They may have to carry me out on a stretcher.. Until its ready, we hope youll enjoy this look at the Big 610 from one of its most legendary voices. We all were. (For audio from Dr. Dons first day on KKIS, scroll to the bottom of this page.). KFRC.com Classic Hits - Online Radio Box Here one particularly free-thinking, barefoot fellow makes an impish face for the camera while dressed in the brass-band jacket made popular by the musical group The Beatles.. 25th March 1969: Beatles singer, songwriter and guitarist John Lennon and his wife of a week Yoko Ono receive the press at their bedside in the Presidential Suite of the Hilton Hotel, Amsterdam. Phil Lerza has been chief engineer at KFRC since Rose was on the air. (Photo by H. Thompson/Evening Standard/Hulton Archive/Getty Images. You may also listen toAircheck #1andAircheck #2separately. HARRY was my first call in the morning and the last call at night. That job lasted until the format was switched. Copyright 2005-2023 California Historical Radio Society. As fate would have it, I did have an ENGINEER-board operator who was Americas #1 prankster, Sir Kent Hedberg, and who somehow managed to incidentally, and quite innocently, I should add, roll tape of the show as I announced to North America: GET YOUR SH*T TOGETHER! The tape has surfaced at many Christmas parties and proved to be a thorn in my side for years. Would love your thoughts, please comment. Get it? Thousands of Beatle fans brought traffic to a standstill in Piccadilly Circus as they waited to see the group arrive at the premiere. The only thing she is missing is true love, and make it sound like he was issuing heartfelt advice, not just selling a song. Courtesy of Sam Gold. BONUS COVERAGE:Having been acquired by Bedford Broadcasting in 1991 as the last broadcast property to be spun off by RKO General 610/KFRC returns to its roots, playing the Top 40 hits of the past. It currently simulcasts sister station KCBS, which carries an all-news format. In summer 1964, after his junior year, Flanagan was hired as an on-air host by KRSY, a local country-western station. Her career hit its peak when she played Nurse Murch in "The Right Stuff." And Id swear thats her in the 1986 pic. The baton passed toDave Sholinfor the final year as a Top 40 (until August 1986), but he was dealing with consultant Walt Sabo and a desperate try-anything attitude from RKO. John Mack Flanagan, who died at 71, was on the air at KFRC from 1973 to 1979. Flanagan spent nearly 40 years in Top 40 radio. SOURCE: Photograph of the Big 610 Men (top of page) from the centerfold of the San Francisco premiere edition of I.D. It wasnt what he said, it was how he said it, Ocean said. The guy on the radio can become your invisible friend and John turned that up some.. As he was leaving, Flanagan was asked by Fong-Torres to record an introduction for the Internet radio station Moonalice. DJ Dr. Don Rose, 70, dies at his East Bay home [] Dr. Don Rose is not eligible. Family Radio - KEAR is a broadcast radio station in San Francisco, California, United States, providing Christian Education, Talk and Praise & Worship as the flagship station for the Family Radio network. The pay was top-shelf dollars, with actual performance bonuses, phat talent fees and contracts to boot. Ringo Starr was not to join the band for another two years.. British rock group The Beatles perform in a club prior to signing their first recording contract, Liverpool, England, 1962. TR Courtesy of Tom Richard. If you were marooned in morning traffic, she was always terrific company. ALL ACCESS sends condolences to the family and friends of radio, record and artist management industry veteran HARRY "BUD" NELSON, who passed away this past FRIDAY, JUNE 4th, at 5:20p (EDT). Great show very irreverent, a touch rowdy, add some rock n roll gossip and lots of laughs, plus she sure knew her music and most of the artists behind it. The Tubes were impressed, and she subsequently toured for two years with the band, which