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Rosie Allen

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Born in Mansfield, LA, Rosie Lee Allen broke into Bay Area broadcasting in 1969, working in the programming department at KNEW. She was first heard on the air at KNBR and then KSFX before shifting […]

Bill Shaw

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Los Angeles-born Bill Shaw grew up in Pasadena and graduated from UCLA. He joined CBS as a trainee just before World War 2, then spent four years as an Army pilot before returning to work […]

Clifton Johnsen

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Clifton Johnsen broke into radio in its early years, joining Eureka station KIEM as an announcer in 1933, when the station went on the air from studios in the opulent Vance Hotel. His work there […]

Phil Lerza

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Phil Lerza was a native San Franciscan whose entree to broadcasting was via Armed Forces Radio. Following his service in the Navy, Lerza landed at KFRC in 1969 and would spend the rest of his […]

Lu Hurley

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Sacramento native Sheldon “Lu” Hurley was among the first broadcasters to report on traffic from a helicopter. KGO listeners in the early 1960’s came to anticipate Hurley’s witty reports from the “Hurleybird”. Hurley’s Commodore Aviation […]

Mike Amatori

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Mike Amatori was born and raised in San Francisco, earning his bachelor’s degree from San Francisco State University. He served as production director for KSFO and KYA prior to joining KGO and KSFO, where he […]