AIRCHECK OF THE WEEK

Edition #1179
 Week of January 16, 2022
 


Subject: BILLY PEARL for TODAY'S ARMY
Station: Various
Date: December, 1975
Time: 24:48 (unscoped)
5:05 (scoped)

Back in the day, it was a common practice for stations to carry shows for "Today's Army." Produced in Hollywood by Roger Carroll Enterprises for the U.S. Army, the shows were heard all over the U.S. on mostly small and medium market  stations to fulfil public service commitments. The programs were distributed in vinyl in these pre-Internet days.

Billy Pearl was one of the jocks who contributed to this effort. The veteran of Los Angeles and area radio (KYMS, KWIZ, KIIS, KKDJ, KHJ, KRLA, KMPC, KABC and KFMB San Diego.) At KABC, he hosted talk shows, including a program with Bill Press. Pearl later became a lawyer (as Bill Pearl) and founded the Long Beach news site lbreport.com in 2000.

Pearl died January 4, 2022 at the age of 71, after a two-year battle with cancer.

Enjoy Billy Pearl for Today's Army (UNSCOPED) here.

Enjoy Billy Pearl for Today's Army (SCOPED) here.
 

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