Just a few minutes ago, Clyde Clifford announced that Beaker Street would cease to exist on KKPT-FM 94.1 just 6 weeks from today. The last Beaker Street show on ‘The Point 94.1’ will air on Sunday, February 6, 2011. This is a great loss for Little Rock radio as well as for those of us who love this program and have enjoyed it throughout the years. Forty years ago, I got my first taste of Beaker Street via the nighttime skywave of KAAY-AM 1090. I was just 6 years old.
From Clyde’s Beaker Street website: “I have really felt at home here at the Point. The staff and especially the audience have been great. I had hoped that someday in the nebulous future that the Point would be where I would finally decide to retire. That is not to be. I have been informed that the last Beaker Street on The Point will be February 6th. Check here often for information, which I will post as I learn it. Keep the faith. I intend to continue Beaker Street as long as I can.”
Let’s help Clyde find a way to keep Beaker Street on-the-air. If you have suggestions as to how and/or where we might accomplish this, please leave your comments below or contact me directly.