… You can choose the champs on the KHJ Million Dollar Battle, starting at 7 tonight …
Roger Christian, (d. 1991) one of the original Boss Jocks, is featured here during the KHJ Sneak Preview in April, 1965. Christian produced The Beatles Story in 1964, and wrote Deadman’s Curve and The Little Old Lady from Pasadena for Jan and Dean. He left KHJ for KFWB in 1966, made an appearance at K-100 in 1974, and appeared in 17 movies, according to 440: Satisfaction.
This unscoped 30 minutes is like being in Los Angeles that morning. The amazing thing about Top 40 viewed from the “diverse” perspective of the 90’s is that many will hear only the Rolling Stones and Them and The Beatles, others will marvel at Smokey Robinson and the The Falcons from 1959 with So Fine. Others will appreciate the historical value of the comments from California Governor Pat Brown during 20/20 news, where newsman
Allan Mall reads the sponsor’s tag. And gosh, George Washington eats
“Mexican” food. Here are many of the things that made the era of Top 40 radio such a cultural marvel, compared to the uptight “diversity” of today. This was real American Variety Radio in L.A., 30-something years ago.