This is a "Stoner" requested subject and by NO means complete. When I first started researching station histories, Jock line-ups were not included so I have some gaps that YOU can help fill.

KEX 1956
Barney Keep, 6-10am
Kay West, 10-10:30am
Russ Conrad, 10:30-4pm
Bob Blackburn, 4-7pm
Bob Atkins, 7-10pm
Jess Mason, 10:15-?

KPOJ 1959
Larry Kilburn, 6-10am
Chuck Bernard, 10-noon
Mark Allen, noon-4
Bob Blackburn, 4-8pm
Dick Novak, 8-1am

KISN 1961
Hal Raymond, 6-9am
Bob Stevens, 9-noon
Mike Phillips, noon-3
Jack Par, 3-7pm
Tom Murphy, 7-1am
Johnny Dark, 1-6am

KGW 1962
Jim Kelly, 6-9am
Ray Horn, 9-noon
Rick Housely, noon-4
Wes Lynch, 4-7pm
Frank Bonnema, 7-1am

KISN 1964
Frank Benny, 6-10am
Addie Bobkins, 10-noon
Roger Hart, noon-3
Don Steele, 3-7pm
Tom Murphy, 7-1am
Pat Pattee, 1-6am

KPFM 1966
John Edwards, 6-10am
George Goode, 10-2pm
Bob McAnulty, 2-7pm
Bob King, 7-midnight
Bob Brooks, midnight-6

KISN 1967
Michael O' Brien, 6-10am
Tom Michaels, 10-noon
Bobby Noonan, noon-3
Roger W. Morgan, 3-7pm
Judge Ramsey, 7-midnight
Pat Pattee, midnight-6

KGW 1972
Don Wright, 6-10am
Craig Walker, 10-2pm
Phil Harper, 2-6pm
Tom Parker, 6-10pm
Joe Cooper, 10-2am
Ed Riley, 2-6am

KISN 1972
Roger W. Morgan, 6-10am
Tom Michaels, 10-noon
Bobby Noonan, noon-3
Mother Bear, 3-7pm
Dave Stone, 7-midnight
Pat Pattee, midnight-6

KPAM-FM 1972
Michael O' Brien, mornings
Bob Marks, middays
Gary Stevens, afternoons
Jim Donovan, evenings

KGW 1976
Bruce Murdock, 6-10am
Craig Walker, 10-2pm
Tom Parker, 2-6pm
Bob Anthony, 6-10pm
Dave Hood, 10-2am
Mark Rivers, 2-6am

KVAN 1976
Iris Harrison, 6-10am
Gloria Johnson, 10-2pm
Bob Ancheta, 2-sunset

KGW 1977
Craig Walker, 6-10am
Glynn Shannon, 10-2pm
Dave Hood, 2-6pm
Jim Donovan, 6-10pm
John Williams, 10-2am
Mark Rivers, 2-6am

KGON 1977
Iris Harrison, 6-10am
Bob Ancheta, 10-2pm
Gloria Johnson, 2-6pm
Dick Sheetz, 6-midnight
George Bier, midnight-6

KEX 1980
Jimmy Hollister, mornings
Bob Swanson, middays
Bob Miller, afternoons
Nick Diamond, evenings

KGW 1984
Craig Walker, 6-10am
John Williams, 10-2pm
Steve Lloid, 2-6pm
Brian Mathews, 6-10pm
Joanne McCall, 10-2am
Scott Tom, 2-6am

KKRZ 1986
John Murphy-Dan Clark, 6-10am
Sean Lynch, 10-3pm
Scott Drake, 3-7pm
Chet Buchanan, 7-midnight

KXL-FM 1996
Scott Tom, 5-9am
Randy O'Neil, 9-2pm
John Williams, 2-7pm
Ruby Blake, 7-midnight
Barbara Voight, midnight-5

KISN 1961
Johnny Dark, 1-6am

was it the same Johnny Dark who went on to be
a major voice guy? [nbc and the voice of superman
on "super friends" to name a couple]

No. Johnny Dark aka Byron Swanson, KISN's C.E.

Had the 1520 history in with the 92.3 information I'm researching. So here's two more line-ups.

KYXI 1972
Jim Liniger, 6-9am
Ken Lomax, 9-noon
Bob Brooks, noon-3
Ric Elgin, 3-7pm
Don Boyd, 7-midnight
Mark Andrews, midnight-6

KYXI 1975
Steve O'Shea, 6-10am
Jim Liniger, 10-noon
Mark Andrews, noon-3
John McComb, 3-6:30pm
Dick Novak, 7-midnight
Ed Smith, midnight-6

Craig, you are amazing!!

KGON 1977
Iris Harrison, 6-10am
Bob Ancheta, 10-2pm
Gloria Johnson, 2-6pm
Dick Sheetz, 6-midnight
George Bier, midnight-6

That was a seminal line-up for a kid learning about rock at a good time for rock ( sans Disco ). There was a good base from which to draw and there was a transition in the air.

What ever happened to "Uncle" Don Wright?

Vern Robinson must fit in here somewhere!

Craig...
How about KRCK 1985-86??
KGON 83-84?

You left out 1960
KISN had
6-9am Hal Raymond
9-12am Bob Stevens, jack mccoy
12-3 Mike Western, Mike Phillips
3-7pm Bill Jackson, Jack Par
7-12pm Tiger Tom Murphy news-Bill Howlett
12-6am Russ Ripley, Ben Dawson

Kex had
Barney keep
Ted Rogers (I can't remember what year)
Frank Benny
Roger Ferrier (Roger Hart)
Russ Conrad

KISN-91 Dec 1971

Michael O'Brien AM
John Christy AM
Tom Michaels Noon
(not exactly sure who did afternoons in December)
Ron Ugly Thompson 7-mid
Pat Pattee Mid

Last time I saw Don Wright he was doing a Jack Benny stage presentation...He was getting booked at conventions, parties etc. I heard his Benny show was terrific. On another note...great job Craig...

Noonan was doing drive when Ron Ugly did nights.
I was breaking in on weekends & doing remotes!!!

The staff that followed in 71
Obrien
Michaels
JJ Jordan (new pd from wrko)
Chuck Martin (went on to become pd at KHJ)
Pattee
then in 72
Roger W Morgan -mornings
Dick Jenkins-mid days
Mother Bear- (was also Buddy Scott)
Stone-evenings
Pattee
(news: Mike Ray who is now the producer of the ABC evening news)
Buzz Kelly-weekends

Stoner: Bobby Noonan doing afternoon drive?!?! That's just plain weird! Who was doing the Noonan's old shift?

Trixter: I'll see what I have at home later.

oh my God, I cannot believe I forgot Bob Noonan. I'll probably get a kick in the behind by the KISN Gods.

uncle don of course was the last KISN morning man in 1976.

Uncle Don Wright AM
.
.
Dick Sims 3-7PM (aka Bwanna Johnny)
Dave Stone 7-mid


(in the mornings during that time I was listening to Mike O'Brien over at KPAM-FM and listened to Sims-Stone in the aft-evenings.)

KEX 1956 had All Night Al Priddy.

Don Wright ran some ads a few months ago on local radio. He does motivational speaking for corporations and others. He was looking for business.

At least, that is what it sounded like.

