Radio Broadcasting History
Radio People by Name (S2)
Ken Smallwood
WYPL [Memphis TN] 2004
Now: Ken says (6/07), "Since returning to my
hometown of Memphis TN, I have basically retired and work with WYPL (owned by the Memphis
Public Library & Information Center) to put something back into my community -- and satisfy
my never-ending love of radio; I volunteer in reading the Memphis Commercial Appeal
for visually challenged members in the area. I spend time generally as a homebody,
gardening and watching too much cable TV, but most of my time is dedicated to my
'children', two awesome, grand tomcats, Bailey and Kinko."
krsmallwood@comcast.net
Smash (Asher Benrubi)
KSHE [St. Louis] 1988
WKKX [St. Louis] 1993
WNAP [Indianapolis] 1995
KSD-FM [St. Louis MO] 1997
KFTK [St. Louis] 2004
Now: davidquante@msn.com says (5/05), "Smash has been
doing morning
drive at Talk (97.1) KFTK-FM, St.Louis, Missouri since 2004."
abenrubi@stl.emmis.com
Adam Smith aka Chris Adams
KMXN [Garden Grove CA] 2001-2001
Now: Adam says (5/07), "I'm an in-house radio
and TV ad producer for Dab-Row Broadcast advertising, Irvine, California..."
adam@dab-row.com
Adam Smith
KRVN/KRVN-FM [Lexington NE] 1999
Now: Adam says (1/08), "I host a short midday
show on KRVN-AM (Farm), and host PM drive on KRVN-FM (Country), Lexington Nebraska."
adame880@hotmail.com
Bill Smith
WRKO [Boston MA] 1995
Now: chuckperks@yahoo.com says, "Bill is production
director at Talk WRKO, Boston, Massachusetts. Owns his own recording studio and
produces CDs for local musicians. He also spends quite a bit of time reading pages
like this on the Internet. haha."
club39@aol.com
Cam Smith
WMUZ [Detroit MI] 1995-1995
Now: Cam says (4/06), "I'm out of broadcasting;
have formed a film production company. Currently in Pre-Production on a film, Point in Time, that pays
homage to 1972 Radio (CKLW) and to Motown."
pamcamsmith@excite.com
China Smith
KING [Seattle WA] 1969
WGRD [Grand Rapids MI] 1970
KCBQ [San Diego CA] 1970
KDAY [Los Angeles CA] 1971
KRLA [LA] 1972
KROQ [LA] 1973
KMET [LA] 1974
WWWW [Detroit MI] 1976
KLOS [Los Angeles] 1980
KWST [Los Angeles] 1981
KMGG [Los Angeles] 1983
KUTE [Los Angeles] 1986
KTWV [Los Angeles] 1991
KAJZ/KBJZ [Los Angeles] 1995
KACD/KBCD [Los Angeles] 1997
WODJ [Grand Rapids MI] 1998
KCBS-FM [Los Angeles] 1999-2001
China Smith (Thomas Wayne Rorabacher)
died (heart attack) Aug 22, 2005 in Los Angeles, California. Photo courtesy of AFTRA and LARadio.com
Chris Smith
WKAI [Macomb IL] 1995-2005
Now: Chris says (5/07), "I left full-time radio in the fall of 2005
to take a position as a computer programmer at Western Illinois University; I still
broadcast some high school athletics on occassion.
chris@morningshowguys.com
Frank Kingston Smith
WMAJ [State College PA] 1964
WFIL [Philadelphia] 1966 -
Frank Smith
WICE [Providence] 1966 - Frank Smith
WRKO [Boston] 1968 -
Bobby Mitchell
WIBG [Philadelphia]
1970 - Frank Kingston Smith Jr.
WABC [New York] 1971
WHDH [Boston] 1974
WVBF [Boston] 1975
WBZ [Boston] 1978
WROR [Boston] 1979
WRKO [Boston] 1981
WKKT [Boston] 1985
WZLX [Boston] 1985
WODS [Boston] 1988
Now: Retired and missing the radio business.
Residing in Phoenix. Frank occasionally travels the country emceeing air shows
(he is an aviation fan).
stories ... FKS@aol.com
Gary Smith
WHAM [Rochester NY] 1989-2006
Now: Gary says, "I live Perinton, New
York (near Rochester) with my wife, Anne; we have two married daughters living in the
area and two grandchildren; I still do some freelance radio & TV commercial work, anchor
WHAM's coverage of the Wegmans Rochester LPGA tournament each summer, and do play-by-play
of Nazareth College basketball; but mostly I play golf, ski in the winter, enjoy our
grandchildren, and do some traveling with my wife."
gmsradio@rochester.rr.com
Hal Smith
WKDA [Nashville TN] 1957
WAKY [Louisville KY] 1959
WMPS [Memphis TN] 1962-1969
KLAC [Los Angeles CA] 1972
KNEW [San Francisco CA] 1976 - VP/GM
WMMR [Philadelphia PA] 1980 - VP/GM
WIP [Philadelphia] 1984 - VP/GM
KZOU/KOKY [Litte Rock AR]
1986 - VP/GM
KKPT/KABZ [Litte Rock AR]
1991-2001 - VP/GM
Now: Hal says (6/02), "I am retired from
broadcasting and living in Lincoln (Sacramento area), California. There are too many
radio stories to list, but I have had the priviledge of working with some very talented
people: Scott Shannon, Gary Burbank, Dick Haynes, Jay Lawrence, John Debella, just to
name a few."
