It is owned by the Salem Media Group and broadcasts a Christian talk and teaching radio format. Jim Eason reports that he is "sitting at home in the Sierra foothills, recovering from surgery. Stream KDIA Lucky 13 - Bob White - June 1966 by David Ferrell Jackson on desktop and mobile. He would lead with great gogamooga, I am the Bruce! ARSA: ABOUT: SURVEYS: STATIONS: KDIA 1310 AM. radio!). Posted on . Renel's new partner is Marcus Osborne, sliding over from sister KMEL. The station helped launch the careers of such musicians as Sly and the Family Stone. KDIA suspends regular programming to pay tribute to Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr., on the night he is murdered in Memphis. A study by Leland Westerfield, a media analyst, revealed that stations in the top 10 markets spent 7.7 percent less time on advertising in December than they did the previous December. he was an absolute master of technique coupled with intelligence, wit and an understanding of the music he was playing. Owner of The Studio Center in Sacramento, CA - in Phoenix. Perhaps, this is a temporary station problem. Install the free Online Radio Box app for your smartphone and listen to your favorite radio stations online - wherever you are! He writes: "I have loved radio for as long as I can remember. Great cucomunga- l am the Bruce! One night in 1978, Bob asked me if I knew what had happened to the old WNEW music library from the 1950s and early 1960s. Despite numerous discontinuities, the greatness of Rosko and the incredible spirit of KDIA comes through in vivid detail. Marlon Scott, Doug Cass, Bob Jones, Johnny Morris, Wally Ray. He has won three Emmy Awards as co-host of KTVU's telecasts of the San Francisco Chinese New Year Parade. The Hubbard Broadcasting, Inc. outlet broadcasts at 100.7 MHz with an ERP of 100 kW and is licensed to Scottsdale, Arizona. Announcing The Bay Area Radio Hall of Fames Class of 2020. State, she got some ink (including an item in this space) and a trial run on KIFR ("Free FM" at 106.9). If you know of someone who should be on this Use of the KDIA call sign had a prior history in the San Francisco Bay area, and was most recently used on 1310 AM by a station that began broadcasting as KLS in 1922. Donate. 6. The station's tag line was "KDIA Lucky 13" and their jingle was "KDIA, the Soul of the Bay."In the super cool 1960s, 1970s and 1980s KDIA was the premier soul and funk radio station for the East Bay and San Francisco Bay Area, and . BFT Courtesy of Ben Fong-Torres. BARHOF 2:00PM - 3:00PM The Narrow Path Well, Roy moved to Oregon to join his family's restaurant biz. In a jazzy rap, Rosko laments his whirlwind schedule, which finds him constantly flying between his radio gigs in Oakland and Los Angeles. Bob Jones, Sr., the founder of BJU, intended the station to operate independently by accepting advertising rather than being supported by the university, but he did not expect the station to make a profit. Stephanie Newhall stephanienewhall@gmail.com. A rare but lamentably short clip featuring Bay Area radios original Big Daddy. Courtesy of Dave Billeci. Oakland radio station KDIA 1310 AM survey chart for the week of 1972-02-25. In 1992, Oakland journalist Chauncey Bailey returned to the Bay Area to work as public affairs director and newscaster on KDIA. Bob Jones attributed his success at WNEW to veteran of the early days at the station. He even loaned me his car when mine broke down one night. Random notes: KSAN (107.7 "The Bone") has promoted Nikki Blakk, a Bay Area native, from weekender to afternoon driver, 3-7 p.m. Black grew up in Fairfield, went to Solano Community College and San Francisco State, interned at KSAN and got seasoned at KNBR, "Rock 96.7," in Modesto, San Jose's KSJO and KXFX in Santa Rosa Irene McGee keeps on rockin'. and a budding author, with a forthcoming book on Best Alternative Station. In subsequent years, the station was owned by future San Francisco Mayor Willie Brown and Oakland Mayor Elihu Harris, and by James Gabbert, who had also owned KIOI and KOFY. Took a History of Broadcasting class at College of San Mateo in the Fall of 1994. Christian Teaching and Talk is our core, foundational format. Play over 320 million tracks for free on SoundCloud. KKBU, Malibu, CA, Working for a food bank in Michigan, and This is wonderful, thank you. Bailey later became the editor of the Oakland Post and was murdered on the streets of downtown Oakland. Ive got about 45 albums from that library, I told him. (Going full circle, it was another KSOL this time on 107.7 FM that would eventually end KDIAs supremacy in the late 1970s.). Since the radio giant instituted the cutbacks, competing stations have followed. 