recorded her song "Don't Touch Me There." Send him email at rwagoner@cox.net. Was she as attractive as she sounded? From left to right, they are John Sebastian, Joe Butler, Zal Yanovsky and Steve Boone, 1966.. After one final short stint at a station in Santa Rosa, he retired from radio in 2000. But KFRC was going to reward only one hero, and that was Rose. There, in a room used for sewing classes, Flanagan described his induction as the greatest thing thats ever happened to me. Dr. Don had battled pneumonia for several months before he died on March 30, 2005, at his home in Concord. discs, featured rapid-fire clips of KFRCs stellar air staff including Dr. Don Rose, Tom Parker, Bob Anthony, John Mack Flanagan, Robin Bailey, Don Sainte-Johnn, Rick Shaw and Harry Nelson, plus brief snippets of news reports from Paul Fredericks, Jo Interrante, Connie Gordon, John Winters, Mike Colgan and Robert McCormick on the first disc, while the second highlighted the production side, leading off with the Clio Award-winning, Paul Frees-voiced Close Encounters promo which found KFRC offering eight seconds of radio silence to allow extra-terrestrial beings to use the 610 frequency to contact Earth. Legacy, which features the voices of each KFRC program director and audio clips of virtually every jock to crack a mike on the station, was written by Bobby Ocean and Elizabeth Salazar, and produced and engineered by Ron Hummel, with former PDs Gerry Cagle and Dave Sholin serving as executive producers. But he walked out and walked back in to the Broadcast Legends luncheon six months later. The station transmits its signal from Mount Beacon atop the Marin Headlands above Sausalito, California, while studios are located in downtown San . Dr. Don caricature by Bobby Ocean. She became a prominent entertainer in the mid-1970s at the now defunct Palms Cafe on Polk Street, where she performed with her band Leila and the Snakes. We've tried to keep the captions as they appeared originally, though some minor editing was necessaryMusician Ringo Starr of the British rock group The Beatles uses a fishing rod to fish from his Edgewater Hotel window as bandmates Paul McCartney (L) and John Lennon watch, Seattle, Washington, 24th August 1964.. Grace Slick, singer with American psychedelic rock group the Jefferson Airplane, at a London reception for the band at the start of their 10-day visit in 1968.. Sheffield born soul rock singer Joe Cocker on stage and mid-song at the Isle of Wight Festival.. Rolling Stone Keith Richards and his girlfriend Anita Pallenberg, 9th December 1969.. Singer Sylvester Stewart, better known as Sly Stone, leader of the popular American funk rock group Sly And The Family Stone, at the Hatchett's Club, Piccadilly, London.. John Mack Flanagan, one of the top names in Top 40 radio at KFRC, the Big 610, in the 1970s, died March 31 of congestive heart failure. BONUS COVERAGE:A magnificent audio documentary created in honor of The Big 610s 25th anniversary celebration and reunion. Dornacker survived an accident a few months ago when her copter crashed into the Hackensack River. Website. He started a newsletter and built a collection of 1,000 Westerns on DVD. Below him on the stairs is fellow Stones guitarist Keith Richards.. 18th July 1968: Beatle John Lennon (1940 - 1980) and his Japanese girlfriend Yoko Ono with Beatle Paul McCartney, right, at the premiere of the new Beatles film 'Yellow Submarine' at the London Pavilion. : The 1966 Band Book, collection of the Bay Area Radio Museum. Rick Shaw 1st May 1962: American rock 'n' roll legend, pianist and singer Jerry Lee Lewis "The Killer" at London Airport.. Headshot profile of British rock group the Beatles, circa 1966. They plan to tour with the Kinks at the end of April and hope that their next single, 'Heartful Of Soul' out in June, is as successful as their current hit 'For Your Love', recorded with previous lead guitarist, Eric Clapton. The companys top brass moved in to squelch that notion, bringing mo