Steve Segal Aka Obscene Steven Clean

[raccoonradio]

Rob Barnett on Facebook:
facebook.com/rob.barnett

Steven Clean - RIP Rock Radio King

"Steven Clean ... Steven Alan Segal passed today, 10.29.22.
Less than 24 hours after Jerry Lee Lewis, the last living architect of Rock & Roll left - we lost one of the creators of FM Rock Radio

Steven birthed the careers of countless artists and musicians and media women and men to take the ball and win the game."

Some say he gave Barret Hansen the Dr Demento nickname

 

[TheBigA]

Had to look this one up:

Steve Segal | The Music Museum of New England

(A.K.A. “The Seagull,” “Steven Clean.”) Charles Laquidara once commented, “Steven was the most brilliant disc jockey that ever existed – made Howard Stern pale.” In June 1968, when WBCN needed more talent to complete its first lineup of DJ’s, the station imported west coast underground radio...

www.mmone.org

 

[raccoonradio]

Barret "Dr Demento" Hansen comments via the Official Dr Demento Facebook page:
Steven Clean/"Steven Seagull" has passed on.
"Steven Clean not only christened me Dr. Demento, he made my whole radio career possible. He showed me (and many others) that you don't need a "radio voice," it's what you say (and the music you play) that counts. He recognized when we first met that I had an unusual and unique knowledge and perception, and guided me along the path as it turned into a highway. Steven never asked for anything in return. I only hope he realized how grateful I am for his guidance and his kindness."

 

[TheBigA]

Some airchecks posted online:

KMET Steven Clean 1973-12-27

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94.7 KMET Steven Clean / 1975

Listen to 94.7 KMET Steven Clean / 1975 by Retro Radio Joe

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For a brief moment in time, this is what radio sounded like. Or at least a handful of stations in a few big cities. Then John Kluge decided he wanted to make money with his FM stations, and things tightened up at Metromedia.

 

[vchimpanzee]

Has this led to rumors about Steven Seagal the action movie star?

 

[vchimpanzee]

Barret "Dr Demento" Hansen comments via the Official Dr Demento Facebook page:
Steven Clean/"Steven Seagull" has passed on.
"Steven Clean not only christened me Dr. Demento, he made my whole radio career possible. He showed me (and many others) that you don't need a "radio voice," it's what you say (and the music you play) that counts. He recognized when we first met that I had an unusual and unique knowledge and perception, and guided me along the path as it turned into a highway. Steven never asked for anything in return. I only hope he realized how grateful I am for his guidance and his kindness."

I used to listen to Dr. Demento when I lived near an affiliate.

I guess he could still have had such a show without the name, but it helped.

 

[spiritof67]

My way of hearing Steve Clean was through airchecks. If I lived in Los Angeles during that time, KHJ and KMET would have been stations I would have mainlined into my bloodstream. I don't know if his loved ones read message boards like this, but I liked his on-air personality, and wish more of that sound existed.