Ted Quillin
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Ted Quillin died April 20, 2011 is an American radio personality who worked at KFWB.

He is one of the original "Seven Swingin' Gentlemen" who brought rock and roll
Rock and roll
Rock and roll is a genre of popular music that originated and evolved in the United States during the late 1940s and early 1950s, primarily from a combination of African American blues, country, jazz, and gospel music...

 into its first major market at KFWB in Hollywood. The year was 1957. He has been in radio for over 60 years and was honored by the Nevada Broadcasters in 2005, when he was inducted into the Hall Of Fame.

Early life and radio career

Born in Oklahoma City, Quillin moved to El Paso
El Paso
El Paso, a city in the U.S. state of Texas, on the border with Mexico.El Paso may also refer to:-Geography:Colombia:* El Paso, CesarSpain:*El Paso, Santa Cruz de TenerifeUnited States:...

, Texas where he finished high school and attended Texas College of Mines and Metallurgy
University of Texas at El Paso
The University of Texas at El Paso is a four-year state university, and is a component institution of the University of Texas System. Its campus is located on the bank of the Rio Grande in El Paso, Texas. The school was founded in 1914 as The Texas State School of Mines and Metallurgy,...

 now known as UTEP. During this time, while still in high school Ted started his broadcast career at KEPO, an ABC station in El Paso. He started as a ‘gofer’ on a morning show from 6 to 7 AM, before he went to school. He graduated to staff announcer. After that he took a job in Corpus Christi, Texas
Corpus Christi, Texas
Corpus Christi is a coastal city in the South Texas region of the U.S. state of Texas. The county seat of Nueces County, it also extends into Aransas, Kleberg, and San Patricio counties. The MSA population in 2008 was 416,376. The population was 305,215 at the 2010 census making it the...

 at KSIX. The program director from KXYZ in Houston heard him, and hired him as a staff announcer. From there he went to WACO in Waco, Texas. Ted moved to KELP which was a Gordon McClendon station, doing top 40. This is where he met Chuck Blore and when Chuck got the call to Hollywood he took Ted with him and Ted became one of the original "Seven Swingin’ Gentlemen", who took Rock and Roll into its first major market, at KFWB. His listeners became known as the "Quiverin' Quillin Clan."

Later radio career

Quillin's years in radio include: KFWB–Hollywood, 1958–61; KRLA
KRLA
KRLA is a radio station broadcasting a News/Talk format. Licensed to Glendale, California, USA, it serves the Southern California area. The station is currently owned by Salem Communications.- KIEV :...

–Pasadena, 1962–64; KORK–Las Vegas, 1964–1966, KFI- L.A, 1969; KFOX-1969-71; XPRS-1972, and finally, KORK-Las Vegas, 1972, when he became a permanent resident of Las Vegas. Ted was at KORK for several years and during this time he opened an advertising agency here. During the days at his agency he did months and sometime years of DJ work on several local radio stations, including KLAV. People in broadcasting here knew Ted and would call him when they got in a ‘pinch’ to fill in for them, and sometimes this ‘fill-in’ would last for a year or more. During this period he taught a class on communications at Las Vegas City College.

Ted did a show for Armed Forces Radio & Television Network for many years and was heard on 530 radio stations worldwide. This show was broadcast while he was in Hollywood as well as after he moved permanently to Las Vegas. Years later the Armed Forces Network was re-broadcasting Quillin's shows on their radio stations.

Today Quillin is still keeping his hand in broadcasting with a Classic Country show which he does for KDSS in Ely, and a show on the Internet on Rockit Radio, which can be heard on a computer at Pals radio. As Ted always signs off any of his radio programs, he always wishes his fans, “Blue Skies and Green Lights.”

At age 79, Quillin was still doing what he loves most; he still has his beautiful ‘radio’ voice and still brings pleasure to his many listeners. In classes that Ted taught, on motivational speaking he would say “The road to success is always under construction.” This describes his life. He is still 'under construction'.

Awards

Ted was rated #1 Personality Disc Jockey nationally, by the C. E. Hooper Audience Corp. while at KFWB. In 2005 Ted was inducted into the Broadcasters' Hall of Fame
Nevada Broadcasters Association
The Nevada Broadcasters Association is a trade association for radio and television broadcast stations in the U.S. state of Nevada.It seeks to educate consumers about the impending change to digital television broadcasting in Nevada and the rest of the United States...

 in Nevada. He received a standing ovation when he was called to accept his trophy. He is revered and respected by his peers. Don Imus
Don Imus
John Donald "Don" Imus, Jr. is an American radio host, humorist, philanthropist and writer. His nationally-syndicated talk show, Imus in the Morning, is broadcast throughout the United States by Citadel Media and relayed on television by the Fox Business Network.-Personal life:Imus was born in...

speaks of him with admiration on his show.
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