Radio Broadcasting History
Radio People by Name (Y)
Kelly Yaksich aka Kelly Randall
KKUA [Honolulu HI] 1986-1987
Now: Kelly says (1/07), "I am now a lawyer in
Denver, Colorado where I have done weekend shows over the last 10 years at Alice 106,
Jamming 92.5 and KISS-FM." And check out Kelly David, recording artist.
kyaksich@msn.com
Duke Yannacone
WKWF [Key West FL] 1962-1976 - Ole Duke
WIIS [Key West] 1978 - Duke in the Afternoon
WAIL/WKWF [Key West]
1982-1983 - Old Duke/The Duke
WQCS [Ft. Pierce FL] 1999-2002 - The Duke:
Mellow Pop
Now: Duke (Emilio Yannacone) says (12/06),
"I am living in Bloomingdale, New Jersey; I moved here from Florida in 2005; I'm enjoying
retirement in my home state."
oleduke2000@yahoo.com
Bob Yates
KJJO [Minneapolis MN] 198?
KSTP [St. Paul MN] 1987
KFAN [Minneapolis] 1996
WEZU [St. Paul] 2002
Now: Mornings at Nostalgia WEZU,
Stillwater, Minnesota.
bobyates@usazone.com
David Yates
KTRH [Houston TX] 2003
Now: David says (10/06), "I host talk shows in Dallas and
Houston covering home improvement."
david.yates@hgradio.com
Roby Yonge
WTMC [Gainesville FL] 1958
WCKR [Miami FL] 196?
WQAM [Miami] 1965
WABC [New York] 1968
WCBS-FM [New York] 1969
WHYI [Miami] 1973 - fired after first day
WMYQ [Miami] 1974
WKAT [Miami] 1987
WFUN [Miami] 1993
WMRZ/WAXY [Miami] 1993
Roby Yonge died July 18th, 1997 (heart
attack, 54 years old) in Miami, Florida. See Roby Sherman's tribute to Roby Young,
the Big Kahuna.
stories
Ace Young
KUDU
[Ventura CA] 1964 - Dennis Young
KZAP [Sacramento CA] 1968
KMET [Los Angeles] 1971
Westwood One [Los Angeles] 1982 - Host: Ace & Friends
CNN Radio [Atlanta] 1984
WINZ/WINZ-FM [Miami] 1986
WNWS [Miami] 1988
KKBN [Twain Harte CA] 1993
KQMT [Denver CO] 200?
KWYO [Sheridan WY] 2003
Now: News Director
for Sheridan Media, Sheridan, Wyoming; and site administrator for Yosemite/Gold Country
(yosemitegold.com).
Ace says (12/95), "I delivered 2 million petitions to President Carter at White House to stop
government funding of chemical spraying of marijuana plants with Paraquat. I also led the
effort to bring relief supplies to Indians held up behind the blockade at Wounded Knee, South
Dakota."
aceyoung@yosemitegold.com
Bill Young
KTRE [Lufkin TX] 1956
WACO [Waco TX] 1957
KTRE [Lufkin] 1958
KOIL [Omaha] 1960 - Bill
Western
KDOK [Tyler TX] 1961
WACO [Tyler] 1965
KILT/KILT-FM [Houston] 1966
Bill Young Productions [Sugarland TX] 1981-1996 - owner
Now: Bill says (1/03), "I sold
80% of Bill Young Productions to its employees in 1996. I am still active as aBoard member,
film director, consultant and occasional voice talent. I produce, and partner with
Olympic Champion Mary Lou Retton in, Mary Lou's Flip Flop Shop, a children's TV
program on PBS stations in the U.S."
BeYoung95@aol.com
Courtney
Young
WBGG [Miami FL] 2004
Now: Courtney says (3/05), "I'm living large
in Miami, Florida ... my dream come true; rocking the beach scene middays at Classic Rock
WBGG-FM (Big 105.9). This crazy business still makes me giddy and happy to get out of bed
every morning."
courtney@big1059.com
Dexter Young
KHJ [LA] 1947
KHJ-TV [LA] 1984
KCAL-TV [LA] 1990-1997
Now: Dexter retired in 1997 after 50 years with
KHJ/KCAL; he died July 17, 2006 in Orange County California.
Randy Young
WAVL [Apollo PA] 2000
Now: Randy says (2/03), "I host of the
morning show on Religious WAVL and then go home and put on a suit and come back to
be GM (my real job)."
ramdy@praise910.com
Ron Young
KWXY [Palm Springs CA] 1999
Now: Ron says (2/07), "I am currently
living in Palm Desert, California; am Sales and Marketing Director for Originamics
Television Productions (local TV shows and national TV production); and I do fill-in
and weekends for Easy Listening KWXY-FM and do numerous voice-overs around the U.S."
ryoung@realshowcase.com
Steve Young
CJET [Ottawa ON] 1973 - Neil
Edwards
CFRA [Ottawa] 1974
CKLC [Kingston ON] 1975
CHIQ [Winnipeg MB] 1976
CJFM [Montreal Québec] 1977
CITI [Winnipeg] 1979
CJAY [Calgary Alberta] 1985
KISW [Seattle WA] 1989
WNEW-FM [New York NY] 1995
WAXQ [New York] 1999-2000
Now: Director of Rock/Pop
formats at Jones Broadcast
Programming, and running Youngradio Management Strategies (programming
consultancy), Seattle, Washington.
youngradio@worldnet.att.net
Steve Young
KAAR [Vancouver WA] 1984-1985
Now: Steve says, "I have been self
employed since 1985 as freelance announcer, narrator, and copywriter. I have an
in-home studio located in Lincoln City, Oregon."
sryoung@wcn.net
Dic Youngs
KSO [Des Moines] 1958
W??? [Florida] 1965
KIOA [Des Moines] 1966
Now: Still at Oldies KIOA/KIOA-FM, Des
Moines, Iowa. yorkie@earthlink.net reports:
After being fired from KSO, Dic left for a station in Florida. He missed Iowa so much
he returned a year later and found work at rival station KIOA, where he's been
employed since.
John Yount
KPRI [San Diego] 1966 -
Jack Owens (fired after 1 day)
KNAK [Salt Lake City] 1967 -
Don Irwin
KSTN [Stockton CA] 1967 -
Don Ames
KUDU [Ventura CA] 1968 -
Spanky Elliott
KACY [Oxnard CA] 1968 - Spanky
Elliott
KEZY [LA] 1968 - Spanky Elliott
KYNO [Fresno CA] 1969 - Big John
Carter
KGB [San Diego] 1970 - Big John
Carter
KFIG-FM [Fresno CA] 1972 - Big
John Carter
KCBQ [San Diego] 1972 - Big
John Carter
KCPX [Salt Lake City] 1972 -
Jonathan Browne
KPOI [Honolulu] 1974 - Maxx
Mahimahi
KHJ [LA] 1975 - Big John Carter
KBDF [Eugene OR] 1975 - Charlie
Zant
KEZY [LA] 1976 - Big John Carter
KHJ [LA] 1984 - Johnny Yount
Jayman Productions [Fresno CA] 1986-2005 - Jay Crosby, owner
John Yount aka Big John Carter aka Jay Crosby
died (brain infection) Aug 24, 2005 in Fresno, California. Norma Aamodt McKim (Escondido, CA) says (8/26/05), "John
Yount went by many names to his radio fans - probably most remembered as Big John Carter.
For years he belonged to Viking Net for alumni of La Jolla High, and for us he was and always
will be Johnny Yount; our brilliant, funny and immensely talented friend."
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