I spotted BT chatting with One Heartlands Susan Leckey. If you have any additions or corrections, please, please, As Paul Evans WMIN (1968), WCCO-FM (1976-77). Cities 97.1 Music Recently Played Top Songs About Damn Time LIZZO About Damn Time 2:32 AM Who I Am Wyn Starks Who I Am 2:22 AM Anti-Hero Taylor Swift Midnights 2:06 AM See All Recently Played Shows Brian Oake in the Morning Madison Paul Fletcher Smitty Latest Stories Music News Sofia Carson & Diane Warren To Perform At 2023 Oscars Feb 27, 2023 The second photo below is from 1961. Harry Zimmerman KEYD (1948 1949), WTCN (1954 February 1956), KSTP (February 6, 1956 1959). In 22 years the Sampler has raised close to $9 million for local causes. A little over three years ago, a family reached out to me about giving their daughter voice lessons, Noble wrote. These CDs are one hot ticket: sold exclusively at Target, creating lines around the block, with some years selling out in minutes. Apparently the KSTP switchboard lit up like a yule tree, with complaints from listeners. Crocker on WWTC, courtesy RadioTapes.com. Liz Ohanesian, 9. When Simon Green aka Bonobo was the surprise Sunday-night headliner at the Do Lab stage at Coachella last year,any thoughts anyone present may have had of braving the crowds for Drake melted away. Hes no stranger to smoky rooms and dank undergrounds, but Wyatt holds down the tasteful side of Los Angeles dance music. He left WCOW and produced films for about a year, then came back when the station had changed to WISK. Brother Bob Hall WYOO (1974 1976). Pat Knight KSTP (1974-75) (Also see Pat McKay), Bill Lake (also know as Carl Lensgraf) WYOO (1974), Bullet Bob Lange KDWB (1972 1979), WLOL-FM, WWTC (1988-1989), KSTP, Bob Lange, 1973, KDWB. Albert Vant Flash Washington WLOL (1940s) See a photo of Washington taken by John Glanton under Kenneth Wilson, below. Jerry Brooke WDGY (1968), KDWB (1970), WYOO (1974). "Hello, everybody. In August 1946 he was hosting Lets Turn The Tables, a midnight radio show on KSTP. While there will be certain evergreen bits and topics that are more universal, he added, these will be two really different shows; the music programming will be curated differently as well. Ive never been happier with my work than I am now.. Seven years later, their stories collided when a small town detective got a tip and became convinced that if he could solve one mystery, he'd solve the other. Original junglist DJ Machete has these in spades. Hed call the Rolling Stones the Rolling Uglies, and would good-naturedly rail against white socks and agitate for keeping drive-ins open year round. 4 years of experience as the DJ for my fraternity and have no intention of stopping now that, In the past year, DJs have sent 26,949 quotes to event planners, DJs rank #7 in popularity out of 541 categories on GigSalad, 5,730 DJ reviews on GigSalad with an average rating of 4.9 stars, Birthday Parties, Corporate Events, and Nonprofit Events in Los Angeles, From request to booking, it takes 1.9 days (on average) to hire a DJ. Charlie Bush KSTP (1963-81), WCCO-FM (1981-82), WDGY (1982-83), K102 (1983-91). She and Susan Bradley at KRSI were the first full-time female disk jockeys in the Twin Cities. Dave Dworkin KSTP-AM (August 28, 1973 less than one year); KQRS (December 6, 1978 1984). I wonder if this twisting thing was fun or embarassing for these WeeGee DJs? Inducted into the Museum of Broadcasting Hall of Fame in 2011. In December 1947 Widman left KSTP radio in a huff, following an interview with actress Virginia Mayo. His next L.A. gig is on June 10, to coincide with Gay Pride weekend. Some DJ companies also offer MC services as well as lighting, smoke machines, or even a portable dance floor. Photo below from October 1976 issue of Little Bit Magazine, courtesy Alan Freed. Guy lived big. She was able to take song requests on the fly, and was overall just a genuinely caring and friendly person to work with, we can't wait to work with her again soon! Vern Weegman KEYD (1956), KEVE (1956 1958), KTCR (1962 PD), Mike Wegner (Mike Waggoner of the Bops!) Lauren MacLeash, longtime Cities 97 program director/DJ and the force behind the popular Sampler charity series, was let go by Clear Channel Radio on Monday. Photo below left from 1955 ad for WCOW. Also known as Lee Thomas? Machete