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Tag: 95.5 Morningside
Don Geronimo, 95.5 WPGC Morningside | June 25, 1980
Courtesy of contributor Russ Horton’s Mr Aircheck channel on Facebook, Here’s one of our longtime favorite jocks, Don Geronimo. Before becoming an Urban station in the mid-80s, WPGC was a very popular Top 40 station, complete with full reverb. I’ve always been amazed at how good this station sounded, and baffled as to why they…
Don Geronimo, 95.5 WPGC-FM Washington DC | March 19, 1980
WPGC Morningside. Well, they say its darkest just before the dawn. Or, in this case, the station was hottest just before the end. The station would eventually become an Urban Contemporary station and shed its longtime Top 40/CHR format as the 80s unfolded. Here, in the first quarter of 1980, Don Geronimo proves that this station…
The Big Ron O’Brien Files, 95.5 WPGC Washington DC | 1977
We run a family show here… Picking up where we left off some time ago in 2018, the parade of Big Ron O’Brien (Richard Walls) aircheck tapes continues on courtesy of the family of the late Big Ron via Big Apple Airchecks. In this 12+ minute clip, we find our subject at another legendary station (at…
Jim Elliot & Scott Woodside, WPGC AM & FM Washington DC | January, 1980
“Love playin’ all that music for ya Curator’s Notes: Recorded the day *after* primary election day, the big story of the day is the results of that election. Do you realize that back on this particular day, news outlets were reporting that George H. W. Bush actually beat Ronald Reagan for the GOP nomination in…
The WPGC Files – Part 3. Lee Logan. January, 1979
Station: 95.5 WPGC Morningside Md (Washington DC) //1580 WPGC Washington (Wikipedia) (WPGC Tribute Site) Format: Top 40 Branded: “Music Radio” Featured Air Personality: Lee Logan Contributor: Big Apple Airchecks Total Time: 5:09 Aircheck #1,592 You’re dealing with a sick man here… Curator’s Notes: This aircheck could serve as a clinic on how to do nighttime…
The WPGC Files – Part 2. Dan Mason, December 23, 1978
Station: 95.5 WPGC Morningside Md (Washington DC) //1580 WPGC Washington (Wikipedia) (WPGC Tribute Site) Format: Top 40 Branded: “Music Radio” Featured Air Personality: Dan Mason Contributor: Big Apple Airchecks Total Time: 5:27 Aircheck #1,590 WPGC FM and AM Morningside. Hello! Just after 12 noon with Dan Mason and a Blues Brothers album on the…