Don Wright was doing afternoons at KB101 in the 80's before it flipped to KRCK. He was relatively new there (as he was at KISN when it was silenced). This may be why he never got hired again -- bad omen? Too bad, I liked him at KB101 . . .

Speaking of which:

KB101 early 80's
Michael OBrien AM
John Erling 9-1 PM
JJ Jefferies
Ron Leonard
Terry Donahue

Is the latter 3 correct?

For you Oldies fans, John Erling was doing a "Solid Gold Lunch Hour" segement from Noon to 1PM on the station for quite a while . . .

Is he still around or long gone? (last heard on KUPL?)

Great stuff. And wow, Bob Brooks has been in radio since 1966 (or longer for all I know)!?

And for those who don't remember -- 1972's Bob Marks on KPAM morphed into Michael Bailey after a run running KINK.

Was Roger W. Morgan related to Robert W. Morgan? Was it the same guy with two fake radio names? Was it 2 guys with similar fake radio names? I remember a Robert W. Morgan in LA as a kid. Maybe it was Roger and I remember it wrong?

In case Stoner doesn't get to this, Roger W was a take-off on Robert W. There were several Roger Ws at KISN, alone. Robert W Morgan passed away a few years ago at about the same time as the Real Don Steele, both working for KRTH Los Angeles. As I recall, Uncle Don Wright went from a long run at KGW and followed it with fairly short runs at KISN, KOIN/KYTE, KB101 and KQFM. I don't remember him anywhere after that.

Roger W was from Salem Oregon. Burden (owner) played on the (Robert W) popularity who had become a morning icon at KHJ. There were 4 ROGER W's at Kisn.I was one of them! When I was hired
Steve Brown who was the national p.d for Star Stations gave me that name & jingle. After two weeks he called & said pick out another name & jingle from the dead imaging drawer...Because the real ROGER W (the first one) was leaving KOIL in Omaha to do mornings at Kisn. Are you confused yet? The original Roger W was at Kisn early on as JERRY HUNTER. Then Burden re-named him ROGER W at Koil in Omaha. His Dad owned a used car lot in Salem and if you remember that tall indian guy from the hit movie "One flew over the cukkos nest"? He was a lot boy there and was discovered by Michael Douglas. Roger #1 also was in bit roles (many Dirty Harry movies as a reporter). Roger today lives on an island and owns a radio station where he is a one band band and loving every minute of it. Another Roger W that did afternoons at Kisn worked later with me at KYA as Christopher Kane. He is now in San Diego. Roger #1 was also my p.d at KYA in San Fran. Radio is a small world.

I think a fellow named Drew Harold was Bobby Noonan as well as other names at KISN. What others did he use? He said he was Jim Hunter.

Drew Harold- Kgar
Came over to Kisn (Tom Michaels hired him away)
named him Bobby Noonan.
Left for Boise & became a conservative talkie host as the Good Doctor Drew.
Currently off air.

Jim Hunter later became Roger W on Kisn

Trixter: This is the only thing I've got on KRCK. Thought you'd enjoy reading the announcement.

ROCK 101 PRESS RELEASE

2040 S.W. First Avenue
Portland, Oregon 97201

At 12:01 am on Monday, November 8th, (1982) Portland's KB101-FM became "Rock 101". The music is definitely AOR, and the jocks are all seasoned AOR veterans, including:

6am - 10am -- Mike Bailey (ex-KINK jock and part of KGON's original crew)

10am - 2:30pm -- Bob Brooks (ex-KQFM personality, and the Program Director who launched KGON's AOR format)

2:30 - 7pm Charlie Busch (former KINK morning man, KREM-FM, etc.)

7pm - Mid. -- John Walker (ex-KZOK jock, KWJJ/KJIB, etc.)

In addition to on-air duties, Bob Brooks is "Rock 101's" assistant Program Director and Music Director. Naturally, the radio station is involved in rock and roll, and actively seeks your input regarding viable new product.

Bob Brooks will be available for music calls Mondays and Tuesdays from 3pm to 5pm. Naturally, if you have business to discuss, your calls are welcomed at anytime. However, Bob WILL be on hand to take your calls directly at the aforementioned times.

Already, we have been getting exciting telephone response to the first 48 hours of "Rock 101", and we are not nearly as awesome as we are going to become. We feel that our experienced AOR staff of former program directors, coupled with a consultancy relationship with John Sebastian, (aka Gary Stevens, former KPAM-FM PD) makes "Rock 101" Portland's radio station to watch. This is John Sebastian's home town, and it's obvious from market research that Portland wants a choice. "Rock 101" is going to give it to them.

For further information, contact:

Robin Mitchell, Operations Manager
ROCK 101
(503) 222-1841

Skeptical: Where do I start with you, lets see:

"Kisn-91 Dec 1971"
Is the jock line-up you listed from a KISN survey? If not, how did you date your DJ line-up?

Steptical: You listed the KISN 1976 last DJ line-up as:

Don Wright, mornings

Dick Simms, 3-7pm
Dave Stone, 7-12am

Years ago when I did the KISN history I was told the last DJ line-up was:

Dick Simms, 6-10am
Bill Stevens, 10-3pm
Sam Lee, 3-7pm
Dave Stone, 7-12am

I'm asking anybody. Which line-up is correct? Let's get this important piece of history straight.
Plus, who did overnights after Pat Pattee was let go.

Jimbo: Thanks for the "Al Priddy" line-up add to overnights at KEX 1956. Plus a Thank you to Bruce Cauthers for E-Mailing me about "Jess Mason" in the KEX 1956 line-up. Jess was not a DJ but a comentator who was listed in The Oregonian KEX line-up at 10:15pm with no end time. That leaves open who did 10:30pm to 12am? was it Al Priddy also?

Semoochie: Uncle Don Wright also did mornings on KSGO starting in September 1988.

Stoner: Wonderful background information on the name Roger W. Thanks for posting it.

Opps! More to Skeptical: The KB101 DJ line-up 1981.
Michael O'Brien, 6-10am
John Earling, 10-2pm
Don Wright, 2-6pm
Ron Leonard, 6-10pm

___________________________________________________________

KB101
KLLB FM

2040 S.W. First Avenue
Portland, Oregon 97201
(503)222-1841 TWX 910 464 6194
___________________________________________________________

A Gaylord Broadcasting Company



October 12, 1982

Dear Friends:

KB101-FM is pleased to announce the appointment of Rick Johnson (Bwana Johnny) as our new Music Director.

As many of you know, Rick is a seasoned veteran of radio wars in Seattle, Miami, San Francisco, New York, Dallas, and others, and will bring to the job programming insight as well as experience in a number of formats. He will be very accessible to record company representatives and will take calls Monday, Wednesday and Thursday between 10am and 2pm.

We look forward to working with you, and we know you join us in welcoming Rick Johnson as KB101-FM's Music Director.

Sincerely,

Robin Mitchell
Operations Manager
KB101-FM

"Roger W was from Salem Oregon. Burden (owner) played on the (Robert W) popularity who had become a morning icon at KHJ. There were 4 ROGER W's at Kisn.I was one of them!"

Stoner maybe you can fill me in....is one of these Roger W's........Roger WWWW Garrett (say the W's as fast as you can) who worked at KRBE in Houston Texas in the early 80s?

