KQRS AM & FM
AIRCHECKS
1966
Jingles and commercials (the station's format at that time was a mix of classical/middle-of-the-road/jazz). - 2 MB
Commercials/announcements: Twin Cities Auto Dealers, O.I. Borton Motors, and A Look into the Future in 1974
1968
Dick Driscoll and a "middle-of-the-road" music format - 5 MB (provided by Curt Lundgren).
Includes commercials for The Cork & Fork Restaurant, Kiefer for Men, and Twin City Federal (read by Jack Benny).
6/23/1968
Bruce Lee - 7 MB (provided by Steve Brown)
1969
Alan Stone - Includes KQ Newsbeat with details on Vietnam War demonstrations throughout Minnesota and announcements/commercials for YES - Emergency Referral Telephone Service, McGoos Bar, The Beatles Abbey Road for $3.99 at Dayton's, The Labor Temple, and Musicland. Plus a brief speech by the Reverend Ralph David Abernathy. - 16 MB (provided by Brian Person)
5/15/1970
George Fisher - 10 MB (provided by Jay Philpott)
1971
Alan Stone - Includes a newscast and commercials for the Guthrie Theater, Certs, Rosedale Center, Musicland/The Mamas and the Papas, Theodore Hamm Company and Coca Cola Midwest Recycling Center, Clairol Long and Silky, Ribnick Furs, People's Record Shop, and International Custom Auto Fair at the Minneapolis Auditorium. - 15 MB (provided by Brian Person)
1971
Don Duchene - Starts with newscast - 2 MB (provided by Curt Lundgren)
1972
George Donaldson Fisher - Incudes two newscasts, And a spot for YES - Emergency Referral Telephone Service - 7 MB (provided by Brian Person)
1972
John Fine - Includes commercials for Hansord, Yes and The Eagles at the Minneapolis Armory, Midwest Mountaineering, Pan Am, Bobby Whitlock, Mr. G, United Stores, The Band: Rock of Ages, Bikeways, Wayne and Ron's Record Store, Slaughterhouse-Five, Orin Thompson Homes and a newscast including Richard Nixon, Goerge McGovern, Watergate, etc.. - 18 MB (provided by Brian Person)
1972
Unidentified Announcer - Includes a newscast and commercials for Argent, One Groveland, Movie: Brother Sun, Sister Moon, Delmonico’s House of Stereo, Grain Belt Beer, Freedom Electronics, and Certs. - 14 MB (provided by Brian Person)
10/19/1972
Alan Stone interviews American folk music singer-songwriter, Steve Goodman - 25 MB (provided by Alan Stone)
1973
Aircheck of Randi Kirshbaum - 14 MB
Includes commercials for Schell's Beer, Uncle Sam’s, and Johnson's Baby Shampoo.
List of music played: Edgar Winter: Tobacco Road; Ben Sidran: Have You Heard the News; The Rolling Stones: Ruby Tuesday; Jerry Jeff Walker: Hill Country Rain; Moriah: Spooky Tooth; Paul Kanter, Grace Slick and David Freiberg: Your Mind Has Left Your Body; Derek and the Dominos: Keep on Growing; Joni Mitchell: Willy; Paul Simon: Something So Right; Neil Young & Crazy Horse: Down by the River; Ruben and the Jets: Dedicated to the One I Love; Foghat: Maybelline; Paul McCartney: My Love; Carly Simon: Summer’s Coming Around Again; Herbie Mann: Hold On, I’m Comin’; Yes: And You and I; Joe Cocker: Feelin Alright; The Joy of Cooking: Laugh Don't Laugh; The Pointer Sisters: Cloud Burst; Elton John: Come Down In Time; Judy Collins: In My Life; and The Byrds: Full Circle.
Randi can be heard on WXRV-FM in Boston, MA.