money, and I quickly came to my senses thats right, green money is spoken here! That was well done, hats off to the production director back then. He remained at the station until 1986 through the end of its days as a Top 40 station and its transition to the nostalgic Magic 61 in August of that year building a large and devoted following that could hardly consider waking up any other way than with Dr. Donald D. Rose. That was the end of his interest in school, and by graduation he was working full time. "KFRC inspired me to get into radio," said Shakespeare, who began working there in late 1985 and eventually became the mobile studio coordinator. Among the social media tributes to NELSON is a tweet from artist STEVE AZAR, who wrote on SATURDAY (6/5), With the heaviest of hearts we say goodbye to my dear friend and comrade in the music business, with our label, RIDE, a legendary DJ and radio program director HARRY BUD NELSON. They are (left to right) David Crosby, Chris Hillman, Jim McGuinn, Michael Clarke and Gene Clark.. American electric folk hero Bob Dylan (born Robert Zimmerman) and singer, songwriter Joan Baez in Embankment Gardens, London.. Members of the psychedelic pop group Pink Floyd. The Bay Area has lost its voice the voice of one of its wackiest, most upbeat personalities. L-R: Ringo Starr, John Lennon, George Harrison and Paul McCartney.. Brian Jones (1942 - 1969), a founding member of the British rock group The Rolling Stones.. British rock group The Rolling Stones in New York. Flanagan would introduce a song, like Lyin Eyes by the Eagles, by saying, She lives in a fine mansion on top of the hill. Winners will be announced Oct. 1. I felt so proud of her because women at the helm in morning drive were rare back then. Opinion: How could the As ungrateful owner do this to us? When KFRC disappeared from 99.7 FM, she said, she stopped listening to her radio. Left to right: Ringo Starr, George Harrison, Sullivan, John Lennon, Paul McCartney.. 6th November 1966: American rock group The Beach Boys at the Finsbury Astoria. As I got to know him it turned out his heart was as big as his voice.. Jim Bridges hosts the finals of the big money contest in the KFRC Game Zone. Plus KFRC news on the hour with Paul Fredericks. This is raw video . Loved her style. He started his career when he was in high school only to be interrupted when he was drafted into the Army during the Vietnam War. Flanagan was never paid more than the union minimum of around $30,000. (Despite his short tenure at KOIL, it was here that a creatively thinking program director, Chick Crabtree, shortened Rosenberg to Rose and adapted the disc jockeys initials, D.R., to create his doctoral persona.). Debra Granger wrote to say she listened for about 11 hours a day. 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He had an amazing connection with people a kind, warm, and sincere and talented individual. She was the first female disc jockey on Top 40 KFRC/San Francisco back in 1974; in 1976, she became the first female DJ to hit the airwaves of Top 40 KHJ (930 AM . Christian Daniel Mendoza. Bobby Oceans Last Show (Again) on KFRC, August 8, 1986 (50 minutes)JB, Rockin Renel Lewis on KFRC, August 10, 1986 (4 minutes). Radio Waves Oct. 23: Jane Dornacker, 40, the comedian and traffic reporter who was a San Francisco celebrity before moving to New York last year, died yesterday after her helicopter crashed into the Hudson. The Kinks, (L-R) Mick Avory, Peter Quaife, Dave Davies, and Ray Davies, pose for a promotional photo, circa 1964. CBS Courtesy of Carter B. Smith. Add your comment below. and St. Mary's on October 1. Fun stuff., BIG MACHINE RECORDS Dir./Midwest Promotion JC COFFEY wrote on FACEBOOK on FRIDAY, Radio and records lost a legend today. I worked with Shana twice, once indirectly and more recently a lot closer, Mary Lyon, another female Los Angeles radio pioneer, told me. Instead, he attracted a large and fiercely loyal morning audience unmatched since the days of the