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O, Steven:
SEE Steven-O Sellers
O'Brien,
Bob: KOLA, 2001-04. Bob works at KDES-Palm Springs.
O'Brien, Jim: KBBQ, 1967; KHJ, 1969-70.
During a Philadelphia station promotion in 1983, Jim
parachuted out of a plane with another guy, and their cords
became tangled. Jim cut his own cords and fell to his death
thinking that the two jumpers could not both survive. It was
his 814th jump.
O'Brien,
Pat: KLAC, 2010. The sports/entertainment veteran joined the Loose Cannons
show at KLAC in late summer of 2010.
O'Brien, "Big" Ron: KFI, 1979-81;
KROQ, 1981; KIIS, 1982-87; KKBT, 1989-91; KOCM/KSRF, 1991-92; KIIS, 1992-93.
Ron died April 27, 2008 from complications from pneumonia. He was 56.
O'Brien, Scott: KORG, 1973. Last heard,
Scott was working at KXDC-Monterey.
O'Connor, Ken: SEE Bob Allen
O'Connor, Mike: KGBS, 1975. Unknown.
O'Connor, Pat: KNAC. "Pounding
Pat" sells CDs and records.
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(Joe Ortiz; Mike O'Neil; Gary Owens; and Scott O'Neil)
O'Donnell,
Charlie: KRLA, 1964-67; KGBS, 1968-69; KLAC, 1969-71; KBBQ,
1971; KLAC, 1984-89. Charlie was Dick Clark's sidekick on
American Bandstand for decades.
O'Donoghue, Deirdre: KPPC, 1970-71; KKGO,
1979; KCRW, 1980-86; KMET, 1983-87; KNX/FM, 1987-88; KLSX,
1988-99. Deirdre, longtime host of "Breakfast
With The Beatles" on KLSX and "Snap" on KCRW,
was found dead in her apartment on January 20, 2001. Born in
1948, Deirdre started her radio career in 1974 at
WBCN-Boston, a station that she maintained was "the best
radio station in the world." She worked at
"underground KPPC" as part of the "community
switchboard" in the early 1970s. Beginning in 1983,
Deirdre was heard on two FM stations - non-commercial KCRW
and KMET. She was with KMET until 1987 when the station
changed format and call letters. Her show "Snap"
(acronym of "Saturday Night Avant Pop") on KCRW
aired three nights a week with anything considered on the
cutting edge of contemporary Pop music. She started at KKGO
in 1979 and went on to work for KCRW, KMET, KNX/FM and KLSX. Deirdre was 52.
O'Hair, Thom: KMET, 1975-76; KFI, 1984. Thom
died January 8, 2001. He was 58.
O'Hara, Russ: KGFJ, 1968; KRLA, 1969-72;
KKDJ, 1972-74; KEZY, 1975-77; KROQ, 1979; KRLA, 1981-82;
KRLA, 1992-93. Russ is working at KDES-Palm Springs.
O'Hara, Steve: KFWB; KCBS. Unknown.
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(Pat O'Brien and Paul Olden)
O'Keefe, Walter: KHJ, 1962. Unknown.
O'Leary, Jim: KBIG, 1960; KFI, 1965-68. Jim
also worked as John Patrick. He spent some time in San Diego.
Jim worked the all-night shift at KFI. He died in the late
1960s.
O'Loughlin, Sean: KLON, 2000. Sean hosted a
midday weekend show at the all-Jazz station.
O'Malley, Paul: KYSR, 1997-2003. Paul was made
station manager at "Star 98.7" in early 2001. He's now Citadel
cluster manager in Dallas.
O'Neal, Don: KIIS, 1990-94. Don left Fresno
radio in late 1997. Unknown.
O'Neil, Garvey: KLAC, 1959. Unknown.
O'Neil, Mike: KHJ, 1969-71; KWIZ, 1972-73;
KUTE/KGFJ, 1974-76; KIQQ, 1975-77; KUTE, 1977-78; KIIS,
1978-83; KLAC, 1983-86; KRTH/KHJ, 1986-87; KMPC, 1989-90.
Mike produces and distributes Keith Olbermann's radio
commentaries from his studio/home outside of Las Vegas.
O'Neill, Erin: KACE, 1979-80. Unknown.
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(Royal Oakes; Bobby Ocean; Jim O'Brien; and Susan Olsen)
O'Neill,
Gary: KGFJ, 1983-84; XHRM. Last heard, Gary was working at
Warner Bros. Records.
O'Neill, Greg: KSRF, 1988-90; KXEZ, 1990-96.
Greg is a writer and is involved in tv and film productions.
O'Neill, Jimmy: KRLA, 1959-62; KFWB,
1963-67; KDAY, 1969-71; KRLA, 1984-85 and 1990-93. Jimmy
lives in Hollywood and is involved in a number of
entertainment projects.
