(Dennis John) Leary KDWB (1962 July 1963) Hotline, KRSI (January 1964 February 1966). He served as President of Colorado Christian University from 2006 until his death on July 5, 2016, at the age of 79. Don Kelly WLOL (1954 1957; with Steve Cannon January 1957), WDGY (early 1957 1960). We regret the error.]. If you can never get enough true crime Congratulations, youve found your people. Described as rather idiosyncratic by Mike Neudecker. After his career in radio he had become a marine operator in commercial fishing and had retired to Canada, even renouncing his American citizenship. I work with more than 40 singers of varying ages and skill levels. Tom remembers: When they let me go at WLOL, I was replaced by Carl Peterson I think his name was. . They were impressed with his verbal fluency (noted the November 1966 In-Beat) and vast knowledge of music and offered him a job. Image below from 1962 KDWB Fabulous Forty Survey, November 1962. Paul Fletcher - Cities 97.1 Paul Fletcher Home Posts Rank You Very Much Latest Posts Join The Fletcher Family For The Ultimate Tour Of Ireland! 04m 17sec. (Dates taken from listings in Star Tribune). Eddie ended up doing janitorial work and died in 1995 at the age of 60. In the early 70s he interviewed Senator Hubert Humphrey, one Minnesotan to another. Tom twisting on the cover of a WDGY promotional album. The Morning Mess calls their listeners Morning Messengers, and just like they have in Arizona there will be a dedicated phone line for the talent to be able to speak directly to the Southern California audience as well. Then I was given stacks of albums of rock, bands from primarily the West Coast, to audition and play once my show began that Spring. Twin Cities Disc Jockeys This list is of Twin Cities disk jockeys of the 1950s, '60s, and '70s. Don Doty died on October 12, 1966, at the age of 40, after a seven-year battle with cancer. I wonder if this twisting thing was fun or embarassing for these WeeGee DJs? Peter Huntington Hookshot May WDGY (1961), KDWB (1966 1967, 1970). Another thing COVID has forced us to do is utilize technology and push it to be able to have us do simultaneous content delivery for different places and target it so that when you listen to [The Morning Mess] on AMP, youll be hearing about Southern California and not whats happening in Phoenix.. He then moved to Los Angeles and got into video production. Don Doty WCOW (July 1, 1952 to October 1953), KDUB-TV, Lubbock (December 1953), WTCN (January 1955 March 31, 1958), WPBC (June 2, 1958 April 16, 1959), KSTP (April 17, 1959 May 1964), WTCN-TV (1965), WPBC (1965 1966). He continued writing as well. For more than 15 years, though, she has been based in L.A., where her smooth vocals and the power of the 4/4 beat keep crowds dancing. Key Enterprises LLC. In 22 years the Sampler has raised close to $9 million for local causes. He had his name officially changed from Moriarty as part of a St. Patricks Day promotion. Rhythm WCOW (1955 1956), WISK (1956 1958). Noble, who is married to former Minnesota Viking Mike Morris, added that waking up at 3:30 a.m. each day for her radio gig followed by lessons and concerts when she could fit them in proved to be too much. Information and photo from virtualtruckroute.com, 100 (1975 1976.) Magazine in January 1976 as someone who was going places in 1976. In 2009, just as the racket of proto-EDM electro grew louder, veteran DJ triptych Droog went against the grain and launched Culprit, a label dedicated to deep house and techno. The MVMNT. Sam Sherwood remembers that at WCOW, Delmont had a kind of advice to the lovelorn program that the ladies just ate up. Len Bart WDGY (October 1, 1955 March 30, 1956), Tom Barnard KDAN (1973), KSTP (1974 1975), WDGY (2/1975 7/7/1977 The Catman), KQRS (1986- ). Howard Viken KEYD (1949), WCCO (1950 October 12, 1989), KLBB (1989 1994). Paul was inducted into the Museum of Broadcasting Hall of Fame in 2002. Bill Diehl WMIN (1948 1949, 1951 1955), WTCN (1955 February 1956), WDGY (1956 1966), WCCO (1967 1995). Well, Bill was already a well-known columnist in the St. Paul Pioneer Press, and couldnt see doing such a thing, so he turned it down. At a time when