We followed up with the branch a week or so later and our call was unanswered or returned. I was not surprised at all. 4/8/2009. I seem to remember a Japanese sounding DJ with the name of Theo before onthe radio anyone from the SF Bay area know? Perhaps it was timing. Evergreen Media ended the ratings war with KYLD by purchasing it later that year. Hey Efrenactually, Theo went down to KKBT in October 1993 so he's been there for about a year and half now. . Scan this QR code to download the app now. KMEL suffered a setback in ratings between 2009 and 2010. Navalny Where Is He Now? [64] By 1991, rap and hip-hop were being mixed in, and the station evolved to an urban contemporary format as "92.3 The Beat".[65]. Tre was out after that. He attended Meadowdale High School in Dayton, where he was a standout basketball player. about 15 years ago and never saw him after. Somewhere online said he's in the tech industry now. The whole situation was a great lesson in not only racism but greed and betrayal and more even amongst our own. [14] During the football season in late 1985, 49ers tight end Russ Francis joined the morning zoo by phone and sometimes in person to comment on sports. Wild. I couldn't find anything with Theo talking about siblings or much of his private life really. [20], Chancellor Media (later AMFM Inc.) later purchased Evergreen Media (along with KMEL and KYLD), and AMFM was then swallowed up by Clear Channel Communications via a $24 billion deal in 1999. A Radio Facts Exclusive Interview (video), Absolute BEST Black Male Singers of All Time, Smash 90s Hip-Hop and R&B Songs That Still Keep the Party Going. MyLife is NOT a Consumer Reporting Agency - You may NOT use this information to make decisions about consumer credit, employment, tenancy or any other purpose that would require FCRA compliance. Contribute to IMDb. Because MyLife only collects this data and does not create it, we cannot fully guarantee its accuracy. [17] These pseudo-stereo broadcasts were offered over both stations for 12 hours each week over the next decade, ending after KFAC-FM converted to a multiplexed signal in 1964. Im gonna try Facebook and see anything. How Palm Springs ran out Black and Latino families to build a fantasy for rich, white people, 17 SoCal hiking trails that are blooming with wildflowers (but probably not for long! [21], On October 1, 2001, radio personality and hip-hop activist David "Davey D" Cook was terminated, due to what the station said were consistently low ratings. Feb. 9, 1997 12 AM PT. Theo Mizuhara is known for Waiting to Exhale (1995), Dangerous Minds (1996) and Gas (2004). Between 2 and 6 every weekday afternoon, female callers from teens to thirty-somethings overwhelm the request lines of radio station KKBT-FM (92.3)--popularly known as the Beat--all hoping for an encounter with Theo, the disc jockey with the most alluring bedroom voice on Los Angeles radio. Edit: Ive done more research and he may have owned a production company that has been defunct since 2012. When Michaels left, Keith Naftaly had been recognized as the Music Director of the Year by the Gavin Report, and this helped him rise at the age of 24 to the position of program director in June 1987. Branded "The New FM 92 The Beat", the station offered a blend of adult rock, dance music, and adult contemporary. If nothing else, we can use that as a catalyst, to get to know each other as people. By LYNELL GEORGE. [10] Controversially, KMEL canceled its Sunday night Street Soldiers public affairs program, but later reinstated the show. Write A Comment Cancel Reply. During the 1990s, the station held a summer concert known as "Summer Jam", which featured major Hip-hop and R&B stars who performed at the Irvine Meadows Amphitheatre. None of the demands benefited the black men unjustly fired from the station. Learn more in our Privacy Policy. "Late Night" is an unreleased cut Quikproduced for 'Pac that ended up on Suge Knight's strangeSuge Knight Represents: Chronic 2000compilation before appearing on 'Pac's posthumousBetter Dayzalbum in 2001. Theo Mizuhara is, in fact, the son of second-generation Japanese American parents--and he's such a hot figure in the hip-hop world that such hit rappers as Warren G and Tha Dogg Pound have had. Smileys segments were about