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Joel Raab WTHE [Long Island NY] 1972 WNYN [Canton OH] 1975 WGSM [Long Island] 1976 WJJD/WJEZ [Chicago IL]
1977 - Jay Stevens WEEP [Pittsburgh PA] 1978 - Jay Stevens WHK [Cleveland OH] 1981 - Jay Stevens WHN [New York NY] 1983-1985
Joel Raab Associates [Langhorne PA] 1985 - president
Now: Joel says (5/07), "After leaving day-to-day
programming in 1985, I opened a radio programming consultancy specializing in country radio;
my clients include stations owned by major operators, including CBS Radio, Entercom, Beasley,
Bonneville International, Saga and others; I also work with ABC's Real Country and
Coast-to-Coast Networks; I am married with two children and live in Newtown, PA; favorite
story: when I was on the air in Pittsburgh I did a spirited talk about how great Barbara
Mandrell was, not knowing she was in the lobby listening; she burst into the studio, and
did the rest of the show with me sitting on my lap; don't you just love radio? I do!" joelraab@aol.com
Clark Race
W??? [Albany NY] 1958 KDKA [Pittsburgh PA] 1959-1970 Sat PM Dance Party KDKA-TV [Pittsburgh] 1963-1967 - host KMPC [Los Angeles CA] 1971-1978 The Parent Game ABC-TV [LA] 1972 - host KYUU [San Francisco CA] 1978 KBRT [LA] 1980 KYXY [San Diego CA] 1981-1986
Now: ejjeff@pa.net reports: Clark died of an apparent
heart attack Tuesday, July 27, 1999 while being treated for throat cancer. He
will be buried in his home town of Hudson, NY. He and his wife came back to
Pittsburgh in the 1980s to open up a bed and breakfast in Sewickley and
recently opened one in New Wilmington. He was 66 years old.
Rebekah Radisch
WXYC [Chapel Hill NC] 1980-1989 - as Carolyn Beck (news) Jenny Clash (DJ) WCHL [Chapel Hill] 1981 - Carolyn Beck WRBX [Chapel Hill/Durham NC] 1982-1983 - Becky Diamond WRDU [Raleigh NC] 1984-1987 WDCG [Durham NC] 1987-1988 - Ashley WTRG [Raleigh] 1988-1989 WBIG-FM [Washington DC] 1993-1995 WGMS [Washington DC] 1994-1995 - programming asst WUNC [Chapel Hill] 1998
UNC-TV [RTP NC] 1999 - publicist, editor, announcer
Now: Rebekah says (12/10), "I am at North
Carolina's public television network, UNC-TV (since 1999); I work as editor of the monthly
program guide, CenterPiece, and in publicity and promotions for statewide and
national programming; since 2009 I also have provided on-air station promos as the voice
of UNC-TV." rebrad@aol.com
Mark Radziewicz aka Mark Razz aka Razz WACB [Kittanning PA] 1982 - Mark Richards WKST [New Castle PA] 1983 WFEM [Ellwood City PA] 1985 WWKS [Beaver Falls PA] 1985 WBZZ [Pittsburgh PA] 1989 WAAF [Worchester MA] 1991 WAXQ [New York NY] 1993 WXRK [New York] 1996 WMMR [Philadelphia PA] 2000
Sirius Octane/Hair Nation [New York] 2005 WXTU [Philadelphia] 2006
Now: Evenings at Country WXTU-FM, Philadelphia,
Pennsylvania. Razz says (4/06), "I am working at a country station after many years in Rock
radio; it's a challenge and a hell of alot of fun; I am never afraid to reinvent
myself or take on a challenge; If you don't have a Country station on your resume,
get one! I am always stoked to hear from old friends and listeners. Send a note." MRazz923@aol.com
RadioPhill
Now: at Classic Rock KBFX-FM,
Anchorage, Alaska. misoo@alaska.net
Franklin Raff
CJMQ [Lennoxville Québec] 1988 - Bishop's School WYBC [New Haven CT] 1992 - VP, Acting GM WFQX [Winchester VA] 1997 WNTW [Winchester VA] 1998 WCGA [Brunswick GA] 2000 Radio America networks [Washington
DC] 2003
Now: Franklin says (1/05), "I am Executive
Producer / Creative Producer for Radio
America networks, Washington, DC (The G. Gordon Liddy Show, The Michael
Reagan Show). I am also running Raff
Radio Marketing Group, a radiocentric media buying house & creative shop, Washington
DC." franklin@raffradio.com
Lou Rafino WNBC [New York] 197? WFAN [New York] 1989
Now: Engineer/board operator for Imus in the
Morning at sports/talk WFAN, New York
Roger Rafson WEEF [Chicago] 1969 WVVX [Chicago] 1972 WEFM [Chicago] 1975 WPGU [Urbana IL] 1976 - GM
WILL [Urbana] 1979-1980 - mgt (uiuc.edu) WSHH [Pittsburgh PA] 1982-1982
Now: Roger says (12/13), "Since 1982 I've
been president of Commercial Media
Sales, a rep firm specializing in small and medium market radio stations located
all over America; in 2003 we began brokering stations as well." roger@rafson.com