I have an air check of the whole air staff when KRBE was at its finest moment. Its one of the best station air checks I have ever heard for an early 80s "CHR super-rock" format.

Dan Dobner is even on the air check as a part timer who is just landing a gig there.

Skeptical,

John Erling is still around. He's the voiceover guy for all those gun show spots on TV.

Bwana Johnny is now a Seattle resident. I had the pleasure of working with him at KMGK-FM, Des Moines, where he did 6-10 am. Bwana's sense of humor was stellar. He once ran through the P.D.'s house during a party yelling, "I'm gonna throw up... where do ya want the mural?!!"

THANKS Craig!

Craig, in Dec 1971 there was a KISN survey which fearured all the KISN jocks sitting for one picture, including Bob Noonan, the one I forgot, AND yep, Pat Pattee was in the group shot too.

I have several 12-31-71 airchecks, one by Mike O'Brien & Bob Noonan and another by Ron Ugly Thompson. In Thompson's aircheck he mentions by name goodguys Bobby Noonan, Jon Cristy (he actually spoke on the air) michael O'Brien and Tom Michaels.

Also there was a large end-of-year countdown survey that was sent out to listeners who requested one -- it had a LARGE picture of all the KISN goodguys mentioned above.


I have airchecks of Dick Sims doing 3 to 7PM from june 1976 up to and including KISN's last day in september. If he was also doing mornings it would be a surprise to me.

I never heard Dick Sims in the mornings. I did hear Uncle Don a few times.

Skep:
>> KB101 early 80's
>> Michael OBrien AM
>> John Erling 9-1 PM
>> JJ Jefferies
>> Ron Leonard
>> Terry Donahue
>>
>> Is the latter 3 correct?

Craig:
>> More to Skeptical: The KB101 DJ line-up 1981.
>> Michael O'Brien, 6-10am
>> John Earling, 10-2pm
>> Don Wright, 2-6pm
>> Ron Leonard, 6-10pm

Man, I sure don't remember Ron Leonard doing evenings, but I do remember John Walker, then Terry Donahue nights during the oldies/Hot AC phase. Bwana Johnny replaced Don Wright afternoons a short time before the flip to KRCK.

I remember "Earling in the Morning" and Steve Naganuma (sp?) middays during the Rock Deluxe time period.

K-B101 was where my dial was most often set.

lightspeed, thanks.

say, it was mentioned in this forum not too long ago Dick Sims/Bawanna Johnny/Rick Johnson wasn't doing so well health wise. I wonder if there is an update.

randy, the reason I "remember" that lineup so well was because KB101 had this cool production liner which started with a jingle, then the names of all the jocks in the order of their shifts and ended with another jingle. They played bit so often it got burned in my brain. But memory can play tricks . . .

I did just now check out the date -- that lineup was during the Summer of 1981. If I'm correct, "oldies" was only played during the noon hour during that period.

KQIV, Line-up at launch, Sept. 1972
Glen Adams, 6-10am
Ed Hepp, 10am-2pm
Jeff Clarke, 2-6pm
Steve Shannon, 6-10pm
Dick Jenkins, 10pm-2am
Michael Stroufe, 2-6am
Ben Marsh, ND

KQIV, Sept. 1973
Steve O'Shea, 6-10am
Mike Sakellarides, 10am-2pm
Norman Flint, 2-6pm
Jeff Clarke, 6-10pm
Larry Scott, 10pm-2am
Joe Collins, 2-6am
Jim LaFawn (PD), Weekends
Joel "J.R." Miller (CE), Weekends

Great thread!

Speaking of Uncle Don Wright.

He wasn't on KQFM. He took over for Michael O'Brien ding morning on KKRZ, "The Rose." A short time after he got that job, he was blown out when they switched to Z100, which was jockless for the first six weeks or so of the format. Didn't Don do mornings at KKSN for a short time in the late 1980's?

Remember when he replaced Ed Anderson as host of "Northwest At Night" on KEX in the summer of 1984? Every Friday night, Don called himself "Doctor Love" when NW at Night became "The Loveline."

"The Loveline" show made for some of the strangest nights of my radio career. A classic aircheck moment was when Bob Miller had to fill in at the last minute to host "Loveline."

Craig:

PS: I have a portion of an aircheck where Sam Lee filled in for Dave Stone 7-mid one night during that last summer, but he didn't have a regular afternoon/night gig.

I read in Robin Mitchell's site that Bwana Johnny worked at KISN in 59 and did the news. I thought Don Wright was a good talk show host and I followed him from KGW to KOIN. He never seemed to stay at a station after KGW.

Skeptical: OK Yes! Forgot about the end of the year "Top 91 Souvenir Program from the Good Guys". OK! Sam Lee was just a fill in during KISN 1976.

Rich: Oh man! I remember Uncle Don doing the "Doctor Love" thing on KEX. Haven't thought of that in a while!

kq4: Thanks for the KQIV line-ups!

Randy> "KB101 was where my dial was most often set."

I became an avid Portland radio listener in the later 80's, when 101.1 was Classical. At that time, 101.1 really "boomed" into Eugene, compared to the other Portland FM's. (Today, 101.1 doesn't sound so good in Eugene.)

Steve Taylor E-Mailed me. He remembers Don Wright also on KEX doing NW At Night for a time.

Steve also remembers Chuck Webber doing overnights on KISN after Pat Pattee left. Can anybody confirm this? Stoner, what do you say?

Craig, you forgot this ALL-STAR lineup:

KUFO 2005
Howard Stern 6-10am
Bozyk 10-2pm
Cort & Boomer (w/Fatboy) 2-6pm
Tim Savage 6-10pm
Marconi 10-3am

Expect KUFO and KLTH to boom into Eugene again after next year! I briefly forgot about The Rose. I was just thinking pre-Z100. I don't remember Ron Leonard on KB101 or Don Wright on KSGO. It's been a long time.

Craig, actually the line up for KGON 1977 was more like 1978 or 1979 because BA was still at KVAN and George Beier didn't come here until Jerry Ostertag was our PD. Dick did Midnight-6am. 1977 went through several changes. Gloria and Dick were already there on weekends when I got there in March. Bob Brooks was PD and hired me. Then he left and Jim Robinson was the PD, who also did afternoon drive until he left the following year. So, that line up seems more like late 1978 through 1979.

Whatever, it was all fun.

Hey, remember Ed Hepp? He did mid-days when I got to KGON and I always loved his voice. Very nice man. I heard from him and his family every now and then but haven't heard about him in years.

More recently how about the line-ups on KXYQ Q105 during the late 80's early 90's and which station had the better line-up at that time versus Z100?

/I always prefered Q105 over Z100

Oh, and Trixter...
KGON 1983...the year we all got fired after the disasterous "Rock of the 80's" mess.
The only full time person that didn't get blown out was Marty. I went back to part time in the Summer of 1984 when I was expecting my son, and didn't return to full time until Turner would come back with me to mornings in Spring of 1986. So, those are the baby years for me and I don't remember much except for diapers and teething.

Craig, I can definitely confirm that Chuck Webber did late nights out at the transmitter. I don't know when he took over but I spent many a night out there with him in 1976. I still keep in touch with him too. Great guy. Great pipes!!

