Originally published at: https://boingboing.net/2020/08/03/enjoy-the-boss-radio-sound-of.html
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If you’d like to hear these with their songs intact, search for airchecks that are “unscoped”.
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I preferred KFWB and XERB over KHJ.
If you are REALLY interested… here’s a link to the book (courtesy of World Radio History) on Boss Radio, written by Ron Jacobs, program director of KHJ.
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Damn, he IS good. His transitions between tracks, for example, are freaking flawless. They also played a lor more music in a row back then ^^’ .
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While you’re at it, check out what was happening over at 1580 KDAY (am!!) while KHJ enjoyed an Angeleno-leans-white audience, KDAY definitely captured the Angeleno-leans-black audience. I used to tape their Saturday night DJ shows because they were amazing and already mixed! Fueled many parties.
Can’t link here apparently (?) just search on YouTube and you’ll find a ton.
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KHJ was my main station as a teen in the '60s. Coincidently, a few weeks ago I ran into an LP they had put out w/ the current pop favorites.
Wow, Flashbacks to '65, I was 15 spending the summer in LA with an uncle. Watts was on fire just up the road a bit. He lived by Hollywood park in Englwood. KHJ was on all day with Satisfaction, I Feel Good, and later with Pappa’s Got A Brand New Bag as well as all the songs in the album shown in the article.
Bonus points for the “Boss” reference, the word for the summer. Even went to a club called “It’s Boss” on the Sunset Strip to see The Bobby Fuller Four. The Turtles opened. Jeesus I feel old now…
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Awesome. I had been curious about that. Can’t wait to dive in!
The fractious Friday sign offs were a marvel of broadcast skill, Marlboro, Folgers and abundant cocaine.
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