~Los Angeles Radio People, Where Are They Now, K

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K, Bob: KFWB, 1967-68; KABC/KMPC, 1992-96. Bob is the gm of the Doug Stephan Company.
K, Ellen: KIIS, 1990-2007. Ellen co-hosts mornings with Ryan Seacrest at KIIS/fm.
K, Jeff: KACD, 1996-97. Jeff is doing middays at "Merge 93.3" in Dallas.
KABC, Mr.: KFI, 1992-96; KABC, 1997-2007. Mr. KABC exited KABC in February 2007 following a contract dispute. SEE Marc Germain
Kabrich, Jeanine: KABC, 1998-99; KFWB, 2000-04. Jeanine worked as the Southern California Media representative for the U.S. Census Bureau. She now works swing at KFWB.
Kabrich, Randy: KQLZ, 1989-90. Randy is a radio consultant.
Kaelin, Brian Kato: KLSX, 1995-96. The pop icon appears infrequently in the media. He hosts Eye-4-Eye.
Kaestner, Anne: KNX, 1976. Unknown.
Kagan, Marilyn: KFI, 1991-96; KMPC/KTZN, 1996-97. Marilyn is a media consultant and will be heard on Hayhouseradio.com every Monday morning @ 9am starting October 20, 2008. New book coming out in November 2008 titled Defenders of the Heart and continues to see people in therapy in Beverly Hills.

(Pictured: Frank Kramer; Marie Kordus; Harvey Kern; Ray Kalusa; Kevin Kiley )

Kahlen, Brent: KYMS, 1969-73; KROQ, 1976-79; KNAC, 1979-81. Brent owns a company that does "business turnarounds" for small to medium sized businesses. He's in the process of putting an LPFM on the air in Orange County.
Kahn, Chaka: KIBB, 1997. Chaka appeared on VH-1's Divas broadcast in April 1999 singing her hit, I Feel For You. She worked nights briefly in 1997.
Kahn, Ken: KLSX, 1998. Paired with Gerald Wolfe to host Jerry's Courtroom Deli, Ken's whereabouts are unknown.
Kahn, Larry: KNX, mid 1980s; KFOX, 1991; KORG, 1991; KFI, 1991-92; KMPC, 1992-95; KLSX, 1996-97; XTRA, 2003. Larry broadcasts Avenger football games.
Kalmenson, Howard: KWKW, 1962-97. Howard owned KWKW.
Kalmenson, Jim: KWKW, 1991-97. Jim was general manager of KWKW, his father's station.
Kalusa, Ray: KSPN, 2003-06. Ray was appointed pd at KSPN in early fall 2003 from Citadel in Oklahoma City. He left the all-Sports station in early 2006. Ray died of an apparent heart attack on November 21, 2007. He was 49.
Kamber, Dawn: KSBR, 2007. Dawn is news director at KSBR.
Kamer, Steve: KHTZ, 1982-83. Steve works in New York and his voiceover career includes: Inside Edition, ESPN Classic, NBC Sports, CBS News, The Early Show, WCBS-AM Newsradio 880, and The New York Yankees!
Kane, Allan: KMET, 1980. Unknown.
Kaplan, Gabe: KLAC, 1990-92. Gabe is involved with the World Series of Poker.

(Leo Knott; Rhonda Kramer; Steve Kindred; Kelly Whelihan Kufman)

