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1069_KIFR said:
That's John Mack Flanagan to you, buddy.
OK I'll bite! It's time for CBS to put some local personalities on 1550 KFRC! Enough of this Scott Shannon retread already come on the guy stinks to high heaven. John Mack in the mornings and Bobby Ocean in the afternoons. Let the banter continue! And while we're at it its time to bring back the sixties and early 70's jingles too! So there are you happy now?
RadioStarOne said:
Oh, man.....John Mack and Osh deserve soooooo much better than that.
And thankfully, they both know it. No way to wrap brilliant careers.
---Michael Hagerty
michael hagerty said:
I think RadioStarOne was probably 'having us on'...but Amen. Michael. Satisfied now, KIFR?
Perhaps it's tiime for a new thread about the All New Q-102. I hear it's coming. Featuring Big Bill Lueth and the Morning Zoo; and Dancin' Diane Nicolini in afternoon drive. Though classical music will be replaced by Top 40 hits, they are promising to continue the live San Francisco Symphony broadcasts, which will be heard right after Hoyt Smith's countdown of the Top 5 at 5:00.
I would bite, but I took a vow about the 102.1 replacement! 
I thought this part of the board was floundering a litttle and wanted to get some discussions going. And what better topics to get things 'movin' than KFRC or John Mac(k) Flanagan, should have thrown in Bobby Ocean while I was at it.
I thought this part of the board was floundering a litttle and wanted to get some discussions going. And what better topics to get things 'movin' than KFRC or John Mac(k) Flanagan, should have thrown in Bobby Ocean while I was at it.
I wish the KFRC calls had been retired. Each revival...99.7...106.9...1550...has been weaker than the last...
kinda like bringing Ted Kennedy or Ronald Reagan back..."He's only a city councilman now...and...um...he's...well...dead. But he's back in politics!"
Zombie radio. Hey...it's Halloween.
kinda like bringing Ted Kennedy or Ronald Reagan back..."He's only a city councilman now...and...um...he's...well...dead. But he's back in politics!"
Zombie radio. Hey...it's Halloween.
Good ol' 1550am, a cursed dial position for sure! -
It was once known as "Yada-Yada" Talk Radio whose claim to market respect was none other than "Imus in the Morning" before
his fall from radio grace As for John Mc, he endured similar obscurity when he went North in '97 to the totally irrelevant and faltering "Magic 97",
owned then by the hapless and much dysfunctional Amaturo Group ("Amature" was more like it!)
Seldom heard from again was John, after his departure from that ill advised destination. For the record, besides his renown talent as the Lovable Disc-Jokey Extraordinaire, to this day he was also, in my A's fan book, the best "A's Post Game Show" host ever!
Lost In Space
It was once known as "Yada-Yada" Talk Radio whose claim to market respect was none other than "Imus in the Morning" before
his fall from radio grace As for John Mc, he endured similar obscurity when he went North in '97 to the totally irrelevant and faltering "Magic 97",
owned then by the hapless and much dysfunctional Amaturo Group ("Amature" was more like it!)
Seldom heard from again was John, after his departure from that ill advised destination. For the record, besides his renown talent as the Lovable Disc-Jokey Extraordinaire, to this day he was also, in my A's fan book, the best "A's Post Game Show" host ever!
Lost In Space
...."he went North in '97 to the totally irrelevant and faltering "Magic 97","
Just my .02 cents worth......I thougt KMGG "Magic 97.7" was an excellent oldies station (circa 1997-1999). I enjoyed their playlist more than any other oldies station I have listened to.
Mike Croaro
Just my .02 cents worth......I thougt KMGG "Magic 97.7" was an excellent oldies station (circa 1997-1999). I enjoyed their playlist more than any other oldies station I have listened to.
Mike Croaro
Lost in Space, you said "after his departure from that ill advised destination" Referring to Magic 97. Who advised him to go there.
It seemed like no one in SF was hiring at that time. Or he preferred not to work for those owners or programmers. I don't know the real situation. Did/does John Mac(k) have an agent sugesting he move to the North Bay?
It seemed like no one in SF was hiring at that time. Or he preferred not to work for those owners or programmers. I don't know the real situation. Did/does John Mac(k) have an agent sugesting he move to the North Bay?
