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Radio Broadcasting History
Radio People by Name (C-1)




Joel Cederholm
WYOO [Minneapolis MN] 1975
KBJM [Lemmon SD] 1976
KXGR [Hibbing MN] 1978
KYNT [Sioux Falls SD] 1979-1985

Now: Joel says (4/09), "I retired from the radio game in 1985 after marrying, settling down (in Minneapolis, Minnesota), and finding I could triple my income by working with crazy stuff involving automation and computers..."
upnorthmn@gmail.com



Bill Chamberlain aka Bobby Hart aka Bill Kelly
KSUE [Susanville CA] 1969
KOBO [Yuba City CA] 1970
KAOR [Oroville CA] 1971
KLOK [San Jose CA] 1972
KMYC/KRFD [Yuba City] 1973
KPOP [Sacramento CA] 1974
KOBO [Yuba City] 1976
- Bill O'Brian
KAAP [Ventura CA] 1977
KACY [Oxnard CA] 1978
KVEN [Ventura] 1980
KGEO [Bakersfield CA] 1982
KERN [Bakersfield] 1983
KGFM [Bakersfield] 1984
- Robert W. Hart
KLYD [Bakersfield] 1985
KAFY [Bakersfield] 1985
KKIQ [San Francisco CA] 1986
KKBN [Twain Harte CA] 1986-1989
KDJK [Modesto CA] 1987-1989
- Billy Magic
KFIG [Fresno CA] 1990
KNAX [Fresno] 1991
KUBB [Merced CA] 1992
KABX [Merced] 1993
KVML [Sonora CA] 1993
KMIX [Modesto] 1995
KRVR [Modesto] 1995
- The Knighthawk
KDDB [San Lois Obispo CA] 1997
KBCQ [Roswell NM] 1998
KHSL [Chico CA] 2000
KEWE [Chico] 2001
- Rick Hunter
KLKO/KELK [Elko NV] 2005-2006
Now: Bill says (12/12), "Update on life after radio: After 37 years in radio I retired in 2006 and during the past few years I have become a documentary film maker; thus far two films on Vietnam and the newest is called, YOU'RE FIRED, The Story of the Radio DJ."
Bill@gwgavp.com



Candi Chamberlain
KTIM [San Rafael CA] 1975
KYA [San Francisco CA] 1977
KFRC [San Francisco] 1980
KJR [Seattle WA] 1981
KOME [San Jose CA] 1984
KSJO [San Jose] 1987
KFRC-FM [San Francisco] 1994
KXFX/KMGG [Santa Rosa CA] 1998-2002
KTOL/KRSH [Santa Rosa] 2004
KNOB/KRSH [Santa Rosa] 2005-2007

Now: Candi says (12/17), "I left full-time radio in Jan 2007; am now employed in financial services; I worked part time at KJZY, Santa Rosa 2011 to 2017 and Smooth FM 93.7 2017 to present, both of which are owned by Gordon Zlot (RES-Radio)."
soulgirl@sonic.net



Brad Chambers
KERR [Salinas CA] 1971
KSBW [Salinas] 1973
KRAD [Grand Forks ND] 1978
KIDD [Monterey CA] 1979
- Wynn Bradley
KRDO [Colorado Springs CO] 1981 - Wynn Bradley
KWSS [San Jose CA] 1984 - Brad Jackson
KBOS [Tulare CA] 1985
KYNO [Fresno] 1985
KNAX [Fresno] 1987
KPLX [Dallas TX] 1993
WRBT [Harrisburg PA] 1996
KIDO [Boise ID] 1997-2000
- Larry Wilson
KLAC [Los Angeles CA] 2002
XTRA [LA/San Diego - Tijuana, Mexico] 2005-2006
KPHX [Phoenix] 2009-2009
- Brad Martini
Now: Brad 'Martini' says (9/14), "I'm playing Adult Standards, as the format is traditionally listed, on MartiniInTheMorning.com ... with our audience growing across the USA and around the world."
brad@martiniinthemorning.com



George Chambers aka Jay Edwards
KDOL [Lancaster CA] 1973
KSEE [Santa Maria CA] 1974
KRKK [Rock Springs WY] 1975
KAFY [Bakersfield CA] 1975
KCOP [Los Angeles CA] 1976
KPPC [LA] 1976
KABC [LA] 1977
KWST [LA] 1978
KTNQ [LA] 1979
KTPI [Tehachapi CA]/KDOL [Lancaster] 1980
- owner
KKHR [Abilene TX] 1986 - owner
KHJM [Tulsa OK] 1989 - exec VP
KXIT [Dalhart TX] 2001 - president
Now: George says (6/03), "I am president of Country KXIT AM/FM, Dalhart, Texas."
kxit@xit.net



