tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-67665345112993686222024-03-23T05:17:40.707-05:00Houston Radio HistoryThe story of Houston broadcasters and broadcast stations of years gone by.Brucehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02689118444867837021noreply@blogger.comBlogger249125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6766534511299368622.post-16643000047143011562023-09-19T23:46:00.013-05:002023-09-23T23:00:17.027-05:00Howard Kemper - KXYZ - 1940<p>Howard Kemper was an announcer on KXYZ in 1940. He was also an amateur photographer. Recently his son John discovered some old negatives and with the assistance of grandson Michael Kemper restored them and shared them with me. </p><p>John Kemper supplied biographical and career information about his dad which I am copying here as submitted since it needs no editing.</p><div class="default-style">"Howard, my dad, was from Abilene, Texas and his very early interest in radio inspired him to pursue radio broadcasting. As there were no schools for this, he was self-taught mimicking other announcers and practicing before a mirror. At age 17, after graduating from high school, he took his first job as an announcer with KLAH in Carlsbad, New Mexico. A year later, he was hired as an announcer with KBST in Big Spring. Later, he worked at KRBC in Abilene and in early 1940 KXYZ in Houston. His time at KXYZ was brief as his young wife and new daughter had remained in Big Spring. The distance was a strain on family life and he eventually returned to KBST in Big Spring.</div><div class="default-style"> </div><div class="default-style">During his broadcasting career, Dad announced the news, sports, and weather, did much on location reporting, announced live dance band performances, hosted talent shows, and as "Uncle Gus" even read the funny papers to kids. He also interviewed many local celebrities and movie stars including Bill Elliott, Jeannie Porter, and Spanky MacFarland. </div><div class="default-style"> </div><div class="default-style">He is probably best remembered for his "Man On the Street" or "Curbstone Reporter" program interviewing people of all walks. He also participated in the Texas 1943 War Bond Tour traveling with Wild Bill Elliott, Anne Jeffreys, Gale Storm, and Gaby Hayes. He was later recognized for his fine efforts and contribution to the tour's success by the State of Texas and Republic Pictures.</div><div class="default-style"> </div><div class="default-style">Eventually, Dad entered the life insurance business and enjoyed a successful career for a good many years."</div><p>So Howard Kemper's time in Houston radio was brief but these pictures are priceless. Thanks again John and Michael.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg6UQ1M66gOkeod_RVJTk48H8eidsdJUJWwMvnMCievrKfx_uwNEgc6AaHyc0xLNSQLYhmu176I4iwYQdhP1H2vPt2psUYyfiuIxa0MsP3-K_ut_8EAK4AKoOI3Ya_SmS1zIk6bC9t63RA-k1rmROeDZec3IVoGdCkTarM4Uzdue25bjMR-v73kL9zyC-RX/s1225/Letter.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1015" data-original-width="1225" height="265" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg6UQ1M66gOkeod_RVJTk48H8eidsdJUJWwMvnMCievrKfx_uwNEgc6AaHyc0xLNSQLYhmu176I4iwYQdhP1H2vPt2psUYyfiuIxa0MsP3-K_ut_8EAK4AKoOI3Ya_SmS1zIk6bC9t63RA-k1rmROeDZec3IVoGdCkTarM4Uzdue25bjMR-v73kL9zyC-RX/s320/Letter.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><p>Howard Kemper was from Abilene. He wrote to his younger brother in college there about his job at KXYZ.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg-2emvSxqaQj62vrrigWXboURskMmCKDDM_Vi8nHcDAke4FnGgycBtFGn539E9w6irdFQJ8P4LFA_CHI-oHVSQvZFdGHyRDdJLRk0oCh3Jn1cCUc6U1efAmTxNiS2an-JmAh2XngKcyaMRoSw0tdfY3DWJVXQS63eNm1386BE6MX_N335B5qs20Vl4o7ZG/s1960/Walter%20-%20News.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1306" data-original-width="1960" height="213" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg-2emvSxqaQj62vrrigWXboURskMmCKDDM_Vi8nHcDAke4FnGgycBtFGn539E9w6irdFQJ8P4LFA_CHI-oHVSQvZFdGHyRDdJLRk0oCh3Jn1cCUc6U1efAmTxNiS2an-JmAh2XngKcyaMRoSw0tdfY3DWJVXQS63eNm1386BE6MX_N335B5qs20Vl4o7ZG/s320/Walter%20-%20News.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgZmY8f5ug4PHJZDB92rfd-C6RB6RkNS0vI25FknrojYhgf8gKOZvgK_wIGROlnFzMEDSUqTQ6BORFRtIJi7gXERitF_aQirQU4YBkRiTFbu7BOMbfGj9gp0XjfO3QT0AwAwHYiDxpC3T0c58XEEYNsVVgzlsK0l64EuNZf0bSaOsgtdn7j404Ex9n7HQS6/s1960/Walter%20-%20announcing.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><br /><img border="0" data-original-height="1960" data-original-width="1306" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgZmY8f5ug4PHJZDB92rfd-C6RB6RkNS0vI25FknrojYhgf8gKOZvgK_wIGROlnFzMEDSUqTQ6BORFRtIJi7gXERitF_aQirQU4YBkRiTFbu7BOMbfGj9gp0XjfO3QT0AwAwHYiDxpC3T0c58XEEYNsVVgzlsK0l64EuNZf0bSaOsgtdn7j404Ex9n7HQS6/s320/Walter%20-%20announcing.jpg" width="213" /></a></div><p>Howard Kemper reading the news and making an announcement. KXYZ was an NBC Blue affiliate, perhaps explaining the pretty blue stationery. Notice what appears to be a pass-through along the bottom of the window. Perhaps the headphones were handed through?</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhrmhJUXDv3I-sC7ZENvjB0FXhGq0GpZGbo1Diy107kBHmS-BkdFWLcfwTfT5MxOadzBYlFPpklLntF1RhVwzFcPyd_M3mR4TW9QBbceQly4_l8jBb8Ob-BvhuboSyBdkMwFhIysJ0MPQmHL3h1g21ZvfhILgyCk9-ZcMRuxUrl2Z9ZkwF2POwv8-Igl9YL/s1959/Walter%20-%20teletype.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1306" data-original-width="1959" height="213" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhrmhJUXDv3I-sC7ZENvjB0FXhGq0GpZGbo1Diy107kBHmS-BkdFWLcfwTfT5MxOadzBYlFPpklLntF1RhVwzFcPyd_M3mR4TW9QBbceQly4_l8jBb8Ob-BvhuboSyBdkMwFhIysJ0MPQmHL3h1g21ZvfhILgyCk9-ZcMRuxUrl2Z9ZkwF2POwv8-Igl9YL/s320/Walter%20-%20teletype.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><p>Getting ready for that 15 minute news review at 2 am? Looks like teletype machines didn't change much over the years.</p><p><br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgChJq4flOsUTJiLzxKpH1HZXByrsIRnrEiOx81WMf8aGhVY7aZUvr0KX9CE-lshR_68xvhBN5Q9Jm5LPUSi68b27HDLdpdghMyZ4kKjtyaZneOfpH2gPsOKza37A2nb3MQMZK2_bE4DwvVyat0LO2MjnLHWMWeOeRJLzKqf1hvP8V3o0VJ4BJ-nzqXDrdg/s1960/Unknown%20-%20engineer.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1306" data-original-width="1960" height="213" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgChJq4flOsUTJiLzxKpH1HZXByrsIRnrEiOx81WMf8aGhVY7aZUvr0KX9CE-lshR_68xvhBN5Q9Jm5LPUSi68b27HDLdpdghMyZ4kKjtyaZneOfpH2gPsOKza37A2nb3MQMZK2_bE4DwvVyat0LO2MjnLHWMWeOeRJLzKqf1hvP8V3o0VJ4BJ-nzqXDrdg/s320/Unknown%20-%20engineer.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><p>An unidentified individual at a control board in a very tight space. No microphone so is this an engineer? Did engineers have to show up in suit and tie in those days? I cannot tell if the second board looks out over another studio (or indeed, the one the man is sitting at). Any information that anyone can supply, including the identity of this individual, will be appreciated.</p><p>There isn't much evidence of soundproofing in any of these pictures.</p><p>The next three pictures are of the equipment room.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiKT_433g_LmnGrCV93_fVIUyhEm-FvnFloXEDNi3a7pBgW__O5mfaviiGO6kGBRMtZP1yTSxgfe-3P5TRcQvQPbhxBO0XZgx_ajK3CsFAzdjy2tdStObsRI1X3514_3tU2XpE5Pf3RQ6OokaH9UPJ0DfO0t0-56d1cWYLL9TJMIqm0hFkDUtLttYpdi9Ma/s1959/Equipment%20room%201.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1959" data-original-width="1306" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiKT_433g_LmnGrCV93_fVIUyhEm-FvnFloXEDNi3a7pBgW__O5mfaviiGO6kGBRMtZP1yTSxgfe-3P5TRcQvQPbhxBO0XZgx_ajK3CsFAzdjy2tdStObsRI1X3514_3tU2XpE5Pf3RQ6OokaH9UPJ0DfO0t0-56d1cWYLL9TJMIqm0hFkDUtLttYpdi9Ma/s320/Equipment%20room%201.jpg" width="213" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEildqud2R76V8nOib85HLKYs0qeoKFm3erxqiJ2sZ_I38XvFWVssYNMJtjCLwM6P_a6gZpPllv8Hx6CUiKjd0OqWqyTOfXq7z32NkKVSYmikCCBc5v-PC4Ndc0e7hhTb56AfapdDZKykHUsnvwFtISgh7fMW8mVE5J5H6miCYeL8cX0hz3o9YgzO-keTo5b/s1959/Equipment%20room%202.