Beau Raines WPEZ [Pittsburgh] 197? KWK [St. Louis MO] 1979 WLVE [Miami FL] 1984 WKRL [Clearwater FL] 1986 WFYV [Jacksonville FL] 1990 KCFX [Kansas City MO] 1991 WROR [Boston MA] 2001 WZLX [Boston] 2002
Now: Program Director at Classic Rock
WZLX-FM, Boston Massachusetts. braines@wzlx.com
Jon Raker WMHX [Harrisburg PA] 2005-2007 - Jon Ryan
Now: Jon says (3/07), "I direct several funeral
homes and cemeteries through out central Pennsylvania; I live with my beautiful wife and
awesome kids in Exeter, PA and can be found volunteer firefighting, playing a great game of
neighborhood football and just relaxing with the family at one of the area antique malls; I
also own an ice-cream, funnel cake and lemonade concession business, which keeps everyone
real fat and busy." jatraker@ptd.net
Bob Rall WTYX [Jackson MS] 1991-2003
Now: Bob says (2/05), "I am semi-retired
(doing voice-overs) in Jackson, Mississippi." bobrall@comcast.net
Rick Ralph CJCL [Toronto ON] 2007
Now: Rick says (1/07), "I'm the morning sportscaster
with the Landry and Stellick morning show (Don Landry and Gord Stellick) on Sports CJCL,
Toronto; have been a professor of broadcast journalism and improvisation at Seneca College
since January of 2001." rick.ralph@rci.rogers.com
Dan Ramsey KVAN [Vancouver WA] 1981-1982
Now: Dan says (3/19), "Discovering that radio was
'fame, fortune, and food stamps,' I became a freelance writer, authoring HOW TO BE A DISC JOCKEY
(TAB Books, 1981) and 103 other non-fiction books. Now retired and living in northern California --
and helping out with a LP FM." dan@danramsey.com
Ed Ramsey WBAC [Cleveland TN] 1981 WALV [Chattanooga TN] 1983
Now: Mornings (w/Mike Lee) at Top-40
WALV-FM, Chattanooga, Tennessee. Ed says (10/04), "I've never worked anywhere but
Cleveland/Chattanooga, Tennessee. I work with a super guy (Mike Lee ... he tells me he's
great all the time). Brewer Broadcasting is a great employer and I appreciate the wonderful
audience we have." edr@alive95.com
John Ramsey WCCC/WCCC-FM [Hartford CT]
1998 - Chief Technical Officer
Now: John says (1/09), "In addition to
working at WWUH (University of Hartford) and WCCC, I am president of Ramsey
Communications Services (radio engineering consulting and contracting); I'm also
the chair of Chapter 14 of the Society of Broadcast Engineers (2009)..." jramsey@wccc.com
Bret Ramthun WXCL [Peoria IL] 2003 - B.J. Stone
Now: Bret says (6/03), "I am APD and MD
(as B.J. Stone) at Country WXCL-FM, Peoria, Illinois." stoney@aaapeoria.com
Jeff Randall KNBQ [Tacoma WA] 1984-1988
Now: Jeff says (7/11), "I am living in the
Seattle area; since 1997 I have been out of radio - while continuing to do freelance
voice-over work and special events and sports announcing..." jrandall45@comcast.net
Bill Randle The Green Hornet/Hermit's Cave [Detroit MI] 1940s - radio actor
freelance radio gigs [Chicago, Cleveland, Akron] 1940s WERE [Cleveland OH] 1949-1961
Top DJ in America [] 1955 - TIME magazine WCBS [New York NY] 1956 - Saturday show WBBG [Cleveland] 198? WRMR [Cleveland] 1990-200?
Now: Bill Randle died July 9, 2004 (cancer)
at the Hospice of the Western Reserve, Cleveland, Ohio. John Rook reports, "Bill Randle, ‘The Pied Piper
of Cleveland’, has signed off for the last time, he was 81. Bill was a disc jockey before
they had a name for it, starting a radio career in 1949 Cleveland at WERE, many unknown
big stars of the future including Elvis Presley were introduced by Randle to Buckeye
radio listeners. His recommendation alone opened the door of stardom for dozens of unknown
singers in the 1950s as an exciting rhythmic sound called rock ’n’ roll began its march
across America much to the delight of teenagers and the shock of concerned parents. Bill
Randle deserves a special place in Cleveland’s Rock ’n’ Roll Hall of Fame." See Bill Randle 1923-2004 from the Cleveland Plain Dealer.
Wayne Randle WVOK [Birmingham AL] 1981-1990
Now: Wayne says, (2/08), "I joined the U.S.
Federal Emergency Management Agency in Atlanta, Georgia in 1989; I can remember like
yesterday the days in Birmingham Radio..." WRmail@aol.com
Bob Randolph aka Cowboy Bob WYXZ [Mansfield OH] 2001-2002
Now: Bob says (8/04), "I'm out of radio,
working for the American Bowling
Congress in public relations (since August 2002)." bob@onthewayinc.com
Ken Raposa WRKO [Boston] 1972
production company [Boston] 1984 - owner
Killed in 1987 motorcycle accident at the
age of 37.
