Tom Allen (Lundgren) has passed away. He was in radio for 51 years plus, since the age of 20, beginning at KUMD at the University of Minnesota . A few short months later, Tom was hired as a weekender and fill-in at local top rocker WEBC. Subsequently, Tom went on to work at major country radio stations in St. Louis, Dallas , and Detroit both as an air personality and program director.
It was while in Dallas that Tom and his family knew that Texas would forever be their home. Tom came to Austin in 1979 to work for country icon KVET-AM, as both program director and air personality.
In 1981, a decision was made to switch sister station KASE-FM to country, with Tom in morning drive. Tom held that position for seventeen years, often pulling number one ratings.
Tom was awarded a Favorite DJ Award several times by the Austin American Statesman newspaper. In 1998, Tom was ask to move over to sister station KVET-FM as both a mid-day and afternoon drive host. He was also ask to take over the popular Saturday morning Country Gold Show from 5 to 10am, featuring the legends and icons of country.
Tom held that position until he retired from KVET-FM in 2010. Tom thought his broadcasting career was all over, until legendary Austin station KOKE-FM was revived, and in 2012 he was once again asked to host the Saturday morning Country Gold Show from 5am-10am.
Tom Allen was officially inducted into the Texas Radio Hall of Fame in 2014.
Mr ‘Country Gold’ Tom Allen…You will be missed. Rest Easy Tom.
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