Its not a radio station, but the Center for Investigative Reporting, based in Emeryville, won two awards, for its documentary Dropped and Dismissed: Child Sex Abuse Lost in the System, and for sports reporting, for Making the Team. Both pieces were in partnership with PRX, which distributes programs to public radio stations. In November 1957, the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) approved KSJO-FM's application to move to 92.3MHz. Tonelli: (in chronological order) First: Crashing a UPS truck trying out for a job that actually created the free time I needed to pursue radio. Lamont will provide more over the top, laugh-out-loud funny moments that might force people to pull over. For much of its history, KSJO was locked in a bitter rivalry with KOME, which also flipped to rock in 1971. KSJO-FM1, a 67-watt booster station, simulcasts KSJO in Pleasanton, California. Longtime listeners were angered at the sudden loss of the Bay Area's last remaining active rock station. Tag this album, Javascript is required to view shouts on this page. When the Walnut Creek simulcast station, KFJO, becameKABLin 2004, many speculated that KSJO would soon drop rock for a Spanish-language format. He told . "I was, like, wait a minute," Spivey said of what he heard. Tonelli: I was helping out on a rodeo broadcast (yes RODEO) outside of Pocatello and a good looking gal was impressed I worked for the radio station (all 1,000 watts of it!). A new version of Last.fm is available, to keep everything running smoothly, please reload the site. 24, No. However, in 1982 led by broadcast veteran, Jack Chunn, KSJO started to dominate the Rock Radio scene in San Jose (and with respectable ratings to the north in San Francisco and to the south in Monterey/Santa Cruz). Connect your Spotify account to your Last.fm account and scrobble everything you listen to, from any Spotify app on any device or platform. (Apologize if this is the wrong sub, I only found one post about them on all of Reddit and it was from this sub months ago.). KSJO(92.3 MHz) is a commercialFMradio stationlicensedto San Jose, California, and broadcasts to the San Francisco Bay Area. Please email me cadman9800@aol.com. Later on, live programming from S*ALT was featured several times a week on KSJO. 20, No. KSJO broadcasts in the HD Radio hybrid format.[3]. As Lester crossed the DJ studio to conduct a transmitter reading, Cleaveland said, a young lady, who was the singer, asked if hed like a brownie. Lester took two. The station came into its own after Robert Kieve and fellow investors bought the station in 1967. [3], On March 16, 2011, former Channel 92.3 hosts Teddy and Madden were invited back to give the station and its alternative rock format a proper send-off. Chasta seems ambitious and hopefully she can break out of the feminine ying to Lamont's 13 year old yang. \"Breakin' Wind\" Frank Sinatra tribute parody The previous simple female-sex-symbol logo morphed into a red-white-and-blue logo and bumper sticker designed by Diane Roberts in Los Gatos, and the announcing staff was all-male for many years. Combined with strong marketing and a guerrilla street presence from promotions director Bob Jenkins and assistant Rodney Whitaker, KSJO dominated as 'The Bay Area's Home for Rock & Roll' for most of the 1980s. KSJO began broadcasting dance music on its HD2 sub-channel in June 2011. At one point, in late 1982, four different stations in San Francisco alone were programming the format, in addition to KSJO and KOME. Some user-contributed text on this page is available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike License; additional terms may apply. Gary Rodriguez brought in from KOME Dana Jang as Operations Manager and Michael Hernandez as Sales Manager. We also have Ben Rita and Roadie Joe working under sweatshop conditions at the back of the station. Granted I still listen to them on The Bone but the golden age is when they were still on 92.3. He has published eight books, including a best-selling memoir ("The Rice Room") and a collection of past articles, "Becoming Almost Famous" (he was portrayed in the Cameron Crowe film "Almost Famous"), and is working