Dr. Don Rose - KFRC-AM Radio
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- Опубликовано: 30 сен 2024
- This 1978 video is the companion project to the one Mike Brinks and I did for Bill Craig in the Theatre Arts Radio Department at San José State University on Dr. Don Rose at KFRC. Field audio on this one was recorded by Glen Pensinger.
The late Dr. Don and his engineer Steve Rude are seen throughout their daily shift on a rainy morning.
For you techies, the original footage was recorded on open-reel EIAJ half inch videotape, transferred to two inch quad tape, and then edited quad to quad, where there was only one channel of audio. So, the voiceovers are rolling wild off of a quarter inch audio tape player of the post-show interview, which he graciously arranged to be recorded off of his mike, with his processing.
Where there are tracks of the actual show feed, these came off of Dr. Don’s personal ¼ cassette recording, which he loaned to me. He uses this recording of just the parts of the show where his mike is on to document what jokes he tells. 
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I remember that "That's right!" sound effect so well.
LOVED this guy when I was a kid. He was hilarious! Listening to him in the morning was a GREAT way to start the day. He was a Bay Area institution. He was awesome. Also seemed like an incredibly decent man. I’m not lying when I say he was big part of the Bay Area culture. He was a great example of the overall zeitgeist of the time.
Ah, 1974🤣or so..
Just look at his wide lapels 🤪
In beginning.with top 20 songs
I was 15-16.
Used to listen to him going to school🤣
I'll be 64 in December 😫🤣
@@kathleenking47 Yep-good times
@@stevenkoehler6018 were you class of 77🤔
@@kathleenking47 81
Class of '80 here. Listened to Dr. Don every day.
He followed me on K101. Lol. I was overnights! Some days I'd stick around to watch him do his show. He was a friend.
I started listening to KFRC and Dr. Don Rose in the fourth grade in 1974-75.
In the third grade there was a boy in my 3rd grade class (in Orinda, CA) with last name Rosenberg, don't remember his first name. One day after school I went to his house with him, and I remember meeting his father.
Well, the next year in fourth grade I started listening to Dr. Don Rose and KFRC and realized that the Rosenberg kid whose house I went to (he had since left my school) was Dr. Don's son and that the father I met was Dr. Don!
That Rosenberg kid was one of my uncles. Dr Don was my papa. I’ve been looking through RUclips and google trying to find out stuff about him, and seeing what some people have to say is really cool. It gives me another perspective on what my papa was like other than the one my uncles and mom give.
Every time I look Dr Don up on RUclips and give him a listen I am transported back to a wonderful time period. The man was bigger than life and an absolute institution in radio. Easy to say he was a childhood hero.
Oh my, just listening to this and almost 50 years slip away and this sounds like the way mornings are SUPPOSED to have been starting all the ensuing years.
Those oh-so-familiar sound bites!
"Now wait a minute!"
"You got a big, big mouth!"
"That's Right!"
Every morning before school I'd listen to Dr. Don. Those days sucked... but compared to now, they were awesome.
This brings back so many memories. Thank you!
God... I really miss Dr. Don... 😢
He was SOOOO good, thanks for posting this! I remember the sound bite of the woman cooing "ooooooh, Dooooctor Doooooon!"
Finally! After years of wondering what Dr Don Rose looked like Finally. I listen to cruisin 1967 for years.
This man was such a great part of my young life. KFRC was the BIZ back in the day❤️🎼
Radio legend. As a kid in the 70-80’s his shows were so much fun to listen to. Thanks for the memories Dr. Don.
Great stuff! Listened to Dr Don from "Sacratomato" in the mid 70's.
Me too
1975 I was a freshman in Morgan Hill California Live Oak High School that's all we used to listen to 610 kfrc am with dr. Donald d-rose I always remember this joke I don't know why kind of corny went like this doctor doctor I got a weak back doctor asked when get his start patient says about a week back haha growing up in those days literally listening to Wolfman Jack and Doctor Don well in 1990 I got to meet Wolfman Jack at a car show in Gilroy California totally awesome those are truly great radio personalities of the century thank God I got to enjoy them on AM radio like everybody else those were the days my friend Long Live Wolfman Jack and Dr.don may they also rest in peace
Holy Smokes. Dr. Don Rose.KFRCWhat a Blast from the Past.
I listened as a youngster...late 70's and early 80s Fairfield .... The man was just plain BRILLIANT!
Dr. Don was legendary. Everyone listened to him. He had so many sound effects I ended up waiting to hear my favorite sound effects each day. He DJd one of our high school dances and made the local KFC a running gag; between every song, snorting effects while talking about “that chicken.”
That's RIGHT done my different prople 🤣..and the worried
THATS RIGHT riiiigigit
also, towns
Sacratomato
San panty jose..etc
Also I notice DJs tend to use diaphragm when they talk ?