B. Mason Dean (Robert Gross) WDGY (1966 1967), Joe Della Malva WDGY (1956) Storz ad: News director, newscaster, WDGY news center overseer, Sound-Off editor, tipster-ringleader, scooper (on nearly every important local story), beauty judge, Simca-owner, pop science devourer), WPBC (1959). The contest was to guess how many miles he drove during those four weeks. By spring of 69 WDGY wanted him back at almost any price, and reportedly made him an unrefusable offer. Tom Jones (Jim Channell) KSTP-AM (1973 1975), Leigh Kamman WLOL (1940 1942), (1946 1950), (July 1, 1956 April 1958), KSTP (April 15, 1958 1973), MPR (1973 2007 The Jazz Image). Rick Easton (Elroy Easton) KRSI (1969). Photo of John MacDougall courtesy Pavek Museum of Broadcasting. He did say there will be no format change and were still doing the Sampler.. Capp Sutherland WCOW (1954 1956). Green is justly revered for his full-band live shows and original tracks, which mix breakbeats, jazz, trip-hop and future bass into a soulful stew that has nourished heads from London to Low End Theory and beyond. He previously worked at the station from 2001 to 2012 in afternoons and then mornings. Once youve found a DJ you want to hire, finalize the booking on GigSalad. From a 1970 ad: Follow the leader! Images below courtesy Pavek Museum of Broadcasting. Also see WCOW below. Cities 97.1 Uniquely Twin Cities Follow Connect On Air Schedule Smitty Live Brian Oake 6:00 AM-10:00 AM Contests and Promotions Cities 97.1 Gives Back Partner - AuSM Celebrating Women Who Make Music & Culture Download Our Free iHeartRadio App! He was inducted into the Museum of Broadcasting Hall of Fame in 2008. (Minneapolis Star, June 5, 1963). Don Doty WCOW (July 1, 1952 to October 1953), KDUB-TV, Lubbock (December 1953), WTCN (January 1955 March 31, 1958), WPBC (June 2, 1958 April 16, 1959), KSTP (April 17, 1959 May 1964), WTCN-TV (1965), WPBC (1965 1966). I have gotten so many compliments on how great he was from all our, Jennifer M. said Heartbreaking losses. There is an ad dated February 11, 1963, picturing George Murphy, Twin Cities host for KRSIs hour-long NEWSCOPE feature every night from 6-7. Coached by Al DeRusha, he spent the rest of his career as a professional wrestling announcer. In his short 40 years, Don Doty spent most of them on the air, garnering many awards as the Twin Cities favorite DJ of the 1950s. Bobby Konders. Music Show 5/58: D.A. Then Norman Wayne went to the owner of Metromedia in New York the owner of the station to get the $50,000. Book them through GigSalad and be covered by our 100% awesome guarantee! Photo courtesy Rick McComb, who got to see him do his show! He had his name officially changed from Moriarty as part of a St. Patricks Day promotion. Cheerful Charlie Van Dyke WDGY (1970 1973). Dayton took his name from Daytons Department Store, which, at one point in his career, was his only sponsor. Jones also reported that his contract had expired, which may have meant that he was fired. KSTP (Adminstrative job until June 1979), WLOL (early 1980s). After nearly eight years at Cities 97.1, morning show host Keri Noble announced Monday that she is leaving the station. Photos courtesy RadioTapes.com, Steve Shannon KSTP-AM (1975), WLOL-AM/WRRD (PD, 1979), Dean Sherman (Gordon Kapitan) WDGY (1955), Rob Sherwood (Buff Setterquist) WDGY (November 1967 April 1969), KDWB (April 1969 April 6, 1974), WYOO (April 1974 September 1976), KSTP-AM (September 1976 February 1978). He was also known for his commercials, and Jeff Lonto says that he also did voice imaging on WWTC around 1980: Voice imaging is pre-recorded soundbites saying things like Ladies and gentlemen, youre listening to Brad Piras on the Golden Rock, WWTC! You can hear a couple of snippets of him starting at 1:44 in this station history. Brian The Cosmic Phoenix KDWB (1974-1976), Brad Piras KTWN-FM (1978-79), WWTC (1979-1981). He was super professional from, Daphne B. said He died in 1958. On April 4, 1958, Will Jones reported that Doty left WTCN because of doubts about a racy new program policy that is to start soon. Leigh Kamman was to replace him, but he went to KSTP instead, for the same reason. When acid jazz swept the small rooms of the early-90s club scene, Wyatt was there (with a multipiece band, performing over DJ-driven hip-hop breaks). Photo