Paul Rasmussen KDKA [Pittsburgh PA] 2007 Now:
Paul does the KDKA Morning news -- with Larry Richert and John Shumway. He says
(10/17), "I worked part-time in the Top-40 era in the late 1970s in my hometown and
as a college student. Tried sales and sales management in the mid to late 1980s, went
back to college and eventually landed a job in news, which was what I was most
interested in from the beginning! Have been anchoring for 20+ years." pdrjr@hotmail.com
Gary Ratcliff
Now: The old 'Nighthawk' is now VP/GM
of KONI, Maui, Hawaii. star94@cfw.com
Dave Ratcliffe aka Captain Dave Edwards WKBO [Harrisburg PA] 1971-1975
Now: Dave says (12/17), "I retired in 2015." dave@ratcliffe.org
Chris Rathaus aka Chris Randall WPRO [Providence RI] 1964 WLOB [Portland ME] 1967 WPTR [Albany NY] 1968 - Chris 'Topher' Randall WKNR [Detroit MI] 1969 - Chris Ryan WBMJ [San Juan PR] 1970 KDKA [Pittsburgh PA] 1972 WOWO [Ft. Wayne IN] 1973 WDAE [Tampa FL] 1976-1977
Sun Radio Net [Clearwater FL] 1994 - syndicated Talk host: The Rat House WRMF/WJNO [West Palm Beach FL] 1996 WQAM [Miami FL] 1997 Radio Ink magazine [-] 199? -
producer: Radio Live series
RadioCentral Internet radio [San Francisco CA] 2001 Sirius Satellite Radio [New York]
2002-2006 - talk channel imaging, promos
Chris Rathaus died May 18, 2006.
John Ravenscroft aka John Peel KOMA [Oklahoma City] 196? KLIF [Dallas] 196? WRR [Dallas] 196? KIMN [Denver] 1964 KMEN [San Bernardino CA] 1966 Radio London (pirate) [London England UK] 1967 BBC Radio 1 [London] 1967-2004
Now: John Ravenscroft aka John Peeldied Oct 26,
2004.
Bill Ray KSKG [Salina, KS] 1996 KYEZ [Salina, KS] 2004
Now: Bill says (3/04), "I'm Program Director and
morning personality on Country KYEZ-FM, Salina, Kansas." bray@ebclink.com
Billy Ray KTON [Belton TX] 2004
Now: Billy says (1/06), "I am in Belton on air
producing a Classic Country Format with a Texas flavor: playing the legends of Country,
Texas greats and newcomers, and long lost music Top-40 Country has forgotten." KTON940@vvm.com
Bob Ray KMPC [Los Angeles CA] 1967-1968 - sports writer KSRF [Los Angeles] 1968-1969 KACE [Riverside CA] 1968 WSAR [Fall River MA] 1969-1970 - Tom Mitchell KLIV [San Jose CA] 1970-1979 KEEN [San Jose] 1975-1978 KSFO [San Francisco CA] 1979-1980
Now: Bob says (11/07), "My rollercoaster radio
ride came to an abrupt end in San Francisco and I began working with smaller clients on
their radio advertising; clients recommended to me by friends I'd made in the sales
department during my ten years at KLIV in San jose. Freelance work turned into a small
advertising agency which blossomed over nearly thirty years into one of the Bay Area's
premier advertising and marketing nameplates: Bob Ray Creative Services. I readily admit
that I've had more fun, been blessed with more success and enjoyed more of life than was
likely meant to be my share. I am forever grateful to those who extended both hands to open
doors that were closed; providing a guiding light on dark inroads; giving me confidence
when my own was lacking. Charlie Tuna's generosity to a college kid on the phone helped get
the snowball rolling down the hill and today - forty years later - I'm happy to say the
snowball is still rolling. My advertising agency thrives while others have fallen, my
voice-over career brought me back in the summer of 2007 to where it all started in Los
Angeles and, with a little luck, I'll have time to climb some a few more mountains. Radio
has always been the great love of my life and although she dumped me years ago, I'd take
her back in a second. There is no ride like radio even though it's a job you start to lose
the day you are hired." bob@bobray.com
Don Ray WYND-FM [Hatteras NC] 1996-2000
Now: Don says (9/11), "I am an ordained
minister and chaplain emergency response counselor in Kitty Hawk, North Carolina; I also
play drums part time." revdonray@gmail.com
Kelley Ray KWHN [Fort Smith AR] 2010
Now: Kelley says (3/12), "I am still doing
radio, since 1990, with Clear Channel in Fort Smith, Arkansas." kelley959@yahoo.com
Matt Ray WAPE [Jacksonville FL] 1996-1999
Now: Matt says (6/03), "I am Director of
Creative Services for Cox Radio Group, Jacksonville, Florida; also shopping agents,
running Matt Ray Productions on the
side, and raising two boys. Still playing in the sandbox. If it weren't for digital
editors I'd probally be in the seminary by now." Matt.Ray@cox.com
Rob Ray WBRV [Boonville NY] 1985-1985 WZOZ [Oneonta NY] 1988 WCDO [Sidney NY] 1990