February 1973
Quadraphonic Broadcast - Introduction of a Blood Sweat and Tears concert taped at the Minneapolis Orpheum Theater - 1 MB
Quadraphonic sound uses four channels in which speakers are positioned at the four corners of the listening space, reproducing signals that are (wholly or in part) independent of one another. Quadraphonic audio was one of the earliest consumer offerings in surround sound. It was a commercial failure due to many technical problems, which were solved too late to save the technology from disaster. The format was more expensive than standard two-channel stereo. It also required extra speakers, and suffered from lack of a standard format for LP records. The rise of home theatre products in the late 1980s and early 1990s brought multi-channel recording formats back to the forefront, although in a completely different form. (source: Wikipedia)
June 1973
Aircheck of Russell Russ from either June 8 or 9, 1973 - 11 MB
Includes newscast and commercials for Sunshine World at The Bronco Bar in Chanhassen, The Flame bar, Grain Belt, Bike Ways, Blue Oyster Cult (record), Pepsi (song by Argent), Guthrie Theater, K-Tel Super Bad; and Schlitz Beer.
List of music played: The Allman Brothers Band: Statesbori Blues (Live); Wood Mann, Son House & Jo Ann Kelly: Bothering That Thing; Creedance Clearwater Revival: Penthouse Pauper; Climax Blues Band: Rich Man; Neil Young: Heart of Gold; Eagles: Tequila Sunbrise; Poco: Ride the Country; J.J. Cale: Call Me the Breeze; Manu Dibango: Soul Makossa; Wishbone Ash: Blowin' Free; It's A Beautiful Day: White Bird;Moody Blues: For My Lady; and Jerry Garcia: Sugaree.
Photo credit: Twin Cities Radio People (Past and Present)
6/9/1973
Brian McNee - 23 MB Also includes Randi Kirshbaum providing a list of “what’s going on” events at the end of the recording.
Commercials: Dayton’s Super Sound Sale, Grain Belt Beer, Schell’s Beer, Schell’s Beer, Everynight Shampoo, Sons of Champlin - Welcome to the Dance (album), Northwestern Bell, Guthrie Theater, Delmonico’s House of Stereo, Grain Belt Beer, and Jethro Tull at the Met Sports Center (tickets $4.50/$5.50/$6.50).
List of music played: Taj Mahal: Going Up to the Country Paint My Mailbox Blue, Paul McCartney: Medley – Hold Me Tight/Lazy Dynamite/Hands Of Love/Power Cut, Traffic: Rock ‘N’ Roll Stew, Rick Bloomfield & John Paul Hammond & Dr. John: Last Night, Seals and Crofts: We May Never Pass This Way (Again), John Prine: Your Flag Decal Won’t Get You into Heaven Anymore, Cat Stevens: Heard Headed Woman, William Russo / Corky Siegel / Seiji Ozawa and the San Francisco Symphony: Russo Three Pieces for Blues Band and Symphony, Tom Rush: Kids These Days, and Peter Frampton: All Night Long.
6/9/1973
Dan Pothier - 29 MB
At this time, KQRS featured a freeform rock format.
Features newscasts including Earth News and Zodiac News and commercials for Everynight Shampoo, Byerlys Liquors, Blue Oyster Cult: Tyranny and Mutation album, Montgomery Ward: “Bloodshot” album by J. Geils Band, Bachman Turner Overdrive (album), Led Zeppelin at the St. Paul Civic Center (tickets: $5.50/$6.00), Johnson’s Baby Shampoo, Bikeways, Dulonos Pizza, Schlitz Beer (sung by Kenny Rogers and the First Edition), The Store Front, Montgomery Ward: “Down the Load” album with Stephen Stills and Manassas, Electric Fetus, and Schmitt Beer.
List of music played: Sons of Champlin: Welcome to the Dance, Jesse Ed Davis: Keep Me Comin', Uriah Heep: Tales, Neil Young: Old Man, Jefferson Airplane: Ballad of the Chrome Nun, Steely Dan: Reelin’ in the Years, Chris Youlden: Standing on the Corner, Lou Reed: Lisa Says, David Bowie: Let’s Spend the Night Together, Carly Simon: Waited So Long, Joy of Cooking: Honey Let’s Have Some Fun, Bob Seger: Stealer, Derek and the Dominos: Got to Get Better in a Little While, Bruce Springsteen: It’s Hard to be a Saint in the City, Eddie Matal: Old New Hampshire (?), Chicago: A Hit by Varese, King Curtis: Memphis Soul Stew (Live @ Fillmore West), Bachman Turner Overdrive: Don’t Get Yourself in Trouble, and Elton John: Have Mercy on the Criminal.
