Roy Tuckman

Roy Tuckman (June 23, 1938 – April 20, 2023), better known as Roy of Hollywood, was an American radio host.

Roy Tuckman
Born	Roy Tuckman (1938-06-23)June 23, 1938 Los Angeles, California, U.S.
Died	April 20, 2023(2023-04-20) (aged 84)
Other names	Roy of Hollywood
Education	Master's degree in Social anthropology (1967)
Alma mater	UCLA
Occupation	Radio personality
Years active	1977–2023
Known for	Something's Happening
Website	Something's Happening (Official Site)

Life and 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.

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.

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.

Tuckman's awards included a Major Armstrong Award for the documentary "Upton Sinclair: The Reverent Radical", and an AP Best Spot News Coverage award (shared with Elliot Mintz) for his live, on-air interview with Iranian hostage-takers inside the American embassy in Tehran in November 1979.

Tuckman died on April 20, 2023, at the age of 84.

External links

• Something's Happening (Official Site) - with links to schedules and downloads of recent shows
• Fiesta – the Amazon page for the 1989 album of ambient organ music composed and performed by Tuckman
• A 2007 interview of Tuckman by Jay Kugelman