Radio Broadcasting History
Radio People by Name (D2)
Dan Diamond (Oberholtz)
WHB [Kansas City MO] 1967
KOKO [Warrensburg MO] 1969
WISM [Madison WI] 1970
KTLK [Denver CO] 1971
KOA [Denver] 1972-1974
WDAF [Kansas City] 19??-19??
KMZU [Carrollton MO] 199?-2006
Dan Oberholtz
died Oct 27, 2006.
Dave Diamond
WXXX/WFOR [Hattiesburg MS]
1958
KFOR [Lincoln NE] 1959
KOIL [Omaha] 1961
WIRL [Peoria IL] 1961
WKGN [Knoxville TN] 1961
WIL [St. Louis] 1962
WIBC [Indianapolis] 1964
KBTR [Denver] 1964
KBTV-TV [Denver] 1964 - talk show host
KHJ [LA] 1965
KBLA [LA] 1965
KFWB [LA] 1967
KFRC [San Francisco] 1968
KRLA [LA] 1971
KDAY [LA] 1971
KCBS-FM [LA]1971
KTLK [Denver] 1972
KIIS [LA] 1972
WSAI [Cincinnati OH] 1976
KFI [LA] 1976
KBVC - Buena Vista College [Storm Lake IA] 1982 - GM
KMSC - Morningside College [Sioux City IA] 1987 - GM
KBHU/BHTV - BHSU [Spearfish SD] 1995 - CEO
Now: CEO of radio and TV operations at Black
Hills State University. Residing in Spearfish, South Dakota and Howard, South
Dakota.
daviddiamond@bhsu.edu
Jack Diamond
KTLN [Denver CO] 1959
KUDY [Denver] 1960
KICN [Denver] 1961
KDAB [Denver] 1963
Now: ???
Jim Diamond
KDRK [Spokane WA] 1995 - Big Cat Daddy
Now: PM drive at Country KDRK-FM, Spokane,
Washington. Jim says (1/04), "I've been nominated for CMA Medium Market Air Personality four
times; CRB Medium Market Personality of the Year nominee twice. I also do freelance voice
work for radio stations and radio clients."
jim.diamond@citcomm.com
Kim Diamond
KKWV [San Francisco CA] 2001
Now: Kim says (4/03), "I am lovin' middays at
the WAVE (Variety KKWV-FM, San Francisco, CA). I am working with the best group of
pros."
kimadiamond@yahoo.com
Sam Diamond
Now: Afternoons/PD at B101, Columbus, GA.
sam_diamond@hotmail.com
J.D. DiAngelis
WEIR [Weirton WV] 1977 - Joe
Douglas
WJDQ/WDAL [Meridian MS] 1980
WWOO [Winchester VA] 1981
AFRTS [Newfoundland CA] 1982
WZKX/WROA [Gulfport MS] 1983
Sun Herald Cable News [Biloxi MS] 1984
WZMM/WUNI [Wheeling WV] 1984
WOAC-TV [Canton OH] 1985
WCER [Canton OH] 1993
WDLI-TV [Canton] 2000
WEXC [Sharon PA] 2002
WGRP [Greenville PA] 2002
WHBC [Canton OH] 2003
Now: J.D. says (8/07), "I am
morning-show producer (Fred Chenevey and Pam Cook) at News-Talk WHBC, Canton, Ohio."
Click for more on J.D.
JDOnTheAir@aol.com
Howard Dicus
WNAV [Annapolis MD] 1970
WYRE [Annapolis] 1972
WAVA [Washington DC] 1975
AP Radio [Washington DC] 1977 - editor
Mutual Radio [Washington DC] 1978 - anchor/editor
UPI Radio [Washington DC] 1984 - anchor/GM
WTOP [Washington DC] 1998
Pacific Business News [Honolulu HI] 2001-2007 - web and broadcast editor
Now: Howard says (7/07), "In 2005, I added
a weekly program on PBS Hawaii now called Everybody's Business; in 2006, added a
weekly classical music show on Hawaii Public Radio called Howard's Day Off; I am
a full-time reporter for KGMB-TV, Honolulu, Hawaii (retaining the PBS and HPR programs
as well; and I file daily tech-news reports for News WTOP, Washington, D.C."
howarddicus@aol.com
Bill Diehl
WCLI [Corning NY] 1955
WTKO [Ithaca NY] 1957
WTOP/WTOP-TV [Washington DC] 1964
WNEW [New York] 1967
ABC
Radio [New York] 1971
Now: Bill has been Chief Entertainment
News Correspondent for ABC radio since 1988 and does Bill Diehl's Spotlight
(click on his name [above] for more). He resides with his wife, Lorraine,
in New York City.
ABCDiehl@aol.com
Bill Diehl
St. Paul Pioneer Press [St. Paul MN] 1943
WDGY [Minneapolis MN]
1965
WCCO [Minneapolis] 1971
Now: Bill retired from WCCO in 1995. He
retired from his long-time post as movie critic at the St. Paul Pioneer
Press on May 31, 1996 -- after 53 years with the paper.
