during my tenure at KTEM. Is Gayland still alive. He was/is a great guy. [www.chuckcashmere.com]

LIZ PATRANELLA [Liz Houston - KTSA-550, KBAT-680] (Austin, TX) Subject: DJ Reunion Lunch - News! Dear Jim, Thank you for including the SA group in your newsletter. I am sure any editing you do to the message will be more than fine. I will remind the group about JRRR and suggest more folks subscribe and submit information. We will stay in touch. Hope you and Lacy have a great St. Patty's Day and a Blessed Easter. All the best, Liz

LYNN WOOLLEY [syndicated Conservative Talk host on KTEM-1400] (Waco-Temple, TX) Subject: Gaylon Christie. By the way, KTON 940 is defunct. But the old KMIL and later KTAE, 1330, in Cameron will be moving to Temple with greatly increased power and the call letters will be KTON. (www.BeLogical.com)

TONY BRIDGE [2010 Texas Radio Hall of Fame inductee] (Fort Worth-Benbrook, TX) Subject: What about the future of radio? The Nation bought in to the “Next Big Thing.” TV was just making inroads, but Radio didn’t roll over dead as many thought they might. Instead Radio went on the offense, spending money for talent, all live, money for contests, and new equipment with all the bells and whistles. In East Texas our stations became the minor leagues, teaching the basics plus a strong work ethic and plenty of mentoring to make it successful. My stations in Marshall and Longview, Dana Adams in Tyler, and J.C. Stallings in Nacogdoches joined in. These Minor League young people were made ready for the Big Leagues in Dallas-Fort Worth, New Orleans, Chicago and many other markets. It was done once and it can be DONE AGAIN. Perhaps different style music, but the excitement and the desire to succeed as in the 50s. Where are all those guys to day, and how did they turn out? Find out in part two next time. Tony B.

JIM GOUGH ['Mr. Texas'-movie actor-voice actor] (Austin-Liberty Hill, TX) Subject: Jim Rose Remembers Radio (#1176) February 25, 2013 [Monday] I know what you mean man! I was hired to do "Texas USA" on KRLD in Dallas in 1995. I had great guests and got tons of fan mail..then they got a new PD and the jerk replaced me with a restaurant show. That's when I found out there's no security in the radio business! Best, Jim Gough

TRIVIA ANSWER: In 1974, a church style organ blasts Country singer/song writer/producer Billy Swan's single I Can Help to #1. That RMI organ is a wedding gift from husband/wife singer/song writer duo Kris Kristofferson and Rita Coolidge. The song swings and sways like a wonderful roller rink tune. It sure sounds great when we spin I Can Help on Top 40 KFJZ-1270 in Ft. Worth, TX. Billy Lance Swan is born on May 12, 1942 in Cape Girardeau, MO. As a child, Billy learns the drums, piano and guitar. He begins to write songs. In 1962, R&B artist Clyde McPhatter records his Lover Please, which Billy writes when he is in a local band. McPhatter's Lover Please rises to #7 on the Pop chart. In 1969, Billy produces Tony Joe White's Top 10 hit Polk Salad Annie. He plays bass guitar in Kris Kristofferson's band. In 1974, he signs a contract with Monument Records. His first album is the Rockabilly tune I Can Help which tops both the Billboard Hot 100 and Country charts. Today, the very talented Billy Swan is a back up singer and session musician.

JOAN PATE-DAY [late Sam Pate's sister] (Cedar Creek Lake, TX) Subject: Cowboy Weaver. He was a tight wad. And I do mean tight. Once we drove from Oak Cliff to Kellers in South Dallas to get a burger because they sponsored his program and he could get them free. Once we went to a fancy restaurant and he asked how much a bowl of chili cost, then asked a half bowl, then asked if he could just get a half cup.

BENJAMIN FRANKLIN (1706-1790) A penny saved is a penny earned.

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March 08, 2013 [Friday]

Issue #1179

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ROCK GUITARIST PASSES British Rock guitarist founder of the band Ten Years After, Alvin Lee, dies at 68 unexpectedly from complications following a routine surgical procedure on Wednesday, March 6, 2013. Leo Lyons, former band mate, confirms Lee's death. In 1967, Nottingham, England-born guitarist Lee founds Rock group Ten Years After. In 1969, after Lee's rousing performance of I'm Going Home at Woodstock, the band's popularity soars. In 1975, Alvin leaves Ten Years After for a successful solo career where he records with Rock stars George Harrison, Steve Winwood and others. During his 45-year career, Alvin Lee releases more than 20 albums. In August 2012, Alvin releases his latest effort, Still on the Road to Freedom.

TOP RECORD MUSIC PRODUCER IN HOSPITAL Legendary music producer Phil Ramone is in a New York City hospital after he suffers an aortic aneurysm. Doctors place the 71-year-old Ramone in critical care for the condition where the aorta is in danger of rupturing. Phil has 33 Grammy nominations plus 14 awards. Songs produced by Phil Ramone that I spin on the radio all across TX when they are new: Raindrops Keep Falling On My Head (BJ Thomas 1970), If You Could Read My Mind (Gordon Lightfoot 1971), Kodachrome (Paul Simon 1973), Poetry Man (Phoebe Snow 1974), Gone At Last (Phoebe Snow/Paul Simon 1975), Afternoon Delight (Starland Vocal Band 1976), Just the Way You Are (Billy Joel 1977), My Life (Billy Joel 1978) and Honesty (Billy Joel 1979).

WALTON & JOHNSON REPLACEMENT FOUND About three weeks before Christmas 2012, Walton and Johnson's political incorrectness blended with Classic Rock tunes vamoose from KKRW FM (The Arrow 93.7). John Walton and Steve Johnson's AM Drive radio show syndicates on radio stations in Texas, Louisiana, Mississippi, Georgia and Virginia but the dynamic duo remains silent on Houston, TX airwaves. In December 2012, Clear Channel places an ad in an entertainment and media industry job site for Walton and Johnson's replacement. Up pops 57 year old Shock Jock J.C. Corcoran a 29 year vet on St. Louis, MO radio. On Monday, March 18, 2013 J.C. Corcoran brings his borough banter to KKRW FM from 5:30-10 am, plus as a contributor on Talk KTRH-740 and Talk KPRC-950.

SPRING FORWARD FALL BACKWARD Daylight Savings Time is on Sunday, March 10th, 2013. On Saturday night before we go to bed we Spring Forward by setting our clocks ahead one hour. That way we will hopefully wake up on time Sunday morning to attend church.

LOOKING FOR LOVE IN THE RIGHT PLACE Johnny Lee sings Looking for Love in All the Wrong Places, Radio in Tampa, FL has its Bubba the Love Sponge, but of all things Wal-Mart emerges as the best place to look for love. According to a new study by Psychology Today, in 15 states, more people thought they saw their future spouse at a Wal-Mart than anywhere else. Researchers discover that Wal-Mart is the most popular place for people to find love at first sight. Guess that they never visit the Wal-Mart at Westheimer and Kirkwood here in Houston, TX because it's like a circus parade. Those same researchers say that in New York, the subway is frequently cited for making connections. And in California, it's the gym. This is an indication about how absurd research studies can be.

TRIVIA QUESTION: What British singer is the first artist to cover a Beatles' song? The answer appears below.

MOVERS AND SHAKERS

•VALERIE HARPER who plays Rhoda Morgenstern on TV's The Mary Tyler Moore Show and its spinoff Rhoda has terminal brain cancer. •WMVP-1000 ESPN Chicago, IL releases longtime afternoon co-host Harry Teinowitz at end of Carmen, Jurko & Harry show on Friday, March 1, 2013. •ERIC CLAPTON 67 year old Rock legend reveals to Brian Hiatt of Rolling Stone on Monday, March 4, 2013 that he will stop touring at 70: I won’t stop playing or doing one-offs, but I’ll stop touring. •CBS TV Super Bowl XLVII ads earn record $240M - pays $220M to air the game - makes profit with pre- and post-game programs.

ENTERTAINMENT AND NEWS MILESTONES

•1959 KUAT TV PBS CH6 in Tucson, AZ begins broadcasting on March 8th. •1964 THE STATLER BROTHERS open a Johnny Cash concert in Canton, OH on March 9th when The Man in Black is late. For the following eight years The Statler Brothers are on tour with the Johnny Cash concert series. •1972 THE GOODYEAR BLIMP's 1st flight is on March 8th. •1982 THE OAK RIDGE BOYS single Elvira goes Platinum on March 8th with a shipment of 2 million copies. •1992 22ND EASTER SEAL TELETHON happens on March 8th. •2011 SARA EVANS album Stronger releases on RCA records on March 8th.

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FRANK HALEY [KKIM-1000 News Director] (Albuquerque, NM) Subject: KKOB axes another long time talk host... 'Villanucci no longer with KKOB News Radio Friday afternoon. Thursday was his last day. Over the past couple of years, many hosts have left the Albuquerque airwaves. So what is the future of local radio? Some said the loss of a long time personality is a big one and could definitely affect how many people tune in, but not permanently. “It’s just change and change is, it’s hard at times. You know, it’s hard not to hear your familiar voices but, you know, it’s change,” said Paula Maes of the New Mexico Broadcasters Association. Albuquerque has lost some big names from the airwaves; some forced out, like Tony Lynn from the Big-I 107.9 and John Forsythe from KOB-FM. “It used to be all local programming. Just the evolution, the technology, everything has changed,” said Maes. Despite the changes, Maes said local radio isn’t going away yet.'

CHUCK CASHMERE (San Diego-Carlsbad, CA) Subject: The past. Hi Jim, I read your column today 3/4/2013. The past jumped right out at me. First I'm awfully saddened to read about Bonnie Franklin. I did scene work with her back in the late 60's at the Company of Angels theater workshop in LA. She was wonderful to work with, energy, beauty and a great sense of humor. Her TV show was one of the few I made an attempt to watch even though other folks whom I'd been associated with had their own shows in those days. (www.chuckcashmere.com)

BOB GRANT [Robert Hanger] (San Angelo-Abilene, TX) Subject: Jim Rose Remembers Radio (#1178) March 04, 2013 [Monday] Jim: Just learned that rec. artist, Jewel Akens, died @ 72 in L.A., on 3/1; Born in Houston, he had a giant record, "The birds And the Bees," to #3 on charts, Feb. 1965. His follow up record, "Georgie Porgie" went to #65, late in '65. I read somewhere his Mom expected a daughter! Bob & Sonny Lee.

LIZ PATRANELLA [Liz Houston - KTSA-550, KBAT-680] (Austin, TX) Subject: DJ Reunion Lunch - News! Hello! Plans for the Spring “DJ Reunion Lunch” are currently underway. We will meet in mid-to-late April and we are currently looking for a new location. I will email you when the details are finalized. In the meantime, I wanted to bring everyone up to date on what is happening with the group. What started out as 3 people having lunch has grown to a roster of 85 former employees of radio stations in San Antonio. And those numbers continue to grow. the group has decided to get organized. We are now officially known as the Society of San Antonio Radio Broadcasters (SSARB). Everyone who is currently on our roster is considered a member. Our committee currently consists of me, Mark Carrillo, Paul Kirby, Bruce Hathaway, Steve Sellers and Roger Allen. If you are interested in joining the committee or volunteering to help out on a project, please let me know! We will be in touch soon with more details...and we will talk about some of our ideas in April. I look forward to seeing you then! Liz

TRIVIA ANSWER: Kenny Lynch, born March 18, 1938 in Stepney, London, England is an English singer, songwriter, entertainer and actor. In the 1960s, Lynch appears in many variety shows. In the early 1960s, Lynch is one of few black singers on the British pop scene. Kenny has several 1960s UK hit singles including two Top Ten hits: Up on the Roof (December 1962) and You Can Never Stop Me Loving You (June 1963). In early 1963, British singer Kenny Lynch is the first artist to cover a Beatles' song when he records Misery but the tune fails to make the Pop chart. During a tour with Helen Shapiro, the songwriter offers to help Beatles members John Lennon and Paul McCartney in the writing of From Me To You. When the song doesn't appear to be going anywhere, Kenny declares: Well, that's it. I am not going to write any more of that bloody rubbish with those idiots. They don't know music from their backsides. And the rest is history.

ROBERT TINDLE [Radio Engineering Professional] (Lufkin, TX) Jim! Thanks for posting the Jerry Helm story (JRRR #1162) in your newsletter! I knew him personally! I am 57 now and looking back there are so many friends that were younger than me and have been dead for years it is just scary!!! I was about to write to you when I saw the next newsletter post! Thanks, Robert Tindle

MILES DAVIS (May 26, 1926 - September 28, 1991) A legend is an old man with a cane known for what he used to do. I'm still doing it.

Jim Rose and Lacy

Houston, Texas - Laus Deo

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March 04, 2013 [Monday]

Issue #1178

ALL THE NEWS THAT IS NEWS

TV SITCOM STAR MEETS HER WATERLOO TV situation comedy One Day at a Time airs from December 1975 to May 1984 with pert redheaded actress Bonnie Franklin as divorced mom Ann Romano who raises two teenage girls played by Mackenzie Phillips (American Graffiti) and the previously unknown actress Valerie Bertinelli. One Day at a Time premiers on CBS TV in December 1975, just five years after the network balks with Mary Tyler Moore as a divorced woman on her own comedy series. The series runs on CBS TV until 1984. By that time both daughters are grown and married while Romano remarries and becomes a grandmother. Family members tells us that Bonnie Franklin dies at 69 on Friday, March 1, 2013 in her home from pancreatic cancer.

THE EYE CUTS TV ANCHOR Sinclair KEYE TV CBS CH42 Austin, TX does not renew evening anchor Ron Oliveira's contract. The surprised TV anchor responds: I was informed that the corporate office in Baltimore decided not to renew my contract. No reason was given. It took me by total surprise. I’m heartbroken because I love what I do. Oliveira tells Austin360 that KEYE TV could take first place at 10:00 pm this sweeps period, weak ratings at 5:00 and 6:00 pm news have plagued the station for years because of a weak afternoon lead in. Recent departures from KEYE TV include chief meteorologist Troy Kimmel, who exits in December 2012, reporter Jason Wheeler who heads to WFAA TV CH8 Dallas, TX and News Director Suzanne Black who resigns in July 2012.

CHARLIE DANIELS CONCERT BENEFITS VETERANS At 7 pm on Tuesday, March 5, 2013 the legendary Charlie Daniels and friends give free performance at Lipscomb University to support military vets and their families. The concert in Lipscomb’s Allen Arena is free but donations will support Lipscomb’s Yellow Ribbon Enhancement Program, which is part of the Charlie Daniels’ Scholarship for Heroes event. Charlie sighs: We have so many heroes whose needs fly below our radar. This shouldn’t be happening. Free tickets are available at Middle Tennessee Daily’s and Twice Daily’s locations, Darrell Waltrip Automotive in Franklin and the Lipscomb University box office. For details call 615-966-7075.

TRIVIA QUESTION: Which two 1950s Rock groups each have hit records with the tune Silhouettes at the same time? The answer appears below.

MOVERS AND SHAKERS

•BUTCH ALSANDOR KHOU TV CBS CH11 sports anchor exits after 20 years to try something new even though his contract still has several months remaining. •TANIA ORTEGA vamooses as Reporter/Producer for KCEN TV NBC CH6 Waco, TX to KTBC TV Fox CH7 Austin, TX as a reporter on Good Day Austin. Before KCEN TV she is Reporter/Anchor/Sales Rep for KXXV TV ABC CH25 in Waco, TX. •TIM ROBERTS PD of WYCD FM (99.5) & WOMC FM (104.3) in Detroit, MI Radio Ink Magazine tags as Best Country Program Director in America. •TODD STARNES Fox News Radio feature commentary now heard on affiliates News Radio WOAI-1200 San Antonio, TX and News/Talk WLOB-1310 Portland, ME. •KHJ-930 consultant Bill Drake's original Boss Radio Top 40 Los Angeles, CA twin towers crash to the ground on Wednesday, February 27, 2013. New towers erect a couple of miles away to broadcast Liberman's new Spanish La Ranchera.

ENTERTAINMENT AND NEWS MILESTONES

•1950 RICK PERRY Texas Republican politician 47th Governor of Texas, chairman Republican Governors Association 2008 born in Paint Creek, TX on March 4th. •1967 MERLE HAGGARD's first #1 Billboard Country single is The Fugitive on March 4th. •1974 JARRETT DEULING 6' tall 205 lb. left wing ice hockey player for NHL New York Islanders born on March 4th in Vernon, British Columbia. •1980 COAL MINER'S DAUGHTER Loretta Lynn's life story movie premieres in Nashville, TN on March 4th with Sissy Spacek as Loretta. Also appearing are Grand Ole Opry legends Roy Acuff and Minnie Pearl. •1994 JOHN CANDY actor/comedian (Uncle Buck 1989) dies at 43 in his sleep from massive heart attack after midnight on March 4th while filming in Mexico. •2006 BRAD PAISLEY & DOLLY PARTON's single When I Get Where I'm Going lands at #1 in Billboard Country on March 4th.

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RAY CLARK [daily Breakfast Show on BBC Essex] (Chelmsford, United Kingdom) To: Grady McAllister Cc: Jim Rose Hi, I just found your site...enjoyed looking at it and thought maybe you could help me! I'm a radio guy from England...when I started out I worked on the pirate radio station Radio Caroline and thats where you MIGHT be able to help me! I'm writing the 50 year history of the station, but one of the ships spent most of 1963 resting in Galveston harbor - it was called the Mi Amigo and had connections to Gordon McLendon and Bill Weaver, as it had been used as a radio station in Sweden which was financed by McLendon. So, I'm just writing on the off chance that you might know something about all of this from all those years ago or perhaps know someone who could help me more. Any former KLIT <KILT> engineers around maybe? Thank you for your time - look forward to hearing from you if you can help Regards Ray Clark (www.rayradio.co.uk/)

GRADY MCALLISTER (Houston, TX) To: Ray Clark Cc: Jim Rose Hello, I was only 15 in 1963, but a lot of Houston radio people from that era are still around. A KILT engineer from 1963 is Marv Miller. In 2006, he gave me all his original KILT material from the Kennedy assassination. I removed my link to him recently when I noticed it was no longer working. Maybe you can find him... Other KILT people from the 60's include Jim Carola, Dan Lovett, and Robert B. McEntire. Those are all newsmen. I believe they are all still active in the Houston area. I am forwarding your appeal to Jim Rose Remembers Radio. Everybody who has ever been anybody in Houston radio frequents that web site. It is at: http://news.jimroseremembersradio.com/ You can also contact Jim Rose directly, using the email on that site. If you want to contact me further, all of my information is below under my name. R. Grady McAllister, M.S. (Training & Occupational Education) / (http://vasthead.com) / (http://vasthead.com/Employers/resume.html)

TONY BRIDGE [2010 Texas Radio Hall of Fame inductee] (Fort Worth-Benbrook, TX) Subject: What about the future of radio? After finishing SMU, getting married, serving in the Navy, I bought my first radio station in 1954. The nation, after the war years, was ready for something new in entertainment. Todd Storz and Gordon McClendon introduced Rock and Roll Radio with all it’s excitement. A new type of music, plenty of contests, immediate news coverage direct from the scene, and MORE. Talented young announcers made the audience their friends by talking directly to them with comments, often zany, but always interesting. Tony B.

TRIVIA ANSWER: In 1957, The Rays' recording of Silhouettes is supposed to only be a demo record to introduce the tune to Toronto, Canada Rock quartet The Diamonds. But when both versions of the song simultaneously land on Billboard's Pop chart, The Rays version is the bigger hit at #3 while The Diamonds score #10. Earlier in 1957 The Diamonds' hot hit Little Darlin' grabs hold of the #2 spot and won't let go for 8 weeks with sales of over a half million copies. The Rays' Silhouettes makes them a one hit group but it also moves over a half million copies. The Diamonds' second biggest hit The Stroll lands on Billboard on December 30, 1957 and sails to #4 in early 1958.

LYNN WOOLLEY [KRLD-KTEM-KNOW-KUT] (Waco-Temple, TX) Subject: Gaylon Christie. Here's another legend from Central Texas. Gaylon Christie was 17 when he got his first radio job at KTEM. He also played steel guitar with Clyde "Barefoot" Chesser's band on the "Bluebonnet Barn Dance" on KCEN-TV, Channel 6 in 1953. Later, Gaylon had a band called "The Downbeats." His band opened the "Towne & Country Jamboree" held in the downtown Temple Municipal Auditorium. He brought in acts like George Jones, Buck Owens, Porter Waggoner, Claude King and -- on the night of November 22, 1963 -- Johnny Cash. (I was there, at the age of 13.) Gaylon managed KTON for years, and later became GM at KXOL in Fort Worth. After that, he obtained a CP and started KOOV in Copperas Cove which he ran until Cumulus came to town and bought everybody out. On Tuesday, Feb. 26, 2013, Gaylon will be inducted into the Country Radio Hall of Fame in ceremonies at the Nashville Convention Center. Gaylon Christie was perfect for radio and the performing stage with his big, booming voice and sense of humor. Lynn (www.BeLogical.com)

FREDDIE MERCURY (September 5, 1946 - November 24, 1991) I won't be a Rock star. I will be a legend.

