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Z Morning Zoo Christmas Show with Scott Shannon & Ross Brittain on Z100 WHTZ New York | December 21 1984

 WHTZ Z100 New York – Z Morning Zoo Christmas Show – Scott & Ross – December 21 1984   Scott Shannon created the revolutionary “Morning Zoo” show format in Tampa at Q105 (WRBQ). in August 1983 he brought that format to New York and launched New York’s iconic Z100 (WHTZ) as it’s Program Director & host of the “Z Morning Zoo.” He took the ratings from last place, to first in just 72…

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Bob Dayton on WPIX-FM 102 New York | May 1972

 WPIX-FM 102 New York – Bob Dayton – May 1972  From the Mike McCann Collection For some people, when they hear the name Bob Dayton, they automatically think of the the guy who was fired from WABC in 1965, when he commemorated the twentieth anniversary of the bombing of Hiroshima, by playing The Crests “16 Candles.” It was an unfortunate gaffe. Bob’s broadcasting career was so much…

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Jose Guzman 98.7 Kiss WRKS-FM New York | October 7 1981

 WRKS 98.7 Kiss New York – Jose Guzman – October 7 1981  From the Java Joel Murphy Collection This air check features two month old WRKS, 98.7 KISS FM with Jose Guzman, who did evening in the early years of the station. 98.7 Kiss was one of New York’s leading Urban Contemporary stations, from August 1981, until April 2012. -Ellis     From the Ellis B Feaster You Tube Radio Aircheck &…

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Ron Lundy on 77 WABC New York | March 3 1981

 WABC 77 New York – Ron Lundy – March 3 1981 Back in the late 1960s, into the 1970s, New York’s 77 WABC was the most listened to station in the nation. The music was tightly programmed, and it had some of the best air personalities in the country. Dan Ingram, Harry Harrison, Johnny Donovan, Scott Muni, Cousin Brucie, Chuck Leonard, and the voice heard on this aircheck, Ron Lundy. Ron…

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Howard Stern 66 WNBC New York | September 20 1985

 WNBC 66 New York – Howard Stern – September 20 1985 Courtesy: Charles Hallett This air check is from Howard’s final days at WNBC, and it is one of his most controversial shows. Howard had to fight to get this show on the air. It’s his Dial-A-Date feature, with a twist. it features a guy who wants to date a… dog. Howard tries to find him a date with a woman, who is ok with a guy who…

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Howard Stern on 66 WNBC New York | September 20 1985

 WNBC 66 New York – Howard Stern – September 20 1985 Courtesy: Charles Hallett This air check is from Howard’s final days at WNBC, and it is one of his most controversial shows. Howard had to fight to get this show on the air. It’s his Dial-A-Date feature, with a twist. it features a guy who wants to date a… dog. Howard tries to find him a date with a woman, who is ok with a guy who…

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Arnie “Woo Woo” Ginsburg on 1510 WMEX Boston | December 12 1965

 Arnie “Woo Woo” Ginsburg on 1510 WMEX Boston – December 12, 1965 Arnie Ginsburg gained prominence in the 1950s and 1960s, especially in the Boston area, where his “Night Train” radio show became a New England sensation. He had high energy, and high pitched voice, which made him stand out, much like Dick Biondi in Chicago. Arnie relied on gimmicks: noisemakers, silly puns, and of…

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Gene Klavan on WNEW 1130 New York | July 25 1973

 WNEW 1130 New York – Gene Klavan – News Ray Rice – July 25 1973 From the Kevin Fennessy Collection. Gene Klavan was part of the 1130 WNEW morning show from 1952, until 1977. In the 1950s & 1960s, he hosted with his partner Dee Finch. Klavan & Finch were wildly popular. They improvised the popular four-hour program, which featured wacky characters like Mrs. Wes Chester, Sy Kology, Trevor…

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Tom Kent on 96X WMJX Miami | May 1978

