93 KHJ Boss Radio Los Angeles 1965 to 1970 Growing up with the Boss Jocks
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- Опубліковано 16 вер 2024
- 93 KHJ Boss Radio Los Angeles. Hear Robert W. Morgan, The Real Don Steele, Charlie Tuna, Humble Harve, Johnny Williams, Sam Riddle, Scotty Brink, Gary Mack, Frank Terry, Johnny Mitchell, Roger Christian, Dave Diamond, Bill Wade, Bobby Tripp, Steve Clark, Tommy Vance and more. A fun, creative look back when Bill Drake, Ron Jacobs & Gene Chenault created history with the "more music" format and the legendary Disc Jockeys, "Boss Jocks", we loved listening to on our AM transistor radios in Southern California. This video remembers the early years of 93 KHJ Radio in Boss Angeles,(1965 to 1970), as seen through the eyes of a boy growing up in the 1960's, in Anaheim, CA, who loved the 60’s Rock and Roll music and who dreamed of becoming a Boss Jock. You’ll also see & hear KHJ 20/20 news with Jim Lawrence, Marv Howard, Art Kevin, J. Paul Huddleston, Lyle Kilgore, Bill Brown, Roger Aldi, Danny Baxter Sports and more, along with some of the greatest 60's songs that 93 KHJ Boss Radio ever played.
During the 3 months or so of creating, researching and working on this video, I found out that this would not be considered "PURE" or "Authentic" to many radio enthusiasts and I don't claim it to be but the pictures and audio I've added and adjustments of radio recordings or “air checks” were necessary for the story to flow and won't change anyone's perspective of how KHJ Radio really was. I loved 93 KHJ Boss Radio and just wanted to say so from "My Perspective" and "My Dream" as a boy and try to make it a little more fun to watch and listen to by adding a little humor. Some of you may say "Very Little" but I’m reading comedy books and hopefully my jokes will get better. There are many "Pure" & "Authentic" websites and Videos out there with untouched KHJ memorabilia and radio recordings or “air checks” and I'm grateful they exist. I've listed the links to many of those sites below and encourage you to check them out. I wanted to create something different while showing how KHJ Boss Radio influenced me as a boy and I’ve added something special at the end that I haven’t seen on any other KHJ tribute video. It's called "Where are They Now" and all the information you see there comes from extensive research. If you believe something is not accurate or should be updated, please let me know & I'll add an “Update” section to this “Video Description” after verifying the information. Even though my video can’t be filed under the “Pure & Authentic” category, it could be filed under the “Creative” or “From a Fan’s Perspective” category. My channel is NOT “Monetized”. Some of the song artists may receive something but that’s up to UA-cam. Not everything should be about money. I hope you enjoy my Tribute to 93 KHJ Boss Radio and would love to hear your comments, both good & bad.
-Bob Meadows
You can contact me at:
appliancebob26@gmail.com
Thank you to the following websites:
(actually, I mean Thank You to the people who made these websites. Websites have no feelings. See?..... that's what I meant about the "Very Little" humor thing...I'll work on that...)
khjradio1.com/ (Chris Edwards-White)
kyaradio1.com (Chris Edwards-White)
93khj.blogspot.... (Ray Randolph)
www.93khj.com/r...
www.ronjacobsha...
www.440int.com (Johnny Williams)
www.djmastercon... ( Dave Rogoway)
www.goulartonli.... (Woody Goulart)
www.laradio.com (Don Barrett)
www.charlietuna...
www.airchexx.com (Steve West)
www.kenlevine.b...
www.robertwmorg...
www.therealdons...
• Richard George and the... (Richard George-Ninth Street Beat)
www.rockradiosc... (Dale Patterson)
thesoundthepas...
www.reelradio.c...
www.jamescmitch...
/ tina-delgado-is-alive-... (Chip Weber)
UPDATES:
Sam Riddle has teamed up with Robert Huxley and is currently producing a new show called "Poker Boss"
8/28/15 Charlie Tuna has left Kearth 101 to concentrate on his syndicated radio show with P.D. Steve Wall - CharlieTunaSynd...
Charlie Tuna passed away Feb. 19, 2016 at the age of 71. RIP Art Ferguson. You will be missed.
Ron Jacobs passed away March 8, 2016 at the age of 78. • In Memory of Ron Jacob...
Bill Brown passed away March 25, 2016 at the age of 76 (Alzheimer's disease)
Lyle Kilgore passed away Feb. 22, 2018 You can see a very nice memorial video of Lyle's life at this link: • Remembering Lyle Kilgore
Sam Riddle, one of the original Boss Jocks, passed away yesterday, 9/27/2021 at age 83. RIP Sam 🙏 You were one of the Greats 🎙
Isn't that Riddle @ 1:33. We're the same age, from same area, listened to the same stations but I was influenced more by Wolfman when I was 7-8 yrs old. lol.
It's so nice to be remembered. Thanks very much, Bob!
Thank you Gary! It's nice to have an original Boss Jock comment on my page. I remember you very well Gary. You had one of the coolest voices in Boss Angeles! I have to tell you though, I searched and search for a more recent picture of you and couldn't find one anywhere or I would have included it on the video. Hope you are doing well Gary. I appreciate you taking the time to place a comment here. Means a lot to me.
I remember it well,just a kid at the time born-1958.I use to help out a friend’s restaurant,and remember listening to Sam Riddle.He was favorite D.J.I grew up in Long Beach.
Not to put a downer on this post,but I remember the Humble Harv Situation.
