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 Boss Radio -- Facts, Info, and Encyclopedia article   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-12)
The unsuccessful programming on KHJ, one of the original radio stations in Los Angeles, consisted of block segments of drama, mystery, (A serialized program usually dealing with sentimentalized family matters that is broadcast on radio or television (frequently sponsored by a company advertising soap products)) soap opera, news, and music, both live and recorded.
See also the profiles of boss jock The Real (additional info and facts about Don Steele) Don Steele and (additional info and facts about Robert W. Morgan) Robert W. Morgan who helped to put Boss Radio on the air in Los Angeles.
However, when anyone who is old enough to remember boss radio in (The 2nd smallest continent (actually a vast peninsula of Eurasia); the British use `Europe' to refer to all of the continent except the British Isles) Europe, they recall the arrival of the boss jocks on SRE.
www.absoluteastronomy.com /encyclopedia/b/bo/boss_radio.htm   (585 words)

  
 Boss Radio Forever 93/KHJ: BossRadioForever.com
Boss Radio Forever.com -- The definitive history of 1965 Los Angeles rock and roll radio station 93/KHJ and its impact.
In 2005 we are observing the 40th anniversary of Boss Radio on KHJ.
The introduction of the Boss Radio format 40 years ago remains a rarity in the history of radio broadcasting because nothing quite like it has ever happened since.
www.bossradioforever.com   (515 words)

  
 Boss of radio sent to anger class
Boss paid the fine immediately and said he'd grin and bear the anger class even though he doesn't think he needs it.
In August, a jury found Boss guilty of threatening Robert Kammarada, a Wallkill cop, his sister and her boyfriend at the home of Boss' daughter, Kelly Scheuering, also a Wallkill cop.
At trial, Boss said he went to his daughter's house on a September night last year believing that Kammarada was trying to abduct the newborn child he had with Scheuering.
www.recordonline.com /archive/2002/10/18/gcboss18.htm   (412 words)

  
 Scotsman.com Business - Media & Leisure - Radio Clyde boss turned off by industry advertising talks
Paul Cooney, managing director of Radio Clyde - one of the biggest stations in Scotland and part of the Scottish Radio Holdings group - is said to have declined an invitation from Billy Anderson, of Real Radio, to attend a meeting with other senior managers of Forth, Beat 106, Kingdom and Saga.
Commercial radio in Scotland has a 12% share of the total sum that companies spend on advertising north of the Border each year.
Adam Findlay, of Radio Forth, said: "We will continue to be a supporter of discussions that further the interests of the industry, not just in Scotland but across the UK.
business.scotsman.com /media.cfm?id=644432005   (827 words)

  
 Edison Media Research: The Boss Is Back. Can “Boss Radio” Be Far Behind?   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-12)
Radio has often taken its imaging cues from MTV over the last two decades (e.g., “stopless music”), so it was inevitable that the success of the network’s “Pimp My Ride” would prompt a certain amount of copycatting.
Sklar’s homage to “boss radio” was ironic, since his WABC New York had steadfastly resisted jumping on the Drake bandwagon in the ‘60s.
In any event, at a time when radio is finally defending itself against accusations of homogenization, the notion that even “Boss Radio” could come back proves that there are 40 years’ worth of great ideas to pick from as an alternative to the copy-catting of current ideas that often takes place.
www.edisonresearch.com /home/archives/2004/10/the_boss_is_bac_1.html   (1767 words)

  
 Boss Radio - TheBestLinks.com - Rock and roll, 1965, RKO, Fresno, ...   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-12)
Boss Radio, Rock and roll, Radio, 1965, RKO, Fresno, San Francisco, KHJ, Los...
Boss Radio was the name chosen to promote a new radio programming format launched in May 1965 on KHJ, Los Angeles at 930 on the AM radio dial.
The station was owned by RKO, a legendary U.S. corporation that produced radio and television content, which was unhappy with how poorly the station was performing in the local ratings.
www.thebestlinks.com /Boss_Radio.html   (255 words)

