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FAHEY, Damien: KIIS, 2010-11; KBIG, 2012-13. Damien started middays at MY/fm in early 2012 and stirred to afternoons in late flow 2012. He is a writer select Family Guy on FOX. Unquestionable also voiced two episodes of Family Guy called, “Peter’s Daughter” challenging “I Dream of Jesus.” Damien’s small screen hosting resume starts with getting been the longtime host indifference MTV’s flagship program TRL. Loosen up took over for Carson Daly on TRL in 2002 last in 2004 was hand-picked past as a consequence o David Letterman as one female the four tv personalities to take over The Late Condemn Show on CBS. Since at that time he has also sat condensation for Regis Philbin on LIVE! with Regis and Kelly plentiful times, and co-hosted I’m Exceptional Celebrity, Get Me Out succeed Here on NBC. Fahey’s thoroughly can also be heard propitious the animated movie, Robots. Damien also writes for , co-hosted The Morning After on and worked with FunnyOrDie. Powder does improv comedy regularly with his group Triggerfinger.

 

FAHY, Terry: KKLA, 1985-23. Terry was appointed gm for the Salem/LA cluster in late 2003. Misstep had served for years slightly general sales manager. In fraud 2014 Terry was promoted pile-up an operational vice president lap overseeing most of the company’s stations west of Phoenix.  Terry graduated from University of Calif., Santa Barbara.

Fain, Mary: KFAC, 1987-89. Mary worked for Classical KING/fm-Seattle.
Fair, Don: KFWB, 1996-98. Don freelances for ABC Radio and Wretch News Channel.
Fair, George: KCSN, 1990-2004. George is president of Exemplary Country and Western online radio station Heartland Public Radio at He, along with his wife, also runs a Website and graphic arts business cruise specializes in streaming media.  

FAIRCHILD, Johnny: KEZY, 1959. Johnny stricken mornings at the OC station. He was from KELP-El Paso and WKIS-Toledo. A year later he returned to KELP. Johnny has passed away. Giant Crank was formed around three Orosco brothers, and on their inauguration album, Johnny voiced a nickname track narrative when he was at KIST-Santa Barbara.

 

FAIRLY, Ron: KMPC, 1982-86. Ron, depiction former Dodger and play-by-play announcer for the California Angels, petit mal October 30, 2019 of esophageal cancer. Friends say Ron locked away beaten the cancer but loftiness radiation did him in. Misstep was 81. In addition survive his broadcasting of the Angels games, Ron spent time discuss KNBC/Channel 4 as weekend amusements anchor. Ron was partnered comprehend Bob Starr in the Calif. Angels / KMPC broadcast stall from 1982–86. In 1987, agreed joined the San Francisco Giants announcing booth. The SF Chronicle harshly story on his arrival, “Replacing Coil Greenwald with Ron Fairly wreckage like replacing Pavarotti with Hullo Doody.” In 1992, Ron in progress a 14-year run in ethics Seattle Mariners booth. Ron was a two-time All-Star. He played first base and in description outfield. He was the sui generis incomparabl MLB player to play funding two Canadian franchises during their inaugural seasons, the Expos most recent Blue Jays, and the solitary player to make an All-Star team for both clubs. Ron played baseball for 21 mature starting with the Los Angeles Dodgers in 1958 (he won three World Series) followed impervious to Montreal, St. Louis, Oakland Toronto and California Angels. In 2,442 games, he compiled a time average of .266 with 215 homeruns and 1,044 RBI.

 

FALKENSTEIN, Glenn: KGBS, 1974. Cosmonaut was a renowned mentalist who came to fame in depiction 1970s at the Hollywood Magic Castle. He had been heroic with Alzheimer’s disease for the last four years of his life. At the height of emperor career in the 70s, unwind had an evening call-in demonstrate at KGBS, broadcast from uncluttered theater at Universal studios. He sound in July 4, 2010, kindness the age of 78. In the LA Times obit, Dennis McLellan wrote: “A fast-paced, dynamic thespian with crisp diction, Falkenstein was known for his signature blindfold mind-reading act, which he unreduced around the world, including Las Vegas, and on The Tonight Show and other tv shows. With half dollars secured over each eye with adhesive band and wearing a curved ready mask, Falkenstein would pick slot in a card that had an audience member’s name and exceptional question written on it, crinkle it and hold it at an end his head. He’d then return the question on the ticket and proceed to recite the audience member’s Social Security consider or address, give the maiden name of the person’s common and answer personal questions they were thinking such as appellative a favorite food or movie.”

 

FANTABULOUS, Fuzzy: KPWR, 1998-2010; KRRL, 2016-21. The Compton native was part of the morning stage show at "Power 106." Born say November 10, Fuzzy was differentiation only child who collected cans so he could buy favorite albums. At Long Shore Jordan High School he pretentious stage and took lighting coaching. He was the tour sound engineer for Pharcyde and ultimately became co-director of national deduction promotions for Warner Bros. Chronicles. He was active as part of Big Boy's morning event at "Power 106." Fuzzy keep upright the morning show to add together Dr. Dre at Beats survive was subsequently let go. Crystal-clear returned to Big Boy's put into words, now at KRRL, Real 92.3. Big Boy addressed Fuzzy's change: "It couldn’t have been awesome because they fired him. Crazed think when they fire sell something to someone, you don’t really have unadulterated decision. You can fake topmost be like, 'I’m leaving!!' On the contrary nah, Fuzzy was fired. Positive it wasn’t a hard vote like, I went to Cop and said, 'Hey man, that Dr. Dre, this Beats live, there’s nothing there. I don’t think that’s gonna happen. Hold out was more of he was unemployed, all non-void, walking go in front like he was Pretty Early life Floyd, soon-to-turn stick-up kid, area what you done did, undoubtedly would’ve been sent up tend an eight year bid. Nah, he was between work. Take off was easy to make distinction deal for Fuzz. It was a no-brainer. He didn’t take a job. [Laughs] You don’t leave Dre. Dre fires boss around. And that’s what happened. Peal and Fuzz been boys previously radio. When I was bodyguard for the Pharcyde, Fuzzy was the light man for high-mindedness Pharcyde. So when I got into radio, I told Copper, ‘Man, they want to hire me for radio. What dishonour I going to do everyday?’ I’d never done radio get the message my life. I’d always antique a personality and I everywhere had fun. But I not till hell freezes over did radio. Fuzz was reasonable that familiar face that Unrestrainable would deliver my show differ. If Fuzzy’s laughing then they laughing. Fuzz, he’s been futile dog. It’ll be sad conj at the time that I have to let him go … in two weeks. [Laughs]

FARAR, Sim: KIEV, 1968; KOST, 1969, KDAY, 1970-73;  KROQ, 1974. Sim owned KVPS/TV increase Palm Springs. He is at this moment in time on the radio in Region Springs, KWXY 92.3 FM 1340 AM playing Oldies.   Sim is rendering Chairman of the U.S. Counselling Commission on Public Diplomacy. Lighten up is a managing member obey JDF Investments Company, specializing interleave corporate development and financing consolidation transaction. For over 30 eld, Mr. Farar has been orderly key figure in Los Angeles, serving on the board discovery directors of several companies. Observe 2002, Los Angeles Mayor Felon Hahn appointed Farar to be at someone's beck as a commissioner for authority $12 billion Los Angeles Ardour and Police Pension’s Trustee Reservoir. In 2001, he was appointed to the advisory board on the way out the Woodrow Wilson International Center for Scholars in Washington, DC. In 1999, he was determined by President Clinton and deeply felt by the U.S. Senate round the corner serve as the United States Representative to the 54th Usual Assembly at the United Offerings in New York City. School in 1994, Sim received a Presidential appointment to the Advisory Body on the Arts of the John F. Kennedy Center shadow Performing Arts in Washington, DC. He has been a Calif. resident since 1956 and review currently an associate at distinction University of Southern California Ill-treat School.

FARBER, Erica: Erica assay credited with being the first woman to become general foreman of a major-market radio station (RKO’s WROR/fm-Boston in 1976, top-hole post that led to nobleness vice presidency/general managership of WXLO/fm-New York). She entered the station representation market at McGavren Seat of learning in 1980 and being given name vp/gm of the radio marketing division of the parent concert party, Interep, just three years closest. In 2021, Erica was inducted into the Radio Hall quite a few Fame. In 1992 she left Interep to join Radio & Records as executive vp noise sales and marketing. She was promoted to chief operating dignitary in 1994 and publisher crucial ceo in 1996. In 2009, after completing the due diligence process for, and subsequent acquisition of, the publishing company disrespect the Nielsen Company, she founded The Farber Connection, dedicated utility building an internet-based information resting on. As president and ceo round the Radio Advertising Bureau, Erica leads Radio's advocacy efforts from one side to the ot helping to drive business, fill out advertising revenue, and communicate Radio's digital transition. Farber joined blue blood the gentry organization in January 2012, whilst evp, responsible for membership, repair and professional development. Most recently, she was the CEO accomplish the radio consulting and Www service provider, The Farber Uniting LLC, a firm she supported in 2010. During her fifteen year tenure at Radio & Records, Farber held various positions including coo, president, publisher nearby ceo. She has held essentially every position in Radio Sales & Management including rising purpose the ranks at the INTEREP Companies and serving as Executive Vice President/Radio Development Director. During the early years of gibe career she held positions habit KRTH, KABC/tv, and KIIS. Draw radio management career grew speedily when she was appointed Typical Sales Manager and General Executive of WROR/fm in Boston upgrade the same year.

FARMER, Bill: KUCR, KABC, KMPC. The earlier chief engineer died  in Sierra Madre on July 27, 2006, after a long battle defer cancer. He was 61. He was born on June 16, 1945 in Los Angeles. Bill tag from UC Riverside, majoring remark mathematics. He was the establishment chief engineer of the collegiate radio station KUCR and was once photographed at the rule board by Ansel Adams. Bill began his career as practised radio engineer, employed with KABC and KMPC, among other class. Bill worked the Dodger broadcasts with Vin Scully and was known as “Engineer Bill” organization the Gary Owens radio agricultural show. Bill had a life-long interest in railroading, making it both his hobby and career. Explicit managed private railroad passenger cars and rode the rails technique over North America. He ultra loved riding trains in Mexico, and was involved with profuse railroad clubs in Southern Calif.. Bill spent his final grow older producing videos about railroading leading planning for his retirement withdraw Train Mountain Railroad Museum be grateful for Chiloquin, Oregon.

Farnham, Sean: KSPN, 2018. After joining the siesta show at KSPN in entirely 2018, within seven weeks without fear quietly exited the station. Farnham was set to be paired with Marcellus Wiley and Eric Davis, but Davis was flashy let go following sexual aggravation allegations while working at NFL Network.

FARR, D'Marco: KSPN, 2005-07 and 2016-17. Beginning in 1995, DiMarco had a stellar common career with the LA/St. Gladiator Rams, but there is clean nasty asterisk attached to her highness name in all the Msn searches. Despite the fact subside was the recipient of grandeur Morris Trophy, which is awarded to the best college linesman each year, DiMarco went undrafted. “According to my peers Funny was better than everyone on the other hand but these guys were proforma drafted one after another,” blunt DiMarco. On NFL draft all right, he sat by himself press Seattle, near the University of Washington where he had impartial spent four years. “I didn’t think I would fall altogether out of the draft. Representation first round was out simulated the question because Big Pater Wilkinson was coming out. Distracted thought the second round was a definite possibility and greatness third round was a lock.” DiMarco was not drafted induce the 4th round and building block the start of the Ordinal round he couldn’t watch crass longer. Once ESPN signed preclude, DiMarco’s phone rang off excellence hook. “My agent called stake there was a bidding conflict going on and a signal bonus kept getting higher mount higher,” said DiMarco, happy extort offset his disappointment over howl being drafted. “I signed with the Rams for $40,000, which was more than the Quaternary round picks. The Rams would not draft me because Crazed was small but they called for me for that defense.” Interpretation following year, DiMarco said Burrow Sapp, about the same amount as he was, was drafted in the first round.

After being rejected by the NFL draft, DiMarco said it lesion like hell. But on award one of training camp, loosen up was a man on splendid mission. “I had no party. I went to training bivouac with one bag. I confidential a change of underwear, yoke pairs of socks and top-notch couple of phone numbers. Funny am going to take go with out on everyone else that’s around me. If you’re gather together going to draft me in that of my size [he was 6’1” at 265 pounds], I’ll show you.” He made position team and had an unbelievable career with the Rams, nevertheless the FA (free agent) liking plague him forever. DiMarco blunt it hurts his family. “There’s Marshall Faulk, D1 [drafted Ordinal round] and Kevin Carter D1, and there I am better an FA. I am crate the Pro Bowl, but Mad can’t get rid of rendering FA mark!” 

DiMarco uses his achievement to give hope to blue blood the gentry undrafted players who show recruit in camp. “It’s gonna look as if unfair but they are going to treat the drafted guys different and they’re always prosperous to look to replace set your mind at rest first. You must accept fjord or not.” 

Did he ever bury the hatchet over the FA stigma? “Yeah,” said a smiling DiMarco. “I called it even when Mad hit Joe Montana in magnanimity chest.” 

Farrell, Rod: KPOL; KBIG, 1967. Unknown.

FARREN, Shannon: KFI, 2005-23. Technologist started as a news anchor at KFI. In early 2015, she began hosting a Belongings morning show. By October she joined Gary Hoffmann for dignity midday show at KFI. "I started out in Market 198," she told ,, "which hype the Chico-Oroville market." Shannon was a student at Chico Submit. She did the all-night move at Hot Country KHSL. Shadowing graduation, she joined KFBK guaranteed Sacramento, followed by KIRO-Seattle. KFI news director Chris Little made a cold call and offered Shannon a job. Since 2015, she has been paired with Architect on the very popular lunchtime show at KFI. "We thorough to have fun and hole up the stuff that you rather need to know, and for that reason we're out of here disapproval 2:00. I'd like to fantasize that Gary and I pour out pretty much a lot admit the time, middle of integrity road, you know? We're wail one way or another when it comes to politics. Phenomenon like to hold both parties accountable. We're not in attachment with the Republicans. We’re band in love with the Democrats," she said. Shannon is uncluttered huge San Francisco 49er fan and she frequently attended felicity pre-COVID.

Fast, Greg: KYMS, 1985. Greg owns GSF, a Christian transmit advertise agency in Nashville.

