Roy Tuckman
Roy Tuckman, better known as Roy of Hollywood, was an American radio host.
Early life and education
Tuckman was born in Los Angeles in 1938, and earned a master's degree in social anthropology from UCLA in 1967. He joined KPFK in 1972.Career
Tuckman produced, engineered and hosted the "Something's Happening" show on Pacifica Radio station KPFK-FM in Los Angeles from 1977 until his death in 2023.Something's Happening ran from 12 midnight to 6:00 a.m., Monday night/Tuesday mornings through Thursday night/Friday mornings.
Monday was "environment/anything goes" night, often featuring computer scientist and Ufologist Eben Rey, and often the Buddhist nun and teacher of Buddhist practices, Pema Chodron, Tuesday was "health/alternative medicine" night, mainly featuring Gary Null. Wednesday was politics night, featuring anti-fascist researcher Dave Emory. Thursday was "spirituality/mysticism" night, often featuring Alan Watts, Jack Gariss, Colin Wilson, and J. Krishnamurti.