Brian Beirne

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Brian Beirne was a radio DJ for K-EARTH 101 in Southern California. He is known as "Mr. Rock N' Roll" which is his registered trademark and is considered one of the foremost historians on Rock N' Roll. Beirne's Los Angeles career expanded for twenty-nine years, almost three decades, making Beirne one of the longest on-air DJs in radio history. Brian Beirne was the voice of K-EARTH 101 during the RKO days and reached legendary status as a top-rating midday personality in the Los Angeles market for twenty-seven years - a record-setting achievement in FM radio. Beirne's radio career has spanned 40 years which included San Francisco, Chicago, Cleveland, and Sacramento among others, and he continues to host and produce Rock and Roll shows around the country. Beirne retired from KRTH on December 15, 2004.

On January 18, 1991, Beirne became one of the few celebrities from radio to get a "star" on the Hollywood Walk of Fame.