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The year 1961 in radio involved some significant events.

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<span class="mw-page-title-main">Al Lohman</span> American radio personality

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<span class="mw-page-title-main">WHO (AM)</span> Clear-channel news/talk radio station in Des Moines, Iowa

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<span class="mw-page-title-main">KLAC</span> Radio station in California, United States

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<i>Opie and Anthony</i> American radio show

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Roger Barkley was an American radio personality, based in Los Angeles, California, best remembered for his work with Al Lohman as part of The Lohman and Barkley Show on KFI.

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<span class="mw-page-title-main">Gregg Hughes</span> American radio personality and podcast host

Gregg Hughes better known by his air name Opie, is an American radio personality and podcast host best known as the former co-host of the Opie and Anthony radio show that aired from 1995 to 2014 with Anthony Cumia and comedian Jim Norton. From 2014 to 2016, Hughes and Norton stayed at SiriusXM as co-hosts of Opie with Jim Norton. In October 2016, Hughes became the host of his own show, The Opie Radio Show, which lasted until his firing, for filming an employee as he used the toilet, on July 7, 2017.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">KFNX</span> Radio station in Cave Creek, Arizona

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The year 1962 in radio involved some significant events.

Jerry Bishop was an American announcer, radio host and radio personality. Bishop is best known as the announcer for the American courtroom television show, Judge Judy, for 23 years from 1997 until his death in 2020. Prior to this, Bishop enjoyed a long career as a morning show host at some of the largest radio stations in Los Angeles, including KLAC, KFI and KIIS-FM from the 1960s to the 1980s.

References

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