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Home KC Radio History 980AM Frequency History C) 980AM KMBC (AC)

C) 980AM KMBC (AC)

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Website: N/A
Branding: 980 KMBZ (by October 1989 - ???)
Positioning: <UNKNOWN>
Call Letters: KMBZ (Sign-on - Signoff)
City of License: Kansas City, MO
Format: Adult Contemporary
Sign-On Date: January 10, 1986
First Song: <UNKNOWN>
Sign-Off Date: September 2, 1990
Final Song: “Mrs. Robinson” by Frank Sinatra
Ownership: Bonneville Broadcasting (Sign-on – Signoff)
Prog. Director: Andy Ludlum (Sign-on – May 1987)

 

Airstaff:

Mornings: Ray Dunaway (by October 1989 – Signoff)
  Noel Heckerson [News Anchor] (Sign-on – Signoff)
  Laura Davis [News Anchor] (by October 1989 - ???)
  Eric Zamarripa [News Producer] (by October 1989 - ???)
  Bryan Busby [Weather] (by October 1989 - ???)
   
Middays: Marty Wall (by January 1990 – August 24, 1990)
  Split:  (August 27, 1990 – Signoff)
  Marty Wall – 10AM to 12PM
  Rush Limbaugh [Syndicated] – 12PM to 3PM
   
Late Afternoons: Sports Line (Summer 1989 – Signoff)
  John Doolittle (by January 1990 – Signoff)
  Kevin Wall (by January 1990 – Signoff)
   
Nights: Split:  (by January 1990 - ???)
  The Bruce Williams Show [Syndicated] – 7PM to 10PM
  The Neil Myers Show [Syndicated] – 10PM to 1AM
   
Overnights: The Meg Whitcomb Show [Syndicated] (by January 1990 - ???)
   
Weekend/Swing: Dennis Rooney (??? – by Signoff)
   
Other Staff: Ron Carter [General Manager] (by March 1990 - ???)
  Brad Waldo [Director of Operations] (by April 1990 – at least August 1990)
  Bob Benish [Anchor/Reporter] (Sign-on – Signoff)
  Laura Davis [Reporter] (1987 – Signoff)
  Mary McKenna [Anchor/Reporter] (Sign-on – 1986)
  Barbara Lindstrom [Weekend News] (1988 – 1988)
  Dan Verbeck [News] (Sign-on – Signoff)
  Andy Ludlum [News Director] (Sign-on – May 1987)
  Tom Lee [Producer] (by September 1990 – Signoff)
   
Role Unknown: Jim Turner (1986 – Signoff)
  Jack Casey (1987 – 1989, at least August)
  Bill Morse (1987 - ???)
  Bob Terry (Sign-on - 1988)
  Dick McDonough (by April 1989 – at least August 1989)
  Bill St. James (by April 1989 - ???)
  Ray Dunaway (Sign-on – at least 1987)

 

Specialty Shows:

The Bob Costas Sports Show [Syndicated] – Sundays 8PM to 10PM (by January 1990 - ???)
The Bob Madigan Show [Syndicated] – Saturdays 6PM to 9PM (by January 1990 - ???)
Capitol News Beat – Sundays 6:30AM to 7AM (by January 1990 - ???)
The Harvey Ruben Show [Syndicated] – Weekend Nights (by January 1990 - ???)
Over the Back Fence – Saturdays 6AM to 9AM (by January 1990 - ???)
          w/ Toby Tobin (by January 1990 - ???)
Talknet w/ Bob Madigan [Syndicated] – Sundays 6PM to 8PM (by January 1990 - ???)

 

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