Jim Rose and Lacy

Houston, Texas - Laus Deo

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March 01, 2013 [Friday]

Issue #1177

ALL THE NEWS THAT IS NEWS

TEMPTATIONS LOSE VOCALIST Damon Harris who has a short but rewarding stretch with The Temptations in the early 1970′s dies at 62 on Monday, February 18, 2013 after a fourteen-year battle with prostate cancer. While he is a Baltimore high school student Harris is a big fan of The Temptations especially Eddie Kendricks. He forms The Young Temps vocal group and signs with T-Neck Records. In 1970 they release the single, I’ve Been Good to You/Too Busy Thinking Bout My Baby, but pull it after Motown files a suit over the group’s name. In April 1971, he replaces The Temptations' Eddie Kendricks. His voice is on hits like Papa Was a Rollin’ Stone (1972 #1 Pop/#5 R&B). But in 1975, Harris makes comments that The Temptations feel hurt their public image, so they fire him.

ANOTHER TEMPTATIONS SINGER EXPIRES THIS WEEK Richard Street is the first member of The Temptations to actually be a Detroit, MI native. He sings lead in an early Temptations pioneer group, Otis Williams & the Distants. When Paul Williams suffers with sickle-cell disease, The Temptations hire Street to travel with them to sing Paul Williams' parts off-stage while Paul lip-synchs onstage. In mid-1971, Street officially replaces Paul Williams. As a young man Richard sings with Temptations members Otis Williams and Melvin Franklin, but he does not formally join the famous Motown group until the early 1970s. Street's wife, Cindy, says her husband passes away after a short illness at 70 early Wednesday, February 27, 2013 in a Las Vegas, NV hospital.

GEORGE JONES BIDS FAREWELL Since the 1950s, George Jones is a legendary Country singer. He is born on September 12, 1931 in Saratoga, TX. As a boy, George warbles tunes on KTXJ in Jasper and KRIC in Beaumont, TX. Jones' first hit tune is Why Baby Why (#4-1955). His first smash, White Lightning, is #1 for 5 weeks. In 1969, George Jones joins the Grand Ole Opry. From 1969-75, he and Tammy Wynette are husband and wife. George's most memorable hit tune is He Stopped Loving Her Today (#1-1980). George will retire on the final stop of his Grand Tour. The Oak Ridge Boys, Garth Brooks, Charlie Daniels, Lorrie Morgan, Gene Watson, Randy Travis, Sam Moore plus many others will be on hand at the George Jones farewell concert on November 22, 2013 in the Bridgestone Arena.

TRIVIA QUESTION: What do critics think of Elvis Presley's 1957 Christmas album? The answer appears below.

MOVERS AND SHAKERS

•BEN (Rogers) & SKIN (Jeff Wade) do not reach contract agreement at KESN FM ESPN O&O (103.3) Dallas, TX. Colin Cowherd is new 9-11am host. Richard Durett & Ian Fitzsimmons are 11am to 3pm. •BUBBA THE LOVE SPONGE is new AM Drive DJ (5-9 AM) on Apex Broadcasting Rock WZLB FM (The Blaze 103.1) Ft. Walton Beach-Valparaiso, FL. •KALC FM Entercom Top 40 (Alice 105-9) Denver, CO 36 Hours for Kids Radiothon raises $1.8 Million for Children's Miracle Network hospitals in the Centennial State. •LAURA INGRAHAM SHOW now heard by more than one million U.S. service members and their families on American Forces Network (AFN). •DAN TOLER former Allman Brothers guitarist dies on Monday, February 25, 2013 at 65 in FL after a 2-year battle with amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS or Lou Gehrig's disease). •GEORGE HARRISON The Youngest Beatle would be 70 on Monday, February 25, 2013.

ENTERTAINMENT AND NEWS MILESTONES

•1957 JOHN CARROLL singer with Pop quartet Starland Vocal Band (Afternoon Delight #1 for 2 weeks-1976) born in Washington, DC on March 1st. •1966 ROGER MILLER, Buck Owens, Merle Haggard and Bonnie Owens are duo medalists on February 28th at the Academy of Country & Western Music awards in the Palladium in Hollywood, CA. •1972 KHMA TV IND CH11 in Houma, LA begins broadcasting on March 1st. •1984 ANNE MURRAY's single A Little Good News scores Best Country Vocal Performance, Female on February 28th at the 26th annual Grammy Awards in Los Angeles, CA. •1994 KAREL KRYL folk singer/songwriter/guitarist who writes protest songs that criticize Communist regime dies on March 3rd at 49. •2005 ALAN JACKSON & JIMMY BUFFETT's single It's Five O’clock Somewhere certifies Gold on March 1st.

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ED DUFFEL [Randy Morgan-KBUC] (Nashville-Brentwood, TN) Subject: Jim Rose Remembers Radio (#1176) February 25, 2013 [Monday] Jim, So glad to hear that KBUC is coming home. I worked at KBUC in 1975 and 1976. Very fond memories of my time at the corner of Commerce and East Houston Streets. Randy Morgan

LYNN WOOLLEY [KRLD-KTEM-KNOW-KUT] (Waco-Temple, TX) Subject: Chuck Kelly. Last night, the Central Texas chapter of the American Advertising Federation honored Charles Herman Boyle, known on the air as Chuck Kelly. Chuck, who passed away late last year, was a giant in Texas and Oklahoma radio. I knew him as morning drive jock and PD at KTEM where I was his morning newsman. Chuck came to KTEM from KOMA and before that was at KENR, KTSA and KNOW. Chuck hired and inspired many of the great jocks of the silver age of Top 40 radio. His characters, Tex Tallsaddle and Tex's girlfriend Susie Saddlesore were truly funny on morning AM radio in the 60's and 70's. Chuck should have a place in the Hall of Fame. Lynn (www.BeLogical.com)

DUKE GILLELAND [Bob Wills Western Swing chat board] (Belton, TX) Subject: Morgan Choat... Saw where ED MILLER [ex KPCN-730/KAFM FM] (Austin, TX) mentioned the “late” Morgan Choat. I was not aware that he was gone. I too had very much respect for this man who remembered what REAL Country & Western as well as Western Swing music was. He would sure “Do to ride the river with” when it came to Texas DJ’s! Not enough of his kind around today! Duke Gilleland; Belton Texas

JIM GOUGH ['Mr. Texas'-movie actor-voice actor] (Austin-Liberty Hill, TX) Subject: Jim Rose Remembers Radio (#1176) February 25, 2013 [Monday] (Morgan Choat) Hooray for Ed Miller...he got it right! I just did a bunch of liners for a Batesville, Arkansas station called the "Bull". Must be several of them. Best, Jim Gough

MIKE SHANNON [former WBAP-820/WFAA-TV] (Dallas-Mesquite, TX) Subject: Media Lunch Bunch time THIS SATURDAY in Dallas! TIme already again...this is the first DFW Radio/TV Lunch Bunch for 2013, so don't miss it! We'll meet at the usual place, Humperdink's on Northwest Hwy between Walton Walker and 35E/Stemmons in NW Dallas, THIS Saturday, March 2, between 12 noon and 3pm. We'll gather in the "Atrium" room where we normally do. Same protocol...come and go as you please (drop in/drop out whenever you like,) each person pays for their own, very informal. See old friends, make new ones, and do some networking as well! Always a good time had by all. No RSVP needed...just come on by! See you there. (www.KNUS99.com)

TRIVIA ANSWER: In October 1957, Elvis Presley's Christmas Album recorded at Radio Recorders in Hollywood, CA is his fourth studio album on RCA Victor. The Ohio Penitentiary News belittles Elvis' version of White Christmas as a song beloved until this creature recorded his barnyard version of it. Radio station CKXL in Calgary bans Elvis’s Christmas Album saying Presley sings the Christmas songs exactly as we expected he would. It is one of the most degrading things we have heard in some time. Despite heavy criticism, the King of Rock and Roll's Christmas Album tops the Billboard album chart. The LP nabs four weeks at #1 on Billboard's Top Pop Albums chart. In 1963, Elvis Presley's Christmas album scores a Gold Record. It is the first of two Elvis Presley Christmas record albums. In 1971, Elvis Sings the Wonderful World of Christmas is the other one. According to the Recording Industry Association of America, Elvis Presley's 1957 Christmas Album ships at least 13 million copies in the United States.

JEFF MACK [McClain-KULF-790/KILT FM/KENR-1070/WNOE-1060/KNUZ-1230] (Cleveland, TX) Here's one for the record books. By the way, KVLB has been dark for close to 20 years. Like so many other small town AM's it finally reached a point it couldn't survive financially any longer and shut the transmitter off for good. Keep up the great work my friend, Jeff "Mack" McClain

DOC POMUS [writer of Drifters Classics: Save the Last Dance for Me & This Magic Moment] (January 27, 1925 - March 14, 1991) describes songwriting as a terrible force. You have to keep writing and writing and you know you're not going to make a living at it; you know it takes all your time, and you know nobody gives a d***.

Jim Rose and Lacy

Houston, Texas - Laus Deo

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February 25, 2013 [Monday]

Issue #1176

ALL THE NEWS THAT IS NEWS

RADIO TALK HOST ABRUPTLY QUITS On Thursday, February 21, 2013 often provocative Conservative talk radio host Ralph Bailey shocks listeners and staff of KNZR-1560 Bakersfield, CA when he resigns from his afternoon show without warning after nine years. Mary Lou Gunn Buckley KNZR-1560 General Manager confirms that Bailey is gone: He was a huge part of the success of the radio station. He will be hard to replace. KNZR-1560's chief rival American General Media owner of KERN-1180 and The Californian proclaims that Bailey will indeed replace talk show host Scott Cox from 3 to 6 pm weekdays beginning on March 4, 2013. Bailey will perform his radio show in a new studio inside The Californian's third-floor newsroom.

KBUC RADIO RETURNS TO THE ALAMO CITY The KBUC call letters have a long history in the Alamo City on several different frequencies, but its first and most famous era is Country KBUC-1310 and its then sister KBUC FM (107.5) where I'm PD/PM Drive DJ from 1968-70. Since 2005 the KBUC FM call letters are Super Tejano 102.1 Raymondville, TX for the McAllen/Brownsville market. Clear Channel will split the Rhythmic CHR KRPT FM Wild 92.5/K289BN 105.7 simulcast in San Antonio, TX when KRPT FM (92.5) Devine flips to Classic Country KBUC FM (92.5). The Rhythmic CHR format remains on K289BN FM (105.7). Sister KAJA FM (KJ97) PD Travis Moon is PD of the new KBUC FM. KAJA FM morning host Randy Carroll is the new imaging voice on KBUC FM.

GOTHAM CITY NOW HAS COUNTRY RADIO It is 17 years since NYC has a Country radio station when Country WYNY FM (103.5) flips to Pop WKTU FM in 1996. Its transmitter is on the top of the Empire State Building with studios and offices in the AT&T Building in Manhattan. In the late 1970s the original WKTU FM is Disco 92. For years the music industry begs broadcasters to build a new radio station to help promote Country music acts whose tours frequently detour NYC for theaters in New Jersey and other locations. Cumulus SVP Jan Jeffries tells us that beginning on Monday, March 4, 2013 NYC's new Country radio station WNSH FM (NASH 94.7) hits Gotham City's airwaves. Its first two live DJs include Kelly Ford (10 am-3 pm) and Jesse Addy (3-7 pm) will begin on March 4, 2013.

KISSIN' COUNTRY REBRANDS AS THE BULL Clear Channel KZSN FM Wichita, KS rebrands Kissin’ 102.1 as The Bull 102.1 less than one week away from its 27th anniversary as a Country radio station. Kissin’ 102.1 debuts on Valentines Day 1986. The Bull's 10 days of commercial-free tunes joins many other Country radio outlets in a shift to a younger nod to an intensive variation of Country music. This move arrives about the same time as Bobby Bones’ last day on sister Wichita CHR KZCH FM [Channel 96.3] Derby, KS when he relaunches on Country radio stations in late February 2013. Bobby Bones’ new home on Wichita's KZSN FM takes place as current morning co-host Cathy Carrier exits to join Connoisseur Media Variety Hits KIBB FM [Bob Plays Everything 97.1] Haven, KS.

TRIVIA QUESTION: How long does it take to install a car radio in 1930? The answer appears below.

MOVERS AND SHAKERS

•HAPPY BIRTHDAY! Karen Johnston [ex DJ on KFMK FM, KQUE FM, KNUZ-1230] February 23, 2013. •RINGO STARR returns to Festival Hall, Melbourne, Australia for first time in 48 years since June 17, 1964. •STACEY STAUFFER vacates reporter position on WCAU TV NBC CH10 Philadelphia, PA for Fox O&O WTXF TV CH29. •CHAZ & AJ Cox Media morning team on WPLR FM (Connecticut's #1 Rock Station 99.1) New Haven-Milford, CT celebrates 10th Anniversary. •WGN-720 Chicago, IL debuts new live lifestyle talk show Let's Be Frank with host Frank Fontana from HGTV and Craftsman TV on Sundays from Noon-2:00pm.

ENTERTAINMENT AND NEWS MILESTONES

•1957 BUDDY HOLLY AND THE CRICKETS record That'll Be the Day on February 25th. •1969 JOHNNY CASH tapes Johnny Cash At San Quentin album on February 24th with hit A Boy Named Sue. •1973 STEVEN SONDHEIM's musical Little Night Music premieres in NYC on February 25th. •1981 GEORGE JONES wins Best Country Vocal Performance, Male for He Stopped Loving Her Today on February 25th at the 23rd annual Grammy Awards in N YC. •1997 TONY WILLIAMS Jazz drummer with Miles Davis dies at 51 on February 25th. •2003 JIMMY WAYNE's first video Stay Gone debuts on CMT on February 25th.

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PAUL SAUNDERS [President/Co-Founder - TruLocal Media] (Phoenix, AZ) Subject: Jim Rose Remembers Radio (#1173) February 15, 2013 [Friday] Hi Jim I have to say I love the column and the news and I want to thank you for all you do. I am passionate about the fact that Radio has a future and that future is online but it will not have a future if there is not great content. Keep doing what you do and lets stay in touch Regards Paul K Saunders; President & Co-Founder - TruLocal Media, LLC (www.trulocalmedia.com)

JAY WEST [former KILT-610 DJ] (Houston, TX) Subject: Gene Vincent. Yo! Jim. The story of Gene Vincent this week was very interesting to me. Gene's "Be Bop A Lula" is still my all time favorite early rock 'n roll song of all time. I liked the story...plus told me some things I didn't know about Gene. Did he not die at a very young age? Car wreck in England, maybe???? JAY WEST

GENE VINCENT On April 17, 1960, while riding in a taxi cab in Chippenham, Wilshire, England with other fellow Rock-n-Roll singer Eddie Cochran (Summertime Blues #8-1958) a car crashes into them and kills Eddie. Gene Vincent survives but sustains injuries. On October 12, 1971 Gene dies from an ulcer hemorrhage.

CHUCK DUNAWAY [previously KLIF-1190/KBOX-1480/WABC-770] (Houston-Katy, TX) Subject: Oklahoma City television and radio icon Danny Williams dies. He was quite a gambler on the golf course. I think he was addicted to the attention he got in OKC. He was huge there for years. Danny could make you feel that you were the most important person on earth. I always felt that way around him. It was just one of the reasons I went to several WKY re-unions, tributes and birthday celebrations in OKC for Danny. Ronny Kaye was instrumental in organizing many of those events. There will always be a special place in my heart for OKC and the many memories connected with Danny. We have our Paul Berlin in Houston, Ronnie Kaye in OKC and Tony Booth in Richmond. I’m sure there are many more scattered around the country. God bless them all.

ED MILLER [ex KPCN-730/KAFM FM] (Austin, TX) Subject: Morgan Choat. Jim, A contribution to your column remembering the late Morgan Choat, whom Jay Weaver reported dead in JRRR a week ago. We were just opening the door for the sorry state of country music that permeates the industry today with pounding drums and soaring electric guitar replacing the fiddle and steel sound that previously typified our beloved sound. Sorry to have played an inadvertent part in all this, and deeply indebted to Morgan Choat for pointing out the error of my ways. I tried to make amends before he died by sending him an album I recorded live at Henry’s Bar and Grill in Austin of Don Walser and some of his South Texas honky tonk regulars playing classic country songs, what Don called his Top 40 (the Top songs of 40 years ago; Don always said he played both kinds of music, country, and western). Morgan Choat was one of a kind, and while a rather harsh task-master to me, was profoundly right that we were simply paving the way for such sorry un-country music as Taylor Swift and all of contemporary Nashville’s other sadly misbegotten acts that have served only to defile the once sacred name and sound of Real Country Music. RIP, Morgan. We’ll miss your honesty and integrity.

TRIVIA ANSWER: Henry Ford's Model T automobile revolutionizes transportation and American industry. As owner of the Ford Motor Company, Henry Ford becomes one of the most wealthy and best-known people in the world. In 1930, it takes two technicians several days to install a car radio. They must first take apart the dashboard for the receiver and a single speaker. The ceiling has to be cut open for the antenna. These early day car radios run on their own batteries not on the car battery. Holes must be cut into the floorboard to contain the radio battery. The car radio installation manual has eight complete diagrams along with 28 pages of instructions. Henry Ford says: I will build a car for the great multitude. Any customer can have a car painted any color that he wants so long as it is black. On May 26, 1927, the 15 millionth Model T rolls off the assembly line at the Ford factory in Highland Park, MI.

CHUMBE SALINAS [huge Willie Nelson fan] (Benavides, TX) Subject: News item! :) Thank you, Jim, for the birthday mention on your newsletter! Took me by surprise! :) cs Sent from my iPhone!=

ARISTOTLE (384 BC-322 BC) The secret to humor is surprise.

Jim Rose and Lacy

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February 22, 2013 [Friday]

Issue #1175

ALL THE NEWS THAT IS NEWS

OKLAHOMA RADIO-TV LEGEND EXPIRES Danny Williams, OKC radio and TV martyr, is one of the original 15 in the Oklahoma Association of Broadcasters Hall of Fame. In 1947, Danny's career begins on an Austin, TX radio station. Since 1950, Williams is a radio-TV hero in Oklahoma City. In 1950, The Danny Williams Show debuts on WKY TV CH4 in OKC. Danny is a devout Christian since age 12. Williams is OKC's first TV star. He plays Spavinaw Spoofkin on the Gismo Godkin Show plus Live Wrestling. In 2008, Danny retires from his morning show on KOMA FM (92.5). Phone calls flood his morning show line: We're going to miss you, Danny. Are you really retiring, Danny? After a heart attack in October 2012, Danny Williams passes away at 85 on Tuesday, February 19, 2013.

TRAGIC LOSS OF COUNTRY SINGER From 1996-97 foxy Country singer Mindy McCready has three Top 10 Billboard tunes. One of them, Guys Do It All the Time, is a smash hit at #1. But things begin to quickly fall apart for her in a huge way. She tries to run away from scandals to Heber Springs, AR, about 65 miles north of Little Rock. Her hideaway on Eden Isle surrounds her on three sides by Greers Ferry Lake, along with a forest of 100-foot-tall pine trees. Mindy has everything going for her but evil serpents are out to snare her. Ironically, Mindy is the fifth cast member of TV talk host Dr. Drew Pinsky’s Celebrity Rehab TV series who die after their appearance on the show. On Sunday, February 17, 2013 Mindy McCready puts an end to it all at only 37.

IT'S RODEO TIME! Every year about this time corporate executives and their secretaries shed their dull office duds for exciting cowboy and cowgirl Stetson hats, jeans, expensive boots and spurs because the 81st season of Rodeo Houston kicks off on Monday, February 25, 2013. We can expect about 2.35 million cowboys and cowgirls to head out to Reliant stadium for the world's largest rodeo event - Rodeo Houston. This year's rodeo has 28,000 volunteers. Rodeo Houston 2013 kicks off with Toby Keith followed by Alan Jackson - Armed Forces Appreciation Day, Zac Brown Band, Styx, Lady Antebellum, Tim McGraw, The Band Perry, Jason Aldean, Kenny Chesney, George Strait and Martina McBride. Hee haw!

TRIVIA QUESTION: What does Elvis Presley's mother think when she first hears Gene Vincents's tune Be-Bop-A-Lula? The answer appears below.

MOVERS AND SHAKERS

•HAPPY BIRTHDAY! Alan Shapiro on Monday, February 18, 2013. Jim McCurdy on Tuesday, February 19, 2013. Chumbe Salinas huge Willie Nelson fan finally reaches 39 on Sunday, February 24, 2013. •HERMAN CAIN GOP presidential hopeful signs with Dial Global as a regular contributor on FOX cable news channel. •TONY SHERIDAN lead singer on first Beatles single (My Bonnie #26-1964) dies in Hamburg, Germany at 72. The Beatles are his backing band on his early 1960s recordings. •YOKO ONO Ms John Lennon born in Tokyo on February 18, 1933 hits the 80 mark on Monday, February 18, 2013.

