"Golden Delicious" Has Signed Off

[David]

First there was Mills Crenshaw and Jim Kirkwood, and then Joe Redburn who passed away last year. Now, some more sad news for those who remember what I call the golden years of KTKK 630: Donald Packard, a/k/a Golden Delicious, has passed away. Not many K-TALK hosts of that era are still alive; I'm not sure if Martin Davies or Bob Lesh are still with us.

www.legacy.com/obituaries/saltlaketribune/obituary.aspx%3fn=donald-packard&pid=198983509

[henry]

Those names all sound familiar, but I can't put a voice to any of them in my head.

There used to be a British-sounding guy on 1010 KIQ around twenty years ago who was fun to listen to. Was he among the bunch?

[David]

Yes, the British sounding guy was Martin Davies. He was on KTKK for several years, and then moved over to 1010 when it was known as KIQ.

[oldiesfunhouse]

I got to work with Mills, Joe, and Martin in the KWUN and KIQ days. I loved listening to Martin and the Weasel of the Week show. Radio was a lot easier to get excited about in those days. I missed most of the "golden years" of KTKK. I really started following it when Mills, Joe, and Martin moved to KCNR in the 90s and I actually did a weekend show on KWUN through its entire run and a Sunday afternoon show on KIQ (KIQN was its actual call sign but it went by KIQ.) We've even lost some of their supporting cast. I think Cindy Weasel Babe started with Martin on KWUN and then moved with him to KIQ. Her name was Cindy White and she and I became pretty good friends and sang together at several shows. We drifted and I found out years later that she was killed in a motorcycle accident. Another one I worked with at KWUN was Kay Henry. She died not long after KWUN's demise. I actually went to her funeral. Lots of great listening and talking back then. RIP Golden!