Best of what's on L.A.'s intelligent talk radio stations. Bold will indicate my picks. The others are options. Do check the stations' web schedules for other shows you may like and for good shows I may have missed. Some listing are just here cause the station doesn't have a schedule or a site yet. More as time allows. Please leave your comments on the message board from MENU. Also, see Favorites for other shows. Red marks newer changes.

For tips on recording shows, even how to use your VCR, see members.tripod.com/~chinesecookery/radio-info/hardware.html. Mr. Gadget has a VCR recording page at www.mrgadget.com/flash/recordradio.html. The Reel Talk recorder web site did not respond and may be gone.

Monday: ?midn-3a? - KFMB 760 AM (San Diego) - Imagination Theatre Monday - Sunday: KNX Drama Hour, KNX 1070 AM. Shows (except Hall of Fame Radio Hour) repeat at 2-3a the next day. Schedules change 1/1/xx & 7/1/xx. See www.knx1070.com/program/drama.html for show descriptions, show facts, and online broadcasts. + marks my picks. Revised 1/2002. Monday: 9p "Gunsmoke" + - 9:30p "Tales Of The Texas Rangers" Tuesday: 9p "Yours Truly, Johnny Dollar" + - 9:30p "Dragnet" Wednesday: 9p "The Six Shooter", 9:30p "Dimension X" + Thursday: 9p "The Whistler" + - 9:30p "The Adventures Of Philip Marlowe" + Friday: 9p "Suspense" + - 9:30p "Lights Out" + Saturday: 9p "The Jack Benny Program" - 9:30p "Red Skelton Show" - 10-11p KNX Drama Hour double bill +? Sunday: 9-10p "Lux Radio Theater" Tuesday (first of the month): == New Item == Midn-3a - KPFK 90.7 FM - Bobb Lynes & Barbara Sunday - www.kpfk.org. See 8/5/01 Flash. www.zbs.org/ could follow.

Saturday: 2a-5a - KFMB 760 AM (San Diego) - Imagination Theatre Sunday: 2a-4a - KFMB 760 AM (San Diego) - Imagination Theatre noon-?2:30p - KCSN 88.5 FM - "Don't Touch that Dial" with John & Larry Gassman members.aol.com/radiolog/gassman.html . ?10p-11p? - KFMB 760 AM (San Diego) - Imagination Theatre Bobb & Barbara Return: Bobb Lynes with Barbara Sunday did "Don't Touch that Dial" which started 5/1974 on 88.5 KCSN FM and into 2001. Now See Tuesday, the first of the month. Links: www.sperdvac.org/ . . The Society to Preserve and Encourage Radio Drama, Variety and Comedy. www.old-time.com/ . . too much stuff about old radio shows. www.whenradiowas.com/ . . When Radio Was, sometimes on local stations, don't go by their list. www.mtr.org/ . . Museum of Television and Radio, in L.A. and NY. www.zbs.org/ . . See Tues midn-3a KPFK == New Link ==.

Monday - Sunday: Hot Dish! with Chefs Mary Sue Milliken & Susan Feniger www.millikenandfeniger.com/ on KFWB 980 AM. At kfwb.com/ on the lower left click on 'Hot Dish' for archives, recipes, email, and a link to their site. Show schedule is listed as: == New Item == Mon - Fri: 10:53 am, 2:53 pm, & 11:28 pm Sat: 7:28 am, 4:28 pm, & 11:28 pm Sun: 8:53 am, 12:53 pm, 4:28 pm, & 11:28 pm Cooking - Narsai David - KCBS 740 AM (San Francisco, nights only) 740 KCBS AM - His site www.narsai.com/. == New Item == Mon - Fri: 10:53a, 12:53p, 2:53p, 7:53p, & 8:53p Tue - Sat: 1:53a Sat: 10:53a, 11:53a, 3:53p, & 4:53p Sun: 2:53a, 12:53p, 2:53p, 6:53p Monday - Friday: 11:25a (about) - KNX 1070 AM - Food - "Food News Notebook" - www.knx1070.com/program/features.html and www.knx1070.com/knxrecipes/ - Prominent L.A chefs with tips on menu preparation, presentation, and innovation. Wednesday: 9p-?? - KRLA 870 AM - "Go Vegan With Bob Linden" - site at www.goveganradio.com == New day/time ==.