on a book about Little Feat. Lamont & Tonelli Show 03-15-2006, 04:10 PM. \"Panocha\" (Ricky Martin parody)13:22 - 8. Jones was scheduled to meet with Jang Thursday afternoon to discuss the issue. Bay Area Murrows: Kudos to KQED-FM, winner of the national Edward R. Murrow Award for investigative reporting. SADE VERY RARE US PROMO ONLY Interview Deluxe CD 1992. Several rock stars donated their time and merchandise to help raise funds, including Neil Young, Ronnie Montrose, Mark Andes of Heart, Neal Schon of Journey, Paul Kantner of Jefferson Airplane and Jimmie Vaughan of the Fabulous Thunderbirds. Brief stint program directors included Bill Slator and Dick Kimball but for 5 plus years Douglas (Droese) was the program director remaining so until the Sterling buy out in 1974. Save Alternative continued to stream online at savealternative.com and also added a simulcast on 104.9 HD-2. Flower Moon, a lunar eclipse and a meteor shower unfold this week. Californias historic snowpack remains massive. Brief stint program directors included Bill Slator and Dick Kimball but for 5 plus years Douglas (Droese) was the program director, remaining so until the Sterling buy out in 1974. David's decision to put us together, and Lamont's years of patience, drive and attention to detail have combined to change my life and let me live a dream. Lamont & Tonelli is a top rated rock radio morning show from the Bay Area. Frying bacon in the nude and hockey. Delayed offer opened the door for The Bone. and our On November 10, 2010,RadioInsightannounced that Principle Broadcasting Network San Jose, LLC, which owns brokered ethnic stations in various cities, made an agreement with Clear ChannelsAloha Station Trustto buy KSJO. I can't stand the guys now, not sure if they got lamer or I just got older. KSJO rode a wave of popularity during the decade due primarily to the appeal of morning personalities Lamont and Tonelli. Every time someone sat in the flour a HUGE cloud of flour dust would permeate the studio. The previous simple female-sex-symbol logo morphed into a red-white-and-blue logo and bumper sticker designed by Diane Roberts of Los Gatos, and the announcing staff was all-male for many years. Second: Traffic reporting job for Traffic Central in Hayward and actually being on the air in the Bay Area. At one point, in late 1982, four different stations in San Francisco alone were programming the format, in addition to KSJO and KOME. Dr. Laura's hairy25:11 - 15. Flower Moon, a lunar eclipse and a meteor shower unfold this week, Oakland teachers set to strike starting Thursday. Lamont and Tonelli appreciation post. Baby Huey (Dan Delmore) is our producer/show archivist and organizer/Green Day fan boy. KSJOs ratings started to slide as the demographics of the Bay Area changed. Ben Fong-Torres is a San Francisco freelance writer. Atlanta, Georgia 30328 | 877.481.5750, ~ THANKS FOR PEEKING AT MY LISTING ~ Be sure to take a gander at our expansive, rawkin' listening arsenal.. We just had a local radio version of that on the Lamont & Tonelli Show, on KSAN (The Bone). Advertising Director Perry White (Hartline) partnered with Michael Mother Deal to make morning news fun for the rocker audience. Considering their reputation as a macho rock station, this was a complete departure for a day, but audience response was upbeat and KSJO promoted a candid dialogue about HIV/AIDS with their 18-34 audience, the most sexually active group in the U.S. The staff consisted of Joe Sib in the mornings, Jessie on middays, MegaTanner (formerly onKITSin San Francisco), and Teddy and Chris. When the Walnut Creek simulcast station, KFJO, became KABL in 2004, many speculated that KSJO would soon drop rock for a Spanish-language format. East Palo Alto Mayor R.B. On September 18, 2009, KSJO picked up the "Channel 104.9" modern rock format from KCNL, branded as "Channel 92.3". Tonelli kept quiet through most of Hollywoods interviews with their guests. Reddit and its partners use cookies and similar technologies to provide you with a better experience. La Preciosa, meanwhile, was moved to 104.9. "The Light from Below" was one of the early slogans but did not live long ("below