Ed Williams on WCBS-FM New York | July 10, 1972
Courtesy of Henry Nelson, here’s one of the earliest incarnations that we can find of Oldies 101 WCBS-FM!
Ed Williams is doing the overnight show and this is SO laid back! Lots of do-wop songs in format, and while it’s cool to hear, certainly way out of place is hearing “If” by Bread, a then-current song back in ‘72.
Also heard toward the end of this aircheck, Bill Gillian with the news. Obviously the format was in it’s beginnings since the first element in the newscast is news from that date 10 years ago (a nuclear test explosion). You’ll hear about a total eclipse occurring in NYC and seen around North America this date before the recording runs out.
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Thanks for posting this aircheck. Bill Gilliand, newsreader on this aircheck, was a CBS staff announcer. I did not know he did news. Thanks for posting.
The early days. I can not think of an earlier aircheck of WCBS-FM as an oldies station than this one.
I don’t remember a local news reporter on the overnight show. For most of their history, the only time they played CBS (network) news was on the hour from Midnight to 5 AM.
Also of interest was the use of a teletype SFX during Mr. Gilliand’s newscast. How many years did ‘CBS-FM use such a sound on their news?
In addition, I think Mr. Gilliand’s newscast was from the afternoon . . . and in those days, only CBS’s New York-based staff announcers (including Allan Berns, Wally King, Pat Canal, Dave Campbell, Bob Hite, Don Robertson, Gaylord Avery et al.) handled the newscasts for ‘CBS-FM. It wasn’t until later in the decade that actual newscasters began doing so (including Judy DeAngelis, now one of the morning anchors on 1010 WINS).
This was a mid-day show, hence Ed’s plugging of Bobby Wayne at 2 o’clock.
Wanted to let you know my father along with Bob Hite and roger Foster has passed which I think you might already know but thought I would write in to thank you for having his name still around because I remember him running the news program for WCBS FM and remember visiting the station alot growing up. If any one there would like to see his obit it is on http://www.loylessfuneralhome.com thank you again, Mary Gilliand D’Angelo, Bill’s daughter
Thank you for the radio spot that you did on my father, Dad was heard all over. I am Bills daughter and miss him very much.
Thank you for that spot on my father Bill Gilliand, i am his daughter and will miss him very much. If you could send me some of his clips of his news spots I would appretiate them very much and again thank you. Mary Gilliand D’Angelo