Talent: CHUCK BROWNING
Station: KFRC San Francisco
Date: August 29, 1969
Time: 27:25 (unscoped)
7:50 (scoped)

In an industry full of them, Chuck Browning was a character among characters.

While a jock at CKLW, Browning got tired at being hassled at the border. Once, asked if he had anything to declare, the Chucker responded, "Yeah, war. If you don't stop hassling me I'm going to shoot holes in the Windsor Tunnel and turn it into a car wash"

Another time, at KGB San Diego a cart machine kept malfunctioning. A frustrated Browning gave it away to the fourth caller. (Not sure exactly what the winner would have done with a cart machine as outside of a radio studio they were fairly useless.)

Browning worked all over the radio map, from KFRC and K-101 San Francisco in the west, to WMYQ MIami in the south, WMCA New York in the east and the aforementioned CKLW in the north.

Other stops included KCBQ San Diego, KHJ, KFI and KGBS Los Angeles, WHBQ Memphis. Also KRUX and KUPD Phoenix, WFIL Philadelphia and WYDE Birmingham, Alabama.

Browning died March 3, 1988 in his favourite city, San Francisco. Cancer claimed him at the all-too-young age of 48.

Enjoy Chuck Browning on KFRC (UNSCOPED) here.