DAMION: KLOS, 1971-80, pd (program director); KMET, 1981-82; KsX, 1986-94. The Hartford native has spent his entire career in AOR radio. He died March 26, 2023. He was 79.

Before arriving in Los Angeles, Damion Bragdon was at WDAI-Chicago as the station evolved from "free-form" AOR to the "Rock 'n Stereo" format. He moved to Southern California to join KLOS in 1971 at the "home of rock 'n' roll radio." Darion partnered with Jim Ladd to produce the early "Inner View" shows. In a 1994 interview, he recalled his Southland radio highlights: "Being part of the California Jam in April 1973, and conducting four Led Zeppelin interviews and concerts. In the mid-1970s, KLOS was #1 and won Billboard magazine's Station of the Year." He was pd (program director) at KLOS in the late 1970s and gave up those duties in 1980 to join KMET.

Damion joined KLSX and was a part of the original "classic rock" team. When his contract came due in the summer of 1994, it was not renewed - a major surprise to Damion. He joined Unistar's Adult Rock & Roll network for the overnight shift. In 1995 he went to the Hawaiian Islands, and on his first day he met a radio station owner who made Damion pd (program director) of his AM8FM operation. He returned from Hawaii in 2003 and Jeff Gonzer hired him for swing shifts at Westwood One, later to become Dial-Global.

He retired in late 2008 and lived in La Quinta, California. For many years he produced a one-hour show called 'Rock and Roll Cowboy,' where he mixed Modern Country and Classic Rock that aired on weekends and on college radio stations.

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