Bob Miller behind the morning microphone at KPAM

1979

Bob Miller’s final air gig on KPAM – AM 860 will Friday, Jan. 3 from
7 to 10 a.m. Ending a 10 year stint with the station. Thank you Bob
and good luck!

    
                Stephen Valentine Patrick William "Steve" Allen

                        (December 26, 1921 – October 30, 2000)

Steve Allen was an accomplished pianist and composer, actor, comedian,
and writer. He got his start in radio at KOY in Phoenix, Arizona and later 
gained national attention as a guest host on Arthur Godfrey’s Talent
Scouts. He went on to become the first host of The Tonight Show.

Allen won a Grammy award in 1963 for best jazz composition, with his
song The Gravy Waltz. His vast number of songs, over 14,000, has
never been equaled. He also wrote more than 50 books.

Sandy Kozel

WILM (AM) in Wilmington, where Joe Pyne debuted as a talk show host
in 1950. It is believed to be the nations first "Call-In" talk show.
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     Joe Pyne (December 22, 1924 – March 23, 1970)

Pyne was a radio and television talk show host, who pioneered
the confrontational style in which the host advocates a viewpoint 
and argues with guests and audience members. He was a major 
influence on other talk show hosts such as Bill O’Reilly, Rush
Limbaugh, Glenn Beck, Morton Downey, Jr, and Michael Savage.  

Payne enlisted in the U.S. Marine Corps in 1942 and saw combat
in the South Pacific, where he earned three battle stars. In 1943,
during a Japanese bombing attack, he was wounded in the left leg.