ENTERTAINMENT AND NEWS MILESTONES

•1956 ELVIS PRESLEY's single Heartbreak Hotel is his 1st Billboard Top 10 hit on February 22nd. •1968 JOHNNY CASH proposes to June Carter on February 22nd at their performance in London, Ontario. June says yes. •1975 DREW BARRYMORE actress in ET, Firestarter, Poison Ivy born in Los Angeles, CA on February 22nd. •1981 CHRIS THILE mandolin player with bluegrass trio Nickel Creek is born on February 20th in Oceanside, CA. •1992 ED MCMAHON 69 weds 37 year old Pamela Hurn on February 22nd. •2000 PHIL VASSAR's self-titled debut album releases on Arista records on February 22nd.

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J.R. RUSS [Jan] (Philadelphia-Boothwyn, PA) Subject: Oscar salute. Hey Jim, This week Movie Ticket Radio is playing its second annual Salute to the Academy Awards featuring nearly two hundred Oscar nominated and winning songs and of course, great jingles from the Hollywood-area radio stations that played them. Included this year are acknowledgements of many of the nominee categories and Best Picture trailers. More contemporary songs are featured on the Movie Ticket Radio POP channel and the MOVIE TICKET RADIO CLASSIC channel features songs from as early as 1934 when the category for Best Original Song was introduced. Movie and music fans can listen at www.movieticketradio.com as well as TuneIn, Shoutcast, RadioShaker and other platforms. Thanks, J.R. Russ

JIM BELL [KUHF FM 88.7 Morning Edition anchor since 1997-Retired 2010] (Lufkin, TX) Subject: Another Great One Passes. Hey Jim, You may or may not have ever heard of Lanier Grieg, but he was one of the original members of a group that became ZZ Top. He went on to bigger fame in the Los Angeles/Hollywood music scene, and he's remembered as one of the most enormously talented musicians to ever come out of Houston. He passed away last week in Austin at age 64. Here's a link to a Houston Chronicle story about him. www.chron.com/news/houston-texas/houston/article/Greig-early-ZZ-Top-member-dies-at-64-4284956.php Jim Bell; Lufkin

CHUCK DUNAWAY [KLIF, KBOX, WKY, WABC] (Houston-Katy, TX) Subject: Oklahoma City television and radio icon Danny Williams dies. I worked with Danny at WKY in Oklahoma City in 57-58. He was PD and did Mornings. He was especially popular because of his successful TV shows before going full time on Radio. He was one of my favorite people on earth. I loved him like a brother. We all need a friend or two like that. His widow Maureen was his rock and biggest cheer leader in his later years on radio. Chuck

ED MILLER [ex KPCN-730/KAFM FM] (Austin, TX) Subject: Morgan Choat. Jim, A contribution to your column remembering the late Morgan Choat, whom Jay Weaver reported dead in JRRR a week ago. Noted with regret the recent passing of Morgan Choat at the age of 86 years. He and I were on opposite ends of the dial back in the early 60's, he at 1540 KCUL and me at 730 KPCN, both in the D/FW area. We had a cordial relationship until a syndicated radio program entitled “The Story of Texas Music” that I produced in the mid-70’s (after leaving KPCN and going to KAFM, while Morgan had left 1540 and gone to KJIM). He took me to task harshly for having the temerity to include Ray Wylie Hubbard, Rusty Weir, Jerry Jeff Walker, and B. W. Stevenson as being a new part of Texas Country Music. Morgan argued, rightly as it turned out, that what they played was mostly rock and roll performed by guys with hats and boots, but wasn’t really country. We disagreed at the time, but, in retrospect, ol’ Morgan was dead right. (stay tuned for Part II of Ed Miller's email in the next issue of JRRR)

TRIVIA ANSWER: When Elvis Presley's mom first hears Gene Vincent's Be-Bop-A-Lula on the radio she thinks it's her son Elvis' latest single. Vincent Eugene Craddock is born on February 11, 1935 in Munden Point, VA. He gets his first guitar at 12. In February 1952 he joins the US Navy. But three years later, while still in the Navy, a woman runs a red light, strikes Gene on his brand new Triumph motorcycle and smashes his left leg. He begs doctors to not amputate but has to wear a steel leg brace. By early 1956, Gene appears on WCMS's Country Showtime. Local DJ Sheriff Tex Davis signs on as Gene's manager. Davis meets legendary Capitol records producer Ken Nelson at a DJ convention in Nashville, TN. On April 9, 1956 Tex records Gene's Be-Bop-A-Lula at the WCMS studios and sends a copy to Ken at Capitol records. Ken invites Gene for a recording session. Capitol signs Gene Vincent as their version of RCA's Elvis Presley. On May 4th 1956 Gene Vincent and his Blue Caps have their historic first session at Owen Bradley's studio. The song releases on June 2nd as Gene's first single. By the end of the month Be Bop A Lula sells over 200,000 copies and soon goes Gold. In 1956, Gene Vincent appears in epic Rock 'n' Roll movies The Girl Can't Help It and Hot Rod Gang.

JEFF MACK [McClain-KULF, KILT FM, KENR, WNOE, WYYN, KNUZ] (Cleveland, TX) Here's one for the record books. Johnny (Shannon) called me one evening while I was on the air and ask if I would be interested in working for KILT weekends. Bob White was PD at KILT at the time. I brought an air check one Sunday afternoon and met with Bob about the weekend shift. He hired me on the spot and wanted me to break in the following weekend. You could imagine what all this meant to me at the time. Still in high school and only 17 and an opportunity to work in the big time around such great jocks like James Bond, Bob White, Bob Presley, Steve Lundy, Chuck Dunaway, Russ Knight and others. Keep up the great work my friend, Jeff "Mack" McClain

JIM GOUGH ['Mr. Texas'-movie actor-voice actor] (Austin-Liberty Hill, TX) Subject: Jim Rose Remembers Radio (#1174) February 18, 2013 [Monday] Noticed you mentioned Barry Corbin in the newsletter. I also was in "Urban Cowboy". It's become a cult movie and lots of women watch it over and over. Jim Gough

HENRY JAMES (1843-1916) It takes a great deal of history to produce a little literature.

Jim Rose and Lacy

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February 18, 2013 [Monday]

Issue #1174

ALL THE NEWS THAT IS NEWS

DAVE CLARK FIVE DOWN TO TWO By the time my radio journey begins in April 1965 on KASO-1240 in Minden, LA British Rock group Dave Clark Five already scores three Top 5 and four Top 10 hit records. DC5's first tune to hit the charts is Glad All Over in spring 1964. In spring 1965 that's how I feel on KASO-1240, Glad All Over. DC5 has me Reelin' and Rockin' northern LA forests. In 1964, Mike Smith leads DC5's string of hits on the Ed Sullivan TV show. In 1965, DC5's movie Having a Wild Weekend tells it like it is. Sadly, in September 2003 Mike's fall paralyzes him from the waist down. In 2006, Denis Payton [saxophone, harmonica, guitar] dies. On March 6, 2008 Mike dies from pneumonia. DC5 is now DC2 because on Monday, February 11, 2013 bassist Rick Huxley passes at 72.

BOBBY BONES FLIPS FROM ROCK TO COUNTRY The nationally syndicated Bobby Bones Top 40 morning show has its base in Austin, TX on Clear Channel KHFI FM (Kiss 96.7). Bones has the #1 morning show in Austin, Wichita, Amarillo and Lubbock. On July 18, 2011, Bobby signs a three-year extension to do mornings on KHFI FM plus syndication rights on Premiere Networks. But beginning on February 25, 2013 the Bobby Bones Show switches from Top 40 to a national Country music show broadcast from Nashville, TN where it syndicates on the Premiere Radio Networks. Bobby Bones says his show will be the biggest country music show in the country. Bones' flagship station in Nashville is WSIX FM (97.9). Country KASE FM (101) is Bobby Bones new home in Austin, TX.

NASH BRIDGES SCORES $19M From 1996 to 2001 we watch detective Nash Bridges on our TV sets race through the streets of San Francisco, CA in his hot 1971 Plymouth Hemi Cuda convertible. Don Johnson and Cheech Marin star as two Inspectors with the San Francisco Police Department's Special Investigations Unit. Nash Bridges airs for six seasons from March 29, 1996 to May 4, 2001 on CBS TV with a total of 122 episodes. In 2010, a judge orders Rysher Productions to pay Johnson $23 million in profits for the show plus an additional $28.5 million in interest. In 2012, the California Court of Appeals rules that Johnson should receive just $15 million, plus interest as of July 2010. In January 2013, Rysher settles with Johnson for $19M.

TRIVIA QUESTION: What risqué line in an R&B tune does Elvis Presley rewrite for his version? The answer appears below.

MOVERS AND SHAKERS

•HAPPY BIRTHDAY! Joanie Green-Gallo KPRC TV NBC CH2 newsroom secretary from 1986–2002 (16 years) has an OK bash on Thursday, February 21, 2013. •ELVIS DURAN replaces Bobby Bones mornings on KHFI FM (Kiss 96.9) Austin, TX. •JACK SILVER scrams KABC-790/KLOS FM L.A. June 2012 to program NBC Sports Radio-Dial Global Sport Talk Group. •DREW HAYES exits Cumulus WLS-890 Chicago, IL OM post to program sister KABC-790 Los Angeles, CA. •MIKE [Gasman] GASTINEAU retires in late 2012 after 21 years on Sports KJR-950 Seattle, WA. Mike's 3-6:30 pm proxy is former midday host Dave [Softy] Mahler. •DEDE MCGUIRE celebrates her 2nd anniversary as KKDA FM (K-104) Dallas, TX morning host with new pact. •BIRAN BIELER veteran 45 year broadcaster plus former Viacom President in the 1980s dies of cancer at 70.

ENTERTAINMENT AND NEWS MILESTONES

•1953 KOLN TV CBS CH10 in Lincoln, NB begins broadcasting on February 18th. •1965 TENNESSEE WALTZ written by Redd Stewart is the fourth official song of the state of Tennessee on February 17th. In 1950, Patti Page's biggest hit is The Tennessee Waltz which is #1 for thirteen weeks. •1972 JOHN LENNON & YOKO end a week as co-hosts of the Mike Douglas TV Show on February 18th. •1981 CHARLY MCCLAIN's single Who's Cheatin' Who hits #1 in Billboard country on February 14th. •1998 HARRY CARAY calls three World Series, one All-Star Game and Baseball Broadcaster of the Year seven consecutive times. From 1945 to 1969, he is the voice of the St. Louis Cardinals on KMOX St. Louis, 1970 Oakland Athletics, 1971 Chicago White Sox for ten years and in 1982 Chicago Cubs on WGN TV died at 77 on February 18th. •2004 MONTGOMERY GENTRY's video If You Ever Stop Loving Me debuts on CMT on February 18th.

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WINK MARTINDALE [TV game show Hall of Fame/2006 star on Hollywood Walk of Fame/former morning DJ on WHBQ-560 Memphis, TN] (Los Angeles, CA) Subject: SINATRA: "Remembering An American Legend". Just thought you might enjoy. The link below is the first in a series of one-hour shows (41:00 minutes sans News and commercials) I'm producing for Mike Horn's CRN Digital Talk Radio; SINATRA: "Remembering An American Legend". These are retrospectives - mostly talk with "splashes of music here and there". With remembrances by the likes of Nelson Riddle, Gordon Jenkins, Don Costa, Harry James, Jo Stafford, two Sammy's - Davis and Cahn - Jimmy Van Huesen, Paul Anka ("My Way" in full) and others. Subsequent shows... Steve & Eydie, Johnny Mathis, and Neil Diamond and others. Wink (https://docs.google.com/file/d/0B7NvEfQHAT1KQTRBVEdtTHI1Rjg/edit?usp=sharing)

JOHN WALTON [Walton & Johnson Show] (Houston, TX) Subject: Jim Rose Remembers Radio (#1173) February 15, 2013 [Friday] Jim Sorry to hear about Russ Knight, I never met him...but in a way I did. For my 10th birthday I got one of those new mini transistor radios (the iPod of its day)...with the cool little ear plug so you could listen in "secrecy"...it was a school night, so no more TV and to bed at 9. I slipped the 9v snap on battery in and delighted in the fact that I was beating the rules while laying there with my little marvel of modern technology glowing in the darkness of my room in the little ranch house on Aves Avenue in South Houston. I could slip the small unit (for the time...about the size of a pack of Marlboros) under the pillow with my plug ear down...my mom would never know what I was doing. John Walton; Walton & Johnson Show; All over Gulf Coast via sat (www.waltonandjohnson.com) like on Facebook follow on Twitter

JEFF MACK [McClain-KULF, KILT FM, KENR, WNOE, WYYN, KNUZ] (Cleveland, TX) Subject: Russ Knight. Sorry to hear about Russ Knight passing. What a wonderful talent. He was the night time jock at KILT when I was a snot nose kid with my first job in radio at KVLB in Cleveland, Texas in 1964. He was kind enough to allow me to sit in and watch him work one night at KILT. I'll never forget how impressed I was with him that night. That's been a long time ago...Jim really enjoy JRR...Thanks for the memories...Jeff McClain Sent from my iPad

DR. JEFF CUNNINGHAM [ex KXOL-1360] (Austin-Kyle, TX) Subject: Jim Rose Remembers Radio (#1171) February 08, 2013 [Friday] It all started for me when I was working at a gas station in Sulphur Springs. I had a bad case of the radio bug and had been doing high school radio at KSST. I filled up the tank of a truck that had the license plate "ELKINS". This was Mr. Bill Elkins and he was one of the nicest and most cordial guys you could ever meet. He was one of those people that never let me down and always took time to talk with me about my future. There are very few people in this world that took a gas pump-jockey that was 16 years old seriously. But Bill did and he kept up his interested even after there was nothing for him to gain from it. As you can see, he is one of those guys I can never forget. Hope you and Lacy have a wonderful February. After many years of pain and agony from the low back, I have successfully recovered from the injuries (post-surgical) and I have lost 100 pounds in the last 2 years. I am now at 165 pounds as of this morning and I would gladly assassinate a Third World dictator for just one Cheese Coney. :-) Jeff Cunningham, DC, MA; Kyle, TX (www.zoesplaceclinic.com) / (www.myspace.com/drjeffcunningham)

TRIVIA ANSWER: In 1959 to get past the strict radio censorship rules Elvis Presley rewrites the line One Night Of Sin is what I'm now paying for in Smiley Lewis' 1956 R&B hit to One night with you is what I'm now praying for. RCA issues Elvis Presley's single One Night as a double A-side record with I Got Stung. In 1959, Elvis Presley's rewrite of the R&B tune One Night zooms to #1 in the UK and #4 in the US Pop chart and #10 R&B record. In January 2005, with its second release the song becomes the UK's 1000th #1 single. In 1975, Glam Rock band Mud releases a cover of Elvis' One night in their Mud Rock Volume 2 album and it climbs to #32 in the UK.

JOAN PATE-DAY [late Sam Pate's sister] (Cedar Creek Lake, TX) Subject: Cowboy Weaver. More than likely the stories you heard were true. I do remember Officer Friendly and how he looked.WOW! Do you remember the News Lady Iola Johnson or was it Jackson? Once Cowboy got up to sing a "new song he wrote" and blared out "I Saw The Light". We all cracked up on that one.

BARRY CORBIN [Uncle Bob in 'Urban Cowboy' 1980] Uh-oh, get out the Alka-Seltzer.

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February 15, 2013 [Friday]

Issue #1173

ALL THE NEWS THAT IS NEWS

REALITY SHOW COPTER KILLS THREE On Sunday, February 10, 2013 in a rural area of northern Los Angeles County, CA three people perish in a pre-dawn whirlybird smash up while on location filming for a new Discovery Channel reality TV show. Los Angeles County Fire dispatcher Robert Diaz reports that the chopper ploughs into the ground around 3:40 am at the popular Polsa Rosa Ranch filming location in the tiny town of Acton. The show is listed on a filming permit as an untitled military-theme TV program. Eyeworks USA, the future show's production company, is best known for NBC TV's The Biggest Loser. Sunday's tragedy is just 25 miles from a similar spot in Santa Clarita where actor Vic Morrow and two children die in a copter crash in 1982 while filming Twilight Zone movie.

GOLDFINGER AT THE OSCARS Out of all of the Sean Connery James Bond flicks Goldfinger is by far my most favorite. The movie has just about everything we enjoy watching: fast cars, pretty girls everywhere, plus lots of action. And probably one of my most favorite songs is Shirley Bassey's rendering of the movie's title tune Goldfinger. Never have we ever heard a voice like Shirley's that causes trees to fall and the ground to rumble and shake. Another of my favorite Bassey songs is I Who Have Nothing. We hear Shirley Bassey's magnificent voice on three James Bond films Goldfinger (1964), Diamonds Are Forever (1971) and Moonraker (1979). Film lovers will hear Shirley Bassey sing Goldfinger once more on the The Oscars awards show on February 24, 2013 in Los Angeles, CA.

RUSS KNIGHT [The Weird Beard] In the wee hours as I write words to the next issue of JRRR, memories of great radio personalities roll across my mind since that first radio DJ position in April 1965 on KASO-1240 in Minden, LA. In the 1950s, growing up in Dallas, TX everyone listens to KLIF-1190. One of the Mighty 11-90's most popular DJs is Russ Knight [The Weird Beard]. For Career Day at Kimball high school I sign up for Russ' class but all of the seats are already taken. The biggest prize of them all is in 1971 when I'm a newscaster on The Weird Beard's PM Drive DJ show on Wonderful KBOX-1480 in my home town Dallas, TX. It's still difficult to believe that one of radio's best personalities plus one of its nicest people Russ Knight passes away at 80 on Friday, October 12, 2012.

TRIVIA QUESTION: How many different actors portray James Bond on the silver screen? The answer appears below.

MOVERS AND SHAKERS

•HAPPY BIRTHDAY! Robin Marshall national voiceover talent/author earlier with CBS AC WKQC FM (K-104.7) in Charlotte, NC blows out the candles on Sunday, February 17, 2013. John Jackshaw prior Houston, TX DJ celebrates his day on Sunday, February 17, 2013. •BOBBY BONES bolts mornings on AC KISS FM (96.9) Austin, TX after 10 years for same spot on Clear Channel Country KASE FM (100.7) same city. •AL PETERSON's NTS Media reports that on Monday, February 18, 2013 Salem Communications tosses News/Talk KNTH-1070 Houston, TX to AM 1070 The Answer with local hot air sorcerer Sam Malone in AM Drive.

ENTERTAINMENT AND NEWS MILESTONES

•1958 JOHNNY CASH's single Ballad Of A Teenage Queen grabs #1 in Billboard Country on February 3rd. •1965 JOHN LENNON passes his driving test on February 15th. •1971 SAMMI SMITH hits #1 in Billboard on February 13th with Kris Kristofferson's Help Me Make It Through the Night. In 1976, Warner promo friend Frank Anderson brings Sammi to my KXOL-1360 office. •1987 RICKY VAN SHELTON's debut album, Wild-Eyed Dream releases on Columbia records on February 15th. •1992 COPS 100th episode airs on Fox TV on February 15th. •2008 TIM MCGRAW's CMT video Suspicions debuts on February 7th.

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TOM ELLIS [Veteran WABC TV NYC & WBZ TV Boston, MA news anchor] (Boston-Cape Cod-East Sandwich, MA) Subject: BREAKING NEWS: Snow Falls on Much of the Region. You should see this mess. Trees and power lines down everywhere. We couldn't leave the house from Friday afternoon till just before noon today. Winds up to 84mph, and heavy wet snow for almost two days weighed the trees down, so they're lying everywhere now...along with the power and telephone and internet lines. I just got back on line late today (Monday, February 11, 2013). The ocean cut through the barrier dunes all up and down the coast, and the newspaper's saying it might not be long before the lower Cape is cut off from the rest of us. The Governor issued a travel ban, so nothing but emergency vehicles could get on the roads. It's not like Houston after a hurricane...but close.

JAY WEAVER [KCUL-1540, KBUY-1540, KRLD-1080] (D/FW Metroplex-Hurst, TX) Subject: Morgan Choat. It is with great sadness that I tell you that Morgan Choat has passed away at 86 years of age. I had the pleasure of working with Morgan for seven years while I was at KCUL/KBUY from 1965 to 1972. Morgan was the Chief Engineer for the station, but his first love was "on air" work doing the all night show at the station. He was doing his show when I got there and was there when I left. Kurt Meer, who owned the station, told Morgan if he would get his First Class Engineer's License, he would guarantee him a job with the station as long as he owned it. Morgan had been at the station since he was 30 years old. He later followed Meer to KJIM, Fort Worth as Program Director and Chief Engineer for Meer. Later, he went to KXOL, Fort Worth, KYAL, McKinney and KBEC, Waxahachie. Morgan was ill for awhile and spent some time away from radio, but came back to KCLE, Cleburne. He worked for M & M Broadcasting at several of their stations, including KCLE, KFWT, Glen Rose, KHFX, and KJZA, originally Mineral Wells. His last stop was KCLE (again), but soon after he got back there, they decided to go to a Gospel format, so Morgan left radio in June of 2007 after just over 50 years in D/FW Metroplex radio! Morgan leaves behind his wife, Dorthea and his loving family.