Thanks Radiowoman! Stoner got me going on this thread before my research had started on the KGON part of the 92.3 history currently underway. If this thread would've been done a few months down the line, I would've had the line-ups finished and confirmed by You & the KGON Gang. Oh well, this history thing is always a work in progress! I'm taking notes from You as well as every bodies posts.

I miss vintage late-80's Q105.

Q105 was a great station back when they were a top 40/rock format. Great music and great d.j's. What happend to John Travis, Terry Jacobs, Julie Marletto?

They all spontaneously combusted.

I thought KMJK had some great dee jays when it played classic rock in the 80's I thought it was so dumb of them to go to top 40. There was a survey of what the listeners wanted, I remember, but the staion had its mind made up. Todd Brant and Rick Rydell were fun to listen to. I think Glyn Shannon did middays.

John Travis has been working for "OK95" (Tri-Cities)...and Julie Marletto was on KINK weekends, a couple of year ago.

106.7 KMJK was "Portland's Classic Hits" until early 1990, when it flipped to AC; "Magic FM."

late 80's Q105 was my number 1 preset until kufo came along. what year was that? 1990?

Yes, January 2, 1990. Calls changed on the 23rd.

When in 1989, did 101.1 become "The City" KKCY? This was a very short-lived EZ format, which makes me wonder; what went wrong?

It wasn't EZ...more an instrumentally based version of KINK...

The term "Smooth Jazz" hadn't been coined yet, but that's basically what KKCY was, just a little less homogenized than todays SJ. I'm thinking the switch from Classical was in March of '89.

Q-105 did have a hard edge in it's early incarnation due to the lack of a true, current-based rock station at the time. KGON was all classic rock by then.

KKCY began on February 14, 1989.

"Craig, you forgot this ALL-STAR lineup:

KUFO 2005
Howard Stern 6-10am
Bozyk 10-2pm
Cort & Boomer (w/Fatboy) 2-6pm
Tim Savage 6-10pm
Marconi 10-3am"

-------------------------------------------------

That's....that's SARCASM, isn't it. Ah. My old friend Sarcasm, come to spit in my face again. Well this will be the last time, Sarcasm. One of these dayswe'll see who laughs last, Sarcasm. We will see, oh yes.

PS. I want my bike back. My grandmama gave me that bike.

KB101/ROCK DELUXE Early 1980-Fall 1980:

6-10am John Earling
Mark Gerek (News)
10am-2pm Steve Naganuma
Diana Jordan (News)
2-7pm J.J. Jeffrey
Vicki Stewart (News)
7pm-Mid John Walker
Mid-6am Gregg Lenny

KB101...Leading The Gold Rush Fall '80-Spr. '81:

6-10am Michael O'Brien
Mark Gerek (News)
10a-Noon Robin Mitchell
Diana Jordan (News til 3pm)
12N-3pm John Earling
3-7pm J.J. Jeffrey
7pm-Mid John Walker
Mid-6am Gregg Lenny

KB101...Hot Hits-Cool Oldies Summer '81-Dec '81

6-10am Michael O'Brien
10a-1p John Earling
1p-3pm J.J. Jeffrey (+ production)
3-7pm John Walker
7pm-Mid Terry Donahue
Mid-6am Matt Williams

KB101...January '82-Nov. '82:

Don't recall the exact lineup

Michael O'Brien mornings
Uncle Don Wright PM Drive
...race around the world promotion
Bwana Johnny..was part-time I thought,
as was Ron Leonard.

You've got the lineup for KRCK...which was launched late November '82. Local radio had no inclination of the power of that station, since the change occured around Thanksgiving and diary returns...etc...during the holidays can mask real activity.

Spring '83 Arbitron showed KRCK #1 12+, 18+ Men,
18-34 adults....#1 something like 32 dayparts & demos!!!

Interestingly...every one of the on-air guys had been a PD...had knowledge of Portland rock radio.
The station began with a Pizza Parlor get together between BOB BROOKS, JOHN WALKER, CHARLIE BUSCH, MICHAEL BAILEY & MYSELF to bond.
We launched with a music core we felt good about.
Then brought in John Sebastian...who was consulting about 20 top-rated AOR stations across the country. We installed an in-house call-out research department...and research 30 currents...& 30 library titles each week!!!

We called a meeting of the Jocks for Sebastian's first trip in...and went over Song titles. John tossed out song titles that were researching in other markets...GOLD & CURRENT. Based on our knowledge of what had gotten airplay in the market...they went into appropriate rotations...or became SECRET WEAPONS if they had not been played in the market.

SECRET WEAPON titles worked their way through the system...just like a new song. EXPOSURE..RESEARCH...APPROPRIATE ROTATION. We took one "nuclear tipped missile" after another to the bank during the Spring of '83. That's why the station scored a 9.9 share!!!

Charlton Buckley...the station's new owner told me, "I don't care about making money...I just don't want to spend any."

I recall telling him, "You have 2 kids. What happens if you stop feeding them?" Every day was Radio 101 with the guy...so I accepted an offer in Denver Fall '83, where John Walker & Ron Leonard both joined me in a Mile High battle.

Robin: Can't thank You enough! As a researcher you just made my day!!!

Is Gregg Lenny Jim Linniger "Laid back Lenny?"

That's interesting about "SECRET WEAPON[s]" on KRCK. I have always thought certain stations could benefit from a small number of carefully chosen lost nuggets to reduce listener burn-out, but that seems to go against today's programming mindset of only playing songs everyone knows the words to. It's conceivable that there are non-hit songs out there that may be more relevant than some former #1 hits if the audience ever got a chance to hear them.

Thanks for posting, Robin. KB-101 from Fall of '80 to the end stands out as one of my all-time favorite stations.

KARadiO 1480

Early 1980

6am-10am
Bwana Johnny
10am-2pm
Bruce Taylor
2pm-6pm
Kelly McCRae
6pm-midnight
John Windus
Midnight-6am
Ray Bartley

KB101 was a fantastic place in its time. Great jingle package, programming and energy. Somewhere in there (1981-82) I did the graveyard shift for 6 months or so (aka Freddy Chrysler). I remember trying to make it to 5:30 and Michael O'Brien abruptly coming in, cheerful as a buttercup, saying "GOOOD MORNING" and turning the lights up full tilt.

Greg Lenny and Jim Linniger are different peoples.

I liked KB101 it had some hot deejays. KQFM had oldies which seemed odd to me because both were next door to each other. I used to like to listen to John Walker whenever that female janitor called in. KQFM had more oldies but I liked the deejays on 101 better. That seems to be a trend, 2 stations with the same formats next door. 1480 and 1520 both had oldies formats.

Outsider: Thanks for the KARO line-up.

On KB101: I do remember Ron Leonard doing evenings in Fall 1979. He must have been on the first line-up after the format change.

I visited KB101 in early December 1979 still at the time taking broadcasting classes at PCC. One of our students was a KB101 intern. I was a big KB101 fan and knew they might need Christmas music with the format change just a few months earlier in September. I mentioned it to the KB101 intern to mention to them.

KB101 contacted me. I brought up a big box of records. At the time they were still in the old KOIN building. I'm ashamed to admit this, I can't remember if I met with the P.D or M.D of KB101. Can't remember his name but a nice guy. We carted up my Christmas music all afternoon in the production room.