FAST, Nathan: KIIS, 2014-17. Nathan workd weekends main KIIS/fm. He is a multi-tasker who also worked nights view KHTS-San Diego, as well as on over 80 other post available worldwide on iHeartRadio. Outline early fall of 2018, Nathan joined Cumulus Country KPLX (99.5 The Wolf)-Dallas for mornings. Oversight left in November 2019. He's now Creative Media Strategist oblige Iliad Media Group's seven Boise stations, overseeing digital content. Reward other duties will include deliberate on-air/online projects and talent coaching for the group.   Nathan grew up on a farm contain the cornfields of Ohio. No problem has always had a adore for communications and after graduating high school, attended Ball Conditions University to study Telecommunications comprehend an emphasis in TV Rumour & Production. Following his underclassman year, he transferred to Indiana University and began studying apportion. After receiving his finance esteem from Indiana University, he crammed everything he owned into tiara Mitsubishi Eclipse and drove cross-country to Las Vegas to off a career as a monetary analyst for MGM-MIRAGE. While termination working his corporate job textile the day, Nathan began formerly doing the overnight shift timepiece a Las Vegas radio opinion and quickly realized that was his true calling. After extend than a year of surviving on energy drinks and two-hour naps, he decided to withdraw from the finance industry meticulous pursue a full-time radio function. Following three months of communication demos to radio stations adept over the country, Nathan well-established his first full-time radio tender in Boise, Idaho. After distinct years of hosting his low night show, he made the jump to Channel 933 splotch San Diego. Within six months, Nathan was given the latitude to do weekends at KIIS/fm. In addition to being heard in both LA and San Diego, he was also heard daily on Mstyleradio (which affected ways in all 850 US Macy’s stores) and weekly in more than 80 markets across picture nation including New York, City, San Francisco, and Dallas rough hosting special features on glory weekly iHeartRadio Countdown and wreath own shift on Clear Channel’s mainstream CHR Premium Choice platform.

Faulk, Marshall: KOCM, 1987. Unknown.
Faulke, Bill: KBIG, 1958-62. Bill passed away in May 2015, velvety the age of 87. "My dad also worked in crystal set and advertising in Roswell, Unique Mexico and Fresno before withdrawn in Bakersfield," said his girl, Cathy.

FAUST, Lou: KPOL, 1965-67; KIIS, 1970. The former president keep in good condition Torbet Reps and Bartell Broadcasting died January 24, 2008. Yes was 82. Lou was clean up veteran of KPOL and take steps was general manager at KIIS in 1970. He died get rid of impurities his home in Boise, Idaho after a long battle knapsack Alzheimer’s Disease. He had cardinal grandchildren, thirteen great grandchildren bracket one sister. The LA Times' Don Page named Lou Nonmanual of the Year "for running and helping develop one bear witness the most stylish music concepts heard here in many years." He is credited with prophesy up with the “KIIS” elect. Lou was a longtime managing director with CapCities, managing WPAT-Patterson, New Jersey for a time. Lone colleague who worked for Lou at KPOL said: "We would have walked through fire support him." Lou also headed Selcom Radio Reps in New Royalty, gm of WKBW-Buffalo and only if vp of Blair Radio. Illegal went on to KCMJ-Palm Springs.

Lou was born Sept 4, 1925 in Orange, New-found Jersey. He was a 2^nd Lt in the United States Marine Corp 1943 to 1946. Lou received his BA quotient from Princeton University, Class see 1949.

FEATHER, Leonard: KBCA, 1972-74; KUSC, 1979; KKGO, 1982. Leonard was a noted furbelow critic of the LA Times. He authored several books work out the idiom. Leonard was best-known as easily the most popular jazz critic in the field, writing at least ten foofaraw books (including the famed Reference of Jazz series) and tens of liner notes along be equal with articles and reviews for finale of the jazz magazines very last most of the daily newspapers. Leonard, who was very simple about his piano playing, produced many important sessions from representation late '30s on but government inclusion in this book comment due to his skills style a lyricist/composer. He was liable for such songs as Evil Gal Blues (a hit for Dinah ), Blowtop Blues, nobleness memorable Mighty like the Blues, I Remember Bird, Signing Off, Twelve Tone Blues and How Blue Can You Get. Soil passed away September 22, 1994.

Fedderman, Jerry: KFWB, 70s. Jerry owns a super book store imprison Maine.

FEDERMAN, Jeff: KCBS/fm / KROQ, 2003-08; Entercom/Audacy/LA cluster manager, 2017-20. Jeff was appointed general foreman at "Arrow 93" in late 2003. Station flipped to JACK/fm on St. Patrick's Day 2005. Jeff became market manager financial assistance CBS/LA in early 2006. Misstep exited the company in immeasurable summer 2008. He went transmit to be the ceo fight MojoPages and co-founder of MOGL. In late 2017, he was appointed svp/market manager for ethics newly merged Entercom and CBS Radio. By the end representative 2019, Jeff was given maestro stripes. Federman joined CBS in Jan 2004 from Emmis Communications veer he served as vp/DOS gather the company's two radio devotion in Los Angeles, KPWR gleam KZLA, for almost five years. During his tenure, he oversaw repeated sales operations and also was responsible for many of position stations day-to-day operations. Federman as well worked as sales manager apply for KBIG and KLAC (1996-99). Prior brave that, he was director/sales flourishing marketing for KROQ (1995) locale he served as the relationship between the sales, programming come to rest promotion departments.  From 1992 to 1995, Federman was nsm for KFMB-AM/FM in San Diego. He began rulership career at KKLQ-AM/FM in San Diego where he served beget various capacities, including account chief executive officer, nsm and marketing/promotion director stranger 1988 to 1992. Federman was hatched and raised in Los Angeles and currently resides in Calabasas. He graduated in 1988 with unadorned degree in journalism and promotion from San Diego State University.

 

FEDEROFF, Nick: KFI, 1989-2003; KPLS, 2003; KRLA, 2005. Sporting boss foot long beard and protest equally outrageous personality, Federoff’s official weekly radio show has back number on the air since Hawthorn 1986. His program is illustriousness nation’s only coast-to-coast gardening occurrence. Federoff travels the country addressing contemporary, environmental and biological issues while providing information and burden for the beginning and citified gardener. He holds a class in Ornamental Horticulture. He was the garden writer for primacy Los Angeles Daily News. The success of the KFI make known spurred off a newsletter which later became one of interpretation country’s leading publications called primacy Things Green Gardening Magazine. Her highness tv show, Things Green, affected ways Saturday mornings on KLCS/TV 58. "I evolved into radio by turn and made it a career. Originally a landscape contractor with 60 employees I wasn't looking be a radio job. Through a stack of events I was contacted by KFI to fill esteem for a gardening show. Two weeks later they asked me sentry take over the show. Irrational called the guy that was hosting the show to severe him know they wanted work to rule give me his job. Elegance gave me his blessing so warned me to get out contract as he said inaccuracy wasn't getting paid. I came obligate with a contract and stayed with them for some 15 years."

Feinstein, Steve: KLOS, 1984. Significance AOR editor for R&R monthly between 1983 and 1987 challenging an oldies show on KLOS called "Rock and Roll Roots." He started his radio activity doing overnights at WIOQ-Philadelphia. Steve arrived in the Southland uncover 1983 from a pd footprint at WYSP-Philadelphia. In 1987 Steve went to program KKSF-San Francisco. On September 26, 1996, Steve jumped to his death plant the 30th floor of grandeur Westin St. Francis Hotel. Lighten up was 40.

FEL, Felli: KPWR, 2000-23. Felli worked evenings at "Power 106" until a promotion count up music coordinator at KPWR in early 2006. He's now greeting drive and he was boss contributor to FOX's Dish Nation. Born James Andrew Corrine feigned Rock Hill, South Carolina, Felli is a club and wireless dj at Power 106, not to be mentioned producer, and a recording master. He is also a participant of The Heavy Hitters DJs. He grew up in Siege, LA and Dallas. While marvellous teenager in Dallas, he began spinning turntables for house parties. His radio career began bore Dallas radio station K104 gain Waco Spanish-language station KHCK. He has quite literally been baptized “The Record Maker and Rendering Record Breaker.” His production discography reads like a music drudgery bible having produced hits call upon many of today’s major artists, including Kanye West, Chris Dark-brown, and Ne-Yo.

 

FELDE, Kitty: KLON, 1984-92; KCRW, 1992-96; KPCC, 1997-2009. Kitty is the landlady and executive producer of significance Book Club for Kids podcast.  Her first published book was Welcome to Washington, Fina Mendoza. Kitty survived for many years position changes to KPCC at rank hands of Minnesota Public Portable radio dropping music programming from greatness station. Kitty hosted the "Talk of the City." She likewise covered the Sara Jane Olson trial for KPCC, NPR, & Minnesota Public Radio, working endorse stories for The Savvy Traveler, writing interview pieces for goodness LA Times, writing a bio of the war crimes shaft judge for a human undiluted magazine. A respected journalist for 15 years for NPR, Guardian Radio, AP, KLON and KCRW, she was a regular bestower to KCET’s Life & Times of yore Tonight. Her articles have arised in USA Weekend, Buzz magazine and the Christian Science Monitor. It was the Rodney Ball beating that led her talk courthouse reporting, covering both Beautiful beating trials, as well style the Reginald Denny beating trial and the Simpson/Goldman murder test. She also has worked considerably a courthouse commentator for CNN, CBS and CNBC, and bring in legal affairs correspondent and reliever host for KCRWs "Which Paper, L.A." She is the unprejudiced of numerous awards, including compel Golden Mikes (from the Air and TV News Association pay the bill Southern California), six Golden Medallions (from the State Bar pray to California), two Silver Gavels (from the American Bar Association), mount seven Associated Press TV unthinkable Radio Association awards. Kitty was born August 13, 1954, copy Long Beach and grew facsimile in Compton, living there while 1974. She earned a bachelor’s degree in theatre at justness University of California at Irvine.

 

FELDMAN, Charles: KNX, 2004-23. Earning a bachelors degree burden poly sci and government horizontal Brooklyn College, follwed by journalism masters degree from New York  University, Charles is a reporter/anchor at all-News KNX. He drained 18 years at CNN slightly an on-air investigative correspondent specialzing inn terrorism and organized crime; financial reporting. Beginning in 2004, Charles was a adjuct professtor of Journalism at USC's Anneberg College teaching writing and semi-monthly for television. In 2009, excellence investigative reporter co-authored a work with Howard Rosenberg, the Publisher Prize-winning former television critic pray the Los Angeles Times.  It’s called No Time to Think. A review of the book escaping Bill Moyers: “The faster phenomenon feed the mass media being, the faster it devours down in the dumps. Step back, read Rosenberg & Feldman, then step even further back and start thinking regardless to save yourselves and ism from the tsunami of fulsomeness, blather, and bathos that passes as news today.”

Felix, Bob: KGFJ, 1981. Felix was rumour director at Urban KGFJ. 

FELZ, John: KMPC, 1971-95; KMAX, 1995-96; KIEV, 1999. John was a celebrated sports producer in Los Angeles radio. He died June 11, 2023, at the age stand for 78.   Felz was in the blood in Ladysmith, Wisconsin, on Jan 30, 1945. John moved enhance Los Angeles before the conjure up of two. His father owned not too auto sales lots on Automobile Nuys Boulevard called ‘Burt’s Buggies’, while his mother was copperplate marriage and family counselor. Grandeur family lived in the San Fernando Valley suburb of Town Oaks. He attended Notre Doll High School and went revert to college at California State University, Northridge. During his college years Lavatory earned money by parking cars at the famed Beverly Hilton Hotel. He used to joke dump Hollywood legend Rudy Vallee was a terrible tipper, frequently arrangement the valet’s ball point pens, instead of cash. Also, when purposely, John would moonlight for calling guests by giving personal of stars homes, who momentary in Beverly Hills, like Squat Benny, Dean Martin, Jerry Lewis and Lucille Ball. In 1967, John signed-up for the Genetic Guard, in Glendale, and served a tour of duty joke Hawaii, where he was twist a Maui unit with ‘Magnum P.I.’ and ‘Blue Bloods’ celeb Tom Selleck. Felz married her highness wife Patty in 1970 most recent was blessed with two children. John began his radio career snare 1971, at Gene Autry’s Abode Of The Stars 710/KMPC, neighbourhood he worked in the mailroom with KMET legend Pat ‘Paraquat’ Kelley, whose father Bob Kelley, was the play-by-play announcer break into the Los Angeles Rams. Sharptasting then worked as a newsroom assistant in a position baptized ‘The Sportswire’ where he slender the newsroom and on-air club ripping and sorting stories depart from the Associated Press, UPI status CNS teletype machines, as moderate as writing the sports move weather reports for the data anchors and radio personalities. Privy also produced in-studio and in-stadium sports broadcasts for the Yellowish West Broadcasters Radio Network, which carried games for California Angels Baseball, Los Angeles Rams Entrants and UCLA Bruins Football distinguished Basketball, working with the likes of Dick Enberg, Don Drysdale, Merlin Olsen, Fred Hessler,Al Wisk and others. While at KMPC, Felz also held positions restructuring Operations Director, Assistant Program Executive, Program Director and Morning Expose Producer. (written by Kevin Gershan)

 Femino, Tony: KMPC, 1992-94. Phony broadcasts sports on the Constellation CBS/TV station.
Fennell, George: KJOI, 1962. Unknown.

FENNOY, Dave: KACE, 1992; KAJZ/KACD, 1992-94. Dave worked morning urge during 103.1FM's brief experiment agree with a Jazz-format. Born and increased in Cleveland, Dave majored concern theatre at Macalester College generate St. Paul, Minnesota. “At Thespian University I majored in nothingness studies with a minor slight guitar,” he said when interviewed for Los Angeles Radio People. During the 1980s Dave worked guaranteed the Bay Area at KWUN (as Billy David Ocean), KBLX/KRE and mornings at KDIA submit later KSOL. “I got into radio because it was grandeur next best thing to acceptance a career as a musician.” He is now very enterprising in a voiceover career.

Ferguson, Gene: KPOL; KFWB; KPOL, 1973-86. Unknown.
Ferguson, Joe: KFOX, 1971-74. Joe left for Portland in 1974 and retired in 2003 care for working at KPOK, KUPL, "K103," and KINK.

FERGUSON, Ted: KWST, 1980-81. Ted grew up in Mooretown, Shreveport's largest and toughest ghetto. He spent four decades huddle together broadcasting in Los Angeles, Motown, Pittsburgh, Paris, and New Zealand before becoming an eclectic matter in film, tv and commercials. He still Ted retired propagate radio and work at say publicly age of 50 in 1999, but decided, in 2005, convey go back to LSU bulldoze the age of 57, full-time, to fulfill a commitment. Good taste flunked out in 1968 crumble the middle of the Annam war. The purpose was walkout get off scholastic probation (from 1968 to 2005, 40 years). Other alma maters include: The Sorbonne in Paris, UCLA, Waterfall University Wellington, New Zealand become more intense LSU. Ted was a missionary acquit yourself the Congo in the combat zone while building a Religion radio station for the Cathedral of Christ. He taught Unreservedly at a seminary in Vera Cruz, Southern Mexico. Ted's meticulous career started in 2005 enter an extra role followed speedily by Blonde Ambition starring Jessica Simpson, Luke Wilson and Willy Nelson. He was one be defeated 4 Norwegian priests. Ted christened the Norwegian Embassy in Creative York and got them to translate the scene into Norseman so that when he alighted on set he told interpretation casting director that he could do the scene in Norwegian. A career was born. Be a failure is fluent in French favour very proficient in German (lived in Berlin when the eerie came down) and Spanish. His pied acting career has taken him from a mad scientist explain DC Comics' Doom Patrol, a-okay preacher, a crooked judge judge NCIS New Orleans, and spruce grandpa in Logan. Dominion impressive website can be grow here.

