Radio Broadcasting History
Radio People by Name (W)
Larry Wachs
WKLS [Atlanta GA] 1998
Now: Larry says (1/04), "I'm doing mornings at
WKLS-FM (96Rock), Atlanta, Georgia; half of The Regular Guys Show."
l.wachs@comcast.net
Rob Waddell
KGKB [Tyler TX] 1962
KFMK [Houston TX] 1963
KODA [Houston] 1963
KTBB [Tyler] 1964
KTBC [Austin TX] 1965
KPRC [Houston] 1967
KILT [Houston] 1969
KHFI [Austin] 1971 - GM
KRLY [Houston] 1972-1975 - GM/Partner
Now: CEO of MarkeTrax Communications,
Fort Worth, Texas specializing in message on-hold, Web audio & narrations. Rob
says, "I was fired from KPRC the first year Astroworld was opened when I said
one afternoon: 'Sure is a pretty day. You moms & dads should think about
taking your ass to Kidstroworld.'"
robwad@swbell.net
Bill Wade
KGB [San Diego] 1964
KHJ [LA] 1968
Now: Now teaching at Lampson Business College in
Mesa, Arizona.
Duane Wadsworth
WOLF [Syracuse NY] 1954
WHRB [Cambridge MA] 1957
WORL [Boston] 1958
WKBR [Manchester NH] 1959
KELP [El Paso] 1959
KTPL [Carson City NV] 1965 - owner
KKIS [Pittsburg CA] 1967-1970 - owner
Duane says (3/05), "I'm a member of The
Media Gang in Boston and Radio Legends in San Francisco. I've retired from
the semiconductor industry (which I went into in 1970) and keep my self busy with board
work for a couple of publically held electronics companies. I live in the same house
I've lived in for forty years and continue to enjoy the San Francisco Bay area for all
its greatness. Radio has never left my heart and music, one good wife and two good dogs
keep me sane."
duane_wadsworth@post.harvard.edu
Jim Wadtke
KGEK [Sterling CO] 1973 - Jim
Roberts
WJMT [Wausau WI] 1973 - Jim 'Sunshine'
Roberts
WIFC [Wausau] 1974-1977 - Sebastian Oliver
Stone
WOMT [Manitowoc WI] 1978 - Jim
Roberts
WGEZ [Beloit WI] 1979 - Jim
Roberts
WBEL [Beloit] 1980-1980 - Jim
Roberts
WCTS [Minneapolis MN] 1984-1990
KKMS [Minneapolis] 1998
WWTC [Minneapolis] 2001
Now: Jim says (3/05), "I voice-track midday news
and weather on News/Talk WWTC ('The Patriot') and voice-track mornings for Christian sister
station KKMS ('More Spirited Talk Radio'), Minneapolis, Minnesota. My wife and I have two
children, both of whom are proudly serving our country in the United States Air Force."
jim@salemtc.com
Bernie Wagenblast
Now: Director of Operations for SmartRoute
Systems, New York, NY.
brwagenblast@usa.net
Randy Wahlberg
WRBA [Panama City FL] 1999-2003 - GM
Now: Randy says (8/07), "I am founder and
president of W Marketing
Group, LLC, Panama City Beach, Florida, proudly representing Ocotalito Resort & Spa,
Playa Ocotal, Costa Rica..."
rwahlberg@gmail.com
Dave Waid
WCRL/WKLD [Oneonta AL] 1970-1980
WJBY [Gadsden AL] 1986-1990, 1999-2001 - aka Brother
Dave aka Capt Weigh Mo'
Now:Dave says (4/07), "I'm a fire dispatcher
with Center Point Fire District; I miss radio though -- I miss the good old days with Mike
Hooks and Fred Gray at WJBY; if there is a part-time job in radio in my area, just let me
know; I would love to do it again."
davewaid@yahoo.com
Andy Waits
KTPI [Tehachapi CA] 1995-1997
Now: I'm jocking country 7am to noon (Pacific) at
Dial-Global Networks (formerly WW1); also writing news at KABC-TV, and doing weather on a
Time-Warner cable station in Lancaster/Palmdale, California."
andywaits@gmail.com
Dunbar Wakayama
KORL [Honolulu] 1962
KHAI [Honolulu] 1963
KULA [Honolulu] 1964
KGMB [Honolulu] 1965
KPOI [Honolulu] 1966
KSFM [Sacramento] 1967
KJAY [Sacramento] 1967
KXOA [Sacramento] 1968
CFLA [Goose Bay, Newfoundland] 1969
KXOA [Sacramento] 1970
KCRA [Sacramento] 1971
KLOK [San Jose] 1972
KRAK [Sacramento] 1972
KIOE [Honolulu] 1973
KGU [Honolulu] 1974
KPOI [Honolulu] 1975
KQMQ [Honolulu] 1976
Audio-Media Recording Studios [Honolulu] 1977 - owner
Now: Running Audio-Media recording studios,
Honolulu, Hawaii. Dunbar says (12/04), "I'm still at Audio Media doing voiceovers.
Wanted to retire, but I have this bad habit ... I like to eat."
