Thom Beck
American radio personality, founding member of the Credibility Gap, announcer on the Pop Chronicles
About Thom Beck
Thom Beck was an American disc jockey and radio personality.
frame|"The 'Pop Chronicles' Team at KRLA, c.1970". From left to right are John Gilliland, unidentified, Sie Holliday, Chester Coleman, and Thom Beck. Courtesy of The John Gilliland Collection.
Thom Beck (died October 15, 1986) was a founding member of The Credibility Gap while at KRLA 1110 radio, where he also narrated part of the Pop Chronicles. He was kept on as a journalist at KRLA 1110 when Lew Irwin was brought in create the new news program that became the Credibility Gap. He worked as a reporter at KCBS in San Francisco and as a disc jockey at KIIS, 1970-1972 in between stints at KRLA, which he left in 1976. He is deceased.
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Who was Thom Beck?
American radio personality, founding member of the Credibility Gap, announcer on the Pop Chronicles
When did Thom Beck die?
Thom Beck died on 15 October 1986.
What was Thom Beck's occupation?
Thom Beck was a disc jockey and radio personality.
What nationality was Thom Beck?
Thom Beck was American.
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