hal-smith@sbcglobal.net
Hoyt Smith
KPBS [San Diego] 1972
KARL [San Diego CA] 1972
KFMB [San Diego] 1973
KIOI [San Francisco] 1976
KNBR [San Francisco] 1978
KMPX [San Francisco] 1978
KYUU [San Francisco] 1979
KQFM [Portland OR] 1982
KKRZ [Portland OR] 1983
KLOK [San Francsico CA] 1984
KKSF [San Francisco] 1987
KDFC [San Francisco] 1999
Now: Hoyt says (3/03), "I am doing
morning drive at KDFC-FM (Classical 102.1), San Francisco, California."
hasvoice@pacbell.net
J. Thomas
Smith
KMJQ [Houston TX] 1977
Now: J. says (10/04), "I host "The Saturday
Morning Show" on Urban Contemporary KMJQ-FM, Houston, Texas."
drjsmith@abanet.org
Jim Smith
KCIX [Boise ID] 2000-2002 - Gary Gowen
Now: Jim says (1/05), "I am retired from radio
but I work full time as an administrator for the State of Idaho Department of Commerce and Labor. I have a home studio where I do
quite a bit of Production and Image work in my spare time."
mrbigvoice@cableone.net
Jim Smith
KBIX [Tulsa OK] 19900-1999
Now: Jim says (3/03), "I am semi-retired,
looking for a station to buy or manage. I live in Muskogee -- will go anywhere."
jimsmithbci@azalea.net
Kenny Smith
KMOO [Mineola TX] 1997
Now: "Mornings and sportscasting at
Country KMOO-FM, Mineola Texas. Kenny says, "My job is a great one. I do the morning
show solo, then a little production and high-school football, basketball and baseball
on the air through the school year."
kenny@kmoo.com
Kyle Smith
WYEP [Pittsburgh PA] 1998
Now: Kyle says (10/05), "I'm at a great AAA Non
Comm, WYEP
91.3FM in Pittsburgh, PA hosting mornings, programming my show, producing features,
handling interns, and being the local music liason."
kyle@wyep.org
Lee Smith
KTKT [Tucson AZ] 1961
KRIZ [Phoenix AZ] 1964
KJRB [Spokane WA] 1966
KJR [Seattle WA] 1969
westcomfilms@yahoo.com reports:
"Lee 'Emperor' Smith of KJR and Arizona fame passed away from skin cancer Oct 11th,
2001 in Riverside, California. His son Joel reported that Lee suffered from the
disease for several years but kept his illness quiet."
Michael Smith
KGGF [Coffeyville KS] 1994-1994
Now: Michael says (1/03), "I am production
manager for a small TV station in Wichita, KS; Constantly on the go. I know Dennis
McAtee!"
voxwerx@hotmail.com
Mike 'Moose' Smith
WHNC [Henderson NC] 1978
WYYD [Raleigh NC] 1984
WKIX [Raleigh] 1986
WYLT [Raleigh] 1988
WTRG [Raleigh] 1989
WMQX [Winston-Salem NC] 1994
WLTY [Norfolk VA] 1996
WFOG [Norfolk] 1996
WVKL [Norfolk] 1999
WWDE [Norfolk] 2001
Max Radio [Nags Head NC] 2003 - VP/GM
Now: Mike says (1/07), "I am RVP at Max
Media, continuing to it's cluster on the Outer Banks of NC, and I manage other
clusters when needed; our office is in Nags Head, on the beautiful Outer Banks of
North Carolina."
radiomoose@charter.net
Mike Smith
WNYR-FM [Waterloo NY] 1991
Now: Mike says, "I'm doing mornings at Adult Contemporary WNYR-FM,
program the station and do some overseeing of the other stations in our group (Finger
Lakes Radio Group)."
vinevalleysmiths@frontiernet.net
Parker Smith
WDOD-FM [Chattanooga TN] 1999
Now: Mornings at Alternative WDOD-FM,
Chattanooga, Tennessee. Parker says (5/03), "I am having the best time ever in radio.