Dunbar@pixi.com
Bill Waldrop aka Chopper Bill
KHFI [Austin] 1979
KILE [Galveston] 1979
KNTU [Dallas] 1980
KMWT [Mineral Wells TX] 1980
KENR [Houston] 1981
KULF [Houston] 1981
KKBQ-FM [Houston] 1982
KEZB [El Paso] 1983
KRBE [Houston] 1986
Metro Traffic Control [Houston] 1986-2001 - traffic reporter
Now: Bill says (7/04), "I'm a helicopter
photographer and reporter for KHOU-TV, Houston, Texas."
chopperbill@ev1.net
Bob Walker
WNNR [New Orleans LA] 1966
WSMB [New Orleans] 1966
WTIX [New Orleans LA] 1967
KQLD [New Orleans] 1989
WTKL [New Orleans] 1993
WTIX [New Orleans] 2001
Now: PM drive at Oldies WTIX-FM, New
Orleans. Bob bills himself as the 'Oldie King'. He's been doing PM drive in New
Orleans since 1967. He was inducted into the Louisiana Entertainment Hall of Fame
in 1998.
bob@walkerpub.com
Brian J. Walker
WBUF [Buffalo NY] 1970 - Brian
Rickert
WDOE [Fredonia NY] 1974 - Brian
Rickert
WBVM [Utica NY] 1975 - Dr. Don
LaMarca
WINR [Binghamton NY] 1978 - Dr. Don
Ryan
WPHD [Buffalo NY] 1979-1989
WHTT [Buffalo] 1997
Now: Brian says (7/03), "I got out of
full-time radio in 1989 and went into computers and networking. Little did I know that
was training for radio. I now service computer networks, work part time at Oldies 104,
Buffalo, and teach part time at Erie Community College."
brianj@bflony.com
Calvin Walker
WGIV [Charlotte NC] 1963 - Bomba
WIST [Charlotte] 1965
WAYS [Charlotte] 1966
WFHG [Bristol VA] 1966 - Charlie
Dillon
WRNA [Charlotte] 1968
WROQ [Charlotte] 1972
WRPL [Charlotte] 1973 - mgr
WROQ [Charlotte] 1973
Nat Lampoon True Facts Radio [NY] 1978 - producer
WPEG [Charlotte] 1980
WRFX [Charlotte] 1988
WXRC [Charlotte] 1995-2001
WXRC [Charlotte] 2003-2005
Now: Calvin says (3/05), "Well, folks,
it's over! I finally quit the radio business after watching it change from a fun, creative,
and popular industry to be in, to an automated, and humilating place to hang my hat." Click for the whole story from Calvin.
cwmedia@earthlink.net
Dave Walker
KROG [Medford OR] 2001-2005
Now: Dave says (1/06), "I'm in Medford, Oregon
looking to move to Austin, TX; doing voice-overs and voice-tracking wildplanetradio.com."
oregonradio@yahoo.com
Dude Walker
WMKR [Millinocket ME] 1970 - Tom
Collins
WGHM [Augusta ME] 1971 - Tom
Collins
WABK [Augusta] 1971 - Tom
Collins
WPOP [Hartford CT] 1973 - Tom
Collins
WHBQ [Memphis TN] 1974
WGCL [Cleveland OH] 1976
WRKO [Boston MA] 1977
WRQX [Washington DC] 1979
WPGC-FM [Washington DC] 1983
WASH [Washington DC] 1984-1985
Now: Dude says (1/03), "Freelance voice-overs for radio,
TV, industrial videos (since 1985). On-camera occasionally; small parts in West
Wing and Minority Report; residing in the Baltimore, Maryland area." He recalls,
"Rick Dees hired me when he was PD at WMPS in Memphis in 1975. I had just left WHBQ across
town. Disco Duck had just hit-and Rick was off to KHJ within a week. The new PD
didn't approve of Rick's latest hire-so I was off to Cleveland..."
dude@dudewalker.com
Jason Walker
WDOD [Chattanooga TN] 2000
Now: Jason says (8/07), "(W/partner Brad Steiner)
I'm doing mornings at WDOD-FM World Class Rock (Adult Album
Alternative), Chattanooga, Tennessee; married, four children."
jason@worthamlabs.com
Jay 'Baby' Walker
KCCL [Sacramento CA] 2002-2002
Now: Jay says (1/07), "I am operating a Web-based
radio station, Back in Time '69, to demonstrate my programming and voice-over imaging
chops to the world; you can get the station through loudcity.com; and enjoying my wife, children and grandchildren in West
Sacramento, California."
jaybabywalker@charter.net
Jay Walker
KJKK/KLLI [Dallas TX] 1992
Now: Jay says (9/06), "I am Chief Engineer for
CBS Radio's KJKK (JACK-FM) and KLLI (Free FM Live 105.3), Dallas, Texas; I own Jay Walker
Productions (voice-over services); and am an audio processing consultant for radio
stations across the U.S."
jaydawg@dfwair.net
JoJo Walker
WRBQ-FM [Tampa FL] 1983-1985, 2003-
Now: JoJo says (3/07), "I'm doing mornings at Oldies WRBQ-FM (Q105), Tampa Florida, with Mason Dixon of
WHBQ, KHJ, & KCBQ fame; I love working with Mason and we have a great station -- top 3
in the mornings..."
jojowalker@verizon.net
Johnny Walker (James Embrey)
WFBR [Baltimore MD] 1974-1987
Paul Hughes reports, "Johnny Walker died March 2, 2004."