empowering Black people. I thought this thread was going to be about Theo Mizuhara. [25][23], By introducing their music, KMEL established many artists' careers in the late 1980s and 1990s, including Mariah Carey, En Vogue, Tupac Shakur, Digital Underground, DJ Jazzy Jeff & the Fresh Prince, MC Hammer, Queen Latifah, MC Lyte, Timex Social Club, Tony! i didnt care for or trust him or the GM the late Craig Wilbraham. See the story here. (Since then, he was served a lawsuit by KPWR's parent company Emmis Communications for breach of contract, thus preventing him from joining the station until his contract or his injunction was lifted; he would join the station on March 9. Captian G loved to party and was very popular with the ladies too and when he didnt show up, Theo had to stay past his shift, and he started asking people on the air if they knew where he was, making a joke of the situation. If we hear anything, we will let you know. Weekends were anchored by Sue Hall and Ty Bell. below. All three stations saw good ratings numbers with this formula. Tragically, Theo was waiting for Captain G, who followed him, to come in for his shift one day, and Captain G was late. The station, located on Yucca St in Hollywood at the time, was historic and the very place I was working when. With so many album rock stations in the Bay Area, KMEL faced stiff competition. [6] KFAC also slowly assembled an airstaff with unprecedented continuity and tenure, including, but not limited to: Thomas Cassidy,[7] Fred Crane,[8] Tom Dixon,[9] Dick Crawford,[10] Bill Carlson[11] and Carl Princi,[12] all six of which would be continuously employed by the station between 1953 and 1983. Unbeknownst to them, the station passed out memos as well as reminders telling the staff to make sure their desks and offices were locked because the rappers would be coming there during the weekends. While he was at the station, I dont think we spoke more than one sentence, and I was fired shortly after he started. He worked on urban/hip-hop stations KMEL in San Francisco, and KKBT and KDAY in Los Angeles. That same year, another 'Pac and Quik collab, "Words 2 My First Born," surfaced onUntil the End of Time. Word has it that Theo is very near to becoming the #1 DJ in his time slot in the Los Angeles area. Emma Beren, Zoe Topsfield, Amber Jacobs, Betty Schwartz and Lois Dukes, and many others are family members and associates of Theodore. Per Nielsen BDS reports, they are urban contemporary, KBFB in Dallas/Fort Worth are rhythmic contemporary stations per Mediabase reports, but they report on the BDS urban panel despite being the only rhythmics in those areas where there are existing urban contemporary stations (WKYS/WERQ and KKDA-FM). It is owned and operated by iHeartMedia. Report as inappropriate 3/14/2015 Robert Z. MyLife aggregates publicly available information from government, social, and other sources, plus personal reviews written by others. He was not acting black or trying to fit in. [10] In response, KMEL introduced new music shows The Wake-Up Show hosted by Sway Calloway and King Tech, and Street Knowledge hosted by Davey D, in addition to the public affairs program Street Soldiers hosted by Joseph E. Theodore Mizuhara is 57 years old and was born on 10/25/1965. Add a bio, trivia, and more. 21 years of cyber dust blown off of this one, the "holy grail" of all revived threads on all of the interwebs!! Heavy Rain to Hit Los Angeles California on Wednesday March 29, 2023. youtube. Manly was very familiar with the racism problems at the station as our group was one of several black men who complained to the NAACPs Hollywood branch. to see possible family members, friends, co-workers, and associates found from multiple government records, social and public sources. We have found In it, Quik is literally speechless, as silence dominates most of their three and a half-minute conversation. She sang backup, Concertgoer lets out a loud full body orgasm while L.A. Phil plays Tchaikovskys 5th, Live from Willie Nelson 90 tribute: Keith Richards joins Willie at the Bowl. We have been repeatedly asked where former KKBT and KMEL DJ Theo Mizuhara is. Cook, however, claims his departure was due to his political views, including his having aired statements from California Congresswoman