Kaplan, Leon: KABC, 1979-2008. The Motorman dispenses automotive information at KABC.
Kaplan, Scott: XERB, 2003-04. Scott co-anchors morning drive at all-Sports "The Mighty 1090."
Karnatz, Mia: KPCC, 1996-2004. Mia hosts a roots alternative rock music show and is the membership manager at KPCC.
Karel & Andrew: KFI, 1998-2002. Karel (Charles Karel Bouley) & Andrew (Howard) worked swing at KFI. Andrew died suddenly on May 21, 2001. He was 34. Karel left KFI in April 2002 and was working weekends at KGO-San Francisco and doing entertainment reports at KNX until the fall of 2008.
Karla with a K: KACE, 1994-2000. Karla Antoinette worked the midday slot at KACE until the station was sold in early 2000 and changed to Spanish.
Kasem, Casey: KRLA, 1963-69. Casey has an active voiceover career and continues to host a countdown show.
Kasem, Kerri: KLSX, 2005-08. Kerri, daughter of Casey Kasem, was a frequent guest and fill-in host at KLSX. She left a morning job in Las Vegas in late summer of 2007 and left within a few months.
Kat, Killer: SEE El Gato
Katchen, Sharon: KFWB, 1986-2008. Sharon was the Long Beach bureau chief for all-News KFWB until the fall of 2008. She does freelance reporting.
Katz, Burt: KMPC, 1996; KABC, 1996-99. Burt is a retired L.A. Superior Court judge.
Kaufman, Mike: KMPC, 1992; KFWB, 1995-99. Mike reported sports at all-News KFWB.
Kaufmann, Dawna: KMDY, KIEV, KMPC, KTZN. Dawna is a writer and frequent guest on tv.
Kay, Ella: KDAY, 1965. Unknown.
Kay, Karen: KIKF, 2000; KMXN, 2000-02; KDL, 2003; KSPN, 2004. Karen is working all-night with Ben Maller at Fox Sports Net.
Kaye, Barry: KHJ, 1972-74. Nominated eight times as dj of the year, Barry is pd/afternoons at Country KVST, near Houston.
Kaye, Harry: KFWB, 1957. Unknown.

(Will Kohlschreiber; Jackson King; Chris Kelley, [1977]; and Paul Kelly)

Kaye, Jerry: KROQ, 1977; KLOS, 1978. Last heard, Jerry was working Earth News at CBS.
Kaye, Jhani: KUTE, 1972-74; KKDJ, 1974; KGBS, 1975; KROQ, 1973-74; KFI/KOST, 1982-99; KBIG, 1999-2000; KOST/KBIG, 2000-05; KRTH, 2006-08. Jhani took over as pd at K-EARTH on January 3, 2006.
Kaye, Marc: KIIS, 1992-94. Marc is running five stations in Seattle.
Kaye, Tamara: KYMS, 1993-95; KOLA, 1995-98; KFI, 2000-01; KWVE, 1998-2003. Tamara is a parttime news anchor at KFI through AirWatch America.
Kazan, Dick: KABC/KMPC, 1993-95. Dick runs his own consulting business and writes a weekly column for R&R.
Kaze, Irv: KIEV/KRLA, 1991-2002. Irv died June 29, 2002 of a massive heart attack. He was 75. Irv was born in Worcester, Massachusetts and grew up in New York. He joined KIEV in 1991 to host a sports talk show. He is the only Los Angeles area sports broadcaster to have the distinction of wearing both a World Series and a Super Bowl ring. During his eight years with the Los Angeles Raiders as senior administrator, the team won the 1984 Super Bowl. Prior to joining the Raiders, he was media relations director for the New York Yankees in 1981 when they won their last pennant prior to 1996. While attending New York University, he worked for the New York Post. Upon graduation, he began his baseball career with the Hollywood Stars of the Pacific Coast League, moving up to the parent Pittsburgh Pirates when the Dodgers moved from Brooklyn. Irv was the first public relations director of the Los Angeles (now Anaheim) Angels. When Al Davis became commissioner of the AFL, Irv joined his staff and later became business manager and assistant to the president of the San Diego Chargers for seven years. Irv has been recognized on six occasions as the Best Radio Talk Show host by SC Sports Broadcasters.
Kearn, Richard: KGIL, 1965. Unknown.
Keena: KXMX, 1999-2000; KROQ. The former "Mix 95.9" weekender works in PR at Premiere Radio Networks. She is also a producer of weekend programming at KROQ.

