Bay Area Radio Hall of Fame to induct 17
Phil Keller
Bay Area Radio Hall of Fame to induct 17
The Bay Area Radio Hall of Fame plans this year to induct 17 local
broadcasting legends into its Hal of Fame. More than 6,000 votes were
cast online and in person during the open balloting period, which ended
on July 1. The latest group of honorees — the third to be enshrined —
will be inducted during a public ceremony on October 1 in Berkeley.
Here's a link to the press release. The 17 inductees are:
• Rosie Allen, KGO-AM afternoon news co-anchor.
• Alex Bennett, former morning radio host at KMEL, KQAK "The
Quake and KITS "Live 105."
• Red Blanchard, who bridged the gap between radio’s
network-oriented “golden age” and the disc jockey-driven “modern era” in
the 1950s with a zany show before a live audience on KCBS.
• Renel Brooks-Moon, Kiss FM morning host and stadium voice of
the Giants.
• Bob Fouts, voice of the 49ers in the 1950s (and father of NFL
Hall of Fame quarterback Dan Fouts, who also went into broadcasting
after his athletic career).
• Bill Gavin, pioneering disc jockey and creator of the tipship
The Gavin Report.
• Hap Harper, the world’s first airborne traffic reporter.
• Mikel Hunter Herrington, the orginal "Captain Mikey," Top 40
disc jockey at KLIV, pioneer of album oriented rock format at KOME.
• Russ Hodges, Giants broadcaster best known for his legendary
call "The Giants win the pennant! The Giants win the pennant!"
• Don Klein, sportscaster, KCBS.
• Micky Luckoff, KGO-AM president and general manager since 1972.
• Dude Martin, leader of a western band who had music shows on
KLX, KYA, KSFO and KGO; was an early KGO-TV star.
• Terry McGovern, voice actor and coach
• Doug Pledger, morning man, advertising pitchman and later owner
of KOFY-AM 1050 in San Mateo.
• Dave Sholin, KFRC-AM music director in the 1960s, now morning
host at KFRC-FM.
• Roy Storey, sportscaster in 1950s, 60s and 70s, one of the
first sports-talk hosts.
• Russ "The Moose" Syracuse, disc jockey at KYA, KFRC, KSFO and KNBR.
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Reservations for the Hall of Fame celebration luncheon can be made at
www.BroadcastLegends.com
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leansto...@democrat.com
Funny thing about Luckoff. I caught the start of the Gil Gross show
when Mickey was one. Mickey said he was at an encampment when Pete
died. Given the time frame, that could be the Bohemian Grove.
David Kaye
<leanstothel...@democrat.com> wrote:
> Funny thing about Luckoff. I caught the start of the Gil Gross show
> when Mickey was one. Mickey said he was at an encampment when Pete
> died. Given the time frame, that could be the Bohemian Grove.
Or he was an "embedded" soldier in Iraq like Greg Jarrett.
Okay, let's say he was at Boho. Big deal. I've known people who've
worked there. It's just a rich people's summer camp.
leansto...@democrat.com
Well, that would mean his is part of the Illuminatii, or maybe the
Masons! Certainly the New World Order. ;-)
That Alex Jones Bohemian Grove video is a riot. The ceremony of
Burning Dull Care looks like Eyes Wide Shut.
JD
> > worked there. It's just a rich people's summer camp.
>
> Well, that would mean his is part of the Illuminatii, or maybe the
> Masons! Certainly the New World Order. ;-)
CIA. Just ask the John Lennon Guy(tm)...
Craf...@aol.com
I hear they have secret tatoos!
Craf...@aol.com
tattoos too!
leansto...@democrat.com
"The plane! The plane!"
Chris Mathews was the MC last year. Roger George Rentals handles the
"burn."
JD
leansto...@democrat.com
I wasn't in attendance. Maybe Mickey remembers what he said. ;-)
I'm glad Gene is back on the air. Now if we can only get rid of
Internet Speedway and Tom Shane.
JD
Buy why? Internet Speedway and Tom Shane pay for my PG&E bill...
actually PG&E pays for part of my PG&E bill too... and Larry Green..
stomping out cracked pavement everywhere!
leansto...@democrat.com
Ah, let me rephrase it. I wish we could replace Tom Shane and the
Internet Speedway with a higher class of sponsors.
gvk...@yahoo.com
>
> Buy why? Internet Speedway and Tom Shane pay for my PG&E bill...
> actually PG&E pays for part of my PG&E bill too... and Larry Green..
> stomping out cracked pavement everywhere!
On no no no........actually Joe Naive pays for your PG&E
bill..........Internet Speedway is just entity that induces him to
fork over his hard earned dollars, for a completely valueless product/
service, which they can then pass onto KGO to then pay you.
