[BC] James Brown and radio

Bob Tarsio Bob
Tue Dec 26 20:18:57 CST 2006


Gary:

Jon actually hired me at WKHK. He came in from the road as it were. He was a
field installations guy for Mutual. He went around the country installing 3
meter dishes at affiliate locations. He did a stint at WRVR Memphis for a
couple of months when they were in between chiefs. He later moved down to
our Washington, D.C. station WMZQ. He left the company after that. I ran
into him at NAB last April. He is out west doing the contract thing and
seemed to be happy with what he was doing. Jon was and is a bright guy. We
built a new studio complex together when I first got there. We did a lot of
scratch built projects back in those days. We had the budget and the
manpower. Boy have times changed! Jon gave me a shot in NY which turned out
pretty well. I am forever indebted to Jon for the chance he gave me all
those years ago. I spent 20 years down there as a working engineer, director
of engineering and now as a project manager for the Metropolitan Television
Alliance. 

Bob 
 

-----Original Message-----
From: broadcast-bounces at radiolists.net
[mailto:broadcast-bounces at radiolists.net] On Behalf Of Gary Blau
Sent: Tuesday, December 26, 2006 18:53
To: Broadcasters' Mailing List
Subject: Re: [BC] James Brown and radio

Hey Bob:

Yeah, WRVR Memphix became WHRK.  I don't remember if it was Viacom or 
Adams who sold them to Ragan.

If you were at WKHK in 82 then I think you may have come after, or just 
before, my friend Jon Banks as CE.  I believe Jon was moved up there 
from WRVR Memphis, but I might be wrong.

Small world.

g

Bob Tarsio wrote:

> Gary:
> 
> Viacom Radio owned WDIA and KDIA in the 80s. I think we may have sold them
> to Ragan Henry. WDIA was co owned with WRVR - in Memphis, not to be
confused
> with WRVR in New York. Sonderling owned the old WRVR in New York which
> Viacom bought along with WDIA, its FM in Memphis and KDIA Oakland, CA.
WRVR
> New York of course was flipped to WKHK and then eventually to what it is
> today, WLTW. I came to WKHK in 82. The WRVR call letters made their way to
> the River city of Memphis. 

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