6/10/1973
Randi Kirshbaum taken at her current stations: WCLZ-FM and WPOR-FM in South Portland, ME
Randi Kirshbaum - 14 MB
Includes commercials for Pepsi (sung by Ann Duquesnay), The Flame Bar, and Led Zeppelin at the St. Paul Civic Center
List of music played: Jimi Hendrix: Castles Made of Sand, Seals and Crofts: We May Never Pass This Way (Again), Tom Rush: Child's Song, Cat Stevens: On the Road to Find Out, Canned Heat: Framed, Hot Tuna: Hesitation Blues, Doc Watson: Going Down the Road Feeling Bad, Mike Bloomfield - John Paul Hammond - Dr. John: Sho Bout to Drive Me Wild, Ten Year After: Woman Trouble, Bonnie Raitt: Since I Fell for You, George Harrison: That is All, Bonnie Koloc: Charmer, The Allman Brothers Band: Don't Want You No More, The Allman Brothers Band: It's Not My Cross to Bear, Led Zeppelin: Babe I'm Gonna Leave You, Led Zeppelin: Over the Hills and Far Away, and Beck & Bogert & Appice: Lady.
Alan Stone Recent Photo
6/12/1973
Alan Stone from - 20 MB
Includes newscasts and commercials for the Guthrie Theater, Schell's Beer, Johnson’s Baby Shampoo, Blue Oyster Cult: Tyranny and Mutation album, Grain Belt Beer, and Everynight Shampoo.
List of music played: Yes: And You and I (Live), Taj Mahal: Annie's Lover, Taj Mahal: Happy Just to be Like I am, The Temptations: Masterpiece, Paul McCartney: Live and Let Die, Lighthouse: Sunny Days, Boz Scaggs: Monkey Time, Mike Bloomfield - John Paul Hammond - Dr. John: I Yi Yi, Traffic: You Can All Join In, George Harrison: Don't Let Me Wait Too Long, Faces: Bad 'N' Ruin, Faces: Silicone Grown, Eagles: Twenty-One, Eagles: Out of Control, and Led Zeppelin: Over the Hills and Far Away.
1973
Randi Kirschbaum - Includes a newscast about Spiro Agnew, Watergate, etc. Plus, commercials for Eveready Batteries, Grain Belt Beer, Vinegar Joe, Sear Auto and Tires, Dayton's Records and Tapes, and Jeff Beck. - 11 MB (provided by Brian Person)
1974
Alan Stone - Includes Randi Kirschbaum with events news, newscast and commercials for Schlitz Beer, Maplewood Bowl, Grain Belt Beer, AMC Dealers (Gremlin auto), STP, Bronco Bar, Burnsville Bowl, Movie: Out Time, Minnesota Auto Specialists, Twin City Federal, Dayton's Adventures in Learning Typing Class, 10,000 Auto Parts, and Movie: Italian Graffiti. - 23 MB (provided by Brian Person)
1974
National Lampoon Radio Hour Christmas Special - #1 - #2 (provided by Mark Rotenberry)
KQRS AIRCHECK FROM 1975 WITH KEVIN ST. JOHN
2/14/1975
Kevin St. John (1978)
KQRS-FM (92.5) - Kevin St. John aircheck from 1975 - #1 28 MB - #2 28 MB (provided by Kevin St. John)
The aircheck includes newscasts, Earth News, and the the following commercials: Embers, Sound of Music, The Launching Pad, Knights Formal Wear, Becklund Jewelers, The Coffee House Extempore and Tim Weisberg at Northrup Auditorium.
