Ray Briem papers, 1904-2011

Ray Briem (1930-2012) was born in Ogden Utah. Briem began what would become his lifelong career as a radio broadcaster at the age of fifteen, when he and his friends developed a fifteen-minute radio drama titled The Adventures of Vivacious Vicky. Briem and his friends convinced KLO, a tiny radio station in Ogden, Utah, to air the show. He graduated from Ogden High School in 1947.

At the age of 19, Briem enlisted in the Army, taking up public information work. Briem assigned to with the Armed Forces Radio, broadcasting the Hometown Mailbag show to military troops stationed in Korea and Japan.

Briem moved to Los Angeles after finishing his military service. There, Briem was hired as a DJ by KLAC radio. In 1967 Ray moved to KABC radio, where he remained until his retirement in 1994. During his tenure at KABC, Ray performed his nationally syndicated midnight-to-5 a.m. show. Briem is remembered as an influential conservative radio host, garnering the support and backing of famous conservatives such as Ronald Regan.

Briem was honored for his distinguished career with a bronze star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame. He died at the age of 82 in 2012.