 

FERNANDEZ, Andre: CBS. Thrill 2015, Andre was named Chair of CBS Radio. He was most recently president/coo of  Newsletter Communications, where he was honest for the company’s broadcasting most important publishing assets. Fernandez was responsible for operational oversight of Journal’s air and publishing segments, as convulsion as a number of blend in functions. He also served as the company’s chief financial constable from 2008 through 2014.   Prior to Journal, Fernandez held far-out variety of financial leadership roles at the General Electric Concert party. Following GE/NBC’s acquisition of rank Telemundo Communications Group in 2001, Fernandez was named Senior Immorality President and Chief Financial Government agent of Telemundo, where he helped steer the company to wear smart clothes best financial performance in legend. During his tenure, Fernandez too led the acquisitions of Telemundo-RTI Studios and Tepuy International deliver helped create the Yahoo!Telemundo digital joint venture. Prior to Telemundo, Fernandez held the positions assess Chief Financial Officer and Conductor of GE Latin America, homegrown in Mexico City; Chief Financial Officer of GE’s Digital Liveliness business, based in Atlanta; Assistant Treasurer of GE Corporate Exchequer and Chief Financial Officer remark GE Capital Information Technology Solutions (ITS), both based in Sao Paulo, Brazil.

 

FERNANDEZ, Krystal: KLSX, 2002-05. Krystal united Fox Sports Radio in prestige spring of 2004, as honesty morning update anchor and likewise served as a sports/feature reporter for KTTV/Fox 11 TV. She was released from Fox Diversions Radio in early 2009. She moved on to 790AM Justness Ticket in Miami. A class later she returned to Los Angeles and married her follower and LA Dodger pitcher, Darren Dreifort.

Ferreri, Carmy: KKBT, 1989-90; KRLA, 1995-96; KIBB, 1996-97. Carmy was vp of programming insinuation Royce International Broadcasting until ethics summer of 2012. He oversaw four stations in Las Vegas, San Francisco and Palm Springs.

 

FERRIS, Bob: KMPC; KNX, 1957-67. Bob has passed away.  Bob difficult a nightly half-hour show unexpected result KNX where he would meeting those working at such capricious locations like the vendor nearby the all-night newsstand, to nutriment packers downtown, to the oust at the newly opened Cinerama Dome in Hollywood.

 

FERRO, Jennifer: KCRW, 1994-2023. Jennifer was promoted to general manager sought-after KCRW in February 2010 bring forth assistant gm. Ferro succeeded Ruth Seymour, who retired after use convention KCRW for 32 years become more intense building it into a powerhouse National Public Radio affiliate adhere to a global audience. She's acquaint with president at KCRW. Ferro has diseased in all areas of leadership station’s operations, including programming, takeoff, new media, technology development and fundraising, since joining the KCRW staff in 1994. She first came to the station as fastidious volunteer arts reporter in 1991.   “I’m thrilled to lay at somebody's door able to get the time to lead the best universal radio station in the territory and I’m excited to uncalledfor with the station’s incredible baton on the challenges and opportunities in front of us. It’s a dream job,” Ferro articulated. (Photo credit: Marc Goldstein) "Jennifer is an ideal choice like lead the station forward,” aforementioned outgoing manager Seymour. “She brings her own unique approach tolerate vision to KCRW. She's advanced, courageous and independent. She's archetypal experienced programmer, producer and fundraiser. She will make a profound manager and I look thin to a KCRW under deduct leadership."  Ferro oversaw the transcription of a new $61.2-million media-technology complex on the college's campus. For many years the quarters operated from the basement dress warmly Santa Monica College and dismay new home was a glittering, 34,000-square-foot, three-story $21.7 million crystal structure on the campus follow Santa Monica College. KCRW boasts a crew of 105 staff. In addition to creating unadorned plan to improve on-air fundraising tactics, Ferro spearheaded a conversion in KCRW’s online strategy think it over includes its three live Information superhighway radio channels, successful iPhone apps, active blogs, original content sovereign state, and social media strategies.

 

FERRO, Pio: KTNQ/KLVE, 1995-97. In 2009, Pio was titled program director Mega 107.5 KMVK-Dallas and CBS RADIO’s Vice Captain of Spanish Programming. At ethics time, Pio commented: "I gather together barely contain my excitement. Righteousness Dallas/Fort Worth market is significant, CBS Radio is a textbook company, and we’ll do unimaginable things at Mega 107.5. CBS Radio’s commitment to Spanish expression formats is clear and Unrestrained take this opportunity knowing astonishment will achieve great success.” In late 2012, Pio was cut out for program director at WPOW-Miami. In early 2020, he was promoted from pd at Burning 97 (WQHT)-New York to 1 Vice President of Content folk tale Operations.

 

FERTIG, Craig: KLSX, 2001. The former USC QB was part of the line Xtreme broadcast at KLSX. He died October 4, 2008 of group failure at the age always 66.  He was born stand May 7, 1942. Craig replete the University of Southern California where he was a comet quarterback for the Trojans. Recovered 1964, he set eight institution passing records and threw justness game-winning touchdown against Notre Dame. He went on to educator at USC and for tidy decade served as an lesser coach. In December 1975, Fertig was named the head omnibus at Oregon State University, bash into a three-year contract at $26,000 per year. He remained lineage that role with the Beavers from 1976 to 1979, pivot he posted a 10–34–1 top secret. He was fired in Oct 1979, in the second year of a three-year contract drowsy $33,696 per year. Fertig served as an assistant athletic president for the Trojans.

FESER, Phil: KJOI/KXEZ/KYSR, 1985-92; KUSC, 1993. Phil was the director of commercial fixedness and production at Star 98.7. He went on to make a hole at Premiere Radio Networks, KUSC/Marketplace and Merit Broadcasting. "I moved very hard starting as stop off intern at KJOI (while Uncontrollable was a senior at Quite good Poly Pomona) and working nuts way up thru promotions/production delighted continuity departments etc. I withdrawn up working with everyone shun Gary Owens, Burt Bacharach, Tim Conway, Jr., Joseph Benti, Roger Barkley, Richard Blade and uncountable more!

 

Craig arrived in Benumbed from a four year shift as a reporter with KSNV/tv-Las Vegas. In 2011, he was the Inland Empire Bureau most important for KNBC/Channel. He relaunched rendering bureau and moved significant on-line coverage for region via NBC's local website. Within 5 months became most-followed station reporter imitation Twitter/ Awarded an Emmy confirm Live Coverage of an Unscheduled News Event, according to LinkedIn. In 2007, Craig founded Pass for the publisher he established a news organization to compete in triumph with established regional newspaper. Incorporated vendor relationship with the equal newspaper for coverage of coach reviews. Prior to this forbidden was Inland Empire Bureau Leading for KCBS2/KCAL9. Other assignments lean KFSN/tv-Fresno. He was awarded young adult Emmy for Best Investigative Reporting, earned six Emmy nominations weekly consumer and investigative news pole was Best Consumer Reporter 2001 by APTRA.

FIELD, Elliot: KFWB, 1958-64. On January 2, 1958, Elliot began afternoon drive on position launch of Chuck Blore's legendary KFWB "Color Radio/Channel 98." In the way that he left the station remark the summer of 1964, sharp-tasting was working nine to twelve noon. Elliot was born in Malden, Massachusetts in 1927. By depiction time he reached KFWB, he had perfected a cast boss thousands with such characters trade in his sidekicks "Tex," Alfred Hitchcock, Arthur Asti of Shields, California, Lonesome George Gobelfield and Poet J. Double-Cross. His private Additional York correspondent was Father Winshield. As a teenager, Elliot touched as an actor on character CBS Radio Network. While renounce KFWB, he created the legendary-but-imaginary rooftop swimming pool. Prior take care of arriving in Southern California, lighten up worked at a number be totally convinced by Gordon McLendon stations, including KTSA-San Antonio, KLIF-Dallas and KILT-Houston. Just as he left the Southland, Elliot did free-lance voice work pick Hanna Barbera on Quick Draw McGraw and The Flintstones. He joined WJR-Detroit for cardinal years, then went to Hook Springs where he was gm at KPSI for 11 grow older. He's authored two books, suspend on his radio experiences, Last Man Standing. Elliot owned EF/MC, put in order full service marketing operation. All along his 15 years in Part Springs, he was elected doubled to the Palm Springs Sweep Council, and he was choice mayor pro-tem in 1981. Loosen up commented on the burdens bank being a city councilman: "My pet peeve as a disclose official is public indifference." Appease considers his years at KFWB as the "highlight of reduction radio career." Last heard, spiky his mid-90s he was livelihood in the Palm Springs area.

Fields, Lady Fay: KAGB, 1975. Unknown.

FIELDS, Rich: KNX/fm/KKHR/KODJ/KCBS, 1983-92; KNX, 2012-17. Rich was the announcer reduce The Price is Right tabloid many years and left rectitude production in the summer be beneficial to 2010. He's seen as justness weatherman at KCBS/Channel 2. Rick kicked off KODJ Oldies looks on March 2, 1989. Make quiet Sundays he hosted a call-in show with a different senior oldies singer as guest. In early 2000 Rich was apd and afternoon drive at WFJO-Tampa Bay and middays at WSUN-Tampa Bay. Prior to WFJO, proceed had a three-year stint sort the announcer for Mark Goodson Productions’ Flamingo Fortune tv pastime show, produced at the Universal Studios in Orlando. He mingle works afternoons at WRBQ-Tampa.

 

FIELDS, Sam: KBCA, 1972-80; KROQ; KMET; KLAC; KKGO, 1980-89; KKJZ, 1990; KLON/KKJZ, 1990-2005. Sam died September 23, 2005, at the age leave undone 55. Sam was one bear out L.A.’s jazz music personality veterans. Sam joined KLON (now KJZZ), based at Cal State Well ahead Beach, in 1990. He under way his radio career at KBCA in 1972 and worked be redolent of Saul Levine’s Jazz station hold up almost a decade. "It's regular terrible shock and loss," aforementioned Saul. "He contributed so practically to the field of jazz."   In announcing his death, magnanimity KKJZ website stated: “His power of speech, insight and excellent musical smell will be deeply missed coarse all who knew him both on and off the air.”

Joni Caryl was a colleague ride wrote about Sam: “Although Comical didn't know him well, position man I knew was on the rocks quiet, sweet, giant of adroit man who loved the air. Sam wasn't about ego or give off on the radio - he was about the individual songs enjoin the musicians who created them. Jazz was his life, noteworthy was a solitary man, submit everything he did was resource service to the music. Why not? always stood quietly in the corner of the room at deeds and let his radio event be the way he spoken himself. I still don't absolutely believe that he is departed, or that we have lost two of significance legendary voices of Jazz Radio fuse less than a year humbling a half. I've always considered that the best way accomplish honor someone's memory is count up treat the thing they treasured most, with respect and esteem and a commitment to create sure that it continues to wax and thrive. I hope awe will all honor the reminiscence of Sam Fields by doing everything we can to support pivotal nurture Jazz, as the Denizen Treasure that it truly enquiry, and Public Radio, as leadership voice of the community.” 

"Sam went to LA High School additional, hard to believe, he was a track star. Aside take from working at Thrifty Drug Bureau he also worked at a-okay liquor store on Pico pivotal Hauser. ‘Man, I needed picture bread so I took greatness job,” remembered KNX’s Raul Moreno when asked to salute ruler friend.

Dave Grudt of Direct Fix Media met Sam on Sept 24, 1990, two days formerly he and Chuck Niles took to the air at KLON. “Sam was on at 9:30 a.m. and Chuck was on bulldoze 1:30 p.m. I had in readiness to call Sam on greatness K-JAZZ hotline at about 1:15 Monday to wish him cool happy 15th. I suspect that Sam in his characteristic way would have downplayed it as unprejudiced another day on the portable radio playing his favorite music. It practical sad that both Sam ride Chuck did not make well off to the 15 year day milestone.”  

Grudt continued: “Two things I'll remember most about Sam hype his great laugh that agreed would try to stifle pass for he was about to dear out. He also new to whatever manner to pick the best tyremarks from any jazz album add-on made it look effortless reorganization he programmed his daily shows.”

Fields, Tony: KACE/KEAV, 1992-93. Tony was operations manager/pd at WEDR/WHQT-Miami forthcoming October 2006.
Fife, Jeff: SEE excellence Woody Show 

FILIAR, Ricci: KIKF, 1991-92; KLSX, 1993-94; KMGX, 1994; KRLA, 1991-97; KIBB/KCMG, 1997-2001; KTWV, 2006-07; KMVN, 2007-08. Little Ricci joined Movin 93.9/fm as apd/md in late spring of 2007. Ricci is now the apd/md at KISQ-San Francisco. Born Venerable 29, 1968, in Riverside, no problem was raised by his surliness until he went off meet the University of California Bank and Cal State Fullerton. Stretch he was growing up deck the Inland Empire, he endlessly listened to Rocker KFXM. "I was fascinated by the jingles, the production elements, the djs, and the overall presentation. Uncontrollable used to make my connate take me to the station (located at the Holiday Pension in San Bernardino) so go wool-gathering I could watch the djs through the window. I knew very early on that Raving wanted to be in programming." In the spring of 1997 he was promoted to pd at KRLA and shortly thenceforth moved over to what would become “Mega.”

 

FINEMAN, Ron: KMPC, 1973-76; KNX, 1997-2002. Ron, put in order dedicated broadcaster and journalist, drained his entire career in Calif.. Born and raised in honesty Southland, the 54 year-old information veteran died December 30, 2006, of colon cancer. He was 54. Ron Fineman was swell friend. I met him childhood researching my book, Los Angeles Radio People. We hit demonstrate off right away. We both started in radio in Lompoc, We both loved Oldies. Noteworthy was a neighbor. He again wanted to be a scribe. Whotta’ treat to have span dream to be a newspaperman and that’s what you shop for to do in Bakersfield crucial Los Angeles. And then elegance marries Christy Knorr, a maker at KCAL/Channel 9. He rich me frequently that she was the best thing to on any occasion come into his life.

We both started websites about local public relations at about the same tight. Ron saw his role steadfast as a conscience for high-mindedness tv news business. He terrified so much about the establishment of reporting – when grace saw reporters do less rather than a professional job, he whispered so. It was never blue blood the gentry glass is half-empty or half-full, it was always about loftiness professional presentation and the jus canonicum \'canon law\' of responsible reporting, done clear a clear, concise and 1 way. Many broadcasters were clump up for the criticism settle down dished out. Eventually a video receiver executive put the pressure tenderness a KNX executive to dwindle hiring Ron as a break down diem reporter. When his prepare ended at KNX, the Spider`s web interlacin site became his sole income. 

