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KNX-FM's Andy Rush Has Died

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Thomps2525

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This year is only five months old and we've already lost Jim Lange, John Darin, Earl McDaniel, Geoff Edwards, Lee Marshall, Ben Hoberman, Liz Fulton, Dave Diamond and Wild Bill Scott.

And now we've lost Andy Rush. He worked at KNX-FM in 1987-88 and then had a short stint at KMPC-FM (101.9, formerly KUTE). Andy died of a heart attack on May 17. He was 60.
 
LARadioRewind said:
This year is only five months old and we've already lost Jim Lange, John Darin, Earl McDaniel, Geoff Edwards, Lee Marshall, Ben Hoberman, Liz Fulton, Dave Diamond and Wild Bill Scott.

And now we've lost Andy Rush. He worked at KNX-FM in 1987-88 and then had a short stint at KMPC-FM (101.9, formerly KUTE). Andy died of a heart attack on May 17. He was 60.
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Wow, that means he was a part of two of the best music stations to ever grace the air here in LA.
 
KMPC-FM (later KEDG, "The Edge") had a progressive rock format and played many artists who were not heard on other L.A. stations. It didn't last long. It became adult contemporary KLIT, "K-Lite." In 1994, the station became Southern California's Adult Album Alternative, KSCA---and that didn't last long either. KSWD debuted in 2008 with an Adult Album Alternative format---and the format lasted only a year before the station became a clone of classic-rock KLOS. David Eduardo might be able to explain why the AAA format doesn't succeed in Los Angeles. By the way, KSWD is at 100.3, which was the frequency of the original KMPC-FM in the 1940s-50s.
 
Don Barrett wrote on LARAdio.com today that before working in Los Angeles, Andy Rush was at KOTE in Lancaster, KREO in Indio, KUBA in Yuba City, KZAP and KROY/KROI in Sacramento, and KFOG and KRQR in San Francisco. He also spent two years as a teacher at the Los Angeles Broadcasters school.
 
LARadioRewind said:
KMPC-FM (later KEDG, "The Edge") had a progressive rock format and played many artists who were not heard on other L.A. stations. It didn't last long. It became adult contemporary KLIT, "K-Lite." In 1994, the station became Southern California's Adult Album Alternative, KSCA---and that didn't last long either. KSWD debuted in 2008 with an Adult Album Alternative format---and the format lasted only a year before the station became a clone of classic-rock KLOS. David Eduardo might be able to explain why the AAA format doesn't succeed in Los Angeles. By the way, KSWD is at 100.3, which was the frequency of the original KMPC-FM in the 1940s-50s.
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Oh he has, and on many occasions.
 
Andy was also at KCSN for a few years and had a Saturday morning show there for a time a few years ago. It was the best, most professional show on the station at that time. He was a very talented broadcaster who sadly Angelino's didn't get enough of a chance to hear...
 
Bryan Simmons said:
Andy was also at KCSN for a few years and had a Saturday morning show there for a time a few years ago. It was the best, most professional show on the station at that time. He was a very talented broadcaster who sadly Angelino's didn't get enough of a chance to hear...
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Oh, well then he has been on THREE of the best stations to ever grace the LA airwaves. KCSN is a great station in both its previous Americana format and its current AAA format. If only I could, uhh, you know, actually hear it...
 
Bryan (then known as Brian Davis) worked with Andy Rush at KROY/KROI and at the legendary KZAP. Bryan had a weekend shift at KROY when he was only 18. Now I'm wondering who was the youngest DJ to host a regular program on a radio station. I know that Art Ferguson (Charlie Tuna) was on the air at KGFW in Nebraska at age 16. Has there been a DJ younger than that?
 
LARadioRewind said:
Bryan (then known as Brian Davis) worked with Andy Rush at KROY/KROI and at the legendary KZAP. Bryan had a weekend shift at KROY when he was only 18. Now I'm wondering who was the youngest DJ to host a regular program on a radio station. I know that Art Ferguson (Charlie Tuna) was on the air at KGFW in Nebraska at age 16. Has there been a DJ younger than that?
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Wow, thanks for noticing!

Although I started at KROY when I was 17, I didn't get an air gig until I was 18 at KROI-FM, moving back to KROY 5 months later. I believe that Toby Browning of KNDE was the youngest jock in Sacramento radio history at 17, but I could be mistaken.
 
I was with Andy when he passed. We spent 35 years annoying and loving each other, and I was the one the hospital contacted when this happened, and was the one making his medical wishes right.

There is much misinformation regarding his death being talked about and posted, and it's frankly disturbing to me and the family. No one wants to be remembered that way. It would be much easier for the family if you ran stuff through them or me first. LA Radio was notified before the family was ready, and they've had to field calls that they were unprepared for. Most of the word of Andy's death was made public before all family was notified.

Andy was an incredibly private person, and would have wanted information controlled more than it was. I can't reverse what's been done, but I can make it accurate. If you have any questions, please feel free to contact me.
 
Sorry for your loss...

...but the posts I've been reading have been nothing but sympathetic. Not really sure what you're referring to because, from what I've been reading, the posts have been respectful.
 
Those of us who make comments about a recently-deceased radio personality or other celebrity are likely not giving any thought to whether the family has been notified. We naturally assume the family already knows and obviously that is not always the case. Certainly none of us here wants to say anything that is disturbing. We just want to share our memories.

When Dodgers broadcaster (and former pitcher) Don Drysdale died of a heart attack in 1993, the news quickly spread nationwide and many people thought his colleague, Vin Scully, was cold and heartless for doing play-by-play for the Dodgers-Expos game without making any mention of Drysdale's death. Scully, a true gentleman, was waiting for Drysdale's widow and other family members to be notified first. When he finally broke the news, he began by saying, "Never have I been asked to make an announcement that hurts me as much as this one."
 
If you knew or worked with Andy, you can raise a glass to him on June 5th at Tom Bergin's Tavern on Fairfax Avenue. It starts at 6pm and is being hosted by 100.3 The Sound, as Andy had been working there off air for the last few years.

He was my friend for 37 years and an excellent talent. We spoke almost every day and he'll sure be missed...
 
Andy Rush's passing

Bryan Simmons said:
If you knew or worked with Andy, you can raise a glass to him on June 5th at Tom Bergin's Tavern on Fairfax Avenue. It starts at 6pm and is being hosted by 100.3 The Sound, as Andy had been working there off air for the last few years.

He was my friend for 37 years and an excellent talent. We spoke almost every day and he'll sure be missed...
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I knew Andy since high school, when I ran a bootleg AM station. Even then, Andy was fascinated with radio (CB and broadcast). We stayed in touch and he was a frequent guest at Thanksgiving dinner with my family over the past ten years.

I'll be at Bergin's to meet his other radio family members.

Bob Stein
 
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