Saturday: 11a-noon - KCRW 89.9 FM - Food - "Good Food" - KCRW 11a-2p - KFI 640 AM - Food - Melinda Lee www.kfi640.com/ (Sat & Sun) == New Time == 3p-5p - KRLA 870 AM - Restaurants - The Good Life Report with Elmer Dills - www.elmerdills.com/ (Sat & Sun) 4p-6p - KABC 790 AM - Restaurants - Mario Martinoli "The KABC Restaurant Show" - KABC 5p-7p - KLSX 97.1 FM - Restaurants - Feed your Face with Merrill Shindler - KLSX (Sat & Sun) 6p-7p - KFMB 760 AM - Wine/Food - Whitley on Wine - www.whitleyonwine.com/ Sunday noon-2p - KFI 640 AM - Food - Melinda Lee - www.kfi640.com/ (Sat & Sun) == New Time == 2p-3p - KPCC 89.3 FM - Food - The Splendid Table - www.splendidtable.org/ (repeat at 9p) 3p-5p - KRLA 870 AM - Restaurants - The Good Life Report with Elmer Dills - www.elmerdills.com/ (Sat & Sun) 5p-6p - KRLA 870 AM - Food - Chef Talk with Chef Jamie Gwen - www.chefjamie.com/ 5p-7p - KLSX 97.1 FM - Restaurants - Feed your Face with Merrill Shindler - KLSX (Sat & Sun) 9p-10p - KPCC 89.3 FM - Food - The Splendid Table - www.splendidtable.org/ (repeat of 2p)

Monday - Friday: 2p-3p - KNX 1070 AM - News - KNX High Tech Hour - some computer info - www.bizradionetwork.com/HighTech.htm Mon - Fri & Sat - KNX 1070 AM - News - "ChipTalk" - www.daveross.com/: Mon - Fri: 4:55p Mon: 11:25p Wed: 11:25p Thu: 11:25p Sat: 4:25a Mon, Sat, Sun - KNX 1070 AM - Best Sites - "HEREontheWEB" - www.hereontheweb.com/ (it crashed NS?): Mon: 3:55a Sat: 5:25a, 1:55p, 5:25p, 7:25p Sun: 5:25a, 1:55p, 5:25p, 11:55p Saturday: ?7a-10a - KPLS 830 AM - ?Kim Komando computer show www.komando.com/ 9a-11a - KFI 640 AM - Jeff Levy www.jefflevy.com/ Added Sat show 12/01. 10a-11a - KPFK 90.7 FM - "Digital Village" www.digitalvillage.org/home.html

10a or 11a-noon? - KPLS 830 AM - Net Talk Interactive www.ntiradio.com/ 10a-12:45p - KABC 790 AM - the Marck brothers www.kabc.com/showdj.asp?DJID=3668. noon-2p - KFMB 760 AM (San Diego) - Larry Piland www.760kfmb.com/ (Sat & Sun) Gone? 4p-5p - KFMB 760 AM - The Internet show - www.760kfmb.com/ 8p-11p - KSDO 1130 AM - Kim Komando Computer Show - See 6/10.1/01 Flash - www.komando.com/ 9p-10p - KPLS 830 AM - Net Talk Interactive www.ntiradio.com/ Sunday: Gone by 1/02? 5a-7a - KFI 640 AM - Kevin Mitnick's "Dark Side of the Internet" www.freekevin.com/ == New Time, was 6-7p == 6a-7a - KMZT 105.1 FM - Speaker - could be computer info?? - www.commonwealthclub.org/ 9a-noon - KFI 640 AM - Jeff Levy www.jefflevy.com/ noon-2p - KFMB 760 AM (San Diego) - Larry Piland www.760kfmb.com/ (Sat & Sun) Gone 2/02 - noon-2p - KRLA 870 AM - 'Earthlink' radio.earthlink.net/ - shows are archived on site. 1-800-392-7447. 6-6:30p - KFI 640 AM - Karel's Apple computer 'show'. Apple talk and maybe a guest. See 2/20.3/02 Flash for link. Gone? "Beyond Computers." Check www.beyondcomputers.org/ for archived shows. Kim Komando was on KLSX; may be on KEWS, etc.? www.komando.com/ Also, David Radin had a show www.insiderradio.com/

On-Air:   1. Howard Stern - KLSX mornings - 'kid' stuff   2. Kevin & Bean - KROQ ?   3. Steve Harvey - KKBT Mornings - unheard.   4. Phil Hendrie - M-F 7-10p KFI - Why? What?   5. Rick Dees - KIIS Mornings - Who?.   6. Ryan Seacrest - KYSR - unheard dj.   7. Vin Scully - L.A. Dodgers sportscaster - unheard sportscaster.   8. Chuck Hearn - KLAC 570 AM - unheard sportscaster.   9. Tom Leykis - M-F 3-9p KLSX 97.1 FM - Mr. Sleaze, Jr. 10. Dennis Prager - M-F 9a-noon KRLA 870 AM - dry talk. Temp repeat 5p-7p?

