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Don Rose KKIS Concord CA January 5 1987 (0:08:13)

The Rick Thomas Collection
… I knew I’d say that sooner or later, you caught me …

[Description by contributor Rick Thomas]
With KFRC and Magic 61 now behind him, Dr. Don Rose makes a fresh go of it on KKIS AM & FM in nearby Concord, just across the Bay and over the East Bay
hills.

As with probably most any maiden broadcast, there are a few bugs to iron out in the form of missed cues, microphones left on, and Dr. Don himself introducing a Bruce Hornsby record as “Roger Hornsby” and such, but once the Doctor’s crew (his son Jay running the board) bring things to an even keel, the ship is steady as she goes, with Dr. Don the consummate professional through it all.

We begin this exhibit with longtime Bay Area newsman Brian Cooley ending his 6am newscast with a handoff to the Doctor to make more Bay Area radio history.

[Dr. Don Rose passed away March 30, 2005]

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