Marc Chambers
CHUB [Nanaimo BC] 1973 - J. Marc
CJAV [Port Alberni BC] 1978 - J. Marc
CJVB [Vancouver BC] 1979 - Marc James
CFUN [Vancouver BC] 1983 - Marc James
CHUM [Toronto ON] 1986
CJOJ [Belleville ON] 1995
Daily Oldies Network [Ontario Canada] 1996-2002
- host
Now: March says, "I am president of The MediaTech Group Inc., a full service new-media firm serving broadcasters. I also voice The Weather Network, Viewers Choice Pay-Per-View and several other radio and TV stations and networks. I can be heard on commercials and private label radio shows for clients such as Delta Airlines. And I host a regular show on 1050chum.com."
mediat@interlog.com



Jonathan Chance
WOVV [Ft. Peirce FL] 1982-1999

Now: Jonathan (John Carbonara) says (7/09), "After 95.5 (WOVV), I went forward with various projects, pirate radio, mobile entertainment, mix shows, that type of thing; I'm running an appliance repair business on the treasure coast, JMC APPLIANCE REPAIR."
djchance@live.com



Bruce Chandler
KMEN [San Bernardino CA] 1970
KFXM [San Bernardino] 1971
KEZY [Los Angeles CA] 1974
KIQQ [LA] 1976
Westwood One Oldies Channel [LA] 1986
KRTH [LA] 2001

Now: westcomfilms@yahoo.com reports: Bruce has been morning personality at Westwood One's Oldies Channel since 1986. He is heard on 150 stations across the U.S. He also does weekends/fill at Oldies KRTH-FM, Los Angeles, California."
djbrucechandler@aol.com



Dan Chandler
WTRL [Bradenton FL] 1956-1957 - Danny Huth
WDVH [Gainesville FL] 1959 - Dan Huth
WBIL [Orlando FL] 1960 - Dan Huth
WONN [Lakeland FL] 1961 - Dan Huth
WCKR [Miamii FL] 1961 - Johnny Midnight
WKAT [Miami] 1962
WIOD [Miami] 1963
WQAM [Miami] 1965-1970

Now: Dan says, "I recently moved from Atlanta to the mountains of north Georgia outside of Jasper. Although I began an acting career over 30 years ago with Flipper, I've recently cut back to whence we all began ... voice work. (It's just not worth it to shave anymore.) I voice commercials for radio and TV, but my real love is "long form" narrations for TV. TNN's Realtree Outdoors, HGTV's Gardener's Diary, Empires of Industry on the History Channel. I can do them from my home via the Internet, and have become fond of the commute. It's great to get in touch with old colleagues on your site. Thanks." Click for more from Dan.
credcom@tds.net



Andy Chanley
KSWD [Los Angeles CA] 2008

Now: Andy says (7/11), "I host middays at Classic Rock KSWD-FM, Los Angeles; I also perform voice-over for radio, TV, film and video games."
achanley@thesoundla.com



Jim 'Captain Whammo' Channell
KUDL [Kansas City KS] 1972 - Jimmy 'The Greek' Morgan
KSTP [Minneapolis] 1973 - Tom Jones
WDHF [Chicago] 1975
WMET [Chicago] 1978
WEFM [Chicago] 198?
KENO [Las Vegas] 198?
WCFL [Chicago] 198?
WAYJ [Ft. Myers FL] 1987
W??? [Ft. Myers] 1990
WSRX [Naples FL] 1992

Now: Skip Spence reports (3/03), "Jim is PD/OM and does mornings at Christian Contemporary WSRX-FM, Naples, Florida."



Scott Chapin
WCSX [Detroit MI] 1990-1993

Now: Scott says, "I am the voice of many major market TV stations around the US..."
scottc36@aol.com



Diane Chapman aka Diane McKenzie
WTVY [Dothan AL] 2001

Now: Diane says (11/05), "I am a partner in a talent agency in Ft. Worth, Texas. The Yellow Rose Agency is an all-female owned and operated business and books talent from all over the state and more..."
ladyfmdj@yahoo.com



Ron Chapman
KLIF [Dallas TX] 1959 - Irving Harrigan
KVIL [Dallas] 1970
KLUV [Dallas] 2000

Now: Ron retired from KLUV-FM, Dallas June 24, 2005.
RonChapman@kluv.com



Steve Chapman
KSWS [Roswell NM] 1970
KAPY [Port Angeles WA] 1975
KDEN [Denver] 1978
KXLY [Spokane WA] 1980
KDRK [Spokane] 1981
- Bob Simon
KTNX [Anchorage AK] 1984
KASH [Anchorage] 1985
KRPM [Tacoma WA] 1987
KYAK [Anchorage] 1988
KASH [Anchorage] 1992

Now: Steve says (4/05), "I am a music scheduling specialist with Jones Radio Networks."
steverchapman@msn.com



Jay Charland
WEMD [Easton MD] 1971 - James Zielinski
WTHD [Milford DE] 1972 - James Zielinski
WMOU [Berlin NH] 1972
WWTR [Bethany Beach DE] 1974
WKOK [Sunbury PA] 1975
WYNS [Allentown PA] 1977
WKZQ [Myrtle Beach SC] 1977
WNMB-FM [Myrtle Beach] 1978
WTAB [Tabor City NC] 1979
WNMB-FM [Myrtle Beach] 1980
CFMG [Edmonton AB] 1981
CFRN [Edmonton] 1982
CHQT [Edmonton] 1985-1990