Barbara Lee and rapper Boots of The Coup voicing opposition to the War in Afghanistan. Biography. Whatever. : Hmmm is this guy the same DJ who used to play for SF based radio station,: 106.1 KMEL??? "[41] Jim de Castro, who was appointed as KFAC's general manager from Evergreen's WLUP in Chicago,[42] later admitted he won free use of that billboard for a month as the result of a golf bet. Trivia (1) Japanese-American radio host known for his deep voice. The fact of the matter is that it isn't even close to being him. Industry vets informed me that respected radio vet Lee Michaels trained Naftaly. Butta, NWA's founder Dr. Dre and the World Class Wreckin' Cru, Ron "Big Ron" O'Brien, John "Big John" Monds, Kevin "Slow Jammin'" James, and Kevin Nash. He was young and naive, and they were really being racist with him and he ended up suing them. My Lovin' (Theo's Cheaptrick Remix) by Theo Mizuhara (1992) Hip-Hop / Rap / R&B. to see possibly who they are and full class lists found from school records and public sources. Theo Mizuhara was a radio personality who worked at various radio stations, including KKBT-FM in Los Angeles, California and KMEL-FM in San Francisco, California. Chancellor acquired stations from other groups that exited the market. [45] After a moment of silence led by de Castro, the air signal switched to a heartbeat sound effect,[58] while television monitors outside the studios started playing the television ad proclaiming the new format, accompanied by a skywriter scripting in the skies above "It's Alive. It'd be different if I was just looking at him from afar, admiring as a celebrity or what not, but I know him. theo mizuhara aka dj theo from that one moesha episode, phew! KMEL reports as rhythmic contemporary per Mediabase, even though they're not a rhythmic contemporary station (another urban station on the rhythmic panel of Mediabase and urban panel of Nielsen BDS was WJHM in Orlando, Florida until morphing to rhythmic and was moved over to BDS' Rhythmic panel in February 2012. Ryan Haywood Where Is He Now? Awards. Nobody has heard from him since. They played current based hip hop/R&B but it didn't work out. Translation: I'm queer, any objections?~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~. 1 = This station is a simulcast, in whole or in part. The slogan wasnt about acceptance as much as it was an excuse. The Breakfast Club discusses Beyonc taking on the IRS over $2.7M Ebro In The Morning discusses Don Lemons firing and Desiigner getting Ebro Announces TT Torrezs New Show (video). As of August 2018, the American cable channel FM now carries an edited video simulcast of the station's morning show, Big Boy's Neighborhood, weeknights and mornings. People just dont appreciate the way he compresses a kick drum or adds reverb to a voice, or mixes a passage. When were enjoying this good music, race isnt important. Report as inappropriate 3/14/2015 Big T. Koreatown, Los Angeles, CA 208 friends 89 Report as inappropriate This is LA! The same woman who betrayed the black male jocks immediately took to the stage to defend the station for not being racist. THEY'RE LISTENING. 9,545 views Oct 28, 2020 235 Dislike Share Save MaJeSTiK MaGiC 4.51K subscribers Radio Station: [KKBT] 92.3 Mhz, The Beat Broadcast: Afternoon Drive Location: Los Angeles, CA (USA) Date: 2000. The Undeniable Top 10 BEST Black Male R&B Groups From the 10 Music Industry Titans You Need to Know NOW! This contributed to the brief decline of KMEL's ratings since the station has a specific audience target. Report as inappropriate. One their worst moments was Theo Mizuhara as Programing Director and had balls big enough to rename the station 93.5 The Beat and picked up more syndicated shows such as Michael Baisden, Keith Sweat Hotel, Monique's radio show and Theo Mizuhara was the only live personality from 8pm . Im sure it was instead of running the story. After Manly and the station met several times, we were finally told that the situation had been resolved and KKBT would meet a list of demands, one of which was sponsoring the NAACPs breakfast meetings. Screenshot is from Moesha - bruh he is so fine and" I would have run it. KKBT was still a much better station than many of the Black-owned stations that I had worked at but all those black owners