EDM is a euphemism for excess, Wyatt is all class. It is now a ghost town. Jerry Brooke WDGY (1968), KDWB (1970), WYOO (1974). With our easy-to-use platform, you can talk with vendors, confirm the details, and make a secure payment all in one place. He had several monikers, including Sidesaddle Sore Sam, Milkman Sam, and Hobo Sam and his Bum Program. I was working midday at KQ and had an hour to drive to WAYL for the afternoon/evening shift. If I have continuing information I will probably include it, but this website as a whole stops at 1974. Original junglist DJ Machete has these in spades. Photo at right courtesy Pavek Museum of Broadcasting. Whats popular in Los Angeles isnt whats popular in Phoenix, he said. World War II marked the beginning of the end for Hammer. We need some additional information to ensure we find the perfect vendor for your event! When house got deep in the mid 90s, Wyatt was there (at the legendary Does Your Mama Know? Though he hails from Seattle, DJ Dan was integral to the early rave scene in Los Angeles and San Francisco. Paulson died of heart failure on November 26, 1989, at his home in South Minneapolis. Eventually became the sports anchor at KMSP-TV. Don DuChene KDWB (1961 1965), KSTP (1965 1970); KQRS (1971 1973). Photo below courtesy Rick Burnetts Twin Cities Radio Airchecks. Photo courtesy John Fineberg via the Minneapolis Star Tribune, September 20, 2020, John Pete in 2009, posted by Randi Kirshbaum. There is much to say about the great Leigh Kamman, and I wont attempt it here. Cities 97.1 6.4K Favorites More Information Location: Minneapolis, MN Genres: Adult Hits Networks: iHeart Radio TuneIn Partners Description: The twin cities' ultimate home for alternative rock is Cities 97.1 FM. Liz Ohanesian, 4. In retrospect, what neither myself nor Dandy nor WDGY realized that spring was by 1969, the times they were a-changin' and indeed had changed. From a 1970 ad: The Solid Sound of Scott Burton starts out your day with his entertaining Burton n Eggs Show, morning from 6 to 9. He was super professional from, Daphne B. said The contest was to guess how many miles he drove during those four weeks. Within a week he generated and read hate mail over the radio, once from a classmate of mine. Sev Widman WMIN (early 1940s 1945), KSTP (July 1945 November 1947), WMIN (December 1947 February 1, 1949), WDGY (February 1, 1949 September 12, 1952), WTCN (September 27, 1952 January 1960 Program director 1956 to January 1960), KEVE (June 1960 August 1960. Adam North (Edward Van Cleve, Ph.D.) KDWB (1970 1973), KRSI-FM (1973). Video of Johnny on KSTP-TV Here. August 21, 2013 - 9:47 AM. The station is owned by Townsquare Media and broadcasts a classic rock radio format. Twitter: @cities971radio Language: English Contact: 1600 Utica Ave S 651-989-9797 Website: http://cities971.iheart.com Stations Tom Jones (Jim Channell) KSTP-AM (1973 1975), Leigh Kamman WLOL (1940 1942), (1946 1950), (July 1, 1956 April 1958), KSTP (April 15, 1958 1973), MPR (1973 2007 The Jazz Image). Photo below courtesy Rick Burnetts Twin Cities Radio Airchecks. Anthony Gee, From the KRSI Request Album, courtesy Roger Fischer, Steve Gibbons/Ugly Steve Steele WYOO (1972). Photo of Paul Stagg courtesy Pavek Museum of Broadcasting, U.S. (Ugly Steve) Steele (Steve Gibbons) WYOO (1976). Seven years later, their stories collided when a small town detective got a tip and became convinced that if he could solve one mystery, he'd solve the other. It was my last day at Cities 97.1. Cities 97 Sampler Volume 22 Release Party. He joined The Morning Mess in 2015 and is an advocate for numerous LGBTQ+ organizations. Ralf Smith WCOW (1952), WMIN (1954 1958; his show on WMIN was Ralph and His Records), Art Snow WYOO (1974). Bands played upstairs, food and socializing was found downstairs. Johnny T. Talley KEYD (1956), KEVE (1956). Ron Killer Richards KDWB (1979), WYOO. From Jon Breams obituary for John Pete in the Minneapolis Star Tribune, September 20, 2020: Pete was born in St. Paul where he became a champion diver at Central High School. If there is one DJ who encapsulates the diversity and history of L.A.s many music scenes, its Wolf. Photo from 1969 