Shortly after Dees arrived, KHHT shifted its format to a hybrid of rhythmic oldies and urban oldies, focusing mostly on urban rhythmic hits from 1970 to the late 1990s, with some soul hits from the 1960s sprinkled into the mix. Take Me to the Mardi Gras by Bob James (1975) Rockin' to the P.M. by Raw Fusion (1991) is a remix of. Edit: Ive done more research and he may have owned a production company that has been defunct since 2012. While he was at the station, I dont think we spoke more than one sentence, and I was fired shortly after he started. With the purchase of KSWD by EMF, the feeder source has since moved to what is now KKLQ's HD2 subchannel. Radio DJ Theo Mizuhara - Google Groups below. See the story here. View personal, professional, and Dating reviews for Theodore. Report as inappropriate. When asked about his growing popularity beyond the airwaves--record companies have hired him for production work and he has a recurring role on the Dangerous Minds TV series--Theo just laughs. 227 Likes, 89 Comments - @pjroxx on Instagram: "#campaign ALERT #wherestheomizuhara aka Theo? [60][61] After less than five months, on February 3, 1990, the station switched to rhythmic adult contemporary, while maintaining the "FM 92 The Beat" branding. As far as Theo having a lot of personal baggage, he always has been a complex person (albeit a bit on the insecure side). to see possible family members, friends, co-workers, and associates found from multiple government records, social and public sources. Theo was my favorite DJ on 92.3FM TheBeat Los Angeles bitd (93~96?). Black women could work there, but black men were not so fortunate. )[74] Another reason for the change was the station's poor ratings performance; KHHT was ranked 14th in the market with a 2.5 share in the January 2015 PPM Nielsen radio ratings. So it's likemy stomach hurt.". We called again the next week and the next and the next, all to no avail. The station's powerful signal is heard all over the Bay Area and covers areas as far north as Santa Rosa and as far south as the Santa Cruz Mountains. Knew about it a few months before Yolk even came out because I'm friends with the publisher. Urban contemporary radio station in San Francisco, Learn how and when to remove this template message, "Broadcasting Station Licensing Record KMEL", "San Francisco FM Power: KMEL Seeks 'Total Demographic', "KMEL Promos Revolve Around Alex Bennett", "Format Turntable: Bay Area AOR Battle Heats Up", "Unusual 'Bangkok' Scores RCA Hit: Putting Song on Charts Just Part of Larger 'Chess' Project", "Bobby Ocean, 610 KFRC San Francisco August 8, 1986", "For 20 Years, KMEL Has Been King of the Hip-Hop Hill", "Opposition To KMEL Merger / 'Street Soldiers' creator speaks out in Oakland", "KMEL fires popular morning host 'Chuy' Gomez", Bay Area Radio Museum: The Complete KMEL Airchecks Collection, KMELforever.com: A Website Dedicated To The Preservation Of The History Of KMEL, KMEL Summer Jam - The Original "Summer Jam" concerts by Andrew Knyte of NJS4E. Word has it that Theo is very near to becoming the #1 DJ in his time slot in the Los Angeles area. Then she took what we said back to the management members like the late Craig Wilbraham. He was known for his on-air personality and his ability to connect with his listeners. Cameron Paul, Michael Erickson, DJ Theo Mizuhara, DJ Glen Aure, Dave The Hitman Myers, Franzen Wong, Trace Dog, The Latin Prince, Rick Lee, Mind Motion, DJ Supreme, DJ Back Traxx, Renel Lewis . KMEL suffered a setback in ratings between 2009 and 2010. In this way, KHHT's playlist structure was the inspiration for other urban AC markets in the western half of the U.S. such as sister stations in KISQ San Francisco, KSYU Albuquerque, and KHYL Sacramento.[70]. I think I found some family members on facebook, but I didn't want to assume based on the last name. Females used to flirt with him on the phone, telling him how his voice was driving them crazy. And then the next minuteyou know, drama," says Quik, soundingflabbergasted as Kool & The Gang's "Summer Madness" begins playing in the background softly. This was mainly due in part to Arbitron phasing out the diary keeping approach to ratings for the PPMs. Evergreen Media ended the ratings war with KYLD by purchasing it later that year. He started his radio deejay career in the late 80s on San Franciscos KMEL-FM, a sister station to the Beat. sampled. The station first signed on the air on December 29, 1948, as KFAC-FM, the FM adjunct to KFAC. The paper said the station should be called KKKBT and was racist and had homosexuals in management These were the days when rumors like that could get you blackballed. The 10:00pm hour of that shift is known as The Ten O'Clock Booty Call, with the remaining two hours devoted solely to slow jam love songs dubbed as The KMEL Lounge. Tre was out after that. KMEL also competes with Urban adult contemporary ("Urban AC") formatted KBLX (now owned by Bonneville). He switched to the Los Angeles outlet in 1993. That same year, another 'Pac and Quik collab, "Words 2 My First Born," surfaced onUntil the End of Time. Del on Twitter: "Theo mizuhara, he was in some music videos in the 90s Industry vets informed me that respected radio vet Lee Michaels trained Naftaly. This move prompted KHHT to further adjust its musical direction by adding more Disco and Freestyle tracks to its current format as a way to attract the displaced KMVN listeners, and by June 2009, it showed an increase in the PPM ratings after it began to further tweak its selection more to slightly favor currents and less favor old school