Radio Broadcasting History
Radio People by Name (T2)
Alan Thompson
WHTQ [Orlando FL] 1988-1989
Now: Alan is a Registered Nurse
(orthopedics/neurosurgical/pediatrics) in Orlando, Florida.
AlantheRN@aol.com
Bill Thompson
Now: Retired (Feb., 1996) as Program
Director, WIXI, Ft. Myers, FL.
bthompso@peganet.com
Bob Thompson
CKKW/CFCA [Kitchener ON] 1975
CJOY [Guelph ON] 1982
CHYM [Kitchener] 1985
CJOY [Guelph] 1991
CHYM [Kitchener] 1995
Now: Bob says (10/05), "After a brief gig in
newspaper sales working for the Pennysaver in Kitchener, I returned to Guelph and
was part of the team that launched the new Magic 106 (CJOY); sold there for four years,
then returned to CHYM-FM in 1995 to sell the station I used to be on-air for; still voice
commercials and do some DJ work on the side."
rgt@golden.net
Bryan Thompson
KGVL [Greenville TX] 1975
KPLT [Paris TX] 1975
KIKM [Sherman TX] 1975 - Barry Shannon
KROK [Shreveport LA] 1976
KIKM [Sherman] 1979
KXII-TV [Sherman] 1979 - production
KROK [Shreveport] 1980
KAAM/KAFM [Dallas TX] 1981-1983
WBAP [Ft. Worth TX] 1990
KSCS [Ft. Worth] 1992-1996
Now: Bryan says (12/07), "I retired from
broadcasting in 1996; I've kept semi-active with free-lance audio voice-overs in the
Dallas/Ft Worth market, while pursuing a successful sales career; in a fit of middle-aged
craziness, I founded and launched an Internet radio station, GUS.fm (Web-Radio of the
Great United States), on Jan 1, 2008; my wife, Ann, and I enjoy the pleasures of being
blessed with nine grandchildren."
b.thompson@gus.fm
Cliff Thompson
WBGM [Tallahassee FL] 1986-1989 - GM
Now: Cliff says (6/05), "I am semi-retired in
Burnsville, Minnesota -- and run a small ad agency."
tmedia@comcast.net
Dan Thompson
WIKE [Newport VT] 1961 - Wade Allen
WTWN [St. Johnsbury VT] 1962 - Wade Allen
ABC-TV [New York NY] 1963 - prod. asst.
KORL [Honolulu HI] 1965 - Ronnie Temple
KPOI [Honolulu] 1966 - Ronnie Temple
KGMB [Honolulu] 1967 - Ron Temple
WOR-FM [New York NY] 1968
KUMU [Honolulu] 1972 - Jock Harvard
KCMO-FM [Kansas City MO] 1997-1999
KEYN [Wichita KS] 1995-2000
Now: Dan says (8/07), "I'm retired living in a
small town in southeast Kansas; would like to hear from old friends ... but I don't seem to
have any; oh well, should have been nicer to folks; wait, I'm sure I still owe somebody money ... any port in a storm, so to speak."
drt2000@embarqmail.com
Dick Thompson
WKRZ [Oil City PA] 195?
KSON [San Diego CA] 1954
WJET [Erie PA] 1957
WHOT [Youngstown OH] 1958
WSOM [Youngstown] 1992
Now: Mornings at Nostalgia WSOM, Youngstown (Salem), Ohio.
Doug Thompson aka Doug Adams
WJJD [Chicago IL] 1990-1994
Now: Doug says (4/07), "I am District Sales
Manager in Quincy, Illinois for Harris Broadcast and travel among five states in the upper
midwest planning and discussing transmitter projects; I left radio in 1994 to come to
Quincy and work for BE selling AudioVAULTs; stepped away from that to get off the road
while the kids grew up; back at it now on the RF side selling for Harris; I love the
continued contact with Radio stations and never get tired of what I do."
doug@shencentral.net
Ed Thompson aka
Tom(my) Edwards
KQKQ [Council Bluffs IA] 2002
Now: Ed says (5/07), "I am working
in the Production Department for a seven-station group in Omaha, Nebraska and loving
it."
emt061594@gmail.com
Erik Thompson
KMLO [Oceanside CA] 1977
KAVO [Oceanside] 1978
KKOS [Oceanside] 1979
KIFM [San Diego] 1980
KBZT [San Diego] 1981
KFMB [San Diego] 1981
XTRA-FM [LA/San Diego/Tijuana] 1983 - Reckless
Erik
KGB-FM [San Diego] 1988-1992 E.T.
