KAKC - Memories of the Big 970

07/17/2025

Throwback Thursday to this week in 1970, an outstanding summer for music. I'm a fan of just about every song on this list, including some obscure forgotten ones at #6, 15, 17 and 24. Then there is Wilson Pickett covering an Archies song. One-hit wonder Norman Greenbaum's follow-up to “Spirit In The Sky.” The first big national hit for Bread. The late Bobby Sherman. An obscure Dylan song. And lots more. Oh yes...and “a thumb goes up, a car goes by, it's nearly 1am and here am I...”

06/08/2025

The Celebration of Life for our hero, Scooter Segraves, went well. A big "thank you" to all who came out to honor the former KAKC afternoon DJ and program director. Everyone mentioned what a one-of-a-kind talent and friend Segraves was, and how much he is missed! If you had attended, you would have learned that Scooter was a National Merit Scholar in high school who is enshrined as a Tulsa Radio Icon as well as being voted one of the Top 100 Top 40 DJs in the nation by his peers. Legendary Tulsa media figures Dick Schmitz and Robert W. Walker were speakers.

06/08/2025

https://youtu.be/su29mhZuokA

05/27/2025

A reminder that our Celebration of Life for Scooter Segraves is Saturday, June 7th, 2025, 3pm, at Hampton Inn Downtown Tulsa, 211 W. 3rd Street. You are invited!

05/04/2025

Scooter, Steve Clem and I - November 21, 2009. Not sure why the guys are in suits. We're probably standing outside Goldie's.

05/01/2025

One of the many looks of Scooter B. Segraves. This was in the 1970s, pictured with KAKC Program Director Gary Ono Stevens.

Early 1970s...Scooter Segraves and Gary Ono Stevens..

04/14/2025

Scooter, Gary Ono Stevens and Charlie Derek talking about working together in the 1970s at KAKC.

04/14/2025

Tulsa's favorite radio DJ, Scooter B. Segraves has passed. He died at his home in the Ozarks after a short illness. How fortunate were we, his listeners, to have access to this tremendous talent! Here are the last photos I snapped of him last year at Wright's Barbrque in Springdale, AR. Dear friend, "Adios Motherrunios!"

02/02/2025

After the last few weeks of craziness, it's always good to remember that music is the great equalizer. Throwing it back to 50 years ago. Those of us of a certain age remember what we were doing then. And I was listening to these songs on my hometown radio station. Lots of forgotten gems here. And three of the biggest hits of the 70s were on their way up the chart at #13, #20 and #21. Enjoy!

12/31/2024

Happy New Years to all from the Big 97 jocks.

08/01/2024

Throwback Thursday to this week 50 years ago. Summertime 1974. Thanks to Michael Grant, Scooter B, Charlie Derek, Mike McCarthy and others for this great radio station. "Tell Me Something Good. Tell me that you like it..."

08/19/2023

From Mike Hardeman…56 years ago today!