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Jeff and Jer with the Showgram at 20-years

Star 94.1’s Jeff and Jer, have been on the air in San Diego since 1998. Starting at Y-95, the only producer for the showgram has been Tommy Sablan. Laura Cain joined the group in in 1991 when they were on B100. Randy Hoag became part of the family in 1993. Delana Bennett rounded out the family in 2006.

The station will be throwing a get together soon, and the only way to be there is to win tickets at Star 94.1.

Coming up Thursday on [3] RichBroRadio, a salute to the flick American Graffitti, on its 35th anniversary week. Rich writes that “With so many great songs I thought it’d be fun to feature ‘em in twin spins beginning at 5 a.m.!”

KPBS-FM is home of A Way With Words, Saturday and Sunday. A Way with Words is a lively hour-long public radio show about language, on the air since 1998. Author Martha Barnette and dictionary editor Grant Barrett take calls about slang, grammar, old sayings, word origins, regional dialects, family expressions, and speaking and writing well.

Last weekend, the latest episode concentrated on the ever-popular topic of words people mispronounce on purpose, the pronunciation of “beaux arts,” and the history of the term “Jody” as it is used in the military. Grant even chants a bit of a Jody cadence. Take a listen here:

[4] waywordradio.org/coinkydinks.

The online-only mini-cast bonuses continues. These snippets of the show give the listener a good “taste” of what the program is. Last week, a caller wanted the hosts to figure out where she is from by just listening to her voice! Find out how the pundits did:

[5] waywordradio.org/name-that-accent-minicast

KFI Tower Takes Shape

The long-delayed and twice-fallen KFI-AM tower is taking a vertical shape. As the re-re-building continues near the LA/Orange County line, just north of the 5-freeway, the LA-based talk station is broadcasting from a temporary location. When the new antenna is in place, the 50,000 watt blowtorch returns, and is expected to be in HDRadio as well.

The original radio tower was struck by an airplane several years ago. After a review by various government agencies, the go-ahead was given to rebuild. In March, the tower was near completion when it fell again due to a “single-point-of-failure”.

See more pictures at [6] K6RIX.com.

The new tower will be 75-feet shorter. It will incorporates a 50-foot diameter top hat that effectively increasing the electrical length of the antenna/tower. The new tower will have flashing lights and other devices to aid airport traffic.

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