Ken Ackerman

Ken Ackerman (1922 – May 28, 2017) was an American radio announcer, disc jockey, and news anchor.

Career Ackerman, who grew up in Rio Linda, California, began announcing as a student at Grant Union High School. After a brief stint at KFBK in Sacramento, he joined KCBS (then KQW), San Francisco, in 1942. One of his trademark introductions was for live bands playing on Friday and Saturday Nights from the Palace Hotel, where the KCBS studios were located until 1971: "... live and direct for your listening pleasure from the Rose Room at San Francisco’s famous Palace Hotel."

In 1958, Ackerman replaced Dave McElhatton (who had moved to a morning show) as the host of "Music 'til Dawn", a show sponsored by American Airlines

Ackerman was one of the founders of the Broadcast Legends social group in 1992.

He was inducted into the first class of the Bay Area Radio Hall of Fame in 2006.

Ackerman donated many of the tapes of his broadcasts to various organizations. Most of these can be found in the Stanford University Library, and many can be heard online at the California Historical Radio Society and the Bay Area Radio Museum websites.

Death Ackerman died at his home on May 28, 2017 of natural causes. He is survived by two daughters, Barbara Karp and Marie Ackerman.