The Rockin' Raven Collection

Julia Bancroft was a state park and forest ranger in Southern California who just happened to be at the wrong place...at the right time. The result was the launching of an eight-year career on the airwaves that would change the sound and scene of Los Angeles radio forever. Ariel Archer presents the tale of the "Rockin' Raven", a pioneer in the world of Top 40 women DJs and a fictional pop culture icon on the fictional radio station KBRD.

"...And here at the studios in beautiful downtown Bird-bank it's a rockin' 70 degrees! Now, back to the music with your Rockin' Raven on KBRD 1130 Los Angeles". Familiar words to those listening to Top 40 Radio in Southern California during the late 1960's and early 1970's. Explored through narrative in Your Rockin' Raven on K-Bird 1130, Ariel Archer now returns...With Love from Beautiful Downtown Bird-Bank, more about the controversial, charismatic, and iconic woman DJ Julia Bancroft...a.k.a. The Rockin' Raven...

Julia Bancroft, a pioneer in Los Angeles top 40 radio as a woman DJ on KBRD (K-Bird) in the 1960s and early 70s. At a time when pop radio was still a "man's world," Bancroft (aka The Rockin' Raven) challenged the status quo and launched a legacy of women in radio.