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Date Posted: 07:02:47 10/22/08 Wed
Author: tce
Subject: Re: Strong Line-up
In reply to: Dave James 's message, "Re: Strong Line-up" on 03:54:05 10/22/08 Wed

KDKA had not been my radio cup of tea for many years. However, about five years ago, I had occasion to deal with their sales department about buying some program time. I was appalled by the lack of professionalism. Then, when I inquired about delivering content via the internet, engineering acted like they never heard of such an idea. Quite disillusioning for someone who grew up in a house where dial of the radio came from the factory welded at 1020.

I must say that similar dealings with KQV were no better.

>I freelanced at KD in late 1968 and early 69, after I
>left WIIC-TV to get back into broadcasting, and I
>worked with all of those guys. Also on staff were Paul
>Long, Tom Bender and Bill Steinbach, among others. As
>I've mentioned in this forum before, those were the
>days when we went to work early and stayed after our
>shifts just to hang out. Oh, the stories that cannot
>be told here! KD was a great place to work back then.
>It wasn't when I left five years ago.
>
>
>
>>Take it a step further and within two years, Art
>>Pallan and Jim Horne were the only people still at
>>KDKA. By 1969 Clark Race was in LA, Terry McGovern was
>>in San Fran and Big Jim Williams left radio.
>>
>>>If that lineup is from the end of '67, it got a
>pretty
>>>strong jolt four months later. Bogut came in to do
>>>mornings, which pushed Pallan back to middays and
>>>pushed Trow and Tracey out the door. Jim Williams was
>>>bumped to the overnight shift and Jim Horne moved
>into
>>>evenings.
>>>
>>>You're right about Jim Williams, he was 50 when he
>>>died.
>>>
>>>
>>>>This was a pretty strong line-up. Jim Williams died
>>>>fairly young. But, an interesting observation is
>>that
>>>>of the rest of these people who were working on what
>>>>was one of the top radio stations in the country,
>>only
>>>>Art Pallan spent his career principally in the
>>medium.
>>>> And, only Art completed his career with KDKA.
>Other
>>>>occupations included television, movies, theater
>>>>and...cycle sales.

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