Ted Quillin
| Ted Quillin | |
|---|---|
| Birth name | Theodore Quillin |
| Born |
February 17, 1930 Oklahoma City |
| Died | April 20, 2011 (aged 81) Las Vegas |
| Station(s) | KFWB and KRLA in Hollywood |
| Country | United States |
Ted Quillin (born Theodore Quillin: February 17, 1930 in Oklahoma City – April 20, 2011) was an American radio personality who worked at KFWB.
He was one of the original "Swingin' Seven DJ's" who brought rock and roll into its first major market in 1958 at KFWB in Hollywood. He was in radio for over 60 years and was honored by the Nevada Broadcasters in 2005, when he was inducted into their Hall Of Fame.
Born in Oklahoma City, Quillin moved to El Paso, Texas where he finished high school and attended the|Texas College of Mines and Metallurgy (now the University of Texas at El Paso). During this time, while still in high school Ted started his broadcast career at KEPO, an ABC station in El Paso. He started as a ‘gofer’ on a morning show from 6 to 7 AM, before he went to school. He graduated to staff announcer. After that he took a job in Corpus Christi, Texas, at KSIX. The program director from KXYZ in Houston heard him, and hired him as a staff announcer. From there he went to WACO in Waco, Texas. Ted moved to KELP-El Paso which was a Gordon McClendon station, doing top 40. This is where he met Chuck Blore and when Chuck got the call to Hollywood he took Ted with him and Ted became one of the original "Seven Swingin’ Gentlemen", who took Rock and Roll into its first major market, at KFWB. His listeners became known as the "Quiverin' Quillin Clan."
Quillin's years in radio include: KFWB–Hollywood, 1958-61; KRLA–Pasadena, 1962-64; KORK–Las Vegas, 1964-66, KFI–L.A, 1969; KFOX–Long Beach 1969-71; XPRS-1972, and, finally, back to KORK in 1972, when he became a permanent resident of Las Vegas. Ted was at KORK for several years and later opened an advertising agency in the city. During the days at his agency he did months and sometime years of DJ work on several local radio stations, including KLAV. People in broadcasting in Vegas knew Ted and would call him when they got in a ‘pinch’ to fill in for them, and sometimes this ‘fill-in’ would last for a year or more. During this period he taught a class on communications at Las Vegas City College.
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