Almost like singing, but talking 🤔
Or, is it their vowels..like singing
Many fond memories of Dr. Don growing up in the city..Rock on Dr. Don!
I grew up with DDR on my radio, then spent years commuting with him on my car radio! The world needs more of his humor today, no doubts.
He belonged to our swim club in Humelville Pa. A real nice 👍 guy
The best age of radio ever!
Absolutely 🌈
Listened to him in the 70s while I was in high school, and was able to pick him up all the way over in Merced when I was stationed at Castle AFB in the mid-70s. Enjoyed the hell out of his bad jokes, sound FX, sticking sound FX into the music, or using part of a commercial for a joke. Told myself, if I ever became a DJ, I would be one like Dr. Don. You are missed, Dr. Don.
😔😔😪💔 best childhood EVER, thanks to Dr. Donald D. Rose..RIP
RIP to the whole thing; time, place...just gimme my old comic books, and some quarters for pinball and video games at the 7-11..
This was the DJ I grew up with.
He was so great: always lifted our spirits whilst listening
Absolutely Classic 💫🌈my youth ⭐️I’m from The East Bay town of Pittsburg ❤️ I’m 58 in May and loved KFRC like so many from my day ✌️ I got to meet Dr. Don in 2003 at a gig I did that where friends of his , very emotional for me and he was so genuine, generous with his heart as I had tears in my eyes as I spoke of my wonderful memories with him on AM radio 💎
WOW DR. DON ROSE, WOW HE WAS ARE DJ BACK IN THE DAY 1970 KFRC RADIO IN THE CITY BY THE BAY SAN FRANCISCO TAKE ME BACK TO THE GOOD OLE DAYS !!
I can see myself putting on my light blue corduroy bell bottoms and stickin’ an 11” comb in the back pocket😂
WFIL in Philly was never the same after Dr Don moved to SF. Fond memories from my childhood listening to Dr Don before grade school. Irrelevent, funny, carefree...great broadcaster. Pioneer in early morning radio laying fondation for the FM DJ zoo shows that followed in the 1980s.
True, what a big mistake. Dr Don was worth millions of dollars in revenue.
Such memories. Seemes like yesterday. The 70's were the best.
My wife always ask me how I know all these old songs and I tell her Dr. Don Rose. Thank you for this
OK. I'm 52 years old and like many comments here I listened to him in the late 70s while getting ready for 9th n 10th grade. I'd even record his show on my dad's 8-track deck. One time I recorded a tape and when listening back there was this annoying feedback being recorded along with the show. Took a while to figure out it was the dimmer switch on the kitchen light causing the interference. He was such a zany guy with his pals and that crazy dog Roscoe.
I also remember when he hosted cartoons on Channel 44 in the mid 70s.
Great memories. Thanks for posting.
Prior to WFIL Dr; Don was on WQXI (Quixie 79) in Atlanta, GA. He did a lot of this on 790 in the ATL.
And the memories come flooding back!
I miss you every day, Don.
Grew up listening to him on WFIL every morning in Philadelphia. With my other radio hero Jim O'Brien right after him...they were my inspiration to get into radio, where I've stayed now for over 35 years. They remain my radio inspiration still today.
@brucepalmer3079
Dr Don and Jim O Brien! Yes two of the best ever!
Back when every other car had a KFRC bumper sticker
I grew up listening to Dr. Don. He woke me up every morning at 6:30 am. Then one morning in 1986, I wake up to big band music and I was confused. I thought someone had messed with my clock radio in the night. I let the song finish and Dr. Don came on, in a somber voice said something to the effect of “that was Tony Bennett. Now playing another big band hit on the Magic 61.” WTF?!?! I never listened to KFRC again. A year later, Dr. Don was on KKIS doing his old routine when I heard him say sadly “today is the one year anniversary of when KFRC bit the big one.” And proceeded to play American Pie - “The day the music died“. Life in the Bay Area was never quite the same after that. It was great to hear him again on KKIS, but it wasn’t quite the same. The culture of the Bay Area had been diminished by that change in programming. In an extremely small way, it was like going from September 10 to September 11, 2001. Obviously not the same by any stretch, but my daily routine was never the same again. Everyone all listened to Dr Don and KFRC. That sad morning in 1986 closed out my childhood as a 17 year old kid and was the beginning of my early adulthood. God bless you Dr. Don!! Thank you for the memories!
To watch this man in action is poetry in motion.
Simply the best. I waited on him in the late 70s at Max's Restaurant in Daly City. All class, a true gentleman.
I always listed to Dr. Don!!! He was the best DJ in the area. (I've lived in SJ since 1972) I remember when he shattered a leg and the station set him up at home so that he could still broadcast his show. I sure miss him!
Thank you for this. It's comforting to know I'll never have to be without that voice in my life.
