bizwriter, KGBS was country, but Jay Lawrence had a weekend talk show, as I recall. I agree about Hendrie-his Art Bell impression is hilarious, and the conversations are so real, it took me awhile to realize all the voices were him(duh)! I was already in Phoenix when Bruce Wayne died (heard he crashed in my hometown of Fullerton) but as if that wasn't enought to make L.& B. sober that morning, the story goes that upon hearing of Wayne's death, the KFYI station manager suffered a heart attack and died on the spot.
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pattiwacki said:
Now that is what they call "a bummer, man" --
Thanks for the reminiscence!
A couple of corrections...Jay was at KFI (Lohman & Barkley did mornings, he did afternoons) from 1969-1971. He then went to country KLAC (not KGBS) and was there until 1978, when he went to WNEW, New York.
It was the KFI GM (not KFYI) who suffered a heart attack within hours of Bruce Wayne's crash.
---Michael Hagerty
It was the KFI GM (not KFYI) who suffered a heart attack within hours of Bruce Wayne's crash.
---Michael Hagerty
Oops, that's what I meant, KFI. Thanks, M.H.
I could swear Jayaz did a Sunday night KGBS talk show before KLAC was doing a country format. At that time KFOX and KGBS were the country stations. I guess I'm confusing Jay with someone else, I was a kid and changed stations constantly.
Pattiwacki et al
KFI then KLAC then WNEW morning drive. M.H. has it right.
I was a staff actor on the L and B tv show. played uncle Jaybird, wore funny ears and told stories that ended with things like "don't put all your begs in one askit" brilliant material.
Lohman and Barkley were wonderful on the radio. You could imagine their characters bigger than they really were. Trying to put them on TV didn't work because you'd be disappointed in seeing their characters not as big or ludicrous as you had imagined them.
Also staff actors on that show John Amos and McLain Stevenson, not a bad staff for comedy or drama.
Jay
KFI then KLAC then WNEW morning drive. M.H. has it right.
I was a staff actor on the L and B tv show. played uncle Jaybird, wore funny ears and told stories that ended with things like "don't put all your begs in one askit" brilliant material.
Lohman and Barkley were wonderful on the radio. You could imagine their characters bigger than they really were. Trying to put them on TV didn't work because you'd be disappointed in seeing their characters not as big or ludicrous as you had imagined them.
Also staff actors on that show John Amos and McLain Stevenson, not a bad staff for comedy or drama.
Jay
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