 WMJX 96X Miami – Tom Kent – May 1978 In the early 1970s, the 96.3 FM signal in Miami, was home to a very successful Top 40 station, known as 96 WMYQ. on October 1st, 1975, the station became 96X WMJX . The station chugged along until April 1979, when the station briefly flipped to Disco 96, an all-disco format. By November, the station returned to it’s Top 40 roots. Through most of…

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CKLG 73 Vancouver - Gil Harris w/ Wolfman Jack on 73 CKLG Vancouver | November 1974

 CKLG 73 Vancouver – Gil Harris W/ Wolfman Jack – November 1974 Courtesy: Doug Allen From 1964 through 2001 Vancouver’s 73 CKLG played the hits for southwest British Colombia. CKLG spent years in an epic battle against 1410 CFUN. Some legendary names worked at CKLG, including Jerry Landa, John Tanner, & Daryl B, during the Boss Radio days, and later J.B. Shane, Peter Starr, Timothy…

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George Oxford on - KDIA 1310 Oakland | February 22 1963

 KDIA 1310 Oakland – George Oxford – February 22 1963 For decades, the call letters KDIA were synonymous with soul music in San Francisco. From the 1950s, through the 1990s, this little 1,000 watt signal, was a giant with fans of R&B music. Eventually the station raised it’s power to 5,000, and it really started to cook as Lucky 1310. Some of the legendary names that worked on air at…

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Hal Jackson on 1190 WLIB New York | Summer 1973

 WLIB 1190 New York – Hal Jackson – Summer 1973 Back in the early 1970s, many African Americans in New York felt the radio stations were not addressing their concerns, or covering issues they were concerned with. Several Black leaders in New York decided to do something about it, by getting together, pooling resources, and buying a radio station. Percy Sutton, Malcolm X’s former…

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John Landecker on 89 WLS Chicago | March 12 1974

 WLS 89 Chicago – John Landecker – March 12 1974 John Records Landecker is a radio legend. His radio career spans more than 50 years! His contributions to music radio were so widely respected, the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in Cleveland saw fit to feature him in their radio exhibit. John has entertained radio audiences in Michigan (WOIA, WERX, WTRX, WILS), Philadelphia (WIBG),…

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Bill Brown on 101 WCBS-FM New York | January 18 1978

 WCBS-FM 101 New York – Bill Brown – January 18 1978 On July 4 1972, WCBS-FM flipped to all Oldies. The move was inspired by it’s sister station, 98 WCAU-FM Philadelphia, which had flipped to oldies one years earlier. The station played 50s & 60s, with some current songs thrown in. But before the Oldies music, WCBS-FM had a Rock format, from the late 1960s to 1972. This aircheck…

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Shotgun Tom Kelly, 1170 KCBQ San Diego | Sometime, 1974

From a tape (yep, a cassette!) given to me by the one and only Rich Brother Robbin (at left) back around 2005 or so while we were working in the same Entercom group of stations, this is an outstanding copy of something I had to literally BEG the famous KCBQ and (at the time we worked together) Classic Hits “Star 98.1” Memphis Program Director for a copy of. Rich was afraid of losing anything in…

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Amateur Radio - This is NOT The Way Normal Hams Operate. Recorded 9.13.2024

Here’s another in a series of “Other Radio” posts regarding Amateur (otherwise known as “Ham”) Radio. When someone mentions Ham Radio, most people normally think of CW (Morse Code). Radio operators sending messages to other Hams. Making contact with faraway places, with some operators getting awards for the most contacts to, say, Europe or Asia. Well, all of that is true. Amateurs are often the…

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Howard Stern on 66 WNBC New York | October 1982

 WNBC 66 New York – Howard Stern – October 1982 This air check is from Howard’s very early days at WNBC, when Robin Quivers, was just brought on board by WNBC, but at this point, she is just doing news. Sorry about the audio quality. I still thought it was worth sharing, because there is not a lot of Howard out there from his first few weeks on NBC. Back in the 1980s, when many radio…