The good old days really were GOOD! Thanks for the memories Dr. Don!
Used to watch him from channel 44 while watching cartoons, Popeye, bugs bunny etc. He was real funny, entertaining. Dr Don was the voice of the channel. Just put a smile on your face whenever hearing him live.
that's riiiiiiight.
KFRC was the king in AM music radio in the San Francisco Bay area in the 60s, 70s, and 80s. I had it on in while in Santa Rosa all the time. The 70s were great, boy, do I miss those times.
I'll never forget his "its Friday all over your body!". We listened to him on the way to school in Scotts Valley back n 1975, 76
Was that him or Ron Lyons?
Dr Don Rose broadcasting in the back of the KFRC Broadcast RV (GMC Motorhome) at Great America. As a kid, I thought that was the greatest thing in the world!
Hello, does anyone know where I can get a clip of the "Good Morning" song they played in the mornings at KFRC in the 70's? These ladies sang it with a broken accent [almost German, maybe?], & they played it every weekday on the Dr. D Rose show while we were on the School bus for almost an hour drive.
I used to sing it to my kids when they were little, & now today they sing it to their loved ones... I remember it from my childhood growing up in the Bay Area & wanted to take a trip with my siblings down memory-lane for my 55th & my older sister's 57th birthday on Saturday! It would mean soooo much if I could play it for our family on Saturday!!! Thank You! 🌹
R.I.P. Dr. Donald D. Rose!!! 🥀 We love you!!!
@HRHBoof - Yes! That's the one! Funny how sometimes it's the small little things that make-up the special memories of our lives!
My thoughts exactly... Thanks🙄
Yes you too. I am tremendously fond of that era of my life and brings wonderful moments of nostalgia. Aahhh the simple days, why couldn't it just be like that now. But no... we have to be dealing with this damn COVID 19 bulls....! I can't say that I remember that jingle though. Maybe it'll come back to me some day.
@HRHBoof Yes it's sad, and I have five children, ages 18-11. I always try to share with them my era in the late 70' - 80's. They love 80's music.
The jingle suddenly popped into my brain "Doctor DOOOONN K-F-R-C". I listened to them all through my teenage years. I moved away in 1980 and really never went back but whenever I think about home I think of Doctor Don and KFRC. I was heartbroken when they both faded away.
+Karen Talamantez , I grew up in Fairfield, CA. They played Dr. Don on the school bus! Here it is, 45 years later, and for some reason he popped into my head. This brings back a lot of memories.
Note to CBS Radio executives: BRING BACK KFRC!!!
I seem to recall as a listener they were brought back for a time but I suspect it made no more economic sense the second time than it did at the end the first time.
God Bless you sir
Wish i had LOTS of his shows available.
I, too, was a big fan of Dr. Don on KFRC, first as a listener in '73 and '74 as a young teen in Pacifica and then in '79 as a deejay up the dial from him at KNBA the Mighty 1190 in Vallejo. And I was also a subscriber and occasional contributor to a weekly joke service called Fruitbowl, which was the work of a gentleman named Jay Tractman in Fresno, and I suspect Dr. Don was reading one-liners from it in this presentation--or at least using some of those lines and turning them into his own. And I got to hear Dr. Don use one of my lines in early '79 and it absolutely made my day. And Dr. Don made everybody's day--or at least their mornings--for years and years at KFRC. He was the quintessential Top-40 morning man and he was perfect for the Bay Area, surely one of the best of all time. And Roscoe was the best dog, for sure, except when he was tying up traffic on the Golden Gate Bridge.
You worked for Lou, too! My condolences. LOL, yeah, I was there myself in '86-'87. It's funny you mention Tractman because while I was up at KUIC, he was practically my PD's guru there. He was always copying articles Tractman wrote in Fruitbowl (which got changed to another name that I can't remember) and putting them in our mailboxes.
Yes he kind of annoyed me growing up; I just wanted to hear music before school. But watching this really puts me back home in the 70's... good times! "That's Right"... I still say that to people from the Bay Area and they get it. Ahh, those good old days.
I just watched this for the first time. I grew up with Dr.Don in the Late 70s. To hear his voice again is magic and spooky at the same time.
Memories of my childhood!! Dr Don Rose!!..#1
Or teenage hood
My childhood LIVE! and now I’m a DJ.
Massive respect for Dr. Don E Rose 🌹 All the way from Santa Rosa- it was KFRC, The Camel KMEL, 106.fm and KREO FM
Don’t forget he also used to be on KBHK TV 44 San Francisco in the afternoons. God I miss that guy. Big big part of my childhood.
Oh my god, this was the voice I heard when my clock radio went off at six in the morning! Got me through college, got me up and out the door to work. A great morning DJ! Thanks Dr. Don!