Off-Air:   1. Kevin Weatherly - KROQ PD   2. George Nicholaw - KNX what?   3. Roy Laughlin - oversees all eight Clear Channel stations around L.A.   4. David G. Hall - KFI/KLAC/KXTA pd - Mostly starts good talk shows.   5. Rita Wilde - KLOS pd - unheard pd.   6. Val Maki - KPWR & KZLA gm - unheard gm.   7. Tim Pohlman - Infinity VP of sales - Yawn.   8. Jhani Kaye - KOST/KBIG/? pd - do pd's pick music??   9. Howard Hoffman - KABC - production director/imaging voice?? 10. Jack Silver - KLSX pd - brought sleaze to L.A. FM radio.

L.A. Talk Radio Host Numbers - Winter 2001 Los Angeles talk radio adults 25-54 AQH [average quarter hour] persons:

1) HOWARD STERN (KLSX) 64,200 [listeners] - I don't get it   2) TOM LEYKIS (KLSX) 47,600 - I don't get it   3) RUSH LIMBAUGH (KFI) 46,900 - after 10 minutes it hurts   4) DR. LAURA SCHLESSINGER (KFI) 43,000 - why? for whom?   5) CLARK HOWARD (KFI) 42,300 - very good   6) LARRY ELDER (KABC) 30,400 - ok but goes on and on   7) BILL HANDEL (KFI) 30,000 - best morning show   8) PHIL HENDRIE (KFI) 29,700 - I don't get it   9) FROSTY, HEIDI & FRANK (KLSX) 25,100 - I don't get it 10) GLORIA ALLRED & MARK TAYLOR (KABC) 23,900 - why? 11) SAM RUBIN (KLSX) 22,600 - Stern without the 'class' 12) DENNIS PRAGER (KRLA) 21,000 - ok - dry talk 13) AL RANTEL (KABC) 19,400 14) LOOSE CANNONS (XTRA) 16,100 sports 14) JIM ROME (KXTA) 16,100 sports 16) MICHAEL MEDVED (KRLA) 16,000 - only heard once - planet of origin unknown 17) TOM LEYKIS REPLAY 7-8 PM (KLSX) 14,300 - why? 18) BILLY RAY SMITH (XTRA) 12,300 sports 19) HUGH HEWITT (KRLA) 12,400 - ok 20) ART BELL (KFI) 10,900 - best 10p-2a talk, but depends on topic 21) JIM ROME (XTRA) 10,300 sports

21) DAVE WILLIAMS & AMY LEWIS (KABC) 10,300 23) LEE HAMILTON (XTRA) 10,200 sports 24) KAREL & ANDREW (KFI) 9,400 - gone 4/27/01 and missed already 25) TIM & NEIL (KFI) 7,300 - why? - most 'him & him' shows are a waste of time 26) GEORGE PUTNAM (KRLA) 7,200 - can get nasty & dumb 27) DR. TONI GRANT (KABC) 5,800 28) MR. KABC (KABC) 5,700 - fair, not much content 29) KILEY & BOOMS (KXTA) 5,500 sports 30) ARNIE SPANIER(KXTA) 5,400 sports 30) LOONEY & DAVE (KXTA) 5,400 - Tomm Looney now works for Clear Channel and keeps radio stuff to himself. Sports 32) CONWAY & STECKLER (KLSX) 5,200 - ok with good interview 33) DAN PATRICK (KSPN) 4,500 sports 34) TONY KORNHEISER (KSPN) 3,700 sports 35) JOE MCDONNELL & DOUG KRIKORIAN (KSPN) 3,400 sports 36) LARRY MARINO (KRLA) 3,300 - good for local stuff. 5/21/01? - now news director, lost show. 37) JOHN & JEFF (KLSX) 3,000 - most 'him & him' shows are a waste of time 37) TONY BRUNO (KXTA) 3,000 sports 39) DOUG McINTYRE (KABC) 2,700 - very good, needs daytime slot. 6/11/01 temp M-F 9p-midn