Bob West, KGGI-FM Riverside, CA. March 19, 1980 (scoped) (0:10:29)
Scoped
For those not familiar with Southern California (like the majority of REELRADIO subscribers) the Google® map above shows a suggested route (approximately 192 miles) from Neverland Ranch (A) to Riverside, California (B), the home of KGGI-FM, where consultant Jerry Clifton installed one of his first rhythmic CHR formats.
On this aircheck, we are treated to an official Clifton bounced-whisper layover (Continuous CONTINUOUS music MUSIC), a standard feature of his consulted stations. And, sadly, there are some music-to-music segues here as well. Nothing to say? What station was that? Well, lots of recurrents and oldies, and in early 1980, that was nice.
Bob West is your PM drive host. Bob went on to program one of the last gasps of KROY-FM (Sacramento, CA.) in the later 1980s, and WPGC (Washington, D.C.) after that. In more recent times, Bob has continued to work with Mr. Clifton programming Hispanic Hip-Hop formats in Texas.
On this day in Riverside, Bob was helping his listeners connect with The Sheik to win gasoline. What a helpful guy! Bob had a friendly, energetic delivery, but as a PD and consultant he did very little air work after KGGI. He mostly taught baby deejays how NOT to talk between records.