the San Francisco Bay"). The studiosand offices are on Hellyer Avenue in San Jose. The station will be honored in New York City this fall for its report Theres a Cancer-Causing Chemical in My Drinking Water. Privacy Policy. Tonelli seems to have found himself as the 49ers voice and is satisfied with that and doesn't (or can't) contribute much to the show. It was after my six months of doing shows as Barry McCackinher and Craven Morehead that I decided I'd better get a job doing this before my parents saw my GPA. If this item contains incorrect or inappropriate information please, Relevant "I was absolutely outraged that people feel comfortable being so obviously disrespectful to communities of color," said East Palo Alto Vice Mayor Sharifa Wilson. A true show-biz professional, we snatched him from the Tijuana nightclub scene where starred as one-half of "The Best Donkey Show" in town (half-true the show wasn't that good). "You never know when they'll cross the line.". Narragansett Broadcasting out of Providence, Rhode Island purchased the station from Sterling Recreation Organization in 1985 and installed former KOME General Sales Manager Gary Rodriguez as General Manager. Bits are collaborated on the day before to get set for the next morning. At 10 AM, KSJO launched a newChinese-languageformat branded asChina 92.3. Laurie Roberts joined from KOME to perform morning drive along with Ted Kopulos, also a KOME mainstay. We worked with Laurie when she was with KSJO and KFOX from 1989 - the early 2000's. Laurie loved. "It's a moral violation.". startup plans to roll out a fleet of futuristic water taxis on S.F. Contract issues at KSJO. With all of the sources of information now available, the toughest parts of show prep is sifting through the bullshit and whittling down all of the information out there; and trying to find those nuggets which most of the people haven't heard about yet. Also, many of the San Francisco rock stations had long changed to different formats as well. Big shift in weather is headed to California. With DJ Tawn Mastrey as Musical Director, KSJO helped usher in New Wave and Punk Music to the Bay Area. Start the wiki, Do you know what kind of music this is? (They also were tied last month, at 3.1.). The rock war heated up when stations in San Francisco started changing to the format. Narragansett Broadcasting out of Providence Rhode Island purchased the station from Sterling Recreation Organization in 1985 and installed former KOME General Sales Manager, Gary Rodriguez as General Manager. ", Station officials defended their callers and themselves and said their on-air hosts did not use the offensive words first. Some Bay Area FM stations have towers three times that height. [2] KSJO's signal is limited due to a height above average terrain of only 136 meters (446 feet). He is one hilarious m-f. Lamont: I wake up every day at 2:30a. Program Director Ken Anthony and morning personality Paul 'Lobster' Wells organized the event with mid day host Zeb Norris, afternoon personality Laurie Roberts, promo director Bob Jenkins and assistants Martyn Wright and Mike Russell. Unlike many Alternative stations, Channel 92.3 focused on new music and Alternative classics from the '70s and the '80s, with not as much emphasis on the '90s. I got laid and never looked back. KSJOs owner,iHeartMedia, Inc.(then Clear Channel Communications), had instituted an ambitious initiative to introduce moreSpanish-languageprogramming into various markets across the country. Add an image, Do you know any background info about this artist? Paul Harvey 1-800-BONG24:19 - 14. I always say it was kind of like the "Wild West" where we just did what we wanted, or what we thought would sound good. The launch of "Nash FM" came at the time promised, with How Country Feels by Randy Houser being the first song played. [1] Radio veteran Dave Wohlman was named PD in 2004 and began the task of re-inventing the rock legend with a new staff, sound and direction.KSJO's owner, Clear Channel, had instituted an ambitious initiative to introduce more Spanish-language programming into various markets across the country. By the end of the decade, KOME had