It is owned by Salem Media Group and airs a conservative talk radio format. Ron Jacobs was hired as program director in March 1972 to move the station from dead last in the market to a ratings winner. He remains a close friend of Bobby Ocean to this day. Those studios are dedicated in 1957 with a live broadcast from an outdoor stage featuring the music of Bill Green's Big Band. Humphries appearance at the 2003 Beatlefair allowed him to meet and play with another figure from the Beatles past, Tony Sheridan, for whom the fab four played on their first-ever recording My Bonnie, credited to Tony Sheridan And the Silver Beetles. Jesse Bullett took the shift in October. A HISTORY OF DEATH METAL - Comic strip by JAS and Kiss Comics artist Scott Pentzer GOTHS FOR JESUS: PASTOR DAVE'S CHRISTIAN GOTHS - From the start, Pastor Dave was interested in starting a ministry for goth kids. That's surviving through 255 screens and eating every single dot, every ghost, every fruit and energizer, and never missing a single one. KCBQ San Diego / Happy Hare (Harry Martin) / November 1969 / improved sound - YouTube AboutPressCopyrightContact usCreatorsAdvertiseDevelopersTermsPrivacyPolicy & SafetyHow YouTube worksTest. What would fixed charges on electricity bills mean for rooftop solar customers? KCBQ - Dex Allen 1968, Happy Hare 11-69 by Retro Radio Joe. Powered by the incessantly upbeat announcing of Ralph James, Don Howard, Jim OLeary, Earl McRoberts, Jack Vincent and Harry (Happy Hare) Martin, the station soon became the most popular in the city, earning as much as 40% of the audience during some time periods, according to several surveys. He was really energetic, but he still seemed "normal," at least normal for a radio guy. Buzz Bennett had contacted him to come to KCBQ. Nobody feels great about it.. "For ten years I'd been telling people about a video game I loved as a kid called Star Castle," says Rookie Card singer/guitarist Adam Gimbel. Portraying a jazz radio DJ for station KRML in Carmel California, Eastwood's character finds his life upended by a high-strung female fan who repeatedly calls his show, to request her favorite song.http://www.sandiegoreader.com/weblogs/bands/2007/sep/02/local-jock-says-he-was-stalked-a-real-life-play-me. Studios and offices are on Towne Center Drive in San Diego's University City area. A South L.A. Latino kid, connecting with 2,000 young Anglosit was historic. and a generally funny guy. Randy Dotinga wishes he could get some of the money KNX isntspending to come up with creative program titles. Today, the station broadcasts almost complete wall-to-wall syndication, however, the station still has sales offices in the University City area. Currently both the AM and FM side feature oldies rock (the AM uses the syndicated KOOL format), playing many of the same songs it did in the stations heyday. ), as well as great intellectual capacity, emotional depth, and spiritual yearning. http://www.sandiegoreader.com/weblogs/bands/2007/aug/29/goths-for-jesus-pastor-daves-christian-goths. DJs pictured (counterclockwise): Happy Hare, Lee Simms, Gary Allyn, Nelson Ross, Thom Devine, Ron Thompson, Robert L. Collins, and Scotty Day. Setup Size: 8.9 GB. He went to 93 KHJ in 1972, was one of only seven to have worked for the three big Boss Radio Stations, and the only one to be PD of all three. Kamoo makes a guest appearance on the album, as do Bart Mendoza (the Shambles), Todd Hidden (ex-Rockola member), and Tony Sheridan on 5 of the 11 tracks. Presley's first-ever California performance included "Heartbreak Hotel" (on its way to becoming his first #1 hit) and a few others. Percolator - B. Joe & Checkmates 6 3. Three people were arrested.  