1995-12-08 04:00:00 PDT BAY AREA -- Broadcaster Jim Gabbert touched off a furor with a cryptic announcement on R&B fixture KDIA-AM that "the Boss is Dead," but employees say the only thing likely to change is the station's slogan. without express approval. my understanding of how radio worked enabled me to appreciate just how talented he was. 1981: KSUN, Bisbee. On March 22, 1996, the FCC issued an updated list of expanded band allotments, which now assigned KXBT to 1630kHz, so transmissions were switched to that frequency. And he provides links to sites by and for Red Blanchard, Coyle & Sharpe, Hap Harper, Norman Davis, "Big Rick" Stuart, "Dr." Don Rose, Terry McGovern, Bobby Ocean, Jeff McNeal, free-form KSAN and -- get this -- a fan site for the late 99.7 KYUU! Bob was the host of The Milkmans Matinee on WNEW-AM from 1975-1979. "It's been nothing but positive," says Kim Bryant, Clear Channel's regional vice president. Yes. Poor or fair audio quality. line, so the filters don't get in the way.). Listeners develop, learn and grow in their faith as they gain answers to questions relating to daily life, from raising children to improving marriages. Copyright 2023 | WordPress Theme by MH Themes. ]. doing film and video production. 3260 Blume Dr Suite 520 Richmond, CA 94806. Whether it was James Brown, The Supremes, The Impressions, Aretha Franklin, The Four Tops, The Temptations, Otis Redding, Sam Cooke, Wilson Pickett the list could go on forever you werent cool unless your radio was set to KDIA! Privacy Policy | Afterthe failure of KFYIs news format, the station went off the air on April 9, 1985, only to be revived under new ownership as KDIA in October of that year. March 10 @ 1:00 pm - March 12 @ 5:00 pm. Salem also owns KFAX 1100 AM which airs a separate schedule of Christian programming. Bob Jones signed off his show every morning, and although to this day I never knew what his closing meant, but it was cute, Of love be more careful than anything. Bob also worked at several other stations including WHN, WQXR and WQEW. He has published eight books, including a best-selling memoir ("The Rice Room") and a collection of past articles, "Becoming Almost Famous" (he was portrayed in the Cameron Crowe film "Almost Famous"), and is working on a book about Little Feat. I hope hes okay. Copyright 2023 | WordPress Theme by MH Themes. 1:30PM - 2:00PM On the Level On the Level with Pastor Pancho Juarez is the radio ministry of The Ark Montebello, in Montebello, California. In 1992, Oakland journalist Chauncey Bailey returned to the Bay Area to work as public affairs director and newscaster on KDIA. They can look at Top 40 surveys. Listen to free internet radio, news, sports, music, and podcasts. Bob Jones (KDIA) Jack Kulp (98.1 The Breeze, KOIT, KIOI) Lamont & Tonelli (The Bone) Sean O'Callaghan (KLOK, KYA, KLIV) Stefan Ponek (KSFR, KSAN, KSFO) Sly Stone (KSAN, KDIA) Kim Vestal (KLIV, KARA, KCBS) Paul "Lobster" Wells (KLIV, KSJO, KOME, KSAN, KRQR, KQAK, KVRV) Talk Show Hosts Don Chamberlain (KNEW "California Girls") Bob was last in the tradition of all the great Milkmen, which it should also be noted was the first all night radio program when the day begins, the music begins, just like WNEW pioneered playing records (instead of live bands) as filler in between coverage of the Lindbergh kidnapping trial which morphed into the Ballroom when Martin Block moved it and himself from California to New York. [15], In the early 1990s KDIA was co-owned by then mayor of Oakland, California, Elihu Harris with then California State Assembly Speaker Willie Brown. Enjoy The Gospel Express, Marshalen Martin, and programs such as Praise Party, and many more. [8][9], KDIA was put on the air in 1998 by Baybridge Communications, and has been a Christian talk station since 2002. ", Program director and disc jockey Bob Jones said: "I hope I'll have a job tomorrow. Click to share on Twitter (Opens in new window), Click to share on Facebook (Opens in new window), Click to share on Pinterest (Opens in new window), Click to share on LinkedIn (Opens in new window), Click to email a link to a friend (Opens in new window), Bay Area Radio Hall of Fame: The Class of 2018 Bay Area Radio Museum, Legends To Celebrate Hall of Fame's Class of 2018 - Broadcast Legends, BARHOF Class of 2022 Nominations Announced, Bay Area Radio Hall of Fame BARHOF Class of 2021 Nominees. Enjoy The Gospel Express, Marshalen Martin, and programs such as Praise Party, and many more. address: Gone, into vapor. Took a History of Broadcasting class at College of San Mateo in the Fall of 1994. performing Folk music and comedy as a duo with his wife (whom he met in "There aren't going to be