Ed Thomas "The Batman" Biography
Employment Dates(KFXM/KDUO): |
(KFXM) Feb. 1959 - Sep. 1960 |
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Time Slots while at Station: |
Midnight to 6 a.m. |
Stations prior to KFXM/KDUO: |
Don Martin School of Broadcasting |
Stations right after KFXM/KDUO: |
KENO Las Vegas, NV |
All other Stations after KFXM: |
KDEO/San Diego, CA, KSON/San Diego, CA, KCRL-TV/Reno, NV, KOLO Radio/TV/Reno, NV, KSAY/San Francisco, CA, KEEN/KBAY/San Jose, CA (There 1973-1992 Full and Part time). |
Current Employment: |
Owner, Advertising and Web Hosting company (among other things). |
Born: |
Harrisburg, PA, Raised in So. California |
Birthday: |
July 24th |
Education: |
John Burroughs H.S., Burbank, CA, San Diego State University, San Diego, CA, Don Martin School of Broadcasting, Los Angeles, CA. |
Hobbies: |
Internet, reading, movies, good food and wine, not necessarily in that order. |
Favorite song(s) of all time? |
Way too numerous. I have a lot of favorites depending on certain criteria. |
Favorite artists of all time? |
Not the Beatles or Elvis! |
Henry Mancini comes to the Inland Empire (Lyle's Music City) !
As part of the usual KFXM promos, KFXM Program Director, Roy Cordell arranges for top music recording artist, Henry Mancini to make an appearance at Lyle's Music City in San Bernardino. Pictured L to R; Barbara Cordell, Henry Mancini, Roy Cordell, Gary Price, Lyle's Daughter, Ed Thomas and Helen Wiegand, the R.C.A. promotions director
Pictured at Left: (L to R) DJ Gary Price, Lyle's Music City Owner's Daughter, Ed Thomas, Barbara and Roy Cordell ( Date: April, 1960)
The first story that comes to mind is Lyle Kilgore creating
the “Batman” label. It was my first night on the air, and
the first words out of his mouth were something about “there goes
the Batman to hang upside down until tonight at Midnight. Also, during
the last hour before his arrival I had to give up the “drinking” one-liners
about him. His friends were starting to believe it.