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Year: 2018
A Tribute to John Mack Flanagan
John Mack Flanagan was one of the great broadcasters from the West Coast. Legendary, in the minds of many people, including his peers in the broadcasting industry, his many friends and his fans in the Bay Area. It’s only fitting on the occasion of his passing on Saturday, March 31st, 2018 (Corrected), that we do…
Dick Summer, 95.5 WPLJ New York | 1973
Recording Date: 1973 (Exact Date Unknown) Station: 95.5 WPLJ (WABC-FM) New York (Wikipedia) (Website) Branded: “Rock ‘N Stereo” Format: Freeform Album Rock Ownership: The American Broadcasting Company / ABC (Current:) Cumulus Media Sister Stations: 770 WABC/WABC-TV 7 (Current:) 770 WABC/WABC-TV 7/94.7 WNSH/103.9 WMBN Featured Air Personality: Dick Summer (WBZ/WPLJ/WNBC/WYNY/others) Contributor: Big Apple Airchecks Total Time:…
Imus in the Morning – 66 WNBC New York | September 9, 1979
Recording Date: 09.09.1979 Station: 66 WNBC New York (Wikipedia) (WNBC Tribute Facebook Page) Format: Full Service/Top 40 Featured Air Personality: Don Imus (Imus in the Morning) Contributor: Big Apple Airchecks Original Comments: (edited) In the long story of Don Imus’ career, few events could be stranger than NBC management’s decision to fire the personalities of WNBC radio.…
Imus in the Morning – Final Show; 77 WABC New York | March 29, 2018 Part 1
Recording Date: 03.29.2018 Station: 770 WABC New York Format: News/Talk Branded: “Where New York Comes To Talk” Ownership: Cumulus Media Featured Air Personality: Don Imus (Imus in the Morning) Contributor: Big Apple Airchecks #1,575 You have no idea… how much I’m gonna miss you… Curator’s Notes: The recording has much white noise in it, however,…
Brad Stone, 1320 KCPX Salt Lake City, Utah | March 27, 1980
From the Big Apple Airchecks collection, here’s one donated to us sometime in 2007. History of the 1320 frequency in Salt Lake is available HERE. Someone associated with KCPX in the early 1970s is probably still around to comment about this. Regarding the Zeppelin promotional at right, how much hard rock made it onto the…
Don Cox, WINZ-FM (I95) Ft. Lauderdale/Miami Beach | July 2, 1984
This was sent in by Daniel Coulombe… an original recording of Don Cox on I95 in South Florida. This is vintage 80s. Entertainment news, featuring who else? Michael Jackson. Not to mention, Cox IS counting down the top 10 songs of the week. Heard at the end of this aircheck is Johnny Dolan, apparently coming…
Dr. John Leader, 93/KHJ Los Angeles | July 1, 1977
First published on this website eight years ago. An original recording obtained by contributor Daniel Coulombe, here’s the great Dr. John Leader… on KHJ! 1977 was still a good Top 40 year for the AM band, and KHJ was still in contention, even if K100 was the hot FM at the time, and with KTNQ…
Tony Terzi, 101.3 WKCI KC101 (Hamden) New Haven | 1990
Just guessing here, but it sounds like 1990, judging from the hits of Madonna, New Kids on the Block, etc. Someone will guess closer, and that’s why we take comments! Tony Terzi is featured on this recording, doing the Top Ten at Ten! There’s just a hint of reverb, the whole recording is very classy,…