Now: Jay says (7/97), "I am Executive Assistant for the Western Catholic Reporter, Edmonton, Alberta, Canada."
quickjaw@activist.com



Bob Charles
WKHR [Cleveland OH] 1994

Now: Bob says (6/05), "I am on air at Nostalgia WKHR-FM, Cleveland, Ohio; a part-time engineer at WKYC-TV; a production voice on WRMU-FM, Alliance/Canton; and a production voice on WSTB-FM, Akron, Ohio; I also do industrial narration and other voice work."
wixy@juno.com



Chris Charles aka The Magic Christian
KLAS [Las Vegas NV] 1961
KUTY [Palmdale CA] 1962
KMEN [San Bernardino CA] 196?
KBLA [Los Angeles CA] 1965
WMEX [Boston MA] 1966
- Chuck Christianson
KYNO [Fresno] 1967 - Chuck Christianson
KIRV [Fresno] 1968 - Chuck Christianson
KGBS [Los Angeles] 1969
KCBQ [San Diego] 1970
WCFL [Chicago IL] 19??
WVBF [Boston MA] 19??
WIBG [Philadelphia PA] 1979
CFTR [Toronto ON] 19??
WHBQ [Memphis TN] 19??
KTAR [Phoenix AZ] 1990
Jones syndication [Denver CO] 19??

Chris Charles (Charles Christianson) died Jul 2, 2010 in Iowa. See ‘Magic Christian’ Charles Christianson/Chris Charles dies of cancer at 66 (radio-info.com).
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Dave Charles (Vincent)
KKRB [Klamath Falls OR] 1989 - aka Vince Night
KFLS [Klamath Falls] 1993
KKRB [Klamath Falls] 1996
KNNN [Redding CA] 2000
- Jesse Adams
KSHA [Redding] 2001
KRNO [Redding] 2001
KNNN [Redding] 2001-2004
- Chris and Dave
Now: Dave says (8/10), "I'm in Tucson, Arizona doing play-by-play for an Internet-based sports broadcasting and marketing company -- and miss radio like crazy!"
Davecvincent@cs.com



Scott Charton
KVOM [Morrilton AR] 1977
KCON [Little Rock AR] 1979
KMJX [Little Rock] 1980
KAAY [Little Rock] 1981
KARN [Little Rock] 1982
Associated Press [Little Rock AR] 1983-2005

Now: Scott Charton spent six years in the Little Rock Bureau of the Associated Press and a dozen years as correspondent in charge of the Missouri Statehouse Bureau in Jefferson City. In 2000, the AP created for Charton the position of Roving Missouri Correspondent, with the entire state as his beat. Scott says (9/05), "Since 2005, I have been Director of University Communications, University of Missouri System, Columbia, MO (chartons@umsystem.edu)."
scottcharton@yahoo.com



Brian Chase
KSYN [Joplin MO] 1979 - Brian Scott
KAAY [Little Rock AR] 1980
KEEL/KVKI [Shreveport LA] 1982
WTIX [New Orleans LA] 1984
KRAV [Tulsa OK] 1986
KLDE [Houston TX] 1988
WQMX [Akron OH] 1989
KWFM [Tucson AZ] 1991
KHYL [Sacramento CA] 1992-1994

Now: Owner/publisher of Morning Prep Daily, Las Vegas (since 1993). Brian says (4/07), "Hello to all MPD stations and personalities."
chaseconsulting@sprintmail.com



Ken Chase
KISN [Portland OR] 1961
Now: ???



Marc Chase
WRFS [Alexander City AL] 1980
WJHO [Opelika AL] 1981
WFRI [Auburn AL] 1982
WSGF [Savannah] 1982
WMJJ [Birmingham] 1982
WKXX [Birmingham] 1984
WYHY [Nashville] 1985
WFLZ [Tampa] 1989
WEBN [Cincinnati] 1994
Jacor Market PD (8 stations) [Cincinnati] 1996
Clear Channel East Regional VP [Cincinnati] 1998

Now: Clear Channel East Regional Vice President of Programming, Cincinnati, Ohio.
AlexCityAL@aol.com


Randy Chase
WWNQ [Columbia SC] 2005

Now: Randy says (7/05), "I am Operations Manager for WWNU (New Country) and WWNQ (Country Legends) in Columbia, SC. Working for a now company Double O Radio headed by the legendry Bob Pittman and Bob Sherman, real radio done the way it used to be."
randy@chaserainer.com



Todd Chase
KQV [Pittsburgh] 1968
WHTX [Pittsburgh] 1986
KKLO [Kansas City KS] 199?
- GM
Now: General Manager, Sales Manager and Program Director at Religious KKLO, Leavenworth, Kansas.



