JIM ROSE REMEMBERS RADIO Issue #635
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March 18, 2009 [Wednesday]
Issue #635
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TV PIONEER DIES
Thomas T. Goldsmith, Jr. a TV design pioneer with Allen B. DuMont who develops the cathode ray picture tube as well as its mass production dies at 99 on March 5, 2009 at his home in Lacey, WA. Thomas' initials live on as WTTG Fox TV CH5 Washington D.C. which the DuMont network once owns. DuMont has the first American TV sets on the market in 1938. How many of us remember the DuMont brand of TV sets in the Fabulous Fifties? A 1953 DuMont Newbury 21" inch console television set retails from $199.95. Those black-and-white TV screens bring moving images into millions of our homes. Dad buys us a brand new 17" Truetone table model TV set from Western Auto on Jefferson Avenue in the Oak Cliff section of Dallas, TX. We love to forget when the picture begins to flip or roll. How about those One Moment Please statements when the network shows turn to static. Network TV shows are live and spontaneous. We enjoy the exciting Red Skelton and Jackie Gleason TV shows each and every week. Fondly remember the very first I Love Lucy show, Gunsmoke with the real Matt Dillon, Have Gun Will Travel with Paladin. Critics announce the death of radio because the boob tube now takes over. But Gordon McLendon invents Top 40 radio with entertaining DJs on KLIF-1190 in Dallas, TX. This brings new life into our radios. Radio is once again at the crossroads. But like Gloria Gaynor sings we shall survive.
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IMAN HAS CANCER!
Citadel flagship WABC-770 NYC ABC Radio Network syndicated Talk show host Don Imus tells his listeners on Monday morning, March 16, 2009 that he has stage II prostate cancer. The I-Man says he has confidence that his doctors can rid him of this malignancy that attacks men over the age of 50 and beyond. Prostate problems cause lots of pain, misery and much frustration. Have first hand knowledge of the subject. On this end I learn a lot about prostate problems through a series of exams and procedures as the nurse calls them that embarrass the boldest ones of us. To determine if a person has prostate cancer the last in the series of measures is a biopsy. This action is something that I do not want to undertake ever again. The urologist performs that modus operandi on me recently. Thank God it indicates that I do not have prostate cancer. But this is not so for Don Imus. Prostate cancer is serious business because its final event is fatal. We include Don Imus in our prayers that his carcinoma disappears into thin air with no further complications.
KISS ME, I’M IMUS
On Tuesday, March 17, 2009 WTKK FM (96.9 FM Talk) chatter hosts Michael Graham, Jim Braude, Margary Eagan, Michele McPhee along with ABC Radio Networks syndicated gab maitre d’ Curtis Sliwa conduct the 10th annual Kiss Me, I’m Imus live broadcast from 6-10 am (ET) at Boston’s Wilbur Theater. The entire Imus In The Morning cast and crew are on hand for the event.
TRIVIA QUESTION: What gives John Lennon and Paul McCartney the inspiration to write their big hit I Want To Hold Your Hand? The answer appears below.
MOVERS AND SHAKERS
•CURTIS KAY interim PD-APD since January 2007 moves on up as new PD of Rock WDHA FM (105.5) Morristown-Dover, NJ. •RICH MINOR is new morning DJ on Berkshire Hot AC WDAQ FM (98Q) Danbury, CT. •EARNEST JAMES exits his GM position at the CBS Radio-Orlando, FL camp due to consolidation. In the shuffle, Ed Krampf GM of the Tampa bunch adds the Orlando pack to his den. •KXOB FM Spanish AC (Beso 107.1) Fresno, CA flips to Classic Hits as KHIT-FM (K-Hits 107.1). •BRIAN JENNINGS PD of Clear Channel Country WGAR FM (99.5) Cleveland, OH leaves the building. brianjennings.bj@gmail.comENTERTAINMENT AND NEWS MILESTONES
•1951 HANK WILLIAMS records Hey, Good Lookin' on March 16th at Nashville's Castle Recording Studio. •1966 JERRY CANTRELL guitarist-vocals-producer of Hard Rock band Alice In Chains is born on March 18th. •1974 THE GRAND OLE OPRY broadcast on WSM-650 on March 15th is at the Ryman Auditorium for the last time before it moves to the Grand Ole Opry House. •1998 LEANN RIMES' debut single Blue that Texas radio legend Bill Mack writes certifies Gold on March 16th. •2005 BRYAN OTTOSON German born guitarist with American Head Charge dies at 27 during an early 2005 tour on April 19th.EMAILS YES WE HAVE EMAIL
PAUL KELLY (Hemet, CA) Just read all of #634 jrrrrrr. Thought you might like to know. Thanks for including my e-mail in this issue. Just got back from the March 11th San Antonio DJ Radio Luncheon in San Antonio. Met up with a lot of old friends, and colleagues from back when! Bruce Hathaway, Don Couser, Mark Carrillo, Chrissie Murnin, Robert Reyes, Paul Kirby, Johnny Shannon, Liz Patranella, Tino Esquivel, Robert Sinclair, and oh so many more I guess there were about 27 that attended this year. Wish you could have made it too! Sure brought back a lot of memories of San Antonio Radio in its glory days. Dan Rosen Was kind enough to send an e-mail that was read at the luncheon, wish you could have made it Dan! Great hearing from you! Turned everybody on to jrrrr.