Includes the following music (scoped): Lonesome L.A. Cowboy by the New Riders of the Purple Sage, Till The Morning Comes by the Grateful Dead, You Just Can't Stop It by The Doobie Brothers, I Just Can't Give You Up by the Average White Band, Hold On I'm Coming by Rita Jean Bodine, Sweet Little Sixteen by John Lennon, Rock and Roll Doctor by Little Feat, Amy by Elton John, Hey Queen by Barefoot Jerry, The Man Who Couldn't Afford to Orgy by John Cale, Pay the Price by Buffalo Springfield, Big Yellow Taxi by Joni Mitchell, Eco-Catastrophe Blues by Brewer & Shipley, Davey Blue by Herbie Mann, Just too Many People by Melissa Manchester, Darlin' Dear by Chicago, I Feel the Same by Esther Phillips, Midnight Rider by Gregg Allman, Penguin in Bondage by Frank Zappa & The Mothers of Invention, The Noonward Race by the Mahavishnu Orchestra Feat/John McLaughlin, Mother Goose by Jethro Tull, Apple Cider Re-Constitution by Al Stewart, Just That Wind by Heartsfield, The Hobo Song by Old & In The Way, This Troubled Mind by Arlo Guthrie, Wild Bird by Michael Murphy, The Train That Carried My Girl from Town by Doc & Merle Watson, Love Song to Me by Johnny Winter, You Told Me Baby by Bonnie Raitt, Leaving Whipporwhill by Leon Russell, Monkey by Brian Protheroe, and Oh Well Parts I & II by Fleetwood Mac.
November 1976
KQRS INTERVIEW FROM 1976 WITH KEVIN ST. JOHN AND BROWNIE MCGHEE
KQRS-FM (92.5) - Kevin St. John interviews Brownie McGhee - 32 MB (provided by Kevin St. John)
Walter Brown "Brownie" McGhee was an American folk music and Piedmont blues singer and guitarist, best known for his collaboration with the harmonica player Sonny Terry.
1977
KQRS INTERVIEW FROM 1977 WITH KEVIN ST. JOHN AND PAPA JOHN KOLSTAD
KQRS-FM (92.5) - Kevin St. John interviews Papa John Kolstad - 16 MB (provided by Kevin St. John)
In the 60s and 70s Papa John Kolstad sang and played his 12-string guitar in Minneapolis coffee houses. He performed at New England folk festivals and on "A Prairie Home Companion." He was also popular on the midwest community college circuit.
Kevin St. John was a DJ, a news director, and a music director at KQRS from 1974-78.
Article from the August 3, 1977 Minneapolis Star about the format change at KQRS.
The aircheck includes the following commercials: The Cabooze Bar, Little River Band's Diamantina Cocktail album, Pabst Blue Ribbon commercial sung by The Spinners, Moody Blues Caught Live + Five album, Knights Formal Wear, Schmidt Beer, America and Poco at the Civic Center Arena, Bob Seger's Night Moves album, Frankie Miller's Full House album, Sound of Music, Fire Sale movie, Wrangler Jeans, Coca Cola, Paramount Marine, Bronco Bar, EMS Lob Pine, MTC Bus, Greater Minneapolis Area, Board of Realtors, Schmidt Beer, and MGM/NBC/ABC Liquor Warehouses. Plus a KQRS Speakout Citizen Editorial.
Includes the following music (scoped): Christmas and Beads of Sweat by Laura Nyro, Trouble by Brian Auger's Oblivion Express, Light Shine by The Youngbloods, Hard Times by Danny O'Keefe, Natural to be Gone by John Hartford, Kow Kow Calqualator by Steve Miller Band, Scarecrow's Dream by Dan Fogelberg, Lady of the North by Gene Clark, Buzzin' Fly by Tim Buckley, Cyprus Avenue by Van Morrison, Spoon River by Steve Goodman, Teardrops Will Fall by Ry Cooper, That Song About the Midway by Joni Mitchell, Sin City by Emmylou Harris, See You Later I'm Gone by The Marshall Tucker Band, song by Richard Torrence, Traffic Jam by James Taylor, Two Mile Pike by Barefoot Jerry, They Can't Take Away Our Music by Eric Burdon & War, Can You Hear the Music by The Rolling Stones, You Can't Always Get What You Want by the Rolling Stones, St. Stephen (Live at The Filmore West San Francisco) by the Grateful Dead, The Heart of the Battle by Roy Buchanan, Wild Dogs by Tommy Bolin, Words (Between The Lines of Age) by Neil Young, and Time Run Like a Freight Train by Eric Andersen.
9/2/1977
Alan Stone - 10 MB (provided by Jay Philpott)
1978
Dave Dworkin - First Show on KQRS - 6 MB (provided by Jay Philpott)
1978
Current Photo
KQRS-FM (92.5) - Benjie Mchie airchecks from 1978:
April 14, 1978 - 14 MB (provided by Curt Lundgren)
Includes commercials for Keepsake Diamond Rings, 7-Eleven Star Wars Slurpee Cups, REO Speedwagon "You can tune a piano but you can't tuna fish" album, Twin City Honda, Powers Department Store, Rabbit Test (movie), Al Di Meola at the State Theater, Löwenbräu, and Dairy Queen.