http://www.sandiegoreader.com/weblogs/bands/2008/aug/21/viejas-pays-20k-to-local-cover-band-plus-casb74f5f/. Harry Martin (Happy Hare) Charlie & Harrigan introduce Happy Hare ( Harry Martin, d. January 5, 2009) at the 1990 KCBQ Reunion, broadcasting live from the Grand Ballroom at San Diego's Marriot Mission Valley. My daughter, Sidra LEE Tyler, is named for the news guy, Lee Marshall, who later went on to become the voice of one of those all-girl wrestling promotions. I could routinely bring them in at night when I was living in Monterey, and my wife swears she could sometimes pick them up in Minnesota. (Wanna bet it wont show up at San Diegos gay pride parade, asKSON has done?) "Eddie Vedder and I played a game of pool many, many years ago," owner Mays told Bart Mendoza. Comments. 2. pictured: Happy Hare (Harry Martin) Norman - Sue Thompson 1 2. A brokered show, it was formatted as a throwback to the early Top-40 days of KCBQ. [9] As a consequence, the serial callsign became K241CT, and went on the air in August 2018. On her website candyekane.com, she sells pillows made from her own bras. I live in downtown San Diego and love to walk around with my camera! He was 58. Rule 2: If in doubt, Rule 1 applies. But today she didn't do that, today it was 'John Lennon has been shot. Ladies and Gentlemen, from the Entertainment Capital of the . This short aircheck features Harry Martin ( Happy Hare, d. 2009) after his return to San Diego following seven years in Cleveland and Detroit. K.O. I told her, 'That's the best I've ever played,' and in one motion she grabbed the back of my neck, pulled my cheek to her lips, and whispered in my ear, 'Thanks for the game.' Get our L.A. 1 with a bullet. . 6-9 PM Shotgun Tom Kelley (returned for a year before going back to KCBQ). "If the fans want to take them apart to masturbate on, that's okay. Share. Thanks for your help! Thanks to George Junak of California Aircheck. Id also like to see if Don Howard still looks as funny as he used to.. The Answer San Diego, syndicating the best minds in talk radio today: Hugh Hewitt, Mike Gallagher, Eric Metaxas, Dennis Prager, Larry Elder, and Michael Medved. By now, KGB was the only Drake station not winning its market. Station owner Lee Bartell gave the disc jockeys unprecedented freedom on the air, and they were known to take advantage of it. by Retro Radio Joe Follow. http://www.sandiegoreader.com/weblogs/bands/2008/aug/21/viejas-pays-20k-to-local-cover-band-plus-casb74f5f/,          Concerts Are Making You Deaf -- The research is done and the results are in - your ears are f-ucked! She reached into the pocket of her dress and produced two quarters. He actually beat everybody he played that night. He sang two songs that I recall, Donna and La Bamba, and some other newer songs, all on the red clay, in the broiling sun, for the better part of an hour., Many kids broke into impromptu dancing and that egged Ritchie on. Happy vishu . It is owned by Salem Media Group and airs a talk radio format. This page is not available in other languages. In 1958, the station increased its power to 50,000 watts directional daytime and 5000 watts directional nighttime with a huge $50,000 treasure hunt giveaway to publicize the power increase. Charlie then took the 6-9 AM shift in October when Big John Carter left. "He came down one night to see Jonathan RichmanHe came in incognito with a floppy brim hat and a jacket , we got to talking to him, he was a really great friendly guy, very straight forward. KCBQ San Diego / Dex Allen - 1968 / Happy Hare - November 1969 - YouTube AboutPressCopyrightContact usCreatorsAdvertiseDevelopersTermsPrivacyPolicy & SafetyHow YouTube worksTest new features. ", "'I don't have a quarter,' I said. By day, KCBQ operates at 50,000 watts, the maximum power for American AM stations. That will mean hours of the Allman Brothersand Aerosmith, she fretted. 