Month: August 2011
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The NEW Home of Red Rock Diner!
I am returning home to AM650. I was the host of the Wakeup Club at CISL from 1993 through 2000 and then created Red Rock Diner which ran for a further six years. It is like coming home for me. The program director at the time I was hired in 1993 was Brad Phillips, who…
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Jerry Leiber, 1933-2011
Years ago the Leiber/Stoller production of Smokey Joe’s Cafe came to town. I met with Mike Stoller and had the pleasure of introducing him at the Centre for the Performing Arts. Jerry Leiber was in poor health at the time and could not make the trip. I hit it off with Mike, so much so,…
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No More FUN At The Red Rock Diner?
First, thank you for your emails and phone calls! As you know, Red Rock Diner is no longer on FUN FM, but then… FUN FM is no more. It all happened suddenly and my only regret is I didn’t have the opportunity to say goodbye. Radio is and always has been my first love, outside…
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Pat Benatar, Neil Geraldo, Russell Brand At The “Red”
Here is a recent shot at the “Red” with Pat Benatar and Neil Geraldo. Pat and Neil played all their hits and then some. Her voice is as strong as ever and the energy this pair brings to the stage is incredible. Also some great shots from Russell Brand’s appearance at the “Red”. Russell did…
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Pat O’Day At The Hydros… Sunnnnnnndayyyyy!
My friend and Northwest radio legend Pat O’Day joins the KIRO-TV broadcast team for the 2011 Seafair Albert Lee Cup this Sunday! KIRO-TV will air more than six hours of live HD television coverage starting Sunday at 10am. Unlimited hydroplanes, the world’s fastest race boats, have been a Seafair tradition since 1951. The US Navy…
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Glee’s Matthew Morrison in Vancouver
I met up with Glee star Matthew Morrison during his work recently with New Kids on The Block and Backstreet Boys when they played Rogers Arena. Matthew was the opening act. Glee is carried by Global in Canada and the show is one of the biggest on television today. Here is a star who wowed…