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HANK [Henry] WILLIAMS [ex KVET-1300] (Austin, TX) Subject: KLBJ-AM reporter dies following car crash. KLBJ-AM reporter Barb McCarley has died following a car crash Tuesday. By Gary Dinges American-Statesman Staff A longtime reporter for 590 KLBJ-AM has died from injuries she sustained in a car crash, station management said Wednesday. Barb McCarley was in one of the station’s news vehicles when the head-on collision happened just before noon Tuesday on FM 2222 near Mesa Drive in West Austin. (www.statesman.com/news/news/crime-law/officials-three-injured-one-seriously-in-west-aust/nWMfq/)

CHUCK DUNAWAY [KBOX-1480, KLIF-1190, WABC-770] (Houston-Katy, TX) Subject: Ken Dowe? Jim I hired Ken when I was PD at KBOX (1480) to come from San Diego to do the morning show. I wish I could take more credit for his illustrious career but he did it all on his own….him and Granny (Emma). Ken and Dottie remain close friends to this day. Wonderful folks, but alas I have no stories to submit...

MONTE NENNIG [owner of ADaBoy Advertising] (Houston-Spring, TX) Just a little success story of mine that I wanted to share. Please note, I could not have achieved this honor without you, my outstanding contacts on LinkedIn. My Part in LinkedIn's 200 Million Member Milestone. Hurray! I have one of the top 5% most viewed @LinkedIn profiles for 2012.

TRIVIA ANSWER: Who is the first ever James Bond in a movie? No, it's not Sean Connery. On October 21st, 1954 Ian Fleming's first ever James Bond is actor Barry Nelson in a black and white hour long CBS TV special. In 1962, Sean Connery is 007 in Ian Fleming's 1958 novel Dr. No, plus four more times in From Russia with Love, Goldfinger, Thunderball and You Only Live Twice. In 1964, Roger Moore is James Bond in an episode of comedy show Mainly Millicent. In 1967, David Niven is a retired 007. In 1969, Australian model George Lazenby is Bond in On Her Majesty's Secret Service. In 1971, Connery returns in Diamonds Are Forever. In 1973, Christopher Cazenove is James Bond on BBC. From 1973-1985 Roger Moore is 007. In 1983 Sean Connery returns in Never Say Never Again. From 1986-1989, Timothy Dalton is James Bond. From 1995-2002, Pierce Brosnan is 007. From 2006-2012 Daniel Craig plays James Bond in Casino Royale (2006). On July 27th, 2012, Daniel appears beside the Queen during the Olympics opening ceremony in celebration of 007's 50th anniversary and the Queen's Diamond Jubilee.

IRA [Eye] LIPSON [former KZEW FM PD] (Dallas, TX) Subject: When Dallas Rocked. Hi...Denson Walker (WFAA radio GM) moved over to the personnel department when John Dew came in as WFAA GM. Funny to think of the WFAA-FM Shaefer automation system being high tech at the time.

WARREN G. BENNIS (March 8, 1925 - p) The (radio) factory of the future will have only two employees, a man and a dog. The man will be there to feed the dog. The dog will be there to keep the man from touching the equipment.

Jim Rose and Lacy

Houston, Texas - Laus Deo

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February 11, 2013 [Monday]

Issue #1172

LACY AND I WISH YOU A HAPPY VALENTINE'S DAY!

ALL THE NEWS THAT IS NEWS

JAZZ GREAT PERISHES The legendary Donald Byrd experiences a long history as a Jazz trumpet musician. While in high school, he plays with Lionel Hampton. Donald later joins Jazz legends John Coltrane, Sonny Rollins, Herbie Hancock and Thelonious Monk. From 1959 to 1976 Byrd records for Blue Note records. In 1973, he turns to R&B with his hit album Black Byrd plus he creates the group Blackbyrds who score hits with Happy Music and Walking in Rhythm. In 1975, we DJs on KXOL-1360 spin the smooth sounds of the Blackbyrds Walking in Rhythm. After the Air Force, Donald earns a Bachelors degree in Music from Wayne State University plus a Masters from the Manhattan School of Music. On Monday, February 4, 2013 Jazz and R&B pioneer of the trumpet Donald Byrd dies at 80.

TEEN IDOL TRIO TOURS AMERICA Do you remember teen voodoo dolls David Cassidy, Peter Noone and Micky Dolenz who cast screaming spells on young girls? Well they're back! The former teen idols plan a 2013 American concert tour. All three teen heart throbs begin as actors. In the 1970s Cassidy stars on TV's Partridge Family. Noone is on British soap Coronation Street before he leads Herman’s Hermits. In 1965 I spin the Hermits #1 hit Mrs. Brown You Have a Lovely Daughter on KASO-1240. In the mid-1950′s we remember watching Dolenz as Circus Boy on our black and white TV sets before he becomes one of the Monkees in the mid 1960s. The teen idol Rock trio begins their tour on March 22, 2013 in Westbury, NY through September 10, 2013 at the Clay County Fair in Spencer, IA.

THE WYEN EXPERIENCE In 1971, WYEN FM (106.7) in Des Plaines, IL signs on with Chicago as its target audience. The radio station undergoes several format changes. In 1972, WYEN FM's Beautiful Music turns the tables over to all-request (Request Radio) and then Adult Contemporary. WYEN FM experiences more changes: WZRC (1980s-1987), WTWV (1987-1989), WYLL (1989-2000) and WZFS (2000-2004). On November 1, 2004 Univision buys WYEN FM and flips it to WPPN FM with new Spanish AC format (Pasion 106.7). During all of these changes, many of Chicago top radio personalities grace its 106.7 frequency. In early 2010, Stew Cohen begins to write his new 290 page book, The WYEN Experience, about WYEN FM's peak years with stories and experiences from its former staff members. The WYEN Experience is available online at iUniverse and at Barnes & Noble book stores.

TRIVIA QUESTION: What two songs does Rock singer Meatloaf turn down but become hits for others? The answer appears below.

MOVERS AND SHAKERS

•MATT MCCLEARIN & SCOT HARRISON Sports-talk hosts escape Cumulus KTCK-1310 [SportsRadio The Ticket] Dallas, TX for Cumulus WJOX FM (94.5) middays in Birmingham, AL. •PETE DOMINICK stand-up comedian hosts new nationwide 6-9am (ET) wake-up show on SiriusXM CH104 beginning on Monday, February 11, 2013. •CLEAR CHANNEL flips Houston Astros play-by-play in 2013 from News/Talk KTRH-740 to Sports Talk KBME-790. •JESSICA CRANDALL joins KTBS TV ABC CH3 Shreveport, LA as weekend anchor and weekday reporter. •HOUSTON CHRONICLE reports that local Talk host Sam Malone ex news/talk KSEV-700 returns to Houston moonbeams via Phonoscope Cable to simulcast on an unnamed local radio station. •LARRY GIFFORD KIRO FM/KTTH-770 Seattle, WA PD exits on Friday, March 1, 2013. Reach out and touch Larry at larrygiffordI@gmail.com.

ENTERTAINMENT AND NEWS MILESTONES

•1958 WTVC TV ABC CH9 in Chattanooga, TN begins broadcasting on February 11th. •1967 LORETTA LYNN's first appearance at #1 in Billboard is Don't Come Home A'Drinkin' (With Lovin' On Your Mind) on February 11th. In 1969 Loretta is a surprise guest on my PM Drive KBUC FM program. •1979 ELVIS! TV special on ABC has 43 million viewers on February 11th nearly 2 years after his death. •1982 WILLIE NELSON's single Always On My Mind releases on Columbia records on February 11th. •1994 SORRELL BOOKE actor as Mayor Jefferson Davis 'Boss' Hogg in popular TV series Dukes of Hazzard (1979 to 1985) dies of colon cancer a month after his 64th birthday on February 11th. Sorrell, son of a local physician born on January 4, 1930 in Buffalo, NY, is buried right under a tree in Hillside Memorial Park in Culver City, Los Angeles County, CA. •2011 BRAD PAISLEY & CARRIE UNDERWOOD record Remind Me on February 11th.

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FRANK HALEY [News Director KKIM-1000] (Albuquerque, NM) Subject: Former KOB TV Meteorologist dies. KOB-TV Eyewitness News 4. Sad news to share today - former KOB Meteorologist Bill Eisenhood has died. (www.kob.com/article/stories/S2924039.shtml?cat=500)

RED JONES [2008 Georgia Radio Hall of Fame - retires from WKNG-1060 June 15, 2011 after 63 years in radio] (Carrollton-Tallapoosa, GA) Subject: Hear More Sound from Paul Harvey, 1965: 'If I Were the Devil' (Warning for a Nation) He could have written this today. A must hear!!! (http://conservativebyte.com/2013/02/hear-more-sound-from-paul-harvey-1965-if-i-were-the-devil-warning-for-a-nation/)

BOB ALLEN [KTRK TV ABC CH13 Sports Director for 39 years retires on Friday, January 18, 2013] (Houston, TX) In June of 69 I started at KRBA (1340) in Lufkin, then after three months moved to KEEE (1230) in Nacogdoches. I worked with my good friend from our high school days Jay Taylor, who now lives in California. Tom McLain was the program director...also on staff was Jay Davis...Dave Allen Floyd was our news director. You're right. That may have been the most fun time when I was just learning, and Jay and myself going into the production room til all hours of the morning trying to sound like Bill Young and guys at KILT (610). Bob

KEN DOWE [CEO Service Broadcasting #1 KKDA FM (104.5) / EVP McLendon Corp. #1 KLIF-1190] (Dallas, TX) You are too kind, Jim. Good stories. I went to Al's (Lurie KLIF-1190) 90th birthday party several weeks ago. I knew Chet (Maxwell KBOX-1480), and most of the OLD players. It was a different time. Have you ever looked up THE GREAT DJs on the net. (www.thegreatdeejays.com/) I am on there with a 30 minute monologue you might find entertaining. Keep up the fine work, Jim. Ken

DR. JEFF CUNNINGHAM [ex KXOL-1360, KVIL FM] (Austin-Kyle, TX) Subject: Jim Rose Remembers Radio (#1171) February 08, 2013 [Friday] Amazing how your career and mine paralleled. I went to Elkins in 1974 and got my 2nd then 1st phone licenses. I honestly do not think there could have been a more dangerous individual than me when it came to radio engineering but having that ticket opened a door to me. I got the license when I was 17 years and a few months. After getting that I was privileged to get a job as a transmitter watch at KVIL during their spring/summer push. I made some significant friends and gained an insight to the business that I likely would never have had without Ron Chapman, Mike Selden, Jack Schell and John Carter taking me under their wing. That few months matured my view of radio forever and allowed me to grow into manhood with a sincere set of skills that few young people had the opportunity to acquire in that day and time. Jeff Cunningham, DC, MA; Kyle, TX (www.zoesplaceclinic.com) / (www.myspace.com/drjeffcunningham)

TRIVIA ANSWER: Song writer Jim Steinman first offers Making Love Out Of Nothing At All to Rock singer Meatloaf but they do not agree on financial terms. But in 1983, Australian group Air Supply takes the tune to #2 on Billboard where it remains for 3 weeks with sales of over a half million copies. Steinman also gives Meatloaf first chance at his Total Eclipse Of The Heart. Once again they do not reach agreement. In 1983, Welsh Pop singer Bonnie Tyler takes the tune to #1 for 3 weeks with sales of over a half million. Ironically, Dallas, TX Rock singer Marvin Lee Aday aka Meatloaf has a long dry spell on hit records from 1978 until he hits pay dirt in 1993 with I'd Do Anything for Love that chimes #1 on Billboard for 5 weeks with sales of over a million copies.

JIM GOUGH ['Mr. Texas'-movie actor-voice actor] (Austin-Liberty Hill, TX) Subject: Jim Rose Remembers Radio (#1168) January 28, 2013 [Monday] Jim...speaking of KULF (790), I used to go there to record spots for Suburban Homes. They only paid me 25.00 a spot so I would take my worst guitar into the control room, put a leg up on the desk and start strumming and talking. The spots were almost 50 seconds of directions and not much else. I never turned down any work, but these sure weren't my best efforts. What memories huh? Jim Gough

LAURA SCHLESSINGER (January 16, 1947 - p) Radio is in my blood.

Jim Rose and Lacy

Houston, Texas - Laus Deo

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February 08, 2013 [Friday]

Issue #1171

ALL THE NEWS THAT IS NEWS

TROGGS WILD THING EXPIRES Over the years there are many song titles that describe our girlfriends but in 1966 British group The Troggs nail it with their hit Wild Thing. More than 45 years after its release, Wild Thing is a garage Rock Classic that turns The Troggs and its lead singer Reg Presley into international stars. According to his agent, Keith Altham, Reg passes away at 71 on Monday, February 4, 2013 from lung cancer which forces him and his band into retirement. The Troggs are a part of the 1960s British invasion brought on by the Beatles and the Rolling Stones. American songwriter Chip Taylor pens Wild Thing. Recently, Reg Presley suffers several strokes. He dies at his home in Andover, which is 70 miles west of London, surrounded by his family and friends.

STUBBS GETS 30 YEARS Remember the days when we radio DJs choose our own play lists and talk about recording artists and song writers with knowledge and respect? Computers and consultants do not tell us what to play on the air. Well, radio is still alive on Music City's WSM-650 Air Castle of the South from 7 pm - midnight with Eddie Stubbs. Country music legends gather at the Country Music Hall of Fame and Museum’s Ford Theater to celebrate Eddie Stubbs’ 30 years on WSM-650. Tennessee Music Commissioner Hank Adam Locklin brings a citation from Governor Bill Haslam that proclaims January 14th in recognition of Eddie Stubbs day in Tennessee. Country musicians praise Stubbs’ Grand Ole Opry announcing, plus his membership in the Disc Jockey Hall of Fame.

DO YOU REMEMBER 1964? That is when I attend Elkins Institute of Radio in Dallas, TX to become a radio DJ. In March 1965 a 1st Class FCC license arrives in the mail that allows me to be both radio DJ plus engineer and takes me to the top on KLIF-1190. In those days radio stations hire DJs who also are engineers. They get two for the price of one. Also in 1964, British Rock group The Beatles strike America's shores like hurricane Ike wallops Houston, TX in 2008. My how time flies. In 2012 Beatles drummer Ringo Starr plays Nashville, TN's Ryman Auditorium for his 72nd birthday along with Rock greats Steve Lukather (Toto), Todd Rundgren, Gregg Rollie (Journey, Santana), Richard Page (Mr. Mister), Gregg Bissonette (Billy Joel’s band), Mark Rivera (Toto, David Lee Roth) Joe Walsh, Vince Gill, Brendan Benson (Raconteurs), Brad Paisley and Kix Brooks (Brooks and Dunn). All of this excitement releases on DVD on March 11, 2013. Can you dig it baby?

TRIVIA QUESTION: What is the first Super Bowl played in a dome? The answer appears below.

MOVERS AND SHAKERS

•DICK MORRIS longtime contributor to Fox TV contract recently expires. On Tuesday evening Fox News confirms to JRRR a non renewal of Morris' contract. •DAVID WARD is new name of long time KTRK TV ABC CH13 Houston, TX news anchor Dave Ward. •RYAN HANEY former Cumulus WJOX FM (94.5) sports talk radio GM goes across the street to work for Cox WZNN FM (The Zone 97.3) in Birmingham, AL. Cumulus claims he breaches his contract. U.S. District Court Judge David Proctor may issue temporary restraining order. •JACK LEE Milwaukee, WI Radio Group Director retires at the end of February 2013.

ENTERTAINMENT AND NEWS MILESTONES

•1958 KIRO TV CBS CH7 in Seattle, WA begins broadcasting on February 8th. •1960 JIM REEVES' single He'll Have to Go rings #1 in Billboard Country on February 8th. •1974 RINGO STARR releases Johnny Burnette's You're 16 on February 8th. •1980 GEORGE JONES records He Stopped Loving Her Today at Columbia Recording Studios in Nashville, TN on February 6th. He bets producer Billy Sherrill that the record will not hit #1. •1990 DEL SHANNON (Runaway #1 for 4 weeks-1961) dies on February 8th. •2005 LEE ANN WOMACK's album There's More Where That Came From releases on MCA records on February 8th.

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FRANK HALEY [News Director KKIM-1000] (Albuquerque, NM) Subject: Jim Rose Remembers Radio (#1162) January 07, 2013 [Monday] Well, I never got to meet Joe Long or Ted Agnew, I really would have liked to work for Joe. However, I did get to work a little with Gordon McClendon... I saw him one day in the production room cutting spots, he had a fifth of juice sitting on the table next to his mic, and as the level went down, he got better. It was amazing. I don't really have any stories from KLIF (1190), it's not that there weren't any, I just can't remember any. Have a good one, give Lacy a treat for me, OK?? Frank

LIZ PATRANELLA [Liz Houston - KTSA-550, KBAT-680] (Austin, TX) Subject: Fwd: KONO "So You Wanna Be a Cop" host passed/Herbert Hub Mason Jr. My dad HM Mason Jr. who passed last Weds. He was 85. He was a radio reporter for KONO and wrote for one of your editions of Radio Memories, from about two years ago. He was a good friend of Charlie Kenworthy who was at WOAI. I myself am a reporter at WOAI 1200 AM. His service was Fri Feb 1st at Ft Sam National Cemetery. He was a great man and reporter. He went on to Manhattan in the 1950s and found success as an author of aviation history. His first book was The Lafayette Escadrille published by Random House. Thank you for spreading the word. Berit Mason Here is the URL for Hub Mason's obituary: www.legacy.com/obituaries/sanantonio/obituary-print.aspx?n=herbert-mason&pid=162734912

DANNY MACK [McWilliams - GM KRNH FM Country (The Ranch 92.3)] (Kerrville, TX) Subject: Ed Stern. I will try to get Chuck’s (Stern) email for you. I worked for Ed from 1987 – 1992. We became best friends and he becomes my second father. When my dad passed away a decade ago, Ed reminded me I still had him as my second. That was most comforting. Sadly we drifted apart as my radio career took me all over the state. Luckily I wound up back in the area and was able to see him a couple of times in the last six-months. Danny McWilliams; R.M.P. - C.R.M.C - C.R.S.M. General Manager; Ranch Radio Group; Kerrville, Texas 78028 (www.ranchradiogroup.com)

[Gentleman] JIM CARTER [KONO-860, KBUC FM] (San Antonio, TX) Subject: Jim Rose Remembers Radio (#1168) January 28, 2013 [Monday] Hi Jimbo: I got tickled at Dave Michaels remarks about radio dreams/nightmares. I've been out of radio nearly 30 years and STILL have those stupid things! Sometimes records keep running out on me, I can't find a particular record, cart machines don't work and on & on. Just last night I was dreaming I was out of work and couldn't land a gig for nothin'! It was awful! In reality it's a living nightmare when you're between gigs and can't land another one. You call all your friends, run up a big phone bill (which seems to follow you forever). And then when you finally snag one you find yourself walking on eggshells around your new PD hoping you don't say or do something on the air to make him look at you sideways or avoiding eye contact altogether, (that's the worst!). Sometimes I get lucky and have fun dreams when everything goes right. I usually have 3 or 4 of these every month, sometimes more often than that. Who can explain why these things happen to some people and not to others? Maybe it's a deep seeded fear many of us had of eventually working at WOLD someday! Lol. Gentleman Jim Carter/San Antonio, TX

TRIVIA ANSWER: The first Super Bowl game played in a dome is on January 15, 1978 in New Orleans, LA when the Dallas Cowboys beat the Denver Broncos 27-10 in the Mercedes Benz Superdome (then known as the Louisiana Superdome) to win Super Bowl XII. Prior to that game, New Orleans hosts three NFL championship games in Tulane Stadium. For the first and only time, two players win Super Bowl MVP honors: Randy White, defensive tackle; and Harvey Martin, defensive end. It also is the first time that a defensive lineman is named as Super Bowl MVP. The game places Cowboys' current quarterback, Roger Staubach, against former quarterback, Craig Morton.

IRA [Eye] LIPSON [former PD of AOR (The Zoo 97.9) KZEW FM] (Dallas, TX) Subject: When Dallas Rocked. I was interviewed on video at my studio for the upcoming film "When Dallas Rocked." I related stories of my wonderful days as program director of KZEW-The ZOO back in the 70s. Those were great times when creativity and originality were embraced. Kirby Warnock is producing the film and it will hit the theater and TV screens this Summer. Ira “Eye” Lipson; Certified Media Hotshot; Dallas, Texas USA (www.Lipsonworks.com)

EMILY DICKINSON (December 10, 1830 - May 15, 1886) Fame is a fickle food upon a shifting plate.

Jim Rose and Lacy

Houston, Texas - Laus Deo

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February 04, 2013 [Monday]

Issue #1170

ALL THE NEWS THAT IS NEWS

THE DAY THE MUSIC DIED Every year on February 3rd music lovers remember the Day The Music Died. Rock stars Buddy Holly, J. P. [The Big Bopper] Richardson and Ritchie Valens leave a concert at Surf Ballroom in Clear Lake, IA and charter a plane that leaves at 12:55am on February 3, 1959 but their light plane crashes in a field right after take off due to icy, snowy weather conditions. The three are part of the Winter Dance Party tour. On February 2, 1959, a young Bob Hale who is a local DJ on KRIB-1490 in Mason City is the emcee of the huge concert. In 1960, Hale is one of the original Swinging Seven Rock & Roll DJs on WLS-890 Chicago, IL. At 79, Chicago radio/TV legend Bob Hale revisits the Winter Dance Party site ceremonies through Saturday night February 2, 2013.

