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THE BLUES MOVES The House of Blues Studio D in Memphis, TN where artists like Isaac Hayes and Three 6 Mafia record, relocates to Nashville. When MGM and Memphis label owner Gene Lucchesi builds it in the 1960s the Studio D building's name is Sounds of Memphis. Originally, it is the home base for Dallas, TX Rock'n'Roll group Sam the Sham and the Pharaohs whose first big hit is Wooly Bully (#2 for 2 weeks in 1965). In 1986, Gary Belz buys the building and teams up with Eagles guitarist Joe Walsh to expand the structure. This brings in artists such as Stevie Ray Vaughan, Matchbox 20 and Travis Tritt. Later, Belz places the studio under the House of Blues entertainment umbrella. Despite high-profile pop and hip-hop acts like Justin Timberlake and Erykah Badu, Studio D's business slows down. So Gary picks up and moves the entire structure to his Nashville House of Blues complex where he has more recording space. The studio has to be partially disassembled before it loads onto a truck on Tuesday, August 31, 2010 for the 200-mile pilgrimage. A banner on its side reads, From Memphis with Love.

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SHERIFF TAYLOR ENTERS THE HALL Actor-gospel recording artist Andy Griffith, Bluegrass great Doc Watson and Country singer George Hamilton IV are among 13 artists to be inducted into the North Carolina Music Hall of Fame. Of course we all remember Griffith as Sheriff Andy Taylor of Mayberry. Bill Kopald, Hall of Fame Chairman, says that other inductees include recording artist Maurice Williams, country artists Donna Fargo and Arthur Smith, bluegrass musician Curly Seckler, jazz pianist and composer Dr. Billy Taylor, gospel recording artist Shirley Caesar and composer, guitarist and soloist Don Schlitz. The ceremony is at 7 pm on Tuesday, October 7, 2010 in the David H. Murdock Core Laboratory Building at the North Carolina Research Campus.

TRIVIA QUESTION: In Phil Spector's 1958 song To Know Him Is to Love Him by The Teddy Bears what do their friends say will happen? The answer appears below.

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•HAPPY BIRTHDAY! Dave E. Crockett [KKBQ FM] celebrates his year on Saturday, September 4th. Chuck Joseph [KILT-610] has his annual day on Sunday, September 5. •COUNTRY MUSIC ASSOCIATION announces final nominees for National Broadcast Personality of the Year awards: Lon Helton, Lia Knight and Lorianne Crook & Charlie Chase live on ABC TV on Wednesday, November 10, 2010, 8:00-11:00 PM ET. •ESPN airs the Emory Healthecare 500 NASCAR Sprint Cup Series night race live at the Atlanta Motor Speedway on Sunday, September 5, 2010 at 7:30pm EST. Ernie Haase & Signature Sound will sing the National Anthem.

•1955 KTBS TV ABC CH3 in Shreveport, LA begins broadcasting on September 3rd. •1961 LORETTA LYNN signs with Decca records on September 3rd. •1970 BILL HALEY AND HIS COMETS turn down $30,000 for a 15 date tour of Australia on September 3rd. •1988 RODNEY CROWELL's single I Couldn't Leave You If I Tried rings #1 on Billboard on September 3rd. •1994 MAJOR LANCE Chicago, IL Soul singer (The Monkey Time #8-1963) dies at 55 on September 3rd. •2005 FAITH HILL's single Mississippi Girl lands at #1 on Billboard's Country chart on September 3rd.

JOHN SUMMERS (Los Angeles, CA) Subject: Jimmy & Johnny--Summers. Jim, I'm the longtime broadcaster & former KLIF (1190) jock John Summers based in Los Angeles, currently launching my latest project in Augusta, Georgia..."All the Good Stuff, Augusta's New Easy 1230, WEZO"...streaming @ http://wezo.am/ Anyway, saw your items on Jimmy & Johnny. The late Jimmy Fautheree was my wife's uncle. We have some of his music works in our collection. Before she hooked up with me, her name was Dana Fautheree, also born in Southern Arkansas as was her uncle, but raised in Baton Rouge. We enjoy getting your updates Jim. Please continue keeping the radio industry memories alive...for those of us who lived them. John & Dana Summers

JEFF THOMPSON (Winston-Salem, NC) Yes, Jim, I certainly DO remember where I was on August 16th, 1977. (Part III) The day of the funeral, I walked over to her (Elvis' mom) grave, and found her tombstone marked August 14th. After doing reports on NBC about the funeral, during the flight back to New York by way of Chicago, Elvis's Road Manager, Joe Esposito, told me some other details of the closed funeral. Most notable, he said that a huge tree branch crashed to the ground just as Elvis' casket cleared the door leaving the church. Joe recalled that Elvis had promised give a sign someday...after his death. Scared the heck out of everybody there...and eerily they reported that the big branch was still green...not dead. Other strange things surrounded those few days. But not enough room reports them here. But, just thought you'd like to know, Jim, for the record how it came down that day at NBC. - Jeff Thompson

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DAVID FAULKNER (Dallas, TX) Subject: Radio Stories Part Three. Greetings Jim & Lacy, In Summer of 86 I'm hired part time at 870 KFJZ (formerly KFJZ-1270). Legendary calls, an honor to work there. It is at that time called "Unforgettable 870 KFJZ" & is doing basically a "Music of Your Life" format. KAAM (1310) has become the official "Music of Your Life" station for DFW, but we we're playing a lot of the same music & some nice tunes that they don't have from our own personal collections. One Saturday morning I play Aspen Gold by The Kingston Trio as the first song of the day. It just seems to fit the morning. It's from my home collection. ABC News at the top of the hour followed by local headlines & weather. 870 is a daytimer. On at sunrise/Off at sunset to clear the frequency for WWL - New Orleans, which is starting to override our 250 watts by sunset anyway. Gary Jack Vance is in charge & I want to use a bit of this space (In case he sees these newsletters or someone who knows him does.) to thank him for the honor of working at KFJZ & to apologize for not being more mature & responsible. (Had I been, I would've had the honor of working there longer than I did.) Take Care, David Faulkner

LARRY SCOTT (Dallas-Terrell, TX) Subject: Jim Rose Remembers Radio (#862) August 30, 2010 [Monday] God has been good to me and cross paths with many of those that made country music history. I will always remember your phone calls. Larry

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LESLIE WAYNE HODGES (Marshall TX) Subject: Yes this the (same) Rick Reynolds (KONO-860). Jim, Rick Reynolds in Tyler with the Blaze and 99.3 FM. Ken Reynolds (I think the name is Ken who is Rusty Reynolds' son) the Blaze FMs & 99.3 FM are Ken & Rusty Reynolds Stations. I worked for Rusty in 1992-1993 with Barry Kaye, Roger WWW Garrett, Jeff Taylor, Valerie Hart mornings on KCCY Pueblo-Colorado Springs, Wayne Griggs Aggie 96 Sales Manager, James McWain on engineering at KAGG Aggie 96. I, Wayne Griggs and James McWain had both worked on KCRS 550 in Midland. Rick Reynolds was also PD of KONO-860 and moves to Beaumont as PD of KJET-1380 the same one who also is in Midland-Odessa radio with KOSA 1230 radio Odessa that later became KOZA 1230 in Odessa. thanks, Leslie Wayne Hodges (www.kzqx.com) go Aggies!

TRIVIA ANSWER: In Phil Spector's song To Know Him Is To Love Him by The Teddy Bears their friends say there will come a day when they'll walk along side of him. The popular tune remains at #1 for three weeks around Thanksgiving 1958. Others who record the song are Peter & Gordon (#24-1965), Bobby Vinton (#34-1969), Jody Miller (#18-1972) and The Trio: Dolly Parton, Linda Ronstadt and Emmylou Harris (#1-1987).

CHARLES GEORGE (Dallas, TX) Subject: Mike Wade KXOL-1360? Yes, I keep trying to get him to drop a line or two for you to use in newsletter. I see I have lost another DXing opportunity. KSKY now has an FM on 92.9, it wouldn't be so bad if they did not simulcast but had separate programming. My favorite by Patsy Cline has to be Walking After Midnight. I love the bass part; I tried to learn it when I attempted to play the electric bass-guitar. I took lessons for a while but my teacher had me realize I was not going to practice enough to make it as a bass guitarist. Another venue I have tried because others made it look easy. I also always liked the bass on the song Turn Back The Hands Of Time. I was wondering whether I would like the same songs if transported back in time. Oh well I start thinking of a song Simon Says when I hear the name Simon Cowell. Also I let Fred Watkins know of your site, I hope he writes you. I know you have a great newsletter so keep telling others. Charles

EDGAR WATSON HOWE (May 3, 1853-October 3, 1937) What people say behind your back is your standing in the community.

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Houston, Texas - Laus Deo

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SCULLY IS STILL IN THE GAME Hall of Fame broadcaster Vin Scully returns in 2011 for yet another season as the lead play-by-play announcer for the Los Angeles Dodgers baseball team. In 1950, Scully begins calling games for the original Brooklyn Dodgers. In 1958, he moves with the team to the City of Angels. The 82-year old Scully announces over the weekend his intentions to return for the 2011 season to call Dodger home games and travel with the team as far east as Colorado. Vin's 61-year run with one team is the longest in U.S. sports history. Scully tells MLB.com: I'm very grateful for the opportunity to be with the Dodgers for all these years. It's a marvelous organization. And baseball, I love it with my heart and soul. And I found, deep in the recesses of my mind, I didn't want to sever the relationship. Reportedly, he works out a one-year contract over the weekend. Dodgers owner Frank McCourt is ecstatic: I'm as thrilled as our fans that Vin will be returning. He is not only the greatest broadcaster of all time, but also a wonderful friend. In 1982, Vin Scully receives induction into the broadcasters' Baseball Hall of Fame.