Really great stuff. Started listening to radio during that time. Remember the intro's, names and tunes. Great post
I moved to LA in 1967. 93 KHJ was the only station I listen to. Love the memories
thanks a million Bob Medows......... i was feeling insanely depressed with all of todays news and evil destruction of this world and our blessed america...... then i clicked on this video and remembered that i had a GREAT life growing up here in los angeles and BOSS radio had a profound and lasting effect on my childhood.......thanks again man.... now i know i can endure the coming american apocalypse as long as i have my BOSS Radio memories......you saved my life now and to come..... GOD Speed to you and yours.
Bob-Thanks for the Boss Radio salute!
Talking up a song was an art I miss hearing.
thanks for the great memories and music grew up with khj and krla
And KLOS and KMET.
I enjoyed your post of KHJ. I transferred to Southern California from Michigan State in the fall of 1966. I was born and raised in Detroit, where CLKW was the king of radio. 50,000 watts of power and it covered a large swath of the midwest. While at Michigan State, I was a weekend DJ at WJIM in Lansing, then to top radio station in that area. I went into education for a career, but never forgot the wonderful time I was in radio and its hey day. After transferring to USC, I would come home in the summer and still do the weekends at WJIM. I loved KHJ during my time in California and it was similar to CKLW, with great DJ's, but my heart was still with the BIG 8. Thank you, Bob, for letting me into your world and memories of the great 93 KHJ!
Thanks Bob for putting this together! Great to hear all those voices from the Boss Radio days.
Once Upon a time in Hollywood... this is it's full soundtrack!!
What an absolutely wonderful romp down memory lane! I was born in Los Angeles in 1955, grew up down the freeway 15 miles in Lakewood and still live there. I was a dyed in the wool KHJ fan! It's amazing to get a feel for how many of those jingles and bumpers are still replaying in my head after so long. Thank you for the links;. A big thank you for the bios at the end. Great job!!! It was........ BOSS, BABY!!
Tarantino's attention to detail helped make this movie superb
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RIP Sam Riddle he was a great radio on air radio personalities for many years.
A few months younger, born and raised in Anaheim and all around SoCal...KHJ and KEZY 1190 made the world go round.
My family lived in Anaheim in my grammar school years. Used to ride my bike over the Harbor Blvd - 5 overpass to Disneyland Hotel to watch the KEZY DJs through the window. Became a DJ later myself. KEZY was a great station -- '62 - '66 that was about all I listened to (didn't have a record player yet).
Oh man, the memories! Growing up in LA back in the 60's and 70, we knew KHJ was special, but looking back on it, I don't think we realized that we were listening to greatness in the making. Thanks for putting this together!
Wow!! I grew up near KHJ building in the sixties!! Thank you for the great memories!!!!
Long live Boss Radio.
Loved KHJ Radio Los Angeles,
This was a great week! Two days ago I was contacted by Gary Mack, who was one of the first original "Boss Jocks" on 93 KHJ. He made my day! Thank you Gary! Yesterday, on my wife's birthday, my KHJ Tribute Video reached 1,000 views and it did it faster than any of my videos. (actually I only have 1 other video that's over 1,000 views so far but these things take time) LOL! I don't make any money off these videos. I just enjoy it whenever someone else enjoys them. Not everything should be about money. I appreciate each and every one of you who comment here. Thank You!
I grew up in San Diego in the late 60"s and early 70"s always thought Los Angeles was the place to live seemed liked there was some unique about that city vs San Diego. I liked when we could get the stations tv and radio. This was when you could pick up TV stations from just an Ariel antenna it would come in clear it just made you want to be there because it was a happing place.
If it wasn't for Don Imus on the east coast, I never would have known about Robert W. Morgan or The Real Don Steele!
NEVER FORGET "BOSS RADIO"
This is such a great video. I love listening to KHJ especially The real Don Steele and this video showcases so much of the radio stations history. Love it
❤ we heard the same song and dance in the middle of central California with our 500 transistor
I was at the station, the day the format changed to country. It was so weird, I was 20 years old
Excellent video, Bob. Thank you so much for all the work you put into it!
Excellent tribute. Nicely produced. We had RKO's WOR-FM in New York.
Nicely done Bob. Great memories. Tarantino’s Once Upon a Time in Hollywood was filled with KHJ sound bites which sent me looking on UA-cam. Time flies.
Thank you and I loved Tarantino's movie. Having KHJ on the radio made it feel like 1969 all over again.
Bob Meadows I was raised in MI, but I spent a month in SoCal in August of ‘66 as a nineteen year old hitting the Orange County beaches and listening to 93 KHJ non-stop. Small planes used to pull huge advertising banners back and forth along the beaches all day long. The highlight of that trip was getting into The Whiskey on Sunset to see Johnny Rivers perform. Yup, they did have Go Go dancers in cages up above the floor. A year later I was almost done with my Army medic training and 2 months away from Nam. Time flies.
Thank you. I am very late to this party. But like most of us commenting here, my childhood was BOSS! 93 KHJ was the soundtrack of our lives in the 60s. Just ask Quentin Tarantino!
.....please! F!, qt! So over-rated!
Just enjoy the great sounds that used to come at us, the general public! Sounds that weren't full of lies and deception......just enjoyment of life!
Born 1956- grew up with this. Remember all these guys. What a time! What a better time. Thanks for this Bob.
It was a better time. Less hectic. Wasn't all about money like it is now. If you were born in 1956 Mark, then we are the same age. Let me see now..... that would be.....OH Yeah!... OLD! .... Just kidding. There's an 18 year old inside this body! In there somewhere....
