http://www.live365.com/stations/macradiofm
http://www.myspace.com/usaradio

What the heck is this? I suppose you did it just to get people to look and draw attention to yourself. Mission accomplished.

51 and single? No surprise there.

(Sorry...couldn't resist! Rock on!)

I can program better than the current owners, with no experience!

Actually, KLYC's playlist is pretty cool if you like '70's hits.

I heard a live remote the other day with Larry & Stella broadcasting from an auto parts store. Guys, love it or hate it, KLYC is real Radio. Daytimes it isn't automated and except for a few silly "Ruby Red" health powder commercials, they are at least making a go of it.

So admit it. The homogeneous radio mileu that has taken over our airwaves makes KLYC's home-grown approach, along with things like Eve's perky on-air personae, a refreshing change.

Herb

lol

Herb, does your wife know about Eve? Or maybe Eve IS your wife.

I asked Eve, "Who's Herb" and she said," I don't Know!"

And you believed her? Tell her that's who's been sending the anonymous mash notes signed RMN and is also the mysterious caller who goes by the name Tricky Dick.

KLYC is "real radio"? Yikes... pull the plug.

Around here, I guess one might say that Eve's perkiness is 'personae non grata'

Herbert M.

"KLYC is "real radio"? Yikes... pull the plug."
I wish they would. Let someone who really knows radio PROGRAM it!

Okay, Vgis.

As a long time KLYC 'homer' I'm open to hear you out. Give us your best shot how to make KLYC economically viable and compete with the Portland Radio umbrella covering McMinnville and that surrounding area.

I'd be curious if you'd automate, how close to minimum wage you'd pay employees, what the format might be, and if you'd pull an air shift yourself.

Go for it.

Herbert M.

Not a big KLYC fan here, but I'm (gulp) with Herb on this one.

Please, Vgis, impart your programming and economic wisdoms. If you're as good as you claim to be, you've just saved a 1KW daytimer from the certain doom that most other mom & pop radio operations have experienced in the last decade.

And feel free to cite your other programming highlights in the business.

Isn't KLYC still fulltime?

Does HerrB have a plan besides "Eve! Live! 24/7!"

Enjoy your Klyc! I will listen to internet radio and leave the local off!

Vgis: You'll want to know what's happening locally when that 7.3 quake hits at 10:37pm and Eve is broadcasting the latest developments on KLYC, right Herb?

When there is a 7.3 earthquake on Saturday afternoon, i wil be watching local tv if there's power.
Klyc and the "crew" will be on weekend leave as usual.
Eve will read about it from The News Register Monday Morning.
"That's a Lok At The News"

Vgis, you're certainly entitled to slam KLYC, but when asked for constructive criticisms, you clam up.

I've admitted I'm a KLYC homer. So which is it for you?

Do you simply like to slam KLYC, or are you able to offer a constructive criticism?

Herb

I haven't yet listened to "macradiofm," Internet radio station being advertised here and in previous threads. However, I am assuming that it is an automated Live365 music jukebox station without any live programming, voice tracking, or any type of reports such as news, weather, business, etc. If that is the case, is it really better than listening to the real KLYC or Charlie FM? In other words, is it really that different than what broadcast radio has to offer today?

My music playlist changes daily.
I mix 50's to 80's top 40, and rock with classic country, novelty songs by Wierd Al, and others.
No way would over the air radio play what i play!
I have pro station id's and voice track, plus Live 365 ads announcements and commercials.
You can read the news for me daily and i will upload it! Mp3 format only!

:-)

Who Cares....

Vgis, great ideas I'm sure, but you lost me with voicetracking.

No way that can replace a live announcer around here talking about the falling snow, or as in Eve's case this morning, her brush with greatness with an NFL player.

Your views and mine are like a song played on KLYC by Dave Mason that explains, "...there ain't no good guy, there ain't no bad guy...there's only you and me and we just disagree..."

Herb

Visit my Canadian friends site. His vision is what i would like to do for "macradiofm" if i had the money:
http://www.lg73.com
They do live shows daily from all over the globe!
Phil Kushnir that started the stream, now ownes http://www.ckns.fm/
and many of the shows they do live from Canada are also simulcast over Ckns.
See, Phil started with a "Local" internet stream, does different shows and genre's daily and now ownes a full power fm.
Two shows i listen to are Ramoana on Thursday Evenings live from Florida and "BigFry's Big Hits" live from Chicago.
We are also interactive in the Live 365 irc chat room. We comment about the shows and request songs and have a good time.
What Phil does with lg73 is what i wish we could do on a local fm station here in NW Oregon!

>>>"Actually, KLYC's playlist is pretty cool if you like '70's hits."

Craig, they must still be using the same carts we made up back in the 80s. If so, they are at least properly DARSAPPED.

What I particularly like about KLYC's playlist is that they go pretty deep...beyond top 40 to occasionally the top 100. It sure helps alleviate the burnout from other stations that play the same songs over and over.

Herb

End of discussion, please delete thread!

NO! NO! NO! Please save this thread for the History Page!

Deane: I wonder if Eve is the current person assigned to DARSAPPING carts?

I swear, ten years after I left as MD, I would hear songs I carted up!

I agree, this is a good thread. Let's keep it. And Vgis, I think your programming idea would work for listeners having little interest in the local and live approach. For those primarily interested in your format, you probably would snag quite a few listeners.

But with all due respect to your programming prowess, I think it would be sad to lose yet another local station that becomes remote-programmed. Just my opinion. I am, after all, a KLYC 'homer.'

Herb

Herb: It's nice we agree on something!

Craig

We can't delete this thread. It was apparently his last gasp. "The profile that you have requested no longer exists. The user who created this profile has been deleted from the system."