My name in infamy? God, I hated (hate...) my name. I wanted something jammin' like Uncle Howie The Weird beard! or Chuckie Baby Baker, I worked with them in West Texas. McFlanagan, McFinnegan, McFarrigan, it just never worked. There were those who had a cult following about my middle name, MACK, (I was named after cowboy movie star Johnny Mack Brown ... but no one ever called me Johnny) but the whole thing just never worked. I just did what I did, and let the rest fall into place. Thanks for thinking of me. I love you all. What the world needs, a little kindness and love. When you think of me, think of good things. ... -John-
John Mack Flanagan said:
John:
For what it's worth, I never met a jock who didn't think you had the coolest name. Instantly memorable.
And back in the 80s, I dated a Tucson native. Had a KFRC aircheck in the cassette deck when I picked her up for dinner one evening....she switched it on, heard your voice and name and immediately remembered listening to you a decade and a half before at KTKT.
You did what we all were supposed to do, but few of us did as well as you....you made a lasting connection with your listeners. The fact that you're so fondly remembered here 30 years after leaving KFRC is proof of that.
---Michael Hagerty
michael hagerty said:
I agreed with Michael - John Mack Flanagan is a great name - more distinctive than most, and great to say on air, For what it's worth, I never liked the fake sounding names jocks adopted in the late 60s and early 70s, though some real names never sounded that good to me on air - Ted Quillin for instance...great jock, but not a great name. Joe Yoakam and Gene Weed always worked for me though...and I'm probably mangling the spelling on both of those.
Keep in mind, Michael, that JMF is probably best known for his work on KFRC because it was such an iconic station, but he also did stellar work at KCBS-FM/KRQR, KWSS in the South Bay, KYA-FM in the late 80s when it was an oldies station battling 99.7/KFRC, and K-Big 98.1 up into the mid 90s. Also K-101 if I remember correctly.
It seems to have happened suddenly, looking back at it now, but it has been awhile.
The once buoyant, boisterously cheerful voices behind the mics and music of the 60s and 70s are not with us any more. DJs, as we have known them, are dead.
They died out, not because of the times or advancing digital age, but because of lack of support, no back up. Once clusters of frequencies began to form, loyalty to Listeners and their Pipers, faded to black, replaced immediately with the ubiquitous, intemperate, piggishness that we know now.
Really, no one is much concerned. Even here in the Bay Area, due to lack of concern and accompanying funds, our own Bay Area Radio Hall Of Fame has passed away, one presumes, along with all memories it held. No support, again.
The music is still around - everywhere - from MP3 players to elevators. But the Magic Pans of the era, the fun-filled, eternally optimistic Disc Jockies have disappeared into the background like perfectly camouflaged woods fairies. Some have moved on, others watch the constantly passing parade, now as bystanders.
But this is not a fun parade. No one watching it is smiling any more.
Where their world was once filled and brimming over with eager confidence and joyous anticipation, the DJ's old "live" haunt is now a graveyard for generic voice tracks and personal dreams that can never regain their luster. Cut backs that brought forth no new blooms.
Of the many harsh realities, one that's been the most difficult to swallow for most jock I know: the daily realization that not only their employers, but their listeners just didn't care.
What's the difficulty? Well, it's just that these same once indispensable people have developed a work ethic found in most excellent performers - they have learned to give everything they had. Discovering that they are no longer needed or wanted is, to put it lightly, a bit of a heart dropping shock.
So, yeah. Think kindly and gratefully, if you can, when you remember these folks. They won't be back. And, they gave it their all.
Its been a while, its great to hear from the legendary John Mack Flanagan and Americas favorite Disc Jockey, "me Bobby Ocean! i wish it was 1974, and you could turn on the radio and hear these two again! The Bay Area got the shaft when we got saddled with so many endless years of the Ron and cammy Regime, radio is about talent, and believe you me i listened i enjoyed radio, and Bobby Ocean and John Mack Flanagan put KFRC on the map. One last thing. that guy who was in charge at XM radio, John Clay made a huge mistake getting rid of Bobby Ocean, I would hope someday Sirius/XM digs deep and hires some real talent, Like John Mack Flanagan and Bobby Ocean. At 56 years old, i seriously doubt we will ever have radio again. And John thanks for the call 2 years ago, what a way to brighten my day! Kenny in Concord
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