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1306" data-original-width="1959" height="213" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEildqud2R76V8nOib85HLKYs0qeoKFm3erxqiJ2sZ_I38XvFWVssYNMJtjCLwM6P_a6gZpPllv8Hx6CUiKjd0OqWqyTOfXq7z32NkKVSYmikCCBc5v-PC4Ndc0e7hhTb56AfapdDZKykHUsnvwFtISgh7fMW8mVE5J5H6miCYeL8cX0hz3o9YgzO-keTo5b/s320/Equipment%20room%202.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhnSik39-MC_EaXLroZ6ZitnpkOFl5QLFy10epLLM6Gh6aL4OCi10nKZqRgWXqzjc5a7J1u5f4rP20DowYQGlt1GAzPdKFoj2pJ40W_pPpZIhXWSc_HZuzgz3tggEPcBwd4AphmGuQl4PNUSFA8-qYracdv2tJSrkY30AvRzYoeg_GLPLBxUw3ueJX3XU4c/s1959/Equipment%20room%203%20-%20tube.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1959" data-original-width="1306" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhnSik39-MC_EaXLroZ6ZitnpkOFl5QLFy10epLLM6Gh6aL4OCi10nKZqRgWXqzjc5a7J1u5f4rP20DowYQGlt1GAzPdKFoj2pJ40W_pPpZIhXWSc_HZuzgz3tggEPcBwd4AphmGuQl4PNUSFA8-qYracdv2tJSrkY30AvRzYoeg_GLPLBxUw3ueJX3XU4c/s320/Equipment%20room%203%20-%20tube.jpg" width="213" /></a></div><p>Close-up of one the transmitter tubes from the preceding photo.</p><p><br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjGH-v-GFAk7M7rmGx4HWtkSMZ9k_lN-BgB2YN7IJniZG9VeDwNvpdveZPOo-8UYa5YEdaGQnCo9z9x9UbDywn10Y3gaj5b6JiSAnSu_iRdHfdulnArni_guf8aWBM2KOZK5es8uVgTqCLLGSnkVBQDdZLxotNgpVDZcoKrvZhHgI_rPJE7wQzob5_7aaly/s1959/roof%20-%20mast.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1306" data-original-width="1959" height="213" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjGH-v-GFAk7M7rmGx4HWtkSMZ9k_lN-BgB2YN7IJniZG9VeDwNvpdveZPOo-8UYa5YEdaGQnCo9z9x9UbDywn10Y3gaj5b6JiSAnSu_iRdHfdulnArni_guf8aWBM2KOZK5es8uVgTqCLLGSnkVBQDdZLxotNgpVDZcoKrvZhHgI_rPJE7wQzob5_7aaly/s320/roof%20-%20mast.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><p>Up on the roof of the Gulf Building, tallest building in town at 37 stories.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg9YehmvT8sFDMg8zAC-dcHVZ8QAkrmEFToP1v6hfx2CvEgMq2mdMIPwgkOTmCPHUvumSG4jNZ6undmMIS9GOxiiBpcoJTU5FHbj2I008e4xHXufGBqeZQYeMXCwZtyrtQxxTL-Is8fpCrCwaq8k0W-P3wAe4tMSFY997Bmnsv3paq3AfwmxNUSZNzgjoms/s1959/Looking%20south.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1306" data-original-width="1959" height="213" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg9YehmvT8sFDMg8zAC-dcHVZ8QAkrmEFToP1v6hfx2CvEgMq2mdMIPwgkOTmCPHUvumSG4jNZ6undmMIS9GOxiiBpcoJTU5FHbj2I008e4xHXufGBqeZQYeMXCwZtyrtQxxTL-Is8fpCrCwaq8k0W-P3wAe4tMSFY997Bmnsv3paq3AfwmxNUSZNzgjoms/s320/Looking%20south.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><p>Looking south along Main Street from the roof of the Gulf building.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEixQ6jtOp91TsYfHePs61Uxj9FqU7C_bHnAjtBIHMhkXojbru7WQB2mkCDe9jQh-XYnH7OG47XjeKK_b7WPnwPd8P0GhWhIKQ0hcOHRQl9TyU0bTtlrVaLtL-oHbMLl_7nc_ugbZlog0zi66Mqwn7RNIMTQubTFWDMXyghdDndjsVncFKTgiTbW-Om2YwCo/s1959/Looking%20north.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1306" data-original-width="1959" height="213" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEixQ6jtOp91TsYfHePs61Uxj9FqU7C_bHnAjtBIHMhkXojbru7WQB2mkCDe9jQh-XYnH7OG47XjeKK_b7WPnwPd8P0GhWhIKQ0hcOHRQl9TyU0bTtlrVaLtL-oHbMLl_7nc_ugbZlog0zi66Mqwn7RNIMTQubTFWDMXyghdDndjsVncFKTgiTbW-Om2YwCo/s320/Looking%20north.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><p>Looking north from the Gulf Building roof along Main Street toward the bridge over Buffalo Bayou and out over the North side. </p><p><br /></p><p>The Gulf Building was completed in 1929 at 712 Main Street @ Rusk. At 37 stories it was the tallest building west of the Mississippi at the time and the tallest building in Houston until 1963 when the Humble Oil and Refining Company/Exxon building was completed. It is now known as the <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/JPMorgan_Chase_Building_(Houston)#See_also">JP Morgan Chase Building.</a></p><p>The 18 story <a href="https://www.heritagesociety.org/rice-hotel">Rice Hotel</a> was completed in 1913 at the corner of Main and Texas, 2 blocks north of Rusk, on the site of a former capitol of Texas. It housed the studios of KTRH for many years and now houses the Rice Apartments.</p><p>KXYZ had been operating on the 1440 frequency with 250 watts of power since 1932 when the operations of KXYZ & KTLC were consolidated and KTLC ceased to operate. By 1935, power increased to 1 kilowatt. The transmitter had moved to the Chronicle building, Texas at Travis, in 1928 and in 1930 to the Gulf building. The main studios moved from the Texas State Hotel on Fannin at Rusk to the Gulf Building in 1935. Thus, the studios pictured above were still quite new. Just when Harris County Broadcast Co. took over the station from William John Uhalt is missing in the FCC data I have located so far, but the company retained ownership of the station until December, 1948, when it was taken over by Glenn McCarthy’s Shamrock Broadcasting. The Uhalt Electric Company had been the original licensee (call letters KTUE) on August 24, 1926.</p><p>As a result of the North American Radio Broadcast Agreement in March 1941, KXYZ moved to the 1470 frequency and a couple of years later to 1320, where it still operates. In 1943, KXYZ was authorized to relocate its transmitter facilities to Deepwater, Texas, subsequently identified in FCC records as ‘southwest of the intersection of Route 225 and South Avenue, Pasadena, Texas” and again as 2800 Powers Drive, Pasadena. This was the site of the joint KTRH/KPRC transmitter facility, originally the location of KTRH when it first moved to Houston from Austin. KTRH was exiting the facility. Completion of all the construction needed took a couple of years and KXYZ wound up on the 1320 frequency with 5 KW daytime, 1 KW nighttime power.</p><p>The former main transmitter at the Gulf Building was licensed as an auxiliary transmitter, limited to 1 KW power, and was activated for use during the construction delays.</p><p>KXYZ moved its operations (studios, offices) out of the Gulf Building to the 16th floor of the Fannin Bank Building at Holcombe and Main in October, 1963. </p><p>The longtime transmitter location on Texas 225 southeast of Houston, used by several local operators since 1930, became too valuable for industrial purposes and was sold in the last few years. KXYZ now transmits from a triplex set-up with sister stations KBME (790) and KPRC (950), all owned by IHeart media.</p>Brucehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02689118444867837021noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6766534511299368622.post-45941787602265090672023-09-19T22:42:00.001-05:002023-09-19T22:42:22.285-05:00How Border Radio Fueled Country Music<h1 class="post-headline " style="background-color: white; border-bottom: 4px solid rgb(232, 233, 234); box-sizing: border-box; color: #111111; font-family: LabGrotesque, Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 2.375rem; line-height: 45.6px; margin: 20px 0px 8px; padding-bottom: 8px;">How unregulated radio stations out of Mexico fueled the country music boom in America</h1><div><br /></div><div><a href="https://www.insider.com/how-mexicos-border-radio-fueled-americas-country-music-boom-2023-8">This article</a> from insider.com mentions Will Horwitz and XED plus several Texas music notables who remember listening to the border-blasters and have mentioned them in their songs.</div><div><br /></div><div>This will be listed under the Radio History Links on the side bar.</div>Brucehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02689118444867837021noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6766534511299368622.post-65912039154219229632023-07-26T17:27:00.054-05:002023-09-08T22:31:12.022-05:00Tele-Views - Houston - June 1951<p> </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiXjGrtAyFx45OfJnMosL1BfoxWshWHbPZkxD08m3Yc6Pk-OzzZG3bFK_Sn9FOq8PgsWj5f1Z1rXBcJZDvS3XY39HvCAFssHvA4Godi0nKeFJte2QLmCIaY4bCGKAzA2nXVgLF0RZ_zRk69_Iz4gxNQAOQ0dcB7g6JjgT9JaWbQ2EWR3nzkwJd2rPg7eJbq/s2532/TV%20guide%20-%206-1951%20%20cover%20%20-%202020-01-260059.