Well I have never heard of Charlie tuna. I guess he must not of been in the
New York area or the western New York area. I don't know who this person is.
Who was Charlie tuna? What kind of music did he play? Just wondered about that
one. But I'm sorry he passed away what a bummer. Boy people are passing away in
great numbers. One of our ministers passed away without any warning. She died
in her sleep. She had gone to a meeting and she was fine and the next thing we
hear she's passed away
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On Feb 29, 2016, at 7:57 PM, Karen Delzer <catwacky@xxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
Why did he do that?
Karen
on 03:50 PM 2/29/2016, Rosemarie Chavarria said:
Hi, Marty,
That's really funny. I think I remember hearing that he kicked the trash can.
Rosie
On 2/29/2016 3:11 PM, Marty Rimpau wrote:
Hi Rosie, the only thing that piece didn't mention was that after charlie
tuna left khj on January seventeenth, 1972, when robert w morgan returned,
he went to kcbq in San Diego, and one morning, I tuned in, and he was
kicking the trash can on the air, which I thought was funny. Marty
On Feb 29, 2016, at 3:07 PM, Rosemarie Chavarria wrote:
Hi, Marty,
This is very sad news. I remember listening to him from time to time on K
H J.
Rosie
On 2/29/2016 3:01 PM, Marty Rimpau wrote:
Hi all, this is for those of us who grew up, partially, or fully in
southern california, I just got this from one of the people on my oldies
list, that long time disc jockie, charlie tuna has passed away, and I was
in southern california on November twenty-third, 1967 when he did his
first show on khj in Los Angeles, though I don't remember him saying it
was his first day there.
Longtime L.A. radio personality CHARLIE TUNA has died at the age of 71,
passing away "peacefully in his sleep," while at home in TARZANA, CA, the
city for which he served as honorary Mayor since 1977.
The KEARNY, NEBRASKA native, whose real name was ART FERGUSON, was part
of the legendary KHJ BOSS JOCK lineup, starting at both KROQ and KIIS and
serving as both PD and morning man for KIIS AM and FM.
TUNA worked as a morning drive radio personality for more stations and
formats than anyone in L.A. radio history: Top 40, AC, Hot AC, Oldies,
Talk, Sports Talk and Country.
TUNA began working at his hometown radio station, KGFW, at the age of 16.
He went to take a job at KLEO in WICHITA, KANSAS, for a year using the
air name "BILLY O'DAY." He then worked for KOMA in OKLAHOMA CITY in 1966,
where he took over the "CHARLIE TUNA" alias from CHUCK RILEY, who had
used it for one show the week prior to TUNA's arrival. CHARLIE then moved
on to WMEX BOSTON for the first nine months of 1967.
In late 1967, KHJ LOS ANGELES offered him the 9 to noon slot, where he
debuted on THANKSGIVING 1967. On FEBURARY 9th, 1971, he had just
commenced his morning show at 6a when the SAN FERNANDO earthquake
occurred. In 1972 he became one of the original DJs at KROQ AM, a new Top
40 station (formerly Country KBBQ). In 1973 be moved to KKDJ as PD and
morning personality. He presided over its 1975 call-letter change to
KIIS-AM, and broadcast the first show at KIIS-FM as it began its AM-FM
simulcast. He also worked at KTNQ, KHTZ (later KBZT), KRLA, KODJ (later
KCBS-FM), KMPC, KIKF, and KLAC.
CHARLIE TUNA worked at KBIG (104.3), where he hosted a long-running
morning show "CHARLIE TUNA IN THE MORNING," which aired from 5 to 10a.
His last full-time morning show aired on SEPTEMBER 17th, 2007, when the
station flipped to a non-rhythmic-based AC format, as 104.3 (MY FM). He
returned to radio FEBRUARY 9th, 2008, when he became the weekend
personality on CBS L.A. oldies station KRTH (K-EARTH 101). On AUGUST
27th, 2015, when CBS began downsizing their stations in L.A., CHARLIE
moved on to expand his syndicated radio business with
CharlieTunaSyndication.com.
TUNA was inducted into the NEBRASKA BROADCASTERS ASSOCIATION HALL OF FAME
in 1999, and was honored with a star on the HOLLYWOOD WALK OF FAME in
1990.
In 1997, CHARLIE was voted one of the Top 10 L.A. Radio Personalities Of
All Time by readers of the LOS ANGELES RADIO PEOPLE.
In 2007 and again in 2013, CARLIE was elected by his LARadio.com
broadcast peers as one of the Top 10 L.A. Radio Personalities.
He was heard around the world daily on the ARMED FORCES RADIO NETWORK for
a 25-year 6,000-show run from 1971 to 1996, as well as on numerous
nationally syndicated radio shows, since the early '70s
He could also be heard across the U.S., CANADA and internationally on his
syndicated five-hour daily and weekend shows, plus a daily HOLLYWOOD
MINUTE entertainment feature.
TUNA was the announcer for the television game show "Scrabble," which ran
for seven years on NBC, and a dozen other TV shows ranging from "THE MIKE
DOUGLAS SHOW" and "THICKE Of The Night," to "AMERICA'S TOP 10 WITH CASEY
KASEM." He hosted "Cinema, Cinema, Cinema" for 30 years, an
internationally syndicated TV show featuring the top movies in the U.S.
each week, with clips from the films. He also hosted the international TV
show "Inside HOLLYWOOD" for three years.
TUNA appeared in two movies, "Rollercoaster" in 1977 and "Racquet" in
1979, as well as hundreds of TV and radio commercials. VH1 used CHARLIE’s
"Celebrity Interview Archives," he sported dozens of radio station
voice-imaging clients, narrated the U.S. AIR FORCE’s 50th Anniversary CD,
and served as a musical network TV consultant.
CHARLIE hosted the red carpet and emceed the REVLON RUN/WALK for five
years, and served as master of ceremonies for the annual 4th OF JULY
WARNER PARK in WOODLAND HILLS celebration, which attracts annual crowds
of over 50,000 spectators.
Reach out to send your condolences at www.charlietuna.com.
Memorial donations may be made to CHILDREN'S HOSPITAL LOS ANGELES, for
which he raised more than $2.5 million over the years with his annual
'TUNATHON."
- See more at:
http://www.allaccess.com/net-news/archive/story/151021/longtime-l-a-radio-legend-charlie-tuna-71-passes?ref=mail_bulletin#sthash.H5ruMoKb.dpuf
Marty