All of a sudden a guy blasts into the room in haste. He had the room reserved for spot production and the (PD/MD?) explained that I was nice enough to come down with my records and let them record them and could he wait, we were almost finished. Well what could the guy say? So he leaves and I ask the (PD/MD?) who was that? And he says oh that was Ron Leonard.

"It wasn't EZ...more an instrumentally based version of KINK..."

101.1 KKCY certainly had a different sound, compared to 95.5 KXL-FM...although they both played mostly instrumentals. "New Age" would probably be the best classification for KKCY's format.

Just thought I'd mention Peter Marland-Jones on KEX... back in 1973-74.... also on KKEY..and KVAN
Died April 30th... He always remembered Portland Radio with the greatest affection. Maybe some of you will have remembered PMJ.
Ellen Marland-Jones

Ellen-
We do miss Peter's posts here. They were always informative and entertaining. I hope and pray you are doing well during this difficult time without him.

Peace to you.

Just received an E-Mail from Rick Rydell at KENI Anchorage. He wanted me to post his Jock line-up:
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KMJK Line-up '86-'90

Those Guys in the Morning (Todd Brandt & Rick Rydell)(6-10)
Glynn Shannon (Middays 10-3)
Craig Johnson (Afternoons 3-7)
Brad Doelber (Evenings 7-12)
Bob Anchetta (Overnights 12-6)
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I remember visiting B.A. at KMJK around December 1987 and he was doing "Evenings".

Not all at the same station perhaps, but what talent!

Michael O'Brien

Uncle Don Wright

Roger Hart


Herb

Actually, they WERE all at the same station - 91KISN!

Are you serious? I remember them all, but that's incredible. What a lineup!

WHOA!!!!!!!

Herb

THE ULTIMATE KISN 91 LINE-UP

The Real Don Steele, 6-8am
Roger Hart, 8-10am
Addie Bobkins, 10-noon
Bobby Noonan, noon-2
Tom Michaels, 2-4pm
Michael O'Brien, 4-6pm
Roger W. Morgan, 6-8pm
Tom Murphy, 8-10pm
Dave Stone, 10-midnight
Pat Pattee, midnight-2
Johnny Dark, 2-4am
Russ Ripley, 4-6am

A tough list to put together. So many other Great talents were on The Mighty 91.

craig, I'd flip Michael O'Brien to 6-8 AM and the real don steele to 4-6 PM.

And I think we can squeeze Ron Ugly Thompson in at 9:30-10:30PM (dave stone won't mind).

Ron Ugly was so terrific. What a talent.

I would have Whitey Koker, Les Parsons and Bill Howlett doing the news. Weekends I would have Craig Adams overnight, POA mornings, Mike Phillips afternoons, and Ron Ugly Thompson evenings.

Frank Benny would be 2-4pm

Bob Ancheta left KMJK in '88. He went back to KGON and I left KGON to take his shift at KMJK. Dan Dubay was the overnight guy...

Brad Dolbeer

Another great line-up was KQFM in 1980:

Bill Slater 10am
Mark Newell 10-2PM
Thom O'Hair 2p-4p (PD)
Bob Anchetta 4p-8p
Rick Miller 8p-mid
Sleepy John mid-6a

Mike Turner News Director 6a-Noon
Chris Burns News Noon-6pm

Forgot about the top 40 DJ line up that KRDR had in the late 60s'. I have pictures of Chris Marks (Markx?)in 1968 who was on from 6 to Midnight working the console and we was followed by Mike Roberts from Midnight to dawn. What ever happened to those guys? I think the Stoner came a few years later?

I was credited by Stoner as having once been "Jerry Hunter" on KISN. The true story is that I was originally hired by Steve Brown at KISN in the early 60's and I used the name, "Jim Hunter", a name that I was using as a recording artist. I had one song that charted, "Just Being Young" and the station had some confidence in the possibility that I might make a hit record. (It never happened.) My birth name was "Jerry Lambert" and as Stoner said, my dad owned an auto dealership in Salem. He also was responsible for securing Will Sampson as the "chief" in "One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest". My dad was Mel Lambert, one of America's most celebrated rodeo announcers. (Pro Rodeo and Cowboy Halls of Fame inductee)

My name was changed (legally) to Roger W. Morgan in 1968 when I joined Star Stations in Omaha at KOIL. I've been Roger W. Morgan ever since.

Roger: Thanks for post the information!

I've tracked "Jim Hunter" on Kisn using 91 surveys on the web. The earliest I have you at Kisn is April 16, 1966 on air 3-7pm, through October 9, 1966. The next closest survey was Roger W. Morgan by February 11, 1967 also 3-7pm. Do you have any 91 surveys that fill in those gaps? I'm trying to pin point when you began at Kisn and when you changed your name.

Did you leave Kisn between the name change?

I also have you at KBZY before Kisn. Were you at any other stations before KBZY?

What record label did you record for?

In addition I have Roger W. Morgan 5:30-9am by February 5, 1969. When did you begin mornings?

Whoa, Bob Atkins on KEX in 1956 was a surprise. He would have been just 24 then.

KPOJ had an interesting schedule in the 1960s; they were early in local talk (Dick Novac, Doug Baker) and of course their jazz shows from the Hoyt Hotel in the evenings (Charlie LaFrancaise), somtimes airing tunes live from the Roaring 20s room.

Still holding hope someone will trip over any airchecks of Bob McAnulty. A friend of his has expressed great interest in finding one. '66 was a bit early for home taping, but KPFM had a "hi-fi" audience, perhaps something will be found in an attic.

Brad Dolbier the same Brad on middays on K-Hits?

Wayne: If you mean the Brad Dolbeer that worked at KGON 92.3 & KMJK 106.7 and the Brad Dolbeer that works on K-Hits 106.7. Yes, they're all the same guy!

You would think after all these years we would learn how he spells his name!

Doug Abendroth E-Mailed me this list to add:

KEX - 1964-66 (or beyond, but I'm not sure past 1966)
Barney Keep, 6-10am
Ric Thomas, 10-1pm
Ted Rogers, 1-4pm
Jack Angel, 4-7pm
Steve Davis, 7-12am

Jack Angel in the late 1960's went on to a good career at KMPC and later KFI. From there, he developed a prolific and wildly successful career as a voice actor here in Hollywood. He's 76 and still one of the most active voice actors in the business.

Jack Angel sounded very personable on the air...
As a voice actor, any roles you know of that we could identify and say "Oh...THAT was Jack Angel?"

This must be him; the age Craig cites jibes with listed birthdate, and shows bulk of voice work beginning late 1970s (102 credits):

http://imdb.com/name/nm0029460/

Yes! Just got an E-Mail back from Doug and that's the link he sent. Jack Angel has an extensive body of work.

wow: Astrotrain/Omega Supreme/Ramjet/Ultra Magnus/Cyclonus (II)/Smokescreen/Breakdown (I)/Quintesson Judge #3/Arcana/Additional Voices on The Transformers!

Ahh, yes...that readily identifiable "Additional Voice(s)"...Guess it'll be awhile before I can pick him out. I see the Disney people seem to like his work.

