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Ron Parker

Good for Ron!!!!
He's one of the greatest...not only an excellent air talent but superb top notch PD AND perhaps most important, a true friend.
Tear 'em up Ron.
 
Gee whiz The Best thing about Ron Parker was the day he arrived and his departure was purely out of sight,,New York can have him! Maybe Cammy will wind up in New York too! Kenny in Concord
 
I disagree, you only need to listen to JJ Walker on Totally 70s Sirius/XM, thats a radio voice,, and then going out of the Satellite Radio World, Bobby Ocean and John Mack Flanagan still have him beat in my book,, on the 70s channel i immediatly change the channel when Ron parkers on, and when they play any song by meatloaf! John mack flanagan and Bobby ocean put KFRC on the map. two legendary broadcasters that DO NOT get reckognized enough!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Kenny in Concond
 
For decades, West Coast radio stations have prized content over voice. Some East Coast and some Midwest majors seemed to rank a big, booming voice as a more important component than was the case here. At the end of the day, content is (and was) king! Personally, I'd lots rather hear a personality say something interesting, funny, or profound, than listen to one who was in love with their voice rambling through a break.
 
I on a whim only mentioned JMF's name to a friend that used to live in the south bay and the first thing she said to me was 610 KFRC. She loved listening to his show on KFRC. I mentioned Bobby Ocean and the first thing she said was also KFRC. I then mentioned DDR and again it was KFRC. I have to agree these three made the station along with the best PD's in the nation. Whatever happened to Joe Conrad? Anybody got any tapes of his shows on the Big 610?
 
RadioStarOne said:
I on a whim only mentioned JMF's name to a friend that used to live in the south bay and the first thing she said to me was 610 KFRC. She loved listening to his show on KFRC. I mentioned Bobby Ocean and the first thing she said was also KFRC. I then mentioned DDR and again it was KFRC. I have to agree these three made the station along with the best PD's in the nation. Whatever happened to Joe Conrad? Anybody got any tapes of his shows on the Big 610?
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Reelradio.com has an air check of Joe Conrad filling in for Dave Diamond on a Saturday night in November 1969...just a few months under 40 years ago....very mellow and low key.

http://www.reelradio.com/bmas/index.html#jckfrc110869
 
The Enthusiasm that John Mack Flanagan and Bobby (what a guy) Ocean that these two brought to bay area radio is un surpased,, these two guys really made you love radio, The TOH jingle, and the voice of Bobby or John, you were set for @ least 3 hours of SUPER RADIO! I often wonder, will there ever be one more time we will hear these legends of broadcasting on the radio again? John Mack Flanagan sure livened up 93.3 KYA, when he took Jeff Youngs slot in 1990!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! These two guys are two of the MOST OVERLOOKED djs around! Those suits @ Sirius/XM should have had the sense to have Ocean or JMF instead of Bill Lee! You never get what you want in radio,, its always changing! Kenny in Concord
 
yes KENNY IN CONCORD, but the bottom line is...Booby O, John Mac, and all of Kenny's other favorites haven't worked full time in radio for the past decade! Obviously Bill Lee and Ron Parker seem to be doing something correct as they both continue to work in Top 5 markets for the past 30 years!
And they sound great on CBS FM in New York City! A radio station type that the great city of San Francisco could not support...I.E. KFRC.
 
Radiogroupie really should do thier homework. Bobby Ocean has worked full time with in this decade. John Mac is happy away from radio.
 
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