Tom Campbell

Bay Area Radio
Hall of Fame

Class of 2021

Tom Campbell (KYA Photo)
Tall Tom Campbell on the KYA music survey for March 22, 1969
On The Air Sign (Image)

Tom Campbell on WONE/Dayton (Early February 1967?):

Before arriving in San Francisco, Tall Tom was the toast of the town in Dayton, Ohio. This great hour of TC was recorded by nine-year-old Paul Van House, perhaps in early February 1967, on his father’s Voice Of Music reel-to-reel tape deck from the line-out jack on a hi-fi (albeit mono) AM/FM radio.

Tom Campbell and his Corvette – which he’d loan out to his fans, usually with no questions asked! (Photo probably taken at Mathew’s TV & Stereo, Top of the Hill, Daly City.)
Tom Campbell on KYA (August 27, 1968):
Tom Campbell on 1260 KYA (September 9, 1968):
Tom Campbell KYA Article (Image)

An article about Tom Campbell at 1260 KYA from Billboard (July 6, 1968)

Tom Campbell on 1260 KYA, February 22, 1969:
Tom Campbell and Bill Holley interview John Lennon on 1260 KYA, May 29, 1969:

For the full story behind this interview, please click here.

Tom Campbell on KNEW/91, December 1972:
Tom Campbell The Pitch Man – Spots Only!

Spanning the decades from the 1960s to the 2000s, Tom does classic spots for Mathew’s TV & Stereo, a Monkees concert at the Oakland Coliseum, Motor Music, Bimbo’s 365, Goodies Speed Shops, The Comfort Zone and Linder’s Furniture.

Micky Dolenz , Tom Campbell and Davy Jones (1969 Photo)
Tom Campbell (center) with Micky Dolenz (left) and Davy Jones (right) of The Monkees.
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Special thanks to Mike Schweizer for providing several of the airchecks for this exhibit.

 

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STEVE CONWAY
STEVE CONWAY
30 June 2020 1:53 PM

THIS MESSAGE IS FOR TOM CAMPBELL. PLEASE CALL ME IN LAS VEGAS AT 702-494-7023

Phil Ammar
Phil Ammar
15 June 2021 10:23 PM

I just heard Tom Campbell doing voice over on a TV commercial during the Dodgers game tonight. My goodness, he’s still got the best pipes in broadcasting after 55 years in the biz. Amazing! And this website is great. Thank you for all the impressive work you do here. 🙂

Tom Campbell
Tom Campbell
10 July 2022 12:51 PM

Phil,
Thank you so much for the kind words.
It means a lot.
Again,
Thank you!

Bobby Dark
Bobby Dark
14 July 2022 7:26 PM

Hey, Tom….. Bobby Dark here, from KBOX in Dallas……. I rode sidekick a few time on AFRS
with you in LA. You were in SFO then and we met up in LA. Small world. I hope all is well.
Drop me a note…. best regards from Dallas. Bobby

Debbie
Debbie
7 October 2022 4:15 PM

Tom Campbell. I want to send you a thank you note. You were so kind to me in 1969 when I was having troubles. You bought me a coffee at mark Hopkins hotel after you finished your broadcast. I was sitting on the wall by the parking garage. You probably saved my life that night! Thank you!

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