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2532" data-original-width="1638" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiXjGrtAyFx45OfJnMosL1BfoxWshWHbPZkxD08m3Yc6Pk-OzzZG3bFK_Sn9FOq8PgsWj5f1Z1rXBcJZDvS3XY39HvCAFssHvA4Godi0nKeFJte2QLmCIaY4bCGKAzA2nXVgLF0RZ_zRk69_Iz4gxNQAOQ0dcB7g6JjgT9JaWbQ2EWR3nzkwJd2rPg7eJbq/s320/TV%20guide%20-%206-1951%20%20cover%20%20-%202020-01-260059.JPG" width="207" /></a></div><br /><p></p><p>The publication known today as TV Guide was being published in a few markets in the northeast by this time, but it would be another two years before it went national. There were other similar publications around the country. This one was localized for Houston and published locally with both local and national articles and local names on the masthead.</p><p><br /></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhJuJ62i8qFKLoflQ7BnP6qVvdrUzR9w5IvqPe4SuJqaXuSqtJcMkcIKTh-dBrOvaNbiCdjE0lIaJZJc2dafUIEXDuig-WqaRZG1ghQEHSkxh4Ehky9opS3hZoGOdAKOQGG39PSG27qGd7S_7kIEtiHQyhxfOVsmI_K31x_sIF0dOfvehOtKqo1h_RkmtSt/s2532/2020-01-260060.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2532" data-original-width="1638" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhJuJ62i8qFKLoflQ7BnP6qVvdrUzR9w5IvqPe4SuJqaXuSqtJcMkcIKTh-dBrOvaNbiCdjE0lIaJZJc2dafUIEXDuig-WqaRZG1ghQEHSkxh4Ehky9opS3hZoGOdAKOQGG39PSG27qGd7S_7kIEtiHQyhxfOVsmI_K31x_sIF0dOfvehOtKqo1h_RkmtSt/s320/2020-01-260060.JPG" width="207" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><p></p><p>Back cover. The street address for Central Television Service is the same address given on the masthead (page 4) for the publisher of this guide. Dick Gottlieb in his column (on page 5) mentions TET.</p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgSg8zLD9zANAamrLliiX4xQOsJaTl02vLuiyZnXK8Z1KXb4YAL7tYJZ1dWH0PQFjJjZaIw92J7Q5rCmrcYVwn2KUxBY_isQsxqpfJNUHu4B3TTkt-hZysceUlgjSo6p9PNCgETW6H0726fo3jEkTdbJE15KC5RbxN1w9DarAQPIehd-EhCL1YRXaJTQezL/s3342/2020-01-260061.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2544" data-original-width="3342" height="244" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgSg8zLD9zANAamrLliiX4xQOsJaTl02vLuiyZnXK8Z1KXb4YAL7tYJZ1dWH0PQFjJjZaIw92J7Q5rCmrcYVwn2KUxBY_isQsxqpfJNUHu4B3TTkt-hZysceUlgjSo6p9PNCgETW6H0726fo3jEkTdbJE15KC5RbxN1w9DarAQPIehd-EhCL1YRXaJTQezL/s320/2020-01-260061.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><p></p><p><br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgrJdkhDoIrDs-oqeyay01HwpqSXxc8fpty2K0-RUuFPpZDIfD6DmY5duQ9cvtR4OJVX8ZHTkap2y77sDotX57WgF1_e3fV0eTEymzLWEmhkOpplCq7wBE7XK81yZjUcaM_EaKgwXlfjYylB21Wg-OX9A5Kr-_qJtsOnH5K6XNGq2nIORS3x2Apsms-cHYb/s3342/TV%20guide%206%20-%201952%20-%20pp%204-5.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2544" data-original-width="3342" height="244" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgrJdkhDoIrDs-oqeyay01HwpqSXxc8fpty2K0-RUuFPpZDIfD6DmY5duQ9cvtR4OJVX8ZHTkap2y77sDotX57WgF1_e3fV0eTEymzLWEmhkOpplCq7wBE7XK81yZjUcaM_EaKgwXlfjYylB21Wg-OX9A5Kr-_qJtsOnH5K6XNGq2nIORS3x2Apsms-cHYb/s320/TV%20guide%206%20-%201952%20-%20pp%204-5.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Note all the names on the Masthead, top left. Vol.2 Number 7 indicates the guide has been published since Channel 2 went on the air as KLEE-TV. A very young Dick Gottlieb, pictured upper right column, notes he is starting his second year as columnist, indicating he took over (or started) the column when the Hobby family purchased the station and flipped it to KPRC-TV. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Sunday night programming - note Wild Bill Hickok and Hopalong Cassidy as the Western was already asserting itself as popular TV fare. Toast of the Town with no mention of Ed Sullivan?? and Dave Garroway as a Sunday evening (perhaps not being presented live (entertainment show host.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiuybQbvb1_zhxTeu7-Wra95EmOCX_83eHcYFVM-465GQfXFw7bAyoh4eJvZky6K34fCZKySeK5GnLeGbRsE4Le3rOQSao3Nd0f_W033hfEwIBLg6fd4RIMJli-EuqLOVrRCzegQn4-LQHnE9URpuFtK9aOdT-An4umlDDdJy_8zAP3I0EYtUwKuqCq9vNa/s3342/TV%20guide%206%20-%201951%20pp%206-7.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2544" data-original-width="3342" height="244" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiuybQbvb1_zhxTeu7-Wra95EmOCX_83eHcYFVM-465GQfXFw7bAyoh4eJvZky6K34fCZKySeK5GnLeGbRsE4Le3rOQSao3Nd0f_W033hfEwIBLg6fd4RIMJli-EuqLOVrRCzegQn4-LQHnE9URpuFtK9aOdT-An4umlDDdJy_8zAP3I0EYtUwKuqCq9vNa/s320/TV%20guide%206%20-%201951%20pp%206-7.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><br /><span style="text-align: left;">Monday programming: 12:15 pm - Music Hall with Paul - I wonder if that's Paul Schmidt and the Tuneschmidts? (Hope I've spelled the name right - I'll try to look it up). 1 pm - TV Kitchen with Jane Christopher and Bob Dundas, Jr. - 45 minutes live television from the KPRC studios, 5 days a week! Christopher became hugely popular; Dundas was the son of the head of Foley's Department Store and also a booth announcer on Channel 2. I started watching as soon as we got a set and still am a fan of cooking shows.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="text-align: left;">4 pm - Matinee with Dick Gottlieb - another live, 45 minute show every weekday. I was a regular viewer.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="text-align: left;">6:55 pm Weathercast with John Wissinger, Houston's first TV weatherman. 7 pm - the Cisco Kid - another Western. Probably considered politically incorrect now but Cisco was one of my favorites as a kid. El Real, the Mexican restaurant that operated out of the Tower Theater on Westheimer in Montrose for some years, occasionally showed re-runs (sans audio) on the big wall where the screen used to be.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">There are many programs with 'big name stars' of the day; if you weren't around then you probably don't remember them (and I don't recognize many). There are other local shows listed that I do not recall.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Tuesday programming: more of the same. 8 pm - Fashions in Motion with Joy Mladenka. I have seen this programming listed on KXYZ-AM in the 1940s; it was a women's fashion show - on the radio! On channel 2 the show was narrated by Dick Gottlieb, broadcast live from the Battelstein's store on Shepherd Drive on the edge of River Oaks. The models wearing fashions (all available for sale at Battelstein's, of course) glided down a circular staircase in the lobby of the store while Gottlieb read a prepared script describing the garments. From this nine-year old (at the time), a review: Absolutely dreadful television! </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">This is all the files I have received at this time. My thanks to Patrick Grant for making these available (and apologies for taking so long to get them posted). </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Comments are welcome on any of the shows, personalities, etc.</div><p></p>Brucehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02689118444867837021noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6766534511299368622.post-82127215193701445152021-01-28T21:25:00.013-06:002021-02-10T21:34:50.503-06:00A KLVL Gallery<p><br /></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjzJe3ytBCFfYtUt3dIwJIFyfnA3ClX5D8LwzyCxAqIel4CM5bf6cmItzUgM47lSh59G1gU5eV-G83lhEr6grueNPkZ_sgRW45vkswxjUVJCqW1l27ZnFP347PvZLfVIdcL_XbcecrcZlXR/s3765/IMG_0004.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1966" data-original-width="3765" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjzJe3ytBCFfYtUt3dIwJIFyfnA3ClX5D8LwzyCxAqIel4CM5bf6cmItzUgM47lSh59G1gU5eV-G83lhEr6grueNPkZ_sgRW45vkswxjUVJCqW1l27ZnFP347PvZLfVIdcL_XbcecrcZlXR/s320/IMG_0004.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><br />Morales Radio Hall - toward the rear of the parking lot for the funeral home at 2901 Canal on the east side. Built in 1970 to house the radio station, this structure replaced an earlier building right on the street in front of it that housed the radio station before. The older building has been demolished to make room for more parking for the funeral home. This building has been remodeled to be used as a community meeting hall. The studios themselves were not restored.<p></p><p><br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjKIHEw46vIiYRSee9abjkF4vpmF6p0i685F1YcWpirsCKDJkS3wMcm-yCYqlMUgKfa12YUJtrpCU-EIlPsfy0fE1Ez8vAxgX0qEXPLq6CtGz-UYw-ukeX4ZfnThN-aa3v-WCwuvSZ8zI_F/s3328/IMG_0010.