KDKB's Nina Joy

Phoenix freeform station KDKB's Nina Joy passed away last year. Andy Olsen's done a great tribute to her and her work. Please visit: http://radiofreephoenix.com/whatsup/2016/01/26/nina-joy-tribute-on-radio-free-phoenix/

FM Radio History with Jim Ladd & Frazer Smith

FM Radio History with Veteran Freeform DJs Jim Ladd & Frazer Smith on WTF - Radio Survivor

Lee Baby Simms, RIP

The man who inspired me to get into radio has passed. I miss you, Lee!

Ken Levine's written a neat obituary at: http://kenlevine.blogspot.com/2015/01/rip-lee-baby-sims.html

Here's another obit at Radio INK, with a portion of an aircheck from Lee's work at KORL that I've never heard before: http://www.radioink.com/Article.asp?id=2888674

Anybody got some others to share?
Here's the collection at Reel Radio: http://www.reelradio.com/ls/index.html

Radio insight obiturary and discussion: http://radioinsight.com/community/topic/lee-baby-simms-has-died/

My original posting about Lee, back in 2004, before I got to meet him and became actual friends: http://freeform-radio.blogspot.com/2004/05/lee-baby-simms.html

Emperor Hudson

http://youtu.be/gE27R2yDtz4

YES, 1971

http://youtu.be/9rpBUD0hjaI

Summer of Love Retrospective

Mike Pell has been doing a Summer of Love retrospective. Listen and/or download while the files are still up:

radiopell.podomatic.com

Mike Pell's Podcasts

Mike Pell's ROCKOLLECTIONS has moved to SoundCloud and PodOmatic. He can be located at the link below (also regularly listed in "Listen Now"). Friend him at PodOmatic and you will be notified each time he cuts a new podcast:

http://radiopell.podomatic.com

Pete Fornatale, RIP

Pete Fornatale has passed on to the big control room in the sky:

http://www.nydailynews.com/entertainment/television/pete-fornatale-pioneering-nyc-rock-radio-deejay-writer-dead-66-article-1.1068146

Soundcheck ®: Remembering Pete Fornatale - WNYC

Mike Pell has done two tributes to Pete, including sound bites from Pete and some of Pete's own background on his career. Go to:

http://wlso.fm/wordpress/archives/2272

http://wlso.fm/wordpress/archives/2273

Old Leadfoot

Old Leadfoot is redistributing his 100+ podcasts and prepping for new ones. Give him a listen at:

http://radiocircus.podomatic.com/player/web/2012-03-25T01_13_28-07_00

His website is: http://www.radiocircus.net/

Jim Ladd Goes To Sirius Satellite

‘The Last DJ’ Jim Ladd enlists with satellite, hoping to rekindle radio’s free-form flame - NY Daily News