Bruce Kelly
KKFR (Power 92) – Phoenix – 4/28/95 – Bruce & Maggie
This aircheck of KKFR, during its peak in the mid-1990’s, features morning show hosts Bruce Kelly & Maggie Brock broadcasting live from Majerle’s sports bar in downtown Phoenix, giving away tickets to games in the the Portland Trailblazers/Phoenix Suns first-round NBA playoff series.
KOY-FM (Y95) – Phoenix – 4/2/92 – Bruce Kelly & Maggie Brock
In Phoenix, Bruce Kelly is one of the best-known radio personalities of all time. He made a name for himself hosting mornings at legendary CHR KZZP in the 80’s, before moving onto KOY-FM (Y95) and KKFR (Power 92), and then returning to KZZP in the late 90’s. This is a sample of “Kelly and Company”, featuring Bruce and co-host Maggie Brock, on Y95.
KOY-FM (Y95) – Phoenix – 9/17/91 – Bruce Kelly & Maggie Brock
In Phoenix, Bruce Kelly is one of the best-known radio personalities of all time. He made a name for himself hosting mornings at legendary CHR KZZP in the 80′s, before moving onto KOY-FM (Y95) and KKFR (Power 92), and then returning to KZZP in the late 90′s. This is a sample of “Kelly and Company”, featuring Bruce and co-host Maggie Brock, on Y95. It features an extended interview with the late John Ritter (on his birthday).
KKFR (Power 92) – Phoenix – 10/12/93 – Supersnake
In the late 80′s, and the very early 90′s, Phoenix was one of the best markets for fans of the CHR format. Nationwide Communications’ heritage KZZP found itself in a heated battle with Edens Broadcasting’s Y95 (KOY-FM) and The Broadcast Group’s Power 92 (KKFR). KZZP dominated for most of the 80′s. But with changes in management, personalities, and pop music tastes — ratings dropped significantly in the early 90′s, leading to a format and name change in April 1991. Y95, capitalizing on the changes and later demise of KZZP, enjoyed ratings success at the start of the decade. But in late 1992, the station moved in a different direction, bringing in new personalities and tinkering with its Rhythmic-leaning playlist. Specifically – the station began using a dayparted approach, leaning toward...
KOY-FM (Y95) – Phoenix – October/November 1991
In the late 80′s, and the very early 90′s, Phoenix was one of the best markets for fans of the CHR format. Nationwide Communications’ heritage KZZP found itself in a heated battle with The Broadcast Group’s Power 92 (KKFR) and Edens Broadcasting’s Y95 (KOY-FM). KZZP dominated for most of the 80′s. But with changes in management, personalities, and pop music tastes — ratings dropped significantly in the early 90′s, leading to a format and name change in April 1991. Y95, capitalizing on the changes and later demise of KZZP, enjoyed ratings success at the start of the decade. This is an unofficial station composite of the station from the Fall of 1991.
KTAR-FM – Phoenix – 1/13/12 – Bill Heywood Tribute
In January 2012, the Phoenix radio community was devastated by the loss of legendary on-air personality Bill Heywood. This aircheck — a tribute to Bill and his wife Susan — aired on KTAR-FM the following week. Please see the tags attached to this post for a nearly complete list of all voices featured on the tribute. More information about Heywood’s death and this tribute can be found at the links below. Link #1 Link #2 Link #3
KZZP (Hit Music 104) – Phoenix – 1980’s – Various Personalities
This is a compilation of the legendary KZZP/Phoenix that spans most of its original run. Included are segments in which the station referred to itself as “Hit Music 104”. I’ve attempted to make mention of every personality featured on this aircheck; please refer to the tags (below) to see a list. Many thanks to Sluggo (Doug Roberts) for producing the full-length version of these airchecks, and for Chad Wagner for passing them along to Airchecked.com.
KZZP 104.7 FM – Phoenix – 1980 to 1990 (?) – Bruce Kelly, Clarke Ingram, Steve Goddard, Tim Hattrick, Valerie Knight, Jim Morales
Composite of KZZP 104.7 FM Phoenix – “The #1 Hit Music Station” – from what appears to be the mid to late 1980’s and possibly 1990. Features Bruce Kelly, Clarke Ingram (possibly his first or one of his first shows on the station), Steve Goddard, Tim Hattrick, Valerie Knight, and Jim Morales. Note the 260-6404 phone number – this later changed to 260-1047. There also appears to be a segment recorded from the former KZZP 1310 AM. I believe this was a simulcast of the FM for most/all of its existence. However, this segment seems to imply that the programming was, at least at that moment, different on the two; can anyone clarify this? //bit.ly/gtt8T5 indicates that KZZP-AM became Adult Standards as KXAM on 2/19/90; the segment references Adult Stand...
KKFR (Power 92) – Phoenix – Spring ’95 – Bruce Kelly & Maggie Brock
Unofficial station composite of Power 92 (KKFR 92.3 FM Glendale/Phoenix) – early Spring 1995. Features morning show hosts Bruce Kelly & Maggie Brock during the “Flashback Friday” segment.
KKFR (Power 92) – Phoenix – 1997 – Reelworld Jingles
A ReelWorld Productions jingle package produced for Power 92 (KKFR 92.3 FM Glendale/Phoenix) circa 1997. Many of these were for Bruce Kelly’s morning show.
KOY-FM (Y95) – Phoenix – Jan to Nov 1992
Unofficial station composite of Y95 (KOY 95.5 FM Phoenix), January to November 1992.
