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This
page is dedicated to some of the Top Jocks that we all like to collect.
Please note that some of the airchecks are shown on other pages. If they are
on this page only, the code is TJ. Click on the jocks names, and a new
window opens to their web page or current radio station. You may email me HERE
if you have anything to you'd like to contribute or trade. Please
take out the "at" and put in "@"!
Tom Kent was born and raised in Winston-Salem N.C. He was 15 when he scored his first radio job working weekends at WAIR. Rick Dees was his competition on cross-town Top 30 rival WTOB. These were the most impressionable years for Tom in radio especially working midnight to 6am his last three years of high school. As soon as he graduated high school, he had airchecks flying cross country. His big break came at the age of 19 when George Klein hired him to do nighttime at WHBQ in Memphis, and he became Truckin' Tom Cookin' Kent. His high energy antics got the attention of WIXY and he did nighttime in Cleveland from 1974 to 1975. In the spring of 1975, he was lured away from WIXY for more sunshine and money at KFJZ in Ft. Worth. That took him across the turnpike to KLIF in Dallas in 1975, where Truckin' Tom was on fire! Bill Hennes called in 1977 and Tom moved to WIBG in Philadelphia. In 1978, Joel Denver called from 96X in Miami. From there it was on to WGCL in Cleveland and then WLS Chicago, the Continental Satellite Radio Network, B-94 (Pittsburgh), WAVA (Washington, D.C.), Hot 95 (Baltimore), and Hot 92 (Cleveland).
Tom had been regional promotion
manager at Elektra Records since early 1990, and left them in mid 2004. He lives in Cleveland with his
wife Karen and three children, Steven, Jackie , and Katie.
In June of 2004, Tom launched a nationally syndicated radio show called Hall
of Fame Coast to Coast. In mid 2007, Tom sold his interest in the TKO Radio
Network. Tom now has a new company at
www.tomkent.com
so go check out his new show
demos!
Big Apple Airchecks wants to thank Tom Kent for
sharing some great airchecks and doing some great intros for us! Thanks Tom,
and keep on truckin'!
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Big Ron O' Brien helps finish up your hectic day with your favorite oldies. His quick wit helps make the busy afternoon commute home a breeze!
Every Monday through Friday, Big Ron digs deep into Philadelphia's largest on-air music library and features the "Lost 45" at 5:45pm. It's always a great oldie that hasn't been heard for a while, but surely has not been forgotten! Big Ron helps keep those favorites alive! Ron has worked at some great stations, including WCFL, WOKY, WFIL, KFI, KIIS, and now
does afternoons at WOGL in Philadelphia.Big Apple Airchecks is proud to feature Big Ron O'Brien as a Top Jock!
CD US WCAR Detroit 12/31/71
TJ30 45m WXLO 5/4/74/
Side 2: Walt "Baby" Love 5/17/74TJ006 C60 WXLO Dec 1974/KOPA Howard Hoffman Feb 10, 1982
TJ007 C90 WFIL Nov 11, 1977/Philadelphia Composite Jan 24, 1977
TJ008 C90 WRKO April-June 1978
NE002 C90 WRKO Nov 30, 1978
NE006 C90 WRKO Sept 1978
TJ009 C60 KFI July 17, 1979
TJ29 45m KFI 11/20/80
TJ010 C60 Side 1 By Windy City Airchecks: KTLK/WXLO/WCFL Side 2 By The Aircheck Factory: KUDL/WCAR/WCFL/WXLO
The Aircheck Factory Presents: Big Ron O'Brien Revisited
TJ20 C90 KBET October 1989
TJ36 CD KROQ-FM 7/27/81 as "Eugene Oregon"
TJ39 C90 WCFL 7/7/75
WLCE Alice 104.5 8/25/80
PA004 C90
US WOGL 8/27/02_____________________________________________________
Broadway Bill Lee
What can be said of Broadway Bill Lee that hasn't already been said? He's been in radio over 30 years and worked at some great stations including WTIC, WJBQ, KFRC, WQHT Hot 97 and WKTU 103.5. He did Sunday mornings on WWFS Fresh 102.7, and daily shows on XM Satellite Radio "50's on 5" channel. Bill is currently doing afternoons on the revitalized WCBS-FM, New Yorks Greatest Hits! Bill Lee is a master of rhymes, and he can do it and hit the post with his eyes closed, or so I've been told. Big Apple Airchecks is proud to include the one and only Bill Lee to the realm of Top Jocks!
NY179 CD 45m US WQHT Hot 97 Bill Lee 5/89
WQHT Hot 97 CD US 10/18/89
WBLI 106.1 1st Guest Show CD X 3 US 1/20/07
XM 50's On 5 CD X 3 US 5/4/07
CD US WWFS Fresh 102.7 5/6/07
CD The Original Hot 97 Website Kickoff To Live Hosts 5/8/07
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"The True" Don Bleu
I've been a fan of "TDB" ever since I got my first aircheck of him on KDWB back in the 1970's, and through the years, stayed a fan. I remember channel surfing on a late Sunday night, and finding Don Bleu on The Discovery Channel, hosting a show about how things are done and made called "The Know Zone." It also featured Soledad O'Brien, before she was on CNBC. The following paragraphs are from The Pavek Museum of Broadcasting in Minnesota.