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REPORTER BLOWS THE LID OFF A woman in Venice Beach, CA reports to city officials that RVs dump their waste onto her street but she receives no response. She next contacts KFI-640 Los Angeles reporter Steven Gregory who investigates. Steven literally blows the toilet lid off of the story. The city then brings out a hazmat crew to sanitize the street. During the waste clean up they discover more human waste on at least two more streets in the area. Venice Beach City officials claim that they never receive any clean-up requests from residents. But Steven says he has emails that indicate otherwise. JRRR sends out a hearty atta-a-boy to Steven Gregory and KFI news for demonstrating the power of local investigative radio news reporting.

TRIVIA QUESTION: To what does Jimmy Gilmer and the Firewalls song Sugar Shack refer? The answer appears below.

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HAPPY BIRTHDAY! Rusty Humphries Talk Radio Network host celebrates his annual day on Sunday, August 29th. •CONGRATULATIONS! Tom Humm Beasley Broadcast Group Market Manager Las Vegas, NV is the Beasley General Manager Of The Year. •WGN TV CH9 Chicago, IL hires investigative producer Marsha Bartel who is Dane Placko's producer at WFLD TV CH32 in the Windy City. Marsha starts at WGN on September 7, 2010. •NIELSEN estimates an increase of more than two million persons age two and older in U.S. TV households for a total of 294,650,000 people.

•1953 WTCN TV (now KARE) MET CH11 in Minneapolis-St. Paul, MN begins on September 1st. •1962 MARTY ROBBINS' single Devil Woman starts its 8-week reign at #1 on Billboard's Country chart on September 1st. •1975 KOL-1300 in Seattle, WA flips its call letters to KMPS on September 1st. •1981 RONNIE MILSAP's single (There's) No Gettin' Over Me leaps to #1 on Billboard's Country survey on August 29th. •1995 ROCK AND ROLL HALL OF FAME opens in Cleveland, OH on September 1st. •2005 LITTLE BIG TOWN's video Boondocks debuts on CMT on September 1st.

JIM PREWITT [Catfish] (Sacramento, CA) I was at KLIF from 1977-78. Did 10-2 at night. In early of 1977 Jim Davis from KHJ was brought in by Paul Drew to bring back KLIF. For awhile (1976) KLIF went AC and bombed. Hit a low of 2.5 ARB. Jim revamped the sound. More compression, Hot Jingles: KLIF 1190-Where it's Good Again!,Tight Playlist, former KLIF DJs like Cuzzin Lennie and Randy Robbins were Hired. Barry Kaye was originally hired for afternoons. He quit after 3 months and Randy Robbins replaced him. Tom Kent did 6-10 for awhile then they moved 10-2a late nighter Harry Nelson who took 6-10. That's when I did 10-2. Nick Alexander was middays. We had two different morning shows. Originally Charlie Brown from KJR Seattle and then Charlie Van Dyke came in. When we beat KNUS, KLIF hired #1 night jock in the city Cat Simon from KNUS. He replaced Harry Nelson at night. Cat eventually went to KVIL. For about two years KLIF was HOT. KLIF in 1977 toppled the #1 CHR KNUS and was barely behind new CHR Z-97. KVIL was the #1 Station in the market. KLIF went from 23rd place to 5th place! One of our promotions we gave away 30 cars in 30 days. A car a day! THAT was radio my friend! But like always owners came in and started to interfere with programming. Next thing you know KLIF was down to a 3.0 and in 12th place. Everybody bailed out. KLIF was bought by Fairchild and in 78 it was sold. We were all out of jobs by then. After KLIF, I went to another legend WAPE-Jacksonville and worked with the Greaseman! Jim Prewitt (www.JimPrewitt.com) / (www.Facebook.com/CatfishJimPrewitt) / (www.MySpace.com/Catfishonline) AOL Instant Messenger: Netcatfish

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RAY WHITWORTH (DFW-Arlington, TX) 1981 - KLIF (1190) flips to country. Yeah the history of the station was magnificent. I can remember sitting in that studio in 1977 with Andy Waldrop looking out over Commerce street and feeling the sense of legacy in that studio. 22 years later I sat in for Bill Mack doing the Midnight Cowboy Radio Network (WBAP-820)...and when a break for news came I went to the window and felt history there too and felt my Dad listened to this station back in the 30's while he was a teenager. History that is lost on many. Later, Jim. Ray

LARRY SCOTT (Dallas-Terrell, TX) Subject: Jim Rose Remembers Radio (#862) August 30, 2010 [Monday] Jim, tell Bob Grant that Elmer Laird didn't write "Poison Love" even though his name is on it. Tilman Franks wrote it and gave it to Mr. Laird for sponsoring Tilman and Jimmy and Johnny ('If You Don't Somebody Else Will') on radio. Mr. Laird also had white suits made for them. Later Tilman returned to Shreveport and shortly after that Hank Williams came to Shreveport. He didn't have a suit so Tilman had his white suit altered to fit Hank and that suit became a trademark. Tilman and Jimmy Fautharee both told me the story. Larry Scott

JIMMY AND JOHNNY are Jimmy Fautharee who is born in El Dorado, AR in 1934 and Johnny Mathis who comes to life as John Wesley Mathis in Maud, TX on September 28, 1933. Their big hit is If You Don't Somebody Else Will (#3-1954). In the 1960s, Johnny resurfaces as Country Johnny Mathis with Please Talk to My Heart (#14-1963).

DAVID FAULKNER (Dallas, TX) Subject: Issue 861. Greetings Jim & Lacy, Tom Ellis Issue 861. I agree. You should write a book! Quote from Mark Twain (No man's life, liberty, or property are safe while the legislature is in session.). I've heard that said for years about the Texas Legislature. Didn't know its origins. Take Care, David Faulkner

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JOAN PATE-DAY (Cedar Creek Lake, TX) Subject: Video. Hearing so much about the Eryah Budu video, stripping at Dealey Plaza, I decided to watch it to see what it was all about, even though that is not my style of music, if one can call it music. I was shocked to hear in the beginning of the video my brother Sam saying the words he had made so famous while reporting the mobile news on KBOX (1480). Sam has now been gone a year this week and yet his voice lives on. I am guessing, knowing Sam, he would have received a kick out of this video and sure his friends on the site would agree. As for me, I did not care for it at all. If it had been me walking around the Plaza pulling my clothes off a piece at a time I would have been thrown into the hoosegow.

TRIVIA ANSWER: Jimmy Gilmer and the Firewalls song Sugar Shack is about a coffee house made out of wood.

CHARLES GEORGE (Dallas, TX) Hi, I have fun at El Centro when they had a studio set up in the basement, and using a Gates Cart Machine and 2 turntables, a Wollensak Reel to Reel, with a Spotmaster Mixing Board. They had us playing Top-40; however; I would stick in R&B that I liked. Like Al Green, The Snake and Show And Tell. It was fun also getting to be at KCHU (FM) the short time I was there. At night I used to listen to a Blues program over XEG 1050, the station sent me my first QSL for a report I sent. Charles George

GEORGE GOBEL (1919-1991) College is a place to keep warm between high school and an early marriage.

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Houston, Texas - Laus Deo

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WHAT A WONDERFUL WORLD ENDS Songwriter George David Weiss who writes timeless hits like Louis Armstrong’s What A Wonderful World (#32-1988), the Tokens' The Lion Sleeps Tonight (#1 for 3 weeks-1961) and Elvis Presley's Can’t Help Falling In Love (#2-1961/62) dies on Monday, August 23, 2010 of natural causes at his home in Oldwick, NJ at 89. Weiss is born in NYC on April 9, 1921. George begins his career as a songwriter in the 1940s. He writes tunes for Frank Sinatra, Perry Como, Sarah Vaughan, Nat King Cole, Elvis Presley, Tom Jones, The Stylistics, Mel Tormé, Tennessee Ernie Ford and others. Weiss also pens many film soundtracks and musicals, that includes the Sammy Davis Jr. Broadway musical Mr. Wonderful. Weiss plays the violin, saxophone, clarinet and piano as well as sings. He is a graduate of Juilliard. He also writes the lyrics to Ella Fitzgerald's jazz standard Lullaby of Birdland. George serves as the president of the Songwriters Guild of America for 18 years. George David Weiss' survivors include his third wife Claire Nicholson; two sons, Barry and Jeffrey and daughter Peggy Self, from his first marriage; son, Robert, from his second marriage; sister Harriet Harbus and eight grandchildren.

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WTOP GOES TO POT On the AM dial in the Washington, DC radio market the WTOP call letters move around a bit. Originally. WTOP-1500 flips to WFED-1500. Then WTOP-1050 catapults into WBQH-1050. The call letters resurface on the FM dial as news-talk WTOP FM (103.5). When you gotta go you gotta go. But if nearby Montgomery County, MD has anything to do with it you're in a heap of trouble. Due to budget cuts Montgomery County decides to remove all of the portable toilets from its parks. This involves 136 portable potties in more than 80 parks. Jim Farley, VP of news at WTOP FM (103.5) in nearby Washington, DC, says that when WTOP first hears about the removal of the portable latrines from the parks, its morning news crew does an on-the-air story about this very interesting subject and they have a hearty laugh about it. But they immediately realize that this issue is a serious matter. So, why doesn't WTOP sponsor a toilet? The Silver Spring-Takoma Thunderbolts and WTOP Radio both now sponsor portable privies in Montgomery County, MD's parks. Others join in as sponsors.

