Steve Kushman

  2 NEW SOUND SYSTEMS FOR RADIO CENTRAL In order build out our museum exhibits in Radio Central's Great Room we must say good by to our rare set of Ampex theater speakers due to their large size. We are…

  HOLIDAY PARTY WRAP UP   The CHRS Holiday Party last Saturday, December 13, at the Veterans Hall across the street from CHRS Radio Central, was enjoyable in every way. We packed the place  with 100 guests! The catered lunch was really nice and the…

Sunday 12/7/25 we had a blast rehoming vintage radios. CHRS is committed to be responsible recyclers. We save old radios from the landfill, rebuild them like new and add bluetooth. We give these devices destined for the trash after working…

Thanksgiving has always been a season for gratitude, and this year the memories drift back to the fall of 1971, when a nervous graduate student stepped into the world of commercial radio for the very first time. Graduate school at…

The Holidays  The Holidays!! Like Andy Williams used to sing, “It’s the most wonderful time of the year”. Unless of course you’re working on a holiday. So, a tip of the Pilgrim hat to those who work – the Chinese…

By Dana Jang When December arrives in the Bay Area, its cool air always brings back the memory of a night that changed the soundscape of radio—and our lives—forever. December 8, 1980: the night John Lennon was shot outside the…

Get A Job “How did you get the job?” Over 50 years, I was fortunate to get a few jobs in radio, and I’ve enjoyed many fellow DJ’s stories about the breaks & bumps along the way. Here are mine…