You can earn some very nice coin for being a "voice"!

(Oh, and thanks Mr. Kopp!)

Sure thing. At least this thread didn't die after one of my rambling nostalgic guest-posts.

(Or has it?)

KGON 1977
Iris Harrison, 6-10am
Bob Ancheta, 10-2pm
Gloria Johnson, 2-6pm
Dick Sheetz, 6-midnight
George Bier, midnight-6

Bob Ancheta was still at KVAN in 1977.
I know because I was there, too.

The WFMU Web site today is featuring the "Emperor" photo of Don Steele which I think was taken in the KISN booth. http://www.wfmu.org/

It was indeed at the KISN Korner!

Nice to be remembered...
Ron Ugly Thompson

Ron..shoot me an email! kisngoodguy@comcast.net
Dave Stone

Wow...I haven't visited this site in a long time, but good to see that it's still alive.

Craig...you asked some questions about my various stints at KISN. I was there the first time in about '63 as Jim Hunter. I was recording for two small independent labels in Los Angeles, Corby and Pamela Records. I had several releases and only one that charted.

I left KISN when Larry Lujack and Jerry Kaye left KJR in Seattle, and I worked briefly at KJR in Lujak's old spot as "Jimmy Rabbit". Needless to say, a Star Stations "time and temp man" didn't play well with the Lujack fans and I moved on to KNUZ in Houston, going back to the name, Jim Hunter.

From Houston, I returned to Star Stations in Omaha as Roger W. Morgan in about '67. I left Omaha and went to WIFE in Indianapolis in '72, then returned briefly to KISN before going to San Francisco in about '73. I hired Dave Stone at KYA in San Francisco and acted in a bunch of episode of "Streets of San Francisco" and the Clint Eastwood Dirty Harry film, "The Enforcer".

I was in San Diego for quite awhile at Magic 91, and then returned for a third trip to Omaha.

I left Omaha about 6 years ago and moved to St. Croix in the U.S. Virgin Islands where I now own and operate paradise 93.5 FM (www.paradise935fm.com)

Life is good in paradise!

It's great to read about my old pals and to know that there are a few KISN survivors beside myself.

Roger W. Morgan

Thanks for the information Roger!

I've heard from Dave Stone there were other DJ's that used the name Roger W. Morgan on KISN. I've seen Kisn music surveys with Roger W. Morgan listed 5:30pm to 9pm between Feb 5, 1969 to March 19, 1969. Was that you? Sounds to me from what you posted above, you were at KOIL. Who was Roger W. Morgan in 1969 on KISN?

Thought I'd post information from a full page ad in The Oregonian, December 20, 1983 page B12. This had to do with "Foodday's Christmas Contest"
"300 Winners! Up to $7,000. each week for you and a charity." The ad featured pictures of the morning air personalties at most stations. It's another time capsule.

KAAR - Steve Young.
KCNR AM/FM - Jim Donovan.
KEX - Jimmy Hollister.
KJIB - Dave McKay & Gale Cunningham.
KKSN - Bruce Mitchell & Les Friedman.
KMJK - Brian Thomas & Kevin Ross.
KRDR - Craig West.
KUIK - Tom Franklin & Lisa DuPre.
KUPL-AM - Ted Rogers.
KUPL-FM - George Walker & Joe Ferguson.
KVAN - Bill Cole & Jeff Williams.
KXL AM/FM - Jeff Grimes & Brian Jennings.
KYXI - Charlie Martin & Rick Forrester.

Here's an earlier KEX line-up. November 24, 1955:

Barney Keep, 6-9am (Keep Time).
News & ABC programming.
Al Davis, 1-3:30pm.
Bob Blackburn, 3:30-5:30pm.
News & ABC programming.
Moon Mullins, 6-9:30pm
News & ABC programming.
"All-Night Al" Priddy, 12-6am.
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The Oregon Journal, Friday December 2, 1955 ad:

"Watch Portland's Top Platter-men display their knowledge on...

STUMP THE D.J. / 6:30 P.M. / KPTV NBC channel 27."

[Pictured were: Ric Thomas(KXL), Bob McAnulty(KGW), Moon Mullins(KEX), Bob McCarl(KXL)].

"Dancin" Danny Wright did his last air shift on KMJK on May 31, 1980 leaving for KJR Seattle.

I know a guy by the name of "Paul Havdahl" (most used air name in Seattle and the Tri-Cities ) who claims to have been one of the Roger W. Morgans on KISN in 1969???

I know he worked there, he talked about going out to the transmitter studio to do his show several times a week to satisfy license stipulations.

To the best of my knowledge, this guy never worked on KISN as Roger W. Morgan.

I'm the real Roger W. Morgan, and there was one other who worked there under that name, but it wasn't Paul Havdahl.

Roger W. Morgan
Paradise 93.5 FM
St. Croix, Virgin Islands
www.paradise935fm.com

One correction to ROGER W's first post above, I believe he arrived at KISN in late 65/early 66.

I met him at a couple of ED DAUGHERTY's Salem Armory "spectaculars" in 65-66 and he was JIM HUNTER on KBZY, at the time.

I have a JPEG of a KISN Survey somewhere showing a different ROGER W MORGAN...rather than JIM HUNTER. Will have to try to locate it and forward it to CRAIG ADAMS for his research.

I know STONER spoke of several other ROGER W's that played KISN...but by far the mainstay was our guy from Salem...now in the Virgin Islands.

All you old fans, please send him sunblock.

Robin: That would be great! I've not documented any other Roger W. Morgan, except for the guy in the Virgin Islands.

Well you know how this goes.....Paul ( Demeres ) Havdahl might have been Roger W. at some point when Don Burden or the KISN PD told him he was. He claimed that he was that name in 69'for some period of time , I dont remember the day-part now, also that he was on the air in 69' under his own handle, Paul Havdahl on some other day-part that was a nightime gig as I remember.

Paul left KISN and wound up at "Colorful KOL" for quite a few years, I guess. He was always telling me about how Burden owned or had rights to certain DJ names, I dont know how all that works, but I remember hearing the stories about it. Paul is retired now, he must be about 61 or 62. He came back to the Tri-Cities in 1996 or so and I worked with him for 5 or 6 years @ Oldies 95.7

The next time I see him @ Wal-Mart or Winco (boy are we both whoopin' it up nowdays eh?) I will have to ask him about all this controversy and put him on the spot...ha ha ha ....

In any case we all know who the "REAL" Roger W. Morgan is , dont we??

-----The Roger W. Morgan Mystery Men-----

After E-Mailing Roger W. Morgan aka Jim Hunter, Michael O'Brien, Robin Mitchell & Dave Stone. Here's what we know. O'Brien remembers Roger W. Morgan, referred to in this writing as "RWM" from this point on, as being really Christopher Cane. Cane was another DJ name he had used. We don't know his real name but from what O'Brien said, he was the first KISN RWM in 1967. Cane replaced Jim Hunter, real name Jerry Lambert who had left for Omaha to become RWM at KOIL.

