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Bill Lee on 98 WJBQ Portland, ME | February 24, 1983

So you think the smaller markets sounded quaint? Even in 1983, some of the hottest jocks in radio could be heard in tiny markets… Portland Maine is no exception. WJBQ was a flame-throwin’ Top 40 outlet for many years, and the talent that walked through those hallowed portals, well, you can imagine, given the talent of Bill Lenke (Lee).

After a stint in Hartford at WTIC-FM and then San Francisco at KFRC, PD Harry Nelson brought the master rhymer up to Portland to liven up an already electric airstaff. And listen to the results! This is incredibly HIGH-ENERGY CHR, like you’d expect from Bill Lee!

98 WJBQ

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November 25th, 2006 Bill Lee • Portland ME | 5 comments

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5 Responses to “Bill Lee on 98 WJBQ Portland, ME | February 24, 1983”

  1. Robyn Watts on November 26th, 2006 12:49 am

    Hi Steve,

    I believe that Bill was still at KFRC when he came in to do this. After Bill was dismissed from KFRC later in 1983 over a controversial AIDS parody, he teamed up with Harry Nelson again at KKIB in Fargo, ND.

    Robyn

  2. Steve West on November 26th, 2006 12:44 pm

    I know he did the KKIB gig around the same time, it’s posted here. But… the time line was a bit fuzzy to me. I’m of the opinion that Harry Nelson ranks among one of the best programmers in history. Always knew what entertained.

    Thanks for clearing that up.

  3. Sammy Kiser on November 8th, 2007 9:40 pm

    great aircheck!!! Man what ever happened to those great jocks like Bill Lee…now the formats are so plastic they seldom give you the names of the songs and arent tight at all plus we were used to great voices today your next door neighbor might as well on the air. Long live Bill Lee!!

  4. Fred Weitz on December 7th, 2007 12:32 pm

    I am a longtime wcbsfm fan and when the stationed reurned this past summer, I was a bit leary of the new on air personalities at first, but WOW,Bill Lee is so electric on the air. I look foward to his show every day. He is also very personable when he opens the phone lines to listeners.

  5. arturo valentino on May 16th, 2008 4:45 pm

    I’m a big fan of Broadway Bill Lee ever since one of my mentors Tony Paul-the Groove Master mentioned him to me in the late 80s.
    His style and presentation is awesome.
    Thanks to WCBS 101 FM in NYC, I can still follow Bill’s career. Thanks to aircchexx too.

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