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Tag: Joe Dawson
B96 WBBM-FM Chicago Station Composite | 1983
Radio Station: WBBM-FM Chicago Frequency: 96.3MHZ Format: Contemporary Hit Radio Courtesy: Kipper McGee After his success with his Hot Hits format at WCAU-FM Philadelphia, WBBM hired Mike Joseph to bring the Hot Hits format to Chicago in 1982. By 1983, WBBM-FM was already moving away from the Hot Hits moniker, but a lot of the…
Smokin’ Joe Dawson on B-96 WBBM-FM Chicago | September 2, 1986
Labor Day weekend 1986… not particularly memorable except perhaps if you were lamenting the fact that Summer vacation was over. Smokin’ Joe Dawson sent this in himself and explains that at this period in time, B-96 had no jingles! This was about a month before I left to go to Seattle to burn off a…
“Smokin’” Joe Dawson on WBBM-FM Chicago | February 4, 1986
Dawson’s pace is perfect for this high-energy taste of FM Top 40!. Remember, WLS was STILL a Rock station, so there was a lot riding on the success of WBBM-FM. And, as one of our visitors pointed out, this isn’t actually the Hot Hits!(tm) era, but quite ‘hot’ nonetheless.
Joe Dawson, Hot Hits ™ “96 Now” WBBM-FM Chicago | 1983
Courtesy of Contributor Keith Teicher, here’s 14 minutes of pure Hot Hits ™ heaven! WBBM-FM was known as “96 Now” in 1983. You’ll hear a generous dose of TM Fusion ™ jingles sung for WBBM-FM. It starts with the 96 Now morning show, then moves on to Joe Dawson’s late morning/midday show. Hot Hits fans…
