Don Bleu
Don Bleu (real name Rick Kelleher) is an American retired radio personality and former television host.[1] He grew up in East Grand Forks, Minnesota and began his career in 1966, when his friend Shadoe Stevens encouraged him to try radio. He started at KILO in Grand Forks, North Dakota, then moved to KQWB in Fargo, North Dakota. He then moved to the Minneapolis-St. Paul area in 1968 and worked at KDWB for nearly 10 years. His success at KDWB earned him a job at KHJ (AM) in Los Angeles. In 1980, he moved to San Francisco and worked in the adult contemporary radio genre.[2] He hosted a talk-show on a radio station in San Francisco, California, where he was accused of racist jokes and pranks.[3] He was named to the Pavek Museum of Broadcasting's Minnesota Broadcasting Hall of Fame in 2005, and in 2007 he was inducted into the Bay Area Radio Hall of Fame.[2][4] Bleu initially worked at KIOI until 2011, when he moved to KOSF.[5][6] He was let go from the latter station and did his last broadcast on June 26, 2015.[7][8]
Filmography
[edit]- The Gong Show (1988-1989, host)[9]
- Know Zone (1995, co-host)[10]
Awards
[edit]- Northern California Emmy Award for Outstanding Achievement, Commentary/Analysis (1982)[4]
References
[edit]- ^ "THIS GUY'S VOICE REALLY CARRIES, 'TRUE' DON BLEU BACK IN GRAND FORKS". Grand Forks Herald. January 29, 1998. Retrieved 8 April 2013.
- ^ a b "Minnesota Broadcasting Hall of Fame: Don Bleu". 2005. Archived from the original on June 30, 2013. Retrieved 2017-05-01.
- ^ Wong, Bernard P. (2006). The Chinese in Silicon Valley : globalization, social networks, and ethnic identity. Internet Archive. Lanham : Rowman & Littlefield. p. 153. ISBN 978-0-7425-3939-6.
- ^ a b "Hall of Fame". Bay Area Radio. Archived from the original on February 5, 2008. Retrieved 8 April 2013.
- ^ Fong-Torres, Ben (11 December 2011). "Big changes for Don Bleu, 'Green,' KNEW". SF Gate. Archived from the original on June 30, 2013. Retrieved 8 April 2013.
- ^ "Don Bleu Segues From KIOI To KKSF". AllAccess.com. Archived from the original on January 31, 2018. Retrieved 8 April 2013.
- ^ "Bleu not blue as he loses job on 'Big 103.7'". 16 July 2015. Archived from the original on July 16, 2024.
- ^ "San Francisco Radio Icon Don Bleu Ending KOSF Career". Archived from the original on June 27, 2015.
- ^ Brooks, Tim (2007). The Complete Directory to Prime Time Network and Cable TV Shows: 1946-Present. Random House Publishing. p. 547. ISBN 978-0345497734.
- ^ "HOST OF DISCOVERY CHANNEL PROGRAM GREW UP IN EAST GRAND FORKS". Grand Forks Herald. June 7, 1995. Retrieved 8 April 2013.