Now: Erik says (7/05), "I've been voicing promos
from home (Encinitas, California) for HBO and several other TV networks, along with imaging
for Sirius Radio Classic Vinyl."
et@etvoices.com
Gary Thompson
KRSC/KNGX [Tulsa OK] 1989
- Alex Taylor
KXOJ [Tulsa] 1993 - Alex Taylor
KMMY [Tulsa] 1995 - Gary Walker
KORU [Tulsa] 1996-1997
KCFO [Tulsa] 1996-2000
KQLL [Tulsa] 1999
KOKL [Tulsa] 2000
WCVO [Columbus OH] 2000
KKOW [Pittsburg KS] 2001
KRAV [Tulsa] 2001
KXOJ [Tulsa OK] 2002
WHKO [Dayton OH] 2006 - Trey Thompson
WJQK [Grand Rapids MI] 2007
Now: Gary says (2/08), "I am afternoon host and
PD for Contemporary Christian WJQK-FM, Grand Rapids, Michigan."
garythethompson@gmail.com
Jack Thompson
CKLC [Kingston ON] 1984
Now: Jack says (8/03), "I am Senior
Account Executive at CKLC and CFLY-FM, Kingston, Ontario, Canada."
jthompso@kos.net
Les Thompson
KASK [Ontario CA] 1959
KGMS [Sacramento] 1960
KXOA [Sacramento] 1962
KPLS [Santa Rosa CA] 1964
KXOA [Sacramento] 1966-1974
Now: Les says (March 2002), "I am
retired; residing in Carmichael (Sacramento), California."
blt251949@sbcglobal.net
Marty Thompson
KTEE [Idaho Falls ID] 1983 - Jim
Stolz
WFKB [Florence KY] 1984 - Sean
Michaels
WDJO [Cincinnati] 1985
WUBE [Cincinnati] 1985
WKRC [Cincinnati] 1988
WLW [Cincinnati] 1988
WPFB [Dayton] 1988
WGRR [Cincinnati] 1990
KQOL-FM [Las Vegas NV] 2000
WUBE-FM [Cincinnati] 2005
WDJO [Cincinnati] 2007
Now: Marty says (3/08), "I am running an
international media consulting business and hosting the syndicated Classic Top 40
and Hall of Fame Coast to Coast shows and doing ‘death and illness’ fill-in on
WDJO, Cincinnati, Ohio."
marty@martythompson.com
Paul Thompson
KPLZ [Seattle WA] 1987
Now: Weekends at Hot AC KPLZ-FM. Paul says (2/03),
"I'm working for Fisher Brodcasting, Ed Hume, myself, and enjoying family and friends in
Seattle, Washington."
pault@fisherradio.com
Stacey Thompson
CFCA [Kitchener ON] 2000
Now: Stacey says (4/03), "I'm doing mid-days
at Rock CFCA FM (105.3 KOOL FM), Kitchener/Waterloo, Ontario."
sathompson72@hotmail.com
Dave Thomson
WXLO [New York NY] 1973
KDWB [Minneapolis MN] 1976
WRQX [Washington DC] 1980
WMGK [Philadelphia PA] 1984
WLOL [Minneapolis] 1986 - Doctor Dave
KKBQ [Houston TX] 1989
KHMX [Houston] 1990
WKQI [Detroit MI] 1991
WXTR [Washington DC] 1994
WLIF [Baltimore MD] 1997
KYMX [Sacramento CA] 1998
Now: Dave does morning drive at Adult
Contemporary KYMX-FM, Sacramento, California.
dthomson@kymx.com
Mike Thurnell
CKPC [Hamilton ON] 1995-1996
Now: Coordinator of the ‘Broadcasting -
Radio and Television’ (CJIQ) program at Conestoga College, Kitchener, Ontario, Canada.
mthurnell@conestogac.on.ca
Bill Thorman
Now: Bill is Willie B., Program Director
at KHOM, New Orleans, Louisana.
bthorman@broadcast.net
Bob Thornton
KXOJ [Tulsa OK] 1998 - Bob Michaels
Now: Bob says (6/06), "I am National PD for
Christian-owned Adonai Radio Group: KTLI Wichita, KXOJ Tulsa, KAEZ Amarillo, KOFR Lubbock,
WYJS Jackson, MS, KCXR Tulsa, all Christian music stations; we also have KYAL Sports, Tulsa."
bobt@kxoj.com
'Big' Jim Thornton
WRMA [Montgomery AL] 1969 - James T.
