KBOX dead for 30 years today

[MikeShannon914]

I mentioned it on the KBXD post earlier, but November 14, 1982 marked the end of nearly 25 years' worth of KBOX-1480. Len Mohnkern's son Chuck sent me this aircheck years ago, of his dad giving one of the last newscasts on the station that evening. Enjoy. http://www.knus99.com/KBOX_111482_final_night_5m.mp3

 

[Jay Walker]

Len was a nice guy and I've known Chuck for 20 years. Chuck's another great guy and he's carrying on the tradition of home town broadcasting at "The Pick of The Dial - 1570 KPKE"

R.I.P. Len.

And so long to "Wonderful K-BOX In Dallas"

 

[David B.]

I had the great pleasure of working with Len Mohnkern when he first started at the old KBOX. I used to pull the weekend all-night shows to give you an idea of my talent level, but Len was great. Wonderful to hear his voice again, plus see that 1480 is back on-the-air after a long absence.

 

[Rock Chalk]

KBOX was the first station I worked at in Dallas. Jack Weston hired me in January 1980 to do 7-midnight. Lots of great memories working with Allen Peck, Peggy Sears, Ken Loomis, Ron Gray, Bobby Dark, Mac Daniels. Cathy Martindale. Great jocks! And a great news staff, too. Rick Fulghem, Jay Ward, Ross Ramsey. And Len was not only a great newsman, but a wonderful gentleman.

BTW.....anyone remember the schrubbery out front that had been trimmed to spell K B O X?

Jason Walker

 

[arnoldevns]

KBOX was the first station I worked at in Dallas. Jack Weston hired me in January 1980 to do 7-midnight. Lots of great memories working with Allen Peck, Peggy Sears, Ken Loomis, Ron Gray, Bobby Dark, Mac Daniels. Cathy Martindale. Great jocks! And a great news staff, too. Rick Fulghem, Jay Ward, Ross Ramsey. And Len was not only a great newsman, but a wonderful gentleman.

BTW.....anyone remember the schrubbery out front that had been trimmed to spell K B O X?

Jason Walker

I do. I was a kid and made a crystal radio set with my dad. One of the few stations I could get at the time was KBOX. My mother was driving us somewhere one afternoon and we drove right by the KBOX studios. I distinctly remember the shrubs and the sign and thinking to myself.. that's where the DJ's are when I hear them on my radio. I was probably 7 or 8 at the time. (that was late 70's) So everytime I hear the station after that, I had a mental image of where the broadcast was coming from.