Yea Bob that 18 year old disappeared long ago! But I will keep looking.
Thank you for making this video. It brought both smiles and tears. I grew up in Torrance Ca, in the 60's and this is the station I listened to. I would tape my transistor radio to the handlebars of my Stingray bike and ride around the neighborhood listening.
9/07/2020 @Dan Black I had a lime green banana seat "Stingray", & grew up on AM radio, until underground FM kicked in, & I lived in 91436.
I was a 11 years old in 1965 , living in Huntington Park , CA. and I remember KHJ , KRLA , and KFWB also KPOL and later the mighty XERB .
Bob Meadows, thank you for this awesome walk back in time to 93 KHJ Boss Radio. I remember these sound tracks like it was yesterday. Back in the 60's a friends father who worked in electronics gave me a commercial reel to reel recorder and hundreds of the large reels of tapes. I use to tape hundreds of hours of 93 KHJ Boss Radio. Of course these tapes are long gone. Wish I would have kept them. Thanks again. Sincerely, Jim
Thank You Jim. I loved making this video because I was reliving those days as a kid while I was researching and putting it all together. I kept going back and fixing things because I don't think I really wanted to be done with this project. I wanted to make sure that if any of the remaining Boss Jocks or Ron Jacobs were to see this, they would be happy with it and hopefully it would make them smile. I wish you still had those Reel to Reel tapes too. Would have loved to listen to them. Thanks again Jim!
I grew also grew up in Orange County in the 60's. Born in '52 I still feel that I was privileged to grow up at that time and in that place, Fullerton. KHJ was of course that station to listen to. There were a couple of others, KFWB and KRLA but KHJ was always my favorite. And yes, the transistor radio was always with me with the one earpiece so you could listen anytime. Great video Bob. Really appreciated the time travel.
Thank you! Since you grew up in Orange County, I have one other video you might enjoy and 93 KHJ Boss Radio is playing in the background... ua-cam.com/video/gZpOOCRlB20/v-deo.html
This is well done, i broke up a few times remembering... thanks for putting this together.. I've tried to tell my daughter and I think I'm gonna send her this and explains it very well, How we didnt have anything else and how special an AM radio was.. how the DJs were celebrity! i was a KHJ fan and KRLA early on, then to so many other classic L A radio stations. KMET, KROQ...
Those same stations meant a lot to me. KRLA, KLOS, KDAY had some golden years in my ears. Jimmy Rabbitt, B. Mitchell Reed, Lew Irwin, The Credibility Gap, Elliot Mintz, so many more...
What a great experience! You brought so many memories alive...
THANK YOU SIR FOR THE BEST TRIP EVER DOWN MEMORY LANE. I lived in the city of L.A known now as Pico-Union. If you grew up in L.A we grew up to 93 KHJ. HAVENT felt this must joy in months. THANK YOU!!!
Thank you Echo Park Lady. I grew up in Anaheim listening to 93KHJ Boss Radio, not far from where you were. Since you liked going back in time, you may enjoy this video as well.... ua-cam.com/video/gZpOOCRlB20/v-deo.html
I accidentally came across your UA-cam page. I didn't know whether to laugh or cry. I did a little of both. I went to high school in the San Fernando Valley from 1963-1965. I never stopped listening to KHJ. Thank you for bringing back a lot of good memories.
Hey Light House - Birmingham HIgh, Van Nuys CA 1968 - 1970.
thanks so much. was at teenager living in the south bay. listened always to 93 KHJ such memories. L A in the 60's was the greatest.
You are welcome Jimmy! My pleasure. The 60's sure was a different time but so much Cool stuff came out of the 60's like the music and 93 KHJ Boss Radio!
Thank You! Bob this was Great! Like you, I grew up with the Boss Radio Days, listening to the legends and wanting to be a Dj! I still have that old RCA Radio. In the 90's my radio journey started with an Internship at K-Earth 101 for Humble Harve, Robert W. Morgan, The Real Don Steele, Johnny Hayes and others. Such good times! working with the Dj legends. They were always willing to share tips & Insights and I learned how to make a Great cup of coffee!. Boss Radio the Best! Thank You again!
Thank You Jaime! How awesome that you got to work with the legends in radio. I just checked out your channel and I love it and subscribed. We have a lot in common and I have a son, Jaime, spelled the same as you.
I grew up in East Los Angeles at that same time period as you . How i miss radio from those days . They had DJs on the air 24 hours. KHJ was the station i tune into as soon i came home from school. So did my brothers and one sister. BOSS RADIO FOREVER. Thank you for the memories. Grate video.
Thank You Jose.... I bet we were listening at the same time back then. Bossest Radio Station of all time! You may enjoy another video I have about growing up back then which includes 93 KHJ Boss Radio. It's called "Growing Up in Anaheim, CA" It was the best time to be a kid.... ua-cam.com/video/gZpOOCRlB20/v-deo.html
I attended that Hollywood Bowl concert.
Grew up in East L.A. during the 60s , always remember my aunt tuned in to KHJ . Loved the days of BOSS radio!
Me too Anthony. It was my older sister who tuned in to KHJ that introduced me to Boss Radio!
FABULOUS!! Thank you!!!
Great memories of radio in SoCal. Grew up in Chicago tuned to 'The Big 89 WLS' but vacationed for years in L.A. and listened enthusiastically to Boss 93. Great music, excellent jocks, some of whom (Brink, Morgan) came thru Chicago for a few months but I think our winters convinced them to go back to the sunny climate on the coast. 🙂
What a magnificent labor of love. All the research. Al the production. Obviously many, many, many hours to create this loving tribute. Thanks you so very much for creating this magnificent tribute.
