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Ira Cook 1972

2026-10-11T10:46:33.987-05:00

Have a Happy Day!!! Ira cook is back with Friday tunes.

Ira Cook 1972

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Library Days 1943

2026-10-11T10:16:21.993-05:00

The libraries could be amazing. I'd dig and dig and found wonders. Did you?

Take A Listen

Mary Helen Barro 1983

2026-10-04T13:12:43.265-05:00

Are you ready to salsa? meringue? Mary Helene Barro played the best in Latin music for decades on AFRTS.

Mary Helen Barro - 1983

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Charlie Tuna 1991

2026-10-04T13:10:05.881-05:00

So where were you in 1991?

The first Gulf War, Soviet Union crumbles, Princess Diana and Prince Charles split up. Topicality was a big piece of the Charlie Tuna show:

Charlie Tuna 1991

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Joe Allison 1968

2026-09-20T11:27:33.309-05:00

Joe Allison brought a lot to country music, writing classic country songs in the 1950s and 60s. In 1946 Tex Ritter recorded Joe's "When You Leave, Don't Slam the Door". It was a top five hit. 1949 was his arrival in Nashville with shows on both WSM and WSIX. Later a very successful recording executive.

We had Joe in the 1960s. He brought a one-to-one style which wasn't common in country radio at the time.

Joe Allison - 1968

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Wolfman Jack 1974

2026-09-20T11:26:10.200-05:00

July 1995 we lost the Wolfman and that piece of a great radio heritage. Wolf, you're missed.

Wolfman Jack - 1974

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Roger Carroll 1980

2026-09-19T11:52:43.057-05:00

Roger and Steve Allen

Let's take a trip to 1980 for the Best Sounds in Town

Roger Carroll 1980

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Mary Turner 1994

2026-09-19T11:48:26.016-05:00

Mary lived large, incredible career and love her memories of Ft McCadden.

Let's rock!

Mary Turner 1994

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Herman Griffith 1965

2026-09-19T11:47:16.875-05:00

"Hello Gang! Here's Herman Griffith with excitement in sound and music in motion!! The rock AND the roll for the young and the old, the brave and the bold on the Record Caravan!!!! "

Herman Griffith #129 1965

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Andy Mansfield 1962

2026-09-06T12:01:45.856-05:00

Andy and Virginia

Andy Mansfield must have had quite a record collection. He played the oldies starting in the 1950s well into the 1960s, first with wife Virginia on Turn Back the Clock. The later show was Americas Popular music. Lots of big band music but visits back to acoustic records of the 1910s..

America's Popular Music - 1962

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Mystery Theater - Cary Grant

2026-09-06T11:58:19.133-05:00

Mystery Theater was a repackaging of classic radio mysteries. In one form or another it started in WWII and continued well into the 1970s. AFRTS still had the rights to the best.

In 1950 Cary Grant starred "Suspense" and On a Country Road. A couple is stranded during a storm, with a murderer on the loose! In the early 1970s the program was edited into this Mystery Theater broadcast.

Mystery Theater - On a Country Road

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My Best Sounds

2026-08-30T13:03:41.427-05:00

Just remastered Story Lady. Still wonderful.

Take us along, all day long

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Tom Campbell 1971

2026-08-30T13:02:15.484-05:00

Always grateful when our AFRTS family can share the shows they did for us way back when. Tom Campbell Stateside is on the air!

Hear Tom everyday 1pm Central mybestsounds.com

Tom Campbell 1971

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Roland Bynum 1981

2026-08-30T10:30:23.333-05:00

We're in the Creator's Workshop on a Wednesday in 1981 and Roland is making it a "good Bynum"

Roland Bynum - 1981

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Bill Stewart - Rocketing Rhythms

2026-08-30T10:28:25.752-05:00

We counted them down. The first rock countdown show was Rocketing Rhythms, usually hosted by Jack Brown. Today Jack is on vacation and KLACs Bill Stewart steps in with the hits from the pages of Cash Box. Here are the pre-Beatles years hits!

Rocketing Rhythms - 1961

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Jim Pewter 1967

2026-08-30T10:24:14.725-05:00

AFKN vet Jim Pewter checks in periodically and it's always great. We went to different schools together! Jim had a lot to do with some of the greatest music.

Hear Jim every day at 6pm Eastern mybestsounds.com

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Don Tracy 1988

2026-08-30T10:22:50.826-05:00

DON TRACY - Don Tracy was another with a great career at AFRTS-LA and in Los Angeles radio: KGFJ, 1969-74; KDAY, 1976-90; KGFJ, 1993-94; KMBY, 1995; KABC, 1995-97. Following a stint in sales at KABC, Don had an ad agency in the San Fernando Valley, Malloy and Associates. This aircheck was recorded in Iceland.

Don Tracy 1988

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Chris Noel 1969

2026-08-30T10:21:29.986-05:00

Chris did so much for us, The Date With Chris show, toured all over the world, particularly in the hotspots and has been one of the most outspoken advocates ever. Today Chris has a homeless shelter for veterans. Take a look Click here Please do what you can. Here's how it sounded in 1969.

Date With Chris - 1969

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Joe Ferguson 1983

2026-08-30T10:18:32.909-05:00

Joe Ferguson brings us the best from Portland in another 1983 get together. Thanks for sharing these Joe!

Joe Ferguson - 1983

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Yank Swing Session 1944

2026-08-22T15:05:28.630-05:00

Bob Crosby did a lot of shows for us during WWII, usually as a DJ sometimes with his band.

"Yank Swing Session" was interesting. Sometimes they played records. Usually, they played unissued music from radio shows. Here's a 1944 visit.

Yank Swing Session - 1944

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Jim Ameche 1965

2026-08-22T14:59:14.998-05:00

Jim Ameche has some beautiful music. Jim was one of the first to really be successful as a syndicated DJ, later becoming the voice of the Longines Symphonette.

Jim Ameche - 1965

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AFN Nuremberg - Mike Kimbrell 1984

2026-08-15T16:17:34.121-05:00

Time for Mike Kimbrell from "The Tower Of Power"

AFN Mike Kimbrell 1984

AFN Nuremberg. Studio im Grand Hotel (1950 - 1956). Studio at the Grand Hotel (1950 - 1956).

Gene Price 1978

2026-08-15T16:12:40.528-05:00

Whoever came up with the phrase Country Gentleman must have known Gene Price. It's classy. It's silly and it's wonderful radio.

Gene Price - 1978

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Ira Cook 1961

2026-08-15T16:11:01.904-05:00

In the early 1960s, they weren't really recording at McCadden. Recordings were done at the stations, usually but it was haphazard. Here's Ira Cook recorded at KMPC in 1961.

IRA LEIGH COOK Passed away on May 15, 2007 at the age of 90. Ira was a disc jockey in Hollywood for over 25 years working at KMPC the majority of the time. He also broadcast over the Armed Forces Radio Services. He was a beloved husband of Virginia for 58 years who predeceased him.

Hear Ira every morning at 5am (central) on mybestsounds.com

Ira Cook 1961

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Roger Carroll 1976

2026-08-09T11:28:28.477-05:00

Here's some more fun from Hollywood with Roger Carroll! Roger has was a part of this crazy business since the 1940s.

Roger Carroll 1976

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