More at IMDbPro Contact Info: View agent, publicist, legal on IMDbPro. The station was alternately known as KMEL Jams in the mid-1990s. You just have to love the fact that theyre alive and that God put them on the path of making music, he says. In addition to Mike, the late Tre Black also had a dispute against the station for racism. Previously cities included Oakland CA and San Mateo CA. Take Me to the Mardi Gras by Bob James (1975) Rockin' to the P.M. by Raw Fusion (1991) is a remix of. Theo was the most in-demand and biggest star at the station without question. Ross shared. [42], The on-air heartbeat sound stunting would continue for the next 23 hours, interspersed with brief snippets of rock songs,[42] ahead of the debut of KKBT the next day (September 21, 1989). Which was the furthest thing from the truth, and thats when we knew she had been playing both sides. His landlord was rumored to have stolen his car which the family demanded back when they came from Chicago to take Captain G back for the services. Ryan Haywood Where Is He Now? Theo Mizuhara is a Cali-born Japanese-American. Smileys segments were about empowering Black people. While he was at the station, I dont think we spoke more than one sentence, and I was fired shortly after he started. ), At Willie Nelson 90, country, rock and rap stars pay tribute, but Willie and Trigger steal the show, Plaschke: Lakers live up to their legacy with a close-out win for the ages, Killer Mike goes off: Right now, in this country, your freedom of speech is at risk, Rihanna has Smurfs on the brain for her next movie: Hope this gives me cool points, Sexual assault began at 13, Runaways songwriter says; her suit names ex-KROQ DJ, band manager, Smokey Robinson on love, Motown and sex at 83: I feel as good as I felt when I was 40, Fugees rapper Pras found guilty of political conspiracy. We were pretty confident that the last Sidney Miller who was the founder of the publication, would help us (I know vets in the black industry reading the previous line are already laughing at our naivety) Im embarrassed to tell you what a mistake that was, so I will leave it at that. https://imgur.com/a/xPuDLBt So I was on Twitter and I saw DJ Theo on an episode of Moesha..he was a DJ on a radio station in LA I believebut hes from the Bay Area. View court, arrest, criminal/conviction In January 1982, KMEL obtained a new rival when KCBS-FM transformed itself from an adult contemporary-format station into rock-formatted KRQR. In this way, KHHT's playlist structure was the inspiration for other urban AC markets in the western half of the U.S. such as sister stations in KISQ San Francisco, KSYU Albuquerque, and KHYL Sacramento.[70]. "I can't think, homie," responds Quik, delivering perhaps one of the most bone-chilling responses toPac's impending death ever recorded. Theo mizuhara, he was in some music videos in the 90s. [9][10][11] Bazoo took on the young Keith Naftaly as music coordinator. I'm a male and enjoyed his nightly show the most with all the "on-air" calls he would get from female listeners, pure radio entertainment. Unbeknownst to them, the station passed out memos as well as reminders telling the staff to make sure their desks and offices were locked because the rappers would be coming there during the weekends. How Palm Springs ran out Black and Latino families to build a fantasy for rich, white people, 17 SoCal hiking trails that are blooming with wildflowers (but probably not for long! 15 Mar 2023 00:00:04 By September 1992, Century Broadcasting sold KMEL to Evergreen Media. I used to hold that against Black owners when I was younger, but I get it now. Over the past several years, Ross states he has repeatedly been asked where former KKBT and KMEL DJ Theo Mizuhara is. Friends, Neighbors, or Classmates, Get to know what people think of Theodore, See all testimonies from people that know Theodore. They really had a thing against black men. Tinsley was able to reach the big leagues at the age of 24 in 1993, making his debut with the Seattle Mariners. Who's Searching for You, Relatives, Associates, Neighbors & Classmates, Lawsuits, Liens or Bankruptcies found on Theodore's They played current based hip hop/R&B but it didn't work out. Emma Beren, Zoe Topsfield, Amber Jacobs, Betty Schwartz and Lois Dukes, and many others are family members and associates of Theodore. Knew about it a few months before Yolk even came out because I'm friends with the publisher. In the fall