Well, here’s where the journey down Radio Road takes a temporary detour. From Kindergarten through 8th grade, I attended the parochial school connected with our church. Anyone who attended Catholic grade school has heard the joke that we didn’t need security officers because we had[…]

Most people familiar with KVIL (103.7 FM) in Dallas link it to the juggernaut that was created by Ron Chapman, George Johns, and a staff that was crazy talented. It was a force to be dealt with. Chapman had cut his chops with Gordon McLendon[…]

While I was in 8th grade, my family went to Pittsburgh for Christmas to be with my Grandmother and my uncle. From the window of our hotel, I could see the building housing KDKA radio. I begged my understanding father to take me there for[…]

Music has always been a part of my life. My parents had a Stromberg Carlson unit. The right side was the radio and the left was a record player. I remember riding my tricycle across the wooden living room floor as the music played. Then[…]