10 of the best places for authentic tacos al pastor in San Diego County, San Diego County taxpayers have now paid out $8 million, and counting, for sheriffs deputys sexual misconduct, In their own words: Stories from the front lines of San Diego Countys behavioral health system, New high-seas adventure tale details little-known origin story of a San Diego tall ship, Opinion: California Public Utilities Commission must put needs of ratepayers before utilities, Opinion: Consumers may lose out under this new credit card swipe fee plan, Generation Z steps up to the plate to care for loved ones with long-term health conditions, All The News Thats Fit: Drugs on TV, gassing up and NutraSweet, Theater Notebook: Comedian Kevin Hart added to San Diego County Fair grandstand lineup. The antenna site was sold amidst urban development in the area, and is now a shopping center, anchored by a Kohl's and a Lowe's. But I make the pillows so beautiful that they would never want to take them apart." We played the hits and only the hits, recalled Werges, now general manager of KQYT-FM, an easy-listening station in Tucson, Ariz. It was like pulling teeth to get a record on the station.. Longtime local legend Happy Hare passed away on Monday, January 5. instead of a DJ, and contained the lyrics of a current hit. Too late. But at least we were united in that one effort.. [2] Its original call sign was KSDJ (for its owner The San Diego News Journal). Always! Happier has raced at Del Mar, Santa Anita with wins at Del Mar, Santa Anita . In 1956 the station spent a few months in an old Victorian house during a gap between the end of their lease at the Imig Manor and the completion of the new glass studios at the El Cortez Center at 7th and Ash. My online activities reflect my love for writing, blogging, walking and photography. Things were loose and open, both on and off the air. Time -- and even more importantly, the ratings -- will tell ifUS 95.7 will succeed. For the disc jockeys, it will be a chance to revive old acquaintances and, for some, to relive the good old days. In the mid- to late 1950s, it was one of the country's first big rock 'n' roll stations, a pioneer of the music that swept. ", "So anyway, Eddie and I are playing pool, and I don't know how it came up, but he said 'If I win, I get your bar, if you win, you get my publishing deal.' No autographs or picturesthings were more structured in those days.. [FIND IT! Its the songs themselves that are in alphabeticalorder, not the bands. Jacobs was credited as the program genius at KHJ during the Boss Radio years and actually made the Drake format work. For many years, KCBQ AM 1170 was San Diego's only 50,000 watt AM radio station. To this day, there are a lot of negative aspects in this business, Christian said. He surveyed the marketplace and brought in staff offering a fresh outlook on broadcasting to provide creativity and innovation to the entire station product. "It was actually black and white, with colored plastic on the monitor to make the center rings red and yellow. Good to hear from you! E-mail him atNCTimesRadio@aol.com. From 2001 until last spring, he hosted IStill Q in My Car, a weekly nostalgia show that highlighted thehistory of KCBQ. I later learned that Tony Curtis was his idol. He stayed only a brief time before being fired when he gave away a cart machine on air after it failed to operate properly after repeated attempts. Now, KNX -- which gets decent ratings in SanDiego -- is becoming a yak-fest. There are thousands upon thousands of photos for you to enjoy! Locked in a battle with the Boss Radio of KGB, KCBQ again concentrated on Top 40 hits and the power of its on-air personalities to post double-digit ratings and again dominate the market. I looked up to see a raven-like beauty in an antique dress. Rich Brother Robbin. KCBQ used a Top 40 format in the 1950s, 1960s and 1970s, later airing country music and oldies formats in the 1980s and 1990s, before switching to talk. It was an unbelievable feeling that that many people listened to that much radio, said Christian, now doing morning shows for KLCY-FM in Salt Lake City. Around $300 each (per bra, not per cup), plus $20 shipping, She says she was inspired to create boob-art by fans who constantly ask to purchase her used bras and panties. It goes with the territory in the radio business, where careers are affected by ratings and the whims of management. I, too, listened to KCBQ growing up. Bartell Family Radio bought KCBQ in 1955 and dropped the CBS affiliation as network radio was losing its luster in the face of