Richard Sands
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Richard Sands is employed in the American
radio industry.
First program director at LIVE 105 (KITS-FM) in San Francisco. He began at the station as evening disc jockey
when it was a Hot Hits
formatted Top 40 station in 1983, eventually rising to the program director
position in 1985. He left the station in 1998, after it was merged with CBS
co-owned KOME
.
He won Billboard Magazine's Major Market Program Director of the Year award, among numerous other honors.
Born Richard Briskin, he is the son of best-selling author Jacqueline Briskin
and former literary agent
Bert Briskin.
He currently publishes The Sands Report, a weekly Alternative radio and record company industry newsletter which began in April 2002, after serving three years as Alternative editor at Gavin Magazine.
United States
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radio industry.
First program director at LIVE 105 (KITS-FM) in San Francisco. He began at the station as evening disc jockey
Disc jockey
A disc jockey, also known as DJ, is a person who selects and plays recorded music for an audience. Originally, "disc" referred to phonograph records, not the later Compact Discs. Today, the term includes all forms of music playback, no matter the medium.There are several types of disc jockeys...
when it was a Hot Hits
Hot Hits
Hot Hits was a radio format created by consultant Mike Joseph in the 1970s. That concept, which helped spur the birth of what is now known as CHR, also revitalized the Top 40 format and would play a role in bringing the format to the FM band throughout the 1980s.The concept was to play only the...
formatted Top 40 station in 1983, eventually rising to the program director
Program director
In service industries, such as education, a program director or programme director researches, plans, develops and implements one or more of the firm's professional services...
position in 1985. He left the station in 1998, after it was merged with CBS
CBS
CBS Broadcasting Inc. is a major US commercial broadcasting television network, which started as a radio network. The name is derived from the initials of the network's former name, Columbia Broadcasting System. The network is sometimes referred to as the "Eye Network" in reference to the shape of...
co-owned KOME
KOME
KOME was a radio station in San Jose, California, heard at 98.5 FM from 1971 thru 1998. Currently, the 98.5 FM frequency is home to KUFX .-Beginnings:...
.
He won Billboard Magazine's Major Market Program Director of the Year award, among numerous other honors.
Born Richard Briskin, he is the son of best-selling author Jacqueline Briskin
Jacqueline Briskin
Jacqueline Briskin is an American writer specializing in historical fiction. Her books regularly appear on the New York Times bestseller's list....
and former literary agent
Literary agent
A literary agent is an agent who represents writers and their written works to publishers, theatrical producers and film producers and assists in the sale and deal negotiation of the same. Literary agents most often represent novelists, screenwriters and major non-fiction writers...
Bert Briskin.
He currently publishes The Sands Report, a weekly Alternative radio and record company industry newsletter which began in April 2002, after serving three years as Alternative editor at Gavin Magazine.