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Still "Scotty"
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I met Scotty when he was A member of the
"Armed Services Radio & Television" services at Keesler Air Force
Base in Biloxi, Mississippi. At that time he also worked for
me part-time at WLOX radio from 1964 thru 1965. After his
discharge from the Air Force, Scotty moved on to Los angeles where
for a stint as Program director for CBS Radio's KNX-FM. Since then,
Scotty has left a huge footprint across the West from L.A. to Las
Vegas. Read his entire biography
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Scott O’Neil
loves the standards!
He says “I have had the privilege of playing and enjoying the Great
American Songbook, and great stars, my entire radio career.
From his broadcasting origins in Raleigh, North Carolina, where he
started on WRAL-TV, Channel 5, he joined the Air Force for a four year
stretch in Armed Forces Radio & TV. After moving to Los Angeles to work
for CBS, Scott attended UCLA as a journalism major before joining the
legendary KGIL-AM 1260 in 1969.
During his thirty years in Los Angeles, Scott was on the air for 20
years on Gene Autry’s flagship station for Golden West Broadcasters AM
710 KMPC, alongside such broadcasting legends as Chuck Southcott, Gary
Owens and Wink Martindale. He worked as an announcer for the CBS
Television network and KTLA channel 5, Tribune Broadcasting as well as
serving as a national commercial voice-over artist and TV spokesman.
Scott O’Neil was the show announcer on the CBS Television network’s
“Bobby Goldsboro Show'’, and is remembered as the voice of the wacky
commercials on the classic TV comedy “WKRP in Cincinnati”.
In 1996, Scott moved to Las Vegas to retire, but discovered he still
loved to work in broadcasting. He became the morning personality,
playing the great standards, on KJUL-FM 104.3 where he earned the NAB’s
2005 Marconi award for Adult Standards Station of the Year.
Since moving to Las Vegas, Scott has been spokesman for several of
Nevada’s finest businesses. When he’s not on the air, you’ll usually
find Scott on the golf course, riding his Harley, or participating in a
community charity event.
Scott says, "I love this city. Las Vegas is the entertainment capital of
the world. So many of the great standards artists have homes, and
perform here. There’s always something exciting and new, yet it has the
feel of a small town. People here really care about each other, and our
community."
Scott O' Neil is heard on Star 1450 AM, weeknights from 6p to 11p, and
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