TRIVIA QUESTION: In The Chiffons 1963 song He's So Fine why do they say he's fine? The answer appears below.

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CONGRATULATIONS! •STACEY STAUFFER news reporter/anchor on WCAU TV NBC CH10 Philadelphia, PA and husband Larry welcome a new baby boy into their family on Monday, August 23, 2010. Larry Bruce Stauffer weighs in at 7lbs, 11oz. •MICHAEL EISNER new head of Tribune? Chicago Tribune reports that Tribune’s biggest creditors are in talks with former Disney CEO Michael Eisner to replace Sam Zell as its new chairman. Also, Jeff Shell may take over Randy Michaels' seat as CEO. •NIELSEN estimates that the total number of TV households in the U.S. reaches 115.9 million, an increase of one million homes over 2009.

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Houston, Texas - Laus Deo

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ENOUGH ALREADY! Hollywood movie actress Lindsay Lohan is back in radio and TV news again. Judge Marsha Revel hands down a 90-day rehab sentence in the UCLA Medical Center to the Mean Girls actress. Her lawyer Shawn Chapman Holley asserts that Lindsay receives a misdiagnosis and she isn’t in the dire state that the court originally thinks her to be. According to Gossip Cop, a new judge is assigned to her case, Judge Elden Fox, who is in the process of issuing an order that LiLo be released. And that's not all. Getty news desk reports that E*Trade airs a TV commercial which features a milkaholic baby by the name of Lindsay. Lohan's lawyer retaliates by saying the actress deserves single-name status like Oprah or Madonna. So he files a suit against E*trade in Lohan's behalf. Will wonders never cease to amaze us?

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RADIO STATION FLIPS OVER A SIMULCAST Border Media's Regional Mexican KRIO FM (104.1) in Pearsall, TX (about 50 miles southwest of the Alamo City) flips to a simulcast of its sister station Norteno KSAH-720 in San Antonio-Universal City, TX at 12:01 am on Tuesday, August 24, 2010. Border Media claims that this act expands the reach of KSAH in south TX. The 100% simulcast brings shows to the FM dial such as The Jobs Hour, The Vicente Fernandez 12 in a Row, and Flea Market on the Air. Alfonso Flores, PD/OM for Border Media's Spanish stations brags: In the world of communications with multiple delivery platforms such as Internet, iPods, and so on, our listeners have told us that they would like to see Norteno's programming moving from exclusively AM to include options on the FM dial.

TRIVIA QUESTION: What summer time song is in the movie Grease? The answer appears below.

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•CBS RADIO building in Calgary, AB has a gunman who takes over its lobby. The standoff lasts for several hours but no one receives injuries. •WESTWOOD ONE RADIO names its broadcaster lineup for the 2010-2011 NFL season. Kevin Harlan joins Boomer Esiason for Monday Night Football and Super Bowl XLIV. Randy Cross gives his analysis on some Monday night games plus the playoffs. •ANTHONY GARGANO Philadelphia, PA sportswriter/talk host joins the Fox Sports Radio national lineup. But he keeps his daily show on WIP-610 Philadelphia, PA.

•1950 BBC broadcasts its 1st transmission of a TV program from continental Europe on August 27th. •1961 JEFFREY STEELE founder of Country band Boy Howdy born on August 27th in Burbank, CA. •1972 UNITED STATES bombs Haiphong, North Vietnam on August 27th. •1982 GEORGE STRAIT's single Fool Hearted Memory is his first #1 single on August 28th. •1990 STEVIE RAY VAUGHAN Blues guitarist dies in a helicopter crash at 35 on August 27th.•2005 MERLE HAGGARD's single Okie From Muskogee ranks #1 on CMT's 20 Greatest City Songs on August 27th.

TOM ELLIS (Boston-East Sandwich-Newton, MA) Subject: Hi, Jim and Lacy, You've had such a broad band of experience in the radio world that it's no wonder you're such a whiz at putting out JRRR. I'm surprised that you were able to remain cool and calm when your boss was screaming at you about your poor job at ad libbing commercials (KASO-1965). One of my main problems was always not being able to endure BS from some pip squeak of a boss who seemed to be threatened by my popularity, which sounds a lot like what you were dealing with from your boss. I really suspect he was jealous of you being able to do what he couldn't, and had to find some way to vent his frustration. You obviously have a treasure chest full of stories, and as I've said to you before...you gotta put em down in print so all of us early broadcast junkies can read em and be reminded of how great those days were and how much fun we had. Anyway, thanks for the stories. They are delightful. Tom

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BOB GRANT [Robert Hanger] (San Angelo, TX) Subject: Another Country Music death. Jim: Just learned about death of my long-time friend, Bill Phillips @ 72 on Mon, Aug. 23 in TN. He was a part of the touring Kitty Wells-Johnny Wright shows from 1969 to 1984, and also a regular on their syndicated TV show. Bill had 3 top-ten country chart hits on his own, 1966-69. Funeral will be Friday, 27th, 1 P.M. in chapel of Hermitage F.H. & Memorial. Gardens, 535 Shute Lane, Old Hickory, TN. We visited at many shows together & corresponded over the years too. He was a fine artist indeed. BOB & Sonny Lee

BILL PHILLIPS calls me in 1969 at KBUC FM-AM in San Antonio, TX. He asks what does it take to get a song on your playlist? Advise him to record one of the Pop hits from the 1950s or very early 1960s before the Beatles invasion of America. His next release on Decca records is Johnny Burnett's Little Boy Sad which hits #17 in 1961. That puts Bill Phillips' recording at #10 on Billboard Country chart and #1 on our KBUC survey.

DON SUNDEEN (Dallas, TX) Yes, Frank (Anderson-Warner Brothers record promotions) had diabetes and had a foot removed. I spoke at his funeral and Ed Spacek and Jon Dillon and I were the pallbearers.

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DAVID FAULKNER (Dallas, TX) Subject: Radio Stories Part Two. Greetings Jim & Lacy, In Feb 86 The Dallas Morning News runs an article about KTNS & KLIF (which had flipped to become "Talkradio 1190" in Jan 86.) Also, in Feb 86 The Columbia School of Broadcasting (since I'm working full time in Radio) graduates me & sends a diploma (which I seem to have lost in one of the several times I've moved since then.) I still have a newsletter from them that list me as a graduate. There are a number of major events in the news during KTNS's brief life, such as, the crash of Delta flight 191, the explosion of the Space Shuttle Challenger, the meltdown at Chernobyl. Harold Baker was my boss at KTNS; he was also the News Director & anchor of the KTNS Morning Report. Some of my other duties at KTNS being the only one there overnight & for a time on Sunday mornings. during those times I Board Op., read news headlines after top of the hour ABC news, break with weather bulletins when necessary & prepare for Harold's "Morning Report" if it's weeknight. He'll arrive to start writing the state & local segments around 3:30am. I'm in charge of the national & international, carting the features & sound, running between the news & control rooms during the 6 to 9am show, etc. stay tuned... Take Care, David Faulkner; Dallas, TX

TRIVIA ANSWER: John Travolta and Olivia Newton-John sing Summer Nights in the movie Grease.

LESLIE WAYNE HODGES (Marshall, TX) Jim, It was great to have them (Barry Kaye and Jeff Taylor) stay with me. My first year in Brady at the first Hodges Lodges I stayed in at Brady had NO heat. So about 2 am on the first morning :) I'm laughing now Barry was in his bedroll on the kitchen and other bedroom floor and Barry yells out "Beats a Tent". In February 1996 after Canyon/ and Amarillo I join Barry to help him and his band get their equipment set up at their next event then I'd break it down at 2 am and take his truck trailer and his band's equipment then I'd park it at his place. I had a great time. Just over a year later in June 1997 I was in Bellville at AM 1090 KNUZ where Clay Gish Manager at KZTR FM in Bryan has sent me where I was the lone employee in what two years later a FEMA Representative said is a pioneering effort and asked if he could take my photo in black and white and send it to Washington for them to see. I miss having Barry getting me to laugh a the stuff he noticed I did and said. Thanks. Leslie Wayne Hodges (www.kzqx.com)

MARK TWAIN (1835-1910) No man's life, liberty, or property are safe while the legislature is in session.

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RICHIE HAYWARD (1946-2010) R.I.P. Drummer and founding member of Rock band Little Feat, Richie Hayward, dies at 64 of pneumonia and complications from lung disease on Thursday, August 12, 2010. Richie is born on February 6, 1946 in Clear Lake, IA. Originally he is in an L.A. band, The Factory. Its front man Lowell George and Hayward form Little Feat. He is also a part-time actor with a small role in the 1960s TV comedy F Troop. In 1979, Little Feat disbands after the sudden death of Lowell George. In 1988, they re-form with the addition of Fred Tackett and Craig Fuller. Their next album release is Let It Roll. Richie is Little Feat's drummer until his health causes him to leave the band in 2009. It seems like Hayward plays drums with half of the members of the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame at one time or another. As a session player he records and performs with legends like Eric Clapton, James Cotton, Bob Dylan, Buddy Guy, Robert Plant, Carly Simon, Tom Waits, Warren Zevon, and many more. Anyone who wants to remember Richie financially is invited by his family to make a donation to Sweet Relief, the Richie Hayward Fund, at www.sweetrelief.org. You can sign Richie's guest book, leave comments and memories at www.featphotos.com/RichieTrubute.