Am I the only one who remembers a show called Boss City? It was hosted by Sam Riddle and a girl named Cam Nelson. As I recall it aired saturdays, I was only around 9 or 10 at the time.
I think it was the Groovy Show on weeknights about 5:00 pm.
You are correct. It was called Boss City. The Real Don Steele hosted and so did Sam Riddle. You can find vids on UA-cam.
@@whosoever9198 Thanks for the info.
Sad Day. Radio legend Humble Harve, one of the top Boss Jocks at 93 KHJ, passed away today at age 85. RIP Harvey Miller.🎙📻🎶
Thanks for that info. Last night, a local radio station was playing a tribute to him, playing some of his old airchecks.
Rest in Peace, Humble Harve. Always liked the particular way he would announce the Rolling Stones: Stones!"
I hadn't thought about the Humble Harvey murder story for 50 years...
I really enjoyed this video. It really was a great representation of the music of the day. It was professionally done and really nicely narrated. It makes me want to go play each song in its entirety. SUPER COOL! Great job Bob Meadows ☆☆☆☆☆ 😄 Ahh to be a kid again! 😊😊
Thank you Debbie. I appreciate the nice comments and glad you enjoyed it. I had fun with this one and relived a lot of childhood memories while working on it.
Great presentation of an unforgettable time!
Thank you so much Shaune. That means a lot to me! Your husband was one of the Greatest EVER. SO MUCH ENERGY! Loved listening to him! Tina Delgado is ALIVE!...ALIVE!
I found this video searching for 9th st. West. Throughly enjoyed it. I had a 2 transistor radio with an earplug. (cool stuff) b-1953 at LAGH. Raised in the SFV. I also remember listening to the Cassius Clay/Sonny Liston fight on it. KHJ beat the crap out of KRLA. Oh, …and yeah I bought the sound track for the ‘Hollywood’ movie a couple of weeks ago. 😄
So many memories for those of us that lived in the area. Sam Riddle was on 9th Street West, on the sister RKO station, Channel 9, every afternoon during the week. Scotty Brink was on the radio when I got home from school. How many of us remember the day that this Drake station hit the air? Had many great stations though, in those days! Thank you, Bob, for the tribute.
Im barely 30 years old and I am very envious of anyone that got to see tv and hear radio in the 60s. I can't stand my own generation.
9/07/2020 @Matt Mason Glad - Congratulations for your appreciation of the radio, tv, and rock music of the "My Generation" era.
@Matt Mason Since you may be around at the point of 100 years of rock 'n roll, which will be around 2062 or so, a little over 40 years from now in 2020, maybe you can start work now on a book" The First 100 Years of Rock 'N Roll Music"?
Thank you Bob for all the hard work and dedication you put into this video. KHJ was the best radio station of all time. We were living in Rosemead when I got my transistor radio in 1963.
I used to love watching the Groovy Show when I got home from school in the late
1960's. I can still picture Kam Nelson dancing to Magic Carpet Ride in 1968. When the
decade came to end there was a special KHJ Album titled "Sound of The Sixties". It
wasn't the best sound quality but the memories are priceless.
When I got first car in 1972, it only had AM radio which was just fine by me. Very fond
memories of listening to the Real Don Steel during the summer of 72. It seemed like
a magical time.
Thanks for the wonderful journey back thru time.
Thank you Rick! You know what's amazing about what you said? I remember Kam Nelson dancing to Magic Carpet Ride AND Steppenwolf was my very first concert AND I also got my first car in 1972 AND to top it all off, I'm looking at my Sound of the Sixties album hanging on the wall of my office in an album frame as I'm typing this. Probably sounds like I'm making this up but I'm not. It's the truth. Were you born in 1956 too?
+Bob Meadows Hi Bob, I was born in 1954 but not at all surprised that we share so much in common. I could tell by your video that we both wanted to be just like the Boss Jocks when we grew up. It is also interesting that you mentioned Elvis Presley in 1956. One of my first music memories was hearing Elvis on my dads car radio when we were driving to Huntington Beach. Do you remember when Bolsa Chica State Beach was known as Tin Can Beach? I never forgot how how strange it looked with all the cans in the sand. I loved to go there in the early 1970's. My favorite spot was just before the bluff area. The perfect spot for a newbie surfer like me. No crowds and great parking on PCH. I bet you also remember when Kam Nelson was dancing to Suzi Q by CCR on the Groovy Show? The first concert I attended was at Anaheim Stadium on July 3, 1976. The Beach Boys were fantastic.
+SouthBayRick I remember tin can beach when I surfed back in the 60's at the end of bolsa chico rd, and also the jack in the box south of their, I grew up in Hermosa beach area
I was also a regular customer at the Bolsa Chica Jack In The Box on PCH. Always did the drive thru and went back to my favorite spot on the beach to eat. The beach area for dogs was a nice addition they added a few years back.
What a trip down memory lane. Born in 1953, AM radio was everything we had during a period of an incredible music explosion. Think about what evolved in music during that period - rock and roll, surfer music, British Invasion, Motown, psychadelic rock - all in a span of about 7 years. And KHJ was at the forefront of all of it. Thanks for the memories.
parshuuter1 You're right! The best music was created in the 60's & 70's delivered to us by D.J.'s with personalities. It will never be like that again because these days everything is about money. We were lucky to grow up in that amazing time. 😎
Thank you from Greesnboro, North Carolina. My high school years at Western Higher School, Anaheim. Good memories.