(Krisha; Dave Koz; Kato Kaelin; and John Kobik)

Keene, Bill: KNX, 1957-93. Longtime KNX traffic and weather reporter Bill Keene died April 5, 2000. Bill was the longtime weather/traffic reporter for KNX from 1957 until his retirement in 1993. For many years he did similar duties on KNXT/Channel 2 and was part of the highly successful The Big News with Jerry Dunphy and sports announcer Gil Stratton. Born July 1, 1927, Bill worked in a meteorology firm before joining KNX in 1957. He hosted "The Bill Keene Show," a local variety show, and met his future wife, Louise Vienna, who was appearing as a singer. Bill gave flavor to the traffic reports using words like "cattywampus," "chrome cruncher" and "paint peeler" instead of "accident." He started his professional career in Scottsbluff, Nebraska, winning an audition at his high school. After flying in the United States Air Force during World War II, he became nd at KBOL-Boulder. He went into the weather field after an unruly winter interrupted his private flying lessons. Bill died at a hospital in Tucson, Arizona, following complications from a stroke. He was 73.
Keene, Scott: KBRT, 1983-84; KFI, 1986. Scott owns a mobile dj business and he is a professional sports umpire living in the Santa Clarita Valley.
Keffury, Bill: KRLA, 1961-63. Bill lives in Las Vegas and hosts NiceNoise.com.
Keith: KLOS, 1977. Unknown.
Keith, Bobby: KDAY, 1967. Unknown.
Keith, Randy: KFI, 2000-05; KNX, 2003. Randy reports traffic for KNX.

(Diana Kirchen (Kelly); Khool-Aid; Don Kelly [1980]; and Bill Kingman)

Kelley, Bob: KMPC, 1946-64; KRKD, 1964-66. Bob was regarded as one of the finest football announcers in the history of radio and television. Bud Furillo was even more effusive, "Ol' Kell was the best football announcer I ever heard." Bob came West with the Rams in 1946, a position he had held since the inception of the pro football team in Cleveland in 1937. He won immediate fame for his vivid broadcasts. Bob announced the PCL's Angel games from 1948 to 1957. He was twice named the LA Times Sportscaster of the Year. He had a nightly controversial sports show on KMPC and was the sports director for the station. Jim Murray wrote: "His dinner-hour sports show made as many people gnash their teeth as cheer. But they listened. His mail was sulfuric. But they wrote." Bob was born in Kalamazoo and attended high school in Elkhart, Indiana and Western Reserve University where he graduated in 1942. After graduation from high school, Bob moved to South Bend and a job announcing the football games of the Fighting Irish of Notre Dame. He became director of sports for WGAR-Cleveland and began calling Ram games. In 1942 he joined WJR-Detroit where he broadcast the games of the University of Michigan, while commuting back to Cleveland on Sundays to do the Rams. In the mid-1950s Bob became part of the Angels and Hollywood Stars at Wrigley Field and California Angels beginning announcing team in 1961. In 1964 Bob was carried out of the Coliseum during the Pro Bowl with a heart attack. The Voice of the Rams died September 9, 1966, at the age of 49. His son Pat, who was known as Paraquat Kelley, pursued a broadcasting career and was heard in the Southland on KMET and KMPC/fm.

(Bob Kelley w/son Tim); Karen Kay; Gene Knight; and Payal Kumar)

Kelley, Chaz: KRTH, 1991-2002; KLTE, 2003; KRTH, 2008. Chaz worked weekends at "K-Earth" until the summer of 2008. She continues on the Oldies channel at Dial-Global until the end of the year.
Kelley, Chris: KFI, 1983. Chris works at KPLN-San Diego as Chuck Jones and "The Joneses" Morning Show.
Kelley, Christina: KCMG, 1998-2001; KRTH, 2002-08. Christina left "Mega 92.3" in the summer of 2001 when the station flipped to "Hot 92.3" and in early 2002 joined KRTH. She works evenings.
Kelley, Gary: KIQQ, 1978-79. Gary does weekend weather at KGTV/Channel 10 in San Diego.
Kelley, Pat "Paraquat": KMET, 1977-87, KMPC/fm, 1988. Pat is in Southland real estate and he is a screenwriter.
Kelley, Sandy: KYSR, 1991-92; KXEZ, 1992-96; KLIT, 1997-98; KTWV, 1997-2007. Sandy is part of the fill-in roster at "the Wave."
Kelly, Ben: KKBT, 1990-99; KCMG, 1999-2000. Ben is part-owner of a production company making spiritual films. He also works for one of the traffic services.
Kelly, Bill: KEZY, 1987. Unknown.
Kelly, Don: KLAC, 1980-83. Don is retired and living in Minnetonka, Minnesota.