Rockin' Ron Chavis
KRNB [Dallas TX] 2006
- The Nighttime Dog
Now: Ron says (3/08), "I host a love-song show that airs weeknights on Urban Contemporary KRNB-FM in the Dallas/Fort Worth Metroplex; the show is called The Quiet Storm and is the number-one rated adult R&B show in north Texas (it streams live around the world via krnb.com)."
ronchavis@gmail.com



Mike Checkley
CFCH [North Bay ON] 1967
CKAP [Kapuskasing ON] 1970
CFCH [North Bay] 1971-1978

Now: Mike says (4/03), "I am living in the Bahamas and operating a small hotel with my wife, Barbara. I'm also producing radio programmes for Catholic Radio in the Bahamas. I enjoyed my years as evening DJ and weekend DJ at CFCH in North Bay and evening DJ at CKAP in Kapuskasing. Both stations were MOR but the evening was given over to Top-40."
mncheckley@excite.com



Porky Chedwick
WHOD [Pittsburgh PA] 1948
WAMO [Pittsburgh] 1956
KQV [Pittsburgh] 1972
WNRZ [Pittsburgh] 1985-1986
WAMO [Pittsburgh] 1992
WAMO-FM [Pittsburgh] 1996
WWSW-FM [Pittsburgh] 1998
WLSW [Scottdale PA] 2000
WKFB [Pittsburgh] 2006-2007

Porky Chedwick died Mar 2, 2014 in Pittsburgh PA at age 96; See Porky Chedwick, Pittsburgh legendary disc jockey, dies at 96 (WTAE-TV); Radio disc jockey Porky Chedwick dies & RIP Porky Chedwick: What people are saying (Pittsburgh Post-Gazette); Pioneering Pittsburgh DJ Craig 'Porky' Chedwick dies at 96 (Pittsburgh Tribune-Review); and Porky Chedwick: Radio’s Most Ignored Pioneer (Ed Weigle).



Gene Chenault
KYNO [Fresno] 1962 - owner
Drake-Chenault consultancy [Fresno] 1964
KGB [San Diego] 1964
KHJ [LA] 1965
KIQQ [Los Angeles CA] 1973-1978

Gene Chenault died Feb 23, 2010 in Tarzana, California (90 years old, non-Hodgkin's lymphoma). See The Amazing and Adventurous Gene Chenault by Woody Goulart (larRadio.com).



Fred Chenevey
WHBC [Canton OH] 2002

Now: At Mornings at News-Talk WHBC, Canton, OH.
fchenevey@whbc.com



Jim Chenevey
CBS Radio net [New York NY] 1988
- anchor
Now: News anchoring at CBS Radio, New York New York.
JCH@cbsnews.com



'Skinny' Tom Cheney
WEKZ [Monroe WI] 1965
WDXY [Sumter SC] 1965
WTIX [New Orleans LA] 1969-1976
WEZB [New Orleans] 1981
WQUE [New Orleans] 1983
WLMG [New Orleans] 1986
WCKW [New Orleans] 1988
KQLD [New Orleans] 1989-1992

Now: Tom says (Aug 2002), "I'm with The Erv Woolsey Company (a management firm representing country artists George Strait, Lee Ann Womack, Robert Lee and others), Nashville, Tennessee."
tomcheney917@gmail.com



Mark Chernoff
WNNJ [Morristown NJ] 197?
WDHA [Morristown NJ] 1979
WNEW-FM [New York] 1985
WJFK [Washington DC] 1989
WXRK [New York] 1990
WFAN [New York] 1993

Now: PD at sports WFAN, New York.
stories



Bruce Cherry
WFKS [Daytona Beach FL] 1990-2000
Now: ???



Ken Chiampou
KFI [Los Angeles CA] 2000

Now: PM drive w/partner John Kobylt doing the John and Ken Show on Talk KFI, Los Angeles, California.
johnandken@johnandkenshow.com



Scott Childers
WJTW [Joliet IL] 1989
Metro Networks [Chicago] 1990-1998
- (various stations)
WWBZ [Chicago IL] 1991
WBBM-FM [Chicago] 1991
WXLC [Chicago IL] 1994
WPNT [Chicago] 1995
WNND [Chicago] 1997
WERV [Chicago] 2004
WSSR [Joliet] 2008

Now: Scott says (1/15), "I am Program Director (since 2012) and doing PM drive at Hot AC WSSR-FM (Star 96.7), Joliet (suburban Chicago), Illinois; and I'm still doing the WLS history site."
scott@childers.com



Kevin Childs
KRCK [Palm Springs CA] 2002
- VP/mgr
Now: Kevin says (1/04), "I am Station Manager at 80s Rock KRCK-FM, Palm Desert/Springs (Coachella Valley), California. Originally got out of radio to make a living (love the biz, but...)." Kevin also runs Audio Service America (on-hold programs).
kc@krck.com



Monty Childs
KDNK [Carbondale CO] 1984
KSNO [Aspen CO] 1985-1987
KRDO [Colorado Springs CO] 1999
KYZX [Colorado Springs] 2002
KKFM [Colorado Springs CO] 2005

