[BC] "Underground" (WAS: La st Sta nds)

[Steve]

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From: "Rich Wood" <richwood at pobox.com>
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Sent: Saturday, January 07, 2006 6:27 PM
Subject: Re: [BC] "Underground" (WAS: La st Sta nds)

> >I thought that Tom Donahue was credited as inventing the format at
> >KMPX. KSAN followed soon thereafter.
>
> If he didn't invent it, he sure was a major force in it.

Yeah..he's the granddaddy of underground radio. When FM started playing the
long version of Light My Fire while the AM's were playing the short version
is when the old pendulum started its swing.
It's hard to believe just a few years before that he was doing Top-40 at KYA
and wearing a tie on the surveys. He was a funny guy. Smart too. His widow
Rachael is still doing some sort of radio but don't know where. Maybe she's
retired by now.

Steve
Steve Walker Productions