of 1999, Clear Channel Communications and AMFM, Inc. merged. Around the same time, Arsenio Hall, who was super hot with his TV show and at the time had just had a huge falling out with the same branch and then president Willis Edwards as they were complaining that Arsenio wasnt hiring other black people for the production of the show. [10] The fierce competition over the coveted 18-34 year-old "urban" listening audience continued for another four years until the passage of the Telecommunications Act of 1996 expanded the limit of radio stations that a company could own. In early 1987, KMEL hired popular club DJ Cameron Paul away from rival KSOL because of his sizable following. On February 20, 2015, KHHT changed its call letters to KRRL to match the "Real" moniker. The NAACP organization at that time did not have the best reputation in Hollywood circles, and we were aware of that, but we didnt know where else to go. I always got a good laugh during his shows with his "game", advice, and settle clowning. 130 Likes, 1 Comments - Rimu * . I believe the actual nameof the guy in the JJ "If" video that people were confusing for Theo isMichael Gong. The station opted to bring in men who could emulate black culture instead of hiring black men, and thats not to take anything away from jocks like TheoMizuhara who I worked with. The black audience in LA ate it up, but I personally was never into that show. Evening drive Friday . But maybe it was The Beat's incredible talent lineup that really had me in awe, then and now. I didnt believe him and laughed it off. It was a great lesson I will never forget. asks Theo. My Lovin' (Your Never Gonna Get It) (Extended Mix) by En Vogue (1992) Hip-Hop / Rap / R&B. see all. Thats the beautiful thing about music, Theo, a somewhat shy man in his late 20s, says softly, with shadows hiding his face as he sits in a darkened office at the stations headquarters in Hollywood. smart move, good for him radio is dead. Oct 4, 2021. In the car or at home, hes as likely to be listening to Stevie Wonder, Al Green and Earth, Wind & Fire as Ice Cube or Dr. Dre. My Lovin' (The Morning After Dub) (1992) by En Vogue Remixer credit: Theo Mizuhara. KMEL was a top-rated station in 1980, with a tightly formatted approach,[4] and along with newer rival KSFX, helped force legendary rival KSAN to switch to country music. I had come to realize how much power the press and organizations have but I planned to do things differently than the experiences I had with KKBT. She played us and she played us well. KRRL (92.3 FM) branded Real 92.3 is a commercial urban contemporary radio station licensed to Los Angeles, California, serving much of the Greater Los Angeles area. theo mizuhara aka dj theo from that one moesha episode, phew! KMEL was the first pop station in the U.S. to play "Wild Thing" by Tone-Loc and "Bust a Move" by Young MC and first of any radio station in the country to play "U Can't Touch This" by Oakland rapper MC Hammer and "Ice Ice Baby" by Vanilla Ice. Theo Mizuhara is known for Waiting to Exhale (1995), Dangerous Minds (1996) and Gas (2004). Finally, there was a meeting called, and the late Craig Wilbraham, who was white, declared the station employed a majority of black employees, but that was not true, and there were very few, if any, in management or decision-making positions. 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She sang backup, Concertgoer lets out a loud full body orgasm while L.A. Phil plays Tchaikovskys 5th, Live from Willie Nelson 90 tribute: Keith Richards joins Willie at the Bowl. That situation made the headlines for a few days after it happened and I never got to ask Thea how he felt about that. That voice has the kind comforting bass growl that soul men from Barry White to Isaac Hayes have used to entrance listeners for decades. They were none the wiser. MyLife aggregates publicly available information from government, social, and other sources, plus personal reviews written by others. )[74] Another reason for the change was the station's poor ratings performance; KHHT was ranked 14th in the market with a 2.5 share in the January 2015 PPM Nielsen radio ratings. Can't have everything I guess - but this car is the car I've wanted since I was 12, and now I have it. But he's only been doing afternoon drive for about a year now or so. He was very popular, and he told me he was the youngest of like 19 kids. His dismissal occurred after new Program Director Michael Martin