1981: KSUN, Bisbee. Bob at KTKT. Even with its impressive collection of radio memorabilia, the online "museum" is still in the building stages, and Jackson welcomes contributions, which can be sent to the site. Program director and disc jockey Bob Jones said: "I hope I'll have a job tomorrow. KSLX hosted a popular morning program in the late 1980s, the "Jones and Boze Show", featuring David K. Jones and Bob Boze Bell. 197x: KTUC ( Broadcast Polkas from his store - Western Television & Radio) retired. "I am now working for Wine & Dine Events and Tours in the Napa Valley," he says. The Clam Broth House had the best bouillabaisse on this side of the Atlantic. Edited (scoped) audio. departments. When I was 11 and 12 years old I would scan the AM dial from one end to the other, stop at any radio station and listen until I could identify the calls and city, then . Rhythm and blues.,jazz, Blues None of that LA beach party junk!! In July 1959, KWBR was sold for $550,000 to the Sonderling Stations group, operator of the legendary Memphis station, WDIA. . KDIA (1640 kHz) is a commercial AM radio station licensed to Vallejo, California, and serving the San Francisco Bay Area. After he passed away, his wife, Sheila Frances Wilson, would continue managing the business. Jackson first expressed his passion for radio with a mimeographed newsletter in 1979, then published a small magazine, the Bay Area Radio Digest, in 1985. Featured BOB's Text Club - Join Now! Is he on any social nwtwork like Facebook or Twitter, etc. The reason: a funereal-sounding announcement that aired Thursday in which Gabbert intoned, "We regret to inform you . Copyright 2023 California Historical Radio Society. I had my clock radio set to 4AM to listen to WNEW with Jones on the air. They can look at Top 40 surveys. ", Program director and disc jockey Bob Jones said: "I hope I'll have a job tomorrow. Condolences to the family of Bob Jones a legend in the world of radio God bless. I have no idea what Jim has planned." But Gabbert's sales staff had a good idea. It has since gone through two upgrades and now covers the San Francisco Bay Area, day and night. The AM station eventually increased its power from 1,000 to 5,000 watts. Clear Channel cut down from nearly 11 minutes an hour, on average, to just under nine minutes an hour. that as of noon Friday, the Boss is Dead. Bob and I worked together on the Milkmans Matinee from 1975 to 1979. Through this powerful format, listeners are able to hear Bible teaching and preaching from a wide variety of Christian preachers and teachers. 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The Bay Area Radio Museum and Hall of Fame, in cooperation with the California Historical Radio Society and the Broadcast Legends, is proud to announce that KDIA Radio (1310 AM) of Oakland has been named as the recipient of its Legendary Station Award for 2018. I visited it, and the president, Steve Kushman, showed me a wall and said, 'That could be your hall of fame.' Deadline is March 15. Sprung used to take me down to WAVZ to watch Bob work. email: Working for a pharmacy and insurance company King and others for "Evening Magazine." And he provides links to sites by and for Red Blanchard, Coyle & Sharpe, Hap Harper, Norman Davis, "Big Rick" Stuart, "Dr." Don Rose, Terry McGovern, Bobby Ocean, Jeff McNeal, free-form KSAN and -- get this -- a fan site for the late 99.7 KYUU! Broadcast Consultant, Middle East TV enough said. Would love your thoughts, please comment. Terms of Use | kraushaarmedia@hotmail.com, 1972: KAYN, Nogales January 1, 2013 at 10:37 pm. And Lin Durling, the former KGO morning traffic anchor who seemed to disappear into vapor last year, checks in. One restriction is that the FCC has generally required paired original and expanded band stations to remain under common ownership. Bob Jones a great radio persoanlity that left us too soon. On 12/29/2012 Bob Jones passed away. 2. Known as the Twister, I won dance contests, at Don Barksdales Sportsman Club, in Oakland,Ca. or even a picture, that would be great! Alan McCarthy left "Quick Broadcasting" for a position at 1530 KFBK Sacramento. sdisontheair@msn.com, Producer "Beatles: An Listeners develop, learn and grow in their faith as they gain answers to questions relating to daily life, from raising children to improving marriages. The day Bob Jones interviewed and then hired me I broke out in tears on the drive home. Copyright 1993-2019, 2020 by Barry Mishkind. One of the sponsors of the program