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Thursday, August 04, 2005

Charles Laquidara

Charles Laquidara was there at KPPC-FM (Pasadena, CA) when Tom Donahue took over and changed the station's programming to make it Southern California's first freeform station in 1967.

After the KMPX strike in 1968 and the move of Donahue and Crew to KSAN, Laquidara moved to freeformer WBCN-FM (Boston, MA) in 1969.

He's got a content-rich site, complete with audio clippings and biographical info at:

The Big Mattress



"The Big Mattress" was a morning show Laquidara developed, beginning in 1972, that became a Boston favorite for the next 2 decades and more.

2 comments:

  1. He's freeforming again Wednesday mornings at manaoradio.com

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  2. AnonymousMay 28, 2006

    You can also check out Charles on WBOS.Com ( Boston Radio 92.9) every weekday morning at 9:00 AM EST. Show is called Backspin where he is checking 9 songs of a certain year.

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