Veteran Voice Tracker Ready To Work For Your Station! I guess that's better than "Fat Boy Radio. Former KOME air personality, Gary T. joined for afternoon drive with overnights performed by Dave Numme from KZAP in Sacramento. News and ideas are more immediate now because of the web and social media, and they're happening throughout the day rather than just grabbing a morning paper and seeing what's going on. Tonelli: (in chronological order) First: Crashing a UPS truck trying out for a job that actually created the free time I needed to pursue radio. Loved their Dirty Friday prank calls, skits, joking around with Sully, and of course the parody songs. By the end of the decade, KOME had surpassed KSJO in the ratings. Tonelli: June of '89. Contract issues at KSJO. I got laid and never looked back. KSJO rode a wave of popularity during the decade due primarily to the appeal of morning personalities Lamont and Tonelli. We are the PBS of fart jokes. We encouraged people to eat as much as they could over the weekend, and we would weigh their "movements" and pay $100 an ounce to the biggest contributor. Monica Lewinsky parody songs (medley)35:23 - 17. Longtime listeners were angered at the sudden loss of the Bay Area's last remaining active rock station. He is one hilarious m-f. Lamont: I wake up every day at 2:30a. It made my day getting a ride to school every morning. Lamont: "The Rock of the Prairies" CKDM/Dauphin, Manitoba, Canada -- Country music during the day, one-hour newscasts for dinner, funeral announcements and bug reports, Bible tapes, then straight into Ozzy Osbourne at night! At one point, in late 1982, four different stations in San Francisco alone were programming the format, in addition to KSJO and KOME. At one point, in the early 1970s (September 1974 through June 1975), KSJO briefly switched to a Top 40 format, before returning to rock. 1999 KSJO Lamont & Tonelli Dirty Friday call (Tanning Salon) These limits were imposed when Clear Channel was officially taken private byBain Capital Partnerson July 30, 2008. The numbers game: Lets check in on the Nielsen Audio ratings for May, with the overall numbers measuring all listeners 6 and older, in all dayparts excepting overnights. Star Wars Phantom Menace tribute37:42 - 19. Nick Fenske Celebrity Intertviews With Lamont And Tonelli 92.3 FM KSJO Sponsored Sponsored Sponsored. \"Panocha\" (Ricky Martin parody)13:22 - 8. Some Bay Area FM stations have towers three times that height. 24, No. 6, June 1954, 2023 - WorthPoint Corporation | 5 Concourse Parkway NE, Suite 2900. Lamont: Well, we were getting screwed around in our contract negotiations by a complete douchebag. Listen to Lamont & Tonelli every weekday from 6-10am. By 1949, KSJO was airing on both 95.3 FM and 1590 AM. Here are their demands, Downtown S.F. Lamont brought all of the "jock" experience and arranged most of the show. We also have Ben Rita and Roadie Joe working under sweatshop conditions at the back of the station. Props to whoever has the Lamont and Tonelli era KSJO sticker - Reddit "I was absolutely outraged that people feel comfortable being so obviously disrespectful to communities of color," said East Palo Alto Vice Mayor Sharifa Wilson. Tonelli: Lamont is definitely the irreverent, "Oh my God, I can't believe he said that!" KSJO broadcasts in the HD Radio hybrid format.[3]. KSAN was the main San Francisco competitor throughout the 1970s, and more stations arrived. My sister worked for KSJO back in the late 80's, great station. Radio Day: The California Historical Radio Societys Radio Day by the Bay takes place July 22 in Alameda, with live and silent auctions of all things radio; music from the Golden Gate Radio Orchestra, the announcement of inductees into the 2017 Bay Area Radio Hall of Fame, and a radio play, Candy Matson YUkon 2-8209: The Cable Car Murder. Details at www.californiahistoricalradio.com. 8, August 1945, The American Cinematographer, Vol. Delayed offer opened the door for The Bone. Granted I still listen to them on The Bone but the golden age is when they were still on 92.3. In November 2013, KSJO-HD2 ended its dance music format and re-introduced the S*ALT (Save Alternative) alternative rock format. It also featured a conductor taking the tickets of country stars while saying that the time of arrival would come the next