WHHY [Montgomery] 1973
WHHY-FM [Montgomery] 1976
KRAN/AFRP [San Diego CA/USS Ranger] 1978-1980
KGB-FM [San Diego CA] 1978-1980
KFMS [Las Vegas NV] 1979-1980
WLSQ [Montgomery] 1980
WREZ [Montgomery] 1980
WLWI [Montgomery] 1981
WRFS [Alexander City AL] 1983 - Big Jim/Jonathan Steed
WGH/WGH-FM [Norfolk VA] 1985 -
Jonathan Steed/Big Jim
WLTY [Norfolk VA] 1987
WKEZ [Yorktown] 1987
WTAR [Norfolk] 1988
WFOG [Norfolk] 1988-1989 - Jay Thorn
WBBN [Taylorsville MS] 1991
WKNZ [Hattiesburg MS] 1992
WQID [Biloxi MS] 1993
WHSY [Hattiesburg] 1995-1996 - music consultant
Now: Jim says (1/05), "I am a Public Relations
Specialist with the Mississippi State Guard; I use all of my media knowledge to assist the
Guard with Recruiting and Public Awareness in the State of Mississippi; I appear on TV and
radio from the coast, through the pine belt to the delta to get the message out about
serving in this great state." Click for
more from Big Jim.
sgtthornton@hotmail.com
Scott Thrower
KGAY [Salem OR] 1975
KBZY [Salem] 1975
KBDF [Eugene OR] 1979
KMJK [Portland OR] 1980 - Glen Richards
KOPA [Phoenix AZ] 1980
KZZP-FM [Phoenix] 1981
KKFM [Colorado Springs CO] 1982
KWK [St. Louis MO] 1985
KRXY [Denver CO] 1986 - Scruff Thrower
KKFM [Colorado Springs] 1987
KMPZ [Memphis TN] 1988
WEGX [Philadelphia PA] 1989
KKFR [Phoenix] 1990
KCLX [San Diego CA] 1992
KKRZ [Portland] 1994
KTST [Oklahoma City OK] 1997
KBIG-FM [Los Angeles CA] 1998
KMLE [Phoenix] 1999
KURB [Little Rock AR] 2000-2006
Now: Scott says (9/06), "In August 2006, I
parted ways with KURB/Little Rock, Arkansas after nearly seven years in morning drive." See
www.scott-thrower.com for more.
scottb98@sbcglobal.net
Dick Thyne
WHCN [Hartford CT] 1969
WAAF [Worcester MA] 1970
WKNR [Detroit MI] 1970
WBCN [Boston MA] 1970
WPLJ [New York NY] 1971
WABX [Detroit] 1971
KNAC [Los Angeles CA] 1975
WQBK [Albany NY] 1976
KVRE [Santa Rosa CA] 1979-1984
WEQX [Manchester VT] 1986-1988
KRSH [Santa Rosa] 2003-2005
Candi Chamberlain reports, "Dick Thyne was killed in
a car crash in Sonoma County Feb 11, 2005. He was 59 years old."
Bob Tibbetts aka Bob Scott
WINU [Highland IL] 1963-1983, 1968-1969 - Scott
Tibbetts
WYNA [Raleigh NC] 1969
WAME [Charlotte NC] 1971
WUBE [Cincinnati OH] 1973 - Bob Roberts
WKRC [Cincinnati] 1975-1978 - Bob Roberts
KHTR/KMOX [St. Louis MO] 1980
WRTH [St. Louis] 1985-1986
Now: Bob says (1/08), "Since 1986, I've been
the face and voice of Lennox Heating and air conditioning worldwide. a.k.a. Dave Lennox;
I wouldn't trade my time on the air (both good and bad) for anything; wonderful, creative
people!"
bobtibbetts@charter.net
Slick Daddy Tom Tiberi
WYSL [Buffalo NY] 1979 -
Truckin' Tom
WSEZ [Winston-Salem NC] 1980 -
Truckin' Tom
WKOS [Nashville TN] 1981 -
Tom Britton
WGRQ [Buffalo] 1982
WZIR [Buffalo] 1983
WGRQ [Buffalo] 1984
WYSL [Buffalo] 1985
WBYR [Buffalo] 1986
WGRF [Buffalo] 1988
Now: Evenings at WGRF-FM (97 Rock),
Buffalo, New York.
SlickTom97@aol.com
Dean Tiernan
KCBS [San Francisco CA] 1993
Now: Dean says, "I am the Product Manager
for Audicy, a digital audio workstation at Orban (where I have been since 1997). I
have done news fill at KNBR and have worked as a traffic reporter for Metro and Shadow.