I work at a 100-thousand watt rock station, doing mornings with a great partner (Jason
Walker). I am paid well, and I get to do what I am good at because the management is
excellent and understanding of talent. I wish it hadn't taken this long to find
enjoyment in my work."
jasonandparker@yahoo.com
Stan Smith
WWMS [Tupelo MS] 2004
Now: Stan says (11/06), "I continue to perform
the morning show on Country WMMS-FM
(Miss 98), Tupelo, Mississippi -- while producing an Internet 'Shoutcast!' with my wife Jodi
(daughter of the late Lan Roberts) from our home studio."
lsustan@comcast.net
Steve Smith
KVLG [La Grange TX] 1987
KBUK [La Grange] 1989-1997 - host: Over the Edge
KKZR [Houston TX] 1989-1991
KRBE [Houston] 1991-1997
WMGI [Terre Haute IN] 1997
WHHY-FM [Montgomery AL] 2004
Now: Steve says (4/05), "I am PD and doing
middays
at Top-40 WHHY-FM Montgomery, Alabama."
steve.smith@cumulus.com
Steve Smith
WTOS [Augusta ME] 2000
Now: Steve says (10/06), "I'm Operations
Manager for an eight-station cluster in Augusta/Rockland, Maine."
stevemsmith@clearchannel.com
Steve Smith
KSCS [Ft. Worth TX] 2000
Now: Part-time at Country KSCS-FM and
flight dispatcher for American Airlines, Ft. Worth, Texas.
stevenkim@dellepro.com
Tony Smith
CHNS [Halifax NS] 2000
Now: Afternoon drive at Oldies CHNS and
running Foxxsound Productions, Halifax,
Nova Scotia.
foxxsound@hotmail.com
Allen W. Smothers
Now: Play-by-play announcer at Western Carolina
University and Operations Manager at WRGC-AM 680 in Sylva, NC.
awsradio@wcu.campus.mci.net
Freddy Snakeskin
KRUX [Phoenix AZ] 1972 - Dave Trout
KRIZ [Phoenix] 1974 - Dave Trout
KPFT [Houston TX] 1976 - Roger B. Protection
KTNQ [Los Angeles CA] 1977 - Dave Trout
KWST [LA] 1978 - Dave Trout
KROQ [LA] 1980
KSRF/KOCM [LA] 1990
KROQ [LA] 1992
KEDG [Las Vegas NV] 1994
KEDJ [Phoenix] 1999
KZON [Phoenix AZ] 2001
Now: Freddy says (6/03), "Since August 2002,
I have been doing weekday shifts for Sirius
satellite radio (on 2 streams: Planet Dance and First Wave); also doing
weekends on Alternative KZON-FM, Phoenix, Arizona; and still trying to figure out what
I want to do when I grow up..."
fsnakeskin@yahoo.com
Mark Snyder
WMSX [Boston MA] 1990-1999
Now: Mark says, "I am CEO of PMPNetwork.com (Randolph MA), the
Internet's entertainment superstation, with over eight million listeners. I also do
The Entertainment Minute on a number of stations throughout New England."
Pmpco@aol.com
Rick Snyder
WXEL [West Palm Beach FL] 1998
Now: Rick says (11/02), "I am in the
underwriting department (read that SALES) at the National Public Radio/PBS TV stations
(WXEL FM/TV) in West Palm Beach, Florida. I think its radio's last oasis and I love what
I am doing."
rsnyder@wxel.org
Paul Sobieraj
WAUR [Chicago IL] 1979-1981 - Paul Buchannan
WJKL [Chicago] 1990-1992 - Paul Jay
WFXW [Chicago] 1994 - Paul Sabre
WBIG [Chicago IL] 1999-2000 - Paul Sabre
Now: Paul says (6/05), "I am gainfully employed,
but would love to return to radio in any capacity. Please contact me with any interesting
offers."
mrrockandroll@comcast.net
Terry Sol
KBZY [Salem OR] 1993
Now: Terry says (8/06), "Operations Director
(since 1995) and doing middays at Oldies
KBZY, Salem, Oregon. I am married with two children; wife Patty and I enjoy traveling
around the U.S. in our RV. (You can also contact me at solt@kbzy.com.)"
TerrySalty@verizon.net
Robin Solis
KDBK/KDBQ [San Francisco/San
Jose CA] 1990-1991 - Bobbie West
Now: Robin says (12/05), "In 1991, I partnered
with fellow producer John Armstrong; we now own/operate SpotMagic, Inc., San Francisco, California. We've been through a lot of
changes and moves since 1997 but we still working hard to make SpotMagic a valuable entity.
Now, being mostly retired, I still dabble in drawing and computer art but mostly spend time
researching and marketing for my company."
robin@spotmagic.com
Dave Solomon
WJNC [New Bern NC] 1982
WSFL [New Bern] 1985
WGNI [Wilmington NC] 1986
WTJZ [Norfolk VA] 1986 - Jonathan
Knight
WVBS [Wilmington] 1987 - Justin
Time
WHHY [Montgomery AL] 1988 - Rockin' Rick
Quick
KJKC [Corpus Christi TX] 1989 - Slick Rick
Quick
KLTG [Corpus Christi] 1990 - Rick
Davis
WCMG [Florence SC] 1992 - GM
WAZZ [Fayetteville NC] 1995
WMQX [Winston-Salem NC] 1996
WTRG [Raleigh NC] 2000
Now: Program Director and PM Drive at
WTRG-FM (Oldies 100.7), Raleigh-Durham, North Carolina.
dsolomon@clearchannel.com
Denny Somach
NBC net [New York NY] 1979-1995 host: The Source
Now: President and CEO of Denny Somach
Productions (radio, TV, DVD, recordings).