Bruce Dierking
KNDY [Marysville KS] 1981 - owner
Now: Bruce says (5/07), "I purchased
KNDY/KNDY-FM in 1988; in 2006, I assumed ownership of KQNK/KQNK-FM, Norton, KS and
KDNS-FM/KZDY-FM, Glen Elder, KS; still an active owner/operator, I host the morning
show on KNDY, in addition to managerial chores; and I remain active calling high-school
sports on the stations..."
dierking@bluevalley.net
Tony DiGirolamo
WBMD [Baltimore MD] 1976-1978 - Tony
Girol
WPOC [Baltimore] 1980-1998, 2005 - Tony Girard
Now: Tony says (3/05), "I'm back at Country
WPOC-FM working part-time fill-in, it's good to be back. Since 1999, I've been working
in the wonderful world of computer software tech support; almost as wild as radio."
agd1972@peoplepc.com
Jim Dillman aka The Jimmer
KATJ [Victorville CA] 1992
Now: Jim says (11/04), "I am doing morning drive on Country KATJ-FM
in the Victorville/Hesperia/Apple Valley (market 103) just northeast of Los Angeles. I have
been on the radio in either Missouri or California for the past 33 years."
jimd1948@aol.com
Jack Dillon
KRUX [Phoenix] 1964
Now: ???
Ken Dillon
KPOW [Sedalia MO] 2003
Now: Ken says (8/04), "I'm doing late-afternoons
for Power 97 (KPOW-FM) a 100,000 Classic Rock station based in Sedalia, Missouri. Also
working full-time for the same company as an Account Executive, after realizing (after 24
years in the business) that sales really IS where the money is."
kdillon977@earthlink.net
Lisa Dillon
WZJM [Cleveland OH] 1999-2001 - Lisa D
Now: Running Amalon Entertainment
(producing, managing, representing musical talent; in-house production/voice-over
services, jingle writing/producing; consulting), Cleveland, Ohio.
amalon@adelphia.net
Roger
Dimick
KLVI [Beaumont TX] 1992
Now: Roger says (4/08), "In Dec 2006 I became
semi-retired -- after teaching accounting and economics for 22 years at Lamar Institute of
Technology and Lamar University
in Beaumont, Texas; in Jan 2007 I went to work for Continental Airlines in Houston; I'm
getting paid for having a hobby (I am a German speaker in the reservations division)."
heresroger@gmail.com
Jym Dingler
WBGL [Champaign IL] 1982
WVLJ [Champaign] 1984
WLRW [Champaign] 1985
KXXX [San Francisco] 1991
KFRC-FM [San Francisco] 1991
KKIS [San Francisco] 1992
KSFO [San Francisco] 1992
KYA [San Francisco] 1993
KKIS [San Francisco] 1993
KBGG [San Francisco] 1994
KEZR [San Jose CA] 1995-2001
Now: Jim says (5/05), "I'm doing radio/TV/movie
voice-overs and working with independent filmmakers; and I'm music director at Bethel
Christian Church, San Francisco, California."
jymbo@pacbell.net
Neal Dionne
WLDS/WEAI [Jacksonville IL] 1970
WDUK [Havana IL] 1972
WBYS [Peoria IL] 1974
KBOL [Boulder CO] 1978
KIMN [Denver CO] 1981
KSD [St. Louis MO] 1985
WMIL [Milwaukee WI] 1987
WBCT [Grand Rapids MI] 1992
Now: Mornings at Country WBCT-FM (B93), Grand
Rapids, Michigan.
neal@b93.com
Scott Dirks
WZZN [Chicago IL] 2000
Now: Scott says (9/04), "I was hired as Asst.
PD at Classic Rock WXCD Chicago when they flipped from Kicks Country in 1997. I also did
weekends and fill-ins on the air, and was the fill-in production guy. The Production Director
left in 2000 and I ended up switching jobs. It was a good thing, because shortly after, the
station flipped formats again ... The call letters have changed to WZZN (94.7 The Zone), but
I'm still here and happy."
scott.a.dirks@abc.com
Terry Dismore
WCVO [Columbus OH] 1999-2001 - GM
Now: Terry says (Aug 2002), "I am
president of Lazarus Communications Group (radio, TV, Internet consulting),
Columbus, Ohio."
terrydiz@hotmail.com
Charlie Dix
KJRG [Wichita KS] 1983
KOEZ [Wichita] 1983
WQDY [Calais ME] 1999
Now: Charlie does mornings and is PD, MD
and Webmaster at Classic Rock WQDY-FM, Calais, Maine.
support@wqdy.fm
Randy Dixon
KZOK [Seattle WA] 1999
KIRO [Seattle] 2008
Now: Randy says (5/08), "I am
working in the programming department at News/Talk 710 KIRO Seattle, Washington."
rdixon@bonneville.com
Trey Dixon
WJCL [Savannah GA] 2005-2006
Now: Trey says (4/06), "I'm settled in Statesboro,
Georgia, running Dixon Creative
(business imaging), waiting to see what radio sends my way next. Another chance to be part of
something that makes a real local impact would be heaven. I've worked alongside some of who I
consider to be the best in the business at any level, many of whom I'm lucky to call friends.