day at 9:23 AM, as well as the Nash FM instrumental jingles and bits of music from the artists admitted. The launch of Nash FM came at the time promised, withHow Country FeelsbyRandy Houserbeing the first song played. He loves cheeseburgers, pizza, and donuts - thus, the nickname "fat . Tied at 4.1 are KIOI and KNBR. 4, April 1958, The American Cinematographer, Vol. KSJO began broadcasting dance music on its HD2 sub-channel in June 2011. On November 10, 2010,RadioInsightannounced that Principle Broadcasting Network San Jose, LLC, which owns brokered ethnic stations in various cities, made an agreement with Clear ChannelsAloha Station Trustto buy KSJO. 31, No. As freeform rock was growing in popularity, with Tom Donahue's KMPX in nearby San Francisco becoming a national trendsetter, KSJO dropped jazz, starting in the evening only at first with Mark Williams and Jim Hilsabeck. A true show-biz professional, we snatched him from the Tijuana nightclub scene where starred as one-half of "The Best Donkey Show" in town (half-true the show wasn't that good). Tonelli seems to have found himself as the 49ers voice and is satisfied with that and doesn't (or can't) contribute much to the show. KSJOs ratings started to slide as the demographics of the Bay Area changed. KSJO (92.3 MHz) is a commercial FM radio station licensed to San Jose, California, and broadcasts to the San Francisco Bay Area. La Preciosa, meanwhile, was moved to 104.9. I will usually throw in a pun, quick quip or other "under the radar" comment that might get a chuckle and nod, rather than a guffaw. ", Producer Chris Jackson defended the DJs, saying they often use a "flush," the sound of a flushing toilet, to censor callers, and they often admonish them, saying "bad listeners, bad listeners." Also, many of the San Francisco rock stations had long changed to different formats as well. Lamont: Stuff that all guys talk about, and think about. The Dance/EDM format can still be heard online on UStream athttp://www.ustream.tv/channel/bay-area-tech-radio. Lamont: Well, we were getting screwed around in our contract negotiations by a complete douchebag. Having listener nail testicles to billboard to win concert tickets for a show that was later cancelled (true story), Father's Day show live from Moonlight Bunny Ranch with Pimp Daddy Dennis Hof and having the listener have sex for the first time in 35 years because his wife left him after he suffered a stroke (nominated by his daughter true story), and being teamed up with Tonelli by the best GM in the history of radio David Baronfeld (who now lives in Hawaii and I'm trying to stay at his mansion for free) again, true story ! Visual condition of CD playing surface: light grazing -again, play is not affected Condition of CD packaging: VERY GOOD- no marks, punches, notches, stickers or stamps (NOTE: front cover insert has slight edgewear along retainer tabs- not very noticeable) LAMONT & TONELLI: "The Turd CD" (The Third CD), 2000/ 20-tracks ***limited production/ availability in the San Jose, CA market -9 years ago*** Lamont & Tonelli were the Howard Sterns of the Bay Area rock radio for many years (92.3 KSJO)- they produced numerous cd collections of these dirty, hilarious sketchesFudge Pack 4:00Back In Black 2:37Elian Gonzales Rhapsody 1:36Elian Gonzales The Movie 0:32Lamont & Tonelli News---Armageddon 3:03Matzahhhhhh 0:34Tommy Lee And His Wiener 0:52Hot P*ssy. Dr. Laura's hairy25:11 - 15. Not sure. Tonelli seems to have found himself as the 49ers voice and is satisfied with that and doesn't (or can't) contribute much to the show. "I was taking my kids to the YMCA camp, and we heard it on the car radio. In the mid to late 1970s, KSJO was known for its outrageous morning show. When the Walnut Creek simulcast station, KFJO, becameKABLin 2004, many speculated that KSJO would soon drop rock for a Spanish-language format. Chasta Michaelis is one of the most talented female talents in radio. CUMULUS MEDIA Classic Rock KSAN (107.7 THE BONE)/SAN FRANCISCO will broadcast the LAMONT & TONELLI Morning Show's 22nd annual "Do Not Drink & Drive Show" on MONDAY, NOVEMBER 23rd, from 5-10a. He paid for us to have a night on the town in SF at Fisherman's Wharf (on tradeprobably true) and Tonelli and I hit it off and decided, "let's make this thing work.". [1] Radio veteran Dave Wohlman