See these Baltimore Sun stories for more details.
Johnny Walker
WFOB [Toledo OH] 1958
WIZE [Dayton OH] 1964
WPTR [Albany NY] 1965
WCIT [Lima OH] 1967
WING [Dayton OH] 1969-1970
Johnny's daughter, Jacqueline K. Walker-Adkins, reports, "Johnny
Walker (Jack K. Walker, Jr.) passed away on January 25, 2005. He died in Florida of
complications due to lung cancer. He was buried in Dayton, Ohio."
Lisa Walker
WGRQ [Buffalo NY] 1981
WAQX [Albany NY] 1982
WSCY [Syracuse NY] 1983
KISW [Seattle WA] 1984
WAQX [Albany] 1985
WPYX [Albany] 1986
WKDF [Nashville TN] 1988 - Stevie Stevens
WZRR [Birmingham AL] 1990 - Lisa Jagger
WAQX [Albany] 1990
WKLI [Albany] 1992-1996
WRCZ [Albany] 2001
Now: Lisa says (1/04), "In 1997, I went back
to college for BS degree #2 and also worked at WTKW and K-ROCK in Syracuse. I became a high
school and college teacher in 1999. I teach audio and video production and also do radio part
time just for fun (Classic Rock WRCZ-FM, Albany). Teaching has become my love, but when I am
not teaching I am running my media relations company, To The Max!, where I have had the pleasure of working with some incredibly
talented people. I recently finished my Masters of Education."
lisawalker@tothemax1.com
Preston Walker
Now: Chief Engineer/AM DJ at KNED-AM/KMCO-FM,
McAlester, Oklahoma.
wf3@icok.net
Rob Walker
KMGX [Bend OR] 2001-2004
Now: Rob says (2/06), "I am APD and P.M. Drive
at KKWF (100.7 the Wolf, Seattle, Washington."
radiorobwalker@gmail.com
Rob Walker
CISS [Toronto ON] 1992-1994 - Scott Taylor
Now: Rob says (6/03), "I gave up the full-time
radio career to work for myself at Taylor Made Productions Voice Overs, Toronto, Ontario, Canada."
voicetalent@taylormadeproductions.com
'Doc'/'Dr.' Robb Walker aka Greg Davis
WSAO [Senatobia MS] 1982-1983 - Greg Lee
WVIM [Hernando MS] 1988
WHBQ [Memphis TN] 1988
WEGR [Memphis] 1989
WGKX [Memphis] 1992
WMC [Memphis] 1994
WRXQ [Memphis] 1995-1996
WMC [Memphis] 1998 - Dylan
WEGR [Memphis] 2000
WOTO [Memphis] 2003
Serius 13 Elvis Radio [Memphis TN] 2004
Now: Doc says (10/06), "I am doing afternoons
on Sirius Satellite Radio on Channel 13 Elvis Radio live from Graceland in my
home town of Memphis, Tennessee; I've been on Elvis Radio since the launch in July 2004 (www.sirius.com/elvisradio).
From 1999-2004 I recorded four records with Reigning Sound; I was the drummer with Arthur
Lee & Love until Arthur's death in August of 2006; I am currently drumming & recording with
various Memphis artists -- Jack Oblivian, the Knaughty Knights, and Ron Franklin to name a
few."
thedocwalkershow@yahoo.com
Robert W. Walker
KAKC [Tulsa OK] 1966
KUDL [Kansas City KS] 1968
WHYI [Miami] 1974
WKIS [Miami] 2001-2007
Now: Robert says (9/07), "I'm now based in
Los Angeles, California, doing voice-overs for radio/TV commercials, station imaging, and
all sorts of narrations."
robertw@walkersound.com
Rusty Walker
WOWL [Florence AL] 1972 - Sam 'Goodtimes' Darwin
WQLT [Florence] 1975 - Sam 'Goodtimes' Darwin
WQYK [St. Petersburg FL] 1976
WQIK-FM [Jacksonville FL] 1977
WZZK [Birmingham AL] 1980
KFKF [Kansas City KS] 1983-1984
Now: President/owner of Rusty
Walker Programming Consultants, Iuka, Mississippi. Rusty says (5/06), "I consult (some
100) Country radio stations. I'm the guy who brought Top-40 sensibilites to Country radio.