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2583" data-original-width="3328" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjKIHEw46vIiYRSee9abjkF4vpmF6p0i685F1YcWpirsCKDJkS3wMcm-yCYqlMUgKfa12YUJtrpCU-EIlPsfy0fE1Ez8vAxgX0qEXPLq6CtGz-UYw-ukeX4ZfnThN-aa3v-WCwuvSZ8zI_F/s320/IMG_0010.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><br /><p>The walls of the meeting room are lined with photos depicting some of the history of the station over the years, a small sample, I am told, of the hundreds of pictures that have been preserved. The pennants in the background identify this photo as the 6th anniversary of the station which would have been in 1956 (May 5th, Cinco de Mayo), They also wish Happy Birthday to Felix Morales, owner. Mr. Morales wife, Angie, celebrated her birthday on May 5th, Morales himself was born on May 27.</p><p>The announcer Carlos Conde is on the left, with the cane (and apparently extending a hand held mic in from of the person in the center). The person adjusting the microphone stand is Joe (Jose) Morales, I believe, son of Felix and longtime announcer and manager of <b>KLVL</b>. Felix Morales is on the right with his arms folded. </p><p>Any help in identifying other participants will be appreciated. Please refer to Picture # 2.</p><p><br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhv8T3pBhZWr63NbkKVoYZxX9xwcW2uagxiHeebTTxYKg4VS0XBagfbYv24YpLn7Effw_JD1qy1CkBJ83P8h1ZK56wEsIyX3OQ2O538YRJKj4rI8vOym-oBhHRPGnyrVjg90Z2uWLwVAyH8/s2745/IMG_0012.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2745" data-original-width="2193" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhv8T3pBhZWr63NbkKVoYZxX9xwcW2uagxiHeebTTxYKg4VS0XBagfbYv24YpLn7Effw_JD1qy1CkBJ83P8h1ZK56wEsIyX3OQ2O538YRJKj4rI8vOym-oBhHRPGnyrVjg90Z2uWLwVAyH8/s320/IMG_0012.JPG" /></a></div><br /><p>Felix Hessbrook Morales - 1907-1988</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgOoZG4pW9Ghhqj4gVSzPKYjj6z18dXgbyXA7c2LUr6NRfWx0ajAhYYuX2HCDAwYGL69nuOmrB38Y1BD_6xZw25NfdT5kjR_Cuhl8Ip5_3g9qfvqKEPTm3SfTz3bYV3eyEPkAZn1wpdF5DM/s2522/IMG_0014.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2522" data-original-width="2503" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgOoZG4pW9Ghhqj4gVSzPKYjj6z18dXgbyXA7c2LUr6NRfWx0ajAhYYuX2HCDAwYGL69nuOmrB38Y1BD_6xZw25NfdT5kjR_Cuhl8Ip5_3g9qfvqKEPTm3SfTz3bYV3eyEPkAZn1wpdF5DM/s320/IMG_0014.JPG" /></a></div><br /><p>Morales and his wife, Angeline "Angie" Vera Morales</p><p><br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgMAVFgUqDozm_YCs9_eONuYud7TmVwPN_TRYVIxnlsZC99uB_L8k7dEkVIg1mUjYUxIhvOLV1dd3s-JHBCsRxOWi6TwUrNhOwtPw6rMtGYJCCCfVnL1lacUsiGmQDzjESQ1lZkdpKfDyeX/s2752/IMG_0017.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2752" data-original-width="2049" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgMAVFgUqDozm_YCs9_eONuYud7TmVwPN_TRYVIxnlsZC99uB_L8k7dEkVIg1mUjYUxIhvOLV1dd3s-JHBCsRxOWi6TwUrNhOwtPw6rMtGYJCCCfVnL1lacUsiGmQDzjESQ1lZkdpKfDyeX/s320/IMG_0017.JPG" /></a></div><br /><p>Joe Morales, son of the owner.</p><p><br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgp1wr99330W2_CRGDXTq9liGbJfAdwv5yim4d8gHKPKsd-RLEN1dBfqfFeHGPRt75uspcwxLZwp9p291bLd1nR8YIvQ_2GdlbEnMcJRnmlBjR6Z9ehPVJvmKI6SgvXTVLVQk7CBYQ5nTnP/s2797/IMG_0018+%25282%2529.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2098" data-original-width="2797" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgp1wr99330W2_CRGDXTq9liGbJfAdwv5yim4d8gHKPKsd-RLEN1dBfqfFeHGPRt75uspcwxLZwp9p291bLd1nR8YIvQ_2GdlbEnMcJRnmlBjR6Z9ehPVJvmKI6SgvXTVLVQk7CBYQ5nTnP/s320/IMG_0018+%25282%2529.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><br /><p>Felix Morales played guitar and used his talent to entertain listeners to his radio programs in San Antonio and Houston before he got his own station, filling time when a scheduled guest failed to show or was late or ran short. He also loved to join musical guests on air and afterwards, in sessions conducted both at the station and at his home as I understand. Recordings were made of many of these sessions and thousands are said to have survived. A large collection has been given to the (Harris County) Heritage Society, along with many photographs, and others are still held by the family, which has done a good job over the years of documenting and preserving the history of their enterprises. This is one of the photos on the wall of the Radio Hall showing Morales, his wife I believe, and possibly a visiting film or musical star on the right. The microphone boom and clock on the wall suggest this was in a studio at the station although the decor (lamp, seating, curtains) may indicate a private residence. The sleeved discs on the table might be samples of the recordings released by the guest or recordings made during his visit. Any help in identifying the man and the occasion will be appreciated. Please refer to Picture # 6.</p><p><br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg7y8VeIQQLsWQmBVimNAqW3PVzPdGVaEdkPfM0JPQXFi3kzdaq7m-8OiIoMhog2iibq7dfFa_6Aq-NqjiW9cy5bU4bkTqwny6aHEMatLdE_3XNEOz-3mub0WDwAjIUj9iiW1-uMm8qlS6f/s3218/IMG_0020.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2557" data-original-width="3218" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg7y8VeIQQLsWQmBVimNAqW3PVzPdGVaEdkPfM0JPQXFi3kzdaq7m-8OiIoMhog2iibq7dfFa_6Aq-NqjiW9cy5bU4bkTqwny6aHEMatLdE_3XNEOz-3mub0WDwAjIUj9iiW1-uMm8qlS6f/s320/IMG_0020.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><br /><p>A group picture with the same gentleman pictured above. The others may be part of the celebrity's entourage or <b>KLVL</b> staff. Whether the picture was taken in a studio or at the Morales home I don't know. Any help in identifying those pictured or the occasion will be appreciated. Please refer to Picture # 7.</p><p><br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiCcNxpKFmIGDPMc7RmUek_XLeX7o6-w6OB8qyrq9qe9kUM25QdD_HBA89LBaEJpaM_cGQQsIt4xD6pAiMlm_e4yvfvUm7iw3c9O4T_HTF5R8O7n7mEVpNT48Juo2Nxa-0NxfBLJWjK75_Q/s3152/IMG_0022.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2470" data-original-width="3152" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiCcNxpKFmIGDPMc7RmUek_XLeX7o6-w6OB8qyrq9qe9kUM25QdD_HBA89LBaEJpaM_cGQQsIt4xD6pAiMlm_e4yvfvUm7iw3c9O4T_HTF5R8O7n7mEVpNT48Juo2Nxa-0NxfBLJWjK75_Q/s320/IMG_0022.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><br /><p>Any help in identifying those pictured with Felix Morales will be appreciated. Please refer to Picture # 8.</p><p><br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiguIxGJxeejH6J7LnOUGHzWA96aHZ5RvXK7LPdhzMNX9qGK2BQMDu3QWFpkJ22hlMu1Gh3Ph0GSro2V33NoM2nCtoD4roQCZAiJKjWNWzfNTa8qi6K01X_v0nY019_GhvtZ90LrkmgGPZl/s3893/IMG_0025.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3129" data-original-width="3893" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiguIxGJxeejH6J7LnOUGHzWA96aHZ5RvXK7LPdhzMNX9qGK2BQMDu3QWFpkJ22hlMu1Gh3Ph0GSro2V33NoM2nCtoD4roQCZAiJKjWNWzfNTa8qi6K01X_v0nY019_GhvtZ90LrkmgGPZl/s320/IMG_0025.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><br /><p>The two seated gentlemen have familiar faces but I cannot come up with names. The one on the right may be Felix Tijerina, the well-known Houston restauranteur, but I have not been able to locate a good likeness for comparison. Any help will be appreciated. Please refer to Picture # 9.</p><p><br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj-j7FjRmT-B3CfHOsKR1WJ1pIS5hU6UA8cucXYdpY4L_ukxYwLR3RnVzvMYFaYfxxAIVEI4MwDLF1VyQYlV0nb5zVKKxY7OcskUsrOtCz4XNhSzDPQhvGXufny_ylvFUNNm3bhPqM2eZss/s4090/IMG_0009.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2365" data-original-width="4090" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj-j7FjRmT-B3CfHOsKR1WJ1pIS5hU6UA8cucXYdpY4L_ukxYwLR3RnVzvMYFaYfxxAIVEI4MwDLF1VyQYlV0nb5zVKKxY7OcskUsrOtCz4XNhSzDPQhvGXufny_ylvFUNNm3bhPqM2eZss/s320/IMG_0009.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhaA42Y5Yi0hM2UqmKCf20uE1LKivjT03HCzepN2DB5hdtkd58UmW5i3fr_Sujtj4CK3O2YFWL3af7RVTQ4tFZubDv45b-NOjBYNKbNewgvGmJGJbQ5CQAPZUmwWktg9n8tdpJPbl7K1s5p/s4824/IMG_0006.