Yes, rare as it may seem, I agree fully with Herb on this one too. DARSAPPING almost sounds dirty, are you sure you want Eve to do it? :o)

Hmmm. I don't know why Mr. Vgis does that? He comes into this forum often, creates a new username, touts his internet station, then vanishes with his username. Interesting to see his litany of complaints about KLYC. Yet when Herb asks him for concrete ideas on how they could improve, nothing is offered. Strange... Obsessive/compulsive disorder, I guess.

I like some of his ideas and links about internet radio, however.

What the hell is Darsaping?

Paging DEANE! [He invented the DARSAP (R) unit but Mike Kolb can also explain. Dan you're opening a can of worms!]

Vern, come back!

[pounding fist on desk, laughing uncontrollably]

Craig, I've got tears in my eyes!

I thought Al Gore invented it! Let's see, "Daughters of the American Revolution Stand Above Prejudice". It isn't funny but at least it fits.

I'm with Dan. What the heck is darsapping?

And Littlesongs: To answer your question, as long as it's G or PG rated, maybe Eve could darsap in a bikini...on-air of course.

Herb

I like to darsap on a saturday night with a bottle of white wine, maybe some vanilla candles to set the mood. Maybe put on something a bit sassy.....

Oh wait, that's Scrabble night....

WINNER THIS THREAD BY DISQUALIFICATION....HERB!!!

What the hello is darsapping?????? Does it involve CUMEING the TSL? oops different thread.

-;(x <--- face rearranged after chatting up big
burly guys girlfriend at Aces......

...by disqualification?

Since this is a radio board, let's try a little back-masking strategy to unravel this riddle.

Darsap spelled backwards is pasrad.

Maybe Darsap is some kind of passive radiation, or pass-through radiation.

Or if it's performed by Crockett & Tubbs in Miami Vice, RADical PAStels...

Herb

Spelled sideways it's radpas.

Darsapping was a Mike Kolb invention. Here's how it happened.

In the early days after we took over KCYX (now KLYC), the audio equipment was so badly out of adjustment, with numerous mismatches, ill conceived lashups, etc., the music sounded terrible. It was so bad that Mike Colvin actually complained to Ford Motor Company that the radios they were putting in the cars were defective.

One day we discovered something in the recording chain that was badly messed up. When we corrected it, suddenly the music we carted sounded like going from 78s to digital. This was too much for Mike Kolb to let lie without doing a put-on with Craig, who was in charge of the music selection.

He concocts a major policy memo about the newly installed, and first in the Northwest, Digital Audio Recording Studio Audio Processor, DARSAP for short. He stated that from this day forward, all music on KCYX would be DARSAPPED.

Craig was slightly gullible in those younger days and bought it hook, line and sinker. Trouble was, we completely forgot about it and forgot to tell Craig it was a put-on.

And now, you know the rest of the story.

And now you know the rest of the story!

P.S. I'm still slightly gullible, some things never change!

Here I was thinking it was an acronym like "Dammit, Always Rewind Stuff After Playing" and it turns out to be much much funnier. Thank you Deane, Craig and Mike for one of the funniest stories I have heard in forever. I think every station needs a DARSAP unit.

Yes, yes, yes.... "DARSAP" was an audio-massaging process culled deep from the bowels of an desperate desire to play yet another trick on a hapless but eager "Craig Foster" (now known and loved by all as "Craig Adams"!)

DARSAP is now revered as one of those things that just won't die a dignified death...

sorta' like the typical KLYC thread!

"Here I was thinking it was an acronym like "Dammit, Always Rewind Stuff After Playing" and it turns out to be much much funnier."

That's pretty funny too.

Anyway, it looks like KLYC is catching up with KISN as the most discussed radio station on pdxradio.com!

yep, only 400 more posts to catch up.

Let's get posting the 400!
Klyc sounds great in Spanish on Sunday!

I hope they can the Ruby Red ads and Friday car dealer marathon broadcasts. Let's have Eve host a call-in show. Run it at night and call it 'Eve in the Evening.'

Herb

Yeh! Can "The Friday Car Dealer Marathon" and change it into "The Alf's Ice Cream Marathon!"

Do people know there's always a rat in the middle of a marathon?

Or 'Evenings with Eve.'
She could interview famous Yamhill County personalities. Or have a surprise guest each week.

Herb

Herb,
There are no famous Yamhill County personalities.

Before my present job, I worked at a station on the Atlantic Coast side of Florida, that ran the Ruby Red infomercials, along with others. Whatever company that is that markets those things, they actually pay stations pretty good money to air them. I will agree that they're bad radio, but for small market stations, they're a good source of income.

And the biggest surpise with Eve would be Herb going a week without expressing his total and compassionate love for her.

Evenings with Eve? Yeesh!

Oops. I forget about Charlie Sitton.

You also forgot about Will Vinton

"There are no famous Yamhill County personalities."

You've forgotten about the infamous Bunn brothers!

KLYC Presents "Evening with Eve!" Her Special Guest Co-Host this week is....Herb!

Oh gawd, NOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO!

I wish, but I'm not worthy.
Only Mr. Nixon would rank as high and he's not available.

Herb

Is Newberg in Yamhill County? We could figure in Herbert Hoover. Of course, he doesn't grant many interviews, these days.

Yes! Newberg is in Yamhill County U.S.A.

There are no famous Yamhill County personalities.

How about Scott Brosius or Beverly Cleary(maiden name "Bunn")?

There's a new male dj on Klyc after Eve!
How long will he last?
lol

I second the Scott Brosius suggestion. He was a good guy who made for a fine interview during his playing career. It is kinda cool to have the 1998 World Series MVP, now all-star Daddy in our backyard -- even if he played for those damn Yankees.
http://www.oregonstadiumcampaign.com/interview_005.html

As all-time famous Yamhill County folks go, the late Paul & Evelyn Trent would have been a great pair of guests for next week. May 11 is the 57th anniversary of the unusual craft they photographed over their farm. http://www.ufoevidence.org/photographs/section/topphotos/photo301.htm

Come on anybody can see that's a Photoshop picture.

