Some stayed for a few days, some for weeks, months, or even years. Some came back and left again. Where are they now? This is page is to let you know. If you know where somebody is, or if you are that somebody, let us know. Send us a photo. We'd all like to know. email us at colorchannel99@yahoo.com.
For those who have left us and gone to the great top forty station in the sky, we have an In Memoriam section here.
WHERE'D THEY GO?
In Memoriam:
A place to remember those who have left this earthly plane and are now spinning discs for the heavenly hosts.
In Brief....
Dan Gates was on the air more than 50 years, most recently at KGVY in Green Valley.
Roger Galloway survived a horrible car crash that almost took his life and is now Entertainment Director for a regional chain of stations.
Frank Kalil continues as a successful radio/TV station broker operating out of Tucson.
Ray Lindstrom retired to Tucson recently. Forbes Magazine once dubbed him Sultan of Schlock.
Jim Arnold is General Manager
at KOLD-TV, Channel 13 in Tucson, soon to be inducted in the Arizona Broadcaster's Hall of Fame. .
(Left)
Lou Waters has retired
after a successful career
as news anchor at CNN.
(Right)
Gordon Vann, under the name Bob Allen, continues his long career in Akron, OH and was recently inducted into the Akron Hall of Fame.
Phil Richardson is retired in Oro Valley, near Tucson.
Don Hinson, after a long stint as LA's number one country jock is now retired in Branson.
Jerry Stowe is retired and living in North Carolina. Been married for 52 years.
Buck Herring is married to Annie Herring, famous Christian singer.
Johnny Hyde owns and operates the informational website www.top5s.com.
Lee Allen lives in Tucson and is a free-lance writer.
John Rook sold his Spokane radio stations, now llives in Idaho and is co-founder of the Hit Parade Hall of Fame.
Johnny Williams lives in Hawaii and runs the "where are they now" radio web site 440Satisfaction.
Bobby King (John Driscoll) doing voice overs in LA.
Bob Jones still in Tucson, doing country at KIIM-FM.
John Mack Flanagan Back on the radio doing weekend Beatle shows and voicing for KFRC, San Francisco.
Joe Howe retired in 2000 as
Judge of the Superior Court
in Maricopa County. Photo right
with wife Susan in 2006. He
claims Sedona, AZ and
Verzé, France as his current
homes.
Chris Borden is living in Pioneer, CA. Check out
some terrific pictures from he and his wife Shirley in their personal website.
John C. Scott
has a radio talk
show daily, 7-8AM
on KVOI, 690,
in Tucson.
(Left)
Bob Lee current Community Relations Coordinator for Tucson's Belo TV stations; this year inducted in Arizona Broadcasters Assn. of Fame. (See photo right)
Roger Collins
(Paul Lancaster)
is GM
at KZGL-FM,
in Flagstaff.
(Right)
Frank Casanova owns a large video production
facility in Sacramento.
Ron Wiley, after almost 3 decades of work (?) on the islands is now at KONG on Kauai.
Tom Lang, back out of retirement is PD and morning man at KGVY in Green Valley..
Ed Alexander is Operations Manager for Good News Communications, a Southern Arizona broadcast group that includes KVOI 690.
Lew Riggs hosts Healthwise, a half-hour stint on KNST
790 in Tucson.
Jim Swinehart is retired in Tucson. Most recently he was GM at two TV stations in Kansas City.
Joe Bailey is retired and living in the Phoenix area.
Frank Kalil and Ray Lindstrom, 2006.
Frank looks the same, but where'd
Ray's hair go?
L-R: Roger Galloway, Joe Bailey,
Ray Lindstrom, 2005.
Roger Galloway and Don Hinson, 2004
Gene Adelstein
Michael Hunter
Bernie Perlin
Lee Smith
George Wallace
Tom Wallace
Guy Williams (David Moorhead)
Bob Wolfe
"Lonesome" Joe Howe on his motorcycle with David Lawrence. Two KTKT Alumni from the fabulous 50's.
Photo taken Oct. 25, 2007.
Bob Lee (Center) with fellow AZ Broadcasting Hall of Fame legends, Jack Jacobson (L), Larry Schnebly (R).
Left: KTKT's Gordon Vann, now Bob Allen
in Akron.
Right: Phil and Shirley Richardson on their
59th Anniversary (2007).
Shirley passed away
Mar. 12, 2008.
KTKT ALUMNI GET TOGETHER
KTKT Alums recently had coffee together in Tucson...all in red shirts, from left: Jim Arnold, Ray Lindstrom, and Jim Swinehart. In the blue shirt, being interviewed with the "bottle mike" is Neale Duncan, legendary local ad guy who actually was part of a Junior Achievement project at KTKT in the 1950's.
Legendary Tucson Broadcasters...
Bill Mortimer (Extreme Left), and Burt Schneider.
During his 50 year career, Bill worked as an announcer/newsman at many Tucson radio stations including KTKT in the 1950's.
Burt is currently on the air afternoons at KUAZ radio. He started his on-air career at KTKT-FM while in high school in 1957.
This photo was taken Aug. 21, 2008 in Tucson.
These Famous People Are Connected to Tucson!
George Scott (George Polka) is retired and living in Vero Beach, FL. Remember when he had the exclusive death-row interview with serial killer Charles Schmid?
