KSAN Radio: 1968-1980
The Jive 95 Years
San Francisco, California

Bob Dylan Special #176 on KSAN (April 26, 1969; 71 minutes) RL

Bob Postle presents an hour-plus retrospective of Dylan's work to date, sponsored by Columbia Records (which had recently released his "Nashville Skyline" LP) and featuring a guest appearance by the Congress of Wonders. The original stereo recording heard in this exhibit is from the collection of Richard Links, who also digitally remastered the audio for presentation here.

Altamont Aftermath on KSAN (December 7, 1969; 16 minutes)

In the wake of the cataclysmic free concert at Altamont Speedway (near Tracy, Calif.) one day earlier, Stefan Ponek hosts a post-mortem program on KSAN featuring several people tied to the event. In this recording, Sonny Barger, founder/president of the Oakland Chapter of the Hell's Angels Motorcycle Club, phones in to the station to share his perspective of what happened that day.

Dave McQueen on KSAN (October 12, 1970; 16 minutes) JZ

The KSAN Gnus Department reports on the demise of KMPX FM 107, where the primordial roots of The Jive 95 had been planted two years earlier. Includes a recording of Roland Young and other members of the KMPX staff before the plug is pulled on the station.

Tom Donahue on KSAN (February 9, 1974; 47 minutes) RL

Ben Fong-Torres on KSAN (February 10, 1974; 2 hours) RL

A weekend's-worth of Dylan-oriented programming on The Jive 95, all in advance of his concert appearance with The Band at the Oakland Coliseum Arena on Feb. 11, starting with a Saturday night salute by Big Daddy himself. Next, enjoy nearly two hours of Ben Fong-Torres and his tales of Dylan, including plenty of music and excerpts from an interview with Robbie Robertson of The Band.

KSAN: Tenth Anniversary Simulcast (1979; 2 hours) RT

To celebrate its tenth year as KSAN, the station simulcasts "films made for television" (later known simply as "videos") of popular musical acts, including Fleetwood Mac, Tom Petty & The Heartbreakers, The Rolling Stones and Santana, in conjunction with KQED (Channel 9). Includes intros by KSAN general manager Jerry Graham, Glenn Lambert, Norm Winer and Tony Kilbert. After the simulcast, stay tuned for a lengthy segment of KSAN music (without pictures).

Glenn Lambert on KSAN (July 4, 1979; 15 minutes) RT

Stephen Capen on KSAN (Sept. 20, 1980; 20 minutes)

Stephen Capen & Jack Popejoy on KSAN (Nov. 14, 1980; 1 hour) MS

IN STEREO! The final rock'n'roll morning show on KSAN before the switch to "Modern Country," featuring a phone call from KFRC's Rick Shaw, an interesting mixture of "farewell" songs, a collage of memories and a final list of thank-yous from Stephen & Jack. The recording concludes with a short segment of Billy Juggs' shift on "the station you'll never forget."

— Exhibit includes additional text. — Exhibit includes audio.
— Fair-to-poor audio quality. — Edited (scoped) aircheck.
JZ — Courtesy of Jim Zahn.
MZ — Courtesy of Mike Schweizer.
RL — Courtesy of Richard Links.
RT — Courtesy of Ron Tamm.