KLSX/Los Angeles, audio recorded April 13, 2005.
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Student engineer at pioneer Nathan Hale radio station KNH 1210 in 1970 (prior to KNHC). Also attended North Seattle Community College and L.H. Bates in Tacoma (KTOY-FM). Sam’s career began as a KJR request line operator in 1970, with his first on-air job at KRKO in 1972. In 1976 he segued to overnights at KTAC as Cory Landon, then weekends at KING. In 1978 he moved to Lewiston, Idaho for afternoons on KOZE and KRLC. Throughout the ‘80s he was an announcer and/or engineer at “the best mix and biggest variety” of Spokane radio stations; including 97KREM, KZUN, KGA, KKER (The Sam & Pam Show), KZZU, PD of KJRB, 98 KISS-FM, and the voice of KAYU-TV. In 1989 he moved to Los Angeles as Assistant Chief Engineer and weekends at KZLA/KLAC. Also engineered for KBIG, KFI, Premiere Radio Networks, CBS Radio, and others. After avoiding any actual work for nearly 45 years, now happily retired and very appreciatively back in the great Pacific Northwest!
I remember hearing Sean Hannity on WABC – self-described “squeaky voiced kid from Long Island” – slurping and slobbering every day over his personal god Rush Limbaugh. Then one day Hannity started moving up the ladder, and the two words “Rush” and “Limbaugh” mysteriously vanished from his vocabulary.
Yes, Sean Hannity has changed his opinion on things and put things behind him on his climb to the top. He has probably lost a lot of friends along the way.
I get the impression that Leykis actually wanted to see Rush fail. Being able to use profanity would not be his #1 objective. But, moving up in the talk show popularity ranks might have been, even if that meant stepping over Rush.