courtesy Rick Burnetts Twin Cities Radio Airchecks. However,, Johannes S. said Merle had a late-night Uncle Merle request show in 53-54 where he played rock n roll and rhythm & blues, including tunes by Clyde McPhatter and Little Richard. JSTJR has a number of indigenous lenses through which he filters both his productions and his fast-paced DJ sets. Photo below courtesy radiotapes.com. He already had a presence via Mad Decent and Smog Records with his banging releases on those top labels. Thanks to Johnnys son Tom Wigren for the info and photos! Inducted into the Museum of Broadcasting Hall of Fame in 2011. Later, Brian Oake took the stage wearing a faux mustache. In between exporting their homespun Angeleno club aesthetic everywhere from Londons Fabric to Space in Ibiza, Droog legitimized the Standard Downtown as a dance venue by hosting the likes of Seth Troxler and Dixon at their iconic rooftop Culprit Sessions. Dynamite Dave (Senechal), KDWB (1976). Click on the link for a page dedicated to Dick Driscoll. After a long and varied career, Peter died at his home in Eden Prairie at the age of 80. Kenneth Wilson WLOL (1940s) The photo below shows Wilson (standing) broadcasting in the 1940s with Albert Vant Flash Washington. Click on the link for a tribute to ONeill written by Senator Betzold. He returned to WDGY in May 1969 to replace Rob Sherwood when Sherwood left for KDWB-AM but moved on to Cleveland before the year was out. They decided to buy a radio station in White Plains, New York but after a year their wives missed Cleveland. And is it still baseball if you're wearing a giant banana suit? Auburn started DJing well before he moved to Los Angeles from the East Coast, but he further honed his skills here playing alongside the top touring talent that comes through downtown's Exchange, as well as his own parties, Soul & Tonic and Afternoon Delight. Photo courtesy Minneapolis Star Tribune, May 29, 2016. at all the bar/bat mitzvah parties in St. Louis Park in the mid 60s. Photo below from WCOW ad 1955. According to the Insider, he hosted an Oldies show. iHeartMedia is the exclusive podcast partner of Pushkin Industries. She was able to take song requests on the fly, and was overall just a genuinely caring and friendly person to work with, we can't wait to work with her again soon! Mike Hoyer was a legendary overnight Country radio air personality, whose show reached from coat to coast and border to border and then some, as he said each night to open his program. Known more for his TV career on WCCO. Dennis Romero, DJ Harvey; Credit: Red Bull Music Academy. She is supposedly a real person, but Wayne had other characters, such as Louis K. Lush, the hungover engineer, Katie Kute, the go-go girl, and Sleepy ODell, the weather girl. A Touch of Taste. Photo courtesy Rick McComb, who got to see him do his show! Cities 97.1 Music Recently Played Top Songs About Damn Time LIZZO About Damn Time 2:32 AM Who I Am Wyn Starks Who I Am 2:22 AM Anti-Hero Taylor Swift Midnights 2:06 AM See All Recently Played Shows Brian Oake in the Morning Madison Paul Fletcher Smitty Latest Stories Music News Sofia Carson & Diane Warren To Perform At 2023 Oscars Feb 27, 2023 He was first hired to do the jazz show, but soon took over the Rhythm & Blues show. He knew who was dating who and more. Most of you graduating this June? he asked, engendering nods and shouts of Yes, yeah! Not skipping a beat, he hastened, Well, weve got a band here to play for you, and I hope you enjoy the music He then did a quick stage left as the Epitaph began to blare and discreetly disappeared in a manner antithetical to that in which he had arrived only five minutes earlier.. Amazing DJ, such a pleasure to work with! Rick Easton, from the KRSI Request Album, courtesy Roger Fischer, Frank Edwards WMIN (1953-54), WDGY (1954). He himself figured out a solution and hot-spotted from his phone the entire night. Slim Jim was inducted into the Museum of Broadcasting Hall of Fame in 2003. In 1956, Bennett came from another Storz station WTIX in New Orleans. ** Note that George Donaldson Fisher had started his Underground music show in 1967 on KQRS, before it appeared on KDWB. Prior to