Steve Christie, Tommy Palmer, Jay Braswell, these guys never forgot what radio is really
for."
treydixon@gmail.com
Richard Dobbyn
KILT [Houston TX] 1964
KIKK [Houston] 1966
KBRZ [Houston] 1973
KBUK [Houston] 1975
KIOX [Houston] 1990
KNUZ [Houston] 1991-1993
bob@prosoundstudio.com reports:
"Following a stroke and lengthy illness, Richard died in Houston, Texas in September
1999. There are many stories about Richard to be told. I'm sure anyone who heard him
on the air would agree, he was one of the funniest, most talented news talents ever
heard on Houston radio. I watched Richard many times ad-lib almost a complete newscast
from notes and not skip a beat!"
Dan Dobner
KBDF [Eugene OR] 1978 - Loveable
Double D
KULF [Houston TX] 1979
KRBE [Houston] 1980
KFIR [Corvallis OR] 1982
KDUK [Eugene] 1984
KSND [Eugene] 1986
KDUK [Eugene] 1987
KKRZ [Portland OR] 1991 -
Dangerous Dan
KXPC [Corvallis] 1993 -
Dangerous Dan
KODZ [Eugene] 1998
KWPK [Bend OR] 2001
KCNA [Medford OR] 2002-2003
KCHQ [Driggs ID] 2005-2005
KBJX [Idaho Falls ID] 2007
Now: Dan says (7/07), "I am doing the Mid-Day
Show on Hot AC KBJX-FM, Idaho Falls, Idaho."
dandobner@hotmail.com
Ron Dobson
KLAV [Las Vegas NV] 1983
KUDO [Las Vegas] 1984
KKLZ [Las Vegas] 1985
KLSQ [Las Vegas] 1987
KKEY [Vancouver WA] 1989
KRXQ [Sacramento CA] 1990
KSTE [Sacramento] 1992
WGR [Buffalo NY] 1995
KCMO [Kansas City MO] 1997
WWDB [Philadelphia PA] 1998-1998
Now: Ron resides in Buffalo, New York.
ron@rondobson.com
Ryan Dobry
WOSE [Toledo OH] 1980
WNRS [Ann Arbor MI] 1981
WKCQ [Saginaw MI] 1982
WTCM-FM [Traverse City MI] 1983
Now: Middays and MD at Country WTCM-FM,
Traverse City, Michigan. Ryan says (1/03), "I celebrated twenty years at WTCM
in Jan 2003."
ryand@wtcmradio.com
Bill Dodd
KLOG [Kelso, WA] 1987
Now: Middays and PD at Classic Rock KLOG
and PD at Country KUKN-FM, Kelso, Washington. Bill says, "I am loving small town
living and programming Classic Hits KLOG and Hit Country KUKN."
bill@klog.com
Russ Dodge
WRBR/WJVA [South Bend IN] 1973
WTLC/WTUX [Indianapolis IN] 1977
WXTZ [Indianapolis] 1994 - SM
Network Indiana/AgriAmerica Network [Indianapolis] 1995 - SM
KJJY/KRKQ/KBGG [Des Moines IA] 1999 - SM
Artistic Media Partners [Indiana] 2000 - regional/national SM
WXLW [Indianapolis] 2005 - GM
WEDJ/WSYW [Indianapolis] 2006
- GM
Now: Russ says (01/08), "I became GM for WEDJ-FM
(Radio Latina) and WSYW-AM (La Que Buena) Indianapolis in April of 2006; I'm a career radio
guy who started in radio while attending the University of Notre Dame."
rdodgenet@aol.com
John Dolan
CJEZ [Toronto ON] 1993-1994
Now: John says (4/03), "I am semi-retired in
Calgary, Alberta, Canada."
jaydolan@telus.net
Johnny Dolan
WHB [Kansas City MO] 1965
KMBZ [Kansas City MO] 1976
KSO [Des Moines] 1983
KCMO [Kansas City MO] 1984
KGNR [Sacramento] 1986
Now: ???
Johnny Dolan
WDKC [Ft. Pierce FL] 1989
WPSL [Ft. Pierce] 1990
WFLC [Miami FL] 199?
Now: Evenings at CHR WFLC-FM (Coast 97.3),
Miami, Florida.
Brad Dolbeer
KMTT [Tacoma WA] 1991
KLTH [Portland OR] 2006
Now: Brad says (4/06), "I'm back home in Portland
at Oldies KLTH-FM (K-Hits); great station, great town; all is good."
bdolbeer@khits1067.com
John Dolive
WSB [Atlanta GA] 1960
WKLS [Atlanta] 1961
WIIN [Atlanta] 1962
WLTA [Atlanta] 1963
WOMN [Atlanta] 1964
WKRW [Cartersville GA] 1965 - John
D.
