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Author: Ellis Feaster
Roger Ashby, 104.5 CHUM-FM Toronto | September 1, 1999
Roger Ashby visited a radio station when he was 10, and was so impressed & amazed, that he decided to become a radio personality, and has never looked back. That visit paid off for him personally, and for CHUM AM & FM in Toronto, where Roger worked for 50 years! For…
George Michael on 56 WFIL Philadelphia | November 1970
Long before he arrived at WABC New York to create nighttime energy, George Michael was a very popular night burner at Famous 56 WFIL in Philadelphia. George started at WFIL September 1966, and during his 8 years there, he became a superstar! George could talk up a record intro…
M. Dung Idiot Show, 104.5 KFOG San Francisco | 1985
Mike Slavko, was best known to Bay Area rock radio fans as the hyped-up, nutty DJ “M. Dung.” Soon after KFOG went from “beautiful music” to rock in 1982, Mike, who was doing production work at KFOG, was chosen to host the “Sunday Night Idiot Show.” He called himself “Dung Boy,” spun…
Dave Morey’s Final Show, KFOG 104.5 San Francisco | December 19 2008
Dave Morey, was the first voice heard on KFOG, when it launched its adult rock format back in September 1982. He started hosting middays, but eventually he moved to mornings. He hosted one of the station’s most popular features, 10@10, where he played 10 songs from a certain year, or…
Final Sign Off, End of 104.5 KFOG San Francisco | September 5 2019
September 16, 1982, was the day 104.5 KFOG dropped the station elevator music, and started playing Rock & Roll. It was a mix of Album Rock, & Classic Rock, targeting adults. Many adult rockers loved this station over the years. From Dave Morey’s 10@10, to M Dung’s Idiot Show, to the live converts & music…
KFOG 104.5 San Francisco Format Change From Beautiful Music To Rock & Roll | September 16 1982
For almost 20 years, starting in the early 1960s, KFOG 104.5 played Beautiful Music. Lots of instrumentals, with a few show tunes mixed it. The station did fared well for most of that period. However, as the 1980s were rolling in, things were changing. KFOG decided it needed to change with the times also.…
Dude & Dudess, WUSS 1490 Atlantic City | December 1984
1490 WUSS, was an Urban formatted station in Atlantic City, NJ. I actually worked here early in my career, as did Cleo Rowe (WPLJ, WBLS). Steve Ross also worked at WUSS. Ross was a long time jock in Philly & South Jersey jock. He was on the first jock staff when WYSP…
Claire Sturgess, BBC Radio 1 FM London| July 1994
In the UK, The British Broadcasting Corporation has several national stations offering Adult Contemporary music, Classical, News/Talk, & Sports. One of the most popular stations is CHR formatted BBC Radio 1, or as it was branded at the time of this aircheck, “One FM.” One FM began on AM, or medium wave as the…
