Michael Dixon and Reginald Buckingham on KRDS! I also remember a woman named Mary, I think, who had a bit of a show at one time on KRDS. Love these stories! I always loved radio and at one point wanted to get into it professionally - but life swept me away in a different direction. The sixties and seventies (and even into the eighties) really were the golden age of radio. My fascination started as a kid with WLS and WCFL (and WGN for talk) in Chicago. In high school, we moved to Phoenix - so naturally I listened to KRUX, KRIZ, and - for talk - KRDS. Talk radio allowed for callers back then, and callers were actually free to express different opinions with civilized, intelligent hosts - just as, to a certain extent, d.j.'s were at least somewhat free to play a variety of music if management would let them. Of course, later the removal of the Fairness Doctrine and ownership restrictions ensured the transferrence of "public airwaves" to huge mega-corporations. Bye-bye Golden Age. The first thing that disappeared, it seems, was audience participation. In this new American radio/tv landscape, the mega-corporation would dictate what the audience could hear or not hear - and the audience was basically told to shut-up and listen to corporate management's narrative (this is now nowhere more evident than with KTAR). With that, the entire informative and educational vocation of talk radio was forever killed. Music, too, became generic and bland. No more socially conscious songs (like "For What It's Worth") were played. Such a shame. Old codgers like me remember the glory days of radio, but younger people will never know what it once was. Now music radio is really just background music and and talk radio is just endless ranting by one or two hosts pushing the owners' political and ideological agenda. Popular music has morphed into modern-day elevator music. No longer enjoyable for its entertaining personalities, innovative music, and information - radio now serves no purpose at all other than to aggravate.
I grew up in Phoenix & listened to KRUX KRIZ & KUPD we use to go to ice skate at Metro Center & cruised there & Central ave. & drag raced at the old air strip! Lol My favorite Voice in radio is Ross Mitchell. He doesn't use any processors he just has a great voice. Great stories thanks for sharing💙
I went to Moon Valley High. I played basketball there, and I think we played Washington High. I used to cruise Central as well, and hung out at the McDonalds on Central. Good times.
@@Airwaves-RadioKOOL so you remember the Cotton fields in North phx, we use to have horses & would ride out to the desert & camp out up in the mountains. I've climbed most of them around there went straight up the front & backside of Squaw Peak the trail was boring lol. My Grandparents owned Smith's bird farm on Myrtle ave. Back then Phoenix was the place to be I loved it. Back then I drove a British racing green 1967 MGB with spoke wheels & a Tonneau cover.
@@miguelsalami I used to frequent North Mountain. I lived near 35th Ave. and Thunderbird road. Drove a 69 Mach 1, with a custom paint job. Ford Midnight Blue with pearl gold stripes and trim. Worked at Bill's records & tapes, in Metro Center for awhile. Phoenix was a great place back then, as big cities go.
@@Airwaves-Radio Funny you mentioned North Mountain "Cloud9" as we called it Nice hike. I lived at the base of it lol. I'm certain our paths crossed a few times between 73 & 89' Good memories.👍👍
History and knowledge gotta love it 😲 awesome storytime.
Fun times... Reminds me of some of the crappy radio jobs of my youth.
Michael Dixon and Reginald Buckingham on KRDS! I also remember a woman named Mary, I think, who had a bit of a show at one time on KRDS. Love these stories!
I always loved radio and at one point wanted to get into it professionally - but life swept me away in a different direction. The sixties and seventies (and even into the eighties) really were the golden age of radio. My fascination started as a kid with WLS and WCFL (and WGN for talk) in Chicago. In high school, we moved to Phoenix - so naturally I listened to KRUX, KRIZ, and - for talk - KRDS.
Talk radio allowed for callers back then, and callers were actually free to express different opinions with civilized, intelligent hosts - just as, to a certain extent, d.j.'s were at least somewhat free to play a variety of music if management would let them. Of course, later the removal of the Fairness Doctrine and ownership restrictions ensured the transferrence of "public airwaves" to huge mega-corporations. Bye-bye Golden Age.
The first thing that disappeared, it seems, was audience participation. In this new American radio/tv landscape, the mega-corporation would dictate what the audience could hear or not hear - and the audience was basically told to shut-up and listen to corporate management's narrative (this is now nowhere more evident than with KTAR). With that, the entire informative and educational vocation of talk radio was forever killed. Music, too, became generic and bland. No more socially conscious songs (like "For What It's Worth") were played. Such a shame.
Old codgers like me remember the glory days of radio, but younger people will never know what it once was. Now music radio is really just background music and and talk radio is just endless ranting by one or two hosts pushing the owners' political and ideological agenda. Popular music has morphed into modern-day elevator music. No longer enjoyable for its entertaining personalities, innovative music, and information - radio now serves no purpose at all other than to aggravate.
I grew up in Phoenix & listened to KRUX KRIZ & KUPD we use to go to ice skate at Metro Center & cruised there & Central ave. & drag raced at the old air strip! Lol
My favorite Voice in radio is Ross Mitchell. He doesn't use any processors he just has a great voice. Great stories thanks for sharing💙
Miguel, where did you go to high school?
I went to Moon Valley High. I played basketball there, and I think we played Washington High. I used to cruise Central as well, and hung out at the McDonalds on Central. Good times.
@@Airwaves-RadioKOOL so you remember the Cotton fields in North phx, we use to have horses & would ride out to the desert & camp out up in the mountains. I've climbed most of them around there went straight up the front & backside of Squaw Peak the trail was boring lol. My Grandparents owned Smith's bird farm on Myrtle ave. Back then Phoenix was the place to be I loved it. Back then I drove a British racing green 1967 MGB with spoke wheels & a Tonneau cover.
@@miguelsalami I used to frequent North Mountain. I lived near 35th Ave. and Thunderbird road. Drove a 69 Mach 1, with a custom paint job. Ford Midnight Blue with pearl gold stripes and trim. Worked at Bill's records & tapes, in Metro Center for awhile. Phoenix was a great place back then, as big cities go.
@@Airwaves-Radio Funny you mentioned North Mountain "Cloud9" as we called it Nice hike. I lived at the base of it lol. I'm certain our paths crossed a few times between 73 & 89' Good memories.👍👍