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Photo courtesy of Raoul Verolleman
Radio London was based on the format of KLIF in Dallas. One of that station's most popular shows was presented by two guys, Charlie and Harrigan. Kenny and his colleague
Dave Cash were keen to try a similarly double-headed show on Big L. The Kenny & Cash Programme was an immediate success. Although fondly remembered, it only ran for six
short months, from April to October 1965.
Kenny & Cash from 2nd September 1965 (duration 3 minutes 19 seconds)
With the success of the Kenny & Cash Programme, the DJ shift patterns were altered to keep the two together as much as possible. They made public appearances and
wrote a weekly column for Music Echo magazine. This cutting is from Hans Knot's ‘Historie van Radio London’. Click on it to see the whole article.
Kenny was not only a talented broadcaster, he also created some of the best “promos” (in house promotional adverts) on offshore radio:
Letters From Our Listeners (duration 47 seconds)
Photo from ‘Who's Who In Pop Radio’ published by New English Library
Kenny on his 6-9pm show, 17th June 1965 (duration 3 minutes 28 seconds)
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Photo from ‘Beatwave’ magazine
A station promo (duration 57 seconds) and if you always wondered what the “chinese proverbian” was actually saying, you may be surprised
Kenny backwards (duration 4 seconds)
Photo from ‘Who's Who In Pop Radio’ published by New English Library
In the days before “varispeed” technology Kenny would often dismantle the equipment to get the effects he was after:
Radio London T-shirt promo (duration 35 seconds)
And on the same subject:
Lace-trimmed thigh caresser with matching what? (duration 40 seconds)
Photo from ‘Offshore Radio’ published by Iceni Enterprises
Even at this early stage in Kenny's career, one can hear some of the characters developing that would later appear on his TV shows:
Tony Windsor promo (duration 35 seconds)
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Photo courtesy of George Morris
Kenny on his 6-9pm show, 1st August 1966 (duration 2 minutes 59 seconds)
Photo provided by Hans Knot.
Although a fantastic disc-jockey, his news reading skills left something to be desired and it was rare for him to be called on to read a bulletin:
Kenny reading a news bulletin from 25th February 1967 (duration 1 minute)
Photo from ‘Beatwave’ magazine
Kenny left Radio London before it closed down but recorded a farewell message that was played during the final hour:
Kenny's final words on Radio London (duration 2 minutes 2 seconds)
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