was the Edward J. Wilson Insurance Agency, which was founded by Edward James Wilson. We used to be friends, he was a great guy. Visitors can listen to air checks of fabled voices like John K. Chapel, Ken Ackerman, "Jumpin' George" Oxford, Bob Fouts, Tom Donahue, Johnny Holliday, the Real Don Steele, Bob White, Al Hart and Don Sherwood. [15], In the early 1990s KDIA was co-owned by then mayor of Oakland, California, Elihu Harris with then California State Assembly Speaker Willie Brown. Jackson is talking with the Broadcast Legends to provide a veterans committee. I hope you find the site interesting! In the super cool 1960s, 1970s and 1980s KDIA was the premier soul and funk radio station for the East Bay and San Francisco Bay Area, and helped launch the career of Sly and the Family Stone. LOVED IT!!!. All rights reserved. This 1968 photo from David F. Jackson's online Bay Area Radio Museum shows disc jockey Johnny Holliday and Leonard Nimoy at KYA, where the "Star Trek" star was promoting his album "Two Sides of Leonard Nimoy." in radio). I had to pleasure of meeting Chuck Scruggs, during a break. Another DJ Jackson should look to include is Bob Jones, who's retiring from radio after 40 years on the local air, most notably at KDIA ("Lucky 13"), where he was known as "Skin 'n' Bones, Bob Jones" and also served as program director. The problematic 316 transmitter was upgraded to a BE sometime circa 1996. 480", which stated that "In Region 2, the use of the band 1605-1705 kHz by stations of the broadcasting service shall be subject to a plan to be established by a regional administrative radio conference" As a consequence, on June 8, 1988 an ITU-sponsored conference held at Rio de Janeiro, Brazil adopted provisions, effective July 1, 1990, to extend the upper end of the Region 2 AM broadcast band, by adding ten frequencies which spanned from 1610kHz to 1700kHz.[2]. In 2009, it became the flagship station for Spanish language night time broadcasts of Oakland Athletics baseball until the middle of the 2010 season, while sibling station KDYA broadcast daytime games.[10]. I grew up in East Oakland and recall hearing me voice on the air when my oldest brother, may his soul rest, called into the station for me to make a request. The independently owned operation, which can be found at 93.9 on your FM dial, has been broadcasting choice . Busy with "There aren't going to be any. They were incredibly hospitable when asked to interview them about radio questions, plus they offered me some cake to eat. The San Francisco's Bay Area Christian Radio | The Light at the Top of the Dial - San Francisco, CA Win a copy of Every Believer's Thought Life On-Air & Up Next View All Life From The Word 8:30AM - 9:00AM Leading The Way 9:00AM - 9:30AM Real Life Radio 9:30AM - 9:45AM God Is with Pastor Mark Swallow 9:45AM - 10:00AM Thanks to all well-wishers who wrote me.". address: "We've built our audience and, across the group (of stations), time spent listening (which is significant to ad buyers) increased by 40 percent.". But Gabbert's sales staff had a good idea. Another DJ Jackson should look to include is Bob Jones, who's retiring from radio after 40 years on the local air, most notably at KDIA ("Lucky 13"), where he was known as "Skin 'n' Bones,. More music: "LIM" has become a familiar phrase in the radio biz. Ben Fong-Torres is The San Francisco Chronicle's radio columnist and is best known for his work with Rolling Stone,where he was an editor and writer. I was age 7 at the time and now Im 60 and still remember that day. For rules and entry forms, go to www.radioalice.com) KFRC honors the most popular DJ in its history on March 1 when it breaks ground on the Dr. Don Rose Garden at Children's Hospital in Oakland, kicking off the station's annual Radiothon for Kids. accurate as possible, not repeating many of the myths of the industry (such as Audio presentation only. THE MAIN PAGE? If you do see an error or omission, please I remember saying it all the time hahaha. Jones was a consumate pro at a very early age. Plus 100,000 AM/FM radio stations featuring music, news, and local sports talk. The Manuel Sisters performed for Al Moreland at his many shows in the San Fransisco Bay including evergreen and new mt herman baptist church. Civil rights leader Tarea Hall Pittman was the host of a show on KDIA called Negroes in the News, which was on the air for 45 years. McCarthy died from a heart attack. Effective June 1, 2021, Baybridge Communications sold KDIA and sister station KDYA to Salem Media Group for $600,000. 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