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UH BUYS RICE'S RADIO STATION In Houston, TX there's an uproar on the campus of Rice University because of a potential sale of their FM radio station to the University of Houston for $9.5 million. If the purchase goes through, U of H wants to rename the station from KTRU FM to KUHC FM. This further ignites a flame on Rice's campus. U of H already has one public radio station, KUHF FM (88.7), which features both news and classical music plus other arts programming. Both radio stations will be affiliates of National Public Radio. KTRU FM (91.7) with its new call letters KUHC FM will broadcast classical music and arts. This allows KUHF FM to concentrate on NPR news and talk. U of H officials say that KUHF will raise the $9.5 million purchase price through private fundraising and increased underwriting also that no state or tuition funds will be used.

TRIVIA QUESTION: In Tom Jones' 1965 song It's Not Unusual what is it that it's not unusual to see him do? The answer appears below.

MOVERS AND SHAKERS

•TOM O'BRIEN former WNBC TV NYC President/General Manager is the new chief revenue officer at cable channel CNBC TV. •PAT O'BRIEN veteran sportscaster and entertainment host exits CBS Radio sports broadcasts to join Fox Sports Radio’s newly-renamed Loose Cannons program. •KRKO-1380 ESPN Sports radio Seattle-Everett, WA has NorthStar Broadcast Contractors install 2 of 4 towers after they are destroyed by vandals. KIRO-TV reports that …investigators say it’s possible that [the vandalism] wasn’t eco-terrorism. It could have been an upset neighbor.

•1956 GLEN MATLOCK bassist with Rock group the Sex Pistols is born on August 27th. •1969 IRA DEAN bass player with Trick Pony born in Raleigh, NC on August 23rd. •1970 ELTON JOHN's 1st U.S. appearance is in Los Angeles, CA on August 25th. •1980 EDDIE RABBITT's single Drivin' My Life Away lands at #1 on Billboard's Country survey on August 23rd. •1995 R.B. HUDMON Columbus, GA R&B/Soul Singer dies at 41 on August 25th. •2001 JUNE CARTER CASH faces surgery to have a pacemaker installed on August 24th.

WALTRAUD HOFFMEISTER (Lake Constance-Lindau-Bavaria, Germany) Subject: Message. Hi Jim; Thank you for all informations: How are you? Come to chat; if you like: Have a wonderful day.

RED JONES (Washington, D.C./Reston-Centreville, VA) Still enjoying your site. I get interesting information not found elsewhere. And even though I left Texas in 1961 I enjoy reading about Texas radio in today's world. Did want to find out if Gaylon Christie was still around. Last I heard he owned a station in Killeen. After I came home from army service he and I worked briefly together at KTEM Temple before I went to Houston. Birthday number 79 coming up this week and still have a good time doing mornings. 62 years in the business. Retire to what? I had a paper route before I got into radio. Don't want to throw papers again. Keep up the good work. Red Jones; WKNG 50,000 watts; Georgia Radio Hall Of Fame

JOYCE WEBSTER [JC] (Mena, AR) Subject: Bob Tomlinson's latest... Jim, I was at KLIF (1190) and worked the weekend Bob Tomlinson referred to in the last JRRR. It was a Silver Anniversary celebration, and so much fun for not just the public but for people who worked there. As I recall, I worked on Saturday and the following day was off...seemed like KLIF was on most people's radio that weekend. One of my radio heroes came from WLS in Chicago, and I was excited about that. Of course, my radio was on my every waking moment that weekend. Would sure be interesting to know what share of listeners we had during that period! Joyce 'JC'

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DON SUNDEEN (Dallas, TX) ...I'm more or less retired. As I mentioned spent most of the last two decades of my career in television commercial production, radio and records kind of lost their allure for me in the early 80's. We did in fact, go to Ft. Worth most Tuesdays en masse, my buddy Lee Arbuckle, Frank Anderson, Jeff Hackett, Patt Morriss, and many others. Those were the days and those of us who lived it were very privileged and didn't even know it.

DAVID FAULKNER (Dallas, TX) Hey Jim, I was going to put an update on my Facebook page if there was anything new to report about Cuzzin' Lennie. Your having two Facebook pages is probably why it periodically ask if I want to be your friend even though you're on my friends list. I went through a similar mess with Hotmail a few years ago. Took awhile (a couple of years) but I only worked on getting it resolved intermittently. David. (maybe I should say david & lois, she always finds a place near the computer to nap, while I'm in here using it.) Take Care. David Faulkner

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JERRY HEILMAN (Tyler-Nacogdoches, TX) Subject: Jim Rose Remembers Radio (#846) July 23, 2010 [Friday] The old Spotmaster cart machines were the toughest. I remember sometime in late 60s, Dudley Waller, owner of KEBE/KOOI in Jacksonville (TX) purchased the "latest and greatest" cart machines on the market. They were made by KRS Industries and featured a 8"X6" plastic cartridge. Idea was good--but... We had a single stack record model in production and news, and a six stack in control room. The "carts" were hard to handle and the player made a loud "ker-thunk" noise every time you pushed the start button. The boss did not like the noise, so we had to turn off the mic before punching the start button. So much for "tight programming" with no dead air. Thankfully, we did not keep these very long. He found a new creation--part of Schaeffer Automation's setup that used two reel-to-reel players. You programmed the code number for the commercial in, and it would forward and rewind until it settled on the correct spot. What you usually got was an old Christmas spot in July because the "sensor" got dirty. Spent all our time cleaning the sensors with Q-tips. What fun it was in those days.

BOB GRANT [Robert Hanger] (San Angelo, TX) Subject: Johnny Ragsdale. Jim: Just noted an interesting bio from days gone by: ever hear of Johnny Ragsdale & his Sundowners? They were on KNUZ and KPRC-TV years ago, along w/ Big-D Jamboree & signed with Columbia records in 1952. Thought of you when I saw this info. BOB

TRIVIA ANSWER: Tom Jones sings It's Not Unusual to see him cry.

JOHN HALE (Austin-Cedar Park, TX) Subject: Jim Rose Remembers Radio (#857) August 18, 2010 [Wednesday] …and the funny thing is, even if we could envision our broadcasting careers coming to an end, I don’t think anyone could envision radio itself turning into nothing more than a free background music service, and eventually becoming irrelevant enough to virtually disappear from modern society. This isn’t the arrogance of age, but I feel sorry for the last two or three generations who, if they think of broadcasters at all, think of Howard Stern. None of us anticipated broadcasting devolving this badly, and this rapidly.

LILY TOMLIN (September 1, 1939-p) The trouble with the rat race is that even if you win you're still a rat. 

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CNN PUTS ITS KING ON HOLD In July 2010, CNN's Larry King Live talk host proclaims his retirement after 25 years by way of a Tweet, I'm ending my nightly show this fall but continuing at CNN. Larry's retirement begins in fall 2010. CNN says wait just a minute! America's Got Talent judge Piers Morgan is the front-runner for King's replacement and they are very close to signing the dotted line. But there is a problem. There are scheduling conflicts with Piers' talent deal with NBC's The Celebrity Apprentice plus he keeps his judging duties with America's Got Talent for the remainder of his contract. These minute items present interesting scheduling conflicts for CNN's live versions of the Larry King Live show. Many American citizens are out of work but Piers Morgan has more jobs than he can perform. CNN asks Larry King if he will put on hold his vanishing act until scheduling difficulties with Piers Morgan's other duties can be worked out.

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HOUSTON RADIO SHIFTS FROM ASIAN TO SPANISH PROGRAMMING Rick Cruz-Aedo GM of Entravision KGOL-1180 Houston-Humble, TX reports that it flips from Asia One to the 24/7 Spanish-language sports network ESPN Deportes Radio. Prior to this move KGOL-1180 airs ethnic programming in blocks. Jim Roberts, ESPN Radio Affiliate Sales Executive Director, brags: Houston is one of our top markets, where Hispanics comprise more than 32 percent of the city's population. We are thrilled to become their destination for the best world class play-by-play content and the latest sports news and information in Spanish-language. Oscar Ramos, ESPN Deportes Radio GM replies: This agreement reinforces our commitment to continued growth of ESPN Deportes Radio among the top Hispanic markets across the country.
MORE RADIO SHUFFLE BOARD Ryan McCredden is Assistant Program Director of KRLD-1080 Dallas, TX since 2006, plus Sports/Talk KRLD FM since 2008. He is the new PD of Journal Broadcasting News/Talk KQTH FM (The Truth) Tucson, AZ. Ryan's resume includes stops at Talk WTDY-1670 Madison, WI and WJJO FM (94.1) Madison-Watertown, WI and Sports WBIZ-1400 Eau Claire, WI. McCredden replaces Andrew Lee, who exits KQTH FM in June to join Clear Channel News/Talk KTLK FM Minneapolis, MN. Ryan is ready for his new challenge: I’m looking forward to further developing ‘The Truth’ as a prime player in the Tucson Talk radio market. By bringing listeners compelling content, on-air and online, along with great community events, I’m confident and excited about the future for KQTH. Ryan grabs the reins of KQTH FM on August 30, 2010.

TRIVIA QUESTION: In LuLu's song To Sir With Love (#1 for 5 weeks-1967) why is she sad? The answer appears below.

MOVERS AND SHAKERS

HAPPY BIRTHDAY! Young Tom Fontaine [KILT FM] is still 25 years younger than I am on his birthday on Monday, August 23rd. •KRISTEN WELKER WCAU TV NBC CH10 Philadelphia, PA Anchor/Reporter joins NBC News as a network correspondent out of Burbank, CA. •KKOB-770 Citadel News/Talk Albuquerque, NM has claiming rights to its 40th #1 (12+) Arbitron rating in the Spring 2010 book. •ABC TV NEWS redesigns its 66th street World News studio where Diane Sawyer, Nightline and 20/20 originate. •KAREN ADAMS Emmy-winning 21-year news anchor on LIN Television WPRI TV CBS CH 12 East Providence, RI retires after 21 years.

