Of all the members of the KQV airstaff, Chuck Brinkman was there the longest. Chuck worked in every time slot at KQV too.  From over-nights, to evenings, to afternoon drive to morning drive, and to mid-day.  Chuck first joined KQV in 1960.

Among the features on KQV when Chuck worked evenings were the KQV Disc Derby where he would play 3 songs and listeners would vote for which new song they preferred. There was also the 2 hitlines. Requests were taken and the top 5 songs would be played back. There was an early hitline and a late hitline.

In addition to his duties on KQV, Chuck also hosted a weekly tv show starting in 1966. "Come Alive was seen Saturday afternnons on WIIC-TV Channel 11.

Chuck moved from KQV to WTAE in 1972 for middays.  Around 1982, Chuck went across country to KOGO in San Diego.  After a short time on the West Coast, Chuck returned to Pittsburgh after a short interval to do mornings and PD at WHYW 96.9 (formerly WLOA and then WFFM). 

Chuck spent 17 years as the program director and afternoon drive personality at oldies,  KLUV-FM in Dallas, Texas. Chuck left KLUV on December 28, 2005. Chuck spent some time at 770 KAAM as well and as part owner at Friendlee 105.9 FM and 1400 AM.

Chuck was elected to the Pittsburgh Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in March, 2017.

Thanks to Fr. Thomas Acklin, O.S.B. of Saint Vincent Seminary, for his help in updating the information on this page.

Andrew Goldstein of the Pittsburgh Post Gazette wrote this... 

"Chuck Brinkman, a KQV-AM mainstay in the 1960s who became one of Pittsburgh's most popular Top 40 DJs, died Friday surrounded by family at his home in Plano, Texas. He was 83.

Mr. Brinkman's son, Jonathon Brinkman, confirmed the death to the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette. He said his father had suffered from Parkinson's disease.

Mr. Brinkman, born July 19, 1935, was a Dormont native and Kiski Prep School grad. He was a DJ with KQV from 1960 to 1972, and doubled part of the time as a music director.

In 1964, he introduced the Beatles to the crowd at the Civic Arena - the band's only Pittsburgh concert. 

Mr. Brinkman was one of the most popular Top 40 DJs here in the 1960s. He was part of then Top 40 station KQV's "Fun Lovin' Five,: which also included Hal Murray, Steve Rizen, Dave Scott and Dexter Allen.

He went on to become DJ/music director for WTAE-AM and WFFM/WMYG, and he left Pittsburgh for a job in Dallas in 1988, eventually becoming part owner of an oldies station in Greenville, Texas.

Mr. Brinkman was inducted into the Pittsburgh Rock 'N Roll Legends class of 2017. 

He is survived by his wife, Carmella Brinkman of Plano; sons Jonathon Brinkman of San Diego and Charles Brinkman IV of San Diego; and daughters Lisa Meline of Scottsdale, Ariz., Nicole Levett of Dallas, and Christine Brinkman of Dallas."