Sam Riddle

Sam Riddle was a popular radio music announcer at Station KHJ-AM, a Top 40 station in Los Angeles, California from 1965 to 1980. Not much of his career is known. He worked in eight separate radio studios through the Sixties and Early Seventies, later dabbling in acting with starring roles in the movies "Clam Bake" in 1967 and "Tunnel Vision" in 1976. He was also a producer of music specials, such as "World Of Odds" in 1978, later becoming a success with the televised talent show, "Star Search."

Sam might have very well been the most popular personality in the Los Angeles radio and television market in the mid -60's. Besides doing daily DJ radio shows on KHJ, he also taped a daily (Monday - Friday) television show, 9TH Street West, the weekly Hollywood A GO-GO show, plus music specials such as Aloha A GO-GO and Cheerio A GO-GO. Sam also released a single on Tower Records in 1966. The A side was "Lollipops & Teardrops", with "Angela Jones" on the B side.

(Left) Boss Jock Sam Riddle from the “Black Box” photo shoot. A different shot from the same session was utilized on Boss 30 Issue No. 134.

(Left) An aircheck of Sam at KHJ in 1969.

(Left/Bottom) The first Boss 30 survey available to the general public and featured Boss Jock Sam Riddle on the cover. Issued for the week of July 9, 1965, roughly two months after the start of the Boss Radio format.

WHERE DID SAM WORK? Here is the list: KRBC, KDEO, KRLA, KFWB, and KHJ.