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Phil Gardner on 1220 WGAR | May 1976

A correction is in order here. This is another great aircheck courtesy of Big Apple Airchecks! Thanks again to Matt Seinberg for refreshing my *bad* memory !!

This is apparently Phil Gardner’s anniversary show, and judging from the outstanding audio quality, it might have been put out on vynl or something - either that or someone took exceptionally good care of their tape!

Between the jingles, the way Gardner talks over commercials and the music - this is a throwback to 60s style radio with 70s music and it’s all tightly scoped without so much as a pop. Your webmaster didn’t have to touch this other than convert it over to Real Audio!

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July 24th, 2005 Cleveland • Phil Gardner | 15 comments

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15 Responses to “Phil Gardner on 1220 WGAR | May 1976”

  1. Matt Seinberg on July 27th, 2005 11:23 am

    This is Phil Gardners Second Anniversary Show at WGAR, and I sent it in either late last year or early this year. A very entertaining airchecks! Matt Seinberg/Big Apple Airchecks

  2. Travis on August 1st, 2005 12:15 pm

    Sounds like Phil did nights at WGAR… when did The Real Bob James arrive?

  3. Dan on August 27th, 2005 7:19 pm

    Wasn’t Phil at WMPS Memphis once…I think there was a Phil Gardner doing morning when I was there in the 70’s

  4. Mike Lee on November 8th, 2005 10:06 am

    The Real Bob James did nights and Phil did late nights on WGAR! They worked there at the same time, and then I believe Phil took over nights when Real Bob took off.

  5. ernie kyger on November 27th, 2005 5:48 am

    phil gardner did 8pm -midnite. Bob James did overnights, midnite to 530 am. Phil gardner left for WIBG in Philly, and the Real Bob James moved in to the 8-12 show.

  6. Marv Farrel on April 6th, 2006 12:00 pm

    I would love to know if Phil is still working anywhere now. I got to meet him in Cleveland in the mid 70’s. a geat jock and and a great guy.

  7. ernie kyger on May 28th, 2006 10:34 am

    phil works today at a christian station call wbcl in fort wayne indiana. he works by his real name now, “phil reaser”. there is a website: http://www.wbcl.org/rise__n__shine_contact.htm

  8. KARL on September 17th, 2006 3:18 am

    I WISH HE WAS BACK ON HERE IN N.E. OHIO AGAIN HE MADE LISTENING TO THE RADIO ENJOYABLE

  9. Bill on February 3rd, 2007 12:34 pm

    love the air check.im wondering is there anyone out ther have a joe mayer aircheck from jan 27 1976 on WGAR im lookin for on because on that day my sisters birth was announced on their healthy baby of the day contest.if anyone has that please let me know i would love a copy of that again

    thanks
    bill

  10. brian ellis on April 13th, 2007 5:32 pm

    I grew up listening to Phil while in high school. a lot of us would listen to phil doing our homework and then talk about his show the next morning. he was better than tv and especially when he ragged on local celebrities-he was Clevelands best.

  11. Tom Herb on November 24th, 2007 12:26 pm

    Phil Gardner was on WLYV in Ft Wayne, IN in the early 70’s. He had the morning show, but ‘LYV (that’s what we called it back then, hehe) only played the “Top 30″ only format like that I know of. LYV was the first real rock AM radio in The Fort. WOWO was, but they played too much late 50’s and early 60′ stuff ro us 70’s hippies, hehe.

    Phil had great characters doing bits (i.e. the lunch lady, I’ll think of her name in a minute) first skit stuff I’d ever heard, besides “Raisin Miller” on WOWO. He was really the first shock jock ever, and I listened to a lot of AM in those days, on my little 9-volt 7-transistor am pocket radio. I could pull down New York (WABC), Detroit (WJR/CKLW “the Big 8″) and Chicago (WBBM/WLS).

  12. Tom Herb on November 24th, 2007 12:48 pm

    Phil Gardner did “Gretta Goodmeal” and her sidekick “Roxxie” (I think maybe played by Jay Walker) they used to give us the public service announcement about the Ft Wayne Public Schools lunch menu for the day! and of course hijinx ensued… Weee! I’m glad I renmembered that! hehe

  13. ace on January 8th, 2008 11:38 am

    On G-98 Phil was part of the G-Team in the morning-him, Bob Travis & Tom Jeffreys…he had characters…the Story Lady, Walter Bumbite, Old Toke, Little Arnold(the boss’ little boy), Calvin Cartwright, & I’m not sure, but I think Jeffreys did Yoko Ono & the Famous Yolanda Williams…oh yeah…and an Ernest Angley impression that was excellent. Best morning show I ever heard. Long Live G-98!!!

  14. ace on January 8th, 2008 11:44 am

    I spoke to him via email & he said something happened to him in 1979 while working at WGCL that made him turn religous. Anyone know what that was?

  15. TOm Herb on June 13th, 2008 8:08 pm

    Phil came to Ft wayne, IN (WLYV 1450) in 1970-ish, til around 1973…he came there, if I am not mistaken, from Cleveland then, then he returned there again???

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