dsomach@aol.com
Dale Sommers aka Truckin'
Bozo
WCNW [Cincinnati OH] 1964 - Jim Young
WJPS [Evansville IN] 1964 - Bruce Sommers
WCKY [Cincinnati] 1970
WNDE [Indianapolis IN] 1973
WUBE [Cincinnati] 1975
WDAF [Kansas City MO] 1977 - Afternoon Bozo
WQAM [Miami FL] 1980 - Afternoon Bozo
KCBQ [San Diego CA] 1981 - Afternoon Bozo
WQAM [Miami] 1983 - Morning Bozo
WLW [Cincinnati OH] 1984-2004
XM Satellite Radio [Washington DC] 2005 - XM-171 Truckers Channel
Now: Dale says (7/04), "I am doing PM drive on
XM Satellite Radio on XM-171 (the Truckers Channel). I continue to work from my
home-studio in Crystal River, Florida. In 1984 I formed the Truckin' Bozo Radio Network,
which was carried (from WLW) on many Clear Channel Stations overnights; love to hear from
people I used to work with -- or against -- in the radio business."
bozo@one.net
'Big' Jay Sorensen
WJRZ [Monmouth/Ocean NJ] 2005-2007
Now: Jay say (8/07), "I am looking for my next
opportunity, be it terrestrial/satellite/or Internet based. bigjayandanita.com is the link to listen to my work..."
bigjay66@comcast.net
Dean Sorenson
KORN [Mitchell SD] 1957
KEZU [Rapid City SD] 1961
KGFX [Pierre SD] 1962 - GM
KCCR [Pierre] 1970-1979 - GM
Now: President/Owner of Sorenson
Broadcasting Corp (16 AM & FM stations in SD, MN and IA), Sioux Falls, South
Dakota. Dean says (May 2000), "Sorenson Broadcasting has entered a Marketing
Agreement with Waitt Radio ... and I'm still running SBC ... which means we are
performing licensee duties and overseeing regulatory stuff. I'm also helping Waitt
with sales training and in July will begin 'mentoring' a cluster of 6 stations.
And ... trying to get used to a slower, closer to retirement pace. It's
working!"
sorenson@sbcradio.com
Kacie Sommers
KJR [Seattle WA] 1976
KTAC [Tacoma WA] 1978
KIDO [Boise ID] 1979
KIXI-FM [Seattle] 1983
KRPM [Tacoma] 1993
KJR-FM [Seattle] 1994
KBSG [Tacoma] 1999
KSWW [Aberdeen WA] 2000
Now: Kacie sats (Sep 2002), "I am doing
the afternoon gig at Adult Contemporary KSWW (SUNNY 102.1 FM), Aberdeen, Washington.
I love it. Radio is fun again. Small community. My only complaint is that my commute
time is only 3 minutes ... not enough time to get my make-up on..."
kacie@sunny1021.com
Dan Sorkin
WCFL [Chicago IL] 1958
KSFO [San Francisco] 1994
KKSJ [San Jose] 1995
Now: At KKSJ, San Jose.
Jim Southern
AFRTS-FEN [Wakkanai, Japan] 1961 - Jim Pritchard
KTEO [San Angelo TX] 1962
KAPP [Los Angeles CA] 1964
KXLF [Butte MT] 1964
KKOP [Los Angeles] 1965
KMOR [Salt Lake City UT] 1966
WOKO [Albany NY] 1968
WSLR [Akron OH] 1969
KEVA [Evanston WY] 1971 - GM
KHAP [Aztec NM] 1974-1976 - GM
Now: Jim says (8/06), "I am semi-retired in
Portland, Oregon; I do temp merchandising work to stay active, but mostly fuss with my
vinyl collection and visit the family." Click for more from Jim.
ChuckWroste@aol.com
Bob Souza
KKNU [Fresno CA] 1972
KYNO-FM [Fresno] 1972
KOAD [Visalia CA] 1972 - Dale Jester
KCOK [Tulare CA] 1973
KBAI [San Luis Obispo CA] 1974
KYNO [Fresno] 1979-1987 - Bitchen Bob
KNAX [Fresno] 1991 - Bullit Bob
KKDJ [Fresno CA] 1994-1995
KBIM [Roswell NM] 2003
KCKN [Roswell] 2006
Now: Bob says (4/05), "I am Sales Manager
for Classic Country KCKN Roswell, New Mexico."
bobsouza@dfn.com
James Spann
WTBC [Tuscaloosa AL] 1973
WHHY [Montgomery AL] 1979
Now: Chief Meteorologist at Alabama's
ABC 33/40, Birmingham.
jspann@abc3340.com
Rick Sparks
KWHL [Anchorage AK] 1994 - Sparky
KMXS [Anchorage] 1996
KWHL [Anchorage] 2001
KCLB [Palm Springs CA] 2003-2005
Now: Rick says (5/08), "I live in Los Angeles,
performs freelance voice work, am an instrumental composer and ASCAP member, and am
attending improv comedy classes at the Westside Eclectic Theater in Santa Moncia."
rick@sparkyworld.com
Glenn Spatola
WORC [Worcester MA] 1982-198?