O'Neil, Scott: KNX/fm, 1965-71; KGIL,
1971-74; KPRZ, 1983-85; KKLA, 1985-86; KMPC/KLIT, 1985-92;
KJQI/KOJI, 1995; KGIL, 1998. Scott has a voiceover and production company,
O'Neil Media Group, based in Las Vegas. He is also heard on the Jones Adult
Standards format
O'Neill, Sean: KLYY, 1999-2002. In late 1999,
Sean was appointed gm at "Viva 107.1." He left the station in
early summer of 2002.
O'Reilly, Bill: KABC, 2002-09. The host of FOX's O'Reilly Factor
started working the 9 a.m. - 11 a.m. shift at KABC on May 8, 2002. He
abandoned is syndicated show in early 2009
O'Shea, Michael: KPOL, 1979; KMPC, 1979-80.
Michael is running seven stations out of Eugene, Oregon.
Oakes, Robert: KFWB, 1967. After a stint at
WBZ-Boston, Robert has been seen as an ABC reporter.
Oakes, Royal: KPCC, 1983-88; KFWB, 1988-2006; KABC, 1994-98. Royal shares his legal expertise on
KFWB and other media outlets.
Ober, Ken: KLSX, 1995-96. Ken hosted the new
tv version of Make Me Laugh and was part of the now-defunct
ComedyWorld.com.
Obuchon,
Homer: KGFJ, 1940s - 1970s. Homer was an engineer at KGFJ. He died May 1,
1977, at the age of 67, of multiple myeloma. He helped build a number of new
studios in several locations.
Ocean, Bobby: KHJ, 1975-80; KWST, 1980-82.
Bobby is a premier imaging voice based in Northern
California. He's working at XM Satellite Radio.
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(Daniel Oshe; Keith Olbermann; Warren Olney; and ODM)
Ochoa, Anthony: KWST,
1981-82; KTSJ, 1983; KYMS, 1985-86; KWVE, 1986-92; KUSC,
1993-2000; KKLA 1993-2002. Anthony now specializes in designing talk
studios & production facilities for The Salem Radio Network, owner of KKLA/KRLA/THE
FISH.
ODM, KIIS,
2004-07. Robert Gutierrez, aka ODM ("One Dope Mexican"), worked late evenings
at KIIS from KGGI-Riverside until late 2007.
Ofgang, Jeff: KFWB, 1998-99. Jeff is an executive producer at KBAK/TV-Bakersfield.
Olbermann, Keith: KNX,
1985-92; KSPN, 2005-07.
Keith hosts Countdown on MSNBC.
Olden, Jackie: KNX, 1978-86; KABC, 1986-87;
KGIL, 1988-92; KABC, 1992; KNX, 1994. Jackie is working at
KPSI-Palm Springs.
Olden,
Paul: KMPC, 1990-91; KNX, 2005-09. Paul is the public address announcer for
the New York Yankees.
Oleesky,
Mark: KABC, 1996-2006. Mark co-hosted a computer show. He is head of an IT
division for a real estate/property management company in West Los Angeles
and the San Fernando Valley.
Oliva, George: KFI, 1989-91. George is now
writing.
Olivas,
Kevin: KFWB, 1996-99.
Kevin
is Parity Project Director for the National Association of Hispanic
Journalists in Washington, DC.
Oliver, King: KJLH, 1979-86; KACE. King is
now retired.
Olney, Warren: KCRW, 1992-2003. Warren hosted
"Which Way, L.A.?" at KCRW and Life & Times
on KCET/TV.
Olsen, Susan: KLSX, 1995-96. The former star
of The Brady Bunch tv show is spokesperson for
Migraine Awareness Month and a mother.
Olson, Stu: KVFM, 1969-74; KWST, 1971-72;
KWNK, 1987. Stu is an actor.
Onink,
Dirk: KFOX, 1983-85. Dirk hosted a Heavy Metal show at KFOX.
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(Kevin Olivas; Homer Obuchon; Yesi Ortiz; and Ron Oster)
Orchard, Ken: KHJ, 1959-80.
Ken serves as
FCC Compliance specialist for Public Inspection Files, EAS, Stations Logs
and other FCC rules and regulations for over 125 stations in seven states.
Ordunio, Doug: KFAC, 1973-86; KKGO, 1991.
Doug is senior music programmer for AEI Inflight audio
service.
Orman, Suze: KFI, 2001; KLAC, 2002. Suze's syndicated show aired at
KLAC until a format change in late 2002.
Ornest, Laura: KFWB; KNX 1997-2009. Laura is
a news lady at KNXNewsradio.
Orozco,
Lance: KCLU, 2003-10. Lance is the award-winning news director at KCLU.
Orr, Vern: KZLA/KLAC, 1982-85. Unknown.
Ortega, Sam: KRLA, 1996-98.
When
he is not working in radio, Sam is a Graphic Artist.
Ortiz, Arianna:
Arianna is a traffic reporter.
Ortiz, Joe: KABC, 1971; KLOS,
1972-73; KPFK, 1975-76; KPPC, 1986; KPZE, 1988-89; KABC, 1992.