surpassed KSJO in the ratings. TODD RUNDGREN Todd +1 JAPAN Mini LP CD K2HD Utopia Nazz, KANSAS : Device, Voice, Drum [DVD] OFFICIAL RU EDITION, ERIC CLAPTON & STEVE WINWOOD Live Madison 2009 2CD SET, *used CD Front Porch String Band * - Front Porch String, THE BEATLES Let It Be 2009 REMAST LMT ED SEALED, Miley Cyrus - Party In The Usa Remixes *radio Promo Cds, Rock, Rhythm & Doo Wop 3 CD Set 66 Songs As Seen On PBS, Ennio Morricone-Il Diavolo Nel Cervello-71 OST-NEW CD. Which means we had to give him a title, because there was no money left for raises (true, radio economics these days, right?). Instead, program director Dana Jang said, "they may have repeated the reference. The induction comes about 70 years after the station began with the call letters KSJO. I only liked about 1/4 of the music when they were on KSJO, but listened to it just for them. [1] Dirty Friday Italian dad45:30 - 21. This S.F. Intro1:03 - 2. Photo by Kenny Wardell. This is a carousel. By 1949, KSJO was airing on both 95.3 FM and 1590 AM. Contract issues at KSJO. It has been an absolute blast! Advertising Director Perry White (Hartline) partnered with Michael "Mother Deal" to make morning news fun for the 'rocker' audience. CUMULUS MEDIA Classic Rock KSAN (107.7 THE BONE)/SAN FRANCISCO will broadcast the LAMONT & TONELLI Morning Show's 22nd annual "Do Not Drink & Drive Show" on MONDAY, NOVEMBER 23rd, from 5-10a. See you later Douche!" Our old station, after 35 years of Rock heritage, was out of format in 13 months (completely 100 % true story including the douche part). The FM station began broadcasting in 1947 on 95.3 FM. It is owned by Silicon Valley Asian Media Group. Copyright 2023 All Access Music Group. Specifically Lamont. The numbers game: Lets check in on the Nielsen Audio ratings for May, with the overall numbers measuring all listeners 6 and older, in all dayparts excepting overnights. Grab a quick bite, go through the news and look at the prep that's been set up for me by Smelly. needs these 5 sites to thrive so the city can recover, Your Privacy Choices (Opt Out of Sale/Targeted Ads). In the mid to late 1970s, KSJO was known for its outrageous morning show. Items in the Price Guide are obtained exclusively from licensors and partners solely for our members research needs. Tonelli: First, I think show prep happens throughout the day by knowing what's going on. These limits were imposed when Clear Channel was officially taken private by Bain Capital Partners on July 30, 2008. $20.52 + $13.64 shipping + $13.64 shipping + $13.64 shipping. Only later did he learn that the nice young lady with the brownies was Janis Joplin.. Unlike many Alternative stations, Channel 92.3 focused on new music and Alternative classics from the 70s and the 80s, with not as much emphasis on the 90s. Dirty Friday phone call - mother in law7:31 - 5. Not sure. Lamont & Tonelli The Best of Lamont & Tonelli (2000) from 92 KSJO\n This misc cd contains 25 tracks and runs 60min 55sec. In November 2013, KSJO-HD2 ended its dance music format and re-introduced the S*ALT (Save Alternative) alternative rock format. 47 Year Old Man Gets Glass Stuck In His Butt For Three Days. It also featured a conductor taking the tickets of country stars while saying that the time of arrival would come the next day at 9:23 AM, as well as the Nash FM instrumental jingles and bits of music from the artists admitted. The launch of Nash FM came at the time promised, withHow Country FeelsbyRandy Houserbeing the first song played. On August 4, 2008, Clear Channel placed the stations assets into an entity called the Aloha Station Trust in order to sell off the station. 