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Chris Moriarty first became enchanted with radio when he was ten years old and listening to
Wolfman Jack on XERB from Mexico, and KRLA and KHJ in Southern California,
where he grew up. He took broadcasting in High School and College, and attended KEZY/Anaheim
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Chris worked on FM radio in Orgeon for about a year. "Alas," he writes, "the end of my career came after
being fired for being too controversial." Chris became involved in the custom painting of cars and boats,
and has been doing that ever since. He lives with his family and works in Lake Havasu City on the Colorado
River in Arizona. "That's the home of the London Bridge," says Chris. "I made these Los Angeles airchecks in the
mid '70's."
The Repository thanks Chris Moriarty for sharing!
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John Driscoll, KTNQ Los Angeles, March 1977
(05:16)
. . . oh please God, don't let me be sick . . .
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Joe Nasty, KTNQ Los Angeles, March 1977
(09:33)
. . . would you get that cow out of the control room . . .  Here's a loud, mostly crisp and clean and 'scoped composite of Joe Nasty from KTNQ. It was recorded from TEN-Q in March of 1977, and it demonstrates the excitement of the format under PD Jimi Fox. Nasty really isn't nasty at all - but Joe sure fits in this format. I think what 10-Q did in L.A. in those years was remarkable. Their playlist included songs that appealed to pre-teens and 20-somethings, and even when they played a "wimpy" song, the energy never died. Plus, they had Tom Campbell spots. It was the perpetual Top 40 station for the eternal kid. Joe Nasty passed away in San Antonio in August, 2016. He was 68. |
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Firesign Theatre, KTNQ Los Angeles, April 1, 1977
(30:10)
. . . I think these boys can really get us up from down under . . .
The L.A. Comedy Group The Firesign Theatre "invade" Dave Conley, Willie B. and The Real Don Steele (celebrating his birthday and appearing as Sylvester Stallone) are all included with performers from The Firesign Theatre in this April Fool's Day New Ten Q (KTNQ) aircheck. | |
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Charlie Fox, KFI Los Angeles, April 1978
(07:06)
. . . those dogs really know, don't they? . . .
John Rook's KFI was one of the last great 50KW Top 40 stations, and a full-featured, personality-oriented Top 40 at that. |
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More to Come from The Chris Moriarty Collection!
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