I've assisted in the debut of many great Country Radio stations, yet the thing I'm most
proud of in my career, is that I'm the guy who created, and instituted the Top-40 stations
playing Country music concept; I brought the first ‘cookers’ to Country radio as Disc
Jockeys."
rustywalk@aol.com
Paul Walkewicz
KDON [Salinas CA] 1998-1999 - Paul Robbins
Now: Paul says (4/05), "I live in Orland, CA
with my wife and five children (a blended family). I own North Valley DJ Service, a
professional mobile DJ company (I started mobile DJ work about 1986). Since I do a lot
of DJ office work from home, I am able to take care of our children when my wife is at
work. I also drive big-rigs on an on-call basis, as well as co-manage our mountain rental
cabin near Lassen Volcanic National Park."
ndajjpt@wmconnect.com
Bob Wallace
WQFM [Milwaukee WI] 1975-1986
Now: Bob says, "I am owner of CreativeCom
(award-winning radio creative specialists), Tulsa, Oklahoma."
rbtwt@aol.com
Brian Wallace
WTLC [Indianapolis IN] 1998
Now: Brian says (8/03), "I am Ops Mgr at
WTLC-AM/FM and WHHH, Indianapolis Indiana ... and blessed to still enjoy doing this
crazy business after all these years."
bwallace@radio-one.com
Chris Wallace
WRMB [West Palm Beach FL] 2001
Now: Chris says (9/03), "I'm Program Director
and host (with Audrey Altman) of Mornings on Religious WRMB-FM, Boynton Beach,
Florida."
Chris.Wallace@moody.edu
Curt Wallace
KGLD [St. Louis] 1984
Now: ???
Todd Wallace
KFDI [Wichita KS] 1963
KWBB [Wichita] 1963
KLSI [Salina KS] 1964
KNOE [Monroe LA] 1965
KFSA [Ft. Smith AR] 1965
KSEE [Santa Maria CA] 1966
KLIF [Dallas TX] 1966
KDOK [Tyler TX] 1966
KBTR [Denver CO] 1966
KIMN [Denver] 1966
KILT [Houston TX] 1969
CKLW [Windsor - Detroit MI] 1969
KRUX [Phoenix AZ] 1970
KEZY [Los Angeles CA] 1970
KRUX [Phoenix] 1970
KTSA [San Antonio TX] 1972
KRIZ [Phoenix] 1973
KLIF [Dallas] 1974
KUPD [Phoenix] 1975
KTAR/KKLT [Phoenix] 1994
Now: Running Radio Index and Todd Wallace
Associates (consultants) in Phoenix, Arizona. Todd is also Publisher and Editor
of Programmer’s Digest. Click
for more on Todd.
TW3tw3@aol.com
Al Wallack
WBUF [Buffalo NY] 1968
WUSJ [Buffalo] 1969
WYSL [Buffalo] 1971
WNIA [Buffalo] 1972 - Tom Thomas
WPGC [Washington DC] 1973
WKBW [Buffalo] 1974
WEBR [Buffalo] 1975
WNED [Buffalo] 1993
Now: Program Director at Public Radio WNED-AM
(The Information Station) and Ops Mgr, booth announcer at WNED-TV, Buffalo,
New York.
awallack@wned.org
Mark Wallengren
KOST [Los Angeles CA] 1985
Now: Mornings (w/Kim Amidon) at Adult
Contemporary KOST-FM, Los Angeles, California.
mwallengren@yahoo.com
Jim Walsh
WGMD [Rehoboth Beach DE] 2001
KFYR [Bismarck ND] 2003-2004
Now: Jim says (7/06), "I am
doing in-house voice-over for West Dakota ABC/Fox TV, Bismarck, North Dakota."
jimwalsh2001@yahoo.com
Little Walter
WTBS [Boston MA] 1968
WBCN [Boston] 1968
WROR [Boston] 1978
WDLW [Boston] 1980
WCGY [Boston] 1981
WFNX [Boston] 1984
WMRE [Boston] 1985
WMEX [Boston] 1986
WODS [Boston] 1987
Now: Doing Little Walter's Time
Machine weekends at WODS-FM (Oldies 103.3), Boston, Massachusetts.
littlew@channel1.com
Barry Walters
WFBC [Greenville SC] 1979-1982
Now: Barry says (2/05), "Joined the U.S. Air
Force in 1982, spent eight years flying jets; went to law school; now work for the
Department of Homeland Security in Washington, DC."
bdwalters@aol.com
John Walton
KOMA [Oklahoma City OK] 1970
KILT [Houston TX] 1973
KTRM [Beaumont TX] 1975
KLVI [Beaumont] 1975
KTSA [San Antonio TX] 1978
KIXK [Dallas TX] 1980
WQUE [New Orleans LA] 1983
KTKS [Dallas] 1985
WQHT [New York NY] 1988
WEZB [New Orleans LA] 1988
WCKW [New Orleans] 1995
WRNO [New Orleans] 1998
KLOL [Houston] 2002
KIOL [Houston] 2005
Now: John is the Walton of Walton & Johnson. He says (7/06),
"Our show is syndicated by Cumulus Broadcasting KIOL, Houston [The Bone, Dallas/Ft Worth;
Bayou 105, New Orleans; Eagle 98.1, Baton Rouge/Lafayette; Pirate 101, Lake Charles;
Eagle 101, Temple/Killeen; Z95, Biloxi/Gulfport; The Planet 105, Lexington, KY] -- more to
come -- sorry don't know some of those actual call letters."
jwalton10@houston.rr.com
Frank Ward
WQXI [Atlanta] 1962
wpub@rocsoft.net reports: "Frank passed
away a few years ago of a heart attack. I had the pleasure of working for
Frank when he put WXRY-FM on the air in Columbia. I was a college student
at the time and learned more about radio at XRY than anywhere else I've
been."