Now: Rob says (6/07), "I do morning
drive and am News Director at Adult Contemporary WCDO, Sidney New York; we were forced
to broadcast from our tower site outdoors, with a laptop, an old mike mixer, and cell
phones to gather emergency information, after floods forced us out of our downtown
location. We received all sorts of accolades for staying on the air and bringing
information to our area after devastation hit our area." fmrob2003@yahoo.com
Steve Ray WOHN [Herndon VA] 1976 WPGC/WPGC-FM [Washington DC] 1976 WPFW [Washington] 1979 KKUR [Ventura CA] 1989 KIST [Santa Barbara CA] 1990 KHTX [San Bernardino CA] 1991 KLIT [Los Angeles CA] 1991 KMPC [LA] 1993 KERN [Bakersfield CA] 1993 KDES [Palm Springs CA] 1993 KRCI [Avalon CA] 1994 - GM KGRB [LA] 1994 - GM
Westwood One Oldies Channel [LA] 1995 ICRT [Taipei] 1996 KRLA [LA] 1998 KOLA [San Bernardino] 1999 WBIG-FM [Washington DC] 2000
Now: Host/Creator of "Rock & Roll
Revue" at WBIG-FM (Oldies 100), Washington, DC. amandfm@earthlink.net
Gene Rayburn WNEW [New York] 1946-1952 Monitor, NBC Radio [LA] 1960s/70s - co-host Match Game, NBC-TV [LA] 1962-69 - host Match Game, CBS-TV [LA] 1973-79 - host Hollywood Squares, NBC-TV [LA] 1983-84 - host
Passed away in
Glouster, Massachusetts, Nov 29, 1999 [age 81].
Hal Raymond WDZ [Decatur IL] 1957 WEEK [Peoria IL] 1958 KISN [Portland OR] 1959 KAYO [Seattle WA] 1961 KBOX [Dallas TX] 1962 WDGY [Minneapolis MN] 1962 KGW [Portland] 1964 KEX [Portland] 1968 WSBA [York PA] 1973 WOYK [York] 1995-1998
Hal Raymond died of ALS (Lou Gehrig's disease) August 8, 2005.
Jeff Raynor WXMY [Saltville VA] 2000-2007 - owner
Now: Jeff says (5/23), "I left radio in 2008 after
owning some stations of my own, and making lots of money for other owners. Since 2011 I have been
doing voiceovers, narration and even audio books (about 40 of them now) from my studio in the
Norfolk area. I'm still doing some part time stuff for a few stations around the country, and
loving being able to just relax. Hoping to reconnect with some of my old radio buddies on here;
lets do lunch!" Voice.Jeff1@gmail.com
Bob Read KNUZ [Houston TX] 1972-1972
Now: Bob says (7/12), "After many years on
the air I changed into the engineering domain. I worked with the real professionals -
Star Stations, Drake, RKO, and networks; I learned from the best and after more than 40
years in the business I now understand that today, radio is CRAP - bottle-fed,
pre-recorded, multi-station ownership; it has all changed, and not for the best." bobread@engineer.com
Tom Reason (Tommy Fairweather)
KOTZ [Kotzebue AK] 2001-2001 - GM
Now: Tom says (10/07), "I'm working as a technical
support specialist for National Oilwell Varco, Houston, Texas; I'm finally using that
electronics experience and training to make really decent money and loving life; I love radio,
but we all know that it's almost impossible to make a decent living in radio these days;
please email me, I love hearing from old friends and co-workers..." tfairweather@att.net
David Reaves WHTZ [Newark/NY] 1988-1996 - CE
Now: David says (10/02), "I am with
TransLanTech Sound, LLC, New York, NY, creators of the award-winning Ariane Stereo
Audio Leveler." RRSounds@aol.com
Jeff Rechner InterFM [Tokyo Japan] 1996-1998 CKLG [Vancouver BC] 2003-2007
Now: Jeff says (7/07), "I have moved my voice
business to Los Angeles, California, where the Voice Boy empire continues to expand." info@voiceboy.com
Dick Record WIZM/WIZM-FM [La Crosse WI]
1971 - GM/president
Now: Dick says (4/15),
"Semi-retired (2009); Still working, national sales, board of directors at several Midwest
Family stations (including WIZM, WIZM-FM), doing some real estate buying-selling, involved
in loads of community groups, boards including Wisconsin Broadcasters (VP of radio), member
Wisconsin Broadcasters Hall of Fame, couple of university foundations. Travel (foreign)
couple times a year." recordick@hotmail.com
Jon Rector WSCM [Panama City FL] 1960 - Jolly Jon WPCF [Panama City] 1967-1968 WYOU [Tampa FL] 1970-1971
Now: Jon says (7/03), "I'm a technical
training consultant. My board and control room has turned into a classroom. My audience
is now just 10-20 years of age. It's still exciting to know that I can still speak, and
maybe make a difference. WSCM and WDLP always were in competition for listeners and
revenue in Panama City. Our station manager, Gene Millsteen, and the WDLP manager got
into a verbal exchange once that went something like this: WDLP mgr said, 'WSCM
