About me:
THE HI-FI CLUB is a weekly salute to those who made local radio great, and also covers some long-forgotten local history, celebrity birthdays and commentary on the industry. The music is all hand-picked and covers some of the greatest years of pop and rock--1955 through 1975. A popular weekly fixture is the "Classic Aircheck" segment, where John, Mike & Chad play an archived radio station recording from their vast collections. Recent features include the earliest known recording of Fort Worth's KXOL-1360 from 1947, featuring Norm "Epod" Alden (who is an accomplished actor these days,) the final "timeshare" broadcast of WBAP/WFAA-AM from 1970; a 1968 tape of the late Michael Spears ("Hal Martin") burning up the airwaves at KLIF-1190; KXOL morning legend Jim Tucker from 1960; and a young Russ Bloxom as the "Man on the Beat" at KCLE-AM/FM in Cleburne from 1959. Other recent special features include tributes to Bud Buschardt and WFAA-TV's 1960s dance show, "Sump'n Else," to WBAP/KXAS-TV Channel 5 on their 58th anniversary, and to weatherman Harold Taft and KTVT funnyman Bill Camfield. In November, 2006, THE HI-FI CLUB aired a special presentation of long-lost John F. Kennedy assassination tapes from the old KXOL-1360. Thanks to the BizRadio Network, we were able to reunite the recordings with their original 1360 frequency!
The "Hi-Fi" name pays homage to the 1959-62 evening radio program at the former KXOL-1360 known as "The Coca-Cola Hi-Fi Club." It was once hosted by the one-and-only George Carlin just before he moved from Fort Worth to Hollywood to make history as a comedian. THE HI-FI CLUB airs over KMNY-1360, the former KXOL frequency, making for a very appropriate place to bring the memories of 'radio past' back to life!
