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RGMike

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RIP radio programmer Gene Chenault, 90
« 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
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Re: RIP radio programmer Gene Chenault, 90
« Reply #1 on: February 26, 2010, 06:53:28 PM »
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.

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Re: RIP radio programmer Gene Chenault, 90
« Reply #2 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

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