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2192" data-original-width="4824" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhaA42Y5Yi0hM2UqmKCf20uE1LKivjT03HCzepN2DB5hdtkd58UmW5i3fr_Sujtj4CK3O2YFWL3af7RVTQ4tFZubDv45b-NOjBYNKbNewgvGmJGJbQ5CQAPZUmwWktg9n8tdpJPbl7K1s5p/s320/IMG_0006.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><br /><p>The Morales Funeral Home was established almost 20 years before the radio station was launched. This 1938 LaSalle Carved Panel hearse was used by the funeral home for years and is currently garaged elsewhere. It was brought to the parking lot for the Heritage Society tour to see. It still runs and appears to be in very good shape. The tires look practically new and from what I could make out through the very dirty windows, the upholstery is in good shape. In addition to the Radio Hall, the Funeral Home has been completely restored in recent years and plans were spoken of to fully restore this vehicle to be shown off at community events and used in parades.</p><p>The above photos were snapped by me during a Heritage Society See Interesting Places tour in March of 2017 when we also listened to a presentation by Christina Morales, granddaughter of Felix and current head of the Morales operations, on her family's history and achievements. She currently serves as Representative to the Texas House of Representatives from District 145. I neglected to take a recorder or note pad but have consulted other sources in writing this post. Any corrections to any of the above information will be appreciated.</p><p><br /></p><p><a href="https://www.moralesradiohall.com/post/family-breathes-new-life-into-historic-space" target="_blank">This story</a> from the <i>Houston Chronicle</i> in 2015 tells of the grand opening of Morales Hall. Pictured is Christina Morales in the Hall looking over a large scrapbook which includes may newspaper clippings and photographs of the history of the station. 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There are several other pictures of her in the studio in the Tribute Video, most of them in the first few minutes, and the stills are in the From the Family section (scroll down through all the Memories).</p><p><a href="https://aldinedistrict.org/2019/10/sig-byrd-the-houston-novelist/" target="_blank">This post</a> from the East Aldine Management District deals with Houston Press columnist and novelist Sig Byrd, Felix Morales, a $20 funeral, cold beer, warm tortillas and butter, and listening to Maria Del Carmen Aleman, 'glamorous girl disc jockey' who reportedly received a thousand pieces of fan mail a week, and how Byrd wound up being buried in Morales Cemetery.</p><p>I sure hope to uncover an air check of Maria someday.</p><p><br /></p><p>Photos and comments are welcome from other readers of this blog.</p><p><br /></p>Brucehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02689118444867837021noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6766534511299368622.post-83657244815542503152018-03-29T12:57:00.000-05:002018-03-29T12:57:46.741-05:00KHOU Announces Their New Studio LocationFrom <a href="http://mikemcguff.blogspot.com/2018/03/khou-signs-deal-on-new-building.html">Mike McGuff</a> - near the intersection of Westheimer and Chimney Rock, in the Galleria area.<br />
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Brucehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02689118444867837021noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6766534511299368622.post-88195721525599502382017-11-16T15:22:00.001-06:002017-12-23T12:35:53.954-06:00KHOU to Pull up Anchor on Allen Parkway - UPDATEDAccording to <a href="http://swamplot.com/khou-wont-drop-anchor-again-at-floody-allen-pkwy-studios-will-seek-higher-ground/2017-11-16/">Swamplot</a>, the decision has been made not to rebuild the station's facilities on Allen Parkway, which took on 5 feet of water during Hurricane Harvey.<br />
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KHOU has been broadcasting from the studios at 1945 Allen Parkway since April, 1960, after spending the first 7 years of its existence as a Galveston station.<br />
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<b>Update 12/23/2017</b> - The station continues to operate out of the facilities of Houston Public Media on the University of Houston campus while it searches for a new permanent location. <a href="http://www.khou.com/news/local/houston-first-khou-announce-partnership-to-add-satellite-studio-on-avenida-houston/499193602">A satellite studio will be opened</a> on Avenida Houston which will originate live programming throughout the week.Brucehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02689118444867837021noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6766534511299368622.post-82133281740408117032017-06-24T03:59:00.000-05:002017-06-24T03:59:10.377-05:00Paul Berlin - RIPLongtime Houston radio and television personality Paul Berlin has passed at the age of 86. He was a legend almost as soon as the first time he cracked a mic.<br />
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<a href="http://www.chron.com/entertainment/article/Longtime-Houston-DJ-Paul-Berlin-dies-at-86-11243175.php#photo-13140833">A Chronicle report</a>.<br />
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<a href="http://mikemcguff.blogspot.com/">Mike McGuff's tribute</a>.<br />
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There will undoubtedly be many, many listeners and radio personalities weighing in with comments on both those sites.<br />
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<br />Brucehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02689118444867837021noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6766534511299368622.post-43437195868222175732016-02-05T01:04:00.000-06:002016-02-05T01:04:18.071-06:00Archived Photos of KPRC-TV (Post Oak Road Studios)<a href="http://www.chron.com/business/article/KPRC-TV-plans-new-station-will-tear-down-old-6060106.php#photo-2489877">These photos</a> (published in the <i>Chronicle</i>) show the facility on Post Oak Rd., about where the Williams Waterwall is now, when the building was new. One shot of the radio studio is included. Though the photos are dated 1954 the station moved into the facility in March, 1953, and the open house was held that month.<br />
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The feature was occasioned by an <a href="http://www.chron.com/business/real-estate/article/KPRC-s-new-Houston-home-6807277.php">article showing an artists rendering</a> of the newest facility, being built in the parking lot of the present building at 8181 Southwest Freeway.<br />
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An earlier <a href="http://houstonradiohistory.blogspot.com/2010/02/kprc-tv-gallery.html"><b>KPRC-TV</b> gallery</a> on this blog. <br />
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<br />Brucehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02689118444867837021noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6766534511299368622.post-43844109062973363572015-12-30T10:25:00.000-06:002015-12-30T18:37:57.231-06:00A KNUZ-TV GalleryMark Whitehead of <b>KWHI</b> and <b>KTTX</b>, Brenham, has sent along these pictures of <b>KNUZ-TV</b>, taken in 1953 by his dad, Tom Whitehead, Jr. Mark's mom, Bonnie Whitehead, is shown in a couple of the photos. His uncle, Bailey A. Swenson, designed the studios.<br />
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Obviously this was a very new facility at the time. I believe the orientation would be such that Cullen Blvd. was to the right of the picture.<br />
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Bonnie Whitehead, Mark's mom, in the lobby.<br />
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Checking out one of the DuMont cameras. Behind Bonnie are the collapsible bleachers that were used for live audience shows.<br />
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Mark believes this is Bailey Swenson, his uncle and the architect who designed the studios.<br />
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I will appreciate any engineers who can offer some comments on the equipment.<br />
