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Don Geronimo’s FIRST SHOW On B96 WBBM-FM Chicago | 1983
WBBM-FM B96 Chicago – Don Geronimo – FIRST SHOW – 1983 Chicago’s WBBM-FM… B96… Chicago’s Killer Bee… Hot Hits 96… Chicago’s Party Station…. and all the other names the CHR powerhouse has been called over the years. Since May 1982, when WBBM-FM began airing a Top 40/CHR format known as “Hot Hits,” B96…
Bill “Butterball” Crane on 1450 WVON Chicago | August 1967
WVON 1450 Chicago – Bill “Butterball” Crane – August 1967 This aircheck featured Chicago’s longtime R&B station, 1450 WVON. WVON was a “heritage” R&B station that Chicago’s black community, launching in 1963. WVON featured great air personalities like Moses “Lucky” Cordell, Herb Kent “The Cool Gent”, E. Rodney Jones, Joe “Youngblood” Cobb, Pervis…
Holland Cooke & Big John Bina on 63 WPRO Providence | 1979
WPRO 63 Providence – Holland Cooke / Big John Bina – 1979 Courtesy: Robbie Bridges Today we know Holland Cooke as a sharp programmer and Talk Radio consultant. We know about the career counseling for talk radio talent. We remember his years as Operations Manager at WTOP Washington, where he scored incredible numbers…
Bill Tanner on Y100 WHYI Miami | February 1978
WHYI Y100 Miami – Bill Tanner – February 1978 Courtesy: Mike McCann Tauss If you grew up in South Florida in the 1970s and ‘80s and listened to Top 40 radio, chances are you can still hum the “Tanner in the Morning” jingle from Y-100. Tanner had a special way of bonding with…
Gary Byrd in 1600 WWRL New York | January 1 1975
WWRL 1600 New York – Gary Byrd – January 1 1975 Courtesy: Rob Frankel Through the 1960s, 70s, and into the 1980s, New York’s 1600 WWRL was the AM R&B leader. With a fast pace, slick jingles, & hip on air personalities, the station sizzled. Some of the jocks who worked on air…
Hy Lit on WIFI 92 Philadelphia | Thursday, July 12, 1973
WIFI 92 Philadelphia – Hy Lit – Thursday, July 12, 1973 In Philadelphia, there is one name that stands out at the down of Rock & Roll… Hy Lit! Hyski was the man who brought Rock & Roll to the Delaware Valley, and played it uptown, downtown, cross-town, here there, almost everywhere. Hy…
Terry Young on Hot Hits 98 WCAU-FM Philadelphia | 1983
WCAU-FM Hot Hits 98 Philadelphia – Terry Young – 1983 In 1981, Many radio programmers thought Top 40 radio was dying, or already dead. Many Top 40 stations, who were primarily on AM radio, were sounding more like Adult Contemporary stations. They were kind of soft, low energy, and, kind of dull. in…
Dick Heatherton on 101 WCBS-FM New York | April 15 1977
WCBS-FM 101 New York – Dick Heatherton – April 15 1977 Since 1972, WCBS-FM has been playing New York’s greatest hits. It originally played songs from the 50s, 60s, & 70s, with some current songs thrown in. By the late 80s, the current songs were dropped from the format, and the station became…
