From: rockwood@kean.ucs.mun.ca
Subject: Comments and Questions
Originator: wdp@gagme
Organization: Unknown
Date: Sat, 25 Jul 1992 11:23:44 GMT



Although I've been reading rec.radio.broadcasting since it started I
haven't gotten around to contributing until now.
If I may first of all offer congratulations on the group. It was one 
that I (as someone who works in the business) had been hoping would get
underway. A previous attempt at starting a similar group bogged down in 
semantics. I offer wishes for Continued success.

I have a couple of comments and questions. First of all the comments.
I've been reading with interest the comments on great Radio Shows. 
Although I live in Newfoundland, I've been fortunate in having many 
friends who've kept me supplied over the years with airchecks of the 
greatest radio shows on Radio Stations from around the world, 
particularly the U-S and Canada. One friend in particular may be familiar 
to some of you. Tom Konard of the Aircheck Factory in Wild Rose, 
Wisconsin. Tom let his interest in Radio develop into a full fledged 
business.

My nominations for great radio go to the likes of Kenny Everett at Capitol 
Radio or Radio One in London England.  Wally Phillips former AM Drive 
at WGN, Chicago - probably the Greatest Morning Man Ever. Dan Ingram at 
WABC in New York. As many times as I heard him, he was always 'on'. 
Emperor Bob Hudson at KFWB in the late fifties and early sixties. 
Brilliant and funny. 

Ted Brown and Williams B. Williams at WNEW-AM. The format was M-O-R and 
Nostalgia, and they were the perfect communicators. 

And last but by no means least Terry McGovern anywhere he ever worked. 
I first heard Terry at KSFO in San Francisco in 1972. He later moved to 
KSAN, KRLA in Los Angeles, K101 in San Francisco and others and I was 
fortunate to hear him almost everywhere he worked. I never ever heard 
him do a bad show. He was one of the best one-on-one communicators I 
ever heard. Which leads me to ..

Does anyone know where Terry is now? He was let go from K101 earlier this 
year. BTW, for Trivia fans Terry played the role of the teacher Mr. Wood 
in 'American Grafitti'.

Next, where's Claude Hall how? For those of us who came to Radio in the 
sixties and seventies, Claude as Radio editor of Billboard Magazine was 
a God. The direction he brought to the magazine gave a lot of us novices 
inspiration and direction. Billboard hasn't been the same since he left.

Finally, here's one we're trying to track down at work, and we've 
exhausted every source we can think of, if someone in Netland can help
I'd really appreciate it. We're trying to find out some information about 
an old Radio Show called "Jonathon Thomas and his Christmas on the Moon". 
We have all the episodes of the show in our Archives (more than 
twenty 15 minute episodes), but try as we might we can't find out who 
the actors or writers were, if any are still alive, where the show was
produced, etc etc. All we know is that it must have been done in the 
late 30's or early forties. For years it's been tradition to run the 
show at Christmastime on our local CBC station and people keep asking 
us about its origins. We have to say we just don't know. 

If anyone knows ANYTHING, about 'JT' please please let us know.
I'd appreciate an E-Mail if anyone can help with the questions.
Thanks in advance. 
Again, my regards and wishes for continued success of 
rec.radio.broadcasting.

Art Rockwood             	E-Mail   rockwood@kean.ucs.mun.ca
St. John's Newfoundland Canada

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