I remember Western High School. Anaheim is so different now compared to back then. Hey Wait A Minute! That's not an Angels Hat you're wearing???? I'm confused. You're from Anaheim,...Right? LOL! Glad you enjoyed the video. I had fun making it.... Now, go find your Angels hat and quit joking around... :-)
Fantastic job Bob don't care what they want to file it under it is absolutely wonderful tribute very well done bless you . I grew up on the other side of the country listening to yet another boss radio station may be familiar, the infamous cklw from Windsor Ontario love the format and the disc jockeys as well as all the music I too was just a boy dreaming of being a radio disc jockey and the big 8 delivered that top down downtown motown sound, I will never forget the the likes of big Jim Edwards who started in a small market radio station in my hometown of Toledo. Johnny Mitchell bill Gable and let's not forget Byron MacGregor 20/20 news .these voices are etched in my memories and never let me forget that I came up at a wonderful time. Thank you from the bottom of my heart
Thank You Hugo. We were lucky to grow up when we grew up weren't we? Best Music and Best DJ's. Wouldn't trade it to be younger now. Thanks again for your nice comnent.
Love this tribute, thanks Bob for putting it together. I grew up in the Valley and listened to Robert W. Morgan every morning before school (where I took my transistor radio to school hidden in my lunch box so I could listen to songs like "Red Rubber Ball" during recess.) Anyone else remember the Monkees' "Last Train to Clarksville" train promotion?
I loved the Monkees Theora and yes I remember the Last Train to Clarksville train promotion very well. KHJ played a big part in launching the Monkees career.
1966
I WORKED WITH SCOTTY BRINK AFTER THE WNBC DISASTER WITH BELZER A NICE MAN YOU SPENT TIME DISCUSSING THE BOSS JOCK TO TEACH ME A 19 Y/O KID TO PERSERVE THE FORMAT THANKS BRINK
I was listening to 93 KHJ the morning of the Sylmar quake...woke up to rumbling walls and "Spirit In The Sky"...fantastic trip to my younger years. Great job Bob! ;)
+Bruce Burnett Thank You and I remember that morning Bruce. I was in Junior High School then. I woke up thinking I may be going to the Spirit in the Sky! (Love that song!) My fish tank was rocking back and forth so I jumped up to make sure it didn't fall over. It's funny you mentioned that song because I'm finishing up a video project now called "Growing up in Anaheim California" and Spirit in the Sky is one of the songs I'm using in the video. I also have 93 KHJ with Charlie Tuna, The Real Don Steele and Robert W. Morgan introducing songs during the video. It's another trip back to the 60's. I don't really live in the past.......I just like to visit there from time to time... Thanks Again Bruce!
It's Sunday January 24th, 2016 and we passed the 3,000 views mark!! I know that's not a lot compared to some videos but I think it is very Boss that over 3,000 people were interested in watching this one and 3,000 people that I have something in common with which is being a fan of 93 KHJ Boss Radio. My reward is reading your comments here and maybe one day Charlie Tuna will watch this and leave a comment. Just hope he likes it. As Robert W. Morgan would say: "Thank You Boss Angeles".
I got to be on Sam Riddle's TV shows "The Groovy Show (dance show) and "The Groovy Game" back in 1967-68. Met Sam RIddle and Kam Nelson while on both shows. I would have to say that my favorite DJ's on KHJ Radio were The Real Don Steele and Robert W. Morgan!
I can't imagine the time and effort that went into producing this fantastic tribute to KHJ. Kudos Mr. Meadows and keep 'em coming.
Thank you Mr. Wolf. I appreciate that. It was indeed a lot of work and time. The most time I've spent on a video so far but I wanted this one to be special. Thank you for noticing. I learned a lot of things that won't take me as long to do next time. No matter how old you get, you can always learn new things as long as you have an open mind...
Wow! What aBOSS trip back in the Time Machine...Thanks for the memories!
Glad you enjoyed the journey back and Thank You!
Wow you put together an amazing tribute I appreciate all the work and time it took! I grew up in San Diego but lived in Costa Mesa in 1965 and Long Beach on 1966!!! Awesome!! A real walk down memory lane!!
Thank You Elizabeth. I appreciate you saying that. I'm happy that this brought back those memories for you. KHJ really was the Bossest Radio Station Ever!
I was born in 1975 but I just the history listen here!!!
I used to listen to this station when in high school. Such wonderful memories and great songs and DJ's
Idelia412 Thank you for your comment. If you don't mind me asking, what high school did you go to and what year did you graduate?
Thank you Bob Meadows, this was awesome to watch!
+Deborah Ferguson Thank You Deborah! I appreciate you taking the time to say that. You share the same last name as someone I look up to.
At 30:10 , Tarantino used this clip in his movie. The part where Cliff pulls up in the driveway to fix Rick's antenna
Yes, i noticed that radio air check when watching Tarantino's great film. So glad to hear KHJ throughout the movie. Tarantino is a creative genius. Never expected that ending but it was absolutely BOSS!
Good job noticing that! I love how he used actual radio airchecks, it really adds to the atmosphere. The radio is a character in the movie, similar to Wolfman Jack in American Graffiti except this time it was real radio, like what was done in the video game LA Noire. It's brilliant. I watched the movie last night and it's an excellent time piece, the way he captured the 60s was just perfection.
Quentin Tarantino used to be a video-store clerk near my home town of Hermosa Beach. A childhood friend of mine said he sneered at what she was renting, as though her choices were insufficiently cool.
