Tony Pigg
David Kaye
in NYC. Funny, he doesn't look at all the way I'd imagined. I'd expected
him to look more like Don Imus or Jerry Garcia, maybe have a ponytail or
something. Another memory dashed.
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Buck
brother-in-law. Hit bottom in the sixties-seventies (Drugs, broke, HoBoing),
and apparently made it back.
I remember him on KOBY in my high school days, along with Tommy Saunders,
Buck Herring, and a bunch of other 'where are they nows?'.
Buck
David Kaye wrote in message
Hey
>It's Tony Bigg, I believe! Nee Richard Quinn. Used to be my brother-in-law's
>brother-in-law. Hit bottom in the sixties-seventies (Drugs, broke, HoBoing),
>and apparently made it back.
>I remember him on KOBY in my high school days, along with Tommy Saunders,
>Buck Herring, and a bunch of other 'where are they nows?'.
>Buck
>
>David Kaye wrote in message
>>For anybody who remembers, it appears that Tony Pigg has surfaced on WNEW
>>in NYC. Funny, he doesn't look at all the way I'd imagined. I'd expected
>>him to look more like Don Imus or Jerry Garcia, maybe have a ponytail or
>>something. Another memory dashed.
The Tony Pigg in New York (yes, it's Pigg mit ein P) is a very long
running DJ in New York, spending time at WNEW and WXRK. He's been in
New York radio for at least 25 years.
SFbobby
>The Tony Pigg in New York (yes, it's Pigg mit ein P) is a very long
>running DJ in New York, spending time at WNEW and WXRK. He's been in
>New York radio for at least 25 years.
>
>
>
>
I believe he is also the announcer for "Regis and Kathy Lee" each morning, from
the WABC-TV studios on 67th & Columbus. Has he been on staff at ABC?
>
David Kaye
" It's Tony Bigg, I believe!
There's a story about that. He was Tony Bigg on KYA, but when he moved to
KSAN (or was it KMPX?) some reporter called him "Tony Pigg" and he decided
he liked it better, and used it from then on.
" I remember him on KOBY in my high school days, along with Tommy Saunders,
" Buck Herring, and a bunch of other 'where are they nows?'.
Tom Saunders still does voicetracks on KOIT, no?
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David Kaye
" I believe he is also the announcer for "Regis and Kathy Lee" each morning, from
" the WABC-TV studios on 67th & Columbus. Has he been on staff at ABC?
Then, he indeed is the same Tony Pigg/Bigg from SF in the 1960s and 70s.
I seem to remember some radio friend somewhere mentioning that he had been
doing stuff at ABC.
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Don West
wrote:
>For anybody who remembers, it appears that Tony Pigg has surfaced on WNEW
>in NYC. Funny, he doesn't look at all the way I'd imagined. I'd expected
>him to look more like Don Imus or Jerry Garcia, maybe have a ponytail or
>something. Another memory dashed.
Back before KOME went alternative....and then dead.....and during the
"gee, nobody local can do shit, I should pay for voice talent and
programming from outside the market" mentality.....KOME used Tony
Pigg's voice for station imaging. This was probably around 91-92.
Just prior to going alternative, Paul Turner's voice was used. Paul
does a lot of Stern voice-overs and is (was?) based at WYSP in Philly.
After the format switch John Frost was used a lot. John is at KROQ,
which fit well with the "KROQ-north" programming of the then new rock
KOME.
Matt Ackeret
David Kaye <d...@removethis.wco.com> wrote:
>Buck wrote the quoted material below:
>
>" It's Tony Bigg, I believe!
>
>There's a story about that. He was Tony Bigg on KYA, but when he moved to
>KSAN (or was it KMPX?) some reporter called him "Tony Pigg" and he decided
>he liked it better, and used it from then on.
So do any DJs use their real names?
--
mat...@area.com
Patty Winter
>
>So do any DJs use their real names?
Oh, lots of them. Although I would guess it's less prevalent in
rock and roll than in other formats.
I think everyone at KKHI was using his own name when I worked
there. So did most people at KEWB/KSAN, as I recall. And I think
almost everyone at KQED does--right, Norm, uh, Howard? :-)
Patty
John Higdon
> So do any DJs use their real names?
It has been a few years, but I used to be the one to check operator
licenses at various stations. There were a few people at every station
whose name on the license (presumably the person's legal name) matched the
air name.
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pwi...@best.com (Patty Winter) wrotf:
>In article <7qf318$is9$1...@vax.area.com>, Matt Ackeret <mat...@area.com>
wrote:
>>
>>So do any DJs use their real names?
>
>
David Kaye
" So do any DJs use their real names?
There are lots of DJs who do use their real names. But, when you are
saddled with a name that doesn't lend itself well to radio (Zbigniew
Kubacki and Anna Kawczynska come to mind) some people are inclined to
change their names.
Now, let's hear it for the T. N. Tanakas and the Bob Gowas of the world
who didn't.
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David Kaye
" It has been a few years, but I used to be the one to check operator
" licenses at various stations. There were a few people at every station
" whose name on the license (presumably the person's legal name) matched the
" air name.
My favorite was a guy who made the rounds of KFRC, KGB, and KHJ (or maybe
it was KRTH by then) as Jay Stevens. He simply reversed his name from
Steven Jay.
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David Kaye
" So do any DJs use their real names?