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See the <b>KNUZ-TV</b> Station Profile <a href="http://houstonradiohistory.blogspot.com/2007/06/knuz-tv-channel-39.html">here</a>. <br />
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Much thanks to Mark for sharing these photos. He has promised to forward some more about his family's radio stations in the near future and I'm really looking forward to that.<br />
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Congratulations to Dave and thanks for your decades of service to the Houston community.<br />
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<a href="http://mikemcguff.blogspot.com/2015/11/Dave-Ward-Building-Crime-Stoppers-of-Houston.html">Mike McGuff's coverage</a>. Brucehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02689118444867837021noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6766534511299368622.post-24594458977113154742015-10-13T23:21:00.000-05:002015-10-13T23:25:07.735-05:00KULF Production Studio, ca. late 1970s<br />
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Phil Konstantin sent along this picture taken in the <b>KULF</b> Production Studio in the late 1970s (later than 1976). That's Phil on the left and the man beside him is Stan Barber from <b>KTRU</b>.<br />
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At the time the <b>KULF</b> studios were located in the Central National Bank building. The air studio was right next door.<br />
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This picture shows the production of a Public Affairs program called Overview for the Jaycees. The program aired on both <b>KULF</b> and sister station <b>KYND</b>. Phil also later produced Dan Lucas' evening talk show. He works in San Diego TV now.<br />
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Sam Putney, Dan Ammerman, Jim Young, Bill Leslie and Galen Grimes are some of the people from the <b>KULF</b> Newsroom at that time. Kay (no last name on-air) Henderson worked on the ground and Dave Hale worked in the air doing traffic reports. Jim Tate, Gary Ryder, Vashti Henderson, Joe Bauer, Roger St. John and Nick Rice were some of the other people he remembers working with there in that time frame. He and Bauer also did some things together in San Diego.<br />
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My thanks to Phil for sending this picture and his recollections along to share on the blog.Brucehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02689118444867837021noreply@blogger.com6tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6766534511299368622.post-80919488147409624402015-10-04T13:46:00.002-05:002015-10-11T18:27:27.579-05:00Rice University FM Returns to the AirAfter a four and a half year hiatus, the station returns to it's humble beginnings in the 1960s as an on-campus, low power FM signal. The new station's launch is ironic given the University of Houston's <a href="http://houstonradiohistory.blogspot.com/2015/08/kuha-fm-classical-917-going-digital.html">announced plans</a> for the transmitter and tower it purchased from Rice and turned into <b>KUHA-FM</b>.<br />
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The official calls are <b>KBLT-LP</b> but the station will be referred to as <b>KTRU</b> except in the legally mandated hourly ID.<br />
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Discussions going on <a href="http://www.radiodiscussions.com/showthread.php?688915-Goodbye-KUHA">here</a> and <a href="http://www.houstonarchitecture.com/haif/topic/32502-goodbye-classical-91-7-kuha/">here</a>.<br />
<br />Brucehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02689118444867837021noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6766534511299368622.post-67291793698370736312015-05-03T20:06:00.000-05:002016-12-21T17:06:28.025-06:00Letters from our Listeners - KXYZ, 1930I received these images from Christina Bowker. <br />
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The letter, a song request, was postmarked in November, 1930, just months after <b>KTUE</b> became <b>KXYZ</b>. Both stations operated from the basement of the Texas State Hotel. Earl Flagg and Al Hendly had a program on <b>KXYZ</b> called Pals of the Air. One of the announcers has written on the letter 'will play soon.'<br />
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My correspondent expressed surprise that a request would be sent by mail but I think this was very common in those days, perhaps more common than phoning in, although that would have been possible. Radio stations did not have the capability at that time to put phone calls on the air I don't think.<br />
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Earl Lawrence Flagg, Christina's grandfather whom she never met as he died in 1955. It was said that he could play any instrument he touched but his specialty was the electric guitar. He also was a photographer, as is his granddaughter. <br />
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I was also asked if any recordings might exist from that era. I think that would be extremely unlikely. The only means of recording in those days would have been electrical transcription. I think very few individual stations had such capability and even if they did, it would be unlikely the disc, a large phonograph record, would have survived.<br />
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If Flagg continued in radio for some years, there may be a possibility of a recording of him from later.<br />
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My thanks to Christina for sharing this photo, one of only a few she has. I mis-filed the letter in my word processor and am happy that I finally found it.<br />
<br />Brucehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02689118444867837021noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6766534511299368622.post-29155283079428674952015-04-29T11:00:00.000-05:002015-04-29T11:11:08.434-05:00Phil Parr - R.I.P<br />
<a href="http://www.legacy.com/obituaries/lufkindailynews/obituary.aspx?pid=174719479">Lufkin Daily News obituary</a>.<br />
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"Phil Parr was at <b>KTLW</b> in Texas City from 1962 to 1970 and was
bassist for Utah Carl during those same years. He moved to Lufkin
in 1970 and worked at <b>KSPL</b> in Diboll. He also created and ran the
Blind Handyman radio show on the ACB (American Council for the
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He may have been the last surviving member of Utah Carl's Gulf
Coast Jamboree Boys. His predecessor on bass, Sam Reece, may still
be living, but all the other 60s regulars are gone now."</div>
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<a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rZ5mN80D9nQ">Texas Country Reporter feature on The Blind Handyman</a>. </div>
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Flickr photostream, posted by his wife, Luan, <a href="https://www.flickr.com/photos/lutatum/sets/72157604419594339/">KTLW Once a Millenium Reunion</a>, 2008.</div>
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Flickr photostream, posted by his wife, Luan, <a href="https://www.flickr.com/photos/lutatum/sets/72157608390960978/">Blind Handyman Gathering, 2008</a>. </div>
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My thanks to Dave for bringing this to my attention.</div>
Brucehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02689118444867837021noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6766534511299368622.post-2246627908145973422015-04-01T17:26:00.002-05:002015-04-01T17:38:09.117-05:00More KTRH Transmitter PicturesJohn Robertson writes:<br />
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"My uncle by marriage was T.L. Hinner, he was Chief Engineer at the KTRH Cedar Bayou transmitter facility during this period. I came across your "Houston Radio History" web site and remembered I had these photos.<br />
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I remember staying with my aunt and uncle at the transmitter as a young child. My favorite thing was being allowed to switch on the tower lights at dusk. <br />