must mean, we slaughter country music.' Gene said, 'WDLP, we do lousy
programming.'" jlrector@tampabay.rr.com
Kidd Redd WKDF [Nashville] 1989
Now: Program Director at WKDF-FM, Nashville. 103kdf@edge.net
Clay Redden WCOV [Montgomery AL] 1977
Alabama Information Net [Montgomery] 1979
NBC Radio Net [Montgomery] 1979-1989 - Alabama news WCOV [Montgomery] 1980 WBAM [Montgomery] 1981 WIGC [Montgomery] 1982
Alabama Radio Net [Montgomery] 1983 WACV [Montgomery] 1985 WLWI [Montgomery] 1991-1991
Now: Clay says (10/03), "I recently ended
27 years in radio, newspaper and wire service (UPI) journalism to become public
information director for the Alabama House of Representatives." clayredden@bellsouth.net
Mal Redin WYEP [Pittsburgh PA] 1974 - aka John
Huntley-Marshal LBC [London England UK] 1979 The Source NBC [New York NY] 1985-1997 - London correspondent
Now: Mal says (6/07), "I am teaching radio
and TV production and theory to students at City and Islington College and the University
of Westminster, both in London." Click for more from Mal. mal.reding@btinternet.com
B. Mitchel Reed - The Beemer WOR [New York] 1956 KFWB [LA] 1957 WMCA [New York] 1963 KFWB [LA] 1965 KPPC [LA] 1968 KMET [LA] 1968 KRLA [LA] 1971 KMET [LA] 1972 KLOS [LA] 1981
Global Satellite NetworkRockline [LA] 1981 - host
Passed away at his home in LA in March 1983
(heart condition).
Don K. Reed WLIR [Long Island NY] 1963 WCBS-FM [New York NY] 1972
Now: ndwrms@pacbell.net reports (July 2002), "Don has
just passed his 30-year mark on legendary NYC Oldies station WCBS-FM, and is one of
only two jocks (Bill Brown is the other) who's been there since they went oldies in
1972."
Donna Reed WQDR [Raleigh NC] 1985-1987 - Donna Belle WRDU [Raleigh] 1988-1995 WCXR [Washington DC] 1987-1988 KLOL [Houston TX] 1998-2000
Now: Donna says (8/05), "I am a voice-over talent for TV news and
sports networks and am represented by the William Morris Agency in New York." donna@donnareedvo.com
Jerry Reed WIBX [Utica NY] 1983-1987
Now: Jerry says (11/02), "I am Senior Media
Relations Specialist with the Oneida Indian Nation and its Turning Stone Casino Resort
30 miles east of Syracuse, New York. I also do free-lance voice-overs and on-camera
acting for video production companies." jerryereed@excite.com
Nick Reed WEKT [Elkton KY] 1997 - owner
Now: Nick says (6/04), "I co-own Gospel WEKT
in Elkton, Kentucky. Our station is automated about 65% of the day and after 30 years,
my DJ'ing days are pretty much over. I do a lot of commercial production along with
handling advertising sales. I also work at the FOX & UPN Television Stations in
Nashville, TN. I'd love to hear from any of my long time aquaintences in the radio
business." wekt@comcast.net
Tim Reed WWKY [Lexington KY] 1980 - Eric
Reed WAXU [Lexington] 1982 WJMM [Lexington] 1987 - Paul
Berlin WFKY [Frankfort KY] 1990-1991
Now: Tim is a motion picture
projection and sound service engineer for ASC Companies, in West Palm Beach, FL.
He says, "I've also built a video production suite (Cinex Studios, Florida) to
make special-interest and short-run videos. Some of my film library can be seen
in "The Drive-In" episode of Fox Television's "That 70s Show", as well as in
numerous documentaries. Look for me in the text of the "Drive-In Movie Memories"
book, by Don and Susan Sanders; for which I also contributed many of the
illustrations." ltreed@win.net
Bryan Reeder KYKS [Lufkin TX] 1994 - Mark Reed KAVX/KSWP [Lufkin] 1998 KVTT [Dallas TX] 2005 KITY/KOTY [Llano/Mason TX] 2011 KSAM, KHVL [Huntsville TX] 2014 KBHT [Waco TX] 2020 KSAM, KHVL [Huntsville] 2022
Now: Bryan says (6/22), "I
have returned to KSAM and KHVL in Huntsville, TX as Operations Manager/Program Director." bryan@hehradio.com
John Lewis Reeder aka Johnny Lewis KDOL [Lancaster CA] 1961 KREO [Indeo CA] 1962 - CE KWIZ [Los Angeles CA] 1965 KTBT [Los Angeles] 1970-1972
Now: John says (3/05), "In 1978 I started
as Chief Engineer for the then UCLA Department of Theater, Film & TV. The position did
not include a teaching assignment, but with my background I guest lectured in TV
production classes, as I do today, on technical issues and the operation of new
production and recording equipment. Over the years, I have upgraded the UCLA Film &
Television Studios three times and have advanced most major production elements to
digital. As a major architect of all things video at UCLA's School of Film, and
Television, I am quite busy but still find time to do voice-overs for student films.
