Bob Moore, 1946 - 2026
We're hearing that Bob Moore , who regularly was ranked among the top 10 of radio executives in LARadio.com's annual survey, died last week. Moore worked at a variety of stations including KEZY, KKDJ, KFWB in Southern California, but was perhaps best known for his work doing talk programming during his three stops at KLSX. It was Moore who flipped then-classic rocker KLSX to "Real Radio 97.1," eventually evolving to "97.1 FM Talk," later "97.1 FREE FM." The station featured the talents of Howard Stern , Adam Carolla , Frosty, Heidy & Frank , Tom Leykis , Tim Conway Jr. , and Danny Bonaduce , among others. His last job on the local airwaves was serving as General Manager for KABC / KLOS until the purchase of the stations by Cumulus in 2011. In between his stints at KLSX, Moore was an Executive VP of Westwood One in 1991. Three years later, he was made VP / GM of KIKK/KILT-Houston before returning to Southern California. In January 2012, Moor...