Jim Ward
WCOJ [Coatesville PA] 1978
WKBO [Harrisburg PA] 1984
WFBR [Baltimore MD] 1985
WCAU [Philadelphia PA] 1987
WLIF [Baltimore] 1990
WITH [Baltimore] 1991 - GM
WWLG [Baltimore] 1993 - GM
WINX [Baltimore] 1994 - GM
WAMD [Aberdeen MD] 1995
WBJC [Baltimore MD] 2000
Now: Development Director at Classical
WBJC-FM (Baltimore Community College), Baltimore, Maryland.
draw3@hotmail.com
Mike Ward
WFIR [Roanoke VA] 2001
Now: News Director at News/Talk WFIR,
Roanoke, Virginia.
mward@iname.com
Trey Ware
KBUC [San Antonio TX] 1975
KONO [San Antonio] 1980
KITY [San Antonio] 1980
KTSA [San Antonio] 1982
KSMG [San Antonio] 1985
KTSA [San Antonio] 1986
KSLR [San Antonio] 1988
KQXT [San Antonio] 1990
KSRR [San Antonio] 1991
KTSA [San Antonio] 1993
Now: Mornings and sales at News/Talk KTSA,
San Antonio, Texas. Trey says (12/02), "I'm host of The Morning Edge hot talk and
morning news show ... weekdays 5:30am-9am on KTSA."
trey@ktsa.com
James Warner-Smith
WYSS [Sault Sainte Marie MI] 1999
CHAS [Sault Sainte Marie ON] 2003
Now: James says (3/06), "I work with Rogers Radio
in Sault Ste. Marie, Ontario, Canada as the Assistant PD and P.M. Drive Host on Sault
Ste. Marie's CHAS-FM (Music @ Work 100.5 EZ Rock). I also do voice work for Overnight
Radio Productions of London, Ontario and am heard in commercials from the Cayman Islands to
Iqluit in Northern Canada. When I'm not on the air, I'm belting out the Star Spangled Banner
and O Canada before local sporting events or I'm at home enjoying being with Alison and our
daughter Jacqueline."
jwarner-smith@shaw.ca
Bob Warren
KFML [Denver] 1956
WRR [Dallas] 1961
Now: Retired. "A hacker, from
earliest Sinclair days." Residing in Reno NV.
Charlie Warren
WMAL [Washington DC] 1986-2003
Now: Charlie says (12/07), "...I'm an Internet
radio station, glide789 (The Smoothest
Hits of the '70s, '80s & '90s); it's great being on all the time without being on, having
a signal that stretches around the world using your PC as the transmitter is fantastic --
no license required..."
CharlieNT@aol.com
Steve Warren
WTMT [Louisville KY] 1963
WKLO [Louisville] 1963
WPDF [Corydon IN] 1963
WCCF [Ft. Myers FL] 1964
WIRE [Indianapolis IN] 1965
WIFE [Indianapolis] 1967
WGEE [Indianapolis] 1968
WIFE [Indianapolis] 1968
WAMS [Wilmington DE] 1969
WKIP [Poughkeepsie NY] 1970
WPAT [Paterson NJ] 1971
WHN [New York] 1973
WNBC [New York] 1975
WSPB [Sarasota FL] 1977
WDAE [Tampa FL] 1977
WPEN [Philadelphia PA] 1979
WKHK-FM [New York] 1980
WPTR [Albany NY] 1981
KKYX [San Antonio TX] 1983
WING [Dayton OH] 1987
KTSA [San Antonio] 1988
Unistar [Los Angeles CA] 1990 - announcer
WNCN [New York] 1993
WNEW [New York] 1991
WYNY [New York] 1994
WPTR-FM [New York] 1996
CD Radio [New York NY] 1998 - consultant
SIRIUS Satellite Radio [New York] 1999-2003 - Country Format mgr
Now: Steve says (9/04), "I am
President/CEO The Radio-Studio
Network, New York, distributor of independent syndicated radio programming; host of The
Country Oldies Show; and author of RADIO: The Book, published by the NAB.
mormedia@nyc.rr.com
John Watanabe
WFXW [Chicago IL] 1987
WDEK [De Kalb IL] 1989 - John Wesley
WKKD [Chicago] 1990 - John
Wesley
WDKB [Rockford] 1990 - John
Wesley
WCFL [Chicago] 1993 - John
Wesley
WXXQ [Rockford] 1994-1998 - John
Wesley
KDAR [Oxnard CA] 2003
KHWY [Essex CA] 2006
Now: John says (2/06), "I am an Adult
Contemporary host for The
Highway Stations' KHWY, Barstow, CA (2006-present); and host of a Christian program for
Salem Communications' KDAR, Oxnard, CA (2003-present). Previously, I worked as the
nationally-seen on-camera host
for the syndicated Urban Wrestling Alliance TV series and the FMW Wrestling home video
series."
johnwatanabe@mail.com
Lou Waters
KDWB [Minneapolis MN] 1959 - 'Loveable' Lou
Reigert
WWTC [Minneapolis] 196? - Lou
Reigert
WGR [Buffalo NY] 1968
KNEW [San Francisco CA] 196?