Now while I do think YOU have some moral insulation, I don't thing
the same can be said for KGO.
Some products and services are just too far over the line to allow
even the most blinded management to avert their moral glance. I
suppose you have at least Googled Internet Speedway have you not?
Any forum or exchange of information about the company quickly reveals
what happens to those who fall into the Speedway web of seduction.
Success to failure ratio in making money from the plan........about 1
in 1,000 from what I can read.
John Higdon
<9ca261f0-ece8-4d6e...@v26g2000prm.googlegroups.com>,
JD <john....@gmail.com> wrote:
> Buy why? Internet Speedway and Tom Shane pay for my PG&E bill...
> actually PG&E pays for part of my PG&E bill too... and Larry Green..
> stomping out cracked pavement everywhere!
"Hey, we'll get back to the show in just a sec..., but did you know
there is this computer program..."
Doesn't your skin crawl when you hear that?
--
John Higdon
+1 408 ANdrews 6-4400
John Higdon
<d05e01e4-704b-417e...@z16g2000prn.googlegroups.com>,
gvk...@yahoo.com wrote:
> Now while I do think YOU have some moral insulation, I don't thing
> the same can be said for KGO.
If, after looking at page 3A of Tuesday's San Jose Mercury News, you are
still so morally indignant regarding KGO, I'll be very surprised.
JD
wrote:
> In article
> <9ca261f0-ece8-4d6e-a73f-b6b0f4e1a...@v26g2000prm.googlegroups.com>,
>
> JD <john.j.d...@gmail.com> wrote:
> > Buy why? Internet Speedway and Tom Shane pay for my PG&E bill...
> > actually PG&E pays for part of my PG&E bill too... and Larry Green..
> > stomping out cracked pavement everywhere!
>
> "Hey, we'll get back to the show in just a sec..., but did you know
> there is this computer program..."
>
> Doesn't your skin crawl when you hear that?
>
> --
> John Higdon
> +1 408 ANdrews 6-4400
Gene and I were joking about it in the car on the way home tonight.
JD
Well, do the industry a favor and rebuild the economy. After you've
done that we'll have plenty of profitable companies to spend gobs of
money on advertising! Voila! Problem solved.
JD
> On Jul 22, 8:37 pm, JD <john.j.d...@gmail.com> wrote:
>
>
>
> > Buy why? Internet Speedway and Tom Shane pay for my PG&E bill...
> > actually PG&E pays for part of my PG&E bill too... and Larry Green..
> > stomping out cracked pavement everywhere!
>
> On no no no........actually Joe Naive pays for your PG&E
> bill..........Internet Speedway is just entity that induces him to
> fork over his hard earned dollars, for a completely valueless product/
> service, which they can then pass onto KGO to then pay you.
Joe Naive needs to take a class in critical thinking.
> Now while I do think YOU have some moral insulation, I don't thing
> the same can be said for KGO.
Thank god. I was worried.
> Some products and services are just too far over the line to allow
> even the most blinded management to avert their moral glance. I
> suppose you have at least Googled Internet Speedway have you not?
Yes, just as anyone even contemplating wasting their money should!
> Any forum or exchange of information about the company quickly reveals
> what happens to those who fall into the Speedway web of seduction.
>
> Success to failure ratio in making money from the plan........about 1
> in 1,000 from what I can read.
Crisis averted!
gvk...@yahoo.com
wrote:
>
> If, after looking at page 3A of Tuesday's San Jose Mercury News, you are
> still so morally indignant regarding KGO, I'll be very surprised.
>
OK, so we're supposed to be mind readers? I visit the Merc News
site. Punch in KGO--------Nothing
Brad Kava-------Nothing...
Now short of driving 10 miles round trip to the news stand, just how
is the average reader supposed to know what in the heck you are
talking about? Why not just say what you mean to convey in the
mystery method?
David Kaye
> Ah, let me rephrase it. I wish we could replace Tom Shane and the
> Internet Speedway with a higher class of sponsors.
Tom Shane is fairly high class. He's an honest business guy selling
jewelry. Sure, some of his ads sound a little tacky, but how many
times can you ask people to buy diamonds and rubies and stuff? I
don't envy his need to keep his copy fresh.
Here are a couple quotes from this article:
http://www.bizjournals.com/atlanta/stories/2002/02/18/smallb3.html
"Over the phone from Denver, The Voice is discussing integrity. It's a
sensitive issue with Shane, who prides himself on the family legacy
and in building long-term relationships with customers. Shane, it
seems, wants to radiate integrity the way Alan Ladd did in the old
Western classics.
