Click here to read more. Learn more | without express approval. Does anyone have BOB JONESSKATEBOARD SHOW? Bob also worked at several other stations including WHN, WQXR and WQEW. Are there any recordings of Bob Jones sign off on the skateboard? Sprung used to take me down to WAVZ to watch Bob work. They can look at Top 40 surveys. Oakland radio station KDIA 1310 AM survey chart for the week of 1972-02-25. email: Working for a pharmacy and insurance company Authorization is only required to store your personal settings. I first met Bob in 1962 in New Haven when Bob was working at WAVZ Radio. material on this site should not be reproduced or reposted in whole or part In 1959, it was bought by the owners of Memphis radio station WDIA, and the call letters were changed to KDIA. He even loaned me his car when mine broke down one night. In other words, he took courses at the old Columbia School of Broadcasting but never made it into the biz. Mr. Carroll served as KDIAs general manager until his death on January 20, 1976; Kernie L. Anderson became the stations GM in 1977. Steve Rohan; John Nene; Sean Stevens; Rob Allen; Al Cannon; Win With BOB; Music & More. While the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) was still making U.S. preparations to populate the additional frequencies, known as the "Expanded Band", a provision was added to the Communications Act of 1934 in late 1991 which mandated that priority for assignments would be given to existing daytime-only stations that were located in a community with a population over 100,000, and which also did not have any full-time stations. Hall of Fame, News, Stations Thanks to all well-wishers who wrote me.". Jackson is talking with the Broadcast Legends to provide a veterans committee. More music: "LIM" has become a familiar phrase in the radio biz. 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. Ill never forget KDIA and all the fun it was back then. My Aunt was a close friend of Wally Ray.. Nice to see that his memory wasnt a dream. His dream, like many of us, was to work at WNEW. ", Program director and disc jockey Bob Jones said: "I hope I'll have a job tomorrow. Lost and found: "Over the years," Gary Hancock writes, "I have noticed that employees of radio station KNBR, at times, go missing with no mention or explanation. He also hosted an evening version of The Make-Believe Ballroom. document.getElementById( "ak_js_1" ).setAttribute( "value", ( new Date() ).getTime() ); document.getElementById( "ak_js_2" ).setAttribute( "value", ( new Date() ).getTime() ); [] KDIA (Lucky 13), Oakland One of the truly legendary stations in the history of American radio, KDIA was a pioneer in specifically serving one of the largest African American audiences in the nation. Serving the African-American communities of Northern California, we bring you the inspiration and the information you need to keep you Walking In The Light! The station leveraged its dial position 1310 AM into its identity as KDIA Lucky 13., In 1965, KDIAs power was raised to 5,000 watts from a new transmitter facility near the Bay Bridge Toll Plaza which also housed the stations new studios and offices. I got to know the morning crew there quite well. I have no idea what Jim has planned.". I lost contact with Roland, when I changed jobs, but have always wondered what became of him. ), Under Sonderling ownership and the management of Walter Conroy, KDIA directed its full programming effort toward the emerging black audience, keeping Don Barksdale and Bill Doubleday on its staff and adding high-caliber talent over the years that included Bay Area Radio Hall of Famer George Oxford (previously a competitor at KSAN), John Hardy, Belva Davis (later known for her television work at KRON, KPIX and KQED), Rosko (nom de radieuxof William Roscoe Mercer), Roland Porter, Bob White, Bill Hall, Johnny Morris and Bob Jones. 1640 KDIA - KDIA, The Light for San Francisco, AM 1640, Vallejo, CA. 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. This 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. In September 1969, John W. Doubleday Bouncin Bill became KDIAs general manager, a position he held until September 1974, when J. Walter Carroll assumed the role. Beginning its life on the airwaves from Oakland in 1920 as experimental amateur station 6XAM, it became KLS in 1922, and KWBR in 1945 all under the ownership of founders (and brothers) Stafford and Eugene Warner. Actually, Isabelle Lemon of KNBR says she's on medical leave; no return date set yet. Make plans to listen to the next Leading The Way when Dr. Michael Youssef guides you toward a deeper experience of FAITH in your daily life! The Clam Broth House had the best bouillabaisse on this side of the Atlantic. 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]. Bob Jones Today. Bet Sports Radio - BOB FM HD2; Concerts; Events; In fact, it's similar to what might occur in an episode of 'X Files.' 