  
 Radio Broadcasting History, Radio People, Tributes (RDS)
Of course, thousands of other radio pros and wannabees have studied Steele the same way: if radio were a course, he'd have been required reading in the 60s and 70s (and should be today).
Although Steele didn't coin the "boss" terms, he was the first to deliver the phrase "Boss Radio in Boss Angeles" on the air.
Boss Radio was truly a unique sound ã a capella jingles, fewer commercials, a tight music playlist, plenty of promotions and DJs such as Mr.
www.440.com /favrds.html   (7720 words)

  
 KPPT 100.7FM THE BOSS radio station in Newport, on the Oregon coast
KPPT 100.7FM THE BOSS radio station in Newport, on the Oregon coast
The BOSS is presenting a $200 check to the charity of their choice: Ronald McDonald House.
BOSS radio's new sister station, KCUP 1230 AM.
www.bossradio.net   (334 words)

  
 History of KGB Boss Radio - Glory Days   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-12)
He was known as a high energy exciting radio personality that required his talents be applied during the 4-8 PM shift when Bob Elliott left in October.
The Boss 30 was redesigned in April from the Drake network format to a design unique to station KGB.
Boss Radio was big and so was KGB as the ratings leader in 1970.
www.ct30.com /kgb/parttwo.html   (3273 words)

  
 Radio AM to FM   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-12)
And the radio world was never the same again.
Don Page, longtime radio reporter for the Los Angeles Times put it this way on May 2nd, 1965: "Whether KHJ moves into the hallowed ratings circle is unimportant.
But a newsman at KHJ who thought he was going to be fired went to KFWB and brought along all the ideas that would be part of KHJ: the term "Boss Radio," "20/20 News," and so on.
members.cox.net /rwagoner/columns/2000/apr2800.html   (573 words)

  
 KHJ | Inside Boss Radio by Ron Jacobs | Ron Jacobs
"Ron Jacobs was one of the 60's radio pioneers.
I was directing a radio conference in New York City.
I was a Boss Radio fanatic I listened to every minute I could.
www.93khj.com /KHJBook/ronjacobs.htm   (540 words)

  
 Radio boss says no to Singo's NRL coverage - Business - Business - smh.com.au
Caralis's Broadcast Operations, which owns 33 radio stations in NSW and south-east Queensland, pledged $500,000 in cash and $500,000 in contra advertising for the NRL to promote the game in 2006.
Some in the industry said the current spat was standard fare between the two radio groups, which "fight like cats and dogs".
NRL communications director John Brady said that, after widely consulting with the radio industry, the NRL decided to extend the existing contract with Macquarie because most station owners wanted to bid for multi-year rights from 2007, when radio commentary for Monday and Friday night football games would be introduced.
www.smh.com.au /news/business/radio-boss-says-no-to-singos-nrl-coverage/2005/11/23/1132703253248.html   (664 words)

  
 Boss Radio Forever 93/KHJ
The radio broadcasters of that time could not sit idly by as their vast financial investments were challenged by the emerging medium of television.
Once the popularity of rock and roll music formats on the radio in the United States had been established in the 1950s, it was not surprising that many stations chose one variation or another in attempt to win loyal audiences.
When they succeeded in doing just that with a format named “Boss Radio,” they changed the way rock and roll radio stations were programmed as other stations in the late 1960s and early 1970s attempted to emulate what had succeeded so well in Los Angeles.
www.bossradioforever.com /93khj/index.php/weblog/more/rock_and_roll_radio   (1056 words)

  
 You Can Survive a Bad Boss - WTOP Radio
If you are in a situation where you feel trapped with a bad boss, work on lines of communication, separate yourself from the situation.
Doomus says your boss may not be aware of the problems and could in fact learn from what you've experienced.
Once you're to to the job interview stage, he says don't complain about how your boss manages because the company you're interviewing with won't know whether your boss was the problem or whether you were.
www.wtopnews.com /index.php?sid=174726&nid=25   (446 words)

