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It was Kate Whitten of Temple City 4 - Los Angeles Radio Guide Contents Volume I, Number 10 Nov./Dec. 199S Radio's Riddler Listings Talk 36 Rock 38 Classical 40 Top 40 39 Public Stations 40 Oldies 46 Features COVER STORY: Mr. KR: 12 Rush Limbaugh Opens his heart to his peers 18 KNX's Diamond Jubilee L.A.'s first station turns 75 23 Call him Mr. Call -Letters, if KKGO's Tom Dixson you will. KFI's evening - A half century of broadcasting 31 host appropriated his sta- tion's moniker to makea name for himself. Depts. Admittedly ambivalent SOUNDING OFF 4about his identity, the talk jock claims RADIO ROUNDUP 6keeping his real name a secret frees him SOUND SNIPPETS 26to be more honest with listeners. LOONEY POINT OF VIEW 32 Photography by Ben Jacoby HOW TO GET THROUGH 47 Electronic Imaging by Dave White Los Angeles Radio GuidePublishers Ben Jacoby and Shireen Alafi P.O. Box 3680 Editor in Chief Shireen Alafi Editorial Coordinator/Photographer Sandy Wells Santa Monica CA. 90408 Photographer/Production Ben Jacoby Voice: (310) 828-7530ContributingWriters Robin Blakely, Fax (310) 828-0526 Brenda Rees, Thom Looney BBS (310) 828-1105Advertising Ben Jacoby URL: http://www. Production Assistance Communi*Graphics radioguide.com/rg/General Consultant Ira Jeffrey Rosen C 1995 by Allay Publishing. No part of this publication may be reproduced, stored in any retrieval system, or transmitted, in any form or by any means, electronic, mechanical, photocopying, record- ing, or otherwise, without prior written permission of the publisher. Los Angeles Radio Guide -5 Star Cuts Sharpes Star 98.7's married morning mates, Jim and Melissa Sharpe, were shown the door only months after they shared the experience of bringing their newborn into the world with their listeners. The station's production director, Gary Thompson, serves as the interim host with traffic maven Tori Signal. Why the abrupt change? The morning ratings placed them in 16th place while the station as a whole was 15th. A station spokesperson explained that KYSR was Tori Signal with the Sharpes in the process of "upgrading the talent." back, albeit for a much shorter shift. She is now heard every Sunday night, from 7 Overnight Talk Vet Goes Day p.m. to 9 p.m. Former KABC night owl talk host Ray Sports talkers Eric Tracy and Steve Briem has emerged to talk up a storm atEdwards were dropped from the KABC his new weekday home: KIEV 870 AM.afternoon -drive team to make room for Briem's show follows Dr. David Viscottexpanded versions of Larry Elder and at 3:30 p.m. and ends at 5:30 p.m. Bob Heckler. The "Sage of South Central" now preaches self-reliance until Heckler starts heckling liberals at 7 p.m. L.A. Orchestra on KUSC KUSC's Allan Chapman started host- ing the broadcasts of the Los Angeles Chamber Orchestra from Westwood's Veterans Wadsworth Theatre Nov. 3. The series continues every Friday from 8 p.m. to 10 p.m. through the end of the season in mid -April on 91.5 FM. Sci-Fi Classic on KCRW Isaac Asimov's brilliant science fiction epic, "The Foundation Trilogy," is run- ning on KCRW-FM 89.9, Saturdays from 6 p.m. to 7 p.m. The BBC -produced, eight -part series began Nov. 4. 'California Report' on Public Radio Ray Briem It took two years and a million -dollar grant from the James Irvine Foundation, KABC Revamps Lineup but Southlanders can catch up on state KABC fired Ira Fistel in October andnews. "The California Report" airs Friday replaced him with syndicated late -nightevenings from 6:30 p.m. to 7 p.m. on talk host Art Bell. AM sister stationKCRW-FM 89.9, followed by Warren KMPC, in the meantime, resurrectedOlney's "Which Way, L.A." Hosted by Tom Leykisrerunsforitslate-Mafia Krache, the show is produced by night/early-morning fare. And formerKQED-FM in San Francisco and carried KABC afternoon star Gloria Allred ison 20 -plus public stations, statewide. 6 - Los Angeles Radio Guide Many local station reporters will con- tribute to the program. KPCC-FM 89.3 also airs the show Fridays at 5:30 p.m. and KUSC-FM 91.5 runs it Fridays at 7:30 p.m. Traffic Angel Switch Citing KNX trafficanchor Jim Thorton's additional announcing duties at KCOP-TV, a KNX spokesperson said the afternoon -drive reporter switched with morning counterpart Jill Angel. Angel continues to serve with the California Highway Patrol; she was recently promoted to the rank of lieu- tenant. Angel is the ninth woman to become lieutenant since women joined the CHP in 1974. O.J.'s Radio Fallout Riki Rachtman Michael Jackson's lineup Oct. 4 - the day after the verdict - included'Loveline' Goes National Mayor Dick Riordon, author Dominick KROQ's Riki Rachtman and Dr. Dunne, attorney Johnny Cochran, BobDrew Pinsky are taking their alchemy Pugsley of Southwestern School of Lawof love across the continent on the radio and BillRafferty from "America'ssyndicate Westwood One. No longer Talking." A week later Larry King visitedmerely local, the wry yet sincere priests KABC Talkradio's studios for a chat withof passion will host a nationwide ver- Jackson. sion of the popular "Loveline" at the On the following Sunday, KKBTnormal 10 p.m. -to -midnight West Coast "StreetScience"host Dominiquetime slot. DiPrima brought together L.A. talkK -BIG Shots Get Bigger icons, Larry Elder (KABC), Tom Leykis KBIG-FM 104.3 Program Director (KMPC) and John Kobylt of "John andDave Ervin announced the promotion of Ken" (KFI) for a roundtable discussionformer music director Dave Verdery to of the trial's aftermath. assistant program director. At the same time, creative and public services direc- Jill Angel Los Angeles Radio Guide -7 to its evening lineup -8 p.m. to 11 p.m., Monday through Thursday and 8 p.m. to 10 p.m., Fridays. "Scott Ferrall is one of the new mav- ericks changing the face of talk radio," tor Fred Missman was named opera-said Westwood One Entertainment tions supervisor for the adult contempo-President Greg Batusic. "It's sports talk rary music giant. 'in your face,' as Ferrall puts it." 'Straight Sports-No Attitude'Hewitt Trades KFI For God KWNK 670 AM with 5000 watts day- Harvard grad, natural resource lawyer, time and a kilowatt at night is going itlaw professor at Chapman University alone with the One on One Sportsand panelist on KCET-TV's "Life and Network based in Chicago.