Now: Glenn says (11/03), "I am living in
the Pacific Northwest, working as an industrial audiologist (hearing conservation
specialist) and doing occasional voice-over work."
gspatola@charter.net
Marty Spaulding
WTCM [Traverse City MI] 1976
WRRK [Traverse City] 1979 - Marty Madison
WVOY [Traverse City] 1980-1980 - Marty Madison
WKLT [Traverse City] 1989
WRKR [Kalamzoo MI] 1991-2001
Now: Marty says (9/03), "I am owner of Title
Check LLC, doing tax reverted real estate work. Sure pays better than radio! Most enjoyed
doing the blues show at WRKR in Kalamazoo for 10 years. I really hate what the suits have
done to radio in the last 30 years."
martman@net-link.net
Michael Spears (Hal Martin)
KAND [Corsicana TX] 1965
KDOK [Tyler TX] 1966
KLIF [Dallas TX] 1967
CKLW [Windsor, Ontario/Detroit] 1969
KGB [San Diego CA] 1971
CKLW [Windsor/Detroit] 1971
KNUS [Dallas] 1972
KFRC [San Francisco CA] 1973
KHJ [Los Angeles CA] 1976
WPLP [Tampa FL] 1978 - owner, PD
KKDA-FM [Dallas] 1983
WPNT [Chicago IL] 1992
KRLD [Dallas] 1994
Beam, Inc. [Dallas] 2002-2005 -
owner
Hal Martin aka Michael Spears died Oct 25,
2005 at age 58 after a five-year battle with cancer. Tibutes: Steve Eberhart on Hal
Martin from reelradio.com; Larry Shannon on Michael Spears We Were
Invincible from radiodailynews.com; David Ferrell Jackson on Michael
Spears at KFRC; Mike Marshall on Michael Spears from The
Classic CKLW Page. (Our thanks to Nick
Alexander (Nick
Alexander Productions) for the above bio.)
Jack Spector
WPTR [Albany NY] 1957
WMCA [New York NY] 1959-1971
Radio Caroline [Essex England UK] 1965-1966
- taped shows
WNBC [New York] 1971
WHN [New York] 1974
WCBS-FM [New York] 1976
WNBC [New York] 1984
WPIX [New York] 1987
WHLI [Hempstead NY] 1988-1994
Passed away March 8, 1994. KCdeejay@webtv.net says,
"Jack worked at WHLI part time weekends. He also took part in the infamous
WCBS-FM reunions of the former WMCA Good Guys every year. I was a friend and
co-worker for about six years and was in the WKJY studio adjacent to WHLI studio,
where Jack worked last. He was a hero to me. As you may have heard, Jack passed
away while on the air." jmangan@ctc.edu remembers,
"Jack had a theme song which included the lyric "Jack is back with a
brand new stack of records - WPTR".
John Speeney
KADX/KAXX [Anchorage AK]
2001 - GM
Now: General Manger at KAXX-AM/KADX-FM,
Anchorage, Alaska.
spe323@hotmail.com
Dennis Spellman
WTSN [Dover NH] 1982
WJTO [Portland ME] 1988
WGAN [Portland] 1989-1997
WYNZ [Portland] 1994-1997
WZAN [Portland] 1994-1997
WMTW-TV [Portland] 1997
KTRH [Houston TX] 2000
KHCW-TV [Houston] 2000
Now: Dennis says (3/07), "I am
working for KHCW-TV, Houston,
Texas as a reporter; I've been in Houston since 2000 when I came here to work as
the evening anchor for KTRH News Radio 740 (Mar-Sep 2000)."
dspellman@tribune.com
Matt Spence
WCEI [Easton MD] 2002
Now: Matt says (10/06), "I'm PD and on the
Morning Rush
at Adult Contemporary WCEI-FM (96-7), Easton, Maryland."
matt@wceiradio.com
Neal Spence
WTAE/WHTX/WVTY [Pittsburgh PA] 1978-1997
WZUM [Pittsburgh] 2001-2002
Now: Neal says (8/06), "I am retired and living in
Daytona Beach, Florida and married to my high school sweetheart, Jan; I miss all those I
worked with on radio and TV."
jdstrano@aol.com
Randy Spence aka Skipper T. Thomas
WGBF [Evansville IN] 1975 - Dave
Jennings
KGMO [Cape Girardeau MO]
WVJC [Evansville IL] 1977
WCIL [Carbondale IL] 1979
KINT [El Paso TX] 1982
KYMO [East Prairie MO] 1982
KLID [Poplar Bluff MO] 1982
WRTB/WAOV [Vincennes IN] 1983
WAYJ [Ft. Myers FL] 1987
WRMX [Nashville TN] 1991-1992
WAYM [Nashville] 1991-1995
WUFM [Columbus OH] 1995 - GM
WJPS [Evansville] 1997
Clear Channel [Evansville IN] 2001 - news
Cinergy Comm. Inc. [Evansville] 2002 - mgr media partnerships
WYIR [Evansville] 2004
WIKY [Evansville] 2007
Now: Randy says (4/05), "I'm
doing fill-ins and weekend work at Adult Contemporary WIKY-FM, Evansville, Indiana."
