Comments on: KSTT: “Someplace Special”

By: Art Rogers

Art Rogers — Sat, 05 Jan 2013 16:04:11 +0000

I lived in the QC for years Rock Island/Moline and listened to KSTT for many years and one DJ I thought was awesome was Bobby Rich with his horn he used to toot. Home of the Goodguys brings back soooo many memories WOW! It’s kinda like loosing an old friend when KSTT died….
Thanks KSTT for some of the greatest years of our lives.

By: Kim Traner

Kim Traner — Mon, 23 Apr 2012 00:59:18 +0000

I remember KSTT as “the” radio station of the Quad Cities when I lived there in the 60′s and 70′s. They played the best music and it was cool to see them in the window when we drove by. I remember watching American Bandstand one Saturday and Dick Clark called KSTT while he was on the air and made a comment about the window and how cool it was to see the DJ working. I grew up in Davenport and Bettendorf and was there until I married in 1975 and I have so many wonderful memories from those years. I was sad to hear that KSTT wasn’t there anymore!

By: Shawn

Shawn — Wed, 04 Apr 2012 03:46:26 +0000

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By: Mark Moskowitz

Mark Moskowitz — Thu, 08 Apr 2010 18:45:44 +0000

I was a DJ working nights and weekends at KSTT in the late 60′s. It was a wonderful place to work. My co-workers included Bobby Rich, Clark Anthony, Bill Vancil and John Novak; they were all very talented people. Our news department, headed by my cousin Morry Alter, was first rate. The window was a mixed blessing. People used to pull up to talk to us ( we had an intercom ). It was fun but a distraction so we often pulled the curtain. We had a Good Guy reunion in East Moline in 2005 and had about 200 former KSTT employees. All of us are grateful to our great audience. It was a fun run!

By: John McClain

John McClain — Mon, 08 Mar 2010 05:34:52 +0000

I remember listening to KSTT in the early 70′s. They used to publish the Top 40 HitList and place it around town in Davenport…every week the list was printed on a different color paper! What I remember most is the first time I heard Bohemian Rhapsody by Queen, first time I’d heard a song over about 3 minutes on AM! Same w/Stairway to Heaven…..I attended Davenport West, anyone else remember KSTT?

By: Rob Wiedemann

Rob Wiedemann — Tue, 08 Dec 2009 21:33:20 +0000

I remember listening to “KISST” radio in the ’60′s when I was growing up. I miss the high energy, the humor and the “gift of gab” displayed by the DJ’s at that time. Plus there was always a plug here and there for the drag strip at Cordova. One of the highlights was “Chicken Man” a great favorite that we all used to look forward to. I miss “KISSED RADIO”, they smaked of rock’n'roll, hotrods and carhops! All the good memories a teenager could ever have!

By: Amy D.

Amy D. — Thu, 29 Oct 2009 17:53:03 +0000

Thanks Dave for clearing up the mystery of the window. I do remember being very young and looking at the deejays as we drove past in my parents car. I drive by the old KSTT building every day with my own children now and wish they could have those memories as well.

As for the hanky-panky part, we won’t ask you to spill any secrets!

Thanks so much for reading our blog.

By: Dave

Dave — Wed, 28 Oct 2009 17:37:13 +0000

The story about the window being installed so KSTT ownership could keep an eye on the announcers isn’t really true. A variety of radio stations around the country, especially the rock-and-rollers, had “showcase” studios. The thinking was that listeners, especially teens, would enjoy watching their favorite deejays and this would also increase listenership. And, it was just fun to see how the deejay “did things.”

There were plenty of other places around the building that employees could engage in hanky-panky.

By: Amy D.

Amy D. — Tue, 28 Jul 2009 17:47:44 +0000

That is a great question Soup Fick. The only story we can find is that the window was built so people going by on River Drive could see the DJs at work. Your husband’s theory might be true, but until we find some other information I really can’t say either way. We will keep looking for new information though. Maybe some of our other readers can help us out?

By: Soup Fick

Soup Fick — Tue, 28 Jul 2009 01:25:43 +0000

MY husband told me a story that the owners of KSTT (or at least the River Drive Building) wanted to make sure the DJ’s were not doing anything inappropriate, and that was why the large window was present.

Is there any truth to this?