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Modesto Area Radio Broadcasting History 1933-2006
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Welcome to Ninety Years of Radio!
VIDEO VAULT
A Video Welcome to The Modesto Radio Museum
KTRB – The Early Years
Cal Purviance Interview
Mel Freedman Interview
Cecil Lynch’s Introduction to Radio
George Stevans Interview
The Carol Glass Story
Max Sayre and Cal Purviance Interview
Mike Novak Video – How It All Began
Salty’s Record Attic
KEJC, The Ranch TV Promo
Who Changes Those Tower Lights?
John Huey – How I Was Convinced To Go Into Radio
Shotgun Tom Kelly – Broadcasting From The Sturgeon
Memories of Terry Nelson – Constance and Tricia Nelson
Kent Whitt and the Downbeats
Top 40 Radio Northern California
RADIO STATIONS
The story of Bill Bates and KTRB
KTRB’s First Superstars: Arkie and His Hillbillies
KTRB Bill Bates on the air in 1967
KTRB ham radio weather reports
KTRB -Cal Purviance announces death of Bill Bates
KTRB Studios demolished
KMOD/KFIV
Wonder Woman’s First Boyfriend
“I Honestly Love You,”
Be Careful Out There
Letters, We Get Letters
Jocks Who Box
Merrily, We Rolls Along
The Radio of My Youth–KYA
KBOX/KBEE 970 kHz
Dick Boynton-KBEE. A Day In The Life of a Radio Newsman
“KNIGHTIME”on KBEE
KDJK, A Dream Come True
The Commercial Side of Broadcasting
RADIO HISTORY
KTRB’s First Superstars: Arkie and His Hillbillies
Dick Boynton-KBEE. A Day In The Life of a Radio Newsman
Historical Gene D’Accardo Interview Surfaces
Erle Stanley Gardner’s Favorite Radio Personality
KDHS, Modesto’s First High School Radio Station
“KNIGHTIME”on KBEE
Remembering KDHS – Ron Underwood, Speech Instructor/Advisor
Remembering KDHS – Jeff Cree, Student
Remembering KDHS – Angie Decker Allen
Remembering KDHS – Les Simar, Student
Remembering KDHS – Mike Green, Student
Remembering KDHS – Ross Rumsey, Student
Remembering KDHS – Kenn Shearer, Student
KBHI – Beyer High School Radio
Remembering KBHI – Tammy Veil
The MacKenzie Endless Loop Repeaters by Gary Avey
RCA Broadcast Turntables by Gary Avey
Gates Turntables by Gary Avey
GOOD OLD DAYS
James Broeffle, KTRB listener to Oregon Broadcaster
KRJC Modesto Jr. College Radio
KOQ, KXD – First Non Commercial Radio Stations in Modesto, CA
Stanislaus Amateur Radio Assoc. – Mt. Oso Access Story
AMERICAN GRAFFITI, THEN and NOW
RADIO DJ’S PLAYED HITS
PAYOLA
MEMORIES
San Diego salutes our own, Tom Kelly
The Fillmore Auditorium
Have You Ever Called a Radio Station??
Gary Avey’s Radio Journey
KFIV and KTRB Personality, Derek Waring
KTRB, The Friendly Voice
KDJK Beaver Brown Remembers
Fast Lane Clark remembers Central Valley Rock & Roll
Letters, We Get Letters
Be Careful Out There
Wonder Woman’s First Boyfriend
Jocks Who Box
“I Honestly Love You,”
Merrily, We Rolls Along
The Radio of My Youth–KYA
KFIV Personality, Bob Malik
KFIV Personality Ron Richards
KFIV Personality Tom Romano
Tammy Lynn (Veil-Drew) Remembers KTRB-KHOP
AIRCHECKS
Mel Williams – Aircheck
Glenn Fox – Aircheck
Jay Coffey – Aircheck
Bob Lang and Tim St. Martin – Aircheck
Bob Lang – Aircheck
Mike Novak – Aircheck
Tammy Lynn – Aircheck
Ron Richards “Rockin Ron” – Aircheck
Bob De Leon – Aircheck
Rick Myers – Aircheck
Gary Avey (G. Martin Avey) – Aircheck
Bob Malik – Aircheck
Derek Waring – Aircheck
Mike Green – Aircheck
John Chappell – Aircheck
Terry Nelson – Aircheck
Kim Dooley – Aircheck
RADIO JINGLES
KFIV Jingles
KTRB Jingles
KFRC Jingles
TRIBUTES
Bob Pinheiro
KTRB Owner Bill Bates, 68
Bob Salmon, 81
Dwight Case, 90
John Chappell, 71 – Mourning The Passing of The Museum’s President
John Chappell Obituary
Robert Chituras, 73
Gene D’Accardo, 82
Bob De Leon, 78
Tony (Townsend) Flores, 71
Glenn Fox, 73
Mel Freedman, 92
Fred Greene, 68
Bessie Pappas Grillos, 83
Joe Gross, KDJK Owner, 66
Dave Holmes – Mr. Wonderful
CECIL LYNCH- Pioneer Broadcaster, Chief Engineer to the 1960 Winter Olympics, 102
Merle “Lee” Mackenzie, 73
Don Maddox. 1922-2021
Bob Mohr, KBEE, KESP, KFIV, Sports and Sales, 82
Bob Neira, 79 – Museum Board Member
Russell Pope, KYOS Engineer, 95
Abel Pulido, 80
Cal Purviance, 90
Ramona Rae Hansen-Saben (Salty’s Record Attic)
Maxon (Max) Sayre
Chester R. Smith, 78
Chester Smith, My Last Visit
George Stevans, 91
Tim St. Martin, 74
Tim St. Martin, remembered by friends.
Jim West, 81
Mel Williams, Jazz Disc Jockey, 69
THE F.A.M.E. of RADIO
Wolfman Jack; Did He Work In Modesto?
Radio Goes Hollywood!
Maddox Brothers and Rose
Don Maddox, 1922-2021
First Prize: A Job at the White House
Wonder Woman’s First Boyfriend
“I Honestly Love You,”
Bob DeLeon receives MAMA’s Lifetime Award
Introduction of Bob at the MAMA Awards
“Now You’re Talkin’”
Quite a Ride, When You Ride Shotgun
What a journey, Modesto to Liverpool
OGDEN’S RADIO SCHOOL
OGDEN’S -Guestbook
OGDEN’S MEMORIES
OGDEN’S- Class Photos
OGDEN’S – Stan Atkinson Remembers
OGDEN’s -Actor Richard Kiel taught math at Ogden’s in ’63
Ogden’s- Bob Lang Remembers
OGDEN’S- Neil Ross Remembers
OGDEN’S RADIO SCHOOL- Shot Gun Tom Kelly remembers
MICROPHONE MAN INDEX
Introduction\ RCA model 44 Microphone
RCA Model 74 Ribbon Microphones
RCA 77 Series Microphones
RCA Uniaxial BK-5 Microphone
First Dynamic Microphones
Western Electric 630 The “Eight Ball” Microphone
“THE BIRDCAGE” Microphone
Western Electric 633A Saltshaker Microphone
RCA 88A and BK-1A Microphones
Shure Unidyne Microphone
Electro Voice Slim Dynamics Microphones
Electro Voice Dynamic Cardioid Microphones
Shure Models SM-5 and SM-7 Microphones
American Microphone Company
Turner Microphones
Shure Model 708a Stratoliner Microphone
Neumann U47 Microphone
Shure Unidyne Model 55, 75th Anniversary
Sennheiser MD 421 Microphone
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