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The Scottsdale Public Library auditorium was packed last Saturday afternoon as many witnessed the on-air staff of legendary Phoenix AM Top 40 powerhouse, 1360 KRUX, unite on stage and the Q&A event.
KRUX alumni arrived in town from all over the country to reunite for the first time in as much as nearly five decades. The KRUX group was made up of a few from the station in the 1950s (Jim Spero and Bob Pond), four others from the 1960s (Bob Shannon, Al McCoy, Kit Carson, and Norm Seeley), and ten from the 1970s (Mitch Heller, Gary Stevens/John Sebastian, Barry Michaels, K.C. Kennedy, Larry Dean/Gary Mack, Todd Wallace, Steve Casey, Dennis King, Tom Wright, John Driscoll/Bob Shannon).
A crowd of over 50 fans, listeners, and interested individuals took their cameras and some brought along KRUX memorabilia and a question in mind to ask their favorite on-air jock. The Q&A began promptly at 1pm with an introduction video produced by Bob Shannon and voiced by Charlie Van Dyke. It went through KRUX in the 1960s, 1970s, some of the jocks at the event including plenty of photos, airchecks, and laughs.
Following the video, Bob Shannon got the 1950s/1960s KRUX group to the long table on stage and introduced everyone. They went down the line talking about how they had made it to KRUX, and shared great Phoenix radio memories.
After an hour has passed, it was time for the 1970s KRUX group to sit at the table on stage and talk. Todd Wallace, former morning host and program director of KRUX led the group with introductions and stories– after the prop he brought to the table– an Al McCoy bobblehead.
A decent amount of questions were asked from the audience, which led to more stories and memories. A few people wore KRUX t-shirts brought along KRUX albums or hitsheets. In attendance included a handful of current CBS Radio Phoenix staffers like KOOL-FM afternoon personality, Steve Goddard, KMLE Country afternoon personality, Big Shoe Stu Evans, and engineer Eric Schecter.
The KRUX group celebrated afterwards with dinner at Bill Johnson’s Big Apple at its original location on Van Buren Road. A section of the restaurant was closed off to the public for the dinner, and it attracted more KRUX alumni than were able to show up earlier in the afternoon for the Q&A event.
The dinner was loud, with lots of laughter and moving around to talk to old friends. The reunion got many compliments throughout the evening and many of the compliments were given to Bob Shannon, who put the entire reunion together himself– with great success.
KRUX REUNION 2010 Q&A ATTENDEES:
Kit Carson
Steve Casey
Larry Dean/Gary Mack
Mitch Heller
K.C. Kennedy
Dennis King
Al McCoy
Barry Michaels
Bob Pond
Norm Seeley
Bob Shannon/R.J. Adams
Bob Shannon/John Driscoll
Jim Spero
Gary Stevens/John Sebastian
Todd Wallace
Tom Wright