That's always been an interesting local flying saucer yarn. I don't buy it myself, but c'mon Craig... I thought that you -of all people- would jump onboard the McMinnville UFO story... y'know, Mister Chemtrails and all?

Maybe it was a early advanced visitor from the planet Darsap...

Anyway, it was published a long time before Photoshop was a twinkle in the digital eye.

"There's a new male dj on Klyc after Eve!
How long will he last?"

Maybe he's Larry's kid and could end up owning the place.

Herb

Like I said before:

Oh gawd, NOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO!

McMinnville need FM station not owned by Bohnsack Strategies, Inc.

I dunno if an FM could really make it here. My vote would be for an *AM* station "not owned by Bohnsack Strategies, Inc.".

By the way, what exactly IS Larry's strategy?

"Keeping AM Radio On In Yamhill County" he told me!

Or if Larry doesn't have a kid, maybe Stella could pick the playlist.

I wonder what her musical tastes are?

Herb

I know I'll regret this, but it's nice to see all of you talking about us again. The "new kid" is Aaron Baker, he's new to radio so be nice. I think he's doing a great job.
You had me with DARSAPPING...that was good. I'd love to use it to explain some of our audio problems.
One of my guests this week is THE Mary Henderson, of Henderson House fame, I'm really looking forward to meeting her and having her on the air.
Mike you never called back for that coffee date?
Okay enjoy the bashing....

Hmm . . . maybe Eve is Yamhill county's most famous personality!

Thanks for visiting us, Eve!

You really perk up the mornings-and that's even before I've had my coffee.

Herb

Why regret it?

Any press is good press right?

Eve said: "Mike you never called back for that coffee date?"

Is that right Mike? SHAME ON YOU!

Jeez, Craig has peer-pressured me once again.

Eve: OK, we'll swap some stories and tell some lies!

Actually, weekdays (usually a Mon or a Fri) works best for me, and I'd be delighted to swing by with a Starbucks and a danish when you get off the air. My e-mail address is on my profile page, so shoot me a note, OK?

Looking fwd to meeting you....

Haven't there been a number of past and present Portland radio personalities have worked at KMCM/KCYX/KLYC at one time or another?

If anyone has a list of them, it would probably be Craig Adams.

Craig?

> McMinnville need FM station not owned by Bohnsack
> Strategies, Inc.

McMinnville got not one two FM station not owned by Bohnsack Strategies KSLC 90.3 and KKJC 96.3 too do college kids at KSLC play rb hip hop and gosple on they station do they like popsiples

Is djfresh really Alfredo_t?

"do they like popsiples"

Is that a question or a statement? Here at KKJC, we like popsicles! (the term "popsiple" sounds kind of suggestive... )

Those are non commercial stations.
We want commercial FM with 24 hour news staff and live dj's!

I think that I am disqualifying myself as Djfrresh by returning to this topic! I believe that it was Roger who coined the term popsiple in response to Djfrresh's question about "gosple" music on the radio in Portland. Now, every time that i hear an ice cream truck, I think of Djfrresh.

For the third time....Oh GAWD NOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO! Alfredo, I feel your pain.

Now, if yu're lucky, Herb will come on and invoke the perkiness of Eve and make it all worse. Er, Uh, I mean, all better!

Believe me, it's taking me a great deal of effort to resist.

Herb

Thank you. Please continue resisting. Your Eve is perky comments make me sick.

I'll try.

Herb

Paul: Yes there have been quite a few Radio and TV Personalties that worked on KMCM, KCYX & KLYC, before moving on to Portland or stations in other markets. Here's what I've put together:

K-M-C-M
Lou Gillette, moved to ABC Radio Hollywood.
Skip Hathaway, moved to KUGN.
Ivan Smith, moved to KGW-TV "News Beat" & "Night Beat".
Whitey Coker, moved to KISN.
Peter Marland, moved to KEX as Peter Marland Jones.
Jeff Davis, moved to KPAM-FM.
Paula Gunness, moved to KATU "Eyewitness News".

K-C-Y-X
Jim Maass, moved to KARO.
Jim Sayers, moved to KXL as Jim Bickel.
Michael Jack Kirby, moved to KAAR.
Craig Foster, moved to KAAR as Craig Adams.
Ben Gutierrez, moved to KHVH Honolulu.
Brad Eaton, moved to KAYO Seattle.
Chris Taylor, moved to KCNR-FM.
Rich Patterson, moved to KEX.
Gregg Clapper, moved to KKGT.
John Hugill, moved to KKRZ.
Mark Lacy, moved to KWJJ.
Jon Scot, moved to KEX.

K-L-Y-C
K.C. McCormick, moved to KGON as K.C. Caldwell.
Steve Kenyon, moved to KEX.
Glenn Nobel, moved to KEJO.
Mark Marshall, moved to KOTK.
Tim Riley, moved to KOTK.

I probably missed a few and if so please post corrections.

When did Steve Kenyon work at KEX? Did I miss him? I think I worked with Glenn Nobel at KRKT.

Steve Kenyon.

Sounds a little like Race Bannon of Johnny Quest fame, don't you think?

Herb

Steve & Herb: It's his real name. Steven D. Kenyon worked a short time at KEX circa 1990-91 before moving to KUMA.

Steve: Did Glenn Nobel work for KRKT before KEJO?

If you say so, I believe you.

It just sounded a little too cool to be real.

