Here’s a pristine aircheck which sounds very much like it came right out of the studio skimmer. Larry Lujack on WLS!
Discovered in this box of cassettes which the donor asked to be called annonymous about a year ago (really), this is a great look at Mr. Lujack’s morning show in 1970. Includes a few commercials and “The Jeffrey Hendricks Report” from WLS News! Hearing Hendricks and that delivery style – WOW! That was news!
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wls was a abc affilate sure don’t sond like it at all. Sounds dead and lifeless, definitely not Musicradio 77, no wonder 77 had top ratings across the country there was nothing else like it. This aircheck from 1970 Larry Lujack is horrible he should have been paying the people to listen to him. God bless that 77 came along.
At least WLS 89 I will say by listening to the aircheck seemed to give away better prizes a car, color tv etc. 77 was so dam cheap to say to least. Listen to the 1975 Ron Lundy aircheck the prize was an 18.75 dollar can opener/knife sharpener LOL and in other years albums etc.
WLS was the midwest equivalent of WABC- which was big on the east coast. It did not have “top ratings across the country.” And WLS stayed CHR long after WABC went talk. WABC. So there.
Uhmm I disagree with the above post. Yes WLS was an ABC O&O and yes they had huge ratings across the country.I grew up in north Alabama and listened to the “Big 89″ from the 60’s through the 80’s till they went all news.WLS did rock the nation!And no they did not sound like WABC.
I grew up with Larry Lujack and LOVED his sense of humor! He had us laughing non-stop. Listening to Uncle Lar’s audio clips brings back great memories. (And yes, some of us DO remember the 70’s.)
I rate this aircheck 5+ stars. I grew up in Chicago and it was great to listen to Lujack especially in the early 70s. WLS was a supreme sounding giant and had very good personalities. It was great to hear Hendricks, an equivalent to a Lyle Dean. Again, great aircheck.