TRADE PUBLICATION AXE FALLS A round of editorial layoffs looms at Variety. In 2009, Variety lays off reporter Jeff Sneider. He heads across the street to rival publication The Wrap. In 2011, Jeff returns to Variety as a film reporter. On Tuesday, January 29, 2013 Variety relieves Jeff Sneider of his duties. On Tuesday afternoon Sneider Tweets: Sad to say, today is my last day at Variety. Thx to all my wonderful colleagues & the best group of film reporters on the planet. Farewell. Jeff also Tweets that he will consider other journalism offers but is also open to a career change. A source tells JRRR that Variety dismisses Jeff after he loses a scoop to Hollywood Reporter editor-at-large Kim Masters. Another source says Variety fires him because of what he says in a Tweet.

CHINA HACKS NEW YORK TIMES This past week a demon hacks JRRR's email address. This throws our ISP and Web server into chaos mode and we panic for days. Well, for the past four months, Chinese hackers attack The New York Times. The beasts infiltrate its computer systems and steal its reporter and other employee passwords. The Times computer security experts track the intruders and study their movements to erect better defenses to block them. Ironically, the timing of the attacks coincides with a Times investigation report that publishes online on October 25, 2012 that exposes relatives of China’s prime minister, Wen Jiabao, accumulates a fortune worth several billion dollars through business dealings.

SUPER BOWL FACTS The Super Dome is one of 9 indoor NFL stadiums. Four with retractable roofs to prevent cancellation of games due to cold, heat, snow or rain. Rice University's campus stadium in Houston, TX home of the Rice Owls football team hosts Super Bowl VIII in 1974 where the Miami Dolphins beat the Minnesota Vikings 24–7. Reliant Stadium in Houston hosts Super Bowl XXXVIII on February 1, 2004 where New England Patriots defeat Carolina Panthers 32-29. New Orleans is the birthplace of Jazz. In 2005, Hurricane Katrina floods New Orleans streets. Its Super Dome fills with victims. In 2009, Super Bowl XLIV QB Drew Brees is MVP as the Saints beat the Indianapolis Colts 31-17. On February 3, 2013 San Francisco 49ers meet Baltimore Ravens in Super Bowl XLVII.

TRIVIA QUESTION: What impact does Dr. Hook's single The Cover Of The Rolling Stone have on Rolling Stone magazine? The answer appears below.

MOVERS AND SHAKERS

•JOE CALA veteran Los Angeles Sports radio anchor inducts into the Southern California Sports Broadcasters’ Hall of Fame at SCSB’s 22nd annual awards luncheon held January 28, 2013. •RANDY TRAVIS Country legend performs at the Schermerhorn Symphony Center with the Nashville Symphony on March 7-9, 2013. •MARY LOU GUNN is new GM of Buckley Bakersfield, CA cluster: Hot AC KLLY FM (Kelly 95.3) Oildale; News-Talk KSMJ FM (97.7) Shafter; News-Talk KNZR-1560 (former KPMC-1560) Bakersfield and Rhythmic Oldies KKBB FM (99.3) Bakersfield.

ENTERTAINMENT AND NEWS MILESTONES

•1959 LAWRENCE TAYLOR ['LT'] NFL's greatest linebacker for the New York Giants born on February 4th. •1962 CLINT BLACK born in Long Branch, NJ but raised in Houston, TX earns CMA's 1989 Horizon award on February 4th. •1977 FLEETWOOD MAC's Grammy Award winning album Rumours releases on February 4th. •1982 JESSICA HARP member of The Wreckers born on February 3rd in Kansas City, MO. •1996 NFL PRO BOWL: the NFC defeats the AFC 20-13 on February 4th. •2008 GEORGE STRAIT's single I Saw God Today releases to radio on February 4th on MCA records.

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BILL CONWAY [previous PD KOIT FM] (San Diego, CA) Subject: Trivia error. Jim Love your stuff but I have to correct your trivia question about the first team to score 50 points in a Super Bowl. It was not my beloved Cowboys in 1993. It was the San Francisco 49ers in XXIV in 1990. They beat Denver 55-10. I was at that game in the Super Dome. I was PD of KRPM and was escorting listeners who won a contest sponsored by Phillips Milk of Magnesia. They had to guess what was the most popular thing to do during halftime of the Super Bowl. It was flushing the toilet. We also gave them T Shirts saying "I flushed at the Super Bowl" Bill Conway

JIM GOUGH ['Mr. Texas'-movie actor-voice actor] (Austin-Liberty Hill, TX) Subject: Jim Rose Remembers Radio (#1148) November 19, 2012 [Monday] Saw your mention of "Larry's Country Diner" in your last newsletter. I watch it every week as it reminds me of the great old Grand Ol Opry shows of bygone years. It's a refreshing relief from the phony crap that network television calls 'entertainment'. Goes to show that wholesome programs can still make it. Cheers to Larry (Black) and his crew...may they continue for a long time! Jim Gough

JERRY HEILMAN [KJCS FM] (Nacogdoches, TX) Jim, {S}inger Tony Douglas died January 22 in Athens and was laid to rest Friday the 26th. He recorded his first album in 1956 and was a star on the Louisiana Hayride during its heyday. He had several marginal national hits, but was a favorite in East Texas. Hit songs included: Shrimpin', His and Hers, My Last Day, and Thank You for Touching My Life. In his later years, he battled lymphoma and ran a produce stand near his home. He was 83. Thank You for Touching Our Lives, Tony Douglas.

ROBERT MILLER [Bob] (Detroit/Plymouth, MI) Subject: Jim Rose Remembers Radio (#1169) February 01, 2013 [Friday] Hi Jim, The other day I wrote to you regarding George "Super" Cooper doing an American Bandstand show. After doing more research it turns out that the KONO jock was Ed Dunn. For the life of me I thought it was Cooper but it's been a long time. The only slip was when he was talking about the Battle of the Alamo and reversed the date to 1863 instead of 1836. Here is a link to the story in Billboard Magazine. http://books.google.com/books?id=2CAEAAAAMBAJ&pg=PA12&lpg=PA12&dq=KONO's+George+Cooper+does+a+guest+appearance+on+American+Bandstand&source=bl&ots=k7zYs9g249&sig=LjQe7FakpGXhi1k3u5OsflDQ3wE&hl=en&sa=X&ei=l28KUZGAMe-62gXJh4HgDA&ved=0CDkQ6AEwAQ#v=onepage&q=KONO's%20George%20Cooper%20does%20a%20guest%20appearance%20on%20American%20Bandstand&f=false All the best! Bob Miller

TRIVIA ANSWER: When Dr. Hook releases their single The Cover Of The Rolling Stone, the Rolling Stone magazine sells more copies in the following two weeks than it does any other time in its history.

LESLIE WAYNE HODGES (Marshall, TX) Subject: Doug Brown, KTRK KWTX KBTX. Doug was born and grew up in the Central Texas city of Brady. Doug Brown I watched in the early 1960's on KWTX 10 in Waco and KBTX 3 in Bryan. We lived on the Cameron Highway northwest of Hearne. One afternoon my Mom yells out the door to my Dad saying "Doug Brown says a storm is coming". I felt like Doug Brown is part of our family right then. Seeing how happy Doug is on Television and to hear Doug do his mid day music show on KWTX AM in Waco I said I want to be like that and I can do this. When I landed on KNEL 1490 and KIXV in Brady 1993 I called Doug and recorded a phone interview with him as KNEL 1490 in Brady is where Doug was I believe was first on the air and born in Brady Texas. Leslie Wayne Hodges

GEORGE ORWELL [Eric Arthur Blair] (June 25, 1903 to January 21, 1950) Whoever is winning at the moment will always seem to be invincible.

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February 01, 2013 [Friday]

Issue #1169

ALL THE NEWS THAT IS NEWS

LOVE ROLLERCOASTER COMES TO A HALT During the mid 1970s, the Ohio Players roll out several great R&B tunes that we spin on KFJZ-1270 and KXOL-1360 like Skin Tight (#13-1974), Fire (#1-1974/75) and Love Rollercoaster (#1 1975/76). The native of Hamilton, OH Leroy [Sugarfoot] Bonner leaves home as a young teenager and moves to Dayton to join an early collection of the band. In 1959, instrumental group the Ohio Untouchables form in Dayton. They play back up on the Falcons' tune You're So Fine (#17-1959). In 1974, the Ohio Players sign to Mercury Records with three straight #1s on the R&B album chart. In 1976, the band's last #1 R&B is Who'd She Coo? On Saturday, January 26, 2013 the Ohio Players lead singer/guitarist Sugarfoot Bonner dies at 69 in Dayton, OH.

ANDREWS SISTER SERVES FINAL RUM AND COLA During WWII the Andrews Sisters cheer American GIs and fans on the home front. From 1940-51, the Andrews Sisters hit the Pop charts 69 times. Patty Andrews the sister in the middle, lead singer and chief clown is the last surviving member of the Andrews Sisters trio. Patty is born on February 16, 1920 in Mound, MN about 20 miles west of Minneapolis. The Andrews Sisters flash several #1 hit records including Boogie Woogie Bugle Boy, I Can Dream, Can’t I?, Beat Me Daddy, Eight to the Bar, Rum and Coca-Cola and others. Patty and her sisters LaVerne and Maxene record more than 400 songs and sell more than 80 million records. Patty Andrews dies at 94 on Wednesday, January 30, 2013 in her home in Northridge, CA.

SUPER BOWL XLVII IS HERE! Last year’s Super Bowl draws in a record breaking 111.3 million viewers. Sunday’s Super Bowl XLVII face-off between the San Francisco 49ers and the Baltimore Ravens is where the action is. This year CBS TV antes up the price for a 30 second ad from $3.5 million that NBC TV charges during the last Super Bowl to $4 million. That's $133,333 per word! Movie makers Disney, Universal and Paramount step up to the plate with ad space for this year's big game for their films Iron Man 3, The Fast And The Furious 6 and The Lone Ranger. Not to be outdone, Chrysler, Tide, Best Buy, Coke, Taco Bell, Lincoln (the car company not the movie), and RIM, which premiers its new BlackBerry 10 are among the non-Hollywood companies with Super Bowl spots.

PALIN MAKES A MILLION Starting in 2010 former Alaska governor/VP candidate Sarah Palin reportedly earns $1M annually for her appearances on Fox cable TV. She makes 151 visits which are about one per week. She speaks more than 189,000 words which is $15.85 per word. According to Smart Politics, President Obama is the topic most often brought up with 786 mentions. This compares to only 41 for Ronald Reagan. Recently, Palin ends her Fox TV relationship. If applied to JRRR, each issue contains from about 1550 to 1650 words. At 1550 words that's about $2456 per issue for $4912 per week. That's about $21,285 per month. Lacy and I could live very well with that pay structure.

TRIVIA QUESTION: Super Sunday draws near. What is the first Super Bowl team to score 50 points? The answer appears below.

MOVERS AND SHAKERS

•HAPPY BIRTHDAY! John Steel engineer at KUHF FM & KUHA FM (University of Houston) former DJ on KONO-860, KLDE FM, KNUZ-1230 on Friday, February 1, 2013. •CHRIS BAKER exits Talk KSEV-700 Houston, TX for PM Drive (4-7pm) on Clear Channel News/Talk KFAB-1110 Omaha, NB beginning on February 11, 2013. •CBS SPORTS RADIO relaunches former Gov.Biz Radio WNEW-1580 Washington D.C./Morningside, MD to coincide with the Super Bowl live from New Orleans, LA plus CBS TV’s exclusive broadcast of Super Bowl XLVII on Sunday, February 3, 2013. Listeners can hear WNEW-1580 at www.cbsdc.com.

ENTERTAINMENT AND NEWS MILESTONES

•1953 WEEK TV NBC CH25 in Peoria, IL begins broadcasting on February 1st. •1968 LISA MARIE PRESLEY born to Elvis and Priscilla Presley on February 1st at Baptist Memorial Hospital in Memphis, TN. •1970 WMAA TV PBS CH29 in Jackson, MS begins broadcasting on February 1st. •1987 THE JUDDS perform in the United Kingdom for the first time on February 1st. •1998 NFL PRO BOWL GAME AFC beats NFC 29-24 on February 1st. •2004 TOBY KEITH & WILLIE NELSON join Aerosmith in Super Bowl XXXVIII pre-game show in Houston's Reliant Stadium as the New England Patriots defeat the Carolina Panthers 32-29.

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JAMES MARVELL [Mercy lead singer - 'Love Can Make You Happy' 1969] (Tampa, FL) Subject: Jim Rose Remembers Radio (#1168) January 28, 2013 [Monday] Hey Jim, Read about Bayou City's Doug Brown. Well, I just spent a little time with The Bayou Man in Louisiana. Thought you'd get a kick out of this guy. Ck out the video at - www.youtube.com/watch?v=8jldLq3pghA&feature=youtu.be

DANNY MACK [McWilliams - GM KRNH FM Country (The Ranch 92.3)] (Kerrville, TX) Subject: Ed Stern. Jim, I am saddened to report that, my second father, Ed Stern, formally of KEYS in Corpus Christi, and KVOU/KYUF in Uvalde, Texas, passed away Saturday January 26, 2013 at 3pm in Northeast Baptist Hospital, in San Antonio. Ed was 80. He had suffered many health issues for the past few years. I stopped by to see him Monday January 21, 2013, at the hospital, and he was in good spirits and expected to be released the following day. According to his son, Chuck, Ed took a turn for the worse Tuesday and faded quickly. At this point, it looks like services will be held in Uvalde at 2pm, Saturday February 2, 2013 and will be under the direction of Rushing, Estes, Knowles Funeral Home. Danny McWilliams; R.M.P. - C.R.M.C - C.R.S.M. General Manager; Ranch Radio Group; Kerrville, Texas 78028 (www.ranchradiogroup.com)

[Gentleman] JIM CARTER [ex KTSA-550, KONO-860] (San Antonio, TX) Subject: Jim Rose Remembers Radio (#1168) January 28, 2013 [Monday] Hi Jimbo: Sorry to hear about Ron Chapman but glad he's on the mend. Enough can never be said about this great man. He almost hired me to do 7-midnight back in the 70's but he wanted me to change my name because we had a President by the same name at that time. Ron took me to lunch to discuss all this and then out to his home. Eventually I turned him down because I didn't want to change my air name. So Ron hired Cat Simon from KLIF instead. And the beat goes on...GJC

TRIVIA ANSWER: The first Super Bowl team to reach 50 points is the Dallas Cowboys on January 31, 1993 during 1992 Super Bowl XXVII when Dallas wallops the Buffalo Bills 52-17. Dallas Cowboys score 35 points off nine turnovers which is their third Super Bowl in team history. The Bills are the first team to lose three consecutive Super Bowls. Jimmy Johnson is Cowboys head coach. Most Valuable Player is Dallas Cowboys Quarterback Troy Aikman.

KEN DOWE [CEO Service Broadcasting #1 KKDA FM (104.5) / EVP McLendon Corp. #1 KLIF-1190] (Dallas, TX) Jim, Congratulations! Your (LinkedIn) connection Ken Dowe has endorsed you for the following new skills & expertise: Creative Direction. Hi, Jim. You deserve MORE. Good work Lacy and you are doing. I'll try and forward a couple Gordon (McLendon KLIF-1190) and Granny (Emma) stories one day soon. This retirement stuff has me running 24-7! Have a most blessed New Year, Jim. Ken KD

PORTER WAGONER (August 12, 1927 - October 28, 2007) I've enjoyed as much of this as I can stand.

Jim Rose and Lacy

Houston, Texas - Laus Deo

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January 28, 2013 [Monday]

Issue #1168

ALL THE NEWS THAT IS NEWS

BAYOU CITY TV ICON PASSES INTO THE NIGHT From 1976 through 2008, Doug Brown is the warm, friendly, smiling face we see on KTRK TV ABC CH13 on Good Morning, Houston plus on KTRK TV morning newscasts. Brown begins his TV career on KRGV TV ABC CH5 in Weslaco and KWTX TV CH10 in Waco before he arrives in Houston in 1972 on KHOU TV CH11. Longtime Channel 13 anchor Dave Ward, who also is on the air in Waco, suggests that Brown come to the Bayou City: He was one of the greatest guys in the world, with a great sense of humor. According to KTRK TV, Doug is the third recipient of the National Weather Association Seal of Approval. On Wednesday, January 16, 2013 Doug Brown dies at 79.

TV SPORTS LOSES ITS BEST Since day one our favorite TV weathercaster is Ed Brandon on KTRK plus our choice TV sportscaster is Bob Allen also on KTRK. In 1979 it is such a thrill to have both Ed and Bob as guests on my Saturday night Oldies show on KULF-790 here in Houston, TX. Both are avid Oldies lovers. In 1974, Bob joins KTRK TV. In 1975, he becomes Sports Director. For almost 40 years Bob Allen is Houston's premier TV Sports announcer. In April 2007, Ed Brandon retires from KTRK TV. On Thursday night, January 17, 2013 surrounded by friends, family members and co-workers, Bob Allen signs off his final sports broadcast on KTRK TV. Two of Houston's finest TV personalities retire from our TV screens.

BIG SHAKEUP AT SIRIUS XM CORRAL After Sirius XM CEO Mel Karmazin exits in December 2012, three other Sirius XM directors Leon Black, Lawrence Gilberti and Jack Shaw resign. Liberty Media Chairman John Malone consolidates Sirius XM's board. Sirius XM's new lawmen in town include Liberty SVP Mark Carleton, Liberty VP Robin Pringle, Liberty General Counsel Charles Tanabe and Sirius XM’s new interim CEO James Meyer. Liberty Media now controls eight out of the 12 Sirius XM board seats. On January 18, 2013 Liberty’s Sirius XM voting shares cross the 50% mark after it purchases an additional 50M shares at $3.1556 each. Liberty's preferred stock holdings reach 1.29B common shares. Liberty Media now controls 50.21% of Sirius XM.

COUNTRY FANS HAVE SINGER'S HEAD IN A GULLLOTINE Recently, Country music CMA Entertainer of the Year award winner Blake Shelton's head is in a noose over comments that he makes in a recent GAC TV special: Nobody wants to listen to their grandpa’s music. I don’t care how many of these old farts (are) going, 'My God, that ain’t country'...you don’t buy records anymore, jackazz. The kids do...they don’t want to buy the music that you were buying. Country Music Hall of Fame legend Ray Price speaks up: It’s a shame that I have (spent) 63 years in this business trying to introduce music to a larger audience and to make it easier for the younger artists. Every now and then some young artist will record a rock and roll type song, have a hit first time out with kids only...and then just fade away believing they are God’s answer to the world. Amen! Preach on!

TRIVIA QUESTION: Does Bob Seger have a memory loss? The answer appears below.

MOVERS AND SHAKERS

•HAPPY BIRTHDAY! Dick [Richard] Glancey former KLIF-1190 newscaster passes 39 on Wednesday, January 23, 2013. •SARAH PALIN Former Alaska governor and vice presidential candidate parts ways with Fox News network. •PAUL FINEBAUM is off the Cumulus Sports WJOX FM (Jox 94.5) Birmingham, AL Web site. Cox courts Finebaum to move over to its Sports WZNN FM (97.3 The Zone) when his short non-compete ends. •EDDIE STUBBS celebrates 30 years in broadcasting on WSM-650 Nashville, TN. •WIND-560 Salem News/Talk Chicago, IL joins The Answer sister stations in NYC, Los Angeles, Dallas and Columbus.

ENTERTAINMENT AND NEWS MILESTONES

•1953 WJTV TV CBS CH12 in Jackson, MS begins broadcasting on January 28th. •1964 BUCK OWENS records My Heart Skips A Beat and Together Again on January 28th in Hollywood, CA. •1978 FANTASY ISLAND starring Ricardo Montalban and Herve Villechaize premieres on ABC TV on January 28th. •1989 RANDY TRAVIS' Deeper Than The Holler grabs #1 in Billboard Country on January 28th. •1996 SUPERBOWL XXX: Dallas Cowboys beat Pittsburgh Steelers 27-17 in Tempe, AZ on January 28th. •2009 JOHN RICH's single Shuttin' Detroit Down releases to radio on Warner Brothers records on January 28th.