Now: Monty says (1/06), "I just started at Classic Rock KKFM-FM, and I'm looking forward to finally finding a place to grow." Monty also runs D.J. Monty B./Rockstar Productions (mobile entertainment services), Colorado Springs, Colorado.
djmontyb@aol.com



Randy Childs
KCAL [Riverside CA] 1984-1987

Now: Randy says (8/13), "After spending a short time in affiliate relations with both Westwood One and Premiere Radio Networks, I am doing radio programming research (Tuned In Monitors) for Mediabase Music Research, formerly a division of Premiere, now a part of Clear Channel. While no longer on-air, this is a dream job in many ways, not the least of which is that I get paid to listen to radio in the top 30 U.S. markets."
bluegreenheart@roadrunner.com



Paul Christensen
WAJP [Joliet IL] 1975-1978
WCCQ [Joliet] 1977-1979
WSPY [Plano IL] 1979
WAJP [Joliet] 1979
- CE
WLMT [Wilmington IL] 1980 - mgr
WLBK/WDEK [De Kalb IL] 1980 - CE
WFYR [Chicago] 1984
WIVY [Jacksonville FL] 1985-1995
- CE
Now: Paul says (8/02), "...I work as a corporate engineering director for AT&T Broadband and practice law in the areas of intellectual property/contracts, and practice as a sole-practitioner in estate planning and immigration law..."
attorney@broadcast.net



Dave Christi
KEKB [Grand Junction CO] 2004-2006

Now: Dave says (11/07), "I am Creative Services Director for the Horizon Broadcasting Group; I have found my true calling in radio, creating fun and effective ads that work for clients."
me@davechristi.com



Bobby Christian
KRIZ [Phoenix] 1972
KLIF [Dallas] 1973
KUPD [Phoenix] 1975
KXKX [Denver] 1976
WXKX [Pittsburgh] 1977
WMET [Chicago] 1978
WXKX [Pittsburgh] 1979
KTCZ [Minneapolis] 1982
KVUU [Colorado Springs] 1988

Now: rbrady@jonesradio.com reports: "Bobby lives in Colorado Springs and has a computer programming business. Although he doesn't completely rule out a return to radio, it's not something he's pursuing at this time." Bobby's long term goal: climb all of the 53 peaks in Colorado that are over 14,000 feet high. Good luck Bobby!



Jeff Christian
WBUF [Buffalo NY] 1990-1992

Now: Jeff says (5/11), "I work for an airline as an A&P mechanic now; have been out of radio full time for many years but still keep my nose in it, along with my voice, and attempt at a sense of humor; when it's in your blood, it's hard to leave it all together."
jeff@digitalmonkeymusic.com



Lou Christian
WMGR/WOBB [Albany GA] 1995-1999

Now: Lou says (2/08), "I am master control, operations supervisor for WFXL-TV; and I do voice work, commercials, station imaging -- my Web site is lousvoice.com."
lousvoice@mchsi.com



Mark 'The Shark' Christian
KYMS [Los Angeles CA] 1983
KPZE/KEZY [Los Angeles] 1988
KTBM-TV [Los Angeles - Tustin] 1990-1995
- master control op
KBRT [Los Angeles] 1991-1993
KFSH [Los Angeles] 2000
KKLA [Los Angeles] 2001
KWVE [Los Angeles] 2004-2006
KXMX [Los Angeles] 2004-2005
KLAA [Los Angeles] 2010-2012

Now: Mark says (9/13), "I had a great run at AM-830 KLAA and did some contract work, production and overnights at KCAA-1050 in the Inland Empire for a few years, and since then I started an Internet station called Orange County Talkradio and also helped a good friend of mine launch V93FM.com (The Sandwich Islands Network Radio) and am in the process of building out a new studio in Montebello for Heart Of Compassion Distribution called Heart98FM.com. I love this business! If you need help with anything from planning to launching, I'm your guy! Look me up." Click for Mark's autobio.
ccmradioshow@gmail.com



Roger Christian
KFXM [San Bernardino CA] 195?
KRLA [LA] 1960
KFWB [LA] 1961
Dead Man's Curve [LA]
- songwriter
The Little Old Lady from Pasadena [LA] - songwriter
Beatles Story LP [LA] - 1964 - producer
KHJ [LA] 1965
KFWB [LA] 1966
KIQQ [LA] 1974
Actor (appeared in 17 movies) [LA] 1970s-1980s

Passed away Jul 11, 1991



Jim Christoferson
Now: Owner (partner since 1996) at KFQX, Abilene, Texas.
wadethruet@aol.com



Paul Christy aka Eric Chase
KRLC [Lewiston ID] 1967
KENO [Las Vegas NV] 1967
KUDL [Kansas City KS] 1968
KYNO [Fresno CA] 1969
KGB [San Diego CA] 1971
KFRC [San Francisco CA] 1972
KIQQ [Los Angeles CA] 1974
KFI [LA] 1978
KJR [Seattle WA] 1981
KRBE [Houston TX] 1983
KZFX [Houston] 1989
KHMX [Houston] 1990
KRTH [Los Angeles] 2003
KLDE [Houston] 2004-2008
KKRW [Houston] 2011

