Remembering KCBQ San Diego

Fans of San Diego's Top 40 KCBQ from the late 50's into the mid-70's have a major treat coming up this Saturday, August 28th, when many of its former air personalities and other officials will gather to honor this once great station by dedicating a monument to be displayed on the site of the studios back in the day.

Here is the information:


http://www.falconvalleygroup.com/newsroom.php?id=129


For those who don't have your memories to listen to, keep in mind that airchecks are available today at:

http://www.MajorLeaguePrograms.com

So, yes, you can have the best of both worlds!

Radio "sadness" from Los Angeles

Two radio stories in the news over the past few days each bringing a different form of sadness.

First, sorry to learn of the health struggles of Bob Coburn, now even more limited in his ability to do even a weekend shift on KLOS Radio. Coburn has been a fixture on KLOS going back more than 20 years, and is also remembered fondly in Chicago from his days on WLUP around 1980. He was the first to put "Ma Nugent" (Ted's mother) on the radio and discuss the issues with her. This was in the days when album rock stations didn't do any phone bits other than the morning show, and back then most morning shows were music driven.

Next, a great memory brought back in the Los Angeles Times story about KRLA, KFWB, and KHJ and its personalities.


http://www.latimes.com/news/local/la-me-then4-2009oct04,0,3720458.story


It is great to read the memories this story brings back, but sad in the sense that it reminds us how local personalities continue to go away in practically every market.

While this is not intended to be a plug for the RadioRecordings airchecks, it might help to know that many of the Los Angeles personalities mentioned in the story are available via airchecks at http://www.MajorLeaguePrograms.com

I would be delighted to share memories that you have of these great personalities.