(Lyle Kilgore; Chaz Kelley; Mr. KABC; and Evelyn Kelly)

Kelly, Evelyn: KFI, 1978-81; KIIS, 1986. Evelyn is in real estate in the West San Fernando Valley.
Kelly, Jeff: KLAC, 1985-88; KYSR, 1993. Since 1994, Jeff has been the weather anchor for KPNX/TV-Phoenix.
Kelly, Jim: KFWB, 1961; KBLA. Jim is a teacher at Fullerton College.
Kelly, Josh: KBIG, 2000. Josh worked swing at KBIG.
Kelly, Kidd: KWST, 1981; KFOX, 1982; KWNK, 1985. Brett Nordhoff works at KIMN-Denver.
Kelly, Kurt: KLOS, 1983-87; KNX/fm/KODJ, 1988-90. Kurt is producing tv shows and working at Westwood One.

(Richard Kimball; Keena; Kurt Kretzschmar; and John Kentera)

Kelly, "Machine Gun": KHJ, 1973-78; KTNQ, 1978-79; KFI, 1983; KOST, 1985; KIIS, 1987-88; KODJ/KCBS, 1989-92; KBIG, 1999-2000. MG runs MGK Conmmunications based in Los Angeles. He's producing and hosting two shows: "Machine Gun Kelly's American Hit List" a 60's and 70's - 3 hour weekly show - and M.G. Kelly's "Amazing 80s." The two show are heard on over one hundred stations.
Kelly, Marc: KIQQ, 1972-73. Marc lives in St. George, Utah.
Kelly, Margie: KWIZ, 1976-78; KYMS. Margie lives in Mission Viejo and writes books for single Christians.
Kelly, Merilee: KSCA 1994-96, KYSR 1996-98. Merilee now uses the last name of Chase and works middays at WSRS-Worcester, Massachusetts.
Kelly, Pat: KHJ; KFI, 1950-68. Unknown.
Kelly, Paul: KWIZ, 1978-82. Paul is a professor in Dublin, Ireland.
Kelly, Peter: KXLU, 1993-99. The former gm and pd at KXLU runs moviemusic.com.
Kelly, Skip: KYSR, 2002-04. Skip is program director at WFKS-Jacksonville.
Kelly, Steve: KIKF, 1993-97. Steve works for Metro Networks.
Kelly, Tim: KFI, 1998-2001. Tim, part of the Tim & Neil show, left the Talker in the fall of 2001. He was "Dick Cabeza," producing bits for Bill Handel. Tim's pursuing non-radio related opportunities.

(Pictured: Christina Kelley; Steve Kelly; Tim Kelly; "Shotgun Tom" Kelly)

Kelly, Tim: KFI, 1978-81; KIIS, 1983; KKBT, 1989-90. Tim is partner and senior advisor to All Comedy Radio.
Kelly, Todd: KIIS, 1999-2004; KDLD/KDLE, 2004-07. Todd works afternoons at "Indie 103.1" as TK.
Kelly, Tom: KNX; KFI. Tom broadcasts USC sports on Fox Sports West.
Kelly, "Shotgun" Tom: KRTH, 1997-2008. "Shotgun" works afternoon drive at "K-Earth."
Kelman, Lori: KFWB, 2002-08. Lori was a reporter for all-News KFWB until a company downsizing in the fall of 2008.
Kelton, Stan: KJLH, 1968-70. Stan is an attorney and teaches mass communication law each summer at the California Scholastic Press Association Journalism Workshop at Cal Poly San Luis Obispo.

