Sam Lawson’s Audio Vault: Rick Dees Phone Booth Party – KIIS FM, Los Angeles, 1987

   January 24, 2021

It’s Rick Dees with Lorna Love and Charlie Wright on 102.7 KIIS-FM. Listen as Rick calls a phone booth in Marina del Rey. Also hear Shirley Jones on a Ralph’s commercial with Paul Freeman doing the local insert.



Runtime: 6:05

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Author: Sam Lawson

Student engineer at pioneer Nathan Hale radio station KNH 1210 in 1970 (prior to KNHC). Also attended North Seattle Community College and L.H. Bates in Tacoma (KTOY-FM). Sam’s career began as a KJR request line operator in 1970, with his first on-air job at KRKO in 1972. In 1976 he segued to overnights at KTAC as Cory Landon, then weekends at KING. In 1978 he moved to Lewiston, Idaho for afternoons on KOZE and KRLC. Throughout the ‘80s he was an announcer and/or engineer at "the best mix and biggest variety" of Spokane radio stations; including 97KREM, KZUN, KGA, KKER (The Sam & Pam Show), KZZU, PD of KJRB, 98 KISS-FM, and the voice of KAYU-TV. In 1989 he moved to Los Angeles as Assistant Chief Engineer and weekends at KZLA/KLAC. Also engineered for KBIG, KFI, Premiere Radio Networks, CBS Radio, and others. "After avoiding any actual work for nearly 45 years, now happily retired and very appreciatively back in the great Pacific Northwest!" ---Click here for other Sam Lawson articles ---and here for Sam Lawson airchecks

4 thoughts on “Sam Lawson’s Audio Vault: Rick Dees Phone Booth Party – KIIS FM, Los Angeles, 1987”

  1. January 24, 2021 at QZVX

    Jason Remington says:

    Always entertaining, Rick Dees! Thanks, Sam.

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  2. January 24, 2021 at QZVX

    Jason Remington says:

    Rick Dees
    KGY (Olympia) Evenings 7PM – Midnight – Your Daily Dees!

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  3. January 24, 2021 at QZVX

    Jason Remington says:

    We were playing Jeffrey Osborn at KASY (Auburn-1987). KASY was a nifty Adult Contemporary station, owned by Ed Garre. Carl Sawyer, Sandy Hamilton, Gary Crawford, and Bruce Cannon were the major personalities on-air. Bill Doane, morning news, Bill Ogden afternoon news.
    KASY had a sound much like personality-driven KVI, professional and very entertaining.

    https://wrvmuseum.pastperfectonline.com/byperson?keyword=Garre%2C+Ed

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    • January 26, 2021 at QZVX

      kjrol says:

      I always wondered what became of Sandy Hamilton after he left KJR. When I was a teenager he let me hang around the studio when he was working.

      Reply

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