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KYA or KFRC

michael hagerty said:
I’d like to dedicate the following commercial to Russian oligarchs—-sooner or later, you’ll own generals.
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I’m sure Steve Karmen could do a jingle for that. Just like the German flavor for his Bud jingles, he could put a Russian taste to it.
 
I go for KYA 12~Sixty, simply because of their high class address: One Nob Hill.
 
DavidEduardo said:
That was not my first station visit... I drove my mom crazy stopping at stations where ever we were from about age 11 or 12 onward. On that trip to SF, I visited all the stations in the city, even the 1100 daytimer that had just increased power... as well as KCBS, KSFO, KGO and 1010 KSAN which I believe was country at the time.

But of all of them, KYA stood out as they were the nicest. It rivaled my visit a year later to WLS, where they let me sit in the lobby all day and get autorgraphs from the jocks as they arrived for work or went off shift. WLS had been my favorite "listen to" station in that era, and I was thrilled to meet my hero, Dick Biondi.
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DrAkbar said:
I go for KYA 12~Sixty, simply because of their high class address: One Nob Hill.
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Even classier... One Knob Hill Circle.
 
michael hagerty said:
A building with a real history to it---originally built to house the Office of War Information and KSFO.

KSFO moved into the Fairmont at the top of the hill in '54, and KYA moved in to One Nob Hill Circle in '58.

Fascinating story and photos here:

The Radio Historian
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Less we forget, the KYA xmttr building was designed by Julia Morgan. She was Randolph Hearst's architect (former KYA owner) and responsible for the Hearst Castle in San Simeon. Hmmm...anyone know if there was a 12~Sixty jock by the name of Art Deco?

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DrAkbar said:
Less we forget, the KYA xmttr building was designed by Julia Morgan. She was Randolph Hearst's architect (former KYA owner) and responsible for the Hearst Castle in San Simeon. Hmmm...anyone know if there was a 12~Sixty jock by the name of Art Deco?

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Doc, I had no idea you were an architecture fan! Yep. Julia Morgan's work is scattered all over NorCal and worth checking out.

Art Deco...... :ROFLMAO:
 
DrAkbar said:
Less we forget, the KYA xmttr building was designed by Julia Morgan.
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It looks like a mausoleum, doesn't it?

"AM Radio is buried here".
DrAkbar said:
She was Randolph Hearst's architect (former KYA owner) and responsible for the Hearst Castle in San Simeon.
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A picture of that place appears in my dictionary next to "ostentatious".
DrAkbar said:
Hmmm...anyone know if there was a 12~Sixty jock by the name of Art Deco?
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That is a hard one to top.
 
DrAkbar said:
Less we forget, the KYA xmttr building was designed by Julia Morgan. She was Randolph Hearst's architect (former KYA owner) and responsible for the Hearst Castle in San Simeon. Hmmm...anyone know if there was a 12~Sixty jock by the name of Art Deco?

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Mine was better. It looked just like a 1945 USN destroyer. o_O
 
michael hagerty said:
They were pieces of their time (1904-1944) and she worked for hire, meaning that when someone like William Randolph Hearst wanted to pretend to be Louis XIV, she had to deliver.

Ultimately, she was remarkable.
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What I like best are her watercolors of French architecture, ranging from ancient Roman arches to more contemporary castles and buildings. A bit of Cezanne with a touch of Oller in her style; as a fanatic of impressionism and pointillism I am adding her to my list of "exciting" artists.
 
DavidEduardo said:
What I like best are her watercolors of French architecture, ranging from ancient Roman arches to more contemporary castles and buildings. A bit of Cezanne with a touch of Oller in her style; as a fanatic of impressionism and pointillism I am adding her to my list of "exciting" artists.
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And if you're ever in Palo Alto, have dinner at MacArthur Park. I can recommend it personally---both in terms of food and architecture:

https://macpark.com/news_press/macarthur-park-restaurant-history-and-finery-in-palo-alto/
 
Weiserguy said:
I was in their parking lot just a week ago. Made a wrong turn coming home from my dentist and ended up there instead of the ramp to El Camino Real. Someone left a cake out in the rain. :cool::cool:
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Such a pity...all that sweet green icing flowing down University Avenue!

Does anyone have Tom Campbell's car phone number? I feel like requesting some Zager & Evans.
 
DavidEduardo said:
What I like best are her watercolors of French architecture, ranging from ancient Roman arches to more contemporary castles and buildings. A bit of Cezanne with a touch of Oller in her style; as a fanatic of impressionism and pointillism I am adding her to my list of "exciting" artists.
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....I'll have whatever he's drinkin', bartender.
 
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