skippert@wyir.com
Walt Speck
WLEV [Allentown PA] 1991-1995
Now: Walt says, "I am President/CEO Speck
Plastics Inc., Nazareth, PA."
wspeck@rcn.com
Guy Spiller
WRGM [Richmond VA] 1966
WLEE [Richmond] 1973-1981
WVGO [Richmond] 1991-1996 - owner
Now: Guy says (4/07), "I am out of radio, having
sold WVGO in 1996; I also sold my video production studio, BES Teleproductions, in 1993; I've
gone back to my roots, in video engineering, and am working part time at WCVE in Richmond; and
I have started a vintage video format transfer
business at my home ... to keep me out of trouble."
GuySpiller@aol.com
Julie Spira aka Julie Evans
WICB (Ithaca College) [Ithaca NY] 1975-1979
WAAL [Binghamton NY] 1977-1979
ABC Watermark [Hollywood CA] 1979 - sales
RKO Radio [New York NY] 1980-1985 - sales
IDB Communications [Culver City CA] 1987-1994 - sales
Now: Julie says (7/05), "I am in Los Angeles,
CA, semi retired, enjoying life by the beach. I worked for several syndication companies,
Golden Egg, Watermark, RKO Radio Networks and several Internet Companies." She remembers,
"While on the air at WAAL-FM (the Whale), Binghamton, NY, we were driving around with
Charlie Daniels in the WAAL van spotting bumper stickers. We got a flat tire, and Charlie
got out and changed the tire ... an incredible guy. I'll never forget those wonderful
remote broadcasts in Jamaica while on the air in my bikini at 6 AM."
pianobaby@aol.com
Bill
Spradlin
KKTX [Longview TX] 1997-1997 - Billy Glenn
Now: Bill says, "I'm running Live365
Jangle
Radio that plays music independent artists. Hope to get back in radio soon."
bgspradlin@earthlink.net
Ernie Sprance
WHSH [Albany NY] 1975 - Ernie George
WVOX [White Plains NY] 1977
WVIP [White Plains] 1984-1989
Now: Ernie says (8/06), "I am the voice
of Consumer Reports Magazine with a nationally syndicated feature called Report
to Consumers® (I started voicing the feature in 1985 and took over writing/producing
in 1999); on the side, I produce/edit children's picture-book videos for Spoken Arts of
Westchester."
radio@consumer.org
Joyce Pompei Spridik
WJPA/WYTK [Washington PA] 1980
Now: blueoval@sgi.net reports, "Joyce is STILL at
WJPA, which is simulcast AM/FM. Joyce is one of radio's true dolls! She's done many,
many things at 'JPA, from receptionist to billing to ??? In her time at 'JPA, she has
lent her considerable skills to voicing and producing spots, to bard-opping, to
character voices for production and zany radio bits. She really is a valuable asset
for that organization."
Jim Springer
KWHO [Salt Lake City UT] 1971
KSL-FM [SLC] 1976
KSFI [SLC] 1981-1991
Now: Doing public relations for the Utah
State Department of Natural Resources.
jimspringer@utah.gov
Chris Squires aka Spydee
KJFX/KFRR [Fresno CA] 2001
Now: Program Director and middays (as Stone
Cold Spydee) at Classic Rock KJFX (95.7 The Fox); PD at Alternative KFRR (104.1 New Rock
104), Fresno, California.
chrisqu@subsonic.com
Doug St. Clair
WLVA [Lynchburg VA] 1993-2000
Now: Doug (Weary) says, "I sell the
electronic components that make a station work! I sell for Barbey Electronics
of Reading, PA, in their Roanoke, VA, store. I also produce and do voice-overs
for radio/tv ads, documentaries and video productions."
swingmandoug@aol.com
Alan St. James
Now: At WCBH-FM, Casey, Illinois and running
SoundGenesis, a business that digitally synthesizes audio effects for online computer
gaming.
70s@usa.net
Bill St. James
WEXT [West Hartford CT] 1970 -
Bill Hart
WDRC [Hartford] 1970 - Bill
Hart
WIP [Philadephia PA] 1971
WNEW [New York NY] 1977
WYNY [New York] 1980
ABC Radio Networks [New York] 1986 - host: Flashback!