ENTERTAINMENT AND NEWS MILESTONES

•1953 KBAK TV ABC CH29 in Bakersfield, CA begins broadcasting on August 23rd. •1969 JOHNNY CASH's single A Boy Named Sue rings #1 on Billboard's Country hit list on August 23rd. •1974 JOHN LENNON reports that he sees a UFO in NYC on August 23rd. •1980 EDDIE RABBITT's single Drivin' My Life Away is #1 on Billboard's Country survey on August 23rd. •1990 DAVID ROSE composer/orchestra leader/movie arranger (Holiday for Strings #2-1944, The Stripper #1-1962) dies of heart disease at 80 on August 23rd. •2001 ALAN JACKSON's album When Somebody Loves You goes platinum on August 22nd.

JOYCE WEBSTER [J.C.] (Mena, AR) I remember exactly where I was when Elvis died. [Part II] I had driven out to Seminole, TX to visit a friend who was managing his first radio station on a very rare vacation away from the station. (I had taken my kids to my parents in Graham and was going to come back and spend a few days with them.) Paul's entire staff except for a young boy was so excited about going to see Jim Drury in theater in the round at Odessa and they were going in a two car caravan. I had tried to warn Paul that he wasn't a nice guy. I helped a young news intern at KLIF interview him at a nearby bar/restaurant when I was at KLIF (1190) while a/c was out in the production room. That was my very first interview of anyone and she was floundering just because he acted like a star. I knew he was a jerk when I asked what he thought about his first visit to Texas, and he said, "You can't get a decent shoeshine or cigar in Texas." Joyce "JC" Webster

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MIKE HARTMAN (Ft. Worth-Joshua, TX) Subject: Jim Rose Remembers Radio (#858) August 20, 2010 [Friday] Hey, Jim...Mike Ray Hartman here. I'm a little late on comments about the 33rd anniversary of Elvis' death...but, here goes. It was on a Tuesday (Aug. 16), and I was working 2nd shift in Dallas. My wife and I had been married for only 2 years...33 now. She called me at work and told me. I thought she was kidding at first. I got permission to take the remainder of the shift off. By the time I got home, Geraldo Rivera had already put together a brief tribute to Elvis. He aired it about 9:30pm or 10:30pm. As you know, I sing for a living. I started this rather late in life...at age 54. I specialize in 50's and early 60's Rock and Rock. I have over an hour of Elvis songs memorized. This time of year I usually do my own personal Elvis tribute...My "Tribute Without a Jumpsuit". When I finish singing an early Elvis song, like "That's Alright Mama", I'll tell the audience that they just received a double package...Early Elvis, with the later Elvis look...By this time I've turned sideways with my gut hanging out. He didn't like the name "King". He believed there was only one King...The Lord Jesus Christ. He wasn't someone divine...just one very talented, extraordinary man...One of few known around the world by his first name. His generosity proved that he never forgot what it meant to be poor. I had the honor of doing my Elvis Tribute earlier today at a nursing home in Granbury, TX. Uh...Thank ya'...Thank ya' ver' much.

DON SUNDEEN (Dallas, TX) In Texas I was at KELP in the mid 60's and then went to KCOH in Houston where I was Pd/Ops manager. In late 60's I went into record business in Houston, than San Francisco (69) and then Hollywood. Finally, back to Texas and Dallas in 72 where I set up regional promotion and distribution, traveled Austin, San Antonio, Houston and Dallas. As the years passed I worked for several labels and my territory expanded to include New Orleans, Memphis, St. Louis and Kansas City. I had a pretty high-profile so we probably ran into each other. After the record business I went into advertising and spent 17 years repping TV commercial directors and producing spots. Your column was mentioned to me today by Eye Lipson with whom I record radio programs for the blind on Thursdays. He mentioned that he had seen that my old bud Cousin Lenny was in the hospital in your column and I asked him to send me the link. It's a small world.

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DAVID FAULKNER (Dallas, TX) Jim, I owe you some more writin'. I said I would write more later. Wow! The movers broke all three of your turntables, must've been the same movers we used when we moved into this place, they could've easily destroyed a bowling ball collection! If I hear of any unwanted turntables I'll be asking for an address to ship them to, right at the moment I don't know of any, but I'll ask around. Glad to hear that you have so many records. I'm working on collection number four. I've had three sizeable collections. (I won't go into what happened to the first one.) I sold off numbers two & three a box full at a time on different occasions when my bills were more than my income. Collection number four is small but growing & it will grow slowly, but steadily. Hope you've been able to put the next JRRR to bed & go to sleep. Take Care, David

TRIVIA ANSWER: In To Sir With Love LuLu is sad because she is leaving her best friend.

JOHN HALE (Austin-Cedar Park, TX) Subject: Jim Rose Remembers Radio (#857) August 18, 2010 [Wednesday] Trust me Jim, I remember hearing you on various impressive stations over the years….KLIF (1190) was perhaps the most impressive, but you were at several others I would have loved the chance to have worked at. Back in those days, I was still trying to learn how to talk on air without a central Texas accent! Yours Truly, John Hale; Mobile Magic Music "We're at the best parties!"

BOB SAVAGE [WWDJ-1150's last day as Top 40 before it flips to a religious format] Tomorrow Sean Casey (PD) will read to us from the book of jobs.

Jim Rose and Lacy
Houston, Texas - Laus Deo

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NASHVILLE LEGEND ENDS HIS QUEST George Richey, songwriter, producer, publisher and manager dies of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease at 74 on July 31, 2010. George is the husband of the late Country Music Hall of Fame singer Tammy Wynette. Richey is born George Richardson on November 30 1935 in Promise Land, AR. He co-writes Classic Country tunes by artists such as Tammy Wynette and George Jones. George produces records for Wynette, Merle Haggard, Johnny Horton, Wanda Jackson and many others. He aids in the creation of one of my all time favorite songs, Tammy Wynette’s Til I Can Make It on My Own along with George Jones’ (A Picture of Me) Without You and The Grand Tour. As a session musician, he works on recordings by Ringo Starr, Marty Robbins and Lefty Frizzell. In recent years, he devotes his time to educate others about the dangers of smoking. Richey also aides the Country Music Hall of Fame in developing the Tammy Wynette: First Lady of Country Music exhibit that opens on Friday, August 20, 2010. George Richey's survivors include his wife, Sheila Richey; daughters Tatum and Deirdre and son Kelly plus several relatives and friends.

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DR. LAURA IS THE NEW DON IMUS These days a new term - political correctness - takes over our vocabulary and strikes down our Fifth Amendment rights. We're like a bunch of children in a rompus room. Provocateurs bring down Don Imus from MSNBC TV because of his words about the players on the Rutgers University women's basketball team on his radio show. His talk program on WFAN-660 NYC loses its sponsors due to a backlash from agitators. The latest to give in to anti-First Amendment combatants is Dr. Laura Schlessinger whose Talk Radio Network program airs on almost 200 radio stations across America. During a telephone conversation on her radio show Dr. Laura uses the - here we go again - N word. Like Don Imus, Schlessinger apologizes for her usage of that dreaded pronouncement to try to quell the rabble-rousers. But the real reason behind their fracas is to bring down a popular talk show host who is not politically correct. So, on Tuesday night, August 17, 2010 on CNN’s Larry King Live she declares that her radio career ends after 17 years when her contract expires. At the end of the year, when my contract runs out, I’ve decided not to do a radio show anymore. I want my First Amendment rights back, which I can’t have on radio, without the threat of attack on my advertisers and stations. JRRR predicts that Dr. Laura heads to satellite radio where there are no Fifth Amendment constraints or restrictions.

TRIVIA QUESTION: What is Country singer Lee Ann Womack's favorite TV show? The answer appears below.

MOVERS AND SHAKERS

HAPPY BIRTHDAY! Paul Christy [Voicework/Imaging/Radio Personality/Programmer] celebrates another year on Saturday, August 21st. •PAUL DUCKWORTH exits News-Talk WMAL-630 Washington, DC for a new position as PD of Cumulus News-Talk KLIF-570 Dallas, TX. •BILL HESS veteran radio programmer is the new APD of Citadel Broadcasting News-Talk WMAL-630 Washington, DC. •MARC ZUMOFF of Comcast SportsNet hosts the 14th Annual Tee Off with Zumoff Celebrity Golf Outing to benefit The Pathway School and Sixers Charities at River Crest Golf Club & Preserve in Philadelphia, PA on Tuesday, September 21, 2010.

•1952 PATRICK SWAYZE actor in movies Dirty Dancing and Ghost born on August 18th in Houston, TX. •1966 LEE ANN WOMACK (The Fool #2-1997) born in Jacksonville, TX. •1970 FRED DURST front man for Rock band Limp Bizkit born on August 20th. •1988 RESTLESS HEART's single Bluest Eyes In Texas hits #1 on Billboard's Country survey on August 20th. •1993 HOWARD STERN is fired from WLUP-1000 (formerly WCFL-1000, now WMVP-1000) Chicago, IL on August 20th. •2007 KENNY CHESNEY's single Don't Blink releases to radio on BNA records on August 20th.