October 11, 1978 - 9 MB (provided by Curt Lundgren)
Includes commercials for Neil Young & Crazy Horse at the St. Paul Civic Center, Minnehaha Lanes featuring the The Del Counts, Midwest Mountaineering, The Longhorn, Doc Holiday's featuring Johnny Mayo, and Crown Auto.
1978
KQRS INTERVIEW FROM 1978 WITH KEVIN ST. JOHN AND GORDON LIGHTFOOT
KQRS-FM (92.5) - Kevin St. John interviews Gordon Lightfoot - 5 MB (provided by Kevin St. John)
Gordon Lightfoot is a Canadian singer-songwriter guitarist who achieved international success in folk, folk-rock, and country music. He is credited with helping to define the folk-pop sound of the 1960s and 1970s. He is often referred to as Canada's greatest songwriter and is known internationally as a folk-rock legend.
Kevin St. John was a DJ, a news director, and a music director at KQRS from 1974-78.
1978
KQRS INTERVIEW FROM 1978 WITH KEVIN ST. JOHN AND DAVID BROMBERG
KQRS-FM (92.5) - Kevin St. John interviews David Bromberg - 5 MB (provided by Kevin St. John)
David Bromberg is an American multi-instrumentalist, singer, and songwriter. An eclectic artist, Bromberg plays bluegrass, blues, folk, jazz, country and western, and rock and roll. He is known for his quirky, humorous lyrics, and the ability to play rhythm and lead guitar at the same time. Bromberg has played with many famous musicians, including Jerry Jeff Walker, Willie Nelson, Jorma Kaukonen, Jerry Garcia, Rusty Evans (The Deep) and Bob Dylan. He co-wrote the song "The Holdup" with former Beatle George Harrison, who played on Bromberg's self-titled 1972 album. In 2008, he was nominated for a Grammy Award. Bromberg is known for his fingerpicking style that he learned from Reverend Gary Davis.
Kevin St. John was a DJ, a news director, and a music director at KQRS from 1974-78.
1980
KQRS INTERVIEW FROM 1980 WITH KEVIN ST. JOHN AND ROY BUCHANAN
KQRS-FM (92.5) - Kevin St. John interviews Roy Buchanan - 21 MB (provided by Kevin St. John)
Leroy "Roy" Buchanan was an American guitarist and blues musician. A pioneer of the Telecaster sound, Buchanan worked as a sideman and as a solo artist, with two gold albums early in his career and two later solo albums that made it to the Billboard chart. He never achieved stardom, but he is still considered a highly influential guitar player.
Buchanan has influenced many guitarists, including Robbie Robertson, Gary Moore, Danny Gatton, Arlen Roth, Jeff Beck, David Gilmour, Jerry Garcia, Mick Ronson, Jim Campilongo, and Steve Kimock. Beck dedicated his version of "Cause We've Ended As Lovers" from Blow by Blow to him. His work is said to "stretch the limits of the electric guitar," and he is praised for "his subtlety of tone and the breadth of his knowledge, from the blackest of blues to moaning R&B and clean, concise, bone-deep rock 'n' roll." In 2004, Guitar Player listed his version of "Sweet Dreams," from his debut album on Polydor, Roy Buchanan, as having one of the "50 Greatest Tones of All Time." In the same year, the readers of Guitar Player voted Buchanan #46 in a top 50 readers' poll. (courtesy Wikipedia)
1980
Dave Dworkin and Hal Hoover - 11 MB (provided by Jeff R. Lonto)
1/11/1980
Alan Stone - Final day broadcast - 6 MB (provided by David Carlson)
11/8/1981
"KQ Scope" - Lynn Wells taking listener questions about the radio station - #1 25 MB - #2 16 MB (by Stuart Held)
1982
Judy & Steve - 4 MB (provided by Jay Philpott)
12/5/1982
KQ Scope with GM Dick Poe and PD Doug Sorenson - #1 20 MB - #2 20 MB (provided by Jay Philpott)
3/9/1983
Cat & Kincaid (Tom Barnard & Mesa Kincaid) - #1 15 MB - #2 18 MB (provided by Curt Lundgren)
Includes commercials for Rapid Oil Change, Boyd's, City Pages, Gingiss Formalwear, Agree Shampoo, Maplewood/Burnsville/Hopkins/Apple Valley Bowl, Institute of Industrial Launderers, Rapid Sports Center, Minneapolis Community College, Trenchcoat (film), WCCO-TV (coverage of the State High School Hockey Tournament) and U.S. Army.
