Bio of Bruce Chandler
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“Radio is and has been my life. My first
gig at KFXM was October, 1971 until January of 1974. My shift was one of the hottest on the
station, 2-6pm -- afternoon drive time -- reaching one of the largest listening
audiences on radio. KFXM reached a 23
share during my first ratings period at the station. Coming across town
from our "competition," K/men, it was thrilling to be able to
consistently knock them off for
the two years I was at The Big
59.
“Prior
to KFXM I worked at K/men in the evening slot from 6-9PM. After KFXM I
was offered a job at KEZY-AM in Anaheim.
“The radio business is very unique. One may work at more than one station
at a time. In my case, I 'voice-tracked' afternoons at KWOW in Pomona as Jeff Robins. We change our names at each station. From there, KIQQ-FM (K-100) in Los Angeles, KRTH-FM in
LA, then mornings at Westwood One's Oldies Channel – a 24/7 satellite-delivered
format to AM and FM stations across the country. As I mentioned before,
many of us worked for more than one station.
I am currently at KRTH (K-Earth 101) in LA working 2-7PM on Sundays and
doing fill-in relief, too.
“My
Education included Riverside City College, San Bernardino Valley College, then on into broadcasting at
the William B. Ogden Radio Operational Engineer School.
“As my main hobbies, I collect CDs and DVDs and following the Big 3 major pro
sports -- baseball, basketball and football. I also like to keep in shape
by 'brisk walking' and I love to cook.
“My favorite songs of the sixties are Del Shannon's Runaway, Cara Mia by Jay and the Americans
and Traces by
the Classics lV.
“KFXM was a ‘barrel of monkeys’ all the time. In fact, one afternoon, the
KFXM jocks were told to appear at the Orange Show Grounds for a Calf Wrestling
Event. This was in front of thousands of people in the grandstand.
The Radio-Clowns monkey-helper, 'pulled my pants down,' and bit my arm.
This was not one of my favorite remotes. The event had the
KFXM jocks taking down the calves. I didn't realize that these little
baby cows weighed about 300 pounds! I was never as exhausted as I
was after that appearance. Only on KFXM!”
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