Now: Paul is doing weekends at Classic Rock KKRW-FM, Houston, Texas.
eric@ericchase.com



Paul Christy
WICK [Scranton PA] 1957
WCDL [Carbondale PA] 1959
WNOW [York PA] 1965-1969

Now: Paul (Chrastina) says (2/15), "I retired from radio in 1970. Was a financial planner from 1970 until 1999."
1chrastina2@gmail.com



Tommy Chuck
WFLZ [Tampa FL] 2007

Now: Tommy says (1/07), "I am living a dream as PD of WFLZ-FM (933FLZ), Tampa Bay's Hit Music Channel and home to the syndicated MJ Morning Show."
tommychuck@clearchannel.com



Vin Ciavatta aka Vinnie McCoy
WSRS [Worcester MA] 1999-2001

Now: Vin says (9/06), "I am Senior Account Manager for the Arbitron Company, overseeing the New England region and parts of Western New York state."
vin.ciavatta@arbitron.com



Jackson T. Chase
WMID [Atlantic City NJ] 1971-1977
WAYV [Atlantic City] 1979-1987
WBSS [Atlantic City] 1993-1994
WTKU [Atlantic City] 1997

Now: Jackson says (10/05), "I'm doing PM drive on Oldies WTKU-FM (Kool 98.3), Ocean City, New Jersey."
jacksontchase@juno.com



Roger Christian
WYSL [Buffalo] 1964
WMJQ [Buffalo] 1973
WBEN-FM/WMJQ [Buffalo] 1976

Now: Music Director and DJ at WMJQ-FM, Buffalo.
abae@ix.netcom.com



John Cigna
WOWO [Ft Wayne IN] 1967
WROV [Roanoke VA] 1968
WJAS [Pittsburgh PA] 1970
KDKA [Pittsburgh] 1973-2001

John Cigna died [age 75] May 20, 2011 in McCandless [Pittsburgh], PA. See Retired KDKA Radio Host John Cigna Has Died [KDKA-TV]; John Cigna has died [Pittsburgh Radio & TV Online]; and Obituary: John Cigna / Beloved longtime morning drive host on KDKA-AM [post-gazette.com].



Paul Ciliano
WWRM [Tampa FL] 1993

Now: Paul says (6/04), "I am PD at Adult Contemporary WWRM-FM and Operations Manager of a six-station Cox cluster in Tampa, Florida."
Paulc99949@aol.com



Joe Cipriano
WWCO [Waterbury CT] 1971
WDRC-FM [Hartford CT] 1973
WKYS [Washington DC] 1975
WRQX [Washington DC] 1978
KHTZ [Los Angeles CA] 1980
KKHR [Los Angeles] 1983
KIIS [Los Angeles] 1985
FOX TV Network [LA] 1988
- voice of FOX
Knight & Daye NBC sitcom [Los Angeles] 1990
World Chart Show [Los Angeles] 1995
- co-host
CBS-TV [Los Angeles] 1997 - voice
NBC-TV Net [Los Angeles] 2005 - voice of NBC Drama promos
Now: Joe says (2/06), "I am doing promos for FOX, NBC and Food TV networks; voice of the Grammy Awards and the Emmy Awards; image voice for radio stations coast to coast; living in Los Angeles."
cip@joecipriano.com



Jan Claire
KAOR [Oroville CA] 1962
KPAY/KPAY-FM [Chico CA] 1966-1980

Now: Jan says (1/08), "I'm old now, retired, living near Yosemite, California. When Jim Walley was building his new station, KAOR in Oroville and I was out of the U.S. Navy, I joined him and the company; it was formulative years at their best (you learn more working for a 'coffeepot' station because you get to do it all); in 1966 I was asked to join KPAY-AM in Chico, CA, helped build their new KPAY-FM and got to work with great people, Steve Bise (now KUIC), Mike Forrester (now KJR-FM), Levi Chase (don't know where he went after KPAY), Lee Gordon, Truman Rich, many other radio guys - some still in the biz."
jclaire@sti.net



Barry Clark
KDWN [Las Vegas NV] 1975 - Barry Roberts
KRAM [Las Vegas] 1978
KLUC [Las Vegas] 1978
- Clark in the Dark
KLAV [Las Vegas] 1978
- Barry Roberts
KSET/KSET-FM [El Paso TX] 1978
KPAS [El Paso] 1979
KELP [El Paso] 1979
KINT/KINT-FM [El Paso] 1980
KTRH [Houston TX] 1981
KLOL [Houston] 1981
KFMK [Houston] 1987
KYRK [Las Vegas] 1988
KORK [Las Vegas] 1988
KJLH [Los Angeles CA] 1989-2005
- Chief Engineer
Now: Barry says (6/20), "I'm on hiatus in semi-retirement in NW Missouri after thirty years in Hollywood with most of that as the Director of Engineering for one of the top A-list celebrities on the planet. The funny thing is, I'm in rural America in pre-retirement and now making more money than I ever did in the Los Angeles broadcast market! And I can make my own schedule to boot! The greatest part of the 1980s decade was being on the engineering team for the CBS radio network's flagship station in Houston, Texas during the early heydays of NASA's Space Shuttle program. Man! Those were the days! Not to mention chasing all of the Gulf Coast hurricanes, etc."
Technodude@Yahoo.com




Bill Clark
KQV [Pittsburgh] 1963
Now: ???