was named PD in 2004 and began the task of re-inventing the rock legend with a new staff, sound and direction. Winnipeg, Canada (LH) & San Francisco (PT), Winnipeg, Canada (LH) & San Francisco (Daly City) (PT). An increasingly large local Hispanic population and the rise of Hip Hop helped to chip away at the heritage rock station. The studiosand offices are on Hellyer Avenue in San Jose. He has published eight books, including a best-selling memoir ("The Rice Room") and a collection of past articles, "Becoming Almost Famous" (he was portrayed in the Cameron Crowe film "Almost Famous"), and is working on a book about Little Feat. In addition, Save Alternative was broadcast on 104.9 KCNL every Saturday and Sunday night from 8 PM until midnight. He looked awed. The Lamont and Tonelli radio show from San Francisco is a hilarious show about pop culture and rock music. Nikki Sixx is talking sobriety. In November 2013, KSJO-HD2 ended its dance music format and re-introduced the S*ALT (Save Alternative) alternative rock format. Laurie Roberts joined from KOME to perform morning drive along with Ted Kopulos, also a KOME mainstay. Privacy Policy. "The Light from Below" was one of the early slogans but did not live long ("below the San Francisco Bay"). Articles, Gearing Up for Festival Season with Vintage Camp Gear, Phantom Goes Dark: Broadways Longest-Running Show Ends, TurboGrafx-16 Failed As a System, Succeeds As Memorabilia. I am in total shock and disbelief ! - Lamont and Tonelli - Facebook Day Three At The All Access Audio Summit 2023: Radio's Future, Social Media, And A Lot Of Talk, All Access Audio Summit 2023's In-The-Moment Presentation Is Wrapped Up And On-Demand Streaming Of All 18 Sessions Begins Tomorrow, Recap: Late Friday, Troy Hanson Confirmed Hes Exiting Cumulus VP/Programming-Rock Formats, VP/Operations & PD WKQX (Q101)/Chicago, Longtime Morning Anchor Lee Harris Exiting WINS/New York, KYSR (Alt 98.7)/Los Angeles Ups Christen Limon To Music Coordinator. The format was pure free-form progressive rock. On May 25, 2014, at 9:03 PM, following the end of U92.3 programming, KSJO began stunting with the sound of a fictional train named "The Night Train 923" leaving from Nashville. Lamont and Tonelli - KSJO Alcatraz Video 2,473 views Mar 9, 2015 11 Dislike Share Save HueyCam 1.49K subscribers Lamont & Tonelli Induction Into The Bay Area Radio Hall Of Fame 09-24-21. KQED continues as the market leader with 6.7 percent of the audience (they had 7.0 in April), with KCBS following at 6.1. By 1998, KSJOs signal was simulcast on three other separate stations (located near 92.3 on the dial) around the San Francisco Bay Area: 92.7KXJOinAlameda/Oakland, 92.7KMJOinMarinaand 92.1KFJOinWalnut Creek. Tag this album, Javascript is required to view shouts on this page. We had a contract in our hands 12 hours after our contract expired. It is owned by Silicon Valley Asian Media Group. Dirty Friday phone call - mother in law7:31 - 5. This is a carousel. By rejecting non-essential cookies, Reddit may still use certain cookies to ensure the proper functionality of our platform. (Save Alternative was discontinued on-air in May 2012, when KCNL was sold to theUSCand flipped toKDFCsclassicalformat but the format remains online and can be listened to at savealternative.com.). Asfreeform rockwas growing in popularity, with Tom DonahuesKMPXin nearbySan Franciscobecoming a national trendsetter, KSJO dropped jazz, starting in the evening only with Mark Williams and Jim Hilsabeck. L&T World - The Lamont & Tonelli Show (for life) A real quality guy, Soon, said Cleaveland, It was tough for him to get out of his mouth what he wanted to (say) and everything was very funny. An incredibly valuable, recent addition has been "Smelly," who is a leader in writing and producing our bits. guy. I only liked about 1/4 of the music when they were on KSJO, but listened to it just for them. Lamont and Tonelli - KSJO Alcatraz Video - YouTube Radio show offends residents - Palo Alto Weekly I like their prank calls. Lamont & Tonelli | KSAN-FM 10 Questions with Lamont Hollywood & Paul Tonelli 26, No. Program Director Larry Baby Lee Roy Hansen assembled a strong group of air personalities including Trevor Ley and Jim Taylor (mornings), Ken Anthony (afternoons), Nicki Stevens (evenings) and Jim Seagull (overnights).