Christopher Cane as RWM took over mornings when O'Brien left in January 1969. O'Brien returned to mornings in January 1970 and Chris Cain aka RWM might have been moved to another Star Station. This opens the door to when David Stone and Paul Havdahl could have been named RWM for a period of time. O'Brien left mornings in July 1972, replaced by the returning Christopher Cane as RWM again. (verified by Dave Stone). Then in late 1973 Jim Hunter who had been RWM at KOIL, returned, replacing Cane in mornings as RWM for the first time on KISN.

This leads me to believe that most Kisn listeners remember Christopher Cane as RWM in Portland.

I understand that Michael O'Brien was supposed to go to KPAM after returning from Calgary but had second thoughts and ended up back at KISN instead. I believe my source at the time was Paul Hanson but it's been over 37 years so I'm not sure. It seems like I called Michael O'Brien after he returned to KISN and he acknowledged the KPAM gig but I don't remember the rest of his explanation. It could have been a better offer or just thought of as a more sound company. KPAM wasn't much yet in 1970 and KISN was a legend!

It was CKY in Winnipeg that O'Brien was AMD before returning to KISN, & ultimately departing for mornings/PD at KPAM some time later. MOB even had a equity % with Wally Rossman, but had to sue Wally to get his money when KPAM was sold to Bob Duffy the owner of Cristal Rep firm and morphed to KCNR!!!

Wally bad-mouthed Michael (because of the pending law suit) when I hired him for mornings at KB101...but Verl Wheeler (GM) and I decoded his impetus. O'Brien was a great hire, and funny guy with a loyal following. He did have somewhat of a rep for "working blue," but I found him able to "take it to the edge" without offending women, because they knew he could be "bad"...but with his "little boy" charm, they all wanted to mother him.

Robin: Thanks! Never heard that story and didn't know MOB was at CKY. Great insight as usual.

I had no idea he was at CKY. I definitely heard him on CKXL during my summer vacation in 1969. He must not have been at CKY very long!

Here's an interesting KISN line-up from December/January 1970 with Judge Ramsey doing Mornings. In this time period I always saw Roger W. Morgan or Michael O'Brien listed. A special thanks to Ray Doern for this listing:

Judge Ramsey 5:30-9:00am
Steve Glass 9:00-12:00pm
Bob Noonan 12:00-3:00pm
Dave Stone 3:00-7:00pm (not Dave Record Stone, this is the 1st Dave Stone)
Buddy Scott 7:00-12:00pm
Pat Pattee 12:00-5:30am

When KKLI 97.1 became KKSN-FM on February 6, 1988 and began simulcasting KKSN 910's Oldies format as "Kisn-FM" this was the line-up below.

The Original Kisn-FM Jock line-up 2-6-88:
Danny Davis & Robbyn Slade, news 6-10am
Mike Tanner, 10-3pm
John ?????, 3-7pm
Tim Gordon, 7-midnight
"Sleepy" Gene Harris, midnight-6

By October 1988 the Kisn-FM line-up had some changes:
Danny Davis & Robbyn Slade with Chris Burns news, 6-10am
Mike Tanner, 10-3pm
J.J. Jeffrey, 3-7pm
Tim "Gonzo" Gordon, 7-midnight
"The Insane" Rich Wayne, midnight-6

By November 1989 the Kisn-FM line-up that would last for some time:
John Williams & Chris Burns news, 6-10am
Mike Tanner, 10-3pm
J.J. Jeffrey, 3-7pm
Steve Lloid, 7-midnight
Andy Manuel, midnight-6

A special thanks to John Hugill for helping me on this. John did weekends through the entire period.

Didn't Mark Richards do his game show evenings on KKSN AM-FM around the time of the FM switch?

Randy: Yes I think You're right, Mark Richards was on Kisn-FM but for only a month or so. I remember Mark wanting back on the simulcast but was only allowed on Kisn 91 and Tim Gordon was only heard on the FM side for his first 3 hours. Mark left Kisn 91 in September 1988.

Here's a memory maker published one day before the Kisn-FM debute:

KKSN BOOSTS AUDIENCE BY PLAYING GAMES
Oregonian, The (Portland, OR)
February 5, 1988
Author: PETER FARRELL - of The Oregonian Staff
Estimated printed pages: 3


There's something of a success story brewing at KKSN (910 AM).

And that's a surprise for those who remember that the latest radio ratings had KKSN on the bottom of the list.

The big news is that the station's nighttime ratings are up. In fact, they are up something like 240 percent, says Mark Richards, who mentions it only because those are his ratings.

The huge percentage increase is misleading, because in the last book KKSN could barely establish that anyone was listening at night. While most stations not broadcasting sports events or national talk stars do relatively poorly at night, Richards says KKSN gets its highest ratings when he is playing games with his audience.

Richards is the host of ``The Radio Game Show'' from 7 to 10 p.m., and he came in with a 2.4 rating in the last rating book. Next Monday he will be a guest on ``Geraldo'' at 3 p.m. on KOIN (6), but not because of his radio ratings.

He has run a school for game show contestants in California, and the ``Geraldo'' folks flew him to New York, drove him around in a limo and put him up in a nice hotel just so he would tell about it on the air.

So viewers across the country will be invited to tune in to a discussion about television game shows with special guests Alex Trebek of ``Jeopardy'' and ``Concentration,'' Bub Eubanks of ``The Newlywed Game,'' and Mark Richards of KKSN.

Don't look for heavy controversy in that crowd. ``It was a light show,'' said Richards. ``The nearest thing we had to a rough time was with Eubanks.'' Richards said that he did a test game with a member of the audience and asked a question about ``making love,'' and Eubanks objected that they never say that on ``The Newlywed Game.'' ``They call it `making whoopee,' or something,'' Richards said.

Who said there were no standards?

Richards has done these talk show gigs before, building a reputation as something of an authority on TV game shows. He is also a producer and announcer for ``The Money Game,'' the weekly game show tied to the Oregon lottery that starts a week from Saturday on KOIN (6). He helped to design the games.

Another radio personality, Tom Parker, will be the host, but it will be Richards who will announce the prizes, and he can't wait until a contestant wins the big prize on that show and he gets to say the words all would-be game show hosts live for: ``It's a brand new car!''

KOIN has held rehearsals of ``The Money Game,'' with a full dress rehearsal coming up Saturday with an invited audience. Richards will be their warm-up man.

Edition: FOURTH
Section: TELEVISION
Page: C07
Column: BEHIND THE MIKE

Copyright (c) 1988 Oregonian Publishing Co.
Record Number: 8802050218

This is the earliest complete DJ schedule for "The Big 62" as far as I know. Thanks to Tom Parker & Bill Cooper for their help:

KGW April 1972

Don Wright 6-10am
Phil Harper 10-2pm
Mike Rivers 2-6pm
Bob Scott 6-10pm
Joe Cooper 10-2am
Dan Martin 2-6am

Weekends: Bruce Murdock, Ed Riley, Rick Miller, Bill Cooper & Mark Stevens.

Here are the very first schedules for "The Big 62". Thanks to Hal Widsten & Tom Parker.

KGW DJ line-up September 1969

Don Wright 6-10am
Frank Hathaway 10-2pm
Phil Harper 2-6pm
Dan Foley 6-10pm
Russ McDonald 10-2am
Dan Martin 2-6am

KGW line-up January 1970?