Look up the video "Real Don Steele Show - Once Upon a Time in Hollywood May 25 1968", there's more of the clips Tarantino used, most of them seem to have come from that show.
Amazing scene...very symbolic that antenna. The signal is busted as is Rick's career. #awesome
Summers would not have been summers in SoCal without 93KHJ!
Thanks, Bob. I appreciate this, as I grew up in the Chicago area, listening to one of the other two powerhouse stations, WLS. Wish I could have been in L.A. for the hey day of KHJ, but I have this, and thank you for it. Boss Radio had a unique sound that no one else could duplicate. By the way, it's kinda ironic that The Real Don Steele with glasses on looks a lot like Dick Biondi, who I understand was actually at KHJ for a while. I've read a [shortened] version of the "Boss Radio" book for Kindle. Good stuff. May end up buying the full book in print form, one day,
Thanks Bill. We were lucky to grow up when we did. Radio will never be like that ever again...👍
I'm with you. Growing up in the Midwest, we couldn't pick up KHJ but we could get The Big 89. Kris Erik Stevens was my favorite jock, but there were a lot of good ones. It was a great time to be listening!
@@BobMeadowsComedy Boy, you're not kidding! At least there's the internet where you can make it big if you got the chops and can self-syndicate like we helped Tuna do while working with Black Card radio in 2013.
I was born in 1958 and grew up in Brooklyn, New York during the '60's and '70's, the heyday of AM radio. The radio stations I listened to was the WMCA Good Guys, and during the middle '60's to the early '70's, I listened to 77WABC. Both stations had great DJ's, but I was not exposed to other DJ's until I travelled to Los Angeles in June of 1988. By then, 93 KHJ was history, but, while driving in my rental car, I happened upon an FM station, KRTH, 101 on the FM channel. Lo and behold, they had most of the KHJ DJ's working there, so I was fortunate to hear The Real Don Steele, Charlie Tuna, Robert W. Morgan, "Morganizing" me in the morning. These DJ's had great personalities, and the jingles were superb. Made me wish I grew up in SoCal in the1960's.
STEV1968 I have a similar story in reverse! I was born and raised in SoCal and loved 93KHJ, 1110KRLA, and,
in the early 70's, KHJ-FM101 which in 1973 became KRTH. In June 1981, I travelled on business to the east coast,
Princeton, NJ for a month, and thoroughly enjoyed the local radio stations. The personalities were excellent and many of the oldies were some I rarely or never heard back home! Radio was so entertaining back then, on both coast.
One more irony: you were born in '58 and travelled here in '88, I was born in '51 and travelled to NJ in '81!
@@wedge4hire Wonderful story!
@Trax and Grooves Thank you!
WOW......Fantastic. Thanks.
Thank You Daniel!
amazing! beautiful! one of the best vids i've seen on the tube. i'm a big khj fan!
Thank You Ed. I appreciate that very much!
Thank you Bob, I didn't realize how much these guys ran amuck in my mind until I spent 50 minutes watching this video. Wish they were still all still alive to see them get together and talk about growing older on radio and what was it like to be royalty as a Boss Jock.
I feel old now :)
Hey Rock Singer! I would love to see them get together as well and don't know why no one has done that. "HEY TV PRODUCERS! WHY HAVEN'T YOU THOUGHT OF THIS? GET THE REMAINING BOSS JOCKS AND STAFF OF 93 KHJ BOSS RADIO TOGETHER FOR A 1 HOUR SPECIAL. AND HURRY BEFORE IT'S TOO LATE." That should do it. Maybe they will invite us to the taping since we gave them that incredible idea Rock Singer! I would love to talk with the boss jocks who are still with us, Ron Jacobs, Shaune Steele, Clancy Imuslind, and anyone else who was with KHJ Radio back then. I did hear from Gary Mack and he wrote me and shared some things with me which I loved. Would love to sit down with him and Charlie Tuna. Charlie is very busy I guess. Here is something you may enjoy, Rock Singer. On May 9th, 1990 was the 25th Anniversary Party of 93 KHJ Boss Radio held in Century City. Robert W. Morgan, The Reel Don Steele and Bill Drake were still alive then and you can hear some recordings of all 3 of them and also Clancy Imuslind on Woody Goulart's Boss Radio Forever. There is a lot more cool stuff on Woody's page. Here's the link if you want to check it out and Thanks for your comments Rock Singer! I appreciate it very much! goulartonline.com/boss-radio-forever/
+Bob Meadows No problem Bob one of my fondest memories was being at the KHJ sponsored concert presenting the Rolling Stones at the Hollywood Bowl w/ the Buffalo Springfield and McCoys as opening act truly a night I will never forget. Great growing up in LA...You had to have been there. :)
+Bill Wade Hey Bill! Glad you stopped by. Funerals are never fun. I remember listening to you Bill. Great Voice. If I hadn't got married at age 16, I would have gone to broadcasting school and maybe the Bill Wade School of Broadcasting. (that's a long story) I would have put more pics of you in this video but it was hard finding any of you after KHJ. Hope you're doing well Bill. I've been talking with Ron Jacobs and love hearing his stories. He's been great. Thanks again Bill!
+Bill Wade That can be fixed. like you said, "Better late than never".
+Bill Wade You should try to contact your old friends and post your friendships for us to read this was a very important time in mine and many other people's life. There's a site on Facebook called Vintage LA that has already contacted the The Real Don Steel's wife Dawn left her remarks on it I'm sure Allison at VLA would love to hear about your recollections 🎤😉👍
Thanks Bob ! -- I was raised in Long Beach, Seal Beach Bum during the Summer and remember listening to Don Steele and Charlie Tuna quite well, it was fun listening to those voices once again...Now I'm a retired California Desert Rat.
