Frank Cody, Smooth Jazz Programmer

[TheBigA]

Frank Cody, one of the early programmers in the smooth jazz format, has died at age 75:

“Father Of Smooth Jazz” Frank Cody; Longtime Programmer & Broadcast Architecture Co-Founder Dies At 75 - RadioInsight

He was the programmer at KTWV and co-founded Broadcast Architecture.

He produced records with Dave Koz, who later syndicated a national radio show.

 

[davideduardo]

Frank Cody, one of the early programmers in the smooth jazz format, has died at age 75:

“Father Of Smooth Jazz” Frank Cody; Longtime Programmer & Broadcast Architecture Co-Founder Dies At 75 - RadioInsight

He was the programmer at KTWV and co-founded Broadcast Architecture.

Which he did in partnership with Owen Leach, who went on to sell BA to Clear Channel. Long heritage and longer story there.

 

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Frank Cody, ‘Father Of Smooth Jazz’ And Broadcast Architecture Co-Founder, Dies At 75.

Frank Cody, the radio and entertainment executive whose pioneering work spanned programming, network radio, research, and the music business, died July 19 at his home in Galisteo, NM. He was

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Here is an interesting one Frank Cody worked for KLOS when it was in Albuquerque. As we know those call letters moved to Los Angeles in 1968 and would later work for the LA edition of KLOS.

Later he was known for flipping KMET-FM to KTWV The Wave.

Cody began his radio career at age 15 at KLOS Albuquerque. After ABC grabbed the call letters for its legendary rock station in Los Angeles and named Cody PD, he earned the distinction of being the only person to work at both the Albuquerque and L.A. KLOS.

In the early 1980s, Cody become Program Director of NBC’s young adult radio network “The Source” where he guided the development of “Dr. Ruth,” “Live from the Hard Rock Café with Paul Shaffer,” “The Jazz Show with David Sanborn” and executive produced more than 50 live-via-satellite concerts.