WCBS [New York NY] 197?
KFWB [Los Angeles CA] 197?
KWFM [Tucson AZ] 197?
KVOA-TV [Tucson] 197?
KCST-TV [San Diego CA] 197?
KOLD-TV [Tucson] 1978
CNN [Atlanta] 1980-2001
KWBA-TV [Tucson] 200?
Now: Lou is anchor of Tucson's WB News First at Nine on
KWBA-TV, Tucson, Arizona."
lwaters@kwba.com
John Waters
WQDI [Miami FL] 1983
WQAM [Miami] 1985
WMXJ [Miami] 1987
WINX [Rockville MD] 1987 -
The Great Juan O'Reilly
KQCR [Cedar Rapids IA] 1988
KDAO-TV [Marshalltown IA] 1989
KCHA [Mason City IA] 1991
KAYL [Storm Lake IA] 1996
WGYL [Vero Beach FL] 2002 - The Great Juan O'Reilly
Now: John/Juan says (1/05), "I am doing 9a-2p,
PD at Adult Contemporary WGYL-FM (and PD of WGNX and WTTB-AM), Vero Beach, Florida."
juan@wgylfm.com
'Weerd' Wayne Watkins
WAIL [Baton Rouge LA] 1976
WLCS [Baton Rouge] 1976
WIBR [Baton Rouge] 1976
WNOE [New Orleans LA] 1977
WFMF [Baton Rouge] 1980
WRNO [New Orleans] 1983
WCKW [New Orleans] 1990
WCPR-FM [Gulfport MS] 1995
WXRG [Pascagoula MS] 1997
WHGO/WTNI [Pascagoula/Biloxi MS]
2006
Now: Wayne says (7/07), "I'm doing PM
drive at Classic Rock WHGO-FM -- and am PD at News/Talk WTNI, Biloxi, Mississippi;
I also operate Internet Classic rock/oldies station and Web site RocknOldies.com."
waynewatkins@gmail.com
Bill Watson
KMEN [San Bernardino CA] 1962 - Mr. Kicks
KHJ [LA] 1965
Now: In La Costa (Carlsbad), CA (more info
needed).
Don Watson
KOLD [Tucson AZ] 1963
KOY [Phoenix AZ] 1968
KPRC [Houston TX] 1971
WIND [Chicago IL] 1978
WWWE [Cleveland OH] 1980
WIFE [Indianapolis IN] 1982 - GM
NBC Radio [New York NY] 1984 - news anchor
Now: Don says (2/07), "I am SEMI-retired
(ready to respond to the bell at any moment) enjoying Pensacola weather and time spent
out on the water. Latest consulting activity in Africa and Europe -- November and
December 2007."
radiodon@bellsouth.net
Tom Watson
WOLL [West Palm Beach FL] 2001-2007
Now: Tom says (7/07), "I am Director of
Operations & Programming for Cumulus Broadcasting in Ventura, California."
jtwatson225@yahoo.com
Kelly Watts
WIQT [Elmira NY] 1989-1992
KRIM [Payson AZ] 2004
Now: Kelly says (3/05), "I'm announcing at
Variety KRIM-FM, Payson, Arizona. For the first time in many years I am really
enjoying radio thanks to some really great managers and owners."
kelwatts@mypayson.com
Tim Watts
WWIN-FM [Baltimore MD] 1995
Now: Tim says (3/07), "I'm PD and doing midday at
Urban Contemp WWIN-FM, Baltimore, Maryland; been here since 1995."
primetimetw@hotmail.com
Karen Waygood
KSHO [Honolulu] 1983
KGU [Honolulu] 1984
WJAZ [Stamford CT] 1986
KHHH [Honolulu] 1989
KHVH [Honolulu] 1989
KHNR [Honolulu] 1992
KHNL-TV [Honolulu] 1995
KINE [Honolulu] 1996
KITV-TV (Channel 4) [Honolulu] 1997-2000
CNN [Atlanta GA] 2000
Now: Copy editor at CNN (main channel),
Atlanta, Georgia.
karen.waygood@turner.com
Richard Wayman
KDES [Palm Sprins CA] 1991-1992 - Ric Stratton
Now: Richard says (4/06), "I am president and
general manager of PC Utah (computer consulting firm), St. George, Utah."
richard@wayman.us
Bobby Wayne
WITH [Baltimore MD] 1963
WWHY [Huntington WV] 1963
WSAI [Cincinnati OH] 1964
KDWB [Minneapolis MN] 1966
KCBQ [San Diego CA] 1967
WUBE [Cincinnati] 1968 -
The Wizard
WCBS-FM [New York NY] 1969-1973 -
The Wizard
WYNY [New York] 1977-1979
WHN [New York] 19??
