There’s very little WE can say that conveys the excitement generated by 13 Waves during it’s heyday of the mid-late 1970s. Some of the best and brightest broadcasters in Southern New England graced the air on WAVZ – and a few of them have posted comments about this recording below.
If you read the comments before listening, do yourself a favor now, and see why this AM station OWNED the New Haven market, at a time when AM stations were already in steep decline as music stations. Oh, if this had been put on the sister FM station, we’d be listening to 101 Waves instead of KC 101… but would that have been such a bad thing? We can only dream, I suppose.
Also, sample this WAVZ aircheck from 1973…
And, recording of John E Walker on 13 WAVZ from December ‘75!
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HI ANDY AND STEVE…THANKS FOR PUTTING THAT 15/FIF AIRCHECK UP THERE.BROUGHT BACK SOME CRAZY RADIO MEMORIES….NEVER THOUGHT I WOULD EVER HEAR IT AGAIN.AS I SAID EARLIER I NEVER AIRCHECKED AT FIF…I NOTIFIED RANDY WEST THAT ITS ON AIRCHEXX…THANKS AGAIN GUYS…GNARLY/SMOKIN/TRUCKIN…PS.MEMORIAL DAY IDEA SOUNDS GREAT……….MAKE WAVES AND WRITE IT DOWN………
HEY GUYS……HAVENT SEEN ANY POSTINGS LATELY……IS ANYBODY OUT THERE?????.HEARD SOME DISTURBING NEWS THAT PETE SALANT IS OUT AT CHEAP CHANNEL…SORRY FOR PETE AND SORRY ABOUT WHAT RADIO HAS BECOME EVERYWHERE…
Unfortunately the news about Pete and CC is true. His contract was not renewed. I spoke to Pete awhile back, and he’s involved in other projects outside of radio. Is there anything going on with the online launch of WAVZ internet radio?
Smokin’ — how goes it??
Was just thinking about the 20-year anniversary you guys all did at KC101 back in July of ‘99 — 10 years ago this month! What a blast that was to hear (I didn’t hear it live — but Pete Salant used to have it on his website or somewhere on the net). GREAT stuff!!
Glad to see you’re still rockin’ the Coast!
I started a WWCO/Waterbury group on Facebook and Doc Holiday, Danny Lyons, Stef Rybak and some other names you might know are there.
Hope life is treating you well.
Peace.
HI MIKE..GREAT HEARING FROM YOU AGAIN….I WAS JUST THINKING ABOUT OUR KC101 TWENTY YEAR REUNION TEN YEARS AGO THIS WEEK,WE DID IT THE SAME WEEKEND JFK JUNIOR DIED AND WOODSTOCK WAS CELEBRATING THEIR 30TH REUNION THAT WEEKEND AS WELL..I HAD THE ENTIRE WEEKEND ON CDs WHICH UNFORTUNATELY SOMEHOW ARE NOW BLANK..I NEVER KNEW CDs COULD OXIDIZE….YOU MAY WANT TO GET IN TOUCH WITH MY BUDDY MATT AT BIG APPLE AIRCHECKS…I BELIEVE HE HAS COPIES,HE HAS EVERYTHING. AS I HAVE MENTIONED IN PREVIOUS POSTS THAT JULY WEEKEND IN 1999 WAS THE BEST TIME EVER WITH THE ORIGINAL JOCKS FROM 1979 AND LOTS OF OTHER LONG LOST RADIO FRIENDS.I HAVENT BEEN BACK TO CT. SINCE THAT WEEKEND AND WAS HOPING WE WOULD DO A 30TH THIS SUMMER BUT UNFORTUNATELY IT ISNT HAPPENING.WHO KNOWS, MAYBE WE CAN DO A 40th??????TAKE CARE DUDE,KEEP IN TOUCH……GNARLY/SMOKIN…..MAKE WAVES AND WRITE IT DOWN……………………..
Willie B. Goode is a God of the NYC late night air waves………..
Willie ZB Goode .when he worked at PLJ was the fucking best……………always will be………..him and Peter Bush , lit up late night in NYC like no one would believe……………..Wiilie would put on his favorite callers and let them express every feeling feling they ever had……..I forgot the douchebag boss,Willie……………but we know who he is…………that PD trainwreck…………Willie…living in NJ,happily married to my wife Loretta……..2 kids………..adorable girls…..they look like Party Marty kids……….call me Willie……….917-715 2180……….thats my number Willie you can always get me there…if not……call my wife,Loretta………917 922 1565…………leave a message if you have to……….MR.Willie B. Goode was an inspiration in my life…..I was a reg caller at PLJ and Willie treated me with the utmost respect,as did Bush…….but always had a fondness for that gravely voiced guy saying,”HEY,PARTY MARTY…….WHERE ARE WE PARTYING”? Wilie is a gentleman and always will be…….a true professional……….He had thousands of listeners at 95 at the we hours of the morn,I’d like to take a bit of credit for that……seeing I had a huge crowd of assholes from Staten Island listening for Willie and Party Marty raps…………those were the good old days……..Willie,I’m 40…………the party still goes on,just on a lower scale……would love to hear from you………..for anyone who has any idea about how a radio personality should do his fucking job…………..Willie B. Goode is the best………….when they say radio…………..you say and I do……THAT HE BROKE THE FUCKING MOLD…………. until then,Willie………be well…Happy New Year……….Marty
HI PARTY MARTY….DUDE I REMEMBER THOSE SMOKIN PARTY RAPS WE DID AT PLJ LIKE IT WAS YESTERDAY.IM SURE I HAVE SOME ON OLD AIRCHECKS.GLAD YOU ARE DOING WELL BRO.YOU ARE FREEKIN 40????? NOT POSSIBLE…LAST I KNEW YOU WERE 16 AT TOTTENVILLE HIGH AND I DO MEAN HIGH…..I AM GNARLY CHARLIE AT 97.3 THE COAST IN MIAMI PLAYING THE SAME SMOKIN 80s THAT I DID AT PLJ. I HAVE BEEN IN SOUTH FLORIDA SINCE 1989.I HAVE A BEAUTIFUL 18 YEAR OLD DAUGHTER ALANNAH (NAMED AFTER ALANNAH CURRIE) WHO IS A FRESHMAN AT F.I.U. I AM STILL HAVING FUN ON THE RADIO..LET ME KNOW WHEN YOU ARE LISTENING AND I WILL GIVE YOU A SHOUT…..HAPPY NEW YEAR PARTY MARTY AND THANKS FOR REMEMBERING THE SMOKIN GOOD TIMES…GNARLY/SMOKIN…….LAST I HEARD PETER BUSH WAS DOING WELL IN CT…..