Herb

I remember Steve Kenyon ... I tried to become the news director of KLYC in late 1990 and interviewed with Steve and Larry. I didn't know he'd gone on to my current station, KEX.

That's interesting. Didn't know how long Steve Kenyon was at KLYC. I knew it was a short period of time. Sounds to me like he must have left sometime in 1991.

Paula Gunness to KASH/KSND, then KVAL-TV, then KATU.

How many posts do we need now?

Thanks Randy! I've documented your info.

My understanding is that Lou Gillette of KMCM was instrumental in breaking the McMinnville UFO story. He was among the first to speak with the Trents and that interview was quoted in the Oregonian on June 10, 1950. No surprise, the tale snowballed and appeared in newspapers across the country.

Littlesongs: Never knew that.

Correction: While working on the KXL history I stumbled upon information about Ivan Smith. He first worked as News Anchor for KPTV channel 27 before moving to KGW-TV.

Craig, Steve...

Just to clarify my resume: I left KLYC in early January 1992 to do evenings at KRKT-FM.

I never worked at KEJO until Jacor bought the stations in 1999 or so and I was made PD of KEJO-AM, KLOO-AM along with KRKT (and some others...it's the way it's done in a small market corporate cluster!)

Steve, you were doing some PBP for KRKT-AM for a short time, right?

Yes, Glenn, I did some play-by-play and worked weekends on the FM. Yay! Am I #100???

Glenn,
I tried to send you an e-mail to talk about "old times," but your e-mail address, here, bounced back to me.

Steve Kenyon worked weekends at KEX for a short time in the summer of 1987. This was when I was Asst PD at KEX, a few months before I left to become PD at KCYX in October 1987.

K.C. McCormick also started during the KCYX days in 1988 and stayed when it became KLYC.

Steve,
I edited my profile with the current e-mail.


And... we can add to the KCYX list my old friend Marty Lanser who went to KOSO, Modesto

And as long as we're remembering 1260 alumni...

Lori Raab left KLYC for KTVZ-TV, Bend
Andy West went to KSJJ, Bend.
Jon Warren to KUIK
Kim Summers to KUFO

and then of course on to other things...

Oh, and Chris Sargent hated reading weekend news on KCYX, but went on to KRSB Roseburg...and now runs all programming in Oregon south of the Santiam River (okay, Dir of Programming for Albany/Corvallis/Eugene/Medford Clear Channel, almost BiCoastal)

"...Andy West went to KSJJ, Bend..."

Wasn't he at KPDQ for a while, also?

Herb

KCYX was the last radio stop for the legendary Dick Sainte. He was there for a few months in the spring of 1989.

Thanks everyone! I've made notes on everything.

Herb-

Andy West worked for The Fish and KPDQ. I believe he did a talk magazine show on KPDQ. I filled in for him for 3 nights on The Fish a few summers ago.

Truly one of the good guys in our biz.

Thanks, Chris.

His name definitely rang a bell. I think he was there also during the Lew Davies era.

Herb

I too was in the Lew Davies era. Once at KPDQ for 5 years and my 2 year stint at KPAM. Andy and I never really "worked" together.

Forgot to mention: KCYX's Paul Tilton moved to KGON?

Some other KCYX names I can't connect with a move to a next station and need your help:

Bill Stemg, circa 1979.
Tom Shannon, circa 1980.
Brian Edwards, circa 1981.
Dee Dee Harrington, circa 1982.
Mike Campbell, circa 1982.
Todd Butterfield, circa 1983.
Jeff Allen, circa 1983.
Al Schwartz, circa 1984.
Jim Patterson, circa 1984.
Tom Lockyear, circa 1988.

KMCM lost Top 40 DJ's in time. Where did they go?
Buzz Hill, circa 1967.
Peter Powell, circa 1967.
Terry Wilson, circa 1967.
Bill Ogden, circa 1967.
T.J. Elliott, circa 1968.

Here is some more stuff Craig.

Scott Roberts who worked at KCNR with me. Worked at KCYX after I did circa 1985.

Jim Patterson, whose brother in law is former NFL quarterback Neil Lomax, ended up doing a variety of things including working the Neil Lomax Quarterback shootout as a commentator for TV.

I've jotted it down. Thanks!

Richpatterson>>KCYX was the last radio stop for the legendary Dick Sainte. He was there for a few months in the spring of 1989.

According to 440 Satisfaction, Sainte worked other gigs, post-1989. Not listed is a gig at Eugene's KAVE, circa 1992.

Christaylor>>Scott Roberts who worked at KCNR with me.

Is it my imagination, or do I hear a snipit of real audio playing in my brain, "...Scott Roberts, KPAM Traffic," pre-KCNR?

You are correct Mr. Randy.

After he left KCYX, Dick moved to the Oregon Coast to supposedly retire. At the time, he wasn't in the best of health.

To my knowledge, Tom Lockyear never worked in the Portland market. He was an intern for me at KEX in 1986 and then was part of the staff when I joined KCYX. A good, hard working guy. I'd like to know where he is these days.

Glenn mentioned Marty Lanser. Another great radio guy was great pipes that should have made it in Portland. He could have sued Mike Symons and KCYX for a ton when they let him go in 1989.

Tom Lockyear is now working at the Seattle Westin, I think in the public relations department there. He e-mailed me a few months ago when he was here with his wife and daughter for some kind of conference.

E.A. (Al) Schwartz is listed as an associate professor of history at Cal State San Marcos. This link shows a current photo, and it looks like him with less weight. http://www.csusm.edu/schwartz/

Paul Tilton e-mailed me recently as well. I have the info at work, but I think he's now with a family security consulting business, if I'm not mistaken, called Tilton Strategies or something like that.