I also record DJ tapes & CD's, just for fun, calling them The Melnitz Music Machine
named for Melnitz Hall, home of the Film & Television school's production facilities." Click for more from John. jreeder@tft.ucla.edu
Leighton Reed-Nickerson WDNH [Honesdale PA] 1977-1978 - owner: Linc Nickerson
Now: Leighton says (2/09), "I am Senior Manager
for Qualcomm's MediaFLO (live TV to your hand-held device); I have been a ham radio operator
since 1959 (ex K10DC, ex W2HIE, now W7HIE)." linc@reed-nickerson.com
Gary Reese WRBR [South Bend IN] 1994
Now: Gary says (2/09), "I am still at Rock
WRBR-FM, South Bend, Indiana; I have been a weekend DJ since 1994 which has turned
out to be my longest job held..." GReese@WRBR.com
Warren Tracy Reese KQCY [Quincy CA] 1968 KFLW [Klamath Falls OR] 1968 KJAY [Sacramento CA] 1969 KLIL [Ukiah CA] 1971 KPSI [Palm Springs CA] 1971 WCNL [Newport NH] 1972 - GM KCNO [Alturas CA] 1972-1972 KNBA [Vallejo CA] 1975
KPH [Point Reyes Station CA] 1976-1997 - Morse Code station CE KOIT [San Francisco CA] 1997-1999
Now: Warren says (7/09), "I am I am retired (as
of 2007) in Eureka, CA, doing mostly nothing, but with lots of memories: a 35-year career
in 28 cities, coast to coast and I would surely love to hook up with some of my old
friends." More from Warren.
Dale Reeves WLRS [Louisville KY] 1964 WINN [Louisville] 1965 WAKY [Louisville] 1966 WKLO [Louisville] 1967 WNHC [New Haven CT] 1968 KSTT [Davenport IA] 1969 - Brian Alexander Christie WIRL [Peoria IL] 1970 - Jonathon Christie WIFE [Indianapolis IN] 1971 - Jonathon Christie WOWO [Ft. Wayne IN] 1972 WCDQ [New Haven] 1973 WGBS [Miami FL] 1976 WJW [Cleveland OH] 1978 WGCI [Chicago IL] 1978 WDEE [Detroit MI] 1978 WKTU [New York] 1979-1982 WRKI [Danbury CT] 1986 WKCI [New Haven CT] 1989-1991 WSIX [Nashville TN] 1998 WSM-FM [Nashville] 1999
Sirius Satellite Radio [New York] 2001 WKGC [Panama City FL] 2004
Now: Dale says (10/05), "I do a show on WKGC, Panama
City, Florida; it is public radio so I get to play the music I love; an eclectic mix of Jazz
and Standards." He fills us in, "I was, along with the Real Bob James, one of the founders of
ACN (The American Comedy Network) and worked for them full time from 1983 to 1987 and part time
through 1994. I have always been in and out of radio because I've spent so much time doing VO
work. I am the voice of President Clinton in the Beavis and Butthead movie and just recently got
another residual check - after almost 10 years. Who Knew! I have a VO studio in Florida where I
do voices and radio liners for folks around the country and I was one of the original hosts hired
for the launch of Sirius radio. That gig lasted almost three years. Your site really brought
back a lot of memories. I've worked with a lot of the talented people listed. It is nice to know
where these great personalities are now." radiorevo@yahoo.com
Ron Reeves WJZF [Tallahassee FL] 1996-1997
Now: Ron says (11/02), "I'm in Operation
Enduring Freedom, military journalist/broacaster, Afghanistan." ronnie2057@yahoo.com
Jack Regan WCWR [Clearwater FL] 1969 WILZ [St. Petersburg FL] 1973 WDAE [Tamps FL] 1974 WLCY [St. Petersburg] 1975 KBEQ-FM [Kansas City MO] 1977 KXKX [Denver CO] 1975 KIMN [Denver] 1978 KTLK [Denver] 1979 WZZP [Cleveland OH] 1980 KOAQ [Denver] 1980-1987 KKPK [Colorado Spring CO] 2005
Now: Jack says (4/09), "I am in Denver doing
voice-over commercials, and I own a wholesale car business; plus I do weekend work on Adult
Contemporary KKPK-FM (92.9 The Peak), Colorado Springs, Colorado." jack_regan@comcast.net
Scott Regen WFUN [Miami] 1963 WKNR [Detroit] 1965 CKLW [Detroit] 1969 WKNR [Detroit] 1970
Now: Freelancing (writing/producing)
in New York City.