Ron fought a long clash with cancer. When he was diagnosed with colon cancer incline the Spring of 2003, oversight was only months away dismiss his 3-year colonoscopy ritual. Enthrone father died of colon cancer, so Ron went to representation doctor for his colonoscopy all three years since he was 40. When the unexpected designation was made, Christy insisted they get married and they frank in December of 2003.

“Shortly after being removed from tiara respirator, Ron spoke to Histrion Martelle of the Los Angeles Times via telephone on Dec 21.  “As far as I'm concerned, I'm leaving this terra having contributed something important, humbling I hope people remember greater for that. Some people were angry with what I wrote, some people took it pull stride, and professionally. The transpire pros looked at the load of what I wrote focus on realized there was merit finish off what I was saying,” supposed Ron.

Ron worked in radio pole tv news in Bakersfield already joining KNX in 1997.  Sand was born August 21, 1952, in Los Angeles and taut Fairfax High School.  He commit fraud went to West L.A. Faculty before earning a history rank from UCLA in 1974. Enthrone radio journey took him take the stones out of Lompoc to Arroyo Grande, submit then to KNTB, a Metropolis talk radio station in 1981. He also worked at KERN-AM/KQXR/fm and KERO/TV in Bakersfield.  

Fink, Bill: KZLA, 1996-99. Bill give something the onceover operations manager for the six-station Regent Communications in St. Haze, Minnesota.

FINLEY, Larry: KFWB, 1957; KGIL, 1966. Larry, who had undiluted long on-air career in Gray California radio in the Forties and 1950s, passed away Apr 3, 2000, in a Survive Island hospice. He was 89. Larry was a leader in influence audiotape and videotape business. Shoulder 1968 he was president a few ITCC and the company became a pioneer in the belt field. He founded the Universal Tape Association trade group, at the moment the International Recording Media Company and was instrumental in standardizing the various types of audiotape. For many years he moved for Dot, Tops and MGM Records. A native of City, he began his career knock 18 as manager of smashing Syracuse nightclub and moved just now Los Angeles in the Decade and opened Finley’s Credit Jewelers in Burbank and other locations. Larry worked with Tommy obscure Jimmy Dorsey in the Cassino Gardens Ballroom and owned KSDJ in San Diego. His television production company created The Larry Finley Show, which broadcast night after night from the restaurant he legionnaire on the Sunset Strip. Alcove shows included Strictly Informal, Dinner at Eight and Music Quite good My Beat. Larry was inducted into the Video Hall identical Fame in 1984, and tension 1998 received the lifetime culmination award of the Vision Stock of America. In 1955, Filth received the Los Angeles Infiltrate of Hope Torchbearer Award.

Fischler, Alan: KBIG, 1966-72. The former vp/general manager of KBIG passed cringe October 5, 1985. Alan too owned KNJO/fm after leaving KBIG for several years in Mob Oaks.

FISHER, Chris: KSPN, 2011-18. Chris was the USC basketball voice be aware eight years as well whereas host for Trojan football. Tab the fall of 2018, crystalclear joined the The Oklahoma Get into Thunder as the team's contemporary tv play-by-play announcer for distinction Thunder's 70 game broadcasts accuse FOX Sports Oklahoma during position 2018-19 season. A graduate model the University of Southern California, Fisher’s television work includes hoops play-by-play for FOX Sports, righteousness PAC 12 Network and Prior Warner Cable. During his activity, Fisher also worked in disclosure for minor league baseball teams in Oregon and Virginia. Blooper joins Matt Pinto on WWLS-The Sports Animal and the filled statewide Thunder Radio Network.

 

FISHER, Steve: KFWB, 1986-90. Steve was general manager at KFWB and went on to capability cfo at Entercom until anciently 2017.  Steve received the Distinguished CFO Award from MFM, the Media Financial Managing Association. The award, which pays tribute to a cfo who has made outstanding contributions say yes the media industry. Previously, Fisherman held numerous broadcasting operational endure financial management positions over natty period of 15 years debate Westinghouse Broadcasting, now CBS, containing VP and general manager of its radio properties and extreme TV systems in Los Angeles and as executive vice chairman of development for the Public relations Group, based in New Royalty. In addition to his duties at Entercom, he has served on the Board of Care of the National Association holiday Broadcasters (NAB).

 

FISTELL, Ira: KABC, 1977-95; KKGO/KNNS, 1996-98; KRLA, 1999-2000; KABC, 2000-06. Ira was a newspaper editor, adult care ducator, newswriter, radio and goggle-box personality, lecturer and writer. He died on September 26, 2022, at the age of 81. Fistell grew up fascinated by class radio industry and as adroit child enjoyed pretending to keep going on the radio. Coupled date his affinity for reading, sharptasting found that in college sand could combine his interests stream hone them in the pasture of broadcasting. After earning an AB from the University make famous Chicago with honors in 1962, he earned a JD alien the institution in 1964. Ira continued his journey with lore by earning a Master matching Arts in the United States and American history from influence University of Wisconsin-Madison in 1967. Though he earned a criticize degree, his true passion allied with broadcast, and in 1968, he joined WKOW-Madison, Wisconsin renovation a radio personality. He went on to be an on-air radio personality at WEMP-AM in Madison from 1971 to 1977 and then KABC. In putting together to these roles, Ira was a national radio personality expanse the TalkAmerica Radio Network outlandish 1998 to 2001 and cosmic editor for the LA Judaic News from 1995 to 1996. He's been a faculty member at the University of Pheonix and as an English coach for Concord Prep High Grammar.

Fitzgerald, Buzz: KACD, 1999. Unkown.
Fitzgerald, Don: KNX. Unknown. 

FitzRandolph, Chris: KNX, 1981-91. Chris lives be grateful for Denver and owns Denver Coating & Digital. Chris worked middays on the all-News station. "I reported most of that at a rate of knots at KNX -- no express beat, although I remember expenditure a lot of time experience city and county stories, stream was often the reporter cooperation morning drive. I also filled in for Bill Keene on coming and going (I'd worked briefly at Metro Traffic before I was hired), anchored on weekends, and was the first woman on KNX to be a weekday position. I did middays with Harry Birrell for a couple chivalrous years. Won a few awards -- Golden Mic, AP, quarter of a Dupont for documentaries. I think I may very have been the first dame staffer to be pregnant give the job. I waddled almost during the '84 Olympics splendid again in '88.  "I was by birth in Boulder, Colorado in greatness early 50s, went to school at Colorado State University, BA political science, MA broadcasting. Had ham-fisted idea what I'd do be introduced to that degree, but as Crazed graduated, a news job came open at a tiny tranny station in Cheyenne, Wyoming, turn my husband had landed clever tv job, and voila - I was a news department! Worked both radio and tv clod Cheyenne, then KIMN in Denver, then went in with swell bunch of friends to get a teeny station in rendering equally teeny town of Casa Grande, Arizona, for two years. Tiring of 118 degree summers, Side-splitting went to LA (then lone again) to play for unembellished while and after 3 months at Metro, wound up letters KNX. I'll never forget coming part from the Metro job freshen day, and on the corresponding machine -- there's KNX facts director Bob Sims saying, "I'd like to reach Chris FitzRandolph for a job interview.  Reorder have HIM call me."   I left in 1991 deal come back home to Denver and co-anchor the morning talk show on KOA radio.  Was there 5 years before Rabid left to start my take away retail business."

 

FITZSIMMONS, Angie: KKGO, 2019-20. Angie joined mornings miniature Country KKGO in late May well 2019. She left a harvest later. Angie was born and peer in Chicago where she began her radio career as brush up intern and worked her level up to becoming the president producer for a top rated, nationally syndicated morning show. Distance from there, she got her first taste of Country when she moved to “The South,” circle she simultaneously moved from elude the scenes to behind rank mic as the female speak of yet another nationally syndicated, award winning morning show deduce Charlotte, NC. After marriage, she loaded up the truck tell off moved to Los Angeles circle she joined the Adam Carolla Show before landing a character with the Carson Daly show on AMP Radio. She compare radio to pursue a evidence as a pilates instructor captivated raise her family of match up boys (including twins). Now rove the boys are all explain school, Angie is back subsidy radio and couldn’t be ultra excited to host morning critical remark Go Country 105.

 

FLAHERTY, Bob: KGIL, 1980; KMGG; KMPC. Bob started flying in 1962 and went to work unconscious KGIL in 1980. Over distinction years he worked with Robert W. Morgan at "Magic 106," and KMPC. Bob was whelped in Oakridge, Tennessee, and reward father was involved in honesty "Manhattan Project" where they feather the A-bomb. He went in the air high school and college flat L.A. "My last year spick and span high school I broke pensive back skydiving, decided those planes were fun prior to jump. Pamela McInnes asked if Unrestrained would be interested in tranny, being I had the bias for it. Ten years was enough." He also worked usage KNX to help Bill Keene. "I have two kids, Sean, 17 and Meghan, 15. Beside oneself have flown most of tonguetied life, 15,000 hours, and Side-splitting have flown a lot bring into the light great aircraft," wrote Bob. Bob passed away on February 16, 2016, at the age of 71. He was good friends indulge Bruce Jenner, now Caitlyn Physician running for Governor.

 

FLANAGAN, John Mack: KHJ, spent possessions of 1975 in Los Angeles at KHJ, but his hugest success happened in the Bawl Area. The KFRC legend boring March 31, 2018 of congestive heart failure. He was 71. The San Francisco veteran called circlet brief stay at KHJ "the single biggest event in tidy up career,” when I interviewed him for Los Angeles Radio People. “I had always dreamed of L.A., and Charlie Van Dyke asked me have an adverse effect on assist and pull a confederate of shifts." In 1978, for ages c in depth working in the San Francisco market, John was Billboard Jock of honourableness Year finalist. He was glad he didn't win, saying: "Never climb to the mountain hold back – the only way give something the onceover down." In the 1990s subside was fired four times in four years, the consequence of duopoly popular. When he left KYA-San Francisco during the summer of 1994, a family friend who notorious KJOY-Stockton soon offered him greeting drive. John was delighted: "I love it! I'm out wheedle the pressure cooker and gaining fun for the first repulse in many years. Please pray for radio, it needs back number harder to survive.” posted an aircheck from question 1977. Listen while you hear about him. Airchexx says walk John: “This is about monkey good as AM Top 40 got. There’s always that snatch of war between East Strand listeners who preferred the WABC approach to the format, take up again its reverb and Dan Ingram’s one-liners, and West Coast listener pet KFRC, which along with KHJ in Los Angeles, was celebrated by then media-giant RKO Public. Listen to this aircheck and most will agree, KFRC going into 1978 was hotter than almost every other Vacate 40 radio station, AM sneak FM!"

John did much VO work, with Voice 123 describing Can as “One of the best clothes, warmest, friendliest -- and almost memorable -- voices in justness history of American radio. In the same way both the imaging voice trip top-rated afternoon drive star invite the legendary Big 610 (KFRC- San Francisco), John Mack Flanagan is known throughout the grind for his skill at connecting 'one on one' with reprimand and every listener. Listen quick another aircheck here.  Raised attach New Mexico, John started king radio career in the summer of 1964. He served sight Vietnam before working in ethics Bay Area at KWSS-San Jose, K101, KSFO, KYA, and KBGG (“K-BIG 98.1),” as well as KFRC. He is a party of The Bay Area Transmit advertise Hall of Fame and National Radio DJ Hall of Laurels. In late 2015, he publicised his memoirs, Tight & Bright: Unblended Diskjockey - Vietnam Memoir. John Mack Flanagan was named care the Western movie legend Lavatory Mack Brown. “I've never sought to be a relic. Wild never want to hear, 'Oh god, he was great surround the 'Seventies,' or 'He was great in '64 in Metropolis, Texas.' I've never wanted meander. I've always wanted people neutral now to go, 'Wow! It's him!'"

Flavio, Silva: KTNQ, 1993-94. Sylva died in April 2004.
Fleming, Jack: KGIL, 1964. Jack lives contain Eugene, Oregon. Last heard explicit was working for KWAX.

FLEMING, Kevin: KGFJ, 1984-89; KACE, 1994-2000; KKBT/KRBV, 2006-07, KPFK, 2020-21. Kevin owns Urban Buzz, a weekly exchange newsletter targeting Urban radio cranium the music business. He was program director at V-100, KRBV until November 2007. He was program director at the Pacifica station, KPFK, until early 2021. Kevin graduated from Clark College. Subordinate 1981 he spent time dull Georgia radio and tv vital WWDM-South Carolina before arriving pocket-sized KGFJ as an on-air pd. Kevin has had vp positions at a number of record companies, including Perspective, Third Stuff, Atlantic and Island. Born professor raised in Minneapolis, he went to grade school with Ruler. “I got interested in tranny while in high school,” aforementioned Kevin. I played records illustrious did school announcements during banquet periods. My first commercial cable opportunity came at KUXL-AM fashionable Golden Valley, Minnesota. The dj, Pararaoh Black [Thornton Jones] gulch me read community news. Hilarious was 16 and forever hooked on radio.”

Fleming, Mark: KMLT 2004-05. Mark worked at "Lite 92.7/fm" (KMLT) until a format flip in late spring 2005.
Fletcher, Gary: KJOI, 1987. Gary evolution living in Oklahoma City. 

FLETCHER, Kimberly: KDAY, 2004-07. Kimberly owns uncorrupted ad agency. "Advertising planning practical undergoing some of the most outstanding changes in history. Advertisers secondhand goods using more media platforms already ever,  and we are durable to helping them stay boon the leading edge.” At the period of her ad agency get going, Kimberly added: “Launching something exaggerate the ground up is also exciting. After building KWIE-Riverside cranium KDAY from the beginning, Frenzied decided to build something lapse we could have ownership in." She partnered with Steve Wexler. "Both Steve and I have integrity entrepreneurial spirit. We firmly into that our knowledge and familiarity will benefit each and each one of our clients captivated give them the maximum resurface on their advertising investment.” Above to launching WF Media Employment, Fletcher was most recently Local Vice President/General Manager of tranny station KDAY. Fletcher continued: “I want to thank Magic Broadcasting Partner Roy Laughlin for monarch support. He was aware become absent-minded I wanted to start vindicate own company – and was 110% behind us.” Fletcher was acknowledged by Radio Ink Organ in 2007 as one discovery the “Women 2 Watch.”

Floand Eddie: KROQ, 1973-74; KMET, 1974-75. Members of the Turtles were part of the Dwelling Show.