GIOVANNI LUCA FABRIS (Vicenza-Thiene, Italy) Subject: Elvis Presley and Tex Hendrick. Hi Jim, How are you? This is Fabris G. Luca, Italy. Still searching on early Elvis. I'm now trying to gather info on a DJ or TV personality (or said to be) from Texas (around Tyler) called Don 'Tex' Hendrick...Pic enclosed. Have you ever heard of him?? Hope to hear from you soon. Sincerely yours, Luca

JOYCE WEBSTER [J.C.] (Mena, AR) I remember exactly where I was when Elvis died. [Part I] On our way back to Seminole (TX) I was enjoying the new GM talking on a CB because he was a quiet man until we broke him in at the station in Dallas. The young announcer came back to the CB and told Paul it had just come across the AP that Elvis had died and what should he do. Paul told him to play everything they had of Elvis and just make the simple announcement until we got back. I still have a copy of that AP announcement. I had left instructions that I was not to be bothered for any reason unless lightning struck the tower. The moment I walked into my parents’ house, I was greeted with, "Lightning struck the tower at Cedar Hill and no one knows what to do." After a quick call to tell them I would get in touch with the VP of Radio and locate our Chief Engineer, and there was basically nothing they could do except do whatever needed to be done around the station as they normally would, then everyone go home except the person who would normally be on the air, I drove back to Dallas as fast as I could. The local engineer had tried to tell them that basically there was nothing anyone could do until the tower was repaired. Joyce "JC" Webster

JEFF THOMPSON (Winston-Salem, NC) Yes, Jim, I certainly DO remember where I was on August 16th, 1977. (Part I) I was reporting the news of the day on NBC Radio Network at 30 Rockefeller Plaza, where I broke the bulletin on the air that Elvis had died. We were shocked... and unprepared for that! Nobody had an obituary ready for Elvis's passing (as is usually the case for elder celebrities including everything but the date and cause of death). So after putting the simple fact out to the world, I jumped the elevator down to WNBC Radio local on the 3rd floor, where my friend and fellow broadcaster Norm N. Nite worked. I knew, even if he was not on duty, there would be a copy of his famous book "Rock On" about all the stars of Rock & Roll. *(Norm, native of Cleveland, is one of the founders of the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame.) Got it, zipped back up to the 5th floor. Wrote the obit, put it on the air, then did a feed to the BBC about the King's demise. When I came out of the studio, my producer handed me an airline ticket and said, "Here, you're going to Memphis". But, just thought you'd like to know, Jim, for the record how it came down that day at NBC. - Jeff Thompson (Part II in the Friday issue of JRRR)

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DAVID FAULKNER (Dallas, TX) Subject: Elvis' Death Issue #856. Greetings Jim & Lacy! It's easy for me to remember the anniversary of Elvis death. It falls on one of my best friend's birthday. Two of my favorite Elvis tunes are: Marie's The Name (1961) & If I Can Dream (1968), saw an Elvis impersonator perform If I Can Dream at Chip Moody's funeral in 2001. (Many will already know that was done per Chip's request, he loved Elvis impersonators & would do an Elvis impersonation himself.) Take Care, David Faulkner

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JOHN HALE (Austin-Cedar Park, TX) Subject: Jim Rose Remembers Radio (#857) August 18, 2010 [Wednesday] Jim, I’m really sorry to hear that Cuzzin Lennie is so ill. I remember working at KDSX up in Grayson county in the early seventies, and driving down to Dallas occasionally for a night on the town. Listening to Lennie was required…he was about the coolest thing on radio at night in Dallas back in the day. I listened to Mike Selden in afternoon drive, and the rest of the time, I listened to KNUS. I wasn’t even in the conversation with the guys working at those stations, but it sure gave me something to shoot for, and a reason to spend countless hours taping and critiquing myself. It’s a real shame that the only way anyone can hear DJ’s that good anymore is by going to websites that feature air checks from years gone by. I spend a lot of time on Airchexx.com. Yours Truly, John Hale; Mobile Magic Music "We're at the best parties!"

TRIVIA ANSWER: Lee Ann Womack's favorite TV show is Andy Griffith.

JERRY HEILMAN (Nacogdoches, TX) Subject: ACM show. A little touch of Country music/radio trivia here. Lee Ann Womack's father is Aubrey Womack. He was a teacher at Jacksonville (TX) Junior High for many years, and worked summers at Dudley Waller's KEBE/KOOI there. Great guy, and he and his wife did a good job raising their daughter. Last I heard, he was working as part of Lee Ann's management team.

BOB HOPE (May 29, 1903-July 27, 2003) When she started to play, Steinway came down personally and rubbed his name off the piano.

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VETERAN JOURNALIST PASSES INTO THE NIGHT In the early 1960s, one of the very few Conservative newspaper columnists who is syndicated nationally is James J. Kilpatrick. He dies Sunday night, August 16, 2010 at 89. James' wife, Marianne Means, says that he dies of congestive heart failure at George Washington University Hospital. For nearly 30 years, Kilpatrick's column A Conservative View runs in hundreds of newspapers. It predates the TV presence of William F. Buckley Jr. who founds the Conservative National Review magazine. Richard Viguerie, Conservative youth group leader in the early 1960s, remembers: Before there was a Bill Buckley, before there was a Ronald Reagan or Rush Limbaugh, there was James Jackson Kilpatrick explaining public-policy issues from a Conservative perspective. James rises from cub reporter to become one of the South's most prominent newspaper editors and America's most widely syndicated political columnist. We TV viewers in the 1970s know Kilpatrick as the Conservative half of the Point-Counterpoint segment on CBS 60 Minutes. He receives numerous journalism awards. James is one of the few columnists ever to become a fellow of the Society of Professional Journalists. In 1997, James' first wife, sculptor Marie Pietri, dies of cancer. In 1998, he marries longtime Hearst Newspapers Washington columnist, Marianne Means. James' 76-year old wife, Marianne, reminisces: He was a wonderful human being.

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WOMACK HOSTS 4TH ANNUAL ACM INITIATION The 4th annual ACM Honors ceremony on September 20, 2010 at the Ryman Auditorium in Nashville, TN recognizes the winners of the categories that are not on the Academy of Country Music Awards' live broadcast on CBS TV in April 2010. Country music sensation, Lee Ann Womack, is this year's host. The big event enshrines Rod Essig, Marty Robbins, Don Schlitz, Mel Tillis, Keith Urban, Cindy Walker, the film Crazy Heart plus winners of the MBI (musician, bandleader, instrumentalist) and industry categories. 2010 marks Lee Ann’s 2nd time to host the ACM Honors ceremony: It is an honor to be asked again by the Academy of Country Music to be a part of the awards honoring the people who make our business work on such a core level. For the artists, the songwriters, the people who bring this music to the fans, these awards recognize the exceptional contributions of the people who create the foundation for everything we do — and any time you can recognize that kind of contribution, it is a wonderful thing to be a part of.

TRIVIA QUESTION: In the Beatle's 1966 tune Eleanor Rigby who buries her? The answer appears below.

MOVERS AND SHAKERS

•HAPPY BIRTHDAY! Chuck Scott [Washington, DC-Chicago-Houston. Armed Forces Radio and Television (AFRTS)] celebrates another year on Wednesday, August 18th. •MEGAN GLAROS exits WCBS TV NYC. She joins CBS O&0 WBBM TV CH2 Chicago, IL as its new meteorologist on the new early morning show that debuts August 30, 2010 to replace Monsters & Money in the Morning which has low ratings after 7 months on the air. •BRUCE JACOBS veteran Clear Channel and Premiere Radio Network Talk personality joins Mission Media Group's Sporting News Radio.

•1958 PEREZ PRADO The Mambo King's instrumental single Patricia receives one of the 1st Gold records on August 18th. •1961 JIMMY DEAN records Big Bad John at the Bradley Film & Recording Studio in Nashville, TN on August 18th. •1973 GENE KRUPA drummer plays his final time with the Benny Goodman Quartet on August 18th. •1982 ERNEST TUBB's final appearance on the Grand Ole Opry is on August 14th. •1992 GERARD SONDER radio host on Dutch national public radio AVRO dies on August 18th. •2006 JOHNNY CASH's album American V: A Hundred Highways certifies Gold on August 18th.

JIM PREWITT [Catfish] (Sacramento, CA) Subject: Jim Rose Remembers Radio (#850) August 02, 2010 [Monday] Never could understand why there is so much instability in radio. guess its ego on both sides. I do know that compared to regular jobs the DJ business is a lot crazier and loose than most businesses. I mean, all my jock career I wear is shorts or jeans and long, long hair and a rebel attitude. Not too many places will put up with that. The PDs were not much different. Hey, it's show business/Rock'n'Roll RADIO and there's nothing normal about it. That's what I regret about radio. It changed ME. When I first go into it I got my 3rd class license then my First Phone. I loved being on the air but I was conservative and like the rules and regulations and structure of a format. That all changed when I got older and eventually got into anything goes radio. It made me very Jaded. Jim Prewitt (www.JimPrewitt.com) / (www.Facebook.com/CatfishJimPrewitt) / (www.MySpace.com/Catfishonline} AOL Instant Messenger: Netcatfish

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JOYCE WEBSTER [J.C.] (Mena, AR) Subject: Cuzzin Lennie. I bought my first new car, a 1974 midsize Mercury station wagon with the biggest engine Mercury made because it was the quietest riding car with the best radio I could afford. Went to pick it up and noticed the radio didn't sound as good, turned out the car I bought had a Lincoln radio but they had replaced it with a cheaper one. When the guy argued, I said I work in radio and I listen to Cuzzin Lennie at night, put the good radio back or you keep the car. Many, many nights driving from KNUS/KLUV on top of the Merchant's Bank Bldg. to my home nearly in Arlington I listened to Lennie. He was always so nice to me from the days at KLIF (1190). Thanks to Sam Lee for letting us know and giving us the address. I'll NEVER forget him and how short he made that long drive! Joyce "JC" Webster 

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FR. BOB TOMLINSON (Ft. Worth-Hurst, TX) Subject: Cuzzin Lennie. Hi Jim, Very sorry to hear how ill Cuzzin Lennie is. He was on nights at KLIF (1190) while I was taking a break from radio and back in Dallas at college. Those nights I was up late studying or running around, he was on the radio. Don't remember the date but I'm guessing 1972 KLIF did a reunion day with many of the old announcers coming back to do their air shift again. I taped most of the shows that day and they are in a box here some where. Anyway that night Lennie did a contest about the day and who was on a day part and I called in. Surprised I got through but he and I chatted for several minutes and he aired my answer. I got the LP he was giving away. Still have it. Maybe I should get over to Carrolton and get him to sign it. My prayers for him and his wife. You and Lacy take care in this heat, Bob Tomlinson=

CUZZIN' LENNIE HENDERSON'S address at the hospital is Heritage Gardens Hospital; 2135 N Denton Drive; Carrollton, TX 75006.

