Here’s a blast from the past! Larry Kelp wrote this profile of Doc Pelzel and KALX in April, 1979, in the Oakland Tribune. Doc rose through the ranks to go from student DJ in 1969 to station manager. He moved to KFJC at Foothill College where he remained until his passing in early 2026. Doc never really left KALX though; he remained on the station’s advisory board until he passed as well. 
