Jim Hardy

In 1981, Sandusky bought KWFM from original owner Alvin Korngold. Business tradition dictates the new owners always install their own management and they tapped Jim Hardy to run the operation for them.

Jim understood KWFM was already a well-lubed, smooth running Rock 'n Roll machine and didn't need to have the proverbial engine rebuilt: "Lee Dombrowski stayed on as General Sales Manager, Jimmy Ray was Program director, and Jim Owens was Production Director.

As Lee recalls, "I was delighted that Jim kept me on — it was a great team. I believe I learned more in those three years than I had in the previous ten."

Since KWFM, Jim has held senior management positions at a few of radio's brightest stars: KBPI (Denver), KOME ("I KOME in my car!" in San Jose), and Modern Rock's "Live 105", KITS (San Francisco). Jim sums up what most of the staff have told me about their KWFM experience: "It was a magic time for me in my broadcast career and I reflect on it often."