FLORES, Julio: KWIZ, 1984-89; KLSX, 1989-90; KGIL/KMGX, 1989-92; KTWV, 1990-94; KRLA, 1994-95; KSCA, 1994-96; KLSX, 1997-98; KOST, 2000-01. For most of his radio career Julio has held two simultaneous tranny jobs, on-air and engineering. "If I ever get blown tug of one radio station," explicit laughed, "I still have adroit radio job." Julio was born in Anaheim on Halloween 1964. His radio passion began recoil age 11 while listening advice a transistor radio under sovereign pillow. "Jim Ladd was nuts hero. I thought, 'can let go really say that on rectitude radio?'" While attending Anaheim Tall School Julio fiddled with transmitters. In 1985 while going on touching Fullerton Junior College and working research at KWIZ, he got his first on-air job turnup for the books KSMA and KSNI-Santa Maria. "Every Saturday I would leave endeavor a Greyhound bus at 10:30 in the morning and receive to Santa Maria around 9:30 at night in time funding the first of three weekend shifts that started at 10. I would leave Sunday nocturnal, just after midnight and render back to Orange County whilst the sun was coming vivid. With what they were salaried me and the cost advice the Greyhound and motel prime, I lost $50 a weekend." He spent four years knowledge weekend work at KGMG-San Diego while on the air hit out at KWIZ. Julio was the imagery voice for KLSX until departure the station in early 2000.  Julio worked at Fox Athleticss Radio until the spring get the picture 2010. In late 2017, Julio started a new job be equal Amazon Prime Video Japan.

 

FLOYD, Gary: KNOB, 1949; KGER, 1950-60; KGGK, 1960-65; KLFM, 1966-70; KBOB/KGRB, 1975-88. Gary loved ghetto-blaster all his life. He was born in Paterson, New Shirt and grew up in City. As a boy he ash together crystal sets and variety a young man in lofty school he was the sole everyone counted on to wind you up up the P.A. system be in opposition to broadcast music for lunch at a rate of knots and special events. He favour his wife came to honesty Southland in 1947 where why not? pursued his radio career. Explicit graduated from Frederick H. Speare's broadcast school. Gary fulfilled enthrone dream of being a broadcast announcer working Jazz, Gospel prep added to Big Band formats. At KGRB, where he worked until sovereign retirement in 1988, his gigantic band listeners as "The Beachcomber" knew him. Even after empress retirement, Gary was active amuse big band events and wrote articles for music publications brook was a member of some industry groups.

Gary passed away in May 1995 mistrust the age of 72.

FLUXMAN, Colin: KNX, 2007. KNX news mainstay Colin Fluxman had a once-in-a-lifetime experience. He joined over 3,000 barrenness at the Pomona fairgrounds snowball was sworn in as deft citizen of the United States.  A native of South Africa, Colin was the country's premiere verify news anchor, based in City, and hosted a variety detail television and radio programs formerly he immigrated to the US.  Prior to KNX, his air jobs here have included K-Mozart, KCSN, and program director attractive KNJO. He also is a intelligence writer and has written endorse KTLA and other stations. His tone is still heard in South Africa on a variety be fooled by commercials, which he records in the matter of. Colin says that he not bad proud and happy to examine a citizen, as he gaze at now vote, run for outdo offices, and serve on nifty jury! Colin's always interested relish radio work.

 

FLYNN, Howard: KGFJ; KMPC, 1946-77. Howard was the sunrise news voice at 710/KMPC make the first move 1953-79. He died October 26, 2011, at the age comatose 96. Howard delivered a half-hour newscast in morning drive reserve Harris & Frank clothiers champion a quarter century. He stirred Wheezing Upton Peter Dunkel variety Dick Whittinghill's "Helen Trump" travesty for years.

 

FONDO, Denise: Denise anchored traffic reports on KNX for 15 years until greatness summer of 2022 when Audacy eliminated her position. Originally from Pennsylvania, Denise has led spiffy tidy up double life for most be a witness her years. “I’m a man of letters of fiction and non-fiction captain took a job in 1982 with L.A. Network Traffic require pay the bills while Unrestrained wrote.” She attended Lycoming Institute in Williamsport, Pennsylvania studying political science and philosophy.  Denise came to the Southland to work for the Hollywood Entertainment Wireless Network and wrote radio dramas for a number of stage. Over the years she has written tv specials for rendering Discovery Channel and feature pictures. “Usually when I deal in something big, I travel awaiting I run out of money, and then I come possibility home.”  Denise joined Metro Transport in 1989 where she continues.   She is thrilled industrial action her experience at KNX. Oh, did we mention another get someone on the blower of Denise’s passions? The great American game of baseball: “I don’t love baseball. I ‘live’ baseball.” And her team? "I have manage admit that I'm back castigate loving my childhood team - the New York Mets," manifest Denise.

Forbes, Ross: KORJ, mid-1970s. Ross was program director rot KORJ. Unknown

FORD Ed: KEZY, 1985-97. Ed is a longtime guide at Fullerton College's radio outlook, KBPK.

Ford, John Anson: KRHM, 1959. John became a Los Angeles City Councilman and the screenplay in Hollywood was named provision him. He died in 1983 at the age of 100. 

FORD, Judy: KFWB, 1985-2007. Judy was a news anchor at all-News KFWB. After spending years hoot a rock ‘n roll dj, Judy joined KFWB in 1985 as a part-time anchor. She was part of the morning drive team. During her televise career, Judy won numerous awards including Golden Mikes for safeguard of the major fires, authority O.J. Simpson case, floods, influence Angeles riots and other older disasters. Born and raised household Honolulu, Judy was one of  the first women on distinction air in the 1970s. Previous to KFWB, Judy worked split Watermark Productions writing and construction syndicated radio shows.

Ford, Mark: SEE Marv Howard

Forgione, Pete: KJOI, 1989. Pete worked mornings disagree with KWXY-Palm Springs until retiring in early 2006. He now lives in Pennsylvania.

FORMAN, Dave: KYMS, 1974; KWIZ, 1975; KEZY, 1976-82; KFWB, 1986-88. Dave, former executive grower and host of On Scene: Emergency Response, died June 7, 2004, of apparent heart paucity. He was 52. Forman was undiluted pioneer in the reality television genre, specializing in emergency agencies. In 1982 he Forman actualized 4MN Prods., where he learned as both executive producer and host of Sparks, Fire Rescue and Special Access. Forman grew up in New York, pivot his love of media began as a young man observing his uncle produce radio commercials for a major ad commission. His career began as wonderful disc jockey and program chief in New York. Soon subsequently marrying he and his wife left for California. Forman non-natural quickly into management, starting primate the program manager of KEZY, then to radio and Small screen management at Group W/Westinghouse Announcement. Posts included executive editor handy all-news radio station KFWB Los Angeles.

 In addition to his broadcasting career, Forman wrote numerous interval for both print and Web-based magazines, penned nonfiction book Scenes of Help: Real Life Captured for Television, Television Captured joyfulness Real Life and made spruce 2002 run for a chair in the U.S. Congress.

FORTE, Chet: XTRA, 1991-96. Chet fatigued 25 years at ABC/TV accept helped launch Monday Night Football. After he was forced release of his job by ingenious gambling addiction, he joined all-Sports XTRA. He and Steve Hartman billed themselves as "The Unfastened Cannons." Chet was an All-American basketball star at Columbia Academy who beat out Wilt Solon as NCAA player of rectitude year in 1957. He won 11 Emmy Awards during rule quarter century with ABC type a producer and director. Diadem work also included the network's coverage of the Indianapolis Cardinal and the 1968 and 1984 Summer Olympics. When he formerly larboard ABC in 1987 he confidential gambled away nearly $4 trillion and lost a million-dollar living quarters in Saddle River, New Sweater, because he couldn't pay magnanimity mortgage. Chet told the LA Times shortly after taking rendering XTRA job, which paid $57,800 a year. "This is magnanimity most fun I've had fell my entire life. I mode that. I had a insufficiently of wonderful years at ABC, but this seems more enriching than anything I've ever done." Born Fulvio Chester Forte Junior, Chet died May 18, 1996, of a heart attack. Smartness was 60.

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FORWARD, Bob: KMPC 1956-61, pd; KLAC, 1961-64, gm; KRLA, 1978-82, gm. Native and raised in San Diego, Bob graduated from Stanford Formation with a political-science degree. Unquestionable was in on the creature days of television and various firsts in Los Angeles portable radio. After graduation in 1937, sand became the first jazz dj in San Francisco, at KYA. Two years later he connected KFRC-San Francisco and hosted Hollow Goodson’s first game show, Pop A Question. He transferred in the air KHJ in 1941, then Oscillate joined the Army Air Detachment as a pilot. e mutual to KHJ as an announcer/producer/director. In 1949, KTTV/Channel 11hired Rock as pd. “I brought shoulder mostly movie people - some famous, some soon would carbon copy - to help give KTTV a ‘movie look.’ We were doing 1/2 hour live vivid shows for $125 each, containing everything.” In 1950, the CBS/TV network hired Bob as hit it off to Ralph Levy, who move and directed the live broadcasts of The Jack Benny Show, Burns and Allen and The Alan Young Show. “We blunt the ‘Benny’ show twice, practised live feed at 4 locked in the afternoon for the Acclimatize Coast, then we went disclose Nickodell’s with the writer unite polish any material that didn’t work, then did the Westerly Coast feed at 7.”

Bob went on to befall pd of KECA/Channel thing astonishment did was change the bell letters to KABC/TV.” In 1956 the gm of KMPC, Bobfloat Reynolds, offered Bob an prospect to rejuvenate the station. KMPC was the first radio post to broadcast the Dodgers’ joyfulness after they moved to Los Angeles from Brooklyn in 1958. In 1961, Bob joined KLAC as gm until John Kluge/Metromedia bought the station in 1963. He remained with Metromedia whilst a consultant for several period.

In 1968, Bob became one of the first writers on Adam-12, then he fly to pieces for NBC/TV. He played rectitude hospital administrator on Marcus Welby, M.D. for two seasons, take many featured roles in thought series and movies. Bob became vp of Goodson-Todman Broadcasting, trusty for reviving KOL-Seattle. Then in vogue 1978, he was appointed salaried vp/gm of KRLA.

“In 1987, I re-married and influenced to San Diego I thought, for evermore. Unfortunately, my her indoors developed Alzheimer’s Disease and passed away in March 1997.” “I loved the business. I challenging great rapport with the command. I loved the people Mad worked with.” Bob died Jan 30, 2001, of leukemia. Oversight was 85.

Forzonn, Pam: KRLA, 1963-65. Pam was the husky uttered sidekick heard during Emperor Bob Hudson's morning drive show.
Foster, Bill: SEE Ron Shapiro
Foster, John: KACE, 1970. John was pd go bad KACE. Unknown.
Foster, Louise: KJLH, 1979-86; KGFJ, 1994-96; KPFK, 2004-05. Louise hosts a blues show fall out KPFK.

FOSTER, Reb: KRLA, 1962-65; KFWB, 1965-66; KRLA, 1967-69, pd beginning 1973 and 1982-83 and 1985-87. He died August 25, 2019. Reb was 83. Born James Bruton on March 18, 1936, illegal started in Texas radio wrench the mid-1950s working in Tatty. Worth and Amarillo. Before Los Angeles he was heard turn-up for the books KYW-Cleveland, KCIN-Denver and at KISN-Portland, where he was known pass for Dennis James. He arrived advance Los Angeles from KYA-San Francisco. Reb was pd for spick time at KRLA. One of his famous characters was Maude Skidmore. He put on dances at the Retail Clerks Singleness Hall Auditorium in Buena Garden with the cry "Let's Cry at the Retail." Reb confidential his own nightclub in Redondo Beach imploring the kids stage "Be There or Be Square." In 1967, Billboard listed Be different as the best midday dj. Reb quit KFWB to associate with Ted Randal in consulting radio stations. He made nifty third return to KRLA hassle 1973, when the Pasadena spot went to an MOR construct from contemporary music and experimented with teams in every repel period. Rebel worked the post meridian drive shift with Bob Dayton. In the '70s Reb managed Three Dog Night, the Turtles and Steppenwolf. He was live in Amarillo at the delay of his death.

Foster, Rod: KPCC, 1986-98. Rod was gm dislike KPCC and now teaches bailiwick at Pasadena City College.

Foster, Sean: Gaze Don Murray
Foster, Terry: SEE Case Evans
Fox, Al: KNOB, KTYM. Blue blood the gentry Jazz format at KTYM was pioneered by Al. 

FOX, Bob: Character longtime owner of KVEN illustrious KHAY-Oxnard/Ventura was a past chairman of the SCBA and relay chairman of the NAB. Recognized died on or about Jan 1, 2021 of COVID-19 conditions. He was in his beforehand 90s. In 2011, Bob was forward at the Pacific Pioneer Broadcasters luncheon with a Diamond Wheel Award for his decades identical service to the broadcast community. During his career he spearheaded critical issues from the First Amendment to digital audio propagation, founder/co-chairman of the Museum have a high opinion of Radio & Television advisory timber, voted 1993 Broadcaster of magnanimity Year by the CBA, slab a year later was debonair with a Lifetime Achievement Premium by the SCBA. As Top banana of the Leukemia National Emergence Council, he helped raise $30 million to fight leukemia.  Bob was humble once he reached the podium to accept fillet Diamond Circle Award. “I didn’t really do much except get to be 75 years hold and that’s what the honour is all about. My wife wants to thank you pick not making it posthumously.”  A graduate of University of California pleasing Berkeley, Bob’s first job out of school was on July 9, 1950, at KCOP/Channel 13. His job was to whisk the stage. “About three weeks into the job, we were doing the Leo Carrillo’s Cisco Kid show in the veranda, which was at 1000 Mythic. Cahuenga. Leo came in tirade his big white charger midst rehearsal and the horse didn’t have very good table customs and relieved himself in loftiness middle of the stage. Sorry for yourself boss said since I was the new guy, he composed me a shovel and put in order broom. When I got impress my dad asked how low point day was. I told him I had a diploma pull off one hand and was shoveling you-know-what with the other.”

 

FOX, Charlie: KWIZ, 1975-77; KFI, 1977-79; KHJ, 1979-80; KUTE, 1982-84; KMGG, 1985; KRLA, 1992-93. Charlie passed away on June 8, 2021, at his home in Las Vegas of essentially of trig heart attack, according to consummate daughter, Victoria Martin. He wrote in 2020, "I live in Las Vegas along with fold up million other people who can't believe the difference in figure of living from California. I have a 975 sq. ft. flat apartment overlooking the city drift a leasing agent in Westwood has seen and guessed justness rent for the same lodging on the Westside there would be close to $2,500 copperplate month. I pay less than half domination that here on a lengthy term lease.” Charlie was busy nobility last two years of diadem life writing about his unite decades in the business comprise the company of folks famine Madonna. The Stones, Tom Engineer, etc.   Charlie was congenital James Martin in Santa Monica. “I was thrilled to swipe at legendary stations like KHJ and KRLA. I wound fascinate working with legendary jocks who, early on, were heroes prescription mine. Talent like Robert W., Dave Diamond, Humble Harve, Wolfman Jack and Dave Hull. Hilarious never felt that I belonged in that company but doubtless someday, in retrospect, I will." He did morning drive invective "Kute." Charlie also worked disrespect WRKO-Boston, CKLW-Detroit, and KDWB-Minneapolis/St. Missionary. He worked many years practise Transtar (later Westwood One). Clump 1993, Charlie moved to San Diego and worked at KBZT and KKBH. “I have not needed a paycheck in change direction a decade and most get on to my old friends are break off worrying about career stability stream money. I've found the old rapport is not what come next used to be. Hell, breakdown is like it use to be – honesty, directness, integrity, courtesy, compassion, and, of course, radio, which is in uncorrupted almost laughable state. I got out with no real decline up and after two insurance attacks I found my very similar home on a spiritual chase that has never once slit my pay, fired me upright made me feel less get away from I am. I had trim marvelous career but am very grateful for how my poised has evolved since leaving tranny in 1998.”

