#Ellis B Feaster

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Ellis B Feaster on K92 WXLK Roanoke\Lynchburg | September 1989

 WXLK K92 Roanoke-Lynchburg – Ellis B Feaster – September 1989 Back in the 1980s, K92 was one of the highest rated radio in Virginia, with a tight, well produced CHR, in the smaller market of Roanoke, VA. Through the 80s, this station always had a 20-something share. It wasn’t just a big fish in a small pond, it was a whale in a bath tub! It sent many of it high profile personalities…

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It's November 3, 1980 - You Live In L.A. - You're Wandering Around 30 - You're Responsible - In More Ways Than One.

Your kid – your goofball – your little ham. https://pastdaily.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/11/KLOS-B.-Mitchel-Reed-1980-11-03.mp3 B. Mitchel Reed – KLOS – November 4, 1980 – Ellis Feaster Collection – “She’s on her own planet, isn’t she?” You wish. You look at this kid and you wonder how it happened. Minding your own business – had plans – none of them involved getting married or being a dad. It…

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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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Composite Aircheck, 630 KDWB Minneapolis | 1974

 KDWB 630 Minneapolis – KDWB Composite Aircheck – 1974 This aircheck, produced by KDWB, will give you an idea of what KDWB sounded like in 1974. On this aircheck you’ll hear Bob Shannon, Bob Savage, Don Bleu, John Sebastian, & Bob Lange. Enjoy 30 minutes of vintage 63 KDWB. -Ellis     From the Ellis B Feaster You Tube Radio Aircheck & Classic TV Channel.      

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Larry Yount on WRFM Stereo 105 New York | March 31 1974

 WRFM Stereo 105 New York – Larry Yount – March 31 1974 Beautiful music air checks are hard to come by, so I am happy whenever I find one. This aircheck features New York’s Stereo 105 WRFM. The station started with the format in 1968, and it ran through the early 1980s, when beautiful music stations fell out of favor. The aircheck features Larry Yount. -Ellis     From the Ellis B Feaster…

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Jefferson Stone on K102 WCKO Miami | November 1980

 WCKO K102 Miami – Jefferson Stone – November 1980 Courtesy: Mike McCann Today, 102.7 The Beach WMXJ Miami is a classic hits station, but from 1979 to 1985, Miami’s 102.7 FM was a rock station called K102 WCKO. This aircheck feature K102 from 1980, and features Jefferson Stone on the air. -Ellis       From the Ellis B Feaster You Tube Radio Aircheck & Classic TV…

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Ellis B Feaster on 98 Rock WIYY Baltimore | Spring 1992

Ellis B Feaster on 98 Rock WIYY Baltimore | Spring 1992

 WIYY 98Rock Baltimore – Ellis B Feaster – 1992 Back in 1977, WBAL-FM Baltimore switched its call sign to WIYY, and began its rock music format as 98 Rock.. It has used the 98 Rock branding since the flip, and is still going strong today, through it’s sixth decade. The station had lots of attitude & personality. 98 Rock was the long time home of popular morning show,  Justin, Scott…

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Ellis B Feaster on K106 KRPM Seattle | May 1995

Ellis B Feaster on K106 KRPM Seattle | May 1995

 I am usually embarrassed to post some of my airchecks, but I figure If I’m posting airchecks from everyone else, I should post a couple of my own as well, since I’ve had a few people asking for it. This air check features me, on Seattle’s K106, KRPM. I was on air here in the mid 1990s, when I moved away from Orlando radio for a few years. At the time Seattle had THREE way…

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Harry Harrison, WCBS-FM 101.1 New York | August 3, 1992, Part 1

Harry Harrison, WCBS-FM 101.1 New York | August 3, 1992, Part 1

**LISTENING OPTIONS FOLLOW DESCRIPTION BELOW** Every brand new day should be unwrapped like a precious gift… DESCRIPTION Here’s a fantastic recording of Morning Mayor Harry Harrison on a cool Summer day in the Big Apple. This opens in the middle of the 6am news with Deborah Wexel and slides right into Harrison’s warmth. This is really a warm and wonderful show. Fans who remember Harry Harrison…

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Ellis B Feaster, Lucky 99 WLQE Atlantic City | 1984

Ellis B Feaster, Lucky 99 WLQE Atlantic City | 1984

Radio Station: Lucky 99 WLQE-FM Atlantic City Frequency: 93.3 MHZ format: Soft Adult Contemporary Since I have started posting airchecks, I have always been asked to post some of my airchecks. I have always been a bit embarrassed by my airwork, but, today I will post one. Before my days in CHR, CCM, and Country, I did soft AC in Atlantic City at Lucky 99, which is featured on this aircheck. This…

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Big Tom Parker on 610 KFRC San Francisco | August 10 1978

Big Tom Parker on 610 KFRC San Francisco | August 10 1978

   KFRC 610 San Francisco – Big Tom Parker – August 10 1978 It’s Big Tom Parker is featured on KFRC. He was a staple on the radio in the 1970s & 80s. But before SFO, as well as after, Big Tom spent many years on air in Portland, and eventually moved into radio & TV management. Sadley, he passed on in 2015.. -Ellis       From the Ellis B Feaster You Tube Radio Aircheck & Classic TV…

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Big Ron O'Brien, 102.7 KIIS-FM Los Angeles | August 29, 1992

Big Ron O’Brien, 102.7 KIIS-FM Los Angeles | August 29, 1992

Here’s another in a big series of BIG Ron O’Brien airchecks donated to us by Matt over at Big Apple Airchecks. He’s proving once again why BAA is our largest contributor, by far!

KIIS-FM STATION HISTORY

(Description by Ellis B. Feaster)

Many know today’s 102.7 KIIS-FM as L.A.’s Hit Music Station. But I have been surprised by how many did not realize KIIS started as an AM station back in 1970.…

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Ellis B Feaster & Pat Gray, B98.7 KBEE-FM Salt Lake City | January 1998

Ellis B Feaster & Pat Gray, B98.7 KBEE-FM Salt Lake City | January 1998

I’m always a bit embarrassed when sharing one of my own airchecks, but I figure if I’m sharing audio of everyone else in radio, I should share a few of my own. This is Salt Lake City’s KBEE B98.7. After leaving KRPM Seattle, I hosted mornings on KBEE from 1995 to 1998, with my friend Mick Mackay. Mick was out for a while after a hospital stay, and our afternoon guy, Pat Gray, joined me on the…

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Bruce Ellis (Ellis B Feaster) on 1490 WUSS Atlantic City | December 1983

Bruce Ellis (Ellis B Feaster) on 1490 WUSS Atlantic City | December 1983

From the 1970s until the 1990s, 1490 WUSS, was an R&B formatted station in Atlantic City, NJ. Some notable names worked here like Cleo Rowe (WPLJ, WBLS New York), Steve Ross (WIFI, WFIL, WIBG,WCAU Philadelphia), and Kingsley Smith (WIFI, WSNI, WHYY Philadelphia). I actually worked at WUSS, early in my career. It had the worst equipment I had ever worked with during my 40 years on air, but I had…

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Harry Harrison, 77 WABC New York | December 20, 1974 6:18 - 7:10 AM

Harry Harrison, 77 WABC New York | December 20, 1974 6:18 – 7:10 AM

Harry Harrison was one of the all-time greatest morning DeeJays of the AM Top-40 era. In a time when one-man morning shows were the norm before shock jocks became all the rage, Harrison commanded the highest morning ratings in New York City.

Harrison began his radio career in the midwest. His first major market radio station was WCFLChicago, wherein 1953 he worked as a fill-in deejay when the…