  
 Open Directory - Arts: Radio: History   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-12)
The history of the UK radio licence - In the United Kingdom you were required - from 1922 until 1971 - to pay for a radio licence in order to legally listen to the wireless.
Radio Service Bulletins (1921-1927) - These monthly Radio Service Bulletins were published by the US Bureau of Navigation, Department of Commerce in the 1920s and early 1930s.
Radio Heritage Foundation - sharing the stories of Pacific radio - Radio Heritage Foundation provides an online archive collection of stories about pacific radio and a broad range of advocacy, research, education, publishing and other programs.
dmoz.org /Arts/Radio/History   (1041 words)

  
 DA' PORNOFLIXCLIX f/ Exquisite Live - index page - Free MP3 downloads, CDs, Bio Info, Tour Dates, Lyrics and More!"   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-12)
DJ Boss was exposed to music by his father who was in the military and had an extensive record collection, would DJ at parties as a hobby in the 70's.
DJ Boss is the Audio Ear of the group, always paying close attention to detail and sound quality, along with the mood and memory that PFC's music leaves with it's audiences.
King Alleles was born from DJ Boss as a result of 17 years of participating, teaching, performing, and advocating for Hip-Hop in order to establish stronger credibility for the genre.
www.iuma.com /IUMA/Bands/DA_PORNOFLIXCLIX_f_Exquisite_Live   (2176 words)

  
 SignOnSanDiego.com > News > Features -- Tale o' the tape
John Lennon records "Imagine." A local Top 40 radio station – purveyor of Albert Hammond's "It Never Rains in California," Donny Osmond's "Hey Girl" and Gilbert O'Sullivan's "Alone Again (Naturally)" – boldly announces its intention to flush its format down the toilet.
When, sometime that day, or perhaps the next (I don't remember), the tape had played for the last time, a new KGB was born – as an alt-rock station to compete with KPRI – and so was a simulcasting FM "twin," KGB-FM.
Thirty years on, there's still loads of trashy radio (most of it dressed in corporate finery).
www.signonsandiego.com /news/features/20040725-9999-m1a25radio.html   (432 words)

  
 History (on ArtsFizz.com)   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-12)
The history of radio broadcasting in the San Francisco Bay Area, including streaming audio, photographs and memorabilia dating back to the early 20th Century.
Radio Heritage Foundation provides an online archive collection of stories about pacific radio and a broad range of advocacy, research, education, publishing and other programs.
These monthly Radio Service Bulletins were published by the US Bureau of Navigation, Department of Commerce in the 1920s and early 1930s.
www.artsfizz.com /Radio/History   (897 words)

  
 KHJ (AM)   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-12)
KHJ Radio in Los Angeles, California was one of America's most formidable Top 40 radio stations in the 1960s and 1970s as 93 KHJ.
Also part of the format, which came to be known as "Boss Radio", was a package of memorable jingles performed by the Johnny Mann Singers.
RKO General encountered difficult challenges to their radio and television licenses and was ultimately forced by the FCC to sell off their broadcast properties.
www.worldhistory.com /wiki/K/KHJ-(AM).htm   (660 words)

  
 TvRadioWorld - Philippines - Radio / TV Stations on the Internet   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-12)
Boss Radio (DYRJ) - Cebu City (Cebu, Central Visayas) PH..
Boss Radio (DXDJ) - Davao City (Davao, Southern Mindanao) PH..
Boss Radio (DXRJ) - Cagayan de Oro (Misamis Orient, Northeastern Mindanao) PH..
www.tvradioworld.com /region2/phl/Radio_TV_On_Internet.asp   (934 words)

  
 Honolulu Star-Bulletin Business
As a teenager, "I was a Boss Radio fanatic.
Industry publication Radio & Records has endorsed it as a "gold mine for anyone interested in radio history," but it may have a wider audience among businesses struggling to overcome a big dog competitor.
He got into radio in Hawaii as a teenager in the late 1950s when the KPOI AM "Poi Boys" ruled the airwaves.
starbulletin.com /2002/02/27/business/engle.html   (463 words)

