Which Anchorage Radio Personalities Do You Remember?

Anchorage Radio Personalities from the 1950s through the 1970s became part of daily life, and this page helps you reconnect those voices with the stations and shows you remember.

Les Snow KBYRLes Snow on KBYR

Familiar names from KFQD, KENI, KBYR, KYAK, KHAR, and more.

If one voice stands out to you, the page also invites you to share your own memory.

Before streaming and playlists, Anchorage radio personalities were part of the rhythm of Anchorage life—voices you heard at home, in the car, and on your transistor radio.


This page brings those voices back through familiar stations, remembered names, and visitor stories that turn recognition into shared memory.

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Ruben Gaines
and Chilkoot Charlie 
How many people did he have in his radio studio? When you listened to his radio program, you heard Ruben, a fellow named “Six-Toed Mordecai”, Mrs. …

Ron Moore

Your Favorite
Anchorage Radio Personalities
Where Are They Now? 
If you remember hearing anchorage radio personalities on KFQD, KENI, KBYR, KYAK, KHAR, KWHL and more, this page helps you reconnect those voices with …

Herb as Dr Rodent

Herb Shaindlin
An Anchorage
Broadcasting Legend  
A tiny cardboard match , three forced throat-clears, and one perfectly timed joke were enough to make a lasting first impression. That moment captures …

KWKO Fm Stereo 102.1
Anchorages home of
"Night Flight" 
My broadcast career started with Chet and Jo Gordon, owners of KBYR AM/FM in 1965. Chet tried to sell the FM side. There were no buyers, so he shut …

Ron Moore

Ron Moore
My Anchorage Radio Days 
The following is an interview with the Anchorage Coke Show's very own, Ron Moore . Anchorage Memories – Mike and Mary Jane: Ron, when and how …

Ron Moore

The Royal Coachman Theme 
The Royal Coachman Theme was written while I was in the Army . An accident placed me in the hospital and recovery area. So, I was watching TV in the …

Anchorage Radio DJ
Les Snow Not rated yet
The following is from an interview with Anchorage radio personality Les Snow, whose real name is Gene Miner . Anchorage Memories – Mike and Mary Jane: …

Ruben Gaines and
Ed Stevens Not rated yet
These comments were written by Robert Knox . He and his wife, Wilma, were journalists in Anchorage between 1951 and 1984. In spite of its small …

Anchorage Radio Days
with Jerry Rose Not rated yet
The following is an interview with one-time Anchorage Alaska radio DJ, Jerry Rose (who's real name is Peter Bie) . Anchorage Alaska Memories – Mike …

The Anchorage Alaska
Rock Jocks Not rated yet
Back in the 1970s in Anchorage, Alaska, KAKM channel 7 was producing a local television magazine show called “Southcentral.” Besides local …

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