WHERE DO YOU READ JRRR? Tell us how far away from Houston, TX that you read JRRR. Send your full name, city, state and country of residence to
DON COUSER (San Antonio, TX) I spent last Sunday evening with Ricci Ware and Bruce Hathaway. We were on the air for about 30 minutes...reliving comical days in our past competitive lives. I went up against Ricci in pm drive...and beat him in the ratings for the first time in his young life. It was such a rush to talk about those days lat Sunday on KTSA with him and Bruce. You, too. Have a super week...and keep up the good work. Hope we can hook up one of these days. don
RAY WHITWORTH (D/FW-Arlington, TX) HI JIM: It was great to read an email from Don Couser!!! He was my radio hero back in 1965 and his show influenced me to get into the business. Lo and behold he was my very first radio instructor at San Antonio College and in 1974 he gave me my first break doing a character voicer for his ad agency Karcher -Couser" for a "Village Casuals" spot. The man is class, so kind, so creative and very encouraging. I owed a lot to him to allow me to have a wonderful 35 year journey in the business. I am out now with a some voice work and I am now ( like he did) enjoying the educational career. Thanks Don..You made a difference!!! Ray Whitworth
GUY ZAPOLEON (Houston-Katy, TX) Yes I'd love that Jim. Sign Me up. Miss Houston sometimes, but that's the price you pay, Cathy's family is here in Mass and so am I. Yes radio is pretty crazy these days, my company is still working with quite a few broadcasters, more my partners than I, I'm pretty wrapped up in my music research company HitPredictor. Have a great one.
MIKE BRAUN (Fort Worth, TX) Jim, Enjoy your newsletter. I was a DJ at KWTX-AM/FM, Waco, Texas, from 1975-1979. Another former announcer, Bill Castello, and I are compiling a history of KWTX and looking to reconnect with former employees and their "TX memories." Don't know exactly where all this will lead, but it's sure to be fun! Hoping some ol' staffers will read this and respond, plus pass the word along to others. Contact MikeBraun101@aol.com or Bill.Castello@baronservices.com. Thanks! Mike Braun; Fort Worth, Texas
BOB CROWLEY (D/FW-Arlington, TX) In the three hours since I sent my mass e-mail, I have received 17 replies. It's nice to know who your friends are. It's not a good time to be looking for work, but I am glad that I worked hard and treated people well. Hopefully a good reputation and a willing spirit can pull me through. I've already gotten notice on Radio Daily News, All Access and Radio and Records. I only had 3 hours sleep before the phone call came. I called the boss at Metro, and even though he was in his office, and heard the message, he chose to go to lunch rather than speak with me. He indicated I am being terminated by Metro. There was no discussion of seeing if any other station wanted to retain my services through their arrangements. Time to shake the dust off the sandals and move on. I'll keep you posted of any developments. Bob
TRIVIA ANSWER: John Lennon and Paul McCartney write I Want To Hold Your Hand in the basement of Paul's girlfriend, Jane Asher.
DAN MCCURDY (Sherman, TX) ...if the liberal 'Unfairness Doctrine' is re-applied, that's when 'Remembers Radio' will take on a whole new meaning. I was there when it was day-in-day-out in the mid-60's and it was **** on everybody at KLIF, from the control room, news room, production room to the traffic gals, to continuity writers to the receptionist out front. If Rush and the other talksters are zip-lipped due to powerful errant political action, that makes politics and radio 'real close' kissin' cuzzins. No one should have any question about it...it's your blog, Jimbo, and you've gotta do what you feel is the right thing to ensure its continuation and growing impact. But if radio is on the chopping block in any fashion, it's within your far-reaching power to mitigate, even help prevent the murder. My best, my friend... Dan McCurdy, Texas Radio Hall of Fame inductee 2004, KLIF, KBOX-Dallas, WMEX-Boston
GEORGE WASHINGTON (1732-1799) With a heart full of love and gratitude, I now take my leave of you.
Jim Rose and Tejas
Houston, Texas - En Dieu nous croyons
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