An ayoda on radio

Jeff Leonard organized another reunion of LA radio talent. We'll share a few pics over the next few postings (click on any photo to enlarge): Tom Patterson, Richard Turnage, David Grundt Claude Ortome, Gary Hamilton, Chris Hays Sharon Dale, Joe Collins, Don Jennett, Jeffrey Leonard Andy Lundlum, Mark Wallengren Bob Gowa, Carson Schrieber Pat Gaffey, Lee Wade, Richard Wagoner One week in: It's been just about a week since KNX and their sister station, KCBS-San Francisco, started simulcasting overnights. There was no fanfare and little acknowledgement that the stations were simulcasting when KCBS anchor Rebecca Goodeyon signed on, other than the traffic reports getting a bit longer (and LA freeways being identified with "the" as a preceding article) and weather forecasts offering Bay Area and SoCal info. Stories eliminated the lockout of either station's call letters. It still sounds as if there's some rough edges to smooth down. Bob Brill A major concern is wha...

  We're hearing that starting tonight, the two Audacy all-news operations in California will simulcast overnight programming. The same newscasts will be heard on both LA's KNX and the Bay Area's KCBS from midnight to 5 AM. It assumes commercials will still be customized for the local market. Rory Erikson, Joe Guimond In a possibly related matter, long time KNX overnight editor Rory Erikson  is leaving the station, moving morning editor Joe Guimond  to that shift. Erikson has been part of the station's award-winning editors for 31 years. Guimond served as the Assistant News Director at KFWB before moving over to KNX. He left the station in 2015 but returned to the station's editor's desk. A fond farewell: Former KNX Food News host Melinda Lee  has died. Lee succeded Jackie Olden  as host of the daily offering in 1986. She went to school in Brentwood before attending UCLA. A former corporate headhunter in New York, she retunred to LA to start The Perfect Setting, ...

  Delilah Rene Luke , better known by just her first name, begins tonight on adult contemporary KOST filling the 7 - midnight shift. She fills the slot recently vacated by Karen Sharp  and "Love Songs on the KOST," which ended last month. Accompanied by Premier Radio co-founder Kraig Kitchin , Delilah made her announcement on the KTLA Morning News . "There's a station I've been sending tapes to when we used to send tapes, back on reel-to-reel days, knocking at the door. And starting tonight, I'll be on KOST 103.5!" The syndicated program originates from her home studio in Seattle. After working at several different stations across the Pacific Northwest, Delilah started the current program in 1984 at KLSY (now a Spanish contemporary Christian station). She offered this comment to RadioInsight.com : I’m so excited to join the fabulously talented on-air personalities at KOST 103.5 and be part of such a legendary Los Angeles radio station. Playing love song...

  As we reported yesterday , Vicky Moore is leaving all-news KNX. Earlier this morning, she offered her farewell to her listeners: Vicky Moore, Mike Simpson So today is my last day, 22 years…and someone told me I should say something. It’s not really my nature. Anyhow, so I wrote something, so here I go.  Brian Douglas, Sioux-Z Jessup, Sabina Mora I really love radio. Because radio is about community. At a time when the phone in our pocket and in our hands right now creates distance between us, and the politics divide us, the AI make us questioning what is real, people here at KNX all around me are real. And they are people who live and work in this community. Brian Douglas and Sioux-Z Jessup , our traffic team, Sabina (Mora) – they care about people driving in from places like Santa Clarita. Or when you hear sirens on the westside or Monrovia, we here at KNX are curious too! And we can joke about the differences between LA and Orange County and how Irvine is always topping ...