Tuesday, March 26, 2024

Chris Noel 1967

 


Chris Noel is having a lot of pictures scanned.  This one is previously unseen, recording the show.  Here's a 1967 Date With Chris.  Visit Vetsville, click here



Monday, March 25, 2024

Don Dornberg AFVN Pleiku 1968





Don Dornberg was born 21 February 1944, the son of Mr. and Mrs. David C. Dornberg of suburban Minneapolis/St. Paul.  A 1962 graduate of Mahtomedi High School, he enlisted in the Army and was sent as a SP5 to Vietnam in 1967-68.  At AFVN's Detachment 3 at Pleiku, Don filled a radio deejay slot with occasional fill-in jobs on the TV news desk.

Back in civilian life, Don worked in Minnesota for a time before leaving for the warmer climes of the South. 1978, Don transferred to Atlanta's WGST, an all-news station which was soon to broadcast on 50,000 daytime watts.  As Assistant News Director, Don stayed with the station 19 years until a format change in 1997 prompted him to move to WSB.  During his two-decade Atlanta radio career, Don's team won two Excellence in Journalism awards -- one for Deadline Reporting and one for Sports Reporting.

At about the turn of the century, Don signed on as a correspondent with Metro Source News, a private news service company which provides text and audio nationwide to some 800 affiliates.  As of this writing in 2012, Don is currently general manager of the organization and lives happily in an Atlanta suburb.

Biography from www.macoi.net





Joe Ferguon 1983

 


From Portland OR, Joe Ferguson is back with more of the greatest music of 1983





Monday, March 18, 2024

John Doremus 1969

 


Talk about a voice.  John Doremus was an Easy listening giant.  In the states he was probably the first voice of music in flight.  Had nightly radio shows on the biggest AM stations for the airlines, and did his show for AFRTS.  Music for the dinner hour...



Gene Price 1980

 

Gene Price, Charlie Tuna and Jim Pewter

So is it inspired silliness, wonderful radio or country music at it's best?  All three, it's the Gene Price show from 1980 on AFRTS...



Thursday, March 14, 2024

Charlie Tuna 1992

 


What a great way to tart themornin.  Here, have some Breakfast Serial.  Stay Tuna'd...



Monday, March 11, 2024

Joe Allison 1969

 


Joe Allison, songwriter, promoter and DJ.  Joe was one of the first to de-hillbilly Country music DJs. It's a fun listen.  Joe Allison, The Country Corner, 1969




Sunday, March 10, 2024

Wolfman Jack 1982

 



KRE, Berkeley was the station in American Graffiti.  A low powered struggling AM, still using historical studio gear.

Roger Carroll 1969

 


It's another visit with RC on a Friday get together.  It swings and Frank Sinatra has more of "A Man And His Music".


Thursday, March 7, 2024

Mary Turner 1983

   


In the 80s and 1990s Mary Turners show was so popular she had two programs on the network.  Her regular Mary Turner Show and "Off The Record", where she interviewed rock's biggest stars.

She made waves in Los Angeles radio too, and eleven year run at KMET and returning in the 90s to KSLX.  Now she's involved in many charitable causes including the Betty Ford Center in Ranch Mirage.