of Jim Ramsburg courtesy Pavek Museum of Broadcasting. Actually it was taken in the recording studio as I was producing commercials. He served as President of Colorado Christian University from 2006 until his death on July 5, 2016, at the age of 79. Eventually became the sports anchor at KMSP-TV. Glen Big Daddy Olson WWTC (1971 1975 had worked at the station earlier as G. Edward Foshay), WLOL/WRRD (1975), WDGY, KTWN, WLTE, WCCO, KOOL 108. Hobbins was actually an audio engineer, but the Tedesco Brothers, who owned WCOW, had a policy that WCOW engineers had to be on the air for an hour a day. He couldve easily gone the superstar Vegas route, but 12 was always more soulful than the bottle-service set might have appreciated. They made a deal to let him use the name if he plugged the organization. Together with fellow residents Bones and Petey Clicks, plus a rotating cast of ace guests like DJ EZ and Sinden, Slater represents his emerging genre with a down 'n' dirty sensibility that encompasses everything from U.K. grime and garage to G-house and electro, woven together over filthy, funky bass lines that keep the dance floor bouncing. Kim Barker, a Pulitzer Prize-winning investigative reporter for The New York Times, revisits an unsolved murder that took place while she was in high school in Laramie, Wyoming, nearly 40 years ago. We regret the error.]. Follow the link for HOAs own page. Then I was given stacks of albums of rock, bands from primarily the West Coast, to audition and play once my show began that Spring. In 2007 2011 he ran a sushi restaurant in Sooke, British Columbia. He also regularly presented the weather on KSTP-TV on the Sunday 10:00 news. Don Loughnane WDGY (February 6, 1956 June 1957). DJ Dan Prior to the event, she asked questions to get a clear idea of what was expected., Darlynn R. said The reaction to the music I played overnights was very favorable and the format expanded to evening hours and then into days and KQ became full time rock. Mike Hoyer was inducted into the Country Music DJ Hall of Fame in 1995. Host Joey Boy grew up locally in Highland Park and later lived in Burbank where his parents currently reside. Photo at left below courtesy Pavek Museum of Broadcasting. Since then she has been based in the United Arab Emirates most recently co-hosting mornings at Radio 1 UAE with current Q102 WIOQ Philadelphia evening host Sam Nugget Dababneh. He died in 2005. Kershtin was such an awesome DJ to work with for our college's formal event! D.J. John MacDougall WLOL (1941 1947). All you have to do is enjoy the music! He has also hosted mornings at Alternative Rev 105 from 1994-1997, successor Zone 105 from 1997 to 2001, and AAA 89.3 The Current KCMP from 2016 to 2019. iHeartMedia Minneapolis Cities 97.1, Uniquely Twin Cities, announced today that Naima will join Brian Oake in the Morning, effective immediately. Buffalo Bob Montgomery WCOW (1952), WTCN (to December 1956), WCCO (December 1956-64 as Bob White), KRSI (as Bob White), WLOL. Eddie ended up doing janitorial work and died in 1995 at the age of 60. Many thanks to Al DeRusha (and Wikipedia) for this great information! Peter Huntington Hookshot May WDGY (1961), KDWB (1966 1967, 1970). John Sebastian KDWB (1974 1978), KSTP-FM. I love coffee and I hear there are amazing coffee shops out there, and I want to experience the farmers markets and dig into more local produce and locally owned things. He worked at Storz station KOWH in Omaha right after graduating from high school in 1954, and six weeks later was transferred to WTIX in New Orleans. On November 16, Cities 97 released its 22nd sampler, and we got a glimpse of the tracks at a rocking party at Bayview on Lake Minnetonka. A Minnesota native, Ross Raihala joined the Pioneer Press as pop music critic in 2004, after stints at The Forum in Fargo, N.D., and The Olympian in Olympia, Wash. Click on Johnnys name for a page about one of the Cities most popular DJs. The grizzled, moustachioed veteran shacks up in Venice Beach but still roams the world dropping the marathon, eight-hour sets for which hes famed. She was in town promoting The Secret Life of Walter Mitty, and ended up in tears after the interview. Photo below courtesy Rick Burnetts Twin Cities Radio Airchecks. Now theres an interesting combination! In 1966, Hoehn