I also do freelance v-o work."
dtiernan@gmail.com
Jim Tighe
WOWO [Fort Wayne IN] 1997
Now: Jim says (5/07), "I am in Fort Wayne,
Indiana with wife Pat; GSM of News Talk 1190 WOWO and ESPN 1380 WKJG."
jjimmpatt@aol.com
Chuck Tiller
KHJZ [Houston TX] 2002
Now: Chuck says (7/05), "I am on the air on
KHJZ (Smooth Jazz 95.7 The Wave); also on the air as an morning announcer and producer on
Newstalk 1070 KNTH; and I am a legal videographer, videotaping depositions for attorneys."
chucktiller@yahoo.com
Marc Tillery aka Marc Tyll
WIFL [Ocala Fl] 2006-2007
Now: Marc says (2/07), "I am president and
CEO of AM FM License Holdings, Inc. (small/medium stations in the southeastern U.S.)"
See Marc's bio.
jmtillery@ocala.com
Paul Tilton
KGON-FM [Portland OR] 1995-2004
Now: Paul says (10/06), "I'm off the air for
the first time in years; my wife and I stepped in and took over a family business, which
we run from our home in suburban Portland, Oregon."
tis@tiltoninspection.com
Tim Tindall
KEVA [Shamrock TX] 1955
KLYN [Amarillo TX] 1956
KUDY [Littleton-Denver] 1958 - Jim Dandy
KIMN [Denver] 1958
WKYW [Louisville] 1962 - National
PD Polaris Broadcasting
Polaris Corporate Hq [Chicago] 1963 - National PD
KGMB [Honolulu] 1965 - manager
KGMB-TV [Honolulu] 1965 - anchor
KITV-TV [Honolulu] 1982 - anchor
KHVH/KHHH-FM [Honolulu] 1990 - GM
Broadcast/Advertising Consultant [So Calif] 1993
KGMB-TV [Honolulu] 1995-1998 - Executive Editor/anchor
eNews.hawaii.com [Honolulu] 2000-2000 - cyberanchor, news reporter
Now: Tim is an international business strategy
consultant in Los Angeles, California.
Gary Titus
WCOD [Cape Cod MA] 1988-1989
Now: Garys says, "I'm no longer in radio
except for commercials. Mobile DJ on weekends, and vocab specialist for an
interactive voice response/speech recognition computer company during the week.
Recently built a home studio. Married to Sarah Titus, with 2 children. Living in
Canton, MA."
gary@djgarytitus.com
Jim Titus
WJEJ [Hagerstown MD] 1999
Now: Hosting a Big Band/Nostalgia show
on Adult Contemp WJEJ, Hagerstown, Maryland.
jumbo7@starpower.net
Joe Tobin
Now: At WEZE/WPZE, Boston, Massachusetts.
family590@aol.com
Bill Todd
WBUX [Philadelphia PA] 1966
WAAT [Trenton NJ] 1967
WMID [Atlantic City NJ] 1968
WIBG [Philadelphia] 1969 - Johnny
Williams
WRKO [Boston MA] 1970 - Johnny
Williams
KHJ [Los Angeles CA] 1972 - Cat Simon
WKRQ [Cincinnati OH] 1973
WDAI [Chicago IL] 1974
KRLY [Houston TX] 1978
KPRI [San Diego CA] 1979
KMET [Los Angeles CA] 1979-1980
Bill Todd died May 13th, 2007 (amyotrophic
lateral sclerosis [ALS]: Lou Gehrig's Disease). In his last note to 440 (Oct 2005), Bill
said, "I have my own Internet business which is doing very well (30 employees); we do
affiliate Web sites and are located in Phoenix, Arizona; have been at it since 2004; plan
to retire in 2008. My wife (Tina) and daughters (Ashley and Nikki) are wonderful. I miss
radio, but we have great memories and reminders like 440 to keep the spirit alive." Tina
Todd is trying to reach as many people as possible for photos, old air-checks, any
memorabilia of Bill that you might have. Please send them ASAP to Tina at: 4540 E.
Collinwood Dr., Gilbert AZ 85297.
John Todd
WXYZ [Detroit MI] 1933 - voice
of Tonto on The Lone Ranger
Now: ???
Dale Toews
CJJR [Vancouver BC] 1999
Now: At Country CJJR-FM, Vancouver British
Columbia.
dtoews@jrfm.com
Scott Tom
KKSN-FM [Portland OR] 1998
KKSN [Vancouver WA] 2005-2005
Now: ???