competition from television. He now uses the air name of Paul Christy in Houston where he is currently on KHMX. According to the FCC, KCBQ's daytime power on the long wire was 5,000 watts, with power reduced after sunset to 675 watts (non-directional, both day and night). '", Grant Reinero of the Focus Group likes how the tabletop Ms. Pac-Man allows players to battle head-to-head. In 2011, San Diegan Mike Zuccaro launched the "Saturday Night Sock Hop". The titular host of NBC's Milton Berle Show [aka Texaco Star Theater] introduced Elvis Presley to a live audience on the deck of the aircraft carrier USS Hancock, docked at the Naval Station in San Diego bay. KCBQ aired a tribute to Flowers, whose real name was Phil Boles,and both friends and colleagues remembered him as a consummateprofessional devoted to an aunt (who died recently), a houseful ofcats and the business of broadcasting. John, who gave so much to the world, murdered for what?". "I'm a Ms. Pac-Man snob," says singer-songwriter Marie Haddad. Speaking of bras being sold, in 1993, my morning show auctioned off a bra from our afternoon DJ Shanon Leder. I remember listening to KCBQ 1170 as a youth. Comments. [5] It featured doo-wop, early R&B and oldies music on Saturday and Sunday evenings. Learn how your comment data is processed. But being loyal to the Drake organization, he offered them first shot and they placed him in the afternoon drive at KGB. Ticket sales for the two 1956 concerts (with his new backing band the Jordanaires) reportedly totaled $17,250, with 11,250 fans attending. By the late 70s, FM music stations began to dominate radio markets, and it took several years for KCBQ to adjust and establish its FM side. The disc includes two tracks featuring Tony Sheridan on guitar. Happy vishu guys. Favorite 2 Add to Repost. Scan the list of past on-air personalities and youll see names that have been well known in San Diego radio for decades. Berle/Melvin then takes credit for all the hip-wiggling, saying "I gave him his singing style - I used to drop grasshoppers down his pants.". Beginning in 1955, he was an almost constant local presence, alongside such other fondly remembered characters from the Silver Age of Radio like Jim McInnes ("JM in the PM"), Shadoe Stevens, Gabriel Wisdom, Gary Allyn, etc. You can report your observations using our Furbearer Sighting Survey or by e-mailing us. He came to KGB from from KFRC San Francisco in July to become Program Director and do the afternoon shift, (perhaps knowing it was a caretaker role). He was pacing buck naked in the dressing roomSeeing me, he grabbed his gold Lam suit and covered himself. KCBQ began broadcasting Top 40 music in the late 1950s and continued with the format through the 1960s and 1970s. I get all choked up.. (LogOut/ ", BEATLES ROOFTOP CONCERT RECREATED IN NORMAL HEIGHTS (INCLUDING COPS!) The transmitter site was moved from College and El Cajon Boulevard to a new site in then-remote, bucolic Santee. Dean Goss and Jeff Prescott (5:30-9:00 AM) Dean went on to host or co-host television game shows before returning to radio. The station used an RCA BTA-5F 5,000 watt transmitter at the College site. 'Are you gonna play?' On August 28, 2010, a monument to the "Top 40" days between 1958 and 1978 was dedicated near the site of the former broadcast center and radio towers. They were a true powerhouse of the southland. (Humphries with the Beatles' original recording frontman, Tony Sheridan). The Atari Lounge is there so you can take a break from the band or get away from someone you don't want to talk to," says Casbah owner Tim Mays of the club's roomful of vintage video games, pinball machines, and pool tables. In 1958, here at 9416 Mission Gorge Road, then owner Lee Bartell built the KCBQ AM 1170 radio broadcast facility with its 50,000 watt transmitter and six two-hundred foot towers. these are not glossies! I said Sure and got on the phoneI took it for granted that he [Valens] knew me, and I asked him about coming down to San Diego to sing for the new school. I didn't watch, didn't see any of the news reports, couldn't; I don't know now how I got through the days or nights. 