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Who Was Flip Fryer (KITS)?

BossRadioDJ

BossRadioDJ

Somebody out there will know this one immediately...

Who was the jock who called himself "Flip Fryer" at Hot Hits 105 KITS in the mid-1980s? I have listened to the aircheck a dozen times and I know the voice, but I just can't place it. Could it be Joe Ike? Or is it Bobby Ocean?

Have a listen yourself:

Flip Fryer Aircheck (5 min.)


D.J.
 
Rick Chase, who ruled the afternoons at KMEL through the 90's.

> Somebody out there will know this one immediately...
>
> Who was the jock who called himself "Flip Fryer" at Hot Hits
> 105 KITS in the mid-1980s? I have listened to the aircheck a
> dozen times and I know the voice, but I just can't place it.
> Could it be Joe Ike? Or is it Bobby Ocean?
>
> Have a listen yourself:
>
> Flip Fryer Aircheck (5 min.)
>
>
> D.J.
>
 
> Rick Chase, who ruled the afternoons at KMEL through the
> 90's.
>
> > Somebody out there will know this one immediately...
> >
> > Who was the jock who called himself "Flip Fryer" at Hot
> Hits
> > 105 KITS in the mid-1980s? I have listened to the aircheck
> a
> > dozen times and I know the voice, but I just can't place
> it.
> > Could it be Joe Ike? Or is it Bobby Ocean?
> >
> > Have a listen yourself:
> >
> > Flip Fryer Aircheck (5 min.)
> >
> >
> > D.J.
> >
>

After exiting KMEL, he went north to Sacramento. KZZO, the Zone, was his new home. He made a name for himself there as well. Pushed the envelope too far and was let go. Then he went to Reno. KWNZ, I believe. Then came back to California to Stockton. One day he did not show up for his morning show. He was later found dead at his home. Cause of death was not determined.
 
> > Rick Chase, who ruled the afternoons at KMEL through the
> > 90's.

> After exiting KMEL, he went north to Sacramento. KZZO, the
> Zone, was his new home. He made a name for himself there as
> well. Pushed the envelope too far and was let go. Then he
> went to Reno. KWNZ, I believe. Then came back to California
> to Stockton. One day he did not show up for his morning
> show. He was later found dead at his home. Cause of death
> was not determined.


Any idea why he was working as "Flip Fryer"? I'm assuming it's a reference to flipping burgers at a fast-food joint ... was he under a non-compete, maybe, or was this just a put-on?

DJ
 
> ARE YOU SURE FLIP FRYER IS RICK CHASE ?
>
> IT DOESN'T SOUND LIKE HIM AT ALL .
>
> .
> .
>
> AND WHY IS RICK CHASE MISSING FROM THE BAY AREA RADIO MUSEUM
> ??
>
> > http://www.bayarearadio.org/pages/index.shtml#F
>
> JOHN LONDON TOO . ??
>

NO, Flip Fryer was Rick Chase....

You know Rick actually applied to work at The Bridge 100.7 when it first went on air...Rick went Super Christian.

Bill H.
 
>
> Any idea why he was working as "Flip Fryer"? I'm assuming
> it's a reference to flipping burgers at a fast-food joint
> ... was he under a non-compete, maybe, or was this just a
> put-on?
>
> I don't know why Chase was using a different name, but in the 60s thru 80s heydey of Top 40 and personality "MOR" radio, jocks who moved around a lot would use other names sometimes. I don't think it was a non-compete thing since they would likely be caught doing it anyway. It was usually just for fun. Lee "Baby" Simms did a short run as "Mathew Doc Frail" in LA. I never knew if it was a reference to Gunsmoke, or what. Robert W. Morgan would occasionally fill in for another DJ, usually using unusal names.
 
Re: Rick Chase, John London In Radio Museum

CHILL asked:

> AND WHY IS RICK CHASE MISSING FROM THE BAY AREA RADIO MUSEUM??
>
> JOHN LONDON TOO . ??


Strangely enough, I have zero recordings of Rick Chase -- unless the "Flip Fryer" aircheck is actually him.

The museum's John London collection includes one aircheck (actually a London & Engleman show from KMEL) and it's only about five minutes long, with the music horribly 'scoped out.

If anybody has anything to contribute, let me know.

D.J.
 
It's Rick Chase

> NO, Flip Fryer was Rick Chase....

I haven't listened to the aircheck, and don't remember enough about Rick's voice to identify it, but I'm sure it's him. For one, I believe "Flip Fryer" was a play on his legal name...which I used to know, but forgot.

Yep, he got the idea off his birth certificate.

-OA<P ID="signature">______________
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Re: It's Rick Chase

Old Akronite wrote:

> For one, I believe "Flip Fryer" was a play on his
> legal name...which I used to know, but forgot.
>
> Yep, he got the idea off his birth certificate.


I did a little digging -- Rick Chase's real name was George Fryer.

DJ
 
Re: It's Rick Chase

> I did a little digging -- Rick Chase's real name was George
> Fryer.

Yep, you are correct. I have no idea how I knew that, but I knew "Fry" was in there somewhere. It'd make perfect sense for him to have used "Flip Fryer" as an air name, even as a joke. Or, heck, maybe someone was making fun of him!

-OA<P ID="signature">______________
Ohio Media Watch - <a target="_blank" href=http://ohiomedia.blogspot.com>http://ohiomedia.blogspot.com</a></P>
 
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