KEEY and former KSTP/WLOL Morning Man John Hines to KTLK

[radiodx]

After 16 years at country KEEY, John Hines is moving to conservative talk KTLK.

March 19th is his first day at KTLK.

Look for a week of farewell shows at KEEY.

 

[Garrett]

Slightly off topic, but I still remember: "You're listening to K-E-E-Y, The Key...."

 

[Oldies man]

I don't remember that one, but I remember" This is Key, K-E-E-Y". And it will be very intersting to listen to John's political bent now that he is a talker alongside Rush, Sean and Jason. Talking into an open mike has always been one of John's strong points. Now that he's done with Top 40 and Country, it will be interesting to hear his knowledge or interest on politics. CC is really intersted in getting some ratings in morning drive.

 

[Garrett]

I don't remember that one, but I remember" This is Key, K-E-E-Y".

Hey, cut me some slack, I was in Kindergarten at the time...

 

[Oldies man]

No problem. Here's some slack; but kindergarten! Didn't your mom let you listen to Radio AHHS instead of KEEY?

 

[pbf1]

Even FURTHER back...

Slightly off topic, but I still remember: "You're listening to K-E-E-Y, The Key...."

How about Hot-AC-like "Stereo 102" (before "key")? radiotapes.com has some tape somewhere. We listened to that on the FM Converter (remember those?) in my dad's car....

 

[Garrett]

No problem. Here's some slack; but kindergarten! Didn't your mom let you listen to Radio AHHS instead of KEEY?

Well, we moved there in 1975, and I was about 3. So I didn't really start to notice radio until 1976, and for sure by 1977 when disco was everywhere. But in the Granada, which only had a Philco AM, it was WCCO and KSTP on the way to school in Minneapolis (but that wasn't until 78-79 when I went to private school), which is when I heard one of them do their "it's so cold in Feb-burr-ary" joke. By then, I could name the songs and some of the artists I remember hearing, including the Theme Song to Greece, Rocky, YMCA, Don't Stop (the Force), Star Wars Disco, Dancing Queen, Magic, Fernando, Take a Chance on Me, Hardache, On the Radio, and Coppacabana (which I distnctly remember hearing on the clock radio, which was relocated to my bedroom by winter 1979).

Previous to 79, the only songs I remember heaing in that car, was a some oldies and pop hits, like "what goes up, must come down," "Tie Me Kangaroo Down Sport," "Song Song Blue," "Cats and the Cradle," "Daydream Believer" (Ann Murray version), and whatever station ran Paul Harvey. So you can just guess which station was on most of the time (WCCO?).

But KEEY, I believe I heard in the back of my mom's Ambassedor wagon. Not sure if my dad had it in the El Dorado, which was usually playing 8-Tracks with Classical Music like Auther Feidler, John Denver and Barry Manillow. Again, circa 78-79.

Sorry for all the detail, but that's the only way I can remember the order of all that stuff.

 

[twinsfan]

hard to believe that Hines worked at key for 16 years...I remember him best working in Wendy Larsons Old Livingroom (WLOL) with Bob Bergland back in the day...I was doing some floater work for KQ in the early 90's, and he called on the hotline the morning Charlie Bush died looking for Tom Barnard, who I'm pretty sure I had just disconnected in the middle of his phone break from his car (never did get that phone system down before D Hamilton jettisoned me to give my hours to a buddy of his...or maybe Tommy B got tired of me hanging up on him) my one brush with Hines-esque fame...

 

[mr_elbows]

anyone remember the KEEY key chains (shaped like a key) or the KEEY 'Dial Cards'

we had a part-time employee who delivered litterally 10's of thousands of them

Former KEEY C.E. (73-76)