“KJ” ∗ Born March 1, 1966 in Sacramento, California ∗ Graduated from Sacramento High School, where he played basketball (as well as baseball); during senior year, his 32.5 points per game scoring average was highest in the state; named Northern… Continue reading
LEAD SINGER AND SONGWRITER OF POP GROUP “FUN” ∗ Born February 26, 1982 in Iowa City, Iowa ∗ Moved to Glendale in 1986; grew up in a music-loving family; uncle John Ruess was a Broadway singer; formed bands NeverGonnaScore and… Continue reading
HUMORIST AND FAMOUS HOUSEWIFE ∗ Born February 21, 1927 in Dayton, Ohio; started on her career path writing a humor column for her junior high school newspaper ∗ Began working at the Dayton Herald newspaper, first as a copygirl while… Continue reading
| RADIO | “K-E-Z” was again the most popular station in metro Phoenix, despite losing more than half of its audience share since the end of its all-Christmas music programming. As a result, “K-E-Z” ‘s inflated holiday audience was redistributed… Continue reading
“SIR CHARLES” ∗ Born February 20, 1963 in Leeds, Alabama; was a basketball star his senior year at Leeds High School, reaching the state semifinals ∗ Recruited by Auburn University, where he played for three seasons, earning nickname “The Round… Continue reading
#1 at KZZP/Phoenix: “Father Figure” — written, sung and produced by George Michael. The ex-Whamster’s previous hit, the former #1 “Faith,” holds at #16. Among other notable songs at “The Number 1 Hit Music Station”: Patrick Swayze climbs from #9… Continue reading
Note to wife: Since President Trump hasn’t convinced Congress to fund his “beautiful wall” on the Mexican border, he has now declared a “national emergency,” which allows him to secure money from other sources within the government. (What ever happened… Continue reading
LONGTIME TV HOST ∗ Born February 14, 1921 in Akron, Ohio; is a descendant of frontiersman Davy Crockett ∗ Began broadcasting career as announcer at WLOK in Lima, Ohio after his first year of college in 1939, then to WWJ… Continue reading
LEGENDARY BASEBALL ANNOUNCER AND FAMILIAR FACE ON TV ∗ Born February 12, 1926 in St. Louis; grew up across the street from lifelong friend and baseball Hall of Famer Yogi Berra; quipped, “Not only was I not the best catcher… Continue reading
#1 at KRUX/Phoenix: “Killing Me Softly With His Song” by Roberta Flack, skyrocketing to the top from #15 last week. The song was inspired by a poem that singer Lori Lieberman wrote about her experience watching a concert by Don… Continue reading