9-58: Ritchie Valens had two hits on the charts -- "La Bamba" and "Donna" -- when longtime local DJ Harry "Happy Hare" Martin persuaded him to perform at the 1958 opening of Clairemont High School. The station began broadcasting from its first studio at 5th and Ash (later to become the studios of KFMB AM-FM-TV). "One time I was in the Atari Lounge by myself, and I was sitting at the Ms. Pac-Man and searching my pockets for a quarter. UNDERAGE SWING DANCERS BATTLE LOCAL LAW - The San Diego Municipal code defines a teenage dance as any event open to the public that allows dancing by teenagers. Then SEC. THE CASBAHS 20TH ANNIVERSARY CELEBRATE IN THE ATARI LOUNGE, The Casbahs 20th Anniversary celebration continues Rosey at http://www.sddialedin.com is selling merch at most shows, and she says the Anniversary shirts are selling out fast, so make sure you get there to get one, or order direct from Rosey ----, The Anniversary events arent all musical, tho fer instance, longtime local photog Sean McMullen will have a showing at the Casbah this weekend ----, Dialed-in Rosey reports The photography includes shots of Creedle, Interpol, X, Spoon, Mooney Suzuki, Celebration, El Vez, Devo + more. Here are 22 essential L.A. spots for every tourist, Column: We cant afford another writers strike. No identification was made to KGB. Compatibility Mechanical: 64 Bit (x64) George Harrison. He also had a highly popular tenure with B-100 FM in the late 1970s. In 1968, the studios moved to the Santee transmitter site where they remained through several ownership changes, until being purchased by Salem Broadcasting in the 1990s. Though Zuccaro discontinued his program, other music programming remains among the weekend brokered schedule. To coincide with the new network affiliation, the KSDJ call letters were changed to KCBQ, meaning "Columbia Broadcasting Quality". This would be the home of one of the nation's pioneering Top 40 stations for the next 11 years. KCBQ - The Answer 1170 AM is a radio station broadcasting a News Talk Information format and is owned by Salem Communications. [Description by Uncle Ricky] This ambitious composite of San Diego's legendary KCBQ includes segments ranging from 1958 through 1978, and not necessarily in chronological order. The public is invited, and a free sock hop will top off the day from 8 p.m. to midnight at the hotel. This Saturday there will be an opening reception before The Dragons show. RIP HAPPY HARE, LEGENDARY LONGTIME LOCAL DJ. 9-Noon Paul Stelljes (Johnny Mitchell) escaped (as he put it) to KFRC in June. Among other stunts, Martin recalls running for mayor and staging Indian rain dances on the air. You can follow Cool San Diego Sights via Facebook or Twitter! Blankety-blank keyboard. Oh, boy, right in my wheelhouse! The station conducted aggressive contests that involved giving away a house, a boat, cars, and cash. I was being paid to be crazy, which saved me a great deal of trouble having to go in for therapy, said Martin, who left the station in 1962 for a lucrative offer in Cleveland, although he returned to KCBQ in 1969 to anchor the morning lineup for three years. Then I got more phone calls. There was even a mirror mounted over the console so that from the street you could watch the DJ's every move at the controls. KCBQ aired a tribute to Flowers, whose real name was Phil Boles,and both friends and colleagues remembered him as a consummateprofessional devoted to an aunt (who died recently), a houseful. He would soon be collaborating with new Program Director Ron Jacobs on a new format. Veteran disc jockey Phil Flowers, one of the top voices onKCBQ-AM during its heyday, died of a heart attack on Dec. 22 at hishome in Oceanside. Kind of like scat. I recall the BBC showed Help! by Bart Mendoza. He was on staff in 1966-67 under the name of Bob Elliott. ", "I looked up to see her staring back at me, her chest heaving with excitement, her eyes wide with adrenaline. Professional_Spot_26 