Don Wright (Donald Nomako) (Oct. 6, 1934 – March 13, 2022)

Art Bell died at age 72 at his home in Pahrump, Nevada. An autopsy 
determined the cause of his death. He had suffered from health
problems  in the previous years and posted on his website in July
2016 that he was hospitalized for pneumonia and revealed at the
time that he suffered from chronic obstructive pulmonary disease.   
        
      
          
       

     
     
  

Bell served in the U.S. Air Force as a medic during the Vietnam
War and after leaving military service, he remained in Asia, where he 
lived lived on the Japanese island of Okinawa. He worked as a disc  
jockey for KSBK, which was the only non-military English-language  
station in Japan at he time.  

This blogger had the privilege of working with Art during the time
I was stationed at Naha Air Force Base. He was a great co-worker
and friend! (B.B.)

Blogger Bob doing his DJ thing at KSBK during the 
late 60’s.

Vintage Truetone Portable Radio, Model D3840, AM Band, 6 Vacuum Tubes.   

Truetone was the private label radio, television and electronics
brand of Western Auto Supply Company of Kansas City,
Missouri.

In the late 1920s, radio was taking the country by storm and
Western Auto was looking for new items to add to its line of
merchandise.

After selling radio tubes under its "Wizard" brand in the 1920s,
the company offered its first Truetone brand radios in 1931.
 

Lorenzo “Larry” Caramella
(August 10, 1925 – January 16, 2018)

Larry began his long career in broadcasting as
a DJ, booth announcer, newscaster, talk show
host, and broadcast engineer. He was with KPOJ,
KXL, KGW (below), KPTV, and KATU along with
other stations.

Portable radios were invented by John F. Mitchell in 1941 when  he 
created the first 2-way radio that was small enough for soldiers to
carry with them during World War II. These radios were called the
“Walkie-talkie.” 

Portable radios became available for home use in 1958 when
Raytheon produced a pocket transistorized radio that cost
$49.95.  

John Francis Mitchell
(January 1, 1928 – June 9, 2009)