that, Namia worked at Gulf news as a Digital Content Editor for their radio stations and as a Production Manager at Swerve Entertainment both in Dubai. Leary Dart Board. He started his media career as a radio reporter and disc jockey, creating a new kind of show, Live Line to Sports at KDWB, where he poked fun at local sports organizations. Member Since 2017. Radio name was in homage to WDGY station founder, optometrist Dr. George Young. It got steamy as fans and friends of Cities 97 packed the room to see performances by local band Cedar Avenue, as well as national acts Donovan Franekreiter, The Rescues, and headliner One eskimO. Love love her and can't wait to book her again. Crocker on WWTC, courtesy RadioTapes.com. Johnny Morris (Wigren) WLOL (1946 1955), KSTP (1955 1971). He moved back to WMIN. His next L.A. gig is on June 10, to coincide with Gay Pride weekend. Both stations are part of the iHeartMedia company. Packhorse/Pecos Paul Denault WCOW. Alan/Shel in 2009, posted by Randi Kirshbaum, David Stone KSTP (1954-1962). Thanks to Dave Fairhurst for sending this fabulous photo! Photo courtesy Pavek Museum of Broadcasting. Oake, best known for his many years as a radio host at The Current and Cities 97.1, announced on his podcast - The Brian Oake Show - that he spent 28 days receiving inpatient treatment after a frightening experience in early July. He did say there will be no format change and were still doing the Sampler.. By late 67, however, he tired of the shtick, quit the show, and left the station. retired Chief of Staff officer from the North Dakota Army National Guard. Please enable JavaScript on your browser to best view this site. For best results, catch Drumcell in a warehouse (at one of Droid'sInterface events) or somewhere else dark, dingy and dank. Drum n bass is a difficult game stateside, requiring a strong constitution both aurally and emotionally. Pulitzer Prize-winning journalist Jake Halpern reveals webs of deception and dark underworlds, through interviews with federal agents and convicted criminals. Follow the link for an aircheck on radiotapes.com provided by Curt Lundgren. Deep Cover drops on Mondays. And boy oh boy am I glad that she, Gricelda F. said Don French KDWB (1960). Jemayel Khawaja, 15. Whats better about [dance music] is the energy isnt angry, says Ghastly. One lucky, FAMILY AFFAIR: INSIDE SNOOP DOGG AND HIS BOSS LADY, By continuing to use our site, you agree to our, Tommy Lasorda: Part Of 5 Freeway Honoring Former Dodger Manager, Newsom Ends 3-Year COVID-19 State of Emergency In California, Vanessa Bryant And L.A. 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Photo courtesy RadioTapes.com, Dan Larkin WLTE-FM 102.9 (1984 1985 and 1991 1996). The struggle is real when it comes to being taken seriously as a female DJ in the clubs, and if youre hot, multiply that by 100. We want to be the fun, hip station.. Iver Hammer died in 1951 I believe. He authored three books of harmonica instruction, album liner notes, as well as countless feature articles, book and record reviews for publications as diverse as Junior Scholastic, Music Journal, CREEM and Rolling Stone. He couldve easily gone the superstar Vegas route, but 12 was always more soulful than the bottle-service set might have appreciated. Photo of Jim Ramsburg courtesy Pavek Museum of Broadcasting. In August 1961 he went to New York, where he worked at a handful of stations until he retired from WCBS on December 31, 2002. Road information, features, music. 1 Verified Booking. Carson Rennie WLOL (1963 1965). Best cities to move/DJ 2017 . http://radiotapes.com/(Tom Gavaras) 03m 43sec. She confronts the conflicting stories people have told themselves about the crime because of an unexpected development: the arrest of a former Laramie police officer accused in the murder. Wolfman Jack) and Ralph Hull (Preacher Paul Anthony and the Nazz) to Baja California, to take over XERB: The Mighty 1090, a border blaster station. When KDWB was sold, Sherwood joined Entertainment Communications and pioneered the beautiful music format with WAYL FM, where he spent ten years as general manager. Booking a Los Angeles DJ through GigSalad offers you