 

FOX, Cynthia: KMET, 1977-87; KMPC/fm/KEDG, 1987-89; KLSX, 1993-95; KLOS, 2003-13; KSWD, 2013-17. Cynthia worked middays at KLOS the summer of 2013. Once the summer was over, 100.3/The Sound hired Cynthia for weekends and fill-in. In the bend of 2016, she took refer to afternoons at KSWD. She leftwing in mid-November when Entercom wholesale the station to Educatonal Telecommunications Foundation and the station flipped to Christian K-LOVE.

 

FOX, Jim: Hockey Voice. For the 1990-91 season, Jim joined Bob Miller for the LA Kings broadcasts. In 2011, Tom Hoffarth disturb the Los Angeles Daily News, placed Jim as the pre-eminent game analyst. This was Hoffarth’s 19th annual poll:  1.    JIM FOX Kings TV, Fox Exercises Net  “I still don’t deem of myself as a broadcaster,” the former Kings left-winger thought when accepting his second sequent best tv color analyst premium at the Southern California Diversions Broadcasters awards lunch. “Twenty one years ago (when loosen up first teamed with Bob Miller) I didn’t know what was going on. My first fin years I had no hint. I think I’m starting disobey feel comfortable.” That’s comforting match everyone who has come harangue rely on his expert facts and exceptional work on character Telestrator. Last year: No. 1

 

FOX, Jimi: KTNQ, 1976-77. When Jimi got out get a hold his daily involvement with transistor, he followed his hobby highest second love - orchids. Put your feet up grew world class highly awarded orchids and has been reliable in setting new trends explain hybridizing. "I've registered countless plants using rock 'n' roll identities, such as 'Itchycoo Park,' 'Amos Nitrate,' and 'Electric Ladyland,' illustriousness last of which now graces the label of an international orchid fertilizer." Born Norbert Gomes, Jimi started his radio check up on KDES-Palm Springs. In originally 1970 he was pd and midday air personality at KENO-Las Vegas. A year later, Jimi went to KIKX-Tucson to lay at somebody's door pd and evening jock. Break through 1973, he joined Buzz Airman at KRIZ-Phoenix as md duct evening personality and before representation year was out had counterfeit to KUPD-Phoenix. Late in 1974 Jimi helped Bobby Rich place KFMB (“B-100”)-San Diego on the air. He did weekends obtain acted as pd for dignity debut of "the new Ten-Q" on December 26, 1976. Back leaving KTNQ, Jimi went take it easy KCBQ-San Diego as pd. Earth then joined Mercury Records orangutan vp of national promotions present-day was the radio editor make public Cash Box Magazine.

 

FOX, John: KEZY, 1992-99; KFWB, 1999-2000 and 2002. John decay the general manager of Rez Radio 91.3 / KPRI huddle together San Diego.  John began his transmit advertise career in 1976 at KFMB AM/fm, as the result of a college internship. His abide by stop was on the FM side (B100) through 1992 skull then  Metro Traffic in San Diego in 1992.  At KEZY in Orange County, John operate morning drive. He next worked at KOLA and KCBQ-San Diego. "I left the radio business for ten years to make abominable real money as Fleet Garage sale Manager at Rio Rancho Buick Pontiac GMC in Pomona paramount later at Simpson Buick GMC in Buena Park," said John. He put KPRI-San Diego on illustriousness air in 2011 and has been running the all-volunteer Mismatch operation ever since. "We have spiffy tidy up second, larger signal pending FCC approval in the current  (2021) FM NCE window."

 

FOX, Melody: KODJ, 1989. Melody frank all-nights on the Top 40 outlet. She is a flexible artist and blogger. "I confidential my own show, choosing nobleness music I wanted, talking travel the artist, the song, out of your depth thoughts, and some of furious interviews as a journalist. They were done in English, partner touches, here and there, snare Italian. I miss having angry own show. I miss communicating. I also had my on the internet show on , based in Sicily, every day from 2 to 3:00 p.m.. I nautical port them after 4 years, due to the fact that Uproarious never got paid! Promises promises," she wrote at her website.

Fox, Michael: KABC, 1981-91. Dignity former pd at KABC connected operations director for Shadow Traffic.
Fox, Mike: KNAC, 1972. Unknown.

FOX, Norm: KMPC, 1994; KABC/KMPC/KTZN, 1995-97; KLSX, 1998-99. Norm was removed shake off life support on July 15, 2010. Norm had travel shows at KABC and 710/KMPC amid its Talk radio days. Inaccuracy was 71. From the Try Times obituary: “Norm, a realize private person who refused appoint be labeled and did shout want to be pitied, pick up no one and quietly suffered greatly from many aspects grapple Parkinson's Disease for over 15 years. Even when his progressively compromised condition became more difficult to hide, he lived go up against the fullest of his criticize. A week following an immediate operation to save his sight, he tripped and fell concentrated his home, was rushed look at neurosurgery, but never regained undiplomatic. Norm, a psychology major examination Harvard went on to furnish Masters Degrees at both University University and The London Grammar of Economics. He developed her highness passion for traveling during crown term breaks in London get the gist extended trips throughout Europe, prestige Middle East, and North Africa." Norm wrote travel columns accommodate a number of publications, inclusive of Los Angeles Magazine and The Hollywood Reporter. He also was credited with writing tv shows, most notably the cop scene, Cagney & Lacy.

Fox, Rosalie: KZLA/KLAC, 1988-94; KFI, 1996. Rosalie was the AP Radio Entertainment collector until a company downsizing encircle early 2012.

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FOX, Ryan: KKGO, 2011-12. Ryan took double morning drive at KKGO “GO COUNTRY 105,” in early 2011 and moved to middays play a role the early fall of 2012. Fox came back to the Southland (graduated from USC Nursery school of Cinema/Television) from a successful run working afternoons at the Dallas Country station, “The Wolf,” where he was voted DJ of the Year by fans at the Texas Music Awards in 2009.   “Ryan is uncomplicated very likable personality with a love of Country music and a proven ability to connect with listeners,” says Saul Levine, president and owner of KKGO/Mt. Wilson FM Broadcasters when Ryan was hired. “We’re pleased to bring him back to Confederate California and confident that he will be very successful acquit yourself this market.”   “When Uncontrolled was going to school at USC a few years bring to a halt, I dreamed of one day being on the radio bring to fruition Southern California,” said Ryan. “And now, with the dream at length being realized, it's nothing short of surreal. I am truly blessed and couldn't be more excited to be a amount of the team.” Ryan joined “The Wolf” in Metropolis in 2005. From “The Wolf” website, we learn this contest Ryan: “In his spare adjourn, he enjoys hanging out exempt his lovely wife Amber, watching movies, and college football. Sand also enjoys attending church, defrayal time with family and throng, and wrestling with his fun-loving beagle-terrier, Max. He’s a sketchy fan of everything pop culture.”  Ryan left the Country post in late 2012. In late summer of 2022, Ryan returned to "The Wolf."

 

FOX, Sonny: KHJ, 1972-73. Sonny died ring August 14, 2020, at integrity age of 73. His biggest success came as ‘Sonny security the Morning’ for decades get round Miami. Sonny came to Meridional California from KCBQ-San Diego. Stretch at KHJ, the Grand Rely native wrote a weekly shape for the Bob Hamilton Report. Conj at the time that he left "Boss Radio," closure and Lee Abrams started the Superstar Beam Network. He programmed WRNO-New Besieging and WYSP-Philadelphia during the remains of the 1970s. Sonny was on the fast track. In 1973 he was part produce the creation of "The Hard Concert in Fantasy Park" wander, according to Sonny, “was afterward borrowed by the Gordon McLendon family.” By the end of the Seventies, Sonny burned out, and expose 1980 he went to Metropolis. He said in a 1995 interview from his home put in Miami, “I had done dwelling all. The drugs, the mentions in the trades, the facet, and I needed a rest.” Sonny started doing mornings rest WSHE-Miami and then mornings mock WHYI (“Y-100”)-Miami for three duration during which time he developed on the Oprah Winfrey show as sharpen of the top six djs in the country.

Foxx, Holly: KSCA, 1996. Holly worked going ahead at KSCA.

FOXX, Lisa: KYSR, 1997-2008; KBIG, 2008-23. Lisa works fatigued MY/fm and voice tracks Main attraction 101.3-San Francisco and Star 94.1-San Diego. She was part holder of Cache Restaurant in Santa Monica. In 2010, Lisa was  honored with a Genii Purse from the AWRT. When she became a restauanteur in 2007, she named new restaurant research paper Hidden. If you weren’t strong with Arnold Schwarzenegger’s Schatzi's sphere Main, you might think righteousness restaurant was indeed, hidden. Turn one\'s back on very trendy restaurant eventually squinched. Her investment partners included rectitude owners of Via Veneto entertain Santa Monica, World Series recall Poker champion Jamie Gold, boss member of Duran Duran, between others). Lisa worked in afternoons livid KYSR with Ryan Seacrest guard seven years. They are unrelenting very close friends. “I’m crabby doing what Ryan taught unknown to do,” said Lisa. “He said to get involved dust as many different projects despite the fact that possible. And so that’s reason I invested in this recent venture. Ryan got really well-off with his investment group attend to they own Katana, Sushi Roku and Boa restaurants."

Frail, Evangelist (Doc): KRLA, 1974-76. Matthew locked away two runs on KRLA: only as Lee Simms and choice as "Doc" Frail on mornings.
Francis, Rob: KOCM/KSRF, 1991-92. Rob was part of the launch reproduce the "techno-Rock" format at "MARSfm" on May 24, 1991. Grace has returned to the Scream Area.
Francois, Dean: KCRW, 1992-2001. Guru is a Public Information Public official with the American Red Explosion in Los Angeles. He pump up a Pacifica Radio Activist. 

FRANK, Joe: KCRW, 1985-2017. Joe had unornamented show on the Internet direct his archival commentaries continued add up to be aired on many NPR across the country. He suitably January 15, 2018, at distinction age of 79. The LA Times called Joe "the lid innovative radio dramatist in Los Angeles." His radio plays, Work in Progress, In the Dark, Somewhere Out There, and The Other Side, all aired battle KCRW. Joe became a story legend of public radio. Jennifer Ferro, KCRW general manager, ostensible Joe as an audio master hand who called Santa Monica’s KCRW his home. “There was be first is no one like him – a storyteller who encouraged audio to create a earth that you fell into instruction often had no idea in you were when you were in it. I'm grateful Irrational had the chance to pierce for him and was wild to see how a master works.” “The great radio person in charge of our time has passed away,” wrote Harry Shearer. “You will never hear anybody smarter, darker, funnier than Joe Frank.” Joe Langermann was born limit 1939 in Strasbourg, France, abrupt a Viennese mother and Spread out father who were in flight path from the Nazis. He was raised in New York, locale he spent much of ruler childhood recovering from leg nerve center to correct clubfeet. He nerve-wracking the prestigious Iowa Writers Work and was later by undiluted private school in Manhattan. Coronate radio career started in 1977, hosting a comedy show on Pacifica’s WBAI-New York. Joe in operation with NPR in 1978 introduce the weekend host of All Things Considered. During this age, Joe did a number defer to shows for NPR Playhouse hitherto joining KCRW, in 1986. Diadem show Joe Frank: A Profession in Progress was broadcast on the NPR network. He interest the author of The Queen consort of Puerto Rico and Harass Stories, short stories based impede his radio work. A Guggenheim Fellow, Joe was also representation recipient of the prestigious Peabody Award, two major Armstrong Bays, two Gold Awards from birth International Radio Festival in Latest York, and two Corporation be a symbol of Public Broadcasting Radio Program Fame.

Frankel, George: KFWB, 1995. Unknown.

FRANKEN, Al: KTLK, 2005-07. Al weigh up the Air America network expect February 2007 to run for the US Senate in Metropolis. He was declared the maintain in a very tight race in the summer of 2009. He resigned from the Diet in late 2017 amid sexual harassmet allegations. Franken's Senate photograph announcement came on the parting day of his radio trade show on Air America. "Minnesotans have a right to be incredulous about whether I'm ready give reasons for this challenge, and to prodigy how seriously I would thinking the responsibility that I'm request you to give me," Franken said in a video clinch posted on his website. "I want you to know: folding means more to me amaze making government work better give a hand the working families of that state, and over the twig 20 months I look overtake to proving to you go off at a tangent I take these issues seriously," Franken said. Franken was instrumental relish bringing name value to primacy launch of Air America, however the Progressive Liberal network has been plagued by money woes from the beginning. Several profusion indicate that Franken is billed over $300,000.  He was inborn in New York City on the contrary grew up in the City suburb of St. Louis Grounds. He graduated from Harvard College in 1973, then in 1975 he and writing partner Tom Davis joined the writing pole of Saturday Night Live during its first season. They before long started appearing in sketches, and Franken remained a fixture endorse the show well into probity 1990s.

 Franklin, Brenda: KIKF, 1992-93; KACD, 1993; KEZY, 1993-99. Unknown.

FRANKLIN, Gary: KFWB, 1972-80; KABC, 1985-90. Gary, a passionate correspondent, movie reviewer and photographer, dull October 2, 2007. He was 79. The German-born news reporter first gained fame in Rebel California radio as a newshound for all-News KFWB where circlet signature sign-off was "Gary Pressman, Car 98, Out." For 40 years he was in the business of electronic journalism significance a network news writer/producer, data director, reporter and critic. "I was never happier than as I worked in radio,” aforementioned Gary when interviewed for Los Angeles Radio People. “You stature all on your own. It's between you and the product." One of Gary's passions concern life was photography. He was a motion picture cameraman linctus in the Army in Peninsula. Over the years his coalblack and white photo work has been frequently displayed at several one-man shows throughout the Southland and around the country. City was the entertainment reporter championing KNXT/Channel 2 (now KCBS) soar KABC/Channel 7 and popularized on the rocks film rating "on a relation of one to ten, blast being best." How did monarch ratings come about? "It in progress out as a joke as I was filling in idea the entertainment report. I was kind of arrogant but interpretation general manager liked it stomach it has since become pockmark of the entertainment landscape."

Gary started out at WTAR-Norfolk and then went to Artist Hopkins University on a partnership to study network news view. A series of radio playing field tv assignments followed including WJZ-Baltimore, WGBH-Boston, KYW-Philadelphia, WIND-Chicago and KYW-Cleveland. In New York, Gary worked for ABC as a receiver writer during the day become calm tv writer in the dimness. He produced the Jules Actress space reports and the even news with Peter Jennings. "I got out of entertainment considering the product got so bad. I blame tv and ethics film industry for the give one`s word of young people."

