Twin Cities Radio Airchecks.Com Presents The Randy Randall Collection
Randy Randall
Pirate radio's Randy Randall moved on to work in real radio and one of the several commercial stations he was at was 93X KLXK-FM when this recording was made. Randy went from Al Arneson's unlicensed FM station in Edina(click for an aircheck of Randy on this unlicensed station in the early 70's), to Brown Institute and later to KTCR-FM. He also later worked at WWTC. This is a short clip that was submitted by Randy Randall on 9-26-06. It is undated but it was recorded approximately April 1992. You will hear Randy share his wealth of knowledge on classic rock artists he plays and you will here him promote the Riverfest Concert. Thanks to Randy for submitting this and other airchecks.
Randy currently operates a successful jewelry store in Rochester Minnesota with his wife. His wife Barbara Hight-Randall and Randy Randall have over 30 years of experience in appraising Buying and selling fine gems and jewelry His web site is: www.personaljeweler.com/index.shtml
Randy Randall in September 2006 at his jewlery store in Rochester. Hight and Randall is located at 10 Historic 3rd Street SW in Downtown Rochester.
J.D. Ball followed Tom Wynn on WLOL-AM during its short-lived "Number One Music" format. Tape courtesy of Randy Randall.
(From Collector Randay Randall, Rochester MN.)
Tom Wynn at his current job at KFGO in Fargo ND. Tom has been in radio for 48 years and was at WDGY in the early 60's. Tom was a grad of Richard Brown's American Istitute of the Air, a predecessor to Brown Institute. He now does a morning news/talk show in Fargo.
This was recorded the afternoon of 1/28/74. Starts off with the secret sound contest and yet another contestant that cannot guess the sound. True Don Bleu does his Norwegian accent. This is St. Paul Winter Carnival Days. This is also "KDWB, the New Music Explosion." True Don is being attacked on the air by the Winter Carnival Vulcan and is painted black. This causes him to interupt the playing of Elton John "Daniel." TDB does a live spot for a book "Dust On The Sea." News is done by Gary Johnson and is mostly edited out. As always, there is the trademark "Hi Twin Cities, How're You." The is a promo spot on the KDWB super shooters, with a John Wayne impersonation.
Trud Don Bleu was inducted into the Pavek Radio Hall of Fame. You can see his story on the Pavek web site at: http://www.pavekmuseum.org/bleu.htm
(The above KDWB True Don Bleu aircheck is from collector Randy Randall, Rochester MN.)
I am very grateful to Randy Randall for providing a number of KTCR and other tapes included at the site. This is one of him at KTCR-FM. He later worked at WWTC, KJJO, KRSI and KLXK. Tape courtesy of Randy Randall.
(From the the collection of Randy Randall, Rochester, MN.)
As you will hear, Don Johnson has a big voice. When this tape was recorded, he recently came from beautify music station KEEY/WMIN. I think he was tired of the beautiful music format and had his heart with county music. His delivery style still sound a little like he was still on KEEY. I work with him very briefly and he was a very nice "Country Gentleman." Years earlier, when I was trying to get any type of job at a radio station to break into broadcasting (even mopping floors), Don let me interview with him at KEEY/WMIN. I was not ready and did not get a job there. Don was not looking for anyone to mop the floor at the time.
When you looked up the word "Pipes" in the dictionary, there was a picture of Don next to it.
I also want to thank Randy Randall for providing this tape of Don. Randy worked at KTCR-FM doing the overnight shift and later went on to work at a few other stations when KTCR was sold, including WWTC. Randy and his wife operate a successful jewelry story in Rochester Minnesota.
Recorded off the air by Randy Randall, former KTCR-FM and WWTC DJ
When I worked part-time at KTCR-FM I followed Bruce Lee. Bruce was nice enough to pick out the oldies that were preprogrammed for play during my shift. Randy Randall noted that he rarely use his name. You will note his very very relaxed delivery. Tape courtesy of Randy Randall.
(From the the collection of Randy Randall, Rochester, MN.)
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