Tod Butterfield became a born-again Christian in the late 1980s. He lives in Sheridan, Oregon, and has a Christian music video show on cable. Info and photo at www.jcvh1.com (guess what the "jc" stands for).

Steven Douglas Kenyon is his real name: It said so on his FCC Third Class Radiotelephone Operator's license. And he was one of the first people I met when I arrived in Oregon to attend Linfield College in 1979. We ended up being broadcast partners for the better part of a decade.

And may I nominate New York Times reporter and columnist Nicholas Kristof of famous people from Yamhill County (Yamhill to be exact). I interviewed him on KCYX when he was on his way to pick up a Pulitzer Prize in 1990 for his reporting on the Tiananmen Square massacre as NY Times Beijing bureau chief.

And Dick Sainte was a great guy.

OK, I waited for Craig to step up, but I'll do it myself

Worked for both incarnations of KMCM and KCYX (on-air and PD) back in the day... went to work in the Bay Area for KPEN-FM and KFOG-FM.

Got smart and left the biz in 1985 and became a 9-1-1 dispatcher, retiring from San Carlos, CA PD in 2002.

What's funny, is I'm on the phone with Marty Lanser right now. He tells me Mike Symons graduated from law school and is now a lawyer. Hoo doggies!

Mike Symons a lawyer? OMG.

Sorry Mike I keep forgetting you were first at KMCM. I was thinking after KCYX. My mistake!

Here's more names I've missed from KMCM, thanks to an E-Mailer:

Gary Hamilton, moved to KOIN-TV (Died tragically in a home fire in Dayton).
Pat Helberg, moved to KVAL, KOIN-TV.
Paul Arca, moved to KASH-KSND.
Harry Girtman, moved to KROW.

Earlier I mentioned T.J. Elliott circa 1968. This might have been Tim Elliott who was later PD circa 1971.

Steve Kenyon lives in the Pendleton area, and among other things, does a great deal of rodeo announcing. His son Philip is active as a rodeo participant.

Marty Lanser went from KCYX to KOSO in Modesto, CA. I was President of a station group at that time that included KOSO, and we wanted to move Marty's excellent talent to that group. He was there a long time but I have lost track of where he is now.

Jeff Allen went from KCYX to Spokane. He later turned up in Cincinnati (or some place in Ohio), but it may have been out of radio. I'm not sure where he is now.

>>>"Mike Symons a lawyer? OMG."

I assume he paid out sufficient money to lawyers that he decided he wanted to be on the receiving end for a change.

what happened to the new sound of klyc discussion? I'm not listening to klyc or even broadcasting over the internet either.

Just FYI, checked my work computer: Tom Lockyear is Sales Manager at the Seattle Westin, and Paul Tilton is with Tilton Inspection Service, which handles insurance inspections and premium audits.

And Deane, you're right about Symons. But I'm still thinking OMG.

THE NO SOUND of KLYC

Marty Lanser is with the Clear Channel cluster in Modesto/Stockton. Flying Blind Traffic.
http://www.mega100online.com/pages/martylanser.html

If Symons is a lawyer, he must have thought, "If you can't beat 'em, join 'em!"

If he doesn't win a case, I wonder if he stomps his feet, screams at the judge then calls his dad for advice.

Ben - Thanks for the info on Tom.

Mary Lanser was a true inspiration of accomplishment and doing so while being blind. He was a whiz in the recording studio and his audio levels were always right on the mark. He did it by ear, not by the meters. He could talk more pictorially than any of our sighted jocks.

I remember a prominent McMinnville person standing in the lobby of the station watching Marty on the air. He said "I just love to listen to him, he makes things so visual", then he said "why is he rocking back and forth while he's talking?" I explained that was how he kept his balance, that he was completely blind. I thought I was going to have to pick the guy up off the floor. He couldn't believe he could possibly be blind and at the same time be so exceptional on the air.

Marty was an adventurer. Our son Mike rigged two way radios in helmets so Marty could drive the dune buggies we had at the station. Marty got a great thrill out of running them full throttle. He was at KCYX when he wanted to go sky diving, so we arranged that. I often wonder if it would be more difficult for a blind person to make that first jump, or a sighted one.

Those were the fun days and we miss them, but as you can tell from this thread, there have been some very talented people through KCYX (and KMCM before it became KCYX.)

"He couldn't believe he could possibly be blind and at the same time be so exceptional on the air. "

Deane this is what makes radio the wonderful medium it is. Theatre of the mind. There are many talented jocks who have physical disabilities but because of their talent create a great emotional connection with the listener. It's the listener who decides what the jock looks like. Great stuff.

My wife worked with Marty in Wenatchee, WA and not only was she impressed with his talent, she was equally impressed with him as a human being.

Oh by the way Deane, I never did get a turn on the dune buggies in the field next to KCYX. Maybe Mike can put together a virtual dune buggie ride for me now.

But Chris, didn't you get a turn on one of Steve Kenyon's horses? He had two there at the radio station. We could have had galloping mock gunfights.

You have to agree, there was always something interesting going on around there.

Anyone remember Josh Fields? Jackie's son. Turned out to be a very sharp young man. When he was on duty on the weekends, it was one of the few times we could relax and know everything was getting attention and being handled. Don't know where he is now, I don't think he went any further in radio.

Deane- You couldn't pay me enough money to get on a horse. I am not the guy you want on a horse. Never have been and never will be. That last thing I needed was to have an accident on one of Kenyon's horses and it would have been broadcast all over Yamhill County. A 25 yr just didn't need that kind of reputation.

Chris: Also stay away from cattle. Remember when I hit that herd one night on 99W going home from KCYX. Totaled my 69 Skylark!