warned me about stations like KKBT before I got there and they were right. Theo Mizuhara 106 KMEL Powermix 1992 #02 all mixes on this channel are also on mixcloud in its entirety because of copyright not all songs are available in s. Lynell George is a Times staff writer. Leading up to the frequency swap, rumors swirled about whether 100.3's format would survive the move to 92.3 FM. I saw Mike at an industry event after I was fired and he told me he was going to expose The Beat for being the most racist station in the industry. You can hear it below. KUDOS to Billboard for having the balls, unlike the black trades at the time to run the story on the situation. They were none the wiser. "[48] Competing radio stations KPFK and KCRW both aired tribute programming to KFAC,[49][50] and Mount Wilson FM Broadcasters' KKGO-FM announced that it would switch formats to classical in January 1990, with KKGO-FM's existing jazz format moving to KKGO (540AM). Report as inappropriate. So a lot more rappers were coming up to the station, like Easy E, Ice Cube, Snoop, and others, to support the station on the air that they thought was supporting them. That same year, KMEL signed popular New York radio personality and San Francisco native Alex Bennett. Laboe's move was interpreted as an attempt to expand the station's Hispanic audience as it competed with KRBV and KJLH, both of which were African-American owned, operated and targeting stations (only KJLH remains Black-owned). KGO-FM moved to 106.1 FM on November 3, 1947, with facilities at a former General Electric plant on East 12th Street in Oakland. KKBT was the absolute hottest station in the country, but they had their share of problems. On July 2, 1977, after Century Broadcasting purchased the FM station, KFRC-FM changed call letters to KMEL, and flipped to album-oriented rock ("AOR"). [10] Meanwhile, a third competitor, KHQT out of San Jose, was also in competition with the two stations until 1995, when it changed formats under new ownership. Where is Theo Mizuhara from KKBT and KMEL? See Rappers Pay Tribute to Tupac on the 20th Anniversary of His Death. I ran into Theo at a restaurant around 2001 in Studio City, CA. [16] Because KFAC-FM made this move to Mount Wilson prior to the FCC enacting limits for power output by FM stations in 1962, it is formally classified as a "Superpower" FM by operating at a maximum power level, but with the antenna being placed well above the height limit. Thats the beautiful thing about music, Theo, a somewhat shy man in his late 20s, says softly, with shadows hiding his face as he sits in a darkened office at the stations headquarters in Hollywood. 'Pac didn't get to jump on muchQuiksta production, though "Heartz of Men" stands out as one of the finest beats Makaveli ever rapped over. Tinsley was able to reach the big leagues at the age of 24 in 1993, making his debut with the Seattle Mariners. As stated, it was a far cry from the urban stations that I had worked at previously, but I came to understand that what the older owners said was now true. [7] KMEL lost market share to its competitionKQAK, KRQR, KOME and KSJO. Which was the furthest thing from the truth, and thats when we knew she had been playing both sides. KMEL was the first pop station in the U.S. to play "Wild Thing" by Tone-Loc and "Bust a Move" by Young MC and first of any radio station in the country to play "U Can't Touch This" by Oakland rapper MC Hammer and "Ice Ice Baby" by Vanilla Ice. During its tenure as "The Beat", the station featured many popular and legendary DJs who came from stations like KPWR, KMEL, WQHT, KIIS-FM, and KDAY, like John London and The House Party (a popular morning show which competed with other top local shows such as Mark and Brian on KLOS and Rick Dees on KIIS), Diana Steele, Theodore "Theo" Mizuhara, Eric Cubiche, Nautica De La Cruz, P.J. -Harvey Milkef@watmail.ucr.edu ef@netcom.com"Bakla ako, may angal ka?" It was a rumorwhich started because the guy in the video looked similar to Theo (theguy actually IN the video is NOT Theo). Oddly, the three Black men that outlasted everyone, Micheal Mixxin Moore, Tre Black, and Captain G. are all deceased and died young. The station was one of 10 stations awarded the 2007 Crystal Radio Award for public service awarded by the National Association of Broadcasters. The rumor got so widespreadhere in San Francisco that Theo actually started telling people overthe air that it was indeed him in the video. My kids used to listen to his show and I didn't believe them when they said he was Asian. The station played mostly cuts from about 30 top rock albums, interspersed with a few lesser known songs such as on the "Fresh Kamel Trax" feature highlighting new albums at noon and at 8 p.m.