WAKE [Atlanta] 1965 - Johnny
Cathcart
WFOM [Atlanta] 1966 - John
Drake
WPLO [Atlanta] 1967
WHOO [Orlando FL] 1969-1970
Now: John says, "I left radio in the
early seventies to work in television, first as on-air talent, later as
production manager, operations manager and Dir of Engineering with stations WFTV,
Orlando; WSMV, Nashville; WAGA-TV, Atlanta; KSAZ, Phoenix. I am Director of
Engineering at WCNC-TV, Charlotte, North Carolina. I live a quiet life on a lake and
spend much of my free time boating."
jdolive@carolina.rr.com
Bob Doll
WDLB [Wausau WI] 1951
WCSI [Columbus IN] 1952
WEKY [Lexington KY] 1955 - ass't mgr
WWKY [Lexington KY] 1955 - branch mgr
WCYN [Cynthiana KY] 1956 - GM
WMST [Mt. Sterling, KY] 1960 - VP/GM
Cardinal Group [Frankfort KY] 1964-1974 - VP/CCO
WAOP/WAOP-FM [Kalamazoo MI]
1974-1983 - owner/mgr
SMRNews [Kalamazoo/Otsego MI] 1983-1994 - Founder-Editor
KalaMusic [Kalamazoo] 1984-1989 - marketing mgr
Now: Bob says (6/06), "I continue (since 1989)
to operate my radio station consulting business from Seguin, Texas; have written three books.
The latest, The Radio Funny Book, released in December, 2005. (Infinity Publishing).
Many of my favorite radio stories are in the book."
dolbobbar@aol.com
Scott Dolphin
WMIL [Milwaukee WI] 1994
Now: Scott says (2/03), "I'm co-hosting the
morning show with my partner Karen Dalessandroat on Country WMIL-FM, Milwaukee,
Wisconsin."
brewcitybeerman@yahoo.com
Domino
Now: Music Director at CHR WFLZ-FM, Tampa,
Florida.
dominoflz@aol.com
Tom Donahue
WTIP [Charleston SC] 1949
WIBG [Philadelphia PA] 1951
KYA [San Francisco CA] 1961-1965
KMPX [San Francisco] 1967
KSAN [San Francisco] 1968-1972
The Rock & Roll Hall of Famer Died April 28, 1975
(age 46).
Jeff Donavan
WHHY [Montgomery AL] 1976 - Dirk McCoy
KAFM [Dallas TX] 1981 - Jeff Walker
WWKX [Nashville TN] 1985
WBAM [Montgomery AL] 1986
WQEN [Gadsden AL] 1989
WRLG [Nashville] 1993
WRVW [Nashville] 1996
WHHY-FM [Montgomery] 1999
WBAM [Montgomery] 2002-2004
Now: Jeff says (6/07), "I'm in Montgomery,
Alabama working in TV and own Actshandler Entertainment and DJ Service."
jeffdonavan@hotmail.com
Mike Donegan
WMAK [Nashville TN] 1968
WSM [Nashville] 1974
WMPS [Memphis TN] 1977
WHRK [Memphis] 1978
KLAC [Los Angeles CA] 1986
WKDF [Nashville] 1989
WGFX [Nashville] 2003-2004
Now: Mike says (4/06), "I'm afternoon co-host on
Sirius Satellite Radio Trucking Channel 147; and I run several blogs, including http://naturepruning.com."
titanspa@hotmail.com
Cathy Donnelly
WKXW/WBSS [Atlantic City NJ]
1999
Now: ??? Current whereabouts and/or email
needed.
CathyD@snip.net
Dave
Donnelly
KPOI [Honolulu] 1960
KGMB-TV [Honolulu] 1968
The Honolulu Star-Bulletin [Honolulu] 1968-2004 - columnist
Now: Dave Donnelly died Jan 24,
2004
John Donobie
Now: At CFRB, Toronto,
Ontario.
Bo Donovan
KAMP [El Centro CA] 1965 - Tom
Becker
KBLU [Yuma AZ] 1965 - Tom Becker
KDES [Palm Springs CA] 1966 - Common
Tom
KROY [Sacramento CA] 1969 - Dr.
Tom
KMEN [San Bernardino CA] 1970 - Tom
Becker
KDAY [Los Angeles CA] 1971
Draper/Blore [Los Angeles] 1971 - producer
SRO [Seattle WA] 1973 - group PD
Tuesday Productions [San Diego CA] 1976 - VP
Silvertree Inc. [San Diego] 1984 - President/Creative Dir
Now: President/Creative Director of
Silvertree Inc.
(music and radio production house), San Diego, Calfornia.
slvrtre@san.rr.com
Dan Donovan
WICE [Providence] 1963 -
Blaine Harvey
WMEX [Boston] 1965 - Dan
Donovan (III)
WCBM [Baltimore] 1969
WFIL [Philadelphia] 1971
KSTP-FM [St. Paul MN] 1979
KQQL [Minneapolis] 19??
Now: PM drive at Oldies KQQL-FM,
Minneapolis, Minnesota.
