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Don Imus Does Billy Sol Hargus, 66 WNBC New York | 1982
It was at KUTY, in Palmdale, California, where Don Imus began his on-air character Billy Sol Hargus, a radio evangelist named and inspired by preacher Billy James Hargis. The bit became very popular, so popular, that when Imus went to work in Cleveland, he took the character with him. In December 1971, only 3 years…
Tony Davis, FIRST DAY Eagle 106 WEGX Philadelphia | March 1987
In the 1980’s, Philadelphia’s 106.1 FM seemed cursed. No matter what Cox Radio put on the frequency, nothing seemed to work. In 1981, it was WWSH Stereo 106, playing a mix of Beautiful Music & Soft Adult Contemporary. It had an audience, but that audience was older than station management wanted. 1982, The format was…
Dave Charity & WPLJ’s Transition from ROCK to TOP 40, 95.5 WPLJ New York | July 1983
In early 1983, longtime Rock stalwart, 95.5 WPLJ, began a slow transition from Album Oriented Rock station to a Top 40/Contemporary Hit Radio format. When word started spreading around the market that a Top 40 format was coming to 100.3 WVNJ-FM in New Jersey, WPLJ decided to move further in a CHR direction. Though the station…
Pat St John, Power 95 WPLJ New York| July 1987
Pat St. John was a New York City radio fixture for 42 years. on the air with WNEW-FM, WAXQ and WCBS-FM, and for many, they remember him best for his days at WPLJ. He was a teenager when he started in radio, at small stations around his native Detroit. His first shift in New York…
Bill Stevens, 95 KIMN Denver | 1971
Calling 95 KIMN Denver popular, might be an understatement. It is a Denver radio legend that, in the mid 60’s, overwhelmed the competition with a 56 share of the audience! KIMN could be heard in New Mexico, Nebraska and South Dakota. At one time, the station claimed more listeners in Cheyenne, Wyoming than any local…
Composite, 68 WRKO Boston | October, 1972 – Part 1
Here’s an amazing composite of the lineup on WRKO Boston. The year was 1972 and some of the music in rotation that year was truly great!
Ed Baer, 97 WYNY New York | 1980
Ed Baer spent more than a 50 years on New York area stations, including as a “Good Guy” on WMCA, (Dan Ingram helped Ed land the WMCA gig!) followed by stops at 101 WCBS-FM, New York 97 WYNY, 1050 WHN, and he was on air at WHUD Peekskill, New York, for 14 years, working as…
Kim Amidon on Car Radio 93 KHJ Los Angeles | Summer 1984
During its prime in the late 1960s and early 1970s, KHJ occupied the top position among Los Angeles radio stations, but by 1980 the numbers had eroded, and management decided to flip to a country format… which flopped. On April 1, 1983, KHJ switched to an oldies format, proclaiming “The Boss is Back” which also flopped.…
