John Mack Flanagan was a popular personality for many years on KFRC, KRQR, KSFO/KYA-FM and KWSS.
An iconic “Boss” DJ, “Mack” joined the staff of top-rated KFRC after a tour of duty as an Armed Forces Radio broadcaster in Vietnam. He was born in Concordia, Kansas and moved to Roswell, New Mexico as a teenager. It was in Roswell that he first signed on to the radio, as an on-air host for KRSY.
Mack was a huge success at KFRC, where his highly rated midday program followed that of Dr. Don Rose. After leaving KFRC, he recorded commercials and voice-overs before returning to live radio with KABL-FM and the country music station KYCY.
John Mack Flanagan retired from radio in 2000. In 2015, he published his autobiography, Tight & Bright: A Disc Jockey Vietnam Memoir.
He died in March of 2018 at the age of 71.
ADDITIONAL EXHIBITS:
John Mack Flanagan: The BARD Interview