Howard Toole
WRDW [Augusta GA] 1965 - Johnny
Jay
WBBQ [Augusta] 1967 - Johnny
Jay
WRFC [Athens GA] 1969 - Johnny
Jay
WAKY [Louisville KY] 1971 - Jason
O'Brian
WNOE-FM [New Orleans LA] 1973 - Jason
O'Brian
WVEE/WAOK [Atlanta GA] 1976
KJMZ/KHVN [Dallas-Ft. Worth TX] 1991 - GM
Metro Networks [Dallas] 1997-2003 - GM
Now: Howard says (5/08), "I am running stations
in Athens, Georgia (Southern
Broadcasting: WRFC, WNGC, WGAU, WGMG, WPUP); am GM of one of the stations I worked for
in 1969, WRFC."
h1toole@charter.net
Jay Tope
KISS [San Antonio TX] 1990
KSMG [San Antonio] 1992
KPOZ [San Antonio] 1997
KTSA/KTFM [San Antonio]
1997-2003
Now: Jay says (3/06), "Since 2001, I have been
owner and senior editor of SAsports.com,
a daily publication of high school activities in and around San Antonio. I was named
Hispanic Chamber of Commerce 2004 Businessman of the Year; I appear throughout the year on
San Antonio radio (as a guest)."
jaytope@aol.com
Laurent Torno
KSD [St. Louis] 1957
KMOX [St. Louis] 1958-1976
Passed away.
Jesse Torrero
KIIS [Los Angles CA] 1979
KPRZ [Los Angeles] 1980
KGGI [Riverside CA] 1981
KFXM [San Bernardino CA] 1982
KHJ [Los Angles] 1983
KMGG [Los Angeles] 1983
KDAY [Los Angles] 1983-1991
KJLH [Los Angeles] 1993
KMPC [Los Angeles] 1995-1996
KCMG [Los Angeles] 2000-2002
Now: Jesse says (7/06), "I am CEO/president of
WINWINWIN, Inc. (Wik'd Entertainment and Management; The Home Selling Pros; The Home Loan
Professionals); have been a real estate broker since 1979 and have been in the real estate and loan
business during my whole radio and acting career." Click for more from
Jesse.
brownbeautyonduty@yahoo.com
Joe Torsitano
KFBK/KGBY/KHYL/KSTE/[Sacramento CA]
1995-2004 - CE
Now: Joe says (2/04), "I am Manager of Studio
Technology for EMF Broadcasting, Rocklin, California."
jtorsitano@emfbroadcasting.com
Phil Tower
WOOD [Grand Rapids MI] 1998
Now: Phil says (1/07), "I am serving as
Director of Programming and Operations for Clear Channel Radio, Grand Rapids,
Michigan."
philtower@clearchannel.com
Chris Tracy
WFTQ [Worcester MA] 1981
WLLH [Lowell MA] 1982
WHEB [Portsmouth NH] 1982
WXKZ [Rochester NH] 1983
WHAV [Haverhill MA] 1984
WLYT [Haverhill] 1984
WFEA [Manchester NH] 1985
WKNE [Keene NH] 1988
WHYN [Springfield MA] 1990
WSRZ [Sarasota FL] 1990
WKNE [Keene] 1993
WHYN/WNNZ [Springfield] 1996
WPKX [Enfield CT] 1996
Now: Chief Engineer at WHYN-AM/FM,
WNNZ-AM, WPKX-FM (Clear Channel) Springfield, Massachusetts. Chris says, "I am
also owner of a small voiceover & broadcast production company: Time Machine Productions."
His 'tribute' sites are big56.com (history of WHYN),
wacky102.com (history of
WACKY102 [WAQY]) and springfieldradio.com
(other Springfield stations).
timemachine@mediaone.net
Rick Tracy
WVOR [Rochester NY] 1976 -
Mike McKay
KROQ [LA] 1976 -
Mike McKay
KBOS [Tulare CA]
1977 - Mike McKay
WWWD [Schenectady NY] 1978 - Dick Tracy
WLIQ [Mobile AL] 1978
WTMA [Charleston SC] 1978
WPXI [Charleston] 1979
WSSX [Charleston] 1980
WMJQ [Rochester NY] 1982 -
Michael McKay
WKTM [Charleston SC] 1982
WFYV [Jacksonville FL] 1983-2001
Now: Rick says (7/07), "I am retired in
Jacksonville, Florida and am writing an on-line novel..."
ricktracy1@hotmail.com
Chris Trane
WHCG [Metter GA] 1976 - Karl Whitaker
WBBQ [Augusta GA] 1976 - Karl Whitaker
WAUG [Augusta] 1978
WERC [Birmingham AL] 1979
WKXX [Birmingham] 1979
WZNE [Clearwater FL] 1983
WZGO [Philadelphia PA] 1984
WAPE [Jacksonville FL] 1986 - TraneOnTheRadio
WROO [Jacksonville] 2004-2006
Now: Chris says (1/07), "Oops, that last gig
didn't last long; I'm on the beach in my hometown of Augusta, Georgia; might be retired;
not sure yet..."
