Marsha Kniceley / Kasey Forbes
| Marsha Kniceley (Kasey Forbes)
joined KQV late summer 1974. She was the first and only female disc jockey
at KQV during the top 40 era. She worked the overnight shift (2 - 6am)
at KQV. Marsha was assigned the name Kasey Forbes when she got to KQV.
"Jim
Carnegie gave me the name Kasey Forbes because he wanted a name that would
relate to listeners and no one would believe that Marsha Kniceley is my
real name." In January of 1975 she was allowed to use her real name,
Marsha Kniceley when program director began the "Pittsburgh knows KQV on
a first name basis" campaign.
In February, 1975 Marsha
left KQV. She spent time at WHLW, 11-7 in Lakewood New Jersey then went
on to WNBC in New York. She also worked at WACQ in Lexington for 7 - midnight
in 1977.
 
Marsha in 1977 Marsha in 2006 |