Pat Gaffey is a longtime radio newsman who got his start at the legendary KPOL/KZLA combo (now separately-owned KMPC, 1540 AM and KLLI, 93.9 FM) in the days when radio news was still a big deal. He also worked at KHTZ (now KNX-FM, 97.1) and spent time as a production assistant for Casey Kasem’s “American Top 40.”

Bobby Rich is a longtime on-air DJ, having worked in numerous cities including New York, Philadelphia, Tuscon and Seattle; locally, he was heard on KHJ (930 AM), KHTZ, KFI (640 AM) and — stretching the local thing a bit — B-100 in San Diego, officially known at the time as KFMB-FM (now KFBG, 100.7 FM).

What ties the two together? Gaffey has just published an authorized biography of Rich, entitled “Bobby Rich: My Life in Your Radio.” And it is fabulous. But before we get into the

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