It’s a little bit after 10AM on Sunday morning, February 16, 1986, and smooth-talking Terry Nelson (KROY, 99X, KFI) opens this 75-minute segment of the Big 610, featuring hits #302 through #284. Terry shares some nostalgic moments with callers, including one who was a current listener to his morning show on Sacramento’s KCTC (Adult Contemporary). Nelson also lists an honor roll of superstar talent that attended the prior evening’s festivities.

Then, some truly funny moments, as Bobby Whaddaguy Ocean and engineer George Flawless Zema talk for several minutes about the old days and behind-the-scenes stuff. Also, the best Bobby Ocean jingle we’ve never heard — until now.

Two musical performances were restored. We pay license fees to stream the music in this exhibit, but you are not licensed to copy, trade or sell this recording.

The BIG 610 – KFRC 20th ANNIVERSARY COUNTDOWN
February 14-17 1986

[From notes by Contributor Scott Rayer]

This exhibit will eventually include almost all of the entire KFRC 20th Anniversary BIG 6-10, a four-day marathon starting at 6PM on Friday, February 14, 1986.

This special broadcast followed a presentation narrated by Bobby Ocean, contributed to REELRADIO by Ben Fong-Torres in December of 2001.

The Making of a Classic: 20 Years of KFRC, 1966-1986
These off-the-air recordings were made on 90-minute cassettes (45 minutes per side) and small portions of the broadcast were lost when not in attendance.

What is not on this recording is what was in store for KFRC and the talent. The music format was tanked in six months. Dr. Don left the station, and in another year, he suffered a heart attack. Jane Dornacker was killed in a helicopter crash eight months later.

In some ways, this was the beginning of the end for the station, but I know others have differing opinions.