TraneEBoo@aol.com
Aaron Traylor
KSAS [Boise ID] 2005 - Tallest DJ in America
Now: Aaron says (12/05), "I am PD and doing
PM drive at Top-40 KSAS-FM, Boise, Idaho; also have a book published a
book about the Spokane radio scene titled The DJ Chronicles: A Life Remixed, shoot
me an email and I'll send a copy to my old skool friends."
tallestdjinamerica@hotmail.com
Jim Trefney
WADC [Parkersburg WV] 1974
WATH [Athens OH] 1975
WXIL [Parkersburg] 1976 -
Freewheelin
WZYQ [Frederick MD] 1977 -
Steve Rivers
WLIT [Steubenville OH] 1977 -
Freewheelin
WEIR [Weirton WV] 1982 -
Freewheelin
WKWK [Wheeling WV] 1986
WMCL [Mt. Vernon IL] 1982 -
GM
WTAO [Carbondale IL] 1982 -
GM
WTOV-TV [Steubenville OH] 1992
Now: Jim is a sales rep at WTOV-TV,
Steubenville, Ohio.
trefdawg@comcast.net
Rollin Trehearne
Now: P.D. and sales at KKHB-FM, Eureka, CA.
kred@razorlogic.com
Tony Tremayne (Mel Fritze)
KROW [San Francisco CA] 1943
KTIM [San Rafael CA] 19??
KSFO [San Francisco] 19??
KYA [San Francisco] 1960
AFTRA [San Francisco] 1968-1970 president
Len Shapiro reports (10/04), "Mel Fritze aka Tony
Tremayne passed away September 21, 2004 in Santa Rosa, California. Obit appears in Santa Rosa Press Democrat."
Eddie Trent
KVEC [San Louis Obispo CA] 1994-1998
Now: Eddie says (1/07), "I am out of the
business and loving life in sunny Palm Springs, California; but looking to get back
into Sports Talk, Play-by-play or V-O work."
trent340@yahoo.com
Dean B. Trew
WESA/WESA-FM [Pittsburgh PA] 1987
WTAE [Pittsburgh] 1996
WGAE/WEAE [Pittsburgh] 1998
Insider Radio Net [Pittsburgh] 1999 - Dir Radio Ops
WW1-Metro Networks [Pittsburgh] 2002 - U.S. Dir of Marketing
WJAS/WPTT [Pittsburgh] 2003-2006
Now: Dean says (4/07), "Since September
2006 I have been the Advertising Manager for Innovative Communications, the in-house
advertising agency for InventHelp and The Invention Companies, Pittsburgh,
Pennsylvania."
dtrew@inventhelp.com
Bobby Tripp (Mike Guerra)
KFRC [San Francisco] 1965 -
Bobby Mitchell
KHJ [LA] 1966
Passed away July 19, 1968.
Peter Tripp - Curly Headed Kid in
the 3rd Row
WEXL [Detroit MI] 1947
KUDL [Kansas City KS] 1953
WHB [Kansas City MO] 1954
WMGM [New York] 1955-1960
KYA [San Francisco] 1961
KGFJ [Los Angeles CA] 196?
WOHO [Toledo OH] 196?
Now: Passed away January 31, 2000 of an
apparent stroke at his home in West Hills (LA), California. Click for more details.
John Trout
WHOT [Youngstown OH] 2002
Now: John is PD and doing PM drive at
Top-40 WHOT-FM, Youngstown, Ohio."
john.trout@cumulus.com
Tim Trumble
WSSS [Charlotte NC] 1989 - T. Edward Benson
WKQC [Charlotte] 2005 - T. Edward Benson
Now: Tim says (3/05), "I'm doing afternoons
at Oldies-based AC WKQC-FM, Charlotte North Carolina."
Bensen@k1047.com
Bob Trow
WWSW [Pittsburgh PA] 194?
KDKA [Pittsburgh] 1954
Mr. Rogers Neighborhood, PBS-TV [Pittsburgh] 1968 -
Robert Troll, Bob Dog
Passed away November 2, 1998
(heart attack) in Pittsburgh, PA.
Tubby
KLOL [Houston TX] 1989
KIKK [Houston] 1998
KTHT [Houston] 2004
Now: Tubby (Tom Lawler) says (3/04), "I'm doing
mornings at
KTHT (Country Legends 97.1), Houston, Texas."
tubby1@earthlink.net
Ed Tucholka
WEBR [Buffalo NY] 1940s
WHLD [Buffalo] 1950s
WBEN [Buffalo] 1960s
Passed away in January 1996. Click for more on Ed.