" Today, at age 53, Shane logs 65- to 70-hour weeks as "a hands-on
manager," hitting the ski slopes to relax. He still travels to Bangkok
three times a year to buy rubies and sapphires but no longer makes
those frequent diamond-buying trips to Tel Aviv and Antwerp. "
John Higdon
<f6139bee-238c-4d50...@w1g2000prk.googlegroups.com>,
gvk...@yahoo.com wrote:
> On Jul 22, 11:25 pm, John Higdon <HisRoyalRadioHign...@kome.com>
> wrote:
>
> >
> > If, after looking at page 3A of Tuesday's San Jose Mercury News, you are
> > still so morally indignant regarding KGO, I'll be very surprised.
> >
>
> OK, so we're supposed to be mind readers? I visit the Merc News
> site. Punch in KGO--------Nothing
> Brad Kava-------Nothing...
I didn't say to go to the web site. I said to pick up the newspaper and
look at page A3. Is that too complicated for you?
> Now short of driving 10 miles round trip to the news stand, just how
> is the average reader supposed to know what in the heck you are
> talking about? Why not just say what you mean to convey in the
> mystery method?
Don't worry about it. You are excused from the assignment.
Patty Winter
In article <bd8979e6-dba1-41e3...@q28g2000prh.googlegroups.com>,
David Kaye <sfdavi...@yahoo.com> wrote:
>
>Tom Shane is fairly high class. He's an honest business guy selling
>jewelry. Sure, some of his ads sound a little tacky, but how many
>times can you ask people to buy diamonds and rubies and stuff? I
>don't envy his need to keep his copy fresh.
I remember a day or two after the Loma Prieta quake, when the
TV stations started running commercials again, at one point Dave
McElhatton quipped something like, "Isn't it good to know that in
times like these, we can still count on Tom Shane and George Zimmer?"
:-)
Patty
gvk...@yahoo.com
I see, so perhaps 1 reader in 20 can understand the message you
intend.......or if they are within range of a store they can shell out
what.....50 cents or a buck........to find out the important feature
of your post...
Great..... drive....use gas.......buy a huge paper.....read one
sentence and then chuck it into a landfill.
John Higdon
<e86983aa-6d1d-4d7c...@y22g2000prd.googlegroups.com>,
gvk...@yahoo.com wrote:
> I see, so perhaps 1 reader in 20 can understand the message you
> intend.......or if they are within range of a store they can shell out
> what.....50 cents or a buck........to find out the important feature
> of your post...
> Great..... drive....use gas.......buy a huge paper.....read one
> sentence and then chuck it into a landfill.
My humble apologies. It is a full-page ad, the newspaper equivalent of
the Internet Speedway stuff on the radio. Of course, to appreciate the
point I'm making, you have to actually experience the ad for yourself.
Descriptions would not even begin to do it justice.
I'm sorry you don't have access to one of the two major dailies in this
market. I'm also sorry that this disturbed you so much, although it
would seem that either you are interested (in which case you would
obtain a copy of the paper) or you are not (in which case you would
not). It is OK with me either way. No fault; no foul.
I don't know what else I can do or say.
gvk...@yahoo.com
> . It is a full-page ad, the newspaper equivalent of
> the Internet Speedway stuff on the radio. Of course, to appreciate the
> point I'm making, you have to actually experience the ad for yourself.
> Descriptions would not even begin to do it justice.
>
>
>
> --
> John Higdon
There, you've just done what you could have done in the original
post.
I might add, to carry this much further than its worth
doing.........your original post said
"If, after looking at page 3A of Tuesday's San Jose Mercury News, you
are
still so morally indignant regarding KGO, I'll be very surprised. "
I really don't see how the ad in the Merc impacts what KGO is doing
with Internet Speedway.
Are you suggesting EVERYONE is doing it during these tough
times......so its OK for KGO to take ads like that?
John Higdon
<7374c2f9-2f7b-49fd...@a2g2000prm.googlegroups.com>,
gvk...@yahoo.com wrote:
> I really don't see how the ad in the Merc impacts what KGO is doing
> with Internet Speedway.
> Are you suggesting EVERYONE is doing it during these tough
> times......so its OK for KGO to take ads like that?
I'm not suggesting anything, merely observing. If you decline to share
in those observations, what is there to discuss?
leansto...@democrat.com
Compare the Shane commercials to Shrieve and Company. The Shrieve
spots are like an audio adventure. Even the music is a cool kind of
bland. When a Shane commercial starts, my first thought is "Shit, not
Tom Shane again."
leansto...@democrat.com
The best Gene Burns complaint about a commercial was for the first
Austin Powers movie. He just couldn't take the use of the word shag so
often. Finally he blew his top on the air and said he would never see
the movie. Personally, I thought the spot was shagalicious.