[BC] Al Towne

[Harold Hallikainen]

> Hi Harold:
>
> I never met Al but heard he was one heck of a guy and when it came to
> those arrays he was brilliant. Never heard a bad word about him.
>
> Steve
> Steve Walker Productions
>
> PS: My best buddy in the biz (we went to college in San Francisco at the
> same time) ,who now lives in Seattle, was born and raised in San Luis
> Obisbo. He was raised on the AM station there in the 50's. KSLY??? Top-40
> maybe??


My first commercial radio job was KSLY (1400 kHz, 250W) in 1970. I did the
engineering and over night announcer (playing top 40  off 45s and LPs)
with jingles and commercials on carts. While there, we moved the AM site,
put a Bauer 707 (kit) on the air, put a new FM (KUNA, 96.1 MHz with
Broadcast Products AR-2000 automation) on the air, and moved the studio.

One of the guys I worked with back then now owns the station (KKJL). The
news guy that was there when I was there (Fred Peterson) died within the
past year.

Regarding Al Towne, I think I worked with him on KUHL in Santa Maria. He
also did the original design for KFYV Arroyo Grande. His name kept popping
up.

Long time ago!

Harold

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