Jack Armstrong at KKHR in 1985!

Here is a short "video aircheck" of DJ legend Jack Armstrong, doing his thing at KKHR, in 1985! Shot by my good friend Art Vuolo.

[@manriquegutierrez3230]

This was my favorite station back in 1983....awesomeeeeeeeeeee!!!...

[@ConsumerTeamPete]

Best ever in this genre of air talent. The fact that he did this before “hot keys” makes his performance even more impressive.

[@circlesthesun]

An example of retro top 40 radio. The station talent and management teams made profitable profits for their companies. This format was a successful one for its time.

[@darrylelkins681]

Jack Armstrong and Jo Jo Kincaid, the best drive time jocks I have ever heard

[@bccphotec]

Without question, Jack was a "board master". I wish I would have had an air job that would challenge the console even half that hard. He made it seem so easy, and obviously he enjoyed the hell out of it. Here's to the "Jock King". RIP

[@crgroup2784]

This was the best I ever heard Jack sound. We criss-crossed at a few stations over the course of our careers and he was always great but at KKHR he showed that he could still do his schtick under the discipline required of the 80's, the station and the market. R.I.P. my leader. What times we all had.

[@douglasgreenough147]

🌺

[@revinhatol]

The Flame Thrower 6

[@mariomazzarello3672]

Questo è un dj. Lo ascoltavo a LA durante agosto 1984. 👏👏👏👏

[@connyferrin138]

He was just fantastic, passed away much too early - those were the gr8 days of American Radio!

[@McKinleyDave]

Simply the best. Without peer. Your Leeeeeeader!

[@douglasgreenough147]

This was my favorite station I found when I spent a week in the area, because it's the one's I recorded on a couple cassettes that I still have. Maxwell high output tapes and a couple TDK ones also.

[@B250R]

Thanks for posting this up.

[@SuperKJ777]

Thank you for posting this. I thought this guy was the best dj I ever heard. So talented, funny and never boring.

[@gonstotwriter]

He was on KFRC, too. That station hired all the best jocks and paid them top $. I was never good enough for them.

[@ApartmentKing66]

A lot of us weren't.

[@douglasgreenough147]

Yeah you were, it just went differently I guess :)

[@gonstotwriter]

@@ApartmentKing66 KFRC was *so* selective about its air staff. The other stations said, "KFRC, you don't have to go all over the country to find the 'right' mix of air talent. You're being way too picky."

[@HitsTownUSA]

@@gonstotwriter Dr. Don Mornings, Marvelous Mark McKay mid days, Jack Armstrong afternoons and Bill Lee nights. KFRC had the star studded DJ line up in 1982/1983

[@brentmann2988]

@@HitsTownUSA Yes, that was a great early 80s KFRC lineup. I also loved the lineup around '77 and '78 of Dr. Don, Big Tom Parker, Rick Shaw, John Mack Flanagan and Marvelous Mark McKay.

[@ApartmentKing66]

Seeing this aircheck reminds me of when I sat in with The Real Don Steele when the station was Oldies 93 in 1991. Same room at Columbia Square on Sunset in Hollywood, same P R & E board, even the cart decks are in the same place. Just a few doors down the hall from the KNX 1070 studio.

[@randynichols5748]

I used to be a deejay back in the 70s. I am in awe of this guy!

[@droz1000]

Wow. I knew him from Pittsburgh 13Q, we thought he was mad then. Jeez. The irony is I was in SoCal at the same time. Morris Day and Bruce!!

[@rockhard2654]

i used to listen to him on wkbw buffalo, every dj on that station was a legend

[@TheBrooklynbodine]

He was at 13Q (WJAS and WKTQ) 1320 AM in Pittsburgh from 1973-75 and WNBC in 1978, among many other stations. A true credit to the profession!

[@CruiseMan1]

Listen to him hit the post like a pro! awesome!

[@djdon60]

I was more impressed, when Mr. Armstrong hit the fade. A song's intro(depending upon its length)may have two or, three posts. Can't get enough of these "Jack Armstrong" memories. 'Never, seen anybody "play" a board with such skill.

[@onlythreelads4498]

@@djdon60 Yes Don I sat hours with Jack in the stations and yes he was a Master on that Board. I would get dizzy watching him incredible Miss My Best Friend.

[@djdon60]

@@onlythreelads4498: I can imagine, watching him do his thing; wow! I'm so sorry he is gone.

[@oldschoolmusicdj]

Thank you for posting. I have air checks on cassette from Jack Armstrong. It's great to see live video action. He made it sound like more than himself doing the show. What a talent. Very inspirational.

[@djdon60]

I, only, can guess what Mr. Armstrong looked like, here; I've a brief aircheck, from CHUM. It's from '67(I believe) and, I would like it, much better, had it not had to be recorded, on a portable cassette player's condenser microphone.

[@edlightman4936]

he was in Pittsburgh pa. at 13 q in 1973

[@weirdbeard63]

Dead at 62. No autopsy.

[@cnmcphaulsr4701]

Wow...wow....Oooh My Goodness Try Saying that with a mouth full of Gum