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Jeff at KAOH studios.  21 North 21st ave west  Duluth Mn..

 

 

Pic. below taken at  teleprompters head offices in New York.

Teleprompter  302 East superior st.  Duluth

 

 

 

 

 

                                                                             

  Below are pictures of the first full time radio gig. 1969  Age 15  KAOH radio.  A little 500 watt country and western station. Partners in crime at the time=   Steve Anthony (PD)  Tim Michels aka Tim Pavilich  Mark Williams aka Mark Pavilch.  Chuck Oday aka Chuck Helmer. Mike Burke, (pics, below at a Park event.) Diane Mistkowski (polish princess) and  Carla McCulley, currently employed at local radio stations.  And good friends ** special  attention.   Ron Rogers AKA  Shelly Bergen, aka Big Bopper, aka Amazing Shelly. (Pictures and more on Shelly on this page)  Currently the full time voice and PD for Red Rocks  KQDS Am  6am to 9am  M-F   and the craziest for last.  AL Shmidtz.   aka  Crazy Al  currently ranked in the top 10 oldies DJs in the world. can be heard by clicking the above link.   Everyone except Al still resides in Duluth MN.  This song goes out to them.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

1968

(Bink) Shurter, (superior Wisc.) While at a Paul Revere and the raiders concert in Duluth.  Approched Paul( after one or two beers) and insisted Jeff was his twin.  Paul has not been back.

 

Paul Revere and the Raiders.  Paul is at the mic. do you see a resemblance?

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

From 1969 to 1976  Jeff worked in several local television stations,  WDIO, WDSM and WDSE and was the third employee hired to open the brand new media.  Teleprompter cable T.V. On the right is a national magazine that featured Jeffrey as the youngest manager in the history of the company.

Seated from upper left to  right.  Jeff Marcus  - District manager, Bill Bresnan (corp. President) (now owners of Bresnan cable systems) seated below. on right, CEO Jack Kent Cooke. former owner of the Los Angles Lakers.  And of coarse Jiffy Jeff.

 

 

 

This next picture is of the original staff of 1973  Teleprompter cable T.V.

JiffyJeff  Far left, next Pat Bresnan, Kerry Dunlevy.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

And now the amazing Shelly. Picture of Shelly Bergen Aka Ron Rogers on KAOH radio.  1969  Currently Program Director and the voice for KQDS AM  morning show. Also hosts the Edmunds Realty Sunday morning show on channel 3. A program that offers new home listings in the Duluth, Superior market area.and yes  Shelly had hair back then.

 

Mike Burke (left) and jiffyjeff at a webc

sponsered day in the park.

also if you remember the WEBC hidden microphone contest.

Hints were given daily for sites around Duluth to try and find the hidden microphone.   It was found the last day of the contest.  Where you ask

Near enger tower.

 

Pics were taken in Leif Erikson Park.  Duluth.