22, No. [4][5][6], On March 1, 2016, Cumulus Media moved KSJO's Nash FM format to the HD2 subchannel of KSAN after Cumulus decided to end its deal with Universal. "Their personal opinion is it is a word you flush." ", "The next one slipped through. Maybe it's just teen nostalgia but I honestly preferred them over Howard Stern. Will California Finally Regulate It? KQED was the only winner among Northern California stations. ", Wilson partially blamed the KSJO comments on what she said was an anti-affirmative action attitude in California, which she said "makes people who are racist comfortable saying that. Thanks to the vision of GM David Baronfeld (best GM we've had) it was the opportunity of a lifetime. After a few months Elrod and team brought in Bob Sobelman, a radio veteran, to GM the station and Larry Mitchell, a top L.A. program director, took over the helm. Billy was a great guy who's love of radio and metal was only exceeded by his love of his family. Every city has people like them on their rock stations but they're one of the best and it always felt like listening to a friend or your cool af uncles or something. One listener crapped himself on the way to the station! Julie Nominates Her Husband Richard For The Dick Of The Month Contest. "I was taking my kids to the YMCA camp, and we heard it on the car radio. At 10 AM, KSJO launched a new Chinese-language format branded as China 92.3. On May 1, 2012, the station rebranded as "U92.3 The Universal FM," also called "La Universal 92.3 FM." We had a contract in our hands 12 hours after our contract expired. Longtime Southbay Radio Personality Laurie Roberts has passed away. Monica Lewinsky parody songs (medley)35:23 - 17. Tonelli: Jan. 2003. 1.46K subscribers Lamont and Tonelli debuted their exclusive new song by Big Men On Campus, a Sully auto-tune remix of Michelle Clark's "Kabooya," news interview about the hail storm in. Former KOME air personality, Gary T. joined for afternoon drive with overnights performed by Dave Numme from KZAP in Sacramento. This was due to Clear Channel being above theFederal Communications Commission(FCC) ownership limits. (By the way there are SO many moments to try to remember the answer to this question could change daily based on my lucidity at that particular moment). (Save Alternative was discontinued on-air in May 2012, when KCNL was sold to the USC and flipped to KDFC's classical format but the format remains online and can be listened to at savealternative.com.). 1:23Evel Knievel - A*shole 2:26Sully Quits----- Again 4:21Big Voice Guy Quits 0:18BM Baked Beans 0:29Your Wife Should Douche 4:33While My Chest Gently Bleeds 2:53Sully's Circumcision 10:46George Bush- A*shole PSA 0:50Sammy Hagar / Van Halen 2:55Our Version Of Survivor 2:12Spank The Monkey 3:11You've Lost That Lesbo Feeling 3:14 ***BTW- I am offering more comedy CDs in my other listings *** (note: plastic jewelcases are intact and are mailed securely- please understand that unforeseen rigors of the post office may -rarely- result in some unfortunate cracks for which I cannot be held responsible for) Regarding KSJO: By 1994, KOME had flipped to modern rock and KSJO was the stand-alone AOR station in the South Bay. Kieve, who had a Top 40 station in Rochester, N.Y., and before that served as a speechwriter for President Dwight Eisenhower, is 95, and, as Len Shapiro of the Broadcast Legends said, Hes in his office virtually every day. Kieve, said Shapiro, navigated the station through its peak years and through numerous changes in the last couple of decades, from rock to standards to news to classic country. The Warriors and As flagship improved 0.3 from April. Lifetime . Mtley Cre's Nikki Sixx Talks Openly About His Sobriety. Hmm, it looks like we dont know much about this album. She's married to a professional drummer and she used to be a personal assistant to actor Sean Astin (no the rumors are NOT true). An incredibly valuable, recent addition has been "Smelly," who is a leader in writing and producing our bits. Later on, live programming from S*ALT was featured several times a week on KSJO. Prior to 1968, KSJO was owned by SRD Broadcasting, consisting of Scott Elrod of San Francisco, Don Bekins of Bekins Van Lines and Richard "Dick" Garvin. and our Former KOME air personality, Gary T. joined for afternoon drive with overnights performed by Dave Numme from KZAP in Sacramento. King and others for "Evening Magazine." Tonelli: Lamont is definitely the irreverent, "Oh my God, I can't believe he said that!" KSJO San Jose Lamont & Tonelli 1999 California Aircheck Video CaliforniaAircheck 3.98K subscribers 5.4K views 12 years ago http://californiaaircheck.com Lamont & Tonelli have been the big. Nikki Sixx is talking sobriety. KSJO's ratings started to slide as the demographics of the Bay Area changed. The end came unannounced at 7 PM on October 28, 2004, when KSJO, after 35 years as a rock station, played its last song, "Mexican Radio" by Wall of Voodoo, and immediately launched a new Mexican oldies format as "La Preciosa". Our engineer wanted to kill us. It was replaced with Bollywood music, billing itself as "Bolly 92.3," one of the first of its kind in the United States to feature music and artists from the Bollywood genre.