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Theodore (Ted) Quillin (born February 17,1930)in Oklahoma City is one of the original "Seven Swingin' Gentlemen" who brought rock & roll into it's FIRST major market at KFWB in Hollywood. The year was 1957. He has been in radio for over 60 years and was honored by the Nevada Braodcasters in 2005, when he was inducted into the Hall Of Fame.

Ted's years in radio include: KFWB- Hollywood,1958-61; KRLA-Pasadena, 1962-64; KORK-Las Vegas, 1964-1966, KFI- L.A, 1969; KFOX-1969-71; XPRS-1972, and finally, KORK-Las Vegas, 1972, when he became a permanent resident of Las Vegas. Ted was at KORK for several years and during this time he opened an advertising agency here. During the days at his agency he did months and sometime years of DJ work on several local radio stations, including KLAV. People in broadcasting here knew Ted and would call him when they got in a ‘pinch’ to fill in for them, and sometimes this ‘fill in’ would last for a year or more. During this period he taught a class on communications at Las Vegas City College. Today Ted is still keeping his hand in broadcasting with a Classic Country show which he does for KDSS in Ely, and a show on the Internet on Rockit Radio, which can be heard on your friendly computer at: http://www.palmsradio.com/rockittext.htm. As Ted always signs off any of his radio programs, he always wishes his fans, “Blue Skies and Green Lights.”

Born in Oklahoma City, Ted moved to El Paso, Texas where he finished high school and attended Texas College of Mines and Metallurgy now know as UTEP. During this time, while still in high school Ted started his broadcast career at KEPO, an ABC station in El Paso. He started as a ‘gofer’ on a morning show from 6 to 7 AM, before he went to school. He graduated to staff announcer. After that he took a job in Corpus Christi, Texas at KSIX. The program director from KXYZ in Houston heard him, and hired him as a staff announcer. From there he went to WACO in Waco, Texas. Ted moved to KELP which was a Gordon McClendon station, doing top 40. This is where he met Chuck Blore and when Chuck got the call to Hollywood he took Ted with him and Ted became one of the original ‘Seven Swingin’ Gentlemen, who took Rock and Roll into it’s first major market, at KFWB. The rest is history.

Ted was rated #1 Personality Disc Jockey nationally, by the C.E. Hooper Audience Corp. while at KFWB. Ted did a show for Armed Forces Radio & Television Network for many years and was heard on 530 radio stations worldwide. This show was broadcast while he was in Hollywood as well as after he moved permanently to Las Vegas. Years later the Armed Forces Network was re-broadcasting Ted’s shows on their radio stations.

In 2005 Ted was inducted into the Broadcasters Hall Of Fame, here in Nevada. He received a standing ovation when he was called to accept his trophy. He is revered and respected by his peers. Don Imus speaks of him with admiration on his show.

Today, at 79, Ted is still doing what he loves most; he still has his beautiful ‘radio’ voice and still brings pleasure to his many listeners. In classes that Ted taught, on motivational speaking he would say “The road to success is always under construction.” This describes his life. He is still ‘under construction.’