Bob Garrett, “Hot Hits”(tm) 98 Now WCAU-FM Philadelphia | November 26, 1982
First, a little history. Before the birth of what’s known today as WOGL, 98.1 was home to a heritage set…
WFIL Boss Jock Montage, WFIL 56 Philadelphia | 1960s-70s
From the mid 1960’s, to the mid 1970s, Famous 56 WFIL was on fire in Philadelphia. The station was played…
Gary Shepherd, Power 99FM WUSL Philadelphia | September 1983
Gary Shepherd was a staple on Philly R&B radio, from the 1960s, covering the Philadelphia riots after the assassination of…
WFIL 56 Philadelphia – 20th Anniversary Reunion | September 18 1986
Philadelphia’s pop powerhouse of the 1960s & 70s, Famous 56 WFIL, continued to play the hits it made famousas an…
Steve Ross, 92X WXTU Philadelphia | January 1, 1984
In 1973, Philadelphia’s WIFI 92 instituted a high-energy Top 40 format known as the Boogie Format with the slogan “Let’s…
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…
Ross Brittain, WTRK Electric 106 Philadelphia | October 1986
What if Mike Joseph, the architect of the Hot Hits format, tried to compete against his own station? In Philadelphia,…
Billy Burke, Hot Hits 98 WCAU-FM Philadelphia | November 27 1981
Pure, uncut, Hot Hits! This is what the Hot Hits Format sounded like when radio consultant Mike Joseph installed the…
