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Gene (the almost perfect body) Nelson. Entertained us in the mornings while getting ready for work. I looked forward to his weekly banter with John Madden. I was Raider ticker holder from 1968-1981. Now living I AZ, nothing compares to listening on the radio to good DJ’s.
Posted by: Lowell Neugebauer | 02/15/2022 at 12:44 PM
I remember listening to 'The Emperor' at Playland at the Beach in SF playing 'Walk Don't Run' over the loudspeaker. Laughing Sal was doing her antics. Also, he was obviously pretty upset when Polly Klass was found dead, and the only time I talked to him, I called the radio station and gave him a verbal pat on the back. He was the best DJ, great memories of my youth.
Posted by: John Dillon | 01/30/2022 at 08:33 AM
Gene Nelson. I can’t help remembering at Christmas time your reading of a Christmas parable. It has touch my heart to this day. Too, you were obviously accepted as a friend of John Madden. I would never miss a morning conversation you had with him. I remember his ‘Road to Success winds through the city dump’. ‘You need to know had badly you can feel to know how good you can feel!’ I thought he was talking about football preseason 2 a day work outs until I realized he was talking about life itself. Even though I have never met you I know you would would be a good friend. I enjoyed your show and miss it to this day. I’m now 74 and retired with my wife of 50 years in Colorado. Best to you and your wife. I looked for you once in the bar on Kauai. I’m glad you survived the hurricane! Gratefully, Jim and Sandi
Posted by: Jim Wakeman | 01/02/2022 at 07:26 PM
Gene Nelson was the best. He helped me get up and go to a dismal job, in a great mood. Hearing of the passing of John Madden made me remember how much I loved their conversations, even though I was not a football fan. I’ve never forgotten Pusser the 40+lb cat snoring. I still laugh when i remember that. Thank you
Emperor Gene
Posted by: Jackie Broderick | 12/28/2021 at 05:56 PM
I used to listen to Emperor Gene Nelson on KYA back in the mid-60’s. He was my favorite DJ by a mile. Back in those being a great DJ was a big deal. He made it so.
Posted by: Scott Stohl | 11/08/2021 at 07:00 PM
last i had heard gene and his wife were living in napa area.gene is 85 now and left radio and ksfo at age 58 for retirement in hawai.he returned to sf in 2007 for family reasons and lived along the embarcadero until moving to napa.i've heard he's a pretty private person fter leaving radio.i miss gene.morning rdio is not the sme.
Posted by: jimmy gonslves | 01/05/2021 at 02:40 PM
Wondering whether Emperor Nelson of legendary KYA radio San Francisco is still alive today. Can't find any current information on him on the internet. Anybody have any info?
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