Peter Huntington May, KIKX Tucson AZ February 9, 1968 (scoped)

Scoped
… Peter Huntington May, leading the way …
Peter Huntington May arrived in Tucson from wintry Minneapolis in early January of 1968. Peter came on board at KIKX to do evenings. Back in Minnesota, Peter had worked at WDGY. Peter was also involved with the local Minneapolis music scene where he managed and produced the rock group Stillroven – a job he continued to do by long distance after moving to Tucson.May also became host of the KZAZ TV 11 weekday afternoon program “Discotheque 68”, a teen music and dance show. On this aircheck, Peter Huntington May is doing his Friday night KIKX show. It is a Solid Gold Weekend. Sonny and Cher are featured on a promo for an upcoming KIKX concert event called the Psychedelic Circus. No details for the concert just yet. The aircheck ends during a Dan Ryan 20/20 newscast. One of the spots heard here includes a classic Tucson sixties sandwich shop – King Hero on the corner of Speedway and Columbus. It’s now long gone.

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