Paulurbahn@aol.com reports, "Bobby Wayne
died in the New York City area ca. 1993. His "Swing Train" program was popular in
several major markets during the 1960s. I remember reading he was named DJ of the
year in the early 1970s while in New York (at WCBS-FM I assume). A good example
of Mr. Wayne's work can be heard on reelradio.com."
Larry Wayne
WVOD [Manteo NC] 1989-1994 - ND/station mgr
Now: Larry (Soblotne) says (9/06), "I am a
Baptist pastor in Silver City, North Carolina."
LSoblotne@connectnc.net
Les Weatherford
WSIE [Edwardsville IL] 1977
WIBV [Belleville IL] 1979
Belleville News Democrat [Belleville IL] 1983 -
reporter/editor
The Kansas City Star [Kansas City MO] 1987 - copy editor
Now: Copy editor at The Kansas City
Star, Kansas City, Missouri.
Weatherj@aol.com
Beau
Weaver
KRBE [Houston] 1969 - Thomas W.
Randall
KAKC [Tulsa OK] 1970 - Bo
Weaver
KILT [Houston] 1971
KNUS [Dallas] 1972
KFRC [San Francisco] 1972
KHJ [LA] 1975
Transtar Satellite Service [Denver] 1976
KILT [Houston] 1976 - also
Beauregard Rodriguez Weaver
KILT [Houston] 1979 - half of
Hudson & Harrigan
KRTH [LA] 1990
Now: Beau says (1/03), "I'm heard on program
promos for all the networks; signature voice of KNBC TV; promo voice for
Entertainment Tonight, Real TV, Pyramid, Live with Regis & Kelly,
etc. I do some image voice work for radio stations ... from home studios in Toluca Lake
(LA), and Ojai, California."
beau@spokenword.com
Jackson Weaver
WMAL [Washington DC] 1942-1992
Chris
Berry reports (9/05), "Jackson Weaver co-anchored WMAL-AM's morning drive-time slot for
32 years as half of Harden and Weaver, one of the most durable teams in radio history.
Weaver joined WMAL in 1942 but was not teamed up with Frank Harden until 1960. He freelanced
for years as an announcer, gaining national prominence as the voice of Smokey the Bear. His
last broadcast was Oct 14, 1992." Weaver died in 1992 at the age of 72 from heart and kidney
failure.
Jackson Dell Weaver
WXCO [Wausau WI] 1965
WSAU [Wausau] 1968
WIFC [Wausau] 1968
KMOR [Salt Lake City UT] 1970
KOB [Albuquerque NM] 1972
KCPX [Salt Lake City] 1972
KRGO [Salt Lake City] 1975
KPRQ [Salt Lake City] 1975-1979 - owner
KJR/KJR-FM [Seattle WA] 1986-1991
- GM
InTown Media, LLC [Seattle WA] 1995 - managing partner
Now: Jackson says (10/07), "I am CEO of eTAGZ, we own the patent to digital media
attached to retail items (CD's on a box of cereal for example), almost as much fun as a new
radio station."
jdweaver@intownmedia.com
Jay Weaver
KPOS [Post TX] 1963 - Basil J.
Weaver
KLBK [Lubbock] 1963 - Basil J.
Weaver
KDNT [Dallas TX] 1966 - Con West
KCUL [Ft. Worth TX] 1966
KBUY [Ft. Worth] 1967
KPCN [Dallas] 1968
KBUY [Ft. Worth] 1968-1973
KRLD [Ft. Worth] 2003
KBOC [Bridgeport TX] 2004
Now: Jay (Joe Fuchs) says (7/04),
"I am doing a weekend air shift at KBOC in Bridgeport, Texas and playing country music.
Great station, great staff. In 2002, I completed 30 years as a home builder in the northeast Fort Worth
suburbs. Still miss radio like it was back when. I enjoyed meeting many of the late 60s,
early 70s country-music recording artists, many of whom are now legends."
jayweaver@charter.net
Boyd Webb aka Dave Clark
WMC [Memphis TN] 1987
KMPZ [Memphis] 1989
KPYR [Memphis] 1990
WPYR [Memphis] 1991
WYKL [Memphis] 1993-1994
WRVR [Memphis] 1998
WSRR [Memphis] 2003-2005
Now: Boyd says (5/05), "I am taking a break
from the radio biz -- in Memphis, Tennessee."
bwebb1@midsouth.rr.com
Jeff Webb
WPLX [Collierville TN] 1988
WSMS [Memphis TN] 1989
KMPZ [Memphis] 1990
KPYR [Memphis] 1990
WYKL [Memphis] 1993
WOGY [Memphis] 1993 - Webb
Foot
WGKX [Memphis] 1995 - Jeff
Allen
WYPL [Memphis] 1995
WMC-FM [Memphis] 1998
WOGY [Memphis] 1999
WJZN [Memphis] 2001-2003
Now: Jeff says (3/05), "I am a marketing
consultant in Mississippi."
jwebb1@bigriver.net
Tedd Webb
WALT [Tampa FL] 1963 - Johnny
Angel
WYOU [Tampa] 1965 - Hank
Henry
WPKM [Tampa] 1966 - Hank
Henry
WSOO [Sault Sainte Marie MI]
1967 - Henry Ruiz
WCWR [Clearwater FL] 1969
WKKE [Asheville NC] 1969 -
Gary Morgan
WCWR [Clearwater FL] 1970
WFSO [St Petersburg FL] 1970
WLCY [St Petersburg FL] 1973
WDAE [Tampa] 1973
WFLA [Tampa] 1983
Now: Mornings at news/talk WFLA, Tampa,
Florida.
twebb003@tampabay.rr.com
Clark Weber
WRIT [Milwaukee WI] 195?