(Lee Klein; Karla with a K; Mitch Krayton; and Damon Knight)

Kemp, Garth: KLOS, 1997-98. Garth reports weather for KABC/Channel 7 News.
Kemp, Guy: KWST, 1980-82; KNAC, 1982-84; KMPC/fm, 1987-88. Guy has a successful voiceover career.
Kendall, Charlie: KWST, 1978. Charlie is the operations manager at LM Communications in Lexington Kentucky. He's also the morning talent on their B92 Classic Hits station.
Kennedy, Alton, KPSA, 1972. Unknown.
Kennedy, Virgin: KROQ, 1990-91; KFI, 2008-09. The former MTV vj hosts Reality Remix and co-hosts the KFI evening show with Bryan Suits.
Kenney, June: KMET, 1967. Unknown.
Kenny, Tim: Tim was last heard working for Metro in Denver.
Kent, Tony: KPOL, 1961-69 and 1971-74. Last heard, Tony bought a station in Pismo Beach and has since sold it.
Kentera, John: XERB, 2003-07. John works at all-Sports "Mighty 1090."
Kerby, Ed: KIIS, 1971; KROQ, 1972-73; KIIS, 1973; KWST, 1973; KDAY, 1974-94; KMAX, 1995. Ed owned Love's Restaurant in North Hollywood.
Kerdoon, Randy: KWNK, 1990; KFWB, 1989-95; KNX, 2003-08. The former weekend sports anchor at KTTV/Fox 11 broadcasts morning drive sports at all-News KNX.
Kern, Harvey: KNJO/KMDY/Lite 92.7, 1978-98. Harvey is mostly retired, does some voice/production work for "Phone-on-Hold Marketing Systems," and lives in Ventura County.
Kern, Jim: KFI, 2004-05. Jim reported traffic on KFI.

(Tom Kelly; Steve Knight; Ellen K; Bob Kingsley)

Kerr, Bob: KFI, 1960-76. Unknown.
Kessler, Steve: KGGI, 1979-87
Kester, Howard: KEZY, 1966. Howard was gm of KYA-San Francisco during the station's success with a CHR format. He was gm at KEZY and went on to be the executive director of the Northern California Broadcasters Association. Howard died in 1989.
Kevin & Bean: KROQ, 1990-2008. The team works morning drive at KROQ.
Kevin, Art: KEZY, 1959-61; KFAC, 1961; KFI, 1961-63; KHJ, 1963-72; KMPC, 1972-78. Art died August 15, 2002.
Kevoian, Bob: KXTA, 2000-01. Bob and his partner Tom Griswold started their syndicated show at "XTRA Sports 1150" on January 4, 2000 and the show was dropped a year later.
KEY, Jim: KGIL, 1962-65 and 1967-69; KNX, 1969-74; KFI, 1975-78; KFWB, 1975-78. Jim is semi-retired, keeps his SAG card active, and lives in Arizona.
Keyes, Austin: KLOS, 1997-2000 and 2004-05. Austin has an active voiceover career.
KFI, Mr.: SEE Mr. KABC
Khan, Chaka: KIBB, 1997. Chaka recently sang her hit I Feel For You at the Divas concert on VH-1.
Kholos, Bob: KMPC, 1965; KABC, 1968. Bob is writing his memoirs on Tom Bradley, Sen. Frank Church, Mcgovern and Watergate, Sen. Harold E. Hughes, Vietnam experience, KMPC Radio, Hollywood Stars Baseball, Farmers Market, and much more.
Khool-Aid: KPWR, 2000-05. Khool-Aid worked middays at "Power 106."

(John Kluge; Kevin "Kozman" Koske; Jeff K; Bob Koontz; and Randy Kerdoon)

Kidd, Jr., Paul: KNOB, 1968; KFWB, 1969-87; KGFJ, 1969-87; KDAY, 1984-87; KMAX, 1987-88; KACE, 1988-94. Paul's gospel show on Armed Forces Radio has played for over 20 years. He created Touch of Soul barbecue sauce, later renamed Touch of the South.
Kieley, Dan: KIIS, 1997-2001. Dan died of a heart attack on April 9, 2006. He was 51. Dan was a partner in Snafu Consultants, based in Dallas.
Kiernan, Kathy: KNX, 1981-2007. Kathy is an editor/writer at KNXNewsradio. She also reports for 3AW in Melbourne, Australia.
Kiley, Kevin: KSPN, 2007. Kevin joined middays at Sports KSPN in early 2007 and left later in the year. He's now with the ESPN station in Dallas.
Kiley, Liz: KFI/KOST, 1982-89; KKBT, 1989-90. Liz lives in Nashville.
Kilgore, Lyle: KHJ, 1966-77; KDAY, 1978; KLAC, 1983-90; KFWB, 1990-05. Lyle was a weekend news anchor at KFWB until his retirement.
Kilgore, Ron: KFWB, 1996-2002; KNX, 2005-09. Ron spent 14 months kicking off the Wall Street Journal radio network. He's currently the Orange County reporter for KNX.