TRIVIA ANSWER: It's Father McKenzie who buries Eleanor Rigby in the Beatle's tune of the same name from their 1966 LP Revolver.

DAVID FAULKNER (Dallas, TX) Greetings! Hey Jim, Radio sure has changed, technologically. (I'll save thoughts about changes in what goes over the air for another note.) The stations I worked at in the 1980's had carts, turntables & reel to reel. (Some of the more high dollar stations might have been switching over to CD's, but that may have been more the late 80's or early 90's.) In 2001, on my birthday (September 15th, 4 days after 9/11 that year) Ron Chapman said that I could come watch him do his show on KLUV. (We had exchanged emails & agreed that I would be there on the 15th before 9/11.) All the songs, spots, jingles, etc (other than a few songs that he brought to play on his show) were on a hard drive. Stations today are probably using something more advanced than that. Take Care, David Faulkner; Dallas, TX

LARRY LUJACK [in his book Superjock] DJs used to be American heroes. No more. Today, being a disk jockey is generally regarded as being slightly more respectable than snatching purses for a living, or robbing graves.

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AUGUST 16, 1977 Do you remember what you are doing on that date? On that very same day I'm on I-10 heading to Houston, TX to move here because of my new position in radio as a DJ on KIKK FM (95.7). As I tune around on the radio dial to try to pick up KIKK something scratches through that I find hard to believe. Elvis Presley is dead! Oh no! This cannot be true! Over 30 years after his death The King of Rock'n'Roll still brings in millions of dollars. In 2009, Elvis generates more than $60 million in revenue from royalties, licensing and Graceland's operations. Also in 2009, attendance at Graceland is 542,728 which we all know is the tourist attraction in Memphis, TN that features a tour of Elvis' home and grave. Since its opening in February 2010, Viva Elvis, a live Cirque du Soleil show that is based on Presley's life is a hit in Las Vegas, NV. On July 29, 2010 more than 400 theaters nationwide show the remastered film Elvis on Tour: 75th Anniversary Celebration. According to Jack Soden, president and CEO of Elvis Presley Enterprises, Elvis' Facebook fan page has 1 million fans. Its website gets an average of 700,000 visitors each month. To us Elvis Presley fans he is still alive in our hearts and minds.

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REGIS & KELLY WINNERS The syndicated TV show Live with Regis and Kelly has a contest among female radio personalities as replacement co-hosts when Kelly Ripa goes on vacation. A group of ten finalists generates more than 100,000 votes. On Thursday, August 12, 2010 the winners of the Women of Radio Co-Host for a Day Search are announced. These are the finalists who make their way to the WABC TV studios in NYC: Kristin Kruz of the Mark & Kristin morning show on Clear Channel AC KOST FM (103.5) Los Angeles, CA; Shannon Murphy co-host of Murphy Mojo in the Morning on Clear Channel CHR WKQI FM (Channel 955) Detroit, MI; Jenn Hobby of The Bert Show on Cumulus CHR WWWQ FM (Q100) Atlanta, GA and Jayde Donovan of the Johnny & Jade morning show on Clear Channel CHR WXXL FM (XL 106.7) Orlando-Tavares, FL. Each will co-host an episode of Live with Regis and Kelly from Tuesday-Friday of this week.

TRIVIA QUESTION: Neil Sedaka writes and sings the song Oh! Carol for what Carol? The answer appears below.

MOVERS AND SHAKERS

•JON BRADY Fox News Channel Los Angeles, CA bureau chief exits for the News Director position at Tribune KCPQ TV Fox CH13 Seattle-Tacoma, WA. •WFLA TV Media General NBC CH8 Tampa Bay, FL bids adieu to morning traffic reporter Alicia Roberts right after it begins a new 4:30 am newscast. •TODD PHILLIPS director-producer plans a new John Belushi biopic for the big screen. Steven Conrad screenwriter and Phillips are developing a biographical film about the late comedian's life. Warner Bros. opens doors with the rights from Belushi's estate.

•1953 KTAL TV NBC CH6 in Shreveport, LA begins broadcasting on August 16th. •1969 MERLE HAGGARD's single Workin' Man Blues zooms to #1 on Billboard's Country banner on August 16th. •1975 PETER GABRIEL lead singer quits Rock group Genesis on August 16th. •1980 ALABAMA's 1st #1 Billboard single is Tennessee River on August 16th. •1995 JOHN CAMERON SWAYZE NBC TV news anchor dies at 89 on August 16th. •2003 DARYLE SINGLETARY marries surgical nurse Holly Mercer at the Lovely Lanes Chapel in St. Simons, GA on August 16th.

SAM LEE [Walter] (Beverly Hills, CA) Subject: News you can use. Hi Jim: Most of the time I send you funny news. This is an FYI. I talked to Cuz Lennie today. He says he's doing better after having a stoke. He's currently at the Heritage Gardens Hospital in Carrollton, TX and does not have a release date as of yet. The address is 2135 N Denton Dr; Carrollton, TX 75006. I'm unclear if he's in the hospital part or the nursing home section. You know, Jim I was his newsman (KLIF-1190) for almost two years and I didn't recognize his voice at first. Please ask everyone to pray for him and send a get well card. I told him Scott and the rest of us would work hard to see him and you get into the Hall of Fame next year. Thanks, Bro: Peace, Blessings & Grace, Sam Lee, KLIF News; The Zeitgeist Corporation; Beverly Hills, CA (www.ZeitgeistCorp.org)

MARY HENDERSON [Cuzzin' Lennie's wife] (DFW-Carrollton, TX) Subject: How is Cuz. Hi Sam, Yes he did get the card and was thrilled to get it. He had to show it to everyone at the nursing home and tell them all about you. He has his good days and some really not good days. His memory is really going but he seems to remember things that happened a long time ago. He told everyone about your working together and all about KLIF (1190) and all the people there and they are all enthralled, but he doesn't remember if I have been there yesterday or not and I go every day. I do his laundry and take him food from home because you know nursing home and hospital food can leave a lot to be desired. He is only about 2 miles from the house. (mine) You know he has lived with me for the past 2 years so I could take care of him. But every now and then he wants me to take him back to Kathleen street to see his house but of course he can't go. He doesn't walk anymore and doesn't go to the radio station anymore. I am doing his show now and it's still the Cousin Lennie show but everyone knows he won't be back. Of course on the air, we always say he'll be back soon. He sleeps a lot and only participates in activities when they MAKE him. (cantankerous) The doctors say he could last a while longer but his memory will soon be gone. After all I think he's in his 80's but I'm not sure. He laughs and says he has lied so much about his age he doesn't really know how old he is. And I haven't been able to locate a birth certificate. But I'm not too worried, for right now I have power of attorney over him and he is getting the best care they can give him. At least I won't let anything bad happen to him and since I am there every day they don't have much chance anyway. I already went through this same thing with my mother so I know what to watch out for. Anyway, I guess that's about it for now. And thank you so much for the card. maryann

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ROBERT REYES [Bobby] (San Antonio, TX) Hi Jim...wanted to pass this info on to you and perhaps you'll make mention on your site. hope you are doing OK!! Bobby Reyes - KABB TV Fox CH29 San Antonio - TOP STORIES - 'Longtime Local DJ Dies After Long Battle with Illness - A long-time popular San Antonio radio personality has passed away. Richard Mireles, better known as "Rick the Stick," died after a long illness. The DJ worked for several radio stations in San Antonio during the 80s and 90s. He had a very popular morning show alongside "Hot Henrietta" during that time. Mireles was also known as a mentor to many up and coming DJ's in the industry. Richard Mireles was 52-years old.' Posted By: Sandra Ibarra

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DAVID PERKINS (Fort Worth, TX) Subject: WBAP. Hey Jimbo, when Tom Ellis of Newton, Mass emailed you about being in his 70s, growing up in the Big Thicket and listening to WBAP I remembered, as a kid growing up here in Fort Worth, listening to Ted Gulde do the stock markets (as in cows and bulls) at noon on WBAP. Well, one day he called! On the request line when I was on the air. He thought it was the main switchboard at WBAP (that's when we were on Broadcast Hill) and started to hang up. BUT not before I told him what a big fan I had been of his. Made my day, my year and almost my career! (Only talking with Bob Wills on that same WBAP request line and meeting Pete Conrad, the astronaut when I was on KPRC in Houston was...maybe...better!) PS a note to you young DJs. Take pictures when you meet someone famous. I wish I had some pix of me with some of those old country music guys and gals I met along the way. David Perkins, The Ecumenical Church for the Followers of Christ, The Jesus Christ Said Ministries (www.JesusChristSaid.com)

TRIVIA ANSWER: Neil Sedaka writes and sings his #9-1959 song Oh! Carol for singer-songwriter, classmate and girlfriend Carole King.