Deane,
I will get ahold of Marty and get some more details for you on what he's doing now. He's still in California, in either Modesto or Stockton. I'll double-check with him to be sure. One thing he told me last night that he was really excited about, was that rcently and coming up again soon, he did/will do color commentary on a minor league baseball broadcast. When I talk to him again, I'll get a date, time and post a link so that everyone can listen.

He's one of a kind, our Marty, that's for sure!

The last I heard, Marty was the traffic reporter for a station in Modesto.

The one thing I remember about Marty during his days at KCYX was his intense love of hockey and the Portland Winter Hawks.

I remember Marty calling me on a few occasions at night while on the air. He was always looking to see if I knew of any openings in Portland. Marty was always cheerful and loved talkin' shop.

A few more names out of KMCM's past:

Brian Bishop, moved to KRKT.
Ken Paull, moved to KRKT.

Thanks to Brian Bishop who E-Mailed the info.

Craig: I have my own hitting a cow story back in my college days. But I'd rather not discuss here, could put me back into therapy.

Chris: I know what you mean. One day I'm probably going to have to answer to The Big Guy up stairs about the Cow I sent home!

Not to hijack the thread to make it "All About Marty," but he had a great sense of humor. Once he went on vacation and people wondered what happened him. I told them "He's out sightseeing." They didn't know whether to laugh or what, but I told them I'd tell him that, too. When I did, he completely cracked up. But I knew he would.

I guess it is the No Sound of KLYC. We're all talking about KMCM/KCYX again.

>>>"I have my own hitting a cow story back in my college days."

Was that "hitting a cow" or "hitting on a cow" you meant to type?

Yes Deane there were times in my college days "hitting on a cow" could have been a consideration.

It was the reference to therapy that got me to wondering.

Wait a minute.... I thought the cow WAS the therapy.

Easy there Mike. This session is beginning to cost us all money.

I'll attempt to pull this thread out of its nosedive and ask if anyone has heard the 'new guy' on KLYC.

Constructive comments? Suggestions?

Like Eve said, remember-He's apparently new. So maybe compare how he's holding up given his newby status.

Herb

Must admit I haven't had the overwhelming urge to catch his act, but will make a concerted effort tomorrow. Report to follow.

On another note, Eve never e-mailed me about our long-overdue coffee klatch. I'm crushed. Maybe she'd feel safer in a group... Herb, you game? Mondays or Fridays work for me.

Mike-How kind of you to ask. However, I'm a tad intimidated myself.

But if and when you do catch up with Eve, make sure to update us. Heck, that invite alone ought to make you feel honoured. After all, Eve is pulling some very long hours. Even if they're split shifts, her work ethic is amazing.

And while some here may deny it, I like to think that there are some closet 'KLYC homers' and more than a few Eve fans, along with yours truly, lurking in our midst. Thanks again, Mike.

Herb

Isn't Eve married? If so, and she's intimidated, have her bring her hubby along. Heck, he can even pick up the check.

A few Eve fans? Yeah, right. It'd be interesting to see what she gets paid for all the hours she works. I imagine it ain't much.

If you want an Eve update so much, why not talk to her yourself, instead of asking someone else to do it for you?

You probably don't realize how much you just embarrassed yourself there, do you Herb?

Naw, I was just being honest. I simply think she does a great job and like to add some balance to the KLYC bashers out there.

Herb

I understand that Herb. But someone invited you to a possible get-together with someone you gush so openly about and you claimed to be intimidated. Honest, maybe. Embarrassing, most definately.

Your staunch support of Eve is one of the constants of this forum. Three things in this life are certain: Death, taxes and Herb loves Eve.

Mike, mebbe if you Darsapped Herb it would give him courage, like the lion in Oz.

All this talk makes me curious. Should I build a box loop and try to dig KLYC out up here? :0)

You're pretty much right, Outsider. But there is that small percentage of groupies around radio to which I tend to disassociate myself as they kind of creep me out. For the record [pun intended] my appreciation for KLYC and Eve's terrific show are totally innocent and from great distance.

But you're right. I am a huge KLYC 'homer' and big Eve fan. She's got a great show and a terrific, up-beat personality.

Herb

Fun Facts about Eve Fuller:

Eve's niece Alicia Fuller served with the Oregon National Guard in Afghanistan.

Homeless people in McMinville start their day with Eve Fuller -- they like to hear the police report at 6:30 AM so they can find out if their friends got picked up the night before.

Unconfirmed sources say Eve was at KMVI in Hawaii in the early 90's. Stay tuned.

This ought to keep the troll drooling for a few days.

(PS: See, I can gather news without referring to the Register-Guard. Anybody wanna give a radio news job, my email is in my profile. (I'd want Teamster wages and benefits. )

I've heard Eve mention that she was a student at a Hawaii college or university, so she may indeed have island radio experience. How cool would it be to hear her early air-checks!

Herb

And how cool it would be to hear if Eve actually credits the Register-Guard when she uses one of their stories.

Herb-
We broadcasters keep those early air checks hidden away. We only bring them out when we want to feel better about ourselves when we have a bad day on the air.

And I will agree, certain radio groupies creep me out too, but thankfully it has only been a small group in my case. Most listeners are wonderful, decent people.

> All this talk makes me curious. Should I build a
> box loop and try to dig KLYC out up here? :0)

Yes! KLYC has a distinct sound that you won't hear anywhere else on the dial. Big loop antennas rule! I have a rooftop loop that I assembled with 4' fiberglass stakes (for the diagonal members) and a piece of PVC pipe (for the boom). It works like a champ. The reception on KLYC is really great.

Eve and I actually crossed paths, when I lived in McMinnville, and she was going to school in Hawai`i (although I can't remember which college or university -- my fading memory says HPU). She came to visit KCYX to check it out. Funny that we switched back to our geographic origins.

Where does Eve really get her "That's a Look at the News" from? I have never heard her give credit to any news source!
And why only three stories at a time anyway?