Now: Host of Flashback!, ABC Radio
Networks, Heard on Discovery Channel, Nick at Nite, Martha Stewart, CBS-TV, and
Feature Film Trailers. Living on Cape Cod with wife Jane and 3 daughters.
voa@comcast.net
Bill St. James
KKCW [Portland OR] 1992-2002
Now: Bill says (8/07), "Since 2002 I've been
operating an Internet radio station (reallymusicradio.com) in Portland, Oregon and doing freelance production
and music projects."
billstjames@nextvoice.com
Colonel St. James
KILT [Houston TX] 1978
KAUM [Houston] 1980 - Scott
KILT-FM [Houston] 1980
KLOL [Houston] 1980
KSRR [Houston] 1984
WGTR [Miami FL] 1988
WZTA [Miami FL] 1988
KLDE [Houston] 1989
WKAZ [Charleston WV] 1996
KTRH [Houston] 1996
WODJ [Grand Rapids MI] 1997
ABC Pure Gold net [Dallas TX] 1999
XM Satellite Radio [Washington DC] 2001
KLDE [Houston] 2002
KKRW [Houston] 2005
Now: The Colonel says (6/05), "I am doing 7pm -
midnight on Classic Rock KKRW-FM (93.7 the Arrow), Houston, Texas."
colonelstjames@yahoo.com
Lucie St.
James
WRAW [Reading PA] 1977
WRNL [Richmond VA] 1978
WISN [Milwaukee WI] 1980
WGFM [Schenectady NY] 1982
WEGX [Philadelphia PA] 1989
WMGM-FM [Atlantic City NJ] 1991
WPLY [Philadelphia] 1993
Now: Production Director at Rock WPLY-FM,
(Y-1000) Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. Lucy says, "Yep, I have picked up a
couple of air-awards for production. You can find a picture of me and silly
questionnaire at y100.com. I also thought you might want to add that I
worked at WIFI92 in 74-75 answering jock phones (at $2.00 per hour)! Mon-Fri
in the evening! What crazy fun that was for a kid in high school!"
yolucy@aol.com
Scott St. James
WPOP [Hartford CT] 1970
KKSS [St. Louis MO] 1976
KSD [St. Louis] 1979
KMOX [St. Louis] 1980
KMPC [LA] 1982
TV Sports reporter/anchor [LA] 198?
KFI [LA] 1995
KCBS-FM [LA] 2001
KTRS [St. Louis] 2004
Now: late-mornings at
Talk KTRS, St.Louis, Missouri.
scottstjames@ktrs.com
Tony St. James
KFLP/KFLP-FM [Floydada TX]
1996
Now: Mornings at Farm KFLP, Floydada, Texas.
Tony says (10/03), "I own and operate KFLP (106.1FM), a locally-programmed Country
station; and KFLP (900AM), the only "ALL AG, ALL DAY" station in Texas; and I co-host
the State Farm Friday Night Scoreboard Show (Fridays on 30 stations in West
Texas)."
tony@kflp.net
Jon St. John
WJNC [New Bern NC] 1975 - Jeff
Curtis
WRBK [New Bern] 1976 - Jeff
Curtis
WSFL [New Bern] 1977 - J.J.
Jeffries
WVAB [Virginia Beach VA] 1978 - Jeff
Curtis
WGH [Norfolk VA] 1979
WKPE [Cape Cod MA] 1983
WQUE [New Orleans LA] 1985
WABB [Mobile AL] 1988
WEGX [Philadelphia PA] 1989
KSDO/KCLX [San Diego CA]
1991-1996
KHHT/KIIS [Los Angeles CA]
2000-2002
Now: Jon says (6/07), "I own and operate an
award-winning audio production company
in Southern California with my partner Jodina; together we also provide imaging voice-over
for radio and TV stations around the world."
jonstjohn@cox.net
Mike
St. John
WPEN [Philadelphia PA] 1975
WMGK [Philadelphia] 1979
WOGL [Philadelphia] 1989
Now: Middays at Oldies WOGL-FM, Philadelphia,
Pennsylvania. Mike has been playing the oldies in Philadelphia for over 20
years and is the recipient of the 1998 and 1999 A.I.R. Award for best midday show.
Msj98@wogl.com
Pat St. John
CKLW [Detroit MI/Windsor ON] 1969
WKNR [Detroit] 1971
WRIF [Detroit] 1972
WPLJ [New York NY] 1973
WNEW-FM [New York] 1987
Sirius Satellite Radio [New York] 1998
WCBS-FM [New York] 2001
Sirius Satellite Radio [New York] 2003
WAXQ [New York] 2004
Now: Pat says (8/05), "I'm on Sirius across
four channels, doing 60s Vibrations (6) 7A-1P, Classic Vinyl (14) 1P-7P,
Sirius Blues (29) 7P-1A, and The Vault (16) S-S 7P-1A (all times Eastern);
weekends and fill on Classic Rock WAXQ-FM (Q104.3), New York; plus
imaging and VO work from my home studio via ISDN."
Pat@PatStJohn.net
Perry St. John
WDGY [Minneapolis] 1965
Perry's daughter, Amy, reports that he
passed away Feb 27, 1999, in La Crosse, Wisconsin; of complications from a sextuplet
bypass operaton performed earlier in the month.
