KQBY came into the world fighting. The station previously known as KOBY switched from Top-40 to a “fine music” format in September 1960 and immediately sued KABL, claiming its established competitor had poached KQBY’s marketing […]
While it took decades for Santa Rosa to get its second AM station, the local FM dial filled up fast during the ‘70s. By the end of that decade, broadcasters looking to serve and profit […]
Clark Reid arrived in the Bay Area in 1988 after many years in the Kansas City market. Over the next dozen years, Reid was heard as a show host on KKIS, KSFO/KYA-FM, Big 98, and […]
Born in Vancouver, WA and raised in Southern California, Lon Simmons’ unmistakable baritone voice was the soundtrack of sports in the Bay Area for many years. Simmons was a star baseball player at Burbank High […]
Chuck Waltman is known for his lengthy tenure as chief engineer for Clear Channel’s stations in San Francisco: KMEL, KYLD, KIOI, KOSF, KISQ, KKSF and KNEW. Within the broadcast engineering community, he is widely respected […]
Laurie Roberts began her Bay Area career at San Jose’s iconic KOME after growing up in the East Bay and graduating from Chico State. She moved over to KSJO in 1985, and a decade later […]
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