Ron Reger WEZO [Rochester NY] 1971 WNYR [Rochester] 1971 WPHD [Buffalo NY] 1974 WEBR [Buffalo] 1974 WFMS [Indianapolis IN] 1976 WMYK [Norfolk VA] 1976 WNOR [Norfolk] 1977 WMYG [Pittsburgh PA] 1988 WHRO [Norfolk] 1989 WTAR/WLTY [Norfolk]
1990-1993 - VP/GM
Now: Ron says (6/08), "I am strategic
business planner at the Virginia Housing Development Authority in Richmond -- at VHDA
since 1993." ron@atlee.org
Aaron Rehkopf aka Bill Rehkopf WWCH [Clarion PA] 1986 WMKX [Brookville PA] 1987 WPXZ [Punxsutawney PA] 1991 WKSB/WRAK [Williamsport PA] 1992 WHP/WKBO [Harrisburg PA] 1993 WARM [Scranton PA] 1996 WRBT [Harrisburg PA] 1996 - Harvey Taylor WPOC/WSMJ/WCAO [Baltimore MD] 1999 KDKA [Pittsburgh] 2007 WNEW [Washington DC] 2012 WCBS [New York NY] 2016-2017
Now: Aaron/Bill says (11/17), "I am with
CBS News, Washington, DC." arehkopf@hotmail.com)
Clark Reid KKIS [San Francisco] 1988 KYA [San Francisco] 1992 KSFO [San Francisco] 1992 KYCY [San Francisco] 1994 KBAY [San Jose CA] 1994 KBGG [San Francisco] 1994 KABL [San Francisco] 1997
Now: Program Director at Nostalgia KABL,
San Francisco, California. clarkreid@clearchannel.com
Jim Reid WODE [Allentown PA] 1999-2002
Now: Jim says (8/21), "After teaching 35 years and in and
out of radio for nearly 45 years, I am retired. It's been a great ride and I have met a lot of great
and talented people. My highlight was being included in the Legends Weekend at WODE, Oldies 99, in 1999." mrike@ptd.net
Denis Reidy WXLO [New York NY] 1974-1976 WSGA [Savannah GA] 1977-1981 - Denis Reid WRNL [Richmond VA] 1983-1985 - Denis Day WDYL [Richmond] 1986-1987 WCMS [Norfolk VA] 1989-2000 WNIS/WTAR [Norfolk] 2000 WKCK [Norfolk] 2004-2005 WUSH [Norfolk] 2010
Now: Denis says (5/10), "I am Production
Director at Country WUSH-FM, Poquoson, Virginia." amproduction@sinclairstations.com
Mike Reily KDON [Salinas CA] 1987 KXXX [San Francisco] 1990 KFRC [San Francisco] 1991 KFRC-FM [San Francisco] 1992 KYA [San Francisco] 1993 KSFO [San Francisco] 1993 KBGG/KABL [San Francisco] 1996
Comquest [San Diego] 1996
Premiere Radio Networks [Los Angeles CA] 1998 KIIS [Los Angeles] 2001
Premiere Radio Networks [Los Angeles] 2004 - Mediabase
Mike says (5/05), "I am with the Mediabase
division of Premiere Radio Networks (syndicate), Los Angeles, California." MikeReily@Gmail.com
Mike Reineri WIXY [Cleveland OH] 1968 WIOD [Miami FL] 1975 WAXY [Miami] 1993 WJNA [West Palm Beach FL] 1999
Steve
Zeigler reports, "Mike Reineri, 60, passed away Friday, Jan 3, 2003 after a brief
illness. Mike was born in Pittsburg, KS and grew up mostly in Raleigh, NC. He spent
46 years as a radio broadcaster in Chicago, Atlanta, Jacksonville, Cleveland and the
last 27 years in South Florida. We will always remember Mikey saying at the close of
every show, 'Y'all hold what y'all got, until you get - what y'all want.' Good-bye
Mike, you were GREAT radio. Steve Zeigler, WIOD (1970-1996)."
