PAT MCGOWAN (Chandler, AZ) Hey again Jim, We have LOTS in common, here's some background for you. I am Univ of Houston grad, Radio-TV '67-'71. Very active in KUHF with Robb Ritchey from San Antonio and Milt Dooley (still at KPRC Ch 2). Robb's mentor was George Lester, worked for him at KBER. I first met GL when I went to SA with Robb for the weekend in spring '68. I remember visiting the on air control rooms of KBUC and KTSA. Pretty big stuff for an 18/19 year old kid. Fast forward to fall '70. I had finished a summer relief tour at WGN Ch 9 Chicago. Robb was Ops Mgr/PD? at KENR, still a daytimer, in the Dow Center. Charlie Temple was GM, Jim Rankin mornings, Jackie Ward PM drive. I became Robb's Sunday morning guy and put together a Gospel music show in and around the taped PSA shows. Actually started to get request postcards which freaked out Charlie (maybe we can sell this) <You can't sell this, it's Public Service time> (Any way around that?) <NO> Later while working at Ch 13 or Ch 26 moved to the new Fairfax subdivision in Spring. George and then wife (Kathy?) were neighbors. We'd walk the kids in strollers together. He was at KIKK then. I moved back to Chicago in '74, lost touch with him. Googled and reestablished contact in '06. Have heard from him every so often. Then the email address bounced, just as you have experienced. I have some old KENR stuff and pics, (including the horse trailer remote studio). If I can find them I'll pass along to you. And yes, add me to your list. I run high end network television mobile units. Should Houston appear on the schedule (you never know), let's get together for some Goode Bros BBQ! Pat

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JIM ELLINGER (Austin, TX) Austin Airwaves and AMARC need the following items to help put Creole language community radio station Radyo Zetwal Peyizan "Radio Star of the Peasants" back on the air at 93.5FM in Fondwa, Haiti. The station was completely destroyed with loss of life, following the devastating 1/12/10 earthquake. (www.youtube.com/janeregan#p/a/u/1/hA_nXAWMXxc) / (www.amarc.org/index.php?p=Haiti_solidarity_EN) / (www.amarc.org/index.php?p=home&l=EN) Equipment Requested by RZP-FM Fondwa, Haiti 3/2/10 One 8 channel and one 4 channel audio mixing board. Three studio cassette players and three studio CD players. Four studio quality microphones. Related hardware: audio cables, stands, anti-pop screens, ext. cords, power strips. Four small fans and four LED lights, Small electronics work kit with soldering gun, RCA and XLR connectors. Solar/hand crank radios, 2 sets of amplified speakers, Two PCs and/or laptops loaded with software for audio production, Blank cassettes and recordable CDs. Two heavy duty, lockable, wheeled "cargo boxes" for shipping. Heavy duty cable and locks for securing generator and boxes. Contact: Jim Ellinger @ Austin Airwaves (www.austinairwaveshaitiproject.com) 512.796.4332 or jimedia@grandecom.net. Drop off or ship items via FedEx or UPS: Austin Airwaves; 620 Fairfield Lane; Austin, TX 78751. US Mail: Austin Airwaves; POB 49492; Austin, TX 78765. All labor donated to this urgent radio project. Austin Airwaves is a 501c3 tax exempt educational organization. Cash donations accepted as well.

GEORGE LESTER (Palestine-Elkhart, TX) Subject: Short radio story. Jim, This is about as short as I can get it and still make sense. I hope it will work. George When I was working at KRGV in Weslaco in the late 50s a story making the rounds was about one of the Spanish speaking announcers at the radio station in Harlingen. His name was Martin. (pronounced Mar-teen). He spoke with perfect diction in a rich baritone. It was almost like music. He was a genuine folk hero on both sides of the border. When he got off work he often headed for Matamoras, Mexico just south of Brownsville, Texas. There he would meet with friends for a night on the town. One evening, when they all were feeling no pain, Martin invited them to come to the radio station so he could show them around. One of his rather inebriated friends climbed the radio tower. He slipped and fell to his death. They decided to place the deceased in the trunk of the car and quietly slip him back into Mexico. When they stopped at the border the officials noticed their nervousness. They were at a loss explaining the dead body in the trunk. It was probably only because of Martin's great popularity that he didn't end up in jail. The whole thing eventually died down and Martin continued his radio show as if nothing had ever happened.

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BOB GRANT [Robert Hanger] Subject: B & B Show. Jim: I was shocked to learn that Bill Austin has retired from the show "Beth & Bill" on "KEZ" Phoenix after all these years. I knew them both while living in Phoenix & they had the top-rated morning radio show for years in the Phoenix-metro. Surely there is a story buried in that headline! BOB & Sonny Lee

BARRY KILGORE (Houston-Conroe, TX) Jim, Barry & Mary's "Lunch With Lawyers" show is every Sunday from Noon-1:00PM central time on KNTH AM 1070 Houston, Texas A presentation of Bass Communications.

TRIVIA ANSWER: Alan Gordon says that he writes the melody to The Turtles' hit Happy Together from an open string pattern by a band mate to tune his guitar.

JIMMY RABBITT (Grand Junction, CO) The next "Back On The Beach" with Jimmy Rabbitt is Saturday, March 13th. 3pm-6pm PDT 6pm-9pm EDT on 101.5 KOCI FM Newport Beach, California. streaming on: http://KOCIRadio.com.twittering at: http://twitter.com/elconejo09

JEAN BAPTISTE MOLIÈRE (January 15, 1622-February 17, 1673) It is a wonderful seasoning of all enjoyments to think of those we love.

Jim Rose and Lacy
Houston, Texas - En Dieu nous croyons

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