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DAVE MICHAELS [Ingersoll] (Dayton-Huber Heights, OH) Subject: Jim (Radio Dreams). For about 20 years I have had (Off & On) dreams once a week about being late for my air-shift, getting there and TT's not working right, switches not working correctly or I can't find the 45's in the right place to play! Some dreams will be in actual Studios I've worked in; others are not familiar! I was always puzzled by these and never discussed them with anyone. Than one day with Bawana Johnny I mentioned it and he said I guess "You've" had the Radio Dreams, and I looked at him and said...YES, Yes for many years!!!!! He told me this is very common. I think in e-mail years ago - "Jim Carter" asked me the same question! Anyone else??? Dave Michaels - Dayton, Ohio

BUD BUSCHARDT [U of N TX Prof Radio/TV/Film, ex WFAA CH-8] (Dallas, TX) Subject: Chapman is home. After suffering a stroke on December 23, 2012 and spending a month in the hospital, Radio Hall of Famer Ron Chapman (KLIF, WFAA-TV, KVIL, KLUV) went home on Tuesday, January 22nd. He will continue his rehab at home. He is thankful that he is able to eat solid food again after spending much time with feeding tubes. He says there is still a lot of work to do but he is fortunate that his speech is coming back and he is now able to speak in sentences and even paragraphs. Going home was a nice birthday present for Ron who celebrated on January 25th. Robert Wilonsky's 1/23/13 Dallas Morning News blog on Ron Chapman is attached. Bud (http://thescoopblog.dallasnews.com/2013/01/legendary-dallas-broadcaster-ron-chapman-maintains-sense-of-humor-while-recovering-from-pre-christmas-stroke.html/)

LYNN WOOLLEY [ex KRLD-1080, KTEM-1400, KNOW-1490] (Waco-Temple, TX) Subject: Tony Douglas. Jim, So sad to hear of the passing of Tony Douglas. When I was at KPLE/Temple, I did several gigs with him and sang with his band "The Shrimpers." Tony had a fiddle player named Dale Potter who was out of this world. He was also a close friend of WBAP's Bill Mack. Back in 2003, I was promoting my book "Clear Moral Objectives," and had a speaking gig in Athens. Everybody knew Tony, so I got directions and drove over to his roadside produce stand. We talked about the old times, and he gave me CD versions of his past couple of albums. Wonderful guy. Lynn (www.BeLogical.com)

JOAN PATE-DAY [late Sam Pate's sister] (Cedar Creek Lake, TX) Subject: Tony Douglas. Sad news on Tony Douglas. One of my all time favorites. Loved His and Hers. One star who never got too big to associate with his fans. Just a good ole country singer who always made time to chat with those who came to see him. He never boasted on how much money he made, never bragged about his wealth and he never forgot those who bought his records. I called my mother in Athens to check on her and was surprised to hear a man's voice answer hello. "Who is this" I asked. He said with a pleasant voice "well mamm this is Tony Douglas.' "Tony Douglas I said in shock, what are you doing at my mothers house?" He laughed and told me he was not at mom's but sitting in his office. Seemed I had reached a wrong number. Both shared a laugh. He will be missed by all fans and neighbors around Athens (TX).

TRIVIA ANSWER: Rock icon Bob Seger reveals that in his song Night Moves he writes the line humming a song from 1962 with The Ronnettes Be My Baby in mind. Problem is that song isn't a hit until Autumn 1963.

BOB ALLEN [KTRK TV ABC CH13 Sports Director for 39 years retired on Friday, January 18, 2013] (Houston, TX) Hey Jim...Ed (Brandon) and I just talked about being on your show (KULF-790) together back in (19)79. Actually it feels good to relax a bit. I've got some time here where I have to sit out being on the air, but am having talks with some folks about some pretty interesting things that I'll be able to discuss more down the road. It was an incredible 39 years at 13 (KTRK TV CH13) and 3 more before that at KPRC (950) radio...with more to come. I have a book coming out in April entitled "and Bob Allen" being written with John Lopez, who wrote Dan Pastorini's book with him. Am also working with the Pastorini Bosby Agency to handle speaking bookings. Thanks for asking. Enjoy the newsletter. Bob

DAN PASTORINI [Houston Oilers QB] (May 26, 1949 to p) I'm shocked, to say the least. If you didn't like Toni Fritsch (kicker), you didn't have a heart.

Jim Rose and Lacy

Houston, Texas - Laus Deo

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January 25, 2013 [Friday]

Issue #1167

ALL THE NEWS THAT IS NEWS

TRUCK SLAMS INTO TV ANCHOR'S JEEP In 1937 Tommy Dorsey's Clambake Seven hit the top of the charts with the tune The Big Apple, which becomes slang for NYC. Because of the massive Spindletop oil discovery, (B)eau(M)on(T), TX becomes known as BMT. Urban Rappers translate it into Big Money Texas. Bill Leger reporter and anchor on KFDM TV CBS CH6 in Beaumont, TX for nearly 20 years dies at the scene of an auto crash. As Bill motors south on Louisiana 93 north of Scott, LA about 1 am on Saturday his Jeep runs off the road on a curve. He overcorrects and causes his vehicle to overturn and land in the middle of the northbound lane of Louisiana 93. A truck that travels north strikes Bill's auto. LA troopers arrest the driver Clint Melancon (52) of Carencro for DWI. But Louisiana native LSU grad Bill Leger dies leaving behind his wife Patricia and daughters Tatum and Tori. Viewer sorrow fills KFDM TV’s website www.kfdm.com/.

ONE HALF OF MURPHY AND HARRIGAN DEPARTS Through our sources we learn that Tom Murphy who is half of KLIF-1190's Murphy and Harrigan morning show in Dallas, TX from October 1960 to March 1962 dies at 78. From the 1950s to the 1970s KLIF-1190 rules the radio parrot's roost in Big D. In 1972 when KLIF-1190's magnificent News Director Ted Agnew hires me away from rival KBOX-1480 to join his fantastic news staff, PM Drive DJ Mike Selden polls 100% of Dallas teens in a Hooper audience survey. Over the years several other top flight radio DJs including our buddy Dan Patrick (Dan McCurdy) aka Charlie Brown join Irving Harrigan (Ron Chapman) on KLIF-1190's Charlie & Harrigan show but Tom Murphy is the first on Murphy and Harrigan in 1960.

GOOD GRIEF! CHARLIE BROWN ARRESTED? California Five-O arrest voice actor Peter Robbins, the voice of Charlie Brown on Peanuts comic strip animated TV specials, on charges of stalking. Agents detain Robbins at a border crossing between San Diego and Tijuana, Mexico at about 8 pm on Sunday, January 20, 2013. Ralph DeSio, PAO with U.S. Customs and Border Protection office, reports that a border patrol officer discovers the San Diego County Sheriff's department has a felony warrant on Robbins. San Diego County Jail website says that he faces five felony counts, including stalking and making a threat to cause death or bodily injury. His bail is set at $550,000. The 56-year-old actor is the voice behind Charlie Brown on several 1960s TV specials.

MLK PARADE GESTAPO SNAGS TV REPORTER On Monday, January 21, 2013 in Wilmington, NC thousands gather to watch the MLK parade. Local ABC affiliate WWAY TV CH3 covers the event. Wilmington’s parade route goes right by the cop shop. According to WWAY TV, during a break in the parade, Smokey refuses to let WWAY TV employees through to cover the breaking news. News Director Scott Pickey pleads with the boys in blue but the coppers refuse to let any WWAY TV reporters through until after the MLK parade concludes. In desperation, Scott motors his WWAY TV news unit out of the parking lot. John Law shouts that Pickey crosses their Thin Blue Line and arrests him for failure to obey a traffic officer and reckless operation. $1,000 bail frees Scott from the brig.

TRIVIA QUESTION: What hit song is written by Elvis Presley's longtime bodyguard? The answer appears below.

MOVERS AND SHAKERS

•HAPPY BIRTHDAY! Jim Pruett of Houston, TX's morning radio duo Stevens & Pruett who now owns J-P's Guns & Ammo on Huffmeister Road here in the Bayou City fires up his 223s on Friday, January 25, 2013. Dan Halyburton McVay media radio executive in Dallas, TX burns the candles on Saturday, January 26, 2013. •NIELSEN DATA indicates that Obama’s second inauguration pulls in almost half the viewers who watch his 2009 swearing-in. All three news network viewers drop by nearly 10 million from his 2009 oath of office. More viewers watch President George W. Bush's second Inauguration than do Obama's second one.

ENTERTAINMENT AND NEWS MILESTONES

•1953 WABI TV CBS CH5 in Bangor, ME begins broadcasting on January 25th. •1963 KEECH RAINWATER drummer with 1996 ACM Top New Vocal Group Lonestar born on January 24th in Plano, TX. •1971 WHMB TV IND CH40 in Indianapolis, IN begins broadcasting on January 25th. •1988 RANDY TRAVIS (Forever And Ever, Amen #1 for 3 weeks) wins 4 awards on January 25th at 15th annual American Music Awards. •1998 SUPERBOWL XXXII: Denver Broncos beat Green Bay Packers 31-24 on January 25th. •2010 JERROD NIEMANN's single Lover, Lover releases to radio on Sea Gayle/Arista records on January 25th.

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DAVE MICHAELS [Ingersoll] (Dayton-Huber Heights, OH) Subject: Jim -- CQ CQ Mayday '''''' all ships at sea. Jimmy: Just finished wiring a Variac Power supply with control module. It was a bear. Working with AC can be shocking. I have to move my Antenna (on Patio) higher - up about 15 feet in the air for signal purposes; I run about 100 watts under normal conditions, but at times I have run 500-800 watts with Linear swings to 1000 ... I am sure all this is of no interest to you! So I will switch the format! Dave

BOB GRANT [Robert Hanger] (San Angelo-Abilene, TX) Texas Country Music Entertainer and Louisiana Hayride Star Tony Douglas passed away on Tuesday, January 22 in Athens, TX. Douglas was born near Athens, TX on April 12, 1929 in Martins Mill, TX. He began performing as a weekly guest on Ft. Worth’s Cowtown Hoedown in 1956. He made his first record “Ole Blue Monday” that same year. While performing on the show, Johnny Horton’s manager Tillman Franks asked Douglas to be a guest on the popular Louisiana Hayride in Shreveport. In 1961, Douglas struck gold with the song “Shrimpin” and developed a name for his band. The hits would continue to follow. In 1962, Douglas’ guitar player Chuck Jennings penned “His and Hers"...became an immediate hit and landed personal appearances all over the country for Tony Douglas and the Shrimpers. Funeral services for Tony Douglas are Saturday 2:00 pm at First Baptist Church Athens, TX.

JOHN BAGWELL (Dallas, TX) Subject: Today's radio. Leslie Hodges provided a link to you for comments on radio. My comments: Interesting how radio has changed with voice tracks and satellite radio. Of course, I am old school, from the 70's when everything was live. Unless you were morning or afternoon drive , the pay was very little - but radio was fun - and I think provided a useful service to the listener. People were engaged with the personality and the station. There was a level of trust, I think. Today, in Dallas, by late evening there are few "live" announcers at any radio station. A few news/talk have a news reporter , but those are the exceptions. In fact, some of what are passed off as live news updates are actually pre-recorded. Just my thoughts. John Bagwell; Bagwell Marketing; Dallas, TX

MIKE HARTMAN (Ft. Worth-Joshwa, TX) Subject: Jim Rose Remembers Radio (#1160) December 31, 2012 [Monday] Hey, Jim...I hope you and Lacy had a blessed Christmas and a happy start on the new year. On one of your recent JRRR trivia questions was about Bing Crosby's version of "White Christmas", written by Irving Berlin. I recently read an interesting story about that song, in regards to Elvis' version. When Irving Berlin heard Elvis' version he wanted it banned from the radio. Elvis borrowed the R&B arrangement from the early 50's version by the Drifters. Mr. Berlin was informed about the Drifters' version having been released before Elvis'. He didn't know anything about the Drifters; but, he wanted Elvis' version banned. "A-well-uh I, I, I, I, I, I, I, I'm dreamin'...of a white Christmas...".

TRIVIA ANSWER: Elvis Presley's longtime bodyguard, Red West, writes Dino, Desi and Billy's only Billboard Top 20 hit, I'm A Fool. Red bases the song on Elvis Presley's smash hit Don't Be Cruel which rhymes with the tune.

GARY DELAUNE (San Antonio, TX) Subject: Website Update - San Antonio Radio Memories. From: vicki@sanantonioradiomemories.com There are updates to the San Antonio Radio Memories website: www.sanantonioradiomemories.com. We are ALWAYS looking for more stories and photos and audio. Enjoy the memories. Vicki (www.garydnews.com)

ROD STEWART (January 10, 1945 to p) I had this little handheld transistor radio that I used to sleep next to.

Jim Rose and Lacy

Houston, Texas - Laus Deo

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January 21, 2013 [Monday]

Issue #1166

ALL THE NEWS THAT IS NEWS

DEAR ABBY BIDS FAREWELL Pauline Friedman Phillips, known to millions of readers throughout the world as Abigail van Buren in her long-running Dear Abby advice newspaper column dies of Alzheimer’s disease at 94 on Wednesday, January 16, 2013. Phillips’ column which appears in 1,000 newspapers competes for decades with her twin sister Esther Friedman Lederer's Ann Landers advice column. In their early adult years, the sisters' relationship is stormy but later on they become closer. Their two newspaper columns differ in style. Ann Landers responds to questions with homey, detailed advice. While Abby often replies with flippant one-liners. Abby's response about Viagra: It’s wonderful. Men who can’t perform feel less than manly, Viagra takes them right off the spot.

WIND CHANGES IN WINDY CITY RADIO Two of Hubbard Broadcasting's Chicago, IL radio stations WTMX FM (101.9 The Mix) and WILV FM (Rewind 100.3) are in the midst of schedule changes effective Monday, January 14, 2013. Lisa Allen evening DJ on WILV FM since April 2012 moves on up to midday host on WTMX FM. Chicago radio veteran Cara Carriveau midday host on WTMX FM since July 2008 bunny hops over to sister-station WILV FM as its new evening voice. Effective Monday, January 14, 2013 WTMX FM drops its night computerized all-request show U-Mix It two years after it begins in January 2011. Nighttime host Finnigan remains nights on WTMX FM. WILV FM greatly expands its playlist.

NASHVILLE GUITAR BARON EXITS BROADWAY Music City's golden calf Gruhn Guitars blasts off from lower Broadway downtown to the up-and-coming Eighth Avenue South corridor. After Gruhn's Guitars arrives in downtown Nashville, TN 42 years ago, businessman George Gruhn gets fed up with the blaring noise of Nashville’s honky-tonk bars. In about five months he will move his legendary guitar store to the former Emma building at 2120 Eighth Avenue South. Gruhn says that he enjoys the close proximity of the Ryman Auditorium and Bridgestone Arena but he’s less fond of the area’s entertainment scene. The neighborhood now is halfway between a hillbilly version of Bourbon Street and Daytona Beach during spring break.

TRIVIA QUESTION: What does a television censor say about sexual references in Little Richard's tunes? The answer appears below.

MOVERS AND SHAKERS

•JOHN O’CONNELL moves on up from OM/PD of CBS Radio West Palm Beach operations to PD of CBS Sports Radio Tampa, FL WHFS FM (98.7) and WHFS-1010. •TWO WAY COMMUNICATIONS sells Texas Best Country KBEY FM (103.9) Burnet, TX in the Hill Country west of Austin to Victory Publishing for $440,000. •CHRISTINE MARTINDALE formerly with KOST FM Los Angeles, CA for 12 years until Clear Channel terminates her joins KKGO FM from 10 am to 2 pm beginning on February 4, 2013. •DAVID LETTERMAN ousts Late Show head writers Stangel Brothers promotes longtime Late Show writer and producer Matt Roberts to new head writer post effective immediately. •SONY sells legendary U.S. white marble building headquarters in Gotham City for $1.1 billion to Chetrit commercial real estate group. •NIELSEN purchases rival media ratings company Arbitron (ARB) for $1.26B. Boards of both properties agree to sale.

ENTERTAINMENT AND NEWS MILESTONES

•1950 RED FOLEY's single Chattanoogie Shoe Shine Boy brightens up the #1 spot in Billboard Country on January 21st. •1961 KIFI TV NBC CH8 in Idaho Falls, ID begins broadcasting on January 21st. •1973 JERRY LEE LEWIS debuts on the Grand Ole Opry on January 20th but he breaks two promises that he will not sing Rock & Roll, plus will not swear. His music set includes Another Place, Another Time, Johnny B. Goode, Great Balls Of Fire and Whole Lotta Shakin' Going On. •1987 B.B. KING donates his 7,000 record collection to the University of Mississippi on January 21st. •1990 REBA MCENTIRE's first movie the sci-fi flick Tremors debuts on January 19th with Kevin Bacon as leading actor. •2002 PEGGY LEE Jazz singer (Fever #8-1958, Is That All There Is? written by Jerry Lieber & Mike Stoller #11-1969) dies at 81 on January 21st.

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DAVE MICHAELS [Ingersoll] (Dayton-Huber Heights, OH) Subject: From: The City by the Lake. Jim...I stayed up last night until 3am --- mounting a Variac and AC meter into a metal face plate; a project I am working on. (It keeps me out of the strip clubs) LOL. I have two stories for you Both Involving Texas. I will send them to you for your --- evaluation of Print worthy or NOT. I trust your Journalism Opinion. You are a "Word Smith" ...really. Dave in the Buckeye State

GARY DELAUNE (San Antonio, TX) Subject: Lee Woods. Jim: Lee Woods, who was recently inducted into the Texas Radio Hall of Fame, suffered a tragic loss two days ago. Joe Miller (formerly Jam Productions in SA) informed me that Lee’s 5-year old grandson died suddenly two days ago. At last report, there has been no cause listed for the child’s passing. Lee has experienced his own health problems in recent months. Our condolences and prayers are with him and his family. Gary D. (www.garydnews.com)

DAVID FAULKNER (Dallas, TX) Subject: Ron Chapman Update. Jim, Good to hear from you. The headline about Ron Chapman caught my attention too. He's a longtime favorite. Listened to him for years on KVIL and KLUV. Used to watch when his radio show was broadcast on the old Channel 39 (DFW) from time to time. I join many in wishing him a complete and speedy recovery. Jody Dean at KLUV posted the following on Facebook: "The latest on Ron Chapman - feeding tube out, speech much better, out of the hospital this coming week - and will continue rehab from home!" Here's a link: www.facebook.com/david.faulkner.92?ref=tn_tnmn#!/photo.php?fbid=10151679070974152&set=a.64493139151.91125.650279151&type=1&theater. Best to you and Lacy, David Faulkner; Dallas, TX

JEROME DAVIS (Dallas-Colleyville, TX) Subject: Jim Rose Remembers Radio (#1165) January 18, 2013 [Friday] Hi Jim, Sorry to hear about Jimmy O'Neill. Jimmy was a very talented guy. I knew him much earlier than his radio career. He and I were in a professional boys choir, the Apollo Boys Choir which was headquartered in Palm Beach, Florida. That was in the mid-50's. I was in the choir for just two years, but I think Jimmy was there for three or four. Jimmy was also a very talented piano player. The choir had summer camps in North Carolina, and would have talent time. Jimmy did one of the best ever impressions of Liberace. Jerome Davis, Colleyville, Texas

JIM BELL [KUHF FM 88.7 Morning Edition anchor since 1997-Retired 2010] (Lufkin, TX) Subject: Legendary DJ Passes On. Dear Jim, Horace Logan, the founder and longtime producer of the Louisiana Hayride, has his own place in Elvis lore because of something he said. Elvis's final Hayride show was in a large hall at the Shreveport Fairgrounds. After his last encore, the crowd of ten thousand teenagers headed for the exits, to the dismay of Logan and the other singers who were waiting to perform. Logan went to the microphone and pleaded "Please - young people - Elvis has left the building...He has gotten in his car and driven away

TRIVIA ANSWER: Many of Little Richard's tunes contain confusing sexual references like in Long Tall Sally's line she's built for speed. A television censor once complains: How can I reject it when I can't even understand it? Little Richard promotes female sexuality in his songs like She's Got It, The Girl Can't Help It, and True, Fine Mama.

JERRY HEILMAN [KJCS FM] (Nacogdoches, TX) Subject: request. I need to get a msg to Jim Bell, an occasional poster on JRRR. I need him to call me or send me his email address. I am at 936-221-1141. I would appreciate it if you could help me out on this. Keep up the good work, Jim.

BEE GEES [September 7, 1968] I've just got to get a message to you, hold on, hold on.

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January 18, 2013 [Friday]

Issue #1165

JANUARY 19, 2013 IS GUN APPRECIATION DAY!

ALL THE NEWS THAT IS NEWS

SHINDIG HOST'S LIGHT GOES OUT On September 16, 1964 teen music show Shindig! replaces folk ballad slanted Hootenanny on ABC TV with Jimmy O’Neill as its host. O’Neill begins his radio career as a DJ in Enid, OK. He moves on up to Oklahoma City and Pittsburgh and then lands in Los Angeles. While as a DJ on KRLA-1110 producer Jack Good puts a buzz in his ear about hosting a new teen TV show called Shindig!. During the one-and-half years that it airs Shindig! has a long list of popular music artists from the Beach Boys to Sam Cooke, plus the Beatles. On Friday, January 11, 2013 Jimmy O’Neill dies from diabetes and a heart condition. Jimmy's daughter Katy O’Neill remembers: His vivacious laugh, talented voice, sense of humor and warm heart will be deeply missed by all who knew and loved him.

DIFF'RENT STROKES LOSES ANOTHER MEMBER Conrad Stafford Bain Canadian-American actor born on February 4, 1923 in Lethbridge stars as Phillip Drummond kindhearted white adoptive father of two young black brothers in TV's popular sitcom Diff'rent Strokes passes away at 89 on Monday night, January 14, 2013 in Livermore, CA. His Diff'rent Strokes co-stars are Dana Plato, Todd Bridges and former child actor Gary Coleman. Tragedy strikes the series with two other deaths. Dana Michelle Plato actress as Kimberly Drummond in Diff'rent Strokes dies on May 8, 1999. Gary Wayne Coleman 4' 8" actor as Arnold Jackson in the series dies on May 28, 2010. Todd Anthony Bridges actor as Willis Jackson on the NBC/ABC sitcom tells TMZ: I am deeply saddened by the sudden passing of Conrad as we were looking forward to celebrating his 90th birthday next month.