Rob Stadler
WCLW [Mansfield OH] 1978
WVNO [Mansfield] 1980
WNCI [Columbus OH] 1982
WSNY [Columbus] 1984
WIOD [Miami FL] 1986
WSTR [Atlanta GA] 1987
Now: Rob says (12/04, "I am News
Director and morning anchor at Top-40 WSTR-FM, Atlanta, Georgia. Rob says (6/04),
"I've been part of the Steve & Vikki Morning Show since 1991; winner of numerous news awards,
including two Edward R. Murrows."
robstadler@cs.com
Allan Stagg
WLAV [Grand Rapids MI] 1965 - George Jay
WMAX [Grand Rapids] 1966 - Lee George
WXTO [Grand Rapids] 1966 - George Jay
WGRD [Grand Rapids] 1967 - George McGregor
WZZM [Grand Rapids] 1968 - George Stagg
WAFT [Grand Rapids] 1969 - George Stagg
WSAM [Saginaw MI] 1969 - George Stagg
WVIC [Lansing MI] 1970 - George Stagg
WBCM [Bay City MI] 1970 - George Stagg
WTRX [Flint MI] 1971 - George Stagg
WCAR [Detroit MI] 1971
WDEE [Detroit] 1973
WOMC [Detroit] 1974-1975
WABX [Detroit] 1979
KAZY [Denver CO] 1982
KVMT [Vail CO] 1983
KINK [Portland OR] 1985 - Allan Wolfe
KSGO/KGON-FM [Portland] 1987 -
Allan Wolfe
WCKG [Chicago IL] 1987
WLS/WKXK/WXCD [Chicago] 1995
WDRV [Chicago] 2002-2004
WRCC [Battle Creek MI] 2005-2006
Allan Stagg died Jan 1, 2007 (pneumonia, age 55) in Battle Creek, Michigan;
Allan left a wife and five yound sons; a memorial educational fund has been established for
them at The Allan Stagg Kids fund, c/o Marshall Community Credit Union, 839 W Green St,
Marshall, MI 49068. In his last communication with 440 (Mar 2005), Allan said, "My most
memorable stations would include WTRX in Flint, MI where I worked for Jack Hood and Bob
Kitley serving as Nick Arama's (later of WOMC-FM fame) PM News Anchor; WABX-FM in Detroit;
KVMT-FM in Vail; and WCKG-FM in Chicago for GM Marc Morgan & PDs Tim Sabean & Dan Michaels;
also being the voice on numerous Oldsmobile Cutlass spots for then Leo Burnett producer,
Vince Austin, during the late-1970s model years."
Mark Staite
KMRS/KKOK [Morris MN] 2002
Now: Mark says (Sep 2002), "I am doing the
news in rural Minnesota, Lone Ranger style. Pulling the once-a-weekend/mo. shift on
the Oldies-AM side and a shift or two a week on the Country-FM.".
mstaite@mchsi.com
Jim Stanley
Now: Engineering Manager, E.F. Johnson Company,
Waseca, Minnesota.
jstanley@prairie.lakes.com
Laura Starling
WRFC [Athens, GA] 1981
WDEN [Athens] 1982
Now: Laura says (3/08), "I am assistant
PD and morning-show co-host at
Country WDEN-FM, Macon, Georgia; I love my station and my job!"
laurastarlingwden@yahoo.com
Rick Starr
WKBK [Keene NH] 1968 - Jeff McHugh
WGUY [Bangor ME] 1969 - Bill Summers
WCAS [Boston MA] 1972 - PD/on air
KDKA [Pittsburgh PA] 1977 - PD
WBZ [Boston] 1979 - PD/SM
KDKA [Pittsburgh PA] 1983 - VP/GM
WMAQ [Chicago IL] 1988-1994 - VP/GM
HGTV [Knoxville TN] 1997-2001 - VP/GM radio syndication
Now: Rick says (8/06), "Where are you now?
Living in Knoxville, Tennessee. What am I up to? Retired, doing a little writing,
and living with seven cats, a dog, and my wife of 20+ years."
miffedone@aol.com)
Pete Stassa
WVBF [Boston MA] 1979-1992
Now: Pete says (2/08), "Since leaving radio in
1992, I have owned and operated a video
production company outside of Boston. I have a ton
of old airchecks from WCAS and WVBF that I plan to finally digitize and upload to the
Web."
pete@davideocompany.com
Cecil Staton
WBBR [Greenville SC] 1974
WKBQ [Raleigh NC] 1980
WPTF [Raleigh] 1980-1982
WYRN [Louisburg NC] 1981-1982
WFCT [Apalachicola FL] 2000-2002 - owner
WPMX [Statesboro GA] 2003 - owner
WHKN [Millen GA] 2003 - owner
WQXZ [Cordele GA] 2003 - owner
WCEH/WQSY [Hawkinsville GA]
2003 - owner
Now: Cecil says (7/07), "I serve as president
and CEO of Georgia Eagle
Broadcasting, Inc. (stations across Georgia), Warner Robinson, Georgia."
6316@helwys.com
John Staton
WRVQ [Richmond VA] 1979
Now: John says, "I became an
insurance agent for State Farm Insurance, replacing my father after his death
in 1982; and since 1983 have been doing Sunday afternoons from 4-8 p.m. at
Top-40 WRVQ, Richmond, Virginia."
John.Staton.bv7d@statefarm.com
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