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[FEATURED
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Alex
Bennett (photo, right),
Renel, Bob Fouts, Bill Gavin, Doug
Pledger, Dave Sholin, Red Blanchard
and Russ Hodges are among the local legends
elected to the Bay Area Radio Hall of Fame's
Class of 2008. Review the full list of new Hall
of Famers ... and read all about the induction luncheon
gala on October 1 at the
Doubletree Inn on the Berkeley Marina!
[CLICK HERE] |
[SOUND OF
THE CITY]
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"The
sound of the city, the sounds that are
heard, in San Francisco..." These words begin
the most memorable radio station jingle of all
times — KSFO's signature "Sound Of The City"
theme song. Hear it — and the story behind its
creation — in a special extended presentation.
[CLICK HERE] |
[voices out of
the fog]
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In the early
1970s, John Schneider began the epic task
of chronicling the history of radio in the San
Francisco Bay Area. The museum is proud to
announce that Mr. Schneider has allowed us to
present this monumental account of the Bay Area
radio's colorful origins and development.
[CLICK HERE] |
[Contribute]
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Get
your copy of Ben Fong-Torres' "The Hits Just
Keep On Coming" on CD and help the Bay Area
Radio Museum continue bringing you the best of
local radio! [CLICK HERE]
The Bay Area
Radio Museum is a non-profit corporation
operated for the public's benefit. Your
contribution assists us in allowing more rare
and memorable exhibits to be offered, provides
us with resources to help restore and preserve
archival recordings and photographs, and helps
to pay for the bandwidth, licensing fees and
operating expenses required to bring these
exhibits to you via the Internet.
If you enjoy visiting the Bay Area Radio Museum,
we hope you'll consider making a generous
financial contribution to help us continue to grow!
[CLICK HERE] |
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[WELCOME!]
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Archival
broadcasts, historical documents, photographs,
music surveys ... trace the history of radio in
the San Francisco Bay Area from its origins in the
early Twentieth Century through its development
into a network powerhouse in the 1930s and 1940s
and a thriving source of entertainment, news and
sports today. The Bay Area Radio Museum presents a
rotating series of features for your enjoyment. |
[KNBR COLLECTION]
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You
may know it today as "The Sports Leader,"
but San Francisco's KNBR/68 was once a
full-service powerhouse built around music, news
and first-rate personalities, including Frank
Dill, Doug Pledger, Mike Cleary, Carter B. Smith
and Ron Lyons. As the key station on the
West Coast for the NBC Radio network,
KNBR traces its roots back to broadcasting's
earliest days. Listen to a lifetime of memories
in our salute to a true giant!
[CLICK HERE] |
[1260 KYA RADIO]
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The
"Boss Of The Bay" is back!
If you grew up in the Bay Area as a fan of the
legendary
1260 KYA Radio, it's back and sounding
greater than ever in high fidelity MP3pro
Stereo, along with those classic KYA
jingles and your favorite Top 40 hits of the
'50s, '60s and '70s — presented by the Bay
Area Radio Museum and hosted by Gary Mora,
an original voice of KYA Radio. Tune
in to Golden Gate Great Radio now!
[CLICK HERE] |
[SPORTS Feature]
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"Shot on
goal!" Bay Area hockey fans instantly
remember Roy Storey's signature call,
heard here when the venerable broadcaster called
Seals action on ice, first in the minor-league
WHL and later in the NHL. Listen in as Roy
and his sidekick Bill King bring all the
action of the San Francisco Seals against the
Seattle Totems for the 1962-63 WHL Championship
on KFRC. [CLICK HERE] |
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