Midnight Dread aired on KTIM from 1979-1984
For the first time anywhere here's the opening eighty minutes of the debut program which
began broadcasting on September 30th, 1979 just a tad before midnight. Hear the very
first opening audio collage, three new singles from Bob Marley, plus The I-Threes,
Sheena Spirit, Peter Tosh's public service spot for NORML, an unreleased Soul
Syndicate instrumental, the initial Dread Beat Report and much much more
From 1974-1977 "The Reggae Explosion", a groundbreaking USA commercial radio reggae program
aired on KTIM AM/FM in San Rafael, California. It was hosted by KTIM DJ Cody Ryan & Doug Wendt.
Pioneering reggae radio DJ Jamaican Tony (Moses) Wright joined Cody & Doug for some of the early shows.
When 'Dread Eye' Cody became Program Director at KTIM in 1979 he offered Doug his own two hour reggae
intensified presentation which first aired Sundays live at 12am. So that's why Cody named it "Midnight Dread"
Vidal Angel's original MD art
Black Echoes, August 1st, 1981
KTIM logo, early '80s
original KTIM bumper sticker, early '80s
More press clippings
A-Z Site Map:
Auctions
/ Big Ska Country
/ Bob Marley's Best Videos
/ Bob Marley's Sacred Scrolls
/ Daily Dread
/ Deeling.com
/ Deeling Merchandise
/ Deeling's Midnight Dread Art & Bio
/ Doug's Biography
/ Films by Doug Wendt
/ Lee Scratch Perry Outerviews
/ Man Of Constant Sorrow
/ Midday Dread
/ Midnight Dread's Exclusive Store
/ Midnight Dread Radio Archives
/ Midnight Dread Merchandise
/ Midnight Dread Premiums Store
/ Midnight Dread Webcasts
/ Musings & Letters
/ Native Son Rising
/ Peter Tosh Interview
/ Press Clippings
/ Reggae Mountain Front
/ Reggae On The River Sets
/ Ustream Midnight Dread
/ Worldbeat Radio
/ World Sound Vision
/ Years' Best Video Charts
the home page for midnightdread.com
Contact Midnight Dread & Webmaster: midnightdread@gmail.com
original 1980 hand-made bumper sticker by Crucial Riddims
A-Z Site Map:
Auctions
/ Big Ska Country
/ Bob Marley's Best Videos
/ Bob Marley's Sacred Scrolls
/ Daily Dread
/ Deeling.com
/ Deeling Merchandise
/ Deeling's Midnight Dread Art & Bio
/ Doug's Biography
/ Films by Doug Wendt
/ Lee Scratch Perry Outerviews
/ Man Of Constant Sorrow
/ Midday Dread
/ Midnight Dread's Exclusive Store
/ Midnight Dread Radio Archives
/ Midnight Dread Merchandise
/ Midnight Dread Premiums Store
/ Midnight Dread Webcasts
/ Musings & Letters
/ Native Son Rising
/ Peter Tosh Interview
/ Press Clippings
/ Reggae Mountain Front
/ Reggae On The River Sets
/ Ustream Midnight Dread
/ Worldbeat Radio
/ World Sound Vision
/ Years' Best Video Charts
the home page for midnightdread.com
Contact Midnight Dread & Webmaster: midnightdread@gmail.com
original 1980 hand-made bumper sticker by Crucial Riddims
Contact Midnight Dread & Webmaster: midnightdread@gmail.com