homegrown king of Bay Area radio, Don Sherwood. KFRC was top banana! The first generation of KFRCs Big 610 Men the Class of 1966 striking a classical pose. Joyce Elaine Miller Terry. Legendary radio programmer HARRY NELSON (WROR/KFRC/WRKO/WAPP/WZOU/WODS and others) stopped by with stories about DR. DON ROSE, LES GARLAND and more! August 16, 2022 (84 years old) View obituary. Would love your thoughts, please comment. JB Courtesy of James Baker. KFRC The Final Minutes of The Big 610, August 1986 (30 minutes). Don Rose (born Donald Duane Rosenberg; July 5, 1934 - March 30, 2005), also known as "Dr. Donald D. Rose" or just "Dr. Don," was an American radio personality on KFRC AM 610 in San Francisco, California from October 1973 to 1986. Former world record holder for longest time without sleep. Continually beset by medical problems throughout the latter part of his life, Dr. Don required eleven surgeries to his knee as the result of his failed 1972 surgery; he ventured to the religious shrine at Lourdes in 1978 in search of a cure, and believed that his afflicted leg had begun to heal. She later took over morning drive on KLOS the first woman to do that. Doctor Dons 2,500th show on The Amazing AM. Flanagan died in his sleep at home in Daly City, with. There followed a touching family reunion scene and a subsequent investigation of transmissions, levers, gears and other articles of expense known only to motorcar owners. If you were a kid in the Bay Area in the, 70s, he was it, said former listener Brian Murphy, now a co-host on the KNBR morning show. Donald D. Rose died in his sleep Tuesday night at his home in Concord. Bay Area radio broadcasters Peter Cleaveland and John Catchings worked at competing radio stations when Rose was at KFRC, but got to know him after they all retired when they joined the Broadcast Legends organization. Drew stayed until 71, whenSebastian Stonecame in from WOR-FM/New York. Family members have not yet revealed a cause of . The retrospective closes with The KFRC Song (I Wont Forget You), performed byScott Chapin, who was known as Scott Simon during his days as one of the Big 610 Men. Click to share on Facebook (Opens in new window), Click to share on Twitter (Opens in new window), Click to email a link to a friend (Opens in new window). She was funny, too, with her smoky voice and quick wit. The Bay Area has lost its voice the voice of one of its wackiest, most upbeat personalities. During his tenure, Atkins imported Charlie Van Dyke from CKLW in July 1969, then brought in Marc Elliott (Ed Mitchell) to replace Chuck Browning in March 1970. Nobodys ever said, Hey, its you.. He was 70. Pop singer David Jones, later to find fame as David Bowie.. Let's take a look back at some of the musicians who made rock, pop and folk a powerful force in the 1960s. The name isnt terribly important, but it is connective to the story. I graduated from Washington high school in 65 so the next 22 years are a little fuzzy. The head-on competition was great: KYA, KSOL, KSFX, K101, KDIA, KLOK, LIVE 105, KMEL (with the two humps). (Photo by John Pratt/Keystone Features/Getty Images). April 27, 2023 (66 years old) View obituary. Originally hired for the nine-to-noon mid-morning slot, he was shifted to morning drive shortly after his arrival, and soon became the number one deejay in town. He is a general assignment reporter with a focus on writing feature-length obituaries. She started at KLOS in 1980, but in 1984 she was paired with newsman Chuck Moshontz to replace Frazer Smith on the morning shift, one of the few times a woman hosted a morning show. I studied medicine in Cairo, he explained to theSan Francisco Chroniclein 1975, Im a chiropractor.. From left to right: Mick Jagger, Keith Richards, Charlie Watts, Brian Jones (1942 - 1969), and Bill Wyman.. British rock band Deep Purple on the roof of the Dorchester Hotel, London; from left to right Rod Evans, Jon Lord, Ritchie Blackmore, Nicky Simper and Ian Paice.. Popular American musician and