I can't believe this thread continues, I was checking on Mark Marshall's condition, which doesn't sound good.
It's no big deal, I graduated from the University of Hawaii at Manoa in December of 1987. While in school was a paid intern at KGMB TV, and worked for Danielle Tucker writing morning news for KQMQ. After graduation, moved to the Big Island and worked for KKON/KOAS 6pm to midnights...became the news director for KHBC TV in Hilo and stayed there for 9 months before moving on to KMVI on Maui. Was News Director there, and worked with "Da Local Boy" Paul Douglas for 3 years. When the General Manager who hired me retired, the new manager came in and fired me and Keali'i Reichel. For those of you who know anything about Hawaiian music, you know what Keali'i has been up to for the past 15 or so years.
Came home to McMinnville, worked with Steve Kenyon and Mark Marshall at KLYC for a couple of years, then Lars Ward...quit, got married, had Malia and went back to work in March of 2000....and have been doing the morning show since. I'm lucky, I may not make much, but then again I don't put in the hours that I used to and I certainly don't have to drive very far. It's a good fit for me.

So for all you KLYC bashers and Eve detractors out there:

Eve has more radio experience, in more varied places, and in different radio positions, than many of you.

Thanks for checking in, Eve.

Herb

and for you troll . . . my posts are spot on accurate. sure wish yours were the same.

Eve, KMVI alumni are looking for you. You might want to check in.

Eve I've not heard your show but your resume is very much like many of us in this whacky medium. In just a few short years your resume can be extensive. Nature of the beast.

Sounds like you're doing your show because you have the passion and love of the business. Good for you!

Enjoy the ride.

"...In just a few short years your resume can be extensive."

Ouch. Uh, Chris. A rather back-handed compliment, don't you think?

A few short years? She's been in the biz since at least 1987. Two decades.

We all know you're a big time radio guy. But some unambivalent gracefulness might be nice to a fellow broadcaster.

Herb

Hey Eve, I am pretty sure we have run into each other in Hawaii.
I was "haole bill" on KWXX in Hilo in 1990 and then moved to KLHI in Lahaina later that year and worked for Dale and Ginny Parsons.
Did you know Guy Bello in Hilo?
Some small world.

I think you misunderstood my meaning Herb. "In just a few short years.." as in: you can find yourself early on in this business moving around a lot as you learn the ropes. It was never meant as a back-handed anything. I was simply stating the reality of the biz.

When reading Eve's on line resume it simply reminded me how quickly we can gain experience while only being in one place for less than 2 years. I was only at KCYX for 8 months but it served me well and I count it as one of my stars on my resume.

If it came off sounding awkward and lacking grace then I apologize but it was never meant to be anything more than respect to a fellow broadcaster. At least I hope Eve will take it that way.

Quote from Herb: Eve has more radio experience, in more varied places, and in different radio positions, than many of you. (Emphasis mine.)

I'd be very careful about making a blanket statement like that.

Meanwhile, Eve, a job like that can be a good fit. It fit me for seven years. If circumstances hadn't changed, I might still be there.

Hey Chris-No problem.
As one of the few admitted KLYC homers here, I can get defensive and a little quick on the draw. Sorry.

Herb

Herb you're exactly the type of listener we on this side of the mic so enjoy. We love your enthusiasm and appreciate your loyalty. You're a classic "P1" in our eyes...well make that diaries.

Just ran into this the other day:

Ivan Smith retired from KGW-TV on June 5, 1980. It also mentioned him working for KXL before moving to KPTV and then KGW-TV.

Read that again, Craig!

Semoochie: I've adjusted what I posted above to be more clear.

I thought Ivan Smith moved to Seattle long before 1980, more like the mid-60s! Are you sure that isn't when he retired from there, maybe KING?

It said to tune in to KGW-TV that day. I can't remember what Newscast he was going to say farewell on.

N0 more "New Sound of KLYC!"
Look at the old station page:
http://www.live365.com/stations/macradiofm

Found this tonight while researching the KXL history. The Oregon Journal did a better write up on Ivan Smith's retirement:

June 5, 1980

Ivan Smith began in broadcasting in 1949 at KMCM McMinnville where he worked in sales, also a spot writer and board operator. Later becoming News Director and then Program Director. After a year with the Forest Service as a radioman, Smith returned to radio as a newscaster and disc jockey for KXL.

In 1954 he joined KPTV as News Director and in 1956 moved to the new KGW-TV as anchor of the 11:00pm "NightBeat" program and was Assistant News Director for KGW-TV. In 1962 Smith was named Associate Director and co-anchor of "NewsBeat". He spent 3 years as News Director of KREM-TV in Spokane, returning to KGW-TV in 1966 as News Producer. He has anchored the Noon edition of "News 8" since 1972.

I think what happened is that the entire time he was doing the noon news, I thought he had moved to Seattle. Was he even there?

As far as I can tell Ivan Smith never worked for KING-TV.

Update on 1260 mini station bio's:

Mark Marshall (aka Mark Hokit): KWRC, KSLM/KSKD, KCYX, KWBY, KCKX, KYKN, KLYC, KOTK/KWJJ, KUIK, KXL & KBZY.

Jim Maass: KLIQ, KBZY, KMCM/KCYX, KGW APD, KARO/KAAR & KVAN.

Good work, Craig.

Herb

Why Thank You Herb!

Jim Maass reports: Kevin Young also worked for KMCM around 1978-79.

Also forgot to ask Jim if he used any other names on air, he sure did!

Jim Maass at KLIQ, KBZY, KMCM & KVAN 1550.
Captain Jim at KCYX.
Jim "The Big Ragu" Maass at KGW.
Jim Ryan at KARO & KAAR.