Dale Tucker aka Dan Tucker
WRKO [Boston MA] 1967-1968
Now: Dale is Western Sales Mgr. for Radio
World newspaper, based in Sacramento, Calfornia.
daletucker@surewest.net
Danielle Tucker
KGMZ [Honolulu HI] 2000
Now: News at Oldies KGMZ-FM, Honolulu,
Hawaii.
dtucker@aloha.net
John Tucker
CKY [Winnipeg MB] 1971
CFUN [Vancouver BC] 1973
CHUM [Toronto ON] 1975
CFFX/CFMK [Kingston ON] 1984-2002 - GM
Now: John says (7/06), "Since 2005, I have been
in sales consulting with CITL/CKSA-TV, Lloydminster, Saskatchewan, Canada."
johntucke@gmail.com
Charlie Tuna
KOMA [Oklahoma City] 1966
WMEX [Boston] 1967 - Charlie Tunah
KHJ [Los Angeles CA] 1967
Voice of America AFRTS [LA] 1971
- host
KCBQ [San Diego] 1972
KROQ [Los Angeles] 1972
KKDJ [Los Angeles] 1973
KIIS [Los Angeles] 1975
Mike Douglas, Scrabble [Los Angeles] 197? - TV
announcer
KHJ [Los Angeles] 1977
KTNQ [Los Angeles] 1978
KRLA [Los Angeles] 1986
KCBS-FM [Los Angeles] 1990
KMPC [Los Angeles] 1993
KMPC [Los Angeles] 1993
KIKF [Los Angeles] 1994
KRTH [Los Angeles] 1998
KIKF [Los Angeles] 1998
KLAC [Los Angeles] 1999
KBIG-FM [Los Angeles] 2000
KRTH [Los Angeles] 2008
Now: Charlie's doing weekends and fill at Oldies KRTH-FM; see Charlie's Web site for more.
charlie@charlietuna.com
Andi Turco
WNEW-FM [New York, NY] 1999-2000
Now: Andi says (11/06), "I don't find myself on
the radio much these days, although I will do an occasional shift at WDST, Woodstock just
to 'feed the addiction'; I'm now living in upstate New York; after many years of radio and
record promotion, I shifted gears and became a realtor and also have been restoring houses;
I've been married to a bass player named Tony since 1997, and life is good!"
anditurco@aol.com
Lou Turco
WKNW [Sault Sainte Marie MI] 1992
Now: Lou says, "I'm still still working in radio
in Sault Ste. Marie (since 1964); still doing on-air work as host of the Weekend Club,
doing on-air broadcasts at sister stations YES-FM and The Bear. I'm also involved in radio
sales and have been a City Councillor since 2000."
louturco@hotmail.com
Bob Turnbow
KTMC/KTMC-FM [McAlester OK]
1986 - marketing dir
Now: Bob says (2/07), "I am marketing director
of McAlester Radio (KMCO, KNED, KTMC AM-FM), McAlester, Oklahoma."
bobturnbow@mcalesterradio.com
Jim Turner
WBEV [Beaver Dam WI] 1958
WSPT [Stevens Point WI] 1958
WEND [Baton Rouge LA]? 1959
WAAY [Huntsville AL] 1959 - Jim Richmond
WVLK [Lexington KY] 1959
WJBW [New Orleans LA] 1959 - Dial Dooley
KBZY [Salem OR] 1960
KOMY [Watsonville CA] 1960
KMBY [Monterey CA] 1961
WLOB [Portland ME] 1962
WJAB [Portland] 1962
CKGM [Montreal QC] 1962
CKCW-TV [Moncton NB] 1964
WWOM [New Orleans] 1966
WVUE-TV [New Orleans] 1967
CJON [St. John's NF] 1968
CBN [St. John's] 1976
KNZA [Hiawatha KS] 1978
KMBZ [Kansas City MO] 1986-1991
Now: Retired, living in Northern Michigan.
jtx@k.ro
Mary Turner
WJGR/WUPS [Houghton Lake MI] 1988
WODJ [Grand Rapids] 1989
WCSO [Portland ME] 1991
WILS-FM [Lansing] 1993
WVIC [Lansing] 1994
WLHT [Grand Rapids] 1997
WVIC [Lansing] 2003
Now: Mary is doing mornings at
Classic Rock WVIC-FM, Lansing, Michigan.
mary@mary-turner.com
Ron Turner
Now: Operations Manager at WYLL, Chicago,
Ilinois.
turner@twainc.com
Les Turpin
KYNO [Fresno] 1962
KGB [San Diego] 1964
KFRC [San Francisco] 1967
WCBS-FM [New York] 1970
Now: ???