2 hr. Chris Cane (9:00 AM 1:00 PM) The same Christopher Cane that was on the KGB staff from 1969 to 1971, then at KCBQ from 1971 through 1973. RACIST ROCK: DO THE WHITE THING - a History of SoCal Racist Rock - White power rock music provides the rallying call which unites racists and Nazi-inclined Skinheads who hope to develop a common culture - or at least present the appearance of one. Racist rock expouses hostile ideology, directed against non-whites, particularly anyone of Negro or Jewish descent; the lyrics are angry, nihilistic, and all about advocating intolerance, if not actual violence, against minorities. http://www.sandiegoreader.com/weblogs/bands/2007/aug/30/racist-rock-do-the-white-thing. ago. The complete two-hour 1990 KCBQ Reunion DVD is available from California Aircheck. My online activities reflect my love for writing, blogging, walking and photography. ago. Thanks to George Junak of California Aircheck. Last edited on 23 February 2023, at 06:31, Learn how and when to remove this template message, http://www.americanradiohistory.com/Archive-RandR/1990s/1996/R&R-1996-07-19.pdf, "The San Diego Union-Tribune - San Diego, California & National News", "MarketInk: Andrea Kaye Pursuing Her Dream as a Radio Talk Show", "Salem Media Applies for North County Translators", "KCBQ/San Diego Adds FM Translator Simulcast in North County", "Query the Broadcast Database for K241CT". They were characterized as part put-on, part put-down, and hopefully compelling. My Boomerang Won't Come Back - Charlie Drake 4 4. Here are some related links: OVERHEARD IN SAN DIEGO - Several years' worth of this comic strip, which debuted in the Reader in 1996: http://www.sandiegoreader.com/photos/galleries/overheard-san-diego/, FAMOUS FORMER NEIGHBORS - Over 100 comic strips online, with mini-bios of famous San Diegans: http://www.sandiegoreader.com/photos/galleries/famous-former-neighbors/, SAN DIEGO READER MUSIC MySpace page: http://www.myspace.com/sandiegoreadermusic, JAY ALLEN SANFORD MySpace page: http://www.myspace.com/jayallensanford. Contributed by George Junak.]. He now does the morning drive at KFRC in San Francisco. By the mid-1970s, the station had begun a series of ownership and format changes that continued on a fairly regular basis. RIP HAPPY HARE, LEGENDARY LONGTIME LOCAL DJ "Happy Hare is off the air." Longtime local legend Happy Hare passed away on Monday, January 5. Needless to say, when Eddie comes in, we take care of him, just so he doesn't call in his note. There will be finger foods and the bar will be open at 7pm. Flowers, who grew up in North County and graduated fromOceanside High School, joined KCBQ in 1970 when it was a high-ratedrock station, home to legendary radio personalities like HarryHappy Hare Martin and the late Don Howard. 11; 1 month ago; KCBQ Dex Allen - 1968 / Happy Hare - November 1969 / composite by Retro Radio Joe. Here were the replacements. I heard my dad go off to work and before long would hear my mother shout up the stairs, 'Are you getting up?' He now runs Jayman Productions in Fresno. San Diego Radio Battle. No one believed me. The singer gamely acknowledged the raging controversy about his "shocking" onstage pelvic gyrations by taking part in a comedy sketch. As a radio guy, I loved to see all this stuff. The price? It was a privilege. Districts will have until the end of the 2024-25 school year to comply. Johnny Mitchell grew out of convenience when a spare jingle became available from Johnny Mann that was suppose to be for Sebastian Stone. Privacy PolicyTerms of ServiceSign Up For Our NewslettersSite Map, Copyright 2023, The San Diego Union-Tribune |, Do Not Sell or Share My Personal Information. 1170 first signed on the air in 1946. Hector. He still does on oldies KRTH radio in Los Angeles. 118 West Green Street, Unit 6, Ithaca, NY 14850 (607) 227-2366. Thanks a million for this. Dont miss out. At the school, all of the students were in the yard, because they were still painting the new auditorium. . //
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