traveled from Minneapolis with his fellow KUXL staffers Bob Smith (a.k.a. Says he Went to XERB in Mexico with Wolfman Jack in 1966. Adam 12s sets are spontaneous and intuitive; he may play one song all the way through, then cut another halfway, only to bring it back a few cuts later. Justin is the founder of JCamp, a non-profit program for high-school journalists, and works on many fronts to further diversity in newsrooms. Photo courtesy RadioTapes.com. Richard went to WBAY in Green Bay in 1968was the off-air production director at KQRS in the early 70s, and put in a few months at KYMN in Northfield around 1974. that is to start soon.). I play my own records and run my own controls. Steve Cannon (Bernard Cannon) WMIN (1949 1954), WLOL (1955 1957; with Don Kelly January 1957), KSTP-AM (1958 October 1971), WCCO (1971 October 1997). Available for public and private events including club events, house parties, birthday parties, and any event involving some, Shawna V. said Both WCOW and WISK signed off at 8:00 PM. Dick Harris KDWB TV Guide ad: The Controversial Dick Harris. Jim Ramsburg owned a successful boutique ad agency and typically voiced his own commercials for clients like Holiday Station Stores and Culligan. Hoyer died on February 1, 1999. Relying more on four-on-the-floor house beats, but never straying far from the lush melodicism and jazzy sensibilities that are his trademark, a Bonobo DJ set can encompass everything from Todd Terje to Four Tet to Moderat, as well as his own remixes and edits. Two Twin Cities radio personalities at KDWB and Cities 97.1 have lost their jobs An executive producer for "The Dave Ryan Show" and a Cities 97.1 morning host both announced their. Texas Bill Strength KEYD (November 26, 1955 June 1956), KEVE (June 1956 January 1957 and April 1957 March 31, 1958), KTCR (April 2, 1962 July 1965), WMIN (August 1965 February 7, 1966 and March 1967 March 1968). They didnt, but the point is I had the same music in the KQRS library as Tony had at KDWB. Denny Long came to WCCO as music director in 1971. For more than a decade, Stock has been showcasing the huge musical spectrum that punk music encompasses, and the newbands (especially L.A.-based) that add to that spectrum. Chuck and Charlie Bush had the morning drive spot on KSTP-AM from July 1973 to April 1976. The 20 Best Hip-Hop Songs in History Kelli Skye Fadroski lives for music, horror and comedy. From 1998 to 2007 Chuck was on KTIS-FM, and then on Bob-FM (KLCI) with Jon Engen. Slim Jim Iverson WRHM (WTCN) (1932), WDGY (1947-1949), KEYD (1953-1956), KSTP, WLOL. DJ Drewski. DJ Fresko was fabulous! Michael Martin, senior vice president of programming and music initiatives at Entercom, jumped in the chat to better explain. Second image from KDWB Fabulous Forty Survey, June 15, 1963. Hoehn was inducted into the Museum of Broadcasting Hall of Fame in 2010. Tom twisting on the cover of a WDGY promotional album. His monthly bass party, Plugged In, features not only a great array of talent but also EDM celebrity attendees. Joe McFarlin KRSI (1964), WCCO (Jazz Show), Pat McKay U100 (1975-76) (Also see Pat Knight), Jeff McKee, KDWB, 1976. In retrospect, what neither myself nor Dandy nor WDGY realized that spring was by 1969, the times they were a-changin' and indeed had changed. I was lucky enough to have interviewed Mr. Gene Taylor WCOW (1953-1956). iHeartMedia is the exclusive podcast partner of Pushkin Industries. Sundays 11p-12a EST. He authored three books of harmonica instruction, album liner notes, as well as countless feature articles, book and record reviews for publications as diverse as Junior Scholastic, Music Journal, CREEM and Rolling Stone. Within a week he generated and read hate mail over the radio, once from a classmate of mine. Back at the station a telegram was crafted with the name of the owner of the Music Hall without the owners knowledge. Slim Jim was inducted into the Museum of Broadcasting Hall of Fame in 2003. I'm all about the good vibes and good times! Though he hails from Seattle, DJ Dan was integral to the early rave scene in Los Angeles and San Francisco. From 1962 to 1986 Fred and his wife Muriel ran the Vant Hull (Old Time) Liquor Store at 7835 Wayzata Blvd. Hosted Slim Jims Westerners on KMSP-TV Channel 9 in the 1950s. Try to get a feel for their