(Garth Kemp; Todd Kelly; Ben Kelly; Jeff Kelly; and Gary Kelley)

Kilman, Buzz: KLSX, 1999-2000. Buzz worked with Jonathon Brandmeier at the FM Talk station, KLSX.
Kim, Jimmy: KIIS, 1993-2002; KFOX/KREA, 1994-99. Jimmy is one of the most respected sources for dance and hit music.
Kim, Steve: KXTA, 1999. Steve hosted a weekend boxing show at "XTRA Sports 1150."
Kimball, Richard: KMET, 1970-74; KWST, 1975-76. Richard owns AASK, Artist Acquisitions Service Kompany, which acquires musical artists for network programming. He's also co-producing The Road series for United Stations.
Kimmel, Jimmy: KROQ, 1994-99. Jimmy won an Emmy as co-host of Win Ben Stein's Money. He hosts Jimmy Kimmel Live on ABC/TV. He was co-host of The Man Show on Comedy Central with Adam Carolla.
Kindred, Steve: KMNY, 1987-89; KFWB, 1989-2008. Steve is the morning drive financial anchor at all-News KFWB.
Kincaid, Jojo: KRTH, 2002-04. JoJo joined KRTH in July 2002 and left in late 2004. He worked at 'The Wolf' in San Francisco until late 2008.
King, Alan: KBBQ, 1960s. Unknown.
King, Bill: KNX, 1982-83. Considered by many to be the best pro football radio announcer in the country, Bill broadcast over 500 Raider games. In the 1980s, preparing for retirement, his financial counselor swindled all his money. He died on October 17, 2005. He was 78.
King, Dave: XPRS, 1972. Unknown.

(Pictured: Art Kevin w/wife Jodi; Casey Kasem; Bill Keene; and Nikki Knight)

King, Howard: KHJ, 1972. Unknown.
King, Jackson: KFWB, 1962; KHJ, 1968. Born Jack Colon, the booming Top 40 newsman died April 27, 1969, from complications of cirrhosis of the liver. Jackson was 45.
King, Josh: KLAC, 1965. Unknown.
King, Larry: KFI; KGIL, 2007-8. Larry's evening CNN Larry King Live airs at KGIL.
King, Pamela: KORG, 1975-79;KIKF, 1979-81. Pamela works with children with learning disabilities as an advocate/paralegal.
King, Roy: KGFJ, 1978. KKTT, 1979; KIEV, 1981-97. Unknown.
King, Tom: KUTE, 1981-87; KNOB, 1984-86. Tom and his wife bought KTHO-Lake Tahoe and the success of their own broadcast school, Academy of Radio Broadcasting, has branched out to Phoenix, Walnut Creek and Fremont.
King EMZ: KKBT, 1995-97. Unknown.

(Pictured: Guy Kemp; Jojo "Cookin'" Kincaid; and Ken Kohl)

Kingman, Bill: KPPC, 1959-60. Since 1961, Bill has been living in Lake Tahoe.
Kingsley, Bob: KGBS, 1961-69; KLAC, 1970-71; KBBQ, 1971-72; KFI, 1973. Bob hosts a syndicated Country show. In 1998, he was inducted into the Country Hall of Fame.
Kingston, Lenore: KFWB, 1959-62. Lenore was the home affairs editor during the colorful days of "Color Radio." Her show "Purely Personal" aired for three years. Lenore was featured on This Is Your Life for her important contributions during World War II. Born Eleanor Bourgeotte in L.A. on October 14, 1913, during the thirties she acted in the radio drama "Ma Perkins" and later starred with McDonald Carey in the Lock Up tv series. But her real interest was being a ham radio operator. After Pearl Harbor she founded radio training courses for the American Womens Voluntary Service. She specialized in phone patches between servicemen overseas and their families. During her time with KFWB she aired over 6,000 programs that dealt with finding missing persons, or trading or selling something. Lenore retired when she left KFWB and has since passed away.
Kirby, Paul: KFI, 1978. Paul has been doing voiceovers in Dallas and Los Angeles for the past 20 years.