Charlie Tuna was my favortie Roland and I live in the California Desert also. Not retired yet though.
OMG we were just at Seal Beach and this is what was missing. KRLA didn't come close lol..Boss City after school and my son is Cameron after the Goddess Kam Nelson.
I really loved this video. It took me on a musical trip down Memory Lane. You did a great job. Thank you for the memories. I was born in Long Beach, December 1952, and grew up in Huntington Beach from 1960 to 1972. I graduated from Fountain Valley High in 1971. In 1972 I joined the Navy and life went on from there. I remember my friend and I sitting against his garage door with our transistor radios tuned to the same station, 93-KHJ. That was our stereo music. We also listened to KRLA and KFWB, before they became "all news, all the time." I remember the DJs at KFWB always saying "That was the KFWBeatles," or "That was the KFWBeach Boys." But, Boss Radio ranked #1. But, about that time I also discovered Underground FM like KLOS, KMET, and KNAC. I liked them all but KNAC, aka The Knack, was my favorite of the FM stations. Again, I thank you so very much for the great memories.
Edison High 1972. :) Don't forget, Wolfman Jack on XETRA, Tijuana Mexico.
I grew up in Fountain Valley, Newport Beach, and Tustin. 1960-72.
Wonder how many of the KHJ DJs are still with us.... Robert W, Real Don Steele, and Charlie Tuna are gone.
I was VERY lucky to have worked during "The Golden Days"of Top-40 radio. I had a hell of a lot of fun. Of all the legendary stations KHJ was in the top 3 of my wish list. While I made two out of three including WLS, by the time I was good enough to be considered KHJ was Spanish so that goal remains unfulfilled. KHJ was one of the GREATS.
Thanks for stopping by Jay. I love it when DJ's from back when music was Boss leave a comment. I'm pretty sure you are Jay Walker from Dallas and looks like you do it all... Broadcaster/Radio Engineer and yes you were lucky to get to play the best music ever during that time and I DO understand about unfulfilled goals. Happy New Year and you really should use the crosswalk Jay,.....It's much safer....:-) (I know,.. If you had a dime for every time you heard that.... :-)
"93 KHJ......... Los Angeles!"
That was the station I had my little Lloyds 6 transistor radio tuned to and practically glued to my ears, listening to the tunes of the late 1960's.
Bye, KHJ, thanks for all the great tunes and times... it was a real blast!
Thank you for making this video, Bob Meadows.
Last night I was digging through UA-cam and found some videos showing KHJ's antennas being demolished and that was sad to see. KHJ and the music was a big part of my life as a kid, and seeing those demolition clips got me on a trip down memory lane and researching KHJ.
What are those two Facebook addresses in your description, Bob? ... they got truncated and link to "404 Address not found" error messages
Terry McKean Thank you for your comments . You sound just like me with the transistor radio glued to your ear back then. Glad you enjoyed the memories and thank you for bringing to my attention some of the links in the video description stopped working. I just went in and fixed them. I appreciate that Terry.😎
You're welcome, and it's my pleasure. :-)
Definitely understood, Bob... I had that little radio glued to my ears, too... I loved radios... still do :-) I was 10 in '67 and loved that music from KHJ. It's awesome nowadays to find and listen to the transcriptions from that time.
Love this stuff, Bob. I just love it. I was 14 with both ears to the radio in 1965, when Drake came to town. I will always cherish the late 1960's and the BOSS JOCKS. Thanks for publishing this story.
+GREG GOLDEN That is so Boss Greg. I love it too! The late 60's were special to me also. Especially the summer of 69. I got an idea..... Wanna go on a drive with me back to 1969? Maybe we can get KHJ on the car radio.... Come on Greg....Follow me........ua-cam.com/video/ccvQepKvep4/v-deo.html
This is a crazy amount of work. Props.
Thank you! Almost 4 months from start to finish, working on it almost every morning for about 4 hours before work. A large part of that was all the research involved. Thank you for noticing!
KFWB, 58-60, KRLA 60-65, KHJ, 65-68, KPPC, 68-70, KMET 70-76, KROQ 76-82.
these were all great stations, but boss radio came on the scene in 1965 and pushed KRLA and KFWB off the top of the pile. not mentioned by you was KBLA, which played many album cuts and avant garde sounds. i used to babysit for johnny mitchell and wife pat as they lived in our apartment building directly under us, saddened deeply when he went to NYC to be b brother sebastian stone. Be Blessed
@@harmonichebe yes, KBLA (later KBBQ, country) was omitted on my radio timeline! TY
@@loumontcalm3500 KBLA was probably the hippest of them all!! they were so far to the right she they almost fell off my candle transistor!!! and candle did make good portable radios for the time; oh for the days of any of the stations you mentioned. Be Blessed
These morsels of memories are now indelibly etched in my mind. Wow!!!
CHUCK NOLEN - Mine too Chuck and thats a good thing!😎 Thank you.
Hey Chuck this is Larry. Cannot believe I saw your name - what are the odds. I hope you all are doing good. I haven't listened to all of this video yet but I'm certainly going to it is really done well. I wish there was a video on WBAM shows... God bless.
KHJ 93 AM was 1 of two cool radio stations that I could listen to on my sears 12 transister pockit radio in Riverside Cal. i miss you guys and your colorful ways of broadcasting. By for know im off to search for The Groove Show tribute !!!!