Johnny Donovan
WHVW [Hyde Park NY] 1964 - Large
Sarge
WBAZ [Poughkeepsie NY] 1966 - Large
Sarge
WMID [Atlantic City NJ] 1967 -
Dick Sargent
WENE [Binghamton NY] 1967 - Dick
Sargent
WOR-FM [New York] 1968
WABC [New York] 1972
Now: Production Director and announcer at WABC and
EIB (Excellence in Broadcasting) Network, New York.
ru@i-2000.com
Paul Donovan
KIKS [Lake Charles LA] 1975 - Paul Blair
KSNS [Lake Charles] 1976 - Paul Blair
KLOU [Lake Charles] 1978 - Paul Taylor
WIBR [Baton Rouge LA] 1978 - Paul Taylor
KLOU [Lake Charles] 1979 - Paul Taylor
KROK [Shreveport LA] 1980 - Paul Taylor
WFMF [Baton Rouge] 1980 - Paul Taylor
KAFM [Dallas TX] 1982
WBBM-FM [Chicago IL] 1985
WEZB [New Orleans LA] 1990 - Bubba Carson
WNOE-FM [New Orleans] 1993
KWMX [Denver CO] 1993
KYGO-FM [Denver] 1996
Now: Paul says (10/05), "I'm doing middays on
Country KYGO-FM, Denver, CO. Three kids and a wife in college. What am I doing in
radio??"
paul@kygo.com
Jim Dooley
WPBH [Panama City FL] 1996-2005
Now: Jim says (12/06), "I own a
message-on-hold service and I do station imaging and production in Panama City,
Florida."
jdwynn@comcast.net
Tom Dooley
WFIL [Philadelphia PA] 197?
KHJ [LA] 1973
Now: UlrichRoth2000@aol.com reports, "Tom is a
pastor in Texas." He is still quite active in voice-over work (the voice of Billy
Graham Evangelistic Association among others), and runs Master Media, Hurst, Texas
(Dallas).
Dale Dorman
WOLF [Syracuse NY] 196?
WRKO [Boston MA] 1968
WVBF [Boston] 1979
WXKS [Boston] 198?
WODS [Boston] 2003
Now: Mornings at Oldies WODS-FM, Boston,
Massachusetts
dale.dorman@infinitybroadcasting.com
Lee Dorman
WLAC [Nashville TN] 1982-1985 - GM
Now: Lee says (3/04), "I'm president of Dorman
& Associates (since 1985), Nashville, Tennessee (consulting sports talk radio stations and
programs)."
leeudorman@msn.com
Garry Dornburg
WPTF [Raleigh NC] 1964
elderkin@social.chass.ncsu.edu
reports: Garry started at WPTF at age 17 -- and he spent his entire
career there. He called the NC State national championship game with
Houston in 1983. Was the voice of NC State University sports for many
years. Garry Dornburg died from cancer 2/2/98 in Raleigh, NC. He was
51.
Bob Dorris
KIBL [Corpus Christi TX] 1957
WHLL [Wheeling WV] 1959
WKWK [Wheeling] 1963
WOMP [Wheeling] 1976
WEEL [Wheeling] 1998-1999 - GM
WKKX [Wheeling] 2006-2006
Now: Bob says (9/07), "I finally hung it up --
no more radio biz for me; the owner thought he could do my job better than me and I left
WKKX-AM in Nov 2006; still doing voice-overs from my home studio; easy money and there's
no sense waisting the voice it took me so long to develop; I love the radio business -- not
like it is, like it was."
sirrodbob@comcast.net
Terry Dorsey
KLLY [Bakersfield CA] 1992-1996
Now: Terry says (6/06), "I am out of radio,
residing in Hillsboro, Oregon with my wife and four children. I went back to school for a
couple years and learned a trade -- diesel mechanics. Yes, although it doesn't have the
romantisism, glamour, creative outlet or even the fun of being on the air, it does pay
a whole lot better."
raydermaster@aol.com
Vic Doucette
Now: Working in public relations/broadcast
administration for AAA/Michigan. Doing statewide traffic/tourism reports as
"Al Victor." Also employed by Metro Traffic Control/Detroit, doing airborne and
studio reporting on Detroit area stations as "Allan Briggs," "Jim Craig" and
Vic Doucette. Attending Wayne State University, majoring in public relations.
at908@detroit.freenet.org
Brian Dougherty
KNOX [Grand Forks ND] 1977-1977
WTAZ [Peoria IL] 1981-1981
WIZZ [Streator IL] 1989
KDAM [Monroe City MO] 1992
WCAZ [Carthage IL] 1992 - Brad Davis
WBBA [Pittsfield IL] 1993-1993
Now: Brian says (Nov 2002), "I have been
a contract engineer since 1996. I am the mock inspector with the Illinois Broadcasters
Association. I have my own retail Web site (www.react2u.com) with computer parts.
My company is Radio Engineering and Consulting Team. I am a member of the SBE and an
amateur radio operator."
react96@hotmail.com
Brian Douglas
KZLA [Los Angeles CA] 2002
Now: Brian says (8/04),"I'm doing nights at
Country 93.9 KZLA, Los Angeles, as well as some television work."
brian@kzla.com
Brian Douglas
WIYD/WWPF [Palatka FL] 1975
WNFI [Daytona Beach FL] 1983
KBIU [Lake Charles LA] 1984
WTHZ [Tallahassee FL] 1985
WJMH [Greensboro NC] 1990
Now: Brian says (9/07), "I'm programming Hip
Hop WJMH-FM (102 JAMZ), Greensboro, North Carolina; when Entercom bought our stations in
1999, I got the chance to become ops mgr for the cluster as well (Urban AC WQMG-FM,
Country WPAW-FM, Adult Variety WSMW-FM, Urban Gospel WEAL-AM and Southern Gospel WPET-AM;
each of them has a strong PD, but getting the chance to work with them and the different
formats really keeps things fresh for me."