(Liz Kiley; Ed Krampf; Pat "Paraquat" Kelley; and Sharon Katchen)

Kirchen, Diana Kelly: KWIZ, 1978-82. Diana splits her time between Desert Hot Springs and San Diego where she is dean of a college.
Kirkland, B.K.: KGFJ/KUTE, 1983. Last heard, B.K. was the regional vp of WIKS-Greenville/New Bern and WXNR-Charlotte.
Kitchens, Lauren: KFSH, 2001-05. Lauren joined mornings at Salem's "The Fish" in April 2001 and left in the summer of 2005. She splits her time with speaking engagements in Southern California and back East.
Klein, Frank: KPPC, 1971. Unknown.
Klein, Michael: KRLA, 1970. Unknown.
Klein, Milt. Milt died July 26, 2001. He served as an officer in the Merchant Marines during World War II, and had a varied career in broadcasting, advertising and finance.
Kline, Lee: KXTA/KLAC, 1997-2007; KFI, 2001-03. Lee left KFI in early summer 2003 and did fill-in at KLAC for a number of years.
Kluge, John: John was president of Metromedia.
Knight, Chris: KWST, 1982; KMGG, 1982-83. Chris works morning drive at KKMG-Colorado Springs.
Knight, Damon: KHHT, 2003-07. Damon is part of the morning show at HOT 92 Jamz and is the music director.
Knight, Gene: KHTZ, 1979-80. Gene works afternoons at KyXy-San Diego.
Knight, Michael: KFWB, 1998-99. Michael left KFWB in late 1999 to be the head writer for ReporterTV.com, the first online industry news webcast.
Knight, Michelle: SEE Marina Wilson

(Tamara Kaye; Lauren Kitchens; Erin Kotecki; Jeanine Kabrich; and Kathy Kiernan)

Knight, Nikki: KYSR, 2004-07. Nikki works weekends at "Star 98.7."
Knight, Steve: KIEV, 1972-98. The longtime restaurant critic filled-in at KRLA.
Knight, Ted: KGIL; KPRZ. The unforgettable Ted Baxter on the Mary Tyler Moore Show has passed away.
Knobler, Cecily: KZLA, 2000-01. Cecily was part of the morning show at Country KZLA.
Knorr, Peter: KJOI, 1989. Unknown.
Knott, Leo: KDAY, 1979-83; KFWB, 1983-84; KABC/KLOS, 1984-85; KJLH, 1984-89; KACE, 1989-90; KGFJ, 1990-93; KTYM, 1995-97. Unknown.
Knutson, Ken: KFOX, 1971. Unknown.
Kobik, John: KOCM, 1987; KWIZ, 1990-91. Since 1994, John has been a news anchor in San Diego. He currently is with KFMB.
Koby: KIIS, 2003-04. In the spring of 2003, Koby joined swing at KIIS from WJMN-Boston and left in early 2004 and joined WBZZ-Pittsburgh.
Kohl, Ken: KFI, 1987-89. Ken left his post as gm at KIFR/KCBS-San Francisco in the summer of 2006, following a massive company-wide "restructuring." He is now a contributor at Radio Ink.
Kohlschreiber, Will: KBIG 1998-99. Will is with KTTV/FOX 11 as an enterentertainment news writer and fill-in SkyFox helicopter reporter.
Kolodny, Warren: KCRW. Warren hosted "Stay Awake" on KCRW. Rhino Records also employed him where he worked in media relations. Warren was a graduate of Amherst College and held a master’s degree in Spanish from Stanford University. He died August 23, 1996.
Konyski, Hank: KNX, 1938-48; KABC, 1967-83. Hank retired in 1983 and lives in the San Fernando Valley.
Koon, W.L.: KRKD. W.W. is the former general manager at KRKD. Unknown.

