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Luncheon Meeting Volume XCVII No. 15 Rotary Club of San Francisco, California Kensington Park Hotel 11 October 2005

MICHAEL LUCKOFF CLUB OFFICERS PRESIDENT AND GENERAL MANAGER JOSEPH S. TALMADGE ...... President ANITA T. STANGL...... First Vice President KGO NEWSTALK AM 810 / HOT TALK 560 GRANT E. HUNDLEY...... Immediate Past President KSFO / KMKY RADIO DISNEY CECILE CHIQUETTE...... Treasurer TITLE OF TALK: CLUB DIRECTORS “NEW DIRECTIONS IN RADIO” BURTON BERRY Michael (Mickey) Luckoff has served as CAROL CHRISTIE President and General Manager of KGO P. MICHAEL DAVIES PETER HAEBERLIN NEWSTALK AM 810 for 30 years. Under his SCOTT A. HILDULA leadership, KGO attained its number-one ratings JAMES H. KENNEDY position in the market and has held the top spot in ROGER C. STEINER each consecutive Arbitron ratings book since summer 1978. Luckoff has operated KGO AM TERESITA T. REYES Executive Vice President & Secretary Radio Inc., for three separate owners. In February 1999, Luckoff received the first ever Radio and Records Talk Radio Lifetime SHOKO VALLE Achievement Award, which honored him for making significant contributions to Administrative Assistant the overall success of Newstalk radio in America. He has subsequently won DISTRICT 5150 GOVERNOR consecutive Newstalk Manager of the Year Awards from Radio and Records in HOLLY AXTELL 2001 and 2002. A native of Detroit, Michigan and 1958 graduate of the ROTARY INTERNATIONAL PRESIDENT University of Michigan, where there is a Chair donated by friends in his honor, CARL-WILHELM STENHAMMAR Luckoff began his broadcasting career in local radio sales for the Storer Broadcasting-owned radio station in Detroit. His six years with Storer were followed by seven and a half years with Metromedia in Detroit, Chicago and Los COMMITTEES AND ACTIVITIES Angeles as a national sales representative and general sales manager. In addition to having served as president of the Leukemia Society of America in Tuesday 11 October Northern California Luckoff’s local civic involvement includes serving on the Rotary Means Business – Zingari Ristorante, boards of directors for the San Francisco Chamber of Commerce; San 5:15 PM Francisco Convention and Visitors Bureau; San Francisco Downtown Friday 14 October Association, The Meyer Friedman Institute and The Palace of Fine Arts. Twilight Golf Tournament Final Outing – Richmond County Club, 12:00 Noon CHAIR OF THE DAY LOOKING AHEAD Saturday 5 November District 5150 Foundaiton Benefit – The ♦ OCTOBER 13 – DR. JON K. ANDRUS, CHIEF, Carnaval Dinner Show – Crowne Plaza Mid IMMUNIZATION UNIT OF THE PAN Peninsula in Foster City, 5:30 PM AMERICAN HEALTH ORGANIZATION - “POLIO ERADICATION: OTHER SAN FRANCISCO CLUBS MEETING PERSPECTIVES ON PROGRESS, San Francisco Greater Mission CHALLENGES, AND GETTING THE Tuesday, 7:45 AM, Double Play Restaurant JOB DONE” San Francisco Golden Gate MELISSA GALLIANI Tuesday, 6:30 PM, Rex Hotel, 562 Sutter Street San Francisco Bayview THE FOUR WAY TEST Wednesday, 7:00 AM, Dago Mary’s Is it the TRUTH? San Francisco West Is it FAIR to all concerned? Wednesday, 6:00 PM, Villa Romana Restaurant, 731 Irving Street near 9th Avenue Will it build GOODWILL Fisherman’s Wharf and BETTER FRIENDSHIPS? Thursday, 7:30 AM, Franciscan Restaurant Will it be BENEFICIAL TO ALL CONCERNED? SEPTEMBER informed us that he had only dropped his behavior. Rotarians have the means and 27, 2005 marker 3 times in all these years! the ability to provide young with jobs and an HENRY ALKER, Owner, Alker Mineral easier start in life. We can inform, we can Editor of the Leasing, shared 3 experiences from the educate, we can offer training. As Day: Chicago International Convention for his community leaders, we already have what DOUG Rotary Minute. is most important – the connections PATTERSON needed for initiatives with other groups PRESIDENT’S and organizations. REV. DAVID Through our many youth programs, we STECHHOLZ, Pastor, West Portal MESSAGE can take a lead in vocational service. Lutheran Church, opened the meeting “Dear fellow Rotarians, Young people are our future, and with his usual spirited accompaniment for vocational service is the key to a better the National Anthem and ROBIN People join Rotary foundation that will benefit all of us. AZEVEDO, Presiendt, McRoskeyMattress clubs as proud Vocational Service can help others gain Co., did the invocation. FERNANDO representatives of their a better life, a better standard, a better BUESA, Senior Vice President, City businesses or world. What a wonderful way to fulfill our National