singer Stevie Wonder smiles and sings into a microphone in a recording studio in this early promotional photo, 1963.. Singer Roger Daltrey performing with rock group the Who at the Isle of Wight Festival of Music, 1969.. What do you think? She worked overnights, said Van Dyke on Facebook. Applicants can, however, substitute four years of college, military training, or a combination of both. On the air, his full name was rhythmic and a better handle than most made-up radio names. From Iowa it was on to WEBC/Duluth, Minn., followed by his first taste of big-market success, as morning host at WQXI/Atlanta (Quixie In Dixie), his fame made ever-lasting by his inclusion as the 1967 entry in the popular series ofCruisin LP records. Returning to Nebraska, he held an announcing position at KRNY/Kearney for about fifteen months before being pink-slipped again. The future of Bay Area radio arrived in 1924, with the visionary new station KFRC, with a then-powerful 50-watt signal being blasted from the Hotel Whitcomb on Market Street. Nelson, who lived in Saco, Maine, had turned 71 years old in January. Left to right : Kenny Jones, Ronnie (Plonk) Lane, Steve Marriott (1947 - 1991) and Ian McLaglan.. 9th November 1965: British band the Dave Clark Five play at a Royal Command Performance.. 2nd May 1968: American rock 'n' roller Bill Haley playing at the Albert Hall, London.. 1969: English composer Sir Malcolm Arnold poses with newly formed British heavy metal rock band Deep Purple. Kirchner alleged the youth struck him, forcing the officer to release another student whom he had placed under arrest for attempting to tear down the goalposts at Kezar Stadium following the 0-0-tie game between U.S.F. As of now, however, it seems I was wrong. He was 88 years old. All Access Digital offer for just 99 cents! His show followed Dr. Don Rose. Her last regular on-air shift locally was at KCBS-FM (93.1) in 2005. Atkins remained at KFRC until the Spring of 1970, when he went to KHJ/Los Angeles and was replaced byPaul Drew. From left: Royce Johnson, Mike Phillips, Bobby Dale, Steve OShea, Howard Clark, Ed Mitchell and Glenn Adams. Colgan spent 50 years in the news industry, including reporting for KFRC in the 1970s and spending 33 years at KCBS. Courtesy of David Palmer. Timothy Bruce Boyd. June 6, 2021 Harry Nelson. "I'm a strong swimmer. From the start it was John Mack Flanagan, Joann said. I swam from Alcatraz to Aquatic Park twice, but it's different with a 2-ton helicopter strapped to your waist," she told columnist Herb Caen. KFRC, a Top 40 powerhouse in the '60s and '70s, and then an oldies station at 610 AM (with a brief run as big-band "Magic 61" in between), had been at 99.7 FM until last fall, when owner CBS Radio . John Mack Flanagan (1946-2018) 2 April 2018 BARHOF Hall of Fame, People 2 John Mack Flanagan at KFRC-FM (1992) It is with great sorrow that the Bay Area Radio Museum and Hall of Fame notes the passing of John Mack Flanagan, one of the greatest voices in broadcasting and a member of BARHOF's Class of 2017. In the past, a high school diploma was enough. Flanagan was a member of the Broadcast Legends, which includes military veterans, and died just two weeks after appearing at their annual luncheon in South San Francisco. The Civil Service Commission has a new set of requirements that are aimed at making it tougher to become a patrolman. John Mack Flanagan, one of the top names in Top 40 radio at KFRC, "the Big 610," in the 1970s, died March 31 of congestive heart failure. Dr. Don Rose (1934-2005) - BARHOF Class of 2006 | Bay Area Radio Two excellent samples of the great Jack Armstrong (John C. Larsh) on The Amazing AM. It was phenomenal to listen to the show.. Flanagan died in his sleep at home in Daly City, with his wife of 53 years, Joann Flanagan, by his side. (A few audio level drops occur near the start of the recording, but dont mar the overall listening experience. "Whizz," she starts. Tom believed they had some, and his resignation made the front page of the first issue ofRolling Stone(which was published in San Francisco in those days). L-R: Dan Ethen, Michael Bennett, John Mack Flanagan and Steve Dini. Les Garlandfrom WRKO/Boston took over until leaving to be MTVs first PD in July 1980. Former morning disc jockey Don Rose known to listeners as "Dr. Donald D. Rose" died in his sleep. After a successful career of eight consecutive gold albums and numerous hit singles, he retired from the music business and converted to Islam.. 