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About Ken Deutsch From 1969 to 1976 Ken was a radio personality at several miniscule and now-defunct stations including WCBN(AM) at the University of Michigan; WPAG(AM/FM), Ann Arbor, Michigan; WGLN(FM), Sylvania, Ohio and WOHO(AM), Toledo, Ohio. His departure from radio left no perceivable void. He was also a TV producer/director at WGTE(TV), Toledo for a year (1976-1977), and during his broadcasting stints, Ken met a lot of people to whom you would never want to introduce your children. Ken Deutsch, then known as "Ken R.," started his own jingle production firm in the fall of 1977, Ken R. Music. He soon found success with national advertisers like American Airlines, Pizza Hut and The Wall Street Journal. He also produced musical commercials for hundreds of regional and local car dealers, jewelry stores and shopping centers. In 1981 the company name changed to Ken R. Incorporated and Ken began to develop a capable Toledo vocal group. He and his singers are very proud that their radio station ID packages aired in the USA as well as the U.K., China, Netherlands Antilles and other even more obscure localities, for 23 years. In 1996, Norman Barrington was brought on as Ken's Web master. Norman, a very creative and industrious chap who resides in Scotland, is still Web master for Ken and other clients in several countries. Mr. Deutsch sold his recording studio in 2000 due to personal burn-out, and renamed his company for the final time, calling it Ken R. LLC. Moving his operations to an office/condominium in Maumee, Ohio, Ken marketed classic radio IDs on CD to collectors around the world via the Internet. This was hugely successful, with over 1200 clients worldwide. Ken sold licensed ID and commercial jingles originally produced by PAMS, TM, Johnny Mann, Anita Kerr and other greats of the 60s and 70s. After closing out his remaining jingle inventory and relinquishing his marketing agreements with the producers, Ken took a break in May, 2005. In 2006 he went back to college at the University of Toledo to finish a bachelor's degree in communication that he had started 37 years earlier at the University of Michigan. He completed that degree in December, 2007. Meanwhile… Since 1985, Ken has written hundreds of trade articles that were published in Radio World, National Association of Broadcasters Daily, Radio and Television News Directors Association, Filmfax and Pro Audio Review. His allegedly humorous columns appeared in The Toledo Blade and the University of Toledo Collegian. In the summer of 2007 Ken added a new publication to his client list, The Buzz, a Florida-based lifestyle magazine. Click here to read some of Ken's articles. "The Jingle Book," "Up and Down the Dial" and "The Second Jingle Book" were self-published works written by Ken between 2002 and 2004. These books sold thousands of copies worldwide and are now available as e-downloads from Dan O'Day. Click here for details. Audio restoration is another part of Ken's post-jingle life. His clients send him 33 1/3, 45 and 78 rpm records which he processes via sophisticated software to remove clicks, pops and rumble. He then sends the clients back their original records plus a sparkling clear CD which will preserve the music for years to come. He's also able to remove background noise from audio tapes and has helped local police departments and detective agencies with forensic audio projects. "Before and After" samples of audio restoration can be heard here. Ken is active as a volunteer wish-granter with the Make a Wish organization
in Toledo. To learn about this amazing charity, click
here.  Ken on vacation in Bora Bora, 2006 Boring Stuff Those wishing to ask Ken about jingles can click
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