Dick Clark
WFIL [Philadelphia] 1955
WFIL-TV [Philadelphia] ABC-TV 1955
- American Bandstand
Now: Heading Dick Clark Productions. Ringing in every New Year from Times Square for ABC-TV. Residing in the Los Angeles area.



Gary Clark aka Gary Semro
KHOW [Denver CO] 1970
KIMN [Denver] 1971
WEEP [Pittsburgh PA] 1973
KCKN [Kansas City KS] 1976
WENS [Indianapolis IN] 1979
Satellite Music net [Chicago IL] 1981
KQKT [Seattle WA] 1984
KRXY [Denver] 1985
WWYZ [Hartford CT] 1987
WCBS-FM [New York NY] 1988
WYNY [New York] 2000
WBZO [Bay Shore NY] 2001
KOSI-FM [Denver] 2002
Jones Radio Networks [Denver] 2002

Now: Gary says (Oct 2002), "I am a national air talent on Jones Radio Networks (over 600 affiliates) on Good Time Oldies, CD Country, Classic Country, & A/C formats. Also on locally on A/C KOSI-FM, Denver, Colorado."
garyclark101@aol.com



Howard Clark
WKY [Oklahoma City OK] 1960
WTIX [New Orleans LA] 1965
KFRC [San Francisco CA] 1966
KYA [San Francisco] 1969
WWDJ [Hackensack NJ/NYC] 1972
KVKI [Shreveport LA] 1985
KEEL/KITT [Shreveport] 1987
KVKI-FM/KITT [Shreveport] 1992
KSYR/KRVQ [Shreveport LA] 1998
KLKL [Shreveport] 2000-2006

Howard Clark died April 5, 2009 (lung cancer; age 70); See Veteran broadcaster Howard Clark dies (jprime@gannett.com). Ross Jackson says, "I was shocked and saddened to learn that my very first good PD, Howard Clark, had passed away after a short battle with cancer. Just add HC to the lineup of RWM, TRDS, Wolfman, George Michael, and you've got a hell of a radio station. God rest their souls."
stories


John Clark
CJCD [Yellowknife NWT] 1997-1999

Now: John says (1/05), "I'm still in Calgary ... can't seem to leave this place ... and I work in sales at Telus."
bassman1@telus.net



John Clark
WNYQ [Hudson Falls NY] 2013

Now: John says (12/16), "I'm doing evenings at Classic Rock WNYQ-FM, Hudson Falls NY."
killerclark@hotmail.com




Steve Clark
KHJ [LA] 1966
WOR-FM [New York] 1967
KTWV [LA] 1988
KCBS-FM [LA] 1997-1998

Steve Clark died June 29, 2023.



Tony Clark
WODJ [Grand Rapids MI] 1996-2002

Now: Tony says (7/03), "I'm running Tony Clark Production Services, Mt. Pleasant, Michigan doing voice-over for broadcast and corporate AV needs, and occasionally appearing on various Mid-Michigan stations when the mood hits."
tclark@genuous.net



Alan Clarke
WSTA [St. Thomas VI] 1968
WEDR [Miami] 1970
KRSA [Salinas CA] 1972
WKXY [Sarasota FL] 1977
KUFO [Galveston TX] 1980
KNUZ [Houston TX] 1986
KSAU [Nacogdoches/Lufkin TX] 1989
KLSB-TV [Nacogdoches/Lufkin] 2002

Now: Chief Engineer, master control supervisor, computer guru, staff pizza delivery boy and general madness at NBC19/FOX30 TV, Nacogdoches/Lufkin, Texas."
capstar@fastmail.fm



Kent Clarke aka Casey Kennedy
KVSF [Santa Fe NM] 1972
KRUX [Phoenix AZ] 1976
KOOL-FM [Phoenix] 1981-1987

Now: Kent says (11/09), "I retired In Arizona after 1994."
stayhardradio69@yahoo.com