Ortiz,
Joe: KABC,
1971; KLOS, 1972-73; KPFK, 1975-76; KPPC, 1986; KPZE, 1988-89, KABC, 1992.
Joe is a public relations consultant in the Inland Empire and
also writes for local and national periodicals.
He also manages several blogs and Web sites, including a Web
site for Tom Flores, former Los Angeles Raiders coach.
Ortiz,
Yesi: KPWR, 2006-10. Yesi works middays at Power 106.
Osborn, Dale: KMPC, 1966-69.
Dale lives in Portland and does occasional free-lance voice work.
Osborn, Dave: KLSX, 2001. Better known as
"Super Dave" Osborn for his bizarre stunts that
always go awry, was part of the broadcast team of the Xtreme
Football League.
Osborn, Jamie: KQLZ, 1989-91; KRLA,
1999-2000; KLSX, 2001-03. Jamie is the commercial production
director at KLSX.
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(Ken Orchard; Paul O'Malley; Ron O'Brien; and Anthony Ochoa)
Osborne, Lisa:
KMNY, 1990-92; KKLA, 1995; KFI/KOST, 1996-2003/ KSUR, 2003; KFI, 2005-07;
KFWB, 2009-10. Lisa broadcasts traffic/news from AirWatch.
Osborne,
Sean: KRLA, 2002. Sean was co-host of "Ian Faith's Music Scene Revue" at
KRLA. He's also produced the Dennis Prager Show.
He's music supervisor at CanApple Productions.
Oscar, Carlos: KLSX, 1995-97. Carlos is a
comedy actor and writer.
Oshe, Daniel: KHTZ, 1979-82; KABC, 1982-2003.
Daniel was part of the engineering team at KABC.
Oshin, Steve: KBIG, 1983-97. Steve is gm of
KBSG/KNDD-Seattle. In the summer of 1999, he was promoted to
head the Entercom cluster of five stations. He left Entercom in February
2008.
Oster, Ron: KWIZ. The former California Man
of the Year owns Rawhide Travel Agency (7 offices around the
world) based in Phoenix. His Arizona agency is #1 out of 631
in the state. He's currently writing a book, The
(mis)Adventures of a Travel(ing) Agent.
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(Ronn Owens; Charlie O'Donnell; Ozomatli; and Arianna Ortiz)
Othenin-Girard, Linda: KPCC, 1998-99. Linda worked mornings at KPCC.
Otis, Don: KHJ, 1965. From the world of ad
agencies, Don was operations director at KHJ. He passed away in the 1980s.
Otis, Johnny: KFOX, 1958; XERB, 1967; KPPC,
1968-69; KPFK, 1975-89. Born John Veliotes on December 28,
1921, of Greek parentage in an integrated section of Vallejo,
Johnny decided early on to live in the black community.
"Despite all the hardships, there's a wonderful richness
in black culture that I prefer." In the early 1940s when
Johnny first moved to Los Angeles, he was making $75 a week
as a drummer at the Club Alabam. It was all big band music.
By the late 1940s, swing and big bands were dying, r&b
was beginning to take hold, and Johnny was on the ground
floor. He had a #1 song with Willie and the Hand Jive.
He hosted a local tv show that had guests like the Moonglows,
Everly brothers, Sam Cooke, Drifters, Little Richard and Ray
Charles. As a writer he scored hits with Dance With Me
Henry, So Fine and All Night Long.
Johnny twice lost the Democratic nomination for a California
State Assembly seat and was chief of staff for former Lt.
Governor and Representative Mervyn Dymally. Johnny is
involved with artwork, author of Colors and Chords: The
Art of Johnny Otis and sells Johnny Otis Apple Juice. He
lives in Sabastopol with his wife of a half century, Phyllis.
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(Lisa Osborne; Ken Ober; Jimmy O'Neill; and Bob O'Brien)
Owen, Ray:
KPOL, 1961-69. Ray is retired and living in Aqua Dulce.
Owens, Buck: KBBQ,
1967. Buck died March 25, 2006.
Owens, Gary: KFWB, 1961-62; KMPC, 1962-81;
KPRZ, 1982-84; KKGO, 1985-86; KFI, 1986-89; KLAC, 1992;
KJQY/KOJY, 1993-95; KGIL, 1997-99; KLAC, 2005; XTRA, 2005; KSUR/KKGO,
2006-07. Gary has an active voiceover career doing commercials, voicing
cartoons and acting in films.
Owens, Ronn: KABC, 1997-98. Ronn works
middays at KGO-San Francisco. He was on KABC from July 14,
1997 to July 31, 1998.
Oxarart, Frank: KFWB, 1968-69 and 1977-84.
Frank retired from his post as vp/gm at KCBS-San Francisco in late summer
2003 and moved to Sarasota, Florida.
Ozomatli:
KYSR, 2008. The six members of the L.A. based band, Ozomatli took over
mornings in late summer of 2008 and left two months later.
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