SUPERCFL@aol.com
Brian Douglas
WKRQ [Cincinnati OH] 1986
Now: Brian says (11/06), "I am music director and
do PM drive on Top-40 WKRQ-FM (Q102), Cincinnati, Ohio -- since 1986."
brdouglas@entercom.com)
Diane Douglas aka Diana Douglas
WOLX [Madison WI] 1992
WRIT [Milwaukee WI] 1997
WSTO [Evansville IN] 2000
WIKY [Evansville] 2005
Now: Diane says (2/07), "I'm at WIKY, the
heritage AC station in Evansville, Indian; I'm the morning show co-host
with Dennis Jon Bailey."
diane@sccradio.com
Ed Douglas
WCKY-FM [Tiffin OH] 2003
Now: Ed says (11/04), "I am Director of
Operations for Clear Channel in Findlay-Tiffin-Lima, Ohio overseeing the programming and
operations for five radio stations; plus producing two radio shows per week for Bucknuts
Media: The Bucknuts Radio Hour (all about Ohio State Football) and the JJ & Jerry High
School Football Show (devoted to Ohio High School sports and an off-shoot of the huge JJ
Huddle website). Plus voice work for other radio stations, TV stations, and agencies."
eddouglas@aol.com
John E. Douglas
WFIF [Bridgeport CT] 1974
WIRK [West Palm Beach FL] 1975
WGMW [West Palm Beach] 1976
WLLL [Lynchburg VA] 1976-1977
WGOW [Chattanooga TN] 1979
WNOX [Knoxville TN] 1980
WIBC [Indianapolis IN] 1981
WHK [Cleveland OH] 1983
WRMR [Cleveland] 1985-1986
Now: John says (6/05), "I left radio to build my
own recording studio and do voice-overs for over 40 radio stations and 7 TV stations; still
the voice (since 1988) of the Ohio Lottery Cash Explosion TV show; hot rods and old
cars have always been my hobby, so I started a car magazine called Cruisin' Times Magazine; I'm
still married to my wife Karen and have two boys, Brian and Andrew."
editor@cruisintimes.org
Mark Douglas
KSNE [Las Vegas NV] 1995-1996
Now: Mark says (12/02), "I am
Sales Manager at KPXN-TV, Los Angeles, California".
mark.douglas@nbc.com
Paul Douglas
WNBH [New Bedford MA] 1972
WSAR [Fall River MA] 1974
WAVZ [New Haven CT] 1977
WKCI [New Haven] 1979
WTIC [Hartford CT] 1981-1996
Now: Paul says (8/04), "I have been
involved in syndication since 1996, first as Executive VP of SBI Broadcasting
(original distributors of the Dr Laura Show) and now Managing Director of
Cox Radio Syndication,
Atlanta, Georgia."
paul.douglas@cox.com
Rod Douglas
WFOB [Toledo OH] 2001
Now: Rod says (6/06), "I work part-time for
News/Talk WFOB and Hot AC WBVI-FM, Fostoria, Ohio; would love to get back in full time
as a talk host, news reporter or disc jockey."
btigerbear59@aol.com
Roger Douglas
WNIR [Akron OH] 1986
Now: Roger is in sales at Talk WNIR (100 FM),
Akron, Ohio. He says (10/99), "I had a great run on the air for many years. Met many
interesting people. Looking for a few of them that still owe me money. Look foward to
hearing from anyone who I used to work with."
rogerdouglas@wnir.com
Stan Douglas
WADV [Lebanon PA] 1992-1994 - Craig Senior
Now: Stan says (7/05), "I am out of the
business and have been doing financial and telecom sales for the past ten years; would
love to get back into radio in Talk, Country or Oldies, and especially love to do news."
hjqdiix@comcast.net
Kevin Douglass
Now: Director of Engineering for Jacor
Broadcasting (KKLQ/KOGO/KIOZ), San Diego, California.
douglass@n2.net
Ken Dowe
WABB [Mobile AL] 1960
KDEO [San Diego CA] 1961
KBOX [Dallas TX] 1962
WQXI [Atlanta GA] 1962
KLIF/KNUS [Dallas] 1963
McLendon Stations 1969 - Exec VP: KLIF/KNUS, KABL, WYSL, WWWW, WNUS, XTRA
KTSA/KTFM [San Antonio TX] 1974 -
Exec VP
KKDA/KKDA-FM/KRNB [Dallas] 1980 - partner/COO
Now: Ken says (6/06), "I am still active in
day-to-day work at K104 (KKDA FM) and KRNB in Dallas Ft. Worth; still live in Dallas and Santa
Fe, NM; after 40 years of flying, haven't stopped piloting our plane since 1966 between
homes and for travel; Dottie and I still married (Lucky me!) since 1961." See Ken's biography on
radiodailynews.com.