took charge of the station, and happened at the same time as the station changed many programming elements, as well as coinciding with the layoffs of several other station personnel, including on-air personalities Trace-Dog Nunez, Rosary Bides, and Franzen Wong. [1] First owned by Errett Lobban Cord, a luxury vehicle manufacturer who purchased KFAC in 1931 from the Bible Institute of Los Angeles,[2][3] KFAC became one of the first commercially operated radio stations in the United States to adopt a full-time fine arts/classical music format, having gradually added long-form programming devoted to the genre between 1938 and 1945. [10][20], Many popular Bay Area and national media personalities either got their start or spent time working at KMEL, including Alex Bennett, Howard Hoffman (aka Howard "The Refrigerator" Hoffman), Rick Chase, the Baka Boyz, Renel Brooks-Moon and J. Paul Emerson.[20]. 887. Smash 90s Hip-Hop and R&B Songs That Still Keep the Party Meet 8 Future Radio DJ Legends That You Should Know Now! anything else new on this LA radio legend? The station first signed on the air on December 29, 1948, as KFAC-FM, the FM adjunct to KFAC. Hey Efrenactually, Theo went down to KKBT in October 1993 so he's been there for about a year and half now. A Radio Facts Exclusive Interview (video), Absolute BEST Black Male Singers of All Time, Smash 90s Hip-Hop and R&B Songs That Still Keep the Party Going. YupTheo Mizuhara is the same guy who was on 106.1 KMEL Theo came down to Los Angeles to DJ for 92.3 KKBT (the Beat), two years ago,if I'm not mistakenI was pleasantly surprised to see him on here, and Ithink he's become on of the more popular DJs on that station --~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~______ Efren A. Bose University of California at Riverside\ / "If you are not personally free to be yourself in that most \ / important of all human activities--the expression of love-- \/ then life itself loses its meaning." I am still friends with John Monds to this day. Im like, Who writes these songs so fast? He was so important to culture, and I dont think he realized it.. I could never imagine a country radio station or a rock radio station having a slogan like that. Other shows included Westside Radio, a weekly radio program dedicated to West Coast Hip-Hop (now airing on KDAY), and Street Soldiers, a weekly program dedicated to community issues and politics. [19] Bay Area artists Too Short and Digital Underground also got early airtime on KMEL.[13]. "[10] Two on-air personalities hired in this era came from local college radio stations: Davey D from UC Berkeley's KALX and Kevvy Kev from Stanford's KZSU. None of the demands benefited the black men unjustly fired from the station. Theo had a #successful #radio show on #LA's 92.3" Whatever Happened to John London from The House Party? A New York Times profile printed on the day of its format change labeled KFAC "a staple of Los Angeles's cultural life for 58 years" and that its switch was "a sign of the times and perhaps of things to come as American cultural tastes evolve. When Michaels left, Keith Naftaly had been recognized as the Music Director of the Year by the Gavin Report, and this helped him rise at the age of 24 to the position of program director in June 1987. 106.1 FM began as KGO-FM, sister station of KGO. The station's call letters changed to KFMS in November 1968, then KKEE in October 1972. Before moving to Theodore's current city of Los Angeles, CA, Theodore lived in Oakland CA and San Mateo CA. sampled. [45] After a moment of silence led by de Castro, the air signal switched to a heartbeat sound effect,[58] while television monitors outside the studios started playing the television ad proclaiming the new format, accompanied by a skywriter scripting in the skies above "It's Alive. "Man, what do you think?" A Radio Facts Exclusive Interview (video). Crossed my mind when I read 100.3 shut down. KMEL became known as one of the most innovative stations because of its music selection and the type of programming it was doing, plus the air personalities' focus on the community. I spent a whole huge section of my early life just trying to fit in, he says. His was the voice on the radio throughout the film Waiting to Exhale.. https://radiofacts.com - https://radiofacts.com. 9,545 views Oct 28, 2020 235 Dislike Share Save MaJeSTiK MaGiC 4.51K subscribers Radio Station: [KKBT] 92.3 Mhz, The Beat Broadcast: Afternoon Drive Location: Los Angeles, CA (USA) Date: 2000. 