Charlie Tuna Show
5 episodes - English - Latest episode: over 4 years ago -Celebrating the life and career of American Radio Personality & Disc Jockey, Radio Hall of Fame Inductee, and star on the "Hollywood Walk of Fame" recipient, Charlie Tuna. We're curating Charlie's best highlights, and each week we will release a new show featuring clips from his past shows, airchecks, interviews, and personal commentary from youngest son and host, Bryan Ferguson.
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How Charlie Tuna became 'Charlie Tuna', more AFRTS clips beginning late 1973 featuring rare interviews with John Sebastian and Jim Croce
March 29, 2020 17:50 - 43 minutes - 40.2 MBWe get into how Charlie Tuna became 'Charlie Tuna', more AFRTS clips beginning late 1973 including an interview with John Sebastian of the Lovin' Spoonful, and a rare interview with Jim Croce for Charlie's 1973 Christmas Special. Then we head into 1974 where the nation had a rare potato chip shortage, Elvis was still making records, Nixon was still president, and Charlie gets into
Continuing Charlie's AFRTS tapes in 1973, Bryan reads a recent email from a veteran, and Charlie entertains the troops with his usual on-air antics.
March 23, 2020 02:32 - 26 minutes - 24.4 MBCharlie's run with AFRTS began in 1971 and lasted 25 years. We continue Charlie's AFRTS tapes in 1973 into 1974, Bryan reads a recent email from a veteran who grew up with Charlie overseas in Germany as a teenager, and Charlie entertains the troops with his infamous listener call-in "Radio Hotline". We need your help to bring more Charlie Tuna online, so please go to charlietuna.com/donate, and become a supporter today!
Bryan shares some of his personal life, interviews of his kids, call-ins from Charlie on birthdays, and running errands to deliver AFRTS tapes.
March 16, 2020 23:57 - 32 minutes - 30.1 MBBryan explains why he didn't follow in his father's footsteps, shares some interviews of his kids, call-ins from Charlie on birthdays, and running errands to deliver AFRTS tapes - featuring 25 minutes of AFRTS recordings of Charlie from 1973.
George Carlin pokes fun at "Boss Radio" (1972), Charlie's first day at 93/KHJ (1967), and 14-year-old Michael Jackson visits Charlie in studio (1973)
March 09, 2020 02:30 - 26 minutes - 24 MBBryan Ferguson talks 93/KHJ and how "Boss Radio" started in the early 1960s, we revisit one of George Carlin's famous bits mocking radio personalities in 1972 called "Son of WINO" off his classic album, FM & AM and we travel back in time to Charlie's first day at 93/KHJ on Thanksgiving Day, November 23rd, 1967. A 14-year-old Michael Jackson stops by the all new KROQ in 1973 to talk with Charlie in this rare 17 minute interview that was also for a special titled, Love, and Rock & Rol...
Trailer: Charlie Tuna Show
March 02, 2020 04:00 - 2 minutes - 2.43 MBCelebrating the life and career of American Radio Personality & Disc Jockey, Radio Hall of Fame Inductee, and star on the "Hollywood Walk of Fame" recipient, Charlie Tuna. We're curating Charlie's best highlights, and each week we will release a new show featuring clips from his past shows, airchecks, interviews, and personal commentary from youngest son and host, Bryan Ferguson. Facebook - https://www.facebook.com/CharlieTunaShow/ Twitter - https://twitter.com/CharlieTunaShow In...