Kdowe@aol.com
Mike
Dowling
WYBC [New Haven CT] 1978
WWCO [Waterbury CT] 1980
WLAD [Danbury CT] 1982
WWCO [Waterbury] 1984
WJBX [Bridgeport CT] 1985
WHYN [Springfield MA] 1987
WNGS [West Palm Beach FL] 1990
WOVV [Ft. Pierce FL] 1994
Now: Mike is a teacher of geography to gifted
students at Roosevelt Middle School, West Palm Beach, Florida.
teacher@mrdowling.com
Dick Downes
AFVN [Danang RVN] 1969
WSVP [Providence RI] 1970 - Bob
Lawrence
WSAR [Fall River MA] 1971
WGIG [Brunswick GA] 1971
WAPE [Jacksonville FL] 1972
WMAK [Nashville TN] 1972 - Brother
Dave
WLAC [Nashville] 1973
WSIX [Nashville] 1973
KAAY [Little Rock AR] 1976
KGGO [Des Moines IA] 1977
KWK [St. Louis MO] 1978
KSHE [St. Louis] 1981 - NSM
WAPI [Birmingham AL] 1982 - GSM
WZEW [Mobile AL] 1983 - GM
Drake-Chenault [Los Angeles CA] 1985 - VP/GSM
Radio & Records magazine [Los Angeles CA] 1985 - sales
Radio Inc [W Palm Beach FL] 1989 - SVP/GSM
CPM Group Inc. [Jupiter FL] 1992 - Pres/CEO
Now: President & CEO of CPM Group Inc., Jupiter, Florida.
dick@zowiemail.com
Tony Downes
WFAM [Jacksonville FL] 1980
WXCV [Gainesville FL] 1983
WLLO [Gainesville] 1986
WMMZ [Gainesville] 1987
WKTK [Gainesville] 1989
WTMC [Gainesville] 1991
WTRS [Gainesville] 1992
WXOF [Beverly Hills FL] 1994
WRZN [Gainesville] 2000
WRLE [Dunnellon FL] 2002 - owner
Now: Tony says (10/03), "I am owner/operator
of Adult Contemporary WRLE-FM, Dunnellon, Florida."
tonydownes@netzero.com
Morton 'Doc' Downey
Jr.
WPOP [Hartford] 1962
KRIZ [Phoenix] 1963
KAFY [Bakersfield CA] 1963
KDEO [San Diego] 1964
WFUN [Miami] 1964
WNOE [New Orleans] 1967
WDBO [Orlando FL] 1982-1983
KFBK [Sacramento] 198?
WMAQ [Chicago] 198?
WRC [Washington DC] 1992
KGBS [Dallas TX] 1993 VP/Operations
Now:Passed away Mar 12, 2001.
Bill Drake
WMGR [Albany GA] 1955 - Phil Yarbrough
WWNS [Statesboro GA] 1957 - Phil Yarbrough
WAKE [Atlanta] 1961
KYA [San Francisco] 1961
KYNO [Fresno] 1962
Drake-Chenault consultancy [Fresno] 1964
KGB [San Diego] 1964
KHJ [LA] 1965
KIQQ [Los Angeles CA] 1974 -
owner
KRTH [LA] 1990
Latest report: Residing in the LA area.
Jay
Braswell recalls: Phil Yarbrough (the great Bill Drake) started his radio career
at WMGR-AM in Bainbridge, Georgia (he was from nearby Donalsonville, Georgia), then
later worked at WWNS-AM in Statesboro, Georgia, while he was attending (on a
basketball scholarship) Georgia Teachers College (now Georgia Southern University).
At that time, radio was just a hobby, and he had plans to play professional
basketball ... UNTIL he hurt his knee. The rest, as they say, is history. When he
went to WAKE in Atlanta, they wanted him to change his name to Bill BLAKE (to rhyme
with WAKE). He suggested Drake, since it was his mother's maiden name. 'Course,
Blake-Chenault would've been alphabetically correct!
Gary Drake
KRBC [Abilene TX] 1970 - Tom Hart
KUDI [Great Falls MT] 1970
WISE [Asheville NC] 1971
WKGN [Knoxville TN] 1971
WIXY [Cleveland OH] 1973
WKTQ [Pittsburgh PA] 1973
WIFE [Indianapolis IN] 1974
WAAY [Huntsville AL] 1976
WRSA [Huntsville] 1979
WTAK [Huntsville] 1983-1084
WXQW [Huntsville] 2000-2003
Now: Gary (Tom Reinhart) says (2/03),
"I am retired from radio in Huntsville, Alabama. Sooner or later I will be getting back
into the oldies."
tomrein3@aol.com
John Drake
WGMG [Athens GA] 1991-1994
Now: John says (1/03), "I own
Muscle And Sports Science, a
sports nutrition research/marketing company. After 17 years of living my childhood
dream, I felt the call to trade in my 60-hour weeks for time with my son and the fresh
challenge of the nutrition industry. I still enjoy doing a few voiceover gigs for old
friends and even had a stint as ring announcer for a TV wrestling program a couple of
years ago."
askmass@musclemass.com
Ralph Drake
WTSX [Middletown NY] 1987-1995
Now: PD and host of the The Rough Draft
Radio Program on College WNTI-FM, Hackettstown, New Jersey. Ralph says (5/03), "My
mission statement: Music is a living thing, lucid, constantly moving and morphing! Old
reshapes the new. New modifies and adapts the old."
ralph@wnti.org
Ken Draper
WCFL [Chicago] 1967
KFWB [LA] 196?
