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K-EARTH 101 Mystery DJ Is Actually Legendary Charlie Tuna Thursday, February 7

LOS ANGELES, Feb. 7 PRNewswire — K-EARTH 101 Classic Hits of the 60's and 70's morning man, Gary Bryan welcomed legendary Los Angeles radio personality Charlie Tuna at 8 am today as a new member of the K-EARTH 101 family. K-EARTH 101 listeners can now hear Charlie Tuna weekends from 9 a.m. - 2 p.m. on Saturday, and 10 a.m. - 3 p.m. on Sunday on K-EARTH 101.1 FM. Tuna will fill-in for all the regular announcers when they're on vacation — starting next week he will fill in for Joshua Escandon, weekdays from 1 pm - 4 pm.

"I am so thrilled to be playing The Greatest Hits on Earth on K-EARTH 101!" said Charlie Tuna. "This is music I played on Top 40 stations in Los Angeles for many years, and I love the station and its tremendous listeners. It's an honor to be here."

On January 10th, 1990, the Hollywood Chamber of Commerce honored Charlie with his own Star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame. Charlie was the first KHJ Boss Jock to receive a Star on the Walk of Fame.

Charlie Tuna has excelled as a morning drive personality for more stations and formats than anyone in Los Angeles radio history: Top 40, AC, Hot AC, Oldies, Talk, Sports Talk, and Country.

In 1997, Los Angeles Radio readers voted Charlie one of the Top 10 L.A. Radio Personalities of All Time. Last year he was once again elected by his LARadio.com broadcast peers as one of 2007's Top 10 Los Angeles Radio Personalities. L.A. Radio credits include: Being part of the legendary KHJ Boss Jock line-up; starting KROQ radio; starting KIIS and serving as both Program Director and Morning Man for KIIS AM & FM.

Tuna's career has included stints with syndicated radio, TV and movie appearances. Tuna was heard around the world daily on the Armed Forces Radio Network for 25 years and on numerous nationally syndicated radio shows. In addition to his radio work, Charlie has hosted Cinema, Cinema, and Cinema for the past 27 years, an internationally syndicated TV show, featuring the top movies in America each week.

Charlie has been the announcer for the television game show Scrabble, which ran for seven years on NBC, and a dozen other TV shows ranging from the Mike Douglas Show to America's Top 10 with Casey Kasem. In addition, he has made appearances in two movies, hundreds of TV and radio commercials, dozens of radio station voice imaging clients, narration of the U.S. Air Force's 50th Anniversary CD, and serving as a musical network TV consultant.

Over the past 4 years, Tuna has raised nearly two and half million dollars for Children's Hospital in L.A. with his annual "Tunathon," and has hosted the red carpet and emceed the Revlon Run/Walk each of the last 5 years.

Charlie calls Tarzana home and is the city's Honorary Mayor. Mountain biking and working out in his home gym helps the radio personality maintain his busy schedule of radio work and personal appearances.

"This will be my fourth tour of duty working with Charlie Tuna," said Jhani Kaye, Program Director of K-EARTH 101. WE worked together at KROQ, KKDJ and KBIG in the past and I'm thrilled to add Charlie to our roster of first class talent!"

K-EARTH 101.1 FM is owned and operated by CBS Radio, Inc. CBS RADIO is one of the largest major-market radio operators in the United States.

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