tracks. Also in 1992, KSOL, which ironically suffered in ratings due to KMEL's newfound success, retooled itself as KYLD "Wild 107.7" (now "Wild 94.9") and quickly emerged as KMEL's prime competitor for their mutual core audience demographic. [7] KMEL lost market share to its competitionKQAK, KRQR, KOME and KSJO. Probation Officer murdered and her corpse defiled by a homeless man, The Steve Harvey Morning Show Discusses American Airlines Historic Tribute to Bessie Coleman (VIDEO), Ebro in the Morning and Ben Crump Discusses how the Menthol Ban Would Affect the Black Community, and More (VIDEO), Ebro in the Morning Discusses the Film Aftershock and the Traumatic Reality of Black Women Dying in Childbirth (VIDEO). He's Living Proof That 'No Color Lines' Works - Los Angeles Times [57][59] However, the format failed in the ratings; in the Winter 1990 ratings report for the market, KKBT was ranked 8th 12+, 10th in the 25-54 year-old age demographic, and 15th in overall cume. This same approach was also being used at sister stations KHJZ/Honolulu, KFBT/Fresno and WMOV-FM/Norfolk, Virginia, which are targeting Gen-Xers and concentrate on the latter two decades and play some currents in their presentation. The station's branding as "106 KMEL" remained in place for many years.[17]. Oddly, the three Black men that outlasted everyone, Micheal Mixxin Moore, Tre Black, and Captain G. are all deceased and died young. He stopped me, and we spoke for about 10 minutes about what we had both been up to. [10] Jeff Chang blames the Telecommunications Act for reducing the amount of community-based programming and causing playlists to become more generic on urban stations nationwide. By LYNELL GEORGE. Tinsley was able to reach the big leagues at the age of 24 in 1993, making his debut with the Seattle Mariners. KGO-FM moved to 106.1 FM on November 3, 1947, with facilities at a former General Electric plant on East 12th Street in Oakland. Check Full Reputation Profile 106.1 FM began as KGO-FM, sister station of KGO. Perhaps it was timing. However, on July 3, 2012, a year after making a return to morning drive, Dees parted ways with KHHT due to a desire by station management to make some adjustments in its direction.[72]. However, Clear Channel wanted to keep the best possible signal, and gave Radio One 100.3 FM. By September 1992, Century Broadcasting sold KMEL to Evergreen Media. with DJ Theo! More at IMDbPro Contact Info: View agent, publicist, legal on IMDbPro. KFAC was fed the audio from a microphone pointed at one end of the Bowl, and KFAC-FM the audio from a microphone at the other end of the Bowl. Navalny Where Is He Now? 4/8/2009. Paul was in demand as a remixer. Thats the beautiful thing about music, Theo, a somewhat shy man in his late 20s, says softly, with shadows hiding his face as he sits in a darkened office at the stations headquarters in Hollywood. After Manly and the station met several times, we were finally told that the situation had been resolved and KKBT would meet a list of demands, one of which was sponsoring the NAACPs breakfast meetings. Manly was very familiar with the racism problems at the station as our group was one of several black men who complained to the NAACPs Hollywood branch. Much speculation led to 92.3 going active rock, possibly with the KMET calls. KRRL (92.3 FM) branded Real 92.3 is a commercial urban contemporary radio station licensed to Los Angeles, California, serving much of the Greater Los Angeles area. Can't have everything I guess - but this car is the car I've wanted since I was 12, and now I have it. Check all background information that MyLife has gathered. Once new management came in just about all the black male announcers were out including Tavis Smiley whos midday segment was canceled after a white woman at the station complained his segments were racist. [26] Both stations still simulcast core programming like Evening Concert, Luncheon at the Lincoln Center, and Continental Classics. On February 20, 2015, KHHT changed its call letters to KRRL to match the "Real" moniker. It was already viewed He was young and naive, and they were really being racist with him and he ended up suing them. Submit it to us and it will be shown here after review. Add a bio, trivia, and more. The FM station was originally licensed at 96.9 FM in 1946. Theo Mizuhara was a radio personality who worked at various radio stations, including KKBT-FM in Los Angeles, California and KMEL-FM in San Francisco, California. Later on in the call, you feel Quik's thought process break down. My Lovin' (The Morning After Dub) (1992) by En Vogue Remixer credit: Theo Mizuhara. Theo . from 100.3 The Beat (old school). - Yelp Where Is Theo Mizuhara From KKBT And KMEL? - Radio Facts Of course, Urban Network opted out of running it, but had Radio Facts been around at the time. [12] Bazoo left KMEL for Los Angeles in June 1985, and Steve Rivers was hired from Tampa to take his place as program director. KMEL was also an affiliate of The Rockin' America Top 30 Countdown with Scott Shannon. The year 1982 saw many changes at Bay Area rock stations. He was outside talking to an older black musician that he knew. A New York Times profile printed on the day of its format change labeled KFAC "a staple of Los Angeles's cultural life for 58 years" and that its switch was "a sign of the times and perhaps of things to come as American cultural tastes evolve. Add photos, demo reels Add to list More at IMDbPro Contact info Agent info Known for Waiting to Exhale 5.9 On Air D.J. @pjroxx on Instagram: "#campaign ALERT #wherestheomizuhara aka Theo