Now: Retired. Residing in Illinois.
Handsome Harley Drew
WBBQ [Augusta] 1963 -
VP, PD
Arrow Communications [Augusta] 1989 - National PD
WZNY [Augusta] 1990 - GM
WAEG/WAEJ [Augusta] 1994 - GM
WGAC/WGOR [Augusta]
1995 - OM
Now: Operations Manager WGAC and WGOR, Augusta,
Georgia; Webmaster of their sites.
wgac@wgac.com
Paul Drew
WDET [Detroit] 1954
WHLS [Port Huron MI] 1955
WGST [Atlanta] 1957
WAKE [Atlanta] 1961
WQXI [Atlanta] 1963
CKLW [Detroit] 1967
WIBG [Philadelphia] 1968
CKLW [Detroit] 1969
KFRC [San Francisco] 1970
WGMS [Washington DC] 1972
KHJ [LA] 1973 - VP
Now: John
Long reports (1/07), "Paul Drew has lived in the Atlanta Georgia area since 2000."
Dick Driscoll
WDGY [Minneapolis] 1958
WWTC [Minneapolis] 1980
KLBB [Minneapolis] 1987
Now: mother39@mirage.skypoint.com
reports: "Dick has a recording studio in the Minneapolis area and is a
pilot. In the 50's he did his rock show with "Dracula", a charactor that was
so huge the fan club had over 10,000 members. Without question, Dick is a
local legend."
Jim Driscoll
WTRL [Bradenton FL] 1973
WGGG [Gainesville FL] 1976
WSPB [Sarasota FL] 1976
WKBX/WSGF [Savannah GA] 1978
WKXY [Sarasota] 1992-1983
Now: Jim says (3/99), "I am Director of
Communications for the Georgia Department of Defense and Georgia National Guard,
Atlanta GA."
jim.driscoll@gmail.com
John
Driscoll
KCRW [Los Angeles CA] 1969 - John Moore
KWFM [Tucson AZ] 1970 - J. Moore
KNIX [Phoenix AZ] 1970 - J. Michael
Moore
KTKT [Tucson] 1971 - Bobby
King
KRUX [Phoenix] 1972 - Bob Shannon
WKRQ [Cincinnati OH] 1973, - Bob
Shannon
KRIZ [Phoenix] 1973 - Bob Shannon
WMYQ [Miami FL] 1973 - Bob Shannon
WCFL [Chicago IL] 1974
KTNQ [Los Angeles] 1976
KPPL [Denver CO] 1979
KYGO-FM [Denver] 1980
KMJC [San Diego CA] 1981
WZUU [Milwaukee WI] 1981
KSAN [San Francisco CA] 1982
WZUU [Milwaukee] 1984
KRXY [Denver] 1985
KDKB [Phoenix] 1986
KZLA [Los Angeles] 1987
KSON-FM [San Diego] 1992
Now: Freelance voiceover talent based in Los
Angeles, California. Voice of TV and radio stations around the world. Heard on NBC,
FOX TNT, VH-1, MTV. Available instantly via ISDN.
John remembers:
Chuck Browning and me, in a San Francisco Tong Bar.
A death-defying experience with a ride share kamakazi copilot (tried
to piss on 3rd rail of the bart tracks one night ... from the back of my moving
4x4 - ask me about the windshield).
Jock meetings at Super CFL!!!
Getting locked out, accidently, while on the air!
Show prep at the New Ten-Q (involved a Bic pen)!
Remote from Hell in San Diego (car salesmen=pittbull on crack).
jondrisc@aol.com
Mark Driscoll
KUDL [Kansas City KS] 1969 -
Mark Rivers
WOR-FM [New York NY] 1969
WHTZ [Newark/NY] 1971
WKTQ [Pittsburgh] 1972
KSTP [St. Paul MN] 1975
WNOE-FM [New Orleans] 1976
Now: Doing voice-over work and script writing
("Ellen Comes Out") in LA.
driscollMD@aol.com
Eddie Driskill
KIVY [Crockett TX] 1969
KSAM [Huntsville TX] 1972
KEEE [Nacogdoches TX] 1973
KSFA [Nacogdoches] 1975
KDOK [Tyler TX] 1976
KEEE/KJCS [Nacogdoches] 1977
KLUF [Lufkin TX] 1977
KAUM [Houston TX] 1979
KSRR [Houston] 1980
KFMK [Houston] 1981-1982
KRBE [Houston] 1984-1986
KVST [Conroe TX] 2006
Now: Eddie says (10/06), "Thanks to Barry
Kaye for the encouragement in getting back into radio
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