Jim goes on to tell me he was hired at KMCM by PD, Ron Romain in Fall 1978 to do 6pm-12am but was fired after a year for acting to much like a Top 40 DJ on an Adult Contemporary station. A lot of us coming out of broadcasting school around this time, were trying to sound like Ron Leonard.

Jim was re-hired by Ron Romain in January 1980 (KMCM now KCYX). They had changed there mind, wanting to try Top 40 at night for the kids. Jim became "Captain Jim" of "The Night-Flight to Midnight" 7-12. Jim said: I had one of the sales women record something like this as my opener "Welcome aboard the night-flight to midnight, I'm stewardess Jane, and now your Captain, Captain Jim!" It was ridiculous.

Glad I wasn't the only one wanting to sound like Ron Leonard

Here's a link to Mark Marshall's obit in the McMinnville News register....

http://www.newsregister.com/news/results.cfm?story_no=222404

Mike: Thanks for posting Marks Obit. It mentions him attending broadcasting school at PCC. I went to PCC, so I got out my PCC file, looked at the phone lists. I'm such a Bozo! I'd forgotten Mark was in my class! This is one of the reasons I keep everything and started my documentation of radio. I'm the worst at remembering names!

Mark appears on the PCC list in September 1979.

what time is Eve on.

6 Am until whenever!

I have been trying the station on for size and find it ok...I don't think its all that great, but by no means am I saying that is bad either. Middle of the road...Heard Christopher Cross Ride like the wind and had this urge to ask for more cowbell. Dammit I'm Bruce Dickinson and I want more cowbell. Cowbell on everything. Still haven't had a chance to check out Eve.

Radio921, give it a good long listen.

I think you'll be impressed with the breadth of their playlist. They mainly go back to the 60's into the 1990's...And it's not all top 40, either.

Herb

OK, but if that's the only criteria for a station, I'd say get an iPod and program the oldies yourself. My criteria for a good local radio station also looks for relevant community involvement, local news in a timely fashion and the ability to publicy question local government's decisions.

KLYC, sorry to say, has minimal community involvement, old news ripped right from the News-Register and it's interviews with local public officials are nothing more than happy pandering and softball questions... Wonderful PR junkets for the politicos, but it's all sugercoated press releases.

I know Herb's a KLYC supporter, but -as such- wouldn't a supporter WANT the station to be better at it's job?

Music? OK, but there's gotta be more than that to get a local listener's attention.

"Music? OK, but there's gotta be more than that to get a local listener's attention."

I've enumerated plenty about KLYC's strengths and been hammered mercilessly in the process.

I completely understand your desire to know more, but the more ham-fisted among us won't have it. They have their own agendas. Maybe it's because they're green with envy...and that gives us little more than 'green envy and ham.'

Perhaps it's because these 'sour grapes' now work, or previously worked, at a larger station. Maybe they just like to complain. But the bottom line remains that KLYC is live, non-corporate and locally-owned. That's a rarity. It's fine to complain about a station's music format, but KLYC is a viable signal serving the community with hard-working hosts. Those are the facts.

Maybe these cynics could actually do it better. But unless they actually put their capital at risk and do the heavy lifting, at the end of the day it's little more than whining. Rather than lighting their own candle, they choose to swear at the darkness.

Viva la KLYC.

Herb

I think we're actually on the same page, Herb. Just different ways of saying it, perhaps.

If I didn't care about the station there'd be no complaint from me... only indifference. The hard-working hosts need to be more in number and a little harder-hitting, but that can only come from the the top, and Larry doesn't seem to want to step up to that particular plate. So, for me, the aggrevation directed at KLYC comes from what it "could & should" be versus what it is now.

For now, the music is OK but (if the station is to eventually survive) there's got to be a more aggressive stance taken in terms of news and community involvement. If that ever happens, there's a better chance for the ad dollar$ to follow.

See you at 1260 on the AM dial!

You know, Mike, I think you make a great point. You're right about our being on the same page.

Since Larry is the Captain of the KLYC ship, it's true that it sinks or swims with him.

Larry could choose to beef up the on-air presence. To be quite frank, if he doesn't give the announcers some decent paid vacation, a raise, and maybe provide the on-air staff with more support and assist them in reaching their best potential, he may very well lose the good people he's already got. I hope he treats his people well, because that's a crucial element to any operation.

Herb

With Larry at the helm, KLYC has been taking on water for years.

Larry choose to "beef up the on-air prescence?" Paid vacation? Raise? More support? BWAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA!

Seriously Herb, those ARE things he should do. But you, I and the guys in the machine shop around the corner all know that will NEVER happen on his watch.

Lose the good people he's got? What good people? (Yes, I know, there's Eve. But other than her?)

KLYC has "swam" for years. It's likely never to again, until Larry sells.

Mike, you saving the deposit refunds from all your pop bottles to buy him out?

Oops. That should have been "KLYC hasn't swam for years."

But y'all knew what I meant, right?

I'm curious to know what you think are good examples of small market radio in 2007. As I travel around (mostly in Washington, Oregon and Arizona) most small-town radio sounds automated or satellite-fed. Are there places around like the old KCYX? And, since those small stations are where many of us got our first jobs in radio....are the small market jobs still out there?

How about KUIK?
They've transitioned nicely for a small-market station. And Jayne Carroll is very good.

Another might be the morning show on Salem's 1220-AM. Three local guys with a nice blend of fun and talk.

Herb

1420 (KITI, I think) in Centrailia and Live 95 seem like decent sounding small market stations. On my trips from PDX up to BC I find my radio switching between 1420 and 95.1 when I'm between Longview and Olympia.

Good examples. I've heard good things about KGY also, but I haven't heard their AM in a long time. (I can hear KGY-FM at my place in Seattle)