5/12/1983
Cat and Kincaid (Tom Barnard and Mesa Kincaid) - 23MB (provided by Aircheckairwaves) 
1984
Mark Seger - 3 MB (provided by Jay Philpott)
1984
Dave Dworkin Heidi Kramer and a music montage for "Election '84" - 5 MB (provided by Jim Schrader)
12/1/1985
John Lassman - 5 MB (provided by Tom Oszman - TC Media Now)
1987
Station Composite-Tom Barnard, Tom Culhane, Jack Hicks, Wally Walker, John Lassman, Nancy Rosen & Terri Trane - 9 MB (Stuart Held)
1987
"Polka For The Pennant" by Craig Schumacher - 1 MB
10/26/1987
KQRS-FM (92.5) - Tom & Dan Show (Tom Barnard and Dan Culhane) the morning after the Twins won the 1987 World Series including Mark Rosen and a Twins highlight tape produced by Culhane. 25 MB (provided by John Oleson)
Includes commercials for Millstone Coffee, St. Paul Ramsey Medical Center and NutriSystem.
1988
Programming composite - 16 MB (provided by Jay Philpott)
1/29/1988
Tom Barnard with Mark Rosen's Sports Update and a "Worst Date" segment - 9 MB
1989
Win a date with Playboy Playmate Karen Foster spot – 1 MB (provided by Jeff Sibinski)
Late 1980s
Worst Date Segment with Tom Barnard - 4 MB
Late 1980s
The KQ Morning Show including Tom Barnard, Jeff Passolt and a funny interview with John Miller, who was a play-by-play broadcaster for the Baltimore Orioles when this interview was broadcast - 11 MB (provided by Martin Jacobson)
10/28/1991
KQ Morning Show the day after the Minnesota Twins won the World Series ... with Tom Barnard, Terri Traen, Bob Sansevere, Jeff Passolt, Tony Lee - 20 MB (provided by Todd Fairbanks)
Listen to more recordings when the Minnesota Twins won the 1987 World Series and 1991 World Series. Click here.
10/15/2018
Tributes to Dave Dworkin:
- Tom Barnard & John Lassman - 14 MB
- Tom Barnard & Wally Walker - 11 MB
UNDATED
The WJJY Cash Call 4 MB
100 CELEBRITY INTERVIEWS WITH "THE CHUCKER" ON KQRS-FM (92.5)
Thanks to John Lassman and Tom Oszman of TCMediaNow for many of these hilarious recordings of The Chucker on P-P-Power 92! MP3 file sizes range from 2 to 5 MB
Interview with John Lassman (The Chucker) on the KQRS Morning Show on March 21, 2014 - #1 29 MB - #2 30 MB - #3 22 MB
Greetings from Chuckerland
Alan Ray (comedian)
Amy Block Joy (nutritional science)
Andy Andrews (Christian comedian)
Baby from Dinosaurs
Barry White (musician)
Benny Andersson (musician - ABBA)
Bernie Koppell (actor The Love Boat, etc.)