Anyone remember his segments on KBHK 44? Thanks for the memories, Don!
Remember, San Panty Jose, when he gave the weather?
5:51 Steve had me really nervous reaching everywhere for carts while he had a cup of coffee sitting right in the damned middle of the Ward-Beck console!
Drinks should always be way out of immediate reach.
That airey laugh. I remember Dr. Don! KFRC! San Francisco!
Nice to reminisce about my childhood in SF! But I didn’t really like his show. ADHD radio!!
I Wish 810 AM To Be Like Old KFRC 610 AM: With A
Dr. Don Rose (TYPE)
Announcer/Disk Jockey.
This is SO AWESOME.. I remember all these shows.
Imagine how many baby jocks copied the Doctor. I knew one of them. I'll say "pathetic" and leave it at that.
What is he doing with tht cup of coffee on the board!! lol
when radio was good.
every morning getting reddy for school he would make me laugh i miss him
The good old days when the music was real and we thought the News was real
Listened to his show every morning on the school bus on the way to Morgan Hill.
Man God bless you for keeping and posting this
Miss you uncle don you were a great uncle and a good brother to my dad (gary)
Love this so much 💗 ❤ 💖 💕 💓 ♥ thank you
He was great. But don't forget KYA.
I haven't a clue as to why Dr D Rose pop'd n2 my head, n when I type him n and that voice , my HS years flash'd b4 me n my eyes began to water, wow, the memories , still here n the Valley of Ca
+Oakball Hibbrawlus . Me too, man..me too.
Huh? What? You are vocabulary challenged. Wow.
And your punctuation really sucks.
he was the pioneer and will forever be the king of the morning drive time radio show...
yea, loved listening to him
I'm guessing this was around late February or early March 1978. Playlist shown at 1:04 includes "Staying Alive", "Lay Down Sally" & "Love Is Thicker Than Water" which were in the Billboard top 10 at that time.
mxxjss Now that I look at it, I suspect you're right. Unfortunately, I don't have the slate on the front of the piece that would have given us the date. So I'll correct the information to 1978. It also makes sense because I remember that we did this piece several months after the one we did on Gordy at KFAT.
+Bob Reynolds Hard to imagine anyone going to work/school in a bad mood after listening to the Dr. Thanks for posting this.
There will never be another DJ like him , ( that's riiight ! ) RIP .
Always loved him!!!
Can we get 610 likes?
I used to hear him in Sacramento
This guy is a real pro.
Damn that took me back. Corny but the funniest stuff ever
How I miss those days. The angry world needs something like this today. Don had the perfect radio voice.
The other voice I remember best was "Dennis Erectus" on KOME 98.5 FM
I sure do miss Dr. Don. I remember listening to him when I was just a kid both on KFRC and KBHK TV 44 San Francisco. What a blast from the past this was I totally enjoyed this video. Dr. Donald definitely one of a kind. I always wondered what happened to him. When I looked them up on Wikipedia I found out he had A heart attack while on the air. Kinda reminds me of Dale Summers “the truckin’ bozo “ On WLW Cincinnati, I just Jackie for TRUCKERS on the overnight. Sure miss these icons.
Dr. Don Rose was the Dean of Morning Show Hosts. Miss his brand of Radio!
Anybody else remember him calling Sacamento, "Sacra-Tomatoe"?
that's right! THAT"S RIGHT! that's right! That's Right!
THAT'S RIGHT !!!!!!!!!!!!!!
I listen to these kids today on CHR stations...sad really....
Jocks and morning shows use to entertain....it was very compelling
Ah, the wistful flood of memories this brings to mind where I heard Dr. Don's giggly voice during the 1970s and 80s over the radio as well as on television in between reruns of The Monkees or The Brady Bunch, etc.
0:03 Paul Fredricks, one of KFRC's best news anchors.
7:23 Dr. Don giving the Bay Area temperatures -- classic!
I had the opportunity of being on the St. Patrick's Day Parade in San Francisco with the KFRC radio celebs it was a great experience fun time.
I wonder how he got those funny names for towns in California like Sacramento and San Patty Jose? I remember when he called Sacramento sacratomato I said Raphael he called san Raquel.
I know Dr Don roos you should tell me what time it is even though I didn't have a wrist watch when I was a young teenager. As a matter of fact this way before I got my first wrist watch in 1976!
The worst thing WFIL Philadelphia did was let Don Rose leave. What a massive mistake, which accounted for their losing listeners and finally the station closing.
I just loved this guy, he always made my day. He made me laugh. He would call Sacramento, Sack of tomatoes, San Rafael, San Raquel. He was so funny. I truly miss him & this station.
I lived in Borinda! I remember Sacratomato! Berzerkeley was truly living up to its name.
Great memories of growing up in "the City" listening to Dr. Don. The radio station wasn't far from where I lived.