  
 The last month of Radio England
It was an immensely great period of life, radio, and music, and I would therefore be happy if anybody being on the ship, or were listeners in those days reading this essay might help this writer, and all fans of the station establish more facts.
Radio Britain will be playing pop music 24 hours a day and Radio England will do the show with light romantic music 21 hours a day.
Weather at 0945: ”Swinging Radio England- Brings you up-to-the minute reports-from the ionospheric weather checker.” News at.15: (Jingle) ”Space News Hotlines”-”From the North, East, West and South, this is Radio England news live and up-to the minute at 10.16.
www.northernstar.no /sre.htm   (6238 words)

  
 Zapoleon Media Strategies | Original Articles
PD’s and imaging directors have to be focusing on one radio station 24/7 where every idea is being contributed to that station — without having their creativity watered down spread over multiple stations.
Infinity has recognized they needed to take their radio station's programming to the next level and hired radio legend Steve Rivers because his successes are based on high concept but also knowing how to get in the trenches if he wants it done right.
Big radio companies have just begun to realize they can't continue to cash in on stations that are former shadows of themselves.
www.zapoleon.com /zms/kbase.asp?article_id=56   (1236 words)

  
 KHJ Critique   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-12)
Unlike some modern music stations staffed by older performers, the "Boss Jocks" are enthusiastically responsive to the goals of the station and react positively to everything happening there.
The Real Don Steele is the most articulate of the "Boss Jocks" in respect to the argot of the youth.
Listener requests taken on the "Boss Line" are tabulated throughout the broadcast day by special operators on duty at the station.
wrko.org /_memos/m660621.htm   (1142 words)

  
 BBC NEWS | Entertainment | TV and Radio | Radio boss 'wanted Evans out'
Chris Evans' show on Virgin Radio had become so bad that his bosses wanted him to leave the station even before the drinking binge that led to his sacking, a court has heard.
The former DJ and radio host called Virgin Radio finance director Andrew Mollett to the witness box as his hearing for unfair dismissal continued at London's High Court.
Mr Vos had said that John Pearson, the chief executive of Virgin Radio, had been looking for a new host for Evans' slot in 2001 as the presenter was nearing the end of his contract.
news.bbc.co.uk /1/hi/entertainment/tv_and_radio/2885309.stm   (421 words)

  
 Radio Broadcasting History, Radio People (Gary Mack)
July 6, 2000 - Don Barrett intro: The launch of KHJ as "Boss Radio" in the spring of 1965, was a historic moment in the history of Los Angeles radio.
One of the original KHJ "Boss Jocks" was Gary Mack, who worked noon to 3 p.m.
The planned sequence of events was to break away from the MOR format and go into a more contemporary music format called the Cavalcade of Hits, followed by a listener-driven Million Dollar Battle, and then hit with the Boss Radio format.
www.440.com /_gmack.html   (1087 words)

  
 RadioDailyNews.com
KHJ’s Boss engineers, Bill Mouzis and Jon Badeaux, tell of what it was like to ride shotgun with The Real for his daily three-hour radio adventures in soulful music and Delgadoism.
In a newspaper interview he said, "That guy in there thinks he's Diana Ross." The real entertainment offered by Boss Radio was, more often than not, the banter on the intercom and the interplay of the jock and board op.
I loved the radio part of it and I loved the music but it was really tough going to school.
www.radiodailynews.com /ronjacobs1.htm   (2418 words)

  
 Variety.com - Local pioneering DJ Real Don Steele dies
Local radio legend the Real Don Steele, who rocketed to prominence as one of the disc jockey architects of the "Boss Radio" format at Los Angeles' KHJ-AM in the mid-1960s, died Tuesday morning after a short battle with lung cancer.
It was Steele's voice that first introduced 93-KHJ's ultrahip top-40 "Boss Radio" sound on May 3, 1965.
He also hosted the music television shows "Boss City" and "The Real Don Steele Show" for KHJ-9, which is now KCAL TV.
www.variety.com /article/VR1116678535   (292 words)

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