Bob Dylan (trying to reach))
Bob Guccione (founder of Penthouse)
Bob Lurtsema (athlete - former MN Viking)
Bob Schwartz (author)
Bob Weir (musician - Grateful Dead)
Bobby Goldsboro
Buddy Hackett (comedian)
Calvin Griffith (former owner MN Twins)
Carl Reiner (comedian)
Carl "The Truth" Williams' Brother
Carrot Top (comedian - Scott Thompson)
Charlene Tilton (actor)
Chef Tell (Friedemann Paul Erhardt)
Chinese Acrobats (translator)
Chris Ocasek (musician)
Chuck Woolery (trying to reach)
Danny Bonaduce (actor)
David Crosby (musician)
David Fisher (author)
Dennis Miller (comedian)
Dennis Miller (comedian)
Dick Van Patten (actor)
Dick Wilson (Mr. George Whipple)
Donald Trump (trying to reach)
Dr. Dean (hypnotist)
Dr. Judy Kuriansky (sex therapist)
Dr. Ruth Westheimer (sex therapist)
Eddie Albert (actor)
Eddie Murphy (actor)
Edwin Newman (news anchor/reporter)
Eric Beanstalk (author)
Fred Savage (actor)
Gary Coleman (actor)
George Carlin (comedian)
George Lindsey (actor)
George Takei (actor)
Geraldo Rivera (reporter)
Herschel Walker
Imelda Poppins
Irwin Blye (author, private eye)
James Brown's Brother (Joseph)
James Buster Douglas (boxer)
James Kottak (musician)
Janet Jackson (singer, song writer)
Jeopardy! (trying to reach Alex Trebek)
Jerry Lee Lewis
Jesse Jackson (civil rights activist)
Jim Baker
Jim Nabors (actor)
John Chancellor (news anchor/reporter)
John Tesh
Kathleen Turner
Ken Berry (actor)
Keanu Reeves (actor)
King Boreas (Winter Carnival)
King of Iraq
Leo Buscaglia (author)
Leslie Nielsen (actor)
Mama June (Here Comes Honey Boo Boo)
Maury Povich (talk show host)
Michael Jackson
Michael Storm (actor)
Mick Jagger
Mike Farrell (actor)
Mike Reilly (game show host)
Mikhail Gorbachev
Morton Downey Jr. (talk show host)
Edwin Moses (athlete)
Naura Hayden (actor, author, singer)
Olga Korbut (athlete)
Ozzy Osbourne
Planet Hollywood Premier
Paul Hogan (actor)
Paul Shaffer (musician)
Pearl Bailey (actor)
Phil Lamar (MAD TV)
Phyllis Diller (actor)
Playgirl
Red Strangland (radio broadcaster)
Rob Schneider
Rob Lowe (actor)
Robert Conrad (actor)
Ron at Power 92
Sam Kinison (comedian)
Sandra Margot (porn star)
Shirley MacLaine (actor)
Star Search
Steve (DJ) Gives The Chucker Radio Tips
Tatoo
Victor Brooks (dancer Chippendales)
WCCO Radio Audition
Will Steger (actually Paul Schurke)
Woody Harrelson (actor)
We Will Rock You
Yakov Smirnoff
Playhouse Farewell
100 commercials that aired on KQRS from 1973-1976 promoting record album releases (provided by Alan Stone and Tom Oszman)
Ace - Five-A-Side -1975
Ace - Time for Another - 1975
Allman Brothers - Brothers and Sisters - 1973
Amazing Rhythm Aces - Stacked Deck - 1975
Ambrosia - Ambrosia - 1975
Asleep at the Wheel - Asleep at the Wheel - 1975
Baker Gurvitz Army - Elysian Encounter - 1975
Billy Cobham - Total Eclipse - 1974
Blue Oyster Cult - On Your Feet or on Your Knees - 1975
Blue Oyster Cult - Secret Treaties - 1974
Brian Auger - Reinforcements - 1975
Charlie Daniels Band - Nightrider - 1975
Charlie Pride - The Happiness of Having You - 1975
Chicago - Chicago 9 – 1975
Climax Blues Band - Stamp Album - 1975
Danny OKeefe - So Long Harry Truman - 1975
Dave Mason - Dave Mason - 1974
Dave Mason - Split Coconut - 1975
Dave Mason - Split Coconut - 1975
Edgar Winter - Jasmine Nightdreams - 1975
Elvin Bishop - Juke Joint Jump - 1975
Eric Anderson - Be True to You - 1975
Frank Zappa - One Size Fits All - 1975
Gary Wright - The Dream Weaver - 1975
George Carlin- An Evening with Wally Londo Featuring Bill Slaszo -1975 (5 spots)
