Jim randolph rose to fame in the 1950s and became an Los Angeles staple by the sixties. There are precious few airchecks of the man and his cuyrrent whereabouts are unknown.
He helped break the careers of R&B artists like Booker T & The MG, Larry Bright, and KoKo Taylor. This clip is from KGFJ, but he was also on WYNR and others. the was a "Big" Jim Randolph at KNOK in 1956, but I can't verify it's the same dude. KGFJ was progressive for it's day having an integrated staff. Their staff included other legends like Magnificent Montague, Johnny Magnus, Herman Griffith, Jim Wood, and Hunter Hancock.
Tuesday, July 17, 2007
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Sad to say, Big Jim Randolp is no longer with it. He was one of the best broadcasters in the business.
Dr. Don Sainte-Johnn
V101.1
Sacramento
One of the greatest from WYNR and KGFJ...loved Jim Randolph when I was a young lad..
Paul Major
Jim Randolph had a great approach to R and B radio. I remember him from WYNR Chicago.....very original. Inspired me as a former jock and station owner.
As a kid in the early 60's I listened to Big Jim on KSAN in San Francisco. A friend of my dad's knew my interest in radio and introduced me to Jim.In the early 70's I programed KNOK in Dallas and had the pleasure of telling Jim was I was following in his market trail.In the first part of this decade I worked at a big band station and met the guy who hired Jim for KLIF here in Dallas and he told me many stories of Jim early days. Jim once said there were only two kinds of radio, good and bad and to always do good radio.
Jack Bishop Station Manager KMNY Dallas Texas
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