The weekend of March 31/April 1, 1979, Puget Sound listeners enjoyed the Radio Hall of Fame on 96.5 FM, K Y Y X. Weekend airshifts were voiced by Dick Curtis, Pat O’Day, Lan Roberts, Tom Murphy, Jerry Kay and Larry Lujack. Owner/manager of KYYX was Pat O’Day and Program Director was Tony Stone.
Aircheck: Larry Lujack on KYYX. Also in the studio were Tom Murphy and Lan Roberts – (45:37)
Most of those in attendence were still in the business, just not enjoying it as much. Larry Lujack in Chicago, Tom Murphy/Los Angeles, Lan Roberts/Honolulu and Jerry Kay who used to be a Chicago disc jockey, then selling carpets and real estate in Yakima. “I finally quit radio because I was tired of being a cue card disc jockey, even though the money was fantastic. When I was in Chicago, one year I made close to $70,000. But it was constant hassles. They didn’t want you to say anything or be funny. If you strayed one little bit, you’d get a phone call from the program director. I finally decided to join my father in his business in Yakima and just sit there and watch the fruit grow.“
Murphy added, “What happened is that the programmers became adversaries of the disc jockeys. The DJ was a possible error, whereas playing just the music and jingles was safe. They could control that.” (Eric Lacitis/Seattle Times)