Don Wright 6-10am
Phil Harper 10-2pm
Mike Rivers 2-6pm
Dan Foley 6-10pm
Russ McDonald 10-2am
Dan Martin 2-6am

Wait a minute, they were going off at 2 until New Years!

Semoochie: Good Point! Here's what I'll do:

KGW DJ line-up September 1969

Don Wright 6-10am
Frank Hathaway 10-2pm
Phil Harper 2-6pm
Dan Foley 6-10pm
Russ McDonald 10-2am
2am sign off

KGW line-up January 1, 1970

Don Wright 6-10am
Phil Harper 10-2pm
Mike Rivers 2-6pm
Dan Foley 6-10pm
Russ McDonald 10-2am
Dan Martin 2-6am
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Thanks to Steve Naganuma for furnishing this:

October 1990 KXYQ Q105 DJ Line-up:

Big Jim Ryan & Terry Jacobs 5:30am-9am (The Breakfast Q)
Inessa 9a-1pm
Steve Naganuma 1pm-5pm
John Travis 5pm-9pm
Jim Springer 9pm-1am
Chris Collins 1am-5:30am

I didn't quite know how to put that. KGW ran all night over New Years. They went back to a 2AM sign off and a short time later, went 24 hours. At least, that's the way I remember it.

Q105 KXYQ DJ Line-up March 1987 (Thanks to Todd Allen)

Todd Brandt & Rick Rydell 5:30 - 10am
Steve Van Kleek 10am - 2pm
Ron Leonard 2pm - 6pm
Todd Allen 6pm - 10pm
Michael Jack Kirby 10pm - 5:30am
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Q105 KXYQ DJ Line-up April 1987 (Thanks to Steve Naganuma)

Todd Brandt & Rick Rydell 5:30am-10am
Big Jim Ryan 10a-12noon (Larry Rogers would frequently fill-in when Jim was busy with his PD duties)
Steve Naganuma 12noon-4pm
Gloria Johnson 4pm-8pm
Todd Allen 8pm-12mid
Michael Jack Kirby 12mid-5:30am

Thanks to Jim Liniger & Steve Naganuma for these line-ups:
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"97 KYTE" DJ Line-up (debuted May 12, 1977)
Don Wright, 6-9am [later in 77: London & Engleman (Jon & Ron)].
J.J. Jeffrey, 9-Noon.
Pat Clarke, Noon-3.
Joe Michaels, 3-6pm.
Ron Leonard, 6-10pm.
Preston Thompson, 10pm-2am.
Karen Knight, 2-6am.
Tom Brooks, weekends.
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"The FM Kite" KYTE-FM DJ Line-up (debuted May 12, 1977)
Gordon Scott, Mornings.
Laid Back Lenny, Middays.
Corky Coreson, Afternoons.
Laid Back Lenny & Andy Barber, VTed Evenings.
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"97 Country" KYTE DJ Line-up (debuted September 4, 1979)
Gary Gallagher, 6-9am.
Laid Back Lenny, 9-Noon.
Don Perry, Noon-3.
Jim Rose, 3-7pm.
Myles Cameron, 7-Midnight.
L.A. Marsh, Midnight-6am.

"Magic 107" KMJK DJ line-up, August 1977 (Thanks to Archer).
ARCHER, 6am-Noon.
RICK ELGIN, Noon-6pm & PD (replaced a month later by Cary Curelop. Archer became PD)
RANDY SCOTT, 6pm-Midnight.
LINDA EVANS, Midnight-6am.
Weekends: J.D. FORT & LADY AUDREY "Mistress of the night".
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"Magic 107" KMJK DJ Line-up, Fall 1980 (Thanks to Steve Naganuma).
6am-10am Bo Rafferty
10am-12noon John Shomby
12noon-3pm Dave McKay
3pm-6pm Pat Clarke
6pm-10pm Chris J. Knight
10pm-2am Chaz Kelly
2am-6am Inessa
Weekends Steve Naganuma & Dave Vincent
While weekends Steve Naganuma filled-in on most shifts including over-nights.
Preston Thompson did mornings for a while and Andy Barber moved into mid-days. In July 1981 KMJK changed to a soft music format.
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"Magic 107" KMJK DJ Line-up, August 1982 CHR (Thanks to Steve Naganuma & Andy Brown).
6am-10am Thomas & Ross (Brian Thomas and Kevin Ross)
10am-3pm Alan Budwill
3pm-6pm Cosmic Jon Barry
6pm-12mid Steve Naganuma
12mid-6am Mellow Jack Elder
Kent Phillips, Rosemary Reynolds & Carolyn Meyers in the news dept. Jody Lewerenz traffic dept.

Steve Naganuma moved up to 3pm-7pm and Program Director when Jon Barry left in 1986. Brian Thomas ended up moving over to the Z100 Morning Zoo briefly which split up the Thomas & Ross morning team.

Here's a list of more KMJK CHR names not mentioned above: Eric Worden, Devon, Charlie Busch, Ben Stone, Alex Darby, Dave O'Conner, Dan Dubay, Peter Lett, Chris Nolan, Jim Springer, Jim Allan & Joe Evans.

Larry Coates (with Nelson doing character voices) was the last morning guy on the KMJK CHR format in 1987. Todd Brandt & Rick Rydell were mornings on Q105 in the spring of 1987. So they must have join KMJK (Classic Rock Format) in late 1987.
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"Magic 107" KMJK partial DJ line-up late 1983. (Thanks to Andy Brown).
Andy Brown, 6pm-10pm
Ben Stone, 10pm-2am
Alex Darby, 2am-6am
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"Magic 107" KMJK DJ Line-up late 1986 (Thanks to Steve Naganuma).
6am-10am Eric Worden, Francine Raften, Jody Leverenz
10am-3pm Glynn Shannon
3pm-7pm Steve Naganuma
7pm-12mid Dave O'Conner
12mid-6am Dan Dubay
Part-time: Jim Allan, Jim Springer, Joe Evans.
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"Magic 107" KMJK DJ Line-up 1986 to 1990:
Those Guys in the Morning (Todd Brandt & Rick Rydell), 6-10am.
Glynn Shannon, 10-3pm.
Craig Johnson, 3-7pm.
Brad Dolbeer, 7-Midnight.
Bob Ancheta, Midnight-6.

Hi everyone, I just stumbled across this site... I was "Ben Stone" on Magic 107 from '83-'85, 10 pm to 2 am. I also did voices for the morning show, particularly the "Assistant Public Affairs Director" Butch Getroidel, a Stan Freberg-like character who constantly tried to sneak on the air during Alan Budwill's morning show. I'd been on the air under a different name in Reno and San Jose before coming to Portland. Steve Naganuma had been doing 7-midnight, and Mello Jack 12-6, when PD Cosmic Jon Barry decided to split the shifts further, putting me between Steve and Jack, who went to 6-10 pm and 2-6 am respectively. It was a super-fun time slot and really the last hurrah of great four-hour shift super-intense CHR in PDX. I was a grad student at the time (in theology!), so I'd work on very esoteric papers for the three minutes I had between talk-ups. Loved it!! Jack was very nice to me, but he clearly did not like the switch. Soon, weekender Alex Darby took Jack's 2-6 am slot. I loved my time there, I was fortunate enough to be there at the peak of Magic's run, and Steve was so great to work with.