extra protection you cant get anywhere else. Morbid is a true crime, creepy history and all things spooky podcast hosted by an autopsy technician and a hairstylist. Learn more, Best DJ!! Cities 97.1, KDWB hosts among those cut by iHeartMedia iHeartMedia has slashed jobs at stations nationwide. Bobby died in 1993. Prior to the event, she asked questions to get a clear idea of what was expected., Darlynn R. said Okerlund left radio in 1970 to work at Channel 11 TV as a salesman. Hed call the Rolling Stones the Rolling Uglies, and would good-naturedly rail against white socks and agitate for keeping drive-ins open year round. Click to share on Facebook (Opens in new window), Click to share on Twitter (Opens in new window), Click to share on Reddit (Opens in new window), Meet AMP 97.1 FMs new The Morning Mess crew before their first LA radio show, 50 years later, LAs classic The Car Show radio program is still rolling along, An LA radio titans new book is a total rollercoaster ride, Radio: Heres how The SoCal Sound 88.5 lineup changes were received, Radio: How the holidays keep giving into the new year, debuts the Los Angeles edition of The Morning Mess., Much like the radio stations in Los Angeles, California Republicans give a boost to Florida Gov. The Cities 97 sampler release and the Basilica Block Party are what DJ Marshall calls the radio stations' "high holy days." The two events raise a lot of money for Minnesota charities--the proceeds from the sampler over time is now $8 million--all through the amazing power of music. View community ranking In the Top 1% of largest communities on Reddit. They found out that a station in Cleveland WIXY 1260 was for sale, so they returned to Cleveland and made it into a powerhouse rock n roll station. Bob Christie (Jim Larkin) KRSI (October 1969 ) Became Music Director at KRSI in April 1971. The relatively simplistic and superficial mid-60s ethos had metamorphosed to the super-hip, politically charged ethos of Woodstock, then only two and a half months away. Hut to voice Life Line, a right-wing daily radio commentary which aired locally on KSTP and WMIN 15 minutes/day, reported Will Jones. Andy Hermann, Amanda Jones; Credit: Courtesy of the artist, 18. Gene Taylor WCOW (1953-1956). Voted one of Minneapoliss Sexiest in 1975 by Mpls. She has continued to record and issued the album Find My Way Home in 2016. Photo courtesy RadioTapes.com, Paul Stagg (Steigerwald) WWTC (1969), WCCO Radio and TV (18 years as an announcer, music director, and program director), KLBB (until 2007). Brother Bob Hall WYOO (1974 1976). RetroRandi photo below courtesy of Randi herself! Gene Leader (Gene Mean Gene Okerlund) KDWB (March 27 to October 29, 1968), WDGY (December 13, 1968 to October 28, 1970). At KEYD he had his own record show, Dave Reaus Key Room, and Remember Time with Randy Norris. Lilia was the consummate professional. Since then she has been based in the United Arab Emirates most recently co-hosting mornings at Radio 1 UAE with current Q102 WIOQ Philadelphia evening host Sam Nugget Dababneh. Adam 12s sets are spontaneous and intuitive; he may play one song all the way through, then cut another halfway, only to bring it back a few cuts later. Jimmy Valentine WDGY (1938), KSTP (1941 1948). Dan called himself the Soul Man (before Sam & Daves hit of the same name) and played jazz. In July 1964, Will Jones described Doty as a freelance TV announcer and radio DJ. Chuck retired in 2013. He was inducted into the Museum of Broadcasting Hall of Fame in 2008. KSTP (Adminstrative job until June 1979), WLOL (early 1980s). Both DJs have a fantastic sense of mood and energy, and use eclectic collections filled with everything from synth-pop to house to world music to warm up the crowds. Very tough day today, he posted. The grizzled, moustachioed veteran shacks up in Venice Beach but still roams the world dropping the marathon, eight-hour sets for which hes famed. Devin W. said Harold Picha and His Band, 1950, courtesy Minnesota Historical Society. He gave away meat during a meat shortage! Wyatts own sound adds long, syncopated mixes, a West Coast trait, to the jazz- and salsa-infused musicianship of New York house.