Johnston, Dick (Richard Woodwell), 1931-2017
Person
Dates
- Existence: 1931 - 2017
Biography
Richard Woodwell "Dick" Johnston was the second owner of the first FM radio station in the tri-county region, 97.5 FM KRCW, which first signed on the air September 1, 1957. He bought the station from Cameron Warren on January 1, 1963 for the agreed upon price of $50,000, with $15,000 down. In May 1965, Johnston sold the station to News-Press Publishing Company, owner of the Santa Barbara News-Press and AM station KTMS, for $51,000. KRCW's call sign changed to KTMS-FM in July to match that of its new sister station.
Found in 3 Collections and/or Records:
Dick Johnston Interview, 1992-04-08
File — Multiple Containers
Scope and Contents
From the Collection:
The Mountain Drive Oral History Collection contains thirty oral histories of people who experienced the early days of Mountain Drive, Santa Barbara's bohemian community. The collection originated as an advanced oral history course conducted during the summer of 1986. The success of the group project, and the feeing that it had only scratched the surface of a rich subject, caused the effort to be continued for six years. One of the envisioned outputs of the project was a publication on the...
Dates:
1992-04-08
Jack Ash Society Radio Program
Unprocessed Material
Identifier: 2022-067
Dates:
1963 - 1964
Found in:
Gledhill Library
Mountain Drive Oral History Collection
Collection
Identifier: AR-2020-008
Abstract
Mountain Drive, a residential enclave of free spirits located in the hills above Montecito, coalesced in the years following World War II. The driving force behind its formation was Robert McKee Hyde, known to all as Bobby. The spirit of the community was bohemian, a “live-and-let-live” feel that fostered a close-knit camaraderie. Community interaction often centered on a growing number of celebrations and festivals. Probably the best-known was the Wine Stomp, begun in 1952, in which the...
Dates:
1985 - 2022