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Main Discussion Area => In Memoriam, Happy Birthday => Topic started by: RGMike on February 26, 2010, 11:44:07 AM

Title: RIP radio programmer Gene Chenault, 90
Post by: RGMike on February 26, 2010, 11:44:07 AM

The other half of the legendary Drake/Chenault team (Bill Drake died in 2008): KHJ, KFRC, CKLW, WRKO, WOR-FM...

http://www.radioink.com/Article.asp?id=1713355&spid=24698

Title: Re: RIP radio programmer Gene Chenault, 90
Post by: Wayback on February 26, 2010, 06:53:28 PM

Quote from: RGMike on February 26, 2010, 11:44:07 AM

The other half of the legendary Drake/Chenault team (Bill Drake died in 2008): KHJ, KFRC, CKLW, WRKO, WOR-FM...
http://www.radioink.com/Article.asp?id=1713355&spid=24698

Glad I taped much of their 1981 History of Rock & Roll radio series when it was replayed a couple years ago on 1550AM preceeding the switch to either KTRB or the new KFRC.

Title: Re: RIP radio programmer Gene Chenault, 90
Post by: Tinka Cat on March 05, 2010, 08:54:34 PM

Chron reprints the NYT obit:

http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?f=/c/a/2010/03/05/BA3K1CAOUL.DTL

cute comment:

"Hi gang. Scott Lame here. The Boss jock with the Boss sound from the Boss list of the Boss 30 that my boss told me to play." - G. Carlins