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Former KYA DJs Stagg & Hawthorne Pass Away

BossRadioDJ

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All Access reports today that Jim Stagg and Jim Hawthorne, both of whom were popular personalities on 1260/KYA in the late 1950s and early 1960s but went on to greater success elsewhere, have passed away.

Stagg, who was also credited simply as "Stag" at KYA, went on to become a huge star at Chicago's WCFL. More about Stagg on the Chicago board:

http://www.radio-info.com/smf/index.php/topic,85000

Hawthorne reached the heights in L.A., where he sandwiched his work at KYA around stops at KXLA, KECA, KNX, KDAY, KIEV and KFWB. According to his website (http://www.jimhawthorne.com), "I went up there [KYA] for a year or so and re-formatted the station, created a gimmick called "voice your choice," and returned to So-Cal to KFWB (Color Radio) when it went on the air."

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Hawthorne live a long life. One of his first on-air gigs was in the 50s at KXLA - the country station in LA on 1110 AM that preceded Top 40 KRLA, prior to 1959. He apparently did very free form radio, and has also been dubbed the "first shock jock" whatever that means. Fellow DJs at KXLA in the 50s were Cal Worthington (of car dealership fame), and Tennessee Ernie Ford.
 
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