Bank, Introduced four visiting professions. Hence, all club members motto of Service Above Self. have an obligation to represent their Rotarians, Pat Eklund, Steve Collins, Carl-Wilhelm Stenhammar Sarah Groskop and Alex Reyes. Fines vacations to fellow Rotarians and exemplify the spirit of Rotary in the President, Rotary International” were levied for absent lapel pins from The Rotarian, October, 2005 MELISSA GALLIANI, SALLY SWANSON, workplace. These twin responsibilities LAWRENCE FLORES, and Alex Reyes. form the foundation of Vocational Service. Past President BILL ECKER fined himself Over the years, Rotarians have GOT RAFFLES? $100 for not wearing a tie. ERIC struggled to give a voice to Vocational Service – Rotary’s second Avenue of Do not forget to buy raffle tickets to win SCHMAUTZ, rang bell for $100. He won some great prizes! The drawing will be the Best Bank Spirit award in San Rafael Service – because it can be so hard to define. In order to focus more on this held at the District 5150 Foundation The following announcements were Benefit – The Carnaval Dinner on Saturday, made: DR. AUGUST READER, important aspect of service, the RI Board established Vocational Service Month November 5, 2005. You can buy an Neuroophthalmologist, Pacific Eye individual ticket for $10 or a book of 11 Associates, called for deposits of $100 during October. As we begin our second century of tickets for $100. The amount you pay for the from those who plan to attend the Texas raffles will be credited towards a Paul Hold ‘Em Poker Tournament at President service, this avenue is more important than ever to ensure high ethical Harris Fellow. STEVE’s on Saturday, October 7. This is a Raffle tickets are available at the Rotary fundraiser for Rotavision International standards. From the beginning, Rotarians have discouraged deceptive office and at the Tuesday meetings. working to improve children’s eye health Also, please register for the event now. in developing countries. The buy-in is $250 business practices and restored public trust. As leaders of their communities The registration form is available at now and $300 at the door. He also www.rotary5150.org. suggested people should sponsor and businesses, Rotarians have earned someone if they could not go. the respect of the public and their KEVIN WALDECK, VP of Short Term colleagues. Despite the recent increase MAKE UP ARTISTS Institution Sales at Evergreen Investments of business scandals, Rotarians still / Wachovia Bank, announced the Twilight offer services that the public can trust. DR. OTIS PAUL...... Nepal Golf Tournament. Ethics is so important in everything we CARROLL TORNROTH ...... Mexico Past President BILL KOEFOED do, particularly in business. Just look at announced the District 5150 Carnaval The Four-Way Test: 1) Is it the truth? 2) Is Show on Saturday, November 5. BILL sold it fair to all concerned? 3) Will it build CHIEF’S WACKY books of raffle tickets for $100 to CECILE goodwill and better friendships? 4) Will it WAMPUMS CHIQUETTE, DOUG PATTERSON, ALLAN be beneficial to all concerned? If we read BALANCE AS OF HERZOG, JOHN UTH, LES ANDERSEN, these four questions carefully, we soon OCTOBER 4, 2005 ANITA STANGL PETER LAGARIAS and realize that every element we need for $1,485.00 others. success is right there! ANITA STANGL, President, Alliance for Vocational service is also a good way Smiles, Inc., introduced AL LINDENBAUM. to assist young people in learning about ANITA and AL gave a brief report of their future careers. Students can learn more successful mission in China. They have about specific professions through interviews or job shadowing. Rotary 30-35 people who wants to repeat their SALLY SWANSON ...... 10/11 tirp. clubs can contact their chambers of commerce and local companies to set OMAR VALLE...... 10/13 Chair of the Day, ANDI VALO-ESPINA, STEVE TALMADGE ...... 10/15 President, Andrea-E-Soci Custom up employee training, literacy training, Tailoring, effectively used her own employment counseling, resume experience with the Speaker to introduce preparation, and other services to meet BURT BERRY*, AL Joel Bartlett, Meterologist, KGO TV - ABC vocational needs. LINDENBAUM*, JIM Inc. ANDI made Joel’s jacket! In many countries, we are seeing DEITZ and STEVE Joel thundered and enlightened us. He increased youth unemployment. It is very SWAAB* are shared many insights and told us that he demoralizing to wake up without the Hummingbirds... had moved to Channel 7 to be able to do prospect of a job. This may lead to poor ARE YOU??? more enviormental reporting. He also self-image, despair, even criminal