Gerry Turro
WKQW [White Plains NY] 1975-1977
WPAT [Paterson NJ] 1975-1985
WWDJ [Hackensack NJ/NYC] 1977-1982
WBIO [Morristown NJ] 1977-1983 - CE
WNJR [Newark NJ] 1980-1988
WJDM [Elizabeth NJ] 1980-1990 - CE
WVNJ [Newark] 1985-1992
WNEW-FM [Newark NJ] 1989-1993
WJUX [Monticello NY] 1993-2003
Now: Gerry says (2/05), "I am starting a
new group of stations in Southern California (president of Christyahna Broadcasting,
Alpine, CA). I had fun with Jukebox Radio in New Jersey/New York. Moving forward;
looking to new ventures in radio... It was great starting my own radio station and
having the greats I grew up with work at a station I started. Greats such as Chuck
Leonard (RIP), Lee Arnold, Bill Owen and others all who graced at Jukebox Radio
(WJUX-FM)!"
gerryturro@hotmail.com
Bobby Tutton
WAMF [Syracuse NY] 2005
Now: Bobby says (5/05), "I'm in sales at Country
WAMF, Fulton, New York. After I left radio in 1997 I accepted a job as a driving instructor.
I really enjoyed teaching the teens how to drive properly. But my love is radio, and I am so
glad I have the opportunity to be back in."
bobbytutton@aol.com
Thomas H. Twine
WROV [Roanoke VA] 1972
WQRK [Norfolk VA] 1974 - Tom
McGregor
WJJJ [Christiansburg VA] 1973 - Tom
Davis
WCOG [Greensboro NC] 1976
WCHV/WWWV [Charlottesville VA] 1972
WSGM [Staunton VA] 1985
WINA [Charlottesville VA] 1985
WALY [Altoona PA] 1987
WTAJ-TV [Altoona PA] 1987-2001 - weather, Webmaster, tech
WHPA [Altoona] 1989-1992
AccuWeather [State College PA] 2001 - announcer
WLTS/WOWY [State College] 2004-2005
Now: Thomas says (7/05), "I am computer support
engineer for Newsroom Solutions
(TV software, hardware); still on the on-call list part-time at AccuWeather, State College,
Pennsylvania."
tomtwine@yahoo.com
Chris Tyler
WKTN [Kenton OH] 2003
Now: Chris says (1/04), "I'm doing
PM drive at Adult Contemporary WKTN-FM, Kenton, Ohio."
christyler@columbus.rr.com
Chuck Tyler
Now: Operations Director at KPDQ
AM/FM, Portland, Oregon.
kpdq@easystreet.com
Dean Tyler (Tyler Finch)
WAMS [Wilmington DE] 196?
WILM [Wilmington DE] 196?
WIBG [Philadelphia] 1969
WIP [Philadelphia] 1970
WNEW [New York] 1976
KLIF [Dallas] 1978
WFIL [Philadelphia] 1980
WPEN/WMGK [Philadelphia] 1983 - GM
Now: General Manager at adult standards WPEN and
classic rock WMGK-FM, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.
Jennifer Tyler
KLEV [Cleveland TX] 1988
KHMX [Houston TX] 1990
KODA [Houston] 1998
KKRW [Houston] 1999
Now: Jennifer says (5/07), "I've been doing mid-days at
Classic Rock KKRW-FM (The Arrow), Houston, Texas since October of 2002 and have been production
director since 1999; I also do a lot of voice work, including commercials and phone on hold."
jennifertyler@clearchannel.com
Jim Tyler (Jim Radcliffe)
KRAK [Sacramento CA] 1971 - Jim
Radcliffe
WHNC [Henderson NC] 1971 - Jim St.
John
WFBS [Spring Lake NC] 1972 - Jim
St. John
WSGN [Birmingham AL] 1973
WNOR-FM [Norfolk VA] 1975
WPLO [Atlanta GA] 1976
WDAF [Kansas City MO] 1978
WMAQ [Chicago] 1981
KPLX [Ft. Worth] 1985
Now: Middays at Country KPLX-FM, Ft. Worth,
Texas - and running ON AIR Software,
Inc. and KRUD Radio.
Jim remembers Rick
Dees
onairinc@ix.netcom.com
Tom Tyler
WTIC [Hartford CT] 1977-1986
Now: Semi-retired in Old Saybrook,
Connecticut. Co-founded New England Personnel, Inc. in 1984. Tom's votes for best
guys he worked with in radio: "Lester M. Crystal ( Took the time to show a
kid in HS how to write news--the correct way), Jack Gale (One of the greatest
talents ever), Lee Sherwood, Jim Dunlap, Dan Chandler, Dick Heatherton, Dr. Don
Rose, Jay Cook, Jim O'Brien, Jim Nettleton, Jay Clark, Bob Steele, Arnold Dean.
It was an honor to be in the company of these true professionals. I miss 'em."
Tom@NewEnglandPersonnel.com
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