KDWB JOCKS

This is the guy who you saw on the homepage about to drive a nail into his head. Here he is talking to a worm in an apple. You might think that this has to be a big corporate executive but it's none other than Hal Murray, the Twin Cities' version? of L.A.'s "Emperor" Bob Hudson. Murray made it fun to listen to the radio. He brought it all in with his 1960 arrival at KDWB for the most part doing mornings but did afternoons for a time. During 1961 he was transfered to Los Angeles to fill in for striking jocks on KFWB. Hal left in late 1963 going to Pittsburgh's KQV where he stayed well into the 1970's with an interuption of a while in Tampa circa late 60's/early 70's before returning. Sadly, jocks like Hal don't seem to have a place on the air anymore with today's corporate stations. He passed away in 1988 at the age of 67. Aircheck at bottom of page or click Hal's Photo.

Fe-fe-fi-fi...oops, wrong Charlie Brown. We mean Charlee Brown as in KDWB's man of that name. C.B. graduated from Brown Institute of Broadcasting, Minneapolis in 1959. Later engineering school in Los Angeles. His radio career began in Scottsbluff, Nebraska and moved on to Sioux City, Iowa where he was known as "Mr. Radio" with the top rated show there for over three years. He came to KDWB in 1963 becoming the "emperor" in the Twin Cities for a time and was still at "Channel 63" in the 1970's. Do you think C.B. bears more than just a resemblance to a certain captain on the old McHale's Navy TV series?

Known for wit plus tongue and cheek humor, James Frances Patrick O'Neill  or simply "Professor O'Neill", as he was know to his KDWB listeners began his radio days in Fremont, Nebraska, served two years on Armed Forces Radio in the Philippines. Worked at stations in Kansas, Ohio and California before joining Crowell-Collier Broadcasting in 1961. The "Prof" was born in Casper, Wyoming. This entertainer also acted in Little Theatre groups and was active in community service. He did afternoon drive and for a while switched places with Hal Murray doing mornings. 

Randy Cook, a native Minnesotan, born in Lake City, July, 1937 only spent a short time of his life outside Minnesota before coming to work in the Twin Cities and that was in LaCrosse, Wisconsin. Randy started at WISK in 1959 shortly before it became KDWB and not only survived the ownership change but prospered in it. Randy emceed many record hops, loved working on electronic gear and an avid hunter. He held down the nine to midnight slot on weekdays.

Lou Reigert came to town in the early 1960's on through the mid part of the decade to be heard on KDWB. More Recently he's on CNN as Lou Watters. Lou, pictured at right, could be heard from 6 to 9PM daily.  After Lou left Bobby Wayne slid into the evening slot to take on  Weegee's Jim Dandy for the battle of the "prime time" jocks. Back in those days night time was where it's at, at least for teens while the parents watched the tube...and complained about all that Rock n' Roll. Photo of Bobby, at left is courtesy of Don Betzold, autographed for him and now rests in the Pavek Museum. Bobby is now in that great radio station in the sky. He may be gone but you can still hear him. Click on  his Aircheck at bottom of page or click on the red train ticket below.

KDWB photo gallery

Some more KDWB jocks .