Gregg Allman - The Gregg Allman Tour - 1974
History of British Rock Vol 2 - 1975
History of British Rock Vol 3 - 1976
Hoyt Axton - Fearless - 1976
Jackson Browne - Late for the Sky - 1974
Jeff Beck - Blow by Blow - 1975
Jerry Jeff Walker – Ridin’ High - 1975
Jesse Colin Young - On the Road - 1976
Joan Baez - Diamonds and Rust - 1975
Joan Baez - From Every Stage - 1976
Joe Walsh - So What - 1974
Johnny Winter - John Dawson Winter III - 1974
Johnny Winter - John Dawson Winter III - 1975
Joni Mitchell - Miles of Aisles - 1974
Joni Mitchell - The Hissing of Summer Lawns - 1975 - AM Station Version
Joni Mitchell - The Hissing of Summer Lawns - 1975 - FM Station Version
Kate and Anna McGarrigle - Kate and Anna McGarrigle - 1975
Kris Kristofferson and Rita Coolidge - Breakaway - 1974
Laura Nyro - Smile - 1976
Leonard Cohen - New Skin for the Old Ceremony - 1975
Melissa Manchester - Better Days and Happy Endings - 1976
Melissa Manchester - Better Days and Happy Endings - 1976
Melissa Manchester- Melissa - 1975
Mick Ronson - Play Don't Worry - 1975
Mike Oldfield - Ommadawn - 1976
Monty Python - The Album of the Soundtrack of the Trailer of the Film of
Monty Python and the Holy Grail - 1975
National Lampoon - Gold Turkey - 1975
New Riders of the Purple Sage - Brujo - 1974
New Riders of the Purple Sage - Oh What a Mighty Time - 1975
Orleans - Let There Be Music - AM Station Version - 1975
Orleans - Let There Be Music - FM Station Version - 1975
Ozark Mountain Daredevils – It’ll Shine When It Shines - 1974
Pablo Cruise - Pable Cruise - 1975
Pink Floyd - Wish You Were Here - 1975
Poco - Cantamos - 1974
Poco - Head Over Heels - 1975
Poco - Poco Live - 1976
Pure Prairie League – Bustin’ Out - 1975
Pure Prairie League - Two Lane Highway - 1975
Ray Manzarek - The Whole Thing Started With Rock & Roll Now It's Out of Control - 1974
Renaissance - Scheherazade - 1975
Return to Forever - Romantic Warrior - 1976
Rita Coolidge - Its Only Love - 1975
Robert Palmer - Sneaking Sally Through the Alley - 1974
Roxy Music - Siren - 1975
Rusty Wier - Rusty Wier - 1975
Shawn Phillips - Do You Wonder - 1974
Shawn Phillips - Furthermore - 1974
Stanley Clarke - Journey to Love - 1975
Ted Nugent - Ted Nugent - 1975
Ted Nugent - Ted Nugent - 1976
The Band - Northern Lights Southern Cross - 1975 (2 spots)
The Outlaws - Outlaws - 1975
The Outlaws - Outlaws - 1976
The Who - The Who By Numbers - 1975
Tim Weisberg - Listen to the City - 1975
Tim Weisberg - Tim Weisberg 4 - 1974
Tomita - Pictures at an Exhibition - 1975
Tony Williams - Believe It - 1976
Tracy Nelson - Tracy Nelson - 1974
Weather Report - Tale Spinnin’ - 1975
Wishbone Ash – There’s The Rub - 1974
BONUS ... Concert Commercials
Climax Blues - Leonard Skynard - Elvin Bishop - 1975
Frank Zappa - 1975
Melissa Manchester - 1975
Movie Commercials
Monty Python - Monty Python & the Holy Grail - Inaccuries - 1975
Monty Python - Monty Python & the Holy Grail - Queen of England 1975
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KEYD-AM (1440) - Station Profile (1949)
PDF file - 6 MB
Note:This PDF File is best viewed if you "right click" the file and save to your computer for viewing. AM 1440 later became KQRS-AM.
KQRS-AM/FM (1440 / 92.5) - Rate Card from April 10, 1977
JPEG File (provided by Alan Freed)
KQRS AM/FM Coverage Map (undated)
JPEG File
KQRS T-Shirt from the late 1970s-early 1980s
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Provided by Bob Vesely
Sales Kit from 1986
PDF File (1 MB
(provided by Jay Philpott)
"I Ain't Got Time to Poop" poster (1999)
PDF File