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Month: July 2012

  • Alex Mitchell on 1540 WDON Washington

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    Originally posted on September 24, 2006 From the late-70s (I’m guessing 1977) when Jimmy Carter was still president and the Nation’s Capitol still had music on AM, here’s Oldies WDON. Alex Mitchell sounds excellent in this, a very AC sounding Oldies-based station. WDON bills itself as “Washington’s Gold Rush”. Well, this is unique. You’ll never…

  • Simon Trane on 79 WQXI Atlanta | May 1969

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    Our second Simon Trane aircheck – we have lots of fans waiting for this. Less than a half hour in length but we think you’ll enjoy going back to the 60s, as WQXI played LOTS of Motown! Another, courtesy of Karl Phillips.

  • Mike Dineen, 79 WQXI Atlanta | July 20, 1969

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    Return with us back to Mike Dineen’s morning show. Mike makes mention of the Apollo astronauts ‘floating’ back to Earth at 3,000 miles an hour. The news mentions Vietnam, Chappaquiddick and MLK Jr’s brother. This turns out to be quite an historic reel, judging simply by the news headlines. Lots of old commercials on this…

  • Sales Demo: B. Bailey Brown on KCBQ San Diego | 1969

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    Found among other reel golden goodies is this reel that our good friend Karl Philips provided. I’m sure demos are still sent as part of ‘selling’ a new client, but after listening to this 15 minute demo put together by overnight guy B. Bailey Brown, I’m quite amazed. Talk about different! I’m not going to…

  • Composite: New York City 1973, Volume 1

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    Thanks to Karl Phillips we have yet another look at radio in the Big Apple. This time it goes back to ’73 and it is an excellent cross-section of AM and FM stations and includes all the big ones. Included in this composite: Jonathan Schwartz on WNEW-FM (Begins with a skit called “Nixon Confesses”) WPLJ…

  • Brian Pierce, 194.5 WZOU Boston | 1987

    Brian Pierce, 194.5 WZOU Boston | 1987

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    It almost went back to Rock. WZOU was at a crossroads in ’86, that is, until CBS’ HitRadio 103 WHTT threw in the towel and flipped, first to AAA as ‘Quality Rock’ WMRQ, then to the long standing and current Oldies 103 WODS. So, it was that by 1987, WZOU was in full CHR glory,…

  • Composite: WIL-FM St. Louis | 1979

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    Courtesy of Contributor Bob Buchhauser. Bob Writes: WIL-FM – The only FM Country outlet in the market at the time. 92.3 pulled great ratings with adults 25-54. Consistently in the top 5. Webmaster’s comment: Current Program Director Greg Mozingo was my PD at WGKX – the one who hired me, in fact. Great guy, legendary…

  • Steve Casey, 1440 WROK Rockford IL | January, 1979

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    Description by Steve Bleecker Dave Huie (aka C.c. Matthews) had recently “landed” his P.D. Gig at 1440 WROK, Rockford, IL….as I was unhappily at KXOA (formerly KNDE) , Sacramento, Ca. So…I “put the Call into” Dave in early Jan. ’79…Asking…NO…More like Begging him…to help “Get me out” of a Difficult situation in Sacramento ,where I…

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