[peel] John Ravencroft of England fame

[John Bravin]

Hope so.  Yesterday while watching the rugby I also listened to over 3 
hours of jingles on 
ftp://krxo.serveftp.com/pub/airchecks/KOMA%20airchecks/OLD%20KOMA%20Airchecks 
looking for Peel links.

It is unbelievable that a radio station could have had over 3 hours of 5 
second jingles (i.e. not records, just canned jingles). It must have 
been a feat for a DJ to select and play them pre-digital era. And a 
tough job for the female singers (mainly female) to record them, with 
for example, 20 similar but different ways of singing "KOMA weather".

There was a surreal moment where one show seemed to be sponsored by an 
Oklahoma sewer company, with the jingles explaining the problem of 
blocked sewers and how to clear them.  It couldn't have been bettered by 
Smashie and Nicey.

I am now listening to 
ftp://krxo.serveftp.com/pub/airchecks/KOMA%20airchecks/KOMAFanJamI/KF-J.mp3 
and the other aircheck directories

John

On 26/02/2011 23:34, colin bray wrote:
>
> Now a reply to a Facebook post by Alan...
>
> *I Remember K/men 129 KMEN Radio San Bernardino* 
> <http://www.facebook.com/pages/I-Remember-Kmen-129-KMEN-Radio-San-Bernardino/112108882161051> 
> I have at least one piece of production that John voiced for a KMEN 
> event. I also have his DJ jingle. I'll find those and post them here 
> this weekend. Doe anyone else have anything they could share?
>
> Could be exciting!