Episode 46: Thanksgiving Special - From Bedroom Broadcasts to the Big Leagues
This Thanksgiving, Randy shares his complete journey from a 4-year-old with a cassette recorder to becoming a professional freeway traffic expert. Hear the story behind KRAK 98.5, Stereo97FM, and his years reporting traffic for KNX 1070 and other major stations.
Featured in this episode:
- Early childhood recordings and piano performances
- KRAK 98.5 bedroom broadcasts (age 4)
- Stereo97FM and building homemade transmitters (age 13)
- First radio job at KBET after the Northridge earthquake
- Teen Scene radio show
- First traffic report on KNX 1070 (November 12, 1999)
- Nine years of traffic reporting (1999-2008)
- Helicopter traffic reporting over Los Angeles
Links & Resources:
- Randy's Archives (full 80s/90s recordings): youtube.com/@randysarchives
- KHTS 98.1 and AM 1220 (formerly KBET Radio) - Santa Clarita:
- KNX 1070 Newsradio - Now 97.1 FM:
- Free ebook "Drive Smarter Now": www.DriveSmarterNow.com
- Email Randy: freewaytrafficexpert@gmail.com
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- Youtube: @masteringthecommute
- Daily driving shorts and weekly video episodes
Questions for listeners: Can you relate to any part of Randy's story? Have you had multiple careers or unique hobbies like ham radio? Share your story at freewaytrafficexpert@gmail.com
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