+Jude Serrano You didn't mention the other station you listened to. But you DID mention the BEST ONE! You know Jude, when my parents decided to move from Anaheim in 1972, we moved right next door to you. Corona. I finished high school at Corona High. Went to Riverside all the time to the Tyler Mall and Van Buren drive in for the swap meet. I remember when the Doobie Brothers started and Listen to the Music came out, my buddy and I drove to Tyler Mall to get their record.
Hey Bob, I dont remember the other stations name. All i can think of is KPRO. I was born in the city of Orange and we lived in Santa Ana til I was 4 when dads work moved from Anahiem to Van Buren South of the 91 Fwy. Near the drive in that was 1959. Before the big Tyler Mall I used to buy my records at Ghilette records done magnolia at the Brockton arcade. The owner had it setup so you could listen to an album on head phones before you bought. I think I bought my first CCR album " Born on the Bayou" I rode my bike home and listen to that album many times before i bought their first album. Do you rember the Licorice Pizza record store?
Every radio market back then had a #1 AM station, most were similar. 93 KHJ was the big one all the way into the mid '80s until "The Mighty 690" XETRA-AM came along. In the '60s and '70s in Wisconsin it was WOKY out of Milwaukee, it was huge and had a similar format.
We had WLS "the big 89" out of Chicago.
We moved to Upland California from Seattle in July 1965. In 1967. This was my favorite station to listen too. I bought a double album that KHJ put out in 1967 which I still own. Great memories!
I think you are talking about the "93 KHJ 30 Boss Goldens" album. I have the "93 KHJ Sound of the Sixties" album hanging on my office wall. Radio will never be THAT BOSS ever again. 😎
@@BobMeadowsComedy I think you are right. It has a woman on the cover with Love spelled out on her mouth. Just an FYI, not sure exactly where you lived, but I used to listen to KFXM AM in San Bernadino too. While stationed in the service in England they used to have a Friday night rock show on BBC Radio 1. I heard this Dejay and could not make the connection until he said he used to DJ for a tiny station in San Bernadino. Amazing at least to me!
KHJ was my primary station from 1965 to 1969 when I left for the Navy for 20 years.
For me too, starting in 1964, when I was 9, and my family moved to Santa Ana, KHJ was also my favorite station, though, I don't recall these albums. Also listened to KFWB and KRLA, and had 2 compilation albums put out by the latter, KRLA's 21 Solid Rocks, and KRLA's Son of 21 Solid Rocks (In fact, I still have them). KHJ was the best, though. Thanks for the video.
Thanks for the memories. I'm an Anaheim High 1971 graduate.
Barbara, I have another video called "Growing Up In Anaheim" you might like. Here is the link.... ua-cam.com/video/gZpOOCRlB20/v-deo.html
Probably going to get more views since Once Upon A Time In Hollywood.
Love that movie!
So, I have dozens of Boss 30 charts from 1967-1972. I sent an email to Charlie Tuna years ago because he supported a children's hospital charity. I offered to give him the charts so perhaps he could sell them and then split the profits between his charity and my local children's hospital. I never heard back. Maybe they're only worth their sentimental value.
I listened to 93 KHJ until I was 12 and someone told me about FM stations (we lived in Saugus ,too far for over the air reception.) So I took the tip of the TV cable and touched it to the FM antenna, and my whole life changed.
direwolf58 You've probably seen Ray Radolph's Website 93 KHJ Boss Radio - A look back. His whole site is about those those Boss 30 surveys(charts). This is the link 93khj.blogspot.com/?m=0
I also wrote Charlie Tuna an E-mail before I published this video and he wrote me back. He was my favorite Boss Jock . In fact, when I swiched over to FM it was KKDJ, the station that Charlie was involved with which later became KIIS FM. I also lived in Saugus from 1980-1983. Those were some fun times back then.
Outstanding.
I'm sad to say, radio legend Ron Jacobs passed away this morning. Best known for being co-creator of 93 KHJ Boss radio back in 1965, Jacobs was also a disc jockey, concert promoter, record producer and played a huge part in "The history of Hawaiian Radio". I was very fortunate to become friends with Ron over the phone when he contacted me after seeing my UA-cam video, "Growing up with the Boss Jocks". I loved hearing his stories and I am currently working on a video series called "The Ron Jacobs Story". Sadly now, Ron won't get to see the first video.(Actually he will still see it but I won't get to hear his comments) So thankful for the time (even though short) I got to talk with him. A sad day.
Ron "whodaguy" Jacobs
Sept 3 1937 - March 8 2016
An amazing life full of exciting stories. RIP RJ.
Mahalo and Aloha my friend
Thank you for posting this...many memories!
+Gina Lynn And I bet they were happy memories. Thank You Gina Lynn!
That kid was me too .
Awesome jingles and air personalities!
VERY nicely done, thank you!!!!
Thank You! I appreciate that.
Yep, soundtrack to my childhood, growing up in the San Fernando Valley, KHJ in the background everywhere.
Thank you for sharing!!!! Love This!!!I want to go back...
+Pamela Mercado You are very welcome. I'm glad you enjoyed the trip back in time. You said "I want to go back" and that reminds me of my favorite Eddie Money song. Do you remember this song Pamela? ua-cam.com/video/rOfSu-AkLRs/v-deo.html
+Bob Meadows Yes I do...Thank you for that!!! Memory Lane!!
I lived in New York, and my disc jockeys were "The All-Americans" of WABC.