Hall of Fame
Ted Wygant (1933-2018)
Via Facebook and Ronn Owens, we receive the news that Ted Wygant, longtime news anchor of KGO (810 AM) with Jim Dunbar, has passed away. He was 85 years old. Ted was elected to the […]
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Hall of Fame
Oakland’s KDIA Lucky 13 “Boss Soul Radio” Named 2018 Legendary Station
Oakland’s KDIA Lucky 13 Named 2018 Legendary Station The Bay Area Radio Museum and Hall of Fame, in cooperation with the California Historical Radio Society and the Broadcast Legends, is proud to announce that KDIA […]
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Radio Icon Ed McLaughlin Dies
San Francisco born-and-bred Ed McLaughlin, who rose from a part-time program host to become one of the titans of broadcasting, died on January 18, 2018. He was 91 years old. Mr. McLaughlin joined the Army fresh out of […]
CHRS
Andy Is Saving Our Radio History
Volunteer Andrew Welburn has finished digitizing hundreds of hours of newly-discovered Bay Area radio programming. Soon we will add many of these shows to this site under the station categories, along with dates and information […]
Hall of Fame
Ken Ackerman, Original Radio Legend (1922-2017)
Ken Ackerman, an inaugural member of the Bay Area Radio Hall of Fame and co-founder of the Broadcast Legends organization, died on May 28, 2017, at 95 of natural causes. Ackerman’s radio career began in […]
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ET Project
Our museum houses several hundred electrical transcriptions (also called “transcription discs”) of radio programs, now being encoded for our website for visitors to enjoy. The audio transcription disc collection of The California Historical Radio Society […]