The last time I wrote about radio jingles was in 2012, when I interviewed jingle writer Larry Greene in two parts (here and here). I love the sound of great radio jingles. The vocals harmonies are ...

Dave Bethell of TM Studios, shown at his work area in Los Angeles. If a program director from the 1970s or ’80s were dropped into a radio station in 2019, he or she would not recognize the sound of ...

MINNEAPOLIS — They can stick with us forever whether we like it or not. Advertisers have used catchy tunes for decades. "They're the original earworms, I think," said Jerry Wolczanski. The first known ...

Harry West, whose corny jokes and wisecracks as a morning disc jockey on WARM-AM helped “The Mighty 590” dominate local radio ratings in the 1960s and 1970s, died quietly Friday. West died in his ...

Harry West, whose corny jokes and wisecracks as a morning disc jockey on WARM-AM helped “The Mighty 590” dominate local radio ratings in the 1960s and 1970s, died Friday. West died in his sleep in ...

It may seem odd, but growing up in the Harbor Area of Los Angeles County, I was enamored with San Diego radio. The first station I remember tuning in was LA’s own KGBS (now KTNQ, 1020 AM) — transistor ...