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I remember Bob Sutton, that worked at the transmitter at the ame time as my uncle. He went on to become Chief Engineer for the KTRK TV transmitter facility near DeWalt Texas.<br />
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Thanks for your informative web site,<br />
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John Robertson"<br />
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See the original post on this transmitter installation <a href="http://houstonradiohistory.blogspot.com/2008/02/ktrh-50-kw-installation-baytown-1943.html">here</a>.<br />
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He was born Milton T. Willis in Houston; raised in Montrose, he graduated from Lamar High School, class of 1948, and went off to the Navy. While stationed in Hawaii he met and married his wife and they returned to Houston and raised a family of four children. He was known to family and his closest friends as Milton but to hundreds of thousands of listeners over the years and most of the hundreds of other broadcasters he came in contact with, he was just Milt.<br />
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I have not been able to pin down when he first got into radio but for the most part he was associated with <b>KTHT</b>, <b>KXYZ</b> and <b>KODA</b>. Except for a very brief stint in Rapid City, SD, he spent all his career in Houston radio and in addition to air work he did a lot of voice work for advertising agencies and film production companies. I first have a record of him at <b>KTHT</b>, listed as program director, on a music survey in August, 1959. He was also one of the deejays as were Jack London and Larry Kane. He would have been in his late 20s by then and with a voice like his he had undoubtedly been receiving admonitions all his life that ‘you should be in radio,’ so undoubtedly he got his start some years earlier. He would not likely have been a Program Director in his first job, either. Good friend Gene Arnold remembers him at <b>KTHT</b> and says he had worked earlier at <b>KXYZ</b> where Gene had also worked although not at the same time.<br />
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Arnold remembers Milt did the morning show at <b>KTHT</b> and hated the shift. One time when he was interviewing a new over-night talent for <b>KTHT</b> that Arnold had referred he told the man he’d have to be willing to hang around some mornings until 6:15 or 6:30 when Milt couldn’t make it on time, a condition the prospective hire was not happy about. By 1960 he had found another solution to that problem; a <b>KTHT</b> survey published in June of that year shows him working a split shift - 8 to 10 am and 2 to 4 pm.<br />
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In the late 50s, <b>KTHT</b> went by the moniker Downbeat, using Ray Conniff’s ‘S Wonderful’ as an hourly ‘downbeat’ to the launch the programming. <i>The Chronicle</i> had reported in June, 1958, that Robert D. Strauss’s Texas Radio had purchased <b>KTHT</b> from Roy Hofheinz and it appears to have been a few months later when the Downbeat moniker began appearing in the listings. Gene doesn’t know for sure but doesn’t think Milt was responsible for coming up with the programming. <br />
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The station was sold again in 1961, the formal transfer of ownership to Winston-Salem Broadcasting occurring in March. The incoming owners installed new programming they called Red Carpet Radio and GM Sam Bennett resigned.<br />
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Three months later, in early June, Public Radio Corp. of Houston took control of <b>KXYZ-AM </b>and <b>FM</b> from NAFI Corporation of Los Angeles. Public Radio was composed of Lester Kamin of Houston, an advertising executive who had himself been a deejay in the 1940s, his brothers Max of Houston and Morris of Victoria. They also owned stations in Tulsa and Kansas City. They named Sam Bennett as new GM and Milt Willis as PD. GM Cal Perley and PD Ken Collins were out and would later team up again at <b>KFMK</b>. Collins told <i>Houston Post</i> columnist Bill Roberts he found out he was no longer PD of <b>KXYZ</b> when he read it in the newspaper.<br />
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During the early 1960s, <b>KXYZ-AM</b> and <b>FM</b> were outstanding radio stations. In an era when the GM of another big Houston station described the city as just a big over-grown country town, <b>KXYZ</b> presented the city as sophisticated and cosmopolitan. A big key to the imaging were the stagers which introduced musical segments with glowing audio pictures of the city. I still think of the <b>KXYZ</b> of that era as one of the best sounding Houston radio stations of all time. Gene Arnold doesn’t know much about the years Milt Willis was at <b>KXYZ</b> and does not know if he was responsible for the programming concept but his voice was ubiquitous on the station.<br />
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In April,1965, <i>Billboard Magazine</i> reported in a market spotlight on Houston radio that Milt was still PD of <b>KXYZ</b> but in January of the next year reported he had been upped to Operations Manager and a new programmer, Bob Winsett of San Francisco, was moving in. By June of 1966 Milt moved over to <b>KODA</b> as PD; Don LeBlanc was upped to Operations at <b>KODA</b> and yet another new PD was named at <b>KXYZ</b>.<br />
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Milt continued as Program Director of <b>KODA</b> for some years. Another <i>Billboard </i>Market profile in March of 1967 shows him still in the post but sometime between that time and the time I joined <b>KODA</b> in October, 1974, Milt accepted an offer from a station in Rapid City, South Dakota. I remember him telling me the call letters and I remember they were just one letter different that <b>KODA</b> - I believe it was <b>KOTA</b>. He realized almost immediately it was a mistake and he stayed a very short time. He called GM Martin Griffin at <b>KODA</b> and asked to return, Griffin asked the staff and it was agreed they would welcome him back. This may have been when he transitioned into sales. By the time I got to <b>KODA</b> in ‘74 he was Sales Manager, having moved into that chair when Tom Hoyt was upped to General Manager not long before.<br />
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I worked as an announcer in the same building with Milt for four years until Tom Hoyt named me Operations Manager to replace the departing Jason Williams. Just a few months later Hoyt left and Paul Taft promoted Milt to General Manager and then just a few months after that, Taft sold <b>KODA-AM</b> and <b>FM</b> to Westinghouse, Group W. Milt and I worked together for the next three years to try to build <b>KODA</b> from an also-ran for years in the beautiful music war with Harte-Hanks’ <b>KYND</b>. We talked everyday, went to lunch together often, but I wasn’t into radio history at that time and never asked about his career even though I had been aware of him since the 1950s.<br />
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We sometimes shared bits of our personal lives, though. I knew he collected movie theater lobby cards. One Monday I remember him looking very bedraggled and I asked why. It turned out he had spent the whole weekend on puddle-jumper flights to South Carolina and back to pick up some prized cards and he was beat. He was as proud as a new Daddy of the cards he had scored, telling me all about them and their significance, but he vowed never to do that again. I also remember him sometimes beaming on a Monday morning after a weekend jaunt to the casinos in Louisiana where he apparently regularly did quite well.<br />
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Gene Arnold shared a passion for collecting movie lobby cards and got Milt into the hobby and they went to conventions together. Gene says Milt liked to linger at the airport lounge and he warned him repeatedly he was going to miss a flight sooner or later but it was Arnold who almost missed a flight when he mistakenly boarded a flight to Seattle and didn't discover the mistake until the last minute. Gene says he and Milt also enjoyed betting against each other on college football games. <br />