[3] With news reporter/sidekick Joe Regelski, Bennett built a large following over the next two years, becoming known as a "benignly nasty" morning DJ, "the guy everybody loves to hate", according to Promotion Director Ken Wardell.[5]. Oct 4, 2021. They didnt see the exchange. We called again the next week and the next and the next, all to no avail. with DJ Theo! I knew my days were numbered at that point. He told me he was going to get a helicopter and fly it over the stations Summer Jam concert. Everybody wanted to be his friend, including a lot of the rappers during that era, but Theo was more grounded and kind of kept to himself and took it all in stride. Ross stated. There was a black woman who worked at KKBT who was playing both sides, and she helped the white management eliminate the black male talent by acting like she was compassionate with the racism that was taking place and learning how we felt. The support benefited them AND the station. Mike Stradford didnt hire me, but as soon as he was out, John Monds hired me when I sent in my, by that time, 20th air check. Hed come in the studio, light a blunt, grab a pen and paper, cross his legs, and 30 minutes later hed be like, Okay, ready, Quiktold Noisey. [9] Rock and most pop titles were eliminated in the process. The station's call letters changed to KFMS in November 1968, then KKEE in October 1972. KMEL finally dropped the album rock format at Noon on August 25, 1984. Add photos, demo reels Add to list More at IMDbPro Contact info Agent info Known for Waiting to Exhale 5.9 On Air D.J. It is currently one of the highest-rated stations in the San Francisco Bay Area, with the largest listening audience in the males 18-to-34 year-old demographic. This move prompted KHHT to further adjust its musical direction by adding more Disco and Freestyle tracks to its current format as a way to attract the displaced KMVN listeners, and by June 2009, it showed an increase in the PPM ratings after it began to further tweak its selection more to slightly favor currents and less favor old school tracks. , Japan 661 friends 11 reviews He's a real cool guy. Friends, Neighbors, or Classmates, Get to know what people think of Theodore, See all testimonies from people that know Theodore. The 10:00pm hour of that shift is known as The Ten O'Clock Booty Call, with the remaining two hours devoted solely to slow jam love songs dubbed as The KMEL Lounge. Other big names worked at the station around the same time, like LaLa and Tavis Smiley but out of all the DJs who worked at the station during its early to mid-90s heyday, the only person we have ever been asked about is Theo. Urban contemporary gospel airs on Sunday mornings. - [75] The entire "Hot" airstaff was released (including Art Laboe, who would later end up on KDAY) on the same day as the announcement, as KHHT began promoting a "major announcement" at 9:23a.m. the following morning, and running a "300 Greatest Hot Songs of All Time" countdown set to conclude at that time. I used to hold that against Black owners when I was younger, but I get it now. On April 20, the station announced that it would hire Rick Dees, who had hosted morning shows at sister station KIIS-FM and KMVN. KFAC was fed the audio from a microphone pointed at one end of the Bowl, and KFAC-FM the audio from a microphone at the other end of the Bowl. A New York Times profile printed on the day of its format change labeled KFAC "a staple of Los Angeles's cultural life for 58 years" and that its switch was "a sign of the times and perhaps of things to come as American cultural tastes evolve. On February 20, 2015, KHHT changed its call letters to KRRL to match the "Real" moniker. KMEL became known as one of the most innovative stations because of its music selection and the type of programming it was doing, plus the air