Renee' WAIA [Jacksonville FL] 1994-1996
Now: Renee' (Mullins-Puzo') says (11/03),
"After semi-retiring from broadcast radio, I own own a business specializing in senior
health care in Jacksonville, Florida." rpuzo@comcast.net
Rich Renik KFAR [Fairbanks AK] 1968 WXFM [Chicago IL] 1970 WDHF [Chicago] 1971 WMAQ [Chicago] 1975-1988
Satellite Music Network [Mokena IL] 1985-1988 WUSN [Chicago] 1988-2003 WCCQ [Joliet IL] 2003
Now: Rich says (6/10), "I'm with Next Media's
Country WCCQ-FM (98.3) and teaching radio at the Illinois Center for Broadcasting; also,
having fun doing some TV (Animal Planet, Discovery, Weather and A&E) as well as some film
work (The Truth About Average Guys). Having been in radio since 1968, there is no
shortage of stories -- only a shortage of available space." rabrenik@prodigy.net
Dick Renkes KBOB [Davenport IA] 1993-1996 - Boots McKay
Now: Dick says (10/03), "I am enjoying a
retirement from radio, so to speak, by using my voice talents at an automotive
advertising agency. We do all the writing, voice-over talent, buying and servicing
of over 30 accounts from coast to coast." renkes1@verizon.net
Paul Resnik WKCI [New Haven CT] 1969 WPLR [New Haven] 1970 - Paul
Taylor WSVP [Providence RI] 1971 - Bill Walker WMEE [Ft. Wayne IN] 1971 - Paul Drew WAVZ [New Haven] 1973 - Cash Sunshine KGMQ [Honolulu HI] 1974 - Captain Cook WAVZ [New Haven] 1976 - Cash Sunshine WRBQ-FM [Tampa FL] 1977 - Cash Sunshine WQXM [Clearwater FL] 1978 WSDO [Miami FL] 1978 WHCN [Hartford CT] 1980 - Eddie Haskell WPLR [New Haven] 1983 - Eddie Haskell WMMO [Orlando FL] 1989-1995
Now: Paul says (7/07), "I'm senior multi-media
producer for Symantec Software (Central Florida); I left radio in 1995, and, what I miss most
is the old days, Drake radio, high energy, hard drivin' rock jocks who knew the art form
of being a radio personality; the closest I get to a mic these days is doing the
international phone announcements for Symantec (you only have two more hours to wait for
a tech, etc.) and voicing many of the learning courses for Symantec products; I stay in
touch with a number of the guys I came up in radio with; I would love to hear from anyone
I may have worked with during my 26 year career in radio; please contact me -- unless I
owe you money." presnik@cfl.rr.com
David Reynold (David Esch)
AFVN [Saigon, Vietnam] 1968 WCAR [Detroit MI] 1969 KKGF [Great Falls MT] 1970 WFUN [Miami FL] 1970 WZUU [Milwaukee WI] 1972-1973 KBIG [Los Angeles CA] 1985-1985 WNUA [Chicago IL] 1987 WYTZ [Chicago] 1990 WPNT [Chicago] 1991 WMVP [Chicago] 1997-1998
Now: David says (11/07), "I am a Chicago-based
voice-over talent; was promo and segment voice of
The Jenny Jones Show for 11 seasons; also, the voice of Indiana Jones and Han Solo for
LucasArts' Temple of Doom and Galactic Battleground, respectively." david@davidesch.com
Dick Reynolds KRVN [Lexington NE] 1983-1992
Now: Dick is a reporter for the
North Platte Telegraph, North Platte, Nebraska. He says (10/02), "My most
emotional experience was being a young broadcaster on the air the day President John
F. Kennedy was shot. The difference in the speed, quality, and flow of information from
almost anywhere in the world today compared to that day in 1963 is something a person
would have to experience in order to fully appreciate. 1963-bulky reel-to-reel tape
decks, phone feeds with beepers, clack, clack, clack of teletypes, three speed
turntables that never seemed to run at the right speed, cart machines always needing
the heads cleaned, first-phone or restricted license requirements, and low pay were
some of what 1963 radio was like." richreynolds27@hotmail.com
Howard Reynolds KPFT [Houston TX] 1976 KILE [Galvestn TX] 1977 KILT-FM [Houston] 1978 KLOL [Houston] 1979 KYND-FM [Houston] 1979 KENR [Houston] 1980 KNUZ [Houston] 1983 KODA [Houston] 1998 KKRW [Houston] 1998
Now: Howard says (8/03), "I am still working
at Adult Contemporary KODA-FM and Classic Rock KKRW-FM on weekends, and any other time
they need me. I was the last country disc jockey on KENR when it changed formats from
country to a radio magazine type format. I played the last song on KNUZ when they changed
the format from Oldies to News Talk." Hreyn@aol.com
L.D. Reynolds KMVI [Wailuku (Maui) HI] 1967 WILS [Lansing MI] 1968 KMVI [Wailuku (Maui) HI] 1969 KMVI-FM [Wailuku (Maui) HI] 1969 KONI [Lanai City (Maui/Lanai) HI] 1993-1999 KAOI [Wailuku (Maui) HI] 2003
Now: L.D. says (4/13), "
I unofficially retired from radio after the KONI gig in 1999. Internet Radio Hawaiian Hits Live
1996 to 2003. Did stints at Pacific Radio Group, KAOI Radio Group. Still on the air today doing
Tech Talk Radio Saturdays on KAOI AM/FM." ld@voiceofhawaii.org
Rick Reynolds KKJO [St. Joseph MO] 1989
Now: Rick says (2/09), "
Besides doing afternoons on
Adult Contemporary KKJO-FM (K-JO 1055), St. Joseph, Missori, I am overseeing a fine
satellite AM station (Oldies 1550), and I can also be heard on MIX 97 One in North Platte,
Nebraska spinning 70s tunes on Saturday nights..." rick.reynolds@eagleradio.net
Ron Reynolds KCBS San Francisco CA] 1989
Now: Evening anchor and voice of KCBS
news radio, San Francisco California. Ron's son Rick says, "In 2004 Ron will mark
50 years in broadcasting. Ron and his wife, family marriage counselor Denise
Reynolds, are also the founders of New Perspectives, a spiritual foundation in
Lafayette California."
(Ron's son Rick)Sactorick@aol.com
Skip Reynolds WMC/WMC-FM [Memphis TN]
2000 - CE
Now: Skip says (Aug 2002), "Skip is alive
and well and living in Memphis." skipatwmc@aol.com