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Success in the Beautiful Music format on FM depended a lot on external advertising, chiefly on TV and billboards, to get the call letters across, since so much listening to that format was done at very low, background levels. Harte-Hanks <b>KYND</b> had always had a much bigger advertising budget than <b>KODA</b> but when Westinghouse came to town, the tables were turned. By the end of 1982, <b>KODA</b>'s ratings success was so complete, Harte-Hanks pulled the plug on <b>KYND</b> and turned the frequency over to their wildly successful AM, <b>KKBQ</b>, the successor to <b>KTHT</b> and <b>KULF</b> on 790.<br />
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In February of 1983, just a little over a month after <b>KYND</b> called it quits, Milt was promoted to National Sales Manager of Group W’s Texas stations and he finish his long career in Houston radio with Westinghouse.<br />
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<b>Personal Postscript: </b>Milt lasted longer than I with Group W. I clashed with the consultant
Westinghouse assigned to their FM stations, all of which at that time
were struggling except for <b>KODA</b>. Finally I gave up and left<b></b>. <b> </b>The book that covered my last months as PD was the first one in <b>KODA</b>'s history when it edged <b>KYND</b> but I was not there for the celebration. I talked to Milt only once after leaving but some 20 years later, sometime in the first decade of this century, I was coming back from Austin on I-10 and decided to pull into the San Felipe de Austin State Historical site in Austin Co., the unofficial capital of Stephen F. Austin’s original colony. I had known about the place since the 7th grade when every Texas school child took a Texas history course but I had never visited. The town was an important commercial center before independence and hosted several important meetings leading up to the Texas Revolution. I walked around the grounds soaking up Texas history and as I stepped into a meeting hall, an audio track started playing. It was Milt’s voice. Son-of-a-gun, I thought, This guy is everywhere. I wonder how many other state historical sites have audio tracks voiced by Milt?<br />
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<i>I am indebted to Laura Willis Hixon for the pictures above and to her and Gene Arnold for details of Milt’s life and career and their personal remembrances of him.</i>Brucehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02689118444867837021noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6766534511299368622.post-17637846041548510232015-01-16T15:51:00.000-06:002015-01-20T07:35:00.897-06:00Arbitron Trends, '74-'76Five book trends, October/November '74 to October/November '76 (there were only two Arbitron ratings periods per year at that time).<br />
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A big spurt for <b>KAUM</b> in '75, a nice bump for <b>KCOH</b>, too. <b>KYND</b> continued to dominate the Beautiful Music field as it would do for another several years. <b>KILT-AM</b> (still rock at that time) holding out against all competitors but <b>KRBE</b> nipping at its heels especially in teens. <b>KLYX</b> was running the NBC News format at that time and had not yet switched to Majic 102 so <b>KYOK</b> continued to dominate the Black listening audience numbers.<br />
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From a special edition of <i>Radio and Records, the Industry's <u>News</u>paper</i>, 'Arbitron Breakouts, October/November '76' devoted exclusively to reports like this on the top 75 markets.<br />
<br />Brucehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02689118444867837021noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6766534511299368622.post-39288325709221451932015-01-07T09:41:00.000-06:002015-01-08T10:51:01.727-06:00KYOK Mobile StudioThese pictures are from March, 1978.<br />
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Don Nash, Chief Engineer of <b>KYOK</b> in the 70s, built the studio which was in use frequently. The turntables and cart machines were DC because AC wasn't stable enough back then. Don reports there were frequent breakdowns of equipment which necessitated rebuilding the whole studio including the console within about 2 years.<br />
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The studio could be taken out cruising around Loop 610 and never lose a signal (the receiver was on One Shell, the tallest building in town at the time), but if they got too far west they had to pull over and raise the antenna.<br />
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When Don started at <b>KYOK</b> in 1971 he had a staff of four, necessary to operate the station at night. By the time he left in 1980 he was the only person on the engineering staff. He had designed and built a totally automated system which he wound up selling to Potomac Instruments of Silver Spring, MD. He then left <b>KYOK</b> and went to work for Potomac for 10 years where he developed their RC-16 Remote Control System as Chief Digital Design Engineer.<br />
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As a side note, he was into computers early. He bought one of the first Altair computers (serial # 26) which he took time off from <b>KYOK</b> to drive to Albuquerque to pick up.<br />
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<b>KYOK</b> was the last station Don worked at. Previously he had been at <b>WTOC</b> (now <b>WTKS</b>), Savannah, GA, <b>WRIP</b> (now <b>WYDN</b>) Chattanooga, <b>WEAM</b> (now <b>WZHF</b>) Arlington, VA, <b>WOKO </b>(now <b>WOPG</b>), Albany, NY, <b>KTLK</b> (now <b>KKZN</b>) Denver, and <b>WINQ</b>, Tampa, before getting the offer from <b>KYOK</b> which was owned by the Starr Brothers at the time. He served as either Chief or Assistant Chief at all those stations except the first one. After he got into design work he let his license lapse. He's retired now, living overseas, and maintains this <a href="http://www.onedir.com/">website</a>. I am grateful to him for sharing these pictures and history.Brucehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02689118444867837021noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6766534511299368622.post-29491596478414629492014-11-14T10:28:00.004-06:002014-11-14T10:28:52.488-06:00A Look Back at KLOL, 10 Years AfterThe Chronicle's Craig Hlavaty <a href="http://www.chron.com/entertainment/article/Looking-back-at-KLOL-a-decade-after-its-demise-5890809.php#photo-6045972">doing a little reminiscing</a>, including an audio clip of a discussion with Outlaw Dave and pictures.Brucehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02689118444867837021noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6766534511299368622.post-22642261007342152014-11-03T09:38:00.003-06:002014-11-03T09:49:25.238-06:00J. Kent Hackleman - KTRH Talk Show HostJ. Kent Hackleman was an early talk show host on KTRH. His granddaughter has <a href="https://www.indiegogo.com/projects/the-way-we-were">this site</a> devoted to him, trying to raise money to digitize 300 audio tapes of his shows. There are some pictures and a little bit of history.Brucehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02689118444867837021noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6766534511299368622.post-92036106305635065632014-10-28T20:17:00.003-05:002014-10-28T20:17:44.762-05:00The 50th Anniversary of the Crash of the KODABIRDA couple of weeks ago, JR Gonzales published this <a href="http://blog.chron.com/bayoucityhistory/2014/10/50-years-ago-the-loss-of-the-koda-bird/" target="_blank">article</a> on his Bayou City History blog about the crash of the KODABIRD. There's only one picture but there are excerpts from the newspaper coverage of the day and more background on the individuals involved.Brucehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02689118444867837021noreply@blogger.com0