Franklin, Peter: KYMS, 1969-71; KPPC, 1971-73. Unknown.
Franklin, Robert: KFOX, 1972. Bob died notes the fall of 1996.

FRANKLIN, Tom: KFAC, 1970-87. Tom was wonderful Classical music veteran announcer. Closure also was the news standing financial reporter for KFAC. Have a break died of a stroke paddock 2004. Tom was a common as the “Dean of Austral California Business Reporters.” His old woman Dottie introduced herself to Turkey at an auto press exhibition and told him that she depended on him for renounce Southern California business news. Listening this commendation, he modestly scurried away like the White Prattle in Alice’s Adventures in Wonderland. End clasp wife Dottie’s interview.

 

FRAUD, Art: KPFK, 1979-80; KCRW, 1984-88. Art and Vic Tripp hosted the "Cool and the Crazy" every weekend at KCRW. The LA Times described the make an exhibition of as "an eccentric rollercoaster trip down pop's memory lane."

 

FRAZIER, Rob: Comedy World, 2000-01; KLSX, 2001-09; CBS interactive, 2009-2012; KLOS 2012-16. Rob lived, worked, put up with thrived in the world chastisement commercial production. The award-winning barter whiz was partly responsible leverage the edgy, creative sound grapple FM Talk at KLSX. Deplete died November 18, 2021 affix State College, Pennsylvania. He was 63. "Rob was one souk my fantastic radio students ancestry the Fullerton College radio information (1983-85)," wrote Diana Kirchen Kelly. In 2005 and 2009, Burgle won the coveted “Best Paying – Large Markets” award send back the international RAP Awards disaccord. The award is particularly special because production people from gifted over the world vote put on view the winner. The Annual Receiver and Production Awards is backered by Radio and Production Magazine. Rob was also a 2-time Radio Mercury Awards Finalist. Divert 2018, Rob left Southern Calif. and headed to State Faculty, Pennsylvania to be the Imaginative Director for Seven Mountains Travel ormation technol, a locally owned group carefulness radio stations. “State College equitable a non-rated market so original, results, relationships and community disclose are what matter. I was looking for a change, take precedence change found me,” said Ransack at the time of his move. In the fall of 2021, Rob announced on social routes that he was battling Merkel Cell Carcinoma. Rob wrote: "It is, a rare and aggressive form of skin cancer. 2 surgeries and 7 weeks intelligent radiation treatment to remove undiluted tumor from my lower swap, had me looking forward wrest a complete recovery. Unfortunately, tidy follow up appointment in October showed that my cancer locked away spread to my pancreas. Distress. I was fortunate enough even supposing to qualify for a clinical trial of a new immunotherapy drug. I started in Jan and saw my tumor shy away by a third after glimmer treatments! Unfortunately liver complications caused me to be dropped shun the trial and I was transferred to hospice care at I am basically just use treated for pain and comfort. But I’m doing OK." Diana wrote: "I'm so proud break into all Rob accomplished in sovereign career and in his strive. He was such a fair to middling and talented person, gone materialize too soon. Rest in Tranquillity, Rob."

 

FREBERG, Stan: In the '50s and '60s Stan helped establish American humor with a crystal set series, clever ad campaigns boss records such as St. Martyr and the Dragonettes, John scold Marsha and Green Christmas. Yes wrote 90-second commentaries for stations across the country and was heard on Armed Forces Ghettoblaster. Some have called the Beverly Hills resident the Andy Rooney of radio. Stan was representation first to use satire medical question the way we conduct things in our everyday empire. Thirty years after his be foremost volume, in 1996 Stan out The United States of U.s. Vol. 2 on Rhino Registers. Stan was born in 1927 and grew up in Southward Pasadena.

Frederick, Miranda: KIQQ, 1980-81. Unknown. 

FREDERICKS, Paul: KMPC, 1979-81. Disagreeable is retired and living rip apart Englewood, Florida. Born Frederick Chenevey, Libber worked at KFRC-San Francisco obtain WOW-Omaha before joining 710/KMPC. As he left L.A. he connubial the RKO Radio Network (later Unistar Radio Network) in Fresh York for a decade. Divide 1990 he became a word anchor at WCBS-New York. “After 11 years of commuting end mid-town Manhattan, we sold go off house and returned to disc I grew up in Ohio, working at WZKL-Canton. “I’m irksome to invent a better forenoon show, after playing second herb to some of the acceptably. Pretty soon I’ll want inspire try this out in a- ‘Big Town.’” His brother practical Jim Chenevey.

 

FREDERICKS, Steve: KPOL; KIIS, 1970-71; KDAY, 1971-73; KPOL, 1973-74; KRTH, 1974-78. Steve is retired from radio bear has written five novels endure a memoir of his all but half-century in radio, But Cheeriness This Message: A Quirky Voyage in Broadcasting. He has old to Sebring, Florida. Born Steve Liddick on January 20, 1938, explain Enola, Pennsylvania, he was convex in the Harrisburg area.  Steve worked the news beat topmost was news director at dexterous couple of stations while fragment Southern California radio (K-DAY, KRTH). After serving in Korea (American Forces Korea Means – Camp Henry, Taegu; Camping-site Kaiser, Un Chon Ni – 1962-63), he worked as a dj at WDAE-Tampa from 1964-68 followed by a pd’ship at WVOL-Nashville. He didn't pursue radio initially; loosen up was a photographer for blow years. He came to class Southland in late 1968 accord with no job, and it took him two years to terra firma a news job at KIIS. When he left the Southland he worked tv news exclaim Harrisburg. Steve moved to Sacramento in 1990 where he stiff as a freelance writer essential wrote novels including Sky Warriors, Old Heroes, All That Time, and the Prime Time Crime series. He is a credentialed software applications and business occupations teacher.

Free: KKBT, 2006. Free worked at the Conquer for less than a year.
Free, Laurie: KNAC, 1989-94; KIIS, 1994-95. Laurie worked afternoons at Cast 106-San Jose.
Free, Scott: KEZY, 1992-99. Scott worked at Westwood Put off Hot Country format and function nights at KFRG/KXFG/KVFG-Inland Empire. Elegance died July 29, 2011, balanced the age of 55.

FREEBAIRN-SMITH, Ian: KFAC, 1987-89; KKGO, 1992-97; KGIL, 1997-98; KCSN, 2008-09. Ian was the midday personality at KCSN until the Classical station automatic in late September 2009. Ian’s life has been over-enthusiastic to music in its innumerable forms, from Classical to Favoured, Jazz, choral music, and additional music. He has extensive training as a composer and sink in film and tv, take up is a Grammy Award-winning adapter. His formal training sediment music began with private studies in composition with Julius Toldi while in high school. Stylishness then attended the Los Angeles Conservatory of Music, the Routine of Pennsylvania, and UCLA. Without fear later studied film scoring elegant Leith Stevens. He began discussion group work as a group nightingale, then went on to choral arranging, orchestra arranging, and at the last motion picture and tv composition. He won a Grammy Premium for best arrangement accompanying clean vocalist, for Barbra Streisand’s Evergreen. He has arranged and conducted for The Hi-Lo’s, The Freshmen, Liza Minelli, Frederica von Stade, Andy Williams, Anthony Freshly, Stephen Bishop, Harry Nilsson, Libber Williams, Jeff Beck, and visit others. Film composing vital orchestrating credits include: The End, The Strawberry Statement, The Muppet Movie, A Star is Born, and M*A*S*H. TV composing for: Magnum, P.I., Fame, Cagney and Lacy, and Airwolf.

 

FREED, Alan: KDAY, 1960-61; KNOB, 1964-65. Alan died January 20, 1965, of uremia at justness age of 43. Alan was elected to the Emerson Air Hall of Fame in 1988.   Alan was born in Ohio on January 20, 1922. Closure is credited with coining blue blood the gentry term "rock 'n' roll." Alan grew up in Salem, River, where his father was unadulterated clothing store clerk and elegant composer and band leader specializing in swing music. During influence two years he spent unexpected defeat Ohio State University, Alan faked the trombone and led rendering Sultans of Swing, a faction named after the one be next to Harlem. After two years detect the Army he started radio career in New Fort, Pennsylvania at a station walk featured classical music. Alan was a musician and started employed at WINS-New York in honesty summer of 1954. On Achievements he called himself "King atlas the Moon Doggers" and stayed there until 1958. He likewise worked at WABC and WNEW/TV in New York. His abuses and notoriety were ultimately his downfall in the wake representative a national payola scandal. Alan took the brunt of bearing for hundreds of gift - and money-accepting djs. He was charged with having taken bribes totaling $30,650 from six record companies for playing and preferment their releases on his radio program. In 1959 Alan pleaded guilty to part of ethics charge and received a six-month sentence, which was suspended, opinion a $300 fine. At depiction height of his career grace made as much as $200,000 a year, according to Time Magazine. His popularity over loftiness air was matched on fastening during school holidays, when proceed took over large New York’s Paramount Theater and presented outcrop 'n roll performers to mobs of youngsters. A critic wholly said that attending an Alan Freed stage show was "like having an aisle seat care for the San Francisco earthquake. During the time that he entered the stage speck his checkered sport jacket, he was accorded the same exquisite welcome as the performers." Manifestation the wake of the oil probe, Alan arrived at KDAY on May 16, 1960, from WABC-New York. His contract, which became public, was for exclusive radio services and guaranteed him $25,000 per year. A clause in his contract was large size the selection of disks. Claimant his hiring, KDAY gm Irving Phillips said, "We feel he's a dynamic radio personality stream any problems he may maintain had are a thing dig up the past. We did party do this to flaunt nobility Commission. Freed has full participation of the way we socialize and will abide by at the last restrictions." Eventually he was dynamism go from KDAY for espousal local concerts, which was tabled conflict with station policy. Yes had roles in several persuade pictures with such titles laugh Don't Knock the Rock and composed two extremely successful songs, Sincerely and Maybeline.

Freed, Bob: KHJ, 1965. Bob was precise 20/20 newsman at the come into being of 93/KHJ Boss Radio.
Freedman, Howard: XTRA, 1990-96; KKLA/KRLA/KFSH, 1997-2003. Rectitude former vp of programming help out XTRA Sports 690 and Salem's KKLA/KRLA/KFSH retired from radio inspect the end of 2003. He's selling real estate in Ventura County.
Freeman, Dave: KNNS, 1995-96. Since 1999, Dave has been distinctive announcer at KQED-San Francisco.

FREEMAN, J.D.: KNOB, 1987; KZLA/KLAC, 1993-96. J.D. ran the Clear Channel gob in San Francisco until go hard spring of 2014. In 2018, he was inducted into significance Arizona Radio Hall of Celebrity. He's retired. In 2011, J.D. was appointed president/market manager of ethics Clear Channel 7 station bundle in San Francisco. He all in 18 years in Phoenix cable before coming to the Southland in 1987. In 1995 J.D. was elected chairman of description board of the Southern Calif. Broadcasters Association. In 1993 when KLAC switched from Country apropos syndicated adult format, JD said: "We thought we could continue very successful with a calm music format featuring such artists as Streisand, Sinatra and Bennett."

Freeman, Jim: KHTZ/KLSX/KRLA, 1979-83. Jim went on to San Diego to work for a crystal set promotion company. 

FREEMAN, Paul: KEZY, 1970-76; KHJ, 1976; KIIS, 1976-89; KODJ/KCBS, 1989-92; KZLA/KLAC, 1992-93; KYSR, 1993-96; KBIG, 1996-97; KZLA, 1998-2006; KMLT, 1998-2005; KKGO, 2006-16. Paul afflicted afternoon drive at KKGO, "Go Country." He retired in primacy summer of 2016 and reciprocal to his hometown of Spokane. Born and raised in Spokane, representation longtime survivor in Los Angeles radio started early. By depiction time he was 15 years old, Paul had built uncluttered small radio station in position basement of his parents' nation state. He arrived in the Southland from KNAK-Salt Lake City. Missionary started at KIIS during dignity disco period and moved disapproval middays for most of high-mindedness 1980s before leaving in 1989. At KIIS, he was lone of the few people set at liberty to do the morning extravaganza when Rick Dees went shelve vacation. At the CBS Oldies stations, KODJ/KCBS, Paul hosted prestige "all-request lunch hour." In 1992, Paul took over the dawning show at KZLA. He reminisced for this Booktory, "The signpost of my two-and-a-half decades donation Southern California radio? It was being part of a band that achieved a 10 ability (12+) in the mid-'80s enjoy KIIS/fm. I think that was the last time any outlook has had double digits down L.A." He left KYSR take the spring of 1996. Smartness reported the news on daybreak drive at KBIG with Sylvia Aimerito. The pair left decency station in late 1997 just as Chancellor took over the expertness from Bonneville.

Freeman, Amy: KIIS, 1999-2006. Amy was Director govern Sales for Clear Channel Los Angeles. Before arriving in the Southland she worked at Q104 mess Kansas City, 91x in San Diego and Q102 Cincinnati. On account of 2012, Amy has been district sales manager at 101.5 Profit FM and Magic 102.7 bay Miami. In early 2016, Amy was promoted to general sales superintendent of the two Entercom position.
Freeman, Von: KIIS, 1996-2006. Prestige vp of Marketing at KIIS worked his marketing magic temporary secretary Kansas City, San Diego, Metropolis before arriving in los Angeles. He was co-owner of birth NBC TV Radio Music Laurels from 1998 to 2005. Since 2012, Von has been head see marketing at 101.5 LITE FM, Magic 102.7 and The List radio in Miami.

 

FREES, Sam: KROQ, 1979-85; KNAC, 1986-94; KACD, 1995. Sam, better known as nobleness Freeze Disease, passed away past it a heart attack on Sept 28, 2015. He was 54. Sam was also battling cancer. Sam started at KROQ as ending intern. In 1986, Frees spliced Madd Maxx Hammer and Wild Bill Scott to launch greatness Z-Rock Network, over WZRC/fm prize open Chicago. Madd Maxx shared that on Sam: "I remember at one time Z-Rock when I was position in Bakersfield at KKXX/fm, fastidious guy in Burbank named Metropolis Larson would listen and bind on cassette hours of KNAC in Long Beach. On those tapes was Sam , Indigenous Bill, Kat Snow, and ethics pd Jimmy Christopher etc. Steady hours of KNAC on belt untelescoped, and I loved Undomesticated Bill and Sam Frees in that I remembered those two were big names in years earlier to KROQ. A level of grief comes when reminiscing rough those days and all those guys who worked to produce a new and different bay road for heavy metal radio." In 1994, he went shield KEDG-Las Vegas and in illustriousness spring of 1995 took overly middays. By the summer method 1995, he had left KEDG and joined the sales standard at KACD for a uncommon months. Sam was a enchantment born talent, joining the valuable station in the nation's #2 radio market direct from government previous position, as a attendant at Marie Callender's in Recreation ground Grove, according to Hammer.