TV SPORTS ANCHOR SURVIVES FIRE BOMB ESPN anchor Hannah Storm returns to the air on New Year's Day 2013 exactly three weeks after a propane gas grill seriously burns her at her home in Connecticut on December 11, 2012. She suffers second-degree burns on her chest and hands, plus first-degree burns to her face and neck. The award-winning sportscaster and producer loses her eyebrows and eyelashes and almost half her hair. With her left hand in bandage the Notre Dame alum hosts ABC's telecast of the 2013 Rose Parade which is her 5th time. Storm says: I'm a little nervous about things I used to take for granted. Little things like putting on makeup and even turning pages on my script. Something like this really makes you appreciate everything you have.

TRIVIA QUESTION: Which two Lennon/McCartney songs top Billboard's Hot 100 by an artist other than The Beatles? The answer appears below.

MOVERS AND SHAKERS

•HAPPY BIRTHDAY! Alexis Repass my niece gains one more year on Sunday, January 20, 2013. •NEAL BOORTZ admired radio host, author and political analyst retires at 67 on Presidential Inauguration Day, Monday, January 21, 2013 from his syndicated talk show where he begins as a DJ in 1966 on WTAW-1620 in Bryan/College Station, TX. •PAT FRISCH PD of Cumulus News/Talk KKOB-770 Albuquerque, NM celebrates 50th consecutive #1 Arbitron book (12+/Fall 2012). Salute! •STEVE GILL Brentwood attorney, former congressional hopeful, Tennessee income tax opponent ends his nationally syndicated radio show on January 31, 2013 after 15 years but continues as a political analyst on WKRN TV ABC CH2 Nashville. •FACEBOOK ranks #4 in 24/7 Wall Street's list of the 10 Most Hated Companies in America for being ...one of the most strongly disliked American companies...from the company’s continuing user privacy concerns.

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•1956 MARK COLLIE (Even The Man In The Moon Is Crying #4-1992) is born on January 18th in Waynesboro, TN. •1964 THE BEATLES first appear on Billboard's Hot 100 on January 18th with their single I Want to Hold Your Hand. It drives home #1 for 7 weeks. •1978 ROY ORBISON endures open heart surgery on January 18th at Nashville, TN's St. Thomas Hospital. •1989 PHIL SPECTOR, Dion DiMucci (of The Belmonts), Otis Redding, The Rolling Stones, The Temptations, Stevie Wonder, The Ink Spots, Bessie Smith and The Soul Stirrers induct into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame on January 18th at the Waldorf-Astoria in NYC. •1995 ALISON KRAUSS + UNION STATION's single When You Say Nothing At All releases on BNA records on January 17th. •2011 FCC approves a $28 billion merger between Comcast and NBC Universal on January 18th.

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JOE MANSFIELD [prior Capitol records & CBS records promotion] (Nashville, TN) Subject: Dallas-Atlanta-New York-LA-Nashville. Lots of moves. I have been in Nashville for 22 years working with Garth Brooks. Life is good. How about you? Joe

SONNY RAY STOLZ [ex DJ on KIKK-650, KENR-1070] (Houston, TX) Subject: Radio/TV Audio Engineer Rusty Stonefelt Passes. Rusty Stonefelt worked in the Audio Department at the former KHTV Ch.39 television station for many years. I can personally attest that any productions which had Rusty handling the audio were the best. His professionalism was without equal. He also worked a long time in earlier days at KTRH Radio. He was known for doing the audio, as well, for many local sports events, especially basketball. In later years, Rusty did odd jobs within the industry always keeping his hand in the audio that he loved. He was small in stature but big in friendliness and competency of his craft. Not but about two years ago did he fully retire. He will be missed within the broadcast industry. Not sure of his age, but it had to be either late 60s or early 70s. With Rusty, it was hard to tell his chronological age. Rusty was an animal lover and his dog was the highlight of his life. --- Sonny Ray Stolz

JOE FORD [formerly KLDE FM, KNUZ-1230, KILT-610] (Houston-Shenandoah, TX) Jim, My two Great Pyrenees agree with Lacy. This cooler weather is made just for dogs! They keep me off the couch but that's a good thing. Spend a lot of time trying to keep up with them...running and romping in the yard. I know what you mean about the oldies. One day I told Barry Kaye: "Here we go again, man. We played these songs when they were new back in the 60's and we're STILL playing them in the 90's." Soon after that, I threw in the towel and never looked back!

LARRY STEWART [past KBUC FM, KBUC-1310] (San Antonio-Selma, TX) Subject: Jim Rose Remembers Radio (#1164) January 14, 2013 [Monday] Ricci Ware had his retirement last show a week ago.

LESLIE WAYNE HODGES [ex KCRS-550] (Marshall, TX) Hi Jim, I sure do like reading Jim Rose Remembers Radio. Just sent your Sunday edition to Dee Carter in Midland who I worked with and is a friend. Dee does Elvis has some shows line up in Midland and homestead Florida. I'm writing this email from the Hampton Inn in Marshall. gonna close and say goodnight as I now drive back to my Humble Abode my apartment. Expecting 29 degrees Monday morning here. Leslie

TRIVIA ANSWER: Only two John Lennon/Paul McCartney songs ever reach the top of Billboard's Hot 100 by an artist other than The Beatles. On June 9, 1964 Peter and Gordon's A World Without Love debuts on Billboard. The tune sails to #1. On November 30, 1974 Elton John's Lucy In The Sky With Diamonds debuts on Billboard. We spin Elton's hot record on KXOL-1360 in Ft. Worth, TX. By early 1975 the song slams home #1 on Billboard's Hot 100. According to RIAA, by 2012 The Beatles move 177 million records in the US, which is more than any other artist. As of 2012, The Beatles have the record for most #1 hits on Billboard's Hot 100 with 20. The Beatles score 7 Grammy Awards.

TONY WILLIAMS [once WKY-930, KRLD-1080] (Dallas-Richardson, TX) Subject: 100. A man asked his doctor if he thought he'd live to be 100. The doctor asked the man, "Do you smoke or drink?" "No," he replied, "I've never done either." "Do you gamble, drive fast cars, and fool around with women?" inquired the doctor. "No, I've never done any of those things either." "Well then," said the doctor, "what do you want to live to be 100 for?"

FARON YOUNG (February 25, 1932 – December 10, 1996) I wanna live fast, love hard, die young and leave a beautiful memory.

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January 14, 2013 [Monday]

Issue #1164

ALL THE NEWS THAT IS NEWS

ELVIS PRESLEY GUITARIST PICKS LAST CHORD Elvis Presley rhythm guitar player, John Wilkinson, who performs with The King more than a thousand times until 1977 dies of cancer at 67 on Friday, January 11, 2013 in his home in Springfield, MO. John first meets Elvis at 10 after he sneaks into his dressing room before a show at the Shrine Mosque in Springfield. As a singer and guitarist, Wilkinson performs with folk music group The New Christy Minstrels. In 1968, at 23, Presley sees him perform on a TV show in Los Angeles and asks him to join his TCB Band. Priscilla and Lisa Marie Presley give their deepest sympathy to the Wilkinson family: John and the beautiful music he made with Elvis will live forever in our hearts.

B.J. THOMAS BRINGS BACK THE GOLD It's impossible to name our most favorite B.J. Thomas tune because all of them are wonderful works of art. Legendary TX Pop/Country singer B.J. Thomas decides to re-record his Classic tunes as duets with well known artists. He lines up Vince Gill, Lyle Lovett, Isaac Slade of The Fray, Richard Marx and Steve Tyrell plus others for the made in Nashville, TN record album, The Living Room Sessions. Thomas rerecords his hits Raindrops Keep Falling on My Head, Most of All, Rock and Roll Lullaby and I Just Can’t Help Believing with completely new feeling. The 12-track record album releases in spring 2013 on Wrinkled Records. B.J. Thomas sighs: The biggest blessing for me is that I never get tired of the songs I have had the privilege to share with the world.

YOU TUBE REMOVES 2B FAKE VIEWS Sony and Universal Music lose more than 2 billion views when YouTube wipes those fake video views from its stats. Universal artists lose more than one billion views while 850 million disappear from Sony acts. Biggest loser is Leona Lewis with 24 million fake views gone. YouTube decides to police its views after it learns of fake views which artificially inflate the perceived popularity of certain artists making them appear to be more successful than they really are. YouTube states that this does not mean that the labels are directly responsible for the inflated figures. This decline is because labels, especially Sony and Universal, move their videos away from YouTube onto Vevo where they have a major stake.

TRIVIA QUESTION: What is the original title of Rupert Holmes' Escape (The Pina Colada Song)? The answer appears below.

MOVERS AND SHAKERS

•CLEAR CHANNEL DETROIT fires WNIC FM Morning Drive co-host Renee Vitale plus WKQI FM PD Nick Craig after 11 years on Monday, January 7, 2013. •WOKY-920 Country The Wolf Milwaukee, WI flips to The Big Sports 920 on January 7, 2013 with local hosts and syndicated shows. •RICK WILLIAMS exits after 22 years as News Director of WALB TV CH10 Albany, GA as new VP/GM of Raycom Media WLOX TV CH13 Biloxi, MS on January 14, 2013. •COPS long-running Twentieth Century Saturday night TV series in 80% of America's homes debuts twentieth anniversary in fall 2013.

ENTERTAINMENT AND NEWS MILESTONES

•1952 RICKY VAN SHELTON 1989 CMA Male Vocalist of the Year born on January 12th in Grit, VA. •1962 NFL PRO BOWL: West beats the East 31-30 on January 14th. •1976 GLEN CAMPBELL and Rhinestone Cowboy grab four Grammy nominations including Record of the Year on January 14th. •1984 RAY KROC founder of MacDonald's chain plus owner of MLB San Diego Padres dies at 81 on January 14th. •1995 TIM MCGRAW's single Not a Moment Too Soon nabs #1 in Billboard Country on January 14th. •2009 RICARDO MONTALBAN star of hit TV series Fantasy Island dies at 88 on January 14th in Los Angeles, CA.

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FRANK HALEY [presently News Director KKIM-1000, former KLIF-1190, KILT-610] (Albuquerque, NM) Subject: Jim Rose Remembers Radio (#1162) January 07, 2013 [Monday] Jim, KKIM FM is 94.7, but they have pulled the Christian program off the FM signal so they can run some program in Spanish. So, we are only AM now, and just barely cover Albq. At night our power drops to 75 watts. "can you hear me Now?" Happy New Year to you and Lacy.

JIM BELL [KUHF FM 88.7 Morning Edition anchor since 1997-Retired 2010] (Lufkin, TX) Subject: Legendary DJ Passes On. Dear Jim, It saddens me to report that another of the great DJ's has gone to the big control room in the sky. Frank Page, the longtime dean of Shreveport broadcasters, has passed away at the age of 87. Frank Page cemented his place in entertainment history in 1954, when he was the first to introduce Elvis Presley to a paying audience at the Louisiana Hayride's live broadcast from Shreveport's Municipal Auditorium on KWKH Radio. Page retired from KWKH in 2005 after 65 years behind the microphones. (www.shreveporttimes.com/article/20130109/NEWS01/130109023/-B-Updated-B-Broadcast-veteran-Frank-Page-dies?nclick_check=1) Happy New Year from east Texas ya'll Jim Bell; Lufkin

TONY BRIDGE [2010 Texas Radio Hall of Fame inductee] (Fort Worth-Benbrook, TX) Subject: Frank Page Obit Story. 87 year old Frank Page of Shreveport, Louisiana has died of complications of pneumonia. The pioneer Radio Broadcaster spent 60 years at 50 thousand watt KWKH, retiring two years ago. Page made history when he first introduced Elvis Presley on the Louisiana Hayride. The Hayride weekly broadcasts introduced a vast array of talent to the nation. At one point in time, the Hayride was heard nationwide on CBS. Frank Page along with Hayride Produced Horace Logan, lead the way in establishing the popularity of Country Music as a powerful Radio format. In case you don't know of this, here is the story on a great friend of mine. Follow-up from web sites of the Shreveport Times, KTBS-TV, or KWKH. Tony Bridge

BOB GRANT [Robert Hanger - east coast radio legend] (San Angelo-Abilene, TX) Subject: Obit. Jim: Just learned that broadcaster Frank Page died @87 on 1/9/13. He introduced Elvis for his first appearance on "Louisiana Hayride", KWKH, 1954. Page also wrote book, "Elvis, The Hayride Years, 1954-1956." He was inductee of Country Music DJ Hall of Fame. Bob & Sonny Lee.

SONNY RAY STOLZ [former KIKK-650, KENR-1070 DJ] (Houston, TX) Subject: Radio/TV Audio Engineer Rusty Stonefelt Passes. Priscilla and I used to see Rusty fairly regularly when we ate at Ryan's each week. Then, they closed down the place several months ago and we haven't seen him or heard from him since. He was on my email list, but he never sent anything. Kept to himself very much. Poor fellow was so friendly but just didn't have anyone in his life. I wonder who is caring for his beloved puppy? I know Rusty had several health concerns for years. This is sad. Rea

TRIVIA ANSWER: Before Street People studio group member Rupert Holmes comes up with the final lyrics for his hit tune Escape (The Pina Colada Song), its title is If you like Humphrey Bogart and getting caught in the rain. Rupert admits that at the time, he never has tasted a Pina Colada. Around Thanksgiving 1979, it pleases us to play the song on Top 40 KULF-790 here in Houston, TX because most of the songs on our play list are disco. The tune remains #1 for 3 weeks with sales of over a half million copies. Rupert Holmes also writes and arranges tunes for 1960s artists The Drifters, The Platters and Gene Pitney. Rupert pens Pennsylvania Rock quintet The Buoys' 1971 hit Timothy. He creates the TV show Remember WENN for the American Movie Classics (AMC) cable channel.

TONY WILLIAMS [WKY-930, KRLD-1080] (Dallas-Richardson, TX) Subject: backwards. Johnny is walking along and a priest is coming the other way. Johnny says, "Hey, mister, why are you wearing your collar backwards?" The priest says, "Because I'm a father." Johnny says, "Yeah? Well, my old man's got three kids and he don't wear his collar backwards." The priest says "You don't understand, son. I have thousands of children." Johnny says, "You should wear your trousers backwards instead."

ANNIE DILLARD (April 30, 1945 - p) Eskimo: 'If I did not know about God and sin, would I go to hell?' Priest: 'No, not if you did not know.' Eskimo: 'Then why did you tell me?'

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January 11, 2013 [Friday]

Issue #1163

ALL THE NEWS THAT IS NEWS

FAMED VEGAS TALENT AGENT MEETS HIS WATERLOO Talent agent Jim Murray, who is a powerful figure in Las Vegas entertainment for many years, dies at 85 in Los Angeles, CA. Murray Fusco is born in the Bronx. During WWII he is a drummer in the Army Air Corps and the Glenn Miller Band. In 1943, Jim starts out in the MCA mailroom in NYC. In the mid 1970s, Murray helps create International Creative Management offices in Los Angeles and Las Vegas. For decades, Murray lands Vegas gigs for well-known stars like Paul Anka, Tony Bennett, Jack Benny, George Burns, Natalie Cole, Phyllis Diller, Florence Henderson, Tom Jones, Jerry Lewis, Barry Manilow, Liza Minnelli, Dolly Parton, Shirley MacLaine and Joan Rivers. His survivors are his wife, Gloria; two daughters; and a sister.

TSA COLLARS TX RADIO TALK HOST AT AIRPORT On Monday, January 7, 2013, Austin-Bergstrom, TX airport TSA screener says, Hello Mr. Jones, which indicates that she knows who Homeland Security critic Talk show host Alex Jones is. He is on his way to NYC to appear on CNN’s Piers Morgan Tonight. As he nears the metal detector Alex flashes his I.D. The gruff TSA guard immediately orders him to remove his shoes. Alex and assistant Rob Dew notice tourists of all ages do not have to remove their shoes at the check point. Jones refuses because others do not remove theirs. A cop gets in Alex's face and threatens to arrest him if he doesn't remove his shoes. Paul Joseph Watson editor of www.Infowars.com reports that TSA routinely harasses journalists who are their critics.

THE KING IS BORN On January 8, 1935 Elvis Aaron Presley comes to life in Tupelo, MS as the only child of Gladys and Vernon Presley. Can you believe that Elvis turns 78 this month? To celebrate The King of Rock 'n' Roll's birthday, Memphis, TN area fans cut the cake for his red-letter anniversary outside Graceland. Elvis Presley Day is on January 8, 2013. On August 16, 1977, when I'm on I-10 pointed toward Houston, TX to be a DJ on KIKK FM, it is the day that Elvis Presley dies at only 42. The Northeast Mississippi Daily Journal reveals plans for a bronze statue of 11-year-old Elvis sitting on a milk crate behind his birthplace. Also, a bronze statue of Elvis the entertainer in full regalia with cape, arms outstretched and head tilted toward the sky.

TRIVIA QUESTION: What entertainer tops the list of top-earning dead celebrities? The answer appears below.

MOVERS AND SHAKERS

•STEVE FIXX replaces Walton & Johnson (John Walton & Steve Johnson) in Morning Drive on The Arrow KKRW FM (93.7) as Dean & Rog (Dean Myers & Roger Beaty) edge them out in Morning Drive on Cox KGLK FM (107.5). •COLONEL ST. JAMES moves on up from 7pm-midnight to PM Drive on The Arrow KKRW FM (93.7). •RITA COSBY Emmy winning Fox News Live TV news anchor is new PM Drive 4-6 pm host on CC Talk WOR-710 NYC. •TOM CUDDY is new Program Director of Clear Channel Talk WOR-710 NYC. •MARK SIMONE exits Cumulus News/Talk WABC-770 to CC Talk WOR-710 for the 10 am to 12 noon spot. •KOAA TV NBC CH5 Colorado Springs, CO doubles the size of its facilities with a 25,000-square-foot building at 5520 Tech Center Drive on the northwest side of town which it will gut and remodel into offices and state-of-the-art broadcast facilities.

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•1959 NFL PRO BOWL the East beats the West in a close match 28-21 on January 11th. •1967 JOHNNY CASH & JUNE CARTER record their hot single Jackson on January 11th at Nashville, TN's Columbia Recording Studios. •1970 SUPERBOWL IV: Kansas City Chiefs wallop the Minnesota Vikings 23-7 in the New Orleans, LA Superbowl. The MVP is QB Len Dawson of the Chiefs. •1980 CRYSTAL GAYLE's album Miss The Mississippi on January 10th is the first Country Gold record during the 1980s. •1997 SHELDON LEONARD pioneering film and television producer, director, writer and actor in comedy series The Danny Thomas Show [1953–64], The Andy Griffith Show [1960–68], The Dick Van Dyke Show [1961–66] plus secret-agent adventure series I Spy [1965–68] dies at 89 on January 11th. •2007 TRACE ADKINS' six nominations lead all contestants in the inaugural CMT.com Loaded Awards on January 11th.

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TOM ELLIS [Veteran WABC TV NYC & WBZ TV Boston, MA news anchor] (Boston-Cape Cod-East Sandwich, MA) Hi, Jim and Lacy, Surely all of us deeply appreciate what you do with JRRR. Obviously a labor of love for you, and all of us readers look forward to your columns to learn tidbits of vital news about our fellow broadcasters and entertainment folk. Thank you for all your efforts. We appreciate what you do for our twice weekly fixes. Tom

CHUCK DUNAWAY [veteran radio giant on WABC-770 NYC, KILT-610 Houston, KLIF-1190 Dallas] (Houston-Katy, TX) I really enjoy your remembrances...like I’ve said so many time...with details like this in your memory bank...you need to write a book. Chuck

JOHN WALTON [Walton & Johnson Show - former AM Drive on The Arrow KKRW FM] (Houston, TX) Having grown up in Houston listening to the original Hudson & Harrigan...Paul Berlin in KNUZ ...guys like Jimmy Rabbit...Russ Knight...Chuck Dunaway...Barry Kaye...etc. on KILT...I came home from OKC with tapes from KOMA ...I had a meeting with Bill Young...didn't have any openings. But liked the tape...later hired me for weekends while I was working at KILE in Galveston... I got that job when I went into that top floor bank building studio of KULF to meet with Bob Greene...he liked the tape and called Dan Gallo at KILE in Galveston and gave a good word...He did the same with Al Caldwell at KAYC in Beaumont..but since I was living in my Dad's spare room in Pearland...Galveston was better...worked with cool people there...got a good launch with my first full time job and a whopping 145 bucks per week....Big fun MCd a show at the Bamboo Hut with Lightning Hopkins..and drank some beers with a guy named Billy from the new up and coming band that opened for him...Z Z Top

DAN GALLO [ex KILT FM, KENR-1070] (Houston, TX) Subject: Where is radio headed? Hi, Jim! Radio just needs to get creative. And, yes, it’s going to cost money. Do it right, and you’ll make money. But, one thing’s certain: As much as we geezers like to talk about “the good old days” of the ‘60’s and ‘70’s, we just can’t go back to that. That kind of market, that kind of economy, that kind of system just won’t work anymore. Get used to it. Make radio truly interesting and people will listen. Dan Gallo Productions (www.dangalloproductions.com)

RICHARD CONLEY BRIMAGE (Houston-Spring, TX) Subject: Ron Chapman. Jim, I remember listening to Ron on KLIF (1190). Used to be my favorite station in Dallas. I also listened to the station that was in Fair Park, was it WRR (1310)??, on Friday nights blues show. I think a man named Jim Lowe or something similar hosted it. Best wishes to you and your family for the new year. Conley Brimage

TRIVIA ANSWER: Forbes.com's 7th annual list of Top-Earning Dead Celebrities ranks the Elvis Presley estate #1 with an estimated $49 million income. Elvis Presley tops GQ magazine's list of 50 Most Stylish Men in the Past 50 Years. At the annual Julien's Summer Auction at the Beverly Hilton Hotel, Presley's gold-plated Walther PPK semi-auto .380 pistol, factory oak leaf scroll engraved with simulated ivory grips that he gives to TV series Hawaii Five-0 star Jack Lord in January 1973 brings $28,800. At the time of Elvis' death in 1977 he owns 37 guns, rifles and one machine gun. A microphone that Elvis uses on the Louisiana Hayride in the 1950s takes in $15,000 at Julien's Auctions.