style, the genres of music they usually play, and what types of events they've worked at in the past. WCCO-FM/WLTE-FM (December 1977 June 1984, September 1985 December 2011). Photo below courtesy Pavek Museum of Broadcasting. ** Note that George Donaldson Fisher had started his Underground music show in 1967 on KQRS, before it appeared on KDWB. Providing music and performances for any types of events. Both DJs have a fantastic sense of mood and energy, and use eclectic collections filled with everything from synth-pop to house to world music to warm up the crowds. Chucker Morgan WYOO (1975 1976). Jimmy Smith KUXL (1972). Peter also produced and managed Stillroven. Johnny Dollar (Robert Dean (Bob) Moomey) WDGY (1963 1966) [11-17-1936 to 1-19-2008], John Dotas WMIN (1961 1963, under his own name), WMIN (1963 1966, as Johnny West), WDGY (1967 1973, as Dr. George Young). Lovefingers and Heidi Lawden Growing up in Arizona, he had dreams about moving to L.A. that never fully came to fruition. Joe Nelson Jan 16, 2020 At least five people are out of work at the iHeartRadio Minneapolis market after the radio giant slashed jobs this week as part of an organizational restructuring that affects stations nationwide. 20. Hoyer started in radio right out of high school at age 17 when he joined KEVE in 1945 to at least 1959. A professional DJ with years of experience will often cost more than those just starting out. Charlee Brown (Dave Nixon) KDWB (1963 September 1967, again May 25, 1970 1972). Jack Harris, aka Daddy Soul KUXL (1968-1970). With Chuck Knapp, Douglas was half of the team of Knapp & Donuts on KS95. Came in at the last minute and was able to provide a great experince for us! , Star Tribune KSTP-AM from 1979 until his death on October 13, 1993, at the age of 68. Sam Sabean started out at WCOW, working himself up from writing ads in 1953, to reading the news on Saturdays, to getting his own show in 1954. He went on to build stations around Minnesota and Iowa. Read more,
Michael Stock We hired DJ Wrecks for my daughters 18th birthday party. Jack Douglas WCOW, WDGY, WMIN (1955 1958), WCCO (1973). There's no better way to understand our world than through sports. In 1975 Mpls. Adam 12 Don Kelly WLOL (1954 1957; with Steve Cannon January 1957), WDGY (early 1957 1960). She has a BA Hons degree in television and theatre production from Buckinghamshire University in England. Only 15,000 copies were manufactured of this year's "Sampler.". Tired, bruised and exhausted after his 35 mile ride Rose said, I dont care if I never see another roller coaster. Tom remembers: When they let me go at WLOL, I was replaced by Carl Peterson I think his name was. Even . Could be the same Don Anderson who was a host of Record Hop on Channel 9 TV from 1957-59? Frequent collaborators Lovefingers and Heidi Lawden are a dream team of dance-floor eclecticism, with nearly a half-centurys experience as house, techno and disco tastemakers between them. This was, Angela C. said So lucky I found Val and Main Stage. He popularized the disco re-edit and was an early resident DJ at Londons famed Ministry of Sound. Sev Widman WMIN (early 1940s 1945), KSTP (July 1945 November 1947), WMIN (December 1947 February 1, 1949), WDGY (February 1, 1949 September 12, 1952), WTCN (September 27, 1952 January 1960 Program director 1956 to January 1960), KEVE (June 1960 August 1960. Stu Gang (Jeffrey Stewart) WTCN ( -1/1957), WDGY (news 1/1957- ), WTCN-TV (1964). Drum n bass is a difficult game stateside, requiring a strong constitution both aurally and emotionally. In an article in the Star Tribune (August 25, 1982), Mike Kaszuba described: Okerlund happened to be walking across the studio at Channel 11 in 1971 during an employee strike just before a live professional wrestling show went on the air. In between exporting their homespun Angeleno club aesthetic everywhere from Londons Fabric to Space in Ibiza, Droog legitimized the Standard Downtown as a dance venue by hosting the likes of Seth Troxler and Dixon at their iconic rooftop Culprit Sessions. Bobby died in 1993. When KDWB was sold, Sherwood joined Entertainment Communications and pioneered the beautiful music format with WAYL FM, where he spent ten years as general manager. 04m 17sec. Win Tickets to see Red Hot Chili Peppers at US Bank Stadium!