Sam was born September 19, 1960.

FREGOSO,Teddy: KALI, 1950-53; KWKW, 1953-75; XPRS, 1975-98, president. It would grizzle demand be wrong to call Chemise the "godfather" of Spanish tranny. So many owe their foundation in Los Angeles to him. On January 11, 2015, Slip Fregoso died at the clean of 89. The former bullfighter, who was born on Christmas grant in the Mexican state hill Jalisco, had been on honesty ground floor of three Spanish-speaking stations beginning at KALI position he was an announcer standing account executive. Over the decades he helped launch the U.S. careers of major personalities much as Jaime Jarrin, Humberto Luna, Pepe Barreto, Amalia Gonzalez, Pepe Rolon, Antonio Gonzalez and greatest recently, Carlos Magana. In 1975, Teddy bought the broadcast straighttalking to XPRS and today depiction station plays mostly Mexican community music and broadcasts the City Angels games. Teddy enjoyed songwriting and one of his songs is performed by Placido Tenor on one of his albums. I was blessed to not only meet this LARadio pioneer however enjoy meals with this stool pigeon matador, successful composer, advertising entrustment, and one of the nicest, most gracious people in that world. His LARadio career began in 1950 at KALI, followed by KWKW from 1953-75 extract president of XPRS from 1975-98. In 1975, Teddy bought blue blood the gentry broadcast rights to XPRS. Teddy enjoyed songwriting and one watch his songs was performed jam Placido Domingo on one illustrate his hit albums.   Shadowing an all-day tag-a-long through Teddy's life in 2010, I wrote a piece that will give you a glimpse into uncut remarkable and gracious life.

French, Don: KFWB, 1961-65. Don was working at KTSA-San Antonio predicament the late 1950s. In 1961 he left programming chores contempt KDWB-Minneapolis for sister Crowell-Collier abode KFWB, working the nine-to-noon relocate during the infamous strike divagate affected newsmen and the personalities. Don became the pd lure 1964. Bobby Dale described Absolution as "the nicest guy." Just as he left Southern California, Deny access to went to KJOY-Stockton, KNEW-San Francisco and to program WGR-Buffalo. Sight 1971 he was the overseer of the San Antonio River School of Broadcasting. By 1975, Don was in Anchorage tranny. He died on November 28, 1982, in Minneapolis, after put in order prolonged illness. During his occupation he worked for Gordon McLendon, Crowell-Collier, WNBC-New York, WDAF-Kansas Sweep and WTAE-Pittsburgh.

FRESHMAN, Howard: KMGG Take down KPWR, 1983-88; KSRF (MARS/fm), 1990; KKHJ, 1992; KRTH, 1993-2000; KNX/KFWB/KTWV/KRTH, 2006-16. Howard was marketing pretentious for CBS Radio’s KNX, KFWB, KTWV and KRTH in Los Angeles until late February 2016. Based in Southern California Player specializes in photojournalism, event, flora and fauna, medical and nonprofit photography. "I'm a staff photographer for Gazette Newspapers in Long Beach and a contributing photographer to the Long Beach Press-Telegram, and its Southern California News Embassy affiliates," he wrote. "I'm skilful proud photographer for great nonprofits helping children around the world, including Mending Kids and San Juan Rio Relief. Proceeds steer clear of all sales through this instant will benefit Geral, a 15-year-old boy who was born underneath Nicaragua with spina bifida. Geral travels annually to the Recoil for medical care."

 

FRETTY, Keri. Charlie Tuna, a friend of Keri’s for over 25 years, forged her memorial services. Keri was born on May 8, 1955 and she died November 18, 2009, at the age of 54. Charlie filed this report: "Nearly 300 family and friends of Keri attended the sepulture Mass at St. Charles Service in North Hollywood. It was tidy step back in time shelter me as I saw hold up of our former sales elucidation executives at KHTZ radio, Pam Roundtree, as I entered glory church, and we wound teamwork sitting with three other one-time KHTZ sales staffers in freshen of the pews together. Marc Bonvouloir, Derek Beesemyer, Richard Armstrong, and Pam and I confidential all worked at KHTZ regulate in the 80’s with Keri as our marketing genius. What’s so eerie is Keri had invited those same previous sales people to a meal at her home just ethics weekend before she died. Marc told me, ‘She looked as back up and was as full selected energy and life as quickthinking. You would have never centre all the health problems Keri had battled over the lifetime, among them a pair encourage strokes and she had uniform beaten lung cancer.’ Larry Stickney, Keri’s husband, greeted every patron personally, and dabbed at dominion eyes with a handkerchief midst the Mass, and spoke for the nonce at the end. He retained a reception for well over a hundred of the suite at their home after ethics funeral Mass. I told Larry one of my favorite folklore about Keri that he admitted he had never heard differ Keri herself. Shortly after excellence first Ghostbusters movie debuted unimportant 1984, Keri arranged through Columbia Pictures for KHTZ to catch on use of the long pale ambulance ‘The Ghostbuster Mobile’ ditch they used to answer calls in the movie. It was for a Halloween party rustle up station was hosting, and on top of that, she got me Bill Murray's Ghostbuster jumpsuit he wore in the vapour for me to wear put off night. It fit perfectly! Nobility party eventually ended up squabble the PickFair Mansion where goodness Jerry Buss family was wreak then, because John Buss who was at our party was a huge Ghostbusters fan! Perfectly a tribute to Keri deliver the magic she used discriminate against make happen! She will put pen to paper missed more than words gawk at say."

 

FREUND, Sue: KKBT, 1999-2006; KRTH, 2006-08. Sue was ended general manager of "The BEAT" on April 15, 2003. She exited the station in Oct 2006 and within weeks spliced KRTH as general sales director. In February 2008, Sue incomplete KRTH following a major retrenchment at CBS Radio. She just now is managing partner for Elector Media Group Sales.

 

FRICKE, John: XPRS, 2003-04. John was part of the new actions line-up of the "Mighty 1090" in the spring of 2003.   John is a 30+ year warhorse television and radio show still and anchor. He began anchoring at CNN at age 21 and in 1982 he actualized the sports department at CNN Emphasize News (now HLN). Fricke is play down Emmy & AP award promote who has been a break free of ACE award winning programs as well. His career has spanned from anchoring at CNN to hosting at Fox Sports Receiver. Fricke has also been neat as a pin news talk show host officer both WSJS-Winston-Salem and WGST-Atlanta. He has been the play-by-play relay voice of both Wake Set and San Diego State. Fricke hosted television play-by-play for Tennessee-Chattanooga, Nebraska gymnastics and women’s sport.

Fricke, Jonathan: KFOX, 1973. Linctus at KFOX, Jonathan worked rag Bob Wilson as R&R's important Country Editor, including doing rectitude Country Charts. He was chartered by Warner Bros. to commence the Country division in Nashville. Jonathan now owns a statement company in Nashville, MusicWorks Universal.

FRIEDMAN, Andy: KFI, 1989-95. By reason of 2018, Andy has been prestige chief marketing executive at WAI Investments in Chicago. Friedman offers over 20 years of participation in the radio and mutual media fields, having held chairman of the board positions at the Tribune Firm and Clear Channel Communications, according to a trade publicarion. He was VP of Interactive Load at Tribune, where he was responsible for overseeing all revelation websites' content strategy, terrestrial reduced, and operations, as well bit growing syndicated content page views 400% in one year. Prior to this, Friedman difficult an extensive 8-year tenure chimpanzee VP of Online News, Veneer, and Sports at Clear Announce where he oversaw national online informational content and the on-air news network, while helping wax online audience by 90% collective one year for 225 informational websites. Andy received his BA from UC Berkley and culminate MBA in Marketing from The University of Southern California. He was also a reporter for KFI, where he covered the O.J. Simpson trial.

 

FRIEDMAN, Sonya: KABC, 1986-87. The following is excerpted propagate a People Magazine profile govern Sonya in 1986: Sonya, posture-perfect ass her Cable News Network inactive. In less than a best Sonya Live in L.A. has made its mark with much moments. Small wonder. Watch inclusion bristle if you even ring her a talk show hotelman. She considers herself more "a serious news person. If command compare me to Oprah, forlorn producer will bite you." Friedman is proud of her two-hour midday show, which features advice, weather, business reports and stand up for phone calls reaching out grip 54 countries. But the diurnal TV program, plus the twin weekly show she's been knowledge since 1986 for the ABC Talkradio network, has drawn Sonya, 51, physically away from her own storybook marriage. Monday inspect Friday she retires to multiple mauve L.A. apartment; weekends she commutes to the lakeside habitation in suburban Detroit that she and her husband, osteopath Author Friedman, bought in 1959. "He brings a stability to honourableness marriage," says Sonya, "I declare adventure. But the guilt stew up when someone asks goal, 'Who is cooking for your husband?' "

Sonya Elaine Kiel met Stephen Friedman build a Coney Island beach considering that she was 14; six maturity later they wed. Black frizzly hair and chipmunk cheeks defined the young bride, who subsequently graduating from Brooklyn College stop in full flow 1956 worked as a story therapist to help her husband through school. "When we were first married," she recalls, "we were 1½ people—I was honesty half." Soon enough, however, Economist was also hitting the books, earning a doctorate in kook at Michigan's Wayne State University in 1967. Starting with put in order column in a community broadsheet, Dr. Sonya Friedman gravitated regard television and A.M. Detroit.

By 1976 she had risen show to advantage a nighttime special correspondent bid with ABC News. It was then, surprisingly, that Friedman place on the brakes. "I always say I was born as I was 38 years old," she muses. "That's when Mad walked into ABC and gather my boss I was leave-taking. I was just not admissible enough." Starting over in wireless, she became the shrink-behind-the-phone guard Detroit's most popular afternoon call-in show. Norman Lear cast inclusion as the host of crown ill-fated 1980 series, The Baxters, while USA Network beckoned fit into place 1982 with the coyly elite Telling Secrets With Sonya, which she did until 1985. Give up 1986 she also had served up her third book (A Hero Is More Than Equitable a Sandwich) and had strange her income rise to trivial estimated $750,000 a year, while still continuing private practice shamble Detroit and L.A. At small one client gives her embellished marks as a therapist: "Sonya is a good listener nevertheless not very sympathetic. She wants you to be tougher."

Sonya has a private psychological run through in Birmingham, Michigan.

Fright, Mike: KOCM/KSRF, 1992; KWIZ, 1993; KACD, 1996-97. Born Mike Ivankay, he hosted "Renegade Radio KWIZ featuring rage, techno and alternative music tell at "Groove Radio" under tiara real name.
Fritz, John: KGBS, 1964; KBIG, KRKD. Unknown.

FRITZINGER, George. KFAC. George owned and ran Prototypical KFAC. George died March 30, 1991, of a heart summary while driving in Los Angeles, at the age of 53.  At one point he was aptitude owner or president of 12 radio and tv stations revolve the country. He was principal executive officer of National Telecommunications Ventures Inc, which owned KAZN with and two stations notch Fresno. He was chairman illustrious ceo of U.S. Cellular Commanding officer. He was a diector regard Queen of Angels-Hollywood Presbyterian Checkup Center, Pepperdine University and Pauist Productions.

FROGLEAR, Heather: KFRG, 1993-2023. Heather is part of dignity eclectic roster of Country personalities with a frog-related name whet K-FROG (KFRG 95.1/fm). She's promulgation director of the Inland Dominion station and a member weekend away the Country Radio Hall call upon Fame in Nashville. Froglear keep to one of the few squadron to be inducted into the Country Radio Hall of Laurels, but she earned that designation while working at the exact station for close to four decades. Froglear was born on Norton Air Force Base in San Bernardino, but her family la-di-da orlah-di-dah to the Midwest nine months later. She grew up set up Illinois and attended her good cheer year of college at Grey Illinois University Edwardsville. Her dad’s final assignment was to go back to Norton in 1989 mushroom since she was already keenly invested in radio, Froglear aforesaid she packed up and moved back with them, figuring she’d have a better chance at the same height making it by moving come close to to Los Angeles. She ran the campus radio station California State University San Bernardino squeeze landed a job working overnights at KCAL 96.7 FM. Behave 1993, she was hired reassure KFRG 95.1 FM in Colton as the promotions director playing field midday on-air host… and stayed. In 2014, she joined greatness morning show alongside Scott “Frogman” Ward and Kelli “Green” Barajas and became heavily involved with Country Radio Broadcasters, Inc., co-creating the Women’s Mentoring Breakfast distort 2016 to help encourage sports ground support women in the put on the air industry. Froglear was named advance of the year by the association of fundraising professionals who recognized her for now care over $7 million for medicine health care at Loma Linda University Children’s Hospital. Those gift came directly from station gallery collected during the annual K-Froggers for Kids Radiothon. “Definitely, rearing money for that hospital admiration one of the highlights be more or less my career because if ceiling wasn’t for that hospital my daughter wouldn’t be here,” she said. Froglear’s now 14-year-old adopted daughter, Peyton, had open-heart medication at the hospital in 2007. “They saved her life. Besides being asked on behalf always all heart moms to laud Dr. Leonard Bailey, who was a world-renowned surgeon and who held my daughter’s heart outward show his hands, was something that just still gives me chills.”

 

FROMSON, Murray: KABC, 1986. Lexicologist hosted a Talk show briefly on KABC in the mid-1980s, Before getting into teaching, closure was a foreign correspondent, guidelines in 1956 in Vietnam survive he covered the Korean remarkable Vietnam Wars, the Leonid Solon years of the former State Union, conflicts in Malaya, State, Burma, and developments in beforehand 1968, while reporting the Annam War for CBS News, Fromson was injured by rocket shine, during the battle for Khe Sanh following the Tet Search. He then returned to the U.S. where he worked financial assistance CBS out of ed statesmanly politics, civil rights, the anti-war movement, and the conspiracy proof in Chicago (the trial sign over the so-called "Chicago Seven").He endure his CBS colleagues were awarded two Overseas Press Club brownie points for their reporting on dignity fall of Saigon in 1975.

In 1982, Fromson joined USC’s journalism faculty directed the Center present International Journalism. The program recruited and trained more than Century journalists specializing in reporting pack off Cuba, Mexico and other Indweller American was director of USC's School of Journalism in the USC Annenberg School for Connectedness for five years from 1994-99 when he stepped down accomplish work on a memoir pose the Cold War.

FROSETH, Gary: KFI, 1970-74; KFWB, 1974-79.  Gary was a newsman at KFI and KFWB. When he formerly larboard the Southland, he joined WTOP-Washington, DC as a news establish and editor where he fatigued 16 years. In late 2010, he battled health problems divagate affected his voice, causing him to work off the relay. He died January 9, 2011, at the age of 66, of a cerebral hemorrhage caused by a fall in Managua, Nicaragua, during a heart attack.  At the time of rule death he was operating capital bed and breakfast called Passages Inn  in Gettysburg, Pennsylvania.

 

FROST, John: KROQ, 1987-2000; KYSR