Thanks Don for doing a great intro, and being a friend to BAA! I've had the pleasure of talking to Don a couple of times while he was on the air at Star, and he is as friendly on the phone as he is on the air! Click HERE to here the intro and some great airchecks!
Host
of "Don Bleu in the Morning" on Star 101.3 FM in San Francisco, Don
Bleu (real name Rick Kelleher) is one of the most popular personalities in Bay
Area radio, but Twin Cities listeners remember him as "True Don
Bleu" from KDWB in the glory days of Top 40 AM radio.
A
native of East Grand Forks, Minnesota, Bleu began his career in 1966 when his
University of North Dakota classmate Shadoe Stevens encouraged him to give
radio a try. He signed on at KILO in Grand Forks, and soon became the
night-time disc jockey. After a term at KQWB Fargo, he moved to the Twin
Cities and KDWB in 1968, where for the next ten years he was one of the top
jocks in the region, even touring the state with his own group, True Don Bleu
and
the Upper Division Back to the '50s Rock and Roll Revue. His Minnesota success
earned him a spot at KHJ Radio in Los Angeles. In 1980 he moved to San
Francisco, where he became a star in the adult contemporary format, twice
named National Adult Contemporary Air Personality of the Year by Radio &
Records Magazine. He's also enjoyed success in television, having hosted
"The Gong Show" for a season, as well as shows for the Discovery
Channel and Home and Garden TV. Following is a listing of Don Bleu airchecks.
CD US KDWB-FM/AM 9/5/78 Minneapolis Last Show
CA068 CD X 2 US KHJ-AM 9/25/78
CD
US KYUU-FM 99.7 San Francisco 12/28/82
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KIXL&KVIL-1961/KLIF-1964/CKLW-1968/KFRC-1969/KGB-1971/KHJ-1972/WLS-1976/KHJ-1977/KLIF-1979/WRKO-1979/KOY-1982/KTAR-1983/KFYI-1985/KGLQ-1997/KRTH-2000
Big Apple Airchecks is proud to include the legendary Charlie Van Dyke as one of the Top Jocks!
For those shows that do not have codes next to them, they are exclusive to this page.CD US KFRC 5/25/70
CD US KFRC 10/70
TJ014 15 minutes KHJ 1972
CA038 KHJ Interview w/Rick Dees 2/77
CA005
CD KHJ Last Show 5/5/77CA042 WRKO 5/79
NE008 C46 WRKO 3/5/79 1st Show
NE009 30 minutes WRKO 3/16/79 US
NE011 10 minutes WRKO 3/16/79
NE012 50 minutes WRKO 4/23/79
NE013 50 minutes WRKO 4/19/79
NE014 45 minutes WRKO 4/12/79
NE015 10 minutes WRKO 7/31/79
NE019 15 minutes WRKO 10/4/79
NE021 25 minutes WRKO 1/24/80
TJ17 CD KRTH April 19, 1999
TJ18 30m KFRC 5/27/70
TJ23 C60 KLIF 6/2/67
TJ24 C120 WLS 10/10/71
TJ25 C90 X 2 KHJ 1/24/72 First Show
TJ31 C90 KGLQ 6/16/98
TJ32 C90 KGLQ 10/13/97
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Pat St. John
Cool,Hip,Class; Those are the three words that describe my friend Pat St. John. I remember first talking to Pat when I was in high school, just to request a song, and thinking how nice this guy was! When I finally got to meet Pat, I was visiting WPLJ to do interviews for my college radio station with some of the DJ's, and when I saw the long hair, the oversize jewelery and heard the voice, I knew I wanted to be in radio! What better inspiration than a DJ from your favorite FM radio station?
Pat is celebrating 30 years of being in New York radio...there aren't to many people who can make that claim, and be truly happy about it. Pat's professional career started at CKLW in 1969, and from there to WKNR in 1970, WRIF 1972, and WPLJ in 1973, where he stayed for an amazing 14 years! From there, he went to WNEW-FM for 11 years, where he also was program director. In 1998, he joined fledgling Sirius Satellite Radio, and in 2001, went to WCBS-FM, where he did the Saturday/Sunday 11PM-4AM shift. Pat is now a really busy guy...he does the 10 AM-2 PM show Sunday mid-day show at WCBS-FM, and is also a host and program manager of several shows at Sirius Satellite Radio.
Big Apple Airchecks is proud to welcome our friend Pat St. John to the realm of TOP JOCKS! Thanks Pat for all the years of great entertainment, and terrific airchecks!
C60 & CD Composite: Covers the highlights of Pat's career at CKLW, WKNR, WPLJ, WNEW-FM, and WCBS-FM. Also the opening and closing portions of the show he did on WLIE in 2002. Also includes the "WPLJ Big Montage."
US CKLW 11/14/69
CD WKNR 1310 1970-71 and Last Show March 1972
MP3
CD WCBS-FM First Show Back 7/13/07
5 hours (2 hours from stream, 3 hours from radio)
CD US WCBS-FM 3/9/08 (Pat told me over the phone he hadn't recorded himself for quite a while, so I went ahead and did it for him!)
Pat on a vintage WKNR Motor City
Survey 1971
Vintage WPLJ Promo Card...the back has
the NY FM Dial from around 1975.
Click HERE to visit patstjohn.net.
I guess this was
during Pat's cowboy stage; his horse is double
parked outside!
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