John Clay
KPBS [San Diego CA] 1975
KRIG [Odessa/Midland TX] 1978
KWES [Odessa/Midland] 1984
KHTZ [Reno NV] 1986
KGGI [Riverside CA] 1987
KKLQ [San Diego] 1987
KYNO [Fresno CA] 1989
WRBQ [Tampa FL] 1990
KHMX [Houston TX] 1991
KEDJ [Phoenix AZ] 1993
KFNN [Phoenix] 1998
KZON [Phoenix] 1998
- John Edison
KOOL-FM [Phoenix] 2002
KZON [Phoenix] 2004
- John Edison
KFMR [Phoenix] 2005-2006
XM Satellite Radio [Wash DC] 2006-1010
- PD Seventies on 7
Dial Global [Phoenix] 2010 - programmer/music scheduler
Now: John says (4/16), "I am running John Clay Media Services: consultant/music scheduler, voice-over artist, specializing in Classic Hits and Good Time Oldies; working from home in Phoenix, AZ."
phxdj33@gmail.com



Michael Clay
KAMC [Dallas TX] 1973
KBUC [San Antonio TX] 1977
KZEP [San Antonio] 1988
KLFX [Killeen TX] 1994

Now: Michael Clay (Smith) says (1/98), "I have left the radio business and am a teacher in central Texas."
michaels@hot.rr.com



Tom Clay
KENS [San Antonio TX] 1999
WOAI [San Antonio] 2003-2005

Now: Tom says (12/07), "I am working on a project that hopefully will replace the DJ retirement fund that I am currently working with - the lottery :-)"
imtomclay@myspace.com


Dick Clayton
WIL [St. Louis MO] 1960
WINS [New York NY] 1961
WIP [Philadelphia PA] 196?
WIBG [Philadelphia] 197?
WCAU [Philadelphia] 1974
WPEN [Philadelphia] 1978

Now: Passed away in 1998. free@capecod.net says, "Dick was famous for his 'Afternoon Reading' from the Philadelphia phone book, and 'Jungle Dick' series with Bill St. James on WIP, Philadelphia.



Ben Cleary
WRGA [Rome GA] 1986-1993

Now: Ben says (1/09), "I left radio in 1993 to work for Scripp Howard as News Director for their North Georgia Cable TV News Operation (and was also principal anchor for 8 years); since 2002 I have managed a media department and TV production facility for a software company in Georgia..."
bencleary@comcast.net



Mike Cleaver
CKNW [Vancouver BC] 2002

Now: Mike says, "I am still in the news business ... 40 years and counting."
mcleaver@cknw.com



Chuck 'Huckleberry' Clemens
KMEN [San Bernardino CA] 1962
KCBQ [San Diego CA] 1966-1967
KMEN [San Bernardino] 1974
KGB [San Diego] 1974-1975

Now: Gene Knight says (5/04), "I had lunch with a friend and Huckleberry recently. I listened to Huck when he was on KCBQ in 1966-1967, but had never met him. It was great to get to know him. He does indeed live in San Diego, and does seem to be retired, but has endless fun stories about his days in radio." Click for more on Chuck.



Scott Cleveland
WYSL [Buffalo NY] 1982
WNYS [Buffalo] 1984
WXRL [Buffalo] 1985
WKYN [St. Marys PA] 1988
WHLM [Scranton/Wilkes-Barre PA] 1990
WXRL [Buffalo] 1994

Now: Mornings at Country WXRL, Buffalo, New York.
supersonicscott@live.com



Bill Clifford
WHOO [Orlando FL] 1965-1967

Now: Bill says (4/13), "I am in Lake Ridge, Virginia (Washington DC Metro), am owner/operator of a mobile DJ/event planning business; otherwise, retired."
SunnySoundDJ@aol.com



Chuck Clifford
KPOD-FM [Crescent City CA] 2006

Now: Chuck says (3/11), "I am Operations Manager for three stations in Crescent City, CA; I also host the morning show on Country KPOD-FM."
cclifford@aol.com




KMJX [Little Rock AR] 1992

Now: pnordgre@staff.uwsuper.edu reports: "Clyde continues to broadcast Beaker Street at Classic Rock KMJX-FM, Little Rock Arkansas and on the Web through beakerstreet.com. His day job since the early 1980s: TV engineer for Media Services at the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences."
beakerstreet@aristotle.net



John Cline
WBZZ [Pittsburgh PA] 1993

Now: Mornings (John-Dave-Bubba-Shelley) at Top-40 WBZZ-FM, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania.
johncline2@aol.com



Bill Cloutier
WCOU [Portland ME] 1971 - Bill Flynn
WJAB [Portland] 1972 - Bill Flynn
WABK [Augusta ME] 1973 - Bill Flynn
WJBQ [Portland] 1973 - Fritz the Cat
WBLM [Portland] 1977-1979 - B.C.
KJJY [Des Moines IA] 1981 - VP/GM
KPOP-FM [Sacramento CA] 1984 - VP/GM
KLRS [Santa Cruz CA] 1986 - VP/GM
KOME [San Jose CA] 1988 - GSM
WGRF [Buffalo NY] 1989 - GSM
WBEE [Rochester NY] 1992-2000 - VP/GM
Now: Bill says (9/03), "I gave up radio in 2000 to join the dot-com craze and I'm happy to say that we survived the dot-bomb. I am co-founder/executive VP of RegionalHelpWanted.com, Buffalo, New York."
bill.cloutier@icloud.com

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