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by Joe Wicks I was born in 1954, about halfway between WLS and KOMA, just a bit west of KOIL, in Grand Island, Nebraska. Having a central location and little natural AM interference I discovered the secrets of AM radio at an early age. My ears lit up though, when I first heard Roy Orbison's "Oh Pretty Woman". At that point I became hooked on listening for more raw energy via my moms tabletop Silvertone in the kitchen. Late night with KOMA was not just fun, it was a way of life! I wanted to be in a "KOMA Band" like The Rumbles, The Red Dogs, The Blue Things, or the best name ever: Spider & The Crabs! In 1967, my family moved to Denver. Not wasting a minute, I searched the dial that first night looking for KOMA. Instead, I discovered KIMN and KBTR. The Boss Jocks versus The All-Americans! Personality, Rock & Roll and it was all in My Town! At about 15 I decided to try for a career in radio. My break came when some of us from my class traveled out to Burlington, Colorado to audition live for the owner of a daytime AM-KNAB. Al Ross picked me and I stuck around KNAB for 8 years in full and part time positions while I took an unplanned detour into law enforcement (that's another story). The station got a new owner and went AM/FM. I ran a Sunday FM board shift for many years, with the full timers dubbing me "The Disco Gestapo". In '82 I ventured into the life of a retail business owner, selling the business for a profit in '91. Money in my pocket, ready for a change, I applied for radio sales jobs and hooked up with KKPR AM & FM in Kearney/Grand Island, Nebraska. Eventually became Sales Manager, but the fun part is that I'm the emergency third string "remote talent", fill in on-air once or twice a year and they let me voice a commercial on occasion... (if it's for one of my own clients). In late 1997, I developed the "95 Fabulous KIMN Tribute" web page. As a fan, I was disappointed that of all the tribute sites out there, none were for Denver stations. I took what souvenirs I had, searched the web for historical background and names and photos... lumped it all together and waited for it to be discovered. Since then, a lot of tapes, photos and memories have been donated by former KIMN people and the page is growing steadily.
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Hal Moore, KIMN Denver, 1966 (10:12) . . . everyone's got their wood out doin' their knocks tonight . . .
As of February 4, 2001, 440:Satisfaction reports that Hal Moore is still working in Denver radio. | |
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Jay Mack, KIMN Denver, 1970 (07:19)
This was apparently Jay Mack's last nighttime shift in "Mountain America" on 95 Fabulous KIMN. This Friday night aircheck begins with Mack's invitation to his "nighttime freaks" to join him 2-6PM beginning Monday. It's interesting to NOT hear any "more music" hype on this nighttime Top 40 radio station in 1970! Mack is the focus, he definitely does drop-ins and this is a fully-hosted Disc Jockey show in the finest 50's and 60's traditions! But it was 1970, and true Top 40: Shirley Bassey and Led Zeppelin - A classic from The Mile High Giant! Repository Contributor Joe Wicks credits Wayne Yaffee for the original. Jay Mack passed away at the age of 64 on Saturday, March 2, 2002. | |
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