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Month: March 2022
Larry Lujack on 95 WLS-FM Chicago | February 1984
WLS-FM 95 Chicago – Larry Lujack – February 1984 Chicago’s 89 WLS had so many legendary personalities that grace the microphones there. Fred Winston, John Records Landecker, Tommy Edwards, Jeff Davis, and may others. But for many WLS fans, there was one name that was above all others. Super Jock, Uncle Lar. Yes,…
Dewey Phillips on WHBQ 56 Memphis | 1950s
WHBQ 56 Memphis – Dewey Phillips – 1950s As the most popular radio disc jockey in Memphis in the late 1940s and the 1950s, Dewey Phillips was a radio trailblazer with his larger-than-life on-air persona that predated the later Rock and Roll DJs. From 1949 on WHBQ, Dewey didn’t just announce records, Philips…
Terry Young on Hot Hits 98 WCAU-FM Philadelphia | August 1984
WCAU-FM Hot Hits 98 Philadelphia – Terry Young – August 1984 In 1981, Many radio programmers thought Top 40 radio was dying, or already dead. Many Top 40 stations, who were primarily on AM radio, were sounding more like Adult Contemporary stations. They were kind of soft, low energy, and, kind of dull.…
Harvey Miller On 93 KHJ Los Angeles | March 2 1967
KHJ 93 Los Angeles – Harvey Miller – March 2 1967 This aircheck features the mighty 93 KHJ in Los Angeles, and Humble Harvey Miller. Harvey began his career in the Philly area. He eventually landed a gig on Philadelphia’s Top 40 monster, 99 WIBG, where he was on air from 1958 until…
Charlie Van Dyke on 1190 KLIF Dallas | February 27 1978
KLIF 1190 Dallas – Charlie Van Dyke – February 27 1978 Courtesy: Robert Nicholson If you know about the history of Top 40 radio, then you know the name Gordon McLendon. McLendon was the owner of 1190 KLIF, and was considered the man who perfected Top 40 radio on KLIF. In 1954, the…
Jean Shepherd Talks About His First Radio Job, on 710 WOR New York | January 25 1973
WOR 710 New York – Jean Shepherd Discusses His First Radio Job – January 25 1973 Jean Shepherd was a writer, humorist, satirist, actor, radio raconteur, TV & film personality. He was a master story teller, who would take bits and pieces from his own life, and weave tales of his youth. For…
Paul Troy on 540 WDAK Columbus, GA | 1970
WDAK 540 Columbus, GA – Paul Troy – 1970 Courtesy: Paul Toub. In the 1960s & 70s, Columbus Georgia’s 540 WDAK was Top 40 formatted station. It was known as Big Johnny Reb and “The Giant of the Valley..” It was the dominant station in the Chattahoochee Valley for decades, with it’s 5,000…
Glen ‘FM’ Stevens; Ken Gilbert, WAQY “Wacky 102” Springfield | Summer, 1980
Thanks to Wacky jock Ken Gilbert, here’s about 10 minutes of he and Glen “FM” Stevens on one of the northeast’s greatest FM Top 40 outlets ever (in your webmaster’s humble opinion), Wacky 102! WAQY was about a year away from flipping to AOR, and still using the late-70s era Wacky jingles – of which I…
