You also seem to know me as [email protected]u-j said:
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That was me. A religion director that was a stretch. But I did enjoy overnights on 94 for a few months before following John Hardy, Ray Taylor, and Hollis Duncan to KLRT.
As far as Royce goes the last time I saw him was in the early 90's. He was working at the airport filling crop dusters with pesticides and part time on KOTN believe it or not.
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Larry--Where are you now? Either a reply here or through [email protected] will work. Take care.
I've wondered about Royce W. myself. Nobody could do a "Swap Show" show like him. His personality was perfect for middays - I wish we had more of his kind on the radio today. Are you still managing a station in the Harrison area, Larry? The missus and I were up that way on our vacation early this year ... it was the first time I'd ever been to northwest Ark., very beautiful part of the country. Drove 62/412 all the way across the state, and it's one of the most interesting and scenic drives I've ever made. Stayed several days in Eureka Sprs. before winding our way downstate. Speaking of other PB personalities' whereabouts, what about Jeff Ramsey ... Chuck Sullivent (the PD who hired me right out of college to work at KCLA) ... or Lavelle Langley - is he still alive? --Russelllifeinthehills said:
Managing a station? No, no, no, not me. But I'm still in the market. Last thing I heard about Jeff Ramsey he was working for a furniture store in PB and Chuck's been working on the railroad in PB.
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Russell--You were in P.B. just after I left. While I didn't hire Chuck--I believe Eddie Roberts did--I did help train him when he was still wet behind the ears. I met a guy who used to do sports--play-by-play and reports--for Chuck at KCLA. Can't remember the name but he lives in Rogers now. So, where are you and what are you doing? Still in radio?
Hey Jim was his name Ray Qutrell? He went by Ray King on the air. BTW back to the pictures. My wife works for the state and John John has been up a couple of times to install software on their computers, she really got a kick out that picture.
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John John left KOTN for a short time in 1972 to work at WHBQ in Memphis. Apparently, he hated it, because he returned to PB after only a few months.I have an aircheck he sent me from WHBQ in my file. It's a classic.Oh, and it has John's famous "Donny Osmond funtest" promo on it as well!!!!!!Art
Oh yes, I don't think I'm capable of doing any other grunt work.u-j said:
I'm in the Savannah area -- ops manager for the NPR stations along the Georgia coast. Matter of fact, I've been doing Public Radio fulltime since leaving KOTN early in '90. "Wet behind the ears" would pretty much describe me during my time in PB. Chuck was a helluva nice guy and was one of a multitude of folks who got shafted at KCLA during a certain GM's reign of terror. There were lots of potholes over there - both professional and personal - and I freely admit having left there with more than a little bitterness. In retrospect I learned a great deal while working in that town ... and am grateful for having worked alongside some real talent (and even more grateful they tolerated me! ;D). Ray Cutrell ... totally forgot about him. At the time I was doing news at KCLA, he was the media liaison for the PB police dept. Then he worked for Carl Jones at the short-lived KPBA 1270 .... where I worked for two months after he wooed me from KCLA with big promises. Got paid not a cent and, completely broke and desperate, took a gig at KOTN when Mike Gypins (mercifully) offered it. Gee, I wonder if Ray ever got paid....I could write a book about KPBA alone.--Russell
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Nope it wasn't Ray Cutrell/King. I know him. He had worked for KOTN part-time just before he went to work for P.B.P.D. He was a pretty decent news guy several years ago, sounded good on-air. Madison Hodges is another new guy I'd like to catch up with. And the stories I could tell you about Mike Nail. KOTN is another book waiting to happen. Not bad, just unbelievable stories.
Oh, he was on KPBA 1270, all right. But it couldn't have been for very long -- Summer and/or Fall of '89, after Carl finally got the station on the air. He used the name Ray King and yes, he sounded very good. One thing I'll never forget about KPBA was the night of the big April hailstorm that year. KCLA was on top of their game that night, with A.J. Lindsay/Doc Holliday taking callers on-air. But KPBA, that was a riot ..... Carl Jones was giving some sketchy news info, inbetween five-minute dissertations about how a daytimer can stay on after dark in emergencies. I'm nearly certain KPBA went dark before the end of '89. Someone should write a book on KOTN ... or perhaps a tribute website, as I've seen done with many other legendary top-40s. I'm amazed nobody's tackled KAAY yet...--Russellu-j said:
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There is one book, that I know of, on Arkansas radio. It's called Arkansas Airwaves and it's out of print but it is a very interesting read, if you like that kind of reading--in other words, if you're something of a radio geek (guilty as charged, here). Ray Poindexter was the author, I believe, and it focuses on the very early days of Arkansas radio. It even includes WOK, started by Harvey Couch, the founder of Arkansas Power and Light. You might find it in a public library in Arkansas. And there's a terrific book on Buddy Deane and his days in Baltimore that was written by Tony Warner, the former sports anchor at KARK, who lived in the area when Buddy was in Baltimore. It's another good read.
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