4.2K views, 44 likes, 21 loves, 7 comments, 60 shares, Facebook Watch Videos from Yesterday'sHipHop+: The opening theme song for 92.3 the beat Jamz! Hed come in the studio, light a blunt, grab a pen and paper, cross his legs, and 30 minutes later hed be like, Okay, ready, Quiktold Noisey. This gave Clear Channel five FM stations in Los Angeles and KIIS, which Clear Channel already owned. The HD2 subchannel carries an all-news radio format, utilizing programming from the Black Information Network. So a lot more rappers were coming up to the station, like Easy E, Ice Cube, Snoop, and others, to support the station on the air that they thought was supporting them. The station has played a significant role in the promotion of hyphy music in the San Francisco Bay Area by playing tunes from many of the local artists associated with hyphy. The paper said the station should be called KKKBT and was racist and had homosexuals in management These were the days when rumors like that could get you blackballed. However, Clear Channel wanted to keep the best possible signal, and gave Radio One 100.3 FM. KMEL is one of two area stations to play gospel; KBLX is the other. Follow me on Instagram @therealtheola #theomizuhara #moesha. [75] The entire "Hot" airstaff was released (including Art Laboe, who would later end up on KDAY) on the same day as the announcement, as KHHT began promoting a "major announcement" at 9:23a.m. the following morning, and running a "300 Greatest Hot Songs of All Time" countdown set to conclude at that time. The majority of KMEL's playlist features music under the rubric of the Urban Contemporary format, heavy on hip-hop and R&B. Cameron Paul, Michael Erickson, DJ Theo Mizuhara, DJ Glen Aure, Dave The Hitman Myers, Franzen Wong, Trace Dog, The Latin Prince, Rick Lee, Mind Motion, DJ Supreme, DJ Back Traxx, Renel Lewis . In the 1990s, KMEL's DJ Alex Mejia put together a show called "Westside Radio" which featured Ice Cube's West Side Connection. This is part of the Live from Redhook Series hosted by Anthony Vitale & Michael Gentile.www.thefunktionhouse.com/. Just watched "Gas" (2004) and Theo made an appearance as himself. Im not sure what he was doing there.. He was also in Janet Jackson's "If" music video when he was still at KMEL in San Francisco. The international epicenter of entertainment and home of the Dodgers, Lakers, Kings, Rams, Giltinis, Sparks, LAFC, Clippers, Galaxy, Angel City FC, and Chargers! The station had a slogan, No Color Lines, which the black male jocks made a joke about by saying starting with black men. I dont know who came up with that cheesy slogan, but it made no sense since it was not and had never been an industry standard in radio. There was a black woman who worked at KKBT who was playing both sides, and she helped the white management eliminate the black male talent by acting like she was compassionate with the racism that was taking place and learning how we felt. Radio Facts - Radio Facts [76] The change put 92.3 back in direct competition with KPWR and returned the urban format to the 92.3 FM frequency for the first time since the 2000 format swap with 100.3 FM. [51] KFAC's John Santana was hired by KKGO as a host,[52] and revived the Gas Company Evening Concert the following March, with former KFAC announcer Tom Dixon as host. The KRRL studios are located in the Los Angeles suburb of Burbank, while the station transmitter resides on Mount Wilson. Nobuhiro Mizuhara General Manager at Eagle Vines Vineyards and Golf Club Napa, CA Eagle Vines Vineyards and Golf Club Kim Mizuhara Development Director at Crisis Support Services of Alameda. Join. Probation Officer murdered and her corpse defiled by a homeless man, The Steve Harvey Morning Show Discusses American Airlines Historic Tribute to Bessie Coleman (VIDEO), Ebro in the Morning and Ben Crump Discusses how the Menthol Ban Would Affect the Black Community, and More (VIDEO), Ebro in the Morning Discusses the Film Aftershock and the Traumatic Reality of Black Women Dying in Childbirth (VIDEO). Theo Mizuhara. [35] Days before that deal closed, on January 15, 1989, KFAC-FM was sold to Evergreen Media for $55 million,[36] setting a record for the most expensive sale of a classical music outlet in the United States. [9] Rock and most pop titles were eliminated in the process. When John Monds left as a PD, and Keith Naftaly came in, things changed drastically. [19] After Miller's 1966 