WLS [Chicago IL] 1961
WCFL [Chicago] 1969
WJJD [Chicago] 1972
WAIT [Chicago] 19??
Now: Running Clark Weber Associates
(radio advertising consultant), Chicago, Illinois.
info@clarkweberassociates.com
'Monster' Mike Weber
WRRK [Pittsburgh PA] 1996
Now: Mike says (6/03), "I am doing weekends
6-10am at Classic Rock WRRK-FM, Pittsburgh, PA."
monstermikee@msn.com
Mike Weber
WMOA [Marietta OH] 1970
KNEZ [Lompoc CA] 1971
WOXR [Oxford OH] 1973
KCRG [Cedar Rapids IA] 1975
WLW [Cincinnati OH] 1978
WLCY/WNSI
[St. Petersburg/Tampa FL] 1980
WQYK [St. Petersburg] 1982
WFLA [Tampa] 1984-1986
Now: Mike says (1/03), "I own (since
1986) CMR Studios, St. Petersburg, Florida. We have diversified quite a bit from
our roots (radio commercials). TV production and post is the biggest chunk of our
business. I voice a lot of spots. My most recent national work has been for
Universal Studios Florida." Click for The Mike Weber radio story.
mike@cmrStudios.com
Pete Weber
WGIL [Galesburg IL] 1972
WNDU [South Bend IN] 1974 - hockey PBP
WEBR [Buffalo NY] 1976
KRLA [Los Angeles CA] 1978 - LA Kings color
KPRZ [LA] 1979
KOGO [San Diego CA] 1980
KQEO [Albuquerque NM] 1981-1981 - Dukes color
WUFO [Buffalo] 1983 - Bisons color
WHAM [Rochester NY] 1983
WBEN [Buffalo] 1983
WGR [Buffalo] 1988 - Bisons PBP
WWKB [Buffalo] 1995 - Sabres PBP
WGR [Buffalo] 1996 - Sabres PBP
WWTN [Nashville TN] 1998
WNFN [Nashville] 2003
WGFX [Nashville] 2005 - Predators PBP
Now: Pete says (7/07), "I'm doing Nashville
Predators hockey PBP."
pete@peteweber.com
Steve Weber
KEUG [Eugene OR] 2000-2001
Now: Steve says (9/04), "I am working
at Willamette Pass Ski Resort where I turn the tables on the chair lifts; looking for
an all right Big Band gig on Web site or satellite."
webernorthwest@hotmail.com
Chuck Webster
WTQR [Winston-Salem NC] 1989-2000
Now: Chuck says (July 2002), "I am Marketing
Director for Joel Coliseum Complex, Winston-Salem, North Carolina."
cwebster@ljvm.com
Daryl Webster
KCMG [Anchorage AK] 1985
KTNX [Anchorage] 1985
KASH [Anchorage] 1986
KYAK [Anchorage] 1988
KMPS [Seattle WA] 1994
Radio Computing Services [Seattle] 1996
Prophet Systems Innovations [Las Vegas NV] 1998
Now: Daryl says (2/05), "I'm VP of Customer
Support (since Dec 2004) for Scott
Studios, Dallas, Texas."
daryl@scottstudios.com
Gene Weed
K??? [Dallas TX] 195?
K??? [Omaha NE] 195?
WQAM [Miami FL] 1957
KFWB [Los Angeles CA] 1958-1968
KLAC [LA] 1971
Passed away August 5, 1999. Click for much more on
Gene.
Jay William Weed
KPGA [San Luis Obispo CA] 1989-1989
Now: Jay says (6/06), "I am Mr. Mom, but will
soon be coming out of semi-retirement."
JxWxWeed@MindSpring.com
Steve Weed
WXLO [New York] 1978 - Steve
'Smokin-Wacky' Weed
WMXV [New York] 1995
Now: Program Director at Hot AC
WMXV-FM (Mix-105), New York.
John Weeks
WNAT [Natchez MS] 1969 - John Franklin
WMIS [Natchez] 1970 - John Franklin
WKOR [Columbus MS] 1972 - John Franklin
WJDX [Jackson MS] 1976
WSSO [Columbus] 1979
WHKW [Tuscaloosa AL] 1979 - Kris O'Kelly
WOWW [Pensacola FL] 1981 - Kris O'Kelly
WWRO [Pensacola] 1984-1992 - Kris O'Kelly
WXBM [Pensacola] 1995 - Kris O'Kelly
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