personalities' focus on the community. KRRL (92.3 FM) branded Real 92.3 is a commercial urban contemporary radio station licensed to Los Angeles, California, serving much of the Greater Los Angeles area. At the promised time, after playing "My Girl" by The Temptations (the number 1 song in the aforementioned countdown) and "End of the Road" by Boyz II Men, KHHT changed back to urban, branded as "Real 92.3", launching with "10,000 joints in a row", beginning with "Only" and "Truffle Butter", both by Nicki Minaj. [35] Days before that deal closed, on January 15, 1989, KFAC-FM was sold to Evergreen Media for $55 million,[36] setting a record for the most expensive sale of a classical music outlet in the United States. [69] However, KHHT was not a typical urban AC station; this station was one of the first urban AC's to play more old school/classic soul, the more mainstream-level R&B (barely-to-not playing neo-soul at all) and some rhythmic and Latino pop/R&B songs to cater to the Hispanic and Asian audiences that listen to R&B music in particular. But DJ Quik goton the phone with Real 92.3'sDJ Theo soon after learning about Makaveli's shooting, and the breathtaking phone call was recorded in full. Monds was a great PD, and working at the station was like Heaven and hell at the same time, but the money, compared to the urban stations I had worked at previously, was like night and day. By using our site, you agree to our use of cookies. Theo was a really nice guy from the Bay area who came to KKBT in the midst of the station making a lot of changes and targeting the hip-hop audience. Mark McKay covered the mid-day slot, while Howard Hoffman took the afternoon drive time shift, Sonny Joe Fox covered evenings, Licia Torres hosted nights, and Mark Todd carried the overnight shift. 130 Likes, 1 Comments - Rimu * . He switched to the Los Angeles outlet in 1993. [8] In September 1982, KFOG entered the battle for rock-listener market share after dropping its beautiful music format in favor of an eclectic mix of rock. Theo Mizuhara Friday Night Mix 1993 #03 all mixes on this channel are also on mixcloud in its entirety because of copyright not all songs are available in some sets on youtube here the link. KHHT was one of three urban ACs serving the Los Angeles market; the others were KRBV (formerly KKBT, which changed from R&B/hip-hop in May 2006, but was sold by Radio One to Bonneville International in April 2008), and KJLH, whose signal is not full-power and barely penetrates the San Fernando Valley. 227 Likes, 89 Comments - @pjroxx on Instagram: "#campaign ALERT #wherestheomizuhara aka Theo? After our meeting, KKBT sponsored a pool party for one of the last BRE conferences. Radio Station: [KMEL] 106.1 Mhz, 106 KMELBroadcast: Club 106 Power MixLocation: San Francisco, CA (USA)Date: 1989-08-06Hosted By : Mastermixes Dj' : Theo Miz. Much speculation led to 92.3 going active rock, possibly with the KMET calls. Check Full Reputation Profile Hes a revolutionary--a genius., Theo also applies the same genius moniker to the music of Babyface and DAngelo, whose lush musical colors he finds breathtaking from a production standpoint. I had come to realize how much power the press and organizations have but I planned to do things differently than the experiences I had with KKBT. When the switch was made at 5 p.m. on June 30, 2000, the formats and call letters did come along for the ride, with 92.3 becoming KCMG, "Mega 92.3", and 100.3 becoming KKBT, "100.3 The Beat". See also. The music, the branding, the imaging and the promotions were all top-notch. [37][39] Speculation began to accelerate when KFAC-FM dropped format in early Julyfor only a few minutesto carry part of a Rolling Stones press conference,[40] then Evergreen took responsibility for a cryptic billboard taken on Sunset Boulevard reading, "Pirate Radio, KLSX, KLOS: Get Ready to Move Over and Let the Big Dogs Eat! The former outfielder spent five seasons in the Major Leagues. [10][20], Many popular Bay Area and national media personalities either got their start or spent time working at KMEL, including Alex Bennett, Howard Hoffman (aka Howard "The Refrigerator" Hoffman), Rick Chase, the Baka Boyz, Renel Brooks-Moon and J. Paul Emerson.[20].
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