death,[20] the company was sold two years later to Atlantic States Industries, a McGarven-Guild Radio subsidiary, for a combined $9 million. But DJ Quik goton the phone with Real 92.3'sDJ Theo soon after learning about Makaveli's shooting, and the breathtaking phone call was recorded in full. to see possible family members, friends, co-workers, and associates found from multiple government records, social and public sources. KMEL has studios located in the SoMa district, and broadcasts a "superpower" Class B signal[1] of 69,000 watts from a transmitter atop the San Bruno Mountains south of San Francisco. , Japan 661 friends 11 reviews He's a real cool guy. Though the music he plays on the air is largely picked by the stations music director, Harold Austin, and his staff, most of the records mirror his own taste, which ranges from West Coast hip-hop to smooth R&B; oldies. In November 2010, KHHT tweaked its direction again, shifting to a Gold-based rhythmic AC approach and reducing the number of currents. [10] Meanwhile, a third competitor, KHQT out of San Jose, was also in competition with the two stations until 1995, when it changed formats under new ownership. oh he could've easily have gotten it bc sir excuse tf outta me . Arsenio flat out said that Willis asked him for $40,000 and he refused to cough up money as other organizations did, and THAT was the problem. [43] Finally, Evergreen announced the donation of KFAC and KFAC-FM's music library, with roots dating back to the early 1940s and appraised at $1.8 million,[44] to KUSC; Stanford University and the Los Angeles Public Library acquired KFAC's compact disc library, the majority of titles KUSC already held. Frequent guest DJs were also rappers, including Ice-T, Ice Cube, Kid Frost, LA Dream Team, Snoop Dogg, and Rodney-O & Joe Cooley. Actually, Theo is NOT in the Janet Jackson "If" video. Whatever. I seem to remember a Japanese sounding DJ with the name of Theo before onthe radio anyone from the SF Bay area know? Interview with DJ Theo @ thefunktionhouse. The station was one of 10 stations awarded the 2007 Crystal Radio Award for public service awarded by the National Association of Broadcasters. (as Theo) 1995 Dangerous Minds 6.2 TV Series Don Yamamoto (as Theo) 1997 1 ep Gas 4.5 Self 2004 Moesha 5.8 TV Series Self (as Theo) with DJ Theo! We followed up with the branch a week or so later and our call was unanswered or returned. In urban radio, we were trained to think that we should be grateful to have ANY job at all in radio because the white stations didnt hire black jocks. After our meeting, KKBT sponsored a pool party for one of the last BRE conferences. I couldn't find anything with Theo talking about siblings or much of his private life really. I never told a soul about it. March 14, 2023. Mark McKay covered the mid-day slot, while Howard Hoffman took the afternoon drive time shift, Sonny Joe Fox covered evenings, Licia Torres hosted nights, and Mark Todd carried the overnight shift. All three stations saw good ratings numbers with this formula. to see possibly who they are and full class lists found from school records and public sources. * The other websites referenced on this site are owned and operated by their respective companies, and the associated trademarks and logos are the property of those companies. He remained when most of us were fired but he was eventually fired too and he went left when it happened. In April 2011, KHHT fired morning host Victor Zaragoza (now at KBLX San Francisco). If you thought he had no ego, you were sadly mistaken. Ross shared. Shortly after Dees arrived, KHHT shifted its format to a hybrid of rhythmic oldies and urban oldies, focusing mostly on urban rhythmic hits from 1970 to the late 1990s, with some soul hits from the 1960s sprinkled into the mix. Despite KQAK switching away from its album rock format in April 1983, changing to modern rock, the Bay Area AOR scene was still highly competitive. "[41] Jim de Castro, who was appointed as KFAC's general manager from Evergreen's WLUP in Chicago,[42] later admitted he won free use of that billboard for a month as the result of a golf bet. The hour began with Jim de Castro ceremoniously "passing a baton" to KUSC general manager Wallace Smith, then after a partially improvised farewell message from Rich Capparela,[57] the hour concluded with KFAC-FM's final classical selection: Haydn's "Farewell" Symphony.
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