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Larson and Conway Not on KOGO Website

michael hagerty said:
And now it appears iHeart and Mark have a deal:

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Thanks, Mike, One thing I admire about many big city hosts is their skill in sounding ageless. To me Mark’s voice sounds the same as 30 years ago. When I worked in the 1970s at a small radio station, I often felt jealous that the voices of smokers often sounded deeper than mine. I wonder if the older hosts like Mark with clear voices are usually nonsmokers. That would be my guess.
 
ILOVERADIO said:
Thanks, Mike, One thing I admire about many big city hosts is their skill in sounding ageless. To me Mark’s voice sounds the same as 30 years ago. When I worked in the 1970s at a small radio station, I often felt jealous that the voices of smokers often sounded deeper than mine. I wonder if the older hosts like Mark with clear voices are usually nonsmokers. That would be my guess.
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I heard Mark on his first night at KFMB 50 years ago. You’re right—-he hasn’t changed. I don’t think Mark’s a smoker. I’m not and my voice is pretty much the same as it was then, too.
 
ILOVERADIO said:
I heard you one time give a newscast on Sacramento Public Radio. Your voice was clear and ageless. It was around 2019 I think.
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Mark and I are the same age. I’m sure never smoking is the reason my voice is still what it was. I have a checkup twice a year with an ear, nose and throat specialist who says the vocal cords look great.
 
michael hagerty said:
Mark and I are the same age. I’m sure never smoking is the reason my voice is still what it was. I have a checkup twice a year with an ear, nose and throat specialist who says the vocal cords look great.
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Some 20 years ago, the late Charlie Tuna and I were having one of our frequent conversations and I mentioned that his voice sounded the same to me then as it had when I first heard him on KKDJ in 1973.

His answer will stay with me forever: "I've never smoked, never done illegal drugs, don't drink other than a glass of wine with dinner sometimes. I think that's the reason."
 
Poorman still sounds the same, but I don’t know if he smoked in the past or not. However, I think he still runs several miles a day and stays in good shape, which probably also helps his voice.
 


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