1968: Pete Townshend, guitarist and songwriter of British rock group The Who, on his wedding day with his wife Karen Astley.. Circa 1965: Peter Noone, lead singer of British pop group Herman's Hermits, standing in the grounds of Arlington Castle in Kent. He was inducted into the Bay Area Radio Hall of Fame in 2015. L-R: George Harrison, John Lennon, Paul McCartney, and original drummer Pete Best. Loved ones are mourning longtime Philly radio legend Sid Mark. I worked with her YEARS ago in Seattle. The talent was of the Top Gun-variety, including, but not limited to Rick Shaw, Sue Hall, Chuck Buell, Bobby Ocean, Mucho Morales,Dr. Don Rose, Dave Sholin, John Mack Flanagan, Beverly Foxx, Jack Armstrong, Bill Lee, Big Tom Parker, Mark McKay and numerous others. I have an aircheck of KFRC in 1967. As difficult as it may be to believe,Dr. Don Rosewasnota licensed medical doctor. Going through the garage the other day I found a little leather pouch stamped KFRC the Big 610. We were big fans of the John Wayne movies from the 1930s., In 2016, he was inducted into the National Disc Jockey Hall of Fame. And all the while she was a devoted mom juggling the responsibilities of three kids she adored. During the mid-70s when the incomparable Doctor Donstill ruled the airwaves there was a Bay Area sponsor called Shirtique [Pronounced: (1)shirt-ah-Q, (2)shirt-teek]. Another great jock I admired was Tony Taylor at OR-FM in New York in 1968, so smooth. Dr. Don moved on from Atlanta in 1968 to even greater acclaim as the morning star atWFIL/Philadelphia, once again hosting the top-rated morning show in town. Slowly. With his constant barrage of double entendres, wacky sound effects and a cast of characters that included a drunk, a dog and a leering cow, Dr. Don born Donald Duane Rosenberg, a native son of North Platte, Neb., in the heart of corn country would appear to have been a poor fit for the sophisticated San Francisco listener. The first generation of KFRCs Big 610 Men the Class of 1966 striking a classical pose. 1st October 1967: Influential rock guitarist, singer and songwriter Jimi Hendrix (1942 - 1970) holds an award which he has just received from Radio One DJ Jimmy Savile.. 14th February 1969: British rock group The Who, from left to right; Pete Townshend, John Entwistle (1944 - 2002), Keith Moon (1947 - 1978) and Roger Daltrey, shortly before going on stage at the London Coliseum. The couple stayed in bed for seven days "as a protest against war and violence in the world.". John Mack Flanagan, 1970s Top 40 disc jockey at KFRC, dies, Introducing the radio Hall of Fame class of 2017, Up, up and away: The first traffic reporters. After continuing heart problems forced his retirement, Rose also was diagnosed with diabetes in the early 1990s. Our music world is shaken., MACDONALD GARBER BROADCASTING VP/Programming for SOUTH MICHIGAN ROBBY BRIDGES posted, Like many, stunned and saddened to learn HARRY BUD NELSON has left us. KFRC/San Francisco: When KHJ was at its prime, it was flawless. But it was in San Francisco that he gained fame and became one of the nations highest-paid radio personalities of his time, bringing in $400,000 at his salarys peak. (7 1/2 ips reel) Who do I send it to for posting. "If the machine ain't eloping with my spouse, I'll drink the gasoline," muttered Herzog, tenderly nursing a contusion of the nasal organ. The charges were brought by Police Officer Fred Kirchner. Obituaries; Place an Obituary . Flanagan was on the air at KFRC from 1973 to 1979.