[7][8]. "Dirty Friday" is far and away our most popular benchmark. 35, No. ", Jang said the station, like all licensed radio stations, has a time delay when taking live calls, so callers' voices don't go on the air until a few seconds after they speak. Tied at 4.1 are KIOI and KNBR. Jackson said the DJs had just used the "flush" on a previous caller but didn't have time to rewind the sound to use it on the caller who suggested "Niggerville. 21, No. Privacy Policy. By 1998, KSJOs signal was simulcast on three other separate stations (located near 92.3 on the dial) around the San Francisco Bay Area: 92.7KXJOinAlameda/Oakland, 92.7KMJOinMarinaand 92.1KFJOinWalnut Creek. Roadkill for concert tickets was another promotion where everyone at the station hated us. Prior to 1968, KSJO was owned by SRD Broadcasting, consisting of Scott Elrod of San Francisco; Don was Don Bekins of Bekins Van Lines and R was Richard Dick Garvin. Would love your thoughts, please comment. For much of this past year, the. Notice soon as they left, KSJO went out of . (KSJO rock radio morning guys in the late 90s/early 00s, on 107.7 still. (for life) The studios and offices are on Hellyer Avenue in San Jose. Nick Fenske Celebrity Intertviews With Lamont And Tonelli 92.3 FM KSJO VO Fenske 3 years ago Radio 11 VO Fenske 16 18 Follow Report Follow VO Fenske and others on SoundCloud. Entertainment It's an endless cycle. On August 4, 2008, Clear Channel placed the station's assets into an entity called the Aloha Station Trust in order to sell off the station. Longtime listeners were angered at the sudden loss of the Bay Areas last remainingactive rockstation. Lamont is a Bay Area broadcast veteran that has often been described as a "perfect ten.". What happened on first day of CHP drug dealing crackdown in S.F. My wife was shocked. By 1994, KOME had flipped tomodern rockand KSJO was the stand-alone AOR station in Santa Clara Valley. I am in total shock and disbelief ! Lamont brought all of the "jock" experience and arranged most of the show. Save Alternative continued to stream online at savealternative.com and also added a simulcast on 104.9 HD-2. Longtime listeners were angered at the sudden loss of one of the Bay Area's last remaining active rock stations. 4, April 1958, The American Cinematographer, Vol. As freeform rock was growing in popularity, with Tom Donahue's KMPX in nearby San Francisco becoming a national trendsetter, KSJO dropped jazz, starting in the evening only at first with Mark Williams and Jim Hilsabeck. He hit the floor., He was out, said Grace. In addition, Save Alternative was broadcast on 104.9KXSCevery Saturday and Sunday night from 8 PM until midnight. Skits, parody songs and calls from what was 92.3 an AOR/hard rock radio station in the SF Bay Area in California. 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KOIT had a strong 5.3, well ahead of new rival KISQ (The Breeze) at 3.8 (down from 4.3.) During the morning we will check what's happened overnight and figure out how to incorporate the dynamic news of the morning with the bits prepared overnight. Tonelli: Chasta has been a valuable addition to our show as our in studio traffic gal. . [2] The sale was completed on February 28, 2011; at this time, the staff of KSJO was let go, and the station ran without airstaff, playing a broad-based alternative format dubbed "SALT: Save Alternative". 6, June 1954, 2023 - WorthPoint Corporation | 5 Concourse Parkway NE, Suite 2900. This is the first Ive heard of any of this, said the DJ, who has begun cardio rehab light workouts under supervision.

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