Bad Morgan!When we printed the list of...

Bad Morgan!

When we printed the list of the all-time favorite local disc jockeys, as selected by readers of “Los Angeles Radio People,” KRTH’s Robert W. Morgan ranked No. 4.

Quite a compliment to Morgan, you might assume. He trails only the Real Don Steele (No.1), Gary Owens (No. 2) and B. Mitchell Reed (No. 3). But Morgan “seemed to be incensed” by the ranking “and went on the air and tried to stuff the ballot box,” said Don Barrett, “Radio People” author. “He gave out my fax number and encouraged listeners to vote that he was No. 1.”

An oldie--but a baddie--trick. Six hundred Morgan listeners went to the fax waves, but what Robert W. didn’t understand is that the official ballot for the contest is contained in Barrett’s book. The fax vote was thrown out.

“It hardly seems fair for him to try to leapfrog over a man who is dead,” commented Barrett, referring to B. Mitchell Reed.

Well, if it’s any comfort to Robert W., he has received some votes in Only in L.A.’s alternate reader contest--to select the five most annoying deejays of all time. And we’ll take nominations on any old piece of paper (Times Mirror Square, L.A., 90053).

WE DID HAVE A DISC PROBLEM IN OUR BACK: In the annoying-deejay competition, we were surprised to receive a vote for ourselves. After all, we’ve never spun platters. The vote was cast by a Rush Limbaugh fan, who was outraged that we reminded readers that neither Limbaugh nor Howard Stern qualified as deejays.

A SUPER-SUB FOR THE LAKERS: When his team checked into the Oakland Airport Hilton recently, Lakers Coach Del Harris was told he couldn’t have his usual suite. It had been taken by a luminary attending the California Republican Assembly convention there. But Harris was given an even ritzier room. He couldn’t figure out why none of the conventioneers wanted this suite until he noticed a brass plate on the bed. It said:

“President Bill Clinton Slept Here.”

GOVERNMENT CENSORSHIP? Incidentally, the brass plate honoring Clinton gave no other details about his night there.

THE RETURN OF CHIEF GATES! Yes, he’s back as the co-designer of “Police Quest: SWAT,” described as an “intense, photo-realistic tactical simulation computer game.”

The former LAPD boss previously helped put together “Police Quest IV: Open Season,” for the same company, Sierra On-Line Inc.

In case you’re wondering, neither game involves any riot duty--or strategy--for participants.

When we asked what “SWAT” cost, spokeswoman Rebecca Buxton said: “The estimated street price is $59.95.”

That’s a pretty high street price. But we bet that a dealer could break the game down into five smaller units and sell them for $40 apiece or so.

ON GOBBLER! ON BLITZEN! A colleague passed along a holiday decoration that reminds us that we hope everyone has a very merry Thanksgiving next week.

miscelLAny The Hall of Records Building on West Temple Street in the Civic Center needs a new name. Most of its documents have been transferred to a county building in Norwalk. The Hall of Empty File Cabinets might be more appropriate.