While on the subject, the guy who takes the prize for seeming to be
everywhere at once because of his use of famous names was Ed Phillips, who
was variously known as "Johnny Holiday" (one "l"), "Sebastian Stone", and
the ever popular "Johnny Mitchell".
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Greg Skinner
David Kaye <d...@removethis.wco.com> wrote:
>Now, let's hear it for the T. N. Tanakas and the Bob Gowas of the world
Didn't Bob Gowa use a different last name for a while?
--gregbo
gds at best.com
David Kaye
" Didn't Bob Gowa use a different last name for a while?
"
Yes, but he does use his real name now, or at least I think so. Of
course, if he does any more Metro Traffic stints, who knows who he might
end up as.
Buck
subsequently migrated to LA. No disrespect intended to either party.
Apparently both are prospering.
Buck
Hey wrote in message <37c9e37b.38761094@news>...
>"Buck" <Buck_W...@HotMail.Com> wrote:
>
>>It's Tony Bigg, I believe! Nee Richard Quinn. Used to be my
brother-in-law's
>>brother-in-law. Hit bottom in the sixties-seventies (Drugs, broke,
HoBoing),
>>and apparently made it back.
>>Buck Herring, and a bunch of other 'where are they nows?'.
>>
>>David Kaye wrote in message
>>>in NYC. Funny, he doesn't look at all the way I'd imagined. I'd
expected
>>>him to look more like Don Imus or Jerry Garcia, maybe have a ponytail or
>>>something. Another memory dashed.
>
Buck
days. [especially in some adult entertainment centers in Lyon County,
Nevada.])
Buck
David Kaye wrote in message ...
>Buck wrote the quoted material below:
>
>" It's Tony Bigg, I believe!
>
>There's a story about that. He was Tony Bigg on KYA, but when he moved to
>KSAN (or was it KMPX?) some reporter called him "Tony Pigg" and he decided
>he liked it better, and used it from then on.
>
>" I remember him on KOBY in my high school days, along with Tommy Saunders,
>" Buck Herring, and a bunch of other 'where are they nows?'.
>
Bob Gowa
>
> Now, let's hear it for the T. N. Tanakas and the Bob Gowas of the world
Gee, thanks, David! While I did use a nom-de-air on a few Metro stations that
insisted on it, the whole idea always seemed silly to me. Certainly no one on this
group was ever fooled by "traffic names" and I doubt anyone out there
in "radioland" was either. As a jock, I never changed my name for "simplicity"
(as one of my bosses in L.A. suggested) and I never met a listener who
ever gave it much thought.
Bob Gowa
Mark Howell
I've always figured this is a matter of personal choice, and I respect
whatever choice a person makes. Some change their names on-air because
their names are difficult to pronounce properly; some make a change to
preserve their personal privacy. Some women in the biz choose NOT to
change their on-air names when they marry and take their husband's names
for other purposes.
I once had a station tell me what I was going to call myself--I had no
choice in the matter if I wanted to work there. I didn't really care as
long as they spelled the name on the paycheck correctly. And during one
period in the late 60's, I was working part-time jobs at three stations
in two markets using three different names. It took some real
concentration to keep the names and call letters straight! (And no, I
never did screw up--but I only did it for about six months).
Mark Howell
News Director, KUZZ AM/FM, KCWR (FM)
Bakersfield, Ca
David Kaye
" in two markets using three different names. It took some real
" concentration to keep the names and call letters straight! (And no, I
" never did screw up--but I only did it for about six months).
At one point when I was first starting out I board opped at KOFY (the AM
at 1050), did an airshift at KSOL (now KSAN), and did an airshift at
KCSM-FM. The KOFY part was easy because all I had to say was the ID; I
just played records for the Spanish DJs. After saying "KSOL" on KCSM once
and getting yelled at by Dan Odum (who didn't particularly care for me
anyhow), I learned to tape a card to the mic with the callsign on it and
got in the habit of reading the callsign off the card.
KALW probably still has a lonnnng sticker across the board saying, "91.7
Information Radio KALW San Francisco". Considering that nearly everybody
at KALW (Joe Hughes, Michael Johnson, JoAnn Mar, Kevin Vance, etc) works
somewhere else as well, it's probably an excellent idea to have that
sticker on the board.
I think it was during the Buddy Hatton (aka Buddy Clyde and Clyde Hatton)
stint on KFRC that Angie Coiro accidentally said "Liz Cheska" and set
Buddy off into a long loud chuckle.
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DavidFJackson
| "I remember [Tony Bigg] on KOBY in my high school days, along with Tommy Saunders, Buck Herring, and a bunch of other 'where are they nows?'. – Buck"
Tony Bigg (a/k/a Tony Pigg) was never at KOBY (he came to KYA from Back East), Tommy Saunders was at KYA (never KOBY), Buck Herring was at KEWB (never KOBY) and KOBY was dead and gone by that time.
– David Jackson (from The Future).
Ras Mikaere
> Tony Bigg (a/k/a Tony Pigg) was never at KOBY.
WHAT WAS HE LIKE IN THE BEDROOM - ?
ALSO A PIGG - ?
CAUSE IN THE BAY AREA -- YOU HAVE TO ASK THESE THINGS.
THIS IS ORWELL 1984 --
Ras Mikaere
OLDE AUDIO TAPES (30 YEARS OLD) OF ART BELL.
OUT OF DATE 1692 A.D.
SALEM RADIO.
LET'S SAY WE BURN HUGH HEWITT NIXON CULT MEMBER AT THE STAKE - ?