(Bob K; Jimmy Kim; Jhani Kaye; and MG Kelly)

Koontz, Bob: KEZY, 1978-82; KRLA, 1982-84; KJOI, 1984-85; KSCA/KMPC/KLITE/KUTE, 1985-97; KCTD, 1997; KABC/KDIS/KLOS, 1997-2000; KABC/KDIS/KLOS/KSPN, 2000-06; KSPN, 2006-08. Bob left his post as KSPN station manager in the fall of 2008.
Kordus, Marie: KMGX, 1985; KPWR, 1985-97; KLAX/KFOX/KREA, 1999-2001. Marie is at Newmark Communications.
Koske, Kevin "KOZMAN": KQLZ, 1989-90; KIIS, 1993. Koz is now doing afternoons at WTMX/"The Mix" in Chicago.

(Irv Kaze; Sandy Kelley; and Skip Kelly)

Kotecki, Erin: KFWB, 1999-2004. Erin was a reporter at all-News KFWB.
Koz, Dave: KTWV, 2001-07. The smooth jazz artist moved from the morning show at "the WAVE" to a weekend slot in early 2007.
Kozienski, Jack: KKLA, 1993. Jack hosted "Live From LA" on Christian KKLA. He now hosts a local tv show in Ventura.
Kramer, Frank: KYSR, 1998-99; KLSX, 2000-08. In the fall of 2000 Frank joined Frosty Stilwell and Heidi Hamilton at KLSX.
Kramer, Jason: KCRW, 2002-04. Jason hosts a weekend all-night show at KCRW called "Swing Shift."
Kramer, Rhonda: KFOX, 1979-80; KHJ, 1980-81; KFWB. The veteran traffic reporter works at Shadow Broadcasting and has been heard at KFWB for years.
Krampf, Ed: KIBB, 1997; KBIG/KLAC, 1997-2000; KBIG/KLAC/KOST, 2000-01. Ed was senior vp for the Clear Channel Pacific Northwest region until a company restructuring in early summer of 2008. He's now market manager for the CBS Radio/Tampa cluster.
Krayton, Mitch: KMET, 1969-70; KHTS, 2006-07. Mitch is with KHTS-Santa Clarita.

(Ron Kilgore; Barry Kaye; Leon Kaplan; and Scott Keene)

Krazy Kids: KPWR, 1996-97. Joey Boy and Johnny Five work at KCAQ/Oxnard-Ventura.
Kretzschmar, Kurt: KMPC, 2001; KSPN, 2002-03. Kurt works at Premiere Radio Networks as Director of Affiliate Marketing.
Krikorian, Doug: KMPC, 1992-93; KMAX, 1995; KABC, 2000; KSPN, 2000-05. Doug started an afternoon drive show with Joe McDonnell in late 2000 on the new ESPN Radio and exited the station in early summer 2005.
Krishna: KEZY, 1981-84; KXMX, 2000. Krishna did overnights at "Mix 95.9" until an ownership change in the summer of 2000.
Kriski, Mark: KBIG, 2006-07. Mark hosts KBIG's Disco Saturday Nights.
Kruschen, Steve: KABC, 1972. Steve started at KABC as intern and went on to become a frequent guest. He then hosted his own show on KABC called 'Electronic Goodies 'n Gadgets,' one of the first tech-oriented shows in L.A. radio. Since 1992, Steve has been known as Mr. Gadget.
Kube, Michelle: KFI, 1992-2008. Michelle produces the Bill Handel Show.
Kucera, Bill: KJOI, 1974-75. Bill is the marketing director at Channel 9 in Salt Lake City - the Utah Education Network.
Kumar, Payal: KLON, 2000-02; KKJZ, 2002-07. Payal hosted a weekend show at the all-Jazz station and she was operations manager. She left with a change of management.

(Chaka Khan; Marilyn Kagan; Virgin Kennedy; and Bill King)

Kunzelman, Christine: KABC, 1986. Christine is an image consultant and author.
Kyker, Bob: KFWB, 1967-84. Bob is in semi-retirement and living in Porterville.

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