BOB GRANT [Robert Hanger] (San Angelo, TX) Subject: Neal Merritt. Jim: Just saw an interesting bio on Neal Merritt, TX broadcaster (B.11/10/30) on KENS, KONO, KHEY, KDAV, KCIJ, KPCN & also WENO, Madison, TN. Perhaps you remember him. Also mentioned were Joe Meadows, WFAA & Jennie McDonald singer on KGKO. Thought of you when I noted some info on the above. BOB

STEVE ALLEN (December 26, 1921-October 30, 2000) Radio is the theater of the mind; television is the theater of the mindless.

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CHANNEL 5'S CUTS RUN DEEP London, England's Channel Five TV operation has a new sheriff in town. Of the UK terrestrials, an advertising slow-down hits the TV station the hardest. Its new owner Richard Desmond plans huge cut-backs for the TV channel that he buys from RTL in July 2010. Many insiders describe the coming sequences as a bloodbath. Channel Five's staff learns their fate at 10 am on Wednesday, August 11, 2010. Most of the senior management team leaves the building as the economy hands pink slips to more than a quarter of its staff. CEO/Chairman Dawn Airey quits for a new but yet unknown position at Five's old owner, RTL. Richard Woolfe, incumbent program honcho, exits. Jeff Ford moves on up to director of programs. Of the existing nine board directors, only two remain: Ford and sales director Kelly Williams. Desmond intends to ax up to 80 out of a total of 300 staff members. He anticipates a savings of £20 million ($31 million) with these drastic moves. Richard who is a print mogul makes his fortune from pornography, expects to invest about £300 million ($472 million) annually in Channel Five over the next five years.

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NEWS CORPORATION UNLOADS CHINESE TVS After years of difficulty in the market, Rupert Murdoch's News Corp announces on Monday, August 9, 2010 that it releases control of its three Chinese TV channels to a fund that is backed by China's #2 media company. Private equity fund China Media Capital acquires a controlling interest in News Corporation’s Xing Kong, Xing Kong International, Channel V Mainland China and its Fortune Star Chinese movie library. Established in 2009, China Media Capital is a private equity fund with 5 billion Yuan ($739 million) in assets and a focus on investments in the media industry. Vivek Couto, media analyst with Media Partners Asia, says the three channels combined generate no more than $50 million in revenue annually at the time of the deal.

FRIDAY THE 13TH Well, it's time for radio stations and businesses to roll out their Friday the 13th promotions. Anything for a promotion. Right? How often do these remarkable coincidences occur? Any month's 13th day falls on a Friday if the month begins on a Sunday. In the superstition world, Friday the 13th is a day of bad luck. But every Friday is wonderful no matter what day of the month it may be. TGIF is a motto of a lot of us humanoids because we look forward to weekends of joy. The fear of Friday the 13th is called friggatriskaidekaphobia. If we say that word five times in a row fast, we become discombobulated. We hope that your Friday the 13th is one of the best days of your life.

TRIVIA QUESTION: In 1979, what sisters R&B group has a Top 5 hit with We Are Family? The answer appears below.

MOVERS AND SHAKERS

HAPPY BIRTHDAY! Keith Bilbrey former long time Grand Ole Opry host/DJ on WSM-650 Nashville, TN celebrates another year on Saturday, August 14th. •KFWB-980 Los Angeles, CA reports that new NAB Marconi Award nominee Dr. Laura Schlessinger is its top-rated talk host in women 25-54 day part. •NBC'S SUNDAY NIGHT FOOTBALL dumps ultra liberal talk host Keith Olbermann. •RUTH DAWSON YELLOWHAWK former Program Director of Antioch College Public Radio WYSO FM (91.3) Dayton-Yellow Springs, OH dies of lung cancer at 50.

•1956 WBIR TV CBS CH10 in Knoxville, TN begins broadcasting on August 13th. •1966 DAVID HOUSTON's Classic single Almost Persuaded lands at #1 on Billboard's Country survey on August 13th. •1972 DUTCH KRO TV broadcasts its 440th and last episode of Bonanza on August 13th. •1988 KEITH WHITLEY's Don't Close Your Eyes is his first #1 Billboard Country single on August 13th. •1993 U.S. COURT OF APPEALS rules that congress must save all of its E-Mail on August 13th. •2009 TOBY KEITH's video American Ride debuts on CMT.com on August 13th.

JIM ZIMMERMAN [James-MPD] (Washington, DC) Good morning: Jim. Nice to hear from you, am in the Washington DC area. I was a cannon cocker, can't hear too much now (lol) Those DJ’s were on at midnights up and down the east coast and WV, where Buddy Ray was on Radio Station WWVA in Wheeling, WV Larry James and Tom Miller at WBT in Charlotte, NC, Charlie Douglas on the road gang show out of NO, LA. I bet Bill Mack knows these guys. When I was a kid growing up I wanted to be a DJ, but the Marines called me in 1968 and the next 30yrs I made history with the Marines. Take Care and keep in touch by e-mail. Jim

TOM ELLIS (Boston-East Sandwich-Newton, MA) Hi, Jim and Lacy, One of the main reasons I get such a kick outta connecting with you is although we're some years apart in age, (I'll be 78 in just over a month) we've covered some of the same territory geographically and professionally. When I was a kid living in the Big Thicket, WFAA and WBAP were THE stations we listened to because their signals were strongest. We didn't have electricity, so the old battery operated radio we had, with wire strung out among the pine trees to pick up a signal, would only get certain stations. My father was a fan of the Stamps Quartet and the Light Crust Doughboys, and we usually could get them tuned in on one of those super stations. So it was only natural for me as a young pro to wanna gravitate toward one of those stations. You made it, so I'm somewhat jealous. But I remember the cavernous studios you mention at WFAA, and being somewhat intimidated (or maybe turned off) by them. Also, after the Navy, and my stint as an electrician at the Lone Star Steel mill, I moved back to Arlington and began working at a tiny daytimer in Fort Worth. My station of choice then was KLIF (1190). You also spent time there. Then, after a couple more years I moved to UT and worked at KVET (1300), another of your stops...if only briefly, etc., then Seguin, and on to San Antonio. I think you covered all of those bases, plus a h****** lot more, a few years later. Anyway, it's a pleasure hearing your stories. Tom

SAM LEE [Walter] (Beverly Hills, CA) Subject: Some real sad news. When my daughter, Samantha, passed Syd (Small) was there for me and my family. He loaned me all of the funds I needed to move my family from Texas to New York. And he did it without me asking, and put no conditions on repayment. I will always remember his kindness. Thanks, Bro: Peace & Blessings, Sam Lee, KLIF (1190) News; The Zeitgeist Corporation; Beverly Hills, CA (www.ZeitgeistCorp.org)

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JIM BELL (Lufkin, TX) Subject: Howard Stern and NRHOF. Hey Jim, I've always thought induction into the National Radio Hall of Fame should be reserved for people who've made positive and lasting contributions to the field of radio broadcasting. Speaking just for myself, the only thing Howard Stern will be remembered for was dragging the radio business down into the sewer. The fact that he and the imitators he inspires make millions of dollars a year putting filth on the air says everything that needs to be said about the sad state of 21st century radio in this country. Jim Bell; Public Radio News Broadcaster (Retired); Lufkin

LYNN WOOLLEY (Waco-Killeen-Temple, TX) Clint (Formby) owned the station (KTEM-1400) while you were there (1973) having bought it from Frank Mayborn. I worked at WACO (1460) and cried when I heard it was leaving Waco (KCLE-1460 Ft. Worth-Burleson, TX). Chaney (KTEM-1400 GM) worked for Formby. I only missed you because I was at UT working at KNOW (1490). (Ed) Brandon hired me at KTAP 970...PM drive jock at KTAP...1971. I had just gotten to UT. Both at KNOW at various times. (www.BeLogical.com)

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DAVID FAULKNER (Dallas, TX) Subject: Ray Whitworth Issue 854. Greetings Jim & Lacy! The Hi-Fi Club is Outstanding! A great way to keep up with Radio news & hear great memories of Radio past. In some ways, like this excellent Newsletter! Online at www.knus99.com/hifi.html Email them at thehificlub@gmail.com Take Care, David Faulkner

BOB GRANT [Robert Hanger] (Houston-Jersey Village, TX) Jim: I once lived in Columbus (OH) & worked radio in suburbs too. (An All-American City!) Familiar w/ WBNS radio-TV too. BOB

TRIVIA ANSWER: Sister Sledge's We Are Family lasts at #2 for 2 weeks on Billboard's Pop chart while it strikes #1 on the R&B survey.

DWIGHT COOK [Shotgun] (Houston, TX) Subject: You do a great job. Jim, I love to receive your newsletter. You keep me up to date with the radio scene. My biggest contact with radio these days is delivering radio spot production. You are doing a great job!!! Dwight "Shotgun" Cook; VividMix - Stir it up. Marketing Through Media. Sound Works Media Production for Radio, TV, Corporate and Web; Christwebs Web Development and Design/Hosting/Podcasting/Social Media

ADLAI E. STEVENSON (1949-53) Flattery is all right so long as you don't inhale.

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