1973-74: KOPO, e-mail i was a student at columbia college in the mid-1970s and was very involved in their radio station, wkcr-fm. [8][9], KDIA was put on the air in 1998 by Baybridge Communications, and has been a Christian talk station since 2002. A raw and extraordinary hour-and-a-half of The Burgie Show with the Poet Laureate of Soul, captured by Steve Robbins on reel-to-reel tape. "I just got, from someone in Commonwealth, Va., a tape of KPEN-FM, with James Gabbert doing 'War of the Worlds,' revised to the Bay Area as a setting, with local personalities playing the parts.". In a jazzy rap, Rosko laments his whirlwind schedule, which finds him constantly flying between his radio gigs in Oakland and Los Angeles. The KDIA call letters are currently assigned to the religious-formatted station known as The Light For San Francisco, licensed in the city of Vallejo and operating at 1640 kHz. Bob also worked at several other stations including WHN, WQXR and WQEW. If you can share some information, Each episode features host and musicologist Stephanie Shonekan and one guest. KDIA 1310 Radio Oakland, California 1959-1984, 1985-1997, http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/KDIA#KDIA_1310_History. ". 2:00PM - 3:00PM The Narrow Path this is a nearly lost art and certainly not known nor understood by our youth. Terms of Use | musicians and country and rockabilly singers that came out of Phoenix. 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 . In 1984, KDIA changed hands once more, becoming the property of Adam Clayton Powell III, who flipped the station to All News KFYI. Cover Story is a podcast that uncovers the covers that is, the stories, meanings, and histories behind our most classic songs. Licensed Insurance Agent. 'Somebody Loves You' program is designed to equip listeners with the necessary tools to live out their faith. It signed on the air in April1998; 24years ago(1998-04). Thanks for everything you are all doing to keep the memories lingering on. enough said. 2 comments . 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 Phoenix. It stands for "less is more," the Clear Channel-driven initiative to lower the amount of time per hour that's taken up with commercials and promotional announcements. I was age 7 at the time and now Im 60 and still remember that day. We (his family) are collecting stories, pictures, and audio from Bobs life at: One of the sponsors of the program was the Edward J. Wilson Insurance Agency, which was founded by Edward James Wilson. I grew up in Mill Valley (white as white can be haha)and EVERY morning ld turn my radio on to KDIA while getting ready for school, Tam High. If you do see an error or omission, please Descended from the pioneering Oakland station KLS which itself was born from an early experimental station, 6XAM, in 1921 and became KWBR in 1945 the 1,000-watt station had begun emphasizing programs that targeted the local African-American audience around the end of World War II. (Going full circle, it was another KSOL this time on 107.7 FM that would eventually end KDIAs supremacy in the late 1970s.). KWSS 93.9 FM. Jim Eason reports that he is "sitting at home in the Sierra foothills, recovering from surgery. Program director and disc jockey Bob Jones said: "I hope I'll have a job tomorrow. In 1945, it changed its call letters to KWBR[11][12][13][14] and changed its format to focus on an African-American audience. Pamela Brown wonders about Big Roy, former news sidekick with Renel on KISQ ("Kiss FM" 98.1). He asked me to bring some of them in. radio!). (Rose died in March.) In 1997, Mr. Gabbert entered into an agreement to air the syndicated Radio Disney programming format on KDIA in advance of selling the station to ABC, Inc. list, please contact me at the address below. Renel's new partner is Marcus Osborne, sliding over from sister KMEL. line, so the filters don't get in the way.). "It's been nothing but positive," says Kim Bryant, Clear Channel's regional vice president. KDIA is a separate entity from the station at 1310 AM that held the KDIA call letters for many years. I too would like to get in touch with Bob Jones. "We're going to get a new slogan and maybe tweak the format a bit, but nothing major.". Interspersed between gospel music and recordings of Dr. Kings speeches is the voice of KDIAs Wally Ray. In recent years, he's been on weekends on KBLX (102.9 FM), hosting "Classic Soul Sundays" from 2 to 7 p.m. Julius Mendel. ]. The station was put on the air by then KUIC Chief Engineer Alan McCarthy (now deceased). Bob was last in the tradition of all the great Milkmen, which it should also be noted was the first all night radio program when the day begins, the music begins, just like WNEW pioneered playing records (instead of live bands) as filler in between coverage of the Lindbergh kidnapping trial which morphed into the Ballroom when Martin Block moved it and himself from California to New York. Not Found. 1:30PM - 2:00PM On the Level On the Level with Pastor Pancho Juarez is the radio ministry of The Ark Montebello, in Montebello, California. Courtesy of Ben Fong-Torres. The problematic 316 transmitter was upgraded to a BE sometime circa 1996. Apply Within is the radio outreach ministry of North Country Chapel. The antenna system was designed by Rich Green and installed by Ralph Jones (and Skipp May). Your Privacy Choices (Opt Out of Sale/Targeted Ads). 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