any. Posted on . For a while, we would play one cut per night from the old albums during the 3AM-4AM hour of the Matinee. Jackson is talking with the Broadcast Legends to provide a veterans committee. that as of noon Friday, the Boss is Dead. So, do listeners notice, and do they care? "Also, the California Historical Radio Society has refurbished the old studios and offices of KRE in Berkeley. Bob Jones, Sr., the founder of BJU, intended the station to operate independently by accepting advertising rather than being supported by the university, but he did not expect the station to make a profit. He also hosted an evening version of "The Make-Believe Ballroom". Minnesota Deer and Turkey Classic. I was age 7 at the time and now Im 60 and still remember that day. Julius Mendel. In 1959, it was bought by the owners of Memphis radio station WDIA, and the call letters were changed to KDIA. Bob was the host of "The Milkman's Matinee" on WNEW-AM from 1975-1979. My new boss demanded that I attend a two-hour food and wine pairing seminar at one of California's top wineries with their head chef. "There aren't going to be any big changes," one KDIA salesman chuckled. The station's tag line was "KDIA Lucky 13" and their jingle was "KDIA, the Soul of the Bay.". Does anyone know out there? My Aunt was a close friend of Wally Ray.. Nice to see that his memory wasnt a dream. Remember the Bruce too. The Warner brothers sold the station to Sonderling Broadcasting in 1959, at which time it became KDIA and embarked on its greatest period of growth, popularity and influence. Featured BOB's Text Club - Join Now! During the 1990s California Assembly Speaker Willie Brown co-owned KDIA with Oakland Mayor Elihu Harris. More music: "LIM" has become a familiar phrase in the radio biz. KDIA transmits 10,000 watts. Plus 100,000 AM/FM radio stations featuring music, news, and local sports talk. Stand with Ukraine. KDIA, which began its life as the amateur station 6XAM in Oakland about one-hundred years ago, was the premiere radio station in serving the Bay Area's vast African-American audience in the years following World War II, when it was known as KWBR, and well into the 1990s. Ballard, Doug Cass and Al Moreland, to name but a few. It was inducted to the Bay Area Radio Hall of. Jackson, by day a sales and marketing consultant for film companies, is still loading up the site -- mostly from about 20 cartons of radio stuff he's collected over several decades -- but it's already looking and sounding pretty good. I too would like to get in touch with Bob Jones. By the late 1950s, while still known as KWBR, the station was competing with KSAN/1450 in San Francisco for black listeners with rhythm-and-blues music and popular disc jockeys, includingBig Don Barksdale and Bouncin Bill Doubleday. 6. Through this powerful format, listeners are able to hear Bible teaching and preaching from a wide variety of Christian preachers and teachers. Don Barksdale also usually came in early to record his show.. Then it was an entire album side, then an entire album. Listen to Bob Jones Radio free online. They can get written info on many, many more. Thanks. I visited it, and the president, Steve Kushman, showed me a wall and said, 'That could be your hall of fame.' When I was 11 and 12 years old I would scan the AM dial from one end to the other, stop at any radio station and listen until I could identify the calls and city, then . KKBU, Malibu, CA, Working for a food bank in Michigan, and Courtesy of Michael C. Gwynne (a/k/a Mike Shepherd). Oakland Post Editor Chauncey Bailey was the KDIA Public Affairs Director and newscaster in 1992. departments. ARSA: ABOUT: SURVEYS: STATIONS: KDIA 1310 AM. I listened and learned. I first met Bob in 1962 in New Haven when Bob was working at WAVZ Radio. accurate as possible, not repeating many of the myths of the industry (such as Listen live KDIA 1640 AM radio with Onlineradiobox.com DB Courtesy of Dave Billeci. sdisontheair@msn.com, Producer "Beatles: An Bob Jones started in radio working for KCUB and KHOS in Tucson. King and others for "Evening Magazine." Ongoing Story", Author of Arcadia Press book on Tucson Radio, email: Bailey later became the editor of the Oakland Post and was murdered on the streets of downtown Oakland. i was transfixed in my car as i listened and exclaimed, holy s**t when it was over. Each episode features host and musicologist Stephanie Shonekan and one guest. "I am now working for Wine & Dine Events and Tours in the Napa Valley," he says. All rights reserved. Bob at KHOS, 1974. The station helped launch the careers of such musicians as Sly and the Family Stone. 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