My Own Jingle

Before production companies like PAMS in Dallas produced customized jingles, disc jockeys would typically open their show each hour with a musical selection that fit the mood of their program. As I worked my way up from a 250 watt station in Pleasanton, Texas to KAPE in San Antonio, I envied the “big station” DJs like George Cooper at KONO and Bruce Hathaway at KTSA, who had jingles made especially for them. Their contemporaries had personalized jingles as well.

When I finally got my chance to work at KONO, I didn’t get my own jingle. I just kept using “You Can’t Sit Down Part II” by Phil Upchurch. With the advent of the Green Light Club, I later switched to Green Door by Jim Lowe. They were good show intros but neither was made especially for me.

After a short time I became very frustrated that Howard Edwards, “Easy” Ed Dunn, Doug China and all the other KONO DJ’s each had a customized jingle, but I STILL didn’t.

Even though the possibility existed that it might bring about the demise of Skinny Don Green on KONO, I decided to embark on a one-man crusade for my own custom jingle. Each evening during my show I would make on-air references to the non-existent jingle and plead my case to the multitudes listening that I really needed a customized jingle.

My plan worked. My wish was finally fulfilled when I got my own KONO PAMS jingle.

Skinny Don Green

Skinny Don Green Note: Paul Kirby asked me if I remembered the big flap I created at KONO over a custom jingle for my show intro. I did remember, and now you know how it happened.

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