M.L. BASS [Mary Lynn] (Houston, TX) Subject: Jim Rose Remembers Radio (#1159) December 28, 2012 [Friday] Thanks for the endorsements on LinkedIN! Happy New Year, M.L. Bass; M.L. Bass & Associates; Marketing Strategies & Script to Screen Productions; Houston (www.linkedin.com/in/mlbass) M.L.’s Motto: “Making the impossible...POSSIBLE and having fun doing it!”

TONY WILLIAMS [former WKY-930, KRLD-1080] (Dallas-Richardson, TX) Subject: Felix Ano Nuevo. Happy New Year! Tony

GROUCHO MARX (October 2, 1895-August 19, 1977) A child of five would understand this. Send someone to fetch a child of five.

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January 07, 2013 [Monday]

Issue #1162

ALL THE NEWS THAT IS NEWS

TV REPORTER STALKER NABBED Bayou City fuzz bust a 38 year old man who stalks Jennifer Reyna who is a member of KPRC TV NBC CH2's morning crew. P.I. captures Christopher Olson about 10 am Wednesday, January 2, 2013 at his apartment hideaway SW of Houston, TX in Webster. According to the criminal complaint that leads to his arrest, Reyna tells 5-0 that Olson has repeatedly tried to follow her and calls her at the station. HPD reveals that Olson ignores a May 2007 court order for him to have no contact with the damsel. Harris County Judge sets Christopher's jail bail at $80,000. Police report that the unwanted lurker trails the popular local TV news reporter since mid-September 2012. We radio DJs have creepers, too, but they never make the headlines.

GORE'S PROGRESSIVE CURRENT TV FLIPS TO KORAN TV Al Jazeera is Arabic for the peninsula. Qatar’s royal family heavily funds Al Jazeera network. Arabic news organization Al Jazeera buys Al Gore's low-rated liberal political talk Current cable TV channel for about $500 million. Big Al who is a 2007 Nobel Peace Prize winner stands to heist about $70 million from that sale. Al Jazeera plans to launch an Arab news network in the U.S. plus rebrand Current channel as Al Jazeera America. From its launch in 1996, Al Jazeera Arab TV news challenges western dominance with its agenda. TV Talk host Glenn Beck attempts to buy Al's Current TV channel but Gore refuses and instead sells his Current channel to Al Jazeera which is a network that Beck says hates America.

TAINTED EX LOUISIANA GOVERNOR GETS TV SHOW Former Louisiana Governor Edwin Edwards to star in a new cable TV reality series with the woman he marries after federal prison releases him on corruption conviction. Trina Scott Edwards reveals to The Associated Press that she stars in The Governor's Wife cable TV series which showcases the pretty 34-year-old wife of the 85 year old former governor. The A&E series follows Trina Edwards trying to fit into the former governor's high life world while she attempts to get along with step-daughters who are almost twice her age plus as a referee with her teenage sons from a previous marriage. The Governor's Wife premieres on February 27, 2013 at 9 pm CST. (www.aetv.com / www.leftfieldpictures.com)

TRIVIA QUESTION: Where does author Ian Fleming get the name James Bond for his Agent 007 character? The answer appears below.

MOVERS AND SHAKERS

•WCFN FM (100.3) Blue Chip Broadcasting Cincinnati, OH flips to Sports on January 2, 2013 with Ohio Center for Broadcasting graduate Sports talk personality Rick [The Brick] Ucchino as its full-time Sports anchor. •KIRO FM Bonneville (97.3) Seattle-Tacoma, WA raises over $500,000 for local foster kids during its 24th Annual Holiday Magic Radiothon. •CHISTOPHER MARTIN-JENKINS BBC cricket & Daily Telegraph cricket correspondent and the Times dies of cancer at 67. •BOBBY WOMACK R&B singer (Looking for a Love #10-1974) says on Tuesday, January 1, 2013 that he suffers from the early stages of Alzheimer’s Disease.

ENTERTAINMENT AND NEWS MILESTONES

•1955 WCIQ TV PBS CH7 in Mount Cheaha, AL begins broadcasting on January 7th. •1961 FARON YOUNG records Willie Nelson's Hello Walls at the Bradley Film & Recording Studio in Nashville, TN on January 7th. •1970 DOUG E. DOUG who plays Griffith Vesey on TV sitcom Cosby, voice of Bernie in animated movie Shark Tale and Sanka Coffie in film Cool Runnings born in Brooklyn, NY on January 7th. •1983 ROSANNE CASH's Seven Year Ache is her first Gold album on January 6th. •1992 AT&T releases video-telephone at $1,499 on January 7th. •2003 ALAN JACKSON receives four Grammy nominations on January 7th.

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BILL CONWAY [former KOIT FM PD] (San Diego, CA) Subject: Ron Chapman. Jim Wishes for a speedy recovery to Ron Chapman, a true icon and one of my heroes. Growing up in Big D I went to the Cedar Canyon Club on Jr. High Sundays when he & Jack Woods (Charlie Brown) hosted dances, went to look through the windows at the old KLIF studios (before triangle point), danced poorly at Sump'n Else, heard him on the first iteration of KVIL "always 3 in a row and the middle is gold" where he did 6-10 AM and using the first voice tracking also was voicing 6-10 PM and the legendary show on KVIL which included another hero of mine Bill Mercer. A couple of years ago I was in the audience of an NAB Radio Show panel he hosted- I always went to his panels- and he came up to me afterwards and said, "Don't I know you?" "I've been stalking you for years," I replied. Bill Conway; Former KOIT PD; San Diego=

DAVID FAULKNER [ex KTNS-1600, KFJZ-870] (Dallas, TX) Subject: Dick Siegel. Jim, You've probably heard about Dick Siegel's passing this morning. Here's a link with more info: http://thescoopblog.dallasnews.com/2013/01/dick-siegel-a-dallas-fort-worth-broadcasting-great-who-spent-22-years-at-wbap-has-died-at-73.html/ Best to you and Lacy, David Faulkner; Dallas, TX

BUD BUSCHARDT [former WFAA TV CH8, ABC sat radio] (Dallas, TX) Subject: Dick Siegel's death. Jim Just received this from Steve Eberhart: 'Dick Siegel former WBAP traffic reporter, died at age 73 of an apparent heart attack. He was returning to his home in Grandbury from San Angelo where he did a radio show. He stopped at a convenience store and collapsed. Paramedics arrived but were unsuccessful in reviving him.'

MIKE SHANNON [ex WBAP-820] (Dallas-Mesquite, TX) Subject: Dick Siegel dead. Hi Jim, don't know if you've heard yet, but longtime DFW radio personality and traffic reporter Dick Siegel dropped dead of a heart attack around 11AM Wednesday. He'd been doing the morning show at KLDE-FM in Eldorado/San Angelo for the last 4 1/2 years. He became a household name in the 1980s when he was teamed with Hal Jay to do mornings AND afternoons at WBAP, which lasted from 1981-1994. Siegel continued with WBAP until 2002, when he was sidelined with heart surgery. I believe Sieg was 73. (www.KNUS99.com) NEW INFORMATION: Danny Boyer, owner of KLDE/Eldorado-San Angelo, the home of Sieg's last gig, asked me to share this. Siegel has been nominated several times to the TRHOF, and his longtime on-air partner Hal Jay was inducted in 2008: Funeral arrangements for Dick Siegel are as follows: Tuesday, January 8, 2013; Funeral Service at 10:00 AM; Granbury Church of God; 1106 Weatherford Hwy (Hwy 51 North); Granbury, Texas; Burial to follow at 2:00 PM at McAdam’s Cemetery; Possum Kingdom Lake; Graford, Texas. Funeral Services directed by Wiley Funeral Home; 400 Hwy 377 E; Granbury, Texas

JOE FORD [former KLDE FM, KNUZ-1230, KILT-610] (Houston-Shenandoah, TX) Subject: Jerry Mueller (Miller). Jim, When I first came to Houston as a starry eyed kid, hired to do the Hi-Fi Club at KNUZ, I would listen to the "Jerry Miller Matinee" on 860-KONO, In fact, I was such a fan, I told our PD, Ken Grant to check him out. A few years later, to my delight, KNUZ hired Jerry to do 9-Noon at the station. Great guy, great pipes, a real joy to work with. I had the pleasure of working with him again at KILT from 1976 through 1980. If Jerry ever had a bad day, I never saw it. The broadcast community has lost another great one. Joe Ford (Texas Radio Hall Of Fame 2003)

TRIVIA ANSWER: Author Ian Fleming gets Her Majesty's Secret Service Agent 007's name James Bond from famed Philadelphia, PA Caribbean bird expert ornithologist by the name of James Bond. In 1953, avid bird-watcher Ian Fleming discovers Bond's book. Ian asks for permission to use his name as the hero in the author's first novel, Casino Royale. The 85th Academy Awards fetes James Bond's 50th anniversary February 24, 2013 in Los Angeles, CA.

ROBERT TINDLE (Lufkin, TX) Subject: More Radio Celebrity Death Watch! Jerry Helm around 61 years of age from Rusk, Texas reportedly passed away on January 3, 2013! Jerry Started his career at KTLU 1580 in Rusk, Texas, then on to Lufkin at 1340 KRBA. After that was PD at 1420 KLUF in Lufkin, and later went to KEEE in Nacogdoches! Reportedly Bill Young heard jm there and he became Dr. Don on 610 KILT 10pm-2am nights in Houston! Later he worked the same shift in Houston on 104.1 FM KRBE. After that he worked at 910 WLCS n Baton Rouge and then enlisted in military service! I do not know about services yet at this time. There is an AirCheck of Jerry on YouTube labeled: Dr. Don- KILT-1975!

GARY DELAUNE [ex KILF-1190, KENS TV] (San Antonio, TX) Subject: Jim Rose Remembers Radio (#1161) January 04, 2013 [Friday] Jim: As we continue to hear about our media friends and co-workers in the business, we have to turn the page of tomorrow...Russ Knight, Jerry Mueller, and now the illness of Ron Chapman bring back such great memories as they displayed unbelievable talents and cause us to appreciate what they have done for our business. What a privilege to have worked with each one. Our prayers are with “Irving Harrigan” as he recovers. The music world lost a jewel when Patti Page passed away...”Tennessee Waltz” will be an immortal song. Gary D. (www.garydnews.com)

EUGENE IONESCO (11/26/1909 - 03/28/1994) There are more dead people than living. And their numbers are increasing. The living are getting rarer.

Jim Rose and Lacy

Houston, Texas - Laus Deo

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WELCOME TO JIM ROSE REMEMBERS RADIO

January 04, 2012 [Friday]

Issue #1161

ALL THE NEWS THAT IS NEWS

THE SINGING RAGE EXPIRES From the 1940s-1960s a female Pop singer is so popular she gains fame as Patti Page The Singing Rage. She is born Clara Ann Fowler on November 8, 1927 in Claremore, OK. She gets her stage name when she replaces Patti Page on a KTUL-1430 Tulsa, OK 15-minute program sponsored by Page Milk Company. In 1946, band manager Jack Rael discovers her singing on KTUL. He becomes Page's manager. She signs with Mercury Records and begins to appear in nightclubs in the Chicago, IL area. In 1947 she overdubs her own voice because she doesn't have enough money to hire backup singers. Her Tennessee Waltz is the first Pop tune to cross over as a big Country hit. It sells more than 10 million copies behind only White Christmas by Bing Crosby. Patti Page dies at 85 on New Year's Day 2013 in Encinitas, CA. Her survivors include son Daniel O'Curran, daughter Kathleen Ginn and sister Peggy Layton.

LEGENDARY RADIO STAR HOSPITALIZED During the 1950s and 1960s growing up in Dallas, TX everyone listens to Charlie & Harrigan on KLIF-1190. In 1965 Ron Chapman exits his role as Irving Harrigan on KLIF to host a new American Bandstand style show called Sump’n Else! live from North Park mall on WFAA TV CH8. In 1968 Ron becomes KVIL FM's new morning star. Later, Chapman moves over to KLUV FM. In October 2004 Ron and his wife Nance sit at my table at the Texas Radio Hall Of Fame induction dinner in San Antonio, TX. On June 24, 2005 he retires radio with his final KLUV FM show. On December 23, 2012 Chapman who suffers a stroke expects to remain in the hospital for at least two more weeks. Our prayers are for a speedy and complete recovery for Ron Chapman.

A FEW MUSIC GREATS WHO LEAVE US IN 2012 >Etta James (01/25/1938 – 01/20/2012) Top Pop and R&B tune At Last. >Whitney Houston (08/09/1963 – 02/11/2012) Over 170 million albums worldwide. >Davy Jones (12/30/1945 – 02/29/2012) Member of Rock group The Monkees and TV series The Monkees. >Donna Summer (12/31/1948 – 05/17/2012) Queen of 1970s disco (Love to Love You Baby). >Robin Gibb (12/22/1949 – 05/20/2012 One of the Bee Gees who sell more than 200 million records. >Andy Williams (12/03/1927 – 09/25/2012) Henry Mancini's Moon River. Audrey Hepburn sings it in Breakfast At Tiffanys.

TRIVIA QUESTION: Why is Rock group Iron Butterfly not on stage at the Woodstock Festival in 1969? The answer appears below.

MOVERS AND SHAKERS

•CLEAR CHANNEL flips Hot AC KALZ FM (Alice 96.7) Fowler, CA and Sports Talk KRZR-1400 Visalia, CA to Power Talk 96.7 FM/1400 AM on January 1, 2013. •DOUG MEEHAN PM Drive host on Talk WTKK FM (96.9) Boston, MA exits to major-market TV opportunity before Greater Media flips WTKK FM from Talk to music. •JIM & MARGERY AM Drive personalities on News Talk WTKK FM (96.9) Boston, MA say goodbye on Wednesday morning, January 2, 2013 as Greater Media shuts down talk in favor of music, possibly urban. •QUINN BRADY (42) Shamrock Communications beloved Air Talent in Reno, NV dies of heart failure.

ENTERTAINMENT AND NEWS MILESTONES

•1953 KTSM TV NBC CH9 in El Paso, TX begins broadcasting on January 4th. •1966 DEANA CARTER daughter of guitarist Fred Carter born on January 4th in Nashville, TN. •1970 THE BEATLES' last recording session at EMI studios is on January 4th. •1989 DWIGHT YOAKAM's album Buenas Noches From A Lonely Room goes Gold on January 4th. •1999 IRON EYES CODY (Espera DeCorti) son of two first-generation Italian immigrants shortens DeCorti to Cody presents himself as a Native American actor dies at 94 on January 4th. •2011 THE BAND PERRY's single You Lie releases to radio on January 3rd on Republic Nashville.

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DAVE MICHAELS [Ingersoll] (Dayton-Huber Heights, OH) Subject: Merry Christmas & Happy New Year! Drinking a Mint Hot Choc and listening to John Mayall & The Blues Breakers as we settle into 7 inches of snow at the Antenna Base - some SWR in the line! Happy New Year to you Jim & Lacy Dog! May the Texas Stars at night shine big and bright on you throughout the New Year! Dave Michaels - Dayton, Ohio USA

CONNELL MILLER (Branson, MO) Subject: Happy New Year's wishes... Hi Jim, I certainly hope that you and Lacy are having a nice, quiet and safe New Year’s Eve! My thoughts for the coming new year also include the sincere hope that 2013 will be a happy, fulfilling, and productive one for you. Take care, Connell p.s. I’m attaching a short story I’ve written about our pooch, Louie. p.p.s. Also attached is a photo of said pooch. p.p.s. I’m no longer in Bella Vista, Arkansas. To further some interests I have in the music biz and concentrate on my writing, Judy and I have moved up the road to the “live music capital of the world” – Branson, MO!

JOE MANSFIELD [former Capitol records & CBS records promotions] (Nashville, TN) I was so sorry to hear of Jerry's (Mueller) passing. He was a close friend and I replaced at CBS Records when he went back to radio. I have always enjoyed the times I spent with him and you at a dinner at the Barn Door in San Antonio. He will be missed by many people. God Bless Jerry. Joe

PAT MCCUTCHIN (Austin-Georgetown, TX) Subject: Legendary Dallas broadcaster Ron Chapman. http://thescoopblog.dallasnews.com/2013/01/legendary-dallas-broadcaster-ron-chapman-maintains-sense-of-humor-while-recovering-from-pre-christmas-stroke.html/

DAVID FAULKNER [KTNS-1600 Plano/KFJZ-870 Ft. Worth] (Dallas, TX) Subject: Ron Chapman. Jim, Wanted to pass this along in case you haven't seen it: http://thescoopblog.dallasnews.com/2013/01/legendary-dallas-broadcaster-ron-chapman-maintains-sense-of-humor-while-recovering-from-pre-christmas-stroke.html/ Best to you and Lacy in the New Year, David Faulkner; Dallas, TX

LIZ PATRANELLA [ex KTSA-550, KBAT-680] (Austin, TX) Subject: Sad News to Share. I received a phone call last night from David Foster letting me know that Johnny Shannon's wife, Stacy, lost her battle with cancer last Thursday. The funeral service was held yesterday. Stacy often joined Johnny at our DJ Reunion luncheons. She was a gracious and charming lady. I wish I could have known her better. If you would like to send condolences to Johnny, his email address is below: johnnyshannon01@gmail.com. Liz

BRUCE HATHAWAY [legendary KTSA-550 DJ] (San Antonio, TX) Subject: To The Family. Dear Maudie and Family. I just received the news of the death of Jerry (Mueller). I am so sorry. Please know my Love and Prayers are with you! If there is anything I can do, please let me know! As always, Your friend BRUCE HATHAWAY

T.J. CALLAHAN [ex KILT FM] (Houston-Sugar Land, TX) Subject: Jerry Mueller. Please send my condolences to Maudie and the Mueller family. Everyone loved Jerry! a bunch of old kilters had posted on his Facebook for his birthday as well and no one knew. I guess his son or Maude didn't know of or remember his account. the golf course is a fitting resting spot for jerry! happy new year, Teej Sent from my iPad=

M.L. BASS [Mary Lynn] (Houston, TX) Happy New Year, M.L. Bass; M.L. Bass & Associates; Marketing Strategies & Script to Screen Productions; Houston (www.linkedin.com/in/mlbass) M.L.’s Motto: “Making the impossible...POSSIBLE and having fun doing it!”

JOE FORD [ex KLDE FM, KNUZ-1230 DJ] (Houston-Shenandoah, TX) Jim, Merry Christmas to you and Lacy and best wishes for a great 2013. Joe

TRIVIA ANSWER: In 1969, Rock group Iron Butterfly is supposed to appear at the Woodstock Festival but an airport delay strands them and causes the group to miss the gig. They demand helicopters to get them to the concert on time but officials deny the long haired Hippy Rockers any help. Iron Butterfly could not make it through the 100 miles of traffic-choked highway from New York City to Upstate New York in time. This misfortune costs Iron Butterfly a fortune in royalties.

DUKE GILLELAND (Belton, TX) Subject: Merry Christmas & Happy New Year! Jim, Just a personal email to you and yours to send Holiday tidings! Hope this finds you and yours doing fine. Thanks for the weekly memories. Duke Gilleland; Belton Texas

TONY BRIDGE [Texas Radio Hall Of Fame inductee] (Fort Worth-Benbrook, TX) Happy New Year! Tony B.

BOB GRANT [Robert Hanger] (San Angelo-Abilene, TX) Subject: Greetings! My wish for you & Lacy: a very Happy New Year! BOB & Sonny Lee.

MARTIN LUTHER (November 10, 1483 - February 18, 1546) Glory to God in highest heaven, Who unto man His Son hath given; While angels sing with tender mirth, A glad new year to all the earth.

Jim Rose and Lacy

Houston, Texas - Laus Deo