This is a promotional postcard for Johnny Mitchell. The back of the postcard reads:
KHJ “Boss Jock” Johnny Mitchell
The out-of-sight sound of Johnny Mitchell is the newest, bossest groove on Los Angeles radio dials. Johnny’s a swinger all the way who digs every single sound he’s laying into Southern California. He’s been a topper everywhere he’s travelled . . . and now, baby, this is where he is!
Issue #6 - This is the first survey to feature Boss Jock Johnny Mitchell on the cover. Mitchell replaced original Boss Jock Dave Diamond in the 6PM - 9PM slot.
This is a one-sheet for Boss Jock Johnny Mitchell from the 1965 KHJ Sales Folder. These were distributed to prospective advertisers. This bio was added to the folder when Mitchell replaced Dave Diamond. The text reads:
JOHNNY MITCHELL
Boss Radio Goes For A Holiday!
Not to Yosemite or Pismo Beach ... but to the swinger who used the air name “Johnny Holiday” to turn San Diego on its ear. Transformed by Boss Radio back to Johnny Mitchell, this extremely cool young man is rapidly proving that a rose by any other name is still a grabber.
Listed by Billboard as the “No. 1 Deejay in San Diego,” Johnny also wore the hats of Music Director and Program Director during his four year stay on the border. But even all this wasn't enough; he also organized and appeared in a special May Company promotion that broke all records for listener attendance ... was a syndicated account announcer for the Tijuana bullfights ... organized and directed promotion for visits by groups such as the Dave Clark Five.
In short, he’s come a long way since the day his claim to fame was setting the current world record of 195 “stay-awake” hours at WYDE in Birmingham. But he’s still just about the most wide-awake salesman in Southern California ... and he’s selling for you from 6 to 9 p.m. on Boss Radio!
He’s going for Number One ... why don’t you join him!
Issue #18 - “I Hear A Symphony” by the Supremes made a bit of KHJ chart history with this issue. The leap to No. 1 from the No. 15 position was the biggest jump to No. 1 in the Top 40 era of KHJ (1965-80). The next closest record was “The Night The Lights Went Out In Georgia” by Vicki Lawrence, which went from No. 13 to No. 1 on 3/27/73.
Issue #25 - The Beach Boys’ “Barbara Ann” appears as a Hit Bound this week. It never did make the Boss 30 and has the distinction of being the highest charting single on Billboard (No. 2) to not chart on the KHJ survey.
This is page one of the fourth issue of Boss Cartoons. This issue centers around a dance being held at the Retail Clerks Hall in Buena Park on January 21, 1966.
Click on the image below to see the entire cartoon. The panels have been combined to provide a continuous cartoon rather than have four separate pages.
Issue #37 - The Righteous Brothers jump from No. 7 to No. 1 with “Soul and Inspiration” while the Temptations make their KHJ debut with “Get Ready.”
Issue #42 - “Falling Sugar” by the Palace Guard makes its debut this week. It is the first of eleven songs that charted on the Boss 30 that didn't make either the Billboard Hot 100 or Bubbling Under the Hot 100 charts during the Boss Radio era. Below is a list of the eleven songs:
| Title | Artist |
|---|---|
| Falling Sugar (1966) | The Palace Guard |
| Daddy You Gotta Let Him In (1966) | The Satisfactions |
| Diddy Wah Diddy (1966) | Captain Beefheart |
| Love Special Delivery (1966) | Thee Midniters |
| White Horses (1968) | Jacky |
| She Sleeps Alone (1968) | Pat Shannon |
| Hector (1968) | The Village Callers |
| Born on the Bayou (1969) | Creedence Clearwater Revival |
| The Lights of Night (1969) | Deni Lynn |
| No Sugar Tonight (1970) | Steel Wool |
| Saved (1972) | Southern Fried |
These are a few photos taken on “The Last Train To Clarksville.” It was a round-trip train excursion for hundreds of KHJ fans from Los Angeles to Del Mar (officially renamed Clarksville for the event). The Monkees arrived via helicopter in Del Mar and rode the train back to Los Angeles and performed live in one of the train cars. The event took place on September 11, 1966, one day prior to their TV premiere on NBC on September 12.
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Issue #66 - The “Million Dollar Weekend” promotion begins on Boss Radio.
Issue #78 - Johnny Mitchell makes his final appearance on the cover of the Boss 30. He would move to KFRC, KHJ’s sister station in San Francisco.
“Wedding Bell Blues” by Laura Nyro checks in at No. 3 this week. This was the highest position ever attained on a KHJ survey by a title that did not chart on the Billboard Hot 100 (it reached No. 103).
