Ken Ackerman (Photo)

Ken Ackerman, Original Radio Legend (1922-2017)

28 May 2017 BARHOF 0

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 his native Sacramento, where he “got the radio bug” while attending Grant Union [Read more…]

Doc Herrold at KQW (Photo)

The Story of KQW Radio (November 10, 1945)

6 August 2014 BARHOF 4

KQW Radio, San Jose “The Story Of KQW” Saturday, November 10, 1945 Featuring Ken Ackerman, Clarence